Chapter 41: Cave of Dead Spirits
The Death Spirit Cave, located in the far west of the Wasteland of the Dead, has a very hidden entrance. Even now, it's estimated that only a few players have discovered it, and at least on the official forum, no one has published this map, so even if there are people there, it's just a few scattered cats, and won't pose a threat to the masses.
Five or six big red names were very eye-catching, so as soon as they entered the Wasteland of the Dead, a group of people all took the Yōuhún Dān and entered stealth mode. They had offended the Liehu Family, so they had to be careful, otherwise if they were surrounded by the Liehu Family's main force, the outcome would certainly be very miserable.
Especially Ye Chen, who had just received a private message from Long Teng Xing Xing on the road. Long Teng Xing Xing claimed that the Lie Hu family had issued an internal wanted order for him, and any member of the Lie Hu family could kill him once to get 30 gold coins, many people were eager to try.
The desolate wasteland, no need to think about it, is a paradise for undead creatures. The environment is very gloomy, with broken walls and ruins everywhere, dead grass and withered trees. In the sky, many vultures are circling, occasionally, zombies or skulls with flesh and blood emerge from the mud, and these vultures will swoop down to enjoy a delicious meal.
In such an environment, except for the eldest sister being calm and the second sister being excited, the rest of the sisters were more or less uncomfortable. The timid Lingyue clung tightly to Ye Chen, relying on him as the only man in the group. Ye Chen tried his best to appear fearless and calm, but he was actually very nervous. Poor guy, he didn't even dare watch horror movies normally, so it's strange that he wasn't afraid of these skulls that suddenly popped out from under their feet.
A group of people floated on the King's Wasteland for over ten minutes before finally finding the entrance to the Dead Spirit Cave on a mountain with a gloomy wind.
The cave was pitch black, deep and bottomless. From the depths of the cave came an occasional faint whimpering sound that was more frightening than watching a horror movie.
"Ye Chen, is this the place?" Jian Qingcheng looked at the ghostly cave of the dead spirit hole, her voice sounded calm, but her pale face betrayed her inner turmoil, it was clear that she was also a little frightened.
"Ah, it's here." Ye Chen felt a bit regretful, this place was really scary, and he estimated that people with weaker nerves wouldn't dare to enter even if they saw it. This was probably also one of the important reasons why this place hadn't been discovered by others.
"Hmm, then you go first." Jian Qingcheng said lightly, and all the girls' eyes immediately fell on Ye Chen. Obviously, they wouldn't go in first. As for Er Jie, this demon girl didn't have a hint of fear on her face, but judging from her expression, she was definitely not going to take his place.
Can't let the girls down, how can a man say no, Ye Chen plucked up his courage, tightly grasping the staff, and stepped into the cave.
Hehe~
A dull, muffled sound of breaking earth, and the ground in front of Ye Chen suddenly split open. A bony hand abruptly stretched out from the mud, followed by a low, mournful howl. Then, a skull with tattered clothes emerged from underground, its empty eye sockets burning with two greenish-blue flames that stared fixedly at Ye Chen and Lingyue who had entered the cave.
"A ghost!" The girl behind Ling Yue let out a shrill cry.
Ye Chen was also startled, but he immediately realized that his chance to perform had arrived. He stretched out his arm and shielded Lingyue behind him, then shouted at the skull: "You evil spirit are looking for death!" In a state of urgency, he swung his staff and went to smash the skull's head.
Bang! The staff slammed onto the skull's head, yet didn't cause even a bit of damage.
"Young people these days have no manners, can't you see that I'm a respectable old man?" The skull rubbed the few remaining grey hairs on its head and surprisingly spoke up.
The captive soul, Caro. This guy is actually an NPC, but he claims to be an old man, leaving Ye Chen speechless. With a body made of skeletal sticks, it's hard to see where he resembles a human, but since there's an NPC, there might be a quest.
Ye Chen coughed and asked: "Then respected Mr. Carro, is there anything you need help with?"
The ghostly flames in the eye sockets of the skull flickered, and a voice spoke out: "I was originally a high-ranking dark priest from Liet Mountain City. I had planned to come here to test my new dark magic on those undead creatures, but unfortunately, an accident occurred. Now my soul is trapped by the evil Corpse King in the depths of the Death Spirit Cave. Only if you can lift this seal will I be able to find release. Young one, are you willing to help me with this?"
"I'm willing, but I've come with many friends and I think they'd also be happy to help out. Can I share this task with them?" Ye Chen turned his head to look at Jian Qingcheng and the others, and indeed they all showed interest in this special task, which would likely have a good reward - no player would refuse."
"Of course, the Corpse King is so powerful, if you have help it would be even better. This way, the chances of success will also increase. Go ahead, young man, lead your teammates to help me break the seal on my soul and then come back here. I'll give you a generous reward."
"Ding, you have accepted the task [Eliminate Undead], head to the depths of the Wraith Cave, eliminate the undead, and lift the seal on Caro's soul. Note: Due to a large number of people accepting this task, the difficulty will be increased."
Ye Chen turned his head and glanced at Jian Qingcheng and others, asking: "Have you all received the task?"
The women nodded in unison, indicating that they had all received the task. With the temptation of the task reward, everyone's enthusiasm was mobilized instantly, and it seemed that they no longer found the Death Spirit Cave terrifying.
"I'll scout ahead." Jian Qing Cheng took the initiative to undertake the task of scouting, in her opinion Ye Chen was just a fragile second wife, being ambushed by monsters was still very dangerous, so after saying this, she strode past Ye Chen.
"Be careful." Ye Chen had just asked 2058 to open the map of the Death Spirit Cave, and at a glance, he saw several invisible monsters hiding on the rock wall in front of them, while Jian Qing City had already entered their attack range.
Jian Qing Cheng's footsteps slightly paused, just as she was about to ask Ye Chen what was wrong, three black shadows suddenly emerged from the rock wall and pounced on her with bared teeth and claws.
-96, -77, -85. Three consecutive damage numbers floated from the top of Jianqing City, startling her and causing her blood bar to plummet. If she hadn't just switched to silver equipment, it would have been even more disastrous.
"Phantom Assassin, Level: 28, HP: 3500, Attack: 185, Defense: 30, Attack Type: Physical Attack, Skills: Stealth, Backstab."
This monster is simply an evolved version of a ghost, and its attack is even more ferocious and frightening. The total blood of Jian Qing Cheng was only over 700 points, facing this monster, she was in great danger.
