(I have to make a trip to Nanchang later. Yesterday was the fourth watch, today is the first watch. I'll be back tomorrow.)
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It was only a short distance of a dozen meters.
Søren spent more than half an hour. The most troublesome part about traps wasn't how to disarm them, but rather the fact that you couldn't determine where they were hidden. This was especially true for traps that could kill in one shot. Many times, you were risking your life when you were in danger. Even the slightest carelessness could cost you your life. This was also why many Professionists would rather find a stable job than explore underground ruins.
"Found it!"
With his 15 points of Wisdom, Søren was very sensitive to danger. Relying on his previous experience, he carefully pried open an irregular rock from the corner of the wall with his dagger. Sure enough, he found a complicated firing mechanism. There should be a trigger buried underground. If an adult's weight stepped on it, the trigger would activate the firing mechanism in front of him. Immediately, more than three crossbow bolts would shoot out from the wall.
"One, two, three, four, five, six! … "
Søren couldn't help but wipe off his cold sweat. He was secretly glad that he was careful enough. This was actually a multiple crossbow trap. If he wasn't careful enough, he would have been shot into a sieve. Unless he was wearing heavy armor, he wouldn't be able to block these powerful crossbow bolts. If he didn't remember wrongly, this crossbow trap's single target damage was around 12 points. If it didn't hit a vital point, six bolts would be enough to kill him in an instant.
Kacha!
Søren used his finger to hold the trigger. He then laid on the ground and used his dagger to knock on the iron bar. This kind of trap was made of special steel. After a simple enchantment, it wouldn't rust for decades. Some of the traps in underground ruins were completely enchanted. Even after hundreds of years, it was still enough to kill!
Pa pa pa.
Six bolts shot out and sank into the wall on the other side of the wall.
Søren didn't care about the dust on his face. He dug out the firing mechanism and found the location of the trap.
A trigger, a firing mechanism, and a crossbow trap.
"Good stuff!"
A smile appeared on Søren's face as he dismantled them and put them into his bag. Thieves couldn't just close their eyes when setting up traps. Even a Legendary Thief wouldn't be able to set up a trap without the right materials. If he were to purchase these materials from the Mask of Shadows, he wouldn't even be able to buy them for at least 30 to 50 Kindler coins!
After all, this was a trap that could instantly kill a Warrior below Profession Level 5.
A row of data appeared:
"Successfully disarmed trap."
"Your Thief skills have been improved. You have received 210 experience points."
Professional traps required a lot of experience, but it also required a high level of skill from a Thief. Søren put away the other items, but he still assembled the crossbow launcher. They weren't ordinary crossbow bolts, but rather a box used to shoot crossbow bolts. Søren dug out the six bolts and put them back into the box. All he needed to do was to pull the trigger in the box, and all six bolts would be shot out at once.
This device couldn't be fired in one shot. It had to be fully loaded before it could be fired. Six bolts had to be fired at once!
After all, this wasn't a regular crossbow.
Søren removed one of the traps and continued to move forward. It seemed like there was only a strong acid trap here, but it had already been triggered by the unlucky Thief.
The price of a strong acid trap was even higher. It would cost around 100 Kindler coins to set it up!
This was because there was a possibility of using a magic trigger device.
The cave behind him became more and more crooked. At the same time, Søren relaxed a little. It was very difficult to set up a trap in this kind of environment, and it could easily be triggered by rats and the like. Therefore, there shouldn't be any traps here. However, he didn't dare to let his guard down. He still carefully moved forward until a hidden stone door appeared in front of him.
Creak!
After confirming that there were no traps on the stone door, Søren gently pushed it open.
"Woo!"
A cold wind blew past. Søren suddenly felt a chill on his back. Without hesitation, he swung his weapon behind him. He only saw a hazy shadow appear. A ferocious ghost face revealed a miserable smile, and with a strange cry, it disappeared.
"A ghost?!"
Søren carefully leaned against the wall and quickly took out a bottle of holy water.
Ghosts were spiritual beings. Normal non-enchanted weapons couldn't hurt them. Even if they just stood there and let Søren hit them a hundred times, they wouldn't be hurt at all.
He could only use other methods to deal with them.
"Keke!"
A strange laughter sounded, and the ghost's shadow appeared again.
It let out a sharp howl. This was one of its innate abilities, the low-level [Undead Howl] effect. It had the power of a 'Fear' spell. A timid person would have been scared stiff in an instant.
Søren's eardrums hurt, but he wasn't afraid at all. He threw the holy water at the ghost.
Clang!
The holy water splashed all over the ghost's body. Suddenly, a shrill cry sounded. The ghost's shadow quickly dissolved and disappeared.
"Luckily, I was prepared."
Søren wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead and picked up a small black stone on the ground.
This was the ghost's soul fragment!
When a spiritual being dissipated, it was possible for it to transform into a physical structure. This kind of soul fragment was a common recharge material.
Necromancers liked it very much.
The price was about 15 Kindler coins!
The ghost's challenge rating was level 5. Without something to counter it, it didn't matter how many people there were.
This was because it wasn't afraid of physical attacks.
However, if it was equipped with items like holy water, even a normal person could kill it. It was one of the most difficult to deal with, but also one of the easiest.
A row of data appeared:
"Holy water hit ghost, dealing 60 damage."
"Target killed!"
"Extracting soul energy from target, received 120 EXP."
Søren's EXP was enough to level up a Rogue, but he didn't do so.
It was too difficult to gain Slaughter EXP. Normally, Slaughter EXP was used to level up professions and subclasses. There was no need for Rogues to use it before they reached level 5. If he encountered other traps, he only needed to remove one or two of them to level up. If he had the opportunity to subclass, Slaughter EXP would be the most valuable thing.
Creak!
Søren pushed open the stone door of the secret room.
Many things inside were covered in dust. There were a few books on the wall, but they were all damaged.
There were spider webs on all sides, and rat holes in the corners.
This place had been abandoned for a long time.
There was a stone table in front of him. On top of it were many odds and ends, such as an unknown skull, broken finger bones, dried bat corpses, and a black wooden box.
"No rare weapons, no magic devices."
There was a hint of disappointment in Soran's eyes. There seemed to be nothing valuable in this secret room, except for the wooden box that he didn't know what was inside.
He gently touched it, and after confirming that there were no traps, he carefully picked it up.
"It looks like Ironwood?"
Søren looked around. He held the box in the palm of his hand, away from his head, and pried it open with his dagger.
He couldn't tell if there were any magic traps inside.
But thinking about it, a low-level treasure cave like this shouldn't have so many traps. Still, it was better to keep it away from his head.
Crack!
Søren pried open the box in front of him. There were three cards inside.
It was as if they were out of tune with everything around them. The three cards were so exquisite, with mithril lace inlaid with fine diamonds, and in the center was a mageweath that looked like a whirlpool. At first glance, everyone's gaze was drawn into it. It was as if this was something that could be created by the current civilization. Even the Divine Badge of the Holy Church wasn't as exquisite as this.
Søren didn't know if he should be surprised or worried. This was because the cards in his hand were Legendary magic items.
"Cards of All Creations?!"
This was a treasure left behind from the Arcane Empire. It was said that a legendary Arcanist created it out of boredom.
There were 108 cards in total, and each of them had a special magic power. They could give you unimaginable benefits, or they could bring you devastating disasters.
No one knew what the Deck of All Creations would bring!
Some people were drowned by ten thousand Arcane Gold Coins after opening the cards, while others were struck by a powerful bolt of lightning after opening the cards.
"Item Identification!"
Søren tried to activate the data flow in his mind. Soon, a row of small words appeared:
"Cards of All Creations [Legendary Item] x3: A trinket left behind from the Arcane Empire. It is the highest achievement of alchemy in the last age. Unimaginable things will happen after opening it."
(It is said that drawing a trump card will give you unimaginable power!)
Should I open it?
Søren looked troubled. He gritted his teeth and took out a card. He bit his finger and dripped a drop of blood.
Both sides of the card were the same. It could only be opened with fresh blood. No one knew what the card represented before it was opened. Not even legendary wizards could predict what it would be like before it was opened.
A faint light appeared.
After the first card absorbed Søren's blood, it rippled like a wave. Then, the image in the center of the whirlpool began to appear. The first thing that appeared was a treasure vault filled with countless gold coins, gems, and equipment. This scene made Soran extremely excited because it meant that he was likely to draw a 'treasure card'.
However.
Then, a wretched figure appeared at the entrance of the treasure vault. He was holding a bag and was desperately trying to fill it with treasures.
"No!"
Søren's face fell. He knew what he had drawn.
"Godly Thief!"
A ray of light appeared on the opened card. Then, a wretched figure appeared. He laughed eerily, and an ancient alchemy rune appeared on his palm. In the blink of an eye, everything valuable on Søren's body was stolen. Apart from the three cards in his hand, even his clothes were stolen.
A gust of wind blew past.
Søren shivered. He was naked from head to toe.
Weapons, clothes, gold coins, holy water, tools … Everything on Søren's body disappeared. Even the box in his hand was gone. All that was left were the three cards.
The wind blew.
His butt was cold.
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