Time passed bit by bit.
Søren's stamina was slowly recovering. The wound on his thigh was starting to feel numb and itchy.
This meant that his 19 points of Vitality was starting to take effect. The wound was slowly healing, but it still wasn't as effective as [Rebirth]. If he were to rest, the wound would be completely healed in a day or two. However, Søren couldn't afford to wait that long. He didn't care about the wound tearing open again and continued to explore the cave.
The Snake Demon's sword was placed at the entrance. The weight of the two swords was so heavy that Søren felt like he was wearing a full body armor.
It greatly affected his speed!
He also took back the Card of Manifestation. It was a special item, and it might be useful if he kept it with him. He pulled out the bolts from the Snake Demon's body one by one and reloaded them. If there was a battle later, the crossbow would save him a lot of trouble. There were two forked passages in the cave. He had only explored one of them, and there should be another passage that led to a secret room.
The traps in the passage were almost all triggered.
However, Søren didn't dare to be careless. He explored the passage inch by inch, and found another trap behind a stone wall.
It was a spike trap.
If triggered, a row of sharp blades would come out from the ground, smeared with poison.
A gust of cold wind blew past.
This side of the passage should be connected to the surface. There was still a faint light coming from it.
The air was filled with the smell of antiseptic. It smelled a little like formalin, but it was much stronger. There was also a faint smell of blood. Soran's expression became serious. He put his hand on the hilt of his sword and walked along the passage. Some corpses appeared in his sight, and their bodies were wrapped in bandages.
"Mummies?"
The scene in front of him triggered his memory. It was a record of hundreds of adventures.
"Mummy [Undead] (Grade 2)"
"Challenge Rating: Level 3, Monster Level: 6, Spell-Like Abilities"
"Highest and Lowest Attributes: 18 and 5, Total Attribute Points: 65-75"
"Specialty: Undead Constitution, Negative Energy Corrosion"
"Difficulty: D +"
There was a slight noise.
As expected, when Søren got closer, two or three of the corpses started moving.
Their movements were very stiff and slow. Their movement speed was even slower than that of a child's. These were ordinary mummies without any superpowers. They only had the basic talents of undead creatures. Mummies had very low Agility, but their Strength was above that of an adult. Because of the extraordinary characteristics of the undead, their Constitution was conservatively estimated to be above 15 points. Therefore, they were the meat shields of the low-level undead, second only to zombies.
"Swish!"
A row of crossbow bolts flew out.
The Mummy at the front was hit in an instant. Six crossbow bolts penetrated its body, and it swayed for a moment before falling to the ground.
Undead creatures had undead energy in their bodies. By dispersing this energy, they could be killed.
However …
One thing to note was that many undead creatures had negative energy corrosive effects. If one was scratched by them, it was very likely that they would be infected with diseases or suffer additional corrosive damage from undead energy.
"If only there was a priest."
A thought flashed through Søren's mind, and he immediately drew his sword and charged forward. The Mummy's movements were slow, so it was the easiest enemy for him to deal with.
Clang! Clang!
Clang! Søren's figure moved around the remaining two Mummies. Even if his legs were slightly injured, these Mummies could not attack him at all.
The Agility of the low-level Mummies was basically below 10 points. As long as he moved around them, he could slowly dismantle them.
Of course …
If you encountered an Ancient Mummy, it would be a tragedy.
The Ancient Mummy's challenge rating was 12, and its level was 18. Its Agility was conservatively estimated to be above 21 points.
In many ancient ruins, the Ancient Mummy was an adventurer's nightmare!
After a short battle …
Søren quickly dismantled the Mummy in front of him using his Agility, and received 300 Slaughter EXP.
He originally wanted to retrieve the crossbow bolts, but after seeing the rotten flesh on the Mummy's body, he gave up on the idea. This was not only because it was disgusting, but more importantly, undead creatures were really disgusting.
Behind the Mummy was a door.
After Søren pushed it open, he immediately saw many corpses, and some human-like organs soaked in an unknown liquid.
The smell of blood became stronger.
On the workbench, there was a jar of dark red liquid, and a fist-sized eyeball was soaked in it.
"An unknown eyestalk."
Søren could not tell what it was, so he did not plan to take it with him. The secret room was filled with Undead Energy.
Because the Lich had once cast a spell here, negative energy would gather here to a certain extent, and it was not a good thing for any living creature.
If one stayed here for too long, they would be exposed to Undead Energy radiation!
The negative energy field here could only be dispelled after a priest purified it.
After checking for traps, Soran began to rummage through the cabinets in search of valuable items.
He found a few books, some records of strange symbols, more than ten Gold Derahls, and a strange bracer.
The books were all information.
Søren glanced at them and put them away.
He had an eidetic memory, and if he brought them back, they should be able to increase his Knowledge Skill Points. Because Søren did not receive any education, he did not awaken any Knowledge Skill Points. At the very least, he needed to be able to understand most of the common languages in order to obtain the corresponding Knowledge Skill.
This was a good thing for someone with the Scholar class, as they were born with 25 Knowledge Skill Points.
The strange symbols were the experiment records.
They were probably recorded in a special secret language. Søren's Knowledge Skill Points were not enough, and he did not know how to identify spells, so he could not read these records.
And it seemed like they were all research on the creation of Undead creatures.
These things were not useful to him, and he would not be able to get rid of them, so he just left them where they were.
Finally, there was the strange bracer.
He was familiar with this item, and after trying to identify it, its information was displayed.
Item Type: Ogre Bracer of Strength
Item Grade: [Rare (Grade 1)]
Item Description: A special item made from the skin of an Ogre. After wearing it, it can increase the user's strength to the level of an Ogre.
Equipment Requirements: None.
Equipment Effect: Strength + 2, Strength can be increased to a maximum of 18 points.
It's actually this item?
Søren's face showed a hint of surprise, and he immediately wore it on his wrist.
The Ogre Bracer of Strength was the most popular item in the early stages of the game. There were a total of three pieces in this set: the Ogre Bracer of Strength, the Ogre Gloves of Strength, and the Ogre Belt of Strength. Each piece of equipment could increase Strength by 2 points, but the maximum was 18 points. In other words, it was useless if the user's Strength exceeded 18 points.
In the past, this item was completely useless to him.
Because the players inherited the Hero class template, their initial stats were as high as 90 points, and most melee players had 18 points of Strength.
This kind of equipment was meant for Mages and Magickind class players.
But for the current Søren, this Ogre Bracer of Strength was very useful, because after wearing it, he could just barely use the Snake Demon Longsword.
Even if there was still a penalty of 2 points of Strength!
If it was a Necromancer, there should be a lot of valuable things here. However, Soran had no interest in those body parts. He packed the books and gold coins and took them away, leaving the other things in their original place. After calculating the time, he had already spent half a day here, and it should be dark outside.
Søren's rations were all gone because of the Thieving God Card, and he was quite hungry after a long battle.
Two Snake Demon Longswords.
More than ten Kindler, three books, three cards, and one Ogre Bracer of Strength.
Søren was quite satisfied with the loot from this adventure, even though there were some accidents that almost cost him his life.
But if he could sell these loot, it should be enough for him and Vivian to become free citizens.
At the same time, he also bought some necessities.
For example, a small multi-dimensional bag with three feet of storage space. This was a necessary item for adventuring in the wild.
It was worth around 100 Kindler.
It was sold in secret shops in every city, and it could be used to store some daily necessities. It was impossible to carry everything back from an adventure in the wild, so the small multi-dimensional bag had about one cubic meter of storage space, which was enough to store some of the loot. Otherwise, twenty Kindler would weigh one pound, and sometimes the Kindler alone would weigh one to two hundred pounds.
Are you sure you can still walk with all these Kindler on your back?
… … …
"Creak!"
The heavy secret door slowly opened, and Søren appeared with two longswords on his back and a small bag on his back. It was packed with the clothes of the dead.
He looked around vigilantly, and then headed toward Amber City.
But!
As soon as he walked out of the mass grave, he heard a faint moaning sound coming from in front of him. It was a woman's moaning.
Because it was very quiet, the sound traveled quite far.
He silently put his hand on the hilt of his sword and pulled it out from his back. His muscles tensed up, and he looked around, ready to fight.
This was a mass grave!
Who would come here in the middle of the night to have sex? There was a limit to the thrill and the hardcore!
He was afraid that he had encountered something unclean.
… …
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