The mine was silent, and only the sounds of sighs could be heard.
Ma Wen's willpower was firm, and he could safely pass every Fear check.
This was also the reason why he dared to enter the mine alone.
These huge strange faces were a type of wild creature — land spirits.
The land spirit was a relatively rare creature. According to legend, the land spirit was formed from the soul of a worker who died in a mine.
These creatures were between spiritual and real, and they had all kinds of strange shapes, but most of them had strange faces.
The sighs were actually natural sounds made by the land spirits when they moved. Every sigh was accompanied by a weak fear spell.
Those who were timid would be scared away immediately.
However, Ma Wen was obviously not that kind of person.
Normal land spirits would not attack humans. They were kind.
The land spirits here seemed to have been contaminated by something, and they became violent and easily angered. They actually started to attack Ma Wen!
Ma Wen was very interested in the contaminated item. Contaminated items were usually magic items made by Magi. Because of the leakage of magic, creatures with low intelligence would be affected by the chaotic magic, and they would act strangely.
In this era, items made by Magi were very valuable.
From another perspective, places where there were large groups of land spirits would definitely have treasures.
Ma Wen had always spared no effort in searching for treasures!
…
What he took out from the Void Conch was not anything else, but a large handful of fireworks!
The land spirits were not afraid of fire, but they were afraid of strong light!
Ma Wen silently took out a flint and rubbed it, instantly igniting the fireworks!
Although it was the simplest kind, roughly made by the craftsmen in the countryside, the brightness that it burst out in that instant could barely achieve the effect of a Flash spell!
The contaminated land spirits were violent and easily angered. Under the strong light, they immediately opened their bloody mouths and rushed towards Ma Wen!
However, they could not make a sound, so they could not alert the others in the camp outside the mine.
This was exactly what Ma Wen wanted.
He stabbed the fireworks stick into the ground, drew his knife, and attacked!
Under the interference of the strong light, the movement of the land spirits was obviously affected.
Their eyes shrunk, and their movements became very clumsy.
As for Ma Wen, he was doing his best!
The two white machetes in his hands were like a flower.
His whole body was like a nimble fish, shuttling back and forth between the strange faces. His scimitar rose and fell, and not long after, almost twenty land spirits were killed by Ma Wen.
The average level of a Land Spirit was 3, but its actual combat ability was very average.
The reason why they had such a high level was because of their Art of Fear. Under the influence of Art of Fear, normal people would find it hard to use their full strength.
Sometimes, when you are unable to control your muscles and make the most accurate attacks, you will often end up injured or even dead!
However, Ma Wen was not affected by the Art of Fear at all.
This was a little bullying.
The 24 Land Spirits contributed 609 Slaughter EXP to Ma Wen, which was very generous. It was comparable to the zombies summoned by Hessian the Corpse Thief.
However, Ma Wen also knew that this method of farming experience couldn't last long. Land Spirits were rare to begin with.
This was the only case where Level 3 creatures were massacred in such a way. There were very few other cases.
Ma Wen was already very satisfied.
…
After killing all the Land Spirits, Ma Wen continued to move forward.
He continued to follow the tunnel of the mine.
Along the way, he found a few Gnolls' corpses.
It seemed that these Land Spirits had become very violent and actually started to kill Gnolls.
Those Gnolls probably suffered a bit too. They didn't have enough intelligence and were easily affected by Art of Fear.
In the vast mine, they couldn't do anything to the Land Spirits and could only build their camp far away from the mine.
The mine wasn't deep, but there were many forks. Before the mine was abandoned, many miners came and went here.
At that time, the Land Spirits probably weren't completely infected, so they only harassed the miners and didn't attack.
A few months later, things were different.
If he searched blindly, with the complexity of the mine, Ma Wen wouldn't be able to find it even if he searched for a few months.
He was skilled.
Land Spirits would often stick close to the stone walls, and the soil underground would also change slightly as the Land Spirits walked past.
The originally sturdy mountain rocks would become soft.
Marvin bent his back all the way and tried his best to move toward the softer ground.
Along the way, he killed two more groups of Land Spirits and gained 377 Slaughter EXP. Finally, he found the source of the pollution.
…
In the depths of the mine, there was an underground cave.
There was a vine growing in the cave, and each vine had a long barbed tip.
"Poison Seed?"
Ma Wen looked at the vine with a serious expression.
Where did this thing come from?
This poison that was grown from the [Hypertoxic Seed] was extremely toxic. However, this thing would not affect the land spirit at all.
"Did I find the wrong place?"
Ma Wen muttered in his heart.
But since he found it, Ma Wen wouldn't just sit back and do nothing. After all, this was his territory.
The [Poison Seed] wouldn't be planted out of thin air. If this vine was allowed to grow for a while, it could grow into a very terrifying plant-type monster.
One had to know that plant-type monsters were born with disabilities and couldn't move.
But their life force was shockingly high. Especially after advancing, they weren't as afraid of fire anymore.
"As far as I know, only a small number of wizards would have something like the [Poison Seed]. It's also used as a test subject.
Other than that, there's the Tree Shepherds … "
"Could it be that those evil things have their eyes on the White River Valley as well?"
Ma Wen was confused, but he didn't hesitate to set fire to it.
The [Poison Seed] was terrifying, but that was after it had grown.
Right now, the small vine wasn't enough to cause trouble.
With a big fire, it burned to a crisp.
The poison of this vine was very powerful, and it could be used on a dagger or a curved blade.
But Ma Wen didn't have a powerful Potion Master with him, and he didn't have any powerful deciphering items. If he accidentally got poisoned, he would be done for.
After the fire was finished, the mine was filled with smoke. Ma Wen covered his nose and looked over.
He just scanned the area with the intention of not letting go of anything.
He didn't think that he would find a treasure chest under the ashes of the [Poison Seed].
And this treasure chest wasn't locked!
"So the source of the contamination is here!"
Ma Wen finally understood.
There were many things in the treasure chest, and the culprit that caused the land spirits to change was among them.
It was a bottle that had been tipped over, and a strange smell came from it.
Marvin took a light sniff and immediately choked a few times!
What a strong acid!
It was [Demonic Acid]!
[Demonic Acid] was the same as [Poison Seed]. They were often carried by the Tree Shepherds. They used these items to spread evil on the Fernand Continent.
[Demonic Acid] was very volatile, and it could spread through the air, forming a gas that could infect the land spirits with low intelligence.
But from the shape of the bottle, it didn't seem like it was intentionally knocked over here.
Ma Wen sighed and looked around with the help of the fire. Indeed, he found some bones under a pile of ashes.
The bones were hard to distinguish under the fire, but it looked like a tall humanoid creature.
"A Tree Shepherd!"
"Did a Tree Shepherd really come to the White River Valley? How did he die here? "
Questions popped up one after another in Ma Wen's mind.
The [Poison Seed] and [Demonic Acid] must have been accidentally made by the Tree Shepherd before he died.
This guy seemed to want to put these things into a treasure chest and then bury it … But he died before he could complete these things.
This Tree Shepherd's level shouldn't be very high. He might have died from serious injuries when he was being chased!
The question was, how did he appear in the mine?!
Even with Ma Wen's rich experience, he couldn't answer this question in such a short time.
He threw the Tree Shepherd's body aside and covered the bottle in the treasure chest to prevent the [Demonic Acid] from continuing to corrode the creatures in the mine.
That way, the land spirits should be back to normal.
…
There were two more things in the treasure chest. An emerald green dagger and a thick envelope.
Ma Wen was attracted by the dagger at first glance.
The original owner of the dagger didn't seem to use the [Cover] skill on purpose, so Ma Wen only needed a simple [Detect] to see the attributes of the dagger.
[Jade Dagger + 1]
Quality: Glimmer
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