Ye Ci stood at the entrance of the cave and peeked into the cave. She was puzzled when she saw a dim light shining out from the cave. What's going on? Although Ye Ci had been playing Fate for more than a decade in both her lives, she was still overwhelmed by the myriad of strange ideas that were thrown at her by the game. Fortunately, she was able to calm herself down from her initial fluster. She was able to deal with the situation calmly, and would not be surprised by any of the things that were thrown at her.
Take the cave that appeared under the BOSS for example. A new player would definitely be amazed by it, but for Ye Ci, she had already begun to assess the situation. According to Fate's plans, the cave would either be filled with countless monsters that would make her sick, or a BOSS that would make her vomit blood. There was also a third possibility, which was not very likely.
Ye Ci stood at the edge of the cave and wondered if she should go down and be disgusted or vomit blood. After a moment of hesitation, she decided to go down. When she made the decision, Ye Ci suddenly felt like crying. Am I a masochist? I know that there's nothing good in the cave, but I still insist on going down?
However, this small complaint was not enough to stop Ye Ci's determination. She jumped down without hesitation. Ol 'Six followed suit, but its oversized belly was stuck at the entrance of the cave. Ye Ci decided not to look back at Ol' Six. She decided to pretend that she did not see it. After all, the system would automatically assume that Ol 'Six had followed her if she walked too far away.
This time, Ye Ci seemed to have guessed wrongly. There were no disgusting monsters in the cave, nor was there a BOSS that made her vomit blood. It was just a cave. It was so long that Ye Ci found it hard to believe. Of course, the most important thing was that there was not a single monster in the long cave. It was just too strange.
Ye Ci walked faster and faster. In the end, she started running. She wanted to see what was at the end of this long cave. As she ran, she didn't feel the heat brought about by the exercise. Instead, she felt colder and colder. This coldness wasn't the usual kind of coldness, but a kind of coldness that was filled with fear. The entire cave became darker and darker. Eventually, she couldn't even see her own fingers in front of her.
There must be something strange going on!
This feeling was getting stronger and stronger. There must be something hidden in the depths of this cave! Finally, she seemed to have reached the main point. She reached out and touched something cold and rough. It was a door. Ye Ci was more certain than ever that there was a door in front of her.
She placed her hands on the door and pushed it hard. Her eyes were blinded by the light of the fire in front of her. However, she opened her eyes immediately because the moment she closed her eyes, she would be instantly killed by the monsters that pounced on her. Therefore, her long-term habit allowed her to open her eyes in the shortest time possible and return to her original state.
But this time, she seemed to have guessed wrong again. There were no monsters behind the door. Not a single monster.
This was a huge room burning with flames. However, the strange thing was that the flames weren't hot at all. They didn't even give off a burning sensation. They were emitting spirals of fire, but it didn't make her feel uncomfortable at all. It was as if they never existed. Ye Ci stood at the door and carefully observed everything in the room. The room was empty, but there was a huge hole in the middle of the room. Flames were constantly emitting from it.
What was inside?
Ye Ci thought for a moment and decided to go in and take a look. Since she was already here, it wouldn't be Ye Ci's style if she didn't get to the bottom of it. As for the danger, it was better to get lost. She quickly ran to the edge of the hole in an attacking position. She didn't encounter anything. The flames didn't cause any harm to her either. Standing at the edge of the hole, Ye Ci poked her head out and looked down. She saw a black stone the size of a fist amidst the billowing smoke and flames.
The stone was simple and unadorned. If it wasn't for the fact that it was completely black, it wouldn't be worth a second glance if it was thrown on the side of the road.
However, its location, the process Ye Ci went through, and the dangers along the way all indicated that this stone was definitely something very important. Ye Ci looked at the stone for a long time. Suddenly, she lowered her gaze. She observed that the path from the edge of the hole to the stone didn't seem to be too difficult. Thus, she jumped into the hole and walked towards the stone.
It was really strange. Logically speaking, a rock hidden in such a secluded place should be extremely important. Even if there were no monsters guarding it, the flames surrounding the rock should be able to deal a lot of damage to it. But why was it ineffective against Ye Ci? Ye Ci couldn't figure it out. She didn't want to think about it anymore. Right now, all her attention was on the stone.
Soon, she walked to the side of the stone. The stone was floating in front of her. She stretched out her hand and grabbed the stone.
The moment she grabbed the stone, a huge force threw her out. Ye Ci couldn't resist at all. She was like an egg that had been thrown out. She smashed into the wall of the room. The only difference between her and an egg was that if the egg had already broken, she wouldn't have broken. However, even if she didn't break, the impact caused her HP to drop to the bottom.
Ye Ci couldn't care less about the pain. She reflexively drank a few health potions to save her life. That was why she still had half of her HP left when she fell to the ground. She wasn't the only one who was thrown out. Ol 'Six was also thrown into the wall by the huge force. However, Ol' Six didn't follow her into the hole, so it didn't suffer any serious injuries when it was thrown out. However, the impact made it dizzy. It staggered a few times and couldn't get up.
Ye Ci saw that Ol 'Six was fine, so she couldn't care less about it. She looked away. Only then did she realize that her bones were about to break. The pain was excruciating. However, she still held the stone tightly in her hand. Ye Ci looked at the stone and couldn't help but laugh. She was such a greedy person. She was almost killed, but she still couldn't let go of the stone. Just as she was about to take the stone to see its attributes, she suddenly felt an invisible hand grab her neck and lift her up.
"An Elf! An Elf again! Why haven't you all gone extinct yet?! " A hoarse and terrifying voice rang out. Ye Ci looked towards the source of the voice with difficulty. She saw a figure floating above the hole. It was covered in pitch-black smoke. "Give me back the stone in your hand!" The cloud of smoke extended a hand towards Ye Ci. The invisible force around Ye Ci's neck increased.
Ye Ci felt suffocated. However, she didn't intend to give the stone to the cloud of smoke. She said with difficulty, "Let me go first."
"As long as you give me the stone, I'll let you go!" The cloud of black smoke said slowly.
"Let me go first." Usually, people who said that would kill the person they wanted after getting what they wanted. This had happened many times in TV shows, movies, and novels. Ye Ci wouldn't fall for it! She repeated what she had just said, but the grip on her neck was getting tighter and tighter. She couldn't even breathe.
"Elf, I'm not negotiating with you. If you don't give me the stone, I'll break your neck!"
Ye Ci's face was red and swollen. She tried her best to refuse, "You should know that if I put it into my inventory, you won't be able to get it back even if you kill me!"
In Fate, NPCs could not forcefully take away quest items that were put into a player's inventory, unless they used special means.
"Are you threatening me? Elf! "The cloud of smoke was obviously angry. It exerted even more force.
Ye Ci stared at her HP bar, which was about to hit rock bottom. With the last of her strength, she placed the rock into her backpack. "No!" shouted the smoke, "You can't! You filthy Elf! I'll kill you! Ah! Holy Dragon! Damn it! " The hand around Ye Ci's neck seemed to have been scalded. It let go of Ye Ci, and she fell to the ground with a thud. Her health bar was reduced by a few dozen points. Was she going to die from the fall?
Fortunately, her luck wasn't too bad. She still had 4 HP left, and the owner of the hand seemed to be entangled with Ol 'Six. Ol' Six was clearly at a disadvantage. She hurriedly stuffed a few large red potions into her mouth to restore her HP to full. Then, she struggled to get up and prepared to return to the city with a Return City Stone. However, the system notified her that she could not use a City-recalling Stone in this place. She had no choice but to give up. She turned around and looked at the door that she had just entered. It was already closed. It seemed that she would not be able to leave this place without fighting to the death with the cloud of smoke. She looked at the cloud of smoke and saw that all of its information, including its name, were question marks. It was obvious that the cloud of smoke's level was much higher than hers. It was the type that she would not be able to deal with.
Ye Ci had no choice but to cater to its whims. She took out the black stone and looked at it. She was stunned. The stone's attribute was … Heart of Darkness.
Heart of Darkness? The Heart of Darkness that the Elf King Dau 'er used to make the Arrow of Darkness?
Is this for real?
However, now was not the time to think about this problem. The most important thing now was to save Ol 'Six. After all, a dead holy dragon could not be resurrected as easily as ordinary pets. Even she, a reincarnator, might not be able to resurrect a dragon. She looked at the cloud of smoke and said, "Stop!" If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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