[My heart is beating faster when I'm typing this chapter …]
Looking at his current 4270 SP, Ling Chen pondered for a while, before allocating 2400 SP to the Heaven Wind Technique. With a flash of light, the Heaven Wind Technique was instantly upgraded to level 4.
[Heaven Wind Technique]: Current Level: LV4, Highest Level: LV10. SP required to upgrade to LV5: 3600. Ancient Battle Technique, after training, can greatly increase the ability to control any weapon. Effect: When using any weapon, damage dealt is increased by 20%. Effect cannot be stacked with other weapon proficiency skills.
With 1870 SP remaining, Ling Chen temporarily kept them. He then walked towards the Skeleton Castle in front of him.
It was excessively quiet here. Apart from his own footsteps and the soft sound of Little Gray running, Ling Chen couldn't hear anything else, not even the slight sound of the wind. Coupled with the dense white bones everywhere, this place was like a dead zone without any other living beings. It was deathly silent.
With uniform footsteps, Ling Chen arrived at the only entrance to the Skeleton Castle. In front of him was a tall white bone door, a few meters wide and a few meters high. The door seemed to be unlatched, and could be opened with a light push. Ling Chen stopped in front of the white bone door, but Little Gray stopped before him. Its fur stood on end, and it let out a low "wu" sound. It then quickly ran in front of Ling Chen, warning him not to enter.
Obviously, Little Gray sensed a great danger from this Skeleton Castle. Its reaction made Ling Chen frown … Little Gray's reaction was different according to the degree of danger. The situation where its fur stood on end had only happened once before today … That was on Lonely Spirit Ridge, when they encountered the terrifying World of Warcraft.
Little Gray's warning was also very low, obviously afraid that its voice was too loud and would alarm the terrifying enemy inside.
To forge such a huge Skeleton Castle, who knew how many dead creatures would have to leave behind, and how much death aura would be gathered there. Who knew how eerie the inside would be. Such a castle could only exist in hell. In that case, what kind of person … or what kind of creature, what kind of dead spirit, actually built such a castle! Could it be that the countless bones piled up here, after ten thousand years of evolution, had condensed into a super 'dead soul' that was so powerful that it had its own consciousness?
And to be able to exist in the Land of White Bones, and to be able to survive there, it could only be "undead spirits", right? How could a living creature be willing to exist in such a terrifying place filled with skeletons?
Standing in front of the door made of white bones, Ling Chen did not move for a long time. During this time, he concentrated and listened to the movements inside … After a whole ten minutes, he did not hear any sound from inside. It was completely silent.
Could it be that it was empty?
'That's impossible … Little Gray's reaction and the rapidly churning sense of danger in the depths of his heart … There must be something extremely terrifying hidden in this castle.
Then, should he go in and take a look?
Those Azure Dragon City experts who came to the heart of the Forest of White Bones definitely did not die on the way here. After all, the skeletons here were only level 20, and there were so many experts who entered the Forest of White Bones. Those who did not return were those who entered the heart of the Forest of White Bones … In other words, those experts all died after entering here. The only thing that caused their deaths was …
This Skeleton Castle in front of him!
It was easy to imagine how terrifying the thing hidden inside was. If he just pushed open the door and entered, even those super experts of Azure Dragon City would lose their lives. As a mere level 17 player, he would also be consigned to eternal damnation like them.
But even though he knew this, Ling Chen's hand still pressed against the door of white bones. Feeling the coldness from his palm, he stood there silently … Knowing that there was great danger in front of him, and that taking a step forward would only lead to death, most people would choose to retreat. This was also the most correct and wisest choice. But if Ling Chen did the same, he would not be Ling Chen.
He was born to be the type of person who wanted to try the more he knew of danger. In his life, he had wandered back and forth between life and death so many times that he could no longer keep count. That was not once or twice, not ten or eight times, but a hundred times, or even a thousand times. His ability allowed him to break through the boundaries of life and death again and again … until he broke through the limits of a normal human … So, the thing that he was least afraid of was danger and death. If he knew when to retreat, then he would not be where he was today, and would not be any different from a normal player.
Let me see, just what is inside!
Pressing his hand against the door, he pushed it forward. Although the door of white bones was very large, with just a little bit of force, it was easily pushed open. With a dull sound, it slowly opened inwards. The moment the door of white bones opened, a cold and gloomy aura spread out, causing the surface temperature of Ling Chen's body to drop by a few degrees.
Ling Chen's eyebrows sank, and his eyes slowly squinted. His gaze followed the opening of the door and looked inside. At the same time, in his left hand, there was a pineapple … the "Angry Pineapple" that he got from the Lucky Cat. He did not push open this door completely rashly. If he really met an enemy that he could not defend against, he would use the pineapple bomb to stun them, and then quickly escape.
The large white bone door was completely open, and the light inside was very dim. Ling Chen could only see the white ground, and could not see anything further inside. He held his breath, and stepped into the skeleton castle.
"Ding … You have entered a dangerous place: [Eerie Castle]."
As he stepped in, the notification sounded in his ear. Ling Chen raised his alertness to the maximum, and his gaze quickly swept across his surroundings. It was very dark here, and with the light from the open skeleton door behind him, he could only see less than 30 meters away. In his field of vision, there was only the white ground, and nothing else. After a slight pause, Ling Chen took one step forward, two steps, three steps …
Boom!!
A heavy sound suddenly came from behind him, and the light suddenly became dim. Ling Chen suddenly turned his head, and was shocked to find that the wide open white bone door was actually quickly and automatically closing. The moment he turned around, it had already completely closed, and also completely blocked the light from the outside.
The surroundings suddenly became dark, and Ling Chen was shocked. He quickly rushed back to the already closed door, and grabbed a skull on the door, and forcefully pulled … The white bone door, which should have opened with a light push, actually did not move an inch under his almost full force pull.
Ling Chen slightly gritted his teeth, and both of his hands grabbed the door, pulling with all his strength, and then tried to push it open … He tried a few times, but this white bone door did not move an inch. He had no choice but to give up. He stared at the automatically closing white bone door for a long time, and said in a low voice: "Xi Ling, try to destroy it."
Currently, only Xi Ling's flames could forcibly destroy a scene, and the light destructive power of her flames directly shot at the white bone door. Xi Ling's wings flapped, and an extremely strong single point destructive "Crimson Ray" shot directly at the white bone door.
A "pu" sound was heard, and the strong crimson flames stopped on the white bone door for a moment, and then quickly extinguished, but did not burn through the white bone door. After the flames were extinguished, there was only a very light burn mark left on the door. This bit of damage was basically equivalent to nothing.
"Try again!"
After the cooldown time, another crimson ray was released, but a miracle did not appear. Apart from leaving a burn mark like before, it did not cause any substantial damage to the door. Ling Chen did not let Xi Ling continue, because continuing would only be futile. Ling Chen's expression became more and more focused. He turned around, and in silence, took out a City Return Scroll. After a slight thought, he tried to crush it …
"Ding … you are in a completely sealed special map. You cannot use a City Return Scroll."
He silently put away the City Return Scroll. This outcome did not surprise him at all. Now, he was completely sealed in this eerie castle. He could only move forward … unless he met certain conditions or died, he would not be able to leave!
He could only move forward.
He quickly calmed down. Ling Chen put away Furious Polio and took out his dual weapons. Then he slowly walked forward. In this eerie castle, where he could not leave, Furious Polio was useless. If there was an irresistible enemy, even if he stunned the enemy for five seconds, he would not be able to escape. At most, he would only be able to delay his death for a few seconds.
Ta … Ta … Ta …
In the enclosed space, the footsteps were especially loud. Every step of Ling Chen was like stepping on his own heart. As the white bone door closed, the light became extremely dim. Only a small amount of light shone through the small cracks in the castle's bone walls, and visibility was less than 20 meters. This Skeleton Castle was 50 to 60 meters tall, and its width was more than 100 meters. As he walked forward, he paid attention to every inch that he could see. After walking for more than 50 meters, he could only see the white ground. There was nothing else … After taking tens of steps forward, an incomplete Skeleton appeared in front of him.
Ling Chen's footsteps paused slightly, and he walked forward quickly. As he moved forward, his vision moved forward. When he saw what was in front of him, he suddenly stopped.
From the moment he saw the first skeleton on the ground, more and more skeletons were lying on the ground. They were in various states of distortion. Some were complete, some were incomplete. In this Forest of Bones, Ling Chen had seen too many Skeletons. It could be said that the most common thing in this forest were Skeletons. What shocked him was not the Skeletons, but the fact that among the Skeletons, there were … Rotten Corpses!
That's right! They were Rotten Corpses!
Skeletons were the bones left behind after the corpses of living creatures had completely decayed. As for those Rotten Corpses that had not completely turned into Skeletons, it meant that … these corpses had not been dead for long! The Skeletons in the Forest of Death all came from the Asura's Calamity ten thousand years ago. Ten thousand years was enough for any corpse to turn into a skeleton. In that case, these Rotten Corpses definitely did not come from that time … Instead, they were people who had died after entering here! Looking at the degree of decay, they should have died less than a year ago!
Were they people who had entered here like him, and then died here?
His heart tightened. The appearance of these Skeletons and Rotten Corpses meant that the terrifying danger hidden in this eerie castle was very, very close to him. There were only a few more steps left.
However, in this sealed castle, he could only choose to move forward.
Then, let me see … What exactly is hidden in front of me!
His footsteps continued to move forward. One step … Two steps … Three steps … Five seconds …
"Crack!"
The Rotten Corpses released a nauseating smell. Ling Chen's right foot stepped on a white bone, making a cracking sound. In his line of sight, there were hundreds of Skeletons and Rotten Corpses. At this moment, Ling Chen seemed to have sensed something, and suddenly raised his head.
What he saw was the biggest skeleton he had ever seen in his life …
The huge human skeleton sat on a tall platform made of white bones, not moving at all. Even though it was in a sitting position, it was still more than twenty meters tall. Ling Chen's gaze moved from top to bottom, from the huge skull to the neck, to the white collarbone, to the sternum … Then, his gaze was fixed on the huge skeleton's right knee.
Because there was actually a person sitting on that huge right knee!
When Ling Chen looked there, that person also moved at this moment … She turned her body, and then, slowly opened her eyes.
What Ling Chen saw was a beautiful girl who looked to be only twelve or thirteen years old, and a pair of pitch-black eyes that were as dark as the night, without the sclera visible.
Her long pitch-black hair was as black as the curtain of the night, dancing in the dim light without any wind, lightly caressing her white jade-like face. This was a beautiful girl that was almost bewitching, every part of her face was exquisite to the point of perfection, and could steal one's soul. She was wearing a pitch-black dress that fluttered like her long hair even though there was no wind. The dress revealed her delicate, snow-white calves, and a pair of delicate feet that looked like ice lotuses hung down naturally. Each and every one of her delicate toes was crystal clear, as if they were carved from jade. It was a stark contrast to the gloomy color of this place. Her hands were crossed in front of her chest, hugging a doll with long ears … That should be a rabbit doll, but perhaps because it had been too long, it was already a little old.
Girl … Child …
Ling Chen stared at her blankly, the strong contrast in his heart made him lose his mind for a long time, and for a moment, he actually forgot what he should do, what he should say.
The young girl's face slowly turned towards him, and her ink-black eyes met with his. Her eyes were abnormally dark, and with the sway of her eyes, a faint black light flickered. Looking at this pair of eyes, Ling Chen seemed to see a boundless, deep, and endless night … In the deathly silence, the girl's lips gently moved, emitting a difficult but tender voice …
"You … came … to … give … me … a … doll …?"
Ling Chen: "…"
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