Once the scarab tasted blood, it would emit a scent similar to an ant's hormone. The surrounding scarabs would all rush forward to share this rare food. From this, it wasn't hard to understand Fanu's previous suggestion. Advancing in the darkness wouldn't incite the devil's rattan, hence the devil's rattan release speed would be relatively quick. Once someone was bitten by a scarab, then undoubtedly he would be like a magnet, attracting all the scarabs away. Naturally the rest would be able to pass through quickly.
After charging out of the area controlled by the demonic vines, everyone felt as though they had just survived a calamity. When the glowing cavern walls appeared in front of them, everyone realized that there seemed to be an astonishingly massive manmade three-dimensional labyrinth ahead of them, made up of interconnected caverns. Strips of metallic wooden tracks seemed to ignore gravity as they twisted and intertwined. It was as though the entire earth, or even the entire world, had been cut into a rubik's cube shape.
Right in front of them, a metallic track that had been here for who knows how many years quietly laid there. The weathered and corroded metallic surface of the track clearly indicated that no one had passed through here for who knows how many years. On the walls of the cave, there were gigantic stone ribs, neatly and symmetrically extending outwards. Clear dripping sounds could be heard from all directions, gathering in everyone's ears and then drifting outwards. An indescribable feeling of reverence spontaneously blossomed in everyone's heart.
"Everyone take a rest." The Metals professor took the lead and sat down. "I've already checked, this place doesn't seem like a place where people have passed through."
He heaved a sigh of relief.
"Looks like, we've rushed ahead of the Banks Syndicate."
Sheyan was currently sizing up the track that shuttled between the caves, he couldn't help but stretch out his hand to touch it. The track was extremely sturdy, he could clearly feel the ancient craftsman's construction philosophy. Rough, direct, durable. Even after being corroded, it still produced a 'kacha' sound, not sloppy at all. At this moment, his nightmare imprint suddenly transmitted a transaction request. The one who proposed the transaction was actually the Metals professor. When Sheyan accepted, he actually received 5000 utility points for free! Sheyan didn't hesitate to accept it. As the saying goes, it's a waste not to take it.
"This is a reward for everyone's courage." Obviously after receiving the benefits, at least the tension and awkwardness in this small group had loosened up. Although this kind of coercion and enticement was common, the effect when used was quite good. The Metals professor nodded in satisfaction and continued.
"We're currently in the depths of Gringotts bank's underground warehouse, but it should've been abandoned for a long time. Now that we've reached this point, we're already halfway to success! "
Fanu unfurled a parchment that looked like it would crumble with a single touch, he continued with his emotionless voice.
"The room where the Goblins stored the sorcerer's stone is one of the three secret vaults of the Gringotts Sorcerer Bank. In order to prevent theft, they used an extremely mysterious permanent magic. It's similar to the fingerprint lock of the real world, but the principle behind the iris lock is even more advanced."
"The only key to the secret vault door is the genes of the builder, and of course, the genes of his descendants. Thus, the job of unlocking Gringotts' secret vault was passed down from generation to generation. There was no one who could replace them. Therefore, to steal the sorcerer's stone through normal means is practically impossible. Even Voldemort had once thought so. "
"But the designer had considered a very realistic problem. The future is unpredictable, if one day the bloodline of the builder were to be severed, then wouldn't the secret vault never be opened again? Therefore, they set up a front and a back door. The front door is a magic gene lock, and the back door is set up with many traps and obstacles. Once the bloodline is cut off, it can also guarantee that the items placed in the secret vault can be successfully taken out. "
"Because Gringotts was established a long time ago, even the Goblins who control Gringotts have forgotten about the past. But Voldemort had learnt about this from some ancient records. The Metals professor had also gone through an arduous search to obtain this first-hand information. Thus, when we arrived here, we were already halfway to success! "
Obviously, this should be the real deal provided by the Metals professor. The possibility of it being fake was very small. Combining with the information he obtained from the goblin Infinite, he could basically confirm many things. Thinking of this, Sheyan's heart suddenly felt the mysterious sensation of approaching Gringotts. This time, it was much more intense!
At the same time, he could feel something strange in his nightmare imprint. After investigating, he discovered that the severed finger, or perhaps it could be called the key, was actually burning up with intense fluctuations. If not for the stability of the storage space of the nightmare imprint, then this anomaly would've been discovered long ago. Fortunately, this anomaly only lasted for 10 seconds, before disappearing.
The Metals professor first offered benefits, then confided in them sincerely. This undoubtedly strengthened the group's cohesiveness. They started to follow an ancient cave by the side. At this moment, the one leading the way was Fanu who was holding the map. After continuously circling around for 10 minutes, everyone started to feel dizzy and disoriented.
At a fork in the road ahead, Fanu suddenly stopped, frowning as he started to carefully examine the parchment. At this moment, Sheyan suddenly sensed a formidable threat assaulting him! Of course, he wasn't foolish enough to warn them, but secretly took precautions. But after half a second, Deke involuntarily shouted out.
"Careful, there's danger!"
Just as Deke's voice faded, the left and right walls of the cave suddenly exploded, exploding out rocks that filled the air. Following that, two white humanoid creatures that were at least 3 meters tall simultaneously pounced out, heavily slamming into Fanu's sturdy body. Fanu didn't even make a sound as he was sent flying far away, rolling several times on the ground. A fountain of blood spurted out from his mouth, gorgeously splashing out a wide arc in the air.
Ambushing them were two statue-like soldiers, their entire bodies were carved out of a white stone material. Although their movements were mechanical, they weren't rigid. Their left hand wielded a shield, their right hand wielded a long sword, rapidly closing in. At this moment, the Metals professor's robe covered his body, his metal gloved palms rapidly waved in the air, drawing out several mysterious intersecting lines. Instantly, two washbasin sized fireballs were shot out, whistling towards the statue-like soldiers.
Amidst the deafening explosion, the two fireballs exploded. Simultaneously, the two statue soldiers were pushed back by the tremendous force of the explosion. They lost their balance and tumbled to the ground. However, they quickly stood up and continued to advance with their mechanical movements. The surface of their shields was charred black, but there wasn't a single crack.
Sheyan's eyes flickered and he immediately charged forward. His hatchet cleaved down on one of the statue soldiers. Sparks flew out from the hatchet, but it only managed to peel off a small piece of stone from the spot where the hatchet struck. The sculpted soldier swung his sword over, as Sheyan blocked with his axe in time. Instead, he heard a muffled 'Kale' sound, as the 'Butcher's Bone Chisel Axe' that Sheyan had paid a hefty price for shattered into pieces; transforming into a dozen different sized shards that splashed out in all directions. It was utterly destroyed.
Concurrently, Sheyan received a notification from his nightmare imprint.
"Warning: Your weapon 'Butcher's Bone Hatchet' durability has been depleted, it has been destroyed, please promptly change your weapon!!"
"Warning: Your weapon 'Butcher's Bone Hatchet' durability has been depleted, it has been destroyed, please promptly change your weapon!!"
"Warning: Your weapon 'Butcher's Bone Hatchet' durability has been depleted, it has been destroyed, please promptly change your weapon!!"
"Shit! “
This sudden incident was something Sheyan hadn't expected.
To him, infiltrating into the Symbiosis Society and engaging in a battle of wits and courage was truly exhausting. Indeed, he didn't have the time to consider such minor details. He didn't expect such a problem to occur at this moment! Several sharp fragments of the hatchet scraped against his cheek, a scorching and sharp sensation mixed together. Another statue-like soldier raised his shield, and swept it ferociously! Caught off guard, Sheyan was unable to dodge. He only felt his face being swept up by a gale, even his eyeballs were aching incessantly. Following that, he felt a buzzing sound in his head as he lost consciousness.
When Sheyan regained consciousness, he realized his entire body was in incomparable pain. His entire body slammed 5-6 metres into the cave wall before bouncing back. His left cheek was completely numb and he couldn't feel it! After staggering back up, he staggered a few steps and vomited a mouthful of blood. Amidst the blood were several teeth. Only then did he realize his legs were limp and completely unable to exert any strength. The nightmare imprint transmitted a notification, informing him that he was in a state of shock, his movement speed was reduced by 50%.
Sheyan checked his battle log and realized that he had actually lost close to 120 HP from that 'Shield Bash'! Firstly, because of the sudden ambush, the 10 points of physique from the obsidian fossil anchor wasn't added, his defence was sharply reduced. Secondly, the statue-like soldier actually dealt crushing damage! This signified that their strength was at least 27 points! Furthermore, the state of shock was from the 'Shield Bash' special ability. (To be continued.) If you like this work, I welcome you to donate your recommendation votes or monthly votes. Your support, is my greatest motivation.)
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