Creak … Bang.
Two seconds later, with a creak, the door behind Brother Long closed on its own.
The three of them did not try to open it because they were already prepared to explore further.
As experienced players, the members of Blade Edge had a clear psychological advantage when facing monsters. Compared to normal players, they thought the monsters in the scenario were easier to deal with.
"Hmm … We've just stepped through the door … and something has already come to welcome us …" After walking for less than ten meters, Brother Long, who was responsible for scouting ahead, stopped moving.
At that moment, on the gray ground before him, about ten 'small puddles' about one meter in diameter appeared. They were puddles, but there was no water at all. They were just small pieces of ground that had been liquefied, and they were rippling.
About one second later, a zombie with a green body and ugly face 'floated' out from each of the 'puddles'. Their movement pattern was similar to most low-level zombies. A low growl came from their throats, and they raised their hands and slowly walked toward the living humans.
"This method of farming sure is cool," Seven Kills said with condescension. "Unfortunately, the monsters that spawn are nothing special."
"They move very slowly. If we can, we'll try our best to avoid them. If we can't, we'll just deal with them," Greedy Wolf instructed. "The space inside this castle is obviously bigger than it looks from the outside. There is no telling how many monsters are inside. We don't need to waste time and energy here."
"Understood," Long Aomin answered and took out his Sorcery Weapon, ready to lead the way.
[Name: Orichalcos _ Shield]
Item Type: Sorcery Weapon
Quality: Legendary
Defense Points: Extremely Strong
Element: Absorb, Block, Buffer
[Special Effect 1: Orichalcum's Barrier (When the Orichalcum's Shield is under attack, the user can freely switch between the thrust, penetrating, and vibrating forces of the attack according to the user's will.]
Special Effect 2: Orichalcos Aura (The user can sacrifice 15% of their Life Points to nullify the next attack that the shield is under.)
Special Effect 3: Orichalcos Toritos (The Orichalcos Shield provides 300% defense against magic and all flying items.)
[Remark: A Dream Shield forged from Orichalcun Crystal. Imbued with the divine power of the God of Orichalcun, it is like an impenetrable moving barrier.]
As you can see, this is a Legendary Sorcery Weapon. It is on the same level as Shiva's Complete Heavenly Hourglass. Its effect is obvious to all.
Among them, the most heaven-defying special effect was undoubtedly the "Aura of Orichalcum" … This effect was simply "invincible."
Theoretically speaking, once this special effect was activated, no matter how powerful the attack was, he only needed to spend 15% of his Life Points to tank it. This made it extremely difficult to kill Brother Long in one shot …
If you attacked him with an ordinary attack, his defense would be there. If you attacked him with a powerful attack … Regardless of whether it was the Destructive Ray or the Magic Beam Cannon, as long as he activated his special effect, he would only lose 15% of his HP. Based on this calculation, even without the Life Points Recovery Potion, he could survive at least six hits from the killer move …
Of course, if the attack speed was fast enough … so fast that Brother Long did not have time to raise his shield to block or activate his special effect, there was still a chance to kill him in one shot. But the problem was … powerful skills required a certain amount of preparation before they could be used, and the ripple of energy was not something that could be hidden. Furthermore … Brother Long was not a newbie; he was an experienced fighter.
In conclusion, Long Aomin, who held the Orichalcos Shield, was like a moving fortress, a man of steel.
"Ha … This is much easier than I thought."
In less than a minute, Brother Dragon led Seven Kills and Tan Lang through the corridors of the abandoned city. Along the way, they only encountered two zombies that they could not avoid. Brother Dragon raised his shield and rammed into the two monsters, and they were crushed into pieces like mud.
"That's for sure … If it's so difficult to fly as soon as we enter the door, we can consider leaving directly," Tan Lang immediately complained.
As they spoke, they passed through a stone door and arrived at the second space.
Compared to the 'corridor' earlier, this place was more like a 'room' inside a castle. From high up, they could see the long window that was covered in red glass, and at regular intervals, they could see the candlesticks that were embedded in the wall. From here onward, the candles on the candlesticks became the main source of light for the players.
"What the …" Once they entered the door, two purple bats flew over Brother Long's head at high speed. Thankfully, Brother Long reacted quickly and lowered his head to avoid them. "That scared me …"
"Hah … Only at times like this do I feel that turning into a child is a good thing," Seven Kills said with a smile. "After all, even if the sky falls, there's an adult to hold it up."
"Hey, hey …" Brother Long turned around and said loudly, "I've turned into a child, okay?"
When he said that, many viewers who were watching the livestream laughed.
"Alright, alright … You should be glad," Tan Lang said. "In this scenario, you're the only person whose fighting mastery and equipment bonus are not affected by your body size. We don't have that kind of advantage even if we wanted it."
"Okay … I'm so happy. Hahaha …" Brother Long laughed drily and continued to lead the way.
The second room before them had a very obvious difference in height. Even though the ceiling was not as high as the previous room, there seemed to be another world underneath. After entering the door … there was a wall a few meters in front of them. There was an angle at the top of the wall, and beyond that, there was a narrow passageway. Looking down, there was a downward slope, and two meters below the slope, there was a platform. On one side of the platform was the wall that blocked the path, and the other side extended in the direction they came from. They didn't know where it led to …
"How about it? Should we split up? "Brother Long turned around to ask.
"Of course not …" Before Tan Lang could reply, Seven Kills answered. "If we split up in this maze-like place, I'm afraid we won't be able to meet up again."
"I agree," Tan Lang added. "There's no advantage in splitting up in this scenario. It's fine for Brother Long, but for me and Seven Kills, our individual combat power has been greatly weakened. If we run into a boss alone, I'm afraid it won't end well for us."
"Then …" Brother Long looked at the two paths before them, thought about it, and said, "Shall we take the lower path?"
The main reason he made this choice was because he was too large, and it would be inconvenient for him to go down the upper path.
"Sure, let's go." Tan Lang did not say much. After all, they were still in the exploration phase, so it did not matter where they went.
Therefore, the three slid down the slope and jumped down to the platform below.
After they landed, they turned to look. On the other side, there was another downward slope. The three of them continued to descend and reached the bottom of the second room. Not far away, there was a red door. Based on their understanding of space, the other side of the door should be underneath the room where the zombies had spawned earlier.
If they did not use this door, they could go in another direction … There was a reservoir that was about the size of a swimming pool, and in the middle of the reservoir was a floating metal platform. There was a carved pillar on the platform, and at the top of the pillar was a glowing orb. Its light lit up the whole reservoir.
"There's no need to ask me." Before Brother Long could ask, Tan Lang said, "This is my first time here as well. Just follow your instincts."
"Okay …" Brother Long replied in a drawn-out voice and walked forward to push the red door open.
Although it was a heavy wooden door, it was still relatively easy to push it open. Brother Long used one hand to open it easily.
After the three walked through the door, they entered a dimly lit corridor.
The corridor was made from white stone, and it was built in the style of ancient Rome. There were two rows of pillars and fences on both sides of the corridor. The pillars and fences alternated in a regular pattern, and the pillars were connected in the shape of an arch. On the high wall, there were large bat reliefs, and there were many small reliefs that looked like demons on both sides of the wall.
From outside the fence, they could see the red light shining in, but they couldn't see what the source of the light was or how far it was … Regardless of whether they looked up or down, it was like they were looking into a blood-red abyss, and looking horizontally into the distance … they could see many similar corridors, like white passageways between nothingness, floating in the red tide.
"Phew … What was that earlier …" After passing through the white corridor and pushing open another red door, Long Aomin sighed. "It felt so suffocating …"
"Are you sure it was earlier …" Seven Kills added, "How come I feel like I've been suffocating since we entered the city gate …"
"Underground Water District."
Right then, the system announced the name of a location.
Buzz!
Suddenly, before the system finished, from the shadows before the three of them … a greenish-white crescent-shaped light flew toward them.
"What the hell is that?" Brother Long grumbled as he instinctively raised his shield to block.
However, once the light made contact with Oricha's shield, it disappeared into thin air …
"It's probably some kind of long-range energy attack …" Seven Kills said as he took a step to the side and looked into the distance.
In less than two seconds, he saw the culprit behind the attack from the shadows above … It was a small red monster with short limbs, a pair of horns on its forehead, a pair of bat wings, and a small tail.
"Is that … a small demon?" Tan Lang also took a closer look at the small monster that was flying in the air and said a name that matched the monster's appearance.
"No matter what it is, we can't just ignore it like we did with the zombies …" Seven Kills said as he raised both of his hands and unleashed a skill — Wo Dao Punch — at the small demon.
Perhaps many of you haven't heard of Wo Do Fist, so let me explain … Wo Do Fist is one of Dan's signature skills. It's an "improved" version of the famous Hadouken. It's a very special character in the Street Fighter series. It's a product of CAPCOM and SNK. It's a product of the two protagonists of Dragon Tiger Fist, and it's designed to be so weak that it's like trash.
Of course … from a direct perspective, this skill was just unleashing a shockwave through the air …
Whoosh! Bang!
The glow of Wo Dao Punch rose, and it was filled with murderous intent.
The small demon's flying speed was not slow, but it was still slower than the glow of the punch. In the blink of an eye, the monster was smashed into meat paste by the punch.
"Even though this monster can use long-range attacks … its defense is similar to the zombies outside …" After Seven Kills finished his attack, he looked down at his own hands. "Even if I shrunk my body and unleashed Wo Dao Punch, it would still be able to smash it into pieces …"
"That's enough … stop bragging, let's go." Brother Long didn't give Seven Kills a chance to brag. He turned around and urged him before continuing to walk forward.
Tan Lang and Seven Kills followed closely behind. They walked down the stone steps … and stepped into the damp air …
…
At the same time, outside the moat at the entrance of the castle.
"My God …" Gill had a look of disbelief on his face as he looked at the castle before him and mumbled, "… What happened here …"
Ten minutes ago, he finished beating up the man in the suit and got back on the road.
It was not until he reached the address of the old house on Dark Creek Road that he realized … the place seemed to have been renovated.
"What's going on?" The corner of Gill's mouth twitched as he mumbled to himself, "Count _ Duckula, a British animated film released in 1988. The castle where the main character lived in could be teleported to any part of the world through a built-in spell device and even interstellar travel?"
"You're finally back, Mr. Gill." Just as Gill stood outside the moat in a daze, Feng Bujue's voice came from somewhere and entered his ears.
"You …" Gill heard the voice and immediately became nervous. He looked around and said, "… How did you …"
"It's above the right pocket of your coat, between the two layers of fabric," Brother Jue replied.
Gill followed the other person's instructions and touched his clothes. As expected, he touched a flat round hard object in that position. He quickly realized … Feng Bujue's voice came from there.
"You found it, right?" Feng Bujue continued, "This is a tracker and also has a communication function. Of course … only I can initiate communication."
"Where are you?" Gill immediately asked in a loud voice, "What's going on with this castle?"
Feng Bujue didn't answer his question. Instead, he asked in return, "Did you get Van Helsing's diary?"
Gill's expression changed slightly. He snorted coldly and said, "Hmph … I've hidden that book in a safe place." He paused. "Help me remove the chip and ensure that I leave safely, and I'll tell you where it is."
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