Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio In the dark underground palace, the air was filled with an unpleasant smell. It smelled like urine, feces, and all kinds of body odors.
Patches of grayish-brown moss grew on the walls. Occasionally, some ferns grew at the corners of the walls. Occasionally, snakes or other monsters could be seen slithering through the moist soil at the corners of the walls.
The layout of the underground palace was not complicated. The main path was divided into several smaller paths. Lin Xiao had a map drawn by his predecessor, so he was not worried about getting lost.
As soon as they entered the underground palace, someone discovered a piece of Ancient Moss that was emitting a faint luster at the entrance of the underground palace. He immediately went forward and dug it out with a shovel. He sold it to his mentor on the spot for a Magic Stone, making everyone envious.
Then, everyone scanned the surroundings excitedly, hoping to find new ancient moss. Lin Xiao was no exception.
When the group of people passed through the main passage and arrived at the first crossroad, a large black shadow suddenly fell from the top of the left passage and pounced on the Apprentice Adept in the lead. Immediately after, more black shadows pounced on top of their heads. Lin Xiao reacted quickly and drew his sword, chopping the black shadow into two halves. Thud! The two halves fell to the ground, still twitching.
After killing four in a row, the rest of the shadows were killed by the other wizard apprentices. Only then did they have the time to look at the shadows. They were Monkey-Faced Bats. A few of them rushed up and knocked out the two blood-sucking front teeth of the Monkey-Faced Bats. These things were valuable.
Lin Xiao killed four and dug out eight teeth. In total, they were worth eight magic coins. Two more would be one magic stone.
Under the envy of the others, Lin Xiao happily put away the blood-dripping fangs with a cloth. He did not notice that Master Julian was looking at him strangely from behind.
Ten minutes later, the group cleared out another batch of Monkey-Faced Bats. Lin Xiao relied on his strength and powerful fighting skills to kill a few in a row. He collected more than ten fangs.
At this time, Master Julian was looking at him with surprise and surprise. It was as if he had seen his prey.
There weren't any particularly powerful monsters in the underground palace. After all, the Adepts would come here every once in a while to collect the newly grown ancient moss. The monsters in the underground palace couldn't live for long, so naturally, they couldn't be very powerful.
They spent two hours searching the first floor of the underground palace. Then, they began to search the second floor.
This time, it was Lin Xiao's turn to take the lead. He cast an Air Shield spell on himself. It condensed a layer of tough air and could block almost any kind of damage from any direction. It was a versatile spell. The only downside was that it was not as strong as defensive spells of the same type.
He was ready to walk down the slippery stone steps covered with unknown moss with the other two apprentices. As soon as he reached the bottom, several white shadows jumped down from the ceiling and surrounded him. Even the Air Shield couldn't block the cold air coming at him.
Seven ghosts, three for him and two for the other two apprentices.
In the blink of an eye, he took the initiative to cancel the air shield on his body. His body moved like a snake as he slithered out from between the three spirits. With a flick of his wrist, he sliced the three spirits into pieces with his sword. Immediately after, his companions reacted and cast three spells to shatter the spirits that were trying their best to put back together. While he was at it, he slashed a few more times with his sword and shattered them even more.
He wiped the sweat off his forehead and turned back to thank Master Julian. However, his pupils shrank and he almost could not control his expression.
Lin Xiao turned back expressionlessly. The shock in his heart was like a stormy sea.
Just now, when he turned back, he happened to see Master Julian, who was hugging his apprentice, quickly return to normal. However, he saw something that he could not believe.
At that moment, Lin Xiao seemed to have seen the way Master Julian looked at him, as if he had recognized the other children from the divine realm. That look, that look, that look was very familiar to Lin Xiao. In addition, he had a strange feeling when he saw Master Julian earlier. He was surprised and scared.
Master Julian was a child from the divine realm. He did not know which race he came from, but he had already seen that Lin Xiao was different from the natives.
At that moment, Lin Xiao did not know if it was an illusion, but he felt a chill on his back. It was as if someone was staring at him.
"I can't stay here any longer."
Whether or not he was sure, it was too risky to stay here. He had to find a way to escape from the group.
No, he felt that he could not stay in this sect any longer.
It was too easy for a Master to deal with an apprentice like him. He could just find a reason to transfer him to the Master's office and kill him as easily as slaughtering a chicken. Then, he could just make up a random reason. In this world where the strong were respected, this was not out of line.
Without the support of his family, he could just die. No one would care if he died.
Lin Xiao's mind raced, but his eyes, expression, and actions were the same. Although he felt that it was useless, he still had to do what he had to do. After all, what if he was wrong?
It was not impossible, although the probability was less than one percent.
The group went down the stairs. On the second floor of the underground palace, there were ghosts that appeared from time to time in addition to the hidden Ghostface Bats.
These monsters were extremely dangerous and did not bring any benefits. They were one of the monsters that they hated the most.
Along the second floor's main path, they came to another crossroad. Master Julian spoke.
"Wait a minute."
Everyone stopped. He said, "We'll split up.
You take the left, we'll take the right. "
"Right, you two follow us and carry the things."
He was referring to Lin Xiao and the other Apprentice Adept.
"It's time."
Lin Xiao's heart skipped a beat. Julian's decisiveness caught him off guard. He had not thought of a way to escape.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he could not find any reason to refuse. He could only agree.
The group split up, and Julian's disciples took the lead. He waved his hand to signal Irene, who was pouting, to the side and beckoned to Lin Xiao.
He braced himself and walked over. Julian smiled and asked,
"Where did you come from?"
Lin Xiao could see the hidden coldness and cruelty in his smile. He also knew that he was not asking where he had reincarnated, but which divine civilization.
Obviously, he was trying to find out. If he answered wrongly, he would immediately be attacked.
Lin Xiao thought for a while and finally decided to answer honestly. He pretended to be hesitant and said,
"Human!"
Julian's face showed a trace of surprise. The coldness and cruelty on his face disappeared in an instant. A smile immediately appeared on his face, like a spring breeze.
"Brother, you should have said so earlier. I almost misunderstood. I'm a human too. We're all from …"
When his attitude changed, Lin Xiao was relieved. He smiled and said, "So we're friends.
"So you're one of us. You scared me too …"
His voice stopped abruptly. Lin Xiao's hands moved even faster. He crossed his arms in front of him. A translucent white snake flew out from Julian's chest and bit him hard. With a muffled sound, Lin Xiao retreated more than ten meters and turned around to run.
"Hmm?"
Julian was surprised that his attack did not kill the target. He grinned and said to his surprised disciple and another apprentice.
"Chase after him and kill him on the spot!"
Although they did not understand, the other apprentice was still in a daze and did not move. However, the other disciples did not even ask and took out their weapons to chase after him.
Julian did not care about the confused apprentice. He put his hands behind his back and followed with a cold smile.
"While completing Zhen Ming Primogenitor's mission, I was able to meet a newly descended human. What a pleasant surprise!"
On the first floor of the underground palace, Lin Xiao rushed out from the second floor. He did not go straight to the exit. Instead, he rushed in another direction.
If he went out, he would die without a doubt. He could not outrun an official wizard. However, he remembered that on the other side of the first floor of the underground palace, there was an opening covered by soil and tree roots. He could escape from there.
Fortunately, they had already swept through the first floor of the underground palace and killed all the hidden monsters. Otherwise, if he ran into one while escaping, he would be discovered immediately.
Less than five seconds after he reached the first floor, Julian's disciples rushed up. Irene shouted to the other male disciples.
"Go to the exit immediately."
The few of them quickly walked towards the exit. However, after taking a step, Irene suddenly stopped and listened to the other side. A trace of doubt appeared on her charming face. She thought for a moment and walked in that direction.
Lin Xiao quickly rushed to the collapsed gap in his memory. At a glance, he saw a hole that could only fit a head. He could vaguely see light shining down from above. He drew his sword and rushed forward, stabbing it into the mud beside the hole and stirring it. A large piece of mud fell out.
This sword cost him two magic stones. It was enchanted with two spells, Sturdy and Sharp. It could easily cut through stone, not to mention soil and roots. Soon, he had dug out a hole that could fit a person.
Twenty seconds later, he had dug out a hole that could fit him. Just as he was about to climb up, his ears twitched. He stopped and looked to the other side. A graceful figure walked out from the darkness.
Irene looked at Lin Xiao who was covered in mud and dirt. She clapped her hands and said, "So, there was a hole in the opening.
"So there was a collapsed gap here. I was wondering why he disappeared when I caught up. Teacher is very …"
A large clump of dirt flew towards her with a strong gust of wind, forcing her words back into her mouth. She pressed a hand on her waist, and a layer of clear light rose up to block the flying dirt. Then, a huge fist followed up and hit the clear light.
"Bang!"
Under the pressure of a huge force that was beyond her imagination, the clear light was immediately smashed into pieces. The remaining force hit her charming face and deformed it. She tilted her head back and subconsciously activated the crystal pendant magic tool on her chest. Another layer of green light rose up and formed a huge eggshell light shield. But the moment the light shield formed, a sword light flashed and a stream of hot blood spurted high up from her neatly cut neck. It hit the top of the green light shield and dyed the light shield red.
The corpse fell to the ground and twitched continuously. A big head rolled to the side and a trace of disbelief remained on the charming face.
"Stupid!"
Lin Xiao snorted and went forward to search the corpse that was still warm and soft. He took out an accessory from his waist, a crystal pendant on his chest and four rings on his left and right fingers. All of them were magic equipment.
He spent two seconds to collect his spoils of war and turned to continue digging. He dug through the hole and disappeared into the forest without cleaning up the soil on his body.
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