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Chapter 78: A World Unlit by Light
Chapter 78: A World Unlit by Light
Under the communication between the expert Hei Shou and the demon blood sword, the cave dweller Ex Fucao very obediently revealed all the information about the underground world.
He had intended to put up some resistance, but his strength did not allow it, especially when a certain Tianqi was thinking about peeling his skin to make a fur coat for Qin MuYe. This made him even more certain that none of these people seemed to have a normal brain.
After all, who starts peeling skin right after an interrogation? At the very least, ask a question first.
"Master, you heard it. What are your instructions?" Hei Shou asked respectfully.
Qin MuYe waved his hand: "You decide. If things get too bad, we can always run away. I'm almost at level 20."
He was already at level 19 and planned to check the advancement quest when he hit level 20. If it was doable, he would complete it along the way. If not, he would return to his territory, upgrade it, and then let the spirits advance.
To be honest, he treated this level-up journey more like a vacation.
Currently, if his spirits worked together, they could probably take down a 4th-rank hero unit. A 5th-rank might be a bit challenging, but a group fight wouldn't be an issue.
Overleveling and strong kills were quite normal; otherwise, it would be a waste of the resources Qin MuYe had invested in them.
Before leaving, Qin MuYe had re-equipped them with elemental shields and magic protection, skills they lost after becoming heroes. Unfortunately, these were not innate abilities but special skills, and they could not be upgraded, similar to Bloodthirsty Fury and Death Curse.
Of course, "not upgradeable" meant they couldn't be upgraded through the Lord Era's three-choice system, but it didn't mean Qin MuYe couldn't further enhance them.
Another important aspect was the treasures. A significant portion of the 36 million points had been used to acquire high-grade treasures to arm them.
For example, Yeyu's staff and robe, Mo Xue's long knife and armor, and even Tianqi's robe.
Unfortunately, there were no components to combine into artifacts.
Qin MuYe himself only had a Magic Source and a Sapphire Headband. It wasn't that Hei Shou didn't offer him better gear, but Qin MuYe didn't want it. Giving him such items would be a waste. If not for the Magic Source, which he needed, he would have given it to Tianqi.
His Blood Parasite ability could be reused, meaning that if enough were released, the enemy's body would likely be left with nothing but parasitic tendrils, leading to instant death.
Killing and fighting were not suitable for Qin MuYe.
"Then let's head to the underground world. We need some insignificant help from the underground races."
Since Qin MuYe did not object, Hei Shou naturally gave the order.
This made Ex somewhat uneasy. Insignificant help?
Could it be referring to corpses?
Under Ex's guidance, they quickly arrived at a hidden teleportation stone.
This thing looked like a proper tombstone. All it needed was activation to teleport to a fixed area, similar to Qin MuYe's initial portal.
The main difference was that this thing directly teleported people, while Qin MuYe's portal required walking through.
A flash of light, and all the spirits were teleported away.
The underground world was pitch-black, with no light source whatsoever.
This was not friendly to the spirits. The sudden darkness made them somewhat anxious and uneasy.
"Silence!" the Demon Blood roared, stopping the goblins' fidgeting.
Then, Hei Shou took out a mid-grade treasure, the Enlightenment Lamp. The effect of this treasure was simple: it increased vision by 10 points.
But that wasn't the main point. The main point was that the light was truly bright, dispelling the darkness and illuminating the area.
Hei Shou hung it on the alchemical carriage, making it a light source.
"Lead the way. We won't go to Black Horn City. Take us to a city with weaker forces, preferably a city of cave dwellers," Hei Shou said, looking at Ex.
Ex felt a bit bitter about this: "Sir Goblin, cave dwellers don't have cities. Cave dwellers are too weak. Generally, they are slaves."
The status of cave dwellers was roughly the same as that of goblins. If you compare them, a human farmer with a pitchfork could stab a cave dweller to death.
"Oh, that's too bad. Then let's find a city with similar strength," Hei Shou said, showing no particular emotion.
He even thought cave dwellers were a good race. If not for their better skeletal soldiers, they might have chosen cave dwellers as laborers.
But cave dwellers were already doing that kind of work.
As for Ex, becoming a hero had lifted him from his miserable life, but due to his inherent racial weakness and lack of a sufficiently powerful profession, he was still weaker than most heroes and not well-regarded in Black Horn City.
Otherwise, why would they send him to the surface to communicate with the undead? For cave dwellers, who had long adapted to the darkness underground, coming to the surface was a form of insult and torment.
Unfortunately, when under someone else's roof, one has to bow one's head. Now that he was captured, if he didn't cooperate, he would likely be skinned and have his tendons pulled out.
"Yes, please go north. There is a gathering of gray dwarves there, numbering around ten thousand," Ex used his sensory organs to identify the area and pointed north.
Dead companions are better than dead poor companions. Gray dwarves weren't exactly nice beings. They were driven underground by the dwarves and gradually evolved into a new species.
Although they were skilled in weapon-making like dwarves, their personalities were evil and cunning, extremely cruel, and they loved to torture and kill living beings, especially their cousins, the dwarves.
Or perhaps all creatures in the underground world were evil, including cave dwellers.
Did you really think Ex was kind? It was only because his life was in Qin MuYe's hands that he acted so docile.
Otherwise, how could he have become a hero in such a harsh environment and joined a faction? He certainly didn't rely on kindness.
If he had that kind of heart, he would have started liberating his own race long ago, instead of joining other underground species in exploiting his own kind.
This shows that the division in the underground world was more based on strength rather than race.
Hei Shou directed the team to move forward. He was wary of Ex's words. Once he had enough skeletal soldiers, he would immediately incapacitate Ex and leave him for Qin MuYe to use as an experimental subject.
Qin MuYe was very interested in the sensory organs of cave dwellers. If he could figure out their secrets, it would be quite beneficial for goblins. After all, it was a way to perceive magic, and even in the dark, one could live a normal life just by using their senses. There was a lot of potential in this.
(End of Chapter)
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