Elf Kingdom:Game of the World Tree Chapter 164 – Chapter 164: Chapter 159: Bold Idea (1/2 extra chapter for Alliance Hierarch Miyahara Chisa)

Chapter 164: Chapter 159: Bold Idea (1/2 extra chapter for Alliance Hierarch Miyahara Chisa)

“Run!”

Boxed Lunch's expression turned serious as he spun around and dashed off.

As he passed by Miss Nighthawk, he grabbed the stunned Elf Girl, activated his skill “Sprint,” and ran even faster.

The other players were momentarily stunned but then quickly turned around and sprinted to keep up.

Once they had covered some distance, dozens of Earth Cave Spiders, attracted by the noise, started to chase after them!

“Damn! Why the hell is this a spider nest?”

“Run, run, we've got plenty of loot this time. Dying would mean a huge loss.”

The players felt their scalps tingle with fear as they desperately fled, cursing along the way.

Miss Nighthawk, pulled along by Boxed Lunch, felt a shock in her heart:

“So… so many spiders!”

They desperately fled down the mine path, with the Earth Cave Spiders hot on their heels.

Fortunately, some team members had prepared ahead, equipping shoes with the “Speed” effect, which barely kept them from being caught.

But… they couldn't shake them off either.

“Hu Lu! How many are chasing us?”

Boxed Lunch, pulling Miss Nighthawk along at the front, asked.

Hu Lu cast a “Detection Technique” behind them and then shouted:

“A lot, about… sixty or seventy, no… seventy or eighty! All small ones!”

Seventy or eighty…

Boxed Lunch's eyes flickered:

“We can fight! Plan C, initiate at the skywell around the corner!”

After saying this, he let go and gave Miss Nighthawk a push, slowing down:

“You go first, climb out.”

Seeing Boxed Lunch's confident demeanor, Miss Nighthawk hesitated for a moment but nodded.

She understood that these Chosen Ones seemed to have a plan.

She ran ahead, occasionally glancing back to see what the Chosen Ones intended to do.

Then, she saw a team member suddenly slow down, move to the back of the group, and pull out a bulging leather pouch from his backpack.

She saw him twist open the pouch and start scattering some black powder along the path…

What was that?

Miss Nighthawk paused slightly.

The players continued scattering as they moved, until they reached a corner of the mine road.

This was an open, transitional area connected to several other mine paths, with a skylight dozens of meters above.

Carved stone steps were on the cave walls, allowing people to climb.

This… was one of the exits from the mine, with ruins above it.

“Climb up!”

Boxed Lunch shouted to Miss Nighthawk from afar.

Miss Nighthawk nodded and hurriedly climbed up to the skylight.

She quickly ascended and then turned to help the other players.

The other players also followed her, climbing up one after another.

Just as everyone climbed out of the mine, the spiders at the forefront arrived.

They began crawling up along the walls.

Boxed Lunch's eyes flashed as he pulled out an identical bulging cloth bag from his body and threw it down.

The other players also followed suit, tossing down identical bags from their bodies.

“Hu Lu, light it up!”

Boxed Lunch shouted.

“Got it!”

Hu Lu eagerly nodded.

In his hand appeared a fireball of several dozen centimeters in size, just conjured up by his Fireball Technique.

By now, the leading spider was almost out of the mine.

“Here goes!”

Hu Lu turned around and threw the fireball over his shoulder, then immediately hit the ground.

“Get down, cover your ears!”

Boxed Lunch called out to Miss Nighthawk again.

Miss Nighthawk paused for a moment.

Seeing the other players all instinctively dive to the ground and cover their ears, she did the same.

Just as she lay down, she heard a deafening explosion…

“Boom——!”

The black powder ignited upon contact with the fireball, instantly combusting and causing the air to heat up and expand rapidly, creating a violent explosion in the narrow mine tunnel. Accompanied by tremors shaking the ground, a several-meter-high tongue of flame burst out of the mine, carrying up thick black smoke.

The entire ground was shaking!

*Such a… such a powerful explosion!*

Feeling the tremors, Miss Nighthawk subconsciously clicked her tongue.

*This intensity… it's comparable to a three-ring spell in power, right?*

*What's going on here?*

If she was not mistaken, the fireball the Chosen One just threw down was only a one-ring fireball.

Wait…

*Was it the black powder?*

Miss Nighthawk's eyes widened, her gaze at the Chosen Ones now tinged with disbelief:

*What on earth did they harness? To make a one-ring fireball produce a three-ring spell effect!*

*Is it… some kind of alchemical product?*

A moment later, the aftershocks subsided, and there was not a sound from the mine anymore.

Dust rose around them.

The air was filled with a stinging smell that made Miss Nighthawk quite uncomfortable.

“Cough, cough… cough cough…”

She started coughing and finally pulled out her canteen, drinking a few sips to ease her discomfort.

At that moment, she saw the players excitedly gather at the edge of the skylight, peeking down:

“Are they dead?”

“They must be, it's completely silent now.”

“Damn! Looks like technology's still the way to go!”

“Ah… too bad we don't get any experience points from this method, such a waste, dozens of them…”

“You win some, you lose some. The spider legs should still be there, let's go pick them up and take them back.”

Hearing the Chosen Ones' strange comments, Miss Nighthawk curiously moved closer.

Below the skylight, the mine path was still smoking, but no more sounds could be heard.

*The spiders… are all dead?*

Miss Nighthawk was stunned.

After a moment, as the smoke cleared, Boxed Lunch called everyone to climb back down the mine.

Miss Nighthawk also climbed down.

The scent below was still strong, causing her to frown slightly.

When the young girl arrived at the bottom of the skylight, she found that everything had changed.

The nearby mine paths had been completely destroyed, and Earth Cave Spider corpses were scattered everywhere, some still smoking…

Almost no intact corpses could be found; all the Earth Cave Spiders had been blasted to pieces.

*Such… such power!*

Miss Nighthawk covered her mouth in shock.

At that moment, the players began excitedly harvesting the spider legs.

These Earth Cave Spiders, often feeding on minerals, had exoskeletons on their legs made of mineral deposits, which the Elf Blacksmith Carlos claimed to be excellent forging materials.

So… even though they couldn't gain experience points by indirectly killing the Earth Cave Spiders, gathering these materials offered some consolation.

“How… how did you do it? Was it those powders just now?”

Looking at the spider remnants all around, Miss Nighthawk couldn't help but ask.

“Heh heh, never seen it before, huh? That's gunpowder!”

The players answered proudly.

“Gunpowder?”

Miss Nighthawk paused for a moment.

“Heh heh, all thanks to Boxed Lunch! He's the one who made it.”

“Yeah, yeah! I've never seen someone gather materials and make gunpowder like that. I wonder what Boxed Lunch does in real life…”

The players chattered.

“Real life?”

Miss Nighthawk tilted her head slightly.

She didn't quite understand the Chosen Ones' comments, but she understood one thing.

The mysterious powder that caused the tremendous explosion was made from wood!

*He even knows alchemy? He's that impressive?*

Miss Nighthawk's eyes were filled with admiration.

Under Miss Nighthawk's intense gaze, Boxed Lunch felt uncomfortable all over.

He stiffened his face, glared at the chatty players, and commanded:

“Quick, gather up.”

The players glanced at Boxed Lunch, then at Miss Nighthawk, and chuckled.

Boxed Lunch:…

…

This time, over eighty spiders had chased after them.

After stripping all the spider legs, the players awkwardly discovered that the bags their Fiery Flame Elf gifted them could not hold everything.

“Awkward, can't… can't carry it all.”

“Ugh… the backpack's still too small. Why can't we have a system backpack…”

“Why don't we make two trips to bring it back?”

“Would it be unsafe to leave it here? What if someone else comes and takes it?”

“Maybe we should just draw an array and sacrifice it, these spider legs are metallic, the array should consume them.”

Seeing the players' dilemma, a smile played on Miss Nighthawk's lips:

“Let me hold it.”

She stepped forward and touched the spider legs the players had gathered.

Then the players watched in surprise as the spider legs shimmered briefly and then disappeared!

“Damn! How did you do that?”

“G…Gone?”

At that moment, Hu Lu's eyes lit up:

“Space equipment?!”

Miss Nighthawk lifted her chin triumphantly, her lips curling:

“Heh~! See? I can still be of help, right?”

Hearing her words, all the players became thrilled:

“Amazing! You have space equipment!”

“Boxed Lunch! You've recruited a walking storage room!”

Boxed Lunch:…

Then the players excitedly emptied their gear, eagerly handing it over to Miss Nighthawk:

“Miss Nighthawk, Miss Nighthawk! Can you store these for us too?”

” Yeah, yeah! It's too heavy to carry!”

Miss Nighthawk:…

Boxed Lunch didn't join the players' chatter, instead frowning in thought.

His contemplative look caught the attention of others:

“Boxed Lunch, what's up?”

A player stopped what he was doing and curiously asked.

“Spider legs can be sacrificed too?”

Boxed Lunch replied with a question.

“Of course! After all, they're metal! The array will surely consume them! Just with a bit less contribution…”

The player answered.

“Not to mention spider legs, didn't we even sacrifice beast bones before?”

Another player chimed in.

Upon hearing this, Boxed Lunch's eyes flickered:

“I… suddenly have an idea.”

“If it works…”

“There might be a way to open the gates to the Underworld.”

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