Chapter 1268: 408. Dark Infiltration
An hour later.
The players who had come to the Underground Treasure Chamber to take on the trial task had logged off.
In the vast Treasure Chamber, only Noland Lee and a pile of undead remnants remained.
“Hmm~~finally quiet.”
Noland Lee stood up from his seat, stretched lazily, and shook his shoulders a few times.
Ever since he had awoken in outer space, he had always sat on a hard stone chair.
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Even now, as a skeleton frame, he felt somewhat overwhelmed and faintly felt some back and waist pain.
“It’s a good time to clean up here, while the players retreat to the safe zone and log off.”
Noland Lee turned his head to look at the seat behind him, pointed his finger, and unlocked the mechanical lock inside the seat with the “Knocking Technique”.
With a forward push of his right hand, releasing a steady stream of air, Noland Lee easily moved the seat cover away.
An underground tunnel entrance, about two meters squared, appeared before him.
A decaying and eerie scent flowed out from the entrance too, carrying waves of sour, unpleasant odors.
Noland Lee faced the tunnel entrance, huffed heavily, and cast the “Sound Seeker Technique”.
The sound waves spread downward, continuously constructing a detection map in Noland Lee’s mind.
This was an underground tunnel more than three kilometers long, spiraling down to an underground space with a pond.
In the very center of the pond, there was a skull emitting black gas.
This was the death artifact broadcasting a mysterious signal across the universe.
Noland Lee recalled the information passed down by the Scroll Angel, finding details about this object.
If Noland Lee was not mistaken, this thing was called the “Corrosive Skull”.
Any life creature or undead that came into contact with this skull would be forcibly transformed into a Corrosive Demon Servant.
The Corrosive Demon Servants, minions of the skull, were endowed the ability to spread the corrosive plague and, driven by the skull, spread the malignant plague everywhere.
From the functionality of the skull, it was clear that its original master has an undeniable connection with “plague”.
And indeed, it was so.
In the era of the Supreme Star Palace, the Corrosive Skull was indeed the trademark item of the “Corrosive Overlord”.
Noland Lee thought about it and was more certain that the appearance of the Stone Serpent Demon in this location was no coincidence.
There must be the shadow of the Dark Divine Cult behind this.
“Looks like, I need to take a chance to visit Lisom-14. Maybe I’ll find the people from the Dark Divine Cult there,” he mused.
Despite his thoughts, Noland Lee did not enter the tunnel.
It was better to destroy something like the Corrosive Skull to prevent it from harming anyone.
Noland Lee held out his right hand in front of him, gathering thundering light in his palm.
The frenzied Electric Snake set out from his hand, flowing into the tunnel like a water stream.
Throughout the tunnel, there were various mechanical traps set up by the Prayer for the Dead clan.
As the Electric Snake entered, many Prayer Skeleton Soldiers rose from the ground, and walls spurted out black fumes carrying the corrosive plague.
But these deadly ambushes, which would be fatal to ordinary people, did not hinder Noland Lee’s Electric Snake.
No matter how many Skeleton Soldiers or poisonous fumes came its way, the Electric Snake advanced relentlessly, crushing them all with furious thunder and lightning energy.
“Boom boom boom—”
Thunderclaps exploded in the tunnel, and strong gusts blew out from the entrance. noveldrama
The unstoppable Electric Snake eventually encountered resistance as it neared the Corrosive Skull.
The moment the Electric Snake attacked, the black gas around the skull swirled inward, forming a black barrier on the surface of the skull.
This barrier seemed to have excellent resistance to thunder and lightning energy, maintaining its form despite suffering hundreds of strikes.
“No wonder it can attract magic snakes and players, its defense is truly extraordinary.”
Noland Lee rubbed his chin, feeling puzzled.
His current situation was:
No panel information, unable to use the Meditation Method, unsure of how much soul energy he had left, and clueless about the specific power of his spells.
The Lightning Spell he was using to attack the death artifact, although it did not seem as fierce as when attacking the Magic Snake, was actually equally powerful.
It was just that having possessed the “Heart of Magic”, his ability to control magic energy had increased several folds, which allowed him to tame the violent thunder and lightning energy into a docile Electric Snake.
He was now casting spells without using any magical items, meaning he didn’t enjoy the enhancements from the magic wand and magic robe.
Since the Electric Snake couldn’t harm the death artifact, finding materials to make a magic wand and robe was the most urgent task.
Noland Lee slowly nodded, having made up his mind.
He dispersed the Electric Snake from his palm and instead, employed Metal Magic, injecting liquid magic metal into the tunnel that could block electromagnetic signals.
Once the liquid metal filled the tunnel, Noland Lee clenched his right hand forcefully, turning all the liquid metal into a solid state.
Thus, the Corrosive Skull and the toxic gases it emitted were temporarily sealed by Noland Lee.
Also, the electromagnetic signals were now blocked by the magic metal.
With human civilization’s deep-space detection equipment relying on electromagnetic signals, most people would no longer be able to detect the signal transmitted by the Corrosive Skull.
This would effectively prevent uninvolved humans from piloting ships here to join the crowd.
“Once the game maintenance is complete, there should be information about me on the official website. By then, those coming to Lisom-13 will likely be mostly players.”
Noland Lee scanned his surroundings:
“Maybe I should just turn this place into the main camp? After all, I am the most important NPC in the expansion, I can’t just keep nesting in the Prayer for the Dead’s grave vault, can I?”