Cyrio, on the verge of relapsing into madness, instantly clutched his head, as if a monster were churning his brain.
It took Cirio a long time to recover.
"them?"
"They are, of course, the reward I received in exchange for sacrificing myself."
Although he had suspected it for a while, hearing Sirio's words, which were tantamount to an admission, still shocked the guardian Mingdu.
His hands trembled as he pointed at Sirio.
"You...you...you've sided with it?"
Although the facts are already clear, it's never too much to be careful in confirming this matter.
"it?"
Sirio's eyes were full of disdain.
"Are intelligence officers from the intelligence department so afraid of it that they don't even dare to utter its name?"
"I just...I just..."
The guardian Mingdu murmured for a long time without uttering any defiant words, and his trembling right hand had already betrayed the fear in his heart.
“That’s right, I pledged allegiance to him and gained unparalleled power.”
“I had already defected to it when you first sent a large army to attack the mine.”
Upon hearing Sirio's admission, Guardian Mingdu turned pale and trembled all over.
He finally understood why the 5,000 troops sent by the city lord had vanished without a trace, like a clay ox sinking into the sea.
Sirio was agitated, his face flushed red. He practically shouted, voicing the question that had been buried deep in his heart for years.
"But what did I get in return?"
"My former brothers have all turned into something that looks neither human nor ghost."
"They cry out every day, thirsting, like demons from hell, begging me for flesh and blood. They whisper, they shout with all their might, they plead with heart-wrenching intensity, they rebuke with stern voices. All for..."
At this point, Sirio's face, which had been flushed with excitement, finally returned to the grayish-brown color that Jiang Hao had seen before.
"Just so I can throw them a living person..."
Sirio spoke these words with remarkably calm tone, devoid of any other emotion. It was as if he had done this countless times and was now simply bored with it.
"But one living person wasn't enough. They couldn't last five seconds; they continued to scream, thirsty and desperate..."
Sirio gave a wry smile.
“I once sacrificed myself so that they could live well.”
But now...
At this point, Sirio dejectedly dropped the torch. He looked down at his outstretched palm, and through the blurry image of his hand, he saw bones scattered all over the platform.
"Now I'm finally free."
Sirio took a deep breath and exhaled softly. With that exhale, he seemed to age decades instantly; the vibrant color in his face rapidly faded, turning deathly pale. His entire illusory form began to hunch, just like the ghouls he had summoned at the beginning.
With great effort, he supported the massive cannon barrel, leaned against it, and slid down onto the cannon's base.
"The dead are gone, the living grieve. Mingdu, this matter is over. If you don't want the entire city of Jinling to become a hell of skeletons, tell that bastard Shi Ruien what happened here. Just say..."
Having hastily finished speaking, Sirio seemed to have exhausted all his strength. He paused for a moment before slowly opening his mouth again.
"Just tell him... say he has awakened... say he has looked towards... Jinling... city."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sirio's phantom suddenly brightened, and began to transform into countless points of starlight, which swayed and danced upwards as if ignited by flames.
What made him throw away the torch?
Has he given up the hatred in his heart?
The flickering starlight gradually rose upwards, fading until it disappeared completely. When even the last bit of starlight flickered and faded until it was finally out of sight, the soul that had been determined to take revenge on Jinling City finally vanished completely.
Everything that had happened seemed to become less important.
A flash of blue light appeared on the guardian in the white priest's robe, and his figure disappeared. Jiang Hao guessed that he must have gone to Jinling City to deliver a message.
Gained 105 experience points.
Obtain the equipment [Staff of Resentment]
Obtain the equipment [Undead Black Robe]
Obtain the equipment [Death Headband]
"Player detected defeating a monster 5 levels higher than their own. Talent effect enhanced, stun duration increased by 0.01 seconds. Current stun duration 2.87 seconds, true damage points."
"Player detected defeating an elite monster of equal or higher level. Talent effect enhanced, damage increased by 100 points. Current stun duration 2.87 seconds, true damage points."
"Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to player 'Lord of Hell' for soloing the Nightmare Mode of the [Death Mine] dungeon. The system has defaulted to this player soloing all modes of [Death Mine]. As the first player on the server to clear the dungeon, you are rewarded with 210 gold, 210 free attribute points, 105 skill points, 54 class points, and one Bronze Chest and one Silver Chest. This announcement is made to encourage you!"
Jiang Hao intended to revive the fallen Sirio, but his body was already enveloped in white light and unable to move at all. Five seconds later, just like in normal mode, Jiang Hao was forcibly teleported out of the instance.
"It seems the final boss of the dungeon can't be resurrected."
Jiang Hao felt it was a pity. Sirio's power was undeniable; every skill he possessed was practically heaven-defying. Invisibility, summoning cannibals, a powerful crowd control skill that pulled all targets in front of him, a fire-based attack that caused percentage-based damage... Jiang Hao had no doubt that after transforming from an assassin into a skeleton, his skills would definitely be far more than these.
However, this trip wasn't entirely in vain. He obtained four bronze-level summons: Skeleton General, Skeleton Foreman, Skeleton Overseer, and Skeleton Necromancer, plus one iron-level summon that could be upgraded through corpse consumption: Skeleton Corpse Eater.
Of course, there was also the career points reward he had been longing for. However, to Jiang Hao's surprise, after clearing Nightmare Mode, the system automatically cleared Hard Mode by default and even issued the rewards along with it.
The system in Lingxu game is really thoughtful!
Jiang Hao opened his backpack and found the three pieces of equipment dropped by Sirio.
[Resentment Staff]
Quality: Bronze
arms
Health +500
Intelligence +50
Defense +10
Equipment effect: Increases spell damage by 10%.
Equipment requirements: Mage, Summoner, Priest
This piece of equipment is considered top-tier for Bronze-level players. Comparing it to his current equipment, the Skull Staff of Od'Dell, Jiang Hao felt that the staff that could summon a skeleton warrior every two seconds was clearly more suitable for him.
"Let's just auction it off. Equipment without level requirements is the most sought-after."
Then came the second piece of equipment.
[Undead Black Robe]
Quality: Bronze
Breastplate
Health +500
Intelligence +40
Defense +20
Equipment effect: Increases spell damage by 8%.
Equipment effect: Increases spell resistance by 60 points.
Equipment requirements: Mage, Summoner
This is also a top-tier piece of equipment for magic users. However, compared to the Overseer's Breastplate that Jiang Hao is currently wearing, he feels that the Overseer's Breastplate, which adds 800 health points, is more suitable for him.
"Let's put this one up for auction too."
Then comes the third piece of equipment.
[Death Headband]
Quality: Bronze
helmet
Health +400
Intelligence +50
Strength +20
Equipment requirements: Mage, Summoner, Priest
It was still a piece of equipment with top-tier stats. Helmets are the hardest to drop, and this was the first time Jiang Hao had ever seen one in all his years of playing the game. So he immediately equipped it. His health increased from 3470 to 4070, and his mana increased from 3240 to 3990.
Hmm, it feels pretty good.
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