Chapter 25. Ghost Cave ⑧: Obtained...
The five flying cars drove north and found a large platform measuring 17m by 14m in a cliff face hundreds of meters high.
After reconnaissance, it was determined that the safety level was relatively high, so everyone decided to set up camp and rest here temporarily.
Inside the tent, Lin Xiaoxiao sat on a chair, her face covered in cold sweat. Xiao Weizhi knelt in front of her and slowly helped her remove the prosthetic leg from her right leg.
After the prosthesis was removed, the right leg was swollen beyond recognition, covered in bruises and a lot of abrasions.
Xiao Weizhi frowned and stood up: "Wait a moment, I'll go call Cheng Cheng."
Her leg injury was too serious and needed immediate treatment.
Lin Xiaoxiao reached out and tugged at Xiao Weizhi's sleeve, saying softly, "I'm not in a hurry. Let Sister Cheng Cheng wash up and rest first."
After so many days on the run, they were covered in sweat and mud, and they were exhausted. They could let the others wash up first before they started looking.
Redtail darted around inside the tent, extremely curious about everything.
Seeing that Xiao Weizhi still wanted to go out, Lin Xiaoxiao suggested softly, "How about we open some chests? The treasure chests have been piling up for days and we haven't opened them yet."
These past few days I've been deep underground, and the boxes I buy each day are just things I find time to open, then they just pile up in my space.
Before Xiao Weizhi could speak, Lin Xiaoxiao quickly put all the dozens of treasure chests in her space on the ground. The stack of chests looked quite numerous.
She pointed to the small pile of boxes and said to Xiao Weizhi, "Here, they're all yours. Open them."
Since they fell deep underground together, perhaps due to their shared experience of hardship, Lin Xiaoxiao's attitude towards Xiao Weizhi has become much more casual, though she herself is unaware of this.
Xiao Weizhi did notice, but he didn't warn her; instead, he silently indulged her.
Congratulations on obtaining: A standard fishing rod (no level requirement)
Congratulations on obtaining: A bag of ordinary fruits (no level requirement)
Congratulations on obtaining: A pair of somewhat tattered and smelly pants (no level requirement)
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After opening more than a dozen boxes, all they contained were junk items with no grade. Lin Xiaoxiao sat on a chair, clutching her stomach, laughing so hard she almost fell over: "Xiao Weizhi, you're having pretty good luck today."
Xiao Weizhi half-squatted on the ground, his gaze falling on the woman who was laughing happily. A clear smile appeared on his lips as he casually continued to open the box.
Is her luck just so-so? She's smiling so happily; even if she didn't get anything out of these boxes, it seems pretty good.
The shipment was completed on the twenty-eighth box.
Congratulations on obtaining: Portable Temperature Regulator (Bronze Level)
Portable thermostat: With just one power source, you can enjoy both summer air conditioning and winter heating; an essential temperature control device for outdoor use.
This portable temperature regulator is a square, apricot-white mechanical device measuring 40cm*30cm*52cm. It has only one energy inlet and one air outlet, and nothing else, making it look particularly simple and beautiful.
Lin Xiaoxiao asked in confusion, "Then how do I adjust the temperature?"
Xiao Weizhi placed the portable temperature regulator beside her, letting her study it at her leisure, and replied gently, "Mind control."
Just as Lin Xiaoxiao was fiddling with the portable temperature regulator, Xiao Weizhi was shipping out another item from the thirty-ninth box.
Congratulations on obtaining: Raymond's Lightning Spell Amplification Pendant (Silver Grade)
Raymond's Lightning Spell Amplification Pendant: When worn, it grants a 13% attack buff during combat (limited to lightning spell skills, and only applicable to skills below Diamond rank).
This lightning spell amplifier is a lightning-shaped pendant about half the size of a palm, covered with purple-blue inscriptions, and looks exquisite and stylish.
Lin Xiaoxiao put down the thermostat she was fiddling with, clapped her hands with a smile, and said, "Congratulations, you've found something good."
Xiao Weizhi casually hung the magic amplification pendant on his waist, turned his head and smiled at her, his eyebrows curved: "Not bad."
Lin Xiaoxiao looked at Xiao Weizhi's smiling face, and the moment their eyes met, she subconsciously turned her head away to avoid eye contact, and a blush rose uncontrollably on her face.
Xiao Weizhi keenly sensed Lin Xiaoxiao's emotions, turned back to continue opening the boxes, and couldn't help but deepen the smile on his face, raising the corners of his mouth a little higher.
Xiao Weizhi wasn't so lucky with the next dozen or so boxes; all the items he opened were levelless and unusable.
When he finished opening the chests and went to wash up, Lin Xiaoxiao realized that she also had several lucky chests that she hadn't opened yet.
He immediately took it out from the space, sat on the chair, and slowly opened the box.
The first box contained a pair of smelly socks (no rating).
The second box contains an ordinary cup (without any grade).
The third chest contained a bronze-level cradle cat house.
Congratulations on obtaining: Timaer's Cradle Cat House (Bronze Level)
[Timer's Cradle Cat Bed: It is said that Timer loves cats so much that he spent a fortune to have a beautiful, comfortable, and temperature-regulating cat bed specially made for his beloved cat, Terra.]
The cat's bed is a floor-standing hanging basket with a crescent-shaped support, measuring 1 meter in size and 1.3 meters in height.
The main body is made of a special kind of rattan, and the entire cat bed has a cold, metallic sheen, but it feels like warm jade to the touch. The bottom is covered with special patterns painted with special blue and red pigments.
The cat bed's cushions were also custom-made, with delicate patterns embroidered on the brown cushions. There were also several small pillows on the side, and several fluffy ornaments hanging above. The rattan walls inside were also covered with inconspicuous patterns and inlaid with several round crystal cores.
It looked luxurious and comfortable. Lin Xiaoxiao subconsciously waved to the lively Redtail: "Redtail, how about this is your bed from now on?"
Redtail jumped into the cat bed, pressed its four little paws against the soft cushion, bounced around, then nestled on it, raised its little head and said to Lin Xiaoxiao, "So soft, Redtail likes it."
Lin Xiaoxiao reached out to stroke Hongwei's head, her eyes gentle, her voice involuntarily rising in pitch: "If you like it, that's good. Where do you think I'll put it?"
Finally, Redtail scurried around the entire tent and chose to place Lin Xiaoxiao next to her pillow on her small bed.
After everyone had finished washing up and resting, Cheng Cheng came over and performed several healing spells on Lin Xiaoxiao to ensure that her leg had returned to normal before reluctantly leaving the tent, because Cheng Cheng still couldn't touch the red tail.
Two hours later, the group sat around the campfire, staring at the roasted meat beside it, and talking about what happened after Xiao Weizhi and Lin Xiaoxiao left.
Initially, it was Xiao Weizhi and Lin Xiaoxiao who fell down. The entire Dragon Fang team fought for more than ten hours, but when they were exhausted and lacked both physical strength and magic power, they had no choice but to withdraw from the Ghost City and set up camp to rest 30 kilometers away.
Their original plan was to re-enter the ghost city after resting, but they were inexplicably targeted. Every time they rested, a large number of ghosts would chase after them, forcing them to flee for their lives.
This has been going on for several days in a row. Since there are no other teams around, it's impossible to make a comparison: is this the case for everyone, or is it just them?
Xiao Weizhi took the grilled beef skewers from Chen Yijin and shoved them into Lin Xiaoxiao's arms, who was holding Redtail. He asked in a deep voice, "Did you encounter Gu Qingqi and the others along the way?"
Chen Feng put down the grilled pork skewer he was about to eat and shook his head slightly: "No, I haven't seen any other teams since I came out of Ghost City."
Cheng Cheng held a skewer of grilled beef that had already cooled down, and kept tempting the red-tailed dog in Lin Xiaoxiao's arms, trying to lure the little guy out so he could hug and pet him.
Wang Hao and Jiang Tao stared longingly at the small, red body curled up in a ball.
Li Junxuan and Liu Huihui would occasionally glance at Red Tail as if nothing was amiss.
Everyone's first thought was: they also wanted a high-level gold-tier BOSS in its juvenile stage as a pet. Not only was it powerful, but it was also so good-looking. Suddenly, they didn't think those bronze-level pets were appealing at all!
Lin Xiaoxiao was unaware that it was precisely because of her that the entire Dragon Fang team raised their requirements for beast pets, thus avoiding a later scenario where they were betrayed by their beast pets and fell into a miserable situation.
Lin Xiaoxiao held a skewer of grilled beef and fed it to Hongwei in her arms.
This was the first time Redtail had ever tasted something so delicious. It placed its four little paws on Lin Xiaoxiao's legs, its toes slightly curled back, and its whole little body strained. Its tail was stretched straight as it chewed quickly, one bite after another.
The meal lasted for more than two hours, and Xiao Weizhi and the others also chatted for more than two hours.
Lin Xiaoxiao sat to the side, listening to them talk about their future plans. As she listened, her eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and she leaned her head on Xiao Weizhi's shoulder, falling into a deep sleep.
Xiao Weizhi felt the weight on his shoulder, glanced at Lin Xiaoxiao who had fallen asleep, and then turned to Chen Feng and the others and said softly, "Let's stop here for now, we can talk about the rest tomorrow. Go back and rest."
After saying that, he nimbly picked up Lin Xiaoxiao and carried her back towards the tent.
The red tail, which had been asleep, was startled awake. It jumped out of Lin Xiaoxiao's arms and climbed up Xiao Weizhi's arm to his shoulder before stopping. Its six red tails looked like blooming red flowers in the air.
Cheng Cheng watched Xiao Weizhi carrying Lin Xiaoxiao away with a maternal smile. He nudged Chen Feng with his elbow and whispered, "Look at Boss and Xiaoxiao, their relationship seems to be growing rapidly. Is the wedding banquet just around the corner?"
Helpless, Chen Feng reached out and patted Cheng Cheng's head, then leaned closer and whispered, mimicking her, "Why are we eating at the boss's feast? Can't we eat our own food first?"
Cheng Cheng reached out and pushed Chen Feng's face away, pouting, "You can eat at our banquet, but you have to win over my parents first."
Chen Feng chuckled and scratched his head: "I'll try harder!"
Cheng Cheng comes from a well-known Holy Lineage priest family in the Great Eagle region. Chen Feng has not yet met her family's standards for a son-in-law and is still working on it.
Wang Hao, Jiang Tao, and Li Junxuan huddled together, researching how much resources and money it would take to acquire a Golden BOSS pet.
Liu Huihui and Chen Yijin sat to one side, smoking and chatting.
Under the campfire, they looked harmonious and warm together, showing no signs of the disheveled state they had been in after fleeing for several days.
However, they ultimately failed to get a proper rest. Several hours later, the ghosts, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, emerged again and began climbing up the cliff, piled on top of each other.
By the time they discovered it, the monsters had already silently climbed halfway up the cliff, only a dozen meters away from invading the camp.
In response, the Dragon Fang Squad stood at the edge of the platform and unleashed their skills to clear out the pursuing monsters.
[Congratulations to the Dragon Fang Team: You have defeated a level 38 Headless Ghost and gained 21,455 experience points.]
[Congratulations to the Dragon Fang Squad: You have defeated a level 62 Blue-Eyed Zombie and gained 134,411 experience points.]
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More than two hours later, the number of ghosts at the bottom of the cliff did not decrease, but increased. In fact, because the ghost corpses were piled up at the bottom, it was easier for them to climb up.
Wang Hao, with a rocket launcher half his height slung over his shoulder, fired a shot downwards, gritting his teeth as he said, "These things are never-ending."
Jiang Tao squatted to the side, slowly poking the hands of the monsters climbing to the edge of the platform with his dagger: "Be content, at least you're ranged. Look at me, I can only play poking games here."
As melee fighters, Chen Hui and Liu Huihui only possess one or two ranged skills. After each use, they can only wait for the cooldown. At this moment, they are standing aside, helping to finish off the monsters that are climbing up.
As a shield warrior, Li Junxuan had no ranged attacks whatsoever, so he simply stood far away, smoking a cigarette and yawning.
The main force in this battle is: Xiao Weizhi, Wang Hao, Chen Yijin, Cheng Cheng, and Hongwei.
Chen Yijin's alchemical bombs are particularly suitable for this kind of battle scenario; all you need to do is throw them down, without even needing to aim.
Red Tail can spit fireballs and fire blades. In such a battle, it even helped Lin Xiaoxiao climb to fifth place on the team's combat ranking (Red Tail's output was attributed to Lin Xiaoxiao because they had a contract).
A moment later, Xiao Weizhi looked past the ghosts below and into the distance. His expression turned extremely ugly because he saw a continuous stream of ghosts behind him.
He turned around and asked in a low voice, "Have you packed everything up?"
Lin Xiaoxiao nodded: "I've put them all away."
Upon discovering that the ghosts were pursuing them, she and Chen Yijin quickly packed up everything in the camp, just in case they needed to evacuate temporarily.
Xiao Weizhi waved his staff, and a row of fireballs appeared out of thin air and fell down, creating a series of explosions. His hair was slightly blown by the heat of the explosions, and his gaze was as cold as ice as he looked down at the group of ghosts at his feet.
A few seconds later, he instructed Lin Xiaoxiao, "Get the flying car out, we need to prepare to leave."
A few minutes later, when the first ghost climbed onto the platform, it was met with the exhaust fumes of five flying cars.
For the next few days, all members of the Dragon Fang team spent their time resting, escaping, resting, and escaping.
Until this day.
A tremendous roar came from afar, echoing across the sky.
The Dragon Fang companions, who were riding their flying vehicles, immediately turned around and headed towards the source of the sound.
Someone has started attacking the core boss; they need to rush over to see if they can finish off the remaining enemies.
Upon hearing the roar, all the teams instinctively rushed towards that spot, hoping to take advantage of the chaos to finish off the remaining enemies and pick off any stragglers.
When the flying car arrives at its destination.
Everyone gasped, because the boss wasn't a professional player, but a dozen or so monsters, each tens of meters tall.
They are covered in flames, spikes, or scales... They have clear eyes and move nimbly.
The leading monster resembled a hamster magnified hundreds of thousands of times, standing over eighty meters tall. It roared as it charged toward the zombie giant, which was over a hundred meters tall.
Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes widened in surprise. If she wasn't mistaken, the leading monster should be the lich Anse from the cave.
It can grow this big... Is the lich Anse a diamond-level monster?
With one hand she grabbed Red Tail, which was struggling to reach the dozen or so giant monsters, and with the other she pinched its muzzle, whispering a reminder: "Red Tail, be good. Your elders are fighting, we can't disturb them."
Upon hearing this, Red Tail stopped struggling and stared intently at the monsters fighting the giant with its purple pupils.
The monsters coordinated their attacks rhythmically, surrounding the giant, but the giant was too powerful, and they could only hold out in a stalemate.
As the battle intensified, several of the monsters on Anse's side had already lost their lives, lying like rag dolls in the ruins of the ghost city.
The giants opposite them were in a worse situation, with one arm and one leg missing, and their bodies torn and mangled from being bitten. They were on the verge of victory.
The red dot on the giant's shoulder emitted a soaring red light, and countless monsters turned into dust and merged into the giant's body. In just a few breaths, the giant had recovered most of his strength, and even his severed hands and feet had grown back.
Anse's expression was extremely ugly. He stretched out his short forelimbs, wiped away the trace of blood from the corner of his mouth, and stared intently at the tiny red dot on the giant's shoulder.
A massive magic circle appeared on its body. It sneered and stomped its foot hard on the ground, its dark eyes filled with a ruthless intent to destroy everything.
The entire secret realm shook violently in an instant. With each stomp, huge cracks appeared in the ground; with another stomp, cracks also began to appear in the dark sky.
At this moment, all professionals received a special notification sound:
[WARNING! WARNING! B-rank/A-rank dungeon: Ghost Cavern is about to collapse]
Please escape as soon as possible.
[Escape route...]
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