Chapter 114 111. Thief
In the moonlight, Lacus sat on a broken log, surrounded by two dead forest bears.
"Another bear..."
Lacus now gets annoyed when he sees bears. Last time, it was because of a tyrant bear that his team was wiped out and he lost the Holy Book. He was severely punished when he returned.
Afterwards, he was assigned to harass human cities, but he was ambushed and almost didn't make it out alive.
Afterwards he found out that it was humans who had set a trap in the name of summoning heroes and destroyed Lord Shadow Demon.
His master, Eleanor, also went with him, but because she sold out Lord Shadow Demon, she seemed to be punished by His Majesty when she returned.
Anyway, when Lacus saw her, he could tell at a glance that she was very angry, and it was natural that she took it out on him.
Lacus still remembers what she said: "If you find the Holy Scripture, you will redeem your sins and be promoted. If you can't find it, you might as well die outside."
However, he was not assigned any subordinates, which clearly showed that he was being used as a pathfinder.
Lacus dared to guarantee that after he left, Eleanor must have sent another complete team behind him, and something must have been done to him, either his positioning or his death replay!
"That damn... damn..."
“…”
After holding it in for a long time, Lacus still didn't dare to curse.
The fear of a superior is ingrained in the vampire's bones, even if he is only a half-vampire.
"I won't die. I'm a genius! I will definitely be able to retrieve the Holy Scripture, and then advance... and advance continuously!"
Lacus was not exaggerating when he said he was a genius. He was only level 40 and had not yet been promoted, but he had already obtained the innate skill [Blood Control]. He could indeed be considered a genius.
While encouraging himself, Lacus took out a small metal plate and started grinding it on his nails.
He doesn't have any disguise skills, but fortunately, the difference between vampires and humans is not too big.
A little powder on your face can hide pale skin.
As for his nails and teeth, he simply ground them off.
This metal plate is a small magic prop circulated in the Hermit Empire. After grinding nails and teeth with it, a layer of magic will be left on the surface, temporarily preventing them from growing back. Each grinding can last for two or three days.
This method is cheap and convenient. The only problem is that it grinds down the teeth, which is actually quite embarrassing for a vampire.
But he didn't have time to care about that right now.
After packing up, he stood up and walked towards the Amethyst Underground City. In order to avoid the crowd along the way, he deliberately bypassed the Dumb Wind Town and came from the forest direction. He chose to enter at night.
Sure enough, when he arrived at the entrance of the dungeon, there was no one else there except two guards on night watch.
"Are you going down to the dungeon alone so late?" Guard Aiden noticed Lacus with a hoarse tone mixed with yawns.
Although I was a little surprised how he came out of the forest, I still said hello.
They are here to pass on information in time in case of emergencies, not to block the gate of the dungeon to check on adventurers.
"Just picking some fireflies, no need to form a team!" Lacus calmly made up an excuse.
I thought that was the end of it, but unexpectedly the two guards were stunned after hearing it. They looked at him twice but didn't say much.
After Lacus entered, another guard asked, "Senior, what level is this person? Do you know him?"
Aiden rolled his eyes. "How should I know? I can't possibly know all the high-level adventurers. But since he can go to pick fireflies alone, he must be at least gold-level, maybe even diamond-level..."
Lacus was a little puzzled as to why the two guards looked at him like that, but fortunately he entered the dungeon smoothly.
He pulled out a faintly glowing black stone from his bosom and looked at it carefully. It seemed a little darker than before.
"Sure enough, the holy book is in the underground city."
This is a special item, made by refining magic crystals in an environment with the same origin as the Holy Scripture. Its characteristic is that the closer it is to the Holy Scripture, the dimmer its light becomes.
It was thanks to it that Lacus was able to find his way here.
However, this item has a limited lifespan, and I have to lock the holy book before it expires. I can't do it the same way as last time.
"Come to think of it... Is the Amethyst Dungeon so dark?"
Lacus muttered as he looked at the corridor in front of him with a little dim light.
But he had dark vision, so it wasn't affected much.
As he went down, he finally realized what mistake he had made just now——
There shouldn’t be any fireflies in this dungeon, right?
He had never been to the Amethyst Dungeon before, and he only had a dungeon map in his hand, which naturally would not mention such details.
But fireflies are resident plants in the dungeon, so he thought there should be some here as well.
I didn’t expect to see only one kind of fluorescent mushroom after entering!
This is not good...
If there really is no firefly grass in this dungeon, then what I just said would become a flaw. If those two guards are smarter, they might go to Mute Wind Town to report me.
Damn it! Damn it!
Lacus quickened his pace. He had to find the holy book quickly and get out!
He didn't encounter any difficulties along the way. He easily dealt with monsters such as puffs, scorpions, and snakes.
Arriving all the way to the fifth floor, the light of the black stone finally looked like it was about to go out.
On this floor!
In Lacus's opinion, either the adventurer who stole the holy book died in the dungeon, or the holy book had its old problem again, controlling its holder to run to dangerous places and secretly kill people passing by.
A wooden sign standing at the exit caught Lacus' attention.
"What is this? The fifth level of rules..."
After taking a quick look, Lacus looked away and didn't take it seriously.
Maybe it really is useful, but first of all, he is going to find the Bible, and he can't follow the rules and walk on the mushroom road.
Secondly, after all, it’s just five floors with a level cap of 25.
Following the guidance of Black Stone, Lacus soon deviated from the mushroom road.
To Lacus's surprise, he encountered no obstacles along the way except a bunch of mycelium stuck on his feet.
He thought he would at least encounter some traps or monsters!
As a result, I haven’t seen a single living creature so far. Could these fifth floors be empty?
It wasn't until he reached the mushroom forest that he encountered any living creatures.
Some Pujis, camouflaged in changed colors, were leaning against the mushroom tree.
He also accidentally bumped into one and only discovered it when he felt it was soft.
However, these Pujis were not aggressive at all and seemed to have no sense of territory. They did not react when I entered the mushroom forest and walked up to them.
He was also happy not to have to fight.
As the black stone in his hand grew darker, Lacus's dead heart seemed to begin beating again.
Finally, he stood in front of a stone pillar.
???
This is slightly different from what Lacus thought.
He thought he would encounter one or a group of controlled adventurers and would be able to seize the holy book after a battle.
Or maybe you find the holy book next to a pile of bones.
But why is it a stone pier?
A trickle of blood condensed into a bullet between the fingers, ready to destroy the stone pillar.
But before the blood bullet was launched, the stone pillar launched the attack first.
"What!?"
The sudden gathering of energy frightened Lacus in front of him. He just took two steps back when the stone pillar exploded.
The gravel smashed Lacus' cheek, but he had no time to care.
Amidst the mess, he vaguely saw the yellow book that he had been longing for!
But Lacus still retained a bit of rationality and looked around, but didn't see anyone else.
Only then did he rush forward, pick up the yellow book and look through it.
"Yes, yes! It's the Holy Scripture! It's the Holy Scripture!"
In the excitement, the holy book was opened a little.
"not good!"
He hurriedly wanted to close it. He was in charge of tracking the holy book, so he naturally knew how strong the holy book's enchanting power was. If he saw a few more words, he might be enchanted.
However, even if it was just a glance, he still accidentally saw the dense handwriting on the somewhat charred holy book:
[Run, run, run, run, run]
What's the meaning?
puff--
There was a slight noise behind me!
The moment Lacus turned around quickly, he shot out the blood cone in his hand.
The blood spike hit the black scales of the big black mushroom, turning into blood foam.
The power seems to be no different from Miraji's saliva arrows.
But Lacus knew that the attack just now could even break the Tyrant Bear's defense...
puff--
The big black mushroom moved one step closer, and Lacus retreated to the edge of the stone wall.
The pages of the holy book were accidentally revealed.
[Let me make it clear that this is none of my business!]
(End of this chapter)
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