Chapter 59: Relic Exploration

After seeing the stone door, Su Lun did not rush forward. This could be said to be the last part of the passage. He did not believe the designer of these mechanisms would leave this place unprotected. On the contrary, there were definitely more dangerous and hidden traps set here.

He rolled a heavy log forward. A series of mechanical sounds were heard, followed by endless arrows suddenly shooting out from the surrounding walls.

Arrows continuously shot from both sides of the walls. The entire passage had no blind spots at all. The powerful arrows embedded themselves nearly halfway into the walls. After waiting for a while, the relentless rain of arrows finally stopped. The passage was left in a mess, filled with broken arrows.

After seeing the arrows stop, Su Lun then moved forward. He casually picked up a broken arrow. Although the arrow was broken and damaged, the arrowhead still gleamed coldly. It was clear these crossbow arrows were much more powerful than the previous ones. At such close range, they could even pierce the iron armor worn by Barbarians.

Casually dropping the arrow, Su Lun approached the stone door. Just as he was about to push the stone door open, he suddenly sensed a trace of magical fluctuation. Without a second thought, Su Lun directly manipulated the Wind Elemental to form a spinning wind shield in front of him. This was not a spell, but a small trick using the Wind Dragon Banner’s [Wind Elemental Control].

As soon as the wind shield appeared, a stream of green liquid instantly sprayed towards it. The wind shield spun continuously upon contact, flinging the green liquid onto the surrounding walls. The moment the liquid touched the walls, white smoke immediately emerged, and the rock walls were instantly corroded, leaving behind numerous holes.

The liquid came and went quickly, stopping after just two seconds. After seeing the pitted and corroded walls, Su Lun felt secretly relieved. Clearly, this was a Magic Trap. The liquid just now was a spray of Witchcraft Acid.

The corrosiveness of this stuff was even stronger than concentrated sulfuric acid. Metal armor was nothing in front of it. Clearly, the person who made these traps knew the weaknesses of the arrow trap. To deal with those wearing metal armor, they specifically prepared a strong acid trap. This way, even if the armor blocked the arrows, it would be completely useless against the strong acid, just like paper.

It was fortunate Su Lun reacted quickly. Otherwise, while the strong acid might not affect him, the Barbarian Warriors certainly couldn’t withstand it, and the losses would have been heavy.

After the acid trap was triggered, this Magic Trap became ineffective. Su Lun grew increasingly interested in what was behind the stone door. Not counting the acid trap, the cost of just those repeating crossbow traps was at least hundreds of Gold Nar. Plus, there was also a Magic Trap. What kind of good things were hidden inside?

After confirming there were no other traps on the stone door, two Barbarian Warriors stepped forward to push it open.

“Whoosh!”

A cold wind blew through the stone door, followed by a shadow rushing out from within. The shadow was hazy and looked sinister and fierce. Detecting something, the two men immediately swung their weapons forward without hesitation. The shadow dissipated with a swoosh upon contact with the weapons.

“Ghost?”

Several Barbarian Warriors looked at each other and said.

“According to science, this is the result of intense oxidation when century-old dye meets air. What ghost!” Su Lun waved his hand and said. In his previous life, he had seen tomb-raiding movies often depicting such scenes, and he explained it with a serious face.

The Barbarian Warriors nearby didn’t understand what Su Lun meant, but they still nodded to show they understood. However, Su Lun seemed to have forgotten one point: this world possessed supernatural powers.

“Jie jie!”

An eerie laughter emerged around them.

“Boss, how does science explain that sound just now?” a Barbarian Warrior nearby leaned in and asked.

You’re pushing your luck, brother! Su Lun mentally noted this unappreciative Barbarian Warrior on his little black list.

“Science your head! This is a ghost!” After glaring at him, Su Lun continuously scanned the area, trying to find where the ghost was hiding.

Just then, a phantom suddenly appeared, followed by a sharp shriek erupting in everyone’s ears. Su Lun felt as if his head had been struck hard by a hammer. His brain became dazed for a moment. Fortunately, the feeling was brief.

Su Lun resisted it instantly. His spear flashed with arcs of Lightning Glow and swept directly through the ghost. The lightning surged, instantly enveloping the ghost. Then a piercing scream sounded, and the ghost’s already illusory form quickly dissipated, vanishing without a trace.

Rubbing his slightly throbbing temples, Su Lun felt some aftereffects from the ghost’s death shriek. Although this attack seemed to harm enemies through sound, and one might think just covering the ears would work, that was only the surface. The death shriek belonged to soul magic.

It acted directly on the soul through soul power. It could be said this thing ignored physical defense. Ghosts were very unfriendly to purely physical professions. Their illusory bodies almost immune to ninety percent of physical attacks. Only holy water or magical attacks were effective against them. Combined with the death shriek, these things were simply killers for low-level professions.

“Ba Lun, how are you all?” Su Lun asked, looking at the staggering Barbarian Warriors.

“Alright, boss, just a bit of a headache!” The Barbarian Warriors rubbed their heads, grimacing. These Barbarians had strong bodies, and their soul power wasn’t weak either, so they recovered quickly from the soul attack. If it were someone with weaker constitution, without corresponding defensive measures, they would either die or become fools from that attack.

After seeing the Barbarian Warriors were mostly unharmed, Su Lun went to the spot where he killed the ghost. Where the ghost dissipated, a black, translucent crystal had dropped.

This thing was a ghost’s Soul Crystal. Undead creatures had a certain chance to drop this when they died. It was said to be the materialization of spiritual energy, a magical material that could be sold to Wizards for Gold Nar.

[Soul energy detected. Absorb?]

As soon as he picked up this Soul Crystal, a System prompt sounded in his ear. Su Lun’s heart stirred, and he chose to absorb.

“Extracting energy… Energy extraction complete. You gained 2,700 Experience Points!”

“Not bad.” Su Lun’s eyes lit up. He had already gained 500 Experience Points from killing the ghost, but absorbing the Soul Crystal unexpectedly gave him another 2,700 Experience Points. This was far more than the experience he gained from patrolling and clearing Kobolds in the Wasteland before.

As the energy was fully extracted, the black Soul Crystal turned ash-white, looking decayed and withered. With a light touch, the Soul Crystal directly crumbled into countless particles, then scattered with the wind, disappearing without a trace.