Chapter 267: Chapter 177: The Indestructible Flames that Burn Everything to Ashes!_2
[Accompanied by a crisp whistle, you summoned the ferocious and robust ’Three-Headed Lion of Perdition’.]
[The ’Three-Headed Lion of Perdition’ with its six crimson eyes is incredibly prominent in the darkness, it looks towards the deep straw nest in the underground space, and then at you.]
[Seeing that you have yet to issue an action command, it autonomously steps forward, heading towards the nest in the depths...]
"The Three-Headed Lion can self-heal and regenerate, making it the most suitable as a vanguard for exploration. I’m not abusing my summoned beasts..."
Lin Xun easily convinced himself.
[The ’Three-Headed Lion of Perdition’ circles around the straw nest for a few times before jumping into the nest to search through the straws...]
[It walks back to you, shaking its three massive lion heads, indicating that there’s nothing unusual.]
[Brave and audacious Apostle, do you want to return to your original location, or do you want to explore it personally?]
Lin Xun, completely unafraid, commanded the Earth Giant to go forward for inspection.
[As you approach the nest, several pieces of fluorescent ore in the straw vanish into thin air, leaving only a faint sweet scent in air.]
[You take a deep breath and silently feel...]
[You don’t feel discomfort, but rather invigorated, as if there’s a roaring flame burning within you, causing you to be full of vim and vigor, your power and battle readiness surge.]
???...
Lin Xun twitched his lips.
The Mage’s Shell passed out at the scent of the aroma, but why did the Bull Shell react as if it had taken some stimulant?
He was at a loss for an explanation for a moment and seeing that the nest had nothing to be explored, he quietly retreated.
[You exit the passage and return to your original location...]
[Your summoned creature ’Three-Headed Lion of Perdition’ is too large in size, and cannot follow you back!]
"...My problems are just too big."
Lin Xun sighed helplessly, canceling the summoning.
[You alone return to the original place...]
[At the end of the pathway to your left, you obtained nothing. Where are you going next?]
The in-game text indicated that the middle passage was filled with moisture, with the sound of water dripping from within.
The right passage has nothing unusual.
Lin Xun thought that since he was bound for a full exploration of the map, not missing a single item or Boss, he would just explore in the order of left, middle, and right.
[You step into the middle fork in the road, and as you go deeper, you notice the moss under your feet growing thicker, and the environment is becoming more and more humid.]
[What you hear is not only the sound of water dripping, but also the indescribable howling of a certain creature.]
[The creature’s howls resonate intermittently. You listen carefully and identify them as the howls of the ’Underworld Shadow Demon’.]
[Judging from sounds, a considerable number of monsters lurk within the depths of the passage, do you want to delve deeper?]
Lin Xun thought, so all the monsters are gathering here for a concert...
He prepared himself to summon the Three-Headed Lion at any time.
He then pressed ’Yes’.
[You continue advancing along the passage and soon arrive at another underground space.]
[The cave in front of you is cavernous, and you roughly estimate that it’s at least a hundred meters from the ground to the top of the cave, and the depth of the cave is at least a thousand meters. Numerous stalactites and stalagmites form pillar-like structures, supporting the cave.]
[The cave is filled with a sweet scent, there’s a dark and wide underground lake in the middle, the lake’s surface is pitch black, and you can’t gauge its depth...]
[On the shore of the lake, many ’Underworld Shadow Demons’ are writhing and squirming in groups, reproducing and squabbling, their intermittent howls are emanating from their mouths.]
[You notice that the ’King of the Underworld Shadow Demons’ is on the lakeshore, and the fluorescent ore is in its grasp.]
[In front of it, a cluster of Shadow Demons are clamoring, fighting to be the first to kneel and worship it.]
[The ’King of the Underworld Shadow Demons’, holding a luminescent fluorescent ore, immerses it in the lake water then lifts it back out, it points its claws towards a Shadow Demon from the crowd.]
[The chosen Shadow Demon lets out a continuous howl, from which you seem to sense its excitement.]
[The chosen creature steps forward, licks the water droplets affixed to the ore, then with a quick and vigorous action, it eagerly joins the fray, continuing its lineage.]
[Your silent arrival did not attract the attention of the creatures.]
[You take a deep breath, and your nostrils are filled with the sweet scent, you only feel full of power, a nameless agitation gradually grows and spreads.]
[Restless Apostle, what’s your next move?]
[Option 1. Find a lone ’Underworld Shadow Demon’, stealthily take it down and possess it, join the large-scale warfare, contributing a force to the continuation of the underworld monsters’ lineage.]
[Option 2. Scream in agony, ’Ah... My eyes are unclean!’ gouge out your own eyes... or rather, all four of them, and flee from this place, replacing them with a few untainted eyes.]
[Option 3. Shake your head and sneer, "Such impurity should not exist in this world." Raise the ’Ancient Dragon Tooth Mace’ and commence slaughter, cleansing the defilement of the underground depths.]
As per usual, Lin Xun automatically ignored the first two options.
Looking at the third option in front of him, he fell into thought.
If it were normal circumstances where he faced a horde of monsters, he would definitely possess the Mage’s Shell, using the ’Starfall Light’ to send all the monsters in the cave up to heaven.
But the scent emitted from the ore... might possibly, seemingly, likely be an aphrodisiac.
The Earth Giant, sturdy as a bull, could relatively resist the effects of the scent.
For some reason, when the Mage’s Shell smelled the aroma, it would faint, turning into a helpless lamb ready to be slaughtered.
"Could it be... because the Mage is too weakly built?"
