There's a skeleton dungeon connected to my basement.

Chapter 244, The Frenzied Silver Thorns

Chapter 244, The Frenzied Silver Thorns
This tower was not too difficult for Xiao Yang; the tall tower had three large areas.

The slaughtering area, the guard area, and the tower lobby where Xiao Yang temporarily stopped.

In the tower lobby, the rotting, irrational commander wandered aimlessly.

The first area Xiao Yang cleared out was the slaughter area at the very bottom of the tower, which contained not only corrupt butchers and the slaughtered, but also some corrupt hunting dogs.

Deep inside the tower, Xiao Yang found a hidden prison filled with countless iron cages.

The dimly lit prison was currently empty, except for a few roaming, corrupting hounds.

Xiao Yang dealt with these stray dogs in a very simple way.

It doesn't require a huge amount of effort.

Some rough dog skin and canine teeth fell off.

This tower connects to the gate of Clock Tower City. Usually, on the first of every month, people in the shantytown who have accumulated enough resources would excitedly come here.

Life in Zhongta City is indeed quite good, and Xiao Yang can attest to that.

Previously, the residents not only didn't worry about attacks from dungeon monsters and evil god's minions, but also had regular weekly food supplies and even the mood to participate in flower competitions.

In the dimly lit dungeon, there was a ventilation window; one only needed to stand on tiptoe to see the outside view through this window.

Unfortunately, the small ventilation window still reflects that messy and broken wilderness.

Xiao Yang found many resource chests in this slaughter area.

These resource chests contain a lot of resources, almost all in sets, and are mostly fixed items.

[Live Ore]

【Premium live ore】

[Living vines]

Living wood

………….

Xiao Yang is very efficient.

Aside from the somewhat frustratingly rotten commander, Xiao Yang didn't need much time to explore the tower as a whole.

The garrison area is located in the middle section of the tower, where some city guards roam.

Aside from the presence of the Rotten Commander, the monsters inside the tower were generally no more troublesome than the horde of Corrupted Crossbowmen outside the tower.

Xiao Yang pushed it over with a very relaxed posture.

Besides some areas for storing supplies, the garrison area mainly consists of rest rooms for the city's guards.

Xiao Yang obtained several high-quality green longswords here.

After the dungeon was created, a very useful and game-like feature appeared here: the maintenance station.

It can restore up to 80% of the equipment's durability, and other materials must also be added.

Xiao Yang was finally able to repair his Dragon Hunter set.

Of course, this maintenance station can't compare to Redbeard's, but it's passable for emergency situations.

After being infused with a large quantity of various claws and scales, the Dragon Hunter's Armor underwent a simple repair.

The huge crack was repaired in a very crude way, as if a pool of molten iron had been directly poured onto it.

It was extremely ugly, a huge, hideous scar.

Within the garrison area, there are two rather special places.

One is a locked lounge.

The name was recorded on the sign on the door of the lounge.

【Charles】

On the other side was a semi-circular balcony, where a priest in a long robe knelt, facing the sun.

This guy is acting very strangely.

This abnormality is almost immediately noticeable to the naked eye.

He knelt on the ground, his body ramrod straight, his mouth wide open, his gaze fixed on the dim sun in the daytime.

The most important, and also very subtle, point.

It felt as if something was wriggling inside his body.

This strange feeling made Xiao Yang squint his eyes.

This situation reminded him of something.

"Corrupted roots."

Xiao Yang, who had been rampaging through the tower without a trace of fear or hesitation, stopped in front of this strange fellow.

The corrupt tree had left such a deep impression on him that he had to be extremely careful.

First, cast a Scout spell.

Corrupted Silver Priest

Quality: Medium-grade evil god's retinue

Traits: Corruptor, Silver Prayer, Thorn Magic
Introduction: Great Silver, why have you betrayed us!

Something was even more wrong. Xiao Yang had seen this situation before with those creatures whose roots had been parasitized by corruption.

Xiao Yang looked more closely and saw a leaf in the mouth of the corrupt priest kneeling and worshipping the sun—a silver leaf.

"Do you want to take action?"

After a brief silence, Xiao Yang decided to test the saltiness of this guy.

Normally, he should try to avoid confronting those corrupt roots head-on.

"Because we can't beat them."

However, this is definitely not the usual situation.

Within this tower, a unique advantage emerges.

It's very empty here, without the densely packed, rotting inhabitants. For the corrupted roots to coalesce into a real tree, they need to constantly merge with the corrupted inhabitants.

The place was empty except for the corrupt priest.

This situation gave Xiao Yang some confidence. Although things might be even worse—the silver priest's condition wasn't completely like those corrupted roots, and an even more outrageous treasure might appear after he took action—it wasn't a big problem. He'd chop a couple of times first.

At worst, I'll just run away.

There's a balcony right in front of me. What are the advantages of a balcony?

"If I can't beat them, I can just jump off the building again."

With this in mind, Xiao Yang decided to test the waters of the corrupt priest in front of him.

With the rusty giant axe in his hand, Xiao Yang, who had just finished repairing his equipment, made his decision without hesitation and strode towards the kneeling corrupt priest in front of him.

There are uncertainties and uncertainties that cause confusion, but the solution to such situations is always quite simple.

"Just give me an axe!"

Step by step, Xiao Yang increased his speed, his heavy footsteps creating a loud noise.

A successful backstab while wearing the Dragon Slayer suit is no easy feat.

Fortunately, the corrupt priest in front of him seemed somewhat dull-witted.

It wasn't until Xiao Yang's axe fell heavily that he belatedly realized what was happening and blankly raised his head.

There was indeed something strange about his body. Xiao Yang's powerful and successful backstab of the guy, which even had the Dragon Hunter set attribute, failed to cleave him in two.

The rusted giant axe got stuck in its throat.

Like the corrupt inhabitants parasitized by corrupt roots, some branches entangled and climbed within its flesh and blood.

Some things are different.

What Xiao Yang saw was a shiny silver color.

After tearing through flesh and blood, what blocked Xiao Yang's attack was a silver branch with leaves.

The corrupt priest's head was split in two, hanging down, but he was not dead. His two eyes were staring intently at Xiao Yang from different angles.

He stared at Xiao Yang, who was attacking from behind without any martial ethics.

It roared like a wild beast, slowly stood up despite the pressing down rusty giant axe, and violently swung its arms to attack Xiao Yang.

A blurry magic circle gathered beneath his feet—a kind of magic, likely the thorn magic recorded in the panel.

Xiao Yang was still putting in effort; he wanted to see if adding more force could truly split the guy in two.

Amidst the immense force, the sound of bones breaking echoed in the not-so-spacious space.

The corrupt priest's thigh was broken by Xiao Yang, and he could no longer stand, so he immediately returned to the half-kneeling position he had been in.

The silver vines were unexpectedly tough, and Xiao Yang's attack failed to tear them apart.

The corrupt priest's spell was about to take shape, but Xiao Yang remained unmoved. His scarlet eyes were fixed on the dazzling silver vines, and the power in his hand continued to increase.

His attack triggered some unknown changes.

The vines entwined around the corrupt priest began to move, like a snake.

The corrupting priest's magic is finally ready.

Blood-red thorns sprouted from the ground, seemingly ignoring any defenses, and Xiao Yang felt a sharp stinging sensation all over his body.

A series of prompts kept popping up.

[Suffering bleeding injury]

Bleeding injury is exempted.

[Suffering bleeding injury]

Bleeding injury is exempted.

It's interesting that ignoring defense can trigger a bleeding effect, but Crimson Flesh seems to have a higher priority.

Fragmented damage notifications kept popping up on Xiao Yang's screen.

This magical attack caused Xiao Yang two or three points of damage.

The blood-red thorns seemed to be growing into his body.

These scattered damages, when added together, amounted to a considerable total damage, deducting about a hundred points of Xiao Yang's health.

It's important to understand that this was something that even when Xiao Yang, the aerial acrobat, was being ganged up on, those two corrupt butchers couldn't achieve despite their best efforts.

The corrupt priest's face, split in two, was contorted with terror and fear.

This fear did not come from Xiao Yang, but from Xiao Yang himself.

A change, a growth, has begun to emerge.

A silver thorn thorn pierced through flesh and blood, growing and sprouting continuously.

The corrupt priest was lifted up high like a rag doll.

But unexpectedly, this scene was somewhat strange.

It's a bit hard to describe.

There was no fear, only vast expanses of silver, sharp thorns, a body hanging high, and blood flowing on the dazzling silver surface.

It was as if they were undergoing some kind of commandment.

The sacred silver and the dazzling red complement each other.

Xiao Yang's expression wasn't pleasant; as he watched this scene, the corner of his mouth twitched violently.

It was all because of one very simple thing.