There's a skeleton dungeon connected to my basement.

Chapter 249, Give the Evil God a Shot!
Time flies, and it's already the third day.

What has Xiao Yang been doing these past few days?

He was furtively touching the flower bed.

He tested the effects of Corrupted Silver, and it worked exceptionally well for Silver Thorns.

He also tested the effects of Pure Silver by choosing a root parasite that had fallen on the edge of the corrupted inhabitants, sneaking over, and then suddenly smashing it with a Pure Silver brick.

The effect was excellent. These corrupted roots exhibited the same condition as the Silver Thorns, twitching incessantly after being struck, unable to perform even normal movements, and naturally unable to undergo the Super Fusion Transformation.

It seems that Xiao Yang has already obtained the key to leveling up.

In practice, the results were not as good as expected.

These corrupt roots are mixed in with the vast multitude of corrupt inhabitants, and there are more than just one or two root parasites hiding among the corrupt inhabitants.

The Pure Silver Brick is quite effective, but it is ultimately just a piece of silver, a material of high status, not a real weapon.

Even if Xiao Yang swung his sword with all his might to smash the corrupted roots, he still couldn't kill it instantly.

If you can't kill it in one go, the problem will suddenly become complicated.

First came the densely packed, corrupted inhabitants, and then the root parasites mingling among them.

If the root parasite in front of you isn't dealt with immediately, the other corrupted roots will start to erupt and undergo a super transformation.

Amidst the chaos, Xiao Yang wielded his rusty giant axe to hack at the corrupted residents who had surrounded him, while simultaneously wielding his pure silver brick to relentlessly strike the root parasite in front of him, which trembled as if it were having an epileptic seizure.

Its corrupted roots were clearly trying to erupt, but each time they were struck, they were burned by the splashing silvery-white light, causing it to tremble wildly.

In the end, Xiao Yang was not able to kill this guy; he was just a little short. But the other corrupted trees that had been assembled arrived.

Xiao Yang was thoroughly beaten. These guys were ruthless, and he had experienced it several times before. Xiao Yang had no choice but to laugh wildly as he ran towards the city wall and then leaped off.

"We have no choice but to retrieve that holy sword; it is absolutely necessary."

Xiao Yang truly hated these corrupt roots. He was determined to teach these damned guys a lesson after he obtained the holy sword.

"Kill! Leave no one alive! Kill! Kill them all!"

Xiao Yang, who had just recovered from his uncontrollable laughter, was indignant and getting a little anxious.

However, there's not much that can be done when you're desperate.

Currently, there's still no way to deal with these rotten roots.

The second plan was launched, and Xiao Yang prepared to go to the Silver Church to obtain the Holy Sword.

This is where Xiao Yang began his furtive advance, sneaking along the dry shrubs in the flowerbeds of the residential area.

Advancing in such a sneaky manner is far too inefficient.

Exploring the city in this way is not impossible, but it's just too slow.

It will probably be seven or eight days before he gets his hands on the Silver Church.

This clock tower city is by no means small.

Over the past few days, Xiao Yang used some tricks to sneak into that very conspicuous tall house in the residential area.

These tall houses are the homes of village chiefs—no, town chiefs, no, to be more precise—in this cluster of residential areas.

However, such a title was rather hard to remember, so Xiao Yang preferred to use his more familiar name.

"Neighborhood Committee".

He found some records in the neighborhood committee and finally understood why there was a city here.

Xiao Yang still remembered that he had initially been looking for Windmill Town.

There is indeed a windmill town next to this clock tower city.

The name "Windmill Town" no longer corresponds to the present-day Zhongtacheng in the slightest.

The actual origin of Clock Tower City comes from a group of refugees from Blackrock City.

According to the city records that Xiao Yang found from the community elders, that is, the neighborhood committee.

Blackrock City failed to hold out during the invasion of the evil god and collapsed. After that, the people who fled the city went in all directions.

This situation resulted in numerous settlement ruins scattered across the wilderness.

On the other hand, some of the city guards and extraordinary nobles from the magic workshops in Blackrock City fled to Windmill Town with a large number of people and established this Clock Tower City.

This explains why, after the settlements in this wilderness were destroyed, the survivors who managed to escape would head towards Clock Tower City.

This also explains why there is such a huge city here.

It was originally established immediately after the turmoil.

The survivors back then must have possessed far greater power than they do now.

In the city records, Xiao Yang also found records about the Corrupted Roots. The Corrupted Roots were not a recent problem; in fact, they had been appearing intermittently since the establishment of Bell Tower City.

However, before this terrible corruption disaster struck, these corrupting roots were always dealt with by the city's blessed warriors.

These blessed warriors also have another name, the Silver Warriors, who were the predecessors of those corrupted guards.

There are many questions surrounding the information obtained from this city record.

The fall of Blackrock City is hardly surprising.

It can only be said that these were the traces that Xiao Yang saw in the Skull Dungeon.

One by one, they are all renowned figures. The Pale Hand goes without saying, a pillar-level evil god. Then there's the Scarlet Eye, another heavyweight, the other side of the Scarlet Moon. Xiao Yang found traces of its existence in the deepest part of the Skull Dungeon: an eyeball staff, yet another pillar-level evil god.

And the rats in the sewers might be connected to a plague rat swarm, while the huge purple tentacles are connected to an unknown evil god.

The gathering of so many wise men was already quite impressive. Surprisingly, Blackrock City didn't collapse instantly; instead, a huge crowd of people emerged from the city.

Surprisingly, one can only say that the native humans of that decaying land were quite valiant.

A question arises: if the contents of the city records are true, what if the Blackrock City refugees who built this city included members of the Magic Workshop, former Blackrock City Guards, and other extraordinary nobles?

But why is it that the only mainstream faction left in Clock Tower City is the Silver Warriors?

Xiao Yang could see some traces left on the equipment by the magic system. Those enchanted silver crossbows had caused Xiao Yang a lot of trouble, but they were for mages and magic professionals.

Let's not talk about these things.

What about the Warrior and Knight systems?

It seems that all that remains of the entire city of Clock Tower is enchanting, silver warriors, and priests who use thorn magic.

So far, it's not really anything special. It's just that the world is changing, the situations we face are changing, and the passage of time makes these changes not so surprising.

But most importantly, Xiao Yang discovered a major problem.

The reason these survivors of Blackrock City came here, to this unremarkable windmill town, was not for any other reason than a prophecy.

"prophecy?"

Logically speaking, there's nothing strange about a prophecy.

After all, in a world where magic and gods exist, prophecy is just an ordinary method.

However, Xiao Yang couldn't help but be more cautious after hearing those two words.

Quite coincidentally, he had also witnessed a prophecy not long ago, a prophecy left by the messenger of an evil god.

An apocalyptic prophecy about an evil god.

Moreover, that evil god is closely related to everything that happens in Clock Tower City.

Make contact with the refugees from Blackrock City who came here to establish the city because of a prophecy. Since the city was founded, there have been constantly appearing corrupt roots, silver trees, diluted life resin consumed by the city's residents, silver warriors, plague rats, a doomsday prophecy, and a corrupting disaster sweeping through Clock Tower City.

The elements flow in sequence like this.

Xiao Yang sensed the presence of a conspiracy.

Let's elaborate further.

What exactly do the plague rats want by doing all this?

It can't be a waste of effort for nothing.

"To build a massive dungeon of your own?"

It's possible, but it's unlikely that it would all be for this reason.

Naturally, Xiao Yang thought of a name.

"The Silver Tree".

If the plague rats wanted to do something to the Silver Tree, then all of this makes sense.

Xiao Yang felt that he had discovered the truth.

"I've seen through everything!"

Suddenly realizing something, Xiao Yang felt he understood something.

But what exactly did he understand?

I didn't understand much.

There is still a lot of missing information. The conspiracy, the conspiracy against the Silver Tree, the deduction stopped here, there is nothing more, the details, what exactly it was for, what the plague rats did, we don't know any of these.

There are hardly any normal people left in this city, and what's worse, those who have contact with the Silver Tree have either been corrupted or gone mad.

There was no one who could be of any help.

Xiao Yang didn't even know whether the plague rat swarm had succeeded or not, or if it hadn't, where his conspiracy had gone or how far it had progressed. Everything was very vague; the city was just too big.

One person's exploration is like the blind men and the elephant.

But it's not a big problem, it's not a big problem.

It doesn't matter much if we don't know; the Dungeon King has his own clever plan.

Xiao Yang has found his own unique approach.

Upgrade, explore as much as you can, and stop the plague rats' plot. It doesn't matter if you can't do it.

Forge the Silver Crossbow and collect more Silver Branches.

Even if it's all shrouded in mystery, when the truth finally comes to light, pulling the trigger and using the Silver Crossbow and Silver Branch—two of the dual mythical weapons—to deliver a few heavy blows to the plague rat horde is one possible solution.

Yes, this is Xiao Yang's unique way of thinking.

The rhythm is created by three extremely special and wonderful things: the Dungeon King, the Bastard Shovel, and Little Bone.

Xiao Yang gave a name to the event and scene that led to this line of thought.

"Give the evil god a shot!"

(End of this chapter)