There's a skeleton dungeon connected to my basement.

Chapter 298, The Weapon That Severs Eternity
It's just a corpse; what I'm looking for is there.

His gaze fell upon the giant rat in front of him, which, even in death, had not yet begun to rot.

In the silence, in thought, such a sentence suddenly popped out of his mouth.

"Let's cut it open and see."

Without much hesitation, he said, "Let's give it a try."

The Deep Killer was retrieved.

When Redbeard initially provided the forging method and the bloody equipment upgrade strategy, he repeatedly emphasized the potential backlash, urging Xiao Yang to be extremely careful.

It's just that Xiao Yang hasn't noticed any risk at all.

The weapons and armor in their hands were very obedient and well-behaved.

There's no bigger problem in tossing and spinning the Deep Slayer in your hands.

It was time to begin. He raised the giant axe high, aiming it at the belly of the giant rat carcass in front of him.

Amidst the splattering, murky blood and the halting sounds, Xiao Yang continued to brandish the Dark Slaughterer in his hand.

Even though this demigod-level giant rat may have been incredibly powerful in the past, making it difficult for Xiao Yang to resist, and had a very impressive background, it was now just a corpse.

With continuous slashes, and with each strike adding 50 damage and 50 armor penetration, Xiao Yang quickly cleaved a gash in the giant rat before him.

In the battle against the Rotten Commander, Xiao Yang successfully increased the fixed damage and armor penetration of the Deep Slaughterer by one.

The Deep Slayer's damage and armor penetration have now reached this level.

Damage: 201
Armor Penetration: 201

Although it's only a small improvement, the mere fact that it's improved is already very encouraging.

Soon, an unusual scene unfolded in Xiao Yang's actions; the simple problem-solving approach proved to be the most effective.

It must be said that the most essential manifestation of the power of these evil gods, in general observation, is a kind of pollution that is difficult to explain.

As Xiao Yang hacked at the giant rat's corpse, he began to notice some frantic, fragmented words.

His inspiration was so profound that he had begun to be able to read the power left behind by the evil god to a certain extent.

This is certainly not a good sign, but it's hard to avoid when it comes to spiritual elevation.

[Group, group, change, change, no more group, no more group, become one, become one]

I am the one, only I can become the one, it is me, it is me!

One voice after another, overlapping and chaotic words, sharp calls and emphasis, endless repetition.

Amidst the chaotic sounds, Xiao Yang saw the plague rat swarm—no, he saw the former plague rat swarm.

His guess was right; the giant rat was not a member of the swarm, but rather part of the plague rat colony, the abandoned part.

In the darkness, he saw a mountain of flesh piled with countless giant rat heads, and a twisted evil god formed from countless scattered consciousnesses. This was the true appearance of the plague rat swarm.

Xiao Yang discovered the true purpose of the plague rat swarm.

They are trying to ascend to a higher status, to become superior evil gods, and to determine the true One.

On the ground, Xiao Yang had already seen the current plague rat swarm. It no longer had that bloated appearance. Most of the dense heads and chaotic consciousness had disappeared, leaving only the last seven.

It's clear that they're about to succeed.

As inspiration struck, Xiao Yang learned more information, and he felt his head throb again, as if a hot stirring rod had been inserted into his brain.

The desire to peek into knowledge put immense pressure on his rational mind.

However, he did not take the initiative to stop it from happening.

Xiao Yang is investigating the more detailed aspects of what the plague rat swarm did through its dead half-body.

As countless chaotic consciousnesses tore at each other in the struggle for that one and only moment, the plague rat swarm also launched a frenzied attack on the Silver Tree in sync.

The plague rats crave the power of the Silver Tree, the power of the primordial god of life in this world.

Upon tearing open the giant rat's belly, a dull silver fragment appeared before Xiao Yang within its crimson, tangled interior. [The Corrupted Silver Fragment]

Quality: Special

Effect: Endless births

[Note: I suggest you destroy this distorted thing immediately, and do so discreetly.]

This must be a fragment of the Silver Tree.

Inside the giant rat's belly, around the Silver Fragment, Xiao Yang saw a group of somewhat peculiar things.

A bizarre thing that looked like a rat, yet also like a human baby.

A detection spell was cast.

The source of the epidemic

Rank: Ordinary

Description: An nascent source of plague born from the fusion of the powers of two deities.

They grabbed this strange, living toddler who was still flailing his limbs.

"The source of the epidemic?"

I started thinking about this name, but before I could figure it out, I gave up.

Xiao Yang quickly completed the entire process. Oh well, who cares what it is or what the plague rats wanted to do with it.

Slowly apply pressure with your palm.

The strange toddler struggled violently in Xiao Yang's hands, but received no pity from him, and a crisp sound rang out.

He threw the corpse in his hand to the ground.

"Little Bone".

As Xiao Yang called softly, Xiao Gu slowly emerged from the dim shadows beside him.

The little guy turned his head slightly as he looked at Xiao Yang, but the movement was exceptionally smooth.

Xiao Yang couldn't find anything on the strange child, but after Xiao Gu made her move, a wisp of seven-colored gold appeared in her hand.

[Silver Crossbow Design Blueprints (3)]

With these five design blueprints in hand, the basic requirements for forging the Silver Crossbow, this divine weapon, have been met.

After collecting all five blueprints, some information about the Silver Crossbow, this divine weapon, finally came to Xiao Yang's attention.

Silver Crossbow
Quality: Mythical

Severing Immortality: Severing the immortality of the one struck, shattering the immortality of the one struck, and eroding the eternity of the one struck.
Introduction: This world belongs to the future; we don't need immortal dragons or eternal gods.

The simple and direct effect left Xiao Yang somewhat at a loss for words when it came to evaluating it.

If I had to describe this silver crossbow, it would be an extremely specialized weapon, suitable only for one purpose, and should only be used for one purpose.

"Godslayer".

This is a weapon that can slay gods.

It was very targeted and very fierce.

Xiao Yang's efforts in barely completing the preliminary work of forging the divine artifact were not in vain.

Exhale.

"This is exactly what I wanted!"

Xiao Yang made this assessment with absolute certainty.

(End of this chapter)