Your secret game is absolutely poisonous!

Chapter 251 Dragon Breath Ruins
Border area.

This is a land full of mystery.

It attracted many powerful adventurers from Miracle City to come and explore.

For example, well-known adventurers include Baihe Jushi, Wanshan Guhong, Higanbana, Sanzhu, Fengzhongmian, etc.

In addition, there are several lords disguised as adventurers, such as Ran Tianyun and Gao Yue, who are also wandering in the border area at this moment, which shows the charm of this land.

Red spider lily is one of the main forces in exploring the border area.

He is currently one of the adventurers with the fastest exploration progress.

Higanbana is different from the somewhat stubborn Mengbai or Baihe Jushi, who are adventurers who like to challenge their limits.

She focused on efficiency and knew how to adapt, so after coming out of the Drifting Cemetery, she only fought with the Tree Guardian twice and immediately realized that this opponent was not someone she could deal with in a short period of time.

Decisively give up the challenge.

Choose to take a detour to explore other areas.

Finally, through his own exploration and intelligence, he triggered Melina and the "witch" Lena, obtained the spirit horse, the summoning bell and the wild wolf ashes, and then arrived at the storm level.

The checkpoint is heavily guarded.

No rash actions.

She sneaked into the ruined military camp in front of the pass to conduct reconnaissance, found out the departure time of Greg's transport convoy, and then went to the Blessing Camp to recruit people and play the robbery game.

She specifically brought the Faded to ambush Greg's escort convoy.

Kill the escorting Grek soldiers and plunder the important supplies they are transporting.

Every time you succeed, quickly evacuate back to the blessing to rest, and use the blessing to rest to quickly skip time and enter the next game.

He repeated this several times and killed nearly a hundred Grek soldiers. He not only obtained a lot of supplies and equipment, but most importantly, he accumulated enough runes, thus completing a breakthrough in strength.

Her current strength at the border area has reached the second level and one star.

Higanbana originally wanted to continue robbing Runes and collecting supplies, but she never expected that Greg had increased the security of the supply escort team and even deployed knights and even limb-jointed nobles to counter the ambush.

In a failed robbery, the "Higanbana Bandit Squad" was completely wiped out.

Several Faded companions were tragically killed.

"Oh, it's not that easy. It seems I can't do it in a short time." Having lost several good partners, Higanbana also realized that his career as a bandit was not a long-term plan after all.

It’s too difficult to attack Stonewell City now!

The red spider lily has never been a stubborn young man. She immediately decided to change direction!
Unlike Mengbai who just came to Miracle City, Higanbana has a very deep foundation in Miracle City. Not only does she have a lot of contribution points, she also has subordinates from the Yellow Springs Corps.

She even hired a group of dwarf and kobold intelligence agents.

The daily work of these hired territory dwellers is simple. They just need to go to various secret crystals to collect information.

According to the intelligence, adventurers in the current border area can not only venture near the city of Stonewell, but also explore areas such as Lake Yakir and the Weeping Peninsula.

There is a place called Dragon's Breath Ruins near Lake Yakir.

There are a large number of zombie residents over there.

Very easy to kill!

Although the runes obtained by a single zombie resident are few, because there are enough zombies and their strength is very weak, it is a good place for adventurers to collect runes!
Since it is difficult to break through Stonewell City for the time being.

Why not change direction?

Let’s go here!

Higanbana immediately returned to the Drifting Cemetery through the blessing, and then rode the spirit horse Torret to the Dragon's Breath Ruins. She was decisive and full of execution!

"In order to impress the Lord..."

"I will not only become the King of Elden, but I will become the first King of Elden!"

That’s what the red spider lily thought!
She considers herself Lord Qi Ji's number one die-hard fan.

Because of this, they will work harder to show themselves, just to get praise and attention from their idols. Now that Miracle City is getting bigger and bigger, there are many powerful people hidden in the adventurer group.

There are senior and top adventurers such as Zang Shanhai, Wanshan Guhong, and Baihe Jushi.

There are also local adventurers with mysterious origins such as Artus, Vesaros, and Mengbai.

There are also four great lords and the top masters around them, who are also very strong competitors.

However, Higanbana is still confident, and her advantages are still obvious, because she has achieved the first-clear achievements of the Ashina chapter and the Sui and Tang chapters, and has successively exploded dozens of spirits, unlocked dozens of equipment skills, and participated in and even led most of the important territory missions.

Solid accumulation!

Deep financial resources!

Higanbana may not be the adventurer with the highest overall quality in Miracle City at present, but because she is young enough and has high enough growth potential, and has completed various accumulations early to gain first-mover advantage, she is fully confident that she can compete with any top adventurer or big shot!
Just get the first achievement of the Magic Ring chapter.

Personal foundation and status in Miracle City will definitely reach a higher level!

Not long after, Higanbana arrived at the Blessing Camp near the Dragon's Breath Ruins. She activated the blessing here, took a short rest, and then headed to the Dragon's Breath Ruins.

But just then.

The red spider lily met a special fader.

Although there were more than a dozen faded people in the Blessing Camp, this faded person was standing alone under a huge rock near the camp, wearing an iron hat and a large sword at his waist. His temperament was completely different from other faded people.

Higanbana knew that rare Faded Ones might appear in each Blessed Camp, and getting to know these Faded Ones might be helpful for her next adventure, so she instinctively took the initiative to go forward and talk to this Faded One.

"New face, I haven't seen you before. Are you the new fader?"

The iron-hatted sword-brother peered through the cracks in his hat at the red spider lily. "Then be careful. Lake Yakir is the territory of dragons... These creatures are both powerful and beautiful, but also terrifying... Unless you're an immortal who wishes to be burned to death by dragon flames, it wouldn't be wise to approach here rashly..."

Higanbana asked, "The dragons from the border area? I'd love to meet them. What's your name, sir?"

Tiedougao Tachi-ge: "My name is Yura, and I'm a Blood Finger Hunter."

Higanbana: "Blood Finger Hunter? What is a Blood Finger?"

Yura said, "They are a group of despicable Faded Ones obsessed with cursed blood, with their hands stained with the lives of their compatriots. They are the common enemy of all of us Faded Ones with a reasonable mind."

This faded one is actually a knight?
Higanbana was slightly surprised by this.

After learning that she was going to the Dragon Breath Ruins.

Yura immediately said, "I came to Lake Yakir to track down a Blood Finger. This person is very likely hiding in the Dragon's Breath Ruins. If you can help me lure him out, I will reward you handsomely!"

really!

This is no ordinary fader.

He has a side quest!
Higanbana was originally going to the Dragon's Breath Ruins to farm souls, so accepting this side quest was a natural thing for her. She accepted the quest without hesitation and then went to the Dragon's Breath Ruins. However, Yura did not follow her, probably because he was hiding in the dark and observing.

The border area after Miracle City was reset.

The scale of each ruin, cave, and remains is generally ten times or even more times larger than that in the game.

This makes the already large Dragon's Breath Ruins even larger. Not only are there broken walls and collapsed building ruins everywhere, but there are also a large number of survivors of the Golden Dynasty wandering here.

Kill these residents.

A small amount of runes can be obtained.

In addition, there are many valuable treasures hidden in the ruins.

Such places would inevitably attract Faded Ones, and since Blood Fingers made a living by killing other Faded Ones, it was appropriate to set such places as ambush points.

However, the red spider lily arrived without stopping.

She didn't see any other Faded Ones, but she didn't care. Instead, she looked around the large ruins on the lakeside.

"Is this the Dragon's Breath Ruins? This place should have been a small town in the past!"

The red spider lily soon discovered groups of figures wandering among the ruins.

【You have unlocked a new monster: the Exiled Resident! 】

She found the residents of the border area mentioned in the intelligence. They basically looked like extremely old humans. Although their clothes were tattered and dirty, it was not difficult to see that they were made of fine fabrics. They had various golden tree decorations and pendants on their bodies.

These residents used to have good living conditions.

Some were even wealthy aristocrats.

But at this moment, their eyes were dull and their movements were slow. They all looked haggard, their flesh was shriveled, their hair was sparse and falling off in large quantities, their skin was bloodless and even rotten, they were no different from the zombies in the Secret Realm of Madness.

Of course, although they look like zombies, they are not as aggressive as zombies.

They wandered around numbly and aimlessly, either looking up at the sky or rummaging and digging, like a group of walking corpses without any thoughts or wisdom.

Wangchuan Sanren: "Are these the indigenous people of the border area?"

Wool Warrior: "But how did they become like zombies?"

Lonely Swordsman: "It's probably because the Elden Ring was broken, causing the Golden Tree Law to collapse and the Return to Tree System to fail, so they couldn't die normally."

A normal death?
Some adventurers clearly haven't grasped this concept.

Higanbana nodded. "I think so too. I think the reason so many residents have gathered at the Dragon's Breath Ruins is probably because these residents, unable to die, want to use the dragon's flame to completely free themselves."

This point was also mentioned by Yura just now.

Higanbana continued to speculate.

"When the Elden Ring was broken, the soul shock spread throughout the border area, and most residents suffered severe mental trauma."

"Not only that!"

"There's also a problem with the Golden Tree's homing mechanism."

"This prevented some Golden Tree residents who were supposed to return to the tree and reincarnate from completing this process."

"Life under the Golden Law cannot fully die without returning to the tree. No matter how the body and mind age or decay, consciousness will not disappear. This is undoubtedly an extremely cruel and painful torture."

"Most of these Golden Tree people who should have returned to the tree but were unable to do so eventually became wandering zombies, like the ones we see before us."

"I think they long to be turned into ashes by the dragon's breath in order to escape their suffering."

"Of course this is just my personal guess!"

"..."

Although it is just Higanbana's guess, it is not without reason. This can explain why there are so many zombie residents inside and outside the Dragon Breath Ruins. If you carefully investigate the ruins and its surroundings.

It is not difficult to find that there are many remains that have been burned to ashes.

This means that dragons often appear here. These zombie-like residents are like cockroaches, which makes this powerful creature very annoyed, so it will launch dragon fire breath to disinfect them.

"The border area is indeed a novel place!"

"This strange law and order is unheard of!"

"There's nothing much to say. Old thief Qi is truly amazing. He always manages to create worlds beyond our imagination!"

"I'm really looking forward to it, because the story of the Circle has only been open for one day. We have only uncovered the tip of the iceberg so far, and we don't know what eye-opening creatures and stories will be revealed in the next adventure."

"..."

Higanbana wasted no time in hunting down the zombies wandering around the scene.

"Pyroxene Demon Sparkle!"

She raised her staff and summoned a small pebble covered in light, which she then shot out quickly under the influence of magic. Although the speed was not very fast, with the power of a second-level force, the lethality was no less than that of a rifle bullet.

Boom!

Two shots were fired in quick succession, the former hitting the chest and the latter directly blowing up the head, causing a zombie resident to fall to the ground and explode with a small amount of runes.

"Although they are easy to kill, there are too few Runes. We need to speed up the process!"

The initial identity chosen by Higanbana is the stargazer.

This is a typical mage identity. Although his strength, physique, endurance and other aspects are far inferior to those of the wandering knight, he comes with basic attack spells when he appears.

There are various identities and occupations at the border area.

But no matter what your initial identity is, there is no restriction on your fighting method.

The Wandering Knight can pick up a staff and use magic, while the Stargazer can also take out a weapon to fight.

Higanbana held a staff in her left hand and pulled out a flail with her right hand, then rushed into a group of zombies, casting magic to attack while waving the flail frantically.

The zombie residents are very slow.

There is almost no desire to attack.

Even if some occasionally fight back, with their speed and strength, they can hardly pose a threat.

In a short while, the Spider Lily had eliminated dozens of undead residents. However, the runes produced by all those undead residents were only comparable to those of three or four ordinary Grek soldiers. This rune farming efficiency was far too low!

If this is the only income I can get, I might as well go to the woods and hills between the Church of Airey and the City of Stonewell and look for all kinds of wild monsters or hunt patrolling Grek soldiers!

"careful!"

"Boss Higanbana!"

"There's a sneak attack!"

While the red spider lily was still thinking.

Suddenly a sense of crisis came over me.

The adventurers outside saw through the secret crystal that a sneaky figure suddenly appeared from the ruins and was trying to launch a sneak attack on the red spider lily from behind.

"who?!"

The red spider lily sensed danger.

She returned the favor with a flash of pyroxene magic.

The attacker dodged the magic-powered stone with a nimble movement. The stone hit the rubble and immediately left a hole the size of an egg.

[You have unlocked the Monster Guide: Bloody Fingers Nelius!]

"It's a bloody finger!"

Higanbana realized it immediately.

This is the humanoid monster you are looking for in Yura's side quest!
"Blood Fingers" Nelius was wrapped tightly, looking like a wandering swordsman, holding a serrated blood-red dagger in each hand.

No nonsense.

No communication.

Seeing that the sneak attack failed, Nelius launched an attack directly.

fast!
too fast!
The bloody knife light kept slashing down.

This made the red spider lily feel a huge threat.

She kept dodging, trying to create distance, while charging up energy to release a pyroxene arc.

Unexpectedly, the serrated blood-red dagger in Nelius' right hand suddenly burst out with a large amount of blood-like energy, and then released a blood-red energy blade while swinging it.

boom!
Under the bloody blade.

The pyroxene arc was shattered!
Higanbana quickly rolled to avoid the blood-red flying blade, but before she could regain her balance, the blood-red fingers were approaching quickly, and the two daggers swung out blood-red blades at the same time. It seemed that there was no way to avoid this attack 100%.

Suddenly, a white knife light blocked the attack for Higanbana.

A man with a katana wearing a conical hat stood in front of him, and the katana and the bloody blade collided and wrestled with each other.

Yura: "Nelius, I found you. You can't escape this time!"

When Bloody Finger Nelius saw the bamboo hat brother Yura and looked at the red spider lily, he immediately felt like backing out.

"Don't let him escape!"

"understand!"

Higanbana took out the spirit-calling bell and summoned three wild wolves, which besieged and restrained Nelius.

This Blood Finger is quite powerful, estimated to be around level two and three stars, and Yura is also level two and three stars. The outcome of the duel between the two is still unknown.

But now there is a second-level wizard Higanbana and three wild wolves.

The results can be imagined!

Nelius held out only for a moment.

In the end, he fell in the siege as expected.

Yura put away his katana and said, "Yes, you are quite capable. You are definitely not just an ordinary Fader!"

Higanbana: "Thank you so much!"

Yura handed a blood-red, serrated, and ferocious dagger to Higanbana. "This reverse thorn is Nelius's main weapon. It's quite powerful. I hope it helps you. Take it."

[Reverse Stab] (Secret Realm Equipment), a rare third-tier equipment, comes with the combat skill "Reverse Stab Blood Blade"... Introduction: This alien dagger has a twisted blade and a serrated edge. It is the weapon held by the nobles who serve the Blood King.

"Good weapon!"

The red spider lily's eyes lit up.

This dagger not only has very high attack power.

It also comes with a combat skill that has a long-range attack effect!

Higanbana was very satisfied with the results of this mission, but before she had time to find some zombie residents to try out the new weapon, something happened that no one expected.

A roar filled with majesty and anger came from the sky.

"Oh no! It's the flying dragon Yakir! The dragon has appeared again!"

Yura's expression was serious. "With our current strength, we can't deal with this guy, so it's best to retreat first."

Higanbana didn't think much about it: "You go first, I'll cover you!"

Yura: "Now is not the time to show off your strength. Please try your best to escape from the threat of dragon breath. You are a Faded One with great potential. Perhaps we will meet again in the future!"

Done.

No more nonsense.

Yura began to evacuate the ruins.

Higanbana was not in a hurry to run away. She also felt that there was still a chance for cooperation with Yura in the future, and that was why she wanted to ensure that the faded person was alive.

Also as an adventurer.

How could the red spider lily be afraid of death?

She has never seen the dragons of this world!

Because of this, she wanted to take a good look at what this flying dragon looked like.

Instead of walking out of the Dragon Breath Ruins, the red spider lily went to the central area of ​​the Dragon Breath Ruins. It saw a huge brazier appearing in the open space in front, and dozens or hundreds of zombies gathered near the brazier.

I heard the roar of a dragon coming from the sky.

Instead of running away, the zombies gathered closer to the fire, looking up at the sky with anticipation on their faces. At this moment, a huge, oppressive black shadow fell from the sky.

"dragon!"

"It really is a dragon!"

"Fuck, is this the dragon from the border area? They are really domineering!"

"..."

This flying dragon is more than fifteen meters long. Although it has no scales, it is covered with a layer of tough fur. It has a single horn on its head. When it swoops down, it spews out a huge breath of dragon's breath.

Endless flames poured down like a flood or waterfall.

Everyone could clearly see that dozens or even hundreds of zombies were engulfed in the sea of ​​​​fire in an instant. When the flames washed over their bodies, a hint of relief appeared in the numb eyes of these zombies.

In an instant.

The open space turned into a sea of ​​fire.

The zombie residents completed a mass cremation.

[You have unlocked the Monster Guide: Borderland Dragon "Yakir"!]

Higanbana took a look at the monster encyclopedia and saw that the flying dragon Yakir was a rare monster of the third level and two stars. Its strength was much stronger than the tree guard. With the current ability, there was no chance of winning.

The flying dragon Yakir had obviously smelled the scent of the red spider lily.

"not good!"

The red spider lily is not afraid of death but also does not like death.

He immediately ordered the wild wolves to come forward and engage, then turned around and fled in the opposite direction.

The flying dragon Yakir once again spewed out a flood of flames. The three wild wolves were engulfed in flames before they could get close. Their spiritual bodies were directly destroyed by the flames and turned into nothing.

Can't you delay even one round?

The gap is really huge!

Yakir obviously did not intend to let go of the Faded One that broke into its territory. It flapped its wings and flew into the air, then swooped down with its strong body, instantly crashing into the ruins, causing the earth to shake.

Bump!

Slap!

Breathing fire!

The red spider lily pulled back and forth to avoid it.

But she looked more and more embarrassed.

This isn't a solution. How about fighting this dragon? Even if I die, it'll be more dignified!
After all, I am an adventurer from Miracle City. It is better to die in battle than to be burned to death in a shameful way... But just as she had this thought, a hidden cellar entrance was smashed out with the collision of the flying dragon.

Higanbana's eyes lit up.

She immediately rolled over and crawled into the cellar.

This is not an ordinary cellar. It is deeper than imagined, and there are a large number of giant rats lurking in it. However, they are frightened by the dragon's might and are running around, not actively attacking the adventurers.

go to the end.

Higanbana discovered a door.

Inside is an even more secret chamber.

Without thinking, she immediately entered the secret room and closed the door, so that even if the dragon breathed out, it would not be able to burn here. She breathed a sigh of relief and found that there was an ancient treasure chest in the secret room.

"Fuck!"

"Boss Higanbana!"

"You are a man who has survived a great disaster and will be blessed in the future!"

"Could this be... the treasure of the Dragon's Breath Ruins?"

"Boss, open it and take a look. Maybe there will be top-level equipment or war ash!"

"..."

The red spider lily was also very happy.

I didn't expect to find a treasure chest.

She immediately stepped forward and opened the treasure chest.

Before anyone could get a clear look at what was inside the treasure chest, a cloud of strange smoke suddenly burst out from it, catching everyone completely off guard and unable to plan a response.

what happened?

Could it be this treasure chest?

Is it a hidden trap?

Higanbana's eyes went dark and she lost consciousness for a short time. When she came back to normal, she was surprised to find that the surrounding environment had changed drastically and she found herself in an old and dim wooden house.

A few seconds later.

The strange fog completely dissipated.

Brand new information comes to mind.

This place is called: Selia Crystal Tunnel.

Higanbana: "What's going on? Where are you coming from? Is this still the border area?"

The other adventurers were also very surprised. Judging from the current situation, the treasure chest was indeed a trap, and the strange fog released from it seemed to have the effect of rapid teleportation.

The development of things.

Somewhat unexpected.

But it made the adventurer even more excited.

Because the more dramatic or unknown the development and adventure, the more effective and fun the show will be.

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