Reincarnated as a bamboo rat, it begins its extreme survival struggle.

"It was about four hours after this group of people entered the cave."

A strange movement occurred deep within the bamboo forest, around the time I was about to leave and looked back to see that soaring purple light.

Having pieced together the timeline of the events, Bell looked up and examined the man-made cave.

The cave extends downwards at an angle, and the gate opening marks are severely worn, indicating that it has been weathered for at least several hundred years.

The cave is located on a wall made of special bones, a wall that Bell is familiar with; it is the high wall of bones he saw before on the Adventurers' Front.

The high walls were extremely thick. Bell used his magic to ignite a flame at his fingertips and threw it into the cave. The flame traveled downwards and only disappeared from the cave after more than ten seconds.

This means that the wall is at least ten meters thick and extremely strong.

The material used to build the White Bone Wall is the same tough bone blocks used to build the White Bone Spire. It is as tough as cast iron. Just to smash a crack in this wall, which is more than ten meters thick, would require extremely terrifying strength. To dig out such a large hole for people to pass through would require even more painstaking work.

"The death aura is so dense. Any ordinary life form below level ten would probably be instantly killed if it stayed here for just a few seconds."

Without venturing deeper into the cave, Bell gathered some information at the entrance before exiting the cave, which was thirty meters underground, and returning to the surface.

He no longer cared about the fate of the adventure team that ventured deep into the cave; they were most likely dead and buried.

Bell was unaware that this cave was carved out three hundred years ago by a powerful adventure team, who entered it with the extraordinary talent of the time and wiped out a high-risk target deep within the City of Bones.

But Bell was certain that across from this cave lay the core area of ​​the perilous city of bones: the Royal Tomb.

The Royal Mausoleum covers a considerable area, and the level of danger inside is no less than that outside.

The Bone Tower that Bell had previously explored only contained the remains of an earl, which was already a formidable find that would be difficult for a normal high-level adventure team to conquer.

The numerous corpses buried within the Royal Mausoleum are at least of the rank of Marquis, and in the deepest part lies the king who unified the world and was able to travel between civilizations.

The adventurer group from three hundred years ago didn't manage to clear it out completely, and the deathly aura that permeates the [Royal Tomb] is not to be trifled with.

Bale has no intention of entering the area until he is fully prepared.

"If I'm going to go down, I have to make sure I don't get infected by the dense death aura."

The concentration of death energy inside the Royal Tomb is more than ten times that of the outside world. The normal concentration of death energy is already at the level around the mutated zombie that Bell encountered. In such a place, Bell's attempt to isolate his body from the outside world is ineffective.

Just like osmotic pressure, even if he blocked the exchange of energy with the outside world, the dense death energy would still actively press into Bell's body, dragging him directly into an instant death situation.

"Could the Star Unicorn Horn, used to dispel death energy, come in handy?"

At this moment, Bell turned his attention to the Star Unicorn horn in his hand. There was no way around it; the moonlight guided by this horn was simply the best energy to deal with death energy.

If there is enough moonlight, Bell is fully confident that he can roam freely in the depths of the Royal Tomb, as the sacred moonlight will dispel all the deathly aura pressing down on him.

Chapter 161 The Bulldozing Elite Squad

When Bell left the Royal Tomb, it was already dawn outside.

Bell did a lot tonight, but with the increasingly rapid development of the Bone City, the amount of work Bell has to do has not decreased, but rather increased.

Looking at the cave that led directly into the royal tomb, Bell took out a large number of round stones from his inventory and sealed it up, instantly turning the already hidden cave into a secret location known only to Bell.

"Let's explore the areas ahead later."

Looking at his inventory, which was already mostly empty, Bell decided he needed to return to base to rest and replenish his supplies before figuring out how to enter the Royal Tomb to explore.

As Bell twisted his body back to the outskirts of the bamboo forest, the church and city guards, who had rested overnight, began their activities as the new day dawned.

As dawn broke, eight hundred city guards gathered in front of the city guard camp, and one hundred priests from the church were also transferred to this force.

This team is preparing to go deep into the bamboo forest to support the camp that is facing off against a large number of bone spikes.

They will take the supply route maintained by the Bloodhand Mercenary Group and go directly into the front-line camp to help withstand the defensive pressure.

The remaining city guards and priests will gradually enter the bamboo forest after gathering enough information and determining the route forward.

As for tasks like gathering information and planning the route forward, those should be left to the elite squad.

"Everyone, please feel free to go to the front line of the battle against the living remains. The entire Bamboo Forest will no longer harbor any malice towards you. All the magical beasts will retreat when they sense your presence. Our only target is the City of Bones."

Before setting off, the nun stood on the platform and said a few words to boost morale.

Of course, more importantly, she enveloped the expedition members with her aura, preventing them from being disturbed by the bamboo forest.

"What's the point of the nun covering up her aura? Why do those priests look so grateful?"

"I don't know. Maybe it's a church ritual? Or maybe it has some unique function. God knows what people from the church are thinking."

As the nun released her aura, the members of the elite squad were also scrutinizing her.

After all, after these city guards set off, they also had to enter the bamboo forest today for an exploration mission, during which they might encounter battles.

Even now, they are unaware of the nun's abilities. In the event of a battle, a useless teammate could be more dangerous to one's own side than a powerful enemy.

"Everyone, it's been a long wait."

As the city guards and priests emerged from their quarters, the nun approached the elite squad.

Including the nun, the elite squad has a total of twenty-four members, covering various professions and capable of handling a variety of combat situations.

"Sister, we are about to enter the depths of the bamboo forest for an exploration mission. Please cooperate actively."

As the team leader, Amat hoped that the nun could reveal her approximate abilities to everyone present, so that the team would not have too many concerns when encountering a battle.

In response, the nun gave a slight nod and then raised her hand to cast a spell.

The law, and introduced it softly:

"Unfortunately, if I were to engage in high-intensity combat, I wouldn't be able to control my own body. Therefore, I can only play a support role in this mission."

The nun bestowed a unique, holy aura upon the elite team members present. This energy possessed an extremely powerful exorcising effect and was an advanced manifestation of the Church's holy water-based abilities.

With this energy shield, the elite team members can confidently venture deep into the bamboo forest without worrying about their condition being eroded by the death energy.

As long as the nun is present, this energy shield will be continuously replenished, and the energy shield will not dissipate as long as the nun does not fall.

"I will be responsible for resisting the erosion of death energy and providing various types of battlefield support."

At this point, the nun made a few gestures in the air with her hands, quickly sketching out a rough map of the area around them.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, the nun quickly drew a route forward, which led directly to several locations deep within the bamboo forest.

"This is the location of the Bone Spire. We can head to these locations for the first round of exploration."

After the nun shared this information, the elite team quickly exchanged ideas and decided to proceed according to the nun's planned route.

After the nun made it clear that she would only play a support role, these elite adventurers no longer harbored much ill will towards her.

Even if the nun is a burden and hangs at the back of the group, it's better for them than not knowing what the nun's abilities are and letting her in the group cause trouble.

"Miss Julianne, you can take off now. You will not be suppressed in the bamboo forest, and no magical beasts will affect your mission."

As the elite squad set off, the nun gestured to Julianne, which surprised her somewhat.

The nun assured everyone that they would not encounter any trouble from the bamboo forest and could focus solely on dealing with the City of Bones.

This made many people skeptical, even those who were among the strongest adventurers in Cangxing City dared not say that they would not encounter any trouble in a dangerous place.

Julianne, in a dangerous place, would not normally take off easily, because being in the air would not be safer, but rather more dangerous.

She herself is very powerful, and it is no problem for her to take down three opponents of the same level in ground combat. Her Golden Feather Eagle is also very strong. It is a magical beast with a level of seventeen and has excellent aerial combat ability.

The man and the eagle, working together with perfect harmony, possess a fighting prowess that no ordinary opponent would dare to provoke.

However, once Julianne takes to the air, her combat skills will be greatly limited, and the Golden Feather Eagle's maneuverability and aerial combat ability will also be greatly reduced.

Therefore, in dangerous areas, Julianne rarely takes to the air on her own initiative to avoid provoking troublesome monsters when not in combat.

"Taking off? Then you'd better hurry."

Julianne did not refuse the nun's request to take off. She simply stepped onto a bamboo pole and shot into the air. The golden eagle that had been lingering nearby grabbed her shoulders and flew rapidly toward the place the nun had marked.

The nun smiled slightly and led the elite adventurers beside her rapidly toward the marked location.

One way

Above, the nun leading the way showed no sign of pausing, speeding through the bamboo forest at a pace never before used by other adventurers.

These elite adventurers possessed astonishing physical strength, and each of them could traverse rugged mountain terrain as if it were flat ground.

In the past, when exploring various dangerous places, these adventurers had to be vigilant about their surroundings and avoid being affected by monsters or other dangerous factors. They basically did not travel at full speed and could only proceed cautiously in an exploratory manner.

But now, the nun-brand GPS tells them to just keep going and there's no way anything unexpected will happen.

In a daze, the group spent more than an hour arriving at the first location marked by the nun.

In a fissure deep within the bamboo forest, a seven-story white bone tower protrudes from the crack, with numerous living remains of various shapes wandering around.

"The information about the nun is accurate."

As the elite team arrived near the Bone Spire, Julianne descended from mid-air and shared the information she had gathered in the vicinity.

There are approximately four hundred living remains near the Bone Spire, which has never been opened, and its interior layout and potential dangers are unknown.

"We'll spend half a day clearing out the surrounding remnants before entering the Bone Spire to gradually advance our exploration."

Looking at the white bone spire not far away, Amat decided to adopt a more conservative approach to exploration. During his years of service in the city guard, he had also undertaken missions involving exploration of dangerous areas and knew well what kind of exploration methods should be used in dangerous places.

But the nun, who had already arrived, wouldn't let him slow down her exploration.

If Amat's plan is followed, it will take about two days to take down the bone spire, and the nun wants to see the items buried inside the spire by this afternoon.

“No need for that, Captain Amat.”