Ancient Ark: A Dark-Themed Historical Survival Game

Unique equipment with unique characteristics.

Wu Zixu's Corpse-Beating Whip!

This equipment possesses stronger attributes compared to other equipment of the same grade. Its attached aura protects the equipment, making it less prone to damage during forging, thus exhibiting extremely high growth potential.

"I never expected it to be Wu Zixu..."

Zhao Gang exclaimed, "This is the first time I've encountered a historical figure who frequently appears in historical stories; it's such a wonderful experience!"

Lu Dahai also said, "To get such a generous reward without even having to fight, we're incredibly lucky to have stumbled upon such a wonderful opportunity!"

Was it just good luck?

Jiang Xiaxia secretly glanced at Xiao Yu.

The burial chambers lead directly to the next area, and once all eight burial chambers have been cleared, there was absolutely no reason to go back the way we came.

Could it be that……

Does the senior have the ability to foresee the future?

The three of them quickly reviewed the situation and discovered the problem, realizing that Xiao Yu's abilities were far greater than they had imagined!

The activation conditions for the hidden room are not complicated, but it is 100% guaranteed to trigger on the first try. After that, it will only trigger with a small probability and requires luck when you run the secret realm again.

As the number of times increases.

The probability will decrease over time.

The resources obtainable from hidden treasure chests are becoming increasingly scarce.

Xiao Yu's "Wu Zixu's Corpse-Slaying Whip" can only be obtained from the first opening. This item has great potential and can be considered a top-tier item even among unique special equipment.

It also comes with a skill called "Soul Summoning".

【Soul Summoning】, a green special skill, consumes 20 points of mental energy to convert a physical attack into a soul strike, with a 20% chance to cause a soul critical hit... For each level the player's cultivation increases, an additional 2 points of mental energy can be consumed to increase the damage by 2%, with a 30-second cooldown.

Not difficult to understand.

The Corpse Whip can transform a regular attack into a soul attack. The regular attack will be weakened by armor and negated by protective power, and only the remaining part can cause damage.

Soul attacks are different.

This attack can ignore defenses.

Unless the opponent is wearing extremely rare armor that can resist soul damage, this attack will be 100% effective and will completely ignore defenses and saving throws!

A single blow to the soul.

The damage was absolutely devastating!

It is particularly suitable for countering tank-type opponents or other targets that cannot be breached for various reasons.

It is not only a powerful weapon, but also has magical amplification effects, and will become one of Xiao Yu's main weapons for some time to come.

The reduction in pollution levels triggered by this easter egg was also planned, giving the team ample time to maximize their benefits in completing the dungeon.

Let's go!

The contamination level in the sealed room increased relatively slowly. The four of them rested and recovered for a while inside before quickly passing through the outer perimeter of the royal tomb and entering the second level via a sloping passage.

This area is larger than the burial grounds above, with a maze-like network of passages filled with numerous traps and monsters.

[Evil Eye Witch], Tier 3 Elite Unit, 120 HP...

[Evil Eye Stone Guardian], Level 3 Elite Unit, 200 HP...

They were all elites.

The second floor is indeed much more difficult!

The Evil Eye Shaman is a dried-up corpse dressed in black robes, holding a large scarlet eyeball in his left hand and a soul-summoning banner in his right. He is skilled at summoning ghosts and skeletons.

The Evil Eye Stone Guardian is a mutated terracotta warrior, its body cracked and covered with tiny tentacles, its face completely shattered and filled with tentacles, and in the center is a large eyeball.

This monster's main attack methods are the Evil Eye Ray and melee attacks. It has extremely high defense and is very difficult to defeat.

We can't waste any more time.

Xiao Yu decisively summoned archers to increase damage output.

Although elite monsters are much more difficult than regular monsters in the burial area, they are not too difficult to deal with since no more than three appear at a time.

[Soul Essence +40, White Soul Stone +1!]

[Soul Essence +40, White Soul Stone +1, Stone Guardian Shield +1!]

【…】

[Soul Essence +40, Nameless Necromancer Heroic Spirit +1!]

After eliminating 10 enemies, a total of 400 essence points were obtained, which can be converted into 120 basic soul stones. Two pieces of white equipment and three sets of white materials were also obtained.

A Heroic Spirit has appeared!

This is truly a pleasant surprise.

Lu Dahai exclaimed, "Holy crap, even though it's an elite monster, the drop rate is insane!"

Jiang Xiaoxia: "They also produce a lot of essence and soul stones."

Zhao Gang: "Hahaha, if we can keep doing this, we're going to be rich! It's absolutely awesome!"

The three gradually adapted to the terrifying environment of the Nightmare instance, mainly because Xiao Yu provided an overwhelming sense of security.

They avoided all sorts of traps and pitfalls.

They can always quickly find a way to deal with any monster.

Coupled with their almost insane income, they are constantly in a state of tension, excitement, and anticipation.

It's not surprising that equipment and materials drop.

It is indeed extremely rare for a Servant to explode with good luck.

Xiao Yu made a simple plan for the spoils of war that he could use, and gave the white-grade Stone Guardian Shield and Stone Guardian Breastplate to Zhao Gang.

As for the nameless necromancer's spirit?

This is somewhat rarer than the heroic spirits of the astrologer.

Necromancers are not particularly strong in terms of direct combat power and damage output, but they possess the abilities of curses and summons, so overall their value is still quite high.

This hero only has the potential to reach level 11.

It is the worst among the white-clad Servants.

Neither Zhao Gang nor Lu Dahai have heroic spirits yet, but Zhao Gang has just received two pieces of equipment.

He either needs a defensive hero to enhance his advantage, or a high-damage hero to complement him; the necromancer is not very suitable.

Xiao Yu gave the spirit of the hero to the fat man.

"If you train a necromancer well, he can weaken and restrain the target, which will make his output more powerful."

"Thank you, Godfather!"

The fat man was extremely excited.

Xiao Yu used the essence he had obtained.

[Soul Essence - 150!]

Your skill "Concealing Breath Technique" has reached level 3!

[Your "Concealing Breath Technique" has been mastered to the highest level, and you have gained 3 permanent points of Spirit attribute!]

More attributes have been added.

This time, the increase is in mental strength.

The group continued along the maze-like passages, at which point the surrounding environment began to change, and new monsters they had never seen before appeared.

[Flattering and Sycophantic Minister], Level 3 Elite, 120 HP...

This is the corpse of a nobleman dressed in fine clothes but highly decomposed. Although he looks like he has been dead for a long time, he still has a smile on his face and is emitting a grating laugh.

When you encounter this kind of strange thing.

The first goal is not far away.

The sycophantic minister excels at control skills and also possesses the ability to self-destruct. Once hit, not only will the damage be very high, but a huge amount of pollution value will also be added at once.

However, with the four of them plus an archer spirit, and Xiao Yu's command and control throughout the process, the sycophantic minister was not allowed to succeed and was quickly eliminated.

An exit appeared ahead.

You have entered the "Hall of Tongue Pulling"!

The four entered a strange hall. The hall was quite large, and the walls and pillars were covered with bizarre long tongues.

"Someone's there!"

In the center of the hall stood a figure, dressed in the most luxurious Chu noble attire, with an unusually slender build.

The All-Seeing Eye takes effect automatically.

【Thousand-Tongued Demon Fei Wuji】, Level 3 Rare Elite, HP 380... Brief Introduction: He was once the Junior Tutor to the Crown Prince of Chu, but was corrupted by the influence of the deep sea.

The first boss!

Xiao Yu said, "It is Fei Wuji."

Zhao Gang asked, "Who is Fei Wuji?"

Fatty: "You don't even know that? He's a notorious villain. It was because he was jealous of talent and repeatedly slandered Wu Zixu that his family was destroyed and he had to flee the State of Chu."

"So it was him?" Jiang Xiaoxia frowned and said, "That kind of despicable person deserves to die!"

"Hehehe..."

A sharp, eerie laugh echoed through the room.

"Excellent! Finally, a chosen one has arrived! The time has come to serve Lord Wu Zixu!"

Fei Wuji slowly turned around.

The upper half of the face has six eyes.

The compound eye structure, similar to that of a spider, consists of two larger and four smaller eyes, creating an extremely discordant and eerie texture.

His lower face consisted of only a large, unclosable mouth covered with a dense array of sharp teeth, enough to trigger trypophobia in anyone looking at it.

Such honor.

Just one glance.

They're all driving me crazy and making me lose all my confidence!

Fei Wuji reached into the deepest part of the gaping maw and slowly pulled out a writhing, fleshy whip.

If you look closely, you'll find that this long whip is woven from hundreds of raw tongues. Those countless tongues seem to be alive, writhing and twisting wildly, emitting strange noises and mockery.

He swung his thousand-tongue whip, which exploded in the air.

"Come and face your death!"

A powerful killing intent and aura, accompanied by dark red blood mist, erupted from his body, filling the entire hall like a flood in an instant.

[You are affected by the "Deceitful Ghost Curse," losing 6 health per minute and gaining an additional 1% pollution value!]

Lu Dahai cursed, "Damn it!"

Losing 6 health points is already quite troublesome.

It's actually increasing pollution by 1% every minute?

This means that even if we are not poisoned to death, we will die from the pollution outbreak if we delay even slightly. It feels like we have no chance of winning at all!

This sense of urgency, pressure, and presence.

The three of them were immediately thrown into a panic.

We've really run into a tough opponent!