A Comprehensive Network: An Endless Adventure Begins as a Wanderer

Chapter 104 Boss Room and Rescue Amidst Fire and Water

The cave was very quiet.

This contrasts sharply with the earlier clamor of the giant rats.

Cheng Yi walked to the stone pillar, where the runes glowed dimly in the lingering warmth of the dark flames.

There is a thin crack at the bottom of the stone pillar.

Cheng Yi squatted down and tapped the ground near the seam with the scabbard.

The echo was desolate.

Cheng Yi thought to himself, this is probably a secret mechanism being deciphered.

It might even contain some clever ideas from the tomb owner.

However, Cheng Yi did not want to connect with the brainwaves of a designer he had never met before, or have a brainstorming session.

With a thought, a huge shadowy creature appeared above the mechanism and slammed down on the hollow stone slab below with the force of a mountain crashing down!

Shadow Servant: Demonized Heavy Armored Rhinoceros!

The mechanism was directly dismantled and broken into pieces by external force.

A downward staircase was revealed between the broken stone slabs.

The stairs were long, and at the end was a stone door.

A complete relief is carved on the stone gate, depicting a group of people kneeling on the ground, offering sacrifices to a human figure standing on a high platform.

The humanoid figure held a sword in its hand, the tip of which was stuck into the ground.

The ground cracked open, revealing countless skulls and twisted shadows beneath.

"The standard narrative of suppressing evil spirits."

Cheng Yi did not push the door open.

He summoned a ghostly shadow servant from the realm of shadows and sent it through the stone gate.

A grayish-white field of vision unfolds.

Behind the door is a spacious square burial chamber.

The walls and ceiling were covered with runes, and the stone shelves around the perimeter held pottery jars and bronze artifacts, most of which were broken.

-

-

In the center of the tomb chamber is a stone coffin.

In front of the stone coffin, a figure clad in heavy armor stood silently.

As if succumbing to the shadows, the soul fire in its pupils began to slowly burn—

[Level 10 Necromancer Tyrant/Undead/Elite Boss Template/Immortal Will]

Cheng Yi: ?

This is straight to the boss room?

"Are you sure you want to go in?"

Liu Si crouched behind a fallen stone tablet, staring at the open space in front of him.

His staff rested across his knees, with a grayish-white crystal embedded at its tip.

Li Xiao lay beside him, clutching a slingshot in his hand, his eyes fixed on the steaming pot in the distance.

"We've already paid for the tickets, it would be a huge loss if we didn't go in."

Liu Si remained silent.

Two tickets cost 200 Disaster Coins. If they don't get many rewards from the Secret Realm this time, they won't even be able to scrape together enough tickets for the next one.

"Alright then." Liu Si gripped the staff tightly.

"You do your thing, I'll keep an eye on things."

Li Xiao took a small porcelain bottle out of his waist bag.

[Bewitching Powder Type: Potion/Poison Quality: Green Item Level: 2]

Description: A highly concentrated and potent anesthetic, extracted from the salivary glands of giant bats deep within a wondrous cave, obtained through simple distillation. It is a viscous liquid, colorless, with a slight herbal odor, and virtually undetectable when mixed with alcohol or soup.

Effect: If this agent is mixed into food or water, the person who ingests it must undergo a physical exemption test. Those who fail the exemption will fall into a coma for 1 hour, during which any damage to the creature will awaken it.

If injected directly through a wound (such as by applying it to a weapon to hit a target), the difficulty of a Constitution save check decreases, and the duration of unconsciousness is reduced to 1 minute.

P.S.: Don't smell it for too long, and don't drink it—never mind, you've already passed out—

[Branvor, the new mentor of the Thieves' Guild]

This is one of the drops from the basic dungeon: Wonderful Cavern.

He stuffed the porcelain bottle into his pocket, then took out several nylon ropes and steel bars, as well as a large bear trap, from his backpack.

"I'm going to set up the traps up ahead. You'd better hurry up and think about your spell model, or it might fail to fire later—"

Liu Si rolled his eyes.

"My spellcasting skills aren't that bad anymore."

Li Xiao didn't reply, and crouched down to disappear into the bushes.

Several large pots were set up in the open space, with a roaring fire burning underneath, and the soup was bubbling and boiling.

A dozen or so goblins sat around the pot, clutching bones and chunks of meat, gnawing away with gusto.

The ground was littered with gnawed bones and empty wine barrels.

This is a small goblin camp.

Li Xiao spent ten minutes setting up several traps around the camp.

Tripwire, pit, simple pendulum.

"That should be enough."

He then reached behind the fence at the rear of the camp and crouched down.

Li Xiao took the porcelain bottle out of his waist bag.

He poured the sleeping powder onto a tattered cloth, letting the cloth soak up the broth, and then wrapped the bullet in it.

Aim, release.

The bullet accurately sank into the remaining wine in the wooden barrel.

About half a minute later, a goblin carrying a wooden spoon walked up to the barrel, scooped up a spoonful, and gulped it down.

After finishing its drink, it smacked its lips and turned back to call out a few words to its companions.

Several goblins gathered around and scooped wine from the barrel to drink.

Then these goblins fell one after another—

Li Xiao was dumbfounded. Was it really that effective?

He somewhat regretted not testing the medicine's effects beforehand.

The remaining goblins hadn't even had a chance to drink from that barrel of wine yet—

The goblin leader roared and charged out of the camp.

Then it spotted the furtive Li Xiao at a glance!

The bear goblin leaped directly in front of Li Xiao and brought his mace down with a thunderous crash!

At this moment, only one thought remained in Li Xiao's mind.

pill----

He instinctively rolled to the side, and the hammer grazed his back as it hit the ground.

Li Xiao scrambled forward a few steps, frantically pulling the white short sword from his belt.

The goblin chieftain pulled out his spiked mace, tilted his head, and a hint of mockery flashed in his cloudy eyes.

It was as if they were sizing up prey that was struggling for its life.

[Level 4/Bear Goblin Chief/Elite Template]

"Liu Si!"

A greasy spell flew from the side and rear, landing precisely at the feet of the bear goblin leader.

The goblin chieftain slipped, and his massive body swayed twice.

However, its sense of balance was much stronger than that of ordinary goblins, and it managed to maintain its position on the oily ground constructed by the grease spell.

"Why isn't this thing slippery!"

Liu Si's voice came from afar, tinged with obvious panic.

Bitter!

The goblin leader turned his head and stared at the human standing on the rock.

Spellcaster, take priority!

It let out a low growl, swung its left hand, and its shield smashed away Li Xiao's attacking figure.

Li Xiao was sent flying backward and crashed to the ground, his short sword flying out of his hand.

【HP: 34%】

The goblin leader ignored him and strode towards Liu Si.

Liu Si stood on the rock, his staff raised above his head, the grayish-white crystal at the tip of the staff glowing with a blue-purple light.

He was chanting, his voice fast and urgent, with several syllables stuck together!

An ice blade shot out from the tip of the staff!

But it missed—

Liu Si had no way out.

The goblin chieftain raised his mace.

However, at that moment, a rapier thrust in from the side!

The rapier pierced precisely through the bear goblin leader's right wrist!

The goblin chieftain let out a scream as his mace slipped from his hand and slammed heavily to the ground.

A young human man, holding a rapier, stood to the right of the goblin leader.

He was wearing a brand-new black leather armor, his hair was messily tied back, and he exuded a dissolute aura.