Mystery: The Undead Don't Die from Linking the Fire

Chapter 101 When in doubt, the fool solves.

"not good."

Alger's expression changed slightly.

Although the battle ended very quickly, it inevitably caused quite a commotion.

The screams of the blue falcon and the long-eyed sea eagle, in particular, carried far and wide.

Alger had anticipated that these commotions would attract some extraordinary beings.

The problem is...

That number is just too outrageous!

This isn't just one or two, but dozens!

Must all the extraordinary creatures in the vicinity have been attracted here?

and.

He recognized most of the extraordinary beings in front of him; even the weakest of them was equivalent to a Sequence 7 extraordinary being!

He might not even be able to beat them in a one-on-one fight, let alone so many.

Alger broke out in a cold sweat and instinctively took a step back.

But the next moment, he heard Yu Jin's calm voice in his ear.

"Don't move, they can't see you."

Alger stopped and looked down at his right hand, where he was wearing two rings on his fingers.

The Phantom Limb Ring and the Sleeping Dragon Emblem Ring.

It can hide its body from five meters away.

"In other words..."

Alger looked up again at the extraordinary creature that was eyeing him menacingly.

Once he calmed down, he indeed discovered more details.

For example.

Although these extraordinary creatures were eyeing them covetously, their gazes did not fall on the two of them.

Instead, they were looking at the corpses of the Blue Falcon and the Dragon Eye Sea Eagle beside them.

"Run into the sea!"

Alger took a deep breath and said quickly, "The Azure Avenger is nearby. As long as we can get on board, we'll be completely safe!"

At that moment, he realized once again just how useful those two rings were.

As long as they maintain a distance of five meters, these extraordinary creatures will never be able to detect them.

Even if they are surrounded, they can leave with ease.

However, Ember seemed lost in thought, ignoring Alger's words.

He was pondering how to ensure that these extraordinary beings could survive intact.

After all, they're loaded with money!

And it was precisely during this period that...

The extraordinary creatures could no longer suppress their restless bloodlust and charged towards their location!

Alger's body tensed instantly.

With gritted teeth, he rushed toward the embers, ready to pull him toward the sea.

He didn't know what Yu Jin was thinking, but the current situation was clearly not the time for reflection.

However, just as Alger was about to make his move...

Ember slowly pulled out the Crystal Staff.

Under Alger's gaze, the staff he raised condensed a ghostly blue light.

"Ding! Ding ding!!"

After a brief spellcasting, a crisp sound, like striking crystals, followed.

The eerie blue light transformed into a rain of arrows, shooting towards the surging supernatural creatures ahead!

These extraordinary beings, invisible even to them, had no way to avoid being hit by the rain of arrows almost instantly without warning.

Surprisingly, the azure arrows disappeared the moment they pierced their bodies.

It didn't even leave a single scratch on their skin, as if it had no effect whatsoever.

But at the same time.

These extraordinary creatures, whose bodies were perfectly intact, suddenly had their pupils dilate.

【François Arrow Rain】

One of the advanced spells of "Fran's Short Arrow".

It can continuously fire soul arrows.

This crystallization was personally researched by the old man.

After entrusting it to the chief priest, he gave it to his daughter—

The magic bearing Hazel's name.

"Bang!"

The enormous bodies of the supernatural creatures seemed to lose all support in an instant, collapsing one after another with a thud, splashing up large amounts of mud and sand.

These once incredibly powerful creatures could no longer rise.

"What kind of ability is that?"

Alger felt his soul trembling, his heart filled with disbelief.

This isn't just one or two extraordinary creatures!

It's all of them!

All the extraordinary creatures struck by that barrage of arrows, regardless of what they were doing before, all stumbled forward onto the beach without exception.

Alger had no doubt that they were dead!

Even if there are no marks on their bodies, their lifeless eyes say it all.

Although I have never encountered a similar ability before.

But Alger was certain that it was an attack that struck straight to the soul!

These dead supernatural beings were not struck by the rain of arrows; their souls were shattered!

"Was this caused by the staff? Or by Ash's own power?"

"Alger".

Ember put away his staff and suddenly said, "Bring the boat over here."

"it is good."

Alger took a deep breath and answered.

He left the beach quickly, but returned ten minutes later.

This time, they arrived from the sea, aboard the Azure Avenger.

"Bang!"

"Clang!"

The silver knights leaped off the deck, dragging the supernatural creature's corpse with a clanging sound of their armor.

On the other side, Alger had already steadied the boat, hoisted the sails, and dropped anchor.

At the same time, the gangplank was lowered to extend to the sea surface in order to improve the Silver Knights' carrying efficiency.

"Would you like to explore further?"

Alger glanced at Ember, who was climbing onto the deck, and asked casually, "We still have plenty of time. We can wait until tonight to leave."

"Do you want to hunt some more extraordinary creatures?"

Yu Jin raised an eyebrow slightly and asked.

Alger shook his head decisively.

He had already obtained the two main materials he needed, and currently had dozens of corpses of extraordinary creatures. He had little interest in other extraordinary creatures.

"Then let's leave as soon as possible."

Yu Jin gazed at the distant horizon and said casually.

For him, exploring the island was just a side quest.

But now that he possesses the soul of a demigod, he only needs to return to Backlund as soon as possible to advance the main storyline.

Why waste time exploring side quests yourself?

not to mention--

Anyway, he already knows the island's coordinates, so he can come anytime in the future.

Surely this island can't grow legs and run away, right?

"In that case, let's leave in a bit."

Alger nodded with apparent regret, but in reality, he breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

He didn't actually want Ember to continue exploring the island.

Because he knew that there was an even greater secret hidden deep within this island!

He and Zillingus discovered the island together.

Last time he came, he was too weak and could only wander around the perimeter, but Zilingus had the opportunity to go deep into the island.

Even the legendary artifact that made Zilingus famous, "Crawling Hunger," was likely obtained through the secrets of this island!

It is precisely for this reason that the gap between him and Zilingus has widened further and further!

He missed the opportunity last time because he was too weak and could only watch it slip through his fingers.

He never wants to experience that feeling again!

If Ember insists on exploring, he cannot stop him.

But since Ember doesn't want to continue exploring, he won't keep urging Ember to explore.

"Oh, right."

After hesitating for a moment, Alger suddenly said, "Among the corpses of those extraordinary creatures was a Mirror Dragon, but Miss Justice's request is still missing a fruit from the Elder Tree. I know there's an Elder Tree nearby, and we still have enough time. How about we go get a fruit for Miss Justice before we leave?"

"Can."

Yu Jin then remembered that Audrey was also involved, and nodded, saying, "Do you want me to come with you?"

"Need not."

Alger shook his head. "The Elder Tree is nearby, and there's no danger, after all..."

"Even if there was danger before, it's gone now."

Alger glanced down at the unseeing corpses of the extraordinary creatures on the beach and thought to himself.

Stepping off the deck, Alger quickly passed the Silver Knights and the piles of extraordinary creatures on the beach, heading towards the forest ahead.

Unlike ordinary forests, the trees here are thick, tall, and have dense foliage.

Even the 'slenderest' one is at least as thick as two people can hug.

The bark of these trees is distinctly scaly, densely pieced together, as if it could come alive at any moment and wriggle on the surface.

But Alger knew very well that these trees were not actually dangerous.

After all, he had been here more than once.

As he continued on his journey, Alger's mood became increasingly relaxed.

Because along the way, he had not found any trace of anyone passing by.

He came to find the Elder Tree to confirm this.

Following the familiar road, he finally found a large tree that was several meters thick!

Even within this forest, its size is absolutely among the best.

And the most eye-catching one.

It has to be the anthropomorphic old man's face on its trunk.

This is why the other side is called the Elder Tree.

As a plant-based supernatural being, it does not pose as much of a threat as other supernatural beings.

After all, plants don't grow legs.

This also meant that Alger obtained a fruit from it with almost no effort.

Throughout the entire process, the Elder Tree remained like a true elder, its face on its trunk maintaining a kind and benevolent expression without any reaction.

"call."

Alger breathed a sigh of relief, raised his right hand, and showed two rings on his fingers.

These two rings played a crucial role in enabling them to obtain the fruit so easily.

However, after obtaining the fruit of the Elder Tree, Alger was not in a hurry to leave.

Instead, they looked towards the back of the Elder Tree.

That is the depths of the island, the very heart of this pristine island.

He stood there for a long time, then silently turned and left.

His strength is not enough to go to that area.

We should at least wait until we have the strength of Sequence 5 before we can explore further.

Taking a deep breath, Alger retraced his steps.

But he didn't notice.

Under the cover of the trees, a figure was silently watching him.

As Alger left, the figure moved in sync.

When Alger returned to the beach, he saw a Silver Knight carrying the last remaining body of the Blue Shadow Falcon onto the ship.

In contrast to the empty beach, the deck of the Azure Avenger was piled high with debris—

Even the Blue Avenger's waterline rose considerably.

Ember remained standing on the deck.

"Is he really not interested at all?"

Alger hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but think to himself.

"The fruit of the Elder Tree is in hand."

Alger calmly returned to the deck and casually took off the two rings on his right hand, returning them to Ember.

Although he was somewhat reluctant, he knew that these rings would never truly belong to him.

"What are your plans for disposing of these bodies?"

After Ember took the ring, Alger casually asked...

"Sell it."

Yu Jin pondered for two seconds, then asked thoughtfully, "Approximately how much can I sell it for?"

Looking at the corpses of the extraordinary creatures on the deck, Alger briefly analyzed, "The market price of Sequence 7 extraordinary materials is usually around 500-700 gold pounds, while the market price of Sequence 6 extraordinary materials is around 1200."

"If they were all sold, these extraordinary materials alone would be worth at least 50,000 gold pounds."

"Besides, even if they aren't considered extraordinary materials, the physical bodies of these supernatural creatures are extremely valuable."

"To give an example."

Alger paused for a moment, then continued, "The 'Mirror Dragon Eyes' that Miss Justice wants are a relatively rare and extraordinary material, but the market price is no more than 1000 pounds. As for the Mirror Dragon blood she needs, it costs around 100 pounds per 50ml."

"The former is ten times the price of the latter, but a mirror dragon only has two eyes, but it has a lot of blood. However, hunting usually causes mirror dragons to bleed profusely, so in the end, only a few hundred milliliters can be collected."

"Of course, this isn't a problem for you."

As Alger spoke, his eyes twitched slightly as he looked at the enormous 'dragon corpse'.

The Mirror Dragon is said to be a dragon, but it is actually just a giant lizard.

The blood in its body is not measured in milliliters, but in liters!

If they could all be sold, they would be worth far more than a pair of eyes.

But when ordinary people hunt supernatural creatures, doesn't it always result in blood and gore?

By the time the Mirror Dragon is killed and its eyes are taken, most of its blood has already been drained, and only a few hundred milliliters can be collected.

After all, not everyone can kill these extraordinary creatures without bloodshed like Ember.

The bodies were all extremely well preserved.

Secondly, the market demand for mirror dragon blood is not actually that great.

They have plenty of blood on their hands, but not much of it can actually be sold.

Thirdly, the blood of extraordinary beings is extremely difficult to preserve, and each one is different.

If you don't have a special understanding of the characteristics of these creatures, you might end up wasting your time even if you manage to get your hands on them.

of course.

Currently, this blood is still inside the superhuman creature's body, so there's no need to consider preservation for the time being.

But the problem is...

"I must warn you, these things are not easy to preserve."

Alger shared his concerns with Ember, reminding him, "The extraordinary materials that supernatural beings condense after death hardly decay, but their physical bodies don't receive the same treatment."

"My suggestion is to dig out the extraordinary materials first."

"Take the best parts from the corpse and preserve them, then leave the rest to fate."

"If we can hold onto them until we can sell them, that would be ideal. If they rot, they'll just be a complete waste."

"How about the sacrifice?"

"Ember suddenly asked."

"Um?"

Alger was slightly taken aback.

"Offer all these things as sacrifices to the fool."

Ember casually remarked, "For the Fool, preserving these extraordinary creatures shouldn't be a difficult task."

His soul space can also store things, and the space is almost infinite.

However, the soul space can only hold materials.

For example, extraordinary properties and extraordinary materials are both considered materials, but a complete corpse is not included.