Elf-like Life

Chapter 56, The Perfect Treasure Chest

Charmander and Pikachu were completely stunned; the power of the lobster soldier's claws was simply too strong.

The Little Diamonds are Pokémon with extremely high defense and magic resistance, and it is said that the attendants serving Princess Diancie are even more indestructible.

The small, rocky body can withstand most attacks, and there is also a creature called the Drill Minister, which is famous for its indestructible body.

However, these wild little diamonds were defeated by the lobster soldiers.

In short, the lobster soldier's claws are incredibly powerful, and its ferocity is even stronger than that of the little dragon. It can be said to be a true veteran with real strength.

"Hey, have you finished your sandwiches yet?"

Although a large number of small diamonds were destroyed, more and more small diamonds came with the smell, and the scale was no longer the same as before, which was only a few at a time.

Instead, twenty.

Thirty,

Forty!

The next instant, the little dragon devoured all the sandwiches in a flash, cutting off the smell at its source and preventing the little diamonds from gathering immediately.

"I've finished it all, burp—"

The little dragon didn't want to just eat and feast on the sidelines; after finishing, it would definitely go and lend a hand to the lobster soldiers.

At least fifty small diamonds have now surrounded everyone.

A single lobster soldier couldn't possibly handle a force of that size.

"Let me help you, watch my consecutive catches!"

After eating too much, it's not as fast as before. The little Charmander's orange belly is already bulging, so it's not a good time to enter battle.

Boom boom boom boom, boom crackle ...

In addition, waves of tiny diamonds on the other side continuously released magical sparkles.

While the lobster soldier's crab claws can take down a large group in one go, it still takes a lot of time to take down all the little diamonds.

Dragging this out any longer is detrimental to everyone!

Thinking this, Pikachu suddenly shouted:

"Stop hitting him!"

"Everyone, follow me deeper! The deepest part of this passage is very damp; we can use the environment to shake off a lot of small diamonds!"

In terms of knowledge, small diamonds usually live in rock crystals and prefer to forage in dry rock crystal environments.

A damp environment can induce sleepiness in them.

Once the rocks on the little diamonds' bodies get covered in damp mud, which, combined with the moisture in the air, will make them yawn.

Pikachu uses this principle to encourage people to seek refuge in damp places so they can get away from the small diamonds as quickly as possible.

"Hehe, what are you talking about!"

"I'm having a great time fighting, why would I retreat!"

The lobster soldiers are already hooked:

"This tough guy will never back down! Hey, watch me fight them to the death!"

Charmander grabbed the other claw of the lobster soldier before it could even exert any force and started running away, while Pikachu took the lead. At this point, it was obviously impossible to let the lobster soldier linger in the fight.

"Hey, what are you two doing? Why are you running away at such a small danger?!"

The lobster soldiers are incredibly brave, but they lack foresight at crucial moments.

"It's not about running away, it's about using the surrounding environment to shake them off!"

Charmander didn't have time to explain, so he had to try a different approach to communicate with him:

"Lobster minions, didn't you also want to finish quickly? Then let's leave the large crystal passage at full speed and not waste any more time on them!"

Lobster Soldier: "This..."

"Now that you think about it, it actually makes a lot of sense!"

So the three little ones sped forward, heading towards the deepest part of the large crystal passage, leaving the smaller diamonds behind them further and further away.

----split line----

[The Deepest Part of the Great Crystal Passage]

"Phew, I'm exhausted. This should be the end of the deepest part!"

Pikachu, Charmander, and Shrimp successfully reached the deepest point.

Because it moved at full speed all the way, it not only left the slow-moving little diamonds far behind, but more than forty of them started to doze off during the chase.

The deeper you go, the wetter it becomes.

Many of the small diamonds stopped chasing after it, some fell asleep on the spot after getting covered in damp mud, and others chose to give up and stay away from the damp environment.

Pikachu looked back carefully.

It is certain that none of the small diamond fragments followed.

Furthermore, there were clearly no wild Pokémon living in the deepest part of the area, and there were no Pokémon footprints on the damp soil.

"We did it!"

Tick-tock,

A drop of water then landed on the lobster soldier's claw, after which he looked up seriously at the top of the rock pillar:

"Hey, what's going on here? Is it raining?"

Tick-tock, tick-tock,

At the deepest point, large, pointed rocks hang from the top of the rock wall, all naturally formed, and water droplets constantly fall from them, making it look like it's raining.

"Huh, why is there nothing here? This is different from the information the Sunflower Monster gave us." The Lobster Soldier looked around.

To be precise, this is undoubtedly the end of the Great Crystal Passage.

But the intelligence report said that the end of the passage leads directly to the exit, which should lead to the back of the Great Crystal Mountain.

However, given the current situation, there is practically no way out.

Ahead lay a dead end, and overhead were naturally sharp rocks dripping water.

Of course, the foremost rock face is still not very clear, because the light is very scarce in the deepest part. The only source of natural illumination is a matte amethyst.

"No, this is too strange!"

"Everyone move aside! I just saw a piece of amethyst up ahead, hey!!"

Boom!

A seasoned lobster soldier smashed a crab claw into the amethyst, but instead of breaking the hard amethyst, it shattered its matte outer layer!

A glimmer of light appeared from within the amethyst.

The light suddenly illuminated the deepest part.

"Wow, that's amazing! It's brightened up so much all of a sudden!"

Just as Charmander was surprised, Pikachu looked even more surprised behind Charmander, and hurriedly put its little paw on Charmander's shoulder, its eyes sparkling:

"And little dragon, look behind you!"

"Look, look! There's a huge treasure chest!"

【!】Big Treasure Chest!

After their adventure, Charmander and Pikachu finally had the chance to see the treasure chest in the maze.

Moreover, it was an extremely large red treasure chest, with exquisitely engraved patterns on it, which, combined with the red crystal, emitted a faint glow.

It was truly unexpected; even the lobster soldier hadn't anticipated finding such a large treasure chest deep inside. These were benefits beyond what the Sunflower Monster had mentioned in its intelligence.

Pikachu: "Awesome, it really is a treasure chest!"

Lobster Soldier: "Although it's not the exit, this shortcut has yielded unexpected gains; this trip was worthwhile!"

As an expedition team, the most enjoyable thing is exploring all kinds of mazes and finally bringing back the big treasure chest hidden in the maze.

"I'm going to get rich!"

Pikachu and the lobster soldiers instantly turned into goofballs and rushed towards the red treasure chest!

However, at the very last moment, Charmander recalled the classic scene from Sword Art Online where the Black Cats were wiped out on the 27th floor.

Just because of a treasure chest,

It cost the entire team their lives and even took Xing's life.

"No, there's definitely something strange about the treasure chests in this kind of place!"

"Stop! Everyone, whatever you do, don't touch the treasure chest!!"

Of course, you can't just touch the treasure chests in places like this. The Sword Art Online incident is the best proof of that. Ahem, so what should the three of you do next?

(End of this chapter)