After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply-Chapter 712 - 498, Delve into the Ancient City, Mysterious Treasure_2

Chapter 712: 498, Delve into the Ancient City, Mysterious Treasure_2

Even though Lin Da possesses 30% Poison Resistance, his health still drops by 500 points per second. For someone like Monica with lower resistance, it drops by 1000 points per second.

With a total of less than 10,000 health points, it takes just ten seconds for their health to completely deplete.

“Group Healing!”

Lin Da chanted the spell.

A green, thirty-meter-wide healing array emerged above everyone’s heads, and restorative droplets rained down.

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With over 20,000 added Magic Power, the healing effect reached over 10,000 points.

Within moments, the team members’ health points were fully restored.

“I wonder if the other passages have poison mist as well. For a normal healer, if a team doesn’t have at least three of them, they’ll probably all die here!”

A cold glint flashed in Lin Da’s eyes. The synergy of his hybrid Recovery Series + Poison Series traits matched well with Aweis Ancient City. For regular adventure teams, they would likely face total annihilation amidst the poison mist.

This trial is exceptionally perilous; one wrong move could lead to death.

“Eek—”

Suddenly, Mingli let out a startled cry and jumped up, hitting her head on the icy stone ceiling. She clutched her head in pain, tears brimming in her eyes.

“What’s wrong?”

“Captain, down there!”

Anna spoke hurriedly.

In the water pooling in the passage, there were numerous eel-like water snakes.

Lin Da focused his gaze, and a series of numbers began appearing above Mingli’s head: -1120, -1111, -1055…

Three ticks per second!

Lin Da was alarmed and furious. This rate of health drain couldn’t be sustained even with Group Healing—a quick annihilation of the water snake swarm was needed!

“Magic Heart Slash!”

With the fusion of Recovery Series and Poison Series, a pitch-black flame ignited in Lin Da’s eyes.

Black sword light filled the entire passageway like a shark’s fin, relentlessly surging forward!

[System Notification: You have slain 72 Level-45 Venomous Water Snakes, obtaining 150,000 Diamonds!]

Without bothering to check the notification, Lin Da hurriedly took out an antidote from his ring and fed it to Mingli.

“Th-thank you, Captain,” Mingli stammered, still shaken.

After resolving the water snake swarm, the group reorganized and cautiously continued forward.

Meanwhile, adventurers in other passageways weren’t as lucky as those with the Phoenix Tail Flower.

The emaciated captain from Dafei City had his head wrapped in descending slime, falling into the pooled water, crying out in agony.

Hidden water snakes emerged from corners, their fangs sank into his thighs, ankles, and waist, injecting deadly venom.

After the team members removed the slime, the emaciated captain’s head had turned into a stark white skull.

There wasn’t even time to mourn as their brown-haired, ponytailed healer noticed something odd in the pooled water.

She lowered her head to take a look, and her face changed instantly. It was a dense mass of blue water snakes—so many that the water level had risen by a centimeter!

It wasn’t water with snakes; it was a snake swarm mixed with water!

“Ahhh!”

The healer’s face turned pale, and she tried to escape, only to collapse limp into the pooled water.

“Ren, what’s wrong?”

The bald Heavy Armored Warrior spoke, only to feel dizzy and fall down.

The group finally noticed something was wrong.

“Snakes! There are snakes in the water! Everyone quick—ah…”

Thud! Thud!

One team member after another fell to the ground.

The passageway returned to silence.

Only the faint rustling sounds of water snakes gnawing at the corpses remained.

…

“Damn it, what on earth is this thing? Get away, scram!”

In another passageway, Bear Ji and his group were being chased by a swarm of venomous insects.

Wherever the insects bit, the flesh rotted instantly, emitting a foul stench.

Three people had already died from the insect bites.

Similar tragedies were unfolding everywhere.

Aweis Ancient City was like a monster lurking in the darkness, silently consuming the adventurers who dared to enter.

…

An hour later.

Lin Da’s view suddenly opened up.

“Is this the end?”

Not encountering any dangers for an hour had instead left him on edge.

Emerging from the passageway, he entered a stone hall.

The space was empty and vast, with only a stone coffin and a golden treasure chest placed at the center.

“Could it be a trap?”

Lin Da cautiously eyed the stone coffin.

He poked it with his sword and, seeing no reaction, circled around to approach the treasure chest.

A lock hung on the chest. He slashed at it a few times, but it didn’t budge.

“Let me try.”

Taige unleashed an Explosive Punch.

As a result, his fist turned red and swollen, and tears welled up in his eyes from the pain.

It seemed a key was necessary.

Lin Da scanned the surroundings, his gaze landing on the stone coffin near the treasure chest.

The coffin was two meters long. On its lid were carvings of kneeling serpent-man generals, all bowing to a snake-tailed humanoid creature clothed in a long robe.

Lin Da wasn’t well-versed in ancient history, but someone skilled in this field might be able to deduce useful information from the coffin’s patterns.

“Forget it, let’s open it and see!”

He cast Verdant Shield on each teammate, spread them out, and surrounded the stone coffin.

Crack, crack…

Lin Da grabbed the coffin lid. Veins bulged on his arms as he strained to lift it open.

Despite appearing to be an ordinary stone, its weight was tens of thousands of pounds.

Even with Lin Da’s over 20,000 Strength points, it took everything he had.

As the coffin opened, everyone grew tense.

Inside was an elegant red fabric lining, a jade pillow decorated with intricate carvings exuding artistic value. If taken outside, it would likely fetch a high price in Purple Gold Coins.

However, the most striking thing was the being lying inside the stone coffin.

It was a petite girl who appeared to be only five or six years old, measuring less than a meter tall.

“Is this the Ancient City’s final boss?”

Lin Da’s expression was filled with uncertainty.

The team members were stunned as well, unsure whether they should attack.

The small girl had a cascade of purple hair that filled the coffin, wore a white sleeping dress, and lay quietly with her eyes closed.

A round, cherubic face with a hint of baby fat, long lush eyelashes, and a poised nose suggested she might grow into a top-tier beauty.

Lin Da noticed a golden lock around her neck, with a circular groove that appeared to match the Aweis Badge.

“We’ve come this far; we can’t leave empty-handed.”

Lin Da took a deep breath and placed the badge onto the groove of the golden lock.

Click!

The badge fit into the groove, and the golden lock came undone!

At the same time, a crisp voice called out behind Lin Da.

“Captain, the treasure chest lock fell off too!” Monica announced excitedly.

Kafni rubbed his hands together and grinned widely: “Let Grandpa Kafni see what treasures we’ve got inside!”

Everyone let out a sigh of relief.

After navigating countless dangers, they’d finally reached the treasure within the Ancient City.

“Wait a moment. Something’s not right!”

Lin Da commanded sharply.

A terrifying wave of magic power rose from the stone coffin.

Kafni cursed under his breath.

The hall began to quake violently, dust falling from above.

The magic energy kept surging, massively exceeding Moon Rank levels!

“Could it be we need to defeat this resurrected creature to open the treasure chest?”

Kafni’s face turned pale with fear!

“Don’t act rashly!”

Lin Da extended a hand to stop Taige.

“Boss, strike first before she attacks!”

“Wait.” Lin Da frowned, staring at the small girl in the coffin. “Maybe, she’s not our enemy!”

The Aweis instance began in the Sixfold Mountain Region, implying a recommended level of 46.

A Light Rank final boss would exceed the difficulty scale.

Surely, there had to be an alternate strategy!

After ten seconds, the tremors stopped.

The purple-haired girl in the coffin let out a soft sound, stretched, and sat up under the team’s tense gaze.

She had sparkling, translucent purple eyes resembling natural gemstones that blinked adorably. Resting her tiny hands on the coffin edges, she looked out.

The first thing she saw was Lin Da, positioned directly in front.

“Waa waa! Waa waa waa!”

The small girl stretched out her hands, seemingly trying to reach for Lin Da.

What’s going on?

Lin Da cautiously offered her his sword sheath.

“Heh heh heh.”

The girl hugged the sheath and giggled.

Her amusement lasted only a moment before she discarded the sheath and resumed reaching out to Lin Da, babbling nonsensically.

Lin Da was perplexed. What exactly was this creature? She didn’t seem to resemble a serpent-man.

He circled around her repeatedly, finding no scales or tail.

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She was human, yet slept in a serpent-man castle’s stone coffin?

“Waa waa! Woo woo, waa waa!”

The girl began to cry.

“What’s she trying to do?” Lin Da complained.

“Maybe she wants to duel the boss. He won’t fight her, so she got upset,” Taige speculated confidently. “Punch her once, Boss—she’ll stop crying for sure.”