Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 63 - 66 The Clown in the Ancient Theater

Chapter 63: Chapter 66 The Clown in the Ancient Theater Underground Palace_1

Chapter 63 -66 The Clown in the Ancient Theater Underground Palace_1

The next morning, Lin Xun, having completed his task, didn’t have to clock in for work.

Upon opening his phone, he noticed a series of prompt messages sent by a short-haired A-ranked beauty.

Ye Xiaoqi mentioned that a ravishing woman with dark hair was flying to Yunjing city today, all because of his ‘Disciple’s Sanctuary Seat Certificate.’

Only the four of them knew about this, one of whom was Lu Caiyi.

“Hmm, my lady superior must have gone to claim my rewards, I wonder what she would bring back.”

Ignoring Ye Xiaoqi’s messages pushing for more web stories, Lin Xun opened the game.

The Book of Salvation, launch!

His soul strength was currently 2/2. Lin Xun pondered about which shell he wanted to reconstruct.

No reconstruction was required for the Yellow Bishop, as there was no loss.

It would take two soul strength points to reconstruct the Law Knight. He could use one point to recharge half of the energy, wait for 12 hours, and then use another point to fully recharge and reconstruct it.

“I will explore the game first, and reconstruct the Law Knight when I have leftover soul strength.”

Because the Engineer’s shell was of low quality, even lesser than the Law Knight, Lin Xun had always treated it as his last resort. He wouldn’t allocate any experience points to the Engineer unless necessary.

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Suddenly, he noticed the Summoning Horn in his inventory once again.

After much consideration, he decided to reconstruct the warhorse.

[You consumed 1 soul strength point and reconstructed the ‘Turkmen Blood Horse’.]

The ancient amphitheatre’s passageway to the dungeon was used for gladiators and large beasts to enter and exit.

If a beast like the Tri-headed Lion could enter the dungeon, there’s no reason why a warhorse can’t.

If he circles around the iron cage on a warhorse, perhaps he could defeat the Tri-headed Lion using the Yellow Bishop’s kite strategy.

Compared to giving the experience points of defeating the boss to the Engineer, Lin Xun would rather give them to the Yellow Bishop, whose shell had a higher quality.

Naturally, the kite strategy was merely one of his plans. If the Tri-headed lion runs faster than the warhorse, his game would end there.

“Let’s try it out first!”

[You discovered a large arch door on the barrier wall between the stage and the audience; it was the entrance to the mini dungeon beneath the stage.]

[Would you like to step through the arch door and enter the ancient theatre’s dungeon?]

Lin Xun opened his inventory and clicked on the Summoning Horn.

[With a loud blast, you summoned the ‘Turkmen Blood Horse’.]

[You possessed the body of the ‘Fallen Yellow Bishop of the White Moon Church’.]

After regaining the Yellow Bishop’s body, Lin Xun mounted the horse and entered the dungeon.

[You rode the warhorse through the arch door. Under the dim light, the horse’s hooves echoed through the stone steps as you descended.]

[After passing the enormous iron door at the end of the stairs, you arrived at ‘the Dungeon of the Ancient Amphitheatre.’]

[The dungeon seemed spacious and brightly lit in front of your eyes. On both sides of the dungeon, there were ten old and tattered rooms. In the centre, numerous large iron cages covered with black cloth are arranged. Only two out of them had their covers removed.]

[Would you like to explore the large iron cages that are yet to be uncovered? Or, would you prefer looking for traces of the ‘Fallen Tri-headed Lion’?]

When he first saw the Tri-headed Lion, Lin Xun was exploring an iron cage and the monster appeared behind him silently.

Considering its large physique, the Tri-headed Lion couldn’t have escaped from a cage in the center of the dungeon without him noticing. The Dancer was not blind; it stands to reason that she wouldn’t miss such a thing.

Perhaps there’s a hidden mechanism in the dungeon enabling the Tri-headed Lion to hide. If discovered, it might provide him with unexpected rewards.

Lin Xun chose the second option.

[You are carefully searching for traces of the ‘Fallen Tri-headed Lion’ within the dungeon.]

[Based on the faint blood claw marks on the ground, you rode the warhorse to a corner of the dungeon.]

[You notice that the floor here is slightly different from the rest, and when you lean in to listen, you can hear the regular breathing of a large beast underground.]

[The ‘Fallen Three-headed Lion’ seems to be sleeping beneath the disguised ground. Do you want to attack it?]

The Yellow Bishop rode into the underground palace on his horse, making much more noise than the dancer’s stealth.

And yet, the dancer was the one discovered by the lion, while the Yellow Bishop remained undetected even on horseback.

Could it be that the lion is used to prowling at night and sleeps during the day?

“Should we just blast it with a laser cannon?”

The horseback kiting tactic is just a conjecture by Lin Xun, and may not necessarily be the best strategy.

Moreover, this tactic has a drawback: if the horse couldn’t outrun the lion and got caught, it would mean a loss of two soul strength points.

After careful thought, Lin Xun decided that since the lion was sleeping, and even a horse didn’t awaken it, it might be better to explore the cage first.

He rode out of the underground palace, dismounted beneath the open-air stage, and changed into the dancer’s shell.

Using his invisibility skill, he re-entered the underground palace and started exploring the cage covered in black cloth.

[You lift the black cloth and find the huge metallic cage has a large hole torn in it. The beast that was in it is gone, leaving behind large patches of blood and traces of minced meat.]

[Inspecting the broken bars, you see large claw marks from the outside in. This sturdy cage seems unable to resist the attack of a wild beast for a long time.]

[Do you want to lift the black cloth off the next cage?]

It’s the same text as during the last exploration.

[You lift the cloth from the next cage, and likewise, the bars have been destroyed. The beasts held in these cages have all disappeared, leaving behind blood stains and minced meat.]

Lin Xun went to explore each cloth-covered cage one by one, and finally, upon exploring the last one, the text changed.

[You lift the black cloth off the cage and find that the bars of this cage are intact.]

[Inside the cage, there lies a man in deep sleep wearing a tattered clown costume. There are large patches of dried blood around his mouth. It seems like he’s a performer from an ancient theater.]

[The gap in the middle of the metal bars is just big enough for you to squeeze into the cage.]

[Do you want to wake up the ‘Fallen Circus Clown’, or quietly enter the cage and kill him?]

On hearing this name, Lin Xun couldn’t help but think of the ‘Fallen Theater Dancer’. Perhaps the clown is also a special monster like the dancer.

But if the clown was an NPC and he killed it, he might miss out on a side quest.

At this time, the game showed that the invisibility time limit was up, so Lin Xun opened the panel and clicked on invisibility again.

With invisibility, there was nothing to fear.

Lin Xun chose the first option to wake the clown.

[You take out a ‘Stinky Feces Stone’ and throw it at the sleeping clown’s face.]

[He suddenly wakes up and looks around, only seeing the lifted black cloth in front of him.]

[The clown wipes the feces stone from his face in confusion, scratches his head, and lies down to sleep again.]

[Do you want to reveal yourself in front of the clown and talk to him?]

It seemed the clown was not any ominous NPC.

Lin Xun thought for a while and clicked on yes.

[You cancel your invisibility and appear before the clown, about to converse with him…]

[The clown looks at you in fright, takes out a bronze whistle and puts it in his mouth, getting ready to blow it and alert the lion.]

[What should you do?]

???

Are all the NPCs in this game so creepy? Aren’t there any normal ones?

Lin Xun types out three question marks, with an exasperated look on his face.