"Bang!"
In the diffuse sandstorm, the crisp crackling sound echoed over the Gobi, making the hearts of all the soldiers below jump.
The entrance to the manticore's lair is open!
On the other side, the manticore became even more furious when he realized that his territory had been breached. He wanted to fly towards the cave regardless, but was entangled in the spot by the bone dragon and could not escape for a while.
Taking advantage of the opportunity for the two giant beasts to harm each other, everyone subconsciously turned their targets to the lair above.
For example, Evans, now that the entrance is open, there is nothing to hesitate about. The most important thing is to grab the magic lamp before the opponent.
Evans immediately changed direction and rushed towards the cave entrance on the cliff.
A group of elite soldiers followed closely behind him and moved towards the entrance of the cave.
However, just before everyone rushed to the cave, they were about to swarm in.
Within the cover of the sand and dust, another loud roar suddenly sounded.
Then a huge hand wrapped in black shadows poked out from the sand and photographed everyone.
"Shadow Ghost!"
Evans reacted fastest and narrowly avoided the blow with his super agility.
But the soldiers behind him were not so lucky. When they discovered that there was another giant beast ahead, there was no room to hide. Hundreds of people were crowded together, and they were all slapped away by the shadow ghost.
After Shadow Ghost struck, he found that there was still a fish that had slipped through the net. He immediately roared and swung his claws again to grab Evans on the ground.
Unfortunately, it still underestimated Evans' speed.
Even though Shadow Ghost uses both claws at the same time and grabs with all his strength, Evans can always slip away from the opponent's claws as nimbly as a loach.
After some dodging and maneuvering, Evans jumped up, stepped on Shadow Ghost's shoulder, and disappeared into the cave behind.
This humiliating move made Shadow Ghost furious, but he had no choice but to give up temporarily and turned around to stop others. The task Mu You gave it was to help the bone dragon deal with the manticore, and at the same time block the entrance of the cave as much as possible to prevent others from entering.
Shadow Ghost leaned directly in front of the cave, blocking the entrance behind him.
The lion and the dragon fighting in the distance also gradually approached the cave entrance in a tacit understanding, giving Shadow Ghost a chance to join the battle.
For a moment, the three giant beasts were in a complete melee. You scratched me, I punched you back, and you bit it. The scene was quite chaotic.
However, in terms of combat power, the Manticore was obviously superior. Shadow Ghost and Bone Dragon could only draw a draw with the Manticore in a two-on-one fight, and it was difficult to determine the winner in a short period of time.
As for the other ordinary people present, they were completely dumbfounded at this time.
A hundred thousand troops surrounded the cave in layers, looking at each other. In this situation, should they continue to take action?
As for fighting, it took three days and three nights to fight one manticore before half of its blood was wiped off. Now we have to deal with three at once, and hit them on the head?
What's more, someone has already entered the cave. By the time they finish fighting, it is estimated that the ownership of the magic lamp has long been settled.
In the end, the commander could only give an instruction of 'wait and see what happens'. So tens of thousands of troops surrounded the cliff and watched the giant beasts fight.
…
【You have entered the manticore's lair! 】
[What appears before your eyes is a golden cave. 】
[The entire cave is surrounded by gold and silver treasures, which makes your greed difficult to contain. You unconsciously reach out to the golden Holy Grail closest to you...]
[You picked up the Golden Holy Grail. You have suffered from the 'greed curse', your vitality is rapidly passing away, and your life span is -1000 years! 】
[All the treasures in this cave have been cursed with greed by the manticore. Anything you take away will deduct 500-1000 years of your lifespan according to its value! 】
"Depend on!"
Mu You hurriedly retraced his steps.
This curse is a bit scary. If you touch it for 1,000 years, Mu You says you can't offend it.
But in this case, wouldn’t it mean that if the magic lamp is taken away in the end, its lifespan will also be deducted?
Mu You didn't have time to think too much. At this moment, a new prompt popped up in the game.
[You walk deeper into the cave. 】
[You seem to have stepped on some kind of mechanism. Countless scarabs emerged from the surrounding gold bottles and swarmed towards you. 】
[Spiral gun barrels appear above your arms, dense tongues of fire spurt out rapidly, and all scarabs that come close to you will explode and die in the scream...]
Before coming to conquer the Manticore's lair this time, Mu You went to Eternal Night City to get back the ancient power furnace and the forest core.
There is no way, when the vampire skin cannot be used, the mecha skin is his best combat skin.
[You are about to continue deeper into the cave when several crescent-shaped sword energies suddenly attack from behind you. 】
[You were unable to dodge and were hit by the sword energy. Many parts of your body were damaged. The current body integrity is: 76.5%...]
"Are you still chasing me..." Mu You sighed, not too surprised.
He specially brought the shadow ghost here this time, but it was still very difficult for the shadow ghost alone to stop a human who was also at level 30.
[Time goes by and you go back to before you were struck by the sword. 】
[The sword energy surged in again, and you unexpectedly evaded in a safe direction, finally narrowly avoiding all the sword energy. 】
[Your right arm quickly transforms into a 'floating machine gun', and a straight stream of flames spurts out in the direction of the sword energy. 】
[A hundred floating bombs were connected in a straight line and shot towards the figure flying in the distance. However, what followed was a series of sounds of gold and iron. 】
[You watched with your own eyes as Evans, who was dressed in iron armor, used incredible accuracy and speed to blast away all the floating missiles. 】
"???"
Mu You looked confused.
This was the first time he had seen someone deal with a floating machine gun like this, knocking away a hundred bullets in five seconds. How fast is this?
[Evans perfectly avoided your attack, and then quickly rushed towards you with a broadsword in hand. 】
[You are locked by some kind of murderous intention, and your whole body becomes sluggish. Evans appears beside you like a teleport, and slashes with his sword. You can't avoid it...]
[Just when Evans was about to hit, three arrows from behind shot through the air one after another with the power of the wind. Even Evans had to avoid the edge and had to cancel the attack and retreat temporarily. 】
[You take the opportunity to escape and use a blind spot to throw a repellent grenade at Evans. 】
[Evans seemed to have an eye in his back. With a flick of his wrist, the sword passed diagonally, knocking the grenade out of the air with the blade. 】
[The repellent grenade whose flight trajectory was changed happened to fly towards the shadow wolf who was retracting its arrow in the distance...]
[The next second, a wave of repulsive air erupted. Even though Shadow Wolf reacted quickly and rolled to avoid in advance, he was still hit behind by the repulsive force of the explosion and was pushed into the smoke. His life and death were unknown...]
"Depend on……"
Mu You was extremely surprised. Forget about splitting a bunch of floating bullets before, it was still an understandable action.
However, things like repulsion grenades will usually explode when encountering obstacles. The opponent actually kept the grenade from exploding, but accurately drew the grenade towards the Shadow Wolf, turning it into a weapon that can kill people... This can only show that The opponent's strength control has reached an incredible level!
After coming back to his senses, Mu You couldn't help but frown.
He didn't ask Lin Xue to help in this operation. On the one hand, it was because she was still recuperating, and on the other hand, her death skin lasted too short and could only be used as a trump card. It was really a waste to use it here.
So Mu You simply didn't disturb her, but called Shadow Wolf to help.
Although Shadow Wolf is one level weaker than Evans, he has very rich combat experience.
As for Mu You himself, although he was not present in person, his mecha skin was well compatible with the game system. He had been able to fight an army of mechas alone in Clockwork City before without any inferiority.
Now that they were two against one, Mu You thought he would be very stable, but he was slapped in the face.
Obviously Evans has a lot of fighting experience. He didn't use any magic in the whole process. He just relied on one person and one sword, and his body was mortal. Even one against two could still gain the upper hand.
Only then did Mu You realize that warriors like Evans, who had been trained by fighting on the battlefield for many years, were the masters who could truly represent the top combat power of the human race. They were not like the elders of the Wizards Association who had the legendary rank. Level, but a parallel import without much practical experience.
Fortunately, it is not that easy for Evans to subdue the two of them in a short time.
[You activate the sand spider nest, and dense sand spiders emerge from you, exploring the depths of the cave...]
[You switched the fighting circuit and fought with Evans in close combat...]
Next, Mu You cooperated with Shadow Wolf and Evans to entangle near the entrance of the cave, buying time for the sand spiders to find the magic lamp.
Fortunately, the magic lamp was not deliberately hidden by the manticore, but was placed without any cover on the most conspicuous stone platform deep in the cave.
As soon as the sand spiders entered the nest, they immediately reported back to him the traces of the magic lamp.
[With the help of the shadow wolf's cover, you carry the cannon and blast it out with one shot. The light and shadow of the cannon engulfed Evans...]
[Put away the barrel, you immediately turn around and run against the wall towards the depths of the lair. The wall-mounted mechanical feet under your feet provide you with ultra-high stability, allowing you to move as if on flat ground even in a cave with a lot of debris...]
[You entered the depths of the manticore's lair and immediately saw the golden lamp on the stone platform in the center of the lair! 】
[This is a gold pot lamp with a large number of gems inlaid on the surface. It still shines brightly under the dim light in the cave, showing an intoxicating charm! 】
[Miracle Lamp: A lamp exuding infinite charm, one of the legendary artifacts of the God of Lamps. Those who get it will have the opportunity to make a wish to the God of Lamps! 】
"Is it really a magic lamp?"
Mu You was surprised. He didn't expect to be able to find the magic lamp so smoothly. The bard who he had been wary of before did not show up to cause trouble...
At this time, Mu You didn't have time to think about it. The magic lamp was already in front of him. He had no reason not to take it. As for getting the life-span curse in the magic lamp party...compared to the value of an artifact, a mere thousand years of life was nothing. ?
[Seeing the treasure so close at hand, you ignored it and ran towards the stone platform quickly! 】
[But an afterimage arrived first, rushing ahead of you at a speed that was difficult to distinguish with the naked eye. It rushed to the stone platform and snatched the magic lamp from the stone platform. It was none other than Evans! 】
[You look back and see Shadow Wolf half-kneeling on the ground behind you, with blood on the corners of his lips. He has been seriously injured by Evans...]
Mu You's eyelids twitched. It seemed that Evans had been holding back before. It was not until the moment when every second was needed to grab the lamp that he suddenly exploded. He seriously injured the shadow wolf with one move, and then came from behind to steal the magic lamp.
Mu You hurriedly retraced his steps and switched to vampire skin. At this time, only 'speed' can change the outcome.
[You switched to the Vampire Marquis skin, and the daydream curse broke out. You became drowsy, listless, and unable to lift your strength. 】
[You activated Divine Speed, and everything around you slowed down instantly. 】
[You saw Evans passing you while maintaining a running posture. In the slow playback of time, Evans looked back at you with a feeling, and your eyes met in mid-air. 】
[Evans surpassed you! 】
[You try to catch up, but because of your sleepy body and weak feet, it is difficult to catch up with him...]
"Ah this?"
Mu You almost thought he had seen it wrong. After slowing down at a speed of 360 times, his speed was still lagging behind Evans...
Is this guy still a human?
Without any time to think about it, Mu You hurriedly changed his strategy.
If you can't compete with speed, then you can only compete with magic!
[You released 'Transformation', and when Evans was about to touch the magic lamp, you swapped places with him! 】
[You grabbed the magic lamp on the stone platform! 】
[You triggered the greed trap, your lifespan is -1000 years...]
Sure enough, his lifespan was shortened. Fortunately, Mu You was mentally prepared, so there was no surprise at this time.
What really surprised him was the next prompt fed back by the omniscient crystal.
[When you start with the pot lamp, you don’t feel the magical power that the artifact should have from above. It seems to be just an ordinary lamp with an empty appearance...]
"Huh?"
Mu You frowned at this reminder. Could this magic lamp be fake?
Thinking back to the mysterious troubadour from before, Mu You felt more and more that there might be something wrong with the lamp.
Before he had time to think about it, the text prompted Evans behind him to see that he had grabbed the lamp and was already rushing toward him like crazy. Mu You simply retraced the timetable and canceled the spell casting, preparing to let Evans get the magic lamp first and see. what happens.
Otherwise, if it is really a fake, it would be a shame to deprive him of a thousand years of life in vain!
[Time passes, and you stay where you are, watching helplessly as Evans rushes to the stone platform and grabs the magic lamp! 】
[Evans did not hesitate to get the magic lamp. The surging destructive energy in his hand instantly condensed, and with the force of thunder, he smashed the magic lamp to the ground. 】
[With a crisp impact, the magic lamp shattered! 】
"You're really decisive..."
Mu You was speechless. After all, it was an artifact. Evans really didn't have any greed. He destroyed it without even looking at it!
To be honest, he doesn't have this kind of courage. Even if he were in Evans's position, after getting the magic lamp, he would definitely put it away first to see the situation. Destroying the magic lamp is a choice only when he has no other choice... …
[A ball of blue smoke suddenly emerged from the broken magic lamp, and condensed into the shape of a person on the stone platform in front. 】
["It's actually you?" You heard Evans' surprised voice. 】
[Accompanied by the sound of strings, the troubadour appeared on the stone platform, crossed his legs, plucked the accordion in his arms, and sang along with the accompaniment: "Two warriors, be patient for a moment, please sit down and listen. Shall I sing a song?"]
The magic lamp is indeed fake!
Mu You immediately confirmed this.
In other words, the information the troubadour provided to the two of them before was false: there was no real magic lamp in the manticore's lair. The other party said this just to attract the two of them here to achieve a certain purpose.
But at this time, after smashing the fake magic lamp, the troubadour appeared directly... It seemed that the other party was not afraid of the trouble they would cause him.
["Who are you?" Evans held the sword in his hand, but did not attack immediately, but pointed at the bard from a distance and asked. 】
["You two, let me introduce you again. My name is Ifrit. Mortals usually call me 'God of Lamps'." The bard sang. 】
Is this guy the djinn?
Mu You was stunned for a moment, but this made it clearer. No wonder the troubadour knew so many things about him when he met him for the first time.
Mu You suddenly remembered the previous text when the bard first appeared. So, the real miracle lamp is the tattered oil lamp hanging on his waist?
["Are you the djinn? Then who is Caesar?" You asked. 】
["Caesar, he's just a villain who stole my divine power!" the troubadour said with a plain smile. 】
["Caesar was sealed by you in the first place?" Evans suddenly put away his sword. He seemed to have recognized the identity of the other party's djinn, and his tone became respectful when facing the troubadour. 】
[The bard shook his head and smiled bitterly: "After Caesar stole my divine power, I no longer had the power to seal him. It was his own insatiable greed. In order to regain the magic pen, he broke into the retirement place I built for myself, the Djinn God's Illusion, I took the opportunity to be trapped in it."]
["The pen of order?" You heard the interesting information and asked hurriedly. 】
["Yes." The troubadour looked at you and said solemnly: "I am not only the God of Djinn, but also the most loyal servant of the God of Order. After the will of the God of Order died, I followed the wishes of my master and was responsible for He selects successors. Caesar was the second-generation successor I selected. Unfortunately, he is not a qualified successor to order. The power of order made him lose himself."]
["And you are the third generation heir who may replace Caesar."]
(End of chapter)
