Chapter 53 - 49: How Could I Be So Lucky? This Time, a Sacrifice to the Sun God
Chapter 53: Chapter 49: How Could I Be So Lucky? This Time, a Sacrifice to the Sun God
Seeing Fang Xiu’s stunned expression, the woman looked quite smug.
"It’s because of this, isn’t it? Undead creatures are naturally afraid of sunlight. If they linger near it for too long, even true Undead would dissipate, let alone..."
Fang Xiu paused, because at that moment, footsteps could be heard approaching.
A moment later, he continued, "What’s more, these are the lost souls of those miners!"
Fang Xiu felt a pang of sadness.
He didn’t know why these miners had died here.
But even in death, they found no peace.
They were still enslaved here, forced to work without rest.
Even now, with only the sound of their footsteps remaining, they still couldn’t stop.
"You... you know all this?"
The woman was now shocked, staring at Fang Xiu.
It had taken her over a month here to gradually figure things out.
’How could this boy who just barged in know?’
"Isn’t it something you can tell just by looking?"
Fang Xiu stared at the woman, feeling a bit exasperated.
’Isn’t this something you can pretty much figure out just by putting the pieces together?’
’This woman is really a ditz with big... wait, hers aren’t even that big.’
"I hate talking to smart people like you. I can’t even show off a little."
Hearing this, the woman frowned, looking at Fang Xiu with impatience as she spoke.
"Sigh, maybe I should just kill all the smart people!"
The woman added.
Fang Xiu: "..."
’What the hell? Kill people just because they’re smart?’
’What kind of logic is that?’
"Moonlit Night, go! Bite him to death!"
The woman said, stroking the Moonlit Wolf beside her.
"AWOOO!"
The Moonlit Wolf threw its head back and roared.
"Wait!"
Fang Xiu suddenly shouted.
"Hm? Still trying to buy time?"
The woman, however, wasn’t in a hurry to act.
She patted the Moonlit Wolf’s head as she spoke.
"What exactly is this thing? What’s it used for? And how was this place formed?"
Fang Xiu asked.
"How should I know? In any case, this thing must be valuable. It’s mine, and no one else is getting their hands on it."
The woman said with a sneer, "You’ve got some skill, getting here at your age. But I’m no saint. Since you’ve discovered my secret, you have to die!"
"If I promise not to tell anyone, can I live?"
Fang Xiu’s expression was calm.
He didn’t really need to care what level this woman was.
He just wanted to figure out what was going on here.
’But by the looks of it, this woman really doesn’t know anything.’
’And her brain doesn’t seem to work too well either.’
"No!"
The woman shook her head, answering Fang Xiu’s question very seriously.
"Oh."
Fang Xiu let out a helpless "Oh."
If this woman had given him a chance, he would have given her a chance too.
But now... since she didn’t cherish the opportunity, she couldn’t blame Fang Xiu for being ruthless.
"Go, Moonlit Wolf!"
The woman shouted in a low voice.
Her Spiritual Power surged as she prepared to have the Moonlit Wolf launch an Attack.
"AWOO... whimmmper..."
The Moonlit Wolf howled again, but its voice was like air leaking from a balloon.
It had completely lost its earlier ferocity.
"Moon... Moonlit Night!"
The woman froze. She looked at Moonlit Night beside her, only to see it had already turned into a ray of light.
The light shot into the woman’s body.
As long as the master doesn’t die, their Contracted Beast won’t die.
Conversely, if the master dies, the Contracted Beast will die with them.
"You... who are you?"
The woman looked at Kajimi, who was now standing beside her.
She had no idea when Kajimi had appeared next to her.
Silently, without even the Moonlit Wolf noticing.
It was as if she had just materialized.
’But at such a high spot, how could someone possibly climb up in an instant?’
’And how fast would they have to be!’
"My master wants you dead!"
Kajimi looked at the woman and said flatly.
She had been waiting at the cave entrance and hadn’t shown herself, but after Fang Xiu gave a command in his mind...
Kajimi had instantly appeared beside the woman.
As she spoke, Kajimi prepared to strike.
"Master?"
The woman froze, then quickly shouted, "Wait!"
"Kill her!"
Fang Xiu ordered in a low voice.
Kajimi didn’t stop at all.
"But I clearly stopped when you said to wait!"
The woman roared.
Her Spiritual Power erupted from her body.
"Chain Whip!"
Kajimi let out a low shout, activating her first Skill!
Instantly, four chains shot out from all directions, trapping the woman.
"Villains die from talking too much. I don’t want to die!"
Fang Xiu said with a faint smile.
"Rotating Storm!"
Without an order from Fang Xiu, Kajimi wouldn’t stop.
The Rotating Storm Skill was also activated.
In an instant, countless Wind Blades enveloped the woman.
When the storm ended, all Fang Xiu saw was the woman’s corpse, her clothes in tatters and her body covered in wounds.
"Tsk, it’s a shame this woman can’t be used for a Sacrifice. Otherwise, she wasn’t bad-looking!"
Fang Xiu remarked casually.
He had just checked with the system.
Unable to be Sacrificed.
So she had to be killed.
Just as she herself had said, she was no saint.
And as it happened, neither was Fang Xiu.
’Since you wanted to kill me, there’s no problem with me killing you, right?’
"Now, let’s see what this thing really is!"
Fang Xiu now looked at the dazzling, sun-like stone.
Although he didn’t recognize it,
the system did!
"System, analyze this thing in front of me. Can it be Sacrificed?"
Fang Xiu had the system analyze it directly.
He wasn’t getting his hopes up too high. If just any random thing he encountered could be Sacrificed... then...
"I’m so damn lucky!"
Fang Xiu was thrilled as he looked at the result given by the system.
This thing actually could be Sacrificed.
[Fake Sun Flame Stone: Blazing and dazzling, it emits the light of the sun. Using masterful techniques, it can be melted down into one of the Sun God’s favorite beverages. Sacrificing it to the Sun God will yield a handsome reward!]
"This thing can be made into a drink?"
Fang Xiu stared at the enormous, glowing "little sun" before him.
’It’s so hot, and it’s a gemstone. Can you really juice this thing?’
Fang Xiu was very skeptical.
But the system said so, so how could he not Sacrifice it?
TAP! TAP! TAP!
"But, after I Sacrifice it, what will happen to the Undead miners?"
At that moment, Fang Xiu once again heard the footsteps.
He didn’t know who these people were.
They might not belong to this world, but to the Gate World.
But they were people, too.
Miners who dug here to support themselves and their families.
Yet in the end, they died here.
And their Souls couldn’t find peace, forever looping through their former work.
Fang Xiu didn’t know what was influencing them.
Whether it was the environment of the mine or this Fake Sun Flame Stone before him.
"I hope that after I Sacrifice this Fake Sun Flame Stone, you will all be able to rest in peace."
Fang Xiu said slowly.
TAP! TAP! TAP!
As Fang Xiu’s voice fell, more and more footsteps began to converge in his direction.
Before, Fang Xiu had heard the footsteps of four or five people at most.
But now the sound was exceptionally chaotic.
There were the footsteps of a dozen... dozens... perhaps even hundreds of people.
If these were all Undead, an ordinary person would have probably been scared away.
Even an Awakened, when facing these Undead creatures, would feel a strange sense of unease, a trace of fear in their heart.
"It seems... you’re here waiting for me to perform the Sacrifice?"
Fang Xiu didn’t sense any malice.
These invisible Undead creatures seemed to be eagerly awaiting his Sacrifice of the Fake Sun Flame Stone.
’Perhaps it’s precisely because of this Fake Sun Flame Stone that a small world was formed here, trapping the souls of these miners?’
"O great Sun God, I know you enjoy juicing Fake Sun Flame Stones. Today, I Sacrifice this Fake Sun Flame Stone to you. I hope you drink to your satisfaction and enjoy it!"
As expected, the language for the Sacrifice was very casual.
As long as he didn’t say anything bad, it was basically fine.
As Fang Xiu’s voice fell, an even more brilliant light enveloped the Fake Sun Flame Stone.
Under this new light, the glow of the Fake Sun Flame Stone instantly became incredibly dim.
And as the Fake Sun Flame Stone’s light was overshadowed, Fang Xiu seemed to see that under the illumination of the even stronger radiance,
figures began to appear in the places where the footsteps had just stopped!