CHAPTER 252: CHAPTER 106: THE PHOENIX DOES NOT LAND IN A TREASURELESS PLACE_2

Lin Rui saw Audrey glaring with her amethyst eyes and knew she wasn’t thinking anything good. He swiftly bypassed her and said to Xigou, "If you don’t want to die, just honestly state your intentions. I don’t have the habit of wanton killing. If you truly mean no harm, you can leave."

The other two immediately held their breath, nervously looking at Xigou.

At this moment, they didn’t know what to decide. To continue bluffing... they didn’t dare, fearing death!

But to be straightforward, felt a bit unwilling.

Yet Xigou didn’t think much at all, willing to do anything just to survive.

He decisively confessed, "Boss, right under this mound where you’re standing, there should be the legacy of a Traveling Mage buried here. We pooled resources to piece together a Treasure Map, and after confirmation, the treasure’s location is right here."

Lin Rui glanced sideways; this was way too much of a coincidence!

Xigou cried hysterically, "Boss, I really didn’t lie to you. We were lurking in the bushes not to plot against you, but because we didn’t know why you suddenly set camp here. We thought you were like the previous group of Knights, also part of this world’s forces."

The group in the makeshift camp below the mound exchanged bewildered looks; could such a coincidental thing really happen!

And Lu Weite, the director of the Lusen Chamber of Commerce, felt his scalp tingle.

Unbelievable!

Even trying his best to stay out of things, closing his eyes and ears, he could not avoid such matters being forcibly thrust upon him!

Do you just happen to sit atop a treasure cave whenever you stop somewhere?!!!

This is as if a Divine Artifact falls on your head as you step out, or you just stumble upon an Elixir of Immortality by looking down. No difference!

Yet the Lord of Golden Pansies simply can!

He snacks casually anywhere and treasures spring up beneath him.

Audrey was similarly stunned, circling Lin Rui several times, she firmly clenched her fist and said, "Lord, I think we truly should exchange something intimately; you should leave some of your luck in my body, and I’ll share my misfortune with you."

Lin Rui glared at her; she really picked the wrong faith!

The Black Queen is too cool and not suitable for her at all.

If she followed Sadomasochism, with her innate Legendary-level talent, Sadomasochism would elevate her to hero status, even Hanna would have to bow to her.

Clearly, regarding Lin Rui’s extraordinarily uncanny luck, the two other Explorers were oddly touched.

They clearly understood that Lin Rui just happened upon the place by luck.

The chubby one couldn’t help but ask, "Boss, do you have some kind of phoenix bloodline?"

The Phoenix, it does not perch without the Wutong tree, nor dwell without treasure.

Lin Rui riding a Griffin in the sky suddenly chooses the spot to camp, it does seem to have the aura of a Phoenix only dwelling where there’s treasure.

The strength of a fated person, worthy of myth.

Lin Rui could only say expressionlessly, "It seems this treasure is destined for me. When heaven sends blessings, accept them, or face the consequences."

The three Explorers were dumbfounded, their faces drawn saying, "Boss, you came first, the treasure is yours."

The three brothers hiding in the grass, although rather amusing, had clear heads capable of recognizing circumstances.

It’s the same as how two parties both holding treasure maps, but if one reaches the treasure spot first, even if they’re five minutes late, while the other already takes the Treasure Chest away, they can only stare into the empty treasure hole.

However, Lin Rui skipped all typical steps, requiring no map assembly, nor searching the route. He landed right atop the Treasure Chest at once.

He’s unreasonable like this, what can you do? Blood battle and forcibly snatch the treasure?

They could only leave honestly, staying alive was already fortunate! Luckily, they met a benevolent Explorer, without cruelty. Had they encountered a heinous one, daring to fight over the treasure point, their heads would have been removed.

The grass trio left, Lin Rui remembered that he still hadn’t completed one piece of the "Lost Secret Treasure" map he had, having found two, but the last one had yet to drop.

Seeing these three brothers, Lin Rui suddenly thought, perhaps the last piece is in someone else’s hands.

This secret treasure is divided into nine pieces, presumably for forcing people into competition and slaughter... or like these three, gathering and cooperating, piecing it together.

Nonetheless, Lin Rui quickly dismissed the latter option; such progression would be far too offbeat!

Lin Rui contemplated momentarily, an army of Undead already dug deep into the ground.

Undead indeed lacked morale, unwearied, truly the best candidates for 007-style labor.

Soon, the undead excavated a massive black coffin.

Its lid bore intricately stamped green patterns, appearing esoteric and mystical.

Audrey’s excited cheer came, "Could the treasure be stored in this coffin? It must relate to the undead; the Traveling Mage’s legacy belongs to me!"

Seeing the profound and somewhat savage Spirit Patterns on the coffin, Lin Rui thought this affair might not be so simple; it didn’t align with his typically cold, succinct dealings with the undead.

The Dark Temple Warrior Leopard leaped into the pit, prompting everyone aside from the undead to withdraw to a safe distance.

Leopard wielded his sword with leisurely precision, striking five continuous blows to utterly shatter one corner of the coffin.

What to do without a key to the treasure site?

Just break it with brute force!

No use of Power of Laws, not invincible status.

As long as you’re strong enough, you can indeed chop it open.

But this cost... would depend on your ability to withstand it!

Tremendous Spiritual Energy erupted below, exploding violently from the pit. Azure spiritual light pierced the sky, visible across the vast plains, its broad, bright spiritual light pillar standing out for hundreds of miles around.

Amidst the resplendent pillar, the Dark Warrior Leopard withstood the successive onslaughts of Spiritual Damage.

The rampant Spiritual Energy inflicted tens of thousands of damage points multiple times a second.

Theoretically, he should have been instantly killed.

Yet countless undead around the pit absorbed much of the damage, drastically reducing the force of impact he endured.

Facing such terrifying spiritual baptism, he remained standing beside the coffin, swathes of damage numbers floating above him.

Until a while passed, and up along the pit edge, the undead who were sharing the damage collapsed first, their bodies blanketing the ground; then a sudden strike instantly killed Leopard, the last to persist.

Lin Rui, with hands behind his back, observed the entire event clearly until the Spiritual Reaction subsided, and Audrey skipped lightly to the pit edge to easily pull Leopard up again, then urged him to quickly open the coffin lid.

Audrey’s combat system was undeniably forming!

To battle against her, not knowing her system’s information...

You might truly clash aimlessly, like in a maze, repeatedly colliding with dead ends, leaving you perplexed with no solution.

Most people’s lives are only lived once! Do they have the opportunity to gather intelligence beforehand?

Her circumstances in a Plane War could be an unrivaled ace.

Yet this ace... speaks carelessly, "Lord, you come down quickly, there’s a flight of stairs here. It’s too dark inside, I don’t dare enter."

Does she even believe her own nonsense?

A Dark Mage terrified of darkness, who summons Little Skeletons and zombies for company because of a fear of loneliness; who could believe such lies?

Lin Rui helplessly led the Knights into the pit, discovering that after opening the massive coffin, there lay no Traveling Mage remains, nor treasures. Instead, an ash-gray stone staircase led further downward, linking to a dark, hidden space.

In her playful act, Audrey clung instantly to Lin Rui, clasping his right arm tightly, gazing up with her crystalline amethyst eyes glistening as she said, "Lord, I’m afraid of the dark. If we go down, can I stick close to you?"

Silver Moon couldn’t bear it any longer, grasping her long sword, she was the first to head downward.

Her emerald green eyes gleamed brilliantly within the darkness, even breaking through it with the light.

The moment light emerged, intense sounds of clashing swords echoed, with the frosty blades and striking shadows rapidly flashing within the dark.