Chapter 87: Chapter 87 Initial Exploration of the Ruins, Unexpected Joy!In the silent basement, Lin Yue opened his eyes and took a deep breath.

    In front of him, within the doorframe wrapped in yellow and green tiles, the stone door with twisted lines and eerie colorful circles seemed to have a deadly magic.

    Underground Ruins... what exactly lies inside?

    Monsters, resources, or even gold and silver treasures?

    He couldn’t help but gently touch it with his palm, the cold sensation making his heart race.

    Lin Yue withdrew his hand and carefully checked his equipment.

    He wore a sturdy and dense Iron Helmet on his head, donned Fine Wood Armor on his body, equipped a solid Fine Wooden Shield with studs on his left arm, and in his right hand held the most familiar weapon, the excellent quality Iron Spear, while on his back was the modified Steel Repeating Crossbow with a Sighting Scope, capable of shooting an arrow every second.

    He also had a Fine Dagger at his waist, and stored two Fine Cleavers in his Storage Space to prepare for unexpected situations.

    A flashlight was strapped to his right arm, and he naturally equipped a compass as well.

    Additionally, Lin Yue prepared numerous tools— Shovel, hoe, iron pick, sickle, Iron Saw, and the Backpack Demolition Kit brought back from the Secret Realm — he forgot nothing.

    After all, he was heading to what’s called "ruins," where these might be needed at any time.

    In the Storage Space, Lin Yue also stocked plenty of water and food. Of course, he also packed the Disaster Relief Tent inside, so that he could rest well if he had to spend the night inside.

    Naturally, he remembered to bring a ball of yarn to mark the paths he walked.

    "Bai, ready? We’re about to enter a dangerous and mysterious world."

    "Puchi!" Bai nodded, seeming to understand.

    Lin Yue stroked its small head.

    Entering such an unknown world, he had to rely on Bai’s performance for enemy detection.

    At this gateway, Bai didn’t display the extreme fear and abnormal behavior seen at the Ancient Secret Realm Gate, which to some extent indicated that at least it should be safe near the door.

    Lin Yue’s hand touched the handle of the stone door this time, gently applying force.

    Squeak...

    A cloud of dust slipped through the cracks of the stone door as Lin Yue used the Iron Spear to clear the way and entered along with Bai.

    The stone door scraped against the doorframe and was gently closed by Lin Yue.

    Meanwhile, a damp, decaying scent wafted into his nose.

    Lin Yue glanced around and found himself in a massive underground space, perched on a higher platform.

    The space was about the size of a basketball court, surrounded by walls, with a torch burning fiercely at intervals on the wall.

    However, the overall brightness of the space was still too low, and the torches could only illuminate parts of the walls.

    Engraved on the walls were complex and eerie lines and circles, much like the door.

    In front of the platform was a long staircase descending into the dark depth of the space.

    Looking back, the entrance was embedded in the wall.

    Seems like the only way is downward?

    "So, this is the Underground Ruins?"

    "Puchi?"

    Man and pet fell into contemplation.

    Calling it Underground Ruins, it actually seemed more like some eerie man-made cavern.

    However, since they came this far, going back empty-handed was not an option.

    Lin Yue took out the ball of yarn and tied it to a stone pillar beside the stone door, then slowly walked down the broken, aged stone bricks with Bai.

    Of course, he didn’t forget to take a few torches from the walls; how could he leave them behind?

    After tying the flashlight around his waist, with its swaying light, he and Bai soon entered the dim cave.

    The descending stairs seemed to lead to the very depths of Hell, endlessly stretching.

    Until Lin Yue felt fed up with walking, the stairs abruptly ended, and he found himself in a very long passage.

    The passage was nearly five or six meters wide, and the height wasn’t much different. There weren’t many torches on either side, and the lighting was somewhat dim.

    Additionally, Lin Yue heard some noisy, faint noises coming from the front where darkness reigned.

    "Bai, be alert!"

    "Puchi!"

    Lin Yue strapped the flashlight to his right arm, raised his Steel Repeating Crossbow, and closely aligned his body with a wall as he advanced slowly.

    In this way, he could minimize attacks from one side, and with the solid wall for support, he could hold the Steel Repeating Crossbow more steadily.

    As he progressed, the noise from the front grew louder, and Lin Yue even heard murmurs like someone dreaming!

    His scalp tingled, perplexed about the source of the sound.

    Humans? Would humans wander these ruins muttering sounds that don’t even seem human?

    Lin Yue grew suspicious and glanced at Bai, finding Bai also watching him.

    "Bai, not an enemy?"

    "Puchi?" Bai seemed confused, unsure why Lin Yue asked this.

    Lin Yue didn’t lower his weapon; things were far from fine up ahead.

    After advancing nearly a hundred steps, he suddenly saw a shadow flicker past the edge of the light!

    Simultaneously, odd "Dada" noises sounded from that direction!

    Lin Yue’s scalp tingled again, he halted, using the flashlight to scan the top and bottom, finding nothing.

    What on earth?

    Dada dada...

    The strange sound continued.

    Lin Yue found it peculiar, glancing at Bai.

    "Puchi?" Bai remained unchanged, seemingly unaffected by the noise.

    "Bai, have you gone dull from eating scallion pancakes with sausage?" Lin Yue was sure he heard right, but Bai looked like it hadn’t heard anything.

    Just as Lin Yue considered taking the little one back to see if it had eaten something bad, Bai suddenly shot forward like a white light!

    Then the little fellow quickly returned, holding something in its mouth.

    "A spider?" Lin Yue noted the frozen palm-sized golden spider in Bai’s mouth, raising an eyebrow.

    At the same time, the earlier "Dada" noises vanished.

    No wonder Bai hadn’t issued a warning; the foe turned out to be trivial.

    Yet, this spider looked peculiar, entirely golden, with legs resembling razor-sharp blades.

    Nevertheless, this creature posed less threat than the Tiger-striped Shadow Deer outside, not to mention the Mutant Sheep.

    Bai dropped the frozen spider to the ground, gazing at Lin Yue with large eyes, intending him to take care of this small critter.

    "Bai, this isn’t the outside where killing things drops treasure chests." As Lin Yue spoke, he noticed the spider’s legs starting to move.

    He lifted the Iron Spear, giving it a thorough jab!

    [You have obtained an Iron Treasure Chest]

    Hmm?

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