Chapter 88: Chapter 88: Underground Ruins Exploration, Consecutive Treasure Chests!"Iron Treasure Chest?!"

    Lin Yue touched the iron treasure chest in front of him, feeling puzzled.

    This kind of treasure chest is only obtained by defeating monsters in the Otherworld, isn’t it?

    How come defeating the Golden Spider here can also yield such an item?

    Back then, when dealing with those strange rats and the Monster Winged Dragon in the Secret Realm, no treasure chest ever dropped...

    But the one before him dropped a chest, and it happened in this Underground Ruins.

    Wait a minute, could it be...

    The "Mutated Creature Atlas," which hadn’t been used for a long time, suddenly had a page marked "new."

    Opening it, the name "Golden Poison Thorn Spider" abruptly appeared.

    Then, he summoned the system panel!

    Well, case solved.

    This so-called world of Underground Ruins isn’t like the Secret Realm in another world; it’s clearly within this Otherworld!

    Unexpectedly, he uncovered this matter hidden by the system soon after entering.

    Though... it seems like new questions arise.

    This place is called "Underground Ruins," and the entrance also featured peculiar lines and circles.

    Moreover, traces of man-made structures aren’t extensive from the hall to here.

    Whether it’s platforms or stairs, they are directly carved out of stone, looking ancient but showing signs there used to be a civilization—not particularly low-level—here!

    If not for this, why would they call it "ruins?"

    The native inhabitants of the Otherworld?

    Lin Yue suddenly felt things were getting interesting, sparking his urge to delve deeper.

    Wait, just a moment ago, did he hear some whispering?

    Could it be the native inhabitants of this Otherworld?

    "Bai, stay alert!"

    "Puchi, puchi!" Bai immediately responded and ran ahead of Lin Yue.

    Lin Yue was about to leave but turned back to glance at the spider’s corpse, pondered a moment, and poked it with the tip of his spear.

    [You obtained: Spider Venom X10ml]

    Oh, not bad, some additional gains.

    But the potency of this spider venom could be tested later.

    Da da da da...

    Another sound echoed, and just like before, Bai dashed out.

    "Puchi!"

    Occasionally, crisp cracking sounds emerged, and Bai called him from afar.

    Lin Yue jogged over, finding five frozen Golden Poison Thorn Spiders on the ground and raised his Iron Spear.

    [You obtained Iron Treasure Chest X5]

    [You obtained Spider Venom X50ml]

    These critters are much easier to deal with than those giant grasshoppers back then.

    Moreover, Bai had learned to cooperate with him, using its icy mist to freeze the enemies so that he could snatch the kills, forming quite a pattern.

    "Puchi~" Bai snuggled up to Lin Yue, rubbing his leg.

    "Haha, already hungry again? Careful not to turn into a little fatty." Lin Yue looked at Bai’s greedy demeanor, recalling a game he once played.

    In that game, one could capture a kind of spirit, and a certain blue snake was quite pretty. It could grow into a slender snake, but in the end, it evolved into a flying fat creature with a name utterly absurd like "Fat Large."

    Lin Yue suspected, if Bai kept eating this way, might it turn into Fat Large as well...

    "No, eating too much isn’t good; we’ll see later."

    "Puchi~" Upon hearing his refusal, Bai ran ahead again.

    Lin Yue chuckled and continued advancing.

    But it’s strange, the mysterious whispers he heard before were now gone.

    After walking a bit farther, he saw a crossroad ahead spanning the path he was on.

    And at this point, he discovered the first ball of yarn had snapped.

    Connecting the strands, Lin Yue and Bai reached the intersection of the two paths, both sides leading into deep darkness.

    However, these paths differed slightly from the one they had taken.

    They were significantly wider, and the walls on both sides depicted carvings and murals similar to those in the previous hall, though most were severely damaged. Additionally, Lin Yue noticed the ground was dotted with peculiar, large pottery-like objects.

    These pottery jars stood half a meter high, sealed with stoppers; their gray-black hue exuded an eerie aura.

    "What’s inside? Hopefully not something like pickled vegetables, haha."

    Though curious, Lin Yue dared not touch them, using the tip of his spear to topple them instead.

    The pottery jar shattered with a clattering sound, spilling its contents. Sear?h the N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Skeletons!

    Lin Yue’s scalp instantly tingled, gasping sharply.

    What the hell, the scattering of skeletal frames with skulls on the ground had a seriously chilling effect.

    Do the rituals in this Divine Hall all involve such horror?

    "Puchi!"

    At this moment, Bai issued a warning—a rare occurrence!

    Lin Yue immediately pressed against the wall, looking in the direction Bai was calling out, but found the dark front concealed everything.

    "Bai? What did you see?"

    Lin Yue raised the Steel Repeating Crossbow, suddenly hearing a bizarre low growl.

    The sound intermingled with the whispered inklings he heard earlier, and the piercing metal friction noises echoed chillingly in the hollow corridor!

    "Puchi!"

    Bai did not retreat in shock as it did near the Ancient Secret Realm Gate, but stood firmly, seemingly awaiting his next command.

    Lin Yue instantly understood.

    The adversary ahead might not be invincible!

    When facing the Mutant Sheep and Tiger-striped Shadow Deer initially, Bai reacted similarly. It signified danger, yet offered a chance to battle!

    Lin Yue took a deep breath.

    Slowly advancing, the flashlight’s beam gradually illuminated the grayish expanse ahead.

    The previously heard symphony of noises began clarifying.

    "Glug glug..." Initially resembling Bai’s tummy rumbling, yet differing subtly.

    Bai’s... didn’t seem this loud?

    Lin Yue glanced at Bai, this little fellow also looked up at him.

    "Puchi!" Bai uttered a barely audible sound, yet along with their footsteps, it resonated distinctly in the space.

    At this moment, the metallic screech altered to a booming clatter, and at that time, Lin Yue noticed two green glows at the flashlight’s edge!

    Mutated creature!

    And... wait, what kind of monster is this?

    He looked closely, the mutated creature at the distant end suddenly reared up on its hind legs, bearing a bear-like torso and a lion-like head!

    Now, it glared and roared at Lin Yue, charging furiously in this direction!