Chapter 226 - 148: Triggering a Hidden Quest, Dragon Realm

Chapter 226: Chapter 148: Triggering a Hidden Quest, Dragon Realm

The instant the dark red flames touched the Half-Dragons within a several-dozen-meter radius, the fire burned straight through their scales, turning their flesh to char.

When the smoke and dust cleared, charred corpses dropped from midair, landing with a series of THUDS on the black ground.

"Not bad. Seventeen bodies, every last one of them."

Shen Xing directed Fried Chicken to descend and collect all the loot they had dropped.

[Acquired: Soul Stone x275]

[Acquired: Broken Elite Soul Fragment x45]

[Acquired: Bright Elite Soul x1]

[Acquired: Black Dragon Scale (Purple) x17]

...

’Hm? This is a pretty good haul.’

’All told, that’s five Elite Souls and almost three hundred Soul Stones. The drop rate is pretty high.’

Shen Xing was pleased. ’I didn’t think these monsters would drop Souls.’

’It seems the rewards for killing these Dragon Tomb Watchers are even better than I imagined.’

Then, he pulled a cold, black scale from his inventory and checked its Attributes.

[Black Dragon Scale]

[Quality: Purple (Rare)]

[Artifact Type: Forging Material/Enhancement Material]

[Effect: A large quantity of Black Dragon Scales can be used to forge a matching set of Dragon Scale Armor with extremely high Magic Resistance and Dark Resistance. Alternatively, adding 1 Black Dragon Scale to a piece of equipment enhances its armor value and Attributes by 5%.]

(Note: The hardest scale found on a Half-Dragon of the black dragon lineage, containing powerful Magic Resistance.)

...

’It can be crafted into armor or used to enhance equipment. These Dragon Scales are great stuff.’

Shen Xing’s spirits lifted, and he gave the order:

"Let’s go. We’re moving on."

They then sped toward the center of the cavern.

Every so often, they would encounter a squad of Dragon Tomb Watchers.

Their strength was similar to the ones they had faced before—all were Tier Two, with Potential ranging from Elite One-Star to Three-Star.

In addition to the close-combat Half-Dragons they had met earlier, there were also Half-Dragon Priests wielding Magic Staffs.

They waved their Magic Staffs, and dazzling Low Tier Dragon Language Magic spells flew at them from all directions.

But under Grand Lord Shen’s masterful control, Fried Chicken effortlessly dodged the attacks.

Reina, meanwhile, had become a mobile turret, annihilating one squad of Dragon Tomb Watchers after another.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The sound of exploding Fireballs was incessant.

[Acquired: Black Dragon Scale (Purple) x14]

[Acquired: Black Dragon Scale (Purple) x12]

[Acquired...]

...

The notifications chimed one after another. As the materials in his inventory piled up, the smile on Shen Xing’s face grew wider.

However, the closer they got to the center, the stronger and more numerous the monsters became.

They even encountered a Tier Three Dragon Tomb Watcher.

Fortunately, it only had Elite Level Potential. After a furious bombardment from Reina, it was ultimately defeated.

It also contributed two Large Soul Stones, a Tier Three Elite Soul, and a single gold-quality [Black Dragon Scale] to Shen Xing’s haul.

’The drop rate is ridiculously high!’

WHOOSH—

A red-haired figure leaped lightly back onto the bird’s back, bringing with her a scorching wave of heat.

Having just killed an enemy of a higher Tier, Reina still radiated a ferocious aura. She looked like a veritable Flame Goddess.

For other Soldier Types, the gap between Tiers is like an impassable chasm.

For instance, even when Blood Roar and Dahou joined forces, they were no match for a single Tier Two Werewolf.

But Reina was no ordinary unit.

She was a Divine Gifted with 71 points in Talent, possessed Boss Three-Star Potential, had the Heroic Unit enhancement, and was a Fire Mage—a class touted as having the highest damage output of all.

With all those BUFFs stacked, it was perfectly normal for her to kill an Expert Level monster like that one—an Elite Three-Star, a full Tier above her.

’Right, this is perfectly normal.’

Grand Lord Shen mused, then checked his total earnings so far.

[Large Soul Stone x3]

[Soul Stone x2512]

[Broken Elite Soul Fragment x278]

[Bright Elite Soul x6]

[Black Dragon Scale (Purple) x174]

[Black Dragon Scale (Gold) x1]

...

’Over four thousand Soul Stones and more than thirty Elite Souls... This is a hidden map, all right. The drop rates are amazing.’

’However... I should give some of these resources to Xia Wanyin. She’s the one who found this place, after all.’

As Shen Xing considered this, they finally arrived before a massive tombstone.

The stone monument, hundreds of meters tall, soared into the clouds.

Standing before it, they were like ants next to a size 12 sweaty foot.

The face of the monument was carved with ancient symbols, similar to those in the stone passage.

Shen Xing couldn’t understand them, but he could faintly make out a name among the carvings: Kazidorite.

The name was embedded deep within the stone, as if seared into it by some unimaginable power.

He stared intently, trying to decipher and analyze the information.

In the end... he still couldn’t make sense of any of it.

Reina and Xia Wanyin, standing beside him, looked just as lost.

The three of them circled the massive tombstone several times but found no clues about the treasure.

"The treasure we’re looking for... it couldn’t be underneath this tombstone, could it?"

"Could there be a tomb chamber down there, with the treasure hidden inside?"

The thought suddenly struck Shen Xing. ’It’s common sense, right? If there’s a tombstone, there must be a tomb chamber or a coffin.’

’Don’t rich nobles and powerful figures always take their most valuable possessions with them into the grave?’

’Thinking about it that way, it’s highly likely!’

"Wait, does that mean we have to dig this place up to find the treasure?" Xia Wanyin asked, surprised.

Shen Xing considered it for a moment, then nodded. "That’s probably it. Why don’t we... try digging?"