Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

"Have you made up your mind? Do you want to go in?" asked the one-armed old man when he saw the three people coming back in.

"Dear senior, can I ask a few questions about the Unknown Dark Palace first?" Brook said.

"You said."

"Excuse me, can I use random scrolls and return scrolls in the Dark Temple?" Brook asked.

"can."

"Excuse me, when you teleport the monks in, is the landing point fixed?" Brook asked again.

“The landing point is random.”

"The three of us are a team, a whole. Could you teleport us to the same location as a team?" Brook asked again.

The one-armed old man paused for a moment and couldn't help laughing: "Haha~ Interesting, really interesting. You are the first person to ask such a question."

The one-armed old man casually said, "Just now, the three of you were talking outside, and I accidentally overheard some of it. Don't blame me for eavesdropping. If it were you, living alone in this dark mine for so many years, you would also want to hear more gossip." Then, the one-armed old man stared at Brook with a more imposing manner and asked seriously, "Let me ask you, you have never entered the Unknown Dark Palace, but you know it so well; even those who have entered it cannot know the detailed attributes of the monsters inside. Who told you all this?"

The old man had actually overheard the conversation they had just had, suggesting he was incredibly powerful. Brooke took a deep breath, undeterred by the old man's aura, and replied, "Situ Haoyun."

"Oh, it's him. The Tianzun's disciple back then, the genius boy who mastered the fourth level of spiritual enlightenment, Situ Haoyun. No wonder." The one-armed old man suddenly realized and changed the subject, "So, you are his successor disciple? How is Situ Haoyun?"

It seemed that this one-armed old man was not only incredibly powerful, but also incredibly cunning. It seemed nothing could be hidden from him. Brooke didn't hide anything from him and said respectfully, "After Master accepted me as his disciple, he hurried to Biqi to carry out the mission of resisting the beast tide. I haven't seen him since."

"Oh~ I see~ Then I think I understand." The one-armed old man twirled his beard, then remembered something and laughed: "Well, you call Situ Haoyun an old man? Haha, if he is considered an old man, then wouldn't I be immortal? Haha~"

The one-armed old man laughed heartily for a while, and finally returned to Brook's question: "You asked if we can form a team and teleport as a whole. Yes! But each additional person will double the energy consumption. If there are two, it will take four times the effort. If there are three, it will take eight times the effort. If there are more, my old bones will not be able to bear it. Fortunately, there are only three of you. However, even if you are Situ Haoyun's disciple, I will still accept the money. As the team leader, you need to pay eight times the gold coins, which is 4 gold coins."

"No problem. Thank you, senior." Brook handed over 40 gold coins.

"Then I'm going to teleport." said the one-armed old man.

"Wait a moment," Brook interrupted immediately. He cast a Ghost Shield, a Holy Armor, and finally a Mass Invisibility spell on the three members of the team. He then had Bayin rest the five Wheel Babies and cast a Mass Invisibility spell on the five Wheel Babies and his own Skeleton Xiaobai. Then he said to the one-armed old man, "Alright, please teleport, senior."

The one-armed old man smiled meaningfully and said, "Remember, you can only stay in there for three hours at most. Good luck."

The one-armed old man was muttering some spell, and a mysterious power enveloped the three of them. Then, with a whoosh, Brook felt like he had used a teleportation scroll. There was darkness for a moment, and then light appeared in front of his eyes. He appeared in an open room, facing the wall of the room.

Brooke immediately surveyed his surroundings. The floor and walls were constructed of marble bricks, square and meticulously laid. Bayin, Xiaoshuai, and the babies were also nearby. They too were curiously surveying the room before them when suddenly, from behind, they heard the roars of a horde of wild beasts, the hissing of venomous snakes, the grunting of pigs, and the rapid flapping of wings.

The three of them looked back, and even though they had been mentally prepared and even though Xiao Shuai had been there once, they still couldn't help but gasp.

Behind them were eight WoMa leaders, five evil serpents, three white boars, and in the distance, a giant polyhedron and a half-beast warrior. While the three knew the monsters here were vastly superior to those outside, these were all truly leader-level monsters, and the pressure of so many surrounding them was immense. Fortunately, the three were all in a collectively invisible state, so the monsters couldn't see them, and they didn't dare move.

"Don't move yet. Let me regroup." Brooke discovered that after entering this unknown dark hall, as Bayin had predicted, they had automatically withdrawn from the group. Fortunately, the three of them were transported together. If they had been separated and in the withdrawal state, they would be in trouble now.

After forming a team, Brook turned around. Turning didn't count as moving, as he remained invisible. Then, Brook used his Psychic Revelation skill on each of the leaders before him, checking their health points. Psychic Revelation wasn't an offensive skill, so it wouldn't attract the monster's aggro.

The 8 Womar Cult Leaders all have 100 HP; the 5 Vicious Vipers all have 200 HP; the 3 White Boars all have 400 HP. The Giant Polyhedron and the Orc Warrior are a little far away, more than 8 blocks away, so they can't use their skills for now.

Seeing the health of these bosses, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief. As expected, in this unknown dark palace, the former bosses had become minions. Or rather, these bosses were all fake, with low attack and health, just like the minions in the outside world. The one-armed old man had said that the unknown dark palace had real and fake ones, so it was very likely that a real boss was lurking within. Therefore, Brooke had to observe each monster with his mind's revelation; it was better to be cautious.

The fake WoMa leader, health 100, attack 0-20, defense 0, magic defense 0.

A fake evil snake with 200 HP, 0-30 attack, 0 defense, and 0 magic defense.

Fake white wild boar, HP 400, attack 0-40, defense 0, magic defense 0.

These monsters are the weakest monsters in the Unknown Dark Palace. Brook had already told Bayin and Xiao Shuai about their attributes before entering.

"Okay, kill him." Brook started attacking with the Soul Fire Talisman and commanded the level 7 Skeleton Xiaobai to rush forward.

Bayin and Xiao Shuai also launched their attacks. The Woma Cult Leader and the Vicious Viper fell one after another. Only the White Boar, with its relatively high attack and health, managed to hold out for a while before being killed by Bayin's five-wheeled pet. These ten or so fake leaders dropped a single piece of ordinary heavy armor and a bottle of high-level wound medicine, which Xiao Shuai picked up.

"Haha, as expected, these cult leaders are just useless, all show and no substance. This was my first time killing the Woma Cult Leader and the Vicious Viper, and it was a real pleasure. They were quick, but the experience points were too low," Xiao Shuai said. These monsters each have 100 experience points, and in a three-person team, each person only gets about 40, which is pitifully small.

It seems that this unknown dark palace is not suitable for leveling up, but it is very suitable for adventure.

Brook approached the giant polyhedron and used his mind to check its health. It had 900 HP. This monster was quite powerful, with high HP, an attack of 0-80, a defense of 0, but a magic defense of 100. Therefore, spells were nearly ineffective against it, requiring physical attacks.

Brook used poison to attract it and commanded Xiaobai to meet it.

Although Bayin already knew the insect had high magic defense, she refused to believe it and unleashed several lightning spells on the giant polyhedral insect. Sure enough, the giant polyhedral insect remained unscathed, not losing a single drop of health. Bayin could only have her wheel pets surround it and launch physical attacks.

"Xiao Shuai, come on! This bug has 0 defense and 100 magic defense. It's your time to show your skills, come on!" Brook saw Xiao Shuai still standing there stupidly, so he urged him with a smile.

"Fuck it, hurry up, hurry up, you treat me like a pet." Xiao Shuai protested, "This guy has 80 attack points, I won't take the damage. Wait until it gets closer, and then I'll go up after you babies get on."

Xiao Shuai was no fool. He'd suffered a heavy loss against the Scarecrow with a 0-90 attack range before, and this Juduo with a 0-80 attack range was also very formidable. He waited for Bayinbuluke's pets to surround him before slowly approaching. He stood behind Bayinbuluke's wheel pet and used assassination attacks from a distance. Juduo couldn't hit him, as he was supported by the pets in the front row.

The giant polychaete worm from the Unknown Dark Temple not only had a high attack power, but also attacked faster than the standard 250 HP giant polychaete worms in the Mengzhong Desert. It first retracted its mouth, then quickly thrust out, striking with its sharp mouthparts, knocking off over 70 HP from the black evil maggot baby in one blow. Fortunately, a level 7 evil maggot baby had 468 HP, enough to withstand a few attacks from the giant polychaete worm. The giant polychaete worm was under siege, and with its limited intelligence, it wouldn't focus on a single evil maggot. After three or four hits, it would switch targets. Xiao Shuai's stabbing attacks were particularly painful, but it couldn't reach Xiao Shuai. This anxious giant polychaete worm kept moving back and forth, trying to circumvent the encirclement and kill Xiao Shuai, the one who hurt it the most.

Under the siege of numerous pets and Xiao Shuai's assassination attacks, the giant with over 900 HP only lasted for a little over 10 seconds before being killed. It turned over its belly, and three pieces of equipment were revealed: a magnifying glass, a magic robe, and a mysterious helmet.

Xiao Shuai was closest to the equipment, and it was his first time seeing the mysterious helmet. He exclaimed, "Huh!" and picked it up. But what were the properties of this helmet? A string of question marks filled him, further perplexing him. Then he simply put it on his head.

"and many more!"

"Don't bring it!"

Bayin was directing his wheel baby back to his side, while Brook was using healing magic to heal the injured baby. Seeing Xiao Shuai pick up the mysterious helmet, they suddenly realized something was wrong and quickly spoke up to stop him. Unfortunately, they were a step too late. Xiao Shuai was too quick and had already put the mysterious helmet on his head.

Xiao Shuai turned around, looking at the two men with a puzzled look. There were no monsters around, no danger. He then looked at the mysterious helmet. After putting it on his head, its stats finally revealed: Defense 2-0, Magic Defense 1-0, and required level 1. The stats were poor, useless. He took it off, looked at his limited backpack, and simply discarded the mysterious helmet on the ground. With such poor stats, it wouldn't be worth anything even if sold to a store. He threw it away.

"What did you just shout?" Xiao Shuai asked.

Brook and Bayin looked at each other, staring at the mysterious helmet on the ground. It had been put on, then taken off again. So it wasn't cursed. So not every piece of mysterious equipment was cursed.

Bayin ran over and picked up the helmet. The attributes he saw were also a string of question marks, so he put it on his head and this time he could see its attributes clearly.

"Oh, so that's it." Bayin took off his helmet and threw it on the ground.

Brooke, of course, guessed that this was a mysterious helmet with junk attributes. But he couldn't help himself and ran over to pick it up, tried it on to see its attributes, and then threw it away.

The two of them made Xiao Shuai laugh out loud. Bayin couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Hey~, next time you encounter this kind of mysterious equipment, the person who wears it first will just tell you the attributes, and others don't need to wear it." Brook said seriously.

"I thought I had already said it~ When I threw it away, it meant it was trash. I have proved it with my actions~ Haha~" Xiao Shuai was still laughing.

"Hey, isn't this mystical equipment? Okay, let's be serious and continue." Brooke had to change the subject. He then took a few steps forward and released a mental revelation to the Orc Warrior in the distance, 900 HP.

According to the notes, the half-beast warrior of the Unknown Dark Temple has 900 HP, 0-80 attack, 100 defense, and 0 magic resistance. This is also a difficult guy. Its defense and magic resistance are exactly the opposite of the giant polyhedron. Physical attacks can't hit it at all, and it can only use magic attacks.

This time, it was Bayin and Brook's turn to shine. Having worked together for days, they had perfect rapport in dealing with this kind of boss. They each retreated, separating their positions, leaving a clear space between them. Brook then used a poison spell to lure the Orc Warrior towards him. Each side fired a lightning bolt, the other a soul fire talisman. The Orc Warrior would move toward Bayin, only to be drawn back by the fire talisman towards Brook. The poor Orc Warrior, axe in hand, was tossed back and forth between the two, being toyed with. He never landed a single blow, and only a piece of War God Armor was revealed.

Xiao Shuai, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, darted forward and picked up the War God Armor: Defense 5-9, Magic Resistance 3-5, and a required Attack Damage of 46. Xiao Shuai was overjoyed. He'd always leveled by killing minions, rarely taking on bosses, and had almost never seen War God-level clothing. Such clothing wasn't available in any store, so it was naturally a treasure. And since his Attack Damage had just reached 46, he immediately donned the War God Armor with great satisfaction.

"Great! It seems like clothes drop easily here. If a few more God of War-level clothes drop, we'll be rich." Xiao Shuai said.

Bayin and Brook knew, however, that this War God-grade clothing would soon be produced by the cloth shop owner. It would likely become commonplace and become a store commodity. One couldn't get rich by relying on War God armor.

Brooke continued to lead the way, looking for his next target.

The Unknown Dark Palace consists of four main roads, one up, one down, one left, and one right. The center is a pitch-black, impassable space, ultimately forming a U-shaped structure. These four roads are actually composed of five larger rooms. Each side of the U-shaped map is connected by five rooms; ultimately, 4 rooms, plus spacious connecting passages between them, make up the entire Unknown Dark Palace, a vast expanse. The current location of Brook and his three companions is uncertain. Based on the north-south orientation of the rooms, they are likely somewhere on the left or right side of the U-shaped map, but their exact location is unknown.

The three decided to clear out the monsters in this room first. After a battle, they killed dozens of Woma leaders, evil snakes, and white boars. They also encountered an evil claw worm and two Woma guards.

Both monsters had 600 HP, 0-50 Attack, 20 Defense, and 20 Magic Resistance. In this unknown dark palace, they were considered medium-level monsters and not easy to deal with. Unfortunately, they encountered the battle, magic, and Tao combination of Brook and the other two. Surrounded by them, and with the support of the Baby army, they were quickly defeated.

Xiao Shuai picked up a demon robe dropped by a Womar guard and said confidently, "I feel like the monsters here are easy to deal with. It's so easy to clear out a room. How could I have been knocked away by a scarecrow before? This doesn't make sense. Could it have been an illusion? Let's go find a scarecrow quickly. A deer would be fine too, and I guess chickens won't be a problem either."

"This is a typical case of forgetting the pain after the wound has healed. It's a disease, commonly known as amnesia, and it needs to be treated." Brooke turned to Bayin and said.

Bayin smiled helplessly and said to Xiao Shuai, "It's because we have more people that we can fight easily. If we were alone, we wouldn't be able to win. Don't be careless."

The monsters in the Unknown Dark Palace not only have high attacks, but you'll often encounter monsters with 100 Defense or Magic Resistance, making them very difficult to deal with. If we weren't a team of three, with pets, we would have been in great pain.

"So, while we are forming a team now, while there are many of us, and while your baby hasn't rebelled yet, hurry up and find Scarecrow to avenge me for being knocked away last time!" Xiao Shuai was already ready to fight, still brooding over the last time he was knocked away by Scarecrow.

"Xiao Shuai is right. We'd better get the holy water before your baby rebels," Brook said. There were no black evil maggots in this unknown dark palace. If Bayin's baby died or rebelled, there would be no replacement.

Where was the holy water? The three of them had fought dozens of monster bosses, but none of them had dropped anything. They could only hope for the scarecrow and the deer, which had yet to appear.