Firefly Journey

Finne Roberts immediately spotted an item that was placed on the top shelf, out of her reach, and Jamie had to pry it down with a spear.

This is a pendant, different from the one Fine originally wore. This one has a black hexagonal crystal hanging from it, and its shape is exactly the same as the wind chime set in the griffin's eye.

As if to prevent future generations from being unaware of the purpose of the collectibles, each item is accompanied by a corresponding inscription.

"The Owl's Tears".

The night owl is a nocturnal species with an extremely wide field of vision at night. Its extraordinary characteristic is its keen observation ability, which can be helpful to Finney's profession to some extent.

Seeing that she had made her choice first, everyone else stopped being polite and went to choose their favorite items.

With excitement, Lin Yuanran reached the stone shelf he had long admired. There, on the shelf was an exquisite piece of decoration. Although covered in dust, it was still clear that it was a finely crafted ornament.

On the craft shelf, a key is held aloft.

Out of caution, Lin Yuanran did not immediately begin working on it, but instead used a flame to probe it first. Under the flame's light, the key emitted a bright red glow, like a branding iron just pulled from a furnace.

The inscription on the stone next to it describes its characteristics.

"Convenient key".

As you can see, this is a key, but not an ordinary key; it's a key that can bring you convenience.

"Is Krumbo the progenitor of nonsense literature in this world?" Lin Yuanran thought to himself.

It can open any door or window, including locks forged by supernatural power. Of course, this is limited to those below the level of demigod.

Upon seeing the function, Lin Yuanran immediately pouted. For him at the moment, it was utterly useless. It might be useful as a thief, but alas, he was an extremely upright person. Even if he starved to death or jumped into the Lodz River, he would never do such a despicable thing.

With that in mind, he put the key in his pocket and decided to take it first.

When he looked around, there were hardly any items left on the stone shelf; most of them had already been taken by everyone. Just as he was about to take more, the rock blocking the cave entrance suddenly shattered.

The Statue Knights have stormed in.

"Couldn't you have been a minute later?!" Lin Yuanran protested silently.

Fortunately, no one expected him to be of any help, and he, as always, moved closer to the wind chimes.

“Keep going!” This time, Steve said decisively.

The group glanced longingly at the remaining extraordinary items on the stone shelf, then quickly headed towards the end of the passage.

The statue knights are of average strength, roughly equivalent to a second-level awakener. The reason they choose to avoid the attack is that they cannot feel pain at all, and even if their bodies are damaged, they will not retreat but will continue to fight to the death.

It's clearly not worth fighting a deadly battle with a bunch of mindless "robots." The items on the stone shelf are decent, but as everyone knows, a god's tomb wouldn't contain just these little trinkets; after the appetizer, there's a grand feast to come.

They fought back while retreating in an orderly fashion. The passage ahead was still long and narrow. Once they left the stone shelf area, they could repeat their previous actions and temporarily subdue the sculpted knights.

The mechanical, lifeless couple of puppets lagged behind this time, their figures blocking the passage and preventing the statue knight from going any further.

The couple exchanged a glance, both understanding the meaning in each other's eyes. They immediately gave up on the puppet. After all, such things were not particularly difficult to make, and compared to the profits in the Divine Ruins, they were nothing. Besides, the things they had just taken from the stone shelf were already far more valuable than the puppet.

After a brief exchange, the three giant brothers each lifted a heavy rock and threw it toward the passage blocked by the puppet!

The two puppets were attacked from both sides. A trace of fear suddenly appeared in their empty eyes, but it vanished in an instant. The next moment, blood flowed from their bodies, staining the cave walls red.

"No!" exclaimed the old mage Woolf, covering his mouth in disbelief.

Everyone was startled by this unexpected turn of events; how could a puppet bleed!

Just then, the couple at the back of the line began to move mechanically, their eyes losing their sparkle, their movements becoming like those of puppets.

They've switched!

They can't possibly go and die themselves, can they?

Were they interfered with by Klenbo's methods?

Lin Yuanran was filled with terror and his mind raced. The three giant brothers who had hurled the boulder at the couple looked even more horrified than Lin Yuanran; they had accidentally killed their comrade!

The tunnel was temporarily blocked by boulders and puppets. Wind Chime calmly asked the three of them, "Did you feel dizzy just now?"

The three people answered truthfully, "No..."

"Let's keep going." Fengling looked around at everyone.

Of all the people present, Lin Yuanran had the strongest reaction. As a high school graduate on Earth who was completely defenseless, he had only ever seen fish and chickens being slaughtered in the market, never a living person being smashed and covered in blood. He felt nauseous and almost vomited on the spot.

Lin Yuanran pressed his lips tightly together, forcibly suppressing the feeling of nausea. If he showed cowardice like this, how could he become a powerful superhuman?

He followed closely behind the wind chimes, without saying a word.

Feng Ling suddenly slowed down and stretched out her hand behind her, holding a small bottle.

"Spraying it on your face can provide some relief."

After a brief touch with the wind chime, Lin Yuanran took the small bottle and sprayed it on his face.

A peculiar fragrance wafted through the air, lessening the nausea and vomiting sensation considerably. Lin Yuanran forced a smile: "Thank you."

"Follow."

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The sun, which had lingered for several minutes, set behind the horizon, and the Yedeen Mountains returned to night. The giant on the mountaintop ceased its restlessness and lay motionless on the ground.

Cassius flashed forward and cast a healing spell on the giant's face to prevent it from continuing its rampage.

“It’s alright.” Cassius wasn’t sure if it could understand him, but he had to try.

"Roar!!"

The giant on the mountaintop, who had calmed down, let out another furious roar and suddenly stood up from the ground.

"Even the 'Primordial Light' didn't work?" Cassius Bello's expression turned grim. Things had come to this point, purifying it was impossible; perhaps its body had already been completely controlled.

The giant on the mountaintop took long strides and arrived in front of Cassius in just two steps. He raised his fist and smashed it down, completely disregarding the human in front of him who had just tried to save him.

Wow!

With a whoosh of wind, Cassius suddenly soared dozens of meters into the air. Upon seeing this, the giant on the mountaintop took a running start and leaped high into the air, attempting to pull Cassius down to the ground.

"Since there's really no hope, then you can't blame me."

Cassius moved nimbly and easily dodged the attack. At the same time, lightning surged from his legs as he pressed heavily down on the giant's landing point!