"The bones here are of all sorts—human, Beastman, and even Magical Beast bones. Many of them appear fragnted; it seems the rituals conducted here were of a particularly cruel nature."
Elsa crouched down to examine the bones, then analyzed in a low voice. As a Sacred Fox from a tribe prolific in conducting rituals, Elsa had been instilled with an extensive knowledge of rituals from a young age, though it was unclear why Elsa had chosen to pursue a lee profession.
"These bones are very old; they have almost all weathered away."
So of the bones crumbled into pieces upon touch, but others were relatively intact. Yet, looking at these bones, it was unlikely they were of recent origin. After all, in such an environnt, it was impossible for bones to be preserved for long.
"I’ll go up and take a look." Suddenly, Du You felt a strange sensation.
So, Du You leapt up onto the stone platform. This simple ritual platform had various traces on its surface, though these marks were ancient and unclear, indiscernible in their specifics.
In the center was a relatively intact skeleton, with a spear thrust into it, pinning it to the stone platform. It was unknown what had transpired here, whether the place had been abandoned by the ritualists or overtaken by a slaughter.
But what caught Du You’s attention was that spear. It wasn’t a high-tier spear, but rather one covered with much rust and seemingly about to decay completely. Yet, this spear was Du You’s advancent material.
"What luck, to have found it here," Du You said as he carefully withdrew the spear, which seed ready to shatter at a touch, and then safely stored it, letting out a sigh of relief.
"Master, what is this thing? Is it advancent material?"
Du You nodded, "Yes, it’s advancent material. We’ve been quite lucky this ti; let’s keep looking."
After securing his find, Du You continued deeper into the forest with the three companions.
Having found sothing upon their arrival was a good start. Although they didn’t have much confidence in what was to co, their spirits were lifted. At that mont, everyone was in high spirits, indifferent to the outco of their search.
But that’s often how luck works—when it cos, it swarms you.
When Du You once again sensed a gathering of dark elents, he discovered that soone had already arrived at the location.
"Yucha, stealthily move forward in that direction. These people seem to be guards. Let’s take them down first," Lin Yucha said and imdiately used the Demon Concealnt Skill to vanish from sight.
Du You and Lin Yushi began to quietly assassinate the Beastman guards in the area.
Elsa, too, using her nimble movents, started assassinating so guards weaker than herself. Elsa was rciless against her enemies, which was completely unlike her usual adorable deanor.
Such is the elite that the Beastman breed; human children simply don’t compare.
But no matter, they continued. At that mont, in the interior of the forest, an open space, an elderly shaman was planting a Totem pole into the ground. Not far from him was a bottle containing a black, winged little figure—a Dark Elental Elf. At present, the Elental Elf looked helplessly at the old Beastman opposite it.
The old Beastman, while chanting strange incantations, hopped around as if performing a Shamanic Dance, exuding the aura of an elderly performance artist. However, the atmosphere that faintly rose around him proved that this was no simple matter.
A faint scent spread, continuously corrupting the Dark Elental Elf inside the bottle. The Dark Elental Elf let out screams from ti to ti. By the looks of it, it wouldn’t last much longer.
At that mont, an arrow suddenly flew out. Like a drill, it hit the not-so-thick totem pole fiercely. Instantly, a layer of earthen yellow light lit up on the totem pole, but then the light was broken through, and the entire totem pole was shot in half. The old Beastman, who was in constant motion as if he had springs installed, suddenly jumped out.
"Who dares to disturb my Lia’s sacrifice ceremony," he bellowed.
The Beastman pulled out another short totem pole from sowhere and pointed it towards the recently attacked spot. The ritual was interrupted, and the screams of the Dark Elental Elf finally stopped.
"I’m taking this Elental Elf. You’d better leave," Lin Yucha’s voice resounded from within the jungle.
"So you’re here, quite bold of you." The old Beastman imdiately pinpointed Lin Yucha’s location, using so unknown thod. But from his gaze, it was clear he was not just bluffing.
But after a while, the old Beastman’s face changed, "Damn it, where have my guards gone."
"Are you looking for them?" Du You stepped out as the Black Jade Griffin dropped two bodies from the air. Sacrifices normally require guards to unleash perfect combat effectiveness.
"You guys, okay, you’ve won this ti; I can give you the items," he conceded.
The old Beastman wisely gave up. Du You nodded, "Good, then you may leave."
But just at that mont, a phantom of an eyeball suddenly appeared above Du You’s head. The old Beastman scread, and blood burst from his eyes.
"Dare to use a curse on ?" Du You knew it was a curse backlash; the old Beastman had just silently used a curse on him. If it hadn’t been for the Eye of the Death God, he would have suffered.
Before Du You could finish, Lin Yushi had already fired a Demon-breaking Scattering. A multitude of arrows fell like a thunderstorm, all targeting the old Beastman. The arrows hit their target and then exploded, producing a terrifying force.
Although the old Beastman had defenses, they proved ineffective. Without the guards, the force he could muster was disappointing. Suddenly, the necklace around his neck exploded, and the old Beastman’s defenses disappeared.
Lin Yucha took the opportunity to execute an Explosive Poison Snipe, sealing the old Beastman’s throat. A massive amount of toxins spread instantaneously, the old Beastman seed to want to say sothing but could only make a gurgling sound before he lost his breath.
"There are people fighting over there; let’s go take a look," a loud shout suddenly sounded from afar.
Imdiately, Du You said, "We need to leave quickly. It will be troubleso if we get surrounded." There were quite a few fourth-tier Beastn among those who ca this ti. If they got surrounded, they might have to give up. Previously, Du You might not have cared, but now he couldn’t afford to.
Because he had realized that this Dark Elental Elf was also the material for his advancent. It perfectly matched his skill, Dark Spirits, a highly specialized skill. Missing this opportunity, it might be hard to find suitable advancent material again.
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