380: Chapter 379: Being Followed 380: Chapter 379: Being Followed “Great, the secret tunnel is here!”
After digging only a few tis, Su Ran revealed a large hole.
Inside the hole was dark and damp, with a rotten sll that seed to whisper the ancient history it held.
“Enter!”
Su Ran didn’t hesitate and crawled in.
He knew that the old beggar wouldn’t harm him!
Then, Su Ran lit the torch that was given to him, illuminating the entire tunnel.
“Lucky for , there’s no gas in this ga.
Otherwise, an open fla might’ve blown up the entire palace!”
As for himself, surely not even a few complete bones of his would be found…
“But to be fair, Lu Yue’s ancestors were impressive.
This tunnel has been around for millions of years and it’s still as solid as ever.
I haven’t even seen a sign of any erosion.”
As Su Ran treaded cautiously, he found that aside from the dampness and darkness, there were no dangers present.
He didn’t encounter any monsters and was able to smoothly progress to the end of the tunnel.
Su Ran found that the exit was located above his head, thoroughly sealed by a wooden board that he couldn’t budge.
Well then, Su Ran took out his sharp newbie hoe again and dug ferociously towards the wooden board above him.
“Clang!
Clang!”
“Crack!”
The wooden board couldn’t withstand the assault of the hoe and quickly shattered, covering Su Ran in wood shavings and revealing a small passage before him.
Su Ran brushed off the wood shavings from his skull and crawled in.
He felt fortunate that he didn’t have a flesh-and-blood body; otherwise, it would’ve been much more challenging to cross this terrain.
“Finally arrived!”
After crawling for a short distance, Su Ran could see light penetrating from above.
He knew that the wished-for equipnt depot was nearing.
Su Ran fondly recalled his previous experiences in the Rebirth Gate’s space, where he picked up so much equipnt that his fingers and legs cramped from excitent.
“Boom!”
Su Ran forcefully pushed open the chanism stone slab and finally entered the palace.
In the spacious room, his previously suppressed mood instantly brightened.
“There it is, the seal!”
To his surprise, Su Ran discovered a protective shield shimring with flashes of lightning not far from him.
It obstructed everything within the space, so he couldn’t see what was concealed inside.
A square hole in the center radiated a dangerous aura that made him shudder.
If Su Ran was right, this square hole was made to place the Imperial Jade Seal as the key to open this shield.
And behind this shield was the goal of his trip: the equipnt depot!
It seems that every word the old beggar said was indeed true!
However, just as he was about to joyfully take out the Imperial Jade Seal, things suddenly changed.
“Whoosh!”
A ferocious blade attacked from above his head, aid to cut him in half!
“Oh no, a monster spawned!”
Su Ran instantly thought he accidentally triggered a ban, spawning a protector monster.
Without caring about his pride, he curled up into a ball and rolled aside, narrowly missing the brutal attack.
He had to admit that he had been careless, not even noticing the ripple made by the spawning monster.
True enough, the system wouldn’t let him obtain all these equipnt for free.
And here was the twist.
“Clang!”
Barely a breath after, another attack swept towards him.
Like a panther, Su Ran sprang away from the incoming attack and quickly clambered up to the ceiling of the room, narrowly escaping the crisis.
“Damn, It’s him?!”
Su Ran didn’t expect that his attacker was none other than the guy he had encountered a few tis earlier — the green-hat player!
“Man, you have quick reflexes!
Even my stealthy attack failed.
Are you a martial artist in real life?”
The green-hat player seed unfazed by the failed attack and was able to laugh it off.
He chuckled, “Let introduce myself.
My na is…”
“Hold on.”
Su Ran interrupted, asking seriously, “How did you find this place?”
Only Su Ran had the map to this palace’s secret tunnel.
Did the old beggar sell the map to multiple players?
Impossible, if that was the case, the Human Emperor would’ve beheaded him long ago.
“That’s easy – I followed you in!”
Green-hat player stopped his introduction and explained with interest, “As soon as I saw you, I knew you were no ordinary man, daring to confront the Human Emperor alone…
My plan was to kill you right after you finished the Human Emperor, to snatch the premium equipnt the big boss would drop.
But who knew, those drops seed to have wings and flew away!
So, I let it go.”
He chuckled again, not at all bothered by Su Ran’s feelings, and continued, “Then you went to the dungeons and I followed.
I saw you save an NPC.
What surprised more was when he called you ‘Lord,’.”
Su Ran felt a chill, realizing his human identity was on the cusp of being revealed.
How careless of him to not notice a player tailing him!
“I was suspicious of you, not only having territories but also having an NPC under your command.
But then I saw you only traded an item and went your separate ways.
What surprised even more was that you actually bought it with money!”
Without waiting for Su Ran’s response, the green-hat player widened his eyes and continued, “A Lord buying an item from his subordinate?
Impossible!
Plus, the system had announced that the Human Race only has one territory.
How could you possibly have one?
Considering all of this, the answer is clear: Your ga na is ‘Lord’!”
Su Ran was so shocked he nearly dropped from the roof.
“Well, it can’t be helped.
I’m too intelligent for my own good; nothing can escape my insightful eyes.
Am I right, ‘Lord’?
Wow, even your ga na is a rip-off!”
Su Ran was speechless.
Seeing the self-assured green-hat player, he didn’t know how to respond.
“You can think what you want.
I can’t stop you.
But I must say, your tracking skills are impressive.
I didn’t notice you at all.”
From his vantage point above, Su Ran looked down at this extrely egotistical player, feeling a bit saddened.
Unintentionally, he had deflected attention from the truth.
He changed the subject and voiced a doubt that had been nagging at him.
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