Online Game: The King of the New World - Chapter 33
Chapter 33 Hidden Tunnel
Xu You carefully looked at the stone slab. Then, he stood on the stone slab. The stone slab began to slowly sink. When the stone slab completely sunk into the ground, a large square pit appeared not far behind the stone slab. It was five to six square meters long. This process did not make a sound at all, causing Xu You and the others to feel very strange and even a little frightened.
Xu You approached and discovered that this was a stone staircase leading to the depths of the ground. It was about 45 degrees from the ground. When he looked down, it was pitch black and he couldn’t see anything.
“Tunnel?”
Just as Xu You was about to say something, his ears suddenly moved, and his expression changed. He hurriedly said to his two teammates, “Let’s go. There’s a player coming this way.” After saying that, he took the lead and disappeared into the depths of the stone stairs.
Qingwu and Buqu moved very quickly. They were already used to listening to Xu You’s commands. They only needed to do it and didn’t need to think. Just like when Xu You and Boss Wei Mingyuan were together, they were used to relying on each other.
Not long after their figures entered the ground, The kobolds that had been emptied of the ruins were slowly refreshed. Moreover, there was a group of players chatting and laughing as they appeared on the main road beside the Anluo Ruins. However, their destination was not here. In addition, it was late at night, and the surrounding environment was gloomy. Therefore, they did not pay attention to the abnormality on the ruins. A hidden tunnel just brushed past them.
After a few minutes, the secret passage slowly closed silently, as if it had never appeared before.
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“It’s so dark. Where is this place?” Shortly after Qingwu finished speaking, the last ray of light also disappeared along with the closure of the secret passage. Now that she had really reached out and lost her ten fingers, Qingwu was shocked. Just as she was about to grab something, she felt a warm hand accurately gripping her hand, calming her panic down in an instant.
“Hei Ma Ma Ma, I can’t see anything. Who knows what kind of place this is? Brother Wuyou, it’s up to you now.” Buqu’s warrior’s tone was very relaxed. Ever since he followed Xu You, he didn’t have to think too deeply, much less die more than ten or twenty times.
Xu You shook Qingwu’s small hand as a sign of comfort, saying, “Don’t be afraid. There should be lights here. Let’s take a few more steps.”
The orc warrior thought Xu You was talking to him, So he obediently walked forward, Xu You also pulled Qingwu forward slowly. Suddenly, the three of them heard a clear “ka” sound. Their eyes lit up again. It turned out that there were some protrusions on the walls of the stone stairs that ignited flames. Those protrusions were the heads of some wild beasts made of metal, and the flames sprayed out from the mouths of these wild beasts. They looked somewhat mysterious and ferocious.
Xu You’s gaze returned to normal again. He heaved a sigh of relief. His suggestion to move forward was only a blur. However, normally, the lights in the dark passageway were either controlled by voice or switched on. Now, it seemed that someone had stepped on the switch.
Looking at this staircase that could accommodate three or four people, apart from the flaming “lamps”, there were only the smooth stone walls around them, so the few of them could only continue down.
“Xiao Wu, don’t be nervous. This is just a game. Let’s take it as an adventure.” Xu You knew that she was still a little scared by Qing Wu’s somewhat hot hands, so he comforted her.
“Yes.” Qingwu tightened his grip on Xu You’s hand, meaning that I’m not afraid of pulling you.
Seeing this, Xu You gave Qingwu an encouraging smile and continued walking. The orc warriors were the least scared people, and they walked a long way by themselves.
The stone stairs soon came to an end, followed by a straight passage about 10 meters away. Then, there was a stone door blocking the way forward.
The orc warrior was the first to arrive in front of the stone door, but he didn’t know how to open this damn thing, so he touched it left and right and kept searching for the switch on the stone door.
“How on earth did this stone door open? It was flat and tidy, and there were no switches?” The strong warriors in Buqu were a little anxious, which made Xu You and Qingwu feel a little strange.
“Buqu, what are you so anxious about? I’ve never seen you so anxious before.” Xu You asked.
“Of course I’m anxious. I have a premonition that my hidden profession is coming.” The orc warrior looked forward to it.
“Uh, where did you see the hidden profession?” Xu You was embarrassed. So that’s what this guy thought.
“This is an outstanding man” The orc warrior plucked his hair again and said with extreme pretense. However, before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Xu You.
“Alright, alright, I understand. But, Brother Buqu, isn’t the switch you’re looking for right below the wall? It’s right behind your right heel.” Xu You really didn’t see it anymore.
“Oh? So it’s like this. No wonder I couldn’t find the switch of this stone door no matter how hard I tried. So I hid here, causing me to look for it for so long.”
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Buqu’s warriors squatted down and looked at the accelerator-shaped switch. After thinking for a while, they came to a sudden realization. They stood up and stepped on it. The stone door finally opened with a rumble.
When the stone door opened, the entire passageway trembled as if it was about to collapse. It didn’t stop until the stone door was completely opened. Xu You and Qingwu were shocked and broke out in cold sweat. If they died in such a place and couldn’t even find their corpses, they could only resurrect in the cemetery. That would require a certain price.
After the stone door opened, the orc warrior rushed in. Xu You could only follow behind him. He knew that his current unyielding attitude had entered the excitement mode, so he couldn’t stop it anymore.
Behind the stone door was a passageway. At the end of the passageway, there was a fork in the road. Furthermore, there was no longer a stone wall around the passageway. Instead, it was an uneven earth wall. It was clearly a tunnel dug out.
Xu You looked around and knew that there was a maze behind him, so he said to the orc warrior in front of him, “Buqu, let me lead the way. Follow behind you.” After he finished speaking, he opened all three halos he had learned for the first time. The halo beneath his feet immediately emitted a dazzling light. The patterns of the three halos overlapped together, forming a very complicated but beautiful halo symbol.
Devout Aura: Knights’ exclusive Aura. After the Aura is activated, you and all your teammates within 30 meters will gain 50 Armor Points. When you activate the Aura, you will consume 10 Mana Points.
Focus Aura: Holy Knights’ exclusive Aura. After activating the Aura, you and all your teammates within 30 meters have a 35% chance of not being interrupted when casting a spell. When activating the Aura, you will consume 10 Mana Points.
These were the two halos that Dick had given Xu You. One was the exclusive ability to guard a knight, and the other was a sacred knight. Xu You usually only used the pious halo because it was more useful for them to level up. Furthermore, he wasn’t afraid that others would see that he was a halo knight.
If he opened two or more rings at the same time, the halo logo beneath his feet would become very special. Just like now, if others saw it, they would wear it. This was not what he wanted to see.
However, it was different now. In this secret passage, there was no need to worry that other players would see his secret. Therefore, in order to maximize his strength, he opened up all of his halos.
The brave warrior from Buqu said, Xu You left first. Xu You pulled Qingwu to a fork in the road. This was a cross-shaped fork in the road. Now, there were three paths to choose. Xu You thought for a moment and walked to the left of the cross-shaped fork. He always relied on his instincts to walk through the maze. He didn’t need to make any markings, but Xu You had never lost his way in the maze.
The road on the left soon came to an end, Dead end, so Xu You turned around and walked back to the crossroads. Then go to the right, and then three more forks in the road, Xu You thought for a moment, Then he went down one of the paths, One after another, after taking countless forks in the road, they finally saw a tightly closed stone door, just like the stone door that entered this maze. However, this stone door was different from the one in front. The surface of this door was not smooth, but had some beautiful patterns carved on it. Seeing this, Xu You revealed a smile.
“Brother Wuyou, are you kidding me?” Qingwu had been dragged along many forks in the road. She had long fainted, and if she were told to walk alone in this maze, she would definitely lose her way.
“Perhaps, hehe.” Xu You replied with a smile. He relied on his intuition. In other words, it was just a fool’s guess. However, he had played the game for so long and had never lost his way. Even he himself could not explain this. Could this be what the orc warrior said: A good man’s intuition?
After seeing the stone door, the orc warrior was excited again. He hurriedly ran to the door. This time, he was no longer blind. He also found the switch under the right wall and stepped on it. The stone door opened again with a rumble.
When the stone door opened, the three of them saw a large, spacious room, the basement. There was an altar in the middle of the basement. Around the altar was a group of kobold monsters. These monsters seemed to be praying to the altar.
“What are these kobolds doing, holding an open convention?” Buqu’s warriors looked at the scene in front of them and asked.
It was hard for the orc warriors to be puzzled, because the kobolds’ clothes were tattered and looked like they weren’t wearing anything.
“Uncle, don’t unleash your imagination.” After such a long time, Qingwu was no longer afraid, and quietly took his hand out of Xu You’s big hand.
Xu You and the others walked into the basement while chatting. Then, they hid behind a three to four meter thick stone pillar and observed the situation of the altar from afar.
Kobolds: LV15, HP 820.
Xu You looked carefully for a while. Found that the monsters around the altar were all Kobolds, Just like the kobolds on the ruins, they were all ordinary level 15 monsters. However, these monsters were all leaning against each other and worshipping towards the altar. They didn’t know what ceremony they were doing or whether they were praying. In any case, Xu You and the others didn’t dare to act rashly. The monsters were too dense, and they didn’t know if these monsters were chained to hatred. If so, they wouldn’t be able to attract monsters.
“What should we do? These monsters are so dense that we can’t get close to the altar.” Qingwu asked Xu You.
“Wait, don’t be anxious. Let’s see what happens later. The most important thing to do for a hidden mission is to be patient.” Xu You said.
“But where exactly did the NPC I saw just now go? Could he be a kobold?” The orc warriors were searching for traces of the NPC.
“It might really be a kobold, but it shouldn’t be an NPC, right? I think it’s a monster.” Qingwu analyzed.
“Regardless of whether it was a monster or not, this one is definitely a monster right now, and it’s definitely a monster that we can’t beat!” Xu You looked at what was happening on the altar and said with a serious expression.
“Huh?” Qing Wu and the unyielding warrior were stunned for a moment. They glanced at Xu You and discovered that Xu You’s expression was wrong. They followed his gaze and took a deep breath.
A four to five meter tall shadow suddenly appeared on the altar. The kobolds kneeling below were trembling endlessly, and their mouths were constantly letting out incomprehensible barks. Two of the taller and handsome kobolds walked out and roared at the shadow on the altar, their expressions extremely fervent.
Shadow of Oz (Golden Elite): Level 30 HP? ? ?
That shadow was actually a Level 30 Golden Elite Monster. The dark ball couldn’t figure out what kind of creature it was. HP indicated that it was a question mark. Xu You and the others couldn’t detect it because the difference between their level and the monster’s was already more than level 10. Whether the monster’s level could be seen depended on the plot. Normally, it couldn’t be seen either. However, this Shadow of Oz could detect that it was level 30.
But I can’t tell it’s all the same, This was because they absolutely couldn’t fight this monster. Level 30 was the second level of the player. The monster would change accordingly and would become much stronger. With Xu You’s three Level 14 and Level 5 players wanting to fight against it, it was a delusion. Moreover, this black shadow in front of them was still a golden elite, and there were so many younger brothers standing beside him.
“Brother Wuyou, what should we do?”
“Salad, go back and forth from where, this guy is not something we can fight.” When Xu You saw this monster, he knew that he might return empty-handed this time.
“Ah? How could this be? My hidden profession!” The Buqu warriors shouted unwillingly.
Just as the orc warriors were hammering their chests and stamping their feet, a dwarf walked in through the stone door and quickly saw Xu You and the others. Xu You also immediately discovered the dwarf and immediately took out his weapon to prepare for battle.
The dwarf smiled and said to Xu You and the others, “Oh? Who are you? You actually managed to find this place. You must know that the labyrinth outside is too difficult to leave.”
When the orc warrior heard this, he turned around and danced. He even shouted happily, “Ah, NPC, you’re an NPC. I told you you weren’t a kobold!”
When the dwarf heard this, he was enraged. He pointed at the orc warrior and scolded, “What Enpisi? I’m not called that name. Also, you’re the kobolds. Your entire family is kobolds!”