After the group was completely formed, Jiang Fei and his entourage came over to the Commander's Hall .
“Frontline Commander, I have gathered the men as you wished!” Jiang Fei said to Ivan .
“Great! I knew you were an excellent youth hand-picked by his majesty . You truly are efficient!” Ivan said pleasantly . He then continued, “Are you ready?”
“We are ready!” Jiang Fei answered .
“Alright! Off you go then! Someone else will tell you exactly what you need to do for the quest!” Ivan said as he waved . Jiang Fei and the players in his group were instantly teleported to a new map .
“Ding! Map changed!”
“Where is this?” Little Rain asked .
“I'm not sure…” Jiang Fei looked around . It was very dark with less than a fifty-meter range of visibility . The sky looked equally dark which meant none of them could see the surroundings clearly .
“Bandits, search the ground!” Billy Boy started giving instructions .
Very soon, more than ten of the Bandits split up and searched in different directions after entering Stealth mode .
“I'll check from the sky!” Jiang Fei said as he attempted to summon his mount .
AdvertisementHowever, Jiang Fei was unable to summon his mount as he wished for a system notification interrupted his action of summoning .
“Ding! This is an indoor map . You may not summon your mount!”
“Indoor? How large is this house?” Jiang Fei looked around . He discovered that despite the lack of visibility, there was no wall blocking their way in a fifty-meter radius .
“Indoor maps are not limited to constructed buildings . Some underground locations are also considered indoor maps . They both restrict the summoning of mounts!” Billy Boy explained .
“I see!” Jiang Fei nodded as he summoned Akatziris .
“Ahh… Master…” Akatziris seemed a little unhappy about being locked by Jiang Fei in the small black house .
“D*mn! Guild master, you have another girl now?” Little Rain and the others around him were shocked . Jiang Fei used to bring Isabella along wherever he went . Everyone had gotten used to Jiang Fei's human-form pet dragon . However, none of them had seen Isabella for a very long time and were starting to miss her . They did not expect Jiang Fei to bring a new girl along .
“Don't ask me about it…” Jiang Fei waved his hand . He did not want to talk about Isabella . Although he could resurrect her, he was still bothered by the fact that she had died for him .
Although people like Billy Boy were curious, they did not dare to ask any further when they saw Jiang Fei's facial expression . Everyone started doing what they were supposed to .
“Do you know where this is?” Jiang Fei asked Akatziris .
“From the looks of the surrounding, this should be the Underground World's outer layer!” After all, Akatziris was a native in the game . Her understanding of the game's world was much better than all other players .
“Underground World? Outer layer?” Jiang Fei was stunned .
“Yeah! Apart from the surface of the world, there is another world in the underground . However, the Underground World is split into different layers . The outermost layer is the outer layer, followed by the inner layer and finally the Abyss!” Akatziris explained .
“I see!” Jiang Fei was familiar with the Abyss . That was where the Nephilim had their main camp . He would visit the Abyss frequently as well .
Although Akatziris knew they were in the outer layer of the Underground World, she did not know exactly where they were located . After all, the Underground World was vast . There was also no obvious landmark or building around . Therefore, there was no way for her to pinpoint their location .
Very soon, the Bandits who had gone off to look around came back with some news . Jiang Fei and the rest were located in a place that seemed like a huge underground hall with only one exit .
“That's great . We won't have to waste anymore time or effort!” After hearing the news, Jiang Fei dropped his arms to his sides .
If there were more than one exit, Jiang Fei and the rest would have had trouble in deciding on where to go next as there were no quest hints .
Now that there was only one way to go, Jiang Fei did not have any other options . After all the Bandits had returned, Jiang Fei and the rest had started walking along the only path out .
Compared to the huge hall, the pathway was much narrower . However, it was still wide enough for Jiang Fei and his group . The pathway was approximately a few meters in width and seven to eight meters tall . They went down the seemingly endless path which twisted and turned along the way .
As there were Bandits leading the way in the front, Jiang Fei and the rest were able to progress smoothly . However, the peaceful journey did not last very long .
“Ding! Your group member Leisure Monkey has died!”
The sudden system notification surprised Jiang Fei and the rest .
“What happened, Monkey?” Billy Boy asked in the group channel . That was an advantage for players as they could still converse despite being dead .
“I don't know! I died without any warning! The battle record did not show anything either…” Leisure Monkey sounded equally confused .
Very soon, Jiang Fei and the rest made their way to where Leisure Monkey's corpse was located .
“Magician, Illuminate! Cleric, resurrect him! Everyone else, stay alert!” Billy Boy was very experienced after all . He immediately gave instructions with clarity .
“Shuffle!” A bright light rose and brightly illuminated the area around Leisure Monkey's corpse .
Billy Boy and the rest had not dared to use Illuminate earlier because they were concerned about being discovered by their enemies . However, now that they had been attacked, it meant that their group's location had already been exposed . Therefore, it would be easier to defend themselves if they lit up the area .
As Illuminate allowed the surrounding to be lit up, all the players became alert . The cleric in charge of reviving Leisure Monkey began to work .
Resurrection was a very advanced skill . Although it could not compare to ultimate skill books like Seal Curse Spells, very few lucky healing Professions could learn the skill .
The casting time of Resurrection was rather long, at almost one minute . In the state of battle, almost none of the Clerics would stop defending themselves to use the spell . Therefore, this type of skill would normally only be used after a battle had ended .
“What is this?” Just as the Cleric had resurrected Leisure Monkey, a more observant female Bandit discovered a needle on the ground .
“Gnome Spike!” Akatziris immediately recognized the item .
“Do you know what it is?” Jiang Fei was overjoyed . He was glad that he had brought someone native along .
“Yeah! This is an item that belongs to the Ancient Gnome Kingdom . It's a very powerful trap setup! It's possible that this is one of the sunken Gnome Castles!” Akatziris stated .
“Trap? Bandits, be careful when you are exploring! Beware of traps!” Billy Boy ordered .
“It's pointless . The Gnome's traps are very finely made . Normal Bandits would not be able to discover them or even unlock them!” Akatziris shook her head .
Although Bandits had the skill to unlock traps and also had corrections to their chances of being affected by traps, they were helpless against the Gnome's technology . The only way to escape the traps was to sacrifice their own lives
Chapter end
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