306 A Plundered Tomb, A Plea for Help (1/2)

Qin Ruo knew that he had successfully escaped Cerberus' pursuit the moment he was dragged into the forest by Poochie that moved as fast as lightning. He was certain because the Tier 5 hound was no longer within his Elemental Perception range.

Qin Ruo loosened his grip on Poochie's tail after a short pause. Carried forward by the momentum, he swung his extended left limb in water form to the far side and grabbed tight onto a broad branch. He then flung forward like a Tarzan and swung from one tree to another. To be honest, he preferred to move in such way rather than being dragged and bumping on Poochie's backside.

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Roar!

When he was about two hundred meters away from the waterfall, Qin Ruo heard the extremely angry call of Cerberus coming from the waterfall's direction. As he had expected, Cerberus was not allowed to leave the waterfall due to its guarding duty at the dimensional portal that led to the Underworld.

Qin Ruo was completely out of danger now. His watery left arm let go of the trunk as he slid gently onto a pair of giant palm that came together below him.

Amethyst Orc, with a vertical height of five-meter, stood steadily like a giant steel tower while holding out his hand. He reached out carefully and caught Qin Ruo firmly with ease despite his 80kg weight.

Qin Ruo was at eye level with Amethyst Orc once he stood up straight on the monster's palm. This was the first time Qin Ruo was able to examine Amethyst Orc's face from such a close distance. He carefully scrutinized the Orc who had managed to fight almost evenly with Cerberus.

On its stern-looking face, a black M-shaped tattoo was painted handsomely on its forehead. Its slanted brow further exacerbated the already fierce appearance and made the monster much more intimidating.

To Qin Ruo's great surprise, the purple pupil under the Amethyst Orc's sharp eyebrow hid a sense of gentleness not usually seen in other monsters. Qin Ruo could not explain the odd feeling but he felt that the savage Orc Boss was also quietly observing him—its temporary contracted master—at the same time.

'Am I being delusional? Or is this creature just like Cerberus, which possesses a certain degree of intelligence and is working on some ideas?'

Ten seconds later, Qin Ruo gave up on the staring contest. It was rather stressful to look straight into the monster's big eyes for an extended period of time.

He shook off the weird idea and scanned their surroundings.

After he left the waterfall, his Elemental Perception was automatically disarmed. Without the powerful secondary vision, he now had to rely on his own eyes to stay vigilant against the potential threat lurking around the second level of the Graveyard of the Gods.

With all that said, he was not really concerned about his current safety. He was confident that not a single soul would be bold enough to approach him now.

After all, Amethyst Orc is a Tier 5 Miniboss that could fight singlehandedly against Cerberus. In addition to that, with his vast ability and Poochie by his side, Qin Ruo current strength was analogous to a general with a well-trained troop of an army under his command.

Furthermore, Amethyst Orc had only been released from the Sealed Mana Core for several minutes and there were one hundred and seventy minutes left before the summoned monster vanished. So, on the contrary, Qin Ruo was actually daring someone to come and mess with him while Amethyst Orc contract was still in effect.

Nevertheless, it was just Qin Ruo's random thought. The usage time of Amethyst Orc was rather limited. The reason why Qin Ruo tried so desperately to save Amethyst Orc from the hand of Cerberus was not because he wanted to use it against some lowly rival faction players and rob them of their equipment. Instead, he needed the Orc to help him gain access to the third level. So, he had to locate the warp portal as soon as possible and utilize Amethyst Orc strength to get rid of the monsters guarding it.

If possible, he wished to milk every available minute of Amethyst Orc and attempt to enter the fourth level within this period. After witnessing the fight against Cerberus, Qin Ruo was willing to bet his life on the purple monster.

However, looking for a warp portal was easier said than done.

'Should I spent some time and recover Amethyst Orc's HP first?' Amethyst Orc's current HP level was not entirely secure. In case some powerful monster of Tier 5 level crossed their path, the situation might get nasty.

Qin Ruo frowned and murmured when he suddenly felt Poochie touching his cheek. He turned and looked at the little creature clinging on its shoulder.

Then a brilliant idea came to his mind. His lips curved up in a smile and his sight was switched back to Amethyst Orc's broad shoulder. 'This way, we would be able to replenish Amethyst Orc's HP while also looking for the warp portal.'

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Click-clack—Click-clack—

A series of hurried footsteps were heard squeezing through a staircase that leads into a rather confined tomb. Then, a calm and organized order was delivered, ”All clear! Into the tomb now!”

”Summoner, guard the entrance with monsters.”

”Elementalist, prepare AoE Magic Scroll!”

”Aquamancer, as usual!”

”Everyone else, back off!!”

In accordance to the series of orders given by the female player, more than twenty players who ducked into the tomb moved more systematically. Each of the players carried out the instruction flawlessly like a group of well-trained militia and established the formation as told as soon as they were inside the tomb.