501 Underworld Mobile Campsite (1/2)
Black God's solemn and grieving tone made Qin Ruo and others feel sorry for him, but at the same time, they were also deeply terrified by the news he brought them.
These dying testaments were truly creepy. 'Bring the remains back to the Mythical Continent? Find the path home? What's the meaning behind all of these?'
Violet Orchid spoke before Qin Ruo, trying to pry further, ”What happened to your fallen teammates after that?”
”Here comes the main point.” Black God and Majestic Hero had a weird bitterness in their expressions. The latter spread out his hand and said, ”The two comrades from Black Jail did not leave the Underworld even after they were killed.”
”What?!” The five of them were all stunned and exclaimed simultaneously.
'They are still trapped in Underworld after losing their lives? What nonsense! Where were they resurrected? A human city remains in the Underworld? Or a safe zone? But, but that can't be!'
If there was indeed a safe zone constructed by human players inside the Underworld, the residents there must have contacted Mythical Continent long ago and found a way to travel between the two regions. Those who entered the Underworld today would also not wind up at a wasteland. Thus, this hypothesis was probably unfitting.
”That's the reason why we stopped all of you. Though there are some man-made bases inside the Underworld, according to the feedback from our comrades who were resurrected at two different spots, these bases are just some simple and under-decorated campsites in the wild.”
”The campsite is small and way under-equipped. There is only a Demigod Bandit, Bowmaster, and Radiant Priest based in it. These three NPCs are responsible in distributing potions, selling equipment, providing vault storage, and resurrecting whichever human player that is found dead in the Underworld.”
Black God's explanation again dazed the five of them.
”No warp portals in sight?”
”Other than the basic sale and trade of equipment and potions, they found nothing else inside the camp.”
”…”
”This is just the tip of an iceberg. The condition in the Underworld is actually much worse. According to the narration of the NPCs who call themselves Underworld warriors based there, such Mobile Campsites are guarded by a party of three humans. They provide help to adventurers seeking the method to return to the Mythical Continent. But whenever a large group of Specters approaches them, the Bowmaster will be alerted first and they will immediately retreat to a more remote area. Thus, you might go offline from the campsite today, but you are not guaranteed to see the camps at the same place when you log in again the next day.”
”…”
”Worse still, there is a severe penalty of dying in the Underworld. The player will drop two times the level as compared to that at Mythical Continent for each death. Besides, the Specters in the Underworld are also twice as scary as the Specters we've encountered in the Buried City.”
Qin Ruo's brow cocked every time Black God delivered a more frightening fact than the last.
Finally, Qin Ruo rubbed his temples and said dejectedly, ”So this means that if we moved hastily into the Underworld just now, we would immediately be segregated into different corners across the Underworld. Return Scrolls will be of no use over there so we would be forced to fight alone inside. Besides, judging by how poor the condition is, I bet there is no facility for us to use Magic Scrolls either. The death penalty is even two times to that of that on the outside? F*ck! The damned place is indeed a shithole.”
”How unlikely! Why did the system create such a place that is entirely isolated from the Mythical Continent?” Violet Orchid frowned and thought hard. She then spoke to Black God, ”Oh right, didn't they mention that people have tried to locate the path back to the Mythical Continent before? Please ask your men to focus on investigating this matter.”
”Done that.” Black God shook his head and lamented, ”There isn't such a way in the past. Prior to this, some of the players may have reached the Buried City by accident. When they were killed, they got resurrected in the Underworld since Buried City was Hades' colony then. No one has managed to escape Underworld till this day. Every human in the Underworld is currently struggling for this cause. They named it Quest Back Home. After the player accepted the mission, they will have to look for a warp portal that is either linked to the Buried City or directly connected to the Mythical Continent in any way possible. The location of the warp portal remains a secret and needs to be sorted out by the players themselves.”
Black God then laughed mockingly. ”The reason why such a portal even exists is ”thanks” to the Underworld's attempt of invading the Mythical Continent. The quest is activated when Lich begins to develop a giant warp portal that will open up the path to the world above. It's not hard to imagine how difficult this quest would be. The portal must be guarded by at least one or maybe a few Lich scums. The defense at the portal to the Buried City might be relatively loose, but the size of the Underworld is no less than the Mythical Continent. Who knows how long it would take to locate the right portal? Moreover, my men are currently separated with limited potion supply and scrolls…”
Until then, only Qin Ruo recognized how desperate the situation was. The party sent in by Black Jail Clan was, unfortunately, trapped inside the Underworld indefinitely.
According to what Black God had just said, even the Bank Vault was inaccessible inside the Underworld. They were only allowed to make use of the man-made vault provided by the NPCs inside the camp. Exploring a high-tier Specter's lair with limited supply itself was already a high-risk move, let alone trying to find a portal in it. The chances of dying were no different than walking along the edge of a cliff.
Thinking of it, Qin Ruo couldn't help feeling how lucky they were…
'That was close! If Black God and Majestic Hero did not yell at us just now, I guess the five of us would have already been trapped inside the Underworld by now like Black God's comrades.'
Qin Ruo was not really afraid though. He possessed both the wings and Aquamorph, so he could basically survive under any circumstances. Other than that, he also brought along with him the Ring of Honor that had ample of stuff stored inside. He would have no problem staying alive in the Underworld all by himself, but it would be a different story for the others, especially Violet Orchid.
Violet Orchid was the Clan Leader of Bauhinia. If she were to be trapped together with Homme Fatale in the Underworld, that would be a huge loss for the Bauhinia's Violent Army. Violet Orchid's plan to rebuild the Bauhinia League would most probably be on hold for a long time too.
They had just missed a bullet.