Chapter 678 - Ancient Ghostvine (1/2)

Sensing the questioning sights from both flanks, Qin Ruo looked at the dark region below them and grumbled. Finally, he nodded.

”Since we're already here, we can't return empty-handed. Perhaps that's our destination… The Underworld Abyss that Yaeger talked about, where the Mythical Warp Portal might be!”

Qin Ruo had been thinking long and hard about that place.

When he browsed through Evildoer's memory, the Underworld Abyss appeared to be a place full of despair. The region was occupied by countless Abyssal Vampires and even Bosses of a higher tier that were much more powerful than the Lich.

Of course, Qin Ruo was not arrogant enough to think that the three of them could survive in the Abyss. After all, it was a place where even the Demigod NPC found hopeless.

Though two of them had their Defense as well as Attack greatly boosted by the Demigod Equipment, and despite the fact that they had attained strength unmatched by their previous Tier 5 selves, the chance of getting killed in such a dangerous zone was still very high.

The purpose of Qin Ruo's visit was to confirm how obscure the Underworld Abyss really was with his own eyes. At the same time, it would be convenient if there was an opening that he could sneak in through and complete the second Reputation Quest given by Delia.

Two hundred Reputation Points were equivalent to demolishing twenty large gatherings of the Undead. With those points, he could at least enchant four full sets of equipment for his Party. That would greatly enhance their survival rate during their upcoming scheduled Dungeon in the next few days.

After Qin Ruo flew one lap around the dark region and confirmed it was safe for him to land, he asked Homme Fatale and Black Rock to stay in the sky and wait for news from him. Then, he disguised as a Vampire once again and dexterously plunged into one of the hills at the edge.

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On the hilltop, Qin Ruo was further alarmed by its emptiness. He found neither living nor dead creatures around him.

A place in the Underworld uninhabited by any Undead every few hundred meters was almost unheard of. The only plausible explanation was that the region shrouded by dark fog was probably occupied by a supernatural force, frightening even the normal Undead and repelling any creature that tried to get near.

It pointed to only one fact—the dark region was extremely unsafe!

”This is problematic.” Qin Ruo frowned and observed the zone in front of him closely. Visibility was at best about ten meters far, and Elemental Perception was completely useless against the fog. The narrow field of vision meant that avoiding a long-range attack from the monster inside the region was close to impossible.

Suddenly!

Qin Ruo heard a weird and faint sound.

”Huh?” Nervous, Qin Ruo stepped back reflexively. He raised his alertness while he widened the gap between him and the dark region. The odd noise was undoubtedly coming from inside the dark region.

Though he currently appeared as the Predator with the help of Mimic, he was unsure if other Boss-tier Undead monsters existed in the region. The approaching rhythmic sound was apparently targeting him, the only moving object around.

Nevertheless, Qin Ruo was still rather confident in his Mimic ability, which was granted by the Ring of Honor. This explained why he had only taken two steps back and did not take more precautionary measures.

Just as he stopped retreating, the unusual sound suddenly turned into a piercing noise that tore through the air. It seemed that the slow approaching object had drastically sped up all of a sudden. Moreover, judging from the sounds, there were actually a few of them.

In just a matter of seconds, more than ten serpentine objects shot out from the dark region like flying arrows. They whipped furiously towards the ”Predator”, Qin Ruo!

”Sh*t!” Qin Ruo was shocked by the random attacks that came out of nowhere.

'Physical Attack!'

More than ten of such attacks were sufficient to destroy his Darkfrost Shield and most of his barrier's Endurance.

'This is dangerous.'

He flapped his wings with all his might while he immediately summoned Poochie out to rescue him.

Just in time, a sharp penetrating voice sounded closer than ever near his shoulder.

Shadow Howl!

Unfortunately, the usually effective life-saving skill did not work this time.

Whip!

The attacks came relentlessly from within the dark region and reached Qin Ruo swiftly. They hit his Frostbarrier with force.

It was only when he was hit by the attack that Qin Ruo managed to make out the true identity of the ”arrows”.

'Vines…'

Those serpentine objects were actually black vines covered by a pungent liquid.

Oddly enough, he did not receive any data feedback when he looked at the vines.

Attacked by Ancient Ghostvine.

Darkfrost Shield has been destroyed.

Frostbarrier's Endurance reduced by 237 points.