Chapter 43 (1/2)

Chapter 43: Stronghold Obtained

Translator: Atlasstudios Editor: Atlasstudios

It was finally over

Rhode sighed Right now, his legs felt weak and could no longer stand stably In the end, all the continuous su around consumed a lot of his soul power and stamina which left him extremely drained He leaned on the wall for aover to the remains of the statue which had turned into a pile wrecked marble and cement Then, he reached out and picked up his sword and an odd rock fro-like oval-shaped rock with a rey color If one didn’t observe carefully, it would seem no different than those roadside pebbles But Rhode knew that this stone was the pri Stone An extremely rare mineral that was found in hell It had the ability to absorb the soul of the living and influence their mind Usually, it was utilized by the devils to manipulate humans and was considered to be quite valuable, even to the devils Under nor this rock was al it was an extremely difficult, arduous task

To Rhode, this rock still had a significant role – Soul Imprison

That was the main factor why the stone was sold at an astronoame It could imprison the soul of a creature that had been killed by the player, and return it to its the original state In other words, this was a treasure that could create a Soul Core

The Soul Binding Stone was even rarer than the Soul Core, which was the reason why it wasn’t as well known as the Soul Core Only after the invasion of hell event would the players discover the existence of the Soul Binding Stone Soon, this gem became very popular in the continent and beca swords back to the event, Deep Stone City was indeed one of the few frontline bases which were occupied by devil ar odd about it, but now, as he held the Soul Binding Stone in his hand, he could not help but muse over thisout’, ultimately hinted towards the players that the mine in Deep Stone City had some kind of connection to hell

But noasn’t the time to think of this ered by the destruction of the Dragon Soul Continent Right now, the continent was still peaceful, and the dragon soul power did not see event right noas pointless Thus, Rhode stopped his train of thoughts and picked the rock up before stuffing it into his bag Then he went on looking for more loot

However, it was a pity that Rhode’s luck wasn’t at its best As much as he searched, he couldn’t locate the Master Sculptor Cyril’s dagger, ‘Sorrowful Laic weapon Not only was its attack high, but it had a passive chance of i poison and curse in every attack For a swordsood choice, but unfortunately, even when he overturned the entire ic necklace

Rhode sighed and said nothing He just shrugged his shoulder helplessly and accepted his loss After all, he was a Su Swords iteher than other classes That hy he didn’t linger on la about his luck this tis and concern himself about the BOSS attack patterns and mechanics instead I ht?

In the foru: “There is no useless spell, only useless es” From Rhode’s point of view, this sentence could be used for other classes as well There was no useless equipment, only useless players In the end, the mind itself determined the technique Even premium players (pay-to-win) had to learn how to play first before they could rise to the top

Lize, as standing at the entrance also felt weak and sat on the ground

It wasn’t her first ti a fierce battle, but this battle was really carved deeply into her mind because this was the first tiressive nature

When she was faced with the sea of bones at the last minute, Lize’s heartbeat raced astrono a barrier on herself and attacked the bone arms which shot towards her in all directions with her fastest speed to date This was the first tih did it seem more like an instinctive resistance in the end Even when the battle ended, her heart kept beating rapidly as she could not recover from this excitement Never in her life so far did she experience such tension and exciteirl clenched her fists and stared at her oo hands Right now, her hands were treue, she felt a trace of satisfaction

She succeeded

A new day dawned upon the world

When the sun rose, rays of light perh the s and shone into the house The forloomy and dark house lost its eerie ater looked sinister and seeized

While they were both exhausted, things still had to be done Rhode gathered whatever strength he had left to send Lize back to the Mercenary association to get rest and handle the procedures at the same time Lize naturally had no objections to that

After she left, Rhode was relieved, and he opened the ainst the wall

After confirroup system finally revealed the complete map of the old house with the exception of the base was T-shaped if reversed The uest rooms, study, bedroom and many others At the back, there were even servant quarters

Rhode certainly did not intend to use this design After all, the current roup stronghold Moreover, typically, mercenaries came from the lower castes and had a bad relationshi+p with the upper nobility If the stronghold was made as luxurious as a noble’s house, then it would certainly give a sense of exclusion, which was unfavorable for developram

But before that, he still needed to experiroup systeht’s chaos, 35 of the stronghold had been destroyed The ht, and a part of the collapsed floor was shown in a red color This ment first

Rhode selected the ‘repair’ option Then, another systehold?]