Chapter 1872

Blackened blood dripped down the carriage steps; Veronique kicked the humanoid monster on the sleeping mat away.

"Not much to look at, either."

Veronique's hand clenched, and the metal wire wheel buckled onto the back of her hand rotated rapidly. Inside were at least a hundred precision gears; the Power of Eternity made these gears even sturdier.

Three threads as thin as hair retracted into the wire wheel; each thread had tiny barbs at the tip. It was already difficult to fully control one such thread, let alone three at the same time.

Veronique's abilities were clearly biased toward perception and blocking; not only could she isolate sounds, vibrations, and energy within a 300-meter radius, but her perception was equally powerful.

Precisely because of this, she chose such a special weapon: three biological threads with extraordinary properties. When she first obtained these biological threads, Veronique didn't know what kind of creature they came from, but that thing used these threads to wrap itself up to resist strong enemies.

In terms of stretchability, toughness, and cutting power, these biological threads completely outperformed spider silk with extraordinary properties, and they were not afraid of corrosion, fire, etc.

Just as Veronique was about to step out of the carriage, she found an arrow drawn on the ground, pointing toward a vast expanse of ruins in the distance.

The smile on Veronique's face became gradually comical; should she run now, or run, or...

"ROAR!"

Another roar; Veronique gave a light snort. She couldn't perceive her surroundings while sleeping, and now that she had just woken up, it was inevitable that she would be somewhat lax.

BOOM!

A roar came from beside Veronique, and soil flew everywhere; she instinctively blocked her arms in front of her.

Looking closely, a humanoid monster was being pinned to the ground by a four-meter-long magma spear. The magma spear emitted a somewhat blinding glare, and a minotaur covered in magma, with horns on its head, was stepping on the monster.

Crack!

The skull shattered, and the scorching red magma ignited the humanoid monster, with flames burning fiercely.

Seeing this scene, Veronique could be certain that she definitely couldn't beat this minotaur covered in magma.

Amu, with magma dripping from its fingers, pointed toward the ruins in the distance.

"Uh, I was also thinking about meeting up with them. Ha, haha."

Under Amu's guidance, Veronique entered the ruins. Just after entering, she saw broken, withered corpses everywhere. The broken sections of these remains were neat, while some had bite marks, looking as if they were caused by these humanoid monsters killing each other.

The deeper she went into the ruins, the more withered corpses there were; in the end, they even connected into a large area.

Soon, Veronique heard the sounds of battle ahead. She hid behind a broken wall and poked her head out to look at the battle site.

The sight that met her eyes gave Veronique a shock; at least several hundred withered monsters were pouncing on Su Xiao and the Old Monk.

Beside the Old Monk stood several withered monsters; their eyes were pitch black, and they were clearly several sizes larger than the other withered monsters, obviously controlled by the Old Monk's ability.

The Old Monk was holding a metal book in one hand, with his other hand stretched out flat in front of him. Black energy threads were clinging to a wall, which was covered in array patterns.

Veronique shifted her gaze, because compared to the Old Monk's situation, Su Xiao's side was much more dangerous; hundreds of withered monsters were pouncing on Su Xiao, about to drown him in their numbers.

ZING.

A slash of light appeared, and the surroundings seemed to darken for an instant because of this blade. The hundreds of withered monsters stopped abruptly and slid apart, shattering.

BOOM~

The surrounding broken walls were suddenly covered in slash marks, as if they had been slashed hundreds of times.

The corners of Veronique's mouth twitched. She had encountered one of those withered monsters just now; although it wasn't difficult to deal with, if the number exceeded twenty, she would only be able to retreat strategically.

And just now, around Su Xiao, there were at least three hundred or more; in just an instant, they had been slashed into remains filling the sky.

"Are the dukes of the empire... all this strong?"

Veronique hesitated for a moment before walking out from behind the stone wall. Her fingers tapped lightly on the ground, and a ripple spread out, stopping only when it had enveloped the surrounding 300-meter area.

"How much longer?"

Su Xiao kicked away a large pile of monster remains beside his feet; these corpses were like withered tree branches.

"Soon, five minutes at most. Including this seal, we have already opened seven; that should be enough."

The Old Monk waved the metal book in his hand, and the withered monsters he had been controlling fell to the ground.

"This is the Dead Silence City? It doesn't look like much."

Veronique walked over, looking around, and even touched her rumbling stomach.

"This is Suonan, just the entrance to the Dead Silence City. After entering the Dead Silence City, it won't be as easy as it is now. Cherish it."

The Old Monk pressed his hand on the stone wall in front of him, and the array patterns on it were gradually activated.

"Easy..."

Veronique was somewhat speechless; she didn't feel it was easy at all.

Crack, crack, crack...

The stone wall in front of the Old Monk shattered rapidly and finally collapsed with a roar.

Large chunks of stone fell to the ground without making a sound. The next moment, these gravels swirled back, forming a four-meter-high stone door in front of the Old Monk.

Above the stone door was a sun pattern, below was a moon, and in the center was a woman who was completely naked, her hands wrapped around her chest, with tears about to drip from her eyes.

"Light, dark, dead silence..."

The Old Monk took a deep breath and pressed the metal book in his hand against the stone door.

A kind of black rust gradually emerged on the stone door. Seeing this, the Old Monk hurriedly pulled the metal book off the stone door and stepped back quickly.

RUMBLE...

The stone door opened slowly, and flocculent grey-white objects drifted out from under the door, somewhat similar to paper that had been watered after being burned.

"Stone of Shelter, quick!"

The Old Monk threw the Stone of Shelter directly into his mouth, while Su Xiao stuffed the Stone of Shelter into the card slot of his metal arm guard. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and Amu also hurriedly brought the Stone of Shelter into direct contact with their bodies.

Veronique also imitated the Old Monk's manner and threw the Stone of Shelter into her mouth, however...

"Ugh~ Gulp~"

Veronique almost spat the Stone of Shelter out. In her desperation, she swallowed the thing directly.

A cold, bone-chilling wind blew toward them. Su Xiao peered into the stone door; behind it was a room. The furnishings in the room were simple, with some pottery bottles and bowls placed on wooden furniture. These things were shrouded in a grey-white color, while the ground was pitch black.

Su Xiao could feel that the cold wind blowing in wasn't because of low temperature, but it made him feel a chill throughout his body. His intuition also continued to warn him, warning him at the highest intensity.

"Choose. Enter, or retreat. There's nothing shameful about it."

Cold sweat seeped out on the Old Monk's face; he made no attempt to hide the fear in his heart.

Tut, tut, tut...

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's teeth chattered. Although it was very afraid, if Su Xiao entered the Dead Silence City, even if it knew it would die, it would go along with him.

"C-c-can I get a refund?"

Veronique was shaking. Just by seeing that stone door leading to the Dead Silence City, her perception was continuously warning her, and it felt as if sharp needles were pricking her entire body.

"Let's go, Xiang Bubu, Amu."

A smile gradually appeared on Su Xiao's face as he walked step by step toward the stone door leading to the Dead Silence City.

"This guy... doesn't he feel fear?"

Veronique suddenly felt like crying. She shouldn't have come; the Dead Silence City was far too terrifying compared to the legends.

Su Xiao didn't feel fear? Of course not. Every hair on his body was standing up, but this was his choice. If he wanted to be stronger than others, he also had to pay more. There is no such thing as power without cause, whether it be the body, ability, or the heart.

"W-wait, w-w-what is that?"

Veronique pointed tremblingly into the stone door. Su Xiao's footsteps stopped immediately.

"That's a wooden cabinet!"

Su Xiao let out a long sigh, resisted the urge to give Veronique a beating, and stepped into the stone door.

【Warning: The Hunter has entered an ultra-high-level area, Dead Silence City!】

【Because the Hunter's rank is below Tier 6, all your gains in the Dead Silence City will be increased by an additional 20%.】