Chapter 144: The Undead's Corrosion Spreads First

"Yes." One Ye Ye Zhiqiu nodded, staring at the ID above the Minotaur's head and answering truthfully.

Xinuo Delagong, he remembered this name.

Judging from the introduction in the official website's setting book, he seems to be the leader of the "Hellfire" Heavy Infantry Regiment and a member of the famous Delagong family in the Magic Capital.

What surprised him was that until an hour ago, this ID was still marked as neutral white, but now it had turned green.

It seems that in places they didn't know about, quite a few things must have happened.

Getting an affirmative answer from the two skeletons, Xinuo, holding the battle axe, finally breathed a sigh of relief, relaxing his tense shoulders and nerves.

To be honest, he didn't like these skeletons that could talk.

It was all because of the sweet potatoes these guys sold, which caused his warriors to become constipated... and this was clearly the scheme of that damn Demon King.

But in this dead, gloomy ghost place, running into a guy who could speak normally was enough to make him weep with joy.

Even if they were the Demon King's subordinates.

"Xinuo Delagong, my name," not knowing that these players could see his name, Xinuo gave a simple self-introduction, then said in a hurried tone, "How should I address you?"

"My name is One Ye Ye Zhiqiu, this is Watching Hu Wan." One Ye Ye Zhiqiu said.

"One... Autumn... alright, what a strange name," Xinuo touched his massive bull head, finally sighed as if giving up, and bypassed the pleasantries to ask the question he cared about most, "By the way, where exactly is this ghost place? Do you have any clues?"

"No."

One Ye Ye Zhiqiu shook his head, looked at that gradually disappointed face, and continued.

"At the time, we were cleaning up loot on the edge of the battlefield, when a rift suddenly opened on the ground; we didn't have time to dodge and fell in, and then we arrived here."

"A rift?" Xinuo was stunned and hurriedly asked, "What is that thing?"

He had fainted and woke up here; he hadn't seen any rift!

"Don't know, we've stayed in the labyrinth for so long, and it's our first time encountering this situation." One Ye Ye Zhiqiu continued to shake his head, then stated his own view, "That rift should be some kind of portal, only there doesn't seem to be a fixed landing point from the labyrinth to here."

This feeling was like a funnel.

The other side was entering from the wide side, while they in the labyrinth were entering from the narrow end.

Xinuo continued to pursue the question without stopping.

"Where is that rift?"

"We are looking for it too... but we haven't found it yet." One Ye Ye Zhiqiu paused for a moment and continued, "Our story is finished, it's your turn."

"Me?" Xinuo was slightly stunned, then smiled bitterly and said, "I thought you all saw it... what else do I need to say?"

One Ye Ye Zhiqiu said.

"We only saw a part of it; you and your people seem to have lost."

Xinuo touched his nose awkwardly upon hearing this and tried to defend himself.

"Yes, we lost... I admit my skills weren't as good as others, but it's not that easy for your Demon King to win against me; Blackwind Castle is easy to defend and hard to attack, just relying on a group of Goblins, they wouldn't even be able to touch the front gate of the castle!"

One Ye Ye Zhiqiu and Watching Hu Wan looked at each other, not understanding what this guy was talking about, and even less knowing what he had to be proud of at this point.

Seeing that the two skeletons were not interested in what he said, this Minotaur finally stopped talking out of boredom, sighed, and continued.

"Alright... you probably don't know the cause and effect, but neither do I; why am I telling you this."

One Ye Ye Zhiqiu looked at him and said.

"Indeed, we don't know your friendship with the Demon King; maybe when we have time, we can listen to it. But now, we want to know more about what happened after you fell into that rift."

Xinuo's expression became serious, and he said earnestly.

"I saw a person."

One Ye Ye Zhiqiu's heart moved slightly, and he immediately asked.

"Was he shouting 'Kao'?"

Xinuo looked at them in surprise.

"You encountered him too?"

One Ye Ye Zhiqiu nodded and continued.

"You could say that... and then?"

Xinuo took a deep breath and said.

"Then he talked a lot to himself; simply put, he wanted me to fight their people, and then he returned my weapon to me."

One Ye Ye Zhiqiu was stunned, his tone slightly strange.

"You did as he said?"

Xinuo shrugged his shoulders and nodded, saying.

"I had no choice but to do as he said, because not long after, that Ogre holding two dual blades appeared in front of me... he's your Demon King's subordinate, right? What was that guy's name again?"

"Kashen Skull-Crusher, that seems to be the name... and then?" One Ye Ye Zhiqiu continued to pursue the question.

"And then..."

Xinuo was silent for a while, seemingly hesitating whether to say it, but thinking that even if he hid it, it wouldn't make any sense, he finally sighed and said.

"Then, I won."

The air at the scene went quiet.

Seeing that no one spoke, Xinuo then recounted what happened at the time.

"... That guy's strength was very strong, maybe Gold-tier, or even Platinum, but I could tell he should have just broken through recently and wasn't familiar with the power in his body. I tried to circle with him for a while and almost couldn't parry, almost dying several times. However, that guy was perhaps too anxious to prove himself or something, and as a result, I caught a flaw... and then I was like this, and then like that..."

While speaking, Xinuo held the axe and slashed upward, then made a horizontal slash, demonstrating what happened at the time in a way only he could understand.

"... And then it ended."

One Ye Ye Zhiqiu looked at him in disbelief, sizing him up and down, especially repeatedly confirming the ID above his head, while Watching Hu Wan was more direct, stepping back to open the distance and gripping his dagger.

"Are you guys very familiar with that guy?" Seeing the undead mouse taking a defensive stance, Xinuo showed a subtle expression on his face.

He wasn't scared by this undead mouse; it's just that these two little skeletons were the only guys he could talk to here.

If possible, he really didn't want to fight these two guys.

"Not really."

One Ye Ye Zhiqiu shook his head and continued.

"I just didn't expect you to be able to win against him... and later? Did anything happen?"

"Nothing at all," Xinuo shook his head, his voice heavy as he said, "I thought I could go back after winning, but then I heard a sound in the air, a light fell down and smashed onto my head, and then nothing happened... I even stayed in place specifically to wait for a while."

"Not necessarily nothing happened." The undead mouse, who hadn't spoken, suddenly spoke up, spitting out such a sentence from its mouth.

Xinuo looked at the little guy, his brow furrowed into a green caterpillar.

"What do you mean?"

Watching Hu Wan said in a deep voice.

"We encountered a similar situation before, an NPC named Meier, who was also struck by a light, and then a rift appeared above his head."

Looking at it now, that rift might be the same as the fifth layer of the labyrinth, also connecting to some world dominated by Chaos.

But perhaps that map wasn't finished at the time; they had just won the battle, and the other side took the initiative to close the door.

Although he didn't understand what NPC meant, Xinuo, upon hearing that there was a guy who had a similar encounter, hurriedly asked.

"What happened to that guy later?"

Watching Hu Wan was silent for a while and answered truthfully.

"Died."

Xinuo's Adam's apple moved, and his expression became a bit ugly.

"How did he die?"

Watching Hu Wan looked at One Ye Ye Zhiqiu, using body language to ask whether to tell this guy.

One Ye Ye Zhiqiu pondered for a while and finally answered truthfully.

"That guy became a Chaos Chosen, and was killed by our Demon King."

Chaos Chosen?!

Xinuo was stunned, his whole face gradually filled with a look of horror, his lips trembling, and he even involuntarily took a step back.

That didn't seem to be just fear of death.

There were other components in it!

"Wait... this has nothing to do with me! I'm also a victim! I can swear by my surname, I haven't promised Kalman Des anything! Please let me see the Demon God! I am loyal! He must know I am loyal!"

Kalman Des?

It seems to be the Flame of Destruction, One Ye Ye Zhiqiu rubbed his chin with his index finger, recalling the content that had just been updated in the official website's setting book.

Seeing the two skeletons looking at him silently, Xinuo, who had fallen into fear, then remembered something and roared incoherently.

"Right! It was all you guys! I discovered... those mushrooms on the fifth layer of the labyrinth are just like they were carved from the same mold as the ones here! From the beginning, that Chaos was your trap—"

"Then you're even more screwed," Watching Hu Wan couldn't help interrupting his words and reminded, "The Great Graveyard has only taken over the labyrinth for two or three months; before that, the lord of the labyrinth had always been Regi Delagong. In other words, taking a step back, if those mushrooms on the fifth layer really have anything to do with this place, they were planted by your old man."

Xinuo was dumbfounded.

Seems... there's some truth to that?

Looking at the gradually despairing old bull, Watching Hu Wan shook his head, sighed, and said.

"We didn't mean to pin this hat on you; you should calm down too; now is not the time to discuss whose responsibility it is."

"... Maybe you're right."

Xinuo drooped his shoulders and head dejectedly, looking at the axe in his hand, finally recalling the grim situation at the moment.

This place might be a completely different world; the Demon God might not be able to hear his prayers at all. Even if he wanted to prove his loyalty, he would have to wait until he went back.

Looking at the two little skeletons in front of him, he continued in a softened tone. "... Where are you planning to go now? Do you have any plans?"

One Ye Ye Zhiqiu said.

"We plan to go back first."

Xinuo's face was immediately filled with joy upon hearing this.

"You found that rift?!"

One Ye Ye Zhiqiu shook his head and said.

"No."

Xinuo was stunned.

"Then how are you going back?"

"Of course, by drawing a teleportation array ourselves... speaking of which, what's the use of finding the rift? Can you make them lend you the Gate of Chaos?" When he got to the end, One Ye Ye Zhiqiu couldn't help but complain.

Judging from what other players saw on the fifth layer, there seems to be a Kao city on the other side of the rift; with just the strength of the three of them, it's hard to say if they could rush into that city, let alone use the teleportation array in that city.

"Draw a teleportation array yourself?!" Xinuo looked at him in surprise, saying in disbelief, "That thing... can it work?"

"Whether it works or not, we'll have to try to know... by the way, setting up a teleportation array requires magic crystals; we aren't sure if those red blood crystals can be used, but currently, it seems that's the only possible substitute. Considering the energy consumed by the teleportation array might not be small, can I trouble you to help us get some? As long as you kill the monsters in this world, that thing will drop."

Xinuo silently took out a money bag tied with a rope from his waist bag, and after opening it, quite a few blood-red crystals were inside.

That was the relic dropped from the magical beasts he killed on the road.

Although he didn't know what it was for, he thought it looked quite pretty, so he collected it along the way.

"Are you talking about this thing?"

One Ye Ye Zhiqiu was overjoyed upon seeing this.

"That's right! This should be enough! By the way, I haven't asked you yet, are you coming with us?"

Xinuo swallowed his saliva and nodded hurriedly.

"Um... anyway, I have nowhere else to go."

One Ye Ye Zhiqiu said with a smile.

"Then follow us."

While dropping this sentence, One Ye Ye Zhiqiu walked in front and walked toward the mountain peak he had previously chosen.

Xinuo followed behind the two skeletons.

This was truly a novel experience for him; before this, he had never dealt with the undead so deeply.

Of course, the time he bought sweet potatoes didn't count.

Two undead plus one terror demon, the three guys from another world walked along the mountain road, and the monsters encountered on the road were basically solved by Xinuo.

Although this guy was seriously injured, ordinary monsters were really no match for him; some didn't even need him to use his axe, just one look and the monster was stared to death.

One Ye Ye Zhiqiu was seeing someone kill with a look for the first time, and while marveling, he was also envious.

Xinuo was also proud upon seeing this.

"If you want to learn, I can teach you."

"Really?!" One Ye Ye Zhiqiu looked at him in surprise, looking like he couldn't believe it.

When did this game's development team become so generous?!

Xinuo patted his chest and guaranteed, saying.

"Of course it's true, I, Xinuo, have always kept my word! Of course... provided we can leave this ghost place."

"Not a big problem... we've arrived." While speaking, Watching Hu Wan raised his head to look at the ancient castle in front of him.

Just as they expected, it had been abandoned for a long time, so much so that the dust piled up at the castle entrance had almost formed a sand dune.

Seeing the two undead looking at him, Xinuo consciously walked in front and entered the interior of this ancient castle first.

"There's nothing inside... come in."

One Ye Ye Zhiqiu and Watching Hu Wan followed behind him and also walked into the ancient castle one after another.

"Let's do it here."

While speaking, One Ye Ye Zhiqiu took out magic crystal chalk from his backpack, as well as wooden sticks and ropes for drawing.

Looking at the two skeletons tinkering on the ground, Xinuo touched his chin and asked in confusion.

"I don't understand, why must it be here? Can't the teleportation array be drawn elsewhere?"

One Ye Ye Zhiqiu seriously set up the auxiliary points for drawing on the ground and casually replied.

"The terrain here is easy to defend and hard to attack, the view is open when looking down, which is relatively convenient for defense. And according to my observation, those Kao people all live near the mushroom forest, and this place is relatively far from the mushroom forest, so it's naturally relatively safer."

"Convenient for defense?" Xinuo was stunned and said with a confused look, "Are you planning to stay here for a long time?"

He couldn't wait to leave here immediately; he didn't want to stay for even a second longer!

However, the skeleton squatting on the ground said.

"Why not? We have always been passively defending, and now that we finally have a chance to stick this nail into Chaos's turf, we will never let go without biting off a piece of meat from them."

Xinuo looked at him in disbelief, his eyes looking like he was looking at a madman.

Biting off a piece of meat from Chaos?!

Are you sure this piece of meat won't poison them to death?!

This guy is definitely crazy!

Whether on the surface or in the Netherworld, Chaos's corrosion is something all living beings fear and avoid; it's his first time seeing someone take the initiative to stick their head into Chaos's turf!

"Truly crazy..."

Xinuo shook his head, muttering in his mouth, feeling more and more regretful, wondering why he wanted to duel with a madman at the time.

This guy will play himself to death sooner or later!

Just as he was thinking this, the teleportation array was finally drawn.

One Ye Ye Zhiqiu placed the magic stones in various positions of the teleportation array, took a step back, and chanted the spell.

Just at the same time the spell was completed, the teleportation array, like a lit candle, radiated a faint, hazy light.

The scarlet crystal located at the eye of the array was gradually drained of energy by the magic array, its color gradually becoming dim, and finally dissipated into sand in the air... just like the monsters killed in this world.

Looking at the scene in front of him, One Ye Ye Zhiqiu's face gradually revealed an expression of ecstasy, and he couldn't help but clench his fists.

"It's done!"

And just at the same time his voice fell, a teleportation portal radiating a ghostly green light suddenly opened above the teleportation array!

Then, after another few seconds, the teleportation portal flickered, and a few skeleton soldiers plus little devils fell onto the teleportation array.

"Ouch, my butt!"

"Hiss... is this the dungeon world?!"

"Dog developers are awesome!!!"

There was an uproar around the teleportation array, and a little devil suddenly darted into the sky, flew outside, and then a scream came from outside.

Ayami Little Devil: "Holy crap! Gaseous giant planet!! It's actually real?!"

Watching Hu Wan couldn't help but complain upon hearing this.

"Real, yeah right... isn't it just a texture."

However, his complaint was completely irrelevant; those few little devils flew out like arrows leaving the string, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh.

"Where, where?!"

"Let me take a look!!!"

Xinuo looked at the castle that instantly became noisy in a daze, not knowing what to say for a moment.

It actually really worked!?

For a moment, he actually felt a trace of admiration in his heart for the competitor named Luo Yan.

This guy is a madman, no doubt.

But an ordinary madman couldn't do something as awesome as "counterattacking Chaos."

At this time, the skeleton named One Ye Ye Zhiqiu suddenly looked at him.

"If you want to go back, you'd better take this chance."

Xinuo nodded, walked to the edge of the teleportation array, and looked at him with a solemn expression.

"Take care!"

After speaking, he stepped toward the opened teleportation portal, and the next second he had disappeared into this dilapidated and abandoned ancient castle.

And at the same time, the Kao priest standing on the altar that opened the Gate of Chaos suddenly opened his eyes.

His eyes were filled with disbelief, and at the same time, a trace of horror and trembling.

He saw a group of undead defiling their world.

The unprecedented corrosion actually spread to Lord Kalman Des's world one step ahead of them, grabbing the lead.

For thousands of years, such an absurd thing had never happened.

He felt the fury of the Flame Giant!

He looked at the Kao general standing in front of the altar, ready to go, and let out a hoarse roar at that guy.

"Find them..."

"Burn them to ash!"

Hearing the High Priest's order, the Kao general nodded slightly, his eyes flashing with high-spirited fighting intent and bloodthirsty ferocity.

"As you command!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 145 =====