Chapter 241: Underground Squad

When the wave was about to strike, Li En hoped for at least a small fortress, a small territory sufficient to shield against wind and rain.

Perhaps this was also the root reason why the Thousand-Faced Dragon actually needed no main quest; simply to survive, it would naturally strive to acquire more.

"How is your status? Can you continue?"

"Yes." Demon took a deep breath; his injuries had already recovered by more than half during the actual combat.

He was at least a head taller than before, his muscles had bulked up a round, and standing beside Li En, he was even looking down on him.

Long-term use of the Giant Gloves seemed to have granted him part of the Giant traits. This was the poor man's cheat: using cursed items to tap into high-level bloodlines, but the side effects were also obvious; the evolution direction would inevitably tilt, and the bloodline would become mixed.

"The strongest bloodline I can reach is still inferior to the most inferior Giant. At least I can borrow a bit more in the early stages." Demon didn't seem to think it was a big deal.

Li En had already asked him to stop using it, but whether he listened was his own business.

Considering his Classical Paladin's high-specification Oath's high resistance, overall the problem was not significant.

"I am fine now too." Larry's status was the best; her entire set of equipment was ridiculously hard, and now her crystal pupils were becoming increasingly obvious, seemingly proclaiming that her "race" had advanced a step further.

"Give me some time." No one expected that the strongest member of the squad back then was now, seemingly by accident, at the bottom.

The recent battle left Talia panting heavily; she was unharmed, merely exhausted from prolonged combat.

As an Assassin with a Golden bloodline, her stamina was already considered outstanding, except...

"All three monsters are still wearing heavy armor." Compared to the Paladins, her status was indeed quite poor.

Talia sighed, preparing to adjust the squad's combat method for the next phase; perhaps her main contribution to this squad was already guiding and tracking, and they no longer needed her combat support much.

Li En's expression regarding Talia was also subtle. The gap between a true Heroic Soul inheritor and a backdoorer (ordinary warrior) was very obvious.

After that incident, the Knight Squad obtained the inheritance (Larry received a bloodline upgrade and a Lawful Knight blessing), and their respective progress speeds were simply flying.

Talia was actually progressing too; it was just that the others were so outrageous that she appeared to be treading water, though her progress was actually considered fast.

"Is there any reaction?"

"No. Is this a good thing?" Li En looked at the blueprint and the "compass" in his hand; there was no obvious reaction.

"Of course it's a good thing."

This impromptu class reunion; the Knights moving collectively certainly wasn't just for gathering and chatting, the tavern up there was obviously more suitable.

Li En came specifically to the Dock District to rush to this "date."

The Knights in the Dock District, through the underground passages of the Ship Grave area, entered the underground ruins, and the "Magical item" currently in hand was scouting the distance to the newly established Dungeon Town in the Radiant City.

With no reaction now, it should be a good thing, indicating that the current area is already beneath the Dungeon Town, meaning this passage has higher economic value...

"Ugh, just these Minotaurs. Minotaurs deserve to die!"

The group just cleared was a pack of underground Minotaur demons; this was a species somewhat similar to the Minotaur people, but actually a completely different species in the evolutionary tree.

It was said they were descendants of an ancient deity from the Inferno, born as maze guardians. Their outrageous muscle strength and maze sense of smell easily made them newbies' killers in the dungeon.

In the narrow underground maze corner, a muscular Minotaur suddenly blocked the door, forcing a trade of injuries with you; under a clash of hard against hard, newbies die very quickly.

"Tsk, poor ghosts."

And for Li En's group, these elite Minotaurs with an average combat power of around the second or third tier were just time-wasting roadblocks.

Now Demon and Li En were very skillfully searching bodies and collecting loot, but unfortunately, these Minotaurs seemed to have "born" just recently, and there was no wealth on their bodies.

"Some Minotaur people, Dwarves, and Gnomes collect Minotaur horns. Minotaur people only need horns over ten or thirty years old as supernatural materials; Dwarves use large horns for horns and wine cups; Gnomes collect young horns for crafts, but the purchase price is tragic."

As the only "veteran" in the squad, Talia still used her experience to help her companions.

"Ah, isn't that a loss?"

"Not necessarily. Although these Minotaurs are newborns, they look like they are over thirty years old. This underground ruin is truly outrageous; they are born as adults."

Watching Demon and Li En happily harvesting materials, Talia shook her head; the Knights were growing too fast.

By the time they could deal with opponents of this level, this knowledge of loot appraisal should have been common sense in adventures.

She looked up at the ceiling, about four meters high, feeling a strange oppression. Even though she was already familiar with Shadow Walking, the darkness of this underground maze still felt uncomfortable.

By her experience, this place should already be quite deep and is not suitable for newbies below the third tier for trials.

"There are many auras of dangerous creatures around."