Chapter 753: Help

Lu Mian had originally thought that this catacomb manager with many light brown spots on his face had been assimilated by the underground catacombs, becoming a part of this special place, and would gradually approach a corpse as time passed, completely losing the breath of life, and permanently sleeping in an upright rotting coffin.

Who knew, he could still leave that huge tomb chamber leading to the "Samaritan Woman's Spring," and still hold a burning white candle in his hand.

"Taking turns guarding the entrance of the 'Samaritan Woman's Spring,' and the longer one stays there, the deeper one is eroded by the specialness of the underground catacombs, the less like a living person, until the end, one no longer needs a lit white candle to protect oneself from being swallowed by the underground catacombs? Once rotated away, can one slowly recover?" Lu Mian had a guess as he watched the old catacomb manager walk up the stairs step by step.

As the distance closed, and with the illumination of the candlelight, several college students at the scene also saw the visitor's appearance clearly.

They all recognized the standard uniform of the catacomb manager, but it was their first time encountering a catacomb manager so old that he felt like he was rotting.

That face full of light brown age spots, the pitch-black and cold eyes, and the weak breath that was nearly non-existent made them feel fear involuntarily, instinctively moving toward each other, wanting to draw warmth and courage from their companions.

*Tap, tap, tap*, as the slight footsteps echoed, the old catacomb manager stopped at the "Old Ossuary Entrance."

He suddenly turned his body and cast his cold, temperatureless gaze toward Lu Mian.

"Have something for you to do," this catacomb manager said in a hoarse, flat voice.

Have something for me? Do we know each other? And, I came here to squat today without notifying anyone, it was a temporary decision driven by impulse. Why would you have something to find me for? Lu Mian was stunned.

Those college students were the same.

They didn't expect that this classmate who was interesting and good at scaring people would know such a terrifying catacomb manager.

Could it be that he had really explored the underground catacombs too many times and become friends with the managers?

Amidst the doubt, Lu Mian stood up and followed the old catacomb manager to the side of the "Old Ossuary Entrance."

He wanted to hear what this person had to do and why he had come to find him.

In the thick darkness, holding a short piece of white candle, his face illuminated by the dim firelight, the catacomb manager said in an emotionless tone:

"There is an anomaly in the corpses in the southwest corner of the fourth layer. Go and deal with it."

"Me?" Lu Mian pointed to himself with his right hand that wasn't holding the white candle.

You should find other catacomb managers for this kind of thing, find official Beyonders, why find me?

And it was in the tone of an order!

Could it be that you saw my essence as an adventurer who works for money, but you didn't even say what the reward is...

"Correct," the old catacomb manager nodded gently. "My spirit and flesh are already close to decay, unable to do daily combat."

Lu Mian examined this manager for a few times and asked tentatively:

"Do you know me?"

On the old catacomb manager's face, the deep wrinkles unfolded layer by layer, forming a strange smile:

"You are our kind."

Kind... Lu Mian had a bit of a guess amidst his bewilderment.

"Go deal with it now; the longer it drags on, the more troublesome it will be." The old catacomb manager turned his body and returned toward the "Old Ossuary Entrance."

I came to squat for Harrison from Resurrection Island, not to work for you... Lu Mian muttered silently, and with curiosity and the idea of verification, followed behind the catacomb manager who looked more like a corpse than a living person, walking down the stone stairs step by step.

During this process, he smiled and waved at the college students, scaring them into silence, none daring to respond.

When Lu Mian and the old manager's figures disappeared into the depths of the stone stairs, leaving only a little firelight, the college students finally relaxed.

That guy is really familiar with the catacomb manager!

He definitely knows this place very well!

Were the rumors he told just now true?

Recalling the dormitory anomalies and the consequences of extinguishing the candle described by Lu Mian, several college students shuddered at the same time, pulling the white candles in their hands toward their bodies.

Down layer by layer, after passing places like the Francois Tomb and the Blood-Stained Society Hall, Lu Mian followed the old manager and soon arrived at the southwest corner of the fourth layer of the underground catacombs.

With the help of the white candle that had only one-third left, he saw a skeleton that was three or four meters tall.

It was composed of multiple white bones belonging to different corpses, human-shaped as a whole, with seven or eight heads, and the eye sockets of all the skulls were pitch-black, not burning with any color of fire.

At this moment, this giant skeleton was opening the doors of different tomb chambers, taking out sharp bones from them, and adding them to the giant skeleton sword in its hand.

The candlelight spread over, only illuminating that area a little, and the darkness flowed there like flowing water, bringing indescribable coldness and terror.

Even before Lu Mian truly approached, he couldn't help but produce feelings of fear and resistance, as if he were walking toward death step by step.

His blue eyes quickly turned iron-black, reflecting the pale color on the abnormal skeleton.

That was deep in the chest, seemingly needing to split open the layers of white bones outside to touch.

"See it? Deal with it," the old catacomb manager said again in the tone of ordering a companion or subordinate.

"What abilities does it have?" Lu Mian didn't mind providing some help; after all, he had just obtained a powerful item and wanted to use it, but he couldn't just rush into battle so recklessly. He had to understand the monster's situation first and imagine the battle plan.

The old manager's white candle had only a little left, the dim candlelight supporting stubbornly.

He shook his head:

"Not clear, but it is suppressed by the catacombs and cannot show too many specials.

"It won't be the same when it gets dark outside; it must be cleaned up now."

Suppressed by the underground catacombs... Lu Mian asked thoughtfully:

"How many similar anomalies have appeared recently? Is the frequency high?"

"Normal, still one to two times a month," the old catacomb manager answered in a hoarse voice.

Even if sealed as a whole, there will still be some anomalies? This is similar to other areas of underground Trier... Lu Mian was about to ask some more questions when the giant, mud-and-mold-covered alien skeleton seemed to discover them, turned around fiercely, and raised the giant sword made of countless sharp bones.

Pale flames immediately burned on the surface of the giant sword.

*Thump thump thump*, the skeleton with seven or eight heads ran toward Lu Mian and the catacomb manager with stiff but fast movements.

The darkness flowing around surged over, bringing coldness that froze even the bone marrow and terror pointing directly at the soul.

Lu Mian didn't hesitate, reached into the "Traveler's Bag," and grasped the "Sword of Courage."

A heat flow quickly filled his entire body.

"What's there to be afraid of?

"Fight, fight, fight!"

Lu Mian drew the iron-black large straight sword and rushed toward the giant skeleton and the terrifying bone sword in its hand.

Then, he swung the "Sword of Courage" upward.

Blazing white and cyan flames ignited on the sword body.

*Bang! *

The iron-black straight sword and the giant sword made of countless sharp bones collided in mid-air.

Lu Mian's knees bent, and his feet sank into the mud.

The skeleton's strength was so huge, and the blazing white and cyan flames intertwined with the pale flames, annihilating each other.

Lu Mian didn't feel fear because of this.

His eyes were excited as he tightened his thighs, straightened his knees, and instead of retreating, slashed the iron-black straight sword toward that behemoth again.

The sharp bone giant sword responded with the posture of a giant stone falling.

*Boom! *

This collision triggered a violent explosion, and the fierce shockwave rolled the blazing white and cyan flames, slapping them onto the giant skeleton's body, knocking it back two steps.

Lu Mian chased after it and slashed the "Sword of Courage" again.

*Boom! Boom! Boom! *

In collision after collision, in explosion after explosion, a large amount of bones fell off the skeleton, charred, and even the bone sword was a whole circle thinner.

Finally, Lu Mian slashed open its block and slashed into its chest.

*Boom! *

The blazing white and cyan fireballs expanded there, piercing through the entire body.

The giant skeleton froze instantly.

*Clatter*, it collapsed as a whole, just like a stacked block castle being pushed over.

Lu Mian withdrew the iron-black straight sword, turned his body halfway, and smiled at the old catacomb manager:

"Handled."

As he spoke, he stuffed the "Sword of Courage" back into his "Traveler's Bag."

Just as he finished this action, Lu Mian suddenly sobered up:

It was solved just like that?

Although I had anticipated rushing up for a head-on fight before gripping the sword, I hadn't expected to only perform a head-on collision attack...

It truly is the "Sword of Courage"...

Hearing Lu Mian's words, the aged tomb keeper, holding a white candle that was about to go out, slowly approached.

Lu Mian's thoughts raced; banking on the fact that he had just provided help, he feigned nonchalance and asked:

"Has anyone else been to the 'Samaritan Woman's Spring' in the last few months?"

That should be the place with the strongest death power in the entire catacombs; Harrison might have been drawn there.

The aged tomb keeper looked toward Lu Mian as if in slow motion, and said in a hoarse voice:

"Extinguish the candle."

What? Extinguish the candle? Does he want me to commit suicide? Lu Mian's first reaction was that the tomb keeper before him wanted to harm him.

If you don't carry a lit white candle here, you will be eerily erased and forgotten by everyone from then on!

At this moment, the candle in the tomb keeper's hand burned to its end, flickered once, and then went out completely.

Darkness surged toward this aged figure, as if drowning him in a deathly silence.

He did not disappear.

In this instant, Lu Mian recalled many things, including the fact that the tomb keeper viewed him as one of their own and his own speculations regarding this.

Before he could make a final, crazy decision, the darkness around the tomb keeper ferociously spread over, enveloping him within it.

His white candle suddenly went out.

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(End of chapter)