Chapter 46: The Double-Headed Stitching Monster—Grandpa's Come to Take Back the Stage!

The dilapidated monastery.

According to the agreement, Ling Xue'er and her four other teammates arrived again at the entrance of the underground tomb.

"Today we should be able to enter the final burial chamber, Sun Wu—your task is the most important, so don't lose focus!"

"Even if I fell asleep, I wouldn't lose focus!"

The bald man named Sun Wu waved the yellow talisman in his hand and spoke confidently.

"Remember, when I say retreat, you must immediately use the teleportation talisman—don't ask questions, don't hesitate at all!"

"Don't worry, big sis, you don't know my execution ability yet?"

"Then let's go in!"

As Ling Xue'er's words fell, two burly men in heavy armor walked to the front and rear of the team.

Ling Xue'er, Sun Wu, and a young woman holding a staff and wearing round-frame glasses walked in the middle of the team, orderly entering the underground tomb.

Since they had been here once yesterday, most of the area had already been explored, so they encountered no traps or monsters.

They walked forward along the passage, and soon a stone gate appeared ahead.

After exchanging glances, the armored man ahead walked to the stone gate and pushed it open with both hands.

Ling Xue'er and the others retreated to the wall, readying their respective skills.

Click—! Click—!

As the stone gate slowly opened, through the crack the scene beyond came into view—a huge space nearly ten meters high.

Directly opposite the stone gate stood an altar-like structure.

On the altar's left side was a black wooden door, half-rotted.

On the altar's right side stood a stone statue about three meters tall.

On the altar sat a wooden chair; vaguely visible was a shadowy figure holding a red book, seated on the chair.

At the moment Ling Xue'er's gaze fell on that figure, her super-strong perception suddenly sounded an alarm, and the slip of paper she tightly gripped in her hand spontaneously ignited.

Her face instantly changed, and she shouted anxiously:

"Sun Wu, the teleportation talisman—quick!!!"

Hearing this, although the others didn't know what had happened, their faces also changed, and the shadow on the altar turned its gaze toward them.

Fortunately, Sun Wu didn't lose focus; he promptly crushed the yellow talisman in his hand, and in a flash of white light everyone's silhouettes vanished from the shadow's sight, reappearing in a forest over ten kilometers from the monastery.

"Big sis, what's wrong? Is there a problem with that shadow on the altar?"

After recovering from the dizziness caused by the teleportation, Sun Wu looked at Ling Xue'er and asked doubtfully:

He hadn't even gotten a clear look at the opponent before wasting such a precious teleportation talisman, leaving him feeling stifled.

Ling Xue'er's face was still somewhat pale as she walked away from the monastery, explaining:

"A second-rank monster—the shadow on the altar is a second-rank supernatural creature, and moreover a second-rank undead immune to physical attacks!"

"Gurgle! Second-rank—there's actually a second-rank monster here!"

After hearing Ling Xue'er's explanation, Sun Wu and the others all looked toward the monastery with lingering fear.

They had each seen a second-rank supernatural monster before, and deeply understood how terrifying such creatures are.

A single one of those monsters could wipe out a fully equipped squad of a hundred people.

Bullets striking them hardly cause serious injury—instead they only make the monsters angrier!

Undead-type second-rank monsters are even more terrifying to them; even a first-rank creature immune to physical attacks leaves them with no recourse.

To put it bluntly, if not for Ling Xue'er's timely warning, even with teleportation talismans in hand they would likely have died in the underground tomb.

"Good grief, I thought this place only had some skeleton monsters—a good spot to gather supplies—but I never expected the final chamber to unleash a second-rank supernatural monster!"

"Be content—we found two supernatural sequence runes here, a first-rank warrior's supernatural potion formula, and various other scraps of loot; that's already pretty good, right?"

"But we were about to clear the stage, yet we stopped right before the final boss—it just feels like something's missing…"

"Right, big sis, the big shot you mentioned named Su Hao—isn't he also a second-rank supernatural being? Why not call him over to help?"

As soon as those words were spoken, everyone's eyes filled with anticipation, and they all turned their heads to look at Ling Xue'er.

After all, they'd come all the way to the boss's doorstep; if they didn't defeat the boss, they'd always feel uneasy inside.

Even if defeating the boss yielded no extra loot, just seeing the boss fall in person would still be a joyous thing!

"Hmm… I can't give the big shot an answer on that."

Ling Xue'er shook her head, suppressing the urge to roll her eyes, and gave the group no definite answer.

These guys probably think highly of me, but deciding matters of a second-rank big shot is beyond someone like me, a small fry—even if it were just the big shot's pet, it'd still be stronger than me!

"However, when I go to see the big shot tomorrow, I can relay this news to him; if he's interested, he might come over, but if he's not, we should just forget about this place for now."

"Alas, it's a pity we've cleaned out everything outside; otherwise the odds of the big shot coming would be higher."

"Big sis, tell us about Big Shot Su Hao—what kind of person is he?"

"Big Shot Su Hao?"

Ling Xue'er's steps faltered slightly as she recalled her brief encounter with Su Hao the day before, and unmistakable fear appeared in her eyes.

"How should I put it? The big shot is a terrifying person; when I saw him yesterday, his entire heart had been blasted to pieces by something, leaving a front-to-back penetrating wound."

"Yet the big shot acted as if nothing were wrong, chatting and laughing there—do you know how scary that feeling is? At first I even thought he wasn't human."

"Moreover, the big shot has plenty of good stuff: thousands of arrows nearly first-rank supernatural in lethality, lethal poison; a paint that makes buildings invisible; a supernatural item that can predict natural disasters; and a pet panda with second-rank strength!"

"Just pulling out any one of those would be enough for us to look up to!"

Upon hearing Ling Xue'er's description, Sun Wu and the others involuntarily slowed their steps, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief, and even a hint of doubt arose in their hearts.

We all only grew strong after the apocalypse—how could the gap be so huge?

Meanwhile, their anticipation grew; they hoped to see Su Hao in person and verify whether he truly was as extraordinary as Ling Xue'er said.

……

Meanwhile, over at Su Hao's shelter.

After a round of playing around, Su Hao and Da Xiong Mao did not return to the shelter to warm up; instead, on the snow, they familiarized themselves with each other's newly acquired skills and weapons.

Before they knew it, the sky gradually grew dim.

During today's training, Arcane Missile, as the most basic skill, Su Hao smoothly raised his proficiency to mastery; he can now cast Arcane Missile instantly.

Moreover, Blood Whip Technique is not far from reaching mastery in proficiency, and the casting speed has increased considerably.

Most importantly, perhaps because of his Blood Flesh Controller nature, Su Hao only needed an afternoon to become proficient in using the Gravity Rock Axe.

Its power was even more terrifying than he imagined; even Da Xiong Mao couldn't help but shrink his neck upon seeing it.

After returning to the shelter, Su Hao slept straight through until dawn.

After confirming that the extreme cold heavenly disaster had passed and that there was no such supernatural power in the heavy snow that seemed able to freeze the soul, he sent a message to Ling Xue'er, asking her to come again in the evening.

Thereafter, under Xiao Anni's worried gaze, he rode Da Xiong Mao away from the shelter, dashing toward the direction of the Ancient Castle Ruins.

Double-headed Stitching Monster, Grandpa's come to reclaim the scene!