Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 2307 - 1801: Compensation for Reputational Damage (Double-Length)
"De...demon? Senior, are you a demon?"
Su Ran was extremely surprised by this soul’s identity. The egg in his territory had become a real demon through a demon’s heart, yet the soul before him was an authentic original demon!
"What, you know of demons’ existence?"
The soul didn’t expect Su Ran’s reaction to be so big and asked in surprise, "You’re a human, with a mere century-long life span. Demons have been lost to legend for thousands of years, how can there be any relation?"
"Senior, I have a friend who’s a genuine demon. I’ll arrange for him to come over and catch up when there’s time."
Su Ran was in a hurry to leave, having no time for small talk with the soul. "Senior, you see, this spiderweb..."
"Impossible, how can noble demons associate with lowly humans? Stop trying to deceive me!"
The soul, as if provoked, screamed, "Human, speak clearly or forget about leaving here!"
"Senior, I don’t like what you just said. What’s with calling humans lowly? Where are we lowly?"
Su Ran’s face darkened, "Yes, your lineage is noble, of course, you wouldn’t look at us lowly humans. This lousy task, I might as well not do it! A demon’s curse is just a demon’s curse, at worst it’s death, what’s there to fear?"
"..."
The soul was silent for a moment, deliberating its words before saying, "Human, I misspoke earlier, though humans have numerous shortcomings, that doesn’t mean you are one of them. I apologize to you."
"Apologize? How about I curse your ancestors and then apologize? Does that seem appropriate?"
Su Ran laughed angrily. Wanting to admit fault was fine, but without substantial compensation, absolutely not!
If they wanted him to continue with the task, they’d need to compensate for emotional damages, otherwise, no deal!
"What do you want?"
"Senior, what do you think?"
The soul’s voice carried a hint of gloom, but Su Ran remained unyielding; he lacked everything but backbone!
"Human, you’re quite bold."
The soul couldn’t believe Su Ran would be so ungrateful. It, a dignified demon, had already admitted fault, yet he was still holding on. Such audacity!
"Overturning Water! I’m here to save you!"
As the atmosphere reached a stalemate, Cream Child’s anxious voice came from afar. Then, a blood-red fireball flew in, aiming straight for the web entrapping Su Ran.
"Sister Cream, stop! I’m not in any danger!"
Afraid Cream Sister would mess things up, Su Ran shouted anxiously to stop her, but it was too late. The blood-red fireball had already hit, exploded upon the web, but unfortunately, didn’t tear it. The fireball was a futile effort.
"What happened?"
Seeing that Su Ran wasn’t in danger, Cream Child’s anxious expression eased a lot. She descended from the sky, asking curiously, "Why are you in such a state, and where did the statue go?"
"It’s a long story, we’ll talk about it later. Sister Cream, after you killed the treasure box monster, did you get a Star Shard?"
Su Ran recalled the task given by the demon Badongmeng. Only by finding the Star Shard could he rescue it, this was also key for bargaining.
"Star Shard... Oh, are you talking about the octagonal pure white gem?"
Cream Child was slightly taken aback, then remembered the peculiar-looking gem. "What do you need this gem for? To complete a task?"
"It’s fine as long as you have it."
After receiving a positive response, Su Ran felt relieved and spoke towards the pit, "Demon senior, you heard it too. The Star Shard has been brought, as long as you provide compensation for the damage to my honor, I’ll get you out immediately!"
"Human, you are scheming indeed. But alright, it’s my nature to be blunt and hasty, I deserve it!"
The soul was silent for a moment before speaking in a deep voice, "In the mountain cave, there’s a Hundred-year Lingzhi, which can enhance Qi Blood. Consider it as my gift to you."
"The cave has collapsed, that Hundred-year Lingzhi might be..."
Su Ran, feeling a stir in his heart, instinctively glanced towards the cave. It had long been filled with rubble, no trace of the entrance. The Hundred-year Lingzhi, being fragile, was likely crushed by the stones.
"No worries. The Lingzhi’s location is unique and won’t be affected. You’ll know when you go."
"Since this is senior’s compensation for damage to my honor, I’ll accept it. Once I retrieve the Lingzhi, I’ll come and get you out!"
Su Ran declared confidently, tugging at the resilient web threads, and couldn’t help but complain, "How long do you intend to seal me here? Even if it’s a circus show, it’s time to wrap up!"
"Human, I hope you aren’t deceiving me!"
This time the soul obliged Su Ran, retrieving the web strands and granting Su Ran his freedom back.
"Thank you, senior. I’ll be right back!"
Not hesitating for a moment, Su Ran set off, stepping on the void, heading towards the cave.
Cream Child, unaware of who this so-called demon senior was, dared not linger, and quickly followed in Su Ran’s footsteps.
"Sister Cream, did you run into any trouble earlier?"
As he moved through the air, Su Ran voiced his query, "When I sent you a message earlier, you didn’t reply. What happened?"
"Overturning Water, are you concerned about me?"
Cream Child sweetly smiled at Su Ran, "I ran into two players earlier. They tried to ambush me but ended up getting defeated by me instead. How about that, am I awesome?"
"Players?"
Su Ran’s face turned serious, "It seems this place is more dangerous than we imagined. We need to complete the task quickly."
"That depends entirely on you. Whenever you dig out the Hundred-year Lingzhi, we can go hand in the task. Right?"
Cream Child chuckled, given the current state of the cave, it was quite a project. With only Little Ran to dig, it probably wouldn’t be finished anytime soon.
"Nothing much, with my beginner’s pickaxe, I can tunnel through even a mountain!"
Su Ran was full of confidence, not in the pickaxe itself, but in his mining skills!
"Good luck, I’ll be cheering you on mentally. Oh, right, what did you mean earlier by compensation for damages to your honor?"
Cream Child recalled this term with curiosity. It was commonly used in reality but was a novelty in the game.
"This guy had the nerve to call humans lowly, I caught him in it. Who would have thought I’d actually get a benefit out of it? Hey, it’s a good deal, no capital needed!"
Su Ran was greatly satisfied with this acquisition. The so-called damage compensation led to one Hundred-year Lingzhi. Given the chance, he’d trade all human honor for Hundred-year Lingzhi, wouldn’t that be sweet?
"You’re even scamming NPCs!"
Cream Child teasingly glanced at Su Ran, "I was wondering why the NPC had to compensate you. Now I see, you were just taking advantage!"
"Nonsense, I lost honor here, which can’t be traded for money. Asking for just one Hundred-year Lingzhi is a deal!"
Su Ran casually replied, and with that, he arrived at the cave’s entrance, beginning the monotonous task of mining. With his level-eight mining skill, digging through the rubble posed no challenge; it merely consumed his energy.
"You dare speak, as an Undead, what’s human honor got to do with you? If I tell the NPC your true identity, will it puke blood?"
Cream Child imagined the scenario and couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
"Whether it pukes blood, I don’t know, but being furious is certain. Perhaps the task would be a bust too."
Su Ran shook his head, continuing to swing the pickaxe, chipping away at the rocks, while Cream Child cleared the rubble from the cave—a harmonious match of male and female, making light work.
At that moment, a commotion of footsteps was heard in the distance, alongside numerous avian creatures circling in the sky, drawing their attention.
"Oh no, a group of players is coming! And there are many of them!"
