Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 558 - 538

"There was no use making a fuss about it. At least some equipment was there as compensation, which was something positive," Su Ran comforted himself, regaining a sense of balance as he looked at the shiny items beneath his feet.

"The happiest thing in life is getting equipment, especially when it’s all over the place!"

With a burst of joy, Su Ran shook off his depression and joyfully began collecting all the equipment and items from the ground.

"Two pieces of silver equipment, four pieces of Bronze Equipment, a piece of Pet-catching Scroll in gold level, a Defense Potion, an attack potion, several regular potions, and 67 gold coins... is that all?"

As Su Ran picked up more, he became more depressed. He hadn’t expected all the scattered equipment to be mediocre! The level 50 golden BOSS died without dropping a single golden item—it just didn’t make sense! The BOSS was notoriously hard to kill and surely not that stingy! The only decent item was the Pet-catching Scroll, and it was useless to him!

Su Ran was frustrated. These pieces of equipment were nothing more than a consolation prize to him. He had to accept this harsh fact—he had defeated the magic stone BOSS for nothing.

"Well, it’s over. I should go find the pool of demonic blood—Huh?"

Just as Su Ran’s spirit began to lift, and he was about to leave the troublesome place, he found a brightly colored Skill Book wedged in the rock wall above the crack beneath his feet!

"My heavens! I almost missed out on this good stuff! I knew it, a level 50 golden BOSS couldn’t be so stingy!"

With a hearty laugh, Su Ran went over to the crack. He crouched down to reach for the Skill Book.

At that instant,

A terrifying suction force suddenly stormed up. Before Su Ran could react, the force pulled the bright Skill Book into the crack. It was quickly engulfed in darkness, disappearing from his line of sight.

"Damn!"

Did the Skill Book just slip through his fingers?!

This was not acceptable!

With a determined look, Su Ran hastily jumped into the crevice without hesitation. He knew the Skill Book must have a high-level skill, and taking this risk was worth it.

...

"Boss Qiu, did you find any Nightmare Flowers?"

Deep in the abyss, a loud, boisterous voice echoed in the darkness, adding some life to the silent underground space.

"Such a top-quality herb is not that easy to find. I’ve been searching for a while, and I only dug up one!"

"Boss Qiu, I dug up one too, haha!"

Another player expressed with excitement, shaking the Nightmare Flower in his hand, seemingly to share his achievement. The Nightmare Flower was shimmering with a seven-color glow in the darkness, its colorful and striking nature was alluring.

"Excellent! 1000 guild points for Brother Lu! Hurry up, guys, this is a new terrain and no players have been here. This is a golden opportunity! We must return with our sacks filled!" ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

The excitement in Qiu Tu’s voice was obvious. His tone became relaxed, contrasting heavily with the despair he experienced when surrounded by the rat swarm.

"Haha, Boss Qiu, you reckon we survived great danger only to find luck? It was dangerous back then, I thought we were goners, then unexpectedly, we fell into this hidden terrain. It’s just unbelievable that such advanced herbs are growing here!"

Unable to contain his excitement, a player laughed heartily.

"Damn, keep your voice down! Who knows what dangers are lurking here? We barely escaped death. If we trigger another rat swarm, we’re as good as dead!"

"Cut it out! You are afraid because of the rat swarm! You are such a coward!"

"Hey, why did you jump down if you weren’t scared? If you are brave enough, why didn’t you fight the rat swarm to the death? Why did you come here?"

"Old Lu, don’t listen to him. He’s a scaredy-cat. He doesn’t even dare to hold a girl’s hand!"

"It’s really pathetic. I’ve been living together with her for half a month now. Would I tell you?"

"Oh, that’s big news! When are you going to show her around? We’d like to meet her!"

"Show what? An inflatable one!"

"Hahaha!"

The players burst into laughter, reflecting their cheerful mood.

Suddenly,

"Thunk!"

A strange noise came from the distance, scaring the players into silence. Their first reaction was, the monsters had respawned!

"Oh, what a waste. It’s a fire technique of the human magician, the Fire Cannon."

A hoarse voice emanated from the darkness, calming the players.

"Turns out it was a player! I thought it was another rat swarm. My heart almost stopped!"

The player who spoke had been traumatized by the rat swarm. The first thing that came to his mind was that terrifying scene, which sent a chill down his spine.

"Let’s go, check it out. If we don’t know the player, kill them on sight. We absolutely cannot expose this place."

The player addressed as Old Lu lowered his voice, speaking seriously, expressing the thoughts of his fellow players.

"If we kill him, we might be able to get that Fire Cannon Skill Book. We can kill two birds with one stone!"

The magician player coveted the Fire Cannon skill, hence his focus on the Skill Book.

"Be patient. The player who could get here must be tough. Let’s see what’s happening first, and act accordingly!"

Qiu Tu considered for a while before taking the lead, quietly moving forward. The magician players followed, moving stealthily.

...

Meanwhile, as Su Ran shot down from the crevice to retrieve the Skill Book, he paused before the sudden realization. He earnestly hoped it was a general fire skill.

But when he noticed that it was just an advanced fire skill for magicians—Fire Cannon—he was hugely disappointed.

Why? Because he couldn’t use it!

"Such a waste! If only it was a general skill!"

Su Ran sulkily pursed his lips, casually threw it into his bladder and, without thinking, used the Treading on Air Technique, flying upwards at once.

Now, Su Ran’s life was incredibly precious. His bladder was filled with valuable items, so naturally, he didn’t dare to stay in this dark place for too long. If there was a sudden collapse of the strata, he couldn’t risk being buried alive.

However,

Just as Su Ran had ascended a few meters, he suddenly heard noises from below. He immediately stopped, perched on the ground’s inner wall, and curiously glancing downwards.

"Huh? Where did he go?!"

"Did he invisibly vanish?"

"Everyone, shut up and stay alert. Beware of surprises!"

Su Ran was surprised to find that it was Qiu Tu and his gang from the Heavenly List! According to their conversation, it appeared that he was their target!