"Bang!"

When the Wood-Corroding Sky Nail touched the Immortal Divine Wood, it was as though thunder had struck earth fire, the two transforming into spheres of light, gradually fusing into one. They even emitted a fiery temperature, prompting Su Ran to release his grip.

What surprised Su Ran was that the sphere of light began to hover autonomously in midair, like a little sun, selflessly releasing light and heat, asking for nothing in return.

But in such hot weather, why would you release more heat?

Being too altruistic becomes a curse...

This was the reason why Hou Yi shot down the nine suns in the past.

Su Ran wanted to understand what the strongest spear and the strongest shield would ultimately become. If both were destroyed, he would be left in complete disarray, overwhelmed and unable to even cry.

Of course,

these two supreme artifacts shouldn’t end up like that. How could such rare treasures easily break?

This scene did not last long before the light spheres finally merged completely into one entity. The light flowed over its surface like liquid, which was very peculiar.

"This is seriously killing me. Even setting a nail can cause such a big incident. When will it ever end?"

Su Ran felt that if he stayed outside any longer, he would certainly arouse the suspicions of Banana and the others. However, hidden by the Sky-reaching Vine, it wasn’t easy for them to find him.

Under Su Ran’s anxious anticipation, the sphere of light eventually started to shrink. When it had reduced significantly, the light suddenly retracted into itself, revealing a round bead that gently fell into his hand.

"Is this..."

Su Ran thought of an unimaginable possibility and immediately became excited. He hastily examined the bead in his hand, using his detection skill.

"Oh my god, the Decay Bead!!!"

Su Ran couldn’t help but exclaim, and the Bone Soul Ghost Fire was so excited it almost leapt from his eye sockets.

It turned out the Decay Bead could only be obtained by the fusion of Immortal Divine Wood and Wood-Corroding Sky Nail. How absurd!

Su Ran had stumbled upon this Decay Bead as if in a dream, hardly believing it was real.

After a while, Su Ran finally accepted this ludicrous truth, feeling amazed. This was one of the ancient world’s top ten beads, the Decay Bead, and now it was in his collection, unwittingly fulfilling his greatest desire on this Elf Clan journey, utterly satisfying!

Muahaha!

At that moment, Su Ran really wanted to laugh out loud, but, fearing he might attract the suspicion of the Elf Queen, he had to suppress it, though his jaw was hardly able to close.

However, before he could take a closer look at the attributes of the Decay Bead, he heard calls coming from below.

"Overturning Water, bro, where have you disappeared to relieve yourself?"

Banana, seemingly impatient, poked his head through a gap and shouted, "Even if you were to go number two, you should be done by now. Are you giving birth over there or what?"

"Alright, alright, don’t rush me. I’ll be right there!"

Now that he had the Decay Bead, there was no hurry. Su Ran quickly stored the Decay Bead into his Storage Box and let the Sky-reaching Vine lower him down. He then realized that Banana was giving him a strangely lecherous look.

"What are you looking at? I’m not a woman!"

Su Ran felt somewhat guilty, which caused his voice to lack confidence, and he unconsciously squeezed his thighs together.

He knew the value of the Decay Bead, it definitely couldn’t be known by others, not even if the relationships were good; if gamers found out that he already possessed several ancient treasures, it would absolutely stun everyone! Correspondingly, treasures tempt people— he would be facing endless trouble from assailants, and that would be excessively annoying!

"Overturning Water, not to criticize, but you fuss more than a woman. Oh right, can you demonstrate for me how you pee?"

Banana chuckled mischievously, his face full of teasing.

"Taking casual remarks seriously, that’s too much!"

Angered, Su Ran glared at Banana and stopped paying him any attention, directly slipping through the crack, only to find that the Elf Queen and Xue Wuqing were still waiting for him there.

"Skeleton Warrior, we really owe you for just now. You disregarded your own safety to snatch the Wood-Corroding Sky Nail, thus sparing the Elf clan from disaster!"

The Elf Queen came up with a smile, looking at Su Ran with admiration, and sighed, "This dark elf Fandi has already been blinded, and became obsessed to madness, just like Wen Liu from before...never mind, it’s better left unsaid."

"Wen Liu?"

Since the Elf Queen had mentioned the dark elf Wen Liu, Su Ran couldn’t miss this opportunity to take credit. He lightly exclaimed and picked up the thread of conversation, "Your Majesty, is the Wen Liu you mentioned the dark elf who has turned into a giant tree?"

"Exactly, his situation is very similar to Fandi’s, both influenced by the Power of Curse from the forbidden area, completely abandoning their elf identity and fleeing Elf Forest after opening the Ghost Clan portal."

The Elf Queen patiently explained to Su Ran, then her tone shifted as she asked him, "So, have you seen this traitor of the elf clan?"

"That dark elf, I happened to have killed him, but I feel that Wen Liu’s strength was much weaker than Fandi’s—it’s strange. They are both dark elves; why is the gap so large?" frёeωebɳovel.com

"He’s dead?"

The Elf Queen’s voice suddenly rose by an octave, her eyes showing surprise as she urgently asked, "Skeleton Warrior, have you seen the Elf Command Box he used?"

At the mention of the Elf Command Box, Banana’s face changed color, and he instinctively stepped back, nearly tripping over a clod of earth due to his nervousness.

Su Ran found it quite amusing and glanced at Banana, seeing his nervous expression, how could he not know what the fellow was thinking? However, he had no intention of teasing him and clarified on the spot, "Your Majesty, I haven’t discovered the Elf Command Box you mentioned."

"What a pity, that Elf Command Box is indeed a fine treasure."

The Elf Queen, harboring no suspicion, looked at Su Ran with expectation, "Skeleton Warrior, if you do find the Elf Command Box and bring it to me, you can exchange it for a handsome reward."

"Ding! Congratulations, player Skeleton, you have received a random mission, ’The Elf Queen’s Entrustment: Find the Lost Elf Command Box.’ Do you accept?"

The system prompt followed immediately, waiting for Su Ran’s decision.

Uh...

Su Ran was momentarily startled; he really wanted to refuse the mission since he knew the Elf Command Box was in Banana’s hands, making the mission doomed to be unfinished.

However, out of respect for the Elf Queen, Su Ran accepted the mission. There was no penalty for failing, and he decided to let this mission die quietly in the mission space.

Banana gave Su Ran a grateful look, quietly wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. If he had to hand over the Elf Command Box, it would be like cutting out his own heart—thank goodness for Overturning Water’s righteous help, sparing him this disaster...