"Skeleton Warrior, I hope you can make it through...",

In this situation, the Elf Queen also felt powerless and unable to assist Su Ran. It was a life or death matter now, which depended solely on his own fate.

The Elf Queen shook her head in disappointment and then left the place, never to appear again.

Of course, all this was unbeknownst to Su Ran; at the time, he was busy collecting Truth Holy Water, and he had no leisure to pay attention to anything else!

Just as Su Ran had cleared out the last wave of Rock Monsters, before he even had time to tidy up the battlefield, everything before his eyes blurred and he was forcibly ejected from the pit space by the system, appearing in Elf Forest.

Looking at the familiar Elf Forest, Su Ran felt somewhat dazed and did not react immediately. He realized that the system could no longer stand by, had exercised its supreme authority, patched the loopholes, and kicked him out directly.

"Damn it, that’s really inconsiderate. I didn’t even get to pick everything up and I got thrown out?",

Su Ran felt incredibly frustrated in his heart; after all the hard work killing all the Rock Monsters, it turned out to be in vain.

However, what comforted him slightly was that leaving the maze did not consume any Truth Holy Water, which was somewhat unexpected.

"Phew, after three crazy days, it’s time to rest properly.",

Su Ran was very satisfied with his gains. He looked toward the depths of Elf Forest, his thoughts drifting, "Today is the 28th of the twelfth month. In two days it will be New Year’s, and I wonder if dad will be able to come home this year..."

Now, Su Ran had no idea where his father was, what job he was doing, or even what his voice sounded like, and on top of that, his mom’s unusual behavior added doubts to his longing for his family.

However, one day, his mom would let him know all the truths, just like this Truth Holy Water, where all the illusions of the world dissolve, and only truth endures.

Su Ran cast out these mixed thoughts, took out the Dragon Soul Sand, and poured the Elf Holy Water on it.

"Zzzap.",

To Su Ran’s surprise, the holy water did not integrate into the Dragon Soul Sand but evaporated on the surface immediately; it wasn’t hard to deduce that this attempt to unseal it had failed.

At this time, Su Ran was clearly well-resourced; to him, wasting three or five bottles of Truth Holy Water was no big deal. After his continuous pouring, the seventh bottle finally worked. The Dragon Soul Sand lit up brilliantly, absorbing all the holy water and triggering a powerful chemical reaction.

"It worked!",

Su Ran’s excitement blazed within him, his soul fire burning in his eyes, and unwittingly, his bony claws clenched tightly. After the abnormality of the Dragon Soul Sand subsided, he immediately grabbed it and scrutinized it thoroughly. He wanted to understand what characteristics this treasure possessed that made the Elf Queen so wary!

[Dragon Soul Sand](Special)

Skill One: Innate Sand Control—All sand attribute skill effects increase by 50%.

Skill Two: Dragon Soul Secret Technique—Sand-type pets receive a dragon soul attachment with each attack, Critical Hit +2, Stun +1.

Skill Three: Heaven-covering Yellow Sand—Forms a yellow sand domain, within which the speed of hostile targets decreases by 50%, evasion -3, duration 60 seconds.

Skill Four: Soul Devouring Sand Curse—Evil curse that erodes the wielder’s soul, decreasing health by 100, defense by 30, luck by 3.

Note: Cursed spirit item, no class restrictions, effects activate when placed in the backpack, users will become physically weak and besieged by bad luck.

"Damn, what is this thing!",

When Su Ran first saw the first two skills, he was quite happy as possessing Innate Sand Control and Dragon Soul Secret Technique would greatly enhance the strength of his sand puppets, making them rank in the top three strength among all his pets!

As for the third skill, it was a domain ability, which is the core of Dragon Soul Sand. A group slow effect—simply too awesome!

However, before Su Ran could get excited, his expression froze instantly after seeing the fourth skill.

Damn it!

I’m already weak and fragile, and now a single breeze might scatter me to pieces...

After all this effort, I finally managed to build my defense up to 60, but under the curse of the Soul Devouring Sand, it was brutally halved. Who can I even complain to?

As for this luck, it’s not a big deal, just a decrease of three points. I can still withstand that.

At this moment, Su Ran’s face turned from green to white, the Dragon Soul Sand was like a double-edged sword, something he both loved and hated.

"Who cares, I can’t miss out on this treasure! If it falls into someone else’s hands, it would definitely become a deadly weapon!"

Su Ran pondered for a moment and decided to keep it for himself. After all, the Heaven-covering Yellow Sand domain skill was too freakish, especially in the arena, it would definitely produce unexpected effects. This domain skill added another ace to his sleeve!

However, that’s assuming I don’t get killed instantly...

Thinking of his own frail physique, Su Ran was extremely depressed. He couldn’t even tell if keeping the Dragon Soul Sand was right or wrong.

All questions would only be answered in the arena.

After resolving the matter with the Dragon Soul Sand, it was time to leave the Elf Tribe.

Su Ran wasn’t very attached to this Elf Forest; his heart had already flown back to Skeleton Village.

"Ding ding ding."

Just as Su Ran put on the Illusion Demon black robe and was about to say goodbye to his friend Banana, his friend notification sounded again and again.

One message from Xue Wuqing, and sixty-six from Banana.

"Man, I’ve only been secluded for three days, and Banana’s already accumulated so many messages. But the number is quite auspicious."

Su Ran shook his head with a smile and opened Xue Wuqing’s message first.

"Overturning Water, have you allied with the Elf Tribe yet?"

Seeing this message, Su Ran remembered that Xue Wuqing had once reminded him that only by allying with the Elf Tribe could the teleportation array be opened, tightly binding the Skeleton territory with the Elf Tribe, which would be beneficial for the development of the territory.

The most crucial point was that by forming an alliance with the Elf Tribe, Xue Wuqing and Banana could join his territory without betraying the Elf Tribe.

Yet, he had completely forgotten about this crucial matter...

"I haven’t had the chance to bring it up yet, the Elf Queen went back to rest on her own. But it’s okay, there will be other opportunities in the future."

Su Ran had an Elf Teleportation Stone, so he could come and go as he pleased. Besides, there was a Frost Orb that needed appraising, which couldn’t be done without dealing with the Elf Queen.

Only after sending this message did Su Ran notice that Xue Wuqing’s friend name was grayed out, indicating she wasn’t online at the moment.

"Banana, this guy, so many messages, and not one of them useful."

Su Ran opened the chat with Banana and quickly scanned through the messages, which were nothing more than asking where he was and what he was doing.

He sent Banana a message, considering it a farewell, then crushed the Town Recall Scroll, and returned to his own territory, Skeleton Village.