Chapter 1048: Chapter 967: Wanting to Make a Fortune from the Deceased

"Click, click."

Under the guidance of the Shield Battle Skeleton, the power of the curse around them was driven away. Su Ran and his companions didn’t encounter any trouble, just like when they had been in the Elf Forest.

It’s worth mentioning that these black plants, after losing the adhesion of the Power of Curse, began to wither and droop, with their leaves sticking to the ground, which made Su Ran a bit puzzled. Could it be that in the Ghost Clan’s world, the Power of Curse acts as a nutrient?

Couldn’t figure it out.

"Overturning Water, you really have a way. Without the threat of the Power of Curse, the danger of this space feels halved."

Lin Yuqing looked towards Su Ran with brightening eyes and said, smiling, "Teaming up with you really is reassuring."

"The task already hinted at that, it’s just basic procedure. You don’t need to flatter me beyond that."

Su Ran now almost wished Lin Yuqing hated him, just to avoid some awkward situations.

"Look, there’s a corpse over there!"

Lin Yuqing’s attention had been on the source of the sound; to her, looting equipment was the most loving part. While Su Ran was conversing with another, she noticed that not far ahead, a player dressed as a warrior lay on the ground, his face darkened, likely poisoned to death.

"He died from the Power of Curse, his death look shows little struggle; seems he had already accepted his fate."

The three of them walked over to the corpse and started inspecting it carefully.

Meanwhile, Lin Yuqing’s sympathy was overflowing, her gaze complicated. But upon hearing her sister mention there was equipment under the body, she instantly kicked the corpse aside vigorously and gleefully picked up the armor.

Uh...

Seeing this scene, Su Ran silently took a few steps back—he figured out that this woman would be wasted if she didn’t go into acting.

"Ah, got excited for nothing, it’s just a level 30 Bronze Equipment, shop quality."

Lin Yuqing felt somewhat disappointed as she picked up the equipment, then turned to Su Ran, "Overturning Water, let your skeleton pet lead the way up front. There might still be equipment dropped by others on the ground. We need to hurry before the system refreshes it and it’s too late to regret."

"Damn, you’re really eager to profit from the dead, huh?"

Su Ran couldn’t understand what she really thought; she obviously had enough money but still cared so much about these belongings—it just wasn’t fair to the less fortunate...

"That’s the fun of the game, come on, let’s go, we absolutely can’t let the equipment refresh!"

Lin Yuqing was already excited, no longer feeling the slightest bit of nervousness, and couldn’t help but look around, hoping to find more player corpses.

"..."

Su Ran was at a loss for words.

"Ah look, big sis, there seems to be a player in the woods over there, I just saw a branch move!"

Lin Yuqing, who enjoyed stirring things up, pointed to the distant woods and shouted, "Look, those tree leaves are still moving!"

"Overturning Water, hurry up, if the corpse refreshes it will be hard to find!"

Under Lin Yuqing’s urging, Su Ran directed the Shield Battle Skeleton towards the woods ahead, with Lin Yuqing happily hopping along, her inner child completely on display.

...

"What a broken terrain, why is there a curse everywhere?"

A warrior player, cursed with a deadly poison, wore a look of frustration as he pulled out a gold wound medicine and used it immediately, afraid of dying right there.

"Big brother, it’s no use continuing like this. This place is full of the Power of Curse. No matter how much gold wound medicine we have, it won’t be enough!"

Next to the warrior, two mage players also showed annoyance, and the regret in their eyes was clear.

"Big brother, we’ve really done it this time, falling into a pile of curses. We’re too damn unlucky! I think we should just give up!"

The ice mage, tormented by the curse to the point of annoyance, wished he could leave the Cursed Land immediately.

"Damn it, the opportunity we finally got is just going to be wasted, I can’t accept this!"

The warrior player, as he gulped down the potion, roared angrily to vent his rage and kicked powerfully against a tree trunk. But then, his face changed dramatically and he cried out in agony, "Holy shit, cursed again!"

"Big brother, no offense, but you’re too reckless. With curses as common as hairs here, you still dared to touch things. That’s bold!"

"Fuck, this place isn’t fit for humans. If we wait any longer, we’ll surely die here! Brothers, let’s get out!"

The warrior player completely abandoned any hope of making a fortune, frantically pulled out a Teleportation Scroll, and crushed it there and then. The expected white light did not appear, and he stood still on the spot.

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Only then did the warrior player panic completely, saying in disbelief, "Is this terrain so sinister? Don’t just stand there, you two hurry up and try it!"

"Ah? Oh, right!"

The two realized the gravity of the situation and each crushed their own city-returning scrolls, but ended up just as stunned as the warrior.

"Big brother, what do we do? The scrolls can’t be used, are we all trapped here?"

The mages, unable to accept this harsh reality, immediately turned to their main support, hoping the big brother would find a solution.

"What else can we do, just deal with it!"

Only then did the warrior player realize that the decision for the three brothers to come to this hidden terrain was laughable. Now they were truly trapped like turtles in a jar, unable to get out...

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. After his resentment reached its peak, he fiercely slammed his spear into the ground.

"Bang!"

"Boom..."

Under the infuriated strike of the warrior player, the ground couldn’t withstand such force and collapsed with a boom. The three players standing on it, unable to escape, fell down into a pit along with three screams of terror.

Soon, the forest returned to calm, leaving only the two-meter square pit to testify to what had happened.

"Did an earthquake just happen?"

Lin Yuqing, startled by the booming sound, looked fearfully ahead at the forest and slowed her steps, instinctively seeking support from Su Ran behind her.

"Don’t be scared; maybe those guys triggered some mechanism. Let’s go check it out and find out."

With a puzzled look, Yu Jing glanced at Su Ran and Lin Yuqing. But with the situation pressing, she had no time to ponder. After consoling her younger sister, she followed the steps of the Shield Skeleton towards the forest.

"As if the Power of Curse here isn’t enough, now there are traps too. It looks like they want to push players to their deaths!"

Su Ran realized that the dangers of this place were far worse than he had imagined. Having just an Undead Body wouldn’t be enough to move unobstructed among the Ghost Clan; he must act cautiously.