Chapter 1058: Chapter 977: The Strange Statue

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"Looks like we’ve found the monster lair."

Su Ran’s expression turned serious as he commanded the Dark Bone Lion and the Sand Puppet to join the battlefield while he himself unleashed a group attack spell, "Tidal Shockwave." Aquatic elements coalesced in mid-air into a massive wave, surging fiercely as it pounced on the group of minor Ghost Clan creatures.

"Overturning Water, those players who are following us, are they Dai Xuan’s men?"

Amidst the light rain and her ongoing attacks, Lin Yuqing asked, "Or is there someone else?"

"Indeed, but after passing through the thick fog, they suffered heavy losses. There aren’t many left, just some remnants who I’ve finished off in one fell swoop."

Su Ran spoke lightly, his tone casual. He knew that this time he had completely caught Dai Xuan off guard, which allowed him the luck of eliminating them all. If Dai Xuan had decided from the start to abandon the Red Gold Cloud Tiger and the Everlasting Poisonous Serpent and instead directed his men to confront him and his pets head-on, there was no doubt that his pets would also have suffered heavy casualties, and it wouldn’t have been certain that they could hold them off.

It had to be said that the Soul Bewilderment skill of the little zombie was truly perverse; its success rate was also very high, making it extremely practical.

Speaking of the little zombie, Su Ran felt incredibly fortunate. Thankfully, he was the first to enter the Demon Tower’s negative first-floor space and obtained this odd baby. If it were now, there’s no telling into whose hands the little zombie would have fallen.

Only at that moment did Su Ran have to marvel at the magic of fate; the ownership of opportunities belonged to those they were meant for, and nobody could change that fact.

"You really are impressive, even Dai Xuan, who is so cunning, fell into your hands, not to mention he brought so many players with him. I bet you’ve made him extremely angry."

Lin Yuqing looked at Su Ran with her eyes wide and mouth agape, sending signals of surprise.

"What’s the big deal? I have the advantage of timing, location, and harmony with the people. No matter how cunning he is, he still couldn’t escape!"

"Your domineering attitude is quite attractive."

"..."

Hearing Lin Yuqing’s somewhat infatuated words, Su Ran quickly shuffled to the side, avoiding any further engagement with her and focused on attacking the minor Ghost Clan creatures in front of him.

Facing this sudden situation, Su Ran inwardly cursed his luck. Why did he talk so much with this woman? Wasn’t he just asking for trouble?

Purely his own fault, his mouth had gotten the better of him!

At that very moment, Su Ran truly wanted to slap himself.

Watching Su Ran’s profile, Lin Yuqing’s lips curled up slightly, a mysterious light flashing in her eyes.

"Squeak, squeak!"

Under the full force of the trio’s attacks, the refresh rate of the Ghost Clan creatures finally couldn’t keep up, and a small open space was cleared in the area.

Oddly enough, after Su Ran and the others passed through this open space, no more wild creatures refreshed there. This was a good phenomenon for the three of them; at the very least, they didn’t have to worry about being surrounded. Even if they couldn’t win the battle, they could retreat safely. This style of spawning monsters was quite user-friendly.

"Squeak, squeak!"

Under the strong output from Su Ran and his companions, the minor Ghost Clan creatures retreated step by step, even their scream-filled voices expressing fear and anger.

"Overturning Water, be careful, the ranks of the ghosts ahead are not low!"

Lin Yuqing warned with concern, gazing at the tall and burly members of the Ghost Clan ahead, who were clearly not easy to deal with.

"I’d better just focus on replenishing health..."

Lin Yuqing knew her limits and quite consciously retreated behind her sister. She was aware that she could act as a meat shield against the lesser ghost minions, drawing their fire, but against these high-level monsters, there was no need to join that hustle.

"Let’s clear up these small fry first," she said.

Su Ran glanced across the field and noticed there were twelve of these special members of the Ghost Clan. They likely weren’t BOSSes, but he planned to get closer and then investigate their skill attributes.

However.

What surprised Su Ran and his companions was that even after they had wiped out all the ghost minions, these imposing Ghost Clan creatures hadn’t moved a bit.

"Strange, could it be that these guys have a very small aggro range?"

Full of doubt, Su Ran took a few steps forward until he was right in front of these Ghost Clan creatures, yet still failed to provoke any reaction from them.

What puzzled Su Ran even more was that his universally effective Detection Technique was useless in front of these creatures. He couldn’t pick up any information at all, which was quite baffling.

"The drop rate of these ghost minions is really too low. After killing nearly a hundred, only a few potions have dropped, not even covering the cost of our supplies. This is such a rip-off!"

Lin Yuqing had not yet noticed the oddity of these dozen or so Ghost Clan creatures and was muttering her dissatisfaction. Looking around at the situation, she asked with confusion, "Big sis, why have you stopped?"

"There’s something off about these Ghost Clan members. I’ll give it a try."

Before Yu Jing could respond, Su Ran interjected, commanding the Dark Bone Lion to charge forward. It launched an assault, crashing into the nearest creature, but to his surprise, the Ghost Clan creature didn’t budge an inch. Instead, his own summoned Dark Bone Lion was sent flying and nearly fell apart upon crashing to the ground.

"Overturning Water, you might be overreacting. These seem to be just statues..."

Lin Yuqing walked over to one of the unmoving creatures and knocked on it, creating a clanging sound. She turned around with a smile, "Just as I thought, Overturning Water. These are just decorative pieces you’re fussing over, aren’t they?"

Huh?

Decorative pieces? And just for show?

Su Ran and Yu Jing were both stunned.

They had thought there must be a corrupting reason for the presence of these statues, but it turned out they had cleverly outsmarted themselves, nearly wasting time on this. Luckily, they had the newcomer Xiaobai to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"Hey, you’re pretty sharp, kid. I’ll give you credit for that one!"

Yu Jing pocketed her phoenix and looked at Su Ran’s dumbfounded expression, unable to suppress a laugh, and joked, "Overturning Water, what are you dazed for? Let’s move on!"

"I don’t think it’s as simple as you guys make it out to be. There must be a significance to these statues; we just haven’t uncovered it yet," Su Ran said seriously, gazing intently at the Ghost Clan statues before him. "The way these twelve statues are arranged must follow some pattern, but right now, I have no clue. Let’s set this aside and forge ahead through the depths of this cave. We’ll come back to solve this puzzle later!"

"I am really at a loss with you."

Yu Jing helplessly tapped her immaculate forehead and began her rant, "Overturning Water, have you reincarnated from Sherlock Holmes? To be this immersed in a game is quite something."

Lin Yuqing covered her mouth to conceal a giggle, knowing Su Ran’s personality. He wouldn’t rest until he solved a problem, which was the main reason why he always did so well in school.

In studying, obsessiveness is needed, but in gaming, taking it this seriously might be a bit too much.

However, no matter what Su Ran turned into, she liked him all the same...