Chapter 1142: Chapter 1061: The Miraculous Effect of the Pearl

"Initially, saving one person was tough enough, but then the banana threw me a curveball!"

Unable to hold back a sigh, Su Ran used his clone’s perspective to inspect the underground space, looking for any possible mechanisms or hidden passages that might allow them to escape. Disappointingly, he found not a single useful clue, and so he abandoned the idea of trying shortcuts.

"This is problematic. If I jump down there, I’ll definitely end up in that unsettling in-between state of neither human nor ghost, perhaps even losing my autonomy. I must think of a foolproof method."

Standing at the edge of the pit, Su Ran was troubled. At this moment, a piece of draft paper appeared in his mind, filled with rows of ideas. Mixed together, however, they looked like a child’s scribbles—messy and without a helpful clue, deepening his frustration.

"Could it be that this trap will only deactivate if those two inside perish?"

Having no alternative, Su Ran contemplated the worst outcome. It wasn’t a task for ordinary folks—if one intended to avoid the lethally low temperatures, cheating might be the only solution!

Wait a moment.

Cheating?!

The words had barely left Su Ran’s lips when it hit him like a bolt of lightning, his eyes sparking with brightness. Following this train of thought, cheating would require a special treasure, and coincidentally, he possessed such a treasure!

One of the ancient top ten beads, the Ice Bead!

"Hahaha, look at my memory, almost forgot about this treasure!"

With a solution at hand, Su Ran was very excited and immediately drew the scythe from beneath his legs.

In that instant, the bone-chilling sensation disappeared, and the faint blue glow floating in the air gathered toward the Ice Bead set into the scythe, covering the Ice Crystal Bone Scythe in a light blue layer.

"Haha, truly worthy of an ancient bead, it really works!"

As the temperature of his bones gradually returned to normal, a gleam of joy flickered in Su Ran’s eyes. The appearance of the Ice Bead hadn’t let him down!

As the saying goes, ’brine solution for tofu,’ each has its counter, and the Ice Bead was the perfect counter to the local terrain!

Protected by the Ice Bead, Su Ran’s risk factor dropped to its lowest.

"Hey, with the bead in hand, there’s no glacier I can’t conquer!"

Understanding this critical point, Su Ran clutched the scythe tightly and without hesitation jumped into the pit, rapidly sliding down the slide.

However.

Before Su Ran even reached the bottom of the pit, he learned the hard lesson about excessive joy.

"Dammit, my hips are about to spark fire!"

As it turned out, a long slide wasn’t necessarily a good thing—at least not for his hip bones. Su Ran thoroughly felt this point now. Had he known, he would rather have simply jumped down!

But now.

It was too late for regrets. Enduring the painful rubbing on his hips, Su Ran gritted his teeth to bear it; the sensation was uniquely agonizing!

Alas, still too young and inexperienced...

Finally reaching the bottom of the pit, Su Ran, with the aid of the railing, staggered to his feet, holding his hips and involuntarily crossing his legs into an ’X’, daring not to move. His current state was as miserable as it could get.

About as bad as having a severe case of hemorrhoids.

"Phew."

It was a good thing this was a game. His body recovered much faster than it would in reality. In no time, Su Ran had returned to normal, and the searing pain had subsided.

"If there had been a hammer, wouldn’t it have taken half of my flesh with it?"

With a shudder, Su Ran glanced back at the slide behind him and made a firm decision. He would never experience this dreadful terrain again!

After waiting a while longer and seeing that there were no serious issues, Su Ran walked briskly towards the statues of his two teammates.

Upon approaching, he had to admit that he had oversimplified his initial thoughts.

The hardness of the ice crystals covering the two of them was so strong that it couldn’t be eliminated. Even digging with his fingers didn’t disrupt their frozen state. This unexpected discovery troubled Su Ran. He couldn’t just use a hoe on these ice sculptures, could he?

If he accidentally chipped off a part, the fault would be too great...

As for carrying them out, that was even less feasible. Not to mention whether he could even lift them, just the winding and twisting slide in front of him didn’t allow any reckless actions from Su Ran. He would have to think of another way.

"Banana, you two hang in there. I’ll get you out as soon as I can!"

Su Ran promised the ice sculptures before shifting his gaze, carefully observing his surroundings. The temperature in this subterranean space was unusually cold; there had to be a mystery here!

Perhaps, there were unexpected surprises waiting for him here. He definitely couldn’t miss out!

"I’m really starting to look forward to this..."

How could Su Ran not understand? The fact that Banana and Wu Qing hadn’t perished indicated there was more to the storyline. Given the system’s usual style, behind deadly dangers, there would definitely be rewards, and these rewards would be substantial and worthwhile!

"This is a rare opportunity. Whether I can gain something today depends on this moment!"

The more Su Ran thought about it, the more excited he became, relegating his unfortunate teammates to the back of his mind as he started to inspect his surroundings carefully.

"My goodness, why does this place feel like a burial mound, all sinister and filled with an intense aura of death!"

Having dealt with tombs in Sinister Grave Ridge before, Su Ran was especially sensitive to such places. He examined the entire structure of the space and it increasingly seemed like a tomb to him, especially the curvatures of the inner walls, which didn’t seem natural, but more like they were deliberately crafted.

"Strange, what exactly does the system want to convey?"

Su Ran couldn’t figure it out. If this place was set up to resemble a burial tomb, could it be that there were also coffins here?

As the saying goes, "tomb and coffin are inseparable." This was a special burial site, far more extraordinary than ordinary graves, which also implied that the chances of finding treasures were even greater!

"Haha, I really didn’t expect to encounter such an exceptional tomb in these icy terrains. This is absolutely right on the mark!"

Su Ran was extremely excited. Having dug up so many graves, he had a conditioned reflex whenever he saw tombs. The excited neurons fired instantaneously to his brain, making him so happy he almost couldn’t close his jaw.

"Banana, Wu Qing, once I find the coffin, I’ll show you what rare treasures look like!"

Su Ran couldn’t wait to pull out his beginner’s hoe as his gaze swept around like a laser, scanning for any suspicious areas resembling a grave, determined not to miss any.

At that moment, Su Ran’s figure, one hand holding the Ice Crystal Bone Scythe and the other swinging a hoe, looked utterly uncoordinated, but he didn’t care about his appearance at all. As long as he could find the treasure, all would be well!

"Something’s not right!"

Under the protection of the Ice Bead, the chill of the space was minimized, but Su Ran hadn’t walked far when a pool of water blocked his path ahead.