Online Game: Crazy Skeleton

The gaze shifted to the Sky-reaching Vine.

Su Ran and Banana were strenuously climbing the slender vine, not knowing how long they had been at it, but they finally reached the top of the vine.

"Overturning Water, what do we do next? My hands are numb from climbing this thing!"

Banana complained, aware of how much he had suffered to complete this task with Su Ran – having soaked in the sea for an entire day and now climbing for so long. To be this exhausted from playing a game was quite something indeed.

"Victory is within sight, hang in there!"

Su Ran’s eyes focused on the clouds just within reach. The system had instructed him to go to the clouds – could these clouds be the location of the task?

Having experienced the Cloud City instance, Su Ran easily associated these clouds as his current destination.

After pondering in silence for a while, Su Ran decided not to take any unnecessary risks. He took out a bottle of ordinary potion and threw it hard on the cloud. Only after seeing that it did not fall down did he set his mind at ease.

This cloud could support weight!

"Banana, wait for me to get up, and then I’ll pull you up."

Su Ran pointed at the cloud above and spoke to Banana.

"No way, big brother, have you lost your mind? This is not a joke! You dare to step on the cloud? If you slip and fall from up there, the consequences would be unthinkable!"

Banana stared at Su Ran dumbfounded, incredibly incredulous about the absurd decision he was witnessing.

"Just watch me."

Su Ran smiled confidently. Just as he was about to jump from the vine onto the cloud, he changed his mind and opened his skill panel, surprised to find that the Treading on Air Technique was actually usable!

Sure enough, after climbing so high, the Treading on Air Technique was no longer restricted!

With the Treading on Air Technique at his disposal, Su Ran’s confidence swelled. He let go of the vine and, utilizing the technique, elegantly stepped onto the cloud. He stomped on the cloud to test it, and finding it quite solid, he called down to Banana, "Come on up, it’s safe!"

"I... I can’t..."

But Banana lacked the courage Su Ran had. He clung tightly to the Sky-reaching Vine, afraid of falling down, not to mention jumping onto the cloud.

Su Ran sighed helplessly and, after careful consideration, had a sudden stroke of inspiration. He pulled out the rock chain from his inventory, anchored the rock onto the cloud, and let the chain drop down. The length of the chain was just right; Banana grabbed it and, still feeling unsure, wrapped the chain around his hand several times until he finally felt somewhat relieved.

With some effort, Su Ran finally managed to safely pull Banana up onto the cloud. The youngster crouched down on the ground, panting heavily, visibly shaken by the harrowing experience.

"Eh? Overturning Water, what’s with this rock tied with a chain? Is it some special equipment?"

Banana looked at the rock chain Su Ran picked up, full of surprise.

"Just a quest item, nothing to be curious about."

Su Ran brushed it off and shifted his gaze across the vast expanse of cloud, "Let’s go, look around for any anomalies up here."

"It’s my first time standing on a cloud. This feels so strange!"

Banana stomped on the cloud under his feet, feeling very excited.

Guided by Wang Cai, the two of them walked deeper into the cloud and stumbled upon an ancient teleportation circle that glowed brightly, indicating it was still operational.

"Haha, a teleportation circle!"

Banana ran up excitedly, surveying the area but did not find any treasure chests or the like hidden nearby, thus giving up on the idea of a windfall.

"Let’s move on; I guess the place behind the teleportation circle is our destination. It has been quite a detour to get to Elf Forest. If the next location isn’t it, then this quest is really too much."

This time, Su Ran didn’t use his clone bone lion and was the first to step into the teleportation array, disappearing into the clouds.

"Hey, Overturning Water, wait for me!"

Banana hurried to follow, plunging headfirst into the teleportation array and teleporting away.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"

Two streaks of light flashed by, and Su Ran and his companion appeared on a patch of blood-red soil, surrounded by black trees. Gray mist wrapped around their waists, gathering without dispersing, creating an atmosphere so oppressive that they dared not even take a deep breath.

"Overturning Water, welcome to Elf Forest!"

Familiar with this terrain, Banana used his hand to disperse the mist before continuing to explain, "This is the periphery of the Elf Forest. Phew, it really wasn’t easy to come back here!"

As Su Ran surveyed his surroundings, signals of danger kept ringing in his mind. As soon as he set foot in the Elf Forest, the system notification chimed in.

"Congratulations to the player Skeleton for completing the Mysterious Path quest. You have been awarded ’Seed of Hope.’ Deliver the seed to the Elf Queen to bring a renewed hope of light to the Elf Forest." frёewebnoѵēl.com

Seed of Hope?

Hehe, Elf Queen, I’m bringing you such a great benefit, not letting myself get more from the life springs and earth spirit springs, wouldn’t that be ridiculous?

Su Ran grinned, feeling that he would be much more confident in meeting the Elf Queen now that he had leverage.

"Overturning Water, be careful, don’t just stand there blankly. If you get wrapped up in this gray mist, you won’t be able to get out!"

Seeing Su Ran zoning out, Banana quickly warned him.

"This Elf Forest is really strange."

Heeding Banana’s warning, Su Ran waved his arms rapidly, driving away the gray mist that was entangling him. But before he could take any action, the urgent ringing of a bell sounded.

Su Ran was taken aback.

There were not many people who could call him. Su Ran opened the system’s external interface, carefully checked the caller ID, and it was Yu Jing’s sister, Lin Yuting.

"Hello, Sister Ting."

Su Ran went offline and answered the call.

After listening for a while, Su Ran’s expression became extremely grim, the Soul Fire in his eye sockets flickering incessantly.

The call did not last long, and after hanging up, Su Ran reappeared in the Elf Forest.

"What happened, you suddenly went offline just now?"

Banana stepped forward, asking doubtfully. With Su Ran wearing his viewing mask, his emotions were not apparent.

"Banana, how can we leave this Elf Forest?"

Su Ran’s tone became very serious, and combined with his hoarse voice, it rendered his inner turmoil quite effectively.

::Holy shit, have you lost your mind, big bro? We toiled for days and suffered so much to get to Elf Forest, and now that we’re finally here, you’re in a hurry to leave? Do you even know how to handle things?"

Banana was annoyed and spoke irritably.

"My territory is about to be attacked by hundreds of thousands of people. If I don’t make it back in time, the territory will be gone."

"..."

Banana fell silent for a moment, shook his head, and chuckled bitterly, "Elf Forest has been cursed. In these deep woods, even the Town Recall Scroll cannot be used; if you die, you’ll only resurrect here. Wanting to leave Elf Forest now is tough!"