After a round of continuous crowd control and attacks, the Blood-Burning Demon Skeleton was directly blasted to pieces by Zong Shen and his party.
Zong Shen also began to experience the joy of kiting and controlling monsters.
【Killed lv16 Blood-Burning Demon Skeleton】
【Obtained 880 EXP】
【Obtained Damaged Blood-Burning Light Armor ×1】
【Obtained Complete Green Soul ×1】
【Obtained Hard Demon Tibia ×2】
【Obtained Hard Demon Humerus ×2】
【Obtained Heavy Cleave Skill Book (Green) ×1】
With a flash of white light, Zong Shen leveled up to lv6.
Unfortunately, Tie Zhu and the Wolf Cavalryman did not level up.
There were a few gray and white rewards, as well as one green skill book.
The other rewards could wait, but the equipment and skill book could not.
Thinking of this, Zong Shen took out a green-grade 【Swift Leather Boots】 he had obtained earlier.
He took them all out of his storage grid and placed them in front of him, preparing to organize them first.
【Damaged Blood-Burning Light Armor】
【Quality: Damaged】
【Body Protection: 30】
【Durability: 50】
【Strength Required: 16】
(Having endured great battles and the erosion of ten thousand years, this Blood-Burning Light Armor is severely damaged, yet it still possesses good protective capabilities.)
A damaged-grade gray piece of equipment.
However, its defensive capability was quite good, adding 30 points of upper-body armor value.
Since the leather armor Colby was wearing was almost falling apart, he could give it to Colby as a transition piece.
Zong Shen had a plan in mind instantly.
He beckoned Colby over.
He took out the damaged light armor and handed it to him.
"Colby, replace that leather armor of yours that's about to fall apart; wear this light armor for now."
Upon hearing this, Colby dismounted from his wolf, obediently took off the leather armor that had only a few points of durability left, revealing his sturdy and powerful muscles.
He put on the 【Damaged Blood-Burning Light Armor】 bestowed by Zong Shen.
He bowed to Zong Shen in salute.
【Due to your care and reward】
【Wolf Cavalryman Colby's loyalty to you has increased by 3 points; current loyalty is 93】
Zong Shen nodded, waved his hand to let Colby return to his position, and then began to study the other two green items.
【Swift Leather Boots (Green)】
【Quality: Excellent】
【Leg Protection: 17】
【Durability: 150】
【Skill: Passive Skill Swiftness lv1 (Increases movement speed by 5%)】
【Agility Required: 6】
Great equipment; it even came with a passive skill.
Leg protection was also increased by 17 points.
It was much better than the 【Tattered Leather Boots】 on Zong Shen's feet.
Zong Shen chose to equip them immediately.
Both his leg protection and movement speed were improved.
Most of the "tattered" equipment on his body had been replaced by Zong Shen.
It could be called an upgrade from a bird gun to a cannon.
Comfortable!
Zong Shen's gaze shifted again to the skill book.
【Heavy Cleave Skill Book】
【After learning, you will master the skill: Heavy Cleave lv1】
【Heavy Cleave lv1 (Use all your strength to deliver a cleaving strike, dealing 1.3 times the slashing damage, 10% chance to cause equipment damage effect, durability reset to zero, cooldown 10h)】
【Strength Required: 30】
【(Can be learned after meeting the conditions)】
"Pah, can't learn it yet!"
Zong Shen grumbled as he put the Heavy Cleave skill book away.
The Heavy Cleave skill actually required 30 points of strength to learn.
Even the sturdy men like the Wolf Cavalrymen couldn't meet this strength requirement yet.
It would have to stay at the bottom of the box for now.
As for the other loot, he would store it away and organize it after completing the mission and returning to the surface.
The large monster blocking the way had been eliminated.
The rest was to go to the execution room to find the scattered remains of Otlan Windwhisper.
Zong Shen led everyone to move the iron bars that had been used as a roadblock in the corridor.
He walked quickly into the execution room.
"Tasiya, before your two skeleton archers disappear, have them come in quickly to help me provide some light."
Zong Shen beckoned to Tasiya.
The execution room was pitch black.
He couldn't see a thing.
Coincidentally, the duration of the two low-health skeleton archers was almost up.
He might as well draft them to provide some lighting.
As the two skeleton archers walked inside, the red soul flames leaping in their eye sockets illuminated the execution room.
Pale red light spots were cast on the walls, and everyone's shadows were stretched into eerie shapes.
Inside the execution room, there were all kinds of torture devices.
Those iron torture devices were covered with a thick layer of dark red patina.
In one of the iron shackles, two sturdy arms were hanging.
These two arms were covered with dark red patterns.
Likewise, they were also studded with steel nails.
This was a desecration ritual similar to the one performed on the torso.
It seemed that these Blood-Burning Demons held a deep-seated hatred for the Demon Hunter, Otlan Windwhisper.
They didn't even let go of the opportunity to desecrate his body after he died.
This was a ritual belonging to the demons of another dimension; Zong Shen did not understand the deeper meaning, whether it was purely to vent anger or if there was another motive.
However, as long as he was sure there was no problem with the mission and it was indeed a mission recognized by the Lord System, Zong Shen could rest assured in completing it.
He stepped forward quickly and focused his gaze.
【Otlan Windwhisper's Left Arm】
【A left arm that has undergone the Blood-Burning Demon desecration ritual, one of the mission items】
【Otlan Windwhisper's Right Arm】
【A right arm that has undergone the Blood-Burning Demon desecration ritual, one of the mission items】
He beckoned gently, taking these two body parts into his storage grid.
Now, he had recovered three of the six body parts.
Only the left and right legs and the head remained; once all were collected, the mission would be considered complete.
The execution room was the end of this area.
Other than this, there didn't seem to be any other places worth exploring.
"Let's go, return to the corridor intersection and check out the dungeon on the left."
As soon as he finished speaking, the duration of the two skeleton archers expired.
They collapsed directly into two piles of bone fragments, and the execution room returned to darkness.
After Zong Shen finished speaking, he took the lead and walked out of the execution room.
Following the path they came from, they returned to the T-junction and headed straight toward the dungeon on the left to explore.
The layout of the dungeons on the left and right was similar; the only difference was that Zong Shen saw that at the end of the left dungeon, there was another fork turning to the left. Clearly, there was more to the interior on the left.
No wonder the guide suggested exploring the right side first.
Because the right side was a dead end; after exploring it, one could head straight to the left side without having to return and re-explore, which would affect progress.
Ever since they descended from the entrance under the coffin in the temple, they had traveled quite a distance underground along the corridor. Now, they didn't even know where they were beneath the temple.
In any case, they were certainly a distance away from the temple by now.
Zong Shen walked slowly forward.
The corridor on the left still consisted of two rows of prison cells.
He did not let his guard down.
There were many undead monsters in the dungeon.
Heaven knows what kind of strange things might pop out.
He advanced a few steps, but vaguely felt that something was wrong.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, at the end of the left corridor, a very striking explosion sounded.
At the same time, a faint flickering of firelight appeared.
"Stop for a moment."
Zong Shen raised his hand, bringing the soldiers to a halt where they stood.