33: Plains of Lonely Souls

Li Changkong successfully acquired the only Treasure Trove map for a price of 100,000 chinese yuan without any unexpected incidents.

In addition, Li Changkong also bid for a Rank 20 Storage Ring.

While the attribute bonus wasn't significant, having a Storage Ring made things much more convenient.

With twenty cubic meters of storage space, it was enough for Li Changkong to do many things.

After purchasing these items, Li Changkong brought Li Wanwan home.

During this outing, Li Changkong bought quite a few clothes for his younger sister.

In the past, due to their family's poor circumstances, his sister's clothing was always very plain.

Now that he had earned money, he certainly wouldn't mistreat her.

...

The next day, Li Changkong arrived outside the city early.

However, this time he didn't go to the dungeon area for novices below Rank 20, but instead came to the dungeon area for Rank 20 and above.

He had changed out of his school uniform and was now wearing a set of black leather armor.

The number of people in the Advanced dungeon area was noticeably fewer than in the novice dungeon area.

Unlike the novice area, which was mostly filled with youthful faces, the people forming teams here varied in age.

"Team up, team up! Missing a Rank 30 Cleric. 100,000 chinese yuan per team run."

"Clearing the Lone Soul Plain dungeon! Missing a Holy Light Cleric or Shield Warrior. Rewards will be equally divided after clearing the dungeon."

"Rank 30 Warrior seeking teammates."

...

Upon arriving at the dungeon area, he immediately saw many people forming teams.

Li Changkong had no intention of teaming up, nor did anyone approach him to form a team.

Li Changkong's face still looked quite youthful, making people assume he wasn't strong, and thus, they had no desire to team up with him.

Seeing Li Changkong actually enter a Rank 30 dungeon alone, many people burst into laughter.

"That little guy is clearly a newcomer. He actually dares to enter a Rank 30 dungeon. He's practically looking for death."

"He probably doesn't have much experience himself, so he wants to enter this kind of dungeon to pick up scraps."

"Even we, who are Rank 30, wouldn't dare to directly confront the boss inside."

...

In the eyes of others, Li Changkong's actions were no different from seeking his own demise.

But Li Changkong naturally didn't know what people outside were saying about him, and even if he did, he wouldn't care.

Lone Soul Plain.

Stepping into it, Li Changkong felt gusts of chilly Yin Qi blowing from afar.

The entire plain stretched endlessly, with shallow grass covering the ground.

Looking up, a crescent moon hung in the sky, casting a dim light over the plain.

After entering the plain, Li Changkong didn't discover any monsters.

However, this didn't relax his vigilance; instead, it made him even more alert.

The entire Lone Soul Plain seemed to be filled with a faint Evil Qi, this Killing Intent subtly hidden in the air.

Li Changkong had only Advanced a few steps when he felt a dangerous aura coming from behind him, causing him to sharply turn around.

A Lone Soul appeared behind him, its expression ferocious and its face repulsive.

The Lone Soul, clad in armor and holding a long sword, was raising its weapon, ready to attack Li Changkong.

Before the long sword in the Lone Soul's hand could fall, Li Changkong had already raised one hand.

A blue light flashed from Li Changkong's hand, instantly enveloping the Lone Soul in front of him.

"Weak Water Art."

Then, another magic array lit up, and Black Flame was summoned again.

After a long rest, Black Flame appeared exceptionally energetic upon being summoned.

Before Li Changkong could even give a command, it opened its large mouth and actually bit the Lone Soul into pieces.

[Name: Warrior Wraith]

[Rank: 30]

[Skills: Elementary Swordsmanship, Backstab Attack]

Looking at the Warrior Wraith's attributes, Li Changkong understood its attack methods and the main monsters here.

A Rank of 30 already put some pressure on Li Changkong.

But Li Changkong understood that to quickly improve his strength, he had to face a certain amount of pressure.

[Killed Warrior Wraith, gained 300 experience points.]

[Obtained Rank 2 Dark-attribute Energy Stone.]

Li Changkong's luck was quite good this time; he had just killed a monster and it had already dropped an item.

After obtaining the Energy Stone, Li Changkong casually tossed it to Black Flame, who was beside him.

After Black Flame swallowed it in one gulp, it immediately let out two excited cries.

According to the description of the Lone Soul Plain, it seemed to be an ancient battlefield.

These Lone Souls were warriors who died in a great battle in ancient times.

Because the entire ancient battlefield was extremely rich in Yin Qi, those warriors, after dying, transformed into Incarnations of Lone Souls and remained in place.

Anyone who entered the plain would become their target.

Li Changkong didn't expend much effort in dealing with these Warrior Wraiths.

Soon, he arrived at the center of the battlefield, where the monsters had changed from Warrior Wraiths to Knight Wraiths.

These Knights were relatively stronger in Rank and power.

Even so, Li Changkong didn't take much effort to clear them out.

According to the previous Treasure Trove map, the location of the Treasure Trove was on the other side of the plain.

Just as Li Changkong was about to continue forward, he suddenly heard the sound of a horn.

The sound of the horn was very low and deep, like a person's wail.

Upon hearing this sound, Li Changkong felt goosebumps all over his body.

[Warning! Undead Legion approaching!]

A mechanical voice sounded in his ear. Before Li Changkong could react, he saw a vast, sky-obscuring black shadow surge from the distance.

These black shadows were galloping towards him at an extremely fast speed.

With the aid of the dim moonlight, Li Changkong could clearly see the existence of those black shadows.

These were Undead Knights, covered in thick armor, giving one an unsettling feeling at first glance.

Beneath the thick armor, their bodies were completely covered.

Aside from their reddish eyes glowing beneath the armor, nothing else was visible.

The moment these Knights charged over, Black Rock had already positioned himself in front of Li Changkong, ready to strike at any moment.

The Rank of these Undead Knights had all reached Rank 30 and above, and their numbers reached dozens.

The monsters Li Changkong had encountered before were basically appearing individually, so solving them was naturally very simple.

However, these Undead were appearing in groups, making them very difficult to deal with.

Just as the Undead Knights were about to approach, a Frost Road instantly began to spread across the ground.

With the spreading of the Frost Road, the originally fast-moving Knights were affected.

The Frost Road itself had a slowing effect, at least alleviating the rhythm of their attack.