43: Mysterious Underground Palace

Li Changkong walked to the side of the lake, and a wave of cold Qi surged from his hand.

In the blink of an eye, the cold Qi in Li Changkong's hand formed a path.

This was Li Changkong's Frost Road, but this time his Frost Road condensed on the surface of the water.

The originally wide lake surface was instantly cleared of a path by this cold Qi.

"Goodness, I was wondering what method you had! I didn't expect it to be so violent."

Xu Chuchu looked at the Frost Road and exclaimed.

"Let's hurry over now, lest there be any accidents. You all stay close behind me."

Li Changkong casually spread his hands, then urged the others.

After saying this, he had already walked to the front, because the lake surface was very wide.

And a single Frost Road was not enough for them to cross.

Li Changkong could only advance for a while, then cast Frost Road again.

As they crossed the lake, they could see that there were many piranhas in the water.

The Rank of these piranhas was also not low; they were basically all around Rank 30.

Li Changkong finally understood why the clear rate of this dungeon was so low.

If one wanted to cross this lake without the corresponding skills, they could only wade through the water.

However, once humans entered the water, their strength would definitely be greatly reduced.

Coupled with these schooling piranhas, it was naturally very difficult to get across.

But after more than ten minutes, they finally reached their destination.

The few of them felt a bit fortunate that they had brought Li Changkong along earlier.

Otherwise, this matter might not have been so easy to resolve.

After crossing this lake, the scene before them made Li Changkong a bit dumbfounded.

What appeared before them now was no longer a forest, but piles and piles of white bones.

These bones were piled up like mountains, giving one a chilling feeling at first glance.

From the color and degree of decay of these bones, it could be seen that these things had existed in the dungeon for a long time.

This place seemed to have suddenly become eerie, and their footsteps couldn't help but slow down a bit.

After all, they were worried about any unexpected occurrences, which would be bad.

"How about we split up and then meet at a designated spot?"

Lin Ling'er looked at the three of them and asked tentatively.

"We are a team now, not individual players, so it's best not to run around aimlessly."

"If there's really something dangerous happening inside, being together will give us mutual support."

"If we split up now and encounter danger, it would be like the Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather (a futile effort)."

Zhu Sha, however, disagreed with this and offered her own opinion.

After some discussion, everyone finally decided to adopt Zhu Sha's approach.

Stick together!

After everyone gathered, Li Changkong manipulated Black Flame to block the front.

Whether it was pet beasts or monsters, they were inherently tough and thick-skinned.

With Black Flame blocking the front, even the Shield Warrior's pressure was significantly reduced.

"If I had known earlier, I should have bought a pet. It's a pity that such powerful pets are probably unobtainable."

Looking at the Black Flame before her, Xu Chuchu's eyes showed a hint of envy.

Although she was a melee class, she also needed the cooperation of a tank.

On the market, there were still many pet eggs for sale; once hatched, there was a high possibility of hatching a pet.

Some of these pet eggs were even stolen from boss lairs.

However, these pet eggs were of mixed quality, and the vast majority of Yao Beast eggs, after being hatched by humans, would have their strength correspondingly reduced.

If they were raised by humans, their ambition would disappear, and ambition represented aggressiveness.

Once aggressiveness decreased, their own strength would naturally diminish completely.

As the team advanced, they quickly arrived at the entrance of the underground palace.

Although the surrounding scenery was indeed a bit horrifying just now, the monsters that appeared were not that strong.

Most monsters could indeed be easily dealt with under their cooperation.

At the entrance of this underground palace, there were two stone statues, as if guarding the palace.

"I didn't expect there to be a tomb here. Our destination isn't to enter a tomb, is it?"

Looking at the underground palace before him, Li Changkong hesitated.

He hadn't even approached the entrance of the underground palace, yet he already felt an extremely dangerous aura.

The moment this aura appeared, Li Changkong's hair stood on end.

After taking a deep breath, they arrived in front of this underground palace.

The gate of the underground palace was very heavy; if one's strength value wasn't at least two hundred, it would be impossible to push it open.

Fortunately, Li Changkong had put a lot of points into strength during this time.

With a creaking sound from the gate, it was completely opened.

A stale smell immediately wafted out, as no one had been here for a long time.

Stepping into the underground palace, layers of steps appeared before them.

At first, Li Changkong didn't feel anything unusual, but soon he found that these steps were a bit off.

These steps seemed to float in mid-air, and the dim light of the luminous pearls couldn't illuminate the surroundings clearly at all.

Li Changkong tentatively threw a luminous pearl down the stairs.

The originally quite bright luminous pearl instantly disappeared into the darkness.

The darkness before them was like a gaping maw, wanting to devour everything.

Suddenly, two strange cries came from the darkness.

Two strange large birds suddenly flew in from afar.

These large birds had very strange appearances, completely black, like crows.

But their wings had no feathers at all, much like bats.

Facing such a monster, Li Changkong instantly released the Lecturer's Book.

After two flashes of light, the two large birds were completely restrained.

These two large birds were extremely fast; if Li Changkong hadn't reacted in time, they might have been knocked down.

This abyss was bottomless; if they really fell, there would certainly be no good outcome.

Everything around them also seemed exceptionally quiet at this moment.

After these two large birds were dealt with, some large birds would occasionally fly in from the subsequent path.

Although they couldn't cause any harm to Li Changkong and the others, they were still quite annoying.

These large birds were all elite monsters, and their strength was much greater than that of ordinary monsters.