Chapter 43 - 41: Jiang City’s Underground Labyrinth

The boss is so brave, what is there to be afraid of?Wang Ergou is not cowardly anymore.

He volunteered to scout for danger ahead.

But don’t think that Er Gou has suddenly developed a conscience. The reason he does this is simply because he noticed that in the subway tunnels, you can often encounter some Spirit Plants, which are quite valuable.

Er Gou is not just a monster radar.

He’s also a treasure radar.

No matter how well Spirit Plants are hidden, Er Gou can always find and dig them out, then, when the boss isn’t paying attention, gulp them down for his own benefit.

After eating a few Spirit Grass and Spirit Medicine.

He feels the whole dog becoming refreshed and invigorated.

It seems the Spirit Plants have a significant enhancement effect on him.

Hang Yu can of course notice the Husky’s little actions, but since the Spirit Plants discovered so far are all low-level, Hang Yu isn’t interested in fighting the dog over them, so he lets him ruin them.

"Awoo."

"Human subway stations are so much fun."

"There’s so much good stuff here, awooo!"

The Husky is very happy, prancing around Hang Yu in excitement.

Hang Yu looks dumbfounded, where on earth does this look like a human subway?

The subway tunnels have completely changed, with large amounts of fluorescent fungi, herbs, and minerals growing.

Hang Yu has made an even more startling discovery along the way!

The subway tunnels and ground have collapsed in several places, exposing many natural caves.

Each cave has branches or connects to others, making the subway system even more complex!

There seems to be an invisible force.

Undergoing a transformation of the underground world of Jiang City.

Turning Jiang City’s subway into a massive, monster-filled underground labyrinth!

But on the other hand, herbs, minerals, and even monster materials are quite conveniently obtainable here.

Therefore, Hang Yu estimates that in the near future, Jiang City’s subway station will become an underground labyrinth, which will become an effective way for many citizens to obtain materials.

But this labyrinth is too complex.

Without the dog, Hang Yu wouldn’t dare to rush in.

Getting lost in the labyrinth isn’t even the main concern, it’s full of unknown monsters.

Hang Yu found that as soon as you enter the caves through the tunnels, your phone completely loses signal, and you can’t even make emergency calls, so overall, this place is quite dangerous.

The Husky suddenly catches a scent of something, and its fur bristles, "Aow, boss, not good, in front... there’s a particularly strong guy up ahead!"

Hang Yu looks over.

The place Er Gou pointed to is not the subway tunnel.

It’s a cave tunnel that appeared out of nowhere, covered in various weeds, fungi, and minerals.

From inside this cave, faint sounds of fighting echo, and even gunshots with silencers can be heard.

Hang Yu is a bit surprised, "There are people? Can you sniff out what’s going on inside?"

The Husky sniffs and says, "Awoo, there are indeed a few people, about six or seven, two of them are relatively strong, weaker than the boss but stronger than the fat guy, and the others seem in bad shape, they’re about to die."

How could anyone come to such a place? They sure have courage!

"Dog, I’m going in to take a look, you stay here and don’t run around."

Hang Yu puts on the Goblin Thief Mask and then activates Stealth, his body gradually disappearing.

It’s the first time the Husky has seen Hang Yu use skills other than the Collection Skill, immediately showing a surprised expression, not expecting the boss to be so secretly powerful, never using full force before.

Hang Yu quickly moves through the cave tunnel.

A space appears before him, about the size of one or two basketball courts, with fungi and moss covering the rock walls, and many plants growing on the ground, surprisingly a completely natural cave.

At this moment, a team of about seven people is engaged in a bloody battle with a few sheep.

Have firearms degraded to the point they can’t even handle little sheep anymore?

Hang Yu notices all seven people are armed with guns.

As soon as he enters, he sees three people lying on the ground, bloodied and uncertain if they’re alive, the remaining four aren’t in much better shape, now in a critical moment of fierce battle.

He completes his observation in the shortest time possible.

There is one man and one woman worth noting.

Compared to the other five wearing bulletproof vests and helmets, these two are dressed lightly for agility, showing their level 2 strength from their speed and reaction.

The man is under thirty, with a buzz cut, tall and sturdy, his face stern, holding a long staff with a faint gray glow on its surface.

Hmm, probably a gray Intermediate or higher Spirit Realm weapon.

There aren’t many who have reached level 2 now, even fewer with Spirit Realm equipment.

The woman is about the same age as Hang Yu, maybe a year or two older, wearing tight leather clothing, her chest full and firm, long and strong legs, with a curvy figure, shoulder-length chestnut short hair, fair skin, and well-defined features, very beautiful, with a rare sharpness in her expression.

She holds a gun in her left hand, reverse-gripping a short sword in her right.

This short sword is likely also a Spirit Realm weapon.

"Huh, where have I seen this beauty before!"

"Oh right, I remember, she’s one of the most famous online celebrities in Jiang City!"

Hang Yu recalls watching videos in a group, in Jiang City amongst these online stars, seven or eight out of ten are men, women are rare and therefore leave an impression, especially since she’s the most beautiful of them all.

What’s her name again?

Right, Liang Qiu, Frost Descent Liang Qiu.

It’s said she’s also a police officer flower in the criminal investigation team, which draws many fans.

Strange, why is she here? Looking at the others, they all look military.

Could they be... people from the relevant departments?

Hang Yu’s observation and thinking took less than two seconds, but the battle situation changed dramatically, forcing him to stop thinking, because if he doesn’t act, these people might all die.

The firearms are still effective.

Most of the Blade Sheep have fallen.

Now only three Blade Sheep are still fighting.

But the remaining ones are especially strong, stronger 3rd-level monsters.

One is different from the others with four blade-like horns, looking particularly majestic.

Its wool is even denser, not grayish-black but pure black, the moment Hang Yu sees this sheep, he immediately understands why these people suffered severe losses despite having firearms.

Blade Sheep Leader!

3rd-level Bronze Elite Monster!

The Blade Sheep Leader’s strength is not comparable to ordinary Blade Sheep!

As mentioned before, the dense wool of Blade Sheep is comparable to bulletproof vests, cushioning against ranged attacks like firearms and crossbows, and the bullets of light firearms through the wool, even if they can barely penetrate the tough skin, cannot cause fatal damage to these Spirit Realm creatures, especially this formidable Elite Leader Sheep.

In an instant!

The Blade Sheep Leader growls and grinds its hooves.

The Leader Sheep doesn’t move from its spot, but releases a high-speed charging sheep-shaped afterimage, almost instantly crashing in front of the people.

The Blade Sheep Leader’s skill—Sheep Leader’s Charge!

"Watch out!"

The buzz-cut man, without thinking, raises his long staff with both hands, trying to knock away his companion and block the attack.

But he underestimates the skill’s speed and power, not only failing to knock away his companion but also taking the attack together.

The moment the Leader Sheep afterimage impacts on him.

A circular barrier is released in front of the buzz-cut man’s staff, a defensive Innate Skill similar to Zhao Ming’s, seemingly able to block or even reflect part of the damage.

But after all, it’s a 3rd-level Elite Monster across from them.

A plain level 2 Warrior, how could he possibly withstand it?

Like being hit head-on by a car at 120 km/h, with horrifying bone-breaking sounds, both people simultaneously fly back several meters, and it’s clear the weaker Warrior won’t survive.

The young woman Liang Qiu exclaims, "Brother!"

The buzz-cut man coughs up blood from his mouth and nose, not dead instantly but severely injured, unable to even crawl up, and seeing the Blade Sheep Leader preparing to attack again, he shouts while spitting blood, "This monster is too strong, you’re no match... run, run quickly, that’s an order!"