Church ruins
The letters on the wall were slightly incomplete and damaged, but still discernible.
In addition, there were two statues standing on both sides of the road, but the heads of the statues had been destroyed, leaving only their bodies standing there.
"This used to be a ruin?"
Lin Xiao looked at Brother Hui beside him.
Since he planned to search for the Yaksha in the dungeon, he must have gathered relevant information and data beforehand.
"Yes, it's said to be the ruins of a church. As for which church, it's not very clear, but looking at its scale, this church must have been quite famous. We just don't know why it declined and became a dungeon," Brother Hui said.
"How much do you know about Yaksha?" Lin Xiao asked.
Brother Hui gave a wry smile. "Actually, I don't know much more than you. I only know that the Yaksha appears at night, but we can't tell if it's day or night outside here. We can only judge by whether the Yaksha appears."
"We also tried staying here for 24 hours, but the Yaksha still didn't appear. It seems some special mechanism is needed to turn the polar day into polar night for the Yaksha to emerge."
Well, this was almost the same information he got from the Guild Master.
"Then let's explore the dungeon first and look for clues about the Yaksha."
Lin Xiao immediately summoned the Savage Mechanical Ox.
Whoosh—
Steam jetted from its joints, and its massive body made Brother Hui and the other two stare wide-eyed.
Shocking, absolutely shocking!
It felt like facing a Terminator.
"Holy crap, this is your summoned beast? It's so damn cool!"
Brother Hui quickly pulled out his phone and frantically took pictures of the Savage Mechanical Ox, his eyes gleaming with golden light, almost drooling.
"What a powerful summoned beast, no wonder you can clear dungeons of such high difficulty," the accompanying Healer exclaimed.
Just standing there, it exuded an immense deterrent force.
The guard looked up, then touched his head and said, "I feel like I'm superfluous here."
With this Savage Mechanical Ox here, he didn't need to tank damage at all.
"Lin Xiao, can your Savage Mechanical Ox carry people? If it could, that would be incredibly cool."
Brother Hui shouted excitedly.
"Uh... not yet, and the Savage Mechanical Ox isn't purely mechanical."
"What a shame."
If they could ride it, it would be explosively cool.
Rustle, rustle, rustle... Suddenly, faint footsteps caught Lin Xiao's attention.
Following the sound, a figure in a gray robe with a strange mask on its face appeared, quickly walking towards them.
[Church Member]
[Level: 15]
[Quality: Common]
[Constitution: 8200]
[Strength: 800]
[Intelligence: 100]
[Agility: 10]
[Mana: 30]
[Spirit: 56]
[Skill: Dagger Attack]
Such weak attributes... Lin Xiao mused, then confirmed with Brother Hui and the other two, "All the monsters are mine, no problem, right?"
"Of course, we promise not to steal them from you. If needed, I can also help," Brother Hui quickly nodded.
With their renewed assurance, Lin Xiao felt relieved.
"Enemy detected, target locked, immediate annihilation commencing."
The Savage Mechanical Ox opened its mouth, preparing to unleash a laser cannon to eliminate it.
Seeing this, Lin Xiao immediately interrupted, "Cancel annihilation, let him come over."
The Savage Mechanical Ox didn't understand, but still chose to obey the command.
The Church Member walked directly in front of the Savage Mechanical Ox. Despite the huge difference in size, the opponent showed no fear.
A hand hidden within the gray robe suddenly appeared, holding a dagger, and fiercely stabbed at the Savage Mechanical Ox. The dagger had yet to pierce the armor, emitting metallic sparks.
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"Such a simple attack method."
Lin Xiao couldn't help but complain, then gave an order, "Grab him and see what's under that mask?"
The Savage Mechanical Ox complied, lifting the Church Member like a little chick, then removing the strange mask he wore.
Whoosh—
The moment the mask was removed, the Church Member instantly turned to dust, leaving only the mask and a gray robe.
[Successfully killed Church Member, Experience +5000 (Double)!]
[Talent 'Blood Frenzy' triggered, Life +20 (Double)!]
"Huh? Died just like that? The mask is their true form, and they turn to dust if they lose it?"
Lin Xiao was very surprised.
He still wanted to see if there was a person or a ghost under the mask, but he didn't expect it to be killed just like that.
Lin Xiao picked up the mask that fell to the ground and immediately read the relevant information.
[Church Mask: A mask given by the Bishop to become a member of the church, one of the church's identities.]
[Church Gray Robe: Clothes issued upon becoming a church member. Gray robes are worn by the lowest-ranking church members.]
"Nothing special."
Lin Xiao tried to find some clues from them, but found that they were just two very ordinary pieces of clothing.
"Lin Xiao, what are you doing?"
Brother Hui couldn't help but ask.
He saw that Lin Xiao, instead of attacking the monster, was stripping its clothes, which he found very puzzling.
"I wanted to find some clues from these monsters. If there was a person under the mask, perhaps I could ask him where the Yaksha is."
Lin Xiao shrugged. "Unfortunately, there wasn't even a person under the mask."
Ask a monster?
How dare you!
Brother Hui and the other two were bewildered, then shocked.
"You actually thought of asking a monster about the Yaksha's whereabouts? Aren't you afraid it would kill you?" the Healer couldn't help but say.
That was too bold.
"This dungeon has been around for so long, and no one has ever seen the Yaksha. Ordinary methods definitely won't work, so we have to try something different."
Brother Hui strongly agreed with Lin Xiao's statement. "Indeed, ordinary methods definitely won't work, otherwise the Yaksha would have been found long ago."
Following the stone path, at the end, on both sides of a wall carved with the letter "G", there were two different paths.
"Have you walked both paths?" Lin Xiao asked.
Brother Hui nodded. "Yes, the left is a dead end, and the right leads to the final BOSS of the dungeon. Both paths are like mazes, and people entering for the first time can easily get lost, but we have a map."
Lin Xiao thought for a moment, then pointed to the left path and said, "Let's take the left path first."
Brother Hui and the other two had no objections. This time, they weren't here to clear the dungeon, but to find the Yaksha, so Lin Xiao's suggestion to take the dead end wasn't inappropriate.
Rustle, rustle, rustle... Just as Lin Xiao entered the left path, dozens of Church Members quickly emerged from within, each holding a dagger.
"Savage Mechanical Ox, charge through."
The Savage Mechanical Ox received the command, its eyes flashing red, and a devastating beam of fire shot out.
Boom—
The terrifying explosion instantly blew away the group of Church Members.
[Successfully killed Church Member, Experience +5000 (Double)!]
[Successfully killed Church Member, Experience +5000 (Double)!]
[Successfully killed Church Member...]
"Go..."
Suddenly, Lin Xiao sharply turned his head, his eyes fixed on the rear.
"What's wrong?"
Brother Hui was also startled by Lin Xiao's sudden movement and followed his gaze. "Is there something behind us?"
Lin Xiao stared at the empty space for a long time before saying, "I felt like someone was watching me just now."