Chapter 361: Chapter 357: Twilight Tomb

Boom!

The Cleaving Sky War Bear slapped a squad of skeleton soldiers into dust with one paw. After lightly dusting off the bone fragments from its fur, it continued to move forward.

“Not bad, it’s significantly more agile now. It should have no problems with normal combat.”

Bai Qi was comfortably seated on a vehicle evolved by Schuck, surrounded by the seven ferocious beasts, and he gave a thumbs-up to Schuck.

“Thank you for your praise, Boss. I’ll continue to work hard.”

Schuck, feeling affirmed by Bai Qi, became more excited. The sunshine disc on its back continuously radiated dazzling sunlight, eliminating the gloom in the massive tomb.

The tomb was intricate and complex, with many branch paths appearing every few steps. However, Bai Qi had no intent to wander aimlessly. Instead, he followed one path into the darkness.

Thus far, the only undead creatures they met were the lowest level skeleton soldiers and resentful souls. Bai Qi simply treated this as a training ground for Schuck. Although it was a bit boring, it wasn’t a waste of time.

“However, when will this path end?”

Bai Qi looked at the still seemingly endless path and couldn’t help but complain.

Awooo, awooo…

(I think, we should find an exit. I’m starting to get bored…)

Ka-burp, ka-burp.

(Gamma thinks so too. I haven’t eaten anything in two hours. My stomach is a bit hungry.)

Bai Qi nodded at their words, turning his gaze to Alpha and the husky, and said, “Let’s speed up the exploration.”

Clatter, clatter.

(Understood.)

Awooo, awooo!

(It’s time for me to show my formidable power!)

The twin pets simultaneously took the order, with Beta being the first to dash out. With a roar, the beasts dove into the seemingly never-ending array of skeleton soldiers.

Wherever Beta’s paws struck, Thunder Flame Power spread out unrestrainedly. Wherever it went, there was almost no skeleton soldier that survived. If a fortunate bony head wasn’t struck, Beta wasn’t forgetting to put on an additional claw swipe.

This efficiency far exceeded the combined effort of the previous seven ferocious beasts.

“There seems to be a bit of a personal grudge in there.”

Watching Beta having fun in the skeleton army, Bai Qi couldn’t help but smile helplessly. He looked over at Alpha, but it displayed no signs of haste and summoned the Six Sword Servants to explore other areas instead.

The Witch Ghoul’s Great Tomb was filled with Shadow Department Power, which could easily affect the communication of machines. However, for the Six Sword Servants, which were undead creatures themselves, it was like a fish in water – the exploration range expanded rapidly.

As for Alpha, it remained stationary, passing the information received from the Six Sword Servants.

Clatter, clatter.

(Boss, I found the exit.)

“That quickly?”

Bai Qi’s eyebrows raised as he saw all of Alpha’s five Sword Servants – Wood, Gold, Water, Earth, and Shadow – return, but the Fire Swordsman was missing.

“Was the Fire Swordsman damaged?”

Bai Qi frowned slightly. Although he was uncertain if damage to the Six Sword Servants would harm Alpha, referring to the situation where a Beast Master lost a contract position, it might have some effect.

Ka-lah, ka-lah.

(The Fire Swordsman has drawn my energy momentarily, I’ll be fine.)

“That’s good, let’s hurry over.”

Bai Qi nodded, and waved at Beta who was still playing on the side. Keeper then quickly led the other pets towards the location of the Fire Swordsman.

Awooo?

(Was I overtaken by that stinky bone?)

Beta, who had already been playing frantically, just then realized. It wanted to catch up with the others, but Jerry held it back.

“Keep going ahead and take a look. It seems there’s something else there.”

A peculiar gleam flashed across Jerry’s dark golden pupils as he took control of his body and walked deeper into the corridor.

…

Under Alpha’s guidance, Bai Qi finally left the seemingly endless corridor and arrived in front of a spacious hall.

Describing it as a hall, it was more like an abandoned warehouse with decrepit furniture strewn everywhere.

It was clear that humanoid beings had once lived here.

In the middle of the hall, the Fire Swordsman, engulfed in flames, was battling a sword-wielding skeleton with an ice sword.

“An Ice Swords Guard? No, wait, this one seems stronger.”

Bai Qi took a distant look but couldn’t identify the origin of this ice skeleton.

Clatter, clatter.

(Boss, this is a Lord-level Extreme Frost Warrior.)

[Name]: Extreme Frost Warrior.

[Nature]: Ice, Undead

[Bloodline Level]: Low-level Lord

[Introduction]: An undead creature nurtured from the cold extremities, their cold surroundings have not stripped them of their ability to move, but rather augmented their combat strength.

…

“A Lord-level, no wonder the Fire Armor Swordsman had to draw on your abilities.”

Bai Qi nodded. All of the Six Sword Servants remained at the elite level, dealing with a Lord-level creature alone was proving to be somewhat challenging.

After all, the Six Sword Servants didn’t have the Evolution Egg like Alpha to help increase their racial values.

“However, I might consider enhancing the racial values of the Six Sword Servants in the future. After all, they are bound by Alpha’s contract, which could potentially be helpful.”

Watching the Fire Armor Swordsman, who barely held his own against the Extreme Frost Warrior with Alpha’s power, Bai Qi felt motivated to improve the Six Sword Servants.

Originally, Bai Qi figured the Six Sword Servants would improve alongside Alpha, so he didn’t bother to invest resources. But now it seemed that other than the time when Alpha evolved and elevated the Six Sword Servants, their normal state didn’t appear to have much impact.

Even though they were just accessories, improved accessories could only be a plus.

“Alpha, let the Six Sword Servants help. We need to finish this quickly.”

Creak, creak.

(Alright.)

A flash of fire appeared in Alpha’s eyes, and the rest of the Sword Servants rushed forward to attack the Extreme Frost Warrior.

With the Six Sword Servants working together, the pressure on the Extreme Frost Warrior suddenly increased. The Lord-level Intimidation skill had no effect on the Six Sword Servants, who were followers of Alpha. Instead, they were making the Extreme Frost Warrior scramble under the coordinated attacks of the Six Sword Servants.

By using the six attributes and Rune, the Six Sword Servants were able to exhibit far more power than their peers; together with an unimpeded cooperation, the Extreme Frost Warrior was soon completely on the back foot after one defensive mistake.

Crack!

Finally, the Extreme Frost Warrior was encased on the spot by the Earth Armor Swordsman, and the Fire Armor Swordsman took the opportunity to transform into a flaming giant sword and shattered the Frost Warrior’s head directly.

Without the protection of a skull, the soul flame of the Extreme Frost Warrior was completely exposed to the air, flickering in the air. Then, as if it had received some sort of summons, it moved toward Alpha.

But Alpha clearly did not intend to let the flame near him. With a gentle wave of his hand, the Shadow Department Power scattered the soul flame. It split into six parts and landed in front of each of the Six Sword Servants.

The Six Sword Servants did not resist like Alpha, but rather let the soul flame melt into their bodies, their soul fires in their heads noticeably increased.

“Tsk tsk, the souls of the defeated are only fit to be devoured by the victors, as expected of the Witch Ghoul’s Great Tomb.”

Seeing the fate of the Extreme Frost Warrior ending up as a meal for the victors, Bai Qi couldn’t help but feel a bit impressed.

The difference between this secret realm created by legendary creatures and the realms created by humans was evident. Regardless of the type, human realms tend to be built around heritage, while these creature-built realms are essentially private territories.

Looking at the runes slowly unfolding in front of him, Bai Qi planned to move to the next level but suddenly noticed that Husky didn’t follow.

Howl, howl!

(I’ve found something!)

At that moment, Beta’s voice suddenly rang in Bai Qi’s mind, who was taken aback as he realized that Husky had disappeared.

“What has that guy found now?”

Following the information provided by Beta, Bai Qi followed the original path and saw another huge Array. At the center of the Array, a resentful soul emanating cold air was slowly fading away.

Upon seeing Bai Qi and others’ arrival, Jerry’s eyes flashed, and a series of information flowed into Bai Qi’s mind.

“Legendary Witch Ghoul Twilight… Underground Tomb… Guardian… Control…”

Bai Qi slowly digested the data given by Jerry, thereby gaining a preliminary understanding of the large tomb they were in.

Simply put, this underground tomb was built by the legendary Witch Ghoul Twilight thousands of years ago. It was divided into nineteen levels. Conquering the guardian of each level granted control over that level.

However, there was a prerequisite: the control could only be taken over by undead creatures.

The Extreme Frost Warrior that was defeated with the Six Sword Servants and the Frozen Soul that Jerry had dealt with were both guardians of this level. Only by eliminating both guardians could you gain control of this level and open the path to the next level.

Otherwise, you would only gain the permission to enter the next level.

“Control over a secret layer was acquired just like that?”

Bai Qi looked dismissively at the surrounding dim environment. Although it was nice to have acquired control over a layer of the secret realm so effortlessly, Bai Qi had little interest in this environment.

However, it would be great for training the Six Sword Servants.

“It seems that this layer is only used for nurturing the lowest level undead creatures, so its defense power is quite low.”

Jerry nodded and then took out a triangular stone inscribed with strange runes and gave it to Bai Qi, “This is the control core of this layer. Beast Master, you take care of it.”

Upon receiving the triangular stone, Bai Qi felt a sharp chill creeping up his palm. Hastily, he passed it to Alpha nearby, “Alpha, keep it safe. We’ll talk about it later.”

This underground tomb had a total of nineteen levels, equating to nineteen secret realms to control according to the information they currently had. It might be possible to exchange a couple of them later with the Association for secret realms that meet his requirements.

“Suddenly feeling motivated, huh.”

Bai Qi stretched lazily, looking at the slowly spinning teleportation array in front of him, “Just as well, let’s have a long-overdue team battle.”

“A team battle?”

The pets exchanged glances, clearly not understanding why their master suddenly felt so energized.

“How about ranking in order of the number of control cores obtained, and then determining the order of usage for the Mythical Level resources based on these rankings?”

“Let’s call it… The Twilight Tomb Scramble!”