Chapter 38: Seed of the Ancient Guardian

The first torso was easily obtained.

It was much easier than Zong Shen had imagined.

But where should he go next?

This question popped up.

A golden mark appeared on the left and right path.

“This mean that both sides have it?”

Zong Shen looked left, then right.

(Stop wasting time, I suggest you go to the right first.)

After the guide appeared, he decisively walked to the right.

The two sides of the corridor were standard dungeons.

They had rusted iron bars and broken arrays.

They separated the dungeons one by one.

His feet became somewhat slippery.

There was also the sound of water leaking.

It was eerie and quiet.

Zong Shen could even hear his own heartbeat clearly.

And the panting of three giant wolves.

The iron bars and array formations of every dungeon were broken, and the cells were empty.

However, the walls inside were very mottled with dark red symbols.

There were also countless abstract and crazy graffiti.

It depicted various twisted limbs.

And a snarling face.

What the hell was this Blood Igniting Demon?

It seemed that the Burning Blood Legion was the one that destroyed the elven city, Asara.

(Blood Igniting Demons are invaders from another dimension. They are extremely evil demons from another dimension and are the culprits behind the destruction of the main civilization in the middle of the last era.)

(With the end of the Great Era War, the Blood Igniting Demons gradually disappeared, and the humans on the continent began to rise. However, the main civilizations of the last era had become extremely rare existences.)

The origin of this Blood Igniting Demons was actually so great?

They were actually intruders from another dimension.

Moreover, they had destroyed the major civilizations of this continent more than 10,000 years ago.

For example, the Elves.

There were also many other descendants that Zong Shen had yet to come into contact with.

Although these descendants still existed, they were no longer the main characters of this continent.

At this moment, Zong Shen asked another question in his heart.

“Where’s the rest of the body?”

“Is there anything valuable here?”

(The rest of the body is at the end of this dungeon, where there is a dark execution chamber, but there is an unfriendly fellow lingering there.)

(From the current position, there is a black iron treasure chest in the third cell on the right, and a lost package in the fifth cell on the left.)

Indeed, reading the guide was more comfortable.

His Strategy Guide module was like a plug in the Overlord System. It knew the entire Overlord world like the back of its hand.

Zong Shen followed the guide and headed to the third cell on the right.

Sure enough, in the corner of the cell, there was a black metal treasure chest quietly placed there.

Zong Shen quickly walked forward and chose to open it.

The treasure chest slowly opened, and a few light blobs representing rewards appeared. Among them, there was a green light blob that was especially eye-catching.

[Successfully unlocked Black Iron Treasure Chest]

[Level 2 residential building blueprint ×1]

[Fine Wheat Bread ×6]

[Swift Leather Boots (Green) x1]

[Elementary Life Manual x1]

This time, there were only four rewards, but there was one Superior Grade equipment.

Then, Zong Shen decomposed the treasure chest into 10 pieces of iron.

“I’ll check them later.”

Zong Shen collected the rewards first. None of his soldiers were injured, so there was no need to rest. Zong Shen decided to save time and speed up the exploration.

The dungeon was too dark and cramped. If one stayed in it for too long, they would become autistic.

They should quickly complete the task and return to the surface. Colby had said that a group of traveling merchants occupied the abandoned outpost at the top of the mountain.

Zong Shen wanted to make contact with the natives of this world and see if there was anything he could buy from the traveling merchants.

After packing the Black Iron Treasure Chest, Zong Shen walked towards the left again.

At the door of the fifth cell, he saw the package mentioned by the guide.

This was really just a package in rags.

The cloth on the outside was already rotten.

Zong Shen reached out and pulled, and a few balls of light jumped out.

Among them was a ball of purple light.

This meant that there was a Rare item in the ragged package.

[Soldier Strengthening Bead (White) x3]

[Elemental Crystal x6]

[Wild Mark ×1]

[Seed of the Ancient Guardian (Purple) x1]

Another wave of rewards, especially one of which was a Rare-level reward.

“Let me take a look…”

[Seed of the Ancient Guardian]

[Elf Tribe’s Defense Type Tree Spirit]

[Plant it in the soil and water it. It will grow into a tree spirit which is an ancient guardian. It can protect your territory. At the same time, it can move slowly and take root again.]

(With it, you can sleep in peace.)

This thing was similar to the arrow tower, both were defensive items.

However, this thing seemed to be more agile than an arrow tower. It could move slowly and change its deployment location.

Zong Shen put away the reward again.

With so many rewards, he couldn’t be bothered to organize them all.

He was prepared to reorganize when this mission was completed and he returned to the surface.

He had gained a lot from this exploration.

There were many good things in the dungeon, not to mention missions.

He held the sharp German sword and led the way to the end of the dungeon.

At this moment, Zong Shen had already started to get used to the pace of this world.

It was just like what the voice in the snow-white room had said.

This was the world of the feudal lords!

As for why Gaia’s will favored him, Zong Shen himself did not know.

He only knew that he had to build a place where he could live in peace. He had to live on.

Zong Shen’s thoughts gradually drifted away.

Until he was awakened by Iron Pole beside him.

“Lord, the execution chamber is right ahead. It’s also the last unexplored place in this dungeon.”

Iron Pole pointed ahead and said softly.

Zong Shen stopped in his tracks.

Everyone also stopped.

The execution room was pitch black.

There was no candlelight.

But Zong Shen did not dare to let his guard down.

He turned and ordered Tasya.

“Tasya, summon two skeleton archers to scout.”

Tasya, the necromancer, glanced at Zong Shen reluctantly.

This was actually similar to Iron Pole and Second Dog initially.

Her 70 points of loyalty made her less proactive.

But when she saw Zong Shen’s meaningful gaze, she still started chanting.

A ball of black light shot out from the Deadwood Staff and landed on the ground of the execution room.

Then, the ground rose up, and two Skeleton Archers with light red flames burning in their eyes crawled out from the ground with their bone bows in their hands.

The next moment, the execution room suddenly lit up with blue light. Everyone saw a skeleton wearing black light armor with a curved horn on its head slowly standing up with a huge machete.