Chapter 61

Gold coins, gold bars, and more irregular gold grains and chunks gushed out like a flood.

Instantly, Qin Ran, Sheriff John, Earl Wayne, and the others standing outside the corridor, including Gonglansen and Karl, were left speechless.

"My wealth!"

"My wealth!"

Earl Wayne shouted repeatedly.

"Is it really here?"

Qin Ran was somewhat dumbfounded.

He had never imagined that the wealth accumulated by the Dawnlight Church over a thousand years would be here.

Qin Ran clearly remembered the words Gonglansen had said when they chose this place as the ambush site—

'Is the wealth accumulated by the Dawnlight Church over a thousand years hidden in the council chamber?'

'I checked it fifty years ago!'

'Every wall is made of solid rock, there’s no way there could be a secret room or passage!'

The Guardian Knight naturally had no reason to lie.

But the facts before him told Qin Ran that Gonglansen had completely missed the mark. The walls made of solid rock naturally could not have secret rooms or passages.

Because they existed to protect the Dawnlight Church's wealth of a thousand years.

Like the 'lid' of a treasure chest!

Qin Ran couldn't help but admire the person who designed such a hidden method. Perhaps the person was unknown, but they must have been extremely familiar with human nature.

However, even in his surprise, Qin Ran did not forget the danger he was in.

"Quick, let's go!"

Qin Ran grabbed Sheriff John and started running again.

At this moment, their situation was even more dangerous.

Compared to the crumbling hall, the surging gold was undoubtedly more dangerous.

Once buried, there would be no escape.

With Qin Ran's pull, Sheriff John quickly regained his senses, but Earl Wayne was not so fortunate. It wasn't until Qin Ran and Sheriff John started running again that he came to his senses.

It took less than a second!

But sometimes, a second can mean the difference between life and death.

Feeling the rumbling behind him, Earl Wayne had never hated gold more than at this moment.

He desperately wanted to get away from this gold.

But nothing changes according to anyone's will.

Earl Wayne was no exception.

Even if he exerted all his strength, the rumbling behind him only grew closer, like a hungry beast relentlessly pursuing its prey.

Panic and fear!

Sweat instantly soaked Earl Wayne's clothes.

He didn't want to die!

He had power and status beyond the imagination of ordinary people, and countless plans yet to be implemented.

How could he die like this?

No!

I can't die!

Even if I die, it should be you who dies!

The approach of death completely distorted Earl Wayne's reason.

He looked at Qin Ran and Sheriff John running ahead.

In the next moment, he lunged at them.

"Die!"

Earl Wayne, with a distorted face, like a vengeful ghost, squeezed out these words from his throat.

Qin Ran and Sheriff John were right in front of him.

"Be careful!"

Karl, standing outside the hall, couldn't help but shout in alarm.

But just as Karl's voice rang out, Qin Ran, as if he had foreseen it, suddenly turned around while running and kicked Earl Wayne in the face just as his hand was about to grab their clothes.

Bang!

The powerful force sent Earl Wayne flying back, directly into the surging gold.

For Qin Ran, with his D-level perception, Earl Wayne's sudden attack was completely exposed.

In fact, when an enemy was behind him, Qin Ran could not help but be vigilant.

The moment the other party made a move, Qin Ran was already prepared to counterattack.

Such a counterattack was effortless for Qin Ran.

Perhaps the other party had immense power and influence in this city.

But personal strength?

It was negligible.

Perhaps to deal with some emergencies, the other party had received some training in his youth.

But after inheriting the title and becoming the head of the family, those training sessions had long been forgotten, and with age, his abilities had declined.

Earl Wayne's seemingly fierce lunge was, in fact, just a desperate struggle of an ordinary person.

To Qin Ran, who was well-prepared, it was a piece of cake.

Therefore, the moment Earl Wayne lunged, his failure was already certain.

"No!"

The shrill cry was abruptly cut off.

A flash of red disappeared in the gold, and the wave of gold instantly swallowed Earl Wayne, continuing unabated towards Qin Ran and Sheriff John.

After kicking Earl Wayne away, Qin Ran didn't even look back to see what happened to him and started running again.

Because Qin Ran knew that if he didn't want to share the same fate, he had to run.

But after Earl Wayne's delay, the wave of gold was getting closer.

"Leave me, run!"

Sheriff John, feeling the rumbling behind him, shouted to Qin Ran, who was supporting him.

John knew that if it weren't for his burden, Qin Ran would have already run out of the hall. Now, with Qin Ran supporting him, the inevitable outcome would be both of them being swept away by the gold wave...

Thinking of this, John grinned at Qin Ran and suddenly broke free from his support, waving him on, shouting, "Run!"

As he shouted, half of Sheriff John's body was swept into the gold wave.

Qin Ran instinctively turned around to pull Sheriff John out.

Although his reason told him to keep running, at this moment... Qin Ran's body was out of control!

He had no idea what he was doing!

When he grabbed Sheriff John and saw the gold wave right in front of him, he realized what foolish thing he had done.

To risk his life for a native...

Qin Ran couldn't help but give a bitter smile.

Sheriff John, on the other hand, was completely stunned. Looking at Qin Ran, who was desperately pulling him back, he suddenly felt that having such a friend was the greatest honor of his life.

"Chief! Sir Qin!"

Karl shouted from outside the hall.

The Guardian Knight frowned.

The scene before him reminded him of something he never wanted to remember.

Last time, he was powerless!

But this time?

Crack! Crack!

With the sound of cracking bones, invisible currents began to surge around the Guardian Knight, converging on his hands. His already tall figure grew even taller.

"Dawnlight!"

The Guardian Knight roared and pushed his hands forward.

Boom!

The invisible currents became visible.

Straight, slender, and incredibly fierce!

Like a dragon emerging from the sea, it collided with the gold wave.

Bang!

Boom!

The moment it hit the gold wave, the visible currents exploded.

Gold coins flew everywhere.

The gold wave was momentarily halted.

Taking advantage of this, Qin Ran grabbed Sheriff John and ran forward again.

As they rushed out of the hall and were about to enter the corridor, a golden coffin that had been submerged in the gold wave suddenly appeared, breaking through the hall and entering the corridor, crashing into the wall.

Bang!

The lid of the golden coffin, which had stopped due to the impact, was suddenly pushed open, and two figures jumped out.

"Altria Hunter?!"

"Jimmy?!"

Qin Ran and Sheriff John, seeing the two unexpected figures, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

The two unexpected figures were also stunned.

But then, they both changed their expressions.

"Run, there's a monster!"

They said simultaneously.

Roar!

A deep roar echoed clearly from the hall filled with gold.

Qin Ran's D-level perception allowed him to faintly see a massive figure.

At the same time—

[Player completed main quest: Find Altria Hunter or her body within a month]

[Player will leave the beginner dungeon in five minutes...]

[Please carry items you can carry as items to take out!]

(Note: Items exceeding your carrying limit will be automatically identified as items that cannot be taken out of the dungeon!)

Moreover, the system's prompt was not just this one.

[Name: Shattered Ruby]

[Type: Gem]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Attributes: When embedded in weapons or armor, it will grant your weapon 1-2 points of fire damage or your armor 1%-2% fire resistance!]

[Can it be taken out of the dungeon: Yes]

[Note: Its value far exceeds that of ordinary jewels!]

...

This was a small, fingernail-sized red gem stuck in Qin Ran's collar.

It was clearly one of the gems that fell on Qin Ran after Gonglansen's 'Dawnlight' attack sent gold flying everywhere.

Looking at the red gem in his hand and then at the hall filled with gold, where many gems were shining brightly among the gold coins and bars, Qin Ran's body trembled.

A thought instantly formed in his mind—

Pick up more gems in the remaining five minutes!