Chapter 53

Ignoring the new small hole for now, Li Huailin reached out to touch the body of the BOSS. Unfortunately, it seemed that today Li Huailin did not have the luck to drop a deed.

Flame Guardian Chestplate (Silver): Chainmail, Physical Defense 15-20, Magic Defense 10-10, Strength +14, Constitution +10, Fire Resistance +20, Required Level 15, Classes: Warrior, Knight. Set (5/6).

He found the fifth piece of the Flame Guardian set, a blue chestplate. It seemed to be the hardest piece to drop, but it was not very useful to Li Huailin. His current fire resistance was already as high as 90 points, but he still lacked a helmet to complete the 6-piece set.

Flame Greatsword (Silver): Two-handed Sword, Attack 45-60, Strength +20, Constitution +10, 33% chance to deal 45 fire damage on hit. Required Level 20, Classes: Warrior, Knight, Hunter.

The second item was a pretty good two-handed sword, a blue 20-level weapon, but it was still something Li Huailin would sell. After searching, Li Huailin also found a Flame Essence, which was the item Martin needed for his quest. Apart from that, there was nothing else, and there was nothing similar to a deed.

"Will a deed drop here?" Li Huailin complained. In fact, he himself did not know if it would drop, he was just trying. "But it seems this secret realm is not over yet. Is that small hole a passage? Could there be another BOSS?"

While thinking, Li Huailin approached the small hole. He looked down and saw that it led quite far. However, it was very dark inside, and Li Huailin, who did not have a torch, could not see anything clearly. But at the end of the tunnel, he saw a light, indicating that it was passable.

"Is it an exit? That doesn't seem right, I still need to hand the quest item to Martin. What does an exit mean?" Li Huailin thought strangely.

But just as he thought this, Li Huailin had a good idea. Why should he rush to complete the quest? This was a hidden quest, and he did not have to complete it himself. After all, the final reward was not what he wanted.

"Let's contact Night Flight. I think he would be interested in this quest," Li Huailin nodded. "But for now, let's see where this small tunnel leads."

Li Huailin knew the game would not deliberately set up a tunnel that led nowhere, so he was very curious where this tunnel would lead. Of course, he was not afraid of dying, so he lowered his head and walked in.

However, the tunnel was indeed a bit small. Li Huailin had to crouch and walk for about ten minutes before he reached the exit. Honestly, it was a good thing this was a game; otherwise, Li Huailin would have felt a sore back by now.

"Finally!" As Li Huailin crawled out of the tunnel, the sky suddenly brightened. It seemed he had already emerged from the cave. However, this place seemed different from the Lava Rift. Although the Lava Rift had a lot of dust and the sky was not very clear, it was not as severe as where Li Huailin was now. Although he could see the sky, it was covered by a thick layer of dust, and Li Huailin could not even see the sunlight.

Just as he was marveling at this, Li Huailin heard a "boom" behind him. Turning his head, he saw that the cave he had come from had collapsed. It did not seem like it was about to collapse just now, so it must have been a plot device by the system.

Since he could not go back, Li Huailin carefully examined the surroundings. Behind him was a large mountain, and he was on a cliff. Apart from the tunnel, he could not go back. In front of him, he saw that the area was surrounded by mountains, indicating that this was a basin-like terrain. The ground was still the same black wasteland as the Lava Rift, but it was even more severe. There were still some exposed lava flows, which were still bubbling, and the temperature seemed to be even higher than in the Lava Rift.

"Is this also part of the secret realm?" Li Huailin looked around and suddenly his eyes lit up because he saw something that looked important, something that looked like an altar.

There were no monsters nearby, so Li Huailin immediately ran towards the altar. Upon closer inspection, it was a huge magic array built on a large pool of lava, floating in the air with only a small staircase connecting it to the ground. Li Huailin did not understand how such a structure could defy the laws of physics.

The magic array was mainly built with black stones, circular in shape, with a radius of about ten meters. Around the array were black pillars about ten meters high, encircling the entire array. The ground and the main structure of the array were densely inscribed with strange characters, indicating that it was not a simple thing, but Li Huailin did not recognize any of the symbols.

"The scene is quite grand, but what is this thing for? Is it another BOSS summoning array?" Li Huailin began to look around the area. This place clearly had some hidden secrets, but he did not know what they were.

Just as he was inspecting the area, Li Huailin immediately found what he was looking for. In the center of the magic array, he discovered a sword. This sword was clearly not an ordinary one; just from its stylish design, Li Huailin could tell. Moreover, the sword was emitting a faint red glow, which was not something a regular sword would do.

"Is this a reward for completing the secret realm?" Li Huailin looked at the sword but did not know its attributes until he picked it up. So he reached out to take a look.

As soon as he extended his hand, a system message appeared.

System Message: You have discovered a large sword emitting a flame glow in the center of the magic array. Do you really want to touch it?

"Huh?" Li Huailin was a bit surprised. Why did a system message suddenly appear here? Was it because touching it would be dangerous, so the system was warning players whether they really wanted to touch it?

But Li Huailin was not afraid of death, so he did not hesitate and chose "Yes." As soon as he touched it, a green number +10000 HP appeared above his head.

System Message: You touched the Sword of Fire, Xiluda. Your body was affected by the backlash of the Sword of Fire, Xiluda, increasing your HP by 10000 points.

"Damn, it's really dangerous. I almost died. What kind of sword is this? A regular player would not be able to resist touching it and would die instantly." Fortunately, the system changed the -10000 HP to +10000 HP, or Li Huailin would have died.

"But if it can deal 10000 points of damage with just a touch, this sword must be very powerful." Since it could not harm him, Li Huailin started to have evil thoughts. He rolled up his sleeves and decided to pull the sword out to check its attributes.

Gripping the hilt with both hands, he had not even started to pull when he suddenly felt a wave of heat from the sword. However, this was just a feeling; Li Huailin had already gotten used to the heat in this place.

"I'll pull it out." Li Huailin pulled hard, but the sword did not budge. Another +10000 HP appeared above his head.

System Message: You touched the Sword of Fire, Xiluda. Your body was affected by the backlash of the Sword of Fire, Xiluda, increasing your HP by 10000 points.

System Message: You touched the Sword of Fire, Xiluda. Your body was affected by the backlash of the Sword of Fire, Xiluda, increasing your HP by 10000 points.

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"Damn, a sword dares to challenge me? I will pull you out today." Li Huailin held the hilt with both hands and started to pull hard. This seemed to anger the sword, and +10000, +10000 HP started appearing above his head, and the system messages flooded the screen.

"What the hell, why isn't it moving?" After pulling for a while and seeing no movement, Li Huailin stopped and said, "How do I break this thing?"

At that moment, a deafening voice came from the sky: "Who is it? What impertinent person has disturbed the seal of the divine sword!"

Li Huailin was startled and looked up to see an old man in armor suddenly land in front of him.

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