Chapter 88

After inserting the obsidian, the steel door showed no reaction and remained immobile.

At this moment, Bai Qingsnow sent a message saying that the mechanical knights had stopped chasing her and were quickly heading here.

"Damn, is the key really useless?" Shi Feng angrily punched the keyhole.

With the simplest method failing, he could only use a more dangerous method to enter.

Beep... beep... beep...

Suddenly, the keyhole of the steel door emitted a dazzling golden light, and countless energy runes flashed on the two three-story-high doors, which then slowly opened with a screeching sound.

Seeing the mechanical knights approaching and the door opening just enough for a person to pass through, Shi Feng, without a word, pulled out the key, and the door instantly stopped moving. He then slipped through the gap.

System: Discovered Steel Shell Fortress "Balutia."

The two-story-tall mechanical knights tried to rush through the door, but the gap was too narrow, and the door was too large and heavy. They could only attack the door from outside, but it was useless.

"I'm already inside," Shi Feng sent a message to Bai Qingsnow and then carefully proceeded along the massive steel passage.

On the other side of the Fallen Land.

"Qingsnow, how is he?" Zhao Yueru asked Bai Qingsnow, who had just run over.

"He's fine, he's already inside."

"But this quest is really dangerous. I just tested the strength of the mechanical knights and found that these mechanical knights are completely different from other special elites. They can quickly defend against my attacks and instantly counterattack. If I hadn't reacted fast enough, I would have been killed."

"Without a skill that can deal a lot of damage in succession, even kiting won't work against these mechanical knights; you'll just end up getting killed." Bai Qingsnow sat down, took out food and drink to recover. The battle scene still lingered in her mind, it was too intense. Just the shockwave from the broken ground caused by the spear had cost her over 200 HP. If she had been hit, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Hearing this, Zhao Yueru seemed to breathe a sigh of relief for some reason.

"Alright, stop daydreaming. Let's grind the birdmen at the narrow pass. The drops and experience here are great, and we should be able to catch up with the top players quickly," Bai Qingsnow said after recovering and stood up to give instructions.

Inside the Steel Shell Fortress, Shi Feng carefully moved forward. The steel-built passage was covered in rust, with dim lights barely illuminating the way.

After walking a long distance and finding no danger, he occasionally heard dripping water and the rumbling of machinery. After a thousand years, most of the machinery was still functioning, showing the advanced technology of the dwarven civilization.

After passing through the massive corridor, he arrived at a large smelting area. Steel walls were connected by steel ladders, and beneath the burning furnaces was a deep, bottomless pool of water.

Shi Feng did not follow the ladder to another exit but jumped into the water.

Halfway down, Shi Feng activated Gravity Liberation, reducing his speed, and he fell like a feather.

While falling, Shi Feng suddenly saw a passage in the steel wall, just wide enough for a person to pass through. This passage was not mentioned in the data from his previous life, so he slowly drifted over and landed in the hidden passage.

"There's actually a treasure chest here. Did no one discover it in this life?" Shi Feng found a large, black iron chest at the end of the hidden passage, covered in runes, clearly not ordinary.

After careful observation, Shi Feng determined it was a Mithril-grade treasure chest. However, he did not rush to open it but used Phantom Kill to send a clone to check it out.

As the clone opened the chest, countless arrows shot out from the iron walls, instantly killing the clone, making Shi Feng break out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he had developed a cautious habit in the Divine Realm, or he would have been killed.

However, such traps were one-time use, so Shi Feng did not rush. Since the chest wouldn't run away, he waited for the Phantom Kill skill to cool down and then used a clone to open the chest again.

This time, the clone safely opened the chest without any danger. Shi Feng then walked over and took out the items inside.

A Mithril-grade Blackstone Shield, requiring 25 Strength, level 10, +69 Defense, 29% Defense Rate, +7 Strength, +10 Stamina, +200 HP, and a 10% reduction in all frontal damage. It was definitely a top-tier shield for level 10.

There was also a Mithril-grade Mastery Book, which randomly added 10 to 50 free mastery points when used. This item was several times rarer than the Blackstone Shield because the mastery points were permanent.

"Hope my luck isn't too bad." Shi Feng prayed slightly and clicked to use the Mastery Book.

The system then displayed a series of random numbers from 10 to 50. Shi Feng could shout "stop" at any time, and the last number displayed would be the mastery points he received, similar to Russian roulette.

In his previous life, many top players collected Mastery Books to enhance their weapon mastery, but these books were extremely rare and hard to obtain even with money. They were all used by the players themselves, as adding even a single free mastery point was extremely difficult.

Shi Feng had once seen a lucky player who obtained an Adamantine-grade Mastery Book. Many people were envious, even willing to spend a million credits to buy it, but the player used it himself. The random number was between 30 and 200. Everyone thought he had incredible luck, but he only got 31 free mastery points, which became a laughing matter, not even as good as a Mithril-grade Mastery Book.

Watching the numbers spin, Shi Feng's heart raced, not knowing what he would get.

"Stop!" Shi Feng shouted.

The number wheel suddenly stopped, and Shi Feng opened his eyes to look.

32 points.

Not a bad number. This meant he could get 32 free mastery points for free, equivalent to the free mastery points gained from leveling up to level 20.

Shi Feng opened the One-Handed Sword Mastery panel.

Currently, his One-Handed Sword Mastery was at 20 points, reaching the level of a Novice Swordsman, increasing base damage by 10%.

Adding the 8 points from leveling up to level 5 and the 5 points he had saved, he had 13 points. Now, with 32 points added, he had a total of 45 free mastery points.

Shi Feng directly added 30 points to One-Handed Sword Mastery, instantly raising it to the level of an Intermediate Swordsman, increasing base damage by 15%. He needed 50 more points to reach the Advanced level.

Don't underestimate the 5% increase in base damage. After skill enhancements, this base damage would be significantly amplified. The difference between top players and good players often came down to the difference in base damage. At this point, only a few top players had reached the Novice level, and he had already reached the Intermediate level, giving him a significant lead.

Just as Shi Feng was about to continue deeper, the fortress's alarm sounded.

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