“What’s going on?”
Alex immediately looked inside. He had inherited this treasure after Genbu’s death, a shell that had strong defense powers that could be useful during emergencies.
However, it was a consumable and every time it was used, the energy within would deplete. When it was fully used up, it would be nothing but scrap. This was why Alex rarely used it.
‘Why is it flashing a warning, are there undefeatable Undead in the tunnel?’
‘The Undead Queen can’t be… Coming out from here?’
“Let’s go down. Me first,” Xerxes said. He was so anxious that his eyes had turned red, and it seemed his feelings for Jade were strong. He went forth and hit the tunnel entrance with the boat, ready to enter by force.
“Wait!” Luna stopped him. “Uncle, there’re traps in this tunnel. If you try to use force, it’ll attack back. I’ve escaped from here once, so let me lead the way. You guys can follow from behind.”
Alex grabbed her and shook his head. He had a feeling that the tunnel was like a tiger’s den, with danger lurking at every corner. If they went on, they would most likely be at risk.
“It’s fine, I’m familiar with this place. I know where to go… Don’t worry!” Luna said to Alex with a grin. She knew how worried he was.
“I can do a test. We’ll know if there’re any problems after.” Alex didn’t let go, but instead, pulled her behind him and requested the others to back hundreds of meters away from the tunnel.
Claudia disapproved of Alex’s choice and thought that he was overreacting. It was her assumptions on his powers, thinking he wasn’t strong enough.
‘This youngster didn’t come from a famous, powerful clan, so even if he had some unusual experiences, his powers must still be limited.’
She cleared her voice and said, “Stop scaring yourselves. There’s nothing in that tunnel, what dangers could there be? Stop wasting time being such a wuss. I’ll go first”
She then jumped into the tunnel without hesitation.
“What’s wrong with you?” Alex was speechless, but he couldn’t just stand there and do nothing.
Just when Claudia reached the top of the tunnel, Alex felt unusually eerie. At the same time, Claudia too sensed that something was wrong. There was concentrated energy underneath, leaking out. Deadly energy then surrounded her, and her skin tensed from the fear.
Claudia struggled to get out from the tree. She was in a bad state, with blood dripping out the corners of her mouth. As expected, she looked toward Alex and thanked him regardless of being attacked.
Alex grinned at her. “You owe me your life.”
Claudia became speechless. ‘I owe him now? Just like that?’
Despite that, she couldn’t deny that he did indeed save her life.
The others were still in the dark, so Claudia said, “Something’s weird about that tunnel. It’s very dangerous. I was almost sucked in by some sort of force.”
Xerxes opened his mouth to speak, but he couldn’t. ‘To think that I thought of barging in just now…’
Alex took out two paper dolls and dropped two drops of blood on them. With a snap of his fingers, the two paper dolls immediately turned into humans. Not only did they look like they had flesh and blood, but they were also somewhat good-looking as well.
After that, both of the dolls sprinted toward the tunnel.
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