I have an Apocalypse City-Chapter 943 - 944 Demon King Finger Bone_1

Chapter 943: Chapter 944: Demon King Finger Bone_1

Chapter 943: Chapter 944: Demon King Finger Bone_1

Doru’s upper half emerged from the ground, and the golden treasure chest was right in front of him. He glanced back to see that the stone golem he had summoned was no match for the three-headed Hellhound, having already lost one-third of its Vitality Points.

But he had managed to pull the Hellhound away, and the beast had not realized that Doru was already at the treasure chest.

“Thank goodness, this chest isn’t locked!” Doru placed his hands on the chest, and soon, a progress bar for unlocking appeared.

For players who enjoyed adventure, the skill of unlocking was crucial, but unfortunately, only professions like thieves and pickpockets could learn the skill of unlocking from their class trainers. Other professions interested in learning unlocking had to obtain a universal unlocking skill book.

Universal unlocking skills were hard to come by, and Doru hadn’t learned any; if this chest had been locked, he could only have sighed, wiped his drool, and walked away.

The higher the grade of the chest, the longer it would take to open it, and the Dark Gold Treasure Chest required a full three minutes to unlock. Doru didn’t know if the stone golem he had summoned could withstand the Hellhound’s assault for three minutes.

With a continuous roar, all three heads of the Hellhound were capable of attacking. Although the stone golem was hard, it was still battered until chips of stone flew in all directions, and its Vitality Points rapidly decreased before Doru’s eyes.

While unlocking the chest, Doru kept an eye on the battle. He checked the remaining Vitality Points of the stone golem and then the progress bar of the chest. Estimating in his mind, he felt reassured that he should be able to open the chest before the golem perished.

The skill to summon the stone golem wasn’t a core ability of the Abyss Earth Walker; it was just a common skill with a long cooldown, heavy resource consumption, and a time limit for summoning. Doru seldom used it, but it was extremely effective for luring and tanking monsters.

Click~

A light sound signaled that the lid of the chest popped open slightly, and Doru’s heart leaped with joy—it was open!

Just then, Doru suddenly heard a roar from behind. Turning around, he saw each of the Hellhound’s three heads biting down on the stone golem’s head, right arm, and left leg.

A shrill sound of friction emerged, with stone powder falling “tsk tsk” from the jaws of the Hellhound. Its three heads fiercely tore in three different directions, and the stone golem, with only a third of its Vitality Points left, lasted less than three seconds before it “crack” apart, shattered by the Hellhound into a pile of rubble.

With chunks of the stone golem’s half-head and limbs in their jaws, all made of solid stone, the three-headed Hellhound seemed to vent its frustration by crunching the rocks loudly in its mouth, reducing the solid stone remnants to powder in no time.

Doru was greatly alarmed. Without even looking at the items in the chest, he grabbed everything into his inventory and then slowly started to descend into the ground.

After killing the stone golem, the Hellhound’s attention was drawn to Doru. Its three large heads turned to stare at the slowly descending Doru. The middle head opened its mouth wide, shooting out a blaze of fire that enveloped him.

The Abyss Earth Walker could move underground, but the descent was not fast, which was the only weakness of this profession. However, if Doru could raise this skill to the highest level, that weakness would also be mitigated.

Seeing the flames coming at him, Doru was shocked. Although he had calculated the time needed to open the chest, he had forgotten that it would take some time to bury himself into the ground. At that moment, his neck had just touched the surface while his whole head was still exposed. The flames engulfed his head entirely;

An injury figure of 1,500 points floated above Doru’s head. At that moment, Doru could not interrupt his casting. Otherwise, he would be forced out of the ground, and then he would have to face the three-headed Hellhound, the boss-level monster, alone;

Enduring the agony of the burn, Doru gritted his teeth and slowly submerged into the ground. After reaching the underground, the burning status immediately disappeared, and Doru let out a sigh of relief. He then checked his Vitality Points, which gave him quite a scare. From over two thousand Vitality Points, he was down to less than a hundred. It was a narrow escape from death. Had he been a second slower and allowed the burn to damage him once more, Doru would probably have lost his life there;

“That was close, too close!” Doru’s heart pounded wildly, and it took quite a while for him to calm down;

“One has to take risks for wealth,” Doru mused, “Let’s see what spoils the treasure chest that almost cost me my life has yielded!” With his life no longer in danger, Doru’s attention returned to the loot inside the chest.

The three-headed Hellhound above ground couldn’t find Doru and, seeing the chest cracked open, flew into a fit of rage. “Boom! Boom! Boom!” came thunderous noises from above, but Doru paid them no mind. Unless the hounds had the ability to dig three feet into the ground, the burrowed Doru was safe and sound;

“A Dark Gold Treasure Chest should yield at least one Dark Gold Quality item. This is a big score!” Doru opened his inventory with a smile spreading across his face;

He had originally come here seeking the legacy of the Abyssal Demon King, but unexpectedly, he stumbled upon a Dark Gold Treasure Chest, which was a great start;

“Materials, materials, food, ores…” The chest contained over a dozen items that Doru grabbed in one go into his inventory, yet most of these were just common materials and food;

“Eh, Demon King Finger Bone? A Dark Gold Quality ring, nice, very nice, haha!” Doru saw a crystalline finger bone, like gleaming jade, in his inventory, and upon carefully inspecting its attributes, he was overjoyed. He eagerly slipped the finger-bone-shaped ring onto his finger;

The ring’s attributes were excellent and well-suited for Doru. Not only could it enhance the power of his abilities, but it could also increase the cast speed of his spells. This meant that even if his “Earthwalker” skill hadn’t reached max level, he could quickly submerge underground, greatly enhancing his survival capabilities;

This chapt𝙚r is updated by freeωebnovēl.c૦m.

Just as Doru was delightedly slipping on the ring, he suddenly felt a sharp pain at his finger, and cold sweat streamed down his body. Looking down, he saw the newly acquired Dark Gold Quality ring, glowing with a sinister red light like a hot iron, while his skin sizzled at the touch;

Doru was startled. It was the first time he had encountered such a thing. He tried to grasp the ring and pull it off, but as soon as he touched it, the intense heat scalded him, forcing him to retract his hand quickly;

At that moment, Doru felt his entire body restrained by the ring, dripping with cold sweat and unable to muster a single bit of strength;

System: You have obtained the “Demon King Finger Bone” ring and automatically triggered the hidden quest “The Seventh Demon King’s Legacy.” Please follow the quest instructions and complete the task!

…