Chapter 15: Going Deeper

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

After pondering for a moment, Ye Tianyu nodded with a smile.

“No problem. I can promise to do you three favors.”

He half-jokingly reminded, “But there are some things that we have to discuss beforehand, lest you say that I won’t help.”

“Yes! Tell me!”

Hearing that Ye Tianyu had something to say, Li Qingqing quickly pretended to listen attentively.

“Firstly, I can help you, but it can’t go against any morals because I’m a man of principle.”

“Secondly, you can’t ask me to help you do anything that harms people. Of course, even if you ask, I will reject you.”

“Thirdly, I can only decide whether to help you if I have the time.”

“Hehe! I understood everything you said. Deal!” Li Qingqing’s face blossomed with a smile.

Actually, no matter what Ye Tianyu said, she would agree without hesitation.

One must know that the strongest mutant in the Spiritual Team was her uncle, Victor Li and he was only a Grade C+ mutant.

According to the current level of the mutants, they were divided into E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, SSS…

Although Li Qingqing did not know Ye Tianyu’s actual grade, she guessed that his grade would not be lower than Grade A.

There was nothing more exciting than the promise of a high-level mutant.

Overjoyed, Li Qingqing didn’t continue asking.

After all, everyone had their own bottom line. She knew very well that if she continued to probe at the edge, she would definitely incur the other party’s disgust.

Besides, Ye Tianyu had joined the Spiritual Team. They would have plenty of opportunities to get to know each other in the future!

Thinking of this, Li Qingqing put away her thoughts.

Now that the threat of the demonic creatures had been resolved, the most important thing was to figure out what to do next.

She could not hold back and asked, “Ye Tianyu, what should we do now?”

“Why don’t we go back the way we came? I wonder if there will be other dangers if we continue moving forward.”

They had already been separated from the Spiritual Team. The wisest choice was to return through the teleportation portal and wait for their teammates to return.

When Ye Tianyu heard this, he didn’t express his opinion because he discovered something interesting.

Through the previous battle, he discovered that those skeleton guards were different from the other low-level demonic creatures. They did not seem to be creatures that acted on instinct. Instead, they seemed to be guarding something in the palace.

Could there be a treasure inside the palace???

Or a stronger boss creature???

Thinking of these two possibilities, Ye Tianyu’s eyes lit up.

Regardless of which one it was, it was extremely attractive to him!

Even if he met an even more powerful boss creature, he would still be able to fight with his current army of soldiers.

If it was a treasure, it would be a great harvest!

Ye Tianyu’s eyes lit up as he swept his gaze over the beautiful palaces not far away.

“We’re already here. Aren’t you curious about what’s inside those palaces?”

“Or are you afraid?” Ye Tianyu teased.

“I’m not…”

Li Qingqing wanted to say something but hesitated. It was obvious that she was still undecided.

After all, the demonic creatures in the outside periphery were already so powerful. No one could predict what they would encounter if they continued walking forward.

She could tell that Ye Tianyu wanted to go in, so she was hesitant to stop him.

At this moment, Ye Tianyu smiled and said.

“You have two choices now. The first is to leave with me, but you might encounter danger. The second is that you can wait here. I will come back to pick you up after my investigation!”

“Choose it yourself!”

After saying those words, Ye Tianyu beckoned.

All the summoned soldiers were like a disciplined army as they surrounded Ye Tianyu and walked towards the palace.

“This fellow! Since he has already decided to continue moving forward, how can I possibly stay behind… Moreover, this place doesn’t seem safe, right?”

Looking at the ground full of corpses, Li Qingqing stomped her feet and quickly followed.

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At the same time.

On the other hand, the battle involving the Spiritual Team was coming to an end.

The huge snake with the human face moved quickly. When it arrived in front of Victor Li, its huge body stood up as it prepared to pounce on him.

Victor Li let his two team members dodge while he used his flame skill to block at the front.

“Flame Tornado!”

A ball of crimson flames rose from his body and swept towards the giant snake like a destructive tornado.

Large amounts of flames flickered within, illuminating half the space.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

With a few muffled sounds, the creepy giant snake collapsed.

Blood dyed the ground red, and countless snake corpses that were as thick as an arm formed a thick layer. The giant snake that had been burnt to ashes was completely engulfed by the flames.

The pungent smell of burning and the strong smell of blood filled the air.

Among the 15 mutants, other than Li Qingqing and Ye Tianyu who were separated from the team, the rest were all in the pit!

Every member of the team was covered in blood. Some of the blood belonged to the demonic creatures, while others were from the injured members.

Although they had successfully eliminated the snake-type demonic creatures in the pit, many of the team members were also injured.

A young team member with healing abilities was treating the injured team member. A few other team members with lighter injuries were also helping.

“Hah! We’ve finally killed this group of demonic creatures. How are you guys?” Captain Victor Li asked, breathing heavily.

“Captain, a few of our team members have suffered some minor injuries, but it’s not a serious problem.”

The youth who was treating his team member heard Victor Li’s question and turned around to reply.

There were two healing-type members in the entire Spiritual Team. One of them was Li Qingqing, who were separated from the team.

The other person was the bespectacled youth who spoke. His name was Zhou Dazhi!

Although Zhou Dazhi was thin and looked refined with a pair of black-rimmed glasses, he was a true Class C+healing-type mutant.

Victor Li heaved a sigh of relief after confirming that his team members were only slightly injured and that there was nothing serious about them.

It was strange. According to past experience, the first thing they would face after entering the dungeon was a wave of ordinary demonic creatures. After killing these ordinary creatures, they would have then the chance to encounter boss-level creatures.

However, they encountered quite a strong obstruction right after they exited the teleportation portal. The snakes were all Grade D creatures, and there was also the human-faced Grade C+ giant snake…

The combat power and number of these creatures was astonishing.

In other words, if it was any other team, they might have been wiped out.

As the main attacker, Victor Li had used up a lot of his Esper Ability to kill the giant snake. It was not easy for the other members to face the large group of snakes either.

Everyone rested for a while.

Some took the time to recover, while some continued to heal others, and some whose injuries were lighter were delegated to clean up the battlefield.

At this moment, a team member cleaning up the battlefield exclaimed.

“Captain, we found a tunnel at the southeast side of the pit!”

Passageway???

Hearing his teammate’s call, Victor Li hurriedly got up to check.

The tunnel was a square-shaped cave. It was pitch black inside, and it was impossible to see anything beyond a meter.

A fist-sized fireball shot out from Victor Li’s hand.

With the help of the flames, everyone could clearly see the situation in the passageway.

“This passageway should lead to the next Boss’ room. Everyone, rest up and we shall continue moving.”

Victor Li glanced at his team members and started analyzing the situation.

Ever since they entered the dungeon, the teleportation portal had been closed. After killing the snake-type demonic creatures, the teleportation portal had not been opened. This meant that there were other demonic creatures inside.

More importantly, they searched the vicinity but did not find any traces of Ye Tianyu and Li Qingqing.

The only possibility was that they had entered deeper into the dungeon.

Therefore, whether it was to hunt demonic creatures to open the teleportation portal or to find the two missing team members, they had to continue forward.

“Qingqing, you have to hold on. Uncle is coming to save you!” Victor Li sighed.

Though he knew that the unknown dungeon was dangerous, he didn’t expect to encounter such a chaotic situation right from the start. First, his team members had gone missing, then he encountered a troublesome snake-type creature… If he continued moving forward, there might be stronger monsters…

But at this point, they could only brace themselves and continue on this path.

In the past, Victor Li had led the Spiritual Team to conquer many unknown dungeons, but this time was the most dangerous and eerie one.

A moment later, all of the team members were done resting.

“Let’s head deeper into the dungeon!”

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