Chapter 35

The mission was progressing smoothly. Next, he only needed to go to the frozen tomb and collect 100 points of soul energy to complete the mission. The hero profession beckoned.

However, Bai Xiaowen was acting strangely. He did not race against time to complete the mission like before. Instead, he entered the "Wolf Heart Tavern" in Pointed Helmet City.

For three consecutive days, Bai Xiaowen squandered the coins he had plundered from the Empire's military base without restraint. He spent his days in a drunken stupor, calling a bunch of Viking men brothers and becoming the most popular person in the tavern.

Eight days had passed since the 10-day mission deadline. Bai Xiaowen was still doing his own thing, as if he did not care about this matter.

On the evening of the eighth day.

Bai Xiaowen sat in front of the big bonfire as usual, drinking Northern Region honey wine with two Resistance Army soldiers. He was so drunk that his tongue was a little swollen.

A thin man quietly walked through the crowd and came to Bai Xiaowen's side.

"Dior, the information you asked me to investigate has been found."

Bai Xiaowen laughed and waved to his drinking buddies. He then left with the thin man and went to his room.

After closing the door, the drunken look on Bai Xiaowen's face disappeared without a trace.

"Speak." Bai Xiaowen took out the jingling money bag and threw it on the table. "As long as your information is detailed enough, these are all yours."

The thin man opposite him, nicknamed "Mole", gulped. He was one of the most famous information dealers in Pointed Helmet City. He was in this line of work.

"Just yesterday, a group of people dressed in special clothes sneaked into Pointed Helmet City. Everyone was covered up tightly. My men pretended to be patrols and questioned them, "Mole said." I followed your design and asked them if they were vampires. As a result … they reacted strongly, as if they had been insulted by something unforgivable. "

"They?" Bai Xiaowen repeated.

"Yes, they were all women. They were covered up from head to toe. Not even an inch of skin was exposed. Even an idiot could tell that they were nuns. "Mole showed a hint of wretchedness.

"Okay." Bai Xiaowen pouted and gestured to the purse on the table. "It's yours. Mole, I hope you can abide by professional ethics and keep this a secret. "

The Mole immediately put on a serious face. "Of course, Dior. I swear on my grandfather's beard that I'll keep my mouth shut about every single client. "

Of course, Bai Xiaowen would not believe the promise of an intelligence dealer. The so-called tight-lipped was only because the price offered was not high enough. He waved his hand and left the room with the Mole.

Bai Xiaowen went straight to the stable to get the horse. His movements were swift and decisive, completely different from his previous lazy self.

Ten minutes later, Bai Xiaowen's figure disappeared into the snow in the north of Helmet City.

…

Frozen Tomb.

This was a huge and desolate cemetery. There were broken tombstones everywhere. In the thin fog, a few skeletons could be seen wandering in the distance.

Gusts of chilly wind were bone-chilling.

Bai Xiaowen used Insight on one of the skeletons.

Skeleton Warrior

Race: Undead/Bone Race

Attributes: Strength 5, Agility 4, Vitality 5, Spirit 1

Skill 1: Hollow Skeleton: Skeleton Warriors are immune to bleeding and have a 10% chance of avoiding small piercing attacks.

"Total attributes 15 and only one passive defensive skill. This kind of skeleton warrior should be the weakest. It's only equivalent to the zombie rats I encountered in the plague rat cave."

Bai Xiaowen pursed his lips. He tragically found that if he fought the skeleton warrior head on, he might not be its match …

His Strength was equal, his Agility was higher by 2 points, but his Vitality was lower by 3 points! This meant that there was a 30 point difference in the maximum HP.

He had no choice but to play dirty.

Bai Xiaowen crouched and hid behind a tombstone. He aimed at a wandering skeleton warrior. Whoosh!

He missed.

Bai Xiaowen pursed his lips. It was much harder to hit a moving target from a distance than a fixed target.

The sound of the arrow piercing through the air alerted the skeleton warrior. It obviously increased the frequency of its wandering. It circled left and right, looking for the source of the attack.

Bai Xiaowen could only be patient and continue to shoot. The second arrow hit the target and successfully attracted the skeleton warrior.

Looking at a thick skeleton holding a broken shield and a short sword rushing over, and its explosive speed was actually quite fast, a normal rookie would have panicked.

However, Bai Xiaowen's mental fortitude was strong. He had already calculated that with the skeleton warrior's running speed and the distance between them, he would have enough time to shoot two more arrows before it reached him.

These two arrows both hit their targets accurately.

Seeing that the skeleton warrior in front of him had lost more than half of its HP, Bai Xiaowen threw away his birch bow and took out a small dagger to slash at it.

In order to prevent the skeleton warrior's 10% evasion ability from taking effect, Bai Xiaowen did not use the dagger's most commonly used method of stabbing. Instead, he slashed.

After two slashes, the skeleton warrior's HP bar was emptied. It fell to the ground with a crash. The Soul Flames in its deep eye sockets were slowly extinguished. However, before it fell, the broken short sword in its hand had successfully left a wound on Bai Xiaowen's body and deducted five HP.

The corner of Bai Xiaowen's mouth twitched. 5 HP was 1/4 of his total HP. If he was slashed twice by the skeleton warrior, his HP would be more than half. If there was a critical hit or a vital point attack, he would be finished immediately.

"It's so hard to recharge." Bai Xiaowen touched the Soul Crystal tied to his waist and sighed.

A wisp of invisible cold energy floated over. Bai Xiaowen received a further notification.

"Do you want to absorb the skeleton warrior's Soul Energy?"

Bai Xiaowen chose "No" without hesitation. He picked up his birch bow and crept through the broken tombstones in search of his next target.

Bai Xiaowen's two specialties, Advanced Shooting and Advanced Machinery (One-handed Sword), were both slowly increasing in proficiency.

However, Bai Xiaowen ignored the Soul Energy that floated out after killing the skeleton warrior and chose "No".

Suddenly, the Soul Crystal vibrated.

The image of a banshee appeared on the surface of the Soul Crystal.

"Why aren't you absorbing the Soul Energy? We are very hungry and need to eat! "

The voice was very weak.

Bai Xiaowen was shocked at first. He looked around and finally realized that it was the Soul Crystal that was stirring.

"Who are you?" Bai Xiaowen frowned. "I've seen you before. It was at the Plague Rat Lair … when I just got the Soul Crystal." He remembered that the banshee had tried to confuse his mind.

However, Bai Xiaowen did not know that the mysterious blood-red eyeball in his left eye had caused the banshee to suffer a great loss. Even now, the banshee's gaze was still somewhat evasive. She did not dare to look into Bai Xiaowen's eyes.

"My name is Delifa. I was once an Earl. Now, I am the spokesperson of the will of the dead in the Soul Crystal."

Bai Xiaowen was not frightened by this sentence. He knew very well that whether it was the banshee Delifa or the Countess Delifa, they were just an empty shell of consciousness. They posed no threat to him. Therefore, his tone was more relaxed.

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