"This must be the enchanted treasure in the game!" Xiao Chen, like a child, switched the sword from his left hand to his right hand, and then from his right hand back to his left hand, swinging it in different ways. The flames on the sword formed a thin layer of fire film, swirling close to the blade.
Luo Ling and Liu Yisheng were also alarmed by the sword, but when they saw Xiao Chen's expression, they all laughed.
Luo Ling smiled sweetly, while Liu Yisheng smiled foolishly.
Xiao Chen: "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Luo Ling's mouth corners were still raised.
"Hehe. This fire is really fun." Liu Yisheng continued to grin foolishly.
"You seem to be so relaxed. Don't you think this sword is unscientific?"
"I've already encountered the Zhou He incident, what else can surprise me? It's no good to think too much." Luo Ling patted Liu Yisheng, "Big guy, don't you agree?"
Liu Yisheng continued to stare blankly without any reaction, proving Luo Ling's point with his actions.
"There's something about this sword." Xiao Chen found that the more he focused, the more intense the flames became. When he focused all his energy on the dagger, a streak of orange-red flames shot straight up to the roof, passed by his forehead, and left a black scorch mark on the blue-gray rock.
Xiao Chen was startled by the fire coming towards him and hurriedly threw away the sword. As soon as the sword left his hand, the fire went out immediately.
Xiao Chen touched his forehead, and there seemed to be no change. "Do you feel the temperature?"
"Of course, just like in front of the fire." Luo Ling said.
"But I don't! Holding this sword makes me immune to high temperatures. It's amazing."
"Let me try." Luo Ling picked up the sword and concentrated like Xiao Chen. The short sword also emitted a faint flame. As his mind changed, the flame grew and shrank. "Really! And this sword is so obedient, it seems alive."
Liu Yisheng was surprised and asked, "We are all alive, what's so strange about that? I think the things in the other box up there are alive too."
Xiao Chen was also curious, so he took down the box after hearing that. There was indeed a treasure in it that was also covered with runes. It was a ring inlaid with a milky white gem. None of them had ever seen such a gem. It was translucent, like a glass of water with a little milk poured into it, with dots of white light constantly swimming in the middle.
"Do we really want to take these things? What if the owner comes?" Xiao Chen suddenly asked hesitantly.
"I think we need something to protect ourselves in this strange place. Even if we have to borrow it from the owner," said Luo Ling.
Xiao Chen nodded, then sheathed the dagger and fastened it to his belt. He gave the throwing axe in his hand to Liu Yisheng, "I already have this sword for self-defense, so I'll give you the axe."
Luo Ling fell in love with the ring at first sight. She took it and looked at it carefully, then put it on her middle finger. The ring did not show any strange reaction.
"Is there anything strange?" Xiao Chen asked with concern.
Luo Ling did not answer him directly. Instead, she closed her eyes for a while before saying, "I can't really explain it. I just feel like something is different."
"Then just to be on the safe side, let's take it off first."
"No!" Luo Ling refused without even thinking, "I can feel that this is not a bad thing! I want to study this ring slowly."
Women always lose their minds when they see a ring, so let her figure it out slowly.
Xiao Chen saw Liu Yisheng holding the axe and swinging it vigorously, just like a child holding a toy that suits his hand. But the strange thing was that no matter how hard he swung, the axe made no sound.
"I didn't realize before that this axe doesn't make any sound when it breaks through the air. It's perfect for sneak attacks. It seems it may not be worse than my dagger."
Liu Yisheng nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that this should be very convenient for cutting food.
They opened the other boxes one by one and found that only the top two boxes had such strange treasures. Some other weapons and armor also had a small number of runes on them, but Xiao Chen was sure that none of them were as good as the three items in his hand.
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Liu Yisheng looked a little funny now. He was wearing a fiery red cape over his bare upper body, and a pair of golden puffy pants and long leather boots. His waist was bulging with gold bars, and he was holding an axe in his hand. If it weren't for the lack of a helmet, he really looked like a Viking warrior returning from a robbery.
In addition to the ring on her hand, Luo Ling also added a pair of "sapphire" earrings to her ears. She also put the necklace and brooch she had previously liked into her bag.
"This is also borrowed. If the owner jumps out, we can discuss it with him." Seeing that Xiao Chen hadn't made a move yet, Luo Ling said openly, "Don't you guys like opening treasure chests and looking for treasures in games the most? But you don't dare to take them in the real world?"
"Of course I don't dare." Xiao Chen also picked up a few gold bars and put them in his bag. "I was just thinking, how can this place be like the real world? First there were mysterious runes, then warrior statues, then white light balls, and now there are enchanted weapons and a lot of treasures."
"It's useless to think too much. Once we find a way out, the truth will be revealed." Luo Ling comforted, "Let's find a passage to the ground first. I have a hunch that seems to come from wearing this ring." Luo Ling walked a few steps in the room, as if feeling something, and then pointed in a direction, "We can get out that way."
"Then let's go for a walk."
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The passages are winding and one after another, giving people the illusion of walking through the belly of a huge monster.
The path that Luo Ling pointed out was very smooth. They walked a much longer distance than before and finally saw a staircase at the bottom of the passage. The staircase was only wide enough for one person to pass through and looked very old. It seemed that no one had walked here for a long time. Every step on the ground would raise a cloud of dust. Xiao Chen took out the flaming dagger and used it as a torch, but he couldn't see the other end of the passage clearly. They had to walk up the stairs step by step until they reached the top, and then they found a horizontal wooden door at the end of the passage.
"Ahem..." Xiao Chen pushed open the wooden door and was covered in dust as the dust blew in his face.
"This door hasn't been opened for many years." Luo Ling said as she patted Xiao Chen's back. When the dust settled, Xiao Chen stuck his head out and found himself in a room that looked like a basement.
The three of them walked into the room cautiously. It was full of miscellaneous items, including stacked tables and chairs, damaged furniture, and piles of rags. The secret door they passed through was well hidden among the scattered miscellaneous items. Everything was covered with a thick layer of dust, so thick that it reminded Xiao Chen of winter snow. It looked like no one had been here for at least decades.
This room didn't even have windows. With the help of the firelight, Xiao Chen found a door in the corner of the room, pushed it open and walked out of the room. Through the firelight, they vaguely found themselves in a dark hall.
"I hate stone roads, but this place is not much better." Liu Yisheng said.
"Are we still underground? Why is there no light at all?" Luo Ling also took out her cell phone and turned on the flashlight to shine around.
Xiao Chen concentrated his mind, the flame of the dagger became brighter and brighter, and they could see the room clearly.
The hall is very spacious, approximately two hundred square meters, with a door leading to the outside in the middle. The door is two people tall and is carved with patterns of some exotic plants. There should be three large windows on each side of the door's walls, but the strange thing is that all the windows are tightly covered with heavy floor-to-ceiling curtains, and not a single light can come in.
Looking at the two sides of the hall, there are stairs leading upstairs, and under the stairs is a walkway leading to the rooms on the first floor. In contrast to the gray stone style here, the decoration of the room is very simple, with no tables, chairs, sofas, vases or sculptures. The only thing that can attract attention is a few incomplete animal skeletons nailed to the wall above the fireplace. Xiao Chen guessed that these should have been the owner's prey, but because of the age, these specimens have decayed and even the bones are incomplete.
"Oh, these are big guys." Liu Yisheng compared his axe with one of the heads and found that the eye sockets of the beast were bigger than his axe. However, he grinned and said, "They will definitely not be able to withstand my axe."
"This is a stone villa. We are definitely not near the school." Xiao Chen ran to the huge floor-length curtains and wanted to pull them open to see what was outside. But the curtains seemed to be made of rubber. No matter how hard Xiao Chen tried, the two flaps of the curtains were tightly stuck together. Once he let go, they twisted and bounced back to their original position, as if there was a goblin hiding behind him who was trying to compete with Xiao Chen in strength.
"The iron sheet tormented me, the stone statue tormented me, and now even the curtains are tormenting me?" Xiao Chen used his dagger to slash the curtains, but the curtains seemed to be separated by an invisible barrier. Even if Xiao Chen ignited the fire, he could not hurt the curtains at all.
Xiao Chen tried three windows and none of them worked, so he tried to push the door. Liu Yisheng came over to help, and with their combined efforts, the door still didn't budge.
Xiao Chen used all his strength to insert the sword into the crack of the door, but the crack was as thin as a hair and he couldn't get it in at all. The sword hit the door, splashing sporadic sparks and making a sharp clanging sound. This was just like a scene from a horror movie, as if some terrible force surrounded the house.
Xiao Chen's palms were wet. Everything in this damn place was beyond common sense. He wanted to go back to the tunnel. At least things were much more "normal" there.
"Don't waste your energy. I think this house has been sealed. Without a special spell, you can't open the window or get out." Luo Ling looked up and looked around, saying, "Maybe we really have come to a magical world behind the closet as you said."
Luo Ling's gentle voice made Xiao Chen happy from the bottom of his heart. He felt that her calmness infected him and gave him something to rely on. However, this girl was too brave. He was very confused: "Aren't you afraid in such a weird place?"
"I... am not really scared. Wearing this ring seems to make me particularly calm and my thoughts particularly clear." Luo Ling thought for a moment and said.
"Then how did you know you needed a spell?"
"Feeling. This ring also gives me an intuition that comes and goes. It's like a woman's sixth sense has been enhanced." Luo Ling stroked the gem on the ring, looked up at Xiao Chen and said, "Don't ask me why, I'm just as confused."
"Does the ring tell you what to do now?" Xiao Chen asked.
"A ring is just a ring... Don't pin your hopes on a ring." Luo Ling gently pushed the ring out and put it back on again, "This is the only place you can rely on." She pointed to her head.
Xiao Chen felt that Luo Ling's words were a little strange, as if they were referring to something else. However, he didn't want to cause any trouble at this time, "Okay, then what does your smart head tell you?"
"Let's use the method of elimination and look at each room one by one," Luo Ling said.
"Alas, wandering around in this gloomy building, who knows what I might encounter." Xiao Chen complained.
"Then let Liu Yisheng take the lead. I think he is definitely not afraid of ghosts."
Xiao Chen glanced at Liu Yisheng, who was wearing a cape and had his hands on his hips, looking like a superman, and praised: "Wise command!"