Chapter 71: Chapter 49: The Frost Knight’s Spoils of War
Are Really Valuable
Translator: 549690339 I
Leonard Churchill had heard the hunters say that the nobles in Upper City were rich beyond imagination. The monthly salary of a single guard is in tens of thousands.
And there were hundreds, even thousands of such elite guards in the
Governor’s Mansion.
One only could imagine how wealthy the Miller Family acting as the governor must be.
Therefore, the corpse should be worth a lot… right?
As Leonard walked along the way, skeletons piled like mountains in the corridor, bone dust littered the ground.
A skeleton monster was a unique type of undead creature; as long as its head was not completely shattered, it could still “live” even if it was cut in half at the waist.
At the moment, many severed hands and feet were still moving around in the bone heap in the corridor.
Leonard didn’t feel the slightest bit creeped out, he stepped on the bones and walked past.
As he walked, his gaze kept searching for something in the pile of bones.
After walking through several corridors, suddenly, Leonard stopped.
Because his gaze caught a gleam of metallic white in a pile of bones.
It was a suit of Frost Knight Armor!
“I’m rich…”
Leonard’s eyes lit up right away.
As he expected, the group from the Governor’s Mansion was too busy fleeing
for their lives to clean up the corpses of their fallen comrades.
Leonard walked over, turned over the pile of skeletons, and saw a dried-up
corpse.
The corpse was in a very peculiar state.
Obviously, it hadn’t been long since its death, but its body was as dried up as a mummy, as if all its flesh and blood had been drained by some power.
Not even a hint of its extraordinary traits remained.
If it wasn’t known that the frost knight had just entered today, one might think that the body had been dead for many years.
Leonard examined the traces of combat around him and frowned, “No external injuries, so the Secret Keeper’s method of attack was to directly devour the spirit and flesh, ignoring physical and magical defenses?”
“Hiss… it seems like nothing can defend against this.”
He gasped in awe.
The Soldiers of frost knight, well-known for their full-body armor, had extremely high physical and magical resistance. Bullets were virtually harmless against them.
Ordinary small workshops couldn’t produce such exquisite armor.
Even if it was the soldier’s basic model, the bounty price on the black market exceeded a million.
But now, the armor on the desiccated corpse was well preserved, but the body inside had already been drained.
That proved that Secret Keeper’s method of attack wasn’t a conventional physical or magical attack but an enigmatic method currently beyond understanding.
After Leonard confirmed the cause of death of the corpse, he didn’t look at it further.
After all, he didn’t plan to confront such an invincible monster head-on.
Whatever means the monster used to kill was not important.
After all, they would be dead once encountered.
Rather than worrying about unchangeable predicaments, it’s better to think
about happy things.
Optimistically, Leonard took the storage ring from the corpse’s hand and muttered expectantly, “Let me see if the guards of the Governor’s Mansion are as rich as rumored…”
Looking at it, it had a full half cubic meter of space.
Just the space ring alone was quite valuable.
When he saw the items inside the ring, a small surprise emerged on Leonard’s face.
The Frost Knights are close-combat professionals of the orderly route [Spade 6-Punishment Iron Guard], Basically, there are no messy things in the storage ring, just various supply potions.
Neat rows of Advanced Hemostatic Potion, Advanced Healing Potion, Advanced
Recovery Potion, Muscle Recovery Potion, Endurance Potion…
These are not the mixed brands that hunters have.
All these glass bottles still have “Odelan Alchemy Pharmaceutical Factory Products” pure silver nameplates hanging on them.
No matter when, potions are always popular in the market, especially these high-end products produced by large alchemy factories. Their medicinal effects are often stronger than those sold in the Sinless City blackmarket, and the quality is more stable.
Correspondingly, the price is also higher.
just these potions alone are roughly worth several hundred thousand.
“Tsk tsk… the guards of the Governor’s Mansion are really rich.”
Leonard sighed in his heart.
These high-grade potions are rarely seen on the black market, and they are exactly what he needs.
When exploring outdoors, potions are the hunter’s second life.
Looking again, there was a double-handed huge sword next to the corpse.
Leonard curiously picked it up and tested it. It was very heavy, weighing more than thirty kilograms.
This sword was unusable for ordinary people.
[Frost Greatsword]
Quality: Silver
Detailed interpretation: A finely crafted knight’s sword made to order by Rocky Smith’s Blacksmith Workshop, containing a thick aura of frosty curse; ice damage +56°/o, sharpness +3. It comes with the skill [Frost Slash], which slows and stiffen the target with curse power.
“Hiss… so sharp.”
Leonard looked at the cold light on the tough surface and sighed.
For a two-handed sword to be this sharp, it’s already very rare.
Moreover, it comes with ice damage. It is beyond the scope of ordinary ironware and is an enchanted weapon.
Estimating… it could sell for a very good price. Although the sword is a good thing, without “10” or more points of strength, using this sword would be just a burden.
Leonard lost interest after trying a few times.
He then took out two silver curse cards from the card slot in the corpse and activated them by pouring in curse power.
The blue glow emitted by the cards covered the big sword.
In an instant, the big sword was collected into the card and turned into a card with a two-dimensional white sword pattern.
It can’t be denied that equipment containment cards are not only magical but also very useful.
Like a special scabbard, the chilling huge sword was easily stored, no need for maintenance, and it could maintain its sharpness at all times.
It was convenient to carry and easy to take out.
Leonard also used a card to store the armor on the corpse.
He couldn’t use these things, but they would be sought after if sold at the black market.
If he sells everything, he could almost say he is a sudden millionaire.
That would be enough for Leonard’s future needs for a long time.
He could use this money to buy some advanced firearms, ammunition, and mechanical equipment which he coveted before but couldn’t afford, purchase some martial arts classics, or even check the auction house to see if he could buy some expensive skill cultivation cards.
Spoils of war of this value are hard to come by.
If it were under normal circumstances, even the fallen Frost Knights’ armor would be recycled by other guards. Where would there be an opportunity for outsiders to salvage the corpses?
Within this labyrinth.
Someone is setting an ambush for the Governor’s party.
“The wealth of the noble class indeed cannot be imagined by ordinary people…”
Leonard Churchill gathered a corpse, feeling very good.
The equipment on this Frost Knight is a top-tier luxury item that many hunters cannot dream of owning in their lifetimes.
And this is just a guard.
The wealth owned by the true nobles is simply unimaginable.
It is said that the Miller Family in Sinless City is just a branch of the federal Miller Family, and there are many such medium-sized nobles in the Federation.
Leonard put away the various emotions in his heart and carefully searched the passageway.
He guessed that the Frost Knight Legion from the Governor’s Mansion should have left more than just one corpse behind.
So he walked along, searching for the corpses.
Leonard felt that he had very cautiously avoided all the passages that seemed dangerous to him.
But fate often plays tricks on people like a jester, giving them surprises or shocks.
He hadn’t found the second corpse yet, when he heard the sounds of fighting again at the end of the passageway.
Thud, thud, thud…
“Again?” Leonard couldn’t help but say to himself.
But then he thought, this path was the one that the people from the Governor’s Mansion had run through before, so theoretically, it shouldn’t be the same group of people who had returned.
Moreover, the sound of the battle didn’t seem as exaggerated as before. It should be some other people who were lucky enough to have survived. There was no better hiding place for quite a long distance in the corridor behind him, so Leonard did not wander around. He found a fork in the road and again chose to lie down and play dead.
Not long after, he heard a sound like running water, a clicking sound that echoed through the passage, getting closer and closer.
The sound of boots stepping on the ground in the passage was easily distinguishable from the sound of the skeleton monsters. There weren’t many people, it seemed like there were only two?
The two people being chased by the monsters were also very smart. They likely had the same thought as Leonard, running along the path where the people from the Governor’s Mansion had run through before, they would encounter fewer monsters.
Leonard then breathed a sigh of relief.
If there were only two of them, they shouldn’t have provoked the “Secret
Keepers”.
Otherwise, they would probably be dead by now.
He turned his gaze to them.
The two people who rushed in were both dressed in hunter’s attire, their faces hidden by gas masks, and they were also wearing brown linen cloaks.
But the two of them were running in front, and more and more skeletons were chasing after them.
Moreover, judging by their appearance, one of them seemed to be seriously injured.
While they were running, they were also leaving a trail of blood behind them. Leonard saw this and had absolutely no intention of getting involved. Out of the corner of his eye, he checked the crowd of skeletons and saw no sign of the “Secret Keepers”. He calmly played dead.
At this point, the two people had just run to a T-junction, and the noise had attracted monsters from another passage.
Like the confluence of rivers, the skeleton monsters quickly formed a siege, just as it seemed they were about to be completely swallowed up by the approaching tide of skeletons, one of the raiders launched several cards. Those cards exploded in mid-air, unbelievably summoning a few zombies with terrifying faces.
“Iron Zombies”, “Toxic Zombies”, “Fire-blasting Zombies”…
The appearance of the zombies immediately led to a burst of attacks against the skeletons. They could be meat shields, they could spew fire, they could vomit Corrosive Acid Liquid… they looked quite mighty.
But then, nothing happened.
The skeleton monsters had an absolute numerical advantage, and although the few small zombies were powerful in single combat, they were instantly overwhelmed by the boundless sea of skeletons.
Watching this, Leonard wondered: “Mysterious Series “Diamonds
4-Necromancer”?”
This was the first time he had seen a Curse Card Master of this series.
“Necromancer” was also a very popular profession among Curse Card Masters. As long as one can find the corresponding demon contract and professional card, many hunters would choose to go along this path.
Because this profession is indeed suitable for wilderness hunts.
This is a summoner profession.
Not only can they summon zombies, they can also summon various mutation monsters, demon beasts, evil spirits, and even catastrophes.
As long as they can be contained and a spirit communication contract is signed, theoretically all monsters can become combat partners. Having spirits to explore dangerous areas reduces the risk to oneself. But the drawback… is that they are physically weak.
Necromancers do not possess the robust Curse Power Protective Barrier like a pure Magic Curse Card Master, nor the physical strength of close-combat professionals.
But if the Spirit Object is powerful enough, the combat power is also not bad.
They rely on numbers for victory.
The sky is the limit.
Leonard had considered this profession line before. He himself was unscathed, and having a few summoned creatures would be quite nice.
He didn’t expect to encounter one now, so he took a few more glances.
These two are not weak, and they seem to be official Curse Card Masters. At present, they won’t die immediately, but they may not be so lucky later. Not to mention if they keep running like this, the number of skeletons will continue to increase.
Just the energy consumption alone could exhaust them to death.
And if they keep running like this, and if they encounter a “Secret Keeper”, they will probably die on the spot.
“Strange, they are neither field agents from the Golden Oak nor people from the Governor’s Mansion. Could they be the raiders from before?” Leonard was curious about their identities after observing their attire.
However, the next moment, the cloak of the person running in front was lifted by the strong wind, revealing a bit of flowing silver hair.
Leonard’s sharp gaze captured this, and his expression immediately became subtle.
He hadn’t seen silver hair on anyone else yet.
If he felt vaguely familiar before, he was now sure that he knew the person. “Camilla? How did she end up in this labyrinth?” wondered Leonard..