Herbert looked at Qin Ran and Peel's surprised expressions, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"That 'weapon' is effective against night monsters, but it's even more effective against people!"

"The person who uses that 'weapon' will transform himself into a new night monster while destroying the night monster!"

"To put it simply, the night monsters we are facing now were originally humans, and the original night monster was one of the guardians of the ancient city of Aesop!"

"And, according to what is written on the stele ......"

"That 'weapon' was originally created only for the immortal ambition of His Majesty the Emperor of the Nick Dynasty, and the Night Monster is just one of the inconspicuous companions!"

Herbert said, the wry smile on his lips getting thicker and thicker.

He didn't want to believe it when he saw the words written on the stele by the guardians of the ancient city, but reason told him that it was true.

However, none of this matters!

The important thing is that the content of the stele is more terrible than what he said.

Although the terrible content disappeared with the destruction of the stele, Herbert shuddered at the thought of it.

How could that be something that a normal human would do?

The old scholar asked this question more than once.

"In order to die forever, you ended up creating a monster like the Night Seed?"

"How is this possible?"

Peel shook his head in disbelief.

"And it's just one of the companions......"

"Are there any other companions mentioned above?"

Qin Ran grasped the key point in Herbert's words.

At the same time, a scene from the dark son's room in Burr City came to his mind.

Mutual familiarity between the layout and the entrant.

If both sides are Guardians, it makes sense.

As for that package?

It should be the 'weapon' they have been looking for.

"The 'weapon' that fell into the night monster, the stone tablet in front of you......"

"It can't be just a simple introduction to history!"

Qin Ran said secretly in his heart, looking at Herbert's gaze, with inquiry.

He believed that if it was just some historical introduction, the night monster would not be so carefully arranged.

In other words, the leader of the Night Monster, who was once one of the guardians, will not make a big deal about these historical introductions.

Even if there is some kind of inheritance fault in the guardian of the ancient city of Aesop, this kind of historical introduction, Qin Ran believes that it must be passed on by word of mouth.

Therefore, there must be something else on the stele.

Herbert opened his mouth, but said nothing.

Looking at Herbert's expression, Qin Ran knew very well that the other party was undoubtedly hiding something, but Qin Ran shrugged his shoulders and didn't want to ask.

Persecution of a respectable elder.

Qin Ran couldn't do such a thing.

Even if the other party is just an aborigine.

What's more, thanks to the other party's blessing, his main quest can be completed so smoothly.

Previously, when Herbert was talking about some of the contents of the stele, a system prompt appeared.

[Herbert tells about the secrets of Aesop's ancient city, Aesop's exploration degree is +3%]

[Main Quest: Explore at least 20% of Aesop's Ancient City in four weeks, with a completion rate of 22.5%]

[Main quest completed!] 】

[Players will leave the fourth dungeon ...... in five minutes]

[Please bring what you can bring with you as an item to take out!] 】

(Note: Items that exceed the limit you can carry will be automatically recognized as unbreakable dungeon items!) ）

……

Looking at the marked countdown, Qin Ran looked at the collapsed corridor where the sound of excavation was constantly coming out.

Night monsters dig much faster than expected.

"Herbert, where did the explosion open?"

"We've got to leave! Those guys are coming in! ”

Qin Ran reminded.

"Don't blow it up, go here!"

"The stele has another way out of here!"

Herbert said, and walked briskly towards the statue.

Peel and the big guy immediately followed.

Qin Ran stood still and didn't move, his eyes looked at the collapsed corridor, and the sound of excavation became clearer and clearer.

"2567, hurry up!"

Looking at the exit that appeared after the statue moved, Peel shouted.

"Thank you Herbert for inviting me, but I think our journey needs to come to an end!"

Qin Ran pointed to the collapsed corridor where the earth and rocks were loose.

"If you want to get out of here safely, at least someone has to stop them."

"I think I'm the best candidate!"

Qin Ran continued with a smile.

"2567 You ......"

Herbert and Peel were stunned.

The big guy looked at Qin Ran inexplicably.

"Three, have a nice trip!"

"Don't worry, I'm not going to die so easily!"

"Remember to 'close the door'!"

After Qin Ran waved goodbye to the three of them, he turned around directly, his eyes scanning the surrounding explosives that he had arranged with his own hands, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

"The biggest takeaway is here!"

Qin Ran whispered to himself in his heart.

Herbert and Peel looked at Qin Ran's back, and the whole person froze in place.

The two of them, who didn't know that what Qin Ran said was the truth, instinctively thought that Qin Ran was sacrificing himself to create a chance for them to escape.

The eyes of the two of them were slightly red, and a warm current rose in their chests and blocked their throats, making them unable to say a word.

"Let's go!"

Eventually, the military-born Peel patted Herbert on the shoulder.

He'd seen too much life and death on the battlefield, and he knew exactly what he was supposed to do now.

Can't let 2567 die in vain!

With this in mind, Peel grabbed Herbert and jumped into the secret passage under the statue, and the big guy followed.

Bang!

When the figures of the three jumped into the secret passage, Peel did not forget Qin Ran's advice, and the statue slowly returned to its original position.

And just as the statue returned to its original position, the night monster opened through the collapsed corridor and poured in like a tide.

The kerosene lamp in Qin Ran's hand was aimed straight at the pile of explosives in the corner and thrown out.

However, the kerosene lamp in mid-air suddenly froze.

It's as if there is a pair of invisible hands holding it.

"Great sacrifice!"

"When I was a Guardian, such a sacrifice was respectable, and now?"

"I will also pay tribute - I will taste your flesh and blood to the full!"

The sonorous, metallic words echoed through the underground hall.

A tall figure stepped out from among the many night monsters.

It has a tough, resolute countenance, according to its human appearance.

The other man scanned his surroundings with attentive eyes.

"Sure enough, there are other secret passages, and that damn old guy has never trusted anyone, even if I'm his heir!"

"The Sage's Monument is broken?"

"It doesn't matter, it's just a little troublesome!"

The other party's gaze only stayed on the blown up stone tablet for a moment, and then completely stared at Qin Ran, who was surrounded by night monsters.

The owner of those eyes looked malicious and sarcastic.

Then, the other party suddenly showed a playful smile like a cat catching a mouse.

"Do you want to know why I said it doesn't matter?"

"Because, the stone of the Sage is broken, but there is a living Sage Monument - Herbert decided to blow it up after seeing the Sage Monument, right?"

"That old fellow must have written all those horrible things on it, and scared our scholar out of his mind!"

"That's the fun, though!"

"Little by little, I can dig out more from his memory, and what I like the most is this process of peeling back the cocoon!"

"Are you curious how I can read other people's memories?"

The other man snapped his fingers as he spoke.

Syllable!

With a crisp sound, a palm-sized crystal with colorful light appeared above the opponent's palm out of thin air.

"Because, I have it!"

"It gives me the power to control humans, the night seeds!"

"With it, I am the king of the world!"

The other party yelled in a frenzied manner.

Qin Ran squinted his eyes and looked at the colorful crystal suspended in the air.

At the bottom of my heart, an impulse suddenly welled up.

He wants this crystal!

PS Second Update~

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Although I went out to eat, this chapter is not timed, and the back half is completely decadent and takes the mobile phone code out~

However, the cumin mutton taste is really good~ (To be continued.) )