Monsters Are Coming

Chapter 1471: Chapter 379: Golden Power Space, The Weak Rely on Opportunity (3)

No matter how heavy the rain, he wouldn’t catch a cold.

This strong physique could withstand even a downpour of acid.

Just then, a bolt of lightning struck a skeleton thirty meters away, the flying arc wove a blue and white net in the rain curtain.

"Chirp chirp!"

This thunderclap startled the Treasure Hunting Mouse on his shoulder awake.

Bao Yan rubbed the Treasure Hunting Mouse’s head:

"Don’t be scared, I’m here."

The rain grew heavier, quickly covering his ankles, and every step sent up murky splashes.

The Treasure Hunting Mouse on Bao Yan’s shoulder curled into a ball, its small claws clung tightly to his collar, and its furry tail went rigid.

Suddenly, the sky seemed to be torn open, and dense lightning danced wildly like silver snakes, each bolt following the last.

The electric lights that occasionally pierced the sky now spread across it, the teal-grey giant beast’s bone surface sparked, and the nearby splashes carried a burnt smell.

Sizzle!

A lightning bolt, as thick as a bowl, struck near him, instantly forming white steam from the puddles, the blue and white arc darted across the water, numbing his legs.

Bao Yan halted abruptly, suddenly realizing this was no ordinary thunderstorm, but a targeted dense zone of lightning.

This was clearly not a sudden weather change but a small-scale natural disaster.

His physique could withstand torrential rain, but not a natural disaster.

Among the most dangerous emergencies in Monster World, aside from invasion descents, natural disasters are one of them.

Many natural disasters can easily destroy a tribe.

Realizing the situation was dire, Bao Yan tensed up.

There were no Teleport Points nearby; if sent back to the Newbie Village by a natural disaster, a great deal of time would be needed to return.

He quickly scanned the surroundings.

After activating the Spiritual Eyes Attribute, his gaze swept over the charred skeletons struck by dense lightning, finally fixing on a crack in the bone not far to the left.

That crevice was deeper than elsewhere, its edges covered in iron-thread vines, with a dark entrance inside.

Zooming in, it was indeed an entrance to an underground cave hidden by vines.

The edges of the entrance still bore rough chisel marks, clearly not naturally formed.

"Saved!"

Bao Yan’s eyes lit up, ignoring what might be hidden inside the cave, as the Treasure Hunting Mouse in his arms squeaked in terror. He pressed down on the squirming little creature, bending low towards the entrance.

Another lightning bolt struck exactly where he had been standing, splattering water mixed with rubble, the scalding heat wave hit his nape.

Instinctively, he hunched his shoulders.

For him as a player, the most frightening aspect of death was not death itself, but the drudgery of repeating the journey upon resurrection.

Crack!

The vines covering the entrance were smashed by Bao Yan as he leaped inside.

The underground cave was roomier than imagined, spacious enough for him to run upright.

The cave walls were formed from giant beast vertebrae fossils, covered with a layer of spiral stripes, the crumbling stones underfoot producing brittle snaps as he ran.

He raced forward for a dozen meters, only stopping to lean against the icy bone wall when the thunder behind him grew muted.

Looking down at the trembling Treasure Hunting Mouse in his arms, he tapped its head with a fingertip:

"It’s safe now, don’t shake."

He said as he took out a piece of Hundred Beasts Cake from his Space Bag.

This was a pet feed crafted by Spirit Chef Players using Spiritual Materials like Bone Powder Wheat, Fluorescent Blue Lake Algae Juice, and Insect Honey.

The moment he took it out, the Treasure Hunting Mouse stopped trembling, its little nose sniffing eagerly, the tense tip of its tail lifted up.

Bao Yan smiled, breaking the biscuit into small pieces, feeding it to its mouth, the little creature immediately began nibbling, the rapid crunching particularly clear in the silent cave tunnel.

Bao Yan himself pinched a small piece into his mouth, the biscuit dissolved between his teeth, exuding a faint milky aroma mixed with a coolness from the algae.

Chewing on the Hundred Beasts Cake, Bao Yan’s gaze roamed the surroundings.

The signs of artificial excavation were very apparent here, with traces of uncompletely petrified plant fibers still clinging to the edges of the chiseling scars, suggesting some age.

"Curious, who would dig a cave in the seams of a giant beast’s bones?" he murmured to himself, fingertips brushing the cold bone wall, smooth like it had been ground repeatedly by some tool.

The Treasure Hunting Mouse had finished its biscuit and was now curiously looking around, its little paws pulling at his lapels.

Bao Yan stood up at this point, continuing to explore deeper.

The underground cave was deeper than expected, leading down a sloping path, the stones underfoot growing denser.

Occasionally, he even found fragments of armor on the ground.

This filled Bao Yan with anticipation.

His mind automatically recalled many serendipitous events seen on forums, some involving players discovering treasures by chance in ruins caves.

Perhaps a windfall awaited just ahead.

This immense fortune must be his turn.

Before long, he reached the end of the tunnel, before him a small stone chamber.

It was empty, with nothing but a thick layer of dust covering the floor, the walls still made of giant beast fossil bones, without a trace of opportunity in sight.

No forks, no treasure chests... the exploration was indeed brief.

"Is this it?"

Bao Yan frowned, a small stone chamber was rather uninteresting.

Just then, the Treasure Hunting Mouse perched on his shoulder suddenly chirped, its little head bobbing towards the center of the chamber.

Bao Yan’s heart stirred, his eyes slightly closed, a faint golden glow encircling his pupils.

Spiritual Eyes Attribute, activated.

The view instantly changed.

What appeared to be an empty stone chamber center under the gaze of Spiritual Eyes revealed faint golden spiritual patterns, weaving into a complex Array.

The Array’s edges connected to surrounding bone wall engravings, with an Array Eye embedded by a hidden Energy Crystal Stone.

Scan confirmed, relevant information flashed in his mind:

[Teleportation Array]:

Target Information: A special teleportation channel leading to the "Golden Power Civilization" clan land space, abandoned, array energy depleted, unusable until replenished.

...

"Space Transmission Array?!"

Reading the decryption details, Bao Yan’s interest piqued.

The Treasure Hunting Mouse leaped off his shoulder, circling the Array’s edge, its little paws scraping at the ground as if wanting to unearth the faint golden patterns.

Seeing the Treasure Hunting Mouse’s excitement, Bao Yan felt hopeful, his lips curling up.

A sudden thunderstorm disaster unexpectedly led him to discover a Space Transmission Array by chance.

Since fate had brought him here, there was no reason not to peek inside.

As for potential dangers, what did a life count for?

As an Exploration Faction player, dying on the path was a common occurrence in his life.

What concerned him more was whether there lay potential wealth on the other side of the Teleportation Array.

Could it propel him to become a top-tier player?

Skilled players grow through hunting, dungeons, and such methods, but for those like him with lesser abilities in the Exploration Faction, they must rely on sudden fortunes to quickly rise.

During their journeys, they collect Enlightenment Information Balls, income from which is pitifully low.

As forum players say: three months without gain, and another three years of harvest.

It refers to the growth mode of Exploration Faction players, not valuing gradual progression but believing only in one word: fate.