Black sail

Chapter 500CXXXIV. Ancient Relics
The huge temperature difference between day and night deep in the Boneyard almost cost Micah his life.

Not only that, arthropods larger than humans sometimes emerge from the soil where the wind and sand are flowing. They have evolved their shells to be the same color as gravel for camouflage. Their large jaws and chelicerae can easily tear an adult into pieces, making them hard to guard against.

There was no need for Mika to take action. The team leader was an expert in magic and understood the deep desert areas. He also brought a warlock who was proficient in earth elemental magic. The Honor Adventure Team was able to easily resolve the problem.

The time came to the next day, and the team leader said that they could reach the ruins today.

This is the fourth wave of monsters that have come to invade.

It was a scary black scorpion with its joints attached to its toes, crawling in the sand at a level taller than a human. In the harsh ecological environment of the Boneyard Wasteland, in order to avoid being targeted by larger predators, they had evolved to have no nutritional value at all, and their bodies were made entirely of chitin. The very little meat they had was also acidic and unusable, making them completely worth hunting.

Only the pair of large pincers and stinger can be used as materials for warlocks, but the market price is just that, and no adventurer is willing to take huge risks to make a losing deal.

As the captain used his scimitar to remove the sting from the scorpion's tail, black unknown liquid gushed out from the broken end. He immediately raised his brass round shield to protect himself. The surface of the shield was corroded by the black liquid and was highly toxic.

The scorpion danced its six legs wildly in pain, killing everything around it indiscriminately. Then it used its large claws to dig into the sand desperately, trying to escape.

How could the adventure team let it escape? It has become a debt and there's no telling when it might come back to kill us.

The warlock used earth elemental magic to solidify the sand beneath the scorpion into hard granite. The mindless scorpion continued to dig frantically, and its two huge black pincers were bleeding from the shock, but it still kept digging.

The shooter in the adventure group took advantage of the best moment when the target paused and raised his expensive custom-made arcane missile magic rifle. His accuracy was quite terrifying.

There was a bang.

The gray ether condensed energy burst through the scorpion's eyes and exploded from the other side, completely blasting its head apart.

The remaining muscle commands made the scorpion struggle and flutter for more than ten seconds before it completely died, falling heavily into the sand, raising a cloud of dust.

Micah breathed a sigh of relief. This was the biggest monster he had encountered in the past two days.

There is no need to take away those worthless corpse materials, including the transportation costs, so just let the corpse lie there.

“You guys are pretty awesome.”

Micah couldn't help but praise them. They were the ones who solved the problems four times while he just had to hide behind them. He felt embarrassed.

Black Sails now dominates the East China Sea, and there are all kinds of monsters and demons among them.

But in fact, this honor-level adventure group in front of them is already a very outstanding group of people.

"That's nothing. When we were in Wadinya, the sandworms there were really scary, but we guys easily dealt with them."

The team leader used a sextant to check their current location. They were almost there. There were less than twenty miles left to reach the ruins marked on the map.

"Let me make it clear first. If there is any danger in the ruins, I will leave without looking back. I will not take risks with you."

Even if Micah doesn't have the identity of a Royal Knight, he is still a founding shareholder of Black Sail. When various projects are implemented by the end of the year, the dividends will be calculated in thousands of gold royals.

It's so damn tragic that he died in these wildernesses before he could enjoy the blessing of being a big man.

"How can we bear to let you take risks and expect you to find a way for us?"

The team leader said cheerfully.

"Captain, the warlock discovered something. It's not good."

A team member reported.

Micah followed along to watch.

Even if there are any relics in the Boneyard, they will be periodically buried by sandstorms, and then periodically dug out by strong winds.

"Unfortunately, this area is buried very deep, almost to the limit of my mental perception, but it is correct. Now there is a group of human corpses 20 meters below our feet. I don't know if they are adventurers who came here before, or someone else."

The warlock crouched with his hands on the ground and closed his eyes to sense.

"Does that mean someone got there first?"

One team member had a frustrated look on his face. They had been preparing for this operation for so long, investing money, time, and energy, two months of preparation. If they returned in vain, they would have nothing to do for the rest of their lives.

"wrong."

The team leader was a tough guy, but he was unusually excited. "I can only say that it was a good thing for these people to die. They died here, which means they didn't take the things away. This means we found the right place, and there are indeed ruins ahead."

"wait a second."

Although the warlock is a self-taught person and not a graduate of the Arcane Academy, he is also a talented player and has made great achievements in earth elemental magic.

He controlled the sand and rocks under his feet to form a whirlpool countercurrent and slowly pulled them out. After waiting for more than ten minutes, the group dug out the bones buried in the sand.

It seems that it is not just a matter of a few decades of death. These bones must have been preserved for hundreds of years. They have decayed and will fall apart at the slightest touch. Only some bones are left, and the skulls are broken and incomplete.

After confirming that there was nothing valuable, he didn't bother to guess whether these people were killing each other or encountering monsters.

The leader gave the order to continue moving towards the ruins.

Micah just felt that this was a bad sign. What if there really was some truth there and if he donated it, it would end up like these bones.

Two hours later.

July 2690, 7 of the Holy Spirit Calendar.

Deep in the wasteland, there is a forbidden place of life where few people go.

"How can this be!"

The team leader stood on a sand dune and looked at the scene below. It was really weird.

Micah and the adventure team arrived at the coordinates shown on the map.

but.

This relic was not buried by wind and sand. There was an invisible circular barrier around it, like the shape of a meteorite crater, and neatly cut circular sand dunes wrapped around the area.

It is not very big, about ten acres, and about eighty meters in diameter.

The ancient stone pillars on the ruins square have all collapsed, with only a few still standing. In the center there is a bronze statue of the Dragon of Eternity and Time, but too much time has passed and the statue is all covered with mold and rust, with the outer shell peeling off and full of pits.

Right in front of the statue, there is a rectangular underground staircase that can accommodate three people walking side by side. It is placed there openly, as if to signal people to pass quickly.

Not only that, there were also some shapeless corpses and even boilers for cooking in the square, but they were all rusty and broken.

"It's really creepy."

Micah would never step foot down those underground stairs.

But the team leader could no longer contain his excitement, and he jumped off the sand slope and slid to the square.

The rest of the people were also very excited and followed suit, sliding down the sand slope and shouting excitedly.

"I really fucked your mom."

Mika thinks that he will never get along with adventurers. If these people just go down like this, and if they encounter some monsters again, won't he just die?
I had no choice but to slowly walk down the sand slope and come to the square.

"Although the clothes of these skeletons are very tattered, we can see that they also have the emblem of the Eternal Church. Those guys have also sent people here."

"Be careful. So many people died here. There must be some serious danger."

"Danger means the item has not been taken away yet. These idiots naturally have no ability to take it away. I have made all the necessary preparations."

The team leader was actually a little nervous. The sect was definitely more prepared than himself, but if he wanted to retreat now that he was there, what would that mean?

The worst case scenario is death!
"Take out all your weapons, including those for dealing with the undead. High alert, we're going down!"

The team leader called everyone to the rectangular tunnel entrance.

Micah was standing nearby, too, looking down.

It is just an ordinary stone staircase, but it is straight and level, and the craftsmanship of its carving is quite advanced, and even the tiny chiseling lines are neat.

There was a sound of wind coming from the cave, a continuous hum of air being sucked into the space, which was somewhat scary.

"I won't go down. Good luck to you."

Micah said so.

"Okay, I'll give you this spare magic rifle, and these three blue crystals. One blue crystal can fire about eight times. There must be at least five seconds between each shot, otherwise the inscription circuit inside will be overloaded and may be scrapped. I'll give it to you to use against the monsters."

The captain handed the rifle to Micah.

Micah took it and nodded.

The honor-level adventure team also made some psychological preparations and discussed the plan before going down into the cave.

In the desolate square full of broken bones, the sun was scorching and the heat wave made the space a little hazy. Micah hid in a shady place, holding a magic rifle, waiting for them to come back.

(End of this chapter)