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Junheng completed the transaction without hesitation.

I quickly walked out of the dark alley, and the morning light had already fully illuminated the streets of Dawn City.

Once outside the city, he headed east along the official road.

About an hour and a half later, a range of low mountains appeared ahead.

The mountain is covered with dense vegetation, with vines and moss hanging down like green waterfalls.

Junheng stopped at the foot of the mountain in front of a dense patch of vines, referring to the map Karl had given him.

He parted the layers of vines and, sure enough, found a narrow crack in the rock wall.

The crack was only half a meter wide, just enough for one person to squeeze through sideways.

Without hesitation, Jun Heng slipped inside.

Inside the crack is a natural passageway that slopes downwards and gradually widens.

After walking about fifty meters, the passageway widened, wide enough for two people to walk side by side.

A thin layer of moss covered the walls, glowing with a faint greenish light in the darkness, providing a dim illumination for this underground world.

Jun Heng took out the Ghost Lantern, turned on the switch, and a soft light shone, illuminating a five-meter area in front of him.

After continuing on for a while, a fork in the road appeared ahead.

The two passageways, one on the left and one on the right, lead in different directions.

Junheng took out Karl's map and compared it with his own, his eyes scanning back and forth between the two passageways.

The map clearly shows that the passageway on the left leads to the core area of ​​the first floor.

The area is inhabited by a large number of undead monsters, making it the leveling route chosen by the vast majority of players.

The narrow fork in the road on the right is a hidden shortcut.

You can bypass most of the monster areas and go directly to the entrance to the second floor.

Junheng's purpose in coming here is to find the mysterious stone tablet, so he has no interest in leveling up.

He quickly turned into the right fork in the road, which was much narrower than the main road, only wide enough for one person to pass at a time.

The walls were covered with sharp stalagmites, casting jagged shadows under the light of the ghostly lantern.

After walking for about ten minutes, a rustling sound suddenly came from ahead.

Jun Heng paused, his gaze sweeping warily across the darkness ahead.

At the top of the passageway, dozens of bat-like creatures, each the size of a washbasin, hung upside down.

Their bodies were covered in dark purple fur, and their blood-red eyes gleamed with a greedy light in the darkness.

Shadow Vampire Bat

[Level: 18]

[HP: 15000/15000]

Attack Power: 850, Defense Power: 600

[Skills: Ultrasonic Positioning, Vampiric Bite, Shadow Stealth]

[Description: A common flying creature in the Cavern of Slumber. They use ultrasonic waves to locate prey in the dark and attack in packs.]

These bats seemed to sense Jun Heng's approach, and they all let out piercing shrieks as they swooped down on him like a dark cloud!

Jun Heng remained expressionless, clenched his right fist, and unleashed a powerful punch!

boom!

The surging force of the punch exploded in the passageway, forming a violent shockwave!

The dozen or so shadow vampire bats were like paper in front of this shockwave, their bodies instantly exploding into blood mist!

-134562! Critical Hit! -52356!

……

A series of shocking damage numbers appeared!

The vampire bats didn't even have time to scream before they were converted into experience points and added to Jun Heng and the Red Lotus Dragon's experience bars.

[Ding! Successfully killed 15 Shadow Vampire Bats, gaining 4500 experience points!]

[Ding! The Crimson Lotus Young Dragon has gained 4500 experience points, currently at 14730/200000]

After dealing with this wave of monsters, Jun Heng continued on his way.

He soon entered the second level, which was more than fifty meters underground, and he could faintly hear the sound of rushing water.

Junheng took out Karl's map again, searching for the fastest shortcut to the third level.

Fortunately, he had this simple map; otherwise, the forks in the road would have kept him wandering around for quite some time.

The monster density on the second floor is significantly higher than on the first floor, with wandering cave spiders and shadow salamanders everywhere.

But these ordinary monsters, which were only level eighteen or nineteen, couldn't even withstand a single punch from Jun Heng.

He swept forward, with the Crimson Lotus Dragon following behind him, occasionally spewing out a breath of fire.

Although the damage caused was negligible, this little guy is only level four.

If the Crimson Lotus Dragon were on par with these wild monsters, it could probably burn a large number of them to death in one go.

After passing through the main passage on the second level, the terrain ahead begins to become steeper.

The passageway extends downwards, its slope becoming increasingly steep, and the moss on the walls growing thicker and thicker.

The humidity in the air increased significantly, and the sound of flowing water became even clearer.

Jun Heng quickened his pace, turned a corner, and suddenly the view opened up before him.

It was a huge underground cave, tens of meters high, with countless stalactites hanging upside down from the dome.

At the bottom of the cave, a wide underground river meanders, its water a deep, dark green.

The water flowed swiftly, making a splashing sound.

The river is about ten meters wide, and the opposite bank is completely dark, making it impossible to see the specific terrain.

[Ding! You have entered the third level of the Cave of Slumber]

Jun Heng stood by the river, his gaze sweeping over the rushing water.

He took out the map drawn by Carl and compared it with the surrounding terrain.

According to Carl, he was swept away by this river.

The location marked on the map should be downstream of this river.

"Chirp!"

The young red lotus dragon stood at Jun Heng's feet, curiously examining the river water before it.

It stretched out a paw, cautiously touched the surface of the water, and then quickly withdrew it.

Junheng squatted down and put his hand into the water.

The water was very cold, with a chilling sensation.

He took out a water-repelling bead and put it in his mouth, then put on the fish-man's flippers.

He tucked the ghost lantern into his waistband and put the red lotus baby dragon into his pet space.

Jun Heng took a deep breath and jumped into the river.

Pfft!

The icy river water instantly enveloped him, but the water-repelling beads immediately took effect.

A transparent membrane covered his mouth and nose, allowing him to breathe freely underwater.

The fish-man's flippers spread out in the water, propelling his body forward at a rapid pace.

The river was much deeper than I had imagined, and occasionally I could see some unidentified white bones at the bottom.

Jun Heng swam downstream with the current, his eyes scanning his surroundings warily.

Carl was swept to that hidden cave by the inertia of the water.

In other words, by following the water flow, one can enter the place that Karl had been to.

But the stone slabs there had already been taken by Karl.

There was no point in Junheng going any further, so he had to find a new underwater cave.

From this point on, Junheng could only rely on himself to explore.

After swimming for about ten minutes, an underground channel appeared on the rock wall of the riverbed.

The passage is about two meters wide, and the water inside flows very rapidly.

Jun Heng thought for a moment, then went inside.

He slowed down and swam forward cautiously.

Just then, two eerie green lights suddenly appeared in the darkness ahead!

Immediately afterwards, a dark shadow shot towards him like an arrow!