Mystery: Death Singer

At this point, Solana puffed out her cheeks and emphasized:

"My uncle has already used 'divination' to clear away the dangers inside the castle. It was during this process that he discovered traces of the 'human skin scrolls' in the library."

"He knew I was a Sequence 8 'Archaeologist' on the 'Generalist' pathway, and he also knew that the 'Human Skin Scroll' was an extraordinary material necessary for the next potion, which is why he entrusted this place to me to explore..."

At this moment, Edric felt a deep sense of the wonder of fate. He had been trying to avoid those relics at the middle sequence level, but he never expected to stumble on Freya, who was just a "lawyer".

He accepted the appearance of a snake-haired skeleton that had reached Sequence Seven; after all, the extraordinary world was always full of surprises, and the bigger the storm, the more valuable the fish.

I never expected that there was an even bigger monster hidden in this castle. After thinking about it, I decided to let it go. If it really doesn't work out, I can explore the previous areas next time.

But who would have thought that Solana, who had acted like a little white rabbit the whole way (except for that axe), could quietly pull off such a big feat.

Taking a deep breath, Edric continued, "..."

"Then, could you tell me exactly what level your uncle is at? I'm certain that there's another powerful undead creature in this castle, whose level is definitely above the snake-haired skeleton we just saw."

"There's another one?!"

Solana paused for a moment, then realized that Edric was worried about the other monster's strength, and immediately laughed:

"My uncle Cyril is one of the family's high-ranking members and also a high-sequence powerhouse. I think there's nothing in this castle that can escape his eyes."

"Big sister, why didn't you say so earlier if you had these resources..." Edric's lips twitched slightly, and he waved his hand wearily, saying, "I have no other questions."

Seeing that Edric didn't mention stopping the exploration again, Solana breathed a sigh of relief. She really wanted to get the "Appraiser" potion recipe from her uncle for free, so she felt a sense of relief at surviving a disaster.

Edric's strength was undeniable; he killed the snake-haired skeleton that had caused her and Freya such great trouble with almost no effort.

If it were just Solana and Freya today, although they could still escape or kill the snake-haired skeleton, they wouldn't be able to do it so easily. Instead, they would have to pay an exorbitant price that even if they successfully obtained the extraordinary materials left behind by the "Human Skin Scroll," it would be impossible to make up for it.

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Half an hour later, Edric completely dismantled the snake-haired skeleton, which was divided into two halves, and packed some bones from it that could still be used to make skeletons.

Freya and Solana also finished organizing the salvageable data from the second floor, packed it up, and placed it in a relatively dry corner.

They then headed to the third floor of the library to search for the "Human Skin Scrolls." Although there weren't many of those documents, it would be troublesome if they were destroyed in the battle. It would be better to store them there and retrieve them later after everything was over.

As for how to get to the third floor of the library, Solana demonstrated her special skills to Edric on the spot, showing him how to quickly raid... the archaeological cave.

This little girl, who is less than 1.6 meters tall, successfully broke through the thick granite between the two layers of the library in just five minutes. She even had the energy to clean the opening to make it more rounded so that she wouldn't get scratched while entering.

Meeting Solana's "Praise me!" gaze, Edric silently gave her a thumbs up, then leaped into the third floor of the library.

While Solana was painstakingly digging the tunnel, he wasn't idle either. He had already sent Shadow to conduct a brief exploration of the third level. This level only had a few undead, and Shadow and skeletons were nowhere to be seen.

In addition, there is the "human skin scroll" that Solana is most interested in on this trip. It looks like a closed scroll and is about 30 centimeters long.

When Edric discovered the "human skin scrolls," he was consciously browsing and protecting the various books in the third layer. Therefore, compared to the first two layers, the third layer, which was the most damp and cold, was the layer that preserved the most ancient books.

When Solana hurriedly jumped into the third level from the cave entrance and furtively hid behind a bookshelf, she finally showed a relieved expression when she saw the "Human Skin Scroll" with her own eyes.

Edric glanced at the well-preserved ancient books around him and lowered his voice, saying, "Do you need my help? If the battle goes on for too long, it might affect these records."

Solana was taken aback by his words, then gave a strange look that was hard to decipher—it was hard to tell whether she was laughing or crying—and silently pulled out two talismans from her small bag:

"No need... I can do it myself."

After confirming with Edric that there were no monsters like the snake-haired skeletons here, she emerged from behind the bookshelf without any attempt at concealment. She tossed the talisman at the "Ancient Scroll of Human Skin," still submerged in the sea of ​​knowledge in the distance, and said in a pitiful voice in Ancient Hermes:

"Night!"

A transparent flame rose silently, enveloping the talisman and burning with a deep, tranquil black.

The blackness spread rapidly, enveloping the "human skin scroll" that was only now realizing what was happening.

The next moment, the "Human Skin Scroll" fell limply to the ground. Solana quickly walked up to it, pulled out a dagger covered with golden runes, and ended the life of this rare and extraordinary creature with a single strike.

"???"

Edric, who witnessed everything, stared wide-eyed, his face full of question marks.

Beside him, Freya, who had already pulled out an ancient book and was reading it, shrugged slightly and said:

"Whether it's the 'Appraiser,' the 'Archaeologist,' or the 'Generalist,' none of these three sequences possess combat abilities. As a component of the 'Appraiser' potion, the 'Human Skin Scroll' is naturally no exception to this rule."

"If we were in the outside world, where there are plenty of resources, it might be able to use ritual magic to fight us for a while, but here we only have these ancient books..."

"This is also why Solana's Uncle Cyril chose to let her hunt the 'Human Skin Scroll' herself. After all, what danger could there be in a supernatural creature that could be dealt with by just two talismans casually drawn by a supernatural being?"

"If we hadn't sensed danger approaching last time, we might have already captured them when we first entered this place."

On the other side, Solana had carefully preserved the blood flowing from the "human skin scroll" and then placed the entire "human skin scroll" into a special container.

After doing all this, Solana ran back to the two of them excitedly, skipping and jumping like a deer, extremely happy.