Poverty makes me capable of anything.

"I just wanted to dig up a few stones..."

Okay, that won't fool anyone, the rippling water's voice grew softer and softer.

“Okay, you can count me in, but you can’t tell anyone else,” he said.

Shuzan nodded and said, "I can keep it from everyone else, but you have to tell me what you've discovered."

"..."

She looks cute, but this girl is actually quite cunning.

The rippling water made him wonder.

They sneak over, claiming they saw it by accident, but who knows when they'll follow them.

"I suspect there's treasure down there, and I have a metal detector..."

Uh……

As she spoke, the rippling water seemed to lose its ability to look directly into the eyes of someone who was relaxing and enjoying themselves.

She coughed lightly and changed her approach, but each time she was met with Shu Zhan's glare that made her feel uneasy.

Okay, okay, I'll tell the truth, alright?

"I don't know if you've seen the promotional video for Nagria in the game update?"

"Looked."

"Then you remember there was a scene in it where a masked person..."

As the rippling water tells its story, the tense face gradually relaxes.

"Then let's start digging right away," she said excitedly.

"..."

Damn it, you're happy, but I'm not.

The rippling water looked as pale as someone who was constipated.

After some discussion, the two demarcated the area and began digging.

Amidst the clanging and banging, the scene from the promotional video was quickly torn to shreds by the two of them. Clearly, that scene from the promotional video would not appear again, and the plot had taken a slight detour.

"The shipment has been completed! The shipment has been completed!"

After a clang, Shu Zhan stretched out his body and mind and dug out a piece of metal after breaking open a rock.

The game indicated that her pickaxe had been damaged after a violent collision, and its durability had dropped by half.

Moreover, what was unearthed was not metal ore, but the exterior wall of a building.

No wonder I was so excited to relax and unwind.

"Where."

The rippling water rushed over excitedly.

They peeled away the outer layer of soil, finally seeing what was inside.

It is not a very large building. All that can be seen is a metal monument about ten meters high. After the entire metal monument is dug out, it can be found that one side is covered with many runes that are hard to understand.

"what is this?"

He touched the rippling water but found nothing unusual. Just as he was wondering about this, a huge explosion suddenly came from outside.

What the hell?

The rippling water and the feeling of relaxation allowed them to quickly climb out.

There was nothing unusual on Sky Island 97; the second sound was clearly coming from below.

drip-

At that moment, Rippling Water received a group message.

[Something terrible has happened! There was a sudden explosion on the ground, and a bunch of monsters were blown out.]

"..."

The rippling water and the relaxed body exchanged a glance.

What kind of monster?

The other party immediately chose to share the field of view.

At that time, on a barren land with scattered rocks, a large crater tens of meters deep suddenly appeared on the ground, and the surrounding area was in chaos due to the explosion.

Then the view began to move forward, and the scene inside the deep pit was revealed.

A group of winged monsters emerged from underground.

This is it!

There are level 66, level 67, and level 70...

Goodbye!

The rippling water didn't sever ties immediately, but instead kindly reminded them before leaving, "Don't say any more, just run away."

【…】

But it was too late.

The monsters that climbed out quickly became ferocious. After all, they had wings. Before the shared vision even ended, the player was sent back to the fountain by more than a dozen flying monsters, and had no time to escape.

"..."

This is definitely not a safe place.

They silently returned to the side of the metal monument, no longer daring to go down.

It's too dangerous outside; it's more practical to stay here and study this metal monument.

But not long after, two other players contacted them.

Where are you now? This map is too high-level; we'd better go together.

We are at...

Just as I was about to speak, the rippling water stopped me.

He made a shushing gesture.

We've already reached the sky island, but we don't know how many monsters are down there. You guys should find a sky island to hide on first. Going out now is too dangerous; let's observe the situation first.

Emmm...

You're right, there's no rush to explore. Let's hide for now and see.

"That's what you call professional." Rippling Water smiled smugly at Relaxing Body and Mind. "If we had just blurted it out like you did, this hidden quest would have been none of our business."

"You're right!" Shu Zhan nodded shyly.

"This must be a good thing, it's just a pity we can't understand what's written on it, sigh." Rippling Water sighed.

"How about we imitate what that person in the promotional video does?" Shuzhan suggested.

That seems to make sense.

The rippling water made his eyes light up.

Do what you want to do.

The two men prostrated themselves on the ground, adopting the same posture as the masked man, and began to repeat his words in a seemingly devout manner.

The last sentence is, "Pray for the revival of the void, to guide humanity on the path of evolution."

The metal monument, which had been standing there quietly, suddenly began to change.

The runes carved on it began to glow.

The red light emanating from within gradually became dazzling, and as I relaxed, I heard some kind of creature speaking in my mind.

It was a language she had never heard before, but through the game's translation, she figured out what it meant.

That was the sound of emptiness.

The Void rambled on about its greatness, trying to entice them to believe in it.

"..."

Listening to the chattering voice, she stretched and stood up, her gaze falling on the rippling water that was still kneeling beside her.

Thank you so much for showing me the way. Now it's time for us to say goodbye.

With a soft clang, a short sword crackling with lightning suddenly appeared in his relaxed hand.

The barbed edge looks very sharp.

Without any hesitation, he stretched his body and mind and plunged the knife into the back of the rippling water.

puff--

He coughed up blood, his intestines were ripped open by the blade, and a huge damage value of -5200 floated on his body. At the same time, he was also afflicted with the triple negative effects of [Poisoning], [Bleeding], and [Severe Injury].

"you……"

He turned around and looked at Shu Zhan in disbelief.

The once adorable girl's smile turned into an unusually sinister one, and she suddenly became corrupted.

She said, enunciating each word clearly, "It is enough for me alone to inherit this hidden race!"

Another punch came flying at him.

The rippling water suddenly collapsed to the ground. After two slashes, he received a game notification: "You have been killed by Shuzhan Shenmin. Due to attacking an innocent player, Shuzhan Shenmin is now a red name."

Damn it, why is that?

Tears streamed down my face as I walked along the riverbank. "He who walks by the river will eventually get his shoes wet." I used to cheat others, but today I found myself being cheated without even realizing it.

Before she turned evil, her pitiful and weak appearance was incredibly deceptive.

Who knew she would be so swift and decisive after turning evil?

He killed the higher-level opponent with three consecutive stabs.