Chapter 222 Blade Duel at Cang Lin 38

Chapter 222 Blade Duel at Cang Lin 38

When the announcement for the main quest update came, Xiao Tan and Laughing Soul were still exploring the underground tunnel, looking for a way out. Even though the stone told them that they would have completed trekking through the entire cave system in one night and one night, something was obviously wrong with its calculation. Its so-called one day and one night was probably twenty-four hours without stopping to rest. Naturally, Xiao Tan and Laughing Soul could not do that. When their stamina reached the bottom, they had to stop to rest. Both of them were currently level seventeen, so their maximum Stamina Points was 1,700. No matter what, they decided to keep their Stamina Points at least above one quarter just in case they ran into something unexpected. If they did not have any stamina left, how would they survive?

Even though the method of triggering the puzzle and monster in the cave system was not as random as wading through the grass in Pokémon, there were more than enough event triggers on the map. Normally, they could not avoid the triggers if they wanted to pass. Occasionally, there would be a reward. It felt like someone giving them candy following a slap.

Basically, the duo had entered the traditional playstyle of an RPG. Exploration, trigger event, gain reward, rest, and continue exploration... rinse and repeat. Without realizing it, they had found most of the map. Since they did not know where the actual exit was, when they ran into a split, they tried their best to explore all the options. Because of that, when the two found the exit, it was already approaching the second dawn. It had been about thirty-five hours since they first fell into the hole. In this kind of long-term scenario, toward the end, the players would be visited by a strange feeling of lethargy.

The players’ physical bodies were inside the gaming hub sleeping, but their mental world was operating inside a controllable dream world. If the dream carried on for too long, passing one or two days, then one’s sense of time would be altered. It would not be that obvious when one was inside the scenario, but the effect would be most obvious when players left the gaming hub. Then, the players would feel like they had not slept at all, but in reality, their physical body would not be tired. They would just feel mentally that they had not gotten any rest.

"This should be the place, right?" Xiao Tan removed the miner’s hat.

Laughing Soul also switched the flashlight off. She followed Xiao Tan’s gaze and looked up. "Just from looking at it, it feels much taller than the place we fell down from."

Even though Laughing Soul was lacking physically compared to Xiao Tan, she had the advantage of lighter weight and would take less effort in climbing. With someone leading the way and the rope tying them together, she had it easier psychologically. She followed Xiao Tan’s rhythm and soon reached the halfway mark.

Lowering her head to look, there was only darkness beneath her. The sound of water lapping came, but there was no sight of it. Lifting her head, the moonlight appeared to be getting closer.

They had been climbing for about twenty minutes, and they soon reached the top. The excitement and joy of finally breaking free washed away the fatigue collected from the past ten hours. Everything that they had experienced was still fresh in their minds, like the endless tunnel, the monsters that might show up anytime, puzzles that blocked the way, the many surprises. Finally, they were going to put that behind them. The feeling was as good as drinking a glass of cold milk after a hot bath.

"Phew... we’re finally out!" When the two reached the ground, they lay down on the grassland and let out a long sigh, looking at the stars. They were situated inside a forest, and the moonlight lit up their surroundings like it was morning. The woods were sparse, and the ground was uneven. In any case, there was no imminent danger.

"I say... this is the morning of the third day, right?" Xiao Tan asked.

"Yes, the duel is tonight," Laughing Soul answered. "We should have about ten hours left."

"From the update, Brother Jue them should be at that place called the Realm of the Bell, right?" Xiao Tan asked again.

When Laughing Soul heard that, something came to her. "That’s right! What are we going to do with the aid requested by Miss Su?"

Xiao Tan showed a worried look. "Hmm... At least from the team tab, we can see that Atobe is still alive..."