Zhan Long (Ep-101 and many more)

Chapter 212 - Suspended Map

Translated by: SoloNeko, Vk
Edited by: Zero, Zephir, Hendricksen-sama, mrbaconator

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With the sound of rocks scraping against each other, the ground in front opened to show a deep underground passage. It looked like the ground had been split by a sword. A path of stone steps covered with moss exuded a smell of decay. The passage continued all the way into the depths becoming an unseen bottomless pit, while the two sides of the walls were engraved with ancient inscriptions. It looked like this passage had been sealed for a long time, there was no way of knowing how much time had passed since someone had last stepped in here.

Looking down at the depths of the stone trail, Matcha stuck out her tongue and managed a weak laugh, "This SSS-ranked quest sure lives up to it's name. The opening scene itself is already so extraordinary......"

Yue Qing Qian blinked her eyes, "Oh, the quest reward, only Big Brother Xiao Yao alone will get the【Mohist's Fifth Volume】series?"

Wan Er nodded, "Yeah, that's what's written on the quest description."

Yue Qing Qian laughed softly, "No matter, if it is for the sake of Big Brother Xiao Yao, I'll gladly help him~"

Dong Cheng Yue lifted her staff, "Then we should prepare to enter; this time there are two tanks, Li Xiao Yao and Matcha, and 3 Healers. We should have enough manpower, let's go!"

I took a glance at the depth of the passage, the atmosphere was so eerie that I could almost hear the sound of howling from the depths of the temple. We had no idea what was inside. Taking a deep breath, I turned towards my beautiful NPC master and said, "Frost, we'll enter first."
Frost held her sword as she nodded softly, "Yeah, be careful. I will monitor your situation at all times. However...I can't enter the Dragon Temple. This is a thousand year iron-clad rule of Dragon City. Only an Adventurer from Dragon City has the right to enter the temple. I would incur a great disaster should I even try to enter the temple...."

I laughed as I pulled out the Frost Rain Sword on my back, "Alright then, we'll be going now."

"Take care!"

......

"Pa...."

My purple dawn boots slowly stepped on the stone steps which were completely covered with moss. I stepped on the moss with all my strength and regained my balance before I took another step. Behind me, Wan Er held her dagger in one hand and grabbed the stone walls with the other, carefully following behind me. Dong Cheng Yue and Matcha flapped open their wings; Wind Elves didn't need to travel on the ground.

The deeper we advanced, the darker it got, to the extent that we almost couldn't see any of our fingers in front of us. I raised my Frost Rain Sword high in the air, but it only lit up an area of a few meters. On the other hand, Wan Er's Scarlet Edge could light up nearly ten meters of the area. Emperor Tier equipment obviously wasn't the same; its luster and shine far exceeded that of Purple Tier equipment.

About five minutes into our slow advance, Matcha's eyes grew large as she cried out loudly from behind me, "Boss, careful!"

"Shua!"

I suddenly stepped on empty air and my whole body immediately plunged down!

"Ah?"

Lin Wan Er cried out in distress as she hastily jumped forward to catch me. I also reached out my hands with panicked eyes. I hugged her snow white and slender right leg with both of my hands tight, my body was halfway down the abyss, thus her thigh prevented myself from falling even further down. An exquisite, smooth and soft feeling came through my palms, making this short moment glorious...