The Rune Age

Lu Yang said to Han Ying and the others, "Go back first. You can't help me here anymore."

Han Ying shrugged. "All right."

The monsters had a hundred million health, and a casual slash from them could instantly kill the group. Staying here would not only be useless, but would also cause trouble for Lu Yang. They took out Return Scrolls and returned to Hannibal City.

Lu Yang left Red Sand Town and headed west. There were a great number of Serpent Demon Warriors along the way, so Lu Yang had the phoenix gather and eliminate them. He fought as he advanced, finally reaching the entrance of a cave after more than two hours.

System Notification: You have discovered Serpent Demon Cave

Although Lu Yang did not know how to clear Serpent Demon Cave, he had often looked through information on these special instances while idly browsing guides in his previous life. There was no particular reason for it; he simply enjoyed reading about this sort of thing.

Serpent Demon Cave held an extremely important position in the official lore. It was the first instance in the second expansion.

Not only were there Serpent Demon Generals inside, but boss-level creatures like the Five-Headed Serpent as well. These creatures had a high chance of dropping something called a rune after death, and that was the key to Lu Yang taking Northwind City and Torrent City.

"Hisss—"

A low yet powerful sound of a snake flicking its tongue came from within the cave entrance. Lu Yang stepped inside.

At the entrance stood a man with a muscular upper body and a brown snake tail for his lower half, blocking the path with a scythe in hand. His face bore the savage expression unique to the serpent race.

Serpent Demon Guard (Elite)

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