Don't Get Drained Dry

Startled by the sound, Gu Xi took two steps back, and then he noticed that a Fly-sized Elf, was nailed to the wooden door.

Upon closer inspection, the little Elf was wearing a dress made of flower petals, and a faint gray powder was emanating from her.

Half of her face was rotten, and it was clear that the little Elf had become an undead.

"No need to look anymore. I am the only undead in this castle. You can only communicate with me."

Gu Xi glanced back at the corpses scattered on the ground behind him. He really wanted to squeeze the little Elf out so she could see what was happening outside.

What do you mean he's the only undead in the castle?

Has she been stuck here for so long that she's lost her sense of time?

However, Gu Xi eventually gave up on the idea.

He had already realized that this little Elf was the key to opening the door before him.

When she said she was the only undead in the castle, she meant that she was the final hurdle, the point of contact for the Death Lord's abilities.

Without the Death Lord skill, you can't open the wooden door in front of you.

The problem is, Zong Heze should have mastered the Death Lord skill, so why didn't he open this wooden door?

Seeing that Gu Xi kept looking back, the little Elf became a little annoyed.

"What do you mean by this? Are you going to open the door or not?"

Seeing the little Elf getting angry, Gu Xi still asked a question.

"Didn't the guy who was standing on the stairs notice this wooden door?"

"Of course he came up, but he's already part of the castle, so he's not entitled to open the door. But that guy is weird; not only can he not open the door, he keeps stopping others from coming up."

As a result, no one has come to talk to me all these years, and no one has been able to open this door.

Seeing the little Elf's angry expression, Gu Xi couldn't help but smile. The little guy actually looked quite cute.

However, Zong Heze, for his own selfish reasons, directly blocked the advancement path of countless players.

Think about these players; they are all chosen ones. Even the weakest one who made it here has obtained at least two of the Three Divine Skills of Death.

As a result, they were completely blocked here.

Zong Heze did not die unjustly.

If he doesn't die this time, he will be hunted down by many powerful necromancers after he gets out, and in the end, not even his soul will be left behind.

Right now, Gu Xi can't concern himself with these things.

At this moment, he asked another question.

"Is this the Thorns Golden Crown I've been searching for?"

"I don't know if it's the Thorns Golden Crown, but this is definitely what you're looking for. Go in."

Perhaps because it had taken a long time, and Gu Xi kept asking questions, the little Elf became somewhat impatient.

She didn't even bother with Gu Xi's question and simply opened the wooden door.

As the wooden door opened, Gu Xi felt a powerful suction coming from inside.

Gu Xi was caught off guard and was sucked into the room.

Upon entering the room, Gu Xi lay down on the floor. The floor was covered with a thick cashmere carpet, and the room was quite warm. Looking around, Gu Xi noticed a roaring fire in the fireplace, which was emanating the high temperature from the room.

As Gu Xi stood up, he noticed that the room in front of him was a princess's bedroom.

Because the room is located at the top of the tower, it is not very large, only about ten square meters. Apart from a bed and a fireplace, there is only a spinning wheel in the room that doesn't match the style of the room.

The bed was decorated in a princess style, with a pink quilt on a walnut princess bed and a white lace mosquito net that reached the ground.

However, Gu Xi did not notice these things. Instead, he noticed a woman with black hair and fair skin sleeping on the bed. The blanket covering the woman could not cover her figure, and her exposed hands and shoulders indicated that she was not wearing pajamas.

From a distance, the girl was quite pretty. Even though she had been asleep for who knows how long, her skin was still pink and tender. However, the girl in front of him had a strange demeanor. Although she looked to be a young girl, she gave off the feeling of a young woman.

Gu Xi couldn't help but think of a few fairy tales, some of which seemed to contain similar stories.

Just as Gu Xi was about to step forward to check if the woman was wearing Thorns Golden Crown on her head, the woman suddenly opened her eyes.

"Hello, I'm here to find the Thorns Golden Crown."

I..."

"You don't need to say anything. I know. I am the Thorns Golden Crown you are looking for."

The woman did not sit up, but remained lying on the bed as before, speaking calmly.

Gu Xi didn't notice that a faint pink mist had risen in the room when the woman spoke.

"You?"

"Yes, that's me. I know what you want, and I need you too. I can give you what you want, and you want to help me."

Hearing this, Gu Xi felt somewhat grated.

Don't you think you're being a bit too direct?

The woman was somewhat helpless in response to Gu Xi's words, "I didn't want to either. According to the normal procedure, you should have gone up to kiss me to wake me up, and then we would have held a wedding in this castle."

They then lived happily ever after.

When you wake up from your dream, you will receive the power you desire, and I will receive a replenishment of my Mana.

But now there's no time left, and I don't know why no one has come for so long.

Moreover, I felt that an evil force in the sky was watching my castle.

If this drags on any longer, my castle will be dug up like a toy.

I'm in a hurry.

After saying that, the woman closed her eyes, beckoned to Gu Xi, and said, "Come on, hurry up."

Gu Xi was speechless. What did this mean? He was a gentleman, how could he do such a thing?

But just as Gu Xi stood up, preparing to leave, he suddenly realized that he had come all this way, with the Thorns Golden Crown right in front of him and his Advancement Task just around the corner. How could he just run away like this?

So Gu Xi calmly said, "I am a gentleman, I am here to complete a mission..."

Before he could finish speaking, the pink mist behind him condensed into bubbles and shoved Gu Xi to the bedside.

Then, the blanket on the bed was lifted, confirming Gu Xi's previous guess. At the same time, he also understood why this item was called the Thorns Golden Crown.

How true! Golden thorns grow in abundance.

Before he could catch his Gu Xi, a strong force came from behind and pushed him forward.

At the same time, he heard a voice in his ear.

"It might take a while and consume a lot of Mana, so be careful not to get drained."