A Destination Beyond These Two Hands
In the dimly lit underground mine tunnels.
Roger shot faster and faster!
With the blessing of the "Cave Authority Rank".
His focus has reached another level.
Every arrow he fired seemed to have its own tracking feature, always finding the heads of the Jackalmen! After a volley of Zephyr Arrow...
He then took out the "Silent Justice" that had cooled down and unleashed a rapid-fire attack! Bang bang bang! Pfft pfft pfft! And so it went on and on.
Under the alternating barrage of pistols and arrows, the Jackalmen were quickly routed.
They didn't even have a chance to escape before Roger wiped them out completely!
afterwards.
The Iris Squad quickly cleared away the corpses.
The atmosphere within the team underwent a subtle change.
Although there was no opening.
But Roger's killing spree had undoubtedly shocked them.
They never thought of it.
How can someone shoot so much!
The attacking Underground Jackal People consisted of over 100 gnolls, including 10 Jackal People Elite and over 90 Jackal People Minion.
Roger was alone.
They wiped out 60% of the enemy! In fact.
If Eve hadn't acted quickly, unleashing several area-of-effect spells, Roger probably would have wiped out the entire area by himself!
"Does Quickdraw Gunslinger also know archery?"
afterwards.
A wandering swordsman, emboldened, approached and asked.
Roger patted the Emerald Zephyr on his back with a proud look and said loudly, "Of course."
"I'm very accurate with everything I shoot."
"Slingshots, pistols, bows and arrows, cannons... all of them hit the bullseye every time!"
The wandering swordsman offered a forced compliment. "You're really amazing."
"Is there some secret?"
Roger replied without hesitation, "Perhaps it's talent."
"I've been a great shooter since I was a child."
"As you grow up, your skills will naturally improve..."
"Of course, if you want to learn, I can teach you for free..."
The wandering swordsman politely thanked him.
He left with a smile.
The others looked at Roger with much friendlier eyes.
They suddenly realized that this newcomer was not only very capable, but also relatively easy to get along with.
You could tell from his manner of speaking that this young man was the kind of person who spoke his mind and had no guile.
Who wouldn't love someone like that? (In the group)
Many people's thoughts began to stir.
Roger, however, was quietly checking the data panel while sorting through the spoils of war.
The previous information flashed by.
"Hint: You are wearing the title ' The Honest Person (The True Face)'"
"Insight: You realize that your companions all think you are an Honest Person."
"I've always been an honest person!"
The evaluations of his companions.
Roger was very satisfied.
To complete the mission for the Third Party faction, he must carefully maintain his public image.
What bad intentions could an impulsive and reckless Quickdraw Gunslinger possibly have?
As it stands now.
The persona was established quite well.
The recent frenzied killing was probably seen by his comrades as a manifestation of the young man's eagerness to make a name for himself.
This thought came to mind.
He simply activated the passive effect of the "bluff" skill.
"I wonder how far their imaginations can go..."
"Just don't doubt me."
Roger thought to himself.
Not long after.
The group then performed preliminary treatment on the Jackalmen corpse.
This wave of Jackalmen attacks brought Roger 55 Strength Shard and 8 Agility Shard.
Given that the exchange ratio in this battle is 1000:1, Roger's path to becoming a traitor can only be described as arduous and long.
Especially the Jackal People Elite!
As a man who aspires to become a seven-sided warrior.
Agility is a must!
Achieving 20 points of extraordinary skill is just a small goal.
His ultimate goal is to upgrade his Agility by 25 points!
The Jackalmen displayed a weak fighting ability.
Roger could easily take on a thousand men!
The only problem right now is whether we have enough.
After this little incident...
The group became slightly more cautious in their advance.
Not long after.
A wanderer who had gone to the Safe Zone returned, bringing with him information about the laborers—
They are safe for the time being.
But on his way back, he encountered a Jackalmen army of about 300 men.
They were heading towards the Safe Zone.
Upon hearing this...
Eve decisively increased the marching speed.
10 minutes later.
After passing through a complex landscape of stalactites.
The doors of the "Safe Zone" were then revealed to everyone.
The gate is made of an unknown alloy.
Behind it is an arched cave.
Through the crack in the door, Roger could see the crowded figures inside.
Outside the gate.
A pack of Jackalmen was charging forward with all their might, and the leader of the Jackal People Elite was shouting something loudly.
Before Eve could give the order.
Gunshots rang out in the empty underground world.
The Iris Squad only has a little over 30 members.
But they are all top professionals, with more than half being extraordinary individuals.
Facing a race Jackalmen, who are only level 40 and have outdated equipment.
It was, of course, a brutal massacre.
In less than 10 minutes.
More than 300 Jackalmen were slaughtered and routed. In this race to see who could kill the fastest, Roger could only choose to kill the most important ones.
And so.
In this wave, the number of Jackal People Elite who died at his hands instantly reached 40.
However, the timeline for obtaining the Agility attribute remains extremely long.
"We can't keep killing like this."
"The efficiency is too low!"
"We need to find a way to get out of here..."
Roger followed the main group silently toward the gate of the Safe Zone.
Eve walked in front.
She lost a collective "soothing of the soul".
They tried to comfort the overly frightened workers.
A moment later.
Eve spoke gently:
"We are members of the Iris Club, responsible for clearing out the monsters on floors 20 to 24. You should have seen us before."
"Please open the door, I have something very important to discuss with you."
To her surprise...
Inside, the laborers' voices came from all directions:
"No!"
"I'd rather die than open the door!"
"They will kill us..."
Everyone was slightly taken aback.
Eve frowned even more.
But she maintained a gentle tone. "This is just a normal monster disturbance."
What happened to you?
Do you know what the situation is like for the workers on the lower floors?
The noise from inside the door was still chaotic.
A long time passed.
Then a laborer with a gruff voice shouted, "A normal monster disturbance? Don't lie to me!"
"Those iron lumps killed anyone they saw. If we hadn't run fast, we would have turned to ashes like everyone else..."
"If you really are some kind of club, then hurry up and tell us a way to get us to the surface. Things are in complete chaos underground..."
The group exchanged glances, all sensing that something was amiss.
Someone whispered, "Could the people inside have been possessed by evil spirits...?"
Eve said with a serious expression:
"That's possible."
"But their tone doesn't quite seem right, and the 'lens' through this door can't be used..."
"How about this?"
"Leave some people here to guard the area; the rest of you come with me to check out the lower floors."
The Iris Squad's mission was to protect the workers on floors 20-24.
And the further down you go...
The higher the probability of encountering Underground Jackal People.
They can't afford any delays!
However.
Just as Eve was assigning and distributing manpower.
The very bottom of the Deep Pit Mine.
Suddenly, a piercing alarm sounded throughout the tunnel!
Everyone listened attentively.
"Three long and three short... three long and three short..."
"It's a Level 1 alert?!"
An experienced veteran, his face grim, said:
How many Level 1 alerts have occurred since Drovas was established?
No one answered him.
Everyone looked very unhappy.
Accompanied by the sound of an alarm.
Streams of mist, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, surged into the underground mine tunnels.
In a short time.
Visibility in the mine tunnels became very, very low.
In the corner of the line.
Roger felt a chill run down his spine.
He had seen this kind of fog in the Mist Shadow Mountain Range before; it strongly suppressed True Sight and perception!
However, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
This influx of fog also has the ability to reduce visibility and block perception.
But it's not as exaggerated as the Mist Shadow Mountain Range.
His True Sight can still play a significant role!
But for others...
This sudden fog has become very troublesome.
A spellcaster attempted to dispel the fog with magic.
But the results were minimal.
Finally, Eve took matters into her own hands and used a powerful "Wind Tunnel Technique to dispel the fog around the Safe Zone.
But less than half a minute later.
These mysteries then surged back like maggots clinging to bones.
An ominous premonition rose in everyone's hearts.
Eve's expression remained relatively calm.
But in my heart, alarm bells were already ringing loudly.
She has been in and out of the underground many times.
This is the first time I've heard the Earth's core alarm sound a Level 1 alert! This means that the lower mining area is in great trouble.
"With such thick fog, the gyroplane can't get down; the sentries have to lower it down slowly from above..."
"We need to go down there and take a look!"
Thinking about this...
Eve suddenly reached her little hand through the crack in the door and then pointed at the air.
The next second.
Under the effect of the spell "Charm Human".
The laborers leaning against the gate instantly lost their minds and involuntarily opened the gate! The Iris Squad swarmed forward.
They quickly brought the situation inside the gate under control.
Roger observed.
There are more than two hundred laborers here.
Their physical condition was okay, but their mental state was terrible, as if they had encountered something horrific.
At this critical moment.
Eve displayed the decisiveness of a seasoned captain.
She immediately arranged for ten people to guard these restless laborers.
He then ordered the two wanderers to return to the edge of the pit to see if they could obtain intelligence from the surface or underground.
Immediately afterwards.
She began selecting people to explore the 21st floor platform with her.
Upon seeing this.
Roger volunteered, "Take me with you."
"I have no interest in being with a bunch of crying, whining men."
His words drew criticism from the workers.
But his companions thought it was a genuine expression of his personality.
Although his emotional intelligence is a bit low.
"No need to go down!"
It was at this moment.
A laborer suddenly shouted hysterically:
"There are dead people down there!"
"You'll only be sending yourselves to your deaths!"
"When we were escaping, we encountered people coming up from below. He was seriously injured and told me that the Safe Zone below had all fallen..."
The other workers echoed this sentiment.
Eve waved for them to be quiet.
Then she looked at a female soldier next to her.
The latter was holding a tiny magnifying glass and scrutinizing the laborers.
In the end.
The female warrior shook her head and whispered, "They are not possessed by evil spirits."
Eve bit her lip.
A hint of confusion flashed in his eyes.
Roger naturally witnessed this scene as well.
The prop the female warrior is holding is called a "lens".
This expensive, disposable prop is exactly what Rodick mentioned as being able to distinguish between crows and Evil Ghost Raven.
The lens confirmed that the workers were fine.
Then their statements would have gained considerable credibility.
This relates to the "Evil Ghost Sentry" that appeared in the "Drovas" faction—
Roger had reason to suspect that things were in complete chaos down there!
For Third Party party like him.
The more chaotic, the better.
Eve's eyes grew increasingly hesitant.
Roger immediately spoke up:
"There's no need for everyone to go down together!"
"I can go down and take a look by myself."
"I run very fast, even if I encounter Jackalmen, they can't catch me."
That's all.
He even showed off his running speed in public! He didn't dare to show off his God of Wind Leg.
I only played the Ladder Cloud Steps a little bit.
Even so.
The way people looked at him now held a greater sense of respect.
If he were just an ordinary, Honest Person...
Of course, you'll be bullied.
But if this Honest Person possesses various extraordinary skills... then things are different.
Roger didn't bother to consider what his companions were thinking.
He just looked at Eve with longing and tried his best to show the heroism that young people should have—commonly known as being a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur).
Eve shook her head decisively:
"No."
"It's too dangerous for you to go alone."
Roger wanted to say something more.
The next second.
She suddenly said softly:
"I'll go with you."
"That way, we can keep each other company."
Roger sighed inwardly.
However, he knew he couldn't be too obvious, or he would easily arouse suspicion.
He nodded excitedly.
The female warrior beside Eve immediately followed:
"I'll go too."
Eve smiled and said, "No need."
He will protect me.
Roger's archery skills, demonstrated along the way, served as a testament to his abilities.
There's nothing wrong with that statement.
then.
The rest of the Iris Squad stayed at the Safe Zone to await news.
Roger and Eve took a short rest.
Then they went deeper into the area.
The roads in the underground mine tunnels are very difficult to walk on.
The thick fog further complicated the process of identifying the route.
Fortunately, Roger possessed the inexplicable "Cave Authority Rank".
After receiving the map from Eve.
Instead, he became the one who led the way.
A short while later.
They then arrived at the Safe Zone on the 21st floor.
The two moved closer.
A chilling aura wafted from the darkness.
Eve's expression changed slightly.
Near the misty gate lay fifty or sixty Fall Apart corpses of laborers! Their deaths were extremely gruesome.
It seems that after death, he was cut into pieces with scissors...
"This isn't Jackalmen do it!"
Eve asked in a trembling voice, "Could it be a new monster?"
"Or perhaps..."
Speaking of which...
She fell silent.
Roger pretended to know nothing, and after confirming that no one had survived, he decisively said, "Let's go to the next level and take a look."
Eve thought about it and agreed.
The two immediately hurried to the 22nd floor.
The situation here is similar to that on the 21st floor.
It's just not time to go to Safe Zone yet.
They discovered a large number of laborer corpses.
It was less a corpse and more a body.
Rather, they are the remains of a corpse after being vented by some kind of violent life.
Their deaths were extremely tragic.
Some may have been brutally dismembered! (See this part.)
Eve's eyes wavered slightly.
But Roger remained as clueless as ever. "Let's take another look!"
"Perhaps some people survived?"
Eve hesitated before agreeing.
The situation on the 23rd floor was even worse.
It appears that a fierce battle has broken out here.
A deep, dark underground mine tunnel was littered with all sorts of corpses.
A truckload of Primal Stone Ore.
The remains of Jackalmen and human laborers were mixed together.
Skeletal remains are visible everywhere.
The blood then congealed into a thick membrane.
It's so disgusting to look at.
"Let's... not go for it..."
Before Roger could even speak...
Eve said with a look of worry in her eyes:
"Now we can confirm the laborer's account; the situation down there is indeed terrible. Jackalmen are one thing, but what if we encounter other monsters..."
Roger looked at her with righteous indignation. "But isn't our duty to protect all workers?"
What if there are still survivors down there?
Eve choked and felt terrible.
Despite having feelings for Roger.
Her expression remained grim. "The probability of any survivors down there is very low."
"We should go back to the 20th floor immediately..."
She hadn't finished speaking.
Suddenly, heavy footsteps came from not far away!
In the mist.
A humanoid construct, as tall as a person, suddenly appeared!
That's a Sentinel! "Intruder detected..."
The sentry made that sound.
"We are not intruders, we are the Iris Club..."
Eve hadn't finished speaking.
The wheels beneath the sentry's feet spun at high speed as it charged toward Eve! The next second...
Its long sword slashed down with incredible ferocity! At the crucial moment.
Eve demonstrated the qualities a captain should have.
But she calmly squatted down.
Then, with a quick roll, he successfully dodged the sentry's fierce attack! "There's something wrong with this sentry!"
"My spells are ineffective against it!"
Eve shouted:
"Run!"
After saying that.
She Quick Casting.
It summoned a muscular man with a dark blue body!
The burly man roared and pounced on the sentry as soon as he appeared! Roger glanced at him with his Qi Divination Technique and learned that this guy was a variant of the "Lamp Spirit".
"Captain, you go first."
"I'll cover the rear."
Roger hadn't finished speaking.
Heavy footsteps came from all directions! It's unclear how these sentries concealed their presence, but by the time the footsteps sounded, the two sides were already very close!
Nobody expected it.
In this 23-story underground mine tunnel.
There were actually hundreds of sentries hidden there! In an instant...
The passageway became very crowded.
"It's all my fault!"
Roger looked remorseful.
He pulled up the Emerald Zephyr and fired wildly at the sentries.
As he fired, he called to Eve, "Captain, hurry up and go!"
"I can hold them off for a little while!"
"Don't worry about me, I run very fast..."
Who knew he hadn't even finished his lines?
The other party had already disappeared without a trace!
"Depend on..."
Roger couldn't help but curse under his breath.
The Lamp Spirit and the dual-wielding sentinel fought hand-to-hand for a while, then disappeared—
This means Eve canceled the summoning spell.
In this way...
Roger was left all alone in the entire mine tunnel, carrying his bow and arrows.
All the sentries moved closer.
"Intruder detected..."
"Annihilate them immediately!"
Such sounds come from their bodies.
Without a word, Roger turned and ran!
"God of Wind Leg: Catching Wind and Grasping Shadows!"...
With the help of this escape technique.
Roger forced his way out of the sentries' encirclement and then led them on a leisurely stroll.
Fortunately, these sentries are all "dual-wielding sentries" and do not have the capability to provide laser funeral services.
This gave Roger enough room to maneuver.
He ran away.
He slashed a few times with his backhand.
It has to be said.
The Sentinel series is indeed a masterpiece by Drovas.
This construct, made of special materials, is naturally anti-magic.
According to the calculations of the Qi Divination Technique.
Their Magic Resistance is as high as 80%, so even the strongest spells are just a tickle to them.
On the physical level...
A metallic shell, a mechanical body, sophisticated combat algorithms...
All of this makes the Sentinel a liability for melee classes.
In summary.
One Sentinel is enough to cause a headache.
Not to mention a hundred units!
But Roger was clearly not a normal person.
Eve's departure actually freed him completely.
He was only taking a stroll to better observe this enemy and, incidentally, to check through the lens whether the sentries were possessed by evil spirits.
As it turns out.
These sentinels' bodies were all inhabited by pale green spirits.
"It seems they are the ' Evil Ghost Sentry ' in Drovas's camp..."
"Let me see the effect of this malicious targeting!"
This thought came to mind.
He suddenly turned back, his figure rising and falling swiftly!
The next second.
Roger swiftly and cleanly slid in and took down a Evil Ghost Sentry! (Status bar displayed.)
"Hint: Your 'slide tackle' was successful, and you dealt a penetrating blow to the ' Evil Ghost Sentry '."
Before the other sentries caught up.
Roger slapped the sentry in the chest.
That moment.
The Flowing Magnetic Diffraction Sword shot out from his palm and gently stabbed at the spot where the armor had been breached! A surge of lightning erupted.
The components inside the sentry's body were all attracted together by the Flowing Magnetic Diffraction Sword.
Roger didn't even need to lift a finger.
It automatically became unusable!...
"You killed one Evil Ghost Sentry."
"You have obtained 1 Forging Authority Rank Fragment (100 fragments can be exchanged for 0.01 Forging Authority Rank)"
"A blacksmith?"
Roger was a little disappointed.
Forging is something like that.
It's clearly not in line with his temperament.
However, we still need to deal with this group of sentries.
Roger then pulled out the Red Moon.
Relying on his superior senses and agility, he rushed in and started wildly swinging his weapon! Inside the cave.
The clanging and banging sounds continued.
The sentries are indeed quite formidable in combat.
Even though Roger has two armor-piercing techniques: "Slide tackle" and "Eye Cut".
However, without using the Flowing Magnetic Diffraction Sword, relying solely on the Red Moon's brute force will not kill any of the Sentinels!
Fortunately, Roger didn't really want to kill anyone.
He continued chopping as he strolled around.
Not long after.
He led the group of sentries into a vast underground mine.
"That's spacious enough..."
Roger glanced around at the surroundings.
Then he raised the Red Moon, which was now imbued with 50 layers of Blade Intent, high in his hand!
The sentries relentlessly surged forward.
The next moment.
Red Moon cuts down!
"Dharma: All Things Living"! ...
Suddenly.
A chilling aura permeated the entire underground cavern.
All the sentries involuntarily slowed down!
The next moment.
A colossal python, so large that its head and tail could not be seen, appeared out of nowhere.
Under Roger's command.
The phantom of the Deep Sea Giant Serpent suddenly opened its blood-red maw and swallowed the more than one hundred sentry units whole! Crack! Crack! Crack! The sound of machinery breaking apart echoed in the quiet cave.
18 seconds later.
The Deep Sea Giant Serpent's figure slowly disappeared.
Above the underground cave.
A chaotic rain of spare parts began to fall!...
"You have killed 1 Evil Ghost Sentry, bringing your total number of Evil Ghost Sentry killed to 109."
"Notification: Forging Authority Rank fragment exchange successful. You have obtained 0.01 Forging Authority Rank."
"Ascension Road: Random Rank Specialization Draw in Progress..."
"Hint: You have gained the Immortal-grade feat - Barehanded Forging"
"Barehanded Forging (Immortal-grade Feats/ Self-Adaptive Adjustment): You can forge divine weapons with your bare hands."
"Immortal-grade feat?!"
Roger immediately became excited.
That's an incredibly low probability!
He immediately wanted to test the power of this "Barehanded Forging".
So he grabbed a few parts at random.
The next second.
There seemed to be a certain tacit understanding between his hands and the parts.
He was kneading those lumps of iron like he was making clay! That feeling...
Absolutely wonderful!
Roger acted on a whim.
Based on his experience with pottery in his previous life, he decided to make a teacup for himself.
A moment later.
A cup with a deep, dark length and a slightly narrow opening appeared.
Roger took a look.
Something feels off.
But just as he was pondering what was wrong...
A new notification has appeared in the data panel.
"Forging your first human item marks a new milestone – A Home Beyond the Hands."
"A Home Beyond the Hands: remember to wash them frequently."
"Corresponding title: Bachelor (Your draw speed is increased by 50%)"