Chapter 2463: Authorization Letter and Core of Eternal Sleep
Xu Huo could feel that force entering the underground cavern, and it lingered there for quite some time. Then a gust of wind blew across his face, seemingly guiding him in a direction.
He turned to look at several tree roots tangled together above the cavern and drew his black knife to sever them.
With a rumble, a pile of sludge sprayed out like vomit, splattering across most of the cavern floor. It nearly buried even the barrier of Xu Huo's Defense Artifact.
When things had settled outside, Xu Huo and the painted woman flipped up onto a nearby root.
"It smells so good." The painted woman took a deep breath. "The mud soaked inside the tree smells really good."
Xu Huo had caught that scent when he first came down. It was probably a soporific gas. Death was not a pleasant thing, but the gas could make the process easier.
Neither the locals nor the Players had many visible wounds on their bodies. The gas might have been what allowed them to meet death so peacefully.
"There's something under the mud!" The painted woman suddenly turned to him excitedly and mouthed the words. Then she jumped down and rummaged around in the mud with both hands before holding up an item in each.
In her left hand was a perfectly preserved Instance Authorization Letter. In her right was a green gemstone.
Xu Huo took the two items, and a prompt appeared on his Personal Panel:
``` [Instance Authorization Letter: An Instance Authorization Letter for the "Hidden Friend" Dungeon. Destroying this letter will cause the Dungeon to collapse directly. Taking it out of the Dungeon will halt the Dungeon indefinitely, stopping the issuance of Dungeon Tickets and rewards.]
[Core of Eternal