Someone? Who could it be?
Although the Soul Returner present were indeed all human, they instantly understood the meaning behind the phrase " Retreat in the Face of Difficulty."
There are other humans here!
Amidst a series of continuous footsteps, more than twenty people quickly approached him, then opened their mouths in surprise.
Before them stood a massive cluster of crystals, emitting a faint, ethereal blue light.
Although the shape of the crystal cluster is not very regular, if it were considered as a hemisphere placed on the ground, its diameter would probably be more than ten meters.
The faint specks of light that [ Retreat in the Face of Difficulty ] had seen earlier were scattering from this large cluster of crystals, reflecting multiple times on the relatively smooth stone wall, before finally entering his eyes.
Among this enormous cluster of crystals, three crystals growing diagonally upwards stand out most prominently.
Firstly, because these three crystals are the largest in size and extend outwards very prominently.
Secondly, it's because... each of the three large crystals contains a distinct human figure, but due to the distance and the obstruction of other crystals, they cannot be seen very clearly.
"Wow, what's going on?"
[ The Shit Appraisal Master ] glanced at it and immediately exclaimed in surprise:
"How much is this worth?"
"At a time like this, you're still thinking about money?"
[ The Good Times Don't Last n't last long] He looked at him in disbelief, and [ the Shit Appraisal Master ] also looked over in confusion and said:
"What else? Even a piece of natural amber is so expensive, and it's just filled with insects."
"But right now, what we're facing is amber that has sealed a person inside!"
"This is crystal..."
"Isn't that even more amazing than amber? This is crystal that seals people inside!"
[ The Good Times Don't Last ] He clicked his tongue and said:
"You wouldn't want to take something like this back to Valhalla as a decoration, would you?"
"Why not?"
"That's really extreme... Don't you find it terrifying?"
"Why don't we go up and take a look?"
The person who first discovered this scene, [ Retreat in the Face of Difficulty ], suggested:
"This crystal is so huge that we can't even see the faces of those three people clearly; we can only vaguely make out their silhouettes. Why don't we climb up and take a look? Maybe there's still a chance to save them?"
"That would be even more terrifying!"
[ The Good Times Don't Last ] He turned around and pulled back [ the Retreat in the Face of Difficulty than to climb up the crystal cluster], saying:
"The last time I saw a sealed-up creature like this was in an anime, where one of its hands was sticking out and it relied on deceiving people nearby to Drain life force to revive itself."
"What if you go up there now and end up delivering vegetables to someone?"
"Aren't you still here?"
[ Retreat in the Face of Difficulty down] waved his hand:
"I remember you carried disposable Resurrection Tree, right?"
"If the vampire grand duke is indeed sealed inside, let's summon Ed immediately; it might just be a great achievement!"
[ The Good Times Don't Last ] but instead she held him even tighter and said:
"Three people are sealed inside. It would be terrible if it were the Grand Duke's entire family."
Just as the two were pushing and shoving, [ Retreat in the Face of Difficulty ] slipped and staggered.
He swung his arms to try to maintain his balance, but ended up slashing against the sharp edge of the crystal cluster.
With a barely perceptible tearing sound of something soft, [ Retreat in the Face of Difficulty ] turned around in surprise to look at his arm.
A gruesome knife wound now appeared on the outside of his left forearm.
The gushing blood had already stained the pale blue crystal clusters, giving them a bewitching appearance.
"It's over!"
[ Retreat in the Face of Difficulty ] He shouted, stood up, and wanted to Retreat in the Face of Difficulty on the spot.
However, after running a few steps and realizing that nothing was happening behind him, he turned around and looked around again.
Nothing happened...
He let out a long sigh of relief, casually pulled out a Vine Bandage Pack bandage his wound, and then moved closer to [ Good Times Don't Last ], nudging his ribs with his elbow:
"Isn't this fine?"
"The edges of the crystal clusters aren't actually very sharp; I think anyone could climb them by simply wrapping some plant material around their hand."
"Aren't you really going to go up and take a look?"
[ The Good Times Don't Last long] After a moment of silence, he said:
"I'll listen to everyone."
[ Retreat in the Face of Difficulty ] looked at everyone. The players looked them over and, after confirming that the crystal had not changed at all, began a brief vote by raising their hands.
The proposal was quickly approved, and the group began to systematically wrap their exposed parts with plant tissue to prevent their bodies from being scratched by the sharp crystals during climbing and walking.
Besides... [ Lion Hidden in the Eyes ].
The half-dragon stepped forward and tapped the crystal a few times, then used his scales to scratch the sharper parts, examining the marks.
He quickly came to a conclusion-
In terms of hardness alone, this thing is harder than its own scales.
However, the scales are similar to leather armor, being both sturdy and somewhat flexible, thus providing top-notch protection.
Although the crystal clusters could leave not-so-shallow scratches on the scales, they still couldn't penetrate the half-dragon's scales.
Watching [ Lion Hidden in the Eyes ] climb the crystal cluster in no time, like a professional athlete, the players, still wrapped in vines, gasped in amazement.
"How come you're getting the benefits of this update yet again?"
Then it launched into a long string of incomprehensible words, such as "plants and Psionic Energy systems will suffer before they are rewarded" and " Animal Compatibility will inevitably be weakened later," while it worked even harder to entwine the vines.
[ Lion Hidden in the Eyes ] He doesn't care about anything else; all he wants is to have fun.
Although becoming a half-dragon essentially cut off his potential development through other means, it seems that he has indeed been enjoying himself ever since the game launched.
If there's one weakness of half-dragons, it's probably their dependence on the dragon-series potions from the [ Steady and Sure Biology Laboratory ]...
However, the prices of those medicines are going to come down soon, so it's not a big problem.
The half-dragon player quickly climbed onto the crystal cluster that grew like a lotus flower.
Although the crystal clusters ahead are still sharp, there is no longer a significant height difference, and they can be easily crossed with a small jump.
Less than two meters in front of him was one of the three crystals carrying human figures.
[ Lion Hidden in the Eyes ] He strode forward and looked closely at the thick crystal. He saw that there was indeed a person imprisoned inside.
Although they may not be purebred humans, at least they look fine in appearance.
He subconsciously looked at the face of the sealed person, and saw that it was a male face, about thirty years old, with very deep black eyes.
His facial features were distinct, and his black and white curly hair gave him a touch of Renaissance style, making him look like the figures in classic musicians or painters' oil paintings from textbooks.