Chapter 299 - 176: Immortals Numerous as Hemp (2)
Chapter 299: Chapter 176: Immortals Numerous as Hemp (2)
’In a way, the guy was trying to be helpful.’
"Oh, and don’t lie."
"I can tell. If you lie, I’ll..."
Lu Cang paused. "...cut off one of your fingers."
"If you lie too much, I’ll just kill you."
Lu Cang’s tone was casual.
But the man heard the detached killing intent within it.
"I... I’m Sharig. I live on the Shaluo Continent in the Moon Sea. I’m a Ghost Swordsman."
Lu Cang was taken aback when the man stated his Profession.
’What the hell is a Ghost Swordsman? Like the one from DNF?’
’Are you a Ghost Cry or a Sword Soul?’
"The reason I’m here... Heh, isn’t it obvious? To hunt for treasure."
"As for the rules, the main one is to not kill too many people."
SWISH!
Blood sprayed through the air.
Lu Cang had sliced off his ring finger.
"You lied."
Just now, his Spirit had fluctuated in a way that indicated a lie.
"Next time, I’ll take the whole hand. The time after that, I’ll kill you," Lu Cang said, his voice youthful yet serene.
"You can test me again and see if I can’t see through your lies."
The man was drenched in sweat.
"This... this place is a Trial ground!"
"After a certain amount of time, the three strongest people to have died here will undergo an Awakening. If we can kill those three, we can divide the treasures on their bodies."
"After you leave this place, you forget everything that happened here. All records of this place also disappear!"
"I don’t know any other rules."
The man was panting, but this time, he wasn’t lying.
Lu Cang moved the Black Blade away from his neck.
"Then how do you all know what the situation is in here?"
Xiumi knew, and so did the man before him.
"It’s a well-known legend in our Moon Sea."
"As long as you carry a Moon Token, you can enter the Forgotten Realm on January 1st of a leap year."
"A Moon Token is proof given to the powerful in our Moon Sea."
"I heard that the reason the Moon Token allows passage through these walls is because of the Moon Sea’s close connection to this battlefield..."
’The Moon Sea.’
’I wonder how big it really is.’
’I wonder how many of these tokens have been issued. Seems like quite a few people have made it in here.’
’The powerful?’
’Are they all Level 5 powerhouses?’
"You mentioned ’early Awakeners’ before."
"What does that mean?"
"You... you don’t know about early Awakeners?"
Lu Cang pressed the blade against him again. "You’re not the one asking questions."
The man swallowed hard and immediately replied, "An early Awakener is someone who awakens their Profession before the age of 16!"
"Are there any restrictions?"
"Yes!"
He was filled with doubt. ’This kid obviously looks like an early Awakener, so why doesn’t he know any of this?’
But he didn’t ask back. He simply answered whatever Lu Cang asked.
"Only three children in the Moon Sea become early Awakeners each year. I’ve heard they’re the most outstanding geniuses in the entire Moon Sea!"
"The restriction is that very few people awaken early each year!"
Lu Cang laughed in exasperation. ’Is that the kind of restriction I was asking about?’
But the man quickly added, "I really don’t know about any other restrictions!"
Lu Cang sighed softly. "Who else came here this time?"
"You’re asking me?"
"I have no idea. I suppose all the powerful people from the Moon Sea came..."
"But it’s not just our Moon Sea. People from other seas, maybe the Secret Sea and the Muddy Sea, have also come. I don’t know about any other places beyond that."
His answers were quite detailed.
It was clear he really didn’t want to die.
Lu Cang asked a few more questions he was curious about, and the man spilled everything he knew.
After a final thought, Lu Cang realized he had no more questions.
So, Lu Cang said, "Hand over everything of value on you, including your Moon Token."
"Then you can get lost."
Lu Cang moved away from behind him.
The man swiftly took off his equipment and tossed down his Storage Bag.
After carefully handing them over to Lu Cang, he turned and ran toward the city walls.
Lu Cang watched his retreating figure...
’He sure runs fast.’
’If he had actually tried to sneak attack me after getting up, I wouldn’t have minded sending him to his grave.’
’But since he really ran...’
’...I’ll let it slide.’
’The guy wasn’t trying to kill me, anyway. He didn’t even plan on using his blade at first, whether it was to act tough or for some other reason.’
’So I’ll allow him to keep his life.’
’Sigh, I’m far too compassionate.’
’Even though memories and experiences are forgotten after leaving, killing him to silence him would have been the safest move.’
Lu Cang knew he simply wasn’t ruthless enough.
He searched alone for a while longer.
Most of the corpses, in fact, only carried equipment made from Tier Four and Five Demons.
The equipment wasn’t very important.
Lu Cang was more interested in their Combat Skills or Magic.
Whenever he felt like he had forgotten something, Lu Cang would take out the stack of papers and review the information on them.
Suddenly, a disturbance rippled through his Perception!
In the distance, a blazing Light shot into the sky. A crimson man was pressing down on another person’s forehead!
BOOM!
Like a comet, he plummeted from the sky to the earth!
BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM—
Immediately after, countless ripples of scorching magma erupted outwards!
’Someone else started a fight.’
This fight, however, was quite a spectacle. The man who had been smashed into the ground was smoking.
His entire body was completely charred.
But the crimson man turned to look behind him with a ferocious expression.
There were quite a few people behind him.
Their Perception Ranges weren’t very large, so to figure out what the commotion was, they basically all had to rush in that direction.
WHOOSH!
However, with the crimson man at the center...