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Chapter 149: Undead Cavern, Pluto’s Followers

Chapter 149: Chapter 149: Undead Cavern, Pluto’s Followers

"Lead the way." Johnnie followed the man, through The Chinese City, to the ruins of Novice Village No. 433.

It was already a wasteland, and there were even monsters around, but they were all weak stage 1 monsters. He didn’t feel like dealing with them.

The two of them arrived at the former residence of the old village chief in the novice village. This was the entrance to the hidden realm.

At that moment, Dylan was leading several soldiers to guard the place, and no players were allowed to approach.

When he saw Johnnie arrive, he immediately came forward."Johnnie, I heard you got stuck in the game again. Was this a problem?"

He knew Johnnie had been stuck in the game before. Seeing that the other was fine, he couldn’t help but relax a bit.

Johnnie smiled and said."This time it was my own mistake, and there was no real trouble. Dylan, what’s the situation with this hidden realm?"

Dylan looked serious and said."It’s a bit strange. All of the monsters inside this hidden realm are Wraith Soldiers of stage 6 or higher. Not only that, I had soldiers who were still in the novice village check it out. Several other novice villages have similar hidden realms, and they’re all located in the village chief’s residence."

Johnnie frowned. This was indeed strange. He looked at Dylan and said."So you’re saying that this might be private soldiers being trained by a certain faction in the novice villages."

Dylan nodded. "That’s very likely."

All the novice villages were located on the edge of the dark forest, and it was said that this dark forest was once Pluto’s territory.

Could all of this be related to Pluto?

Pluto had control over the laws of death, and it was certainly possible for him to create large numbers of Undead monsters.

Why would he create these Undead monsters?

Johnnie was a bit confused and asked."Dylan, did you go inside and check it out?"

Dylan nodded, looking helpless. "I did, but my people were too weak. They couldn’t even stand a chance against those Undead monsters. They were all Instant Killed."

"I’ll go check it out." Johnnie was curious about what was inside, so he decided to go in himself.

The entrance to the hidden realm was very secret. You had to destroy the old village chief’s house to even find it.

[Ding. You have entered a special hidden realm: Undead Cavern.]

The prompt flashed, and Johnnie found himself in a dark, deep cave.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a strong wind blew, and an arrow shot forward quickly.

Johnnie was already on guard. He moved his body and easily dodged it.

He saw who had attacked him — a Skeleton Warrior with a long bow, fully armed.

Stage 6, Level 1 Skeleton Archer — just common demonic creatures, not very strong.

But this was a novice village. It should not have had stage 6 monsters. This hidden realm didn’t make sense.

"Restricted area. No entry. Adventurer, leave now, or you will die!"

A loud shout came, and more Skeleton Warriors ran toward him. Most were Skeleton Archers and Skeleton Warriors, all with stage 6 strength.

"Camp?" Johnnie was surprised when he heard the archer’s words. These Wraith Soldiers seemed to be deliberately trained.

"I’ll see who’s behind you." He thought to himself, summoned the Void Sword, then the Seven Sword and the Dragon Patterned Sword flew out. He used the Technique of Swordsmanship for Controlling Swords.

Killing Undead monsters could trigger the Void Sword Soul Steal effect, but it only worked if you had the Void Sword equipped.

Blades of light flashed, and the Void Sword attacked with a broad and powerful style. Johnnie charged into the Skeleton Army. His terrifying strength made it feel like a battlefield with no one in his way. These stage 6 Skeleton Warriors couldn’t stop him at all — they were all Instant Killed.

[You have killed a Stage 6, Level 1 Skeleton Warrior. Gained 20 experience points. The Intensity of the Soul +1.]

...

The prompt kept coming, and Skeleton Warriors fell in large numbers.

Johnnie’s experience increased, although his level remained at Stage 5, Level 1, his experience had already accumulated into the billions.

Plus, killing Undead monsters increased The Intensity of the Soul. Every 10,000 points of The Intensity of the Soul could be converted into 100 points of Spiritual attribute — a significant boost.

"Human, you’re asking for death!"

"Attack! Kill this evil bastard!"

...

Numerous shouts echoed, and more Wraith Soldiers poured out from the depths of the cave. All of them were strong monsters of Stage 6 or higher.

But these guys were no match for Johnnie. He easily slaughtered them.

Wraith Soldiers fell in masses, and his The Intensity of the Soul kept increasing.

Soon, The Intensity of the Soul reached 10,000 points, which was converted into 100 Spiritual attribute points again.

The number of Wraith Soldiers didn’t decrease at all — they actually kept increasing. And now, there were even stage 6, Level 5 Undead Knights and Undead Archers.

But they were still no match for him.

Johnnie sneered and continued his ruthless slaughter, pushing deeper into the underground cave.

One by one, Undead monsters died, and the prompt kept coming.

Finally, he reached the end of the underground cave and saw the boss here.

A stage 7 elite boss, Undead Warlord.

[Undead Warlord, stage 7 elite boss, a general of the Haldrem Empire. After the fall of the Haldrem Empire, he followed Princess Lisa and willingly turned into an undead monster, waiting for Princess Lisa’s call.]

Johnnie saw the information about the creature.

These Undead monsters were actually soldiers from the Haldrem Empire!

He thought about a hidden quest he had taken in the novice village — the quest to save Princess Lisa of the Haldrem Empire.

And these Wraith Soldiers were also waiting for Princess Lisa’s call.

Was Princess Lisa of the Haldrem Empire not kidnapped by Pluto and trapped in The Land of Nothingness, but instead hidden in some novice village?

"Human, you dare to slaughter my soldiers! Die!" The Skeleton General roared and launched an attack first.

Johnnie scoffed, easily dodged, and said."Wait. We’re not enemies. I’ve taken a quest to save your Princess Lisa of the Haldrem Empire."

"Huh?" The Skeleton General stopped attacking and looked at Johnnie suspiciously, clearly not believing him.

Johnnie didn’t waste time. He thought to himself and pulled up the quest.

"You’re really here to save our princess!" The Skeleton General put away his weapon and his hostility lessened slightly.

Johnnie closed the quest interface and nodded, asking."Do you know where Princess Lisa is?"

The Skeleton General remained cautious and, after thinking for a while, said."I don’t know the exact location, but the princess’s aura once appeared in the Dark Forest. That’s why we’ve been waiting here, waiting for her return."

The Dark Forest?

Johnnie was a bit surprised. It looked like Princess Lisa was really not in The Land of Nothingness. That made this quest a lot easier.

He continued."Why did you appear in the starter village? what’s your relationship with the village chief?"

Johnnie had already learned from Dylan that every novice village had this Undead Cavern hidden realm, and they were all hidden in the old village chief’s house.

"Novice village? Old village chief?" The Skeleton General looked confused, not understanding what Johnnie meant.

It seemed he didn’t know where he was or had never met the village chief of the novice village.

Was this just a coincidence?

Johnnie didn’t think so. If it were just one or two Undead Cavern realms, it might be a coincidence.

But the novice villages that Dylan had his soldiers check out all had Undead Cavern realms.

This was definitely not a coincidence — it was intentional.

They were trying to restore their country!

Johnnie realized something. This Undead Cavern had over ten thousand monsters, all at stage 6 or higher.

If every novice village had one of these, that would be tens of millions of stage 6 undead troops. Such terrifying power, no city on the Universe Continent could stand against it.

Should he kill this guy?

Johnnie felt a surge of killing intent. He had taken a quest to save Princess Lisa of the Haldrem Empire, but if she wanted to restore her country, she would definitely become an enemy.

"Master, these people are Pluto followers. They all willingly sacrificed their souls and became undead monsters." Maiev’s voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

Johnnie looked at the Skeleton General and frowned."You’re followers of Pluto?"

The Undead Warlord nodded, as if it were obvious."Is there a problem with that? Pluto was our guardian of the Haldrem Empire."

Ah, I see.

Johnnie realized, the Princess Lisa wasn’t actually kidnapped by Pluto — she probably had some hidden, evil purpose.

He smiled at the Undead Warlord and said."No problem. But you’ve already chosen your own death."

With that, he suddenly attacked. A flash of cold light. A terrifying amount of damage. One strike, and the Undead Warlord was Instant Killed.

[You have killed the Level 7 Elite Boss Undead Warlord. Gained 1,600 experience points. The Intensity of the Soul +1.]

The prompt flashed. Johnnie looked at the items that dropped from the Undead Warlord.

A Soul Pearl, and a map.

Soul Pearl — this can be directly absorbed by undead-related classes, increasing The Intensity of the Soul. Holly is an Evil Spirit Knight, and she can use it.

Johnnie looked at the map in his hand.

[Dark Forest Map Fragment: Records detailed information about the Dark Forest, but it’s incomplete. Collect 9 map fragments to form a complete map.]

This was the Dark Forest map!

Johnnie was excited. This item was very useful to him.

The hidden quest of The White Spirit Tiger — to find the ruins of the Four Sacred Beasts — was located in the Dark Forest. The map might have clues.

Collecting 9 map fragments should be possible by destroying 9 Undead Cavern realms in different novice villages.

For other players, this would be extremely difficult. But for Johnnie, with his Illusory Body, he could freely move through space.

His goal wasn’t just to destroy 9 novice village Undead Realms.

If these Wraith Soldiers were working to restore the Haldrem Empire, they all had to be eliminated.

Plus, killing them would increase The Intensity of the Soul, which would boost his Spiritual attribute.

Johnnie double-checked the Undead Cavern and found a treasure chest. He opened it and got several more Soul Pearls and Equipment Enhancement Stones, among other special items.

Feeling he had everything, he thought to himself and left the Undead Cavern realm.

Hum!

A wave of spatial energy fluctuated. After Johnnie left, the Undead Cavern closed and disappeared.

This was a one-time secret realm. Once you completed it, it vanished.

Johnnie wasn’t surprised.

[Ding. Player Dorian has requested to add you as a friend.]

At this moment, a prompt sound rang out.

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