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Chapter 75 - 75 75 The Cursed Destiny

75: Chapter 75: The Cursed Destiny 75: Chapter 75: The Cursed Destiny After the division of the treasure, the three of them approached the statue.

The massive dragon-shaped statue, carved from volcanic rock, looked incredibly ancient and was the exact likeness of the ancient dragon stone statue Mo Fei held in his hands, only much larger.

Due to the dim light underground, the whole statue appeared rather ominous.

The statue was positioned in a crouching pose, one dragon claw touching the ground while the other was raised and rested on a gigantic stone disc standing beside the statue.

The stone disc was as smooth as a mirror, and its edge was inscribed with a circle of text in the Dragon Language.

Mo Fei scrutinized the inscriptions and could vaguely discern their general meaning, “Enter this mirror, step onto the road of Dragon Delight, and gain the ancient dragon’s eternal power.”

He had found the right place indeed!

Mo Fei rejoiced in his heart.

However, the Dwarf and the Elf did not recognize the ancient Dragon Language on the mirror.

Both of them were searching for clues on the statue, and indeed, they found something.

Muradin Bronzebeard (King of the Hill): “Hold on, lad, there seems to be something inscribed under the statue.

It’s a warning—it reads, ‘Whoever pursues the power of the great dragon shall be devoured by the dragon’s power, becoming an immortal monster; such is the cursed fate of the Dragon Feaster.'”

Mo Fei looked down, and sure enough, there was a line etched crookedly in the volcanic rock at the base of the statue, likely carved by Flol using his spear.

Perhaps he had foreseen his own fate while he was still human, but what was the connection between the Dragon Slayer and the Dragon Feaster?

And why did the inscription on the mirror speak of ancient dragon power, while Flol spoke of the great dragon’s power?

Was it an error in the game’s script, or did it indeed hint at some fragmented key information?

Muradin Bronzebeard (King of the Hill): “Damn, I should have known it, this place is cursed.

Let’s leave quickly, you two, this place gives me the chills.”

Mo Fei ignored him, the fate of a Dragon Feaster?

He had indeed found the right place.

He observed the statue in front of him; it must be connected to the nearby mirror.

The inscription mentioned entering the mirror, but how to do that?

An activation mechanism was probably required; maybe he could use the small statue in his hand to try it out.

Just as he reached out to touch the mirror, Muradin tensed up and warned again.

“Don’t touch it, Aidan.

Forget about it.

You’ve already got everything you wanted.

Take your men and go home.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from my years of adventuring—it’s that warnings left in ancient ruins are usually there for a reason.”

Mo Fei turned back to look at the concern and anxiety in Muradin’s expression.

It was evident that he genuinely cared for Mo Fei’s safety, and Mo Fei was touched, even if the other was just an NPC.

Being cared about felt good.

He couldn’t bear to reject the kindness, nor did he want to lower the Dwarf’s affection, a significant character in the plot.

He nodded slightly, “You’re right, let’s get out of here.”

Half an hour later, the group left the ruins and returned to their starting campsite.

Of the forty-odd people who had come, more than ten were missing, but they brought back many boxes big and small, filled with the spoils of this expedition.

The boxes were directly moved onto sledges.

The Dwarf drove their goats out of the camp’s enclosure and hitched them to the sledges.

Among the goats was also a strider, which was probably the mount of Vastness into Smoke.

After successfully completing the archaeological expedition, Muradin was eager to leave.

“I’m headed back to Altland City.

Where are you off to?” Mo Fei asked.

“I’m going to the Kingdom of Lordaeron for a while.

King Terenas wants me to train his sons in combat and to discuss the trade of ore.

Then I’ll return to Ironforge to see if this spear can be mended.”

Mo Fei nodded; he knew the backstory.

Although Arthas was a Paladin, he had spent most of his childhood learning combat techniques under Muradin, forming a mentor and friend relationship.

It seemed that Muradin and Arthas’s story was about to begin.

“Safe travels, Muradin.”

“And you as well, Aidan.

Keep in mind, if you ever pass through Ironforge, you must join me for a drink.”

“Haha, that’s a promise.”

Mo Fei then nodded at Vastness into Smoke, “Are you going with Muradin?”

“Of course, and here—this is for you.” The Elf passed a piece of parchment to Mo Fei.

Mo Fei glanced at it, the elegant High Elf language inscribed a passage.

“What’s this?”

“It’s my WeChat ID, you wanted to add me, didn’t you?” Haomiao Ruoyan said with a wink before mounting her chocobo.

Watching Muradin’s group fading into the distance, Mo Fei looked at the parchment in his hand, and couldn’t help smiling and shaking his head.

This girl really had a sense of ceremony, even for a WeChat ID, using the Elf language…

Tsk tsk tsk.

After a moment’s thought, he still stuffed the parchment into his backpack.

[System Notification: You have completed the plot event “Sky Piercing Peak Ruins Excavation”.

During this event, Prince Aidan of Altland and the adventure hero Muradin Bronzebeard excavated a mysterious ancient ruin together, discovered the secret of the snake people, and slew the terrifying monster lurking within.]

Due to the heroic battle of Prince Aidan and Muradin Bronzebeard, the snake tribe residing in the Sky Piercing Peak Ruins area took a heavy hit.

With the monster worshiped by the snake people, the Magma Earth Dragon Flol, slain, vast numbers of them dispersed, and the residual snake people became weaker and more cautious.

Because the ‘area boss’ of the Sky Piercing Peak Ruins was permanently killed, the recommended adventure level for the Sky Piercing Peak Ruins has been lowered from levels 25-40 to 20-30.

The monster density in the area has been adjusted from ‘high’ to ‘average’ and no longer refresh elite snake people.]

So this is the mechanism when you kill bosses in the storyline.

Mo Fei mused, having been pushed around in the past, he hadn’t expected to become the one doing the pushing so soon.

He hadn’t even realized it, and just completed his first plot kill.

But the Plot Points they gave are a bit too few, only 855 points, not even enough to level up a rank.

It must be because he teamed up with Muradin.

(To advance in rank, Bronze tier heroes need 1000 Plot Points for each level, Silver needs 2000, Gold needs 3000, and so on.)

He is now only 145 points away from advancing to the next rank.

“Your Highness, shall we also return?” Razidanen asked.

“No, we’ll go back to the ruins; there’s something I want to look for there.”

On the way back to the ruins, they didn’t encounter any obstruction from the snake people.

It seemed the snake people were truly terrified, not daring to even show their heads.

In the game, monsters respawn every 24 hours, it looked like they didn’t have to worry about danger for at least today.

Back at the Ruins Hall, Mo Fei asked Razidanen to stay there with the remaining soldiers, while he entered the dungeon alone.

No matter how reliable a player could be, they were never as trustworthy as an NPC; Mo Fei didn’t want to reveal his secrets.

Here it is, this place!

Looking at the huge Ancient Dragon stone statue, Mo Fei’s heart surged with excitement.

He approached the gigantic mirror and took out his small statue from his bag.

Immediately, two silver beams shot from the eyes of the small statue toward the eyes of the enormous statue.

The eyes of the huge statue slowly lit up, with flames burning within the empty sockets.

The next second, the Dragon Language inscription around the mirror lit up one by one.

When the circle of inscriptions was completely illuminated, images suddenly appeared in the mirror.

It seemed to be the summit of a mountain with ancient broken stone steps and massive dark rocks.

Snow was falling on the mountain top, with snowflakes continuously drifting down…

Mo Fei reached out his hand towards the mirror.

His hand went straight through the mirror’s surface, a chill making him instinctively draw back his hand, which was covered in snowflakes and melting snow water.

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