Amber Sword-Chapter 611 - 54 Acts: King of the Underground (5) (1st Update)_2

Ben found it strange because he had never heard of rock-shaped creatures like these. Although the types of alien monsters and creatures in Vaun are endlessly varied, most of them have origins that can be traced. Creatures with forms similar to soil or rock are generally either magic puppets or connected to the Earth Element World. Except for a few stone-statue ghosts, beast-shaped creatures are very rare.

Biological forms from the Earth Element World are more commonly insect-like.

However, seeing the miner’s suspicion arise again, Ben hurriedly calmed him down: "Is there anyone else here besides you?" He knew that miners usually enter the mining area in groups.

The miner swallowed a gulp, seeming to just remember this, and quickly nodded: "Yes," he said, "I came here with my group, but we got scattered when we encountered the creatures."

He couldn’t help but glance into the depths of the cave, uncertainly saying, "I don’t know where they went, I don’t know if they’re still alive. The creatures might have chased them..."

He seemed somewhat relieved yet still frightened.

"By the way," the miner suddenly remembered something, "Lord Mahan is also here."

"Lord Mahan?" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"Don’t you know him?" The miner was slightly surprised, "He is the foreman of this area. I heard he used to be in the army. His swordsmanship is very skilled. When the earthquake started, he said he would go ahead and look, and then those creatures appeared."

Ben sweated, thinking that he almost let slip a hint after casually asking. Luckily, the worker didn’t have high vigilance upon seeing ’someone like us.’

However, he didn’t hear the problem, but Qian slightly frowned: "Didn’t the earthquake cause the cave to collapse instantly? Besides, why did he go ahead to check?"

As someone who had become a mercenary from a very young age, the girl’s way of thinking was much more alert and sharp than Ben’s.

Upon hearing this, Ben also reacted: "You’re right. At that moment, shouldn’t he seek a safe place to take shelter?"

"No, no, no," the miner quickly shook his head. "The vibration wasn’t that severe at first, and the rock strata down here are relatively solid, so the collapse wasn’t that bad. The key is that the vibration came from the south; didn’t you feel it?"

The vibration came from the south—

This unexpected information made Ben react, confirming that his guess was almost certain. Something remarkable had been dug up from under the Shafelund Mine. Although he didn’t know them well, he couldn’t help but worry for Kevan and those young people, thinking that they had likely met a grim fate. Ben sighed.

"It doesn’t seem like an earthquake," Qian whispered, turning back, "Lord."

Ben had already resolved to go ahead and take a look. Though the Silver Heritage isn’t as rare as the Golden Apple, it is still a rare and valuable item. However, given such expensive rewards, the task is likely not that simple.

He suddenly interrupted Qian, raising a finger to his lips: "Shh—"

The mine tunnel fell silent, save for the heavy breathing of the miner. But soon, both Qian and the miner heard a rustling sound coming from the south, as if something was moving along the ground.

"They’re coming."

The man’s face turned pale in an instant.

But instead of panic, Ben lowered his sword, feeling somewhat puzzled. While many creatures seemed to be coming, the slightly heavy footsteps didn’t sound like anything too formidable.

Soon, the creatures mentioned by the miner began to reveal themselves from the darkness. First to appear was a grey-white feline creature, gracefully stepping into the light cast by the lighting crystal, staring at Ben with eyes resembling grey gemstones.

No, those were actually grey gemstones.

Because this slender feline was merely a stone statue—a living stone statue—with grey crystals as its eyes.

Upon seeing this creature, Ben immediately understood. It wasn’t a rock-shaped monster but a summon, specifically a biological form mimicked by Earth Elements.

The form it takes depends entirely on the summoner’s intentions.

However, Ben was slightly surprised, "Is there an Elf Master down there?" This thought flashed through his mind quickly, "Or perhaps something controlling these creatures subconsciously?"

The latter seemed much more likely. But if it were equipment with autonomous consciousness, even if it lacked intelligence, it would have at least Fantasy Level 1 potential.

It could even be very high-level Fantasy Rank equipment.

Realizing this, Ben felt a surge of emotion, thinking that after arriving in this world, he could finally witness advanced equipment first-hand.

While he was thinking, more cats emerged from the darkness, quickly exceeding ten in number, with several pairs of glowing eyes flickering beyond the light’s edge.

More than twenty Rock Black Panthers formed a semicircular encirclement around them.

Ben’s face showed no hint of panic. He stepped forward, lowering his longsword: "Step back a bit, Qian."

Qian grabbed the miner, whose legs had gone weak with fright and was trying to crawl away, then turned her head to nod at Ben obediently and retreated. Knowing she had no strength now, possessing only slightly stronger constitution than an ordinary person thanks to the Divine Envoy, staying on the frontline would only hinder Ben.

Although she had lost power, her insight remained. She could see that these stone panthers seemed to pose no threat—especially to Ben.

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(PS. Tomorrow will cover the updates from the day before yesterday, 4 updates on the 18th. Relatives’ wedding on the 19th, unsure about updating, but if missed, it will be made up.)(To be continued. To find out what happens next, visit www.qidian.com, more Chapters available. Support the author and legitimate reading!)