Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 1177 - 1095: Special Pet Egg (Two in One)_2

The hoarse voice echoed in the desert, blending with its colors and sounds, a fitting counterpart to the desert environment.

"You little rascal, in the end, you couldn’t escape from the palm of my hand!"

Su Ran’s eyes were unapologetically filled with delight as he gazed at the Fixed Sand God Needle stuck in the sandy layer; his heart brimmed with excitement. It was this needle that led to everyone’s demise, and now, to encounter this treasure here, it must be said, fate really does play tricks on people!

"Hey, without the Sand Tower’s restriction, let’s see if you can still put on airs!"

To Su Ran at this moment, the Fixed Sand God Needle posed no threat; he reached directly for the needle, hardly believing that this broken needle could dig a pit to bury him in, could it?

However.

The instant Su Ran’s bony finger touched the Fixed Sand God Needle, it dissipated like foam, turning into streams of energy that slipped through his fingers and vanished into the air.

"What the hell is this about?"

Su Ran failed to catch it, feeling quite surprised and a bit regretful for the missed opportunity with the artifact. He knew, though, it was a one-time-use artifact that would disappear after one use, so he didn’t dwell on it any longer and turned his attention to the sandy ground below.

"I want to see what secrets lie hidden beneath!"

Su Ran mused to himself, his eyes aflame with eagerness. A good bird chooses a tree to nest in, and the Fixed Sand God Needle’s appearance here had to be for a reason!

At this time, Su Ran was extremely excited, taking out his novice hoe, but before he could start digging, the friend alert sounded.

"Eh? You’ve already revived?"

Su Ran was first taken aback. He stopped the hoe he was about to swing and opened the friend interface to see that it was Xue Wuqing who had contacted him.

"Overturning Water, how’s it going on your end?"

"Don’t remind me; the BOSS was finally taken down, but the Sand Tower collapsed. In the end, it was a total wipeout, utterly tragic."

Su Ran briefly explained the situation to Xue Wuqing and, considering the current situation, concluded that Wu Qing’s early recall to the city was a wise decision.

"Where are you now?"

"I’m still on this desert island, why?"

"Good, I didn’t make this trip for nothing. Wait for me, I’ll be there in less than half an hour. Can’t talk more now, the wind is too strong, it’s hard to speak."

"..."

Su Ran was speechless. He looked at the sands beneath his feet feeling somewhat conflicted. Clearly, there was a secret buried here, likely a treasure. He didn’t mind sharing it with Xue Wuqing, but waiting half an hour was just too much!

"Forget it, let’s see what’s below first."

Su Ran discarded his distracting thoughts and focused intently on the sandy layer underfoot, swinging his hoe down.

"Crack!"

A sound of an eggshell cracking came from below; before Su Ran could comprehend what was happening, he had already fallen through.

"Plop."

Having no time to activate the Treading on Air Technique, Su Ran fell into the pit. Fortunately, it wasn’t too deep, or else his hips would have been in for a punishment again.

"Haha, there really is another world down here!"

Seeing a reddish glow emanating from the depths, Su Ran quickly clambered up, eager to move forward. But taking in the unfamiliar surroundings, he summoned his shadow, the Dark Bone Lion, to lead the way. If there were any traps, he wouldn’t have to be afraid.

To Su Ran’s surprise, the Dark Bone Lion encountered no danger, and they quickly reached the depths of the pit. A sacrifice altar lay ahead, and in the center was a treasure chest made purely of sand. It was impossible to distinguish its rank by gold, silver, or bronze, but by appearance alone, it was certainly much more superior than a golden treasure chest.

"This time, I hope the system doesn’t pull any tricks..."

Su Ran was a bit incredulous, not believing that there wouldn’t be a guardian BOSS in front of this treasure. That was obviously not the system’s style...

As it turned out,

Su Ran’s guess was wrong. The Dark Bone Lion had reached the pure sand treasure chest without encountering any danger, which relieved him. He directly controlled his real body to go forward and opened the chest.

"Damn, isn’t this reward too generous?"

Seeing the treasures inside the chest, Su Ran subconsciously muttered to express his disbelief.

Catching his eye was a Pet Egg made of sand particles, a scroll, and a pile of gold coins.

"Haha, there really is a Pet Egg! It would have been absurd not to find a Pet Egg on Pet Island!"

Su Ran naturally exclaimed, then solemnly placed the Pet Egg into his storage chest, feeling that his adventure at the Sand Tower had finally paid off.

"So it’s the Golden Sand Monster’s Pet Egg, what a pity,"

Su Ran glanced at the Pet Egg’s properties and lost interest immediately. He had only one pet space left, and the Ice-gold Jiao Dragon’s rank was clearly higher than that of the Golden Sand Monster. This special pet was not his cup of tea; it was destined not to join his lineup.

So,

the question arose.

Who should receive the Pet Egg?

This turned out to be a troublesome matter.

"Who cares, I’ll let sister Wan’er deal with the headache."

Su Ran muttered to himself and turned his attention to the scroll.

After some thought, he first collected the coins, roughly counting them and finding there to be as many as a hundred—in other words, he had made more than a thousand bucks!

Earning over a thousand dollars in pure profit in one day, for a poor family, was an astronomical figure.

If he told his mother, wouldn’t she be scared out of her wits?

Su Ran couldn’t help but grin and then turned his attention to the scroll.

[Desert Spirit Spring Scroll] (Special)

Upon use, it summons a well of spirit water that has a certain chance to evolve sand-element pets or abilities, lasting for 180 seconds, with no side effects.

"Damn, this is a great find!"

Having read the properties, Su Ran decided on the spot to use it himself. Without any disturbance, he immediately tore open this top-quality scroll.

"Whoosh!"

An opening about a meter in diameter appeared before Su Ran, and from within the well, the emerald-green spring water gave off a cool and refreshing sensation, making it particularly precious in this desert.

"To become a dragon or a snake, it all comes down to my own good fortune, so hey, system god, as long as you lend me a hand, I’ll thank all eight generations of your ancestors, ha!"

After talking to himself, Su Ran jumped into the well without hesitation, not even bothering to take off his Illusion Demon robe, which was rather hasty.

The moment he plunged into the well water, he summoned the Sand Puppet, believing that with this double insurance, his sand-element ability could not fail to evolve!

While Su Ran and the Sand Puppet were soaking in the hot spring, the friend notification sounded again.

When Su Ran checked it, it was from Overturning Water.

"Overturning Water, where are you? Let’s go to Pet Island again. Maybe some treasures will appear."

From this message, one could tell that Overturning Water must have thought Su Ran was dead.

"I’m still here, everyone else has fallen, and I’m the only one left alive,"

While enjoying the hot spring’s comfort, Su Ran recounted the story of the Sand Tower’s collapse.

"Did you check if any treasures respawned here?"

Overturning Water seemed reluctant to give up. With everyone gone, if the system didn’t respawn some treasure, that would indeed be unacceptable.

"I did find something, just not sure if it would suit you."

Su Ran didn’t pocket the Pet Egg; after all, they had exchanged their lives for it, and he had just been lucky. Having the chance to evolve his ability was already great.

He then created a guide from the sand-element Pet Egg he had just acquired and sent it to Overturning Water. As for the scroll, he didn’t mention a single word to avoid trouble.

"Wow, a special Pet Egg!"

Overturning Water’s voice was filled with surprise, but then she sounded a bit embarrassed as she spoke to Su Ran, "Overturning Water, since you got it on your own, it belongs to you, but can you sell the Pet Egg to me? Uh, can I pay in installments?"

"Er, do you really need to make it so tragic with me?"

Su Ran felt this woman was being a bit overly formal and replied with a laugh, "You earned it with your lives. If I were to ask you for money, what would be left of my conscience?"

"Glad to see you’ve got a bit of humanity left. Hold on to it for me. This Pet Egg will serve as the grand prize, to be auctioned off with guild points."

Overturning Water replied quickly, continuing, "Overturning Water, you’re not allowed to join in. You already have enough pets, give others a chance, got it?"

Just as Su Ran was about to reply, the well water started bubbling, turning him beet-red as if he were being boiled.