Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 1534 - 1381: Trial Space (Two-in-One)_2

Barely accustomed to the temperature of this space, Su Ran summoned Wang Cai, rode on its back, and slowly moved forward.

What surprised Su Ran was that Wang Cai was not affected by the fire poison. As a Platinum Artifact Beast, it could be inferred that its body’s hardness had protected it from any threat posed by the fire poison, which was a fortunate mishap.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

As Su Ran continued to move, flames that fell from the sky became more frequent, bombarding the ground to create a series of pits. Not only that, these flames coalesced into several Fire Crows, chasing after Su Ran.

"I knew this trial wouldn’t be too simple. It started just a few minutes after I entered."

Facing about twenty Fire Crows, Su Ran was not too surprised. He used a Detection Technique on these fire-based creatures and found they were only level 25, which eased his mind. He summoned ten magical skeletons and began the first battle of the fire space.

It turned out that these Fire Crows were just filler enemies; under Su Ran’s fierce output, they all turned into flames and returned to the Trial Space.

"Wow, the experience points are pretty substantial, almost an increase of 3000 points!"

Su Ran was surprised as he looked at the system prompt. He had discovered the advantages of this Trial Space—it was definitely a great place to level up!

Suddenly, there was a flash of light on the fire-red ground that caught Su Ran’s attention.

"Huh? What is this..."

Curious, he walked over and looked down to find a blood-red potion. If not for the flashing light, he would have completely missed it.

Picking up the potion, Su Ran glanced at it and discovered it was a fire resistance potion that would reduce fire damage by 20%. The potion would be suitable for use in this terrain, but not necessarily for Su Ran.

The reason was obvious without explanation; Su Ran’s Undead physique did not suit human potions, even special ones...

"What a pity, no matter how good the effects are, it’s useless if I can’t use them."

Su Ran sighed and threw the potion into his bag, continuing his trial journey.

However, the appearance of this potion was a useful sign for Su Ran; it showed that monsters in this space could drop items that would help in clearing the trial. He definitely mustn’t miss out on these in the future.

Yet, before he walked much further, the fire trees also uprooted themselves and launched flaming branches at Su Ran.

Moreover, dozens of flames fell from the sky again, transforming into Fire Crows, all attacking the unwelcome intruder. From their formation, it seemed like a pack of mad dogs ready to tear apart the big piece of meat that was Su Ran.

Facing this rapidly deteriorating situation, Su Ran was fearless. With a wave of his hand, a cold frost whistled up, sweeping all these minor monsters into the air, dealing damage in bursts. Moreover, many were hit with a freezing effect, turning into blocks of ice that fell to the ground.

At the same time, Su Ran summoned Sand Puppets, Dark Bone Eagles, and little zombies. With the support of these capable allies and his continuous fireball output, dealing with these minor creatures wasn’t difficult. In less than five minutes, he had cleared all of them.

While gaining a considerable amount of experience, Su Ran also obtained several fire resistance potions and a special Purple Fire Potion, which could increase fire damage by 25% for 3 minutes, very handy.

Unfortunately, for Su Ran, as an Undead, he could only yearn for them, as he was inherently incompatible with these potions—even a million in cash couldn’t suppress his disgust.

Along the way, Su Ran had killed countless fire creatures, increasing his experience points by nearly one-third, and obtained dozens of fire resistance potions. He finally arrived next to a city.

"It seems this must be the key part of the trial, I absolutely mustn’t be careless!"

Su Ran carefully examined the city, noting flames burning fiercely overhead, like a city built inside hollowed-out flames, a spectacle that appeared particularly bizarre with no sense of dissonance at all.

Inside the city, there were many NPC residents, making it look much more bustling than Divine Domain Main City.

"It’s strange how these people wear thick clothes without fearing heat rashes..."

Flames fiercely burned in the sky, and the ground turned into a crimson color, indicating that the temperature was far from low. However, why did these NPCs here act so abnormally?

Carrying doubts in his heart, Su Ran quietly approached the city. In order not to draw the attention of the NPCs, he withdrew all his pets, including his mount Wang Cai, back to their pet spaces.

Approaching closer, Su Ran noticed that the entire city was enveloped by a protective barrier, which explained the peculiar sight of flames encircling in the sky. At the city gate, two NPC guards stood like door deities, vigilantly watching and defending the city against outsiders.

"How troublesome with both a barrier and guards!"

Just as Su Ran was about to summon the little zombie to use its fusion ability to break the barrier, he hesitated and thought of a problem. If a player who received the Fire God Trial task didn’t possess the Invisibility Technique or the ability to breach barriers, could they not enter the city?

The answer is no. The system wouldn’t leave players without any chances; there must be room for negotiation with these NPC guards, perhaps at a certain cost.

Su Ran had done this many times before, bribing NPCs was a tactic he was familiar with. With this thought, Su Ran decisively abandoned the idea of summoning the little zombie. The ability to break seals was better reserved for critical moments; small matters like entering the city didn’t necessitate troubling the little zombie.

"Halt! Fire God City prohibits outsiders from entering!"

Seeing a black-robed masked human approaching, the two NPC guards instantly tensed, pointing their dual hammers straight at Su Ran while watching him with a vigilant expression, "Stop now, or don’t blame us for being impolite!"

"Gentlemen, please don’t be agitated."

Su Ran stopped three meters away from the NPCs, and to show his sincerity, even sheathed his bone scythe, speaking earnestly, "I am here under the orders of the King of Gods to complete a trial task. Please make it convenient for me to enter the city so I can seek my fortune."

He dared not mention Uncle Yu’s name, who was already a convict, apparently not doing well in the Celestial Realm. Bringing up his name might backfire, leading to complications.

"King of Gods? There are many in the Celestial Realm, how do I know whether your words are true or false?"

While the guards’ tone remained somewhat firm, they had lowered their hammers slightly, clearly affected by the mention of the King of Gods.

"By heaven and earth, how would I dare deceive you sirs? Since it’s our first meeting, I have nothing to show my respect with. These gold coins are a specialty of the Human Race, offered to you as a keepsake."

Before he had barely finished speaking, Su Ran steered the conversation towards bribery, naturally taking out a handful of gold coins and extending them towards the NPCs.

"Ha ha ha, maybe if they were celestial coins we might be moved. As for these gold coins, they’re worthless here!"

"Can’t the Human Race come up with something valuable?"

Facing the shiny gold coins, neither NPC paid any attention, instead mocking Su Ran. It was clear from their words that these gold coins were not valued in Fire God City!

"..."

Su Ran was speechless. If gold coins are worthless, then what is valuable? Out of helplessness, he could only probe, speaking with a tone of grievance, "My seniors, I’m not a member of the Celestial Realm—how could I produce celestial coins? Besides celestial coins, is there anything else you need?"

"Ha ha ha, we doubt you have it! Equipment from the Human Race isn’t even worth our eyes. Alright, you go outside and kill some Fire Fiends; collect 62 bottles of Fire Resistance Potion, then come back and see us!"

The guards’ mocking tone was unmistakable. Blithely dismissing Su Ran, they no longer paid him any attention.

What?

bottles of Fire Resistance Potion?

Su Ran quickly moved aside, reached into his pocket, and rummaged for a while, only to confirm that, exactly, he had exactly 62 bottles!

Damn, the system is really cunning. If even a single bottle was used, this task would be unfeasible!