Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 1588 - 1417: Got Snatched Away?

"Is there a hidden treasure up ahead?"

The Big Smoker’s eyes gleamed with excitement, those red dots in his sight were like dazzling rubies to him, symbolizing money!

If that was the case, they’d strike it rich!

"Don’t get ahead of yourself. I’ve been through this before; those are likely the eyes of snow rats. From what I can tell, we’re approaching the snow rats’ lair. Everyone, get ready to defend ourselves. If we want to kill that Dark Gold BOSS, we can’t avoid a fierce battle!"

Su Ran saw through the trick with just a glance. Like that time in the Sewers beneath the Imperial City, he had encountered such a situation before. However, those were Underground Crazy Rats, a distant kind of relative to these snow rats, both fond of such deceptions.

"A lair? Haha, at last, we can have a big battle!"

The Big Smokerer was not scared but excited, and he grabbed his iron rod, assuming an offensive stance, "C’mon, Creamy, give the order. The quicker we finish them off, the sooner we can get out; Xiaotong is waiting for us outside!"

"You’re always in such a rush; don’t get chewed up by those snow rats!"

Creamy glanced disapprovingly at The Big Smoker and then said, "Overturning Water, summon your shield and skeletal warriors. Without Xiaotong, our defense relies on your skeletons."

"Alright."

While they hadn’t yet engaged in a fight with the horde of snow rats, Su Ran summoned his army of pets, of course, there was no need for the Darknight Thunder Dragon to appear—better wait until it’s fully grown.

"Even if it retreats to its lair, it’s useless. That Snow Rat BOSS must die!"

The Big Smoker was brimming with fighting spirit, so eager to lure out the snow rats. They had already completely annihilated thousands of snow rats; what were a few dozen more? Getting rid of them was not an issue at all!

"Let’s go!"

Following Creamy’s command, the team slowly advanced forward, not forgetting to remind everyone, "We’re at a crucial moment now, don’t let your guard down, especially you, The Big Smoker!"

"I know, I know. I promise not to stray from our group. You can count on me, Creamy!"

The Big Smoker assured her without a hint of hesitation, "I’ve still got to meet up with Xiaotong above; I can’t afford to die just yet!"

"Squeak, squeak!"

No sooner had The Big Smoker finished his words than a sharp squeak cut through the darkness, followed by dozens of high-pitched screams that formed a piercing wave, assaulting their group.

"Damn, this noise is something else, it directly shaved off almost a hundred of my health points!"

The Big Smoker focused on the attacking snow rats, while not forgetting to shout, "Little Yue, watch your health!"

"I won’t heal you of all people, always flaunting your love in front of me, serve you right!"

Gu Yue made a funny face at The Big Smoker, laughing as she said, "Show off your love, and you’re fast to die!"

"Little Yue is right, such people need to be punished!"

Creamy summoned a Firebird, took to the sky, and triggered the first attack with the Blood Rain Technique, targeting the horde of snow rats and officially starting the battle.

"Don’t be like that~~~~"

The Big Smoker wailed, "Gu Yue my beauty, I was wrong, heroine, I won’t dare again in the future!"

Facing these dozens of pouncing Snow Rats, Da Yan Gui’s face turned green. While fending off the Snow Rats’ bites, he pleaded for mercy, fearing for his little life in this situation.

Fortunately, Gu Yue only gave Da Yan Gui a slight punishment and didn’t make it too hard for him. He quickly replenished Da Yan Gui’s health, and it was only then that Da Yan Gui regained some confidence.

"Wipe out these rats!"

"And the BOSS, we can’t let it slip away!"

The number of Snow Rats didn’t exceed a hundred, which was far less than the previous swarm, and didn’t pose a fatal threat to the team. The more they fought, the more spirited they became, knowing that once they slaughtered these Snow Rats, there’d be no place for the BOSS to escape!

Within just a few minutes, all the Snow Rats, without exception, had contributed their experience points and the equipment scattered on the ground.

"As expected, all trash, level 20 white items that might not even sell for much in the shop!"

Da Yan Gui kicked away a Snow Rat corpse and picked up a long sword, glanced at its attributes, and then carelessly tossed it back onto the ground, "Little Yue sister, don’t waste time, let’s chase the BOSS before it escapes!"

"Let’s go."

Cream Xiao Yue could tell what mattered most. Without Da Yan Gui’s reminder, she was already planning it. Seeing that Su Ran and Gu Yue had no objections, she led the team forward.

However.

When they reached the deepest part, what they saw was a massive Snow Rat corpse, its snow-white fur stained red with blood, looking quite pitiful.

"Damn it, someone stole our kill!"

Da Yan Gui was jumping with rage. Without waiting a second, he sprinted over, grabbed the Snow Rat’s corpse, and tossed it aside forcefully, only to see not a single coin on the ground. Enraged, he shouted, "Who stole the First Kill of the BOSS? This is utterly abhorrent!"

"Don’t talk nonsense, this is a dungeon, there are only the five of us in this Ice and Snow land, who could steal your First Kill?"

Cream Xiao Yue observed the surroundings with a grave expression on her face. There was no sign of a fight, not even any footprints - the death of this Snow Rat BOSS was too strange indeed!

"Do you think there’s a possibility that it was done in by those Snow Rats earlier?"

Gu Yue shared her speculation and added her analysis, "There are no other passages in this scene; it’s clearly a locked-room case. Besides those rats, no other creatures can be found here. In my opinion, they seized the opportunity to usurp the throne - that’s their motive!"

"Little Yue, have you been watching Conan too much? A normal game and you’re turning it into a locked-room case, making my spine chill!"

Cream Xiao Yue’s complexion was somewhat pale as she looked around uneasily, but unfortunately, she spotted no anomalies. She turned to Su Ran and asked softly, "Overturning Water, what do you think?"

"I’m not Yuan Fang, how would I know?"

Su Ran strode forward and approached the Snow Rat corpse, saying indifferently, "I don’t believe in some locked-room nonsense. Whether it’s fortune or misfortune, if it’s misfortune, it can’t be avoided. Since this corpse hasn’t been refreshed by the system, it might play a role in the later story. I’ll collect it first."

Back in the Cloud City dungeon, Su Ran had saved a lot of trouble in the subsequent storyline thanks to the corpse of the queen ant. This time should be the same, the Snow Rat corpse was the biggest gain!

However.

Just as Su Ran’s hand was about to touch the Snow Rat’s fur, an accident occurred.

"Boom!"

A loud noise came from underground, the ground shook violently, and then cracks appeared. The ground under their feet collapsed. Everyone had no time to react, falling into the fissure with the corpse, and got buried in the dirt.