68. Chapter 68 – Shapeshifters

Chapter 68 The Shapeshifter

Inside the abandoned crypt to the south of the Whispering Crypt.

A group of heavily armed combatants fishtailed in.

Among the group of Sanctuary personnel wearing black armor and black robes, Catch the Sheep’s bright silver armor stood out.

Compared to the clear group of level four professionals, he, who was only level three, deserved to be the one being protected.

However, he rushed to the front.

The people around him were silent about it, and only Ryan asked worriedly:

“Your Excellency Sheep Catcher, have you been here before?”

That was how Heine usually addressed the other party.

Although the matter of naming his skeleton was puzzling, Ryan still made a note of this strangely pronounced name.

But not everyone thought the same way he did.

“Are you crazy, why are you even talking to a skeleton?” Someone snickered.

But as Sheep Catch turned his head to look, that person immediately shut up.

Another person exclaimed, “It …… it shouldn’t be able to understand our words, right?”

“No, Master Meno said that the reason why the undead can understand their master’s verbal commands is essentially the communication of souls.

“It’s a skeleton, it doesn’t have the physiological structure of a normal human, and it can only rely on the fire of its soul to perceive the world.

“Our voices are no different to it than the chirping of birds and insects. But-“

Ryan looked around the crowd with a warning.

“They recognize the emotions of the living better than the living do.

“Sincerity, deception, snickering, sadness, etc., there’s nothing to hide.

“So please also treat him like a companion.”

The crowd fell silent, but the look they gave to Catch the Goat changed slightly.

As for Sheep Catching, he could actually understand some of the key words.

Although he had asked his brothers to slow down their progress in mastering the universal language, it was done for Heine.

It didn’t mean that it really slowed down the pace of learning.

Although they had been exposed because of the loud conspiracy.

But they don’t know it themselves.

Essentially, Sheep Catchers wanted everyone to catch on and learn the Common Language.

Especially with the sense of urgency he’d gotten since the arrival of Sister Belly.

After all, their attributes were over the top.

According to the complex data projections in AGE, even a third level non-intelligent profession had a learning ability 2-3 times that of a normal person.

Wei should be better, around 4 times, but he wasn’t a specialized scholar either.

The best of the best is Sister Belly.

She herself has been strengthened, plus the evil spirit’s terrible memory inheritance ability ……

When I think about it, the phrase “hee hee hee hee” echoes in my head.

So whether the brothers are actually learning or not, he is secretly on a roll.

With his limited vocabulary, combined with the expressions and movements of these people, he was able to make a rough guess.

The good thing about the undead was that he had no eyes or facial expressions, they wouldn’t realize he was secretly watching.

He could tell that the thirty year old black knight was speaking for him.

Probably explaining that the undead couldn’t understand them, but still needed to remain in awe or something like that.

But other than that glare, he made no other response.

That’s when Tooth whispered, “Why don’t I just go ahead and poke around with the detectors?”

Sheep Catchers understood the word “probe”.

Without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, he already rushed out ahead of the others.

Are you kidding me? That’s my holy light!
Although he couldn’t sense it, the holy light in his body had touched it.

He could sense it as long as he was near the node where the holy light was stored.

The crowd was stunned at first, then hurriedly followed.

…

The crypt was intricate, with the occasional rotting corpse of a magical beast or two.

“Why would there be this kind of crypt in the elves’ territory? This doesn’t look like their architectural style in any way, does it?” A warlock couldn’t help but say:

“Don’t they like to live in trees?”

“There are six known races that like to build crypts, but are active in the mountains.

“In addition to that are the large burrowing magical beasts, such as spiders, rats, and so on.”

“So where are those magical beasts? Where did they all go?”

“Who knows, this used to be a hunting ground for humans, then it was snatched away by elves ……”

“Shh, keep your voice down, this is forbidden content!”

“What are you afraid of, there are no locals here. That said, does Shadow know, where did the large magical beasts in this neighborhood go?”

Someone mentioned Shadow’s name, and the young girl instantly tensed.

“I …… don’t know.”

The man smirked, “Then what are you reading in your little room all day, why don’t you come out and talk to us ……”

Tooth suddenly emerged and patted the man’s shoulder.

“Chat about what?”

The latter instantly changed his tone, revealing a pleasing smile.

“No, nothing ……”

Tooth spared him and looked at the crowd, “Twenty meters deeper in this direction, the detector is reacting strongly.”

He looked towards Sheep Catchers, his eyes filled with doubt.

“In other words, this Skeleton Warrior’s choice of direction is beyond correct.”

Eh?
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but Catching Sheep seemed to have heard the word ‘warrior’.

…

With Tooth’s confirmation, they sped up their advance.

Soon after, they arrived at the first node of the pipeline.

The absorption spells of the energy storage wells were usually hidden deep underground, so there was no choice but to destroy the pipes as well.

Clang!
The sheep-catching anvil slammed solidly into it.

The sound was crisp and spread out in the crypt.

A visible dent appeared in the wall of the metal pipe.

The crowd followed suit and smashed it.

“This is really the most unskilled job I’ve ever done ……”

Someone cried and laughed. “But it’s very stress relieving isn’t it?”

“It is indeed decompressing …… Wait, weapon wear and tear isn’t going to be at our own expense, is it?”

“That’s not so bad, a large portion of the expenses for this operation were covered by the Squire-sama.”

“Oh …… that’s all right then!”

The crowd then let go of the smash.

As the first strand of rich holy light spilled out from the crack, the crowd took two steps back.

They sensed intense hostility from it.

This hostility went beyond the natural antagonism between Holy Light and Shadow, and carried with it the hatred that had been building up for a long time.

However, it went straight into the Sheep Catchers, and the hostility sharply diminished.

A death-like silence fell within the crypt.

“I …… I didn’t see it wrong, right?”

“I can’t believe my eyes ……”

Ryan looked complicated:

“He couldn’t have been a paladin in life, right?”

Immediately, someone retorted, “How can that be, a paladin’s dead soul can still enter the underworld and be called out again? I wouldn’t believe it even if it killed me. Can a False God still be that powerful?”

“That’s right, have you forgotten how much that group of Golden Folk like to brag about their ‘resting place’? How many people join it just to die in peace and not be stolen by the False Gods.”

There was only one False God in the mouths of the Shadow Sanctuary’s believers.

Thanatos, the King of the Underworld.

In this world, not even death is final.

Just as the crowd was enjoying the spectacle, there was a sudden rustling sound.

It wasn’t known if it was a knocking sound or the fluctuation of the holy light that had disturbed the creatures here.

A gigantic spider with a rotting body and heirs crawling all over it suddenly appeared at the entrance of the cave!

The ugly mouthparts opened wide, emitting a hoarse stream of air.

“Prepare to meet it!”

Ryan bellowed, taking the lead with his shield in hand.

But someone was faster than him!
To be precise, it was the shield that was faster than him.

The anvil flew out, but was ducked short by the spider.

Catch the Goat then arrived in stride, and stomped heavily on the ground.

Boom.

Golden flames that were even more dazzling than before instantly spread across the floor in front of them.

Those fist-sized, gray and black small spiders contaminated with the flame instantly turned up their bellies and died.

Each small spider was able to contribute one or two experience orbs that floated towards the outside of the cave.

“Comfortable.”

Catch the Goat was in a happy mood.

His attack power would inevitably not be able to grab this boss, but grossing this wave of small monsters was no problem at all.

That is, right now.

In the past, this is not even his turn ……

It was just that what made him puzzled was why this boss that looked a bit familiar appeared here.
Ryan didn’t know that his companion was thinking about so many things in a split second.

Unwilling to show weakness, he crossed the flames with a big stride, and his long sword covered in black energy easily cut off a spider leg.

“Crouch down!”

The voice came from behind him, and he subconsciously shortened himself.

Energy fluctuations whooshed past his head, and the wail of a spider came from ahead.

…

The battle proceeded with exceptional ease, this wasn’t some high-level monster brushing area after all, it was just not far from the vicinity of the novice village.

What’s more, this was a group of serious level 4 combat professions that had long exceeded the level of their opponents.

However, after the spider fell, its body was suddenly enveloped in a silver-gray light.

The light contracted, quickly outlining the outline of a humanoid.

Immediately afterward, the spider’s body disappeared, and only a rotting naked female corpse appeared on the ground.

“The Shapeshifting School’s Tree Maker?”

The faces of the crowd were grave.

There were three schools of Tree Herders, Jungle, Morphing, and Dreamland.

The jungle school studied the way of nature, specializing in cultivation and planting, and tree care, most commonly.

The shape-shifting school can change into the form of wild beasts, and after advancing to the next level, they can even transform into magical beasts, which is the most powerful.

The Dream School is the most mysterious, communicating with the spirits of the forest and the beasts of the wilderness.

There is no barrier between the schools, and they can be freely chosen.

But every shapeshifter is a rare treasure, how could it appear in such a place ……

Shadow, who possessed the keenest senses, stepped forward.

She chanted an incantation, followed by a tap on her brow.

This skill looked somewhat similar to the pupil of the dead.

After a short observation, the young girl’s eyebrows twisted together in confusion.

“Traces of two souls having existed ……”

……

At the same time, the Whispering Crypt.

The infiltration went well.

According to Chief Sa, that door was a quick entrance to the entire back quarter section of the replica.

Because it was a “hidden area”, there were no guards.

Even if there were, he had bypassed it in advance because he was familiar with the terrain.

Heine didn’t yell at first to save the others.

After all, he couldn’t get the map out of Saberia’s head.

So now “Sabelia” is the guide.

He chose to let the elf ranger revisit his old haunts and refresh his memory.

At the same time, this direction is also closer and closer to the sound of distress he heard.

This intention was just what the trio wanted:
Come what may, go to the hidden area first!

They kept moving inward until they were stopped by a closed door.

(End of chapter)