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Chapter 113: Tomb of the Foggy Mountain_1

Chapter 113: Chapter 113: Tomb of the Foggy Mountain_1

The river he had previously opened up connected to a small mountain range’s cliff. A waterfall cascaded down from the cliff and gathered into a freshwater lake and a tributary below, which was the stream that ran through the middle of his space.

A forest full of lush greenery appeared, immediately alerting the animals in his backpack.

The Fwooper was the first to choose to relocate its nest to the mountain. It found a big tree, quickly assembled a simple nest with twiggs that it carried in its beak, and then transported the Chocobo eggs up there one by one.

The unicorn and Mandrake were curious and also ran up to the mountain to play.

Mu You followed them up the mountain for a look.

There was nothing special about the mountain, other than some insects and animals. After looking around and not spotting any large beasts, he saw a blue snake about a half a meter long. But he didn’t sense any magic power from it, so it appeared to be just a common snake.

Before Mu You could do anything, the Fwooper had pecked the snake to death and carried it back to the nest, apparently preparing it for dinner.

After confirming that there was no danger on the mountain, Mu You was relieved.

He arrived at the foot of the mountain and without haste to leave his backpack, he found a flat spot near the waterfall to sit down. He took out Vivian’s notes and began today’s studies.

Having previous experience, this time he found reading the books much easier than yesterday.

After finishing seven books in exactly ten years, although he still hadn’t reached Vivian’s standard of one book per year, he had made great progress compared to the last time.

After he finished today’s work, an unsatisfied Mu You got up from the backpack and went back to his room for a nap.

Early the next morning, Mu You was woken up by a phone call from Lu Yao.

"Damn, what the hell were you up to last night?"

"Hmm? It’s already happened?"

Mu You checked the time. It wasn’t even five in the morning yet and the sky was still dark. But judging by Lu Yao’s reaction, it seemed like she already knew what had happened last night.

"Of course, look at the forum! The news is all over!" Lu Yao said.

With the phone wedged to his ear, Mu You picked up his cell phone. He pulled up the forum to look.

An eye-catching news headline had been highlighted and pinned at the top.

"Big News! The aftermath of the conflict between the Illuminati and the Annihilation Soul!"

Mu You read it.

Two main events were discussed in the post. One, last night, Gao Ziming, a Guild member of Annihilation Soul, had counterattacked and killed the seven members of the Illuminati who were chasing after him. He then fled overseas, and his life or death was currently unknown.

The second was that, on this day, the Illuminati and Annihilation Soul Guild had resolved their conflict under the regulation of the SWAT team. The three parties jointly issued a bounty on Gao Ziming and gave the victim’s family adequate compensation.

As for the decision to handle those players who had killed, the official report was yet to be released. But these were no longer everyone’s attention.

The focus was on Gao Ziming, who astonishingly managed to kill seven people single-handedly and escape overseas! His combat power was far beyond many people’s expectations.

However, even if he survives, he would most likely not dare to return to the country for a while.

Mu You realized after reading this post that someone must have inspected the sea and should have already found evidence of Gao Ziming jumping into the sea.

"The people from the Illuminati last night, and the one from the Annihilation Soul Guild, Gao Ziming. Did you kill all of them?" Lu Yao asked in shock from the other side. "As far as I know, Gao Ziming is a level 12 player. Were you really able to defeat him?"

"Of course not. They just fought too intensely. By the end, they were either dead or severely injured, so I simply took advantage of the situation," Mu You casually responded.

"Okay..."

Lu Yao thought to herself that he must be lying. Having mixed with major powers, she knew that the truth couldn’t have possibly been as simple as he claimed. Prowling the fight of eight players, including an advanced player, wouldn’t have been as easy.

However, she didn’t ask any further questions when she saw that he didn’t want to talk about it.

Regardless, knowing that he was so strong, she felt more assured about their upcoming joint attack against the Werewolf.

"By the way, be careful about the Werewolf. He’s likely to be driven to desperation soon," Lu Yao suddenly said.

"Oh? How so?"

"Knowing the organization’s style, since the Werewolf took on the mission of killing me and hasn’t succeeded yet, they certainly won’t let him off lightly. As more and more real-world players are adding to the game, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for him to find me. Seeing that the kill is hopeless, he might take to desperate measures," Lu Yao explained.

"Desperate measures, huh..."

Mu You pondered for a moment. But until they could find out the Werewolf’s identity, there wasn’t much they could do.

"Alright, I’ve got it."

After hanging up, Mu You picked up his cellphone and started a new game.

When he logged back in, he was still at the Foggy Mountain where he had run out of energy last night.

Now that his energy was fully restored, instead of hurrying back to the thatched cottage, Mu You decided to venture further up the mountain.

"You entered the foggy area of Foggy Mountain. The dense fog enveloped you, with visibility less than five meters. The foggy area is fraught with danger, you would do well to tread carefully with each step."

After several days of continuous mountain exploration, Mu You finally arrived at the foggy area above one thousand meters.

However, once here, he had to be careful going further up because he had no one to rely on anymore...

Even the sight of Battle Eagle could not penetrate this heavy fog. Encircled by this fog, Battle Eagle found it extremely difficult to fly, let alone aiding him by attacking creatures from a distance.

Left with no other choice, since Battle Eagle couldn’t be used, Mu You summoned a couple of magical beasts he encountered on the way into zombies to break a trail for him.

The number of zombies he could summon was limited as well, with a maximum of four coexisting at a time. Otherwise, Mu You had truly intended to summon a group of baby zombies to trample down Foggy Mountain.

Back to the topic, with the zombies clearing the way in front, Mu You followed along. After exploring like this for half an hour, he suddenly felt something wasn’t right.

Half an hour passed without encountering a single magical beast!

Moreover, the game’s textual prompt of the mountain’s altitude kept varying. One moment, it said he had risen to 1500 meters. The next, it indicated that he had dropped back to 1200. The feeling was akin to going in circles without actually moving forward.

[You have seen the same scenery again, and this time you have finally noticed something unusual! You might have encountered the legendary ’Ghost Hits the Wall’ incident, falling into a phantom wall within the foggy area!]

[In this foggy area, you will loop indefinitely within the fog and will never find an exit until you die from exhaustion.]

[As you stubbornly continue to search forward, you suddenly find a dry skeleton on the mountain path ahead of you. Obviously, this is another person like you who was trapped within the phantom wall, doomed to go round and round until they die of old age. Their fate might soon be your own.]

"Tch!"

Mu You sneered. As usual, the game text was discouraging.

Just a phantom wall! Even if he couldn’t find an exit, he could just teleport back home using a teleportation array.

Shaking his head, Mu You clicked on the ’skeleton’ text.

Normally, one should be able to find some loot and a few items on these roadside fatalities...

[You walk over and search the skeleton, finding a set of ’Grave Digger’ skins.]

"Hmm? That’s all?"

Mu You was stunned. Was this character a pauper? He had thought that such a complete skeleton would have at least three or two pieces of spoils on it, but there was nothing but a simple skin.

Mu You could only turn to the skin’s description.

[Grave Digger: A Grave Digger barely scraped a living in his life from occasional grave-robbing, being a poor low-life with no fixed job. This gruesome profession aimed at exploiting the dead was extremely distasteful. Thus, in the Star Spirit World, the reputation of a Grave Digger was as odorous as a rat crossing the street. If you walk around wearing his skin, you’d better be careful not to get beaten up.]

"Ah, this..."

Mu You was speechless after reading. It was indeed a pauper!

The skin had neither a lifespan task nor any innate talents. It’s not that it was just a blank template, but it seemed wearing it would even get him beaten on the street. What use was it for then?

But, since it was free, he decided to keep it regardless of its use.

Tucking the skin away, Mu You was just about to continue his exploration when something suddenly occurred to him.

Wait a minute, this Grave Digger could hardly afford a meal, why would he risk coming to this dangerous Foggy Mountain... Could there possibly be some hidden tomb here?

This thought sparked his mind, and he clicked on the Lucky Dust in his inventory.

[You realize there might be something hidden in this foggy area. You pour a handful of dust into the Pumpkin Lantern, which burns brightly. The glow penetrates the fog, illuminating a larger range for you.]

[You look around with the lantern but unfortunately find nothing...]

[You look around with the lantern but unfortunately find nothing...]

...

Mu You retraced his steps several times, scouting all possible directions. Still, he found nothing.

"Did I guess wrong?"

Mu You frowned. That shouldn’t be the case... This Grave Digger wouldn’t have come to Foggy Mountain just for sightseeing.

Moreover, the earlier game text hint ’you realize there might be something hidden here’ could be interpreted as a tacit prompt.

After hesitating for a while, Mu You steeled himself and clicked on ’Lucky Dust’ again.

[You realize the glow of a single handful of dust isn’t enough to see through the fog that surrounds you, so you sprinkle another handful into the Pumpkin Lantern.]

[The Pumpkin Lantern flames fiercely, its brilliant light piercing through even more of the fog.]

[Walking a bit further forward, you finally discover an ancient and mysterious tomb entrance embedded in the mountain wall not far ahead. Carved on it are some words in the Star Spirit Language: Do you know why Foggy Mountain is filled with fog all year round?]

[Cautiously approaching the stone door, you vaguely hear the soft roars of monsters emanating from inside as if warning you not to come any closer.]

[The surrounding carvings and the faint sense of oppression emitted by the stone door make you realize that it might be the tomb of some important person! The mist on Foggy Mountain may have been created to protect this tomb from being discovered. Whoever can create such grade of perpetual fog is certainly not someone you’d dare to mess with!]

[Entering, you might have a chance to gain some benefits. But more likely, you might be buried here, becoming one of the grave goods of that important person.]

[So, Fool, do you choose to enter the tomb?]