Chapter 16: Killing the Mummy! Unexpected Gains

Seeing the other party's stubborn attitude, Nick's face looked strange. "A kind word can't persuade a damned ghost" perfectly described this guy.

The danger level of the Stone Gargoyle in the hint was the highest among all the dangers he had encountered during his exploration these days.

It was probably several levels stronger than the ghoul he encountered on the first day. Even though Nick had significantly improved his overall physical fitness, he would still be torn to shreds by the Stone Gargoyle...

...let alone that blond-haired guy.

After digging out the decaying wooden box containing the purified water from the dungeon, Nick put it into the miniature altar and left this place of trouble without looking back.

In case that little blond-haired guy attracted the danger to him, he would suffer an unwarranted disaster.

Because he had a base, going back and forth during digging didn't consume digging attempts, but the stamina consumption was real.

After returning to the previous dungeon, Nick didn't rashly dig upwards. After the wall passage had recovered, he rested in place.

After being busy for almost half a day, both his water and stamina were severely depleted. Nick would never rashly challenge a dungeon creature if he couldn't maintain his best combat state. Just as he sat on the ground to replenish his stamina, he could faintly hear a scream.

Not far away, in the dungeon where Tim was.

His originally arrogant eyes were filled with terror, looking at the huge stone statue restrained by iron chains not far away. With the falling of small stones, the stone statue, like a demon from the abyss, gradually awakened from its slumber. The thick iron chains were directly broken.

The Stone Gargoyle's ferocious face slowly turned. Its eyes, glowing red, could capture one's soul. Its gaze fell on him.

Tim subconsciously retreated and finally bumped into the wall. His eyes were dazed, and he murmured softly, "What kind of monster did I provoke?"

...

The faint scream just now, without much thought, came from that little blond-haired guy. Nick could only express his deep regret.

He had said everything he needed to say, but the other party still insisted on going his own way. Even if he died... it was a waste of that short sword weapon.

"If I hadn't seen that hint, it would have been difficult for me to survive to this point!"

Nick was secretly glad. Fortunately, he could see the digging hints. Otherwise, in this perilous dungeon world, surviving the second day would be a luxury.

After resting and adjusting his stamina, he slowly got up, loaded the crossbow, and started digging upwards.

The Mummy was different from the red python he had encountered before. Their physiques were not much different. Even if it pounced, Nick could still use this shovel as a weapon.

And the hand crossbow's immense killing power could deal a fatal blow to this undead creature at any time!

"Then... let's begin."

Nick dug upwards cautiously. After all, actively facing a dungeon creature and being dragged into it were two completely different situations.

The former was active hunting, and the latter was unavoidable.

After a brief dig, Nick dug through the dungeon above. He didn't act rashly. Instead, he used the small field of vision through the hole to examine the environment of this dungeon and the location of the undead creature, the Mummy.

The moment he entered the dungeon would be the weakest point of defense. If he was ambushed by the Mummy, the outcome was obvious.

"It should be there, right?"

When Nick saw the closed, upright wooden coffin not far away, he roughly knew the Mummy's location. It hadn't discovered his position.

He took advantage of this opportunity and decisively entered this dangerous dungeon. After stabilizing his body slightly and putting some distance between them, Nick directly took out the hand crossbow, already loaded with an arrow, from his waist.

With a brief vibration of the ground, the digging passage instantly disappeared. The lid of the upright wooden coffin was suddenly thrown open, and a figure wrapped in bandages pounced out.

The Mummy pounced towards Nick. Although it was wrapped in bandages, this guy's speed was not much slower than that of an adult.

In the dungeon, which was more than thirty square meters, the distance was quickly closing.

"Whoosh!"

Nick didn't hesitate. He aimed at the Mummy's head and decisively pulled the trigger. With a piercing sound, it accurately hit the Mummy's side face.

Dark green liquid overflowed from the wound, and the air in the dungeon was instantly filled with the stench of a rotting corpse.

"It's really disgusting!"

At this moment, Nick felt that his decision to replenish his stamina was a bit too hasty.

The Mummy, whose side face was shot not far away, lost its balance under this huge force and slammed to the ground.

But the next moment, the Mummy's limbs showed a strange posture, struggling to get up from the ground, and pounced towards Nick again.

What greeted it was only a cold and sharp crossbow bolt. Nick used the gap when the Mummy fell to the ground to skillfully reload the hand crossbow.

When the Mummy pounced on him again, he did not hesitate to pull the trigger. At close range, the crossbow bolt hit the Mummy's forehead, directly piercing its head.

The Mummy's foul-smelling body fell to the ground and never got up again, not even qualified to be an undead creature.

"It's dead..."

Nick looked at the scene before him, enduring the discomfort in his stomach. He originally thought that undead creatures were quite difficult to deal with, but he didn't expect it to be so easy...

It wasn't even one-tenth as strong as that red python.

At this time, a bold guess appeared in Nick's heart. He murmured softly, "Could this Mummy be the lowest-level monster in the dungeon world?"

Just as he was surprised by the Mummy's weakness, with a brief, dazzling light, an iron treasure chest appeared beside the Mummy, completely announcing the death of this undead creature.

Although it was weak, the reward was not particularly ambiguous. The iron treasure chest was several levels higher than the wooden box.

After retrieving the two crossbow bolts, Nick opened the iron treasure chest with anticipation. A Rune lay quietly inside.

"A Rune as a reward?"

He picked up the Rune in the box. The characters inscribed on it were a style he had never seen before. Nick opened the [Identify] function of the black panel and identified the Rune in his hand.

When Nick saw the final identification result, the smile on his face gradually became unrestrained.

"Am I too lucky?"