Chapter 20: An Encounter

Nick's gaze never left this Rune Bow. Among the products of the dungeon civilization, he had only come into contact with the Rune Water Purifier, and he had a rough idea of the role of Runes.

The Fire Rune that generates heat when fuel is added, and the Water Rune that, when a medium is added and combined with the Fire Rune, can produce steam.

Now, the appearance of Rune weapons did not surprise Nick, but rather felt like a matter of course.

"Wind Rune?"

Nick pulled the bowstring forcefully, and the magic circle engraved on the Rune Bow emitted a faint light. An inexplicable vortex enveloped him, and even his clothes were blown loudly.

He aimed at the Cerberus corpse not far away and released the bowstring without hesitation.

The next moment, a gale swept through the dungeon. The invisible wind arrow tore through the air and directly hit Cerberus's head, instantly shattering it.

Even the ground was inevitably blasted into a large pit.

"This... what kind of power is this?!"

Nick was quite shocked. The power of the hand crossbow was only to pierce Cerberus's head, and it was completely incomparable to the power of the Rune Bow.

This invisible wind arrow could greatly relax the enemy's vigilance and achieve a completely unexpected effect.

Moreover, there was no need for tedious arrow loading. With sufficient Rune energy, it could even achieve continuous shooting with the bow!

"This is a good thing..."

Nick gave it a very high evaluation in his heart. If the Rune energy was sufficient, relying on this weapon in his hand, he could stand firm in the face of the increasingly dangerous dungeon world.

He didn't continue to test the effects of the Rune Bow. Before finding a way to replenish the Wind Rune, he would conserve energy as much as possible in order to deal with greater crises.

"I'll retrieve those crossbow bolts first..."

Nick slung the Rune Bow across his back and looked around the dungeon.

Finally, he retrieved the crossbow bolts that had shot Cerberus. One crossbow bolt had been completely damaged when he previously tested the power of the wind arrow.

As for the remaining two arrows, they were damaged to varying degrees. After using them a few more times, they would probably be completely scrapped.

As for Cerberus's corpse, Nick just left it aside. With its black and extremely foul-smelling blood, he didn't even need to think about it, it would be a miracle if it was edible.

After confirming that there were no survival resources in the current dungeon, Nick picked up his shovel and prepared to continue exploring the surroundings. As long as he didn't encounter a Stone Gargoyle.

With Nick's current strength, he should be able to handle ordinary dungeon creatures. He looked at the three directions he could dig, and hints appeared before him.

[Dig 3 meters to the right, and you will encounter a group of dungeon bats. Even with a Rune weapon, you still won't be their match!]

[Don't dig up. You'll gain nothing except encountering a One-Eyed Monitor Lizard!]

[Your luck is not bad. Dig 9 meters down, and you can find a glove in the dungeon.]

Digging to the right was definitely not a wise choice for Nick. Bats were social creatures, let alone bats in the dungeon world...

If he really lost his mind and dug to the right, even if he dug through, in less than a few minutes, he would be sucked dry by that group of dungeon bats.

"I can only dig down..."

Among the three choices in front of him, Nick could only choose to dig down. Gloves would also be of great help to him now.

Even if it was just one.

After all, Nick wasn't a bow and arrow enthusiast. Directly using his fingers to pull the bowstring, it was fine for a few times, but frequent use would definitely be a great burden for him.

Nick picked up his shovel and dug down without hesitation. There was no danger in the hint, possibly because the rioting dungeon creatures hadn't affected this place.

After a short while, he dug through the 9-meter distance.

The size of the dungeon was less than 10 square meters. It was still a desolate and scorched earth, and even the air was much stuffier.

Nick's gaze swept across the dungeon, finally landing on a faint, almost imperceptible glimmer of light. After digging with his shovel for a moment, a mostly decayed wooden box appeared before him.

Inside the decaying wooden box was a glove made of unknown material. It felt comfortable to wear. Other than that, there were no other gains in this dungeon.

Nick didn't linger here too long. He looked at the several directions he could dig, and hints appeared before him again.

[Don't go right. In a dungeon filled with poisonous gas, you won't last 5 seconds!]

[Dig 8 meters to the left, there is a Sand Wolf inhabiting, seeming to be guarding something...]

[Dig 6 meters down, and you will obtain 2L of purified water.]

Among the three choices in front of Nick, apart from one direction that was certain death, if we were talking about gains, the left direction was definitely a bit higher.

Currently, the thing he lacked the least was water resources. The Rune Water Purifier in the camp could continuously provide for Nick.

"It's a good opportunity to see the strength of other dungeon creatures..."

Nick quickly made a decision. Contacting dungeon creatures was inevitable during exploration. With sufficient strength, there was no need to deliberately seek good fortune and avoid disaster.

He swung his shovel and started digging towards the dungeon on the left. Python, the pangolin, who was standing beside him, also helped Nick with its sharp claws.

With a distance of 8 meters, after digging for nearly ten minutes, Nick was only a wall away from the dungeon. He loaded the hand crossbow on his waist with bolts.

Unless it was a particularly urgent situation, he didn't want to use the Rune Bow too early.

When everything was ready, Nick knocked open the last wall with his shovel. His figure leaped into this brand new dungeon.

However, Nick felt that the timing of his appearance was a bit inappropriate.

Because at this time, in the dungeon, besides the Sand Wolf not far away, there was also a thin figure who was confronting this huge dungeon creature.

Facing the crushing size difference, the thin figure not far away held a short blade, with their back against the wall, with nowhere to retreat.

Perhaps in another face-off, the Sand Wolf's sharp teeth would be able to completely tear that figure apart.

Nick's appearance made the one person and one beast not far away, who were engaged in battle, turn their attention to this uninvited guest.

But when he saw the familiar face of that thin figure, Nick's lips twitched slightly. Sometimes, fate was indeed quite strange.

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