Landing 500 Years Early, I Became a God by Digging for Treasures 80

“This is difficult,”

“The opponent seems to possess intelligence and has taken hostages. My combat power is far lower than its, yet I must lure it into this vault, without making a single mistake.”

“It will definitely try to test my combat strength.”

“I also have to reveal some of my combat strength, otherwise I’ll be killed quickly…”

Lu Yuan racked his brains, thinking hard.

He still didn’t have a sure-win strategy.

Since ancient times, stories of the weak overcoming the strong have relied on the opponent’s mistakes.

As long as the strong don’t make mistakes, it’s a straightforward crushing victory.

So, he placed the metal sphere in a corner.

Facing the end of the passage, he flashed a bright smile: “Human friends, things have changed. I can’t send you the data.”

“The knowledge of the Transcendent Fire Seed has already been transmitted, I think that’s enough. You can figure out the rest yourselves, it’ll just take some time.”

“Now, I have to challenge a strong enemy… very strong! But I must challenge it. How I die might be helpful to everyone.”

“Of course, I may not die. I will win.”

He laughed heartily, took out some fuel crystals, placed them in small bowls, lit them one by one, illuminating the entire cave.

He strode forward, into the thick gray “miasma.”

The torch in his hand immediately dimmed.

Visibility became very low.

Lu Yuan subconsciously tensed his nerves and assessed himself.

[Field · Attribute Absorption: Your life force is being slowly absorbed, your three-dimensional attributes are constantly decreasing.]

“Damn it.”

This loss of life force was almost unavoidable.

The Transcendent Fire Seed’s ability could reduce the rate of loss, but it couldn’t completely isolate it.

“So this is a field-level ability, it’s too tyrannical. I now admit that the Donkey-headed Monster is the strongest here. Given enough time, you’re a hundred times more terrifying than the man-eating plants.”

“Old Wolf, you go back first.”

“This is not a fight you can be involved in, I can’t protect you.”

The terrified White-Eyed Wolf, its tail between its legs, immediately ran away.

It stood at the edge of the field, quietly watching.

Its single eye shone with a green light amidst the flames.

…

Soon, Lu Yuan walked from the large air-raid shelter to the entrance of the Fire Lizard cave.

He saw the huge remains.

And…the Donkey-headed Monster performing surgery on itself in front of the remains.

He saw the wolf pack and the mother bear.

In the face of [Attribute Absorption], the wolf pack and the mother bear were almost unable to stand.

The monster turned its head.

It was indeed a decaying corpse, its stiff body turning in a mechanical way, its rotten eyes seemed unfocused, coldly watching Lu Yuan.

Foul liquid constantly flowed from its skin surface—pure corpse fluid!

It didn’t seem to expect Lu Yuan to suddenly emerge from the cave.

Of course, whether it actually “thought” this or not, and the extent of its intelligence, remained a mystery to Lu Yuan.

The Donkey-headed Monster remained unmoved, slowly turning its head back to continue piecing together its bones.

[Attribute Absorption] was tyrannical. The longer Lu Yuan stayed, the more he would be slowly drained of life.

Moreover, it controlled the hostages.

“Terribly cunning!” Lu Yuan sighed inwardly.

But he remained calm, sitting at the cave entrance, removing the Fire Lizard tendons wrapped around his waist.

He used several metal plates to start making a heavy crossbow!

There was no conversation between them.

Only actions.

This was a game of chicken.

Although the Donkey-headed Monster had hostages, its ultimate goal was most likely to kill Lu Yuan and seize his body.

Once the hostages were killed, Lu Yuan might escape, which it wouldn’t want.

Lu Yuan also had his own concerns. A head-on melee would likely result in his defeat.

Staying here would mean continuous attribute absorption.

As time went on, the balance of power would tilt.

Therefore, he began openly making the heavy crossbow, partly to test the opponent’s intelligence, to see if it could understand what he was making.

On the other hand, he had to gamble.

He gambled that the Donkey-headed Monster had a strong desire for its own body, far more important than the lives of a few wolves and a bear.

“Once I’m weak enough, you will definitely attack!”

“I will lure you into the vault.”

Only intelligence could understand the risks involved.

In a true game of chicken, whoever values their own goal less loses.

Lu Yuan had no way out. He entered a state of single-minded focus.

He was just trying to save them…

Like on TV, because the criminals held hostages, the police would hesitate, then a police officer would suggest an exchange of hostages, and the criminal would miraculously agree… reality doesn’t work that way.

The setting sun cast their shadows long and slanted.

“Come on, come and fight your grandpa!” Lu Yuan’s attributes were continuously lost, he let out a beastly roar, yet his mind was as calm as the sea.

He exuded his aura as much as possible, the Transcendent Fire blazing fiercely, resisting the [Attribute Absorption].

The few wolves lay on the ground, whimpering, trying to call for their “Wolf King” Lu Yuan to save them.

But clearly, “Wolf King” Lu Yuan dared not approach rashly.

Aura, as long as you don’t attack, will always gradually weaken.

As the sun set, Lu Yuan’s Transcendent Fire Seed began to falter.

At the same time, he subtly took a step back.

A very natural step.

Too natural.

It wasn’t acting, it was simply a manifestation of his weakening aura.

But this thing was too cunning, only thinking about using [Attribute Absorption] to wear Lu Yuan down.

So Lu Yuan had only one solution—escape!

I don’t need the hostages, my aura is weakening, I’m going to escape!

Will you chase or not?

If you don’t chase, I’ll just run away!!!

He started retreating, his aura steadily declining.

“Can I fool this damned thing?”

The sun finally set, brilliant stars hung in the sky, shining with a cold light.

They hung motionless, as if to make the night even quieter.

The two sides in the canyon were still facing off. Lu Yuan’s heavy crossbow was ready, and he tried flicking the string.

Unfortunately, this makeshift projectile weapon made of string and metal plates was extremely inaccurate.

The bolt landed hundreds of meters from the target.

Lu Yuan, realizing the crossbow was useless, turned and started running!

I’m really escaping this time!!!

As Lu Yuan broke the stalemate, a strange sound of gears turning suddenly came from the Donkey-headed Monster’s body.

“Click, click, click~”

In the silent canyon, it was extremely jarring.

“You finally couldn’t wait, come on!” Lu Yuan’s eyes flashed with ferocity, his whole person like a caged beast, running towards the vault.

His right hand gripped the dagger at his waist, his left hand raised his shield.

A small mirror was affixed to the shield, allowing him to observe the enemy behind him.

The next instant!

Lu Yuan felt his scalp tingle, a chill ran down his spine!

The Donkey-headed Monster had disappeared…

It had vanished from near the Fire Lizard’s corpse!

The surrounding darkness suddenly intensified, visibility plummeted.

Even the burning fuel light beside him couldn’t dispel the gloomy darkness.

A dark shadow appeared behind him.

From the deep darkness, a rotten hand reached out, seizing Lu Yuan’s neck.

From the cold, putrid palm, an unimaginable, strange force surged into his skin, suppressing the Transcendent Fire Seed.

Lu Yuan’s pupils dilated, the veins on his forehead bulged.

“Teleportation…Damn it, spatial ability?”

Lu Yuan sensed the immense gap in strength.

One move!

The opponent had almost subdued him with a single move!

“Ah!!” Lu Yuan roared, his lowered right hand suddenly exerting force, slashing behind him.

The bronze dagger sliced through the dense darkness like lightning, the blade reflecting the nearby burning torches, forming a fierce gleam in the air!

The excellent-grade dagger cut into something like putty, soft yet extraordinarily cold.

It might be the Donkey-headed Monster’s decaying flesh, or the layer of thick darkness.

Foul juice splattered.

Taking advantage of the lessening pressure on his neck, Lu Yuan spun around, using his left foot as a pivot, delivering an explosive “Flying Dragon in the Sky” kick.

Enhanced by the Transcendent Fire Seed, the kick was both fast and brutal, the rapid friction between his boot and the air producing a tiger-like roar.

“Bang!!”

The raised toe slammed viciously into the Donkey-headed Monster’s jaw.

The opponent wasn’t a giant beast, its physique was similar to a human’s, its weight even lighter than Lu Yuan’s. After this kick landed, its neck snapped back, and fragments of bone flew out.

Then, the monster knocked over an oil lamp on the ground. The burning fuel splattered everywhere, instantly turning into a sea of fire.

A few drops of fuel splashed onto Lu Yuan’s pants, also catching fire.

But Lu Yuan couldn’t care less. His clothes were fire-resistant, these flames were nothing.

On the other hand, he saw the fire on the Donkey-headed Monster being extinguished by a strange darkness.

“Damn it, I knew it wasn’t that easy.”

“Should I throw molten steel in its face?” Lu Yuan hesitated for only half a second before suppressing the temptation of a quick victory.

Because throwing molten steel would reveal his “storage space” ability.

The darkness attacked again.

The “click, click, click” sound was particularly jarring in the darkness.

He gritted his teeth, turned around, and delivered a powerful shield strike towards the sound.

The blow landed on the monster’s hard forehead, forceful and heavy, directly breaking the Donkey-headed Monster’s spine, its head falling to the ground.

But its rotten hands, as if teleporting, once again grabbed Lu Yuan’s neck, the other hand clutching his right hand holding the dagger.

(Chapter End)

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