Landing 500 Years Early, I Became a God by Digging for Treasures 85

Chapter 85: The Man Who Crawled Back from Hell (Extra chapter for Silver Alliance Leader “Mr_Crow”!)

June 4, 2024

Chapter 85: The Man Who Crawled Back from Hell (Extra chapter for Silver Alliance Leader “Mr_Crow”!)

Of course, since the room was filled with fire lizard fuel, Lu Yuan still had to worry about the flames reigniting the fuel, creating another “human hell.”

He operated with extreme caution, and thankfully, didn’t do the foolish thing of burning himself to death.

A few hours later, he had dug a passage large enough for a person to pass through.

“I see the light of day again!”

“Arf arf arf arf arf!” Old Wolf howled excitedly from the other side of the opening.

A dog doesn’t mind its owner’s appearance, no matter how bad.

Even though Lu Yuan was completely charred, his hair burned away, Old Wolf was no better, his bald backside looking rather comical, his singed tail wagging wildly.

What a good dog!

Lu Yuan squeezed through the hole in the door.

He felt exhausted, yet incredibly exhilarated.

Just like how “the sky is always blue at the beginning of a story, and the end is always shrouded in bloody mist,” only one person could crawl out of that fiery hell.

He, laughed last!

“Thinking about it now, my opponent was really strong. Damn it, how did I even beat it?”

Lu Yuan roared, pounding his chest with his single arm: “God, those were just minor difficulties!”

“Woof!” Old Wolf went wild as well.

“Hahaha!”

“Woof!” Old Wolf’s howls grew louder.

After venting his emotions, Lu Yuan examined his body. His left arm felt empty, with the persistent illusion that it was still there and could even move…

From a medical perspective, this is called “illusion limb pain.”

Fortunately, he was a superhuman; his “Transcendent Fire Seed” suppressed the pain throughout his body.

The burns on his skin were relatively easier to heal; he should be able to recover his skin within two or three months.

“Sigh, I hope the Eternal Body is effective and helps me regrow this arm soon.”

He turned his head and inadvertently saw a dazzling and rich golden light, seemingly… the aura of equipment?!

He returned to the vault, using an iron plate to chip away at a chunk of cement, revealing a grey, donkey-headed skull.

Upon closer inspection:

[Li Ao’rike’s Mask, suspected to be a defensive mask crafted by a master artisan of a certain civilization in the Seventh Era.]

[Ultimately, this mask was obtained by a demon.]

[This strong man named Li Ao’rike confidently believed that through his formidable will, he could overcome the erosion of the ‘Shadow of Zhao’ and obtain even greater power.]

[However, it’s clear he failed; his body was instead taken over by the ‘Shadow of Zhao’. (Legendary-level Artificial Artifact)]

[Ability 1: Terror Intimidation; any living being that sees this skull will experience a high degree of fear.]

[Ability 2: Penetrating Perception; when wearing this item, the sixth sense will be greatly enhanced. (Damaged)]

[Ability 3: Third Eye; when wearing this item, you will gain an additional eye that sees behind you. (Damaged)]

“This description is information-packed…”

“This guy actually tried to use demons to enhance his strength. In their civilization, he must have been a tyrannical hero.”

Countless moving stories have been buried in the long river of history.

Only the name “Li Ao’rike” remains.

“A legendary-level equipment… this is the biggest loot from this battle, unfortunately it’s broken.” Lu Yuan patted the dust off the bone with a self-satisfied smile.

Mustering his courage, he put it on his head.

Strangely, once worn, the donkey-headed skull felt nonexistent, surprisingly light.

His vision became extremely clear, he even felt like he had an extra eye in the back of his head.

However, this extra eye was half-blind, like having 2000 degrees of myopia, making it difficult to see clearly, probably due to the “damaged” ability… The intense heat had damaged the skull’s integrity, causing a significant loss of supernatural power.

“How do I repair a legendary artifact?” Lu Yuan’s heart pounded.

But modifying artifacts isn’t something you can just do on a whim.

A skilled artisan could modify an item to make it even stronger, adding one or two “+” symbols, further enhancing its abilities.

An inept artisan could downgrade the item, even destroying the inherent supernatural power; in that case, it might not just be a downgrade, it could even lose its value entirely.

His current forging knowledge was quite limited; facing a legendary artifact, he was completely at a loss.

The last two “damaged” abilities held significant weight. If he couldn’t repair them, it would just be a slightly harder skullcap that could scare people, not much different from a fire lizard shield.

“Sigh, it’s a find anyway, I’ll make do.”

At that moment, Old Wolf came running, carrying a bag of food: honey buns, water, lizard meat, everything, even half a pomegranate.

The food had dog bite marks all over it.

Seeing Lu Yuan with the donkey head on, Old Wolf immediately peed his pants and unleashed an elegant barrage of foul language at him.

Lu Yuan took off the donkey skull: “Oh, you went home to get food.”

“Did you feed your wife and children?”

Old Wolf, looking at those bite marks, felt a little guilty.

Lu Yuan ate some food, the abundant life force flowing into his body, making him feel comfortable.

He then put the football-sized black gemstone into his backpack.

He had to figure out a way to deal with this soul gem. He couldn’t live with it without destroying it.

He tried, but he couldn’t put it into his storage space, probably because it was “alive.”

On the black gemstone, a small marble-sized sphere stuck to it, constantly emitting a “tick, tick tick” sound. It was a mystery how it survived the lava.

After enduring the fiery baptism, it was still alive…

This thing could be considered a comrade.

Although it was a war machine developed by a powerful civilization, Lu Yuan thought it might be possible to communicate with it.

Judging from its performance in the previous battle, its intelligence should be high.

“Hello, comrade, nice to meet you. Thank you very much. Without you, I wouldn’t have won.”

“Tick, tick tick~”

“So, let’s work together to destroy this black gem.”

“Tick, tick tick~”

Lu Yuan tapped the small metal sphere, walking out of the fire lizard cave.

The sky was blue, and the spring breeze brought a warm feeling of comfort.

The mother bear and the pack of wolves were still lying on the ground, scattered.

They had woken up and stared at the wounded Lu Yuan, struggling to get up without success.

After spending too long in the [Attribute Absorption] field, these animals were severely depleted, surviving being the best outcome. Their bodies could slowly recover… after all, they were still young.

Old Wolf, the oldest, hadn’t stayed in the field for too long.

Lu Yuan sighed, feeding some precious pomegranate to the animals, helping them recover.

He even fed some to the mother bear, as a sign of their shared experience… might as well.

The mother bear’s massive body swayed as she lay on the ground, facing the bright sun, looking thinner.

After eating, she continued to howl, begging for food.

Her voice was thin and a little pitiful…

A big, burly bear, almost 3 meters tall and weighing a ton, made sounds like a small bear, claiming she was still a baby.

Lu Yuan cursed: “Open your mouth, stick your butt out, I’ll give you two kicks, and then I’ll feed you.”

“Roar!” Tears welled up in the mother bear’s eyes, her body limp.

*I’m going to die, will you give me some or not, let me hug your leg!*

Lu Yuan had no choice, giving it two honey buns and some fire lizard meat.

The mother bear gobbled it down quickly, shedding tears of gratitude once more.

Her expression was complex, with a hint of awe.

Although Lu Yuan only had one arm, she dared not resist or howl.

“Friends, if you have the strength, get up. Let’s return to our camp early. I just want to rest now.”

At this moment, the god’s cold voice entered Lu Yuan’s ears.

As always, showing its dark humor.

[Congratulations on achieving the civilization milestone: Superhuman Creature Tamer.]

[Conditions Met: Among all civilizations, ranking within the top 100,000 in taming superhuman creatures.]

[Human Civilization Branch 18, current ranking: 66189.]

[Evolution is the theme of the era, but intelligent life is not the only protagonist in this world.]

[Occasionally, some superhuman creatures can grow to a point where civilizations look up to them in awe.]

[Today, you have tamed superhuman life, making them your companions. You and they will explore the unknown together. Perhaps one day, they will become your strongest force, protecting civilization and guarding the foundation of inheritance.]

Lu Yuan was stunned… He had completed a civilization milestone?

He realized it was the mother bear… automatically tamed.

“That was difficult!”

He had fed this mother bear every day, but he couldn’t tame it.

It turned out the mother bear was intimidated by the donkey-headed monster and automatically tamed after being saved by Lu Yuan.

“You are such a masochist!” Lu Yuan looked at the cowering mother bear and was speechless about the god’s judgment. *This is my life-and-death companion?*

But this bear triggered the milestone!

He looked at Old Wolf, whose fur he had shaved off.

Old Wolf is a powerless creature, but truly his life-and-death companion… However, Old Wolf could not trigger the “tame superhuman creatures” milestone.

Black humor!

But, what does “66189” mean?

Could so many civilizations have already tamed superhuman life?

The god ignored Lu Yuan’s inner monologue, continuing in its cold voice:

[Your civilization receives a milestone reward: 4 low-level superhuman plants (random plants in the civilization will mutate).]

[Your civilization receives a milestone reward of 500 points. (This function is not yet open).]

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(PS: The battle is over! I think the battle scene is well-written, but of course, some readers may think otherwise.)

(But this is the general tone of battles in this book; the enemies are extremely powerful and terrifying.)

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