The glowing bug had no vision, but it boasted an unbelievable sense of smell, hearing, and the ability to sense slight vibrations. It was moving left and right because it was searching for the enemy. Once it confirmed the enemy's location, it would lunge at the enemy.
Liang Lidong had dealt with this thing for a few days when he was looking for the Light Well Water for Dinah, so he was very familiar with its behavior. Seeing this, he immediately took out a copper coin from his spatial backpack, placed it in his hand, and flicked it forward with his thumb.
Coin Bombardment!
The bronze-coloured, electric beam of energy struck the swaying big worm at an extremely fast speed, tearing it into pieces in an instant. White and viscous fluids sprayed out in a fan shape, splattering everywhere.
Because of the momentary brightness caused by the coin bombardment, everybody except Liang Lidong was blinded. By the time Katerina and the rest of them regained their sight, Liang Lidong had already walked to the dead bug and picked up a piece of glowing stone with the tip of his sword, before he put it in his Backpack.
"The crystal core of a beast of the school of light can be used as an alchemical material. When we get back, we'll estimate the price of these spoils. I'll take 30%, and the rest of you will take 70%. Any objections? "
Katerina smiled. "Of course."
In her eyes, as the employer, it would be perfectly normal for the red priest, Beta, to take fifty percent of the profits. However, since the employer was generous enough to offer part of the profits, she had no reason to refuse. Although the Guild of Assassins had acquired a few blacksmiths and a share of the profits from the gold mines, it was still not enough to develop the branch of assassins in Winterwind. The more profits, the better. That way, she would be more confident in building the branch into a powerful one.
Therefore, she found the red priest to be a smart man, and she felt comfortable getting along with such a person.
Unaware of what Katerina was thinking, Liang Lidong looked around and said, "The noises just now attracted a lot of bugs. Let's leave this place. Also, try to walk as quietly as possible. This pyramid is very high. We need to reduce the frequency of fighting, or we won't be able to reach the top. "
Everybody in the Guild of Assassins naturally nodded in agreement. Besides, they were assassins in the first place. Moving silently was already an instinct.
The only one who didn't know how to move silently was Liang Lidong, so he used the Mist Riding spell. Since the bugs didn't have vision, the Mist Riding spell didn't work, but it came with the effect of moving silently and increasing movement speed. In this kind of environment, it was still a very practical ability.
Katerina had already seen the ability of Mist Manipulation once, so she behaved normally in the thick fog. However, it was the first time the other five had seen such a strange ability. They looked at Liang Lidong with strange expressions, a mixture of admiration and surprise.
Because Fog Manipulation had the ability to detect enemies in the surroundings, Liang Lidong and the others avoided a lot of insects and went up to the thirteenth floor in one go, which was where they would start. The bodies of the insects were already more than a meter long. They were stronger and more sensitive. Even with the help of Fog Riding, they could not effectively avoid the enemies. Therefore, from this time on, the number of times they fought gradually increased.
However, until now, the combat ability of the insects wasn't too strong. Under the bombardment of Liang Lidong's coins and the attacks of the Guild of Assassins. Every single worm could do harm to them. Along the way, Liang Lidong had picked up about thirty light crystal cores, and the closer they were to the top, the bigger the crystal cores were.
"Why are the insects stronger the higher we go? What exactly is up there? "Katerina waved her dagger as she walked. The dagger was stained with the white mucus of the insects, which was rather disgusting in her eyes.
Although Katerina was a professional, it was still instinctive for most women to hate large insects, and she was no exception.
Now that they were already on their way, Liang Lidong didn't intend to hide the purpose of his mission anymore. He said, "At the top of this altar, there is a well. Actually, it's not suitable to call it well water. People just call it the Well of Light because of the shape of the container in that place, but it is actually the Tear of the Goddess of Light. "
Hearing that, everybody in the Guild of Assassins looked at Liang Lidong in surprise. After all, the Tear of the Goddess of Light was too extraordinary a name, and it sounded like a great thing.
"The Tear of the Goddess of Light is rare and practical, but only for the professionals of the school of light, such as the Saint Samurai or the Priests of the Goddess of Light." While walking, Liang Lidong said, "But for other people, it's useless. It can only cure minor ailments such as insomnia at best. "
Katerina smiled. "So, you're going to fetch the Well of Light?"
"Yes, I have a friend who's a Paladin now. Does she need it?"
"Her?" Katerina put on a gossipy smile. "Tina? As far as I know, there's only one female Paladin in Winterwind right now, and that's Tina? "
Liang Lidong nodded and admitted frankly, "Yes, that's her."
"When did you become a couple?" Katerina was close to Tina, so she was rather curious. "I was quite shocked that Tina suddenly became a Paladin, but I didn't expect that you would fetch the so-called Well of Light for her at the risk of danger! If I had known that you were going to fetch it for her, I wouldn't have charged you. "
"One thing for another." Liang Lidong said, "Besides, my real purpose here is to collect the Luminous Mushrooms. Collecting the Well of Light for Tina was just a convenience."
"Yes, yes, I get it!" Katerina seemed to have understood everything. "But what does the Well of Light have to do with the bugs getting stronger and stronger?"
"The Well of Light emits waves of light all the time. The bugs on the higher floors will be more and more affected."
As they talked, they went up another floor. At this point, the bugs they encountered were already one and a half meters long. Their attacks were no longer just catapult attacks and bite attacks. They could already use minor light attack spells, such as Arrow of Light, which could shoot very fast.
They gradually found it difficult to deal with the bugs, and Katerina was no longer in the mood to gossip. Seeing that, Liang Lidong took out a few magic scrolls from his Backpack and tore them apart. Feeble light in different colors enshrouded them. Also, they immediately felt that their fatigue was gone, and they were much more agile than before.
Tremendous Strength, Body Enhancement, and other ancillary spells were cast on them. Not only could they reduce their fatigue, but they could also strengthen themselves in a short period of time.
The reason why Liang Lidong did not use these spells at the beginning was that these spells had a time limit. When they were on the lower floors … The big bugs weren't very strong, and everybody could deal with them easily. Naturally, they didn't need the help of ancillary spells. However, now that everybody was tired, it was time for the magic scrolls to come in handy.
Because they had the help of ancillary spells. The pressure on everybody was greatly reduced. They climbed all the way up and killed the bugs easily. When they reached the twentieth floor, Liang Lidong suddenly said, "The Luminous Mushrooms I need are on this floor. Don't be in a hurry to go up. Follow me."
Liang Lidong took the lead and led the group to another tunnel. There didn't seem to be any big bugs on this level. After walking left and right for a few minutes, Liang Lidong stopped. After walking left and right for a few minutes, he suddenly dispersed Fog Riding and slowly walked to a stone door. He gently pushed the door open and threw a scroll in through the gap.
Then, a shocking light shone from the right of the door, and at the same time, several shrill female screams came from inside. The screams hurt the ears of the assassin guild members. Fortunately, the screams didn't last long. Liang Lidong pushed the door open and walked in. Katerina and the others followed closely behind him.
It was a spacious stone room. It was very spacious, but in the innermost part of the stone room … On a large white stone table, there were four female bodies that had already been dried corpses. And on these four corpses, there were many shimmering mushrooms!
"These are Luminous Mushrooms?" Katerina looked at the things in front of her and was a little surprised. "They actually grow on corpses?"
"If the knowledge I read is correct, these women are all sacrificial slaves. These women were all slaves to be sacrificed. Although the people of the Ancestral Kingdom worshipped the Goddess of Light, young lives were sacrificed for no reason, which would eventually lead to resentment. The screams you heard just now were formed by the souls of these banshees. Because they wander in the darkness all year round, they have become completely unable to come into contact with light. So, a simple flash spell can kill them. "
"Luminous Mushrooms are the dual products of light and resentment. With corpses as the soil, after grinding them into powder, they can be used as a special magic material."
"This is a little disgusting," Katerina said lightly.
Liang Lidong smiled and said, "There are more disgusting things. After you hear about them, even if you think they are disgusting, you will eat them."
"Why?" Katerina had a look of disbelief. "I will never eat these things. Even if you beat me to death, I won't eat them. "
However, Liang Lidong said indifferently, "Don't be too confident. Luminous Mushrooms are very rare special fungi. They grow in very harsh conditions. They inherit the dual power of light and resentment, and can be said to be the product of strong spiritual power. If you eat a certain amount of Luminous Mushrooms, you can strengthen your spiritual power and even change your spiritual growth potential. "
"Really?" Katerina looked at Liang Lidong with a bright face. The others were the same.
Liang Lidong smiled. "I won't lie."
Katerina rushed to the stone bed first, and the other five followed closely behind. They grabbed a Luminous Mushroom and stuffed it into their mouths with their eyes closed. They swallowed it in two or three bites, not wanting to taste it at all. Normal people would not want to taste this thing. After all, it grew from corpses. For the sake of their strength, swallowing it was the bottom line. As for tasting it, that was something only crazy would do.
Liang Lidong slowly walked to the stone bed, cut a few bunches of Luminous Mushrooms with his longsword, and put them in his backpack. At this time, Katerina and the others had already eaten a lot of Luminous Mushrooms, and they were already beginning to take effect. They covered their heads with both hands, looking like they were in pain. Seeing this, Liang Lidong smiled, then walked to the door, took out a handful of light crystal cores from his backpack, and scattered them at the door.
Although there were not many big white bugs on this floor, he still did some small tricks to prevent those bugs from coming here just in case.
The light crystal cores that he had picked up from those bugs just now still had the smell of bugs. At this moment, with a pile of light crystal cores piled up at the door, even if a bug accidentally crawled here, because of the crystal cores, it would think that one of its kind was resting there and would crawl away, not passing by.
Liang Lidong returned to the center of the stone room. He looked at the six people from the Assassin Guild who were holding their heads and crying in pain, smiled, took out pots and pans from his backpack, and began to cook.
He put the venison that he hadn't finished at noon in his backpack, and it came in handy now. By the time he made several meat dishes, the pain of Katerina and the others had also ended. All of them were wet, as if they had just been fished out of the water.
Katerina sniffed and smiled bitterly. "Your Excellency, these Luminous Mushrooms are indeed useful, but you didn't tell us that eating them would be so painful."
"How can there be gains without some effort?" As Liang Lidong spoke, he threw out a few tents. "After eating, let's all take a nap and rest. It's already late at night outside, and we have to rest. Otherwise, even if we reach the top, we won't be able to use our full combat power when we're tired and thirsty. "
"But isn't such a place too dangerous? We have to find a safer place. "
"This is already the safest place in this altar." Liang Lidong sat on the ground, took out chopsticks from his backpack, picked up a piece of venison, and ate it. "If you're worried, you can arrange for people to take turns on guard. Anyway, there's only one entrance here, and we can complete the mission by sitting down. But you guys take care of the guard yourselves. I think it's very safe here, so I won't participate in the night watch. "
Katerina looked at Liang Lidong speechlessly for a while, then said helplessly, "I'll listen to you."
Just as Liang Lidong and the others were enjoying their food, the White Bear mercenary group arrived at the entrance of the Altar of Light. Looking at the magnificent pyramid, they couldn't help but feel that humans were really small.
The head of the mercenary looked at the pyramid and felt a little regretful: "Following these enemies all the way here, I didn't meet a single monster on the way. Obviously they are very familiar with this place. It seems that Duke was indeed wronged. I killed the wrong person."