Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 1545 - 1389: The Fiery Red Fruit

"Thump thump thump."

Su Ran treaded through the air toward the top of the rock wall. To facilitate the search, he even used the Elf Illusion Stone; he was determined to see what secrets could slip by under his watch!

"This is..."

As he ascended to a certain height, the scene before him left him astonished.

In front of him was a purple screen of light, enveloping the entire space. Embedded in the light screen were six purple stones, one large and five small, encircling the larger stone. The stones’ surface shimmered with a ghostly light, clearly the culprits behind this phenomenon.

"Haha, there really is a treasure!"

At the sight of the stones, Su Ran immediately perked up and, without a second thought, reached for them.

To Su Ran’s surprise, there was no obstacle at all during the process; he easily collected the set of stones into his possession, so smoothly that it felt unreal.

"Crack."

The sound of a mirror breaking resounded, and the light screen vanished instantaneously. The suction filling the space disappeared in the next second, meaning that Su Ran had inadvertently destroyed the magnetic field.

The system probably never anticipated an anomaly like Su Ran, who could disregard even a suction magnetic field. This method of breaking the formation was indeed bizarre.

"These stones can generate a magnetic field. If I place them in my domain later, that’s another layer of defense added. Not bad, not bad at all!"

Feeling quite pleased with himself, Su Ran was about to go down and demand a whisker from the black tiger when a streak of red light from the crevice caught his attention.

"Eh? Another treasure?"

Filled with excitement, Su Ran hurriedly dashed through the air toward it. Peering through the crevice, he discovered that it was just a plant bearing three fiery red fruits; the red light was emanating from the fruits themselves.

Then, a whiff of blood filled the air from the crack, causing Su Ran’s whole body to shiver. In that instant, it felt as though a ferocious prehistoric beast with gaping jaws stood before him, ready to swallow him at any moment.

Su Ran felt his very bones soaked with cold sweat; this plant was too dangerous, and instinctively, he resisted getting too close.

However, the more dangerous the plant, the higher its grade. These three fruits must possess unimaginable powers!

Perhaps these were devil fruits, consuming them might turn one into a rubber man...

Su Ran glanced down at the black tiger, which was still frantically devouring the carcass, too busy to pay any attention to him. With no further concerns, he directly took out a mining pick and started digging at the crevice.

"Clang! Clang!"

"Ding! Congratulations to player Skeleton on obtaining a piece of copper ore."

The system notification took Su Ran by surprise; it turned out that this eastern mountain was a mine with limitless potential!

This...

Was all too dramatic, wasn’t it?

With only himself in the entire plot space, how could he possibly mine this mountain alone?

How many years and months would it take to empty this mine?

This is absolutely ridiculous!

Su Ran couldn’t help but mock in his mind; these ores were like a drop in the bucket to him. To use the Shadow Stone Controller’s Treasure Mountain Topping skill, he needed 300 pieces of copper ore each time—these few stones were hardly enough to be spendthrift with. With that, he put aside the idea of mining and focused on the plant. As long as he could dig it out, this trip to the eastern mountain would be worthwhile!

In the following minutes, Su Ran obtained several pieces of copper ore and a piece of silver ore. The rate of ore production here was quite high, a pity there was no time to dwell on it. After digging a two-meter-high tunnel, he finally stood in front of the plant.

Observing the plant closely, Su Ran discovered the fruits were plump and, with their fiery red color, they were an appetite stimulator, making him want to pluck one off immediately, stuff it in his mouth, and taste what it was like.

But where did Su Ran get that kind of courage? He was just scared cold a moment ago; now, to ask him to eat it—impossible!

There’s a saying that the brighter the color of mushrooms or snakes, the stronger their poison, and if these fruits inherited this characteristic, then dying from it would be a real injustice...

Su Ran used the Detection Technique to scan the plant and came up with nothing useful; the attributes were straight-up question marks, which made him even more hesitant to proceed recklessly. After some thought, he decided to pull the plant out along with its roots. That way, when he received a task related to these fruits, wouldn’t that make everything much simpler!

With that thought, Su Ran reached for the base of the plant and pulled hard, but no matter how much strength he used, he couldn’t budge it. Having no other choice, he resorted to his trump card: to dig it out!

With a hoe in hand, there’s nothing to worry about!

Su Ran started his grueling excavation career again. Luckily, his mining skill level was quite high, and combined with the wear-resistant property of the beginner’s hoe, he managed to dig out the entire plant with its roots after about five minutes.

"Crack!"

A crack suddenly appeared, spreading rapidly downwards from the freshly dug hole, with rumbling sounds coming from below and even the ground trembling. It was a scene out of the end of the world, unfolding right before Su Ran’s eyes.

"This is bad, it’s going to collapse!"

Shaken to the core, Su Ran didn’t hesitate any longer; he stuffed it into his bag in one go and hastily leaped out of the cave, fleeing downwards.

"Uh-uh."

The little zombie didn’t understand what was happening but could feel his master’s urgent mood, hopping along beside him at a speed not much slower than Su Ran’s.

"Roar!"

The black tiger, busy gnawing, noticed the abnormalities but didn’t look panicked. Instead, it revealed an excited expression and, disregarding the changes around it, continued to gnaw on the carcass below.

"Brother Tiger, stop eating and run for it!"

Seeing the black tiger risking its life for food, Su Ran wished he could go up and kick it. What’s the use of being full if you lose your life?

Is this what they call ’eating well before hitting the road’?

However.

The black tiger paid no attention to him and kept on eating, smacking its lips, smelling so tantalizing.

At this time of crisis, Su Ran somewhat regretted giving so many carcasses to the black tiger—wasn’t this indirectly harming it?

If it died, who would he go to for the mission?

"Damn it, never mind! If push comes to shove, I’ll just dig it out!"

Su Ran had no patience for such a stubborn black tiger. After recalling the little zombie, he immediately fled back the way he came. As long as he could escape the peak of the mountain, safety was assured!

But to his surprise, the earthquake didn’t last long and subsided quickly. Hesitating for a while before looking back at the black tiger, Su Ran mustered his courage and made his way back.

No choice, the mission was unfinished, and he couldn’t waste this valuable opportunity...

Those whiskers could only be requested from the black tiger, worth 100 Immortal Coins—such an opportunity couldn’t be missed!

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

Just as one wave flattened, another rose. Before Su Ran could reach the black tiger, a barrage of roar sounds came from the inside of the rock wall. The sound was somewhat similar to the black tiger’s, indicating that they were likely its kin.