Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 2496 - 1897: Pet Egg (2-in-1)_2

"You all wait here for me, it seems the Ghost King Drought Fiend has something to discuss with me, I’ll go check it out."

Su Ran knew very well in his heart that women are creatures of jealousy, and the Ghost King Drought Fiend was no exception. He could only first let Xue Wuqing and Mo Qing Qi avoid suspicion to prevent unnecessary trouble.

"Overturning Water, why do I feel like this Drought Fiend is like a resentful woman you abandoned, so pitiful."

Mo Qing Qi looked at Su Ran with a half-smile, "Your taste is so heavy, even hitting on this kind of woman..."

"..."

Hearing this, Su Ran’s face turned green. Fortunately, he was wearing a mask. He left in a hurry, looking quite embarrassed.

"Huh? Could I have hit the nail on the head?"

Mo Qing Qi saw Su Ran’s reaction, mouth agape in surprise, not daring to believe it was true.

"What nonsense are you saying? Overturning Water simply doesn’t want to bother arguing with you, can’t you even see that much!"

Xue Wuqing playfully knocked Mo Qing Qi on the head, "Let’s go, wait for him at the Heaven and Earth Bank, it probably won’t take long."

"Sister Qing, how many times have I told you, don’t knock on my head, it will make me dumber!"

Mo Qing Qi held her head, jogging away, no longer concerning herself with Su Ran and the Ghost King Drought Fiend’s matters.

...

"Lord Drought Fiend, long time no see."

Su Ran awkwardly said a polite phrase while observing the Drought Fiend’s appearance, noticing no changes. It seemed the Netherworld Ghost Smoke enhanced the Drought Fiend’s power, having nothing to do with her appearance.

"How could you bear to come back?"

The Drought Fiend bit her lower lip, her gaze lingering on Su Ran, "I’ve waited for you for years, you heartless man..."

"Huh?"

Su Ran was dumbfounded. He never expected that the Drought Fiend could speak so fluently, completely overturning his understanding of her. Silly, he asked, "When did you... start talking?"

"Shortly after I absorbed the Netherworld Ghost Smoke, I fully recovered."

The Drought Fiend, like a girl in love, blinked her large eyes, speaking in an almost imperceptible voice, "Skeleton Lord, you are so kind."

"So, your powers are fully restored?"

Su Ran didn’t hear the last sentence, joyfully looking at the Drought Fiend, "How about your memory, is it restored?"

He never imagined the Netherworld Ghost Smoke would be so potent, not only restoring her powers but also her speaking ability, this was too incredible!

He never forgot the task the Drought Fiend assigned him, if her memory was restored, he wouldn’t have to do it, right?

[Heart of Ghost King Hania] (Hidden Task)

Investigate the truth about Drought Fiend’s banishment in the ghost realm.

He had gone to the ghost realm several times but failed to find any clues about this task. He didn’t dare expose the name Drought Fiend, fearing severe consequences might lead to his banishment, which would be really troublesome.

This was why Su Ran kept postponing the task.

"Yes, it’s almost fully restored."

The Ghost King Drought Fiend candidly uttered, "I already know the reason for my banishment, Skeleton Lord, you don’t have to concern yourself anymore."

That’s great!

An announcement from the system declared the task void, much like the Bloodsucker Venerable instructing him to find the Life Core, a forced cancellation of the task, saving a lot of invisible trouble.

The only downside being that this task’s reward could not be realized.

For Su Ran, this was a positive development. The stronger the Ghost King Drought Fiend, the stronger the defense of the territory would be. If the Drought Fiend advanced to a Ghost Venerable, that would be even more exhilarating.

Not daring to say much more, Su Ran hastily took his leave, fearing his charm might be too overwhelming, and the Drought Fiend might lose control and throw herself at him, giving him several nights of nightmares!

He quickly walked toward the Sky-reaching Vine, feeling its surging vitality, easily understanding that the Divine Wood had greatly enhanced the vine.

As for the Five-clawed Bone Dragon King, Su Ran didn’t intend to disturb it for now. Given that the ancient Beast King’s Coffin was closed, he believed he would naturally witness the Bone Dragon King’s transformation in the future, so there was no rush for the moment.

Next, Su Ran reached the Heaven and Earth Bank, finding Xue Wuqing and Mo Qing Qi already waiting there. Especially Mo Qing Qi, pacing back and forth, filled with impatience.

"Overturning Water, why did you take so long, what did the Ghost King Drought Fiend want from you?"

Upon seeing Su Ran’s figure, Mo Qing Qi hurried over, her eyes filled with curiosity.

"Nothing major, just completed a task that had been pending for four years, it really wasn’t easy."

Su Ran didn’t explain much, heading straight into the Heaven and Earth Bank, where he first laid eyes upon that familiar mithril pet coffin.

But the surface of this mithril pet coffin was covered in cracks, and even the color had turned somewhat dull, giving a sense of approaching life’s end.

"Little Skeleton, you arrived just in time, if you had delayed for another year or so, this mithril pet coffin would no longer be effective."

The shrewd businessman Yin Si noticed Su Ran’s arrival, the soul fire in his eye sockets flickered a few times, suppressing the peculiar feeling upon seeing two women accompanying Su Ran, and said in a calm tone, "When that time comes, the pet egg will certainly hatch and become ownerless."

"Understood."

Su Ran quietly felt relieved, realizing things hadn’t turned for the worst, which was already a stroke of luck in his misfortune.

"Lord Yin Si, these Underworld Coins are a tribute to you, please accept them."

Before Yin Si could mention it, Su Ran promptly handed over a large pile of Underworld Coins. Having guarded the coffin for four years, there was significant effort involved, and compensating Yin Si was only right; it wouldn’t sit well with him otherwise.

"That’s more like it."

Yin Si accepted the Underworld Coins as a matter of course, not being courteous with Su Ran, reminding him, "Little Skeleton, remember that at the moment of opening the coffin, you must control the pet egg, do not let it escape!"

"Escape? Can a pet egg run away?"

Su Ran was somewhat perplexed, "Lord Yin Si, you’re not joking, right?"

"Why would I lie to you? The Undead Phoenix has already developed preliminary intelligence, and escaping is its instinct. Only by capturing it can you have a chance at taming it."

Yin Si sighed, "If you had come a month earlier, you wouldn’t have to worry about these things, but alas."

"No worries, getting it is my blessing, not getting it is my fate. Even if I lose this pet, I won’t lose sleep over it."

Su Ran laughed heartily, believing that although he had been in a coma for four years, his greatest gain was completely curing his ’Gradual Corpse Stiffness’ ailment—something no number of pets could compare to. Losing an Undead Phoenix wouldn’t trigger any regret.

"Your perspective gives me peace of mind."

Yin Si stepped back, pointed to the mithril pet coffin, and said, "Go ahead, I hope you won’t let me down." 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"Rest assured!"

Su Ran rubbed his palms together, calming his excitement, and then approached the mithril pet coffin, laying his hand on the coffin lid.

Just as he was about to open the coffin, he recalled Yin Si’s warning and, after a moment’s thought, took out Dragon Soul Sand to activate the Yellow Sand Domain.

(Heaven-covering Yellow Sand — forms a Yellow Sand Domain, within which the target’s speed is reduced by 50%, evasion -3, lasting 60 seconds.)

The Yellow Sand Domain could reduce the pet egg’s speed by 50%. If that wasn’t enough to catch the pet egg, he could only resign to his fate.

After completing the preparations, Su Ran finally opened the coffin lid.

In an instant.

Black light scattered like arrows, striking Su Ran’s skeleton, causing unbearable burning pain and a continuous decline in his health, making him want to flee. Only the thought of the pet egg inside kept him in place. Gritting his teeth, he summoned the Ice Shield to block the barrage of black light.

The Ice Shield was a unique skill from the Ice Orb, possessing defensive abilities. Su Ran intended to use it to mitigate the damage from the black light, yet, to his surprise, the Ice Shield acted like a transparent glass, reflecting most of the light away, proving unexpectedly effective.

"Pet Egg!"