39: Ghost Child of the Underworld — Yan Yan

His monster-killing speed was too fast. Under his ultra-high Luck value, the drops were also numerous. If he killed them all himself, he might not be able to pick everything up in a state of exhaustion.

If no one was willing to help pick up equipment, he could also post a recruitment ad. As long as the money was right, would he really need to worry about not finding workers?

Forget it, the Divine Deer was enough to handle these peripheral monsters.

Xiao Xing simply didn't get down to fight anymore and began controlling the Divine Deer to head inside.

When encountering monsters, the Divine Deer would headbutt them fiercely, taking down a monster in just two or three hits; its speed was also very fast.

With the Divine Deer's ultra-high attributes, these ordinary monsters simply couldn't dodge and were only fit to be killed.

Unless Silver-rank or higher equipment dropped, he didn't plan on picking up these common white items and copper coins.

As they went deeper, they encountered various dark-type monsters, including zombies, skeletons, and vengeful spirits.

There were a lot of monsters here, constantly emerging from every corner. Although the Divine Deer was fast, it wasn't a pet and didn't have many attack skills, mostly relying on basic attacks.

It could handle things on the periphery, but it might not be able to cope in the depths of the Thunder Ruins. Therefore, he needed Qing Lan to let go of him.

"Qing Lan, you're already so grown up. There's nothing to be afraid of. You have to believe in yourself; only then can you become stronger."

Xiao Xing raised his voice a bit, wanting to embolden her.

Her cowardly appearance definitely wouldn't do. The real world was starting to become unsettled, and all sorts of bizarre things could appear.

If she was this timid, even if he helped her gain great power, she would likely be too afraid to face anything. The consequences went without saying.

"We're both human, why aren't I afraid? You need to be brave; you can't be this cowardly, okay?"

Xiao Xing lifted her head and began to lecture her.

If she kept clinging to him like this, he would have no choice but to send Qing Lan back to the city; otherwise, he couldn't fight monsters.

The quest reward was only 5,000 merit points. The reason he came here was partly to farm some sets, but mainly because there was a treasure vault left behind by Yaofeng Town here, which reportedly contained a lot of gold coins and equipment.

Using these gold coins as startup capital, he would start planning how to make a fortune and then improve their meals.

"Wuwu~ but I'm just scared!"

Qing Lan puffed out her cheeks, her eyes flickering with tears as she looked at Xiao Xing.

If it weren't for Xiao Xing being by her side, she wouldn't have dared to come here, so she felt very wronged.

"It's okay, I'm here. But you also have to learn to be strong, you know? Otherwise, people will laugh at you.

Besides, this is just a game. It's all just data. They die after a few hits. Look."

Xiao Xing pointed at a skeleton nearby, then controlled the Divine Deer to headbutt it several times in succession. The skeleton instantly crumbled to the ground, leaving only a pile of bones, silver coins, and a common white shield.

Afterward, Xiao Xing found a few more monsters. Once he caught her attention, he killed them for her to see.

The effect was very obvious. After watching a few times, she realized these monsters were just like that and wasn't so afraid anymore.

She even took the initiative to look, thinking those skeletons holding swords and shields were actually quite cute.

"Come, I'll take you down to have a look."

Xiao Xing lifted her down from the Divine Deer, then took her arm and walked toward a monster that had just appeared.

When the skeleton swung its sword, Xiao Xing raised his sword and began parrying continuously, letting Qing Lan watch the skeleton from up close.

At first, she was still a bit afraid, but as time passed, she felt the skeleton wasn't scary anymore and even wanted to reach out and touch its head.

"See? Aside from not looking very good, it's just like this. Nothing to be afraid of."

Xiao Xing parried while cheering her on.

Qing Lan was just a girl; it was normal to be afraid of these things. Not just her, most people would be afraid.

But humans have a strong ability to adapt. As long as they see something often enough, they slowly get used to it. Once adapted, it's nothing.

His current goal was exactly that: to get Qing Lan used to these terrifying-looking monsters until she was no longer surprised by them.

After she had adapted for a while, Xiao Xing held his sword in one hand and held her with the other as he began killing monsters.

Although his speed decreased slightly due to the weight, it didn't hinder him at all. With the cooperation between the man and the deer, their killing speed was anything but slow.

By the time they fought their way into the depths, monsters were everywhere, clearly several times more numerous than on the periphery.

And as they fought their way in, perhaps due to his high Luck value, two pieces of the Silver-rank thunder set dropped.

However, Xiao Xing didn't plan on farming too many thunder sets right now. He had to resolve the issue here first and then pull off a big job. Once that was done, he could farm as much as he wanted.

Since he had been reborn and had the Golden Finger, he wouldn't be hesitant in his actions. He would just go for it.

"Come, let's continue killing monsters!"

Seeing many Corpse Ghouls crawling over, Xiao Xing spoke and then directly led her to kill the monsters.

Half an hour later, they reached the deepest part and had collected five pieces of the thunder set.

At this moment, a castle-style house appeared ahead.

The house was surrounded by a lot of blood energy, which, combined with the surrounding atmosphere, made it look very terrifying.

After killing the surrounding monsters, Xiao Xing led Qing Lan inside.

When they entered the house, there was a large circular hall inside with a retro decor. Some paintings and a rag doll hung on the walls. Aside from feeling eerie, there were no monsters.

Wah~ Wuwu~!

Just then, the sound of a little girl crying suddenly rang out, scaring Qing Lan, who had just bolstered her courage, into shrinking back into his arms.

Hearing the crying, Xiao Xing looked toward the sound and saw a little girl had appeared at the entrance they had come through at some unknown time.

The little girl wiped away a tear with one hand and then stared intently at Xiao Xing.

Netherworld Ghost Girl — Yan Yan (Special Lord)

Rank: Unknown

HP: Unknown

...Aside from seeing the name, everything else was unknown, but one point was very important: Special Lord.

It meant a Lord-class monster, but a special one. Such monsters had the ability to burst out with the strength of a Great Lord.

Just like his Divine Deer, although it was a Divine Beast level, it possessed the Super God Skill Space-Time Leap. This ability transcended the scope of the Divine-Grade and could unleash power a level higher.

This Special Lord was the same; it could burst out with Great Lord level strength, so it couldn't be treated as an ordinary Lord-class monster.

"What are you crying for?"

Seeing her staring at him, Xiao Xing could only break the atmosphere. Although he knew she was a ghost, he didn't want to attack a little girl if there was no malice.

This was equivalent to a Level 30 Great Lord girl; Xiao Xing probably couldn't break her defense and would have to rely on skills to deal with her.

Once this big deal was finished, he would have to use his Golden Finger to get a Divine Artifact; otherwise, it would always be embarrassing to be unable to break defenses.