Chapter 44 The Gold Pyramid

The arrow streaked across the sky, arcing down to pierce the chest of the nearest Skeleton Executioner. The Skeleton Executioner, struck by the attack, let out a piercing roar and gave chase after Yi Wang.

Its roar alerted all the other Skeleton Executioners, and the entire horde swarmed towards Yi Wang.

"Crap, they're all coming!"

Seeing this terrifying sight, Yi Wang dared not linger. He vaulted over a wall and fled.

They were supposed to hold these Skeleton Executioners for half a minute, so this was far from over.

Seeing the Skeleton Executioners rapidly converging towards the northeast, further and further away from him, and with the plaza now empty, Nie Yan led the Dark Gladiator towards the entrance of the pyramid.

*Rumble, rumble, rumble.* Violent sounds echoed from the northeast corner of the plaza as the high walls collapsed under the Skeleton Executioners' rampages. Occasionally, a spell would fly over and explode on the Skeleton Executioners.

It was Daitou Dage Qi Zai and the others who, in order to hold back the Skeleton Executioners, were recklessly attacking them.

These guys were certainly dedicated. If they really helped him obtain the Fragments of Sogoth's Shadow, Nie Yan would definitely honor his promise to give them a Gold-grade piece of equipment. In gaming, you had to keep your promises if you wanted to succeed. If you had a wide circle of friends, it would be easier to find help if you ever ran into trouble again.

System: Player Yuandeng has been slain.

In the party list, a player's name went dark. Someone on Daitou Dage Qi Zai's side had died. Attracting these Skeleton Executioners was a dangerous endeavor, and it was expected that one or two people would die.

The battle over there was fierce. Daitou Dage Qi Zai and the others might not be able to hold out for long, so he had to speed things up on his end.

Dragging the Skeleton Mages along was too cumbersome. He commanded the Skeleton Mages to grind monsters on their own, letting them fend for themselves. Nie Yan and the Dark Gladiator sprinted at top speed, safely crossing the plaza and entering the pyramid's entrance.

The entrance to the pyramid wasn't large. The iron gate, adorned with ancient carvings, was rusty and dilapidated.

"I've entered the pyramid. You guys get out of here!" Nie Yan said in the party chat. Just as he finished speaking, another player's name in the team went dark. Another player had died. Their sacrifice to help Nie Yan was considerable. Fortunately, all their equipment had been retrieved.

"Alright, we'll head out first," Daitou Dage Qi Zai replied. If they continued to hold out, something bad might happen. Hearing what Nie Yan said, they immediately retreated.

"Thanks. I'll give you the equipment when I get back," Nie Yan said.

"No problem. We'll grind some monsters outside and head back."

Nie Yan entered the narrow passageway in the middle of the pyramid, walking down the dark steps. Relying on his experience, he carefully avoided the traps in the passage.

The traps here were very dangerous, instant-kill traps. If triggered, you could easily be wiped out. Nie Yan was extremely cautious, daring not to be careless in the slightest.

Nie Yan had seen all sorts of traps, so none of them posed a threat to him.

A chilling wind blew from inside the pyramid, making one's hair stand on end.

At the end of the passage, there was no way forward, only a large pool of water.

The tunnel leading to the inside of the pyramid was underwater!

Nie Yan jumped into the pool and dove in, swimming inwards. The Dark Gladiator followed closely behind. As an undead creature, it didn't need to breathe and could stay underwater indefinitely.

This was an enclosed waterway. The walls on all sides were smooth stone. It was pitch black ahead, making it impossible to see anything.

Nie Yan swam cautiously, not too fast, in case he encountered any monsters.

Suddenly, Nie Yan felt something strange on the left wall. He was startled. It was a trap!

Two black, sharp arrowheads abruptly emerged from the left wall.

*Swoosh, swoosh!* Two arrows shot towards Nie Yan in a trail of bubbles.

Nie Yan rolled in the water, tilting his head to the side. The two arrows brushed past his cheek and chest respectively, nearly hitting his head and heart. Fortunately, he had reacted quickly.

The two arrows pierced into the stone wall.

After this incident, Nie Yan became even more careful.

Swimming deeper through the narrow waterway, Nie Yan's gaze inadvertently swept across the wall on the right side of the waterway. He suddenly noticed something odd. There were scratches and strange markings, as well as a series of words.

Few players who came here in the past would have been able to understand the words on the wall, but Nie Yan understood them. It was a Draconic Totemic Sigil, and it said "Destruction."

Draconic script!

Nie Yan had learned Draconic from the Chronicle of Coexistence and could automatically recognize Draconic script.

Legend had it that Sogoth's king hid his treasures in Sogoth Ancient City before the Dawn of Destruction. Every corner of Sogoth City had been searched by players, but no one had found them.

Destruction was the Draconic faith. The Draconic faith was fire and burning, meaning to destroy everything. The sudden appearance of a Draconic Totemic Sigil on this wall indicated something extraordinary.

A feeling of suffocation came from his abdomen. The time he could hold his breath underwater had reached its limit. Nie Yan activated Underwater Breathing and searched the wall. Besides some minor cracks, the wall was as smooth as a mirror. He couldn't find any openings.

Could he be overthinking things?

Nie Yan still felt that the appearance of a Draconic Totemic Sigil here couldn't be that simple.

He continued to expand his search, reaching his hand into a corner below the stone wall.

Nie Yan's hand touched five fingerprints. His heart skipped a beat. The five fingerprints were very faint. Even if you touched them, you might miss them if you weren't careful.

Perhaps these five fingerprints held some kind of secret!

Placing the five fingers of his right hand on these five fingerprints, Nie Yan slowly applied force, pushing the five fingerprints inwards.

*Creak, creak.* A slab of stone about an arm's length away from here slowly tilted upwards.

There was actually a hidden compartment in this wall. The mechanism for the hidden compartment was set up very secretly. If he hadn't searched the wall for a long time, he wouldn't have been able to find the mechanism here.

He wondered if anyone had discovered this place in his past life, but he had never heard of anyone opening this hidden compartment.