Chapter 869: Chapter 869

Although the Death Scorpions couldn’t harm the Death Gorillas, Du You still noticed a problem. The attacks of the Death Scorpions didn’t penetrate the Death Gorillas’ bodies, but they did ooze some extremely potent toxins. Over time, these toxins began to accumulate.

Some of the Death Scorpions even directly initiated a Death Raid, to no avail in breaking the defense—the disparity was simply too vast. The Death Scorpions here were at most of the second tier and with an inability to breach defenses, the ones to die could only be themselves.

However, the lingering toxins didn’t vanish; they continued to erode the Death Gorillas.

As time went by, more and more Death Scorpions appeared, but the aura of the Death Gorillas kept declining. It was the first time Du You had seen a tactic that could kill his own Death Gorillas without needing to breach their defense.

There was no choice, the toxin was just too terrifying. Even the air started to have a peculiar scent. Du You noticed Elsa sway, seemingly dizzy.

"This is bad, the poison is growing stronger. Should we withdraw for now?" Lin Yucha said, on guard.

"No need, if there are no other traps here, I can still handle this," Du You said without hesitation, casting a Dark Swamp toward the chamber ahead.

Although the Dark Swamp’s tier hadn’t reached the fourth, it was not something these Death Scorpions could withstand. Perhaps in their mimicry state, they wouldn’t be easily corroded and eliminated. But once they began reverting, they would corrode before even making a move.

When Du You’s Dark Swamp covered the entire hall, including the ceiling, the Death Scorpions ceased their attacks. Du You’s own Death Scorpions and Death Gorillas were not afraid of its corrosion.

No sooner had Du You finished than the Death Gorilla suddenly collapsed to the ground, turning to ashes before reviving. Because of the poison on it, the Death Gorilla had finally succumbed and died once.

Looking at the ground, Du You noticed the toxins left by the Death Raid eroding against his swamp’s mucus. It was only because the volume of the mucus was so massive that the relatively mightier toxins were slowly diluted, eventually being completely absorbed and eradicated. In the end, his power proved to be one notch higher.

"Go, move around the perimeter and wake up all the Death Scorpions for me."

Du You commanded the Death Gorillas to move around the hall. Any hidden Death Scorpions would begin to awaken as they neared, then just as they opened their eyes, they were corroded away—this was Du You’s plan.

As for those that couldn’t be detected, that wasn’t much of an issue. With the Death Scorpions present and after some adaptation, the Death Scorpions found they could sense the presence of their own kind. Any that were missed just had to be approached by the Death Gorillas, and then the Death Scorpion could return to normal and be eliminated. Walking along the hall, countless Death Scorpions perished. For origınal chapters go to 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦•𝘯𝘦𝘵

"This Shrine seems to actually be used for breeding Death Scorpions. I thought they were rare, with the priests treating them like treasures, but it turns out there are so many here," Elsa said.

"No, Death Scorpions are not rare; however, making them your pets isn’t easy," Elsa remarked.

Elsa seemed to know from somewhere that Death Scorpions were never in short supply.

The danger of such places was extremely high. For those unaware of the circumstances here, it was unlikely they would leave alive. Even for Du You, had he not kept his defenses active, he would have eventually perished in this place.

And for those whose defense power was not so perfect, there surely would have been no way out for them.

He didn’t know how others who came here managed to avoid the attacks of the Death Scorpions, but he figured there must be a way.

Having confirmed that there were no other traps nearby, Du You continued walking inward. However, he was still regretful that after killing so many Death Scorpions, he still hadn’t received a hidden task. If there had been a hidden task, he probably would have got something good. He really didn’t understand what was going on.

Walking through a passageway, he encountered room after room of large halls, each with a variety of functions. It was evident that many people had lived here in the past, and for a very long time.

"This is the rest area, that place is the residential area, this should be where tools are stored, and over there is the blood sacrifice warehouse. This floor is actually a prison, and not just an ordinary one, but one meant for holding powerful creatures," Elsa commented as she analyzed the uses of the rooms along the way, seeming quite familiar with them.

If not for Elsa’s foxy appearance, Du You might have suspected that she was one of the Sandpeople.

What Du You didn’t expect was that, along the way, he did not encounter any more traps. He didn’t know if there were simply no traps left, or if the existing ones had fallen into disuse and were no longer functioning.

Could it be that the so-called dangers were just those Death Scorpions? But then again, those Death Scorpions were indeed very dangerous. A mass Death Raid by them would spell a dead end even for a fourth tier person who ventured here.

If previously there had been numerous deaths of third and even fourth tier Death Scorpions, then the place must have been even more dangerous.

It was just that Du You no longer had a way of knowing these things; they couldn’t be verified. He walked on until eventually, there was a long passageway ahead. Around the passageway, there were various paintings everywhere.

"It seems we’re about to reach the final Main God Hall. If there’s anything valuable, it must be over there. Look at the paintings on the walls; they depict various sacrificial rituals. Good heavens, this isn’t just an ordinary Shrine; a long time ago, this was actually one of the Main God Halls of the Death God Shrine," exclaimed Elsa excitedly.

"Main God Hall? What is that?" Lin Yushi asked curiously.

"The so-called Main God Hall is the highest-status Shrine. No wonder they came to look for it. It’s likely that those who discovered this place weren’t the officiants of the Death God Shrine but others who want to use the remnants left by the Death God Shrine to enhance their own power."

Du You shook his head, "Why bother about that so much? Let’s first see if there’s anything we need. If not, whether we broadcast this news or destroy this place, it doesn’t really matter." What he cared about the most was whether his own strength could be enhanced; that was extremely important.

"I can’t be sure about that; after all, the things you need are so strange," Elsa spread her hands.

Although their strength was formidable and they could casually create various skills, advancing their skills was really too troublesome. They needed all sorts of things; with this kind of downtime, relying on oneself could have already yielded improvements.

Suddenly, Elsa realized that her current situation might not be entirely without advantages.