Heroes' Prison Chapter 122

As he continued forward, the skeleton footprints on the ground became increasingly distinct, and the bone fragments more numerous, each piece dangerously sharp. Barefoot travelers would likely be pierced through the skin, blood flowing freely.

Huang Yi moved at a remarkable speed. In less than two hours, he had already covered a hundred kilometers. Here, the skeleton footprints were even more evident, and one could even see some fragmented bones on the ground, pitch-black and emitting an aura of decay and death, likely shed from some skeletons.

Just then, Huang Yi suddenly noticed small black bumps on the horizon, indicating that there was something extraordinary in the distance! He immediately rushed in that direction, his swiftly running figure drawing ever nearer to those black spots.

As the distance closed, Huang Yi realized those black spots were huge boulders, densely packed and standing tall in the desert afar, like an array of giants lined up in formation, majestic and imposing. He had never seen such a strange sight before and wondered what kind of relics they were.

Huang Yi ran for a long while, but gradually, he began to notice that no matter how far he ran, he remained at the same distance from the boulders! Things were becoming eerily odd!

Suddenly, it was as if he remembered something and immediately looked down!

He could no longer see any skeleton footprints on the ground, nor were there any more bone fragments!

"Mirage Illusion!" Huang Yi finally recognized the true name of those boulders. Judging by the current situation, the desert boulders were almost certainly a Mirage Illusion—despite their lifelike appearance, they were but illusory images and did not actually exist.

Huang Yi calmed down and after thinking for a while, he suddenly started running back with thoughts swirling in his mind!

However, half an hour later, he returned to the same place, at the same distance from the Mirage Illusion, also unable to find his way back.

The corners of his mouth lifted slightly. His anticipation was not wrong—he was indeed lost!

This was a tremendous breakthrough, consistent with the descriptions of everyone who had found the Dandelion Oasis, whether it was from the travel logs of Sunset·Curtain Call or the forum posts by players, all mentioned that after encountering the Mirage Illusion, they became lost and then accidentally stumbled upon the Dandelion Oasis!

Now, being lost was actually a good thing for Huang Yi, as it meant he was very close to the Dandelion Oasis!

Huang Yi began to wander aimlessly. Since he was already lost, any direction could potentially lead him to the Dandelion Oasis. All he needed to do now was to wait patiently.

After walking for a long time, Huang Yi suddenly gazed straight up at the sky!

There, in the sky, floated a solitary white dandelion, drifting gently with the wind, inconspicuous and lonely, wandering toward the distance.

It seemed that the Dandelion Oasis was nearing!

Huang Yi continued walking for a while, and the drifting dandelions became more plentiful, like a heavy snowfall. Soon, at the edge of his vision, a faint hint of green appeared, with countless dandelions floating from that direction!

Huang Yi quickened his pace and dashed towards it, the green becoming closer and clearer. There was no longer the endless yellow sand, but a vast grassland with lush greenery. The dandelions reached straight to the horizon, their white fluffs taking to the sky, like a flock of tiny white Elves, breathtakingly beautiful.

The dandelions here floated all year round, breaking the limitations of the seasons, truly deserving to be called an ocean of dandelions. Huang Yi charged into that prairie, into the midst of countless dandelions, surrounded everywhere by white fluff, as if he were in a fairy tale world.

The next moment, Huang Yi took out the Book of Heroes from his storage ring and summoned the entrance to the Heroes’ Prison, before walking in.

Arriving in front of Slark’s cell, Huang Yi opened his palm, and instantly a dandelion materialized. He blew gently towards the crack of the cell door, and the white dandelion immediately floated into Slark’s cell.

In the dark and damp prison, for the first time, a pristine white dandelion arrived, like an angel descending into Hell, creating a striking contrast.

"Ah! A dandelion!" Slark quickly noticed the dandelion and immediately stretched out his strange hand, snatching the small dandelion with lightning speed and examined it closely in front of his eyes, his gaze revealing complex emotions—excitement, sentimentality, reminiscence, regret.

Two large tears streamed down from his eyes and fell onto the damp floor.

"I’ve reached a Dandelion Oasis. For this, I’ve traveled thousands of kilometers through the dangerous desert and am now lost, having made great sacrifices. Now, you should give me the complete Talent Blood," said Huang Yi to Slark.

"But I haven’t seen my homeland yet! Just let me have one glimpse, and I will give you the complete Talent Blood," Slark choked out. For him, a hero, to speak with sobbing undertones, one could imagine just how deeply he longed for his homeland, or rather, the stories that happened there.

"Here is what we’ll do. I have made great sacrifices, so you give me half of the Talent Blood now, and then I’ll show you your homeland. After that, you hand over the rest of the Talent Blood to me in full," Huang Yi bargained.

Slark hesitated for a moment but eventually agreed, "Alright! I hope you keep your word!" With that, the black mist around him suddenly began to churn, and soon his body started shaking violently, emitting faint sounds of agony.

After a while, Slark calmed down, and at the same time, a drop of blood shining with purple light flew out from the slit of the cell door, hovering in front of Huang Yi.

This drop of Talent Blood was considerably larger, about the size of a fist, containing an impressive aura. Huang Yi cautiously inspected the massive drop of purple blood before him.

[Talent Blood·Shadow Dance] (Grade B, Functional Treasure)

Required Level: 10

Contains some of the Shadow Dance ability. Upon absorption, grants partial [Shadow Dance] ability, increasing movement speed by 20% in non-combat situations.

20%, that’s a big leap! The previous drop of Talent Blood only offered a 5% increase, but this one allowed for a full 20% improvement!

Huang Yi immediately reached out and grabbed the drop of Talent Blood, and instantly, a powerful energy flowed from his palm into his body, rushing to every corner and fusing into his own bloodline.

He checked his Shadow Dance Talent, which now totaled an increase of 25% in movement speed! However, this talent could only be utilized outside of combat. He wondered how this ability would change upon obtaining the complete Talent Blood.