Chapter 107: 107, come on, get on! _1
Translator: 549690339
Upon seeing this chessboard, Su Yu immediately understood that it must be the defense mechanism of the secret passage.
The little Cat Morning Star on his shoulder also nodded:
“Yeah, this is a trap set up in the passage. The main switch should be inside the manor.”
“If the Duke enters the passage from outside, he will notify his subordinates to deactivate the mechanism, and he can pass through unimpeded. But we can’t shut down the main switch, so we probably have to force our way through.”
“Force our way through?” Su Yu looked worried, “But I don’t know how to play chess!”
The chessboard was already here. Obviously, the passage could only be navigated by playing a game of chess.
If it was Chinese chess, Su Yu would be able to make a move or two.
But international chess…
He really didn’t know how to play!
“It’s okay, I’ll guide you.”
Cat Morning Star jumped off Su Yu’s shoulder.
Upon landing, she transformed into a blue and white deer with fur gleaming like stardust, “Come, climb on!”
Didn’t she just refuse to let him ride? Why did she suddenly change her mind?
“Didn’t you say…”
Forget it, no point asking. Since Cat Morning Star doesn’t mind, why should he question it?
Su Yu swung himself up and sat on deer Morning Star’s back.
But since there was no “saddle” or the like on Morning Star, Su Yu could only tightly grip her waist with his legs.
At the same time, Su Yu bent down, hugging Morning Star’s neck, wrapping his whole body around her.
Only in such a position could he ensure he wouldn’t fall off the deer’s back.
Morning Star was unease, pacing in place.
Because they were so close, Su Yu could feel Morning Star’s heart beating faster and faster.
“Ding! The affection level of [Star Realm’s Cat Morning Star] towards you +2.”
Su Yu:
What’s wrong with Morning Star?
Riding can increase affection level?
What kind of peculiar special attribute is this?
But Morning Star didn’t remain still for long.
“Hold on tight!”
She leaped into the air with Su Yu on her back, jumping right over the gigantic chessboard.
Boom!
The entire chessboard was activated, sending off a huge rumbling noise.
Black and white pieces moved back and forth on the board, scurrying around haphazardly, much like a battlefield of chess.
Morning Star also noticed the commotion from the chessboard.
After jumping over the chessboard, she first gently placed Su Yu on the ground, and then turned around to fly towards the chessboard.
“The loud noise might attract others over. I’ll handle the chessboard here. You’ll have to go on alone from now on!”
Morning Star turned her back to Su Yu, as if she didn’t dare to look at him.
At this moment, Su Yu was still reminiscing the sensation of riding Morning Star.
This was his first time riding a deer in his life, and it felt pretty comfortable.
It was different from riding Dima. Although Dima was a young mare, she was very stable, giving a solid feeling when ridden.
Morning Star was young, lively, and full of vigor. Riding her provided a unique experience…
However, hearing Morning Star’s words, Su Yu quickly snapped back to reality.
Now wasn’t the time to ponder. Completing the task at hand was more important.
“Then I’m going!”
Su Yu waved goodbye to Morning Star and quickly moved towards the end of the secret passage.
Once he left the underground cavern, the secret passage returned to its narrow state.
Su Yu looked straight ahead.
In front of him was a tunnel hundreds of meters long, only wide enough for one person to pass through.
Hidden weapons of all sorts hung on the walls of the tunnel.
If he walked straight through, he would definitely become a sieve from the hidden weapons.
But Su Yu had no choice, there was only one path ahead of him.
Thankfully, his [Flash Skill] had been enhanced, and now was just the time to put it to use!
Su Yu began to accumulate mana, starting to cast his farthest teleportation [Flash Skill].
After being elevated to legendary quality, [Flash Skill] could teleport distances less than 15 meters instantaneously, without any casting time.
Teleporting between 15 to 30 meters, the casting time incrementally increased from o to 1 second.
For teleporting between 30 and 60 meters, the casting time exponentially increased, rising from 1 second to a maximum of 8 seconds.
To traverse the passage, Su Yu had to utilize the full extent of the skill.
After 8 seconds of charging…
Whoosh!
Su Yu teleported forward 60 meters, positioning himself at the latter half of the passageway.
Clank!
A metal clasp sound resounded from beneath, his foot was bound by the [Binding Trap].
Simultaneously, crossbow bolts, poison darts, and poison needles flew towards him from both walls, aiming to pierce him like a hedgehog.
Seemingly in a death trap, Su Yu was not flustered in the least.
He used the [Advanced Scholar Badge] to free himself from the binding, and effortlessly flash-teleported one meter forward.
The poisoned darts and needles missed their target.
After he teleported, he activated another set of traps on the wall, and a shower of hidden weapons once again flew towards him.
But the cooldown of [Flash Skill] in this segment was very short, only 0.8 seconds.
Once his skill finished cooling down, Su Yu released [Flash Skill] again and teleported one meter back to his original position.
Mystic Technique: Repeated Sidesteps.
By utilizing his enhanced [Flash Skill], Su Yu easily avoided both waves of traps and stood on the passageway’s floor undisturbed.
Once he found his footing, dealing with the rest was much easier.
Su Yu once again began to accumulate mana.
Three seconds later, he used [Flash Skill] to traverse a distance of 41 meters, reaching a safe spot at the end of the passage.
He easily navigated the hundred-meter-long trapped passageway!
“Phew! It’s a good thing I upgraded [Flash Skill]. Otherwise, navigating this passage wouldn’t have been so easy,” Su Yu thought gleefully.
At the end of the passage, the path ahead was still dark and narrow.
Su Yu wasn’t informed of potential dangers ahead.
To be cautious, he decided to rest for half a minute and wait for [Flash Skill] to finish cooling down.
After a half-minute rest allowed his mana to fully recover, Su Yu raised his [Lightning Shield] and proceeded to move forward.
The terrain started to ascend gradually, and at the end of the corridor, Su Yu saw a massive jade-like, green stone statue blocking the only exit.
[Jade Golem IV21 (Excellent)] Health Points: 11340
Attack: 178
Skills: [Jade Blossom], [Jade Lotus Seal], [Jade Lightning]
Introduction: The statue is the perfect gift for girls.
The [Jade Golem]’s HP was approximately seven times that of an average creature of the same level, making it an excellent level boss.
But to Su Yu, its over ten thousand points of health didn’t seem intimidating at all.
He suddenly thought of a method and decided to give it a try.
Outside the [Jade Golem]’s field of vision, Su Yu spent 750 mana points and 15 seconds to create a top-tier thickness [Earth Shield].
He then spent ten thousand spiritual energy coins to wash out the epic level effect, [Overwhelming Pressure].
( [Overwhelming Pressure]: converts all shield values into damage to attack the target and stuns the target for 3 seconds.)
Su Yu slowly walked into the [Jade Golem]’s attack range.
The [Jade Golem] detected Su Yu.
The gigantic jade mark on its forehead lit up rapidly.
Crack!
A [Jade Lightning] burst out from its head, ruthlessly crashing into Su Yu’s shield.
Layers of ripples appeared on the [Earth Shield], but it was still a far cry from breaking.
Su Yu smiled lightly.
“Overwhelming Pressure!”
The [Earth Shield] flew out from him, coalescing into a tiny, yellowish-brown hill above the [Jade Golem]’s head, then it came crashing down!
Boom!
-13266!
The hill dropped heavily, directly smashing the [Jade Golem] into pieces, its health reached zero.
An excellent rank boss of the same level was instantaneously killed by Su Yu in one strike!