Chapter 256 : The Prophecy Stone
Chapter 256 - The Prophecy Stone.
The accident happened suddenly. By the time Ye Sheng reacted, the sneak attack had already been dragged in front of her by Gu Luoyu. She angrily looked up to see what this hidden attackant looked like!
Then, Yes Sheng stared in disbelief at the little green monster in front of her, feeling her perception being renewed once again.
This amusement city really has everything!
[Dark Night Goblin: Roaming the night in the amusement city, fond of sneak attacks, and even defiling corpses. Be careful when encountering these cunning creatures~]
Ye Sheng: ...
Ahem, in her original world, she had seen 'goblins' in some novels and comics. Although most of them were active in explicit comics, they were quite recognizable.
However, Ye Sheng never thought she would one day see one with her own eyes.
It's true that the longer you live, the more you'll encounter!!!
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Unlike Ye Sheng, who instantly understood upon seeing the dialogue prompt, Gu Luoyu, a native of the wasteland, had lost much of her cultural knowledge after being disconnected from the once peaceful world.
Especially in terms of entertainment, nothing had been passed down.
In the wasteland, the only ways people could have fun were through killing and sex, of course, this was limited to those who lived comfortably. The lower-class citizens in the base had no time for entertainment, as they spent every waking moment scrambling for food.
Not to mention someone like Gu Luoyu, who had found pleasure in killing from a young age and had never been interested in anything else... It was only after meeting Ye Sheng that she opened the door to a 'new world'.
Since then, she has become addicted.
At this moment, Gu Luoyu looked down at the struggling green monster, frowning deeply. Despite her spiritual power being suppressed in the amusement city, she hadn't detected this creature at such a close range!
She had almost let Ye Sheng get attacked...
There were too many strange things in this amusement city. Gu Luoyu suppressed the urge to torture and kill the green monster, directly transforming her black whip into a spike and piercing the monster's head in one swift motion.
It instantly stopped moving.
After the green monster died, Ye Sheng didn't mind the gory scene. She hurried to Gu Luoyu's side and quickly explained the information about the goblin.
Before she could finish speaking, the dead goblin's body began to change. As it gradually dissolved, a green chest half the height of a person suddenly appeared on the ground.
Familiar with the game progress, Ye Sheng knew that this chest was the goblin's drop.
However, unlike the light orbs she liked to open, the chest dropped by the goblin made Ye Sheng hesitated... Her sixth sense kept warning her not to approach this chest.
Seeing this, Gu Luoyu considerately said, “Let me try to open this chest!”
Previously, even though Gu Luoyu was the one who killed the NPCs in the amusement city, the light orbs always flew to Ye Sheng, and Gu Luoyu couldn't open them.
She thought this time would be the same, but to her surprise, when she used her condensed black sword to lift the lid of the chest, she actually managed to open it!
Even Ye Sheng was surprised and didn't interrupt, also curious about what was inside.
[Goblin Egg: Can hatch an unknown goblin. Whether as a pet, food, or a laborer, it's a good choice. But beware of the risk of it turning on its master.]
[Goblin Queen's Prophecy Stone (Cursed): A precious treasure lost by the Goblin Queen, cursed with misfortune by the queen. Using a sacred potion can break the curse and obtain the sacred artifact of the goblin clan.]
There were only two items in the chest.
Apart from the first one being a shock, the second item was somewhat interesting.
But with the added negative state of the curse, this sacred artifact of the goblin clan was like a chicken rib, useless to eat, but a pity to throw away. It also required obtaining a sacred potion to break the curse.
After narrating the item descriptions she saw, Ye Sheng had Gu Luoyu handle the Goblin Egg, then took the Prophecy Stone herself. It was an irregularly shaped stone that emitted a faint green fluorescence even at night.
In daylight, it would just be an ordinary brown stone, but now, glowing, it seemed extraordinary.
It was still an item, after all. Ye Sheng considered whether to recycle the Prophecy Stone for lottery points or keep it for later to see if the curse could be broken... However, before she could make a decision, the hand holding the Prophecy Stone suddenly felt hot.
It got hotter and hotter.
Ye Sheng quickly shook her hand, trying to throw the Prophecy Stone to the ground, but the stone seemed to be stuck to her palm and wouldn't budge.
Amid the scalding heat, Ye Sheng wasn't sure if it was her nervousness or something else, but she felt a faint pain in her abdomen.
It felt like something inside she was struggling intensely.
Immediately, Ye Sheng thought of her and Gu Luoyu's child!!!
At this, she could no longer remain calm and urgently called out to Gu Luoyu, her voice hoarse, “Gu Luoyu, come quickly, this stone is strange, it's making my stomach hurt.”
However, even after Gu Luoyu rushed over, having discarded the smashed Goblin Egg, Ye Sheng's condition didn't improve. The Prophecy Stone seemed to have chosen Ye Sheng, completely ignoring Gu Luoyu's touch.
When Gu Luoyu used her spiritual power to try and shatter the stone, it trembled, and besides the scalding heat, it also caused a sharp pain, making Ye Sheng feel like she was being drained of blood.
The faint pain in her abdomen had now turned into a gripping agony that seized her internal organs, the intense pain making her wish she could just pass out.
Damn amusement city, she's never coming back!
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Just as Ye Sheng thought this, she felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck, and then quickly fell into darkness.
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After knocking Ye Sheng unconscious, Gu Luoyu carefully laid her on the ground. Her red eyes, which were usually gentle when looking at Ye Sheng, now turned cold and brutal. She stared expressionlessly at the Prophecy Stone still clinging to Ye Sheng's palm, then suddenly smiled.
She then spoke into the air, “I know you can hear me. Make the Prophecy Stone leave Ye Sheng immediately. If Ye Sheng is harmed, I will ensure all your plans fail.”
Gu Luoyu paused, then continued calmly, “As the price to be paid, I will use that item to undergo the trial of the gods.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the Prophecy Stone tightly clinging to Ye Sheng's palm suddenly fell with a 'clink'.
If Ye Sheng were still conscious, she would have seen that not only had the curse on the Prophecy Stone dissolved, but it had also transformed a new change... Unfortunately, only Gu Luoyu remained awake at the scene. She ignored the Prophecy Stone that had fallen in front of her and hurriedly checked on Ye Sheng.
Thank goodness, everything was fine. There were no wounds on her palm, and her restless abdomen had returned to normal. A strange energy had improved Ye Sheng's condition, even surpassing her usual state.