Monsters Are Coming-Chapter 16 - : The Whale’s Wandering Soul

"Siyu, how much sacrificial power do you guys have on hand?"

"Wait a moment, let me check... a total of 86 sacrificial power points. Grandpa, do you need it?"

"Transfer it to me through Guidance; I have a big use for it."

...

Moments later, Li Tie, who was in the Imperial Tomb Village, received 86 sacrificial power points transferred from his granddaughter. Together with the 17 sacrificial power points earned from slaying Curse Soldiers, his total sacrificial power reached 103 points.

At this time, he summoned the function panel, opened the mall, and chose the weapons category.

Immediately, an array of weapon types appeared before his eyes.

Iron Sword:

Quality: Level 1

Item Description: Sword-shaped weapon forged from ordinary metal.

Item Price: 5 sacrificial power points

Iron Axe:

Quality: Level 1

Item Description: Axe-shaped weapon forged from ordinary metal.

Item Price: 5 sacrificial power points.

...

The first few pages were all very common weapons, obviously not strong enough to contend with an Artifact Spirit.

Flipping through several more pages, Li Tie's gaze focused on a blue weapon.

[Shaking Mountain Axe]:

Quality: Level 8.

Item Description: Crafted from ice iron, the axe handle is engraved with beast patterns, and when swung, the sound of a beast roar follows.

Item Price: 100 sacrificial power points.

This was the best weapon Li Tie could afford with his current sacrificial power.

After making the purchase with his consciousness, a blue battle axe took shape from nothing before him, gradually solidifying from the ethereal.

As the battle axe completely solidified and fell, Li Tie stretched out his hand to firmly grasp it.

Having completed the purchase, Li Tie immediately left the village and headed towards the direction of Artifact Spirit Valley.

A 1-hour journey, killing several Curse Soldiers along the way, Li Tie's stone-statue ghost reached level 5, and after passing the hill ahead, he came to the entrance of Artifact Spirit Valley once again, surrounded by five Artifact Spirits.

These five Artifact Spirits were all First Generation Origin, respectively being Power Barbarian (Battle Axe), Shattering (Sword), Sweep (Sword), Soul Separation (Spear), and Nether Ghost (Staff).

At this time, the other four Artifact Spirits dispersed, leaving only the Power Barbarian Axe hovering in front of him, issuing a challenge.

The battle was about to erupt.

The level 8 quality Shaking Mountain Axe cut through the wind with a howl, striking directly at the hovering Power Barbarian Axe, creating a clashing sound of metal on metal.

After a dozen or so collisions, Li Tie's palms felt numb, and looking down, he discovered that they were cracked with green blood from his stone-statue ghost form oozing from the wounds.

Looking at the Shaking Mountain Axe in his hand, its blade now showed a dozen uneven notches, and the feedback indicated that the weapon was now in a slightly shattered state.

"Again!"

Without any hesitation, Li Tie once more swung the Shaking Mountain Axe to meet the cleaving blow of the Power Barbarian Axe.

Through continuous collisions, Li Tie's right arm was stained with green blood, his disheveled white hair danced with the wind, and he looked like a madman.

Soon, the battle axe in Li Tie's hand could not withstand any more and shattered, and instantly his body was penetrated by the other four Artifact Spirits, ending the battle in a tragic defeat.

But this battle proved the hypothesis from Guidance; only when in possession of a weapon will one be regarded as a Challenger by the Artifact Spirits.

An hour later.

Li Tie's figure reappeared at the Resurrection Point of the Imperial Tomb Village.

Although there was no skillful exchange in the fight with the Power Barbarian Axe, the feedback from the pure clash of strength exhilarated him, reducing the resentment in his heart.

At this moment, feedback tips appeared in his mind.

[Challenger Tips: Resurrection costs 10 sacrificial power points, sacrificial power balance insufficient to cover resurrection fee, remaining sacrificial power: -7]

[Challenger Tips: With sacrificial power in the negative, functions such as the mall and Star Vein enhancement are temporarily unavailable.]

This situation made Li Tie somewhat helpless.

He summoned the contacts list, located his granddaughter's avatar, and chose to connect.

After a short while, a video screen popped up in front of him, showing his granddaughter in the form of an Eagle-Headed Demon.

"Grandpa, what's up?"

Before she could finish speaking, clamorous noises came through the screen, and a large black worm rose up from behind his granddaughter and swung its head violently, flinging a player across the screen with a cry that was quickly cut off.

"How much sacrificial power do you guys have left?"

"Out of sacrificial power again?"

Li Siyu seemed somewhat surprised, but quickly nodded and said:

"Grandpa, please wait a moment, let's finish off this worm and then we can chat."

With that, Li Siyu flapped her tiny wings and bared her teeth as she flew toward the black worm that was half-buried in a pile of skeletons, flailing its upper body around.

The battle lasted five minutes, and after killing the worm, Li Siyu, gasping for breath, looked at the light screen that had materialized from the Guidance and said:

"Grandpa, what do you need so much sacrificial power for?"

"I encountered a powerful Monster and need a weapon to fight it."

"Alright, I'll ask them how much sacrificial power they have left to use."

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At this point, the perspective shifted to follow Li Siyu's view toward the other members of the Drunken Group.

Faced with the question, members of the Drunken Group reported the amount of sacrificial power they had left.

The team members didn't resist the idea of pooling money to buy equipment for Master Tie.

In their eyes, Master Tie was the absolute core of the team, and his strength was in a league of its own. In previous games, they had also invested their game resources in Master Tie first, allowing him to become stronger before anyone else.

They did not hesitate to hand over the sacrificial power they had obtained from killing monsters to Li Siyu in response to Master Tie's request.

Li Siyu then transferred the sacrificial power through the Guidance to Li Tie, who was still in Imperial Tomb Village.

After receiving 82 points of sacrificial power, the system automatically deducted a debt of 7 points, and Li Tie set off again in the direction of Artifact Spirit Valley.

Continuously seeking and killing Curse Soldiers along the way, his level reached level 6 and he amassed the required 100 points of sacrificial power to purchase a weapon.

The moment the blue Battle Axe was back in his hand, Li Tie's aura underwent a transformation.

"Again!"

He gazed into the distance at the hillside and set off without a moment's hesitation.

...

An hour and a half later.

Li Siyu received another call from Li Tie.

Now in the Dark Cave and discussing with the Working Team what price to buy sacrificial power at, Li Siyu was utterly speechless.

Minutes later, she transferred the sacrificial power she had purchased to Li Tie:

"Grandpa, I've transferred the 100 points of sacrificial power I just bought to you, but don't turn off the video. Keep it on, I want to see what kind of Monster you're challenging."

Li Tie heard this and did not refuse.

After buying the Battle Axe, he left the village and headed toward Artifact Spirit Valley.

For this challenge, the members of the Drunken Group all gathered in front of the video screen to watch, and even the Working Team members, out of curiosity, joined in the spectatorship.

When they saw the Artifact Spirit, the spectating players exclaimed in surprise.

Because what Li Tie was challenging turned out to be a Primordial Monster.

What surprised them even more was that the Primordial Artifact Spirit chose to have a fair duel with Li Tie, instead of mobbing him.

The battle was quickly decided with Li Tie being killed and logged off again, but the red light emanating from the challenged Power Barbarian Axe had also dimmed a bit.

An hour later, a group of players who were mining once again gathered in front of the video screen.

Faced with their grandfather who asked for sacrificial power right away, Li Siyu showed a helpless expression, yet she did not persuade him otherwise, knowing that grandpa has always been stubborn.

While others turn back after hitting a wall, grandpa would keep smashing into it if he can't break through.

Luckily this time, 500 points of sacrificial power were bought from the Working Team for 25,000, giving them enough to support grandpa's challenge against the Artifact Spirit.

After completing the transfer, a new round of challenges began.

But the challenge livestream came to an end after half an hour.

Li Tie was once again killed by the "Power Barbarian Axe" of the Artifact Spirit.

The expressions of the players watching the screen darkened became particularly interesting.

Staying Up Late with Midnight Snacks: Big sis, please persuade Master Tie. This game does not offer a channel for microtransaction top-ups, we can't afford Master Tie's usage of sacrificial power.

Is this Beaver?: Master Tie is a real man; I can't even dare to think about battling with full haptic feedback on pain, but the battle with the Artifact Spirit is just too costly in sacrificial power. I suggest giving it up for now and challenge it again when we're stronger.

Word Spicy Duck: Big sister, your short-term goal of unlocking the second star vein slot and embedding the Bone Fire Form seems to be getting further away (sad face).

At this moment, when Li Zheng came over and suddenly chipped in with a comment, it silenced all the Drunken Group players:

"Do you wealthy folks find this amusing? Are you spending money to boost grandpa's spirit adventure?"

The members of the Drunken Group turned their heads simultaneously to look at Li Zheng, who was standing behind them holding a mining pickaxe, looking puzzled.

Seeing that the members of the Drunken Group were silent, Li Zheng couldn't help scratching his head;

"Isn't spending money for an old man to challenge high-difficulty bosses just like giving him microtransaction boosts for a spirit adventure?"

The members of the Drunken Group: ...

They were at a loss for words as to how to refute Li Zheng's comment.