Chapter 31: The Green Leaf Bracelet

At the exit of the Blood-colored Void Gate.

Gunie looked at the Blood-ear Elf, who had been turned into a pincushion by the Rocket Spell on the mist, his expression as calm as an ancient well.

He carefully sensed for a moment.

After confirming that the ghost secretly spying on him had indeed vanished,

Gunie finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright, get up."

Gunie kicked Paul on the ground.

With a roll, Paul sprang up, full of vigor.

Meanwhile, behind the Blood-colored Void Gate,

Ai Li, Yu Lai'er, and the others quickly walked out.

"A breathtaking battle."

Looking at the corpse scorched by the Rocket Spell in the distance, Ai Yin praised profusely.

"Prepared against unprepared; they died without regret." Gunie said lightly.

"Be careful, a female assassin escaped. She might not come back for a counterattack."

"Mm!" Everyone nodded gently, not daring to relax in the slightest.

Although their plan was simple, judging by the current effect, it was excellent.

Paul drank the Breath Concealment Potion, and with the large amount of blood, he could perfectly create the appearance of being severely wounded and dying.

Then, the Light-type Apprentice Elementalist, Hei Luo, used her spell "Light Vision" to cast it on Paul.

This could project the scene around Paul after he came out.

Thus, the plan was formed: Paul disguised himself to lure the enemy out, and Gunie annihilated them.

The plan had some risks.

But in terms of results, it was quite successful.

They directly killed that Blood-ear Elf Clan's Transcendent Second-rank Contract Master.

If they had fought at a distance,

with the ghostly mysterious creature, the thick-skinned Second-rank Komo Giant Wolf, and the escaped Transcendent Shadow Assassin working together,

it could have easily caused casualties, or even a total wipeout.

The only pity was that the Shadow Assassin got away.

"Blood-ear Elves are naturally inclined toward agility, and that female was a Shadow Assassin, so it's not surprising she was so quick and nimble."

"Unless I truly become a First-rank Blood Curse Master, or even a Second-rank one, it would still be difficult to kill both at once."

"But even so, directly killing a Second-rank Contract Master is quite impressive."

Gunie was quite satisfied with the outcome of this battle.

He walked over to the Second-rank Contract Master.

The rockets condensed by the Rocket Spell pierced through his chest, flames burning fiercely.

This Bloodlong, who had plotted against Gunie and the others, ultimately fell to their scheming.

He scanned the Blood-ear Elf up and down.

The robe and cloak had already been torn apart by Gunie's spell, losing their value.

However, this Blood-ear Elf had neither a backpack nor a satchel.

After a brief search,

Gunie found on his right hand a "Green Leaf Bracelet" made of light green metal.

"A Transcendent Storage Bracelet?"

Everyone's eyes converged on it.

Transcendent storage equipment was quite rare and extremely expensive, comparable to ordinary Mithril-grade equipment.

Among these wealthy noble offspring, only Ai Li possessed a Transcendent storage item; the others did not.

Under everyone's gaze, Gunie quickly took out several items from the Green Leaf Bracelet.

Food, water, low-grade potions, a few mid-grade potions, and some Transcendent materials.

But the value of these materials was far less than one-tenth of the Green Leaf Bracelet.

Although Gunie himself had a system inventory,

having such a Transcendent storage item as a cover was clearly a very good strategy, which could play a huge role at critical moments.

"This Green Leaf Bracelet has an internal space of about one cubic meter, worth between 800 and 1000 gold pounds."

"Including everything inside, let's count it as 1000 gold pounds."

"Based on our battle this time, I should be able to take more than sixty percent."

"After we return, I will give you four hundred gold pounds."

Gunie had the right of first refusal. Now that he chose the Green Leaf Bracelet and offered gold pounds to the others, naturally no one objected.

...

Night gradually fell.

In a valley beside a mountain stream,

the flames in the campfire blazed fiercely.

After washing thoroughly in the stream, feeling refreshed from head to toe, Gunie walked toward the campfire with wet hair.

At that moment, the group gathered around the fire occasionally burst into laughter.

"Has Ai Li returned?"

Turning the corner of the valley, Gunie saw Ai Li sitting by the campfire.

Earlier, after leaving the mist-filled Howling Canyon,

the group went ahead, while Ai Li followed far behind to prevent the Blood-ear Elf female Shadow Assassin from tailing them.

Now that Ai Li had returned and everyone was so happy, it was likely that the female Shadow Assassin had not followed.

After all, facing a mysterious being who easily killed a Second-rank Transcendent and nearly left her behind,

the female Shadow Assassin, if she had any self-awareness, would not dare to approach or track them.

"How is it?"

Sitting down by the fire, Gunie asked.

"I tracked the Blood-ear Elf's scent; she fled directly and had no intention of following us."

"Hmm, quite self-aware." Gunie smiled.

To be honest, at this point, Gunie was not afraid of that Transcendent First-rank Blood-ear Elf sneaking up on him.

With the crisis resolved, everyone finally relaxed and became more cheerful.

"This exploration trip is over. Next is our next target: the ancient architectural ruins."

Amid the laughter, Ai Li began planning the next step.

The ancient architectural ruins were a cursed land teeming with skeletal creatures.

Skeleton soldiers, skeleton wolves, skeleton boars, and the like.

Although those skeletal creatures had some combat ability, since the group would not go deep, it was still quite safe.

In the past, they had fought those skeletal creatures on the outskirts.

Going to the Transcendent Wilderness was partly to seek resources and partly to hone their combat skills against Transcendent creatures.

Fighting these skeletal creatures was clearly a very good training opportunity.

The journey ahead would be a rather interesting training experience for them.

But for Gunie, it was more of a "bodyguard" role.

"Now that I have inherited the Blood Curse Master, I have set foot on the Transcendent path."

"My mental power feels as if some shackles have been unlocked. In just a day or so, I can already sense some growth."

"Hmm... they say there is a period of rapid growth after becoming a Transcendent; that seems true."

"At the same time, my Seboner Source Pool has begun to open within my body."

"The Devout Knight Breathing Method is also strengthening my physical body more quickly."

"And the Blood Pool Codex is rapidly enhancing my blood Transcendent traits."

"Triple enhancement: body, blood, and soul."

"By the time we return from this wilderness training, my strength will surely increase significantly."

"Thus, I need to seek more Transcendent spells to enhance my power."

"The more powerful the Transcendent spell, the more it requires a sea of gold pounds."

Gunie gently rubbed his temples.

"Indeed, every Transcendent is a gold-devouring beast."