Chapter 69 Life Engine

This hole was obviously dug secretly. There were mud walls on both sides of the passage and it was blocked by the cabinet. I wonder if the chef here wanted to escape for some reason? Chen Ke looked inside tentatively and found that the passage was slowly going up.

Chen Ke lit the fire-starting broadsword and walked slowly into the hole with his back bent. Where would it lead to? It was really curious.

The fire-starting broadsword was not infinite when it burned as a torch. If there was no firewood available, it would go out after a period of time, but at that time, it would be fine as long as it was re-ignited.

With the help of the firelight, Chen Ke walked in this passage for nearly 10 minutes. It was estimated that there was a distance of 1 kilometer. The entrance hole behind him had been left far behind Chen Ke.

The passage slowly went up, and there was an obvious right turn. It seemed that he knew very well where he was going to dig. It seemed that the digger had gone through a long period of terrain measurement and exploration.

When he turned a corner, Chen Ke suddenly heard the sound of running water. There was even a trace of water vapor in the cool breeze. He looked up and found that he had reached the entrance of the cave.

The cave entrance was pitch black, but from the echo, it could be felt that there should be a relatively large space outside the cave. Chen Ke rushed to the cave entrance in two steps. He saw a small underground river flowing in a small cave of more than ten meters square.

A circular beam of light came down from the gap above the center of the cave. It was the only light source in the cave. Chen Ke walked out of the cave, holding the fire-starting broadsword and looking around. After confirming that there was no danger, he began to explore here with peace of mind.

This underground river should come from the long-term snow on the top of the mountain, which is a small water source formed after seeping into the rock layer. He knelt on one knee on the river bank and stretched out his hand to test it. The river water was cool, but Chen Ke did not dare to drink it.

Within the range of the firelight, the hand of a zombie appeared in Chen Ke's field of vision. He stood up suddenly and took a fighting stance.

But soon he found that this zombie was the same as the corpses in the library. It was a dead corpse that could not move, and the magical thing was that this corpse was also wearing the same wide green hooded robe as the corpses in the library.

He must have dug the hole nine times... As a compiler of the library, why did he come here? It seems that something very complicated has happened in this kingdom.

Chen Ke looked at the corpse carefully, and it seemed to be holding something in its shrunken palm.

"What is this?" Chen Ke looked again and again curiously. Under the light of the fire, he saw that the zombie was holding an irregular oval stone slab in his hand.

The length, width and thickness of the stone slab were about the same as his Nokia E63. It was gray-brown in color and engraved with dense words.

Chen Ke took the stone slab off the zombie's hand and looked at it carefully. The stone slab itself was very old and worn, but the strange words engraved on it felt very new, and faintly revealed a light blue glow.

He brushed the words with his thumb, and the regular touch told him that human hands could not carve such a regular and delicate pattern.

At this moment, an inexplicable impulse emerged from the mark on his chest, and then in Chen Ke's vision, a pop-up window appeared next to the stone slab:

[Skill Secret Book: Psychic Burst]

[Inheritance: Vanhede Black Ring Cult]

[Type: Magic]

[Requirement: Intelligence (satisfied)]

[Effect: Gather psychic energy at the fingertips and release it instantly, generating a slight thrust. ]

[The defensive basic magic used by the Black Ring priests can only generate a slight thrust. Under the appearance of no lethality, it hides the effect of killing people. The danger of magic has nothing to do with itself, but is determined by the user. ]

This is... This is a skill! Chen Ke widened his eyes, unable to believe that he actually got his first skill here! He held the stone slab in his hand and studied it, trying to figure out how to learn it.

The mark on his chest began to rotate, and the stone slab glowed slightly in his hand, and then something suddenly happened, and the stone slab became hot! As soon as he let go, the slate fell to the muddy ground, and the surface actually bubbled and melted like dragon beard crisps, and the words on the surface of the slate also flashed with dazzling light.

The light of the font suddenly seemed to come alive, flowing out and rushing into Chen Ke's chest. Chen Ke felt that something had left a mark on the depths of his soul. At this time, a series of information popped up from the corner of his eye:

"Retrieve extraordinary skills..."

"Magic: 1 item"

"Create a magic catalog"

"..."

"Extraordinary skills: 1"

"Magic: Psychic Burst"

"Inheritance: Vanhede Black Ring Cult"

"Related information review (knowledge source: Vanhede Kingdom)"

"Minimum consumption: 30 minutes"

"Increase effect based on life investment"

The information font slowly disappeared, and Chen Ke had an idea and called up the magic catalog again. He saw a large orange panel on the left side of his field of vision, and a new sub-category page was created: Magic.

The first line under the magic page is his new skill Psychic Burst.

If I can learn new skills in the future, I should be able to automatically create a classification page based on the category, and associate the information based on the knowledge I have gained... Damn, it's awesome!

The skill book on the ground has turned to ashes. Chen Ke stepped on it and ground it into slag. This belongs to me. No one else can get it in the future.

Chen Ke doesn't know if the agent of the Administration will also destroy the skill book when learning a skill, but he thinks it shouldn't be. After all, if he can easily let his agents learn it, it can't be a one-time thing.

Maybe he is a special case.

He couldn't wait to test his extraordinary skills. After all, this experience was the first time for Chen Ke, and he was a little excited just thinking about it.

According to the description of the skill secret book, this burst of psychic energy was triggered by the fingers. He brewed for a while, inserted the Vanhede straight sword into the ground, stretched out his right arm, and carefully snapped his fingers.

"Snap."

The crisp snapping sound was quickly drowned by the sound of water. No, it didn't work.

Chen Ke frowned. If he didn't have psychic energy, could he use his lifespan instead? Try again!

"-30 minutes"

"Snap!!!!"

A small ball of white light curtain appeared in the air in front of Chen Ke, and it flashed away. The light explosion brought a burst of sand and gravel, and the Vanhede straight sword inserted into the ground was blown crooked. The corpse was also pushed forward by this force and rolled three or four meters.

This force is enough to make a fully armed person unbalanced for a period of time. This is the flaw I want. Chen Ke nodded with satisfaction. But at the same time, I was also curious about what effect it would have if I invested more life to perform this skill?

"-1 hour"

"Bang!!"

The white light curtain became larger, and the Vanhede straight sword inserted in the ground was blown out of the mud and fell six or seven meters ahead. The corpse was blown to a height of half a meter, flew two meters in the air and fell into the river.

This force can roughly push a person away. With the murderous trigger, it can be used as a set of non-lethal combination methods for Chen Ke. It's just that each increase in life requires a little more life, so it seems that we have to grasp the specific timing of use.

But... is there a more powerful one...?

Looking at the life countdown in the corner of his eyes, Chen Ke felt that his life was still sufficient. Counting the time wasted in the test skill just now, there were more than 8 hours and 10 minutes. Why not increase it again?

"-3 hours"

"BOOM!!!"

A force like a hurricane broke out in front of Chen Ke, like an invisible big hand emerging from Chen Ke's fingertips, pushing forward suddenly.

There was flying sand and rocks all around, and the water in the underground river also stirred up white waves, creating a small wave 1 meter high. And not only the thrust was increased, but the range was also slightly increased. Chen Ke estimated that this thrust was enough to overturn a car.

Chen Ke couldn't help but have a wild idea. If his lifespan reached a certain level, he could consume more. Would it be possible for no matter how ordinary the skill was, to explode with the power of a nuclear bomb...?

Let's call this ability the Life Engine!