Emperor! Can You See Stats!?

Chapter 149: Spirit Elixir

“Cough, cough, we’ve entered a strange place from here. There are no more devices, but it smells weird.”

Gu Cheon-geol sniffed the air and frowned at the damp and moldy smell.

“It seems like there are no traps from here either.”

“Phew…”

The experts of the Righteous Alliance seemed to sigh in relief when Eurius looked around and confirmed that there were no traps.

As he said, the lower floor was very different from the upper floor, which had various mechanisms and neat passages.

The ground made of slippery rocks due to the moisture was in the shape of a typical natural cave.

The size of the cave was larger than the upper floor, making it feel like passing through a huge hall.

The quiet cave only heard the sound of people’s footsteps and occasionally the sound of dew falling from the ceiling.

“Hmm…”

But unlike most people, some of the outstanding experts were still looking around the cave with tense expressions.

“What do you think, Master Zhiwu? I don’t think this is the end.”

“Amitabha… You are right, Lord Nangong. I can feel a faint evil aura inside. It seems that it is not only the people of the Dark Sect.”

Nangong Yitian and Zhiwu, the master of Shaolin, whispered to each other with serious expressions.

Soon after, they seemed to have made a decision and turned their heads to one place.

“What do you think, Grandmaster?”

“What do you see, Lord?”

They fixed their eyes on Eurius. They wanted to hear his opinion because he had shown a dazzling performance until now.

Eurius also nodded his head.

“There seems to be something for sure. I’ll take the lead with Gu Cheon-geol as before, so you guys watch out for the rear of the party. That will make it easier to deal with the situation.”

“Understood.”

“…”

Eurius’s tone was still rude for someone who was dealing with a master of Shaolin or a deputy leader of the Righteous League.

But now there were people who looked at him with interest, but he did not feel any hostile eyes at all. It was because his evaluation had skyrocketed due to his performance in the tomb.

Eurius’s attitude now raised other questions for them.

‘What is his identity that he can treat Master Zhiwu and Grandmaster Nangong without hesitation?’

Among them, some sharp people guessed Eurius’s identity roughly. Gu Cheon-geol was one of them.

‘If you look closely, he is not arrogant, but rather has a natural attitude. If his attitude is so natural, there are only a few possible identities.’

Gu Cheon-geol glanced at Eurius and moved on.

And as expected by the party, the next obstacle of the tomb appeared soon.

“Krrrr!”

“Kieee!”

Suddenly, a pig-like scream sounded and strange human-shaped monsters appeared from the ceiling and walls of the cave.

The monsters’ bodies resembled humans, but their whole body was covered with green scales and their heads had the shape of fish.

“Kruk!”

Eurius frowned at the monsters that swung their sharp claws.

“Are they intelligent monsters?”

“Demons! Everyone get ready to fight!”

Slash

Nangong Yitian’s sword cut off the head of an approaching monster.

Just as there were monsters in the Western Continent, these monsters were called demons in the Eastern Continent.

They had fewer habitats and were harder to find than in the Western Continent, but they also had more powerful individuals.

[Fishman Warrior (B+ Rank Monster) – A monster that lives in groups under the sea. It means a warrior class among them.]

The fishman warriors that attacked the Righteous Alliance were as many as dozens. But most of the experts sneered.

‘Hmph! They are nothing but low-level demons.’

A middle-aged expert who looked confident drew his sword at lightning speed.

His target was the neck of a fishman warrior! He intended to pierce his neck in one breath and eliminate one of them.

But as soon as his sword hit his neck, a dull sound rang out.

“Chae-chang!”

“Kiek?”

“…!?”

Squeak!

The middle-aged expert retreated in shock.

He couldn’t pierce the neck of the black-skinned fishman warrior who had filled his body with energy.

Instead, his clothes were cut by the counterattack of the swinging claws.

Eurius shouted with his tongue clenched.

“Only those who have reached the master level… no, beyond the peak level should join the attack. The rest should focus on defense.”

The Alliance of Justice was a group of elite warriors selected from the Justice League.

Naturally, their skills and pride were extraordinary.

But in the lower part of this Black Tortoise Cave, they were struggling even against the fishman warriors, who were considered the weakest monsters.

Eurius surveyed the situation and came to a conclusion.

‘I wanted to save my strength before clashing with the Dark Sect, but that’s not the situation.’

Eurius drew his sword.

Slash!

At the same time, five fishmen who were approaching from the front were cut into pieces and splattered blood. They were a threatening presence for the mediocre experts, but not for Eurius.

‘I shouldn’t underestimate them.’

The other experts of the Alliance of Justice also began to show their abilities after seeing his action.

“Namu Amitabha… may you be reborn as a human in the Pure Land in your next life.”

Master Jiwoo lightly clenched his fist and stretched it forward. It was a light movement like an old man doing morning exercise, but its power was not light at all.

Crack!

A fishman who was about to jump on them from dozens of meters away had his head smashed like a watermelon.

This was the Hundred Palm Divine Fist, the most difficult martial art to learn in Shaolin.

As the name suggests, every time Master Jiwoo stretched out his skinny hand, a fishman’s head exploded without fail at a distance of several steps.

Eurius was impressed by his sight.

‘He hasn’t broken through the wall of superhumans, but he wouldn’t be inferior to any superhuman. Indeed, there are many outstanding martial artists in the East besides the known superhumans.’

Eurius didn’t know well, but Master Jiwoo’s identity was not ordinary either.

He was none other than the former abbot of Shaolin! If he was the former abbot of Shaolin, one of the great leaders of the martial world, he might have more influence than Baek Hak-geom-seonbo, the leader of the Justice League.

Zap!

Namgoong Ilcheon also felt that it was not time to spare his energy and used his secret technique. Wherever his sword flashed with blue fire, fishmen screamed in pain.

“Kyaah!”

There was no blood where his sword passed, but only charred fishmen corpses scattered with a burnt smell.

Gucheon Girl also took this opportunity to vent her anger (?) that she had received from Eurius and pulled out a black stick from her waist. It was Tagubong, a symbol of openness.

Whirring!

Her movement was so fast that it looked like nothing but a black whirlwind. In that state, she jumped into the crowd of fishmen and beat them up with Tagubong.

Bang!

“Kieee!”

The pitiful cries of the fishmen echoed in the cave.

As if they heard that sound, more and more fishmen poured out from inside the cave, but it didn’t take long for them to clear them up as their faces were so great.

“Phew… It looks like the attack is over now. But if these guys come out from the entrance, I can’t guarantee what kind of monsters will come out next.”

Namgoong Ilcheon had a worried expression, but since it was confirmed that the Dark Sect had entered this passage first, they had no choice but to go.

Besides, this cave was extraordinary at first glance.

They couldn’t help but be curious about what kind of treasure would be there if they went all the way to the end.

But as they went deeper into the cave, the monsters and spirits that came out became more vicious and powerful.

The first fishman warriors that came out were hard enough to pierce their tough scales and hit them unless they were above peak level experts, but the monsters that came out after that were even more tricky.

The next thing that appeared was a giant jellyfish that could turn invisible with its stealth ability.

[Transparent Jellyfish (A+ Rank Spirit) – It can completely hide its presence and shape with its stealth ability. Its tentacles have paralyzing venom.]

Whirr!

“Aaah!”

One of the experts who was wrapped by an invisible tentacle was sucked into the mouth of the jellyfish in an instant.

“Ha!”

Boom!

Master Jiwoo punched the jellyfish’s body with a powerful fist, but his fist did not penetrate the squishy body. Yu Riwoo and Namgoong Ilcheon had to step in.

Squeak!

Swoosh!

The combined attack of the two superhumans was terrifying.

The jellyfish was cut into dozens of pieces in a blink of an eye. But seeing the blue fluid that spurted from the cut surface, Yu Riwoo shouted urgently.

“That liquid is a paralyzing poison. Back off.”

“…!?”

Namgoong Ilcheon and the experts of the Jeongdo Alliance retreated hastily.

“…”

Splash!

The transparent jellyfish seemed to live up to its name as a spirit beast, as it kept swinging its tentacles even as its body was torn apart.

It was not easy to approach because of the paralyzing poison that splashed every time it was cut, but eventually it stopped wriggling after being chopped into pieces by Yu Riwoo’s sword.

“Good job.”

Namgoong Ilcheon thanked Yu Riwoo and felt a doubt.

‘There are two absolute experts who have reached the fourth stage on this side. How did those bastards from Magyo get past this place?’

Even if he was Bingyeom Sword Devil, he could not withstand such battles without any damage.

As if to answer his question, Yu Riwoo pointed to the entrails of the jellyfish that had been cut.

“They seem to have thrown some bait and ran away.”

“…”

The experts of the Jeongdo Alliance were speechless for a moment. As he said, from the entrails of the jellyfish that had been torn apart by hooks, corpses wearing blood-red robes poured out.

“Namu Amitabul! They threw their allies as food for the monsters and advanced. They are truly worthy of being hated by heaven and man.”

Master Jiwoo muttered curses incessantly to calm his anger.

Gucheon Girl quickly approached the corpses that had melted halfway. It was not a pleasant sight, but she had to dig up some information.

“Tsk! They are Mains from Hyulsaldae. It means they brought stronger forces with them if they abandoned them. What are they trying to get?”

Although their numbers had decreased somewhat because of Yu Riwoo’s previous actions, Hyulsaldae was the third strongest force in Magyo. What were they after by throwing them away as sacrifices?

“We have to catch up with Magyo quickly. I can’t guess what they are doing here. They must have some intention.”

Namgoong Ilcheon urged his party to hurry up with some impatience.

The next thing that appeared was a giant eel-shaped spirit beast.

“Shaaaaa!”

[Electric Eel (S-rank Spirit Beast) – An eel-shaped spirit beast that can store electricity in its body and release it at once.]

‘Electric?’

[Electric – Charging electricity.]

Yu Riwoo, who had never seen an electric eel, quickly looked up the help menu and shouted hastily.

“Wait! Don’t use your power!”

“…!?”

But Namgoong Ilcheon’s sword had already pierced the eel.

Crackle!

Namgoong Ilcheon’s lightning streak disappeared into the eel’s body as if it was sucked in. And soon, sparks began to fly from the eel’s body, which was tens of meters long.

Zap! Zzzz!

At the same time, the cave shook as if there was an earthquake.

“Crazy!”

Yu Riwoo quickly drew his sword. Namgoong Ilcheon was one of the top superhumans among superhumans. And the eel that absorbed his power was an S-rank spirit beast!

The eel’s body glowed white for a moment. And from its body, lightning bolts thicker than Namgoong Ilcheon’s attack shot out in all directions.

Zzzz!

The moisture on the cave wall evaporated in an instant, leaving behind a charred blackness. The entire cave shook as if an earthquake had occurred.

‘We’re dead!’

The moment they saw the blinding white flash that filled their vision, the group from the Justice Alliance closed their eyes tightly. They did not have the courage to face the amplified electric shock from that eel.

Shoo.

Soon, smoke rose from the inside of the cave where the eel’s electric shock had swept through.

“…”

“Huh?”

The experts from the Justice Alliance opened their eyes with a bewildered expression and looked around. Surprisingly, they did not have a single scratch on them.

And what was even more surprising was the sight of the eel.

“Shriek…”

The head of the eel, which had been screaming for a moment, was cut off without any strength.

Thud!

“…”

As they watched the scene with their mouths open for a moment, another sound reached their ears.

“Phew…”

They heard someone slump down. Their eyes naturally turned to that direction.

“Grandmaster?”

“I need to rest for a bit. I used up too much energy dealing with that damned thing.”

Eurius, who was grumbling, was sitting on the ground with a weary look. He was the one who had defended against the electric shock just now.

Whisper whisper

“Thanks to Grandmaster, we saved our lives again.”

“What an amazing martial art you have! I thank you on behalf of our group.”

The experts from the Justice Alliance all hurriedly came to Eurius and bowed their heads. Eurius waved his hand with an annoyed look.

“It’s only natural as a companion. I need to rest, so leave me alone.”

Especially Nangong Yiqian, who had a look of having nothing to say even with ten mouths, quickly approached and bowed his head.

“I caused trouble for Grandmaster because of my rashness.”

“You know it now.”

Eurius snapped back with a cold face. He really had no strength left in his body. He was in a situation where he had to rest without moving for an hour.

‘It’s still too much of a burden to use spatial cutting on a wide range.’

Eurius had just cut off the space and blocked the lightning that was coming at them from the front, and also cut off the eel’s head with the momentum.

It was a miraculous ability to others, but the drawback was that it consumed too much stamina and force.

‘If I rest here for an hour, it will be hard to catch up with the Dark Sect. This is bad.’

But that problem was solved in an unexpected way. Nangong Yiqian was not such a reckless person who would keep his mouth shut after causing trouble (?).

He pondered for a moment and put his hand in his pocket and took out a small box. What came out of it was a blue pill the size of a marble.

“What is this?”

“This is a secret pill from Nangong Sect called Qingyuhuan. It is a pill that helps increase internal energy, but in this emergency situation, it also helps recover force quickly.”

“Isn’t this precious to your sect?”

Nangong Yiqian gave a bitter smile. In fact, Qingyuhuan was one of the top-grade pills in Nangong Sect that only had two left, and he had been cherishing it like his life.

“It was my mistake, and Grandmaster is not only our benefactor, but also the benefactor of the entire Justice Alliance. It is only natural as the leader of the Justice Alliance.”

The Justice Alliance was a group that opposed the Dark Sect, and valued righteousness and justice. In such a group, if the leader did not set an example, the morale would not be maintained.

“Then I’ll gratefully accept it.”

Eurius was not one to refuse what was given to him. He quickly took it and put it in his mouth. And not long after, he exclaimed.

“Amazing.”

Ding!

[You have taken an A-grade pill Qingyuhuan. The amount of force increases slightly. Force recovers quickly.]

With the power of the elixir, Eurius was able to get up from his seat in an instant. It was time to depart now. But Namgoong Ilcheon was not the only one who had something to ask of him.

“Hehe… Lord, this old man also has to repay his benefactor properly.”

Jiwoo, the advisor of Namgoong Ilcheon, seemed to hesitate for a moment, but soon shook his head decisively and took out a box from his bosom.

“That is…”

Some of the Shaolin disciples who had accompanied them were about to say something in surprise, but they backed off obediently when they met Jiwoo’s gaze.

“This is called the Great Elixir.”

At that sound, the figures of the Alliance of Justice were all shocked.

‘The Great Elixir!’

The Great Elixir was the highest-grade elixir of Shaolin, and there were hardly any elixirs that belonged to a higher level than the Great Elixir in the entire martial world.

It was something that was strictly managed by Shaolin, but he willingly handed it over to Eurius, a foreigner whom he had met for the first time a few days ago.

Eurius looked a bit nervous.

“Is this… okay for me to accept?”

He was not a fool without tact. He could clearly see the hearts of the people around him who tried to hide their astonishment, and he could tell that this was not an ordinary thing at a glance.

Jiwoo smiled brightly.

“Hehe… When I return, the young ones will scold me, but elixirs are made to be used. Others may call it a divine object or Shaolin’s treasure, but it’s just an elixir.”

In fact, Jiwoo had liked Eurius quite a bit from the beginning. There was some quarrel at first, but in the end, no one was seriously injured or killed because of him.

‘He has such martial arts and enough power to have Jegal Seoga under his command, but he doesn’t show off or cause trouble. He’s not an ordinary person.’

Moreover, thanks to Eurius, there were hardly any casualties when they entered Hyunmu Bidong.

Jiwoo, who had cultivated his mind for a long time, had some insight into people.

He was the first to figure out that Eurius’s intention was rather pure, so he wanted to repay him for his favor.

Originally, he gave him the Great Elixir to save his life if necessary, but he decided that it would be better to give it to Eurius.

He felt a little sorry for a moment, but he smiled even more brightly.

‘My disciples may complain, but I think helping that lord will bring great fortune to Shaolin someday. Yes! That’s it.’

Eurius was somewhat bewildered, but he thought well of Jiwoo who had no ill will.

‘He’s a kind-hearted monk indeed. Anyway, I’ll use it gratefully.’

He put the Great Elixir in his bosom and stood at the front of the group again.

“Let’s speed up from now on and catch up with Magyo in one breath!”