1008: C1008 The Palace

C1008 The Palace

"Could it be an ingot of steel?" Zhou Yan thought to himself as he walked up to take a closer look.

"Yes, it is indeed a steel ingot!"

After checking, Zhou Yan found that there were at least ten tons of steel ingots here!

Zhou Yan picked up one of the iron ingots and looked at it for a while, then said: "This is a steel ingot with extremely high purity, and the quality is also very good. I think it can be used to make very powerful armor."

"Lord, then we won't be polite with these iron ingots."

Gao Shun said with hope in his heart. Although Zhou Yan's armor was already strong enough, the armor of the Vanguard Camp was still lacking in defense.

"No, you guys don't have to worry about that for now. Let's send someone to notify the other commanders first. I'm worried that the strength of these Demonic Beasts will exceed our expectations."

Zhou Yan shook his head. He felt that things would not be that simple.

......

"What? There is new news!"

When the news reached Gao Shun, he immediately called for a combat meeting. In the meeting room, other than Gao Shun, the adjutants, Chief of Staff, and the other higher-ups were all gathered.

"A scout just reported that a huge palace was discovered in the west. It is suspected to be the tomb of an ancient emperor!" Gao Shun said.

"The tomb of an emperor?"

Everyone's eyes immediately burned with anger. Over the years, they had seen too many tombs of emperors. Although this place had been destroyed, this palace had always been occupied by demons. Who knew what kind of good things would be left behind?

"Our mission is to protect the safety of the Lord, and since this is the emperor's tomb, there is a high possibility of an emperor being buried here!"

Gao Shun continued, "I have decided that we will go to this palace to search for treasures!"

"But we don't know how many demons are in this palace!"

The adjutant said with a frown.

"This palace is an empty city. Since there are no traces of Demonic Beasts, it means that there shouldn't be any Demonic Beast inside. Furthermore, as you can see, our target this time is only a Demon King. This Demon King is still a youngling, and even if it is a Saint Grade Demonic Beast, it won't be too powerful. If we soldiers work together, we can definitely kill this Demonic Beast."

Gao Shun continued, "Also, we can take this opportunity to collect information about this country and extract information about the demonic beasts!"

"The Lord is wise!" When everyone heard this, they all praised.

"Lord, then leave this matter to me!" Gao Shun said.

"Alright, be careful!"

Zhou Yan nodded and led everyone into the deepest part of the palace. There was a coffin there.

This coffin was dark gold in color and was surrounded by mysterious patterns that looked very strange.

"Looks like this is the coffin where the Dragon Vein is located!"

"Lord, this place should be the important thing that the demons are guarding!"

Gao Shun said.

"That's right!"

Zhou Yan nodded and walked forward. He lifted the lid of the coffin and saw a red ball the size of a fist. The surface of the ball was filled with dense cracks, as if it could explode at any moment.

Zhou Yan looked at the red ball carefully. He felt that this thing seemed to be some kind of bead, but unfortunately, there were too many cracks on it, so he could barely see its original appearance.

"This shape should be a bead!"

Zhou Yan reached out his hand and touched it lightly. In an instant, a bone-piercing cold spread throughout Zhou Yan's entire body. This kind of cold was several times colder than frost.

"The cold air here is even more terrifying than the frost valley!" Zhou Yan exclaimed.

"System, scan this bead and see what this bead is!"

After the system finished scanning, Zhou Yan received the relevant information, which was a precious ore called the Scarlet Flame Crystal.

"Crystal Flame, this is a good thing. As long as we have such a material, we can forge a lot of powerful weapons and equipment!"

Gao Shun's eyes were burning with passion. He wanted to rush over right now and snatch the Scarlet Flame Crystal and then forge it into a spear.

"Then let's continue going to the palace to see if there are any extra Scarlet Flame Crystals. This is a Tier 3 ore."

Zhou Yan looked around and saw that there was nothing else, so he led Gao Shun and the soldiers out of the palace.

Zhou Yan led the group towards the inner part of the palace.

The further they walked into the palace, the lower the temperature became. Zhou Yan and the others also gradually became more cautious. After all, these things were too strange. They had to be on guard against them.

At this moment, Zhou Yan suddenly stopped and looked into the distance. He could vaguely feel a familiar fluctuation in the distance, but he could not remember where he had seen it before.

"Lord, what is it?" Gao Shun asked.

Zhou Yan did not answer. Instead, he sped up and rushed forward.

"*Boom!*"

At this moment, an intense sound came from the distance. The entire mountain began to tremble, and Zhou Yan saw the ground in the distance tremble. Following that, a series of dull sounds of impact came out, and Zhou Yan's eardrums were almost shattered.

"Bam!"

Accompanied by a loud sound, a black object smashed into the ground beside Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan touched the black thing with his hand. It was a piece of wood, and there were strange runes on the wood, which Zhou Yan did not recognize.

"Rumble ~ ~"

Then, tree branches began to rise from the ground one after another, and these tree branches combined to form a huge monster.

"What is this!"

Zhou Yan looked at the huge creature in front of him and revealed a surprised expression.

The giant creature was four to five meters tall and covered in moss. It had a sharp horn on its head, and its two legs were extremely thick. Its four limbs were wrapped in thick vines.

"This creature... seems to be the rumored ogre?"

The adjutant stared at the monster with a solemn expression because he had never seen such a huge ogre.

At this moment, the ogre's eyes slowly opened, and its blood-red eyes stared straight at Zhou Yan.

"Crack! Crack!"

The ogre opened its mouth slightly and slowly stood up. Then, it walked towards Zhou Yan with heavy steps. The vines on its body kept twisting and turning, making it look especially terrifying.

Zhou Yan also felt threatened. He narrowed his eyes and waved the sword in his hand towards the ogre.1

"Dang!"

Zhou Yan's sword made a clear sound as it slashed on the ogre's head. Then, he saw a white mark appear on the ogre's head, but Zhou Yan felt his thumb and index finger go numb, and his arm that was holding the sword also felt a little sore.

"He's so hard! It's really comparable to a rock. This monster's body is actually so strong. As expected of the guardian of the Demon Clan, it's indeed extraordinary!" Zhou Yan couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Roar!"

The ogre roared in anger, then raised its right palm and slapped it towards Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan hurriedly dodged and jumped to the side.

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