novelraw Chapter 73 - Treasure Map With Golden Chest
Chapter 73 - Treasure Map With Golden Chest
Chapter 73: Treasure Map With Golden Chest
“Creak creak…”
The sound of bones grinding against each other came from all directions around Jiang Chen.
The once-quiet underground palace was now filled with this eerie noise. Despite that, Jiang Chen wasn’t nervous—in fact, the larger the number of monsters, the less of a threat they posed to him.
And the monsters on the first level were only level 30. The monsters here wouldn’t be outrageously strong either.
[Silver Dragon Spearguard] (Elite Monster)
Level: lv33
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Skills: [Combo Attack], [Iron Blade Sweep], [Charge].
Description: ……
Jiang Chen’s gaze swept over them, and his brows immediately furrowed.
The situation was more troublesome than he’d imagined.
The Silver Dragon Spearguard had the Charge skill. That wasn’t good news. The skill archers feared most was Charge. Even someone like Jiang Chen would feel a twinge of dread when facing such a large horde of monsters.
This meant he couldn’t afford to be as reckless as he was on the previous floor. Jiang Chen raised his hand and activated a six-pointed star formation.
“Xiao Rongyan, time to get to work.”
Without the slightest sense of guilt, Jiang Chen summoned Xiao Rongyan, sending it off to greet the incoming horde.
He wasn’t worried about Xiao Rongyan dying. After all, it was a level 24 Gold-tier boss pet. And honestly, even if it died, it wasn’t a big deal—it’d just lose one level. Its level was far easier to raise than Jiang Chen’s.
Xiao Rongyan didn’t utter a single complaint. Upon receiving the command, it immediately charged into the monster horde.
With it drawing the first wave of aggro, Jiang Chen’s difficulty in clearing the monsters dropped by a notch.
Although the Silver Dragon Spearguard was level 33, its stats weren’t much higher than the Bladeguard’s. In front of Jiang Chen, they still had no choice but to take a beating—and couldn’t even last a few seconds.
-2815!
-1407!
-1407!
-5680!
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The damage was as explosive as ever—especially under the effects of Lightning Arrow Rain. With its ricocheting madness, it could practically one-shot a full-health Spearguard.
As for focus-firing Jiang Chen?
That was entirely out of the question.
Even bosses couldn’t keep up with Jiang Chen’s speed—let alone a bunch of elite monsters. These creatures often collapsed helplessly before they could even reach the range to use their Charge skill.
After another half hour of combat, countless Silver Dragon Spearguards fell beneath Jiang Chen’s longbow. His experience bar had now reached 80%, just a step away from leveling up.
Other gains: 72 gold coins, 9 pieces of silver equipment, 2 pieces of gold equipment, and 11 silver-tier skill books for various classes.
At this point, what was a hellish dungeon for other players was a land of fat loot for Jiang Chen. In just over an hour, he had farmed halfway to level 24—something unthinkable in the regular wild zones.
The monsters on this floor had now all been wiped out. Jiang Chen originally intended to proceed to the next floor, but just then, the treasure map in his backpack began to glow.
“Could the treasure chest be on the second floor?”
Taking out the map, Jiang Chen began a thorough sweep of the second floor of the General’s Tomb. Though the treasure map had been glowing the entire time, he hadn’t spotted any golden treasure chest while killing monsters.
“Hmm?”
Jiang Chen stopped in front of a battered wooden box. In Hope World, decorative prop boxes like this one were common—99% of them were fake. So, at first, Jiang Chen hadn’t paid any attention to it.
Little did he expect he had almost missed the treasure.
“Whoosh!”
At that moment, the treasure map transformed into a golden beam of light that poured onto the box. In the next instant, dazzling golden radiance burst forth, illuminating the entire tomb chamber before gradually condensing into a glittering treasure chest.
[Golden Treasure Chest]
Effect: Guarantees a gold equipment or golden skill upon opening, with a chance for even higher-quality items.
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As expected, it guaranteed gold-tier loot. What could be inside?
Jiang Chen couldn’t help but rub his hands together in excitement. With 200 Luck, there was no way he’d pull some “flower vase”* junk item…
[*Literally “vase”. Slang for something or someone that looks good but is useless. In gaming, it refers to flashy but ineffective gear.]
“Ding! Would you like to open the Golden Treasure Chest now?” the system prompt chimed.
“Open it!”
Jiang Chen answered without hesitation.
“Ding! Congratulations, you have opened a Golden Treasure Chest. You received: Blackrock Helm (Platinum-tier).”
“Triggering [Hundredfold Rewards], you finally obtained: Starfall Spirit-Crushing Helm (Diamond-tier)!”
Diamond-tier?!
Jiang Chen’s eyes lit up, and he opened the item properties.
[Starfall Spirit-Crushing Helm] (Diamond-tier)
Stats: Unidentified
Bonus Effects: Unidentified
Description: A hundred years ago, a meteor fell from the sky. A master blacksmith retrieved a fragment of it and used a special forging method to create this piece of equipment, imbued with immense power.
Uh-oh…
It was an unidentified equipment.
This type of gear was both a blessing and a curse, as the success or failure of identification would determine whether it became a divine item—or a piece of junk.
Identifying equipment had a success rate. A successful identification would yield far better stats than gear that required no identification. But failure would damage the item, reducing its stats, and in some cases, even causing it to break apart completely.
So, it was a gamble—a high-stakes one.
He’d probably need the City Lord’s help to identify this item. If it failed, Jiang Chen would feel the sting for several minutes…
Since it couldn’t be worn yet, he carefully put it away.
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“Ding! You have entered map: [General’s Tomb – Third Floor].”
Jiang Chen paused upon reaching the third level of the tomb. The scene remained the same cold, bluish hue, but this was no longer a crude underground palace—it was a vast stone-built subterranean hall.
The hall was much smaller than the previous level. The surroundings were empty, devoid of any guards. Only in the center stood a uniquely ornate bronze coffin. And then, Jiang Chen’s heart skipped a beat—he saw a humanoid shadow.
The figure was dressed in a long, flowing robe—not the attire of the “Silver Dragon General.”
“A Necromancer!”
Necromancers specialize in summoning undead and casting dark magic. They are often twisted individuals who stop at nothing to achieve their goals. He didn’t expect to run into one here.
It appeared to be conducting some sort of dark ritual on the bronze coffin…
“Ding!”
“Warning! You have been discovered by a powerful entity: [Necromancer]. You have entered combat!”
Just as Jiang Chen was observing the figure, the necromancer also became aware of the intruder.
“All intruders… shall be ushered into death by the undead!”
The necromancer waved its staff, and once again the sound of bones grinding echoed from all directions. Silver Dragon Bladeguards and Spearguards slowly emerged from the thick fog—around fifty in total.
“So it was this guy’s doing!”
Jiang Chen immediately activated [Lightning Infusion] to shoot down the densely packed skeleton army while directing Xiao Rongyan to pull aggro.
Necromancers were among the most annoying classes. With a single move, he summoned so many high-level elite mobs. Anyone else would have been steamrolled…
“[Triple Arrow Rain]!”
-2815!
-1407!
-5680!
-2840!
-2840!
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The monster levels were still 30 and 33, so Jiang Chen felt no increased pressure. He kited them as he fired, and within 60 seconds, had wiped out every monster in the area.
And just then—the necromancer launched a surprise skill attack…