Chapter 497: Ant King’s Treasure Chest


    After listening to the colossal golden ant’s words, Song Jian hesitated. He could feel ack of sincerity from it, thus insisting to hear the details of the task before making the decision whether to ept it or not.


    It had been a long time since he joined the game, and Song Jian had realized how merciless the game’s tasks could be. Moreover, not all tasks could potentially bepleted with his current strength – many of the NPCs which assigned tasks often had ill intentions.


    “Young human, this really is an extremely simple task, particrly for you. I can sense that you have a strong power within you,” said the golden ant.


    The golden ant eyeing Song Jian, slowly closed its emerald eyes and spoke, “This rift is a passage for the Abyssal Land to vite the Space Law and invade reality. If overlooked, it will continue to growrger, eventually forming the Abyssal Gate. By then, the abyssal forces will keep showing up here…”


    “To seal this rift, a treasure with the power of space is necessary. This ckke was originally my dwelling ce, but it has transformed into its present state due to the invasion of Abyssal Power…”


    “I need you to delve into thiske, and find a ne from within. Only by finding the ne, will it be possible to mend this spatial rift…”


    System: Do you wish to ept themission from the Legendary creature, Torros the Progenitor of the Golden Ant King? Find the Temporal Spatial Chain, Time Limit 1 hour. Penalty for Mission Failure: Level drops by 1;


    “One hour? Thiske is so big, it’s impossible for me to retrieve a small ne from the bottom of theke within such a short time!” Song Jian looked at the system notification. Surprisingly, the giant creature before him was the Progenitor of the Golden Ant King. This revtion caused quite a surprise, but seeing the time limit and punishment for the task, he couldn’t help but furrow his brows.


    “In reality, you won’t need the full hour…”


    “The item is at the depths of theke under my feet. You just need to dive down following this islet and circle around it at most once to find the ne. Moreover, there are other treasures along with the Temporal Spatial Chain. If you find them, they are all yours as a gift…”


    “Just circling around the bottom of this small indke?” After eyeing the piece of ck rock under Torres, the Progenitor of the Golden Ant King’s feet, Song Jian mulled it over for a long time. Finally, he nodded and agreed.


    Upon seeing Song Jian’s agreement, a heavy burden lifted from Torres. A smile spread across his face, human-like. Even though his eyes were shut, he still managed to nod towards Song Jian.


    Currently, all his energy was being used to resist the erosion of the Abyssal Power. Any movement would drain his energy significantly, which was why he dare not move at all.


    System: You have epted themission from the Legendary creature, Torros the Progenitor of the Golden Ant King;


    As Song Jian saw the countdown appearing in his task bar, he leapt into the ckke.


    Torros opened his eyes, watching Song Jian dive into theke, stirring ripples in its wake. His eyes held a trace of expectation.


    The Abyssal Power concentration in theke matched that of the real Abyssal Land, threatening to corrupt any creatures that entered and rob them of their consciousness, turning them into creatures of the abyss.


    Only Song Jian, who could control the Abyssal Power, could leap into theke unscathed and search for the Temporal Spatial Chain at the bottom.


    Upon entering theke, Song Jian could barely see his own hand in front of his face. It was as though he had jumped into a vat of ink. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om


    Furthermore, theke was full of Abyssal Power. After entering, he could even feel the water around him turning into countless tentacles, trying to wrap around him.


    However, as these tentacles approached him, they sensed the aura of his Abyssal Demon Armor and retreated instantly, leading Song Jian to sigh in relief.


    With the help of the Abyssal Demon Armor, Song Jian managed to descend to the bottom of theke without any hup.


    The Vertical Eye on Song Jian’s forehead emitted a faint light about three inches long. It was barely enough for him to see his surroundings within a meter’s radius. In such a low visibility environment, finding a ne was like looking for a needle in a haystack.


    Thankfully, Torres had given Song Jian the search parameter, otherwise, even if he were to search thekebed for three days and nights straight, it would be impossible for him to locate the quest item.


    Song Jian arrived at the bottom. He seemed to have stepped on something, which on closer investigation turned out to be a crispy and brittle skeleton.


    “Ant King?” Song Jian was startled and he focused on it intently.


    Indeed, underneath him was the skeleton of an Ant King. It was unclear how long it had been dead – its flesh hadpletely dposed, only leaving the shell covering its body. The shell, however, had already been eroded by the Abyssal Power, bing brittle and rotten. A simple touch would cause a massive hole.


    Suddenly, Song Jian recalled the Golden Ant Kings dragged into theke by the water. It seemed as though not all Golden Ant Kings had been transformed into demonized Ant Kings. Many had simply perished in theke.


    Upon realizing this, Song Jian was taken aback. Within his field of vision, at the bottom of theke,y a thickyer of Golden Ant King skeletons. It seemed that many Ant Kings died here without turning into demonized Ant Kings.


    Song Jian shook his head slightly. Just one Abyssal Rift had wreaked such havoc upon an enormous species. Should such a rift appear in the Doomsday City, the whole city might eventually be Abyssal Land.


    “No, it’s not like there aren’t any Abyssal Rifts in the Doomsday City. It’s just that those ces have evolved into instances of special Dungeons Limit in the game, securely restricting the scope of the Abyssal Rift, preventing it from spreading out like it has done here…”


    Song Jian thought of the towering columns of ck demonic fog he had seen before, and of the ck pyramid in the middle of the city, which caused him to shudder involuntarily.


    “I have no clue where the Temporal Spatial Chain is. Fortunately, this ind isn’trge. It should be easy to search…” Song Jian started to look around slowly, moving along the huge ck rock beside him.


    Torros had mentioned that the Temporal Spatial Chain and a pile of treasures were together, and would be conspicuous. Now, Song Jian had no other choice but to broaden his search as much as he could. After all, he could only rely on his Vertical Eye for now.


    Soon, Song Jian circled to the back of the ind. On an outcropping rock, he saw a golden treasure chest over a foot tall, radiating dazzling light. Amidst the ckke water, it shone like a radiant sun.


    “I’ve found it!” A look of tion crossed Song Jian’s face.


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