Looking at the page with the [Necromantic Transformation - Heart Strengthening] ritual circle, Wang Sheng originally wanted to tear it out and put it away.

But after thinking about it, Wang Sheng did not do this. Instead, he folded the page again, closed the notebook and stuffed it into his bag.

Although there is some resistance to the material of this notebook, after all, it is the result of half a lifetime of research, and Wang Sheng feels that it still needs to be respected.

Knowing the existence of this notebook, Wang Sheng also understood what the heart covered with runes taken out from the kobold's chest was.

From this point of view, if Wang Sheng is willing, he can find some human blood, and then use the [Dead Soul Transformation-Heart Strengthening] ritual to replace himself with the rune heart.

Being able to strengthen the thin body of a kobold to a level close to that of Wang Sheng, this rune heart taken from the black bison should bring considerable strengthening to Wang Sheng.

But it's a pity that Wang Sheng is very satisfied with the original parts he has, and has no intention of updating it for the time being. He probably won't need this thing for a while.

Putting away his notebook, Wang Sheng rummaged in the cave for a while, but he only found some fragmentary items of little value.

For example, herbs and minerals with unknown uses, crude and crude experimental tools, dried broken limbs, strange materials in bottles and jars, etc.

Oh, by the way, in a large vat filled with blood not far from the blood pool, Wang Sheng also found a huge ogre head.

It was the one that was stolen by the kobold after he brought it back to Yunshui Village.

Now it seems that the kobolds cut their heads precisely to create explosive skeletons for the kobold elders.

The reason why it is placed alone is probably because the blood pool is too shallow to completely submerge this huge ogre head.

If it were really made by a kobold elder, an exploding skull made of an ogre's head, its power would probably be as powerful as a large-caliber cannonball.

However, no matter what, these things did not respond to the Earth Star Seal, and Wang Sheng did not recognize most of them, and did not know their uses or harms.

Even something that Wang Sheng knew, like the head of an ogre, had no special value.

After all, Wang Sheng doesn't know how to make explosive skeletons, so he can't bring back a bloody ogre head as an ornament.

Therefore, for Wang Sheng, there is no value or necessity to take away these things.

Just when Wang Sheng thought that there was nothing useful in the cave and was wondering where the minerals in the mine went, a sound suddenly came from the deepest part of the cave.

The sound was not loud, it sounded like the sound of rocks colliding.

Wang Sheng frowned slightly and looked deep into the cave where the sound came from.

When he was searching just now, because there was nothing visible in the depths of the cave, he just took a general glance without looking carefully.

Tightening the Night Crow Iron Claw in his hand, Wang Sheng carefully walked towards the depths of the cave.

Then, he discovered a hidden underground passage.

It's actually not correct to say it's hidden.

Although the location of this passage is hidden, the original owner of the cave seems to have no intention of hiding the passage.

It just symbolically covered the passage with a dark-colored wooden board that looked like stone.

Now, most of the wooden board has been lifted, revealing the underground passage that leads downward.

The reason why Wang Sheng didn't notice such an obvious passage just now was not only because he didn't get closer to take a closer look, but also because of the viewing angle and the dim light in the corner.

Looking at the dark underground passage in front of him, Wang Sheng hesitated whether he should go down and take a look. The entrance of the passage was not too big, with a diameter of about 1.23 meters. Although the passage was dim, it was not pitch black. It should be

There are other light sources inside.

In addition, if you listen carefully, you can vaguely hear a clicking sound coming from the passage from time to time.

After looking for a while and not seeing anything unusual, Wang Sheng picked up another stone and threw it in along the entrance of the passage.

After a clanking sound, the stone fell to the ground, but nothing strange was still found.

After some deliberation, Wang Sheng looked at the return countdown and saw that there were less than ten minutes left, so he decided to go down and have a look.

If you encounter danger, you will run away immediately at worst, just go for a walk.

Just as he was told, Wang Sheng quickly left the cave and removed the skull torches inserted by the kobold elders on both sides of the cave entrance.

Wang Sheng had noticed these two torches since he entered the cave, and they came in handy now.

Returning to the cave, Wang Sheng lit one torch and held it in his hand, while the other was pinned to his backpack for later use.

After looking again and confirming that there was no problem, Wang Sheng held the torch and leaned down.

There was no other way, the entrance to the cave was only about 1.23 meters, so Wang Sheng, a big guy with a height of nearly 2 meters, could only crawl in.

Fortunately, the distance to climb is not long.

After climbing about twenty meters, the originally narrow entrance of the cave suddenly opened up, and Wang Sheng entered an underground space.

This underground space is about forty to fifty square meters. The highest point of the cave roof is estimated to be three to four meters high. There are obvious traces of artificial excavation. There are torches on the walls and the air flows well. It is estimated that there should be ventilation connected to the outside world.

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There are also some mushrooms and moss growing in this underground space, and some rusty picks and shovels scattered on the ground.

In addition, in addition to the entrance where Wang Sheng entered, this underground space also has three passages extending outward.

However, two of the passages have been blocked by mud and gravel. It is not known whether the passages collapsed due to disrepair or someone deliberately did it.

As for the last passage, it is in good condition. It can be seen that it is often maintained, and there are torches on the stone walls on both sides of the passage.

It's just that because of the curves and undulations in the channel, you can't see what's going on inside.

When he came to the entrance of the passage, Wang Sheng didn't think much and just raised his feet to walk in.

However, before his feet landed, Wang Sheng's sixth sense suddenly started to warn him.

The level of sixth sense warning this time was not high, so the danger was probably not approaching.

So does the danger come from the passage in front of you?

After tightening his luggage bag on his back, Wang Sheng pulled out the Night Crow Iron Claw from his waist with his left hand.

There is no way, now that my right hand is seriously injured and I still can't use it, I can only use my left hand.

Taking a deep breath, Wang Sheng lowered his head and walked into the passage.

The reason for this posture is that although the passage is wide enough, it is only about two meters high. If Wang Sheng went straight in, he would easily hit his head.

As Wang Sheng entered the passage, another voice came from the front.

However, this time the sound was no longer like the clatter of stones, but more like the clatter of chains shaking.

Is there something locked in front of this passage?

With doubts, Wang Sheng continued to move forward.

This passage was not too long. After walking for about three to five minutes, Wang Sheng had already seen the end of the passage.

It seems to be another space.

Although there is still some distance from the end of the passage, Wang Sheng can see that the space at the other end should be quite large and brighter.

At this time, the clattering sound of the iron chains had become more obvious, and in addition to this there was also the growling of beasts from time to time, as well as the sounds of tearing and swallowing flesh and blood.

Even the air was filled with the strong smell of blood.

Wiping the cold sweat on his forehead, Wang Sheng's face looked a little ugly.

What kind of monster is in the space at the end of the passage, and why is the sixth sense warning so intense? These have already caught up with the green zombie in the zombie world.

In Wang Sheng's current state, he can't handle even a black zombie-level monster, let alone a green zombie.

Although he knew that he would definitely not be able to defeat him, Wang Sheng still decided to see who that monster was.

Anyway, he can run away at any time now, just to open his eyes.

Taking a deep breath, Wang Sheng activated the [Strengthening] ability and at the same time put the Night Crow Iron Claw in his hand back on his waist.

If the enemy really reached the level of green stiffness, it would be useless for him to hold a chicken claw, so he would simply put it away.

With his body hunched over and his feet propped up, Wang Sheng gently reached the entrance of the passage.

Then he carefully stuck his head out and looked out of the passage.

Upon seeing this, Wang Sheng's eyes immediately widened and his body froze in place.

What did he see!?

Dragon, he saw a dragon, a black dragon!

Because he was so shocked, Wang Sheng didn't even notice the earth star mark that appeared automatically on the back of his left hand.

After swallowing his saliva, Wang Sheng quietly retracted his head and tiptoed back while the black dragon didn't notice.

After taking a few steps back, Wang Sheng immediately turned around and started jogging without caring about his injured leg.

While running, Wang Sheng's mind gradually recovered from the excitement and shock of seeing the black dragon.

Then he began to think and analyze.

What he saw was a black dragon eating a kobold corpse.

Leaving aside the black dragon, now that I think about it, the body of the kobold is actually quite strange. Not only is it shorter than Wang Sheng, but its body is also very fat and strong. If it weren't for the distinctive dog head, Wang Sheng would not be able to recognize it.

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Let's get back to the point. From what Wang Sheng saw, the black dragon was actually not that big. It was probably only about five or six meters tall. It was completely incomparable with the behemoths that often measured tens to hundreds of meters in various fantasy works.
To be continued...