"I found the Bloodsucking Vine!"
Ethan's eyes lit up. It looked like his luck wasn't bad.
Unfortunately, there was only one Flower Key. If Ethan went in, then no one else could.
"You all wait for me at the entrance. I'll be right back."
Ethan spoke directly.
However, Bird One and the others all said worriedly, "Lord, please allow us to serve you!"
"Lord, no matter what, we can't let you take another risk!"
"That's right, Lord. You've been taking care of us this whole way! It's time for us to take care of you!"
"Please let us take this risk for you!"
The three of them knelt on one knee before Ethan at the same time, trying to stop him from taking the risk.
But Ethan waved his hand and said, "Not only do I have my Shadow Guard protecting me, I also have the Guardian Necklace that my master charged for me, and now I even have the Charlie-brand Walkman (radio)."
"I didn't even get to fight the Goblin King face to face before he died."
"If I'm still timid with equipment like this, then how am I supposed to compete with those Lords later?"
"Besides, every Lord I face from now on will only get stronger and stronger."
"If I don't push myself, then forget standing still, even if I just keep walking slowly, I won't be able to keep up with how fast those powerful Lords are improving."
"Anyway..."
"Forget it. There's no point saying so much. Just don't stop me."
"Lord!"
After hearing Ethan's words, Bird One and the others thought it over.
Seeing that Ethan had already made up his mind, they could only nod reluctantly.
"Since Lord has already decided, we naturally can't stop you. But Lord, you must be careful."
"Mm, I will!"
After nodding, Ethan held the Flower Key in one hand and the Godslayer Sword in the other.
Unfortunately, he didn't have a free hand for the Instant-Cast Staff.
Sometimes a sword was more useful than a staff.
And sometimes magic was more convenient than physical attacks.
If only all these different weapons could be combined into one.
After all, as he kept conquering different maps, the equipment he obtained had started to overlap in function.
Some equipment had amazing physical defense but poor magic defense.
Others had excellent magic defense but poor physical defense.
Especially weapons. The Godslayer Sword was a physical attack weapon, while a staff was naturally a magic attack weapon.
Each had its own advantages, but using both at the same time was inconvenient.
That was really frustrating.
And that wasn't all, Ethan now had three staffs, and each one specialized in something different. One had instant casting, another provided amplification. It made choosing difficult.
'Ah! So annoying!'
This kind of frustration was no less than earning only 3,300 a month while wanting to buy both a phone and a house.
At first glance, the Bloodsucking Vine looked quite ordinary.
It looked just like a loofah vine or a pumpkin vine, completely ordinary.
But Ethan's sharp eyes still spotted some bones hidden among the vines.
Some looked like goblin skeletons.
Some looked like small animals.
There were even the remains of large insects' wings or shells.
This thing really was formidable.
If he could transplant it back to his manor and plant some around important places, like outside his residence... even if intruders managed to sneak into his estate, they definitely wouldn't expect this Lord to be crazy enough to plant something like this outside his own home.
'Then wouldn't they...'
'Heh! Heh!'
Just thinking about it felt satisfying.
'But where is this thing's main stem?'
With one glance, Ethan saw that the Bloodsucking Vine had spread into one continuous mass, covering the entire palace.
He couldn't tell where it began or ended, much less find the main stem.
'Forget it. I'll just go inside and take a look.'
Holding the Flower Key, Ethan slowly walked in.
Actually, he wasn't even sure whether the Flower Key taken from the goblins matched this Bloodsucking Vine.
Maybe it belonged to some other Bloodsucking Vine.
So Ethan didn't dare let his guard down.
He walked slowly, paying close attention to any movement from the surrounding Bloodsucking Vines.
Fortunately, the Bloodsucking Vine showed no reaction to his entry.
Maybe because he was too small.
Before it even noticed him, he had already passed through.
But, Ethan certainly wasn't going to say something like, "I'm actually very big. Just bear with it."
After all, if you're small, then you're small.
Specifically compared to a giant like the Bloodsucking Vine, inside the Bloodsucking Vine was a long passage. The sides of the passage were also covered with Bloodsucking Vines.
There was no door.
But that made sense.
With a divine guard like the Bloodsucking Vine, who needed a door?
Anyone who could pass through an entire patch of Bloodsucking Vines was either one of their own... or an expert among experts among experts.
For people like that, a door was completely unnecessary. It served no purpose.
"Your Majesty!"
When Ethan passed through the corridor and stepped into a temple enshrining a gigantic divine statue, a purple-hat goblin kneeling devoutly before the statue in prayer first cried out in delight.
Only then did it suddenly turn around and charge toward Ethan.
"It's wonderful that you're alright... Who are you! You're not His Majesty!"
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