Chapter 37

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Auguste and I have known each other since we were very young. We are very close. He is a brilliant and arrogant person. Although he was born into a poor family, he had a heart that was not willing to be just ordinary. I was attracted by this unique trait of his and fell in love with him.

When he was 16, he decided to join the Cangbai Academy to become a magician so that he could pursue the mysteries of magic. He told me to wait for him to return, and I said yes.

However, my father forced me to marry Grimdon, who was the Lord’s youngest son, a banned knight. I couldn’t go against my father, so I could only go and marry Grimdon…”

A glimmer of self-mockery flashed across her face, “I initially thought I would kill myself because I wouldn’t be able to stand such a loveless wedding banquet. Or I would end my life in this unhappy wedding, or I’d finally muster up the courage to escape. However, I was wrong. Grimdon was a good man. He may not have been as smart as Auguste, but he was sincere, brave, and considerate. He was willing to do anything to protect his wife. When I was with Auguste, I had always felt a sense of unease in my heart. However, Grimdon filled my heart with a sense of security, so I was no longer afraid. Time was able to change everything. I ended up finally accepting my identity as Mrs. Horace.

So, Grimdon and I lived together. We spent an incredible three years together. However, it’s a shame that good times never last for very long. War caused everything in this happy life to vanish into thin air. Grimdon went out to fight, and when he came back, there was nothing left but his corpse.

As for me, I died after falling sick from a severe illness, and in the end, was buried with him.

However, Auguste found out about this. He escaped from Cangbai Academy and snuck into this tomb. He wanted to resurrect me. I begged him to give up on such thoughts so that I could rest in peace. However, Auguste thought that the love between us was still there. He enslaved me and controlled me, making it impossible for me to rest in peace. He also kept on carrying out his experiments day and night, trying to resurrect me with his necromancer skills, even though he would only end up reviving one dead spirit. It’s all thanks to you, stranger. Otherwise, I don’t know how I would have been able to face him, how I would have been able to face the world after being resurrected.

Excuse me, but would you be able to let me go so that I may rest in peace? If it is possible, I would like my corpse to be buried with Grimdon.”

After Chu Ge listened to her story, he became speechless. Shit, this plot was extremely melodramatic. Things like a love triangle were indeed classic in a melodrama, no matter what background it had.

“Okay. This is not a problem,” Chu Ge said. After all, he had no use for this female ghost even if he kept her. Doing a good deed every day was regarded as a good thing, so he would just count this as doing something good. However, he suddenly remembered something, and he asked, “By the way, you wouldn’t happen to know how to arrange the runes on that stone door, would you?”

Of course, he was referring to the runes on the stone door that was on the right side of the hall outside.

Alyssa nodded, “Of course I know. There are a few objects inside which are from the Horace family. I can open the door for you if you want, but you must swear not to vandalize the corpses of the Horace family’s ancestors. Also, you must put their corpses back in their original places.”

Chu Ge was thrilled when he heard this as he quickly nodded and said, “I swear!”

More than half of the bodies inside Horace’s Crypt were left by the ancestors of the Horace family. This Auguste ancestor was so unhappy with the Horace family that he dragged all of their corpses out of their coffins. Some were turned into Skeleton Knights, some were resurrected into zombies, and some were pretty much just turned into experimental materials.

There were also a few corpses that had been brought inside by Auguste from the outside world.

Earlier, when Chu Ge had fought his way in, he had pretty much killed everyone. Now that he had to put everyone back into their coffins one by one, it was not going to be an easy task. Fortunately, Chu Ge had the help of the corpse he had resurrected. The benefits of a necromancer’s magic were shown at moments like this. Although the combat strength of a low-leveled dead spirit was relatively weak, it would not become tired when it was working. After more than an hour’s worth of work, Chu Ge had used the skill Corpse Resurrection twice before he was finally able to put all the corpses back into their place.

One person and one ghost returned to the previous hall. Along with Chu Ge, the corpse that he resurrected had also come out with them.

When they arrived at the stone door, Alyssa said, “All the runes need to be arranged in the following order.” Alyssa told Chu Ge the order of how the runes should be arranged, and he followed what she said. However, he did not dare trust Alyssa completely, so he stood far away and used his long spear to press the button. With the sound of the stone door moving, this burial room finally opened up. Chu Ge waved towards the resurrected corpse and said, “You go first.”

The resurrected zombie walked in slowly, and after seeing that there was nothing unusual, Chu Ge also went in.

The burial room was filled with all kinds of burial objects, but most of them were just for the background and could not be touched at all. Only the treasure chest in the middle of the burial room seemed like it could be opened.

The chest was at least one meter long and half a meter high. It was a wooden chest with white cast iron on the edges, just like the kind of treasure chests that often appeared in the game. However, it was a different feeling to be seeing it with his own eyes.

Chu Ge could not wait to open the box, but he hesitated for a moment. A trauma left behind by another treasure box inside a game he played before made him subconsciously slam his sword onto the chest first to make sure that there were no issues. It was only then that he opened the chest.

Opening this chest was similar to touching a corpse. However, he received more items.

[Gorgeous Gold Goblet (ornament).

Item Introduction: It is a goblet made of gold. It is inlaid with four gems of the colors red, blue, green, and yellow on all sides. This is a treasured piece of artwork.]

[Sealed Ceremonial Sword (ornament).

Item Introduction: This is a ceremonial sword made of sterling silver. It has a diamond hilt and is used for the ceremony of bestowing aristocrats and knights. The item itself is also a valuable treasure.]

[Gold Mask (ornament)

Item Introduction: This mask is made of gold. It is a piece of artwork with no practical value.]

[Ruby Necklace (accessory/necklace).

Item Introduction: It is a gold necklace with a ruby as the pendant. This is an extremely valuable treasure.]

[Holy Silver Candlestick (ornament).

Item Introduction: This silver candlestick was once used in religious ceremonies. It has lost its original use with the fall of the gods, but the gorgeous design still makes it a valuable piece of artwork.]

Sh*t, not a single piece of useful equipment was in the chest. However, the items Chu Ge found were really f*cking extravagant. Chu Ge looked at the pieces of gold and silver in front of him, feeling both disappointed and excited. He was disappointed because these items were very different from the magic items he wanted. However, he was also excited because all these treasures had to be worth a lot.

Chu Ge did not hold back as he placed everything in his bag.

Alyssa watched him from the side, but there was no reaction from her. It seemed like she did not care about Chu Ge plundering everything.

“Okay, I’m done here. Tell me, how do I let you rest in peace?” Chu Ge said with satisfaction.

“I need you to put my ashes with Grimdon’s body and put them both back into the stone coffin.”

Chu Ge was still extremely unwilling to move the bones of dead people. However, since he had already promised he would, naturally, he could not refuse. Alyssa’s corpse was found in Auguste’s laboratory, and together with Grimdon’s body, Chu Ge placed them back into their coffin together. Then, Chu Ge freed Alyssa from slavery.

Looking at Alyssa, who gradually became transparent, disappeared entirely in the end. In his heart, Chu Ge felt that it was finally over, and he shook his head. He could not wait to get out of this crypt.

When Chu Ge returned to his basement and returned to his sunny living room, he felt as if he had been away a lifetime. Compared to the gloomy tomb, home was indeed better. It had been very tiring going through such an eerie Instance Dungeon.

It was time to calculate the benefits he had received.

After resting for a while, Chu Ge returned to the basement and started to do calculations on his computer.

System: Calculating the Instance Dungeon.

System: Killed [Blackie (Zombie Bear) and received ten DKP.

System: Killed [Grimdon Horace (Undead Knight)] and received ten DKP.

System: Killed [Auguste (Necromancer Apprentice)] and received five DKP.

System: Killed rare elite [Greymouth (Grave Robber) and received five DKP.

System: Received five DKP from opening the treasure chest in the secret room.

System: You have successfully cleared the Tomb of the Undead Instance Dungeon and have received ten DKP. In total, you have earned 60 DKP.

System: The points calculations have been completed. The current Instance Dungeon will close in five minutes. After the Instance Dungeon has closed, the system will enter the cooling phase. The next Instance Dungeon can only be started after seven days.