There's a skull dungeon attached to my basement

Clutching his helmet, Xiao Yang appeared in the Black Stone Prison's sewer safe house. Returning here, he felt a bit unaccustomed. Before him was the same old scene: the dim, cramped, and damp safe house, along with that persistent, decaying stench that couldn't be dispelled.

This mission had concluded successfully, and Xiao Yang had obtained both legitimate and illegitimate gains.

Two bright lipstick marks adorned his face, one on the left and one on the right.

He had to admit, the feeling was quite peculiar. However, Xiao Yang inexplicably sensed that something was watching him.

Looking down, he saw Little Bone, the little fellow raising its head. Its gaze was fixed on the purple lipstick mark on Xiao Yang's right cheek. Xiao Yang coughed softly and casually raised his head, feeling inexplicably nervous, though he didn't know exactly what he was nervous about.

"Alright, alright!"

In the end, Xiao Yang couldn't withstand the scrutiny and chose to wipe off the lipstick mark on his cheek, as it didn't do much for his image.

Of the two lipstick marks, the pink one came from the petite clerk, while the purple one came from Yuri, the tired but mature commander of the Hope Shelter.

Xiao Yang couldn't help but recall the scene that had just occurred.

Yuri had generously pulled him into her arms, with a surprising amount of strength that left Xiao Yang unable to react for a moment, completely enveloped by the extreme softness.

He couldn't really describe the sensation, as Xiao Yang hadn't removed his armor. He only remembered that he hadn't dared to move at all, surrounded on all sides by the exaggerated curves pressed out by the heavy armor, those full and taut lines.

Yuri put her mouth close to Xiao Yang's ear and whispered in an extremely enchanting tone, her breath warm against his skin.

"Thank you for your help, my little hero!"

Xiao Yang recalled the scene that had just unfolded. However, they didn't continue further, and didn't even add each other as friends. It all ended there, with the purple lipstick mark imprinted on Xiao Yang's face.

Without much hesitation or reluctance, both had their own things to do and face.

After wiping off the two lipstick marks, Little Bone finally stopped staring at Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang, feeling a bit amused and helpless, patted the little fellow's head.

"What's wrong, Little Bone!"

Little Bone didn't answer, but silently pushed away Xiao Yang's hand, then climbed onto the bench where Xiao Yang was sitting with a series of clicks and clacks, simply sitting beside Xiao Yang.

It was time to take stock of his gains.

On this plane assistance trip, Xiao Yang's first gain was the Base Dragon Hunter set, a full set of Epic heavy armor with a one-handed shield but no weapon. This set of equipment should be enough for Xiao Yang to use for a long time.

Then there was the increase in his Spirit. His Spirit had also reached twenty points during this assistance mission. At the same time, Xiao Yang also discovered another special state brought about by the Spirit attribute.

In a Shaken state, some of Xiao Yang's skills would exhibit a completely opposite panel. This situation had both advantages and disadvantages. Xiao Yang was sure that this change was inseparable from those Evil Gods, but in certain extremely dangerous situations, these changed skills might be able to help him better.

Skills with converted panels in the Shaken state were indeed more powerful than in their regular forms.

He just had to be careful, absolutely careful not to completely empty his Spirit. It was a situation with uncertain advantages and disadvantages, and perhaps more likely disadvantages than advantages.

The lack of skills and equipment was mostly made up for at once, at least it wouldn't be a weakness anymore. In fact, in terms of equipment alone, it was frighteningly luxurious, only lacking a suitable weapon.

However, these were not all the gains.

The Heart of the Light-Dark Dragon, a major piece of Xiao Yang's profession's puzzle.

A bit of Legend, which he couldn't see the use of now but shouldn't be a common item.

And the main reason Xiao Yang chose to accept this mission in the first place: a Transcendent Flame that could reignite his old partner.

Taking out the dazzling golden flame that hatched from the Holy Fire Seed from his personal backpack, what hatched from the Holy Fire Seed was not the target Xiao Yang had initially selected, not the Redemption Holy Flame, but another kind of flame, but one that might be more suitable.

【Hope Flame\nQuality: Epic\nEffect: Slowly restores Spirit, dispels curses, hope has not dissipated\nIntroduction: This flame representing hope is not so scorching, but as long as it is still burning, then it means that there is still a glimmer of hope.】

Compared to the Redemption Holy Flame, this Hope Flame lacked the extreme aggressiveness towards evil creatures, trading it for a somewhat ambiguous "hope has not dissipated," but Xiao Yang felt that this ambiguous effect might bring him greater help at some point.

It was time to ignite the Dark-Banishing Lantern. Opening the lampshade of the Dark-Banishing Lantern, Xiao Yang sent the flame in his hand towards the completely dimmed wick of the Dark-Banishing Lantern. Upon contact, the dazzling golden flame in Xiao Yang's hand slowly climbed onto the dim wick as it flickered.

A swaying golden flame was reignited in the Dark-Banishing Lantern. The repair was successful. A happy smile appeared on Xiao Yang's face. The Dark-Banishing Lantern returned to Xiao Yang's hands with a brand new panel.

【Hope Lantern\nQuality: Epic\nEffect: Slowly restores Spirit, dispels curses, dispels darkness, Hope Flame\nIntroduction: An extinguished lantern has returned to the adventurer's hands with a brand new look. It is very happy and will illuminate the path forward for the adventurer as before.】

The soft light shone on Xiao Yang. The appearance of the Dark-Banishing Lantern didn't change much, but Xiao Yang was very happy that this old partner could return to his hands.

Everything was complete.

This time, there were actually some things Xiao Yang could have done but didn't, such as with the Shovel of Freedom, but he thought it was a good thing to restrain his curiosity. The Shovel of Freedom was still too free.

The gap between players was completely widened in this round of leading.

Thinking like this, Xiao Yang opened the door to the safe house.

"In short, it's time to continue advancing!"