Bab 268: Chapter 243 Shepherd Demons, Bloody Massacre! (5K)_1

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Not long after, Barkin woke up.

His small eyes first glazed over in confusion, then filled with bewilderment. Quite some time passed before he slowly came to his senses, realizing where he was and what he was there to do.

"Oh, damn, I was almost roasted alive."

Barkin, round and plump like a balloon, sprung up in a flash.

A dwarf at the peak of the Third Rank still possesses formidable strength.

Tuck rubbed his temples while observing Barkin's entire process of coming to his senses.

"This... The brain's startup time is a bit long! Isn't it said that creatures with fewer brain cells should boot up faster?"

Just then, Barkin, who had finally remembered something, immediately started shouting loudly.

"I feel an overwhelming surge of knowledge emerging incessantly in my mind, oh! Damn, my head is itching, I need to go into secluded cultivation for a while."

As he spoke, Barkin stumbled downstairs.