Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 142 - 134 Sword Saint and Rust Monster

Chapter 142: Chapter 134 Sword Saint and Rust Monster

Sword Saint Gapar, Gong Qiying had heard of this person.

The first time he heard this name was after the outbreak in the Sain Dungeon, when he was told by the Guild that Leon had received training from the other party, which was why his strength had advanced by leaps and bounds, allowing him to even defeat the Avatar of Soul V.

But Gong Qiying felt that Leon’s victory over the Avatar relied mainly on the invincible Swift Slash and the snack Marathon... that battle didn’t really reflect the increase in his brute force.

It’s been a while since he last saw Leon, where did that kid run off to, does he have another Dungeon in mind?

The second time he heard the name of Sword Saint Gapar was just two days ago when he appeared together with the professors from the Magic Association, making a grand appearance at the end of the Val City War.

The people of Bed City were boiling with excitement, it was the first time they had seen such an imposing and important figure, a legendary Sword Saint!

Count Charon was so busy trying to meet Gapar, but ended up with a disappointed visit as the man had long since run off to who knows where.

Now at a glance, it’s clear that he has run off to the Sain Dungeon.

"I don’t know when he came in, lately I’ve been preoccupied with other things," one’s energy really is limited, Gong Qiying pinched his temple, watching Gapar’s battle closely.

He is likely a T1-level combat force in this world, observation is necessary.

Fran Fort.

Gapar somehow used a technique that allowed him to stand above the swamp without a hint of filth.

The frenzied Gollums surrounded him, with several Gollum Elders casting magic, already a very dangerous situation.

Just seeing him able to avoid the cesspools made Gong Qiying regard this person as a formidable enemy.

Sword Saint! My poison pool is so spectacular, why do you avoid it?

Just as the magic from the Gollum Elders was about to fly towards him and the raging Gollums were about to swarm in, Gapar moved.

He drew his sword, which unlike the commonly used Straight Swords, was thin and long, like a normal Straight Sword stretched out - at a glance, it could be mistaken for a Tachi, but both edges were sharpened.

Gapar stepped forward, and a circular energy field with him at the center rapidly expanded, instantly enveloping all the Monsters present.

An ordinary Longsword swung out, and the closest Gollum immediately had its head severed, while the other Monsters had already pounced to his front, with no room to dodge at that distance!

Something miraculous happened next, in the blink of an eye, every Monster enveloped by the circle showed a Slashing mark.

The locations of the Slashes were random, some lost arms, some legs, some were cleaved vertically, even the magic from the Gollum Elder was sliced by a sword stroke, dissipating in the air.

Dozens of Monsters went down in an instant, the Sword Saint had completed a group annihilation.

Tiny droplets of water emerged from the sword blade to wash away the stained blood, Gapar neatly and efficiently shook the weapon dry, sheathed it, and then continued to walk forward.

"Is your sword named after the rain in the village or what," Gong Qiying quipped.

It’s unclear whether that "Circle" is a Combat Skill, Magic, or a Unique Talent, but it looks pretty strong, the effect seems to cover all living beings within the circle with Slashes?

I couldn’t tell that the Sword Saint’s Martial Art was particularly intricate, only pure mechanisms and values.

Gapar kept walking forward, encountering Monsters with a single swift cut, and if the number of Monsters attacking him exceeded double digits then he would activate the "Circle", clearing his way unhindered.

Gong Qiying preemptively dropped the Soul-sucking Ghost down, and as soon as the two encountered each other, they engaged in intense combat.

Gapar used four moves to slay the Soul-sucking Ghost.

"Good, not all one-hit defeats,"

Gong Qiying gradually raised the Level of the Monsters he sent out, starting from D-level, capping at C+, alternating non-humanoid and humanoid without giving the other side a chance to rest.

One could obviously see that Gapar was more dominant against humanoid enemies, he could even wield a Longsword like the Bounce Back technique, regular Molten Furnace Knights were powerless before him.

Indeed unworthy of the Bounce Back, Molten Furnace.

However, when he replaced the Molten Furnace Knight with other same-level but not so Bounce Back weak humanoid enemies, Gapar often fought dozens of rounds, moving his muscles before he could win.

It seems the Sword Saint, although strong, isn’t to the ridiculous level of brainless strength.

As for non-humanoid Monsters, he always had to chop here and there, finally finding a weakness before bursting into one decisive move.

Regardless of whether the non-humanoid Monsters attacked fiercely or sluggishly, he would confront them, using the sword to block the entire way, the seemingly easily breakable Longsword unbelievably blocked the huge beast’s claws, his skill was indeed astonishing.

This also revealed one of his... should it be called a quirk or a feature, it seems he can’t be bothered to dodge Monster attacks.

Even his evasions were minor sidesteps, never seen him taking actions like rolling which are bigger dodges.

Is it because these Monsters’ powers are insufficient for him to dodge? Or is he the kind of man in Japanese manga who vows not to avoid attacks?

It shouldn’t be like that, he dodged the throws from the Soul-sucking Ghost.

But he can’t be bothered with the Gollums’ attacks, even able to pull them off while washing his head, the Monsters’ sharp teeth and claws only left white marks on his body.

Case solved, he is depending on his sturdy body to withstand those weak attacks.

Indeed, Gapar’s Martial Art is also strong, with both values and techniques, could there be no way to beat him?

Gapar continued walking forward, he doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to get through, rather, he is slowly licking the map.

Monsters were cleared in batches, this didn’t bother Gong Qiying much, as the spiritual power Gapar scattered during his battles was enough to cover the cost of the Monsters.

What made Gong Qiying uncomfortable was that up till now Gapar still had an expressionless face, as if everything in the Dungeon couldn’t pique his interest.

This undoubtedly was the ultimate insult to the designer of the Dungeon.

"No matter what, I must make this guy’s expression change,"

He watched for a while and noticed that after Gapar slew the Monsters, he would always painstakingly clean his sword blade, clearly a sword lover.

Gong Qiying tapped on [Available Monster], then regarding the Crystal Ball, he made the same action as Commander Ikari, with a serious expression.

And so, Jia Pael suddenly encountered a group of monsters that he had never seen before after walking for a while.

They looked like a swarm of bugs, but each one was bigger than a human, with two long antennae like feathers.

[Rust Monster]

This is a type of monster that lives off the heat emitted when metal oxidizes, and the rusting process is accelerated when weapons strike them.

The antennae of the rust monsters can significantly hasten the rusting speed, which is a big problem for melee professions.

Of course, rust monsters are not native monsters here; local adventurers know nothing about them.

As for the Sain Dungeon, which specializes in producing new demons never seen before, Jia Pael had heard about it, so he was no longer surprised.

"New blood for you to enjoy," Jia Pael said as he caressed the slender blade of his sword, looking at it like a comrade in arms.

Though he wished to become a Magician, he still had a great fondness for weapons that had accompanied him in battle.

This longsword was also a fine piece among his many weapon collections. It had no enchantments, but it could clean away blood stains on its own, which was really convenient.

He liked it a lot.

Watching the rust monsters swarm toward him, Jia Pael once again performed the "Circle," striking with his sword!

The so-called Circle, in his own words, is called "Cutting Domain," his Unique Talent by birthright.

It could be considered a special kind of Space Magic, where under the influence of the Cutting Domain, when Jia Pael strikes with his sword, a second of time lag will see the strike landing on all monsters within the domain.

It is the same as slashing at everyone with the sword simultaneously; this is a physical attack.

"Puchi!"

One of the rust monsters was bisected, and a second later, all the rust monsters were slain.

We all know that rusting begins at the moment a weapon comes into contact with the body of a rust monster, and the more times it contacts, the rusting gets worse.

What if the weapon simultaneously contacts a group of rust monsters?

The rust monsters clattered to the ground in heaps, and Jia Pael, satisfied with his masterpiece, was about to shake off the blood from his sword.

Eh, why does it feel so light in my hand?

Looking down, he saw only a wooden hilt left in his hand.

The blade had vanished!

Jia Pael had crashed.

He stood there like a motionless statue, staring blankly at the hilt for a long, long time, even as a group of Gollums approached him without eliciting any response.

By the time he finally realized what had happened, his face visibly turned red, a temperature rise.

My sword...

Jia Pael showed a dejected expression, finally shedding his emotionless facade.

This is the expression I wanted to see! Gong Qiying was thoroughly satisfied, feeling reinvigorated even in his withered body.

The spiritual power emanating from the Sword Saint surged, rivaling the death of several adventurers, and it continued rising rapidly.

The Gollums circled him, squawking hoarsely, but amid the strong aura, none of them dared approach.

Suddenly, Jia Pael glared at the Gollums, which startled them, for his hair had been aroused in anger, like an old lion provoked to wrath.

"I, I..."

He crushed a Gollum’s head with a slap, no longer able to maintain his previously indifferent demeanor, and roared:

"I’ll blast you all!"

And so, Gong Qiying saw the enraged Sword Saint suddenly transform into the Boxing King, pounding away with his fists as big as sandbags.

In a fit of rage, he didn’t care about muck anymore, stomping into the swamp and using his fists to honor his weapon!

Strange, why is the venom of the swamp ineffective against him?

Monsters rushed at him as if commanded, and Jia Pael fought on with increased vigor, anger driving him to no longer dodge attacks, a fist for every monster.

The consequence of not dodging was that his body started to show wounds; it turned out he could be breached after all.

However, among the monsters were some that accumulated abnormal effects; whether poison, freeze, burn, or anything else, were all ineffective against him.

"Immune to abnormal statuses?"

Gong Qiying had just bent down to look for other monsters to throw at him for a test, but when he raised his head again, he suddenly noticed—

Hey, why is Jia Pael lying on the ground?

On closer inspection, his body had sprouted something like black thorns, surrounded by various insects.

That familiar effect, isn’t it curse death?

Next to Jia Pael’s body, several Curse Frogs happily flicked their tongues.

Even Gong Qiying was stunned.

How could such a distinguished Sword Saint die like this?

Could it be that although he was immune to abnormal statuses, he...

Was not immune to curse death, an abnormal status not existing in the native world?

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