Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 149 - 140 The Tomb King’s Blessing

Chapter 149: Chapter 140 The Tomb King’s Blessing

"Boss, what did you choose?"

Maru looked at the three blessings that appeared in front of her, feeling indecisive, and turned to Leon for advice.

But Leon... he didn’t say anything, silently shaking his head.

His expression looked somewhat unnatural, caught in a state where he seemed to want to laugh but couldn’t, wanted to be serious but couldn’t hold it, wanting to rebuke himself for making a mistake yet feeling that he hadn’t done anything wrong.

God knows why a person’s face can display so many emotions.

In the end, Maru chose the blessing called [Miasma Fog], which allows her to leave a black fog in her original position when dodging; she was confident that she would not be poisoned to death.

Tal chose a blessing named [Rolling Wheel], which greatly increased the impact force and damage when he rolled himself into a ball.

It seemed that the blessings everyone could receive might have duplicates.

Drew was silent for a long time in front of the gravestone, as he found that the options that came up for him seemed to be of no use.

[Parting Gift: After death, your body, through the blessing of Tomb King, will continue to move for a few seconds before exploding]

[Death Ode: After death, your companions will rise up because of your demise]

[Death Prisoner: After death, creates a Bone Prison to trap the creature that killed you]

Am I destined to die today...?

Drew felt like he was going to have a heart attack out of frustration and finally chose Death Ode.

After everyone had chosen their blessings, the gravestone would no longer react to anything, and at the same time, the Teleportation Treasure Box at the end of the room was unlocked.

"Does this mean we have to go through the teleportation trap to reach the next area?"

Leon was pondering the reason behind this design. The gravestone had mentioned that the space-time in this area was disordered, so there was no other path and only teleportation through the treasure box was possible?

Quality speculation!

Gapar suddenly slashed out with a sword, and a crack instantly opened on the wall. Behind the crack was an abyss of immeasurable depth.

He picked up a stone and threw it over; there was no sound of it hitting the ground for a long time, as if the stone had disappeared without a trace after being thrown into the darkness.

"Teacher!" Leon rushed over, afraid something unusual might happen, but thankfully nothing did.

"I thought there would be a hidden pathway," Gapar shook his head, "I’ve been hearing you talk about hidden doors that appear with just one slash."

Along the way, the Strategy Group indeed kept exchanging information about the Sain Dungeon, both minor and major, and shared everything.

In fact, this information was already clear to all; it was just for the sake of telling Gapar, after all, one couldn’t just say to someone, "Old fellow, your views are outdated, come see how the new era’s dungeons are conquered!"

If they spoke to the Sword Saint in that way, it would almost seem a bit too forward, although Gapar probably wouldn’t mind and would just find the kid quite spirited.

"That thing..." Leon felt it necessary to explain a bit to the teacher later; hidden doors are not found just anywhere.

Gapar seemed to see through Leon’s thoughts and said, "I’m just looking for an excuse to practice. Do you really think I don’t understand?"

Looking at him like this, it’s hard to say whether he really understands or not.

The Teleportation Treasure Box was opened again, and this time the group was teleported to a room that looked exactly the same as before, but this time, there were monsters in the room.

The biggest thing these monsters had in common was that they were all skeletons!

Whether it was attached to the wheels, dressed in ragged cloth wielding a sickle, or wearing armor and holding a Great Sword... although the equipment was different, they were all skeletons.

At a glance, there were more than a hundred of them!

A fierce battle ensued instantly.

Have you ever seen the scene of dozens of Skeleton Warriors leaping high at the same time to perform a [Power Slash Hua Mountain] against you?

The Strategy Group witnessed it now and could only say that it was quite a spectacle.

Everyone hastened to dodge, and Drew once again cast his Magic Barrier that was sure to shatter every time it came into play to cover everyone, but Gapar voluntarily stepped out of the barrier.

He stood still on the spot, gripping the sword hilt tightly without drawing it, and closed his eyes under the monsters’ onslaught as if he fell into a peaceful sleep.

Though he hadn’t drawn his sword yet, his sharp aura was already manifesting, with the sword momentum soaring to the skies.

He had received the knowledge about the "sword" from the dead, Tomb King’s blessing was indeed miraculous, even the Sword Saint could make a breakthrough, and he now felt he could cut through anything.

This feeling was truly enchanting, even though touching it meant certain death.

The monsters automatically avoided Gapar and launched attacks on the others who seemed easier to squash, and several rolling Wheel Skeletons charged towards the Magic Barrier.

Someone had witnessed these kinds of monsters running rampant in the Sain Dungeon before; their impact strength was outrageously strong, completely unreasonable, and if it hit the Magic Barrier, it would probably shatter again!

"I’ll do it!"

Tal volunteered, sitting down hard on the ground, tucking his sturdy, rugged body into a spherical shape.

This was a pure combat stance!

"Kick me!" he shouted, and Leon hesitated just a moment before delivering a powerful kick!

The talent [Rolling Wheel] was triggered, and Tal rolled faster and faster, colliding head-on with the Wheel Skeletons!

Bones and skeleton pieces lay scattered all over the ground as the Wheel Skeletons lost in the clash against Tal!

But where was Tal himself? Why couldn’t they see him?

"Help, I’m stuck!"

The impact force became so strong that he couldn’t brake, and his entire upper body was wedged into the wall.

If he had moved even a step further, he would probably have ended up just like that little stone.

"It’s a bit too much to watch..." Maru turned her head away.

Tal’s current state could roughly be summed up as:

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"We’ll rescue you in a bit!" Maru shouted, joining forces with the rest to deal with the monsters.

In the midst of a fight for his life, Leon frequently reached behind him, as if trying to pull out something, but managed to hold back.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to throw that thing, but a question lingered in his mind: can skeleton monsters even be poisoned?

Probably not.

"Drew," he gestured to Drew, who got the message and cast a few low-tier Slow Techniques at a group of monsters, just slowing them down for a few seconds.

But this also put the monsters in a negative state!

Leon’s spirits were instantly lifted, feeling as if he had unlimited strength, he grasped his sword and charged in, unleashing his unparalleled prowess.

By the time the group had vanquished approximately half of the Monsters, displaying signs of exhaustion, Gapar finally made his move and efficiently disposed of the remaining Monsters.

[You have successfully passed the trial set by the servants of the Tomb King, now it is time to face the true Abyss]

This time, they gained another Humanity, could it be that defeating the Monsters in the room grants them a Humanity each time?

A vast altar appeared out of thin air in the large room, which, upon approaching, would prompt if one wished to offer Humanity in exchange for a blessing.

Strange, wasn’t it supposed to be a tombstone?

But what followed was the familiar process, offering up Humanity and choosing from one of three blessings.

"Huh?"

When the three blessings appeared before him, Leon voiced his confusion.

Each blessing had an icon displayed at the end.

When choosing a blessing for the first time, the background color of all blessings was pitch-black, with white text and the icon at the end were cramped skull heads, seemingly representing the Tomb King?

But when choosing a blessing the second time, other icons appeared.

[Sunlight Protection: Receive the blessing from the Sun, bolstering your physique, and reducing the damage taken]

[Skeleton Jump: Gain a jumping ability akin to that of a Skeleton Warrior]

[Negative Harvest: When enemies fall into a negative state, your spirit and combat effectiveness will be invigorated]

The last two were Tomb King icons, but the first one was distinctly different, with a background of shining gold; Leon was quite familiar with the icon at the end.

It was the Sun Badge!

Could this be a blessing from Gwyn?

So it turns out there are blessings from Tomb King Nite here as well.

And the last blessing was exactly the same as the one he had chosen before, why was there a blessing with the same content? Could it be a glitch?

No, no, there must be a deeper meaning behind the Sain Dungeon presenting such a thing, I just haven’t realized it yet.

Unconsciously, Leon had convinced himself.

Caught between choosing Sunlight Protection and Negative Harvest, on one hand, he had a fondness for everything related to Gwyn, on the other hand, he was genuinely curious about the effects of choosing the same blessing twice.

After much hesitation, he secretly apologised to the Sun and chose Negative Harvest.

[The blessing from the Tomb King has been strengthened]

Original blessings could be enhanced with repeated choices!

How miraculous, could this be a new mechanism derived from the Sain Dungeon? Unheard of, no other Dungeon in history has ever exhibited anything similar.

You, Sain, really surprise me.

This time, Gapar’s blessing received was [Hell’s Sword], which bluntly speaking, allowed his Slashing to ignore enemy defense and inflict true damage, in exchange for a greatly increased rate of accumulating abnormal statuses.

The stronger the blessing, the more likely it carries various negative effects, I wonder why that is.

Once everyone had exchanged their blessings, choosing the next room became a challenge.

Because there were three Treasure Boxes in front of them.

Three!?

How should they choose? It was certain, no matter their choice, most likely, they’d regret not choosing the other boxes.

On any ordinary day, they might split into two groups out of a desire to satisfy their curiosity.

After all, they weren’t obliged to clear the Dungeon in a single life; each exploration was in preparation for the eventual success, the more they knew, the better.

Of course, curiosity prevailed, as adventurers are indeed a breed who’d muster the courage to stealthily observe a giant dragon mating with a wild rabbit out of sheer curiosity.

But Gapar was here, so it was better to follow his advice.

"I’ll take this one,"

Gapar chose the leftmost Treasure Box, and just as everyone was about to follow him, he gestured for them to stop.

"Make your own choice, blindly following me is not a good idea."

"But Teacher..."

"Go on, I can see your brimming curiosity," Gapar said with a smile, the very picture of a kind and understanding elderly gentleman, "Choose your own path, I too wish to explore alone."

No, that’s not what I meant...

Leon thought to himself that he had hoped to cling onto the coattails of the esteemed elder.

But with things as they were, how could he utter such words?

"Split up?"

"Split!"

After the decision, Leon and Drew chose the middle Treasure Box, while Tal and Maru chose the remaining one.

"If those Bards who specialize in singing Horror ballads saw us, they’d say splitting up was as good as seeking death," Maru joked.

Tal spread his hands and said, "Exploring the unknown is precisely what adventurers should do."

Besides, their strength was not inconsiderable; even if they split up, each could stand in for a Bronze-level team.

There was no need to worry; they wouldn’t die so easily.

The Teleportation Treasure Box was opened, Leon closed his eyes, waiting for the arrival of the next scene.

But, the next scene was slow to arrive.

[You travel through the chaos of time and space, catching a glimpse of a fragment of time:]

[In a space oozing with wet slime, you saw a black giant dragon, voraciously devouring the darkness on the ground, but it was unclear how it felt about this food]

[It noticed you, the madness in its eyes flashing briefly, the giant dragon identifies itself as Midir, the remnants of its sanity extend an invitation to you]

["Care for a bite?"]

[Choice One: Accept the invitation, devour the darkness heartily]

[Choice Two: Politely refuse, and leave the area]

[Choice Three: Kick Midir and say, "Please stop eating trash"]

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