Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 155 - 146 Don’t Underestimate Dynamic Difficulty!

Chapter 155: Chapter 146 Don’t Underestimate Dynamic Difficulty!

Despite having a worthwhile goal to pursue for the first time, and reliable companions for the first time, why has everything turned out this way?

Dal looked at his two gray wolves circling around Leon and others, his face twisted with jealousy.

I was here first...

For some reason, Leon had a knack for teasing animals; with just a few touches, he had the wolves happily circling him and wagging their tails, yearning for the blessing of his visible large hands.

Dal looked at his own hands, recalling the subtle expressions of the wolves each time he touched them—uncomfortable and wanting to leave but not wanting to make him upset.

The incoming sadness almost turned him into an Animated Corpse.

Right now, he was wondering, why did he decide to move together with them in the first place?

Originally, Dal planned to venture into the Sain Dungeon first to test the waters with the two companions—he didn’t plan to go too deep. By the way, these people had discussed last night and named the meat pigeon level in the grave area the "Abyss Reincarnation."

Well, it sounds overly dramatic, but Leon likes it.

After encountering the Strategy Group at the Teleportation Gate, he received a warm invitation. Since he usually can’t refuse others, before he knew it, he had already followed the group into the Dungeon.

A single inward decision led to his lifelong companions being "stolen away."

"Be careful up ahead, there will be surprises,"

Right before entering the Grave Plain, Maru turned back and told him.

Surprises? What things could Sain Dungeon possibly have that can still scare me?

Dal thought he had thoroughly understood the traps and the behavior of Monsters in Sain Dungeon and that nothing here could scare him anymore!

What could be scarier than the shithole of Fran Fort?

"Pop, pop, pop—"

When he saw hundreds of archers summoned by a giant, pulling their bowstrings in unison, both he and his wolves exploded with fur on end.

We’re going to die, we’re going to die, how can we possibly dodge this? Getting shot by so many arrows would surely be deadly, wouldn’t it?

"Hehe," Maru was very satisfied with Dal’s reaction; she laughed so hard that her petite body shook, her stomach almost hurting.

Recently, a new trend has emerged around the Sain Dungeon; that is to bring friends to places where one has been tricked before, letting friends also experience the feel of being ensnared.

Watching others suffer is a classic episode that must be savored in the Dungeon.

"Maru, stop teasing him," Leon sighed helplessly, pulling Dal quickly behind a row of gravestones.

Arrows fell like a storm on the gravestones; everyone seemed to hear the collision of arrows with the stones. Even hiding behind, they couldn’t be careless—since gravestones could be damaged by arrows, they might collapse after being shot three or four times.

Moreover, arrows could still leak through gaps between the gravestones, making those close to the edge feel quite terrified, with their spiritual power rising sharply.

The shooting lasted for several seconds, but it felt as if years had passed. The moment it stopped, they hurried to the next row of gravestones to take shelter.

But the path to the next row was far, and no matter how they calculated, they were bound to experience a volley of arrows mid-way, the only method being to split in two, head for two smaller gravestones, and slowly move towards the longer row.

Dal had just recovered, admitting that he was frightened.

The two gray wolves appeared even more terrified; it took quite a while to calm them.

Sain Dungeon truly is terrifying—this was Dal’s genuine thought now. Every time he thought he fully grasped a particular area, something new would pop out and proverbially slap his face.

But then again... being slapped in the face didn’t feel too bad.

He wasn’t a masochist; he just felt that such a spirited Sain Dungeon was full of life, not dying a stagnant death like most dungeons, having vitality meant there was a future, and he hoped it would continue to improve.

"Too slow,"

At that moment, it seemed Gapar reached his limit of patience.

In Dal’s astonished gaze, he stood up, swung his sword, and the fierce wind pressure blew away the incoming arrows. In the next second, he was charging at the giant.

He really found it suffocating to follow the others in hiding here and there, and he couldn’t bear it himself.

The last time, in order to protect everyone in the arrow rain, Gapar swung his sword widely to form a protective net, resulting in slow advancement.

Now, without the burdens, he could accelerate through the arrow rain, sprinting while sweeping away the arrows with his sword.

"Wow, teacher is so cool," Leon had just poked his head out from behind a gravestone, only to blink back as the rain of arrows struck again.

Luckily, the giant was quickly slain by Gapar; however, this time no light points dropped.

For elite units like giants, only the first killing by the same person would yield a reward; other times, only souls for levelling up would drop.

Gapar swung his sword several times towards the direction where the giant had dissipated, as if whipping a corpse.

Dal watched his back, his eyes filled with envy; when could he become that strong himself? If he could have the strength of a Sword Saint, he would surely take in those survivors from the city of Val.

Having triumphantly cleared the giants and archers, the group encountered the Soul-sucking Ghost again as they approached the Meat Pigeon level.

Seeing an old enemy made Dal and his wolves howl and pounce.

The Soul-sucking Ghost, which had once frightened him and he couldn’t defeat, he could now fight against and even dominate—a result not only of the Undead Team’s special training but also because he had consciously been accumulating soul points to level up. Even though it wasn’t much, it was significant progress for him.

Sain Dungeon was improving, so were adventurers; everyone had a bright future.

After dealing with the Soul-sucking Ghost, the group arrived at the Teleportation Treasure Box, deciding this time to enter together since strength lay in numbers.

Unfortunately, they didn’t realize that Meat Pigeon now had dynamic difficulty.

Upon entering, it was the familiar tombstones, but an unexpected situation arose.

Dal’s wolves didn’t come in!

He wanted to go out and check the situation, but unfortunately, he couldn’t find a way out; it seemed that only death could take him back to the starting point.

"Rest assured, they’re so smart, they won’t have any problems," Leon comforted him while simultaneously instructing him on how to use the tombstones.

Dal, somewhat unfamiliar, offered his humanity; this experience was still quite novel to him.

On the way, he listened to everyone educating him on the origins of the tombstones; everyone unanimously believed this place was where the Tomb King’s forces countered the Abyss, and they were to help those who served the Tomb King fight against the Abyss.

For him, as long as it involved fighting the Abyss, it didn’t matter who he helped. Every time he thought of the Fran Undead Team being corrupted and driven mad by the Abyss, he deeply empathized, wishing he could annihilate the Abyss into pieces.

One day he would grow strong enough to kill the scumbag who mastered the Abyss!

Here at the tombstones, offering humanity always led to the blessing of the Tomb King. Dal looked for a long time but couldn’t find a suitable blessing for himself.

He drew "Tomb King’s Sword Envoy." The effect of this blessing was indeed powerful, but the cost was too high; he was not arrogant enough to think he would never be hit by a monster.

The other two were called "Bone Revival" and "Multiplication." The former allowed bones within a hundred meters radius centered on himself to regenerate quickly, while the latter caused his and his companions’ bones to multiply and deform.

No matter how you look at it, these two would be more suitable for a Necromancer, right? What normal person would want to multiply their bones!

In the end, he chose "Bone Revival," which seemed a bit useful.

Leon informed everyone that "blessings and items obtained in the Abyss Reincarnation can be exchanged after coming out," so even if the blessings weren’t very useful, people still considered them carefully, just in case they might be useful in the outside world.

The Sword Saint stood silent in front of the tombstone for a long time. The blessings that appeared before him this time were...

"Tomb King’s Sword Envoy," "Hell’s Sword," and "Hard Bone."

His eyelids twitched imperceptibly, and he finally resolutely chose—

"Hard Bone."

He would never again choose any blessing with negative effects, never again!

Damn that Crimson Corruption, damn those Corruption Favored!

Leon looked somewhat disappointed; he didn’t encounter the blessing he had been longing for and just randomly picked one.

Once everyone had finished choosing and officially entered the first stage, they still had to pass a test composed entirely of skeleton monsters.

As soon as the battle started, upon encountering the skeleton monsters, everyone noticed something was wrong.

"Clang!"

Dal’s sword struck a skeleton monster and actually bounced off!

"It’s so hard!" Everyone encountered a similar situation, and only Gapar could slash through the skeleton monsters.

A skeleton warrior clad in armor punched Tal, and even though it was just an ordinary punch, it made him feel threatened and he retreated frantically.

"Boom!"

The skeleton warrior hit the ground, immediately creating a hole the size of a fist.

Tal’s eyes nearly popped out, was this an exaggeration?

These skeleton monsters had all received epic enhancements, and they had to exert full strength to kill just one, while only Gapar could handle them with ease.

"Leave it to me," Gapar confidently smiled. "Youngsters, you’re still not strong enough."

Even if the skeletons had enhanced, as long as he increased the power of his sword, he could still effortlessly slay them, still unbeatable!

This was normal because due to "Strong and Weak Balance," these skeletons were enhanced to the limit based on the strongest member of the team, Gapar. Now, it was the ultimate form of the skeletons, and naturally, others found it difficult to cope.

But—

"Teacher, behind you!"

Leon suddenly shouted because those skeletons which Gapar had cut into pieces stood up again! Their shattered bones were visibly regenerating!

Why could they still recover from injuries? That was too unfair.

Gapar turned to face the resurrected skeletons, but just after killing one wave, the previous batch revived again, making these hundred-plus skeleton monsters feel endlessly numerous.

"Hisss..."

Dal suddenly gasped; as he watched the skeletons fall and revive, he remembered the blessing he chose "Bone Revival."

Could it be... was it caused by his own blessing? Could this thing even affect monsters?

Who would consider monsters when choosing blessings!

Sain Dungeon, why would you design it like this!

At this moment, his released spiritual power reached its peak, and since he had shared the information about his blessing with his companions, they too caught on.

They looked at Dal with some strange looks in their eyes.

Not long after, everyone except Gapar, upon returning to the starting point, unanimously said:

"Make sure to read the effects carefully before choosing a blessing!"

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