Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 182 - 165: The Shortest Shortcut is the Long Way Around

Chapter 182: Chapter 165: The Shortest Shortcut is the Long Way Around

To be honest, when Leon encountered Luluwo again, he was bewildered.

This was already the fourth time, right?

Today, he had only invaded four times in order to test the intrusion mechanism, so why did he keep running into this guy each time?

He always felt like an invisible hand was manipulating his life.

Leon looked at Luluwo lying on the ground, her body twitching continuously, even foaming at the mouth, quite like a dying crab.

Where had the elegant Black Bat gone, turning into something that looked comedically female, making it hard to lay a hand on it.

Upon noticing Leon’s appearance, the Lion Ape stopped its movements. It looked over—or rather, held its head in a circle, eyes rushing towards the other party.

Invaders and Monsters are not enemies, at least not initially.

In the Sain Dungeon, both invaders and Monsters can cause harm to each other, and if an invader attacks a Monster, the latter would become agitated, like the world’s owner using a giant tree seed; Monsters would switch their focus and attack the invader.

Up to now, Leon and the Lion Ape still maintained a kind of "partnership."

"Yo ho."

Leon chuckled upon seeing the Lion Ape, twirling the Ring Seal Knight’s Straight Sword in his hand and whistling carelessly.

This frivolous act was something Leon could have never done before, but after putting on the mask, he felt strangely liberated.

Perhaps hiding his true face also hid... no, buried his embarrassment.

"Pat!"

A stone hit the Lion Ape who felt utterly confused, not understanding why this little humanoid would throw stones at it.

But when it saw Leon giving it the middle finger, it understood.

"┗|｀O′|┛ Awoo~~"

The Lion Ape roared, today only one could stand!

"Great, finally found a chance for revenge."

The [Horror] effect of the Lion Ape had embarrassed him a lot before, and even though Leon had killed a Lion Ape once after that, he still felt unsatisfied.

Next time he wanted to kill it again, Sain Dungeon had changed, and he never found the Lion Ape again.

Meeting here now must be fate’s arrangement.

Leon whistled again and walked over casually.

The combat process was so simple it barely needs describing: when a past elite Monster faces an adventurer who has improved in both stats and skills, there’s only death awaiting.

"Boom!"

The gigantic body of the Lion Ape crashed down, and even though it was covered with wounds, its body still trembled continuously. If not for its limbs being chopped off, it might still be able to stand.

This sight very much fit the stereotype people have of undead creatures—undying, bizarre, terrifying.

But Leon felt something was off because he couldn’t sense the aura of undead magic from the Lion Ape, which even as a creation of the dungeon should follow some basic laws.

Moreover, after its head fell off, the Lion Ape’s behavior pattern changed drastically, like that of an... insect?

Motivated by a spirit of thorough research, Leon pulled out the Straight Sword with Great Calia, using the Magic Sword Blade as a makeshift large scalpel, dissecting the body of the Lion Ape.

This serious attitude towards knowledge was probably what the New Strategy Group, or rather, Luluwo lacked.

Towards the end, a huge centipede suddenly burst out to attack Leon, predictably cut in half by him.

Yet, after being sliced, the centipede’s life force was extremely tenacious, and Leon had to finely chop it into mush.

"So, it was parasitized by this centipede-like Monster."

Solving the puzzle, Leon felt immensely satisfied.

Is it parasitism or symbiosis between the Lion Ape and the centipede? Monster Scholars would probably be very interested in this. Speaking of which, if such a centipede-type Monster parasitized a human, would they also become as tenaciously alive as the Lion Ape?

He thought about it and decided the Church’s Resurrection Technique was still more practical.

The feeling of being parasitized by insects was too repulsive.

"So next," Leon looked at Luluwo "what should be done with this one?"

Directly dispose of her?

Forget it, taking advantage of others is not nice, and doing so might corrupt him instantly.

"Where are her companions?"

He had waited here for quite a while but no one came, so ultimately he sighed, wrapped Luluwo into a zongzi with his cloak, hoisting her onto his shoulder and headed towards the Fire Transmission Ceremony site.

Leon felt incredibly noble at this moment, being an invader yet still helping the world’s owner. Could his virtue compare to the ancient Sun Warriors?

"She’s heavier than she looks."

"Ah? Why are there so many Monsters on the road, didn’t she clear them?"

"My goodness, why are both the giant and the archers still alive!"

The road from the graveyard area back to the Fire Transmission Ceremony site successfully made Leon mentally label Luluwo as "unprofessional."

Not clearing the monsters, not afraid of getting ambushed while fighting elite Monsters?

Youths nowadays are too impetuous.

He placed Luluwo next to the bonfire, an absolutely safe area. No need to worry about her dying inexplicably in her peaceful sleep, and if her companions died, they could notice her immediately.

"I did well, right?" Leon felt immensely satisfied and then pulled out the Farewell Black Crystal.

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