Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 183 - 165: The Shortest Shortcut is the Long Way Around_2

Chapter 183: Chapter 165: The Shortest Shortcut is the Long Way Around_2

[The "Mysterious Hooded Man" Sun Warrior has left]

Not long after, indeed, a few adventurers returned to the Fire Transmission Ceremony. They were taken aback by the unconscious Luluwo.

Luluwo rushed into the Teleportation Gate less than two minutes apart from these people, naturally landing in the same world.

Fortunately, Leon rescued her from the Lion Ape, and these kind-hearted adventurers also successfully escorted her out.

After this lesson, she should become more restrained, living and exploring the Dungeon steadily, right?

Not so.

Bed City, bell tower.

"Captain, I’ve brought food, Mila’s cooking today," Berto knocked on the door of a small room inside the bell tower, but got no response; helplessly, he said: "Still unwilling to come out, huh? Then I’ll just leave the food at the door, remember to eat."

He placed the tray with food on a stool and moved the stool to the side of the door, so that Luluwo could see it when she opened the door without knocking the food over.

"Today’s dish is your favorite bean stewed lamb, without onions and garlic, and there’s also roasted whole pig ribs and chocolate milkshake," Berto said in a coaxing tone.

There seemed to be some movement inside the door, but soon it went quiet again.

Berto sighed and walked away, giving Mila and Asam a shake of his head, who were waiting hopefully.

Luluwo had locked herself in her room for three days now.

Ever since she fainted and left the Sain Dungeon that night, she had become like this, and everyone was unclear about what had happened.

The Captain’s state was not normal; she might have been cursed in the Dungeon!

They managed to bring in a Priest, but the Holy Light Healing known for soothing spirits could only temporarily suppress Luluwo’s Horror, which would recur within an hour.

Eventually, Luluwo even developed a tolerance to Holy Light Healing, with her Horror State recurring more and more frequently, leaving the Priest helpless.

What to do? They couldn’t just stand by and watch the Captain become incapacitated.

Neither Berto, Mila, nor Asam had the same strength as Luluwo; there was a chasm-like gap between them.

They were all picked up by the Captain at the lowest point in their lives, and this kindness made them stick with Luluwo through thick and thin.

With the absence of Luluwo’s prowess, the New Strategy Group’s exploration plans were postponed indefinitely.

The information they shared was mostly very useful; over time, New Strategy Group’s reputation was on the rise, but this was of no use with Luluwo’s abnormal state.

Moreover, the New Strategy Group’s newly growing popularity was immediately overshadowed by the Strategy Group.

Because Leon and his team had successfully defeated the Death Ritual Bird in these days.

Although rumors had it that Sword Saint Gapar helped them, a win was a win, they achieved the first clears of the tomb area.

The New Strategy Group was utterly defeated, and their only chance to rally back focused on the Forest Area and Fran Fort.

But... whether it was the Fran Undead Team or that Golden Lion in the forest, were they really conquerable by mere humans?

The Death Ritual Bird had a weakening mechanism, while the other two, so far, had no such known mechanism and might require a normal fight.

That made it even less likely to succeed.

Even if they managed to defeat the Fran Undead Team, the public might not recognize them as the first to clear Fran Fort, mainly because most of the information about this area came from an adventurer named Dal.

He entered Fran Fort as easily as if he were returning home, and these days he was organizing people to enter the tomb area, searching for an item called Wolf Knight’s painting fragments.

At this point, the New Strategy Group no longer cared about the competition with the Strategy Group. It was a match they couldn’t win; now they just wanted their Captain to recover quickly.

Berto looked anxiously at the bell, wondering why that person hadn’t arrived yet.

"Dong dong."

A knock on the door sounded, and he hurried to open it, only to see a blonde handsome man standing at the door with a pompadour haircut and spirited eyes.

Isn’t that Leon!

Why was he here?

"Hello, I hope I’m not late." Leon offered a warm smile.

"Please, come in, come in," Berto hurriedly stepped aside.

He had invited Leon over because when reviewing the Guild’s reports, he found information on Lion Ape and Horror State, which mentioned something called Horror Dispelling Powder could remove the Horror State.

However, the report didn’t specify where to acquire the Horror Dispelling Powder.

So he had no choice but to visit the provider of this information—Leon.

Not long ago, they were still competitors, and Berto had to muster up all his courage to go looking for Leon. Even if he got punched again, it didn’t matter, as long as he could cure the captain.

But the actual meeting turned out to be beyond his expectations.

Leon warmly received him and promised to personally come over to solve Luluwo’s problem another day.

But for some reason, Berto always felt that Leon’s gaze was shifty when looking at them, as if he felt guilty about something.

Strange, we haven’t really met before, so why does it seem like his eyes are shifty as if he has beaten us up before, and more than once at that.

Mila brought tea over with a nervous look. As soon as she saw Leon, she inexplicably felt fear.

"There’s no need for that, I’m in a rush to take care of business."

Leon walked up to Luluwo’s door, knocked on it, but there was no response.

"I’m very sorry, our captain, she..."

"I understand this feeling; I’ve been mired in it before."

Leon waved his hand and passed an oil paper wrapped package to Berto.

"Is this the Horror Dispelling Powder?" Berto looked at the packet of powder, his hands trembling with excitement.

Leon nodded, standing at the door, speaking to Luluwo:

"I’ve brought the antidote. No matter what terrifying illusions you’ve seen, just taking this will dispel them all."

There was no movement inside, and he continued to say:

"I’ve heard about your exploits. Your exploration is both quick and good, much faster than us. Even I have felt the pressure, and this is a first for me."

"You’ve already done very well."

Berto looked at Leon dumbfounded, was the other party comforting them?

To actually comfort one’s own competitor, how could this be, how could it be...

At this moment, he felt deeply ashamed, ashamed that his own side had used such a despicable strategy to obstruct a righteous person like Leon.

However, mere words couldn’t move Luluwo now; she was still immersed in fear.

Leon paused for a moment, then said:

"When I was immersed in fear, a shopkeeper enlightened me. He not only banished my fear but also showed me the direction for the future."

"He really is a kind and wise man. I think he can also offer you some help, after hearing about your situation."

"After he heard it, he asked me to bring you a message, saying..."

Leon showed a smile.

"The shortest path is the scenic route."

Not long after, Leon left.

Luluwo’s door remained closed; perhaps she was too ashamed to face him?

Berto was discussing with his companions whether they should break down the door and forcibly administer the Horror Dispelling Powder to the captain when, at that moment,

With a creaking sound, the door opened, with half of Luluwo’s pale face visible from behind the crack.

"Captain!"

Berto was overjoyed, and Luluwo grabbed the Horror Dispelling Powder and stuffed it into her mouth, coughing uncontrollably for a while.

"Cough, cough, I, cough..."

Mila quickly brought over tea to help her smooth her throat.

"Phew..."

The clear tea cascaded down the corner of her mouth non-stop; Luluwo wiped it off, her eyes regaining clarity.

"Captain, how do you feel?" Berto asked cautiously.

Luluwo didn’t answer his question, but with complex emotions flickering in her eyes, she said:

"I want to go to Sain Dungeon, right now."

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