Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 274 - 214 Hello, Magic Academy, Goodbye, Magic Academy

Chapter 274: Chapter 214 Hello, Magic Academy, Goodbye, Magic Academy

Luminous Stone Swift Magic Gravel, a type of magic that may not be very effective in PvE but can shine in PvP scenarios.

It could be considered an upgraded version of the Luminous Stone Magic Gravel, with a reduced size of the luminous stones, decreased attack power but significantly faster casting speed, widely used to disrupt human movements.

But disrupting actions also relies on skill, which is different from in video games.

People in this world can choose to ignore pain and charge forward to trade blows, and there are some Berserkers who grow fiercer with combat.

Against such enemies, aside from aiming at their weak points to disrupt their actions, one can also opt to switch to heavier firepower.

After all, the goal of disrupting actions is to focus fire and wipe out the adventurers; if you can’t disrupt them, you might as well go for direct focus fire!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

The sound of magic slicing through the air was ceaseless.

Right now, Gapar and his companions were bathed in a storm of bullets and gunfire!

Luminous Stone Swift Magic Gravel fell like raindrops, seemingly endless like the tapping rain outside the window that couldn’t stop even after three days and nights. The magicians seemed to feel no fatigue, incessantly waving their magic wands, releasing dense spells.

"What should we do?" Roger was curled up behind a large pillar, daring not to move an inch. The pillar was barely sufficient for one person to hide behind, and any slight movement could potentially expose his body to the "raindrops" range of attack.

They had just stepped out of the elevator and were immediately under attack. Fortunately, there was a glimmer of hope as there were large pillars nearby suitable for hiding.

But under the assault of the Luminous Stone Swift Magic Gravel, these pillars also would not last much longer. These magicians were truly first-rate when it came to destruction.

"Mr. Hades, can you use Meteor Star again?"

Hades shook his head. How to put it? Casting Meteor Star required certain environmental conditions, the most important of which was a large amount of soil nearby to extract earth elements and condense Meteor Star in the air.

The floors of the Magic Academy were as clean as the boss room of the Aaron Knight, and even the main entrance that hadn’t yet been entered was spotlessly clean. A little bit of the green lawn was not enough to conjure Meteor Star.

Nevertheless, he gestured reassuringly to Roger that he would handle it.

Oh? Leave it to him to handle?

Gapar stopped in his tracks, just as he was about to rush out.

Gapar didn’t know much about the reticent Hades, only that his qualifications were quite old, but he did not hold any significant position in the association and seemed to devote himself to studying magic.

His field of study leaned more towards theory rather than practical combat, so did he have any way to deal with this group of magicians?

Gapar watched Hades with interest, then saw him start to undress.

"Ah?" The Sword Saint showed a rare expression of confusion.

Because he saw Hades change into the Magician’s Robe of Reyalucaria that they had just found and put on his luminous stone mask, he looked exactly like one of the enemy magicians.

He even paid attention to the details and removed his shoes, standing barefoot on the ground, because the magicians here were all barefoot.

Such dedication to cosplaying.

"Hey hey, you’re not thinking of..." Gapar’s mouth twitched, he hadn’t seen such a divine act in a long time.

Hades nodded and walked out from behind the pillar with composure.

This guy was actually planning to blend in? Did he really think others were blind?

But something miraculous happened. When he walked out from behind the pillar dressed like that, the magicians actually stopped their assault!

"Ah?" Roger’s mouth hung open.

Hades approached step by step, and all the magicians focused on this student from the "Kalerros" classroom, without making a move.

He couldn’t really have managed to blend in, could he?

At this moment, Gapar didn’t know what kind of expression to put on his face. He could imagine that if someone asked him for advice on how to get past these magicians in the future and he told the story of Hades, he would definitely receive such an exclamation.

"So that’s how it’s resolved!?"

"Snap!"

A loud explosion suddenly interrupted his train of thought. He peeked out again, only to see Hades scrambling back with his hands over his head, and the angry magicians flinging magic at him one after another.

This was a complete failure!

Hades scrambled back behind the pillar, panting and scratching his head in confusion.

He still didn’t get it?

Gapar wanted to make a sarcastic remark at this moment. If your clumsy role-play actually worked, that would have been the real shocker.

But Hades had his reasons for doing so, because after he put on the luminous stone mask, he could barely see the road ahead, and could only judge by the magic fluctuations emitted by other creatures, so it was natural for him to assume that other luminous stone magicians would also judge friend from foe the same way.

He manipulated his own magic fluctuations to make it very similar to the enemy’s, which should have allowed him to blend in, right?

As it turned out, it worked at first, but not all of the magicians wore masks.

A magician who wasn’t wearing a mask and came over after hearing the commotion discovered Hades and exposed his disguise, leading to the grand failure of this overt infiltration.

"Avadaso—"

The magician who wasn’t wearing a mask had just raised his wand, but before he could cast a spell, he was decapitated by a sword Qi so fast it was invisible, collapsing straight to the ground.

"It would have been better if I had just gone in from the start." Gapar sighed. The sword Qi he unleashed after powering up could barely reach the enemy; he had purely wanted to see what the professors could come up with, which was a waste of time.

He was about to use a Sun Fist and then a Magic Shield to push forward against the attack, but was stopped by Roger.

The latter’s eyes lit up, and he pulled out a shining skull from his backpack.

[Enemy Attraction Skull]!

Great, now they could attract the magicians right into Gapar’s attack range.

The two exchanged glances, and the Sword Saint didn’t try to hide his admiration for his junior, even forgetting the incident of being sent a Fire Dragon mating video.

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After the collective efforts of the group, they finally overcame the difficult challenge.

In summary, a single Magician enemy is not scary, but a group of Magicians can be quite troublesome.

Initially, there were indeed only ten Magicians guarding the gate, but there were also several wandering or hidden enemies nearby.

Once the vanguard Magicians initiated their attack, the commotion they caused was enough to attract these wandering foes, joining forces to hinder the adventurers.

A rough count suggests there would be at least thirty enemies.

Does this count as monster mobbing?

If we consider the standards of Sain Dungeon, then it would indeed be monster mobbing, as it only allows parties of ten for exploration.

But this is Val Underworld; although only Gapar and his companions from the academy are challenging it now, more and more people will flood in here in the future, with the number of challengers possibly reaching hundreds or even thousands at its peak.

Looking at it this way, these Magician enemies are merely a drizzle.

Therefore, the monsters and items in Val Underworld have their own respawn times.

"Boom—"

The heavy gates were slowly pushed open, and soft light penetrated through the cracks, gradually shining upon everyone.

When the scenery inside was fully revealed, everyone held their breath for a moment.

Roger was stunned; he stepped back to survey the academy’s exterior, then stepped forward to look inside, repeating this several times before finally saying:

"How can the inside be so big...?"

The interior of the Magic Academy was incredibly large.

The first thing to catch the eye was the spacious foyer, followed by the staircase leading to the upper levels through the foyer, and behind it, a connected architectural complex that was no smaller than the foyer in size.

Extensions on both sides of the foyer lead to an even larger area, with more corridors, rooms, and other sections forming a complex internal structure.

Just a glance from outside could dazzle someone, and this was only the first floor; heaven knows what the second and third floors, or even higher floors, would look like.

How many days of mental and physical labor would it take for the craftsmen to construct such an enormous building complex?

Moreover, from its appearance, the Magic Academy is indeed large, but it shouldn’t be as massive as it is now—it’s like space itself has folded!

This is highly unscientific, but very magical.

It even feels like the "Power of Imagination" was used—"I think the Magic Academy should be this big, so it became this big."

At that moment, a torn book page floated gently in front of Gapar. Picking it up, he saw it read:

[Regarding the design scheme for the underground construction of the academy and the application for instructors]

The page had scattered notes about instructors wanting to use parts of the underground construction of the academy for experiments. There were no substantial details; it was purely for worldbuilding.

But this was still a huge shock because—

"There’s an underground area to this place as well!?"

What kind of joke is this? The surface structures alone are massive, and there are several more layers underground... Is this designed for The Flash?

Who, as a normal person, could explore this place thoroughly in a single day? In one day, you couldn’t even cover one-tenth of it!

Has Sain Dungeon gone mad?

A large map can bring exploration desires to people, but an overly large map can have the opposite effect, such as dampening the enthusiasm for exploration.

"Shall we go?" For the first time, Gapar spoke with a hesitant tone.

Finding the Teleportation Gate to the outside world in this vast academy is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

He, like everyone else, was overcome with a sense of exhaustion. Adventure demands a balance of relaxation and tension, but now it was far too tense.

Turci sighed deeply, about to concur, when suddenly a Dragon Roar came from the sky!

"What!?"

Roger was the first to run out, and then he saw the familiar Luminous Stone Dragon Smag.

The Luminous Stone Dragon roared furiously in the sky, unleashing its Magic Breath on the Seal in front of the academy gates.

It was attacking the Seal? No, there were also human screams coming from that direction.

It was attacking humans!

The group exchanged glances (except for Hades with his mask), wondering if those being attacked were the ones who had thrown bones into the bonfire.

Since they encountered them here, they would have to properly ask them why they had been following and what their intentions were.

By the way, if they could defeat the Luminous Stone Dragon Smag here, it would also be a good opportunity.

Gapar led everyone through the Seal, the Magic Breath causing the view to blur, and in the midst of the haze, a sword came slashing towards him!

With a "bang," he blocked the sword, but the opponent immediately changed moves and tangled with him, their moves somewhat similar.

Seeing this, Gapar had his answer, and as their swords collided once more, he shouted:

"Leon!"

The other party froze, then called out with surprise:

"Teacher? What are you doing here!"

As the chaos from the Magic Breath cleared, both sides could finally see each other’s team composition.

Leon and every member of his Strategy Group were present, including a Steeran who was shooting arrows with her bow.

How exactly did this group manage to provoke the Luminous Stone Dragon?

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