Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 305 - 234 Crystal Elder Loves Marathon

Chapter 305: Chapter 234 Crystal Elder Loves Marathon

"The boss on this level, the , is especially good at running away, and the arena is particularly large, making it difficult to catch up under normal circumstances."

"Even if you manage to catch up with great difficulty, before you can hit it a couple of times, it will escape again, requiring you to repeat the chase process endlessly."

"When the boss’s damage accumulates to a certain extent, it will manipulate the monsters on the ceiling to perform magical bombardment on the ground. So far, no one has been able to withstand it."

Luluwo shook her head and said, "Even I can’t make it through, let alone others."

You sure sound confident. Turci admitted that the other party was very capable in terms of strategy, but...

"What’s with the much easier path you mentioned on the left?" Her face darkened. "The combat intensity here is way too high!"

While being chased by numerous monsters, cautiously avoiding them, falling into the traps of the Fog Hidden Nobles... Whenever she encountered danger, she thought of Luluwo.

Wanting to kill this guy who gave her false information!

"But you guys know magic, right? Using the Invisibility Technique or something, wouldn’t that work?" Luluwo said while warming up, "Overall, the difficulty here is definitely lower for you. I always analyze the situation before giving out information."

Turci opened her mouth but couldn’t argue back; the Invisibility Technique here was like a wheelchair, but a very high-threshold wheelchair to use.

She could foresee how profitable selling Invisibility scrolls would be once the Lake Lienia area became popular.

"By the way, did you say that Steeran also came in, and went to the right?" Luluwo suddenly asked.

"Yes," Turci looked at her, "What’s the matter?"

"Then let’s rest here for a while and wait for them."

Luluwo called everyone to rest on the spot and then explained, "Both the left and right paths ultimately connect to the boss’s arena. Normally, you would end up in the boss’s arena no matter which path, but today I found a shortcut that not only leads directly to the arena’s main gate but also connects both the left and right paths."

"What’s the difference?" Roger asked, "Can we explore the other paths in reverse?"

"No, it’s the positioning." Luluwo smiled mysteriously, "Our positioning is crucial when triggering the boss battle."

"Entering through the main gate will give us the upper hand."

During the waiting time, everyone began to chat casually, exchanging the information they knew.

The outcome was clear; everything Turci and her group knew, Luluwo also knew, and she knew it in even more detail.

"As a return favor to old customers, I’ll tell you some information for free." She sipped her hot water, "The scenes on both sides are almost the same, the only differences are the monsters and the mechanisms. You’ve seen the portrait of the Moon Princess, right?"

Everyone nodded, and she continued:

"The portrait hanging in the same position on the right side is of the Full Moon Queen, presumably the mother of the Moon Princess. How’s that for interesting news?"

"..."

Everyone was speechless. Mainly because they had no idea how "big" these two seemingly significant figures were, there was no reason to get excited.

Luluwo pouted, feeling a bit bored.

They waited for a long time, but the elves did not arrive. She finally couldn’t sit still and stood up, dusting off her clothes, "Let’s go, let’s go. If we don’t start the fight soon, we’ll miss dinner."

She used a uniquely shaped key to open the heavy stone door and passed through the narrow, long tunnel, coming to an open space.

In front was an identical tunnel, connecting with the right branch, and beside it was a door engraved with incomprehensible badges. Pushing this door would lead to the boss arena of the .

When Luluwo placed her hand on the door, she finally started to explain:

"Entering from here places us behind the boss. If we’re quick, we can seize the opportunity to slash it a few times. Entering from the left or right will have us attacked by the enemy first, and the distance is super far."

So that’s what taking the initiative meant.

Counting Turci and her team, the number of adventurers here reached twenty-five, and none were small fries. With such a force, they should be able to take down the , right?

The door slowly opened, and when it was just big enough for a person to pass through, Luluwo dashed inside like a residual shadow.

The others followed in quickly, seemingly well-versed in this procedure; some even had a numb expression.

"Ah?"

Turci also hurried in, wanting to see the famous that had stalled so many adventurers. She had just stepped through the door when she suddenly heard Luluwo’s surprised exclamation.

Did something unexpected happen?

When she saw the situation inside, she finally understood why the other party had exclaimed.

Normally, entering from the door, you would see the about twenty meters ahead with its back to the adventurers. Quick-footed people could rush up and give it a hard slash.

But whether due to some protection mechanism or not, like some producer in Aincrad, it had activated a blood lock, making it impossible to be insta-killed. If the damage it received was too high, it would... become like this.

She saw the floating suspending in the air, forming a Magic Ball with Crystal Magic in its hands, while densely packed laser insects on the ceiling were charging their lasers, seemingly about to bombard the ground in the next second!

Encountering the second stage as soon as they entered???

She hurriedly looked at Luluwo, who was pointing to the other side of the vast arena.

There, a group of elves stood out conspicuously, it was Steeran’s group.

How come these guys are already fighting the boss!

"It shouldn’t be. I clearly left an envoy demon on the right side. It should have reported to me as soon as they were discovered." Luluwo couldn’t figure it out, but the current situation didn’t allow her much time to think. She quickly shouted:

"Find a spot that isn’t covered by shadows and stand in it!"

A spot not covered by shadows?

Both Steeran and Turci immediately looked around. The entire area was enveloped by the shadows cast by the laser insects on the ceiling, but indeed, beneath the layers of shadows, there were still some brighter gaps where one or two people could stand.

And there were quite a few of such gaps, just not easily noticed without a reminder.

"You can avoid the first wave of attacks there!"

Everyone rushed to find the gaps, but it was still a step too late. The Crystal Elder had already begun gathering power before they arrived!

Just as Turci pulled Roger into a gap, lasers fell from the sky like a storm!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

It was only then that she understood why standing in the gaps could avoid the lasers.

The laser insects hung from the ceiling, there were inevitable collisions and compressions between them, creating gaps where lasers couldn’t hit!

The explosions caused by the lasers were small, so there was no need to worry about being affected while standing in the gaps.

In the continuous bombardment, those who couldn’t dodge were immediately sent back to the entrance to accompany Roger, while Luluwo used amplification magic to shout loudly:

"Prepare the Bubble Shield!"

Turci was stunned, feeling that the name of this magic was somewhat familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before.

The magicians among the surviving adventurers chanted spells under the raining lasers, and soon, a large elastic bubble appeared around each person, looking just like a magic shield, and filled with a seafood scent.

I remember now, this is the magic of the Mermaid Clan! It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a rare thing!

She recalled that the [Bubble Shield] also belonged to the category of defense magic, but its effect was rather peculiar. Its defense performance against attacks was not high — in Gong Qiying’s words, the damage reduction rate was very low — but it had a strange effect: automatic repair.

Before the total magic power was exhausted or it encountered an overly strong attack, this shield, like a slippery soap bubble, could automatically repair damages of less than one-tenth its own area at least twice, and it had a slight deflection effect against ranged attacks. It could be said to sacrifice damage reduction for prolonged duration.

In most cases, it was never used in actual combat, but.

It was useful against the random lasers after a round of laser insects’ volley!

Luluwo discovered a pattern: most lasers would prioritize locking onto the adventurers’ heads, aiming for headshots. The head, being a smaller target compared to the body, was naturally more difficult to hit.

Although the laser insects had high accuracy, adventurers would jump around, and with the slight deflection effect brought by the Bubble Shield, it was enough to protect the adventurers!

As for those lasers not aimed at the head, they could only rely on the Bubble Shield’s ordinary damage reduction rate and their physical endurance.

Being able to fend off lethal injuries was already a remarkable achievement; there could be no greater luxury.

By the way, she had also discovered the Mermaid Clan’s [Bubble Shield] magic by chance in the Lake District; she never thought it could be used against the Crystal Elder, which was indeed a pleasant surprise.

It also conformed to her previous summary of the rule of "using Dungeon items to deal with the Dungeon."

The Crystal Elder conjured a magic ball in the air that released scattered crystals, then descended to the ground. The adventurers, who had been watching intently, quickly charged forward.

But before they could reach him, the Crystal Elder shrank and instantly disappeared, reappearing at the edge with the fewest adventurers in a blink of an eye.

People had to chase him again, but any magic, arrows, and other ranged attacks aimed at the Crystal Elder were intercepted by the highly accurate lasers. Slowdown magic was also ineffective on him.

This should be considered the second stage of the Crystal Elder, but apart from the random lasers and crystals, there was no significant change from the first stage; as long as they followed the plan...

Just as Turci was thinking this, she suddenly saw the Bubble Shields on everyone break in succession, once again being chased frantically by lasers.

This... the duration is too short?

No, it’s the laser attack frequency that’s too high, causing the shields to be quickly consumed.

The magicians needed to replenish the shields for everyone. Once or twice was fine, but after multiple times, problems inevitably arose.

The laser’s firing rate would increase continuously, requiring the magicians to maintain casting magic while moving at high speed, which demanded a certain level of physical quality, and magic power reserves were also an issue. These lasers even prioritized attacking those drinking potions!

Soon, Turci understood what Luluwo meant by the "numbers" problem.

They needed more people to challenge the Crystal Elder together to maintain the magic cycle!

The key to the strategy was the cycle!

As long as they could match the speed of Bubble Shield casting with the breaking speed, taking down the Crystal Elder would only be a matter of time.

At the same time, Luluwo appeared beside her and said:

"Got it? We can’t win this time, let’s go recruit some comrades together!"

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