Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 328 - 247 Ready to Set Off

Chapter 328: Chapter 247 Ready to Set Off

"Give peace to the Undead Team?"

Steeran showed a surprised expression, "Is it finally starting?"

"Starting what?" Gapar asked in return.

"The final crusade, of course. Among all the regions currently appearing in Sain, only the Undead Team hasn’t been defeated yet."

In fact, the boss of the forest region—the Golden Lion also maintains an undefeated legend, but since it neither has a story impressive enough to remember nor particularly striking looks...so its popularity isn’t very high at the moment.

Plus, the Blast Scale Dragon and other dragons often go pick fights with the Golden Lion, even the Big Thief Dragon dares to contest its territory (although it retreats immediately), leading people to believe that the Golden Lion doesn’t have absolute dominance over its area like the Undead Team or Death Ritual Bird, diminishing its prestige.

Therefore, adventurers often don’t treat the Golden Lion as a boss.

But the Golden Lion is still much more popular than the Death Ritual Bird, as the latter is simply too ugly.

"Hmm..."

Steeran suddenly sank into thought while Gapar remained silent, knowing she would voice her thoughts eventually.

Sure enough, Steeran spoke as if talking to herself:

"Last time, after clearing through Sain, it underwent a mutation within days, drastically changing the area layout. So this time, after taking down the Undead Team, will something new appear? Or will there be another huge shift?"

This was something Gapar could not answer because he hadn’t experienced the original version or the first mutation of Sain Dungeon.

However, to change again...

Change is good, Gapar believed. He was tired of the scenery around the Magic Academy and would welcome some new areas.

"I hope a few interesting maps appear by the time I get back," he said with a smile.

"What on earth are you going to do?" Steeran asked curiously, thinking that if it took him so long to leave, maybe it wasn’t that crucial.

Gapar patted his sword and after a moment said:

"To protect the peace of the world."

"Huh?"

Steeran didn’t understand what he meant, but there was no time to ask, as Gapar was already waving his hand and departing.

"Honestly."

She puffed her cheeks out angrily, like a big squirrel.

"Do old people all love riddles?"

She watched Gapar leave, her gaze drifting to the scenery outside the window.

The Academy Gate Town was getting busier by the day; the crowds were almost rivaling Bed City’s commercial street, leading to situations where adventurers couldn’t even find a place to sleep.

Multicolored tents adorned the town beautifully, and wherever you sat you could hear people fervently discussing information about Lake Lienia.

"I...found a spring that can produce Experience Candy. Just throw a monster in, and you can speed up its appearance time. A slight interruption will make the candy disappear. Want to partner up and try it out?"

"Want to explore the dungeon together? Our team still needs a healer."

"Hey, which theory do you think is better, the elves’ or the professors’? I support the professors."

"I think the elves’ theory is pretty good too."

Hearing these exchanges, Steeran’s expression became complicated, and after a while, she covered her forehead and sighed.

Then she picked up a...newspaper? from the rubbish used for the fire.

Bed Weekly, a newspaper launched by the local news agency dedicated to reporting news.

A few months ago, this publication was almost lifeless, as there were hardly any big news events around Bed City, and it had to stretch small, trivial stories to fill an issue.

But now, that situation had drastically changed.

Since the mutation of Sain Dungeon, Bed Weekly had been reshaped like Sain.

All kinds of information about this dungeon came out one after another, quickly crowding out the original content. Now, even an entire weekly issue couldn’t fit all the content from that week, and they had to keep adding pages until reaching the acceptable cost limit for the newspaper.

And recently, this paper had been dominated by the Elf Clan and Magic Professors.

The reasons behind this were...ideological conflicts.

The professors from the Magic Association, represented by Seth, believed that magic grew stronger through constant development, while the elves, led by Vienma, firmly supported the "older the stronger" theory and natural magic. These two theories naturally clashed.

Seth’s focus was "magic should adapt to people," meaning that even the same spell should be modified and adjusted based on the magician’s own condition to find the most suitable casting method, even at the cost of magic power, duration, or effect.

Vienma’s focus was "people should adapt to magic," holding that if a magician struggles with a spell, they should switch to a more suitable one, without compromising the spell’s power just to forcefully cast an unsuitable one.

At first glance, her theory seemed weak, but it was supported by evidence.

In this world not only history but also a large amount of ancient magic is lost. All research on ancient magic showed that the power and effects of those eras’ spells were stronger than today’s!

It’s said that the earliest magic was a blessing from the Magic God, known as "Primordial Magic," each representing the pinnacle of its domain. Today’s various magics had all evolved from the Primordial ones and have been altered to suit spellcasters, inevitably getting weakened.

Within the Elf Clan, there exists a form of ancient magic close to the primordial, and everyone who comes into contact with it turns to worship the belief that the older, the stronger.

Bringing the topic back, when Vienma was a professor at the Magic Association, she always had conflicts with Seth. This time, their encounter at Lake Lienia made an outbreak of their conflict inevitable.

The two sides adopted a rather childish method of competition—whoever’s theory gains the most supporters wins!

Thus, around the newly emerged Magic Academy, the not-so-young professors and former professors began various activities.

Lectures, magic demonstrations, and even throwing money around, lots and lots of money!

As for why they centered around the Magic Academy, it’s because both sides believed the "ancient" magic emerging there matched their theories. Seth deemed the various branches of Luminous Stone Magic—Luminous Stone Magic Gravel, Luminous Stone Swift Magic Gravel, Luminous Stone Curved Arc, and such—aligned with his reform theory, while Vienma believed no other magic was more naturally fitting than Luminous Stone Magic, which originated from the stars.

This competition, which seemed like a farce to Steeran, began the moment the academy was cleared and has now evolved into both sides offering free training in their magic to their supporters. If you supported her/his theory, you’d get guidance, making it look like a charitable venture.

Because of this commotion, Sain Dungeon gained new traffic. The conflict between magic professors was big news, and some seekers who wanted guidance from such esteemed figures traveled great distances to come here.

Steeran found it absurd but then realized she wasn’t the one spending money and felt at ease.

"Aunt can do as she likes, let her cause a fuss. Being cooped up in the forest all day, it’s good to come out and breathe." she thought.

As for herself...

She flipped through the newspaper, which in the back, listed recruitment notices for adventurer teams, stating the required professions and the maps or monsters they were to tackle.

"Under Lake Lienia, Calia Fortress."

"Great Tomb, Call Ship and Sub-human Swordsmen."

"Forest area, hunting Fire Dragon..."

As Steeran read, her mind became muddled, and she realized she’d been thinking about the Fran Undead Team all along.

With a Sword Saint present, she felt sure that everything would go smoothly, and she didn’t want to miss such an epic opportunity. Once the Sword Saint left, it would be difficult to assemble a strong enough team to challenge the Undead Team.

"I should go find Dal and see if he can get me in."

With this thought, Steeran eagerly left her house, planning to visit Dal’s farm.

However, Dal and his elite Undead Team members were still at Lake Lienia.

At this moment, they were battling the Crystal Elder.

"Awooo—!"

The laser insects fired lasers at extremely high frequencies downward, while figures riding giant wolves weaved among them. Without using Bubble Shields, they dodged solely relying on their speed.

This was training.

Dal was among them, but he didn’t rely on a wolf’s power, only using his legs for dodging. Looking closely, it was evident he hadn’t even activated his Wolf Blood.

The other Fran Guards, however, were all in Wolf Blood Activation mode, which allowed them to match Dal’s level.

Last time at the bonfire check, Dal had reached an astonishing level of 57. Considering he was below level 40 upon first appearance and just a regular Silver Level, he could now apply for Gold Level advancement at the guild.

Activating his Wolf Blood would significantly enhance his physical attributes post-Burst Seed, temporarily boosting his level, potentially reaching 70!

In comparison, this surpassed Leon, who was around level 60.

"This level still isn’t enough."

Nimbly avoiding a laser, Dal frowned.

Although their current enemy was the Crystal Elder, he constantly envisioned them as the Fran Undead Team.

The attack speed of the laser insects surpassed the initial speed of the Undead Team, but once the battle reached ten minutes and the Undead Team got serious, their speed would exceed that of the laser insects.

The Fran Guards riding the giant wolves were the most elite in the current team—Wesker, Klan, and six others—all above level 35, undoubtedly Silver Level strength.

They needed to activate Wolf Blood to dodge the laser insects, implying they could hold their own for a while against the Undead Team, but to fight them required mutual support among multiple team members.

If given more time, allowing them to exceed level 40 with the power of the bonfires, their chances might improve. However...

Gapar was leaving soon, so time was limited, and they had to charge in regardless.

Can we really defeat the Undead Team at our current level?

Dal took a deep breath, casting those negative thoughts aside, focusing sharply on the Crystal Elder.

As the enemy’s flickering figure became clear, he activated his Wolf Blood, leaping high and slashing down like a merciless wolf.

The already critically wounded Crystal Elder, clinging to life, finally fell, ending its pitiful training partner life.

The chief’s body gradually dissipated in the background. Dal glanced at his student card, where the first star fully illuminated, signifying he had learned [Basic Attack Magic], a spell from Mentor Flillian, which he had seldom used until now.

"Everyone must rest well today; we depart tomorrow."

Gripping his Fran Greatsword tightly, he felt a surge of nervous excitement.

It had been a long time since he last saw the Fran Undead Team.

This time, let’s make them witness my growth.

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