Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 338 - 252: The Relics of the Hero and the Demon King

Chapter 338: Chapter 252: The Relics of the Hero and the Demon King

Friends who often kill people know.

Dressed in a hood and mask, combined with hurried steps and a wandering look, passersby would immediately label you as "suspicious." Even the carefree elves would doubt you.

After being rejected by the fourth team, Jed and Spa had to remove their hoods and masks, revealing two... ordinary passerby faces.

One had brown hair and the other blonde; their appearances were so common that they would blend in with a crowd unnoticed.

They were practically born to be great assassins.

But their profession was not adventurers, but——

"We are adventurers traveling around. Please let us join your team?" Jed said with a smile to Merca in front of him.

"Want to join the team? Sure, but sign this first." She handed over a support document titled "I fully endorse Vienma’s great magic theory."

After signing, Merca said, "First time in the dungeon? Take this signal flare. Once you arrive at Lake Lienia, you will be randomly teleported. Remember to launch the signal flare, and I will come to find you."

After that, she muttered to herself, "Why do I always have to take on these newbie tasks," while dragging others to sign the support document, leaving Jed and Spa standing there.

"Adventurers here are quite enthusiastic, they really helped us a lot." Jed cheerfully waved the signal flare, "Just for a signature, I haven’t done such a cheap deal before. They are truly kind."

"Such mentality won’t survive on the battlefield." Spa said expressionlessly, "If we need to test, do it quickly. The Sword Saint might depart at any time. We don’t have time to waste."

"Don’t worry, I know what to do. Besides, this dungeon is where our Captain Golka was taken down. Aren’t you curious why? Don’t you want to see the storm dragon and armor from the footage?"

"Not at all, I just want to complete the task the captain gave us."

Indeed, their true identities were mercenaries, members of the Light Eagle Group.

And this time their mission was related to the Sword Saint, but they weren’t meant to fight him, just to transport something.

Jed rolled up his left sleeve. A gleaming armlet hung with a decorated gemstone, clearly not a common item.

He fondly caressed the gemstone, nostalgically murmuring:

"The divine artifact once wielded by the hero who defeated the Demon King, even after countless years and degradation, is still far superior to any craftsman’s forged weapons. I really hate to part with it..."

Spa glanced at him, about to say something, when Merca approached with a group of people and said, "Alright, everyone is here. Let’s depart."

Merca’s service was to help newcomers quickly reach the Academy Gate Town, so they had to take the magic classroom route. Including Jed and Spa, there were exactly ten people.

The only difficulty on this route was finding the transfer token and dealing with the gate-keeping Calia Knight. The token wasn’t a problem; Merca quickly led them to the hidden door, encountering only two waves of doll soldiers. The newcomers didn’t even have a chance to act; the monsters were swiftly dealt with by Merca.

Jed evaluated her combat skills as decent, but doll soldiers were too weak. How could slow-moving puppets be a threat?

He hadn’t seen the doll soldiers rampage, all because Merca killed them too quickly.

And in front of the seal guarded by the Calia Knight Mugram, Merca did something that made everyone gape.

"You, go over there and let him kill you." She picked a rookie adventurer and shoved him forward, speaking quite skillfully, as if she had done this many times.

What is this devilish demand!?

Jed and Spa exchanged a glance, suddenly thinking they should reconsider their previous evaluation of Merca——"kind."

Sending someone to their death without a flinch... such guts!

"Why?" The pushed adventurer exclaimed indignantly.

"Because I can’t beat him, and once he kills someone, he will leave, replaced by a weaker Calia Knight. Only then can I lead you in. Understand?" Merca patted his shoulder, saying, "You’ll be compensated, either gold coins or private lessons from Vienma, your choice."

The adventurer showed a hesitant expression. Jed was eager to step forward but was held back by Spa.

"You want to reveal the armlet’s power in front of everyone?" Spa asked with a stern face.

Jed did intend to do so, but Spa held him firmly. During their struggle, the adventurer had already stepped forward and was instantly executed by Mugram.

"Tch."

Jed looked disappointed; he had a feeling that Mugram was extremely strong, perfect for testing the armlet’s power, but now his chance was ruined.

Next came Merca’s one-on-one time with the Calia Knight. She laid out magic traps, wiped fire grease, gulped down two bottles of battle potions, and fought evenly with the Calia Knight under everyone’s gaze, and then...

"So why are only the two of us left alive?"

Jed stared at the dissipating corpses of adventurers on the ground, glanced at the approaching Calia Knight, and then at Spa.

Spa smirked, "How would I know? You wanted to test, right? Here’s your chance."

They had thought they would surely win seeing the elf’s confident demeanor, but how did the Calia Knight single-handedly annihilate the newcomers and wipe them out?

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