Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 378 - 277: Please Keep the Flame Alive in the Darkness_2

Chapter 378: Chapter 277: Please Keep the Flame Alive in the Darkness_2

"Hmm." Elsa nodded and suddenly said, "Thank you."

If this were an RPG game, the prompt [Character "Gus" temporarily joined the team!] would probably appear.

Tami always felt that the girl carrying the greatsword was very mysterious. Her personality seemed a bit erratic, always able to do unexpected things, making it hard to predict her actions by common sense.

However, certain details revealed that she wasn’t completely oblivious to social conventions; she merely skipped the troublesome parts.

During their interactions, Tami often encountered Elsa doing seemingly inexplicable yet reasonable things upon closer inspection.

Ordinary people might find it exhausting to associate with Elsa, but Tami didn’t mind, as his leader, Luluwo, was also a troublesome person.

"Do you remember where your companions went?"

Elsa shook her head, then added, "I can feel it."

"Then I’ll follow you." Tami’s words caused Elsa to look troubled.

Through their conversation, Tami learned that Elsa had decided to enter the Dungeon on a whim with some mercenaries, but she didn’t mention why.

Their descent route differed from Tami’s; they followed an alternative path discovered by the Light Eagle Group, entirely avoiding the paths that most people were exploring, so they hadn’t yet discovered the presence of the three Corpse Warlocks and the bonfire.

Tami wanted to comment sarcastically; logically, this should be classified information about the Light Eagle Group’s victory, but Elsa just casually mentioned it. Did she trust him too much?

Judging by the girl’s demeanor, she indeed seemed easily trusting. Wouldn’t she get kidnapped?

"A bit dizzy..."

Tami suddenly furrowed his brows; he knew some simple spells, like the Light Technique, which provided illumination in the darkness.

But the magical light’s effect in this dark area was inferior to a torch; although the luminosity increased, it couldn’t dispel the dark [mechanism].

The mechanism of the Lower Level of Casas Underground Cemetery was— the longer one stays in the darkness, the easier it is to spawn negative emotions. Once these emotions reach a certain level, a person would generate strange thoughts, perform incomprehensible actions, or even develop eccentricities.

This mechanism is also documented in the "Dark Dungeon."

The only thing that can counteract the darkness is a torch, a flame blazing attached to its handle, not a fire ignited out of thin air or the Light Technique.

Tami immediately recognized the mechanism here because a small path in the Great Tomb had the exact same mechanism; this place was just a magnified version!

However, he had searched for a long time without finding materials to make a torch, so he braced himself and entered, prepared to run out as fast as possible if any mishap occurred.

But after walking for nearly half an hour, soaked in the darkness for a full half hour, he finally felt discomfort for the first time.

"Could it be... my spiritual power, strengthened after Fire Injection, can resist the dark?"

Relaxing significantly after discovering this, he turned his head to see Elsa staring at him with a tense expression.

Why so nervous? He wouldn’t—

Elsa’s image suddenly twisted into Tami’s biggest fear.

"Ah!" Tami screamed.

In a blink of an eye, Elsa reverted to her original self, and she was startled by his unexpected scream.

"Are you okay?" Elsa looked at him worriedly, afraid he might run away.

"I’m fine, I’m fine..." Tami wiped the sweat off his forehead, guessing that his vision of the earlier "illusion" was due to the dark magic cast by the Monster, as Elsa had mentioned.

It’s a type of magic affecting the spirit, making the caster appear as the target’s worst fear.

However, those with strong spiritual power can resist this effect, like Tami, whose spiritual power was strengthened by Fire Injection.

As time passed in the darkness, his spiritual power eroded, so Elsa gradually appeared differently in his eyes.

Now it was just a momentary deformation, but if more time passed, it would probably...

Suddenly, Tami slapped his face, forcing himself to stay alert, thinking:

It’s just a change in appearance; she’s not going to harm me. I don’t need to be afraid!

Originally, he chased after her to comfort Elsa. If he ran away out of fear, wouldn’t it make her even more depressed?

That would be repaying kindness with enmity!

Elsa seemed to notice something but said nothing, yet she voluntarily distanced herself from Tami.

Tami stubbornly moved closer, and no matter how she tried, she couldn’t shake him off, sticking like gum.

Don’t underestimate me; I won’t be scared!

Elsa pursed her lips but felt more at ease during their conversation.

In the darkness, bizarre Monsters continually attacked. Without a torch, the Monsters were more dangerous, but the Hero’s greatsword brought immense security.

Sometimes, Tami relied on experience to guess where ambushes and traps might be, and Elsa completely followed his arrangements, obediently doing whatever he instructed, tireless and dedicated.

Like a puppet without its own thoughts, Tami kept frowning after noticing this.

But whether it was an illusion or not, as their familiarity and emotional bond grew, the greatsword seemed to become sharper, more powerful.

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