Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 393 - 284: Skeleton, Drawbridge, Crown

Chapter 393: Chapter 284: Skeleton, Drawbridge, Crown

Elsa’s face showed a hesitant expression, but in that moment of hesitation, the drawbridge broke.

"Waaaah!"

Everyone fell into the endless abyss together!

The entire team was wiped out; originally, some might have been lucky enough to survive.

May there be no hesitance in heaven.

Moments later, near the bonfire by the three corpse warlocks, Sali and his team’s figures reappeared.

Everyone’s face was filled with those four words: "Overwhelmed by fear," perhaps never before in their lives had they seen such a massive scene of monsters.

No one wanted to recall the feeling of falling into the endlessly rolling and writhing sea of skeletons. In contrast, even falling into a cesspit would have been preferable.

As soon as they fell, Elsa was swatted away in mid-air by a giant skeleton the size of a giant. Without protection, Sali and the mercenaries barely resisted for any length of time before being hacked to death, returning to the bonfire.

Counting over and over again, the number of people by the bonfire seemed off. Upon closer inspection, it turned out Elsa was missing.

"As expected of the captain, her strength is really impressive." A mercenary sighed, looking at Sali, crouching by the bonfire in deep thought, and asked, "Vice-Captain, what do we do, should we wait for the captain to return before retreating?"

Retreating at this moment was indeed possible. The scene they had just witnessed was extraordinary, whether it was the sea of skeletons or the abyss-filled cavern, all indicating their extraordinary nature.

Perhaps that place was where the leader was hidden!

Having obtained such explosive news, returning even now would be enough to report back to Eliphas, and perhaps even earn a commendation.

"No, we will go once more." Sali’s eyes sparkled, "Let’s wait here a bit, and once Elsa returns, we’ll set out."

Heading back directly was a good choice, but information from just one scene explained nothing.

To earn the commendation from Captain Eliphas, he needed to explore what was truly hidden inside that cavern!

"Even if the Overlord himself is inside, I’d dare to take a look!"

But they waited, and Elsa still did not return to the bonfire.

"Where on earth did the Captain go? Could it be..."

"Let’s head out." Sali stood up.

"Not waiting for Captain Gus?"

Sali shook his head. Since Elsa had not returned for a long time, she either found a new opportunity or survived the attack. Although he was worried, he was of no help and might as well focus on doing his own thing.

Elsa will definitely be fine, because she is the Hero after all.

Without Elsa, when the mercenaries set out again, they felt a bit uneasy, wary of any monsters that might emerge from the darkness.

Although their own strength was not poor, they had lived too comfortably under Elsa’s protection, such that now they’ve become timid.

Sali saw their behavior and couldn’t help but sigh, thinking he needed to train these guys properly when they returned.

Who knows how much time passed and how many obstacles they had experienced. Relying on previous experiences and memories, they successfully reached the Knights of War’s chamber, and further ahead lay the Skeleton Sea, where they had just sent them for resurrection.

People shuddered, so Sali had the Magician cast Group Excitement Technique, Revitalization Technique, and a series of other spells on them.

"Whoa oh oh!"

The mercenaries immediately roused like they were injected with adrenaline.

Clinging to the stone walls, they traversed the narrow path. The sea of skeletons and Casas Warriors had returned to tranquility, and the drawbridge was inexplicably repaired; everything returned to the way it was.

"Magician, cast all speed-enhancing magic, and the Holy Light attribute shield."

"After jumping, run immediately without a moment’s hesitation. Last time, it took a while for the skeletons to react; there should be a certain response time. We must get to the drawbridge during this time!"

"Follow my command, three, two, one... jump!"

The mercenaries leapt from the cliff in unison, landing into a rolling start, racing madly toward the drawbridge, swearing they had never felt this excited even when chasing enemies on the battlefield.

One second passed, two seconds...

On the thirteenth second, as the mercenaries were about to reach the drawbridge, the skeletons moved!

"Accelerate, accelerate, sprint!"

The person at the very back immediately shouted, the surging sea of skeletons assaulting once more, and this time, as they swarmed onto the drawbridge, everyone was already halfway across!

Sali’s face lit up with joy; they could make it across this time!

"Charge!"

In response to the chant, those running were the burning youth of the mercenaries.

When the last person, due to being too slow, was grabbed by a skeleton, Sali promptly drew his knife and severed the drawbridge’s ropes.

The next moment, the drawbridge collapsed with a bang, a huge slew of skeletons tumbling into the abyss, a scene that brought a thrill and a flood of survival accomplishment, making people spontaneously cheer.

Sali also let out a long breath, a sudden wave of lingering fear rising in his heart.

If he had been a step slower, if they had lacked power, if... they might have been dragged down like that last unlucky fellow.

Currently, the mercenaries standing here, excluding Elsa and those lost on the way, amounted to fifteen, all counted.

Unity is power; the more people, the safer Sali felt.

But within the Sain Dungeon, the number of people probably didn’t make much of a difference, at most providing a sense of security when escaping—just needing to run faster than others would suffice.

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