Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 422 - 299: Vonier’s Soul, Reward Settlement

Chapter 422: Chapter 299: Vonier’s Soul, Reward Settlement

"We’re not the first passers?"

This result was beyond Luluwo’s expectations; she thought that they would definitely secure the first pass since they figured out the strategy against the Rust Monster.

It seems they won’t get the Tear-Drop Embryo that comes with being the first passers this time. What a pity.

Even though they wouldn’t have any use for it, it still feels like a loss.

Dice appeared before everyone. It appears to follow the same rule as the Magic Academy, where individual rewards are settled independently based on the points rolled on the dice, and Sain Dungeon also has a system to evaluate each individual’s contribution in battle, with different rewards based on personal performance.

However, there are also rewards that everyone will receive, such as——

[Overlord’s Soul]

[Overlord Vonier’s soul, a malformed soul with power]

[After using it, you can gain many souls, or extract its power through forging]

[Overlord Vonier, who stands on top of numerous corpses, is said to wish to be the last to die]

An old man’s voice suddenly appeared, and the scenery before them changed; they saw an old man sitting on the Fire Transmission Throne, the Ember King Rudes.

After defeating the First Stage Fran Undead Team, people can obtain the [Wolf Blood Soul], then Rudes will appear and ask:

"Shall I forge the soul for you and extract its hidden power?"

Hardly anyone chooses to refuse, unless urgently needing a large amount of souls for leveling up.

Unexpectedly meeting Rudes here, could it be that after defeating a regional boss and obtaining a soul, he will appear?

Speaking of which, why doesn’t the "Biomimetic Tear Drop of the Full Moon Queen" drop a soul?

She thought of many reasons, like the biomimetic tear drop isn’t truly the queen, or maybe the biomimetic tear drop has no soul, concocting numerous theories, even straying into conspiracy theories.

But is it possible that a certain Dungeon Lord simply forgot?

See, the advantage of fragmented storytelling is that adventurers will fill in the gaps with stories of their own, covering up the creators’ oversights.

"I want to forge the soul." Of course, Luluwo wouldn’t choose to use it directly.

After choosing the forging, Rudes presented several options to her.

The items were [Vonier’s Holy Sword], [Vonier’s Bracelet].

The sorceries were [Sorcery: Black Snake], [Sorcery: Vonier’s Death Miasma].

And a passive skill called [Overlord’s Authority], which in this world is typically called a unique talent.

Five rewards, each one so desirable! Luluwo’s eyes lit up at the sight of them.

However, she also knew in her heart that these items and sorceries likely wouldn’t match the power of those unleashed by Overlord Vonier himself; once they were in her hands, they might face subsequent nerfs. Yet, she had a heart set on collecting all items from Sain Dungeon, completing the entire collection!

[Vonier’s Holy Sword] was the one she was most tempted by. Each time they challenged the overlord, they were tormented by the Divine Wrath, so she also wanted to torment others with the Holy Sword’s combat skill, Divine Wrath, following the principle of "do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

[Vonier’s Bracelet] were the three bracelets he wore on his arm, introduced as items that could help the wearer resist erosion from the abyss, with effects that could be stacked, providing the benefit of up to three bracelets simultaneously.

"But I don’t seem to need protection against abyssal erosion, do I?" Luluwo shook her head; currently, Sain Dungeon hasn’t encountered any enemies purely from the abyss, or could Artorias’ Painting World count as one?

Unquestionably, the bracelet was to be passed over.

Sorcery [Black Snake] and [Death Miasma] were the two skills most frequently used by Overlord Vonier in battle; one was a black flame creeping across the ground, able to track enemies, while the other spewed venomous and continuous damaging death miasma.

Still, why specifically prefixed with "Vonier’s" before Death Miasma, to distinguish from something?

The two sorceries were, speaking honestly, quite good, and finally, [Overlord’s Authority] bore a similar effect to [Wolf Blood’s Gift] from the Wolf Blood Soul, suitable for enhancing the adventurer themselves.

But uniquely, [Overlord’s Authority] could improve the user’s resistance to all sorts of negative statuses, as well as increase the user’s compatibility with their summoned undead creatures, even strengthen the undead creatures; the level of enhancement wasn’t low, and every so often, could summon an undead creature prefixed with "Casas."

"This thing... necromancers would fight over it, wouldn’t they?"

After contemplating, Luluwo still couldn’t resist the allure of the Holy Sword and chose Vonier’s Holy Sword.

The heavy Vonier’s Holy Sword was barely in her hand when she couldn’t wait to dash to a corner and unleash the combat skill Divine Wrath.

"BOOM!"

In her excitement, she lost control over the input magic power. In a split second, an enormous shockwave swept through the entire room, sending Elsa and the others, who were still deliberating on their reward choices, flying unprepared.

As for Luluwo, under the circumstances, Divine Wrath with such a wide range and power should have made her cheer with joy, yet she lay there clutching the Holy Sword, appearing utterly exhausted as if her soul was about to drift away.

This was a textbook reaction of being drained of magic power, classic enough to be a textbook example.

Berto quickly climbed up to pour two bottles of Magic Potion down her throat. Once she recovered, her first words were:

"Hehe, Holy Sword, my Holy Sword..."

She smiled gleefully, even though the Divine Wrath she unleashed consumed an enormous amount of magic power, and its direct lethality appeared underwhelming, yet...

Yet it was fun!

"Let’s go invade tomorrow, pick cliffs and suspension bridges, hehe."

Having regained her mischievous nature, Luluwo spoke so.

The others also made their selections. Worth mentioning, Tami and Elsa were the only two who opted for [Overlord’s Authority]; they had no need for enhancing undead summoned creatures, only valuing the skill’s capability to improve resistance to negative statuses.

Thinking it over, this is indeed a good choice. Even someone as formidable as the Sword Saint Gapar couldn’t withstand more than a few rounds under the Curse Frog’s welcome. To explore the Sain Dungeon more comfortably, resistance to negative statuses is indispensable.

Is this the first time that Sain Dungeon has offered a permanent means to increase adventurers’ resistance to negative statuses?

Realizing this, Luluwo understood that Overlord Vonier probably doesn’t have many peaceful days left.

Aside from the Overlord’s soul, what others could receive was entirely dependent on the roll of the dice. The group obtained items including, but not limited to, [Vonier’s Crown], [Vonier’s Rag], [Dull Forging Stone], various sizes of [Experience Candy], monster ashes from this area, and some miscellaneous items.

The quantity was large, and the rarity quite high, bringing a harvest-like joy.

"The rewards have been checked, should we head back to rest, Captain?" Tami stretched his limbs. After days of continuous hard work, even an iron man would be exhausted. He just wants to go back to bed and sleep now.

Elsa also looked at Luluwo, her eyes seeming to ask if she can return to the Light Eagle Group?

"Alright, then let’s go back..." Luluwo hadn’t finished her sentence when something caught the corner of her eye, causing her to swallow back her remaining words.

"Wait a minute, is there another path over there?"

Following her pointing direction, everyone turned to look, only to see that the originally enclosed room’s wall suddenly cracked open, revealing a stairway leading upwards.

No way, a path after defeating Vonier?

Could it be that Vonier isn’t the final boss!?

Everyone was silent for a moment, then showed an excitement that Elsa couldn’t understand.

Yes, excitement. After discovering the newly appeared path, even Tami, who most wanted to go home and rest, became invigorated.

What’s with this group? Will their enthusiasm for exploring new maps never fade?

"Hey, while I don’t know who got the first pass on Overlord Vonier, but I won’t concede on the new area!" Luluwo swung her fist and turned to the group, shouting with a streetwise vibe, "Hey guys, do you have the strength for one more push?"

"Yes!"

"Great, then let’s get going!"

She marched forward with vigorous momentum, and everyone behind her followed with heads held high.

"Splat!"

From somewhere came the sound of a fall, and when Luluwo looked back, she saw her "minions" had already fallen all over, with only Elsa standing helplessly.

She seemed to still not understand why everyone, who was so energetic just a moment ago, suddenly collapsed. It’s too sudden.

"What’s wrong with you guys? Ugh..."

She suddenly also felt too weak to stand, unable to muster any strength.

After beating Vonier and relaxing, their bodies finally couldn’t hold on anymore.

"Captain," Tami said with a woeful expression, "We really want to explore, but we don’t have the strength to walk anymore."

"Ahh..." Luluwo herself couldn’t get up either, sighed and said, "Then let’s just go up and take a look, take a look then go back and rest."

This proposal received unanimous agreement from everyone; since they’re here, how can they not go up for a look?

But everyone couldn’t stand, leading to a strange sight—Elsa carrying the entire Skyrim Strategy Group step by step upwards.

Ultimately, she carried everyone’s weight.

"Captain, what do you think the scenery above will be like?"

"I guess it’ll still resemble a graveyard. The style here is quite like that, and Sain always likes to mess around with underworld stuff."

"I’ll bet you a gold coin the next scene, even if it’s not a graveyard, the style won’t be much different, at least it’ll be dark."

"Hey, hey, I didn’t say I wanted to bet!"

Whether it was the group’s imagination or not, as they climbed higher, the air’s temperature dropped lower, and the light gradually increased.

Luluwo started to worry whether she’d lose the bet.

Elsa suddenly paused her steps, and everyone looked forward, their chatter slowly quieting down.

At the end of the stairs was an opening, bright moonlight mixed with snowflakes blew towards them.

"What a beautiful sky."

This cave’s revealed corner of the scenery was already so beautiful. What if it fully unfolded before them?

Everyone suddenly felt a resurgence of energy, racing to the cave’s entrance, completely ignoring the gradually appearing warning signs on the ground.

"Wow...."

When Tami was the first to rush out, with flurries of snowflakes falling on his body, he saw the most unique scenery of his life.

It was a magnificent city covered in ice and snow.

[Yilushier of the Cold Valley].

At this moment, Elsa checked the warning on the ground, and a line of text appeared before their eyes.

[A Spectacular View Ahead]

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