Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 437 - 307: Guide to the Path of Living Sacrifice

Chapter 437: Chapter 307: Guide to the Path of Living Sacrifice

The head of the family and the eldest lady both ran away from home, leaving the entire family’s operations to Leon’s stepmother?

What kind of magical twist is this?

"Boss, could it be that you went too far last time?" Maru referred to when Leon returned home, that was really quite a big deal.

Leon looked strange, beating up his dad and sister in public did seem rather excessive, but considering his personal experiences, it was nothing at all, it might even feel satisfying.

So he felt he did nothing wrong! He didn’t disappoint a certain shop manager named Madar’s guidance!

But...

"What exactly do they want to do?"

He pinched his brows in frustration, the stepmother mentioned in her letter that his father Tepi and sister Megan did not run away from home on the same day, but one after the other, neither mentioned what they were going to do, presumably their destinations were different.

Surely they can’t be going out to find an opportunity to become stronger and then find a chance to beat me back for beating them?

Wait, judging by dad’s personality, he might actually do that!

Thinking of this, Leon felt very conflicted, but in the end, the dominant emotion was actually excitement.

Oh, is the second round of the father-son battle about to begin?

As for sister Megan, he didn’t take her seriously at all, as she had been indulging in pleasure for years and her strength had long been lacking, she would need a pile of experience candy to keep up with Leon.

Aside from the news of his father and sister running away from home, his stepmother also mentioned that the current family affairs were forcing her to work through the night every day, she was almost worn out.

So she submitted to Leon, hoping this young master would come back to manage the family business.

"Boss, are you really going back? Didn’t we agree to form an adventuring team for life?"

"I’m not going back."

What would he go back for, to be busy dealing with family affairs until his father finishes training and comes back to beat him?

By the way, our family was already relying on old wealth, where did all these affairs come from? Got it, stepmother must have conspired with dad to lure me into slackening off my training!

Just kidding.

Leon was definitely not going back, he threw the letter to Maru and said, "Write a reply for me, anyway, I’m not going back."

"Me?" Maru exclaimed, "I didn’t go to school, boss, I can’t write!"

Leon was stunned, it was the first time he heard Maru say she couldn’t write, "Then how do you read?"

"Because of magic!"

Magic is indeed a wonderful thing, but is there a "reading magic" without a "writing magic"?

Leon finally understood, no wonder every time they’re organizing strategy intel, Maru always sneaks off to play.

"It’s alright, you’re still young." He looked at Maru, and when the latter turned to escape, he grabbed her collar, laughing and saying:

"This time, you write the strategy, I’ll teach you how to write."

Not long after, the strategy group’s intel on the Path of Living Sacrifice was freshly released.

People were surprised that Sain Dungeon could still have an area suitable for newbie training at such a time, it felt like a late patch update.

After many people’s field testing, the Path of Living Sacrifice and the subsequent Punishment Forest were confirmed to be suitable for newbie training.

The tools produced there seemed to mix characteristics from various regions, Fran Fort’s Detoxification Purple Moss Ball, Casas Underground Tomb’s Forging Stone, etc., many tools could even interact with other regions.

For example, with [Bieheim’s Obeck’s Notebook], you can skip crossing Lake Lienia to learn [Soul Arrow] and [Secret Agent] directly.

The advantage is that newbies don’t have to fight Calia Knights to get a way to learn magic, but the downside is that you can only learn these two kinds of magic, if you want to learn others you still have to find a Tutor Hat.

The strategy group marked the location of the two most value-filled weapons, [Mercenary Dual Blades] and [Exile’s Greatsword], but warned people that the exiles wielding the Golden Chicken Leg were very strong, direct confrontation was quite dangerous.

But this intel had issues.

People followed strategy-marked spots to find the Mercenary Dual Blades, only to discover that the location actually held [Paired Mountain Bandit Short Knives].

Although this weapon is also nice, people were still more interested in the hyped Mercenary Dual Blades in the strategy.

Later, people found the Mercenary Dual Blades behind the Black Knight...

Never mind, better to forget about this weapon, adventurers are a very carefree profession.

The exile’s intel also had some inaccuracies, as people encountered them and found the Holy Exile was holding not a Molten Iron Hammer, but a large club.

Then people discovered, the two exiles’ weaponry and strength adjusted according to the challenger’s strength, the weapons have three cup sizes: small cup, medium cup, and large cup, but regardless of how they change, they could still use strong power to block adventurers from advancing further.

Compared to them, the Crystal Elder is not considered difficult. Speaking of which, isn’t the Black Knight outside the strongest presence in this area?

The last adventurer who tried to lure the Undead Team into fighting Overlord Vonier resorted to old tricks, trying to guide the Exile to attack the Black Knight, resulting in a gruesome scene of three people chasing him down.

An unusual phenomenon occurred when adventurers wanted to test their strength against the Exile, to see who could make the Exile bring out larger weapons.

It’s quite impressive that they came up with this style of play.

If you toss a combat power detector into the mix, the adventurers might just go crazy.

The Strategy Group’s guide indeed contains a lot of valuable tips, however, people often exclaimed when they received the magic-copied original:

"Who wrote this? The handwriting is really ugly."

It’s because Maru’s handwriting is too ugly that many people turned to purchase other versions of the guide, leading to a decrease in future income for the Strategy Group.

By the way, Leon did this on purpose to motivate Maru to improve her handwriting.

The impact caused by the appearance of the Path of Living Sacrifice is obvious; after a week of heated discussion, those who had quit the area started to return.

Most of these adventurers chose to continue exploring the dungeon after the appearance of the Path of Living Sacrifice, having gone back to their hometowns to grow potatoes when Sain first mutated, changing from the Newbie Dungeon to the Underworld Dungeon.

Later on, Sain’s peculiar items became increasingly common, and every moment news spread about people striking it rich from Sain Dungeon’s products, which made those who had quit very envious.

However, their skills were lacking, and although they could collect ingredients in the gourmet region, currently the food prices there are stabilizing, having dropped a lot compared to the beginning. Working there could earn some money but wouldn’t make them rich instantly.

People always long for overnight wealth, and coincidentally, the pig farming strategy of the Path of Living Sacrifice aligns with their thoughts, thus attracting them back to the area.

"I must make a name for myself here; I never want to go back to the countryside again!"

"Take a chance, potatoes turn into pearls! As long as I can get money, I’m willing to drink up Fran Fort."

"I mined some ultra-rare Purple Blood Crystal! Haha, I’m going to get rich!"

"Fool, what’s most valuable now are various Forging Stones and attribute treasure balls. Purple Blood Crystal? It’s been outdated for hundreds of years."

People flocking to the area are increasing in number, and Gong Qiying, after repeatedly upgrading Eagle Capital Dungeon’s access, successfully increased the number of Teleportation Gates to three to cope with the growing crowd.

This is only the first week, and it’s unclear how many more will be attracted, but it’s worth the anticipation.

While the information related to the Path of Living Sacrifice was fermenting among the public, the most advanced adventurers were not idle; many adventurers with some fame were influenced by this recent trend and came to Sain.

What trend is that?

With the Royal City’s nobles popularizing the "Sain style," the ordinary people below were also affected by this trend, imitating the actions of the nobles by purchasing things related to Sain. For a time, even the price of a Green Flower Grass soared several times, making adventurers reluctant to consume it once acquired.

The reason Sain style became so popular is inseparable from Princess Selene hosting several Sain-themed banquets and tea parties, with Minister Oro tacitly approving this practice, since it doesn’t do any harm anyway.

There is no shortage of those chasing trends in any place; when the Royal City starts trending something, surrounding cities soon appear with imitators, who then radiate their influence outward.

So adventurers with various motives rushed to Sain Dungeon, seeking fame, fortune, strength, and others.

Including the Gold Level Hasavi Team.

This highly elite, three-person team was initially uninterested in the dungeon, as they specialized in adventuring on the surface world.

Adventurers can be divided into three categories: one specializing in dungeons, one only adventuring outside, and one that does both.

Recently, under the lead of their captain "Flash" Fingerley, Hasavi Team had just vanquished a subspecies of Earth Dragon, cutting off its most beautiful scales to hand over to the noble client in the Royal City, earning a reward ample enough for lavish spending over the next several years, and incidentally delivered a message to Leon.

They planned to take a proper rest, only to then hear about the reputation of Sain Dungeon, and subsequently, they tried challenging Overlord Vonier following Leon’s guide.

The deep darkness and the glowing Holy Sword left a profound impression on everyone, followed by the enjoyably scenic views of Yilushier in Cold Valley.

Fingerley immediately asserted that this was top-tier dungeon material, seeing Yilushier as comparable to any legendary landscapes he’s witnessed, such as the Lost Kingdom, Ancient Ruins, Fairy Sea, and more during his adventures.

The intense interest made him eager to enter Yilushier, but lacking a Little Puppet, he was naturally blocked outside.

So he had to visit other places first.

Within just a few days, they witnessed the Ember King Undead Team consuming everything, the Death Ritual Bird soaring in the dark night, the Golden Lion shaking the heavens with its roar, and that Full Moon along the way.

They also experienced being overwhelmed by the Full Moon Queen’s comet Yazler washing over their faces.

"Unfulfilled desires" could best describe their feelings—these few sections were simply not enough, Fingerley wanted more!

Thus, a new area emerged, crossing over the Path of Living Sacrifice filled with insane cannibals and the Punishment Forest’s bleak atmosphere, the Deep Church symbolizing abyss appeared before them.

[Deep Church]

The imposing, fear-inducing black church in front seemed to hide unknown dangers within, and Fingerley waved his hand, saying:

"Let’s go, we will also be the Strategy Group for once."