Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 469 - 325: The Lion Ring, Smough’s Great Hammer

Chapter 469: Chapter 325: The Lion Ring, Smough’s Great Hammer

She’s really pretty, but since everyone hasn’t seen it yet, I’ll take one more look and then stop.

Maru had just put down the binoculars and picked them up again.

Fine, one last look, just one more.

Can’t help it, I’ll look a little longer, just a little longer.

Her repetitive motions made her look like she was glitching, akin to the network lag, one of the great virtues of Soul V.

If it were anyone other than her repeatedly observing this painting, they might have been scolded by now.

But she’s fine, after all, she’s a girl.

While she was appreciating the beauty of the huge treasure chest, Leon and the others were discussing how to ambush the Silver Knight’s backside.

Beauty only hinders their speed in striking the enemy!

Drew can cast Invisibility Technique and Silence Technique for Leon, but his proficiency in these spells is lacking, which might result in issues like short duration.

In other words, if they want to backstab, they need to be quick!

They had just looked around to confirm that there were no enemies on the entire second floor, with only the Silver Knight standing with his back to them.

And now, Leon was about to go down and ruthlessly backstab the enemy’s weakness with his Calia Straight Sword!

He swiftly vaulted over the railing, and even with the support of the Invisibility and Silence Techniques, dared not move too fast for fear of making noise.

Not that he was afraid or unwilling to fight the Silver Knight; in direct combat, they might not lose, but he recently got hooked on the thrill of bouncing back and then piercing through the enemy.

Stabbing the enemy head-on is satisfying enough; how would it feel to backstab? Leon suddenly somewhat understood why most assassins are addicted to ambushes.

In the quiet atmosphere, Leon finally sneaked behind the Silver Knight while the latter was still appreciating the painting.

Hehe, beauty truly is distracting!

Leon was showing a smile incongruent with his persona, his arm ready with the sword, when he suddenly realized that his Invisibility Technique had inexplicably disappeared!

He quickly looked at the Silver Knight, fortunately, he hadn’t noticed.

Deciding not to delay further, he swiftly thrust forward!

"Boing—"

What was that sound?

A familiar sound rang from behind him, taking Leon back to his Dungeon days as the Mysterious Hooded Man, where he would constantly marathon invade, waiting for Steeran to unleash Arrow Rain with her Big Bow...

Wait, did I just hear the sound of a Big Bow being drawn behind me?

Oh no!

He had been so focused on backstabbing that he forgot to check behind him!

A drop of cold sweat trickled from his forehead; realizing he’d fallen into a trap, Leon had no choice but to thrust his Straight Sword into the Silver Knight’s back without dodging!

Blood sprayed out, but not just the Silver Knight’s, also Leon’s.

A lightning-imbued Big Arrow pierced through him at the same time he pierced the Silver Knight, pinning both to the wall like skewers!

The sight was akin to some Super Saiyan taking their brother down with them!

Unfortunately, the Big Arrow wasn’t a Demon-piercing Light Cannon, failing to instantly kill Leon, leaving him to struggle in pain.

He desperately turned his head to look behind, cursing:

"Damn, three Silver Knights..."

Counting the one he had stabbed in the back, there were still three identical Monsters, ambushing with drawn bows from dead angles invisible from the second floor.

This was a classic setup, and yet someone always falls for it, even Leon, who thought he had fully grasped Sain’s habits.

At the end of the day, people cannot refuse what they love, and brains sometimes let their guard down on a whim.

The battle was about to commence.

The good news was that the Silver Knights were individually weaker than the Black Knights.

The bad news was that they fought in groups.

The moment they clashed, Maru and the others sensed something wrong, they couldn’t fight!

This group of Silver Knights coordinated well, with one charging ahead with shield and sword, and two others firing Big Arrows relentlessly, tougher to handle than even Dorpo!

With their current ragtag team of elderly (Drew), children (Maru), and the sick (Tal), what were they fighting with?

So Maru exchanged a look with Leon, whose face changed: "Wait, where are you going!"

"We’re going ahead to meet you, boss!"

Half an hour later, by the bonfire in front of the Yilushier Bridge.

Leon, resurrected, looked at the grinning Maru in front of him, unable to think of anything to say for a moment.

"Boss, see? We kept our promise to come and meet you, meow~"

Leon twitched his eye, pinching Maru’s cheek with a "smack," visibly darkening, and pointed to Tal, who was panting heavily:

"It would’ve been better if you had all died with me, at least we’d have full stamina upon resurrection!"

"But, but, then the effect of the Fire Injection would vanish..." Maru mumbled with her cheeks pinched, like an innocent dumb cat.

"..."

Leon found it hard to stay angry, realizing it was his inattentiveness that had triggered the trap and caused their downfall.

People rested by the bonfire for a while; although the Elemental Bottle obtained from the Fire Injection Secret Ceremony was potent and could almost be drunk twenty times, resting at a normal bonfire reduced its limit to five uses, better than nothing.

They took twice as long to return to the eastern avenue’s end house, mainly because the Monsters along the way had refreshed. After breaking through the Monster blockade, the accumulated souls were almost enough for Leon to gain half a level. The Monsters in this "late-game" map were indeed stronger and more rewarding in terms of souls. As for Monster gear, they had obtained [Pope Knight Leggings], bringing them one step closer to helping the boy leave Yilushier.