Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 76 The Soon-to-Be-Strengthened Sun Warrior

Chapter 76: Chapter 76 The Soon-to-Be-Strengthened Sun Warrior

After a great battle, rest was inevitable.

Everyone sat around the campfire, tending to their wounds. Drew and Perry diligently cast Healing Magic, using gentle light to heal everyone.

The Holy Light Knight didn’t need Healing Magic, his faith in Holy Light was enough to heal his injuries. Now, sitting in front of the campfire, he still kept a straight face, staring at the flickering flames, lost in thought.

He didn’t say how he was resurrected, and everyone was too lazy to ask.

Maru looked at the Holy Light Knight with dissatisfaction and said to the person next to her, "Doesn’t he have anything to say for himself? It was all because of him that we encountered the enemy."

"Maru, stop talking," Leon waved his hand.

What he meant was not to reason with someone whose religious zealotry had gone to their head; such people have their own logic, and arguing with them would only infuriate oneself.

But Maru seemed to take his words as a call for tolerance and couldn’t help but pout, leaning against Tal beside her, grumbling, "Boss, you’re too good-natured."

"Ah? Oh..." Tal responded blankly.

With a helpless shrug, Leon thought he was the one who most wanted to give the Holy Light Knight a thrashing.

The campfire burned quietly, occasionally crackling, "pop pop," the warm glow of the fire not only coloring everyone with a warm hue but also spreading its warmth into their hearts. Just sitting by the campfire made one feel their mood slowly getting better.

Initial Fire is fire, and so is the campfire. Since the campfire could display images from ancient times, could that mean that it too was a sacred object connected to the ancient gods?

Did the ancient heroic warriors also sit around the campfire after a great battle like us, relaxing their tired bodies?

Thinking this, Leon’s longing for the era of fire grew stronger. Perhaps in that era, there was no bullying the weak?

He had come to see the era of fire as a perfect utopia, which was also unavoidably linked to his childhood experiences.

That’s right, I have to go home in a month, to prove myself to my sister and father,

No, not prove, but...

At this moment, Steeran, unable to tolerate Merca’s pestering, quietly moved to Leon’s side and took out the "War Ash: Swift Slash" she had picked up earlier.

"What is this?" Leon looked at the War Ash, something he had never seen before.

"It’s dropped after defeating the Swift Slash Avatar; it seems to be a Combat Skill he used. The description says that if you slap this on a weapon you can use it," Steeran handed the War Ash to Leon, saying, "Thank you for protecting me just now, this should belong to you."

Leon took the War Ash, recalling the recent battle with the Avatar. There was no doubt that Swift Slash was a powerful skill, with its ability to move quickly, brief invincibility, and overwhelming strength.

But he shook his head and said, "Everyone contributed in the battle; I can’t take the spoils alone, it should be decided by everyone."

Roger stuck his head out, laughing, "I give up my claim; you just take it, little brother Leon, you two fought that Avatar."

Perry nodded too, though he was very interested in the principle of using War Ash, he had not contributed much in the battle with Leon.

Merca just stared at Steeran with an indifferent look, as a Flame Cultivator who believed in contentment, this journey was profitable enough for him just by learning about the world being created by fire. His spiritual satisfaction meant he didn’t care about War Ash, so he also gave up his claim.

As for the Holy Light Knight... probably he was the least qualified to speak. While everyone was discussing, he quietly turned his face away.

"However," Leon frowned, he still believed the spoils of war should be shared by everyone.

"If I tell you to take it, just take it!" Steeran’s face darkened, forcibly stuffing the War Ash to Leon, ignoring what he was about to say, and ran off to study his upgrades by the campfire.

Leon held the War Ash, feeling a bit helpless for a moment. Roger winked at him, teasingly saying, "You won’t win a girl’s heart like this. How about I teach you after we get out, little brother?"

Maru immediately jumped in front of Leon, staring at Roger with a defensive look, eliciting laughter from him.

After resting for about half an hour, the group set out for the middle layer, where the lush and towering forest felt brimming with endless vitality.

Steeran temporarily took on the role of guide. She only remembered the general direction, and truly had no recollection of the exact location of the Sun Altar.

Due to the Conqueror’s Oath, the Monsters had become somewhat stronger, but the Exploration Team was skilled and competent. They advanced steadily and encountered no significant troubles.

Roger, the Monster Scholar, was absolutely thrilled along the way, seeing all sorts of Monsters he had never encountered before, and while sketching a Green-haired Worm, he found an Elf Ball striped red and white in the bushes.

Not knowing its use, he casually pocketed it.

Under Steeran’s guidance, the Exploration Team did indeed make a discovery, but it wasn’t the Sun Altar. It was something else—

"Roaaar!" The Lion Ape roared in anger, leading a group of Double-bladed White Apes to charge at the Exploration Team.

"I just wanted to find the Sun Altar, why did we find the Monster den instead!" Steeran felt distressed, thinking she had led the team astray, thus subjecting everyone to a difficult battle.

"No, you’ve led us on a great path," Leon, who relished in facing his foes, rubbed his hands together and charged into the fray.

After several rounds, Leon, who fought with all his might, successfully slew the Lion Ape on his own, while his teammates only helped to take down the smaller monsters at his request.

"Don’t let your guard down, this Monster can still stand up without a head," Leon said with a grand wave, pulling out a Fireball Magic Scroll dedicated to the Lion Ape from his backpack.

Out for revenge, he hammered the Lion Ape with one giant Fireball after another, not sparing any cost, and the poor creature was turned to Ash before it could even enter its Second Stage.

"The ring is back," Maru caressed the Petite Ring in her hand, the treasured item that had been lost and now was in her possession once again.

After the death of the Lion Ape, [The Soul of the Lion Ape] appeared. After a fair roll of the dice to decide, it also ended up in Leon’s hands.

To everyone’s surprise, after departing from the Lion Ape’s den and heading east for a while, they actually found the Sun Altar!

"It turns out I hadn’t led us astray," Steeran said, nearly in tears with excitement.

"Is this the Sun Altar?" Leon circled around the altar, carefully examining its structure. It was unbelievable that such a plain building could grant people the status of a Sun Warrior.

As he approached the altar, a phrase appeared in the air.

[Do you wish to form a pact and become a Sun Warrior?]

Out of caution, he didn’t rush into forming the pact.

At this moment, Roger looked at the collapsed statue on the altar and said:

"To form a pact, one needs an entity to form it with. Could it be with the one atop here? It’s a shame the statue is destroyed; we don’t know which God it represents."

"Do we even need to ask? It’s definitely the Fire God!" exclaimed the Flame Cultivator fervently:

"I’ll have all the devotees of the Fire God come here to form pacts with the great Fire God!"

So speaking, he hesitated not a bit and chose ’yes’, becoming a Sun Warrior.

"..."

Roger twisted his beard, saying nothing. He always felt that the statue didn’t quite resemble Gwyn as shown in the images but did look similar in some aspects.

Perhaps it’s another God? The ancient era couldn’t have only the Gods shown in the images.

"I have a feeling the old folks at the guild will be very interested in this place,"

While everyone was discussing the Sun Altar, Steeran suddenly noticed something.

[Do you wish to offer ten Sun Badges in exchange for a pact reward?]