Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 81 Big Tree Hole Bounce Fun

Chapter 81: Chapter 81 Big Tree Hole Bounce Fun

It’s well known that in soul-like games, jumping puzzles, just like cesspits and toxic pools, are an unavoidable part of the experience.

Gong Qiying’s pirated version of the Big Tree Hole is built upon the shoulders of giants, and now it has welcomed its first guests for the very first time.

This is some critically important reference data, so he has already taken out his notebook.

With the skills of you elite adventurers, you’re sure to help him spot deficiencies in the design, thus making the Big Tree Hole even closer to perfection!

When two rings were placed into the indentations on the stone door, the massive and heavy door slowly opened, a chilly wind gushed towards everyone.

"If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I would never believe that opening this door actually requires two rings, and that you need to defeat powerful Monsters to get them," Maru muttered to herself.

She could imagine, should someone fail to collect all the rings, after enduring great hardships and finally reaching the stone door, the utter shock of finding the stone door locked when they excitedly tried to proceed to the next area!

That expression would probably be quite delectable for Gong Qiying.

"I’ve got to see what kind of crazy stuff is behind this stone door!"

Beyond the stone door lay darkness, and in an instant, Maru had darted in, with Leon not fast enough to stop her.

Well, Maru knew her limits, she wasn’t a child, he thought, and the next second, a scream came from behind the door.

"Ah!"

"Maru!"

Leon’s eyelid twitched, and he rushed towards the door, only to bump into Maru running back, and they both tumbled to the ground.

"What on earth are you doing?" Leon’s eyes went wide with shock. He had worried she might have encountered danger, but there she was, alive and kicking, which threw his emotions into disarray.

Why the hell are you screaming so loudly if you’re fine?

Maru’s body shivered, and she pointed towards the door, saying, "Boss, just go take a look and you’ll understand..."

"What’s with all the secrecy," Leon shook his head, feeling that Maru was making a mountain out of a molehill and went to look for himself.

Then he came back with a darkened face.

"Boss?" Tal looked puzzled and also walked behind the stone door.

He didn’t return but they heard heavy stomping, probably out of frustration.

"What on earth is going on," Steeran and the others, driven crazy by these three’s bizarre behaviors, couldn’t wait any longer and all went to see what lay behind the door.

Then they understood why Maru screamed and why Tal was stomping.

"This is some bullshit..." Even Drew, who was usually composed, couldn’t help but let out a Dwarf curse.

In front of them lay a tangle of twisting tree roots and a massive, bottomless Big Tree Hole where one misstep meant plunging to certain doom.

Upon seeing the Big Tree Hole, Drew instinctively touched the Teleportation Crystal on his person, feeling it wasn’t secure enough inside his clothes, and decided to swallow it whole.

Why was there such a massive, bottomless hole beneath the town? Could this town really not collapse?

Dungeons, aren’t they amazing!

"How... should we proceed?" Steeran looked troubled.

Before them was a thick, wide branch, but this branch meandered downward then abruptly ended against a wall, a dead end.

Clearly, they had to jump between the tree roots to find a way out.

"You beast," Perry cursed softly, disgusted by the monstrous aberrations produced by the Dungeon.

Leon gently patted Maru’s head, remembering she had a bit of a fear of heights, so that was why she had reacted so dramatically.

"Maru, if it really gets too much, just rest here,"

"Boss," Maru swallowed and said firmly: "I must follow you guys down!"

"The trial of the Fire God is truly something else," commented the Flame Cultivator as he gazed into the Big Tree Hole, uttering a heartfelt exclamation.

The Holy Light Knight estimated the drop into the Big Tree Hole, wondering if he would die if he jumped straight down.

He’d be dead for sure.

Unlike them, Roger and Drew were already whispering to each other, planning—truly reliable adults.

"How about my idea?" Drew asked.

Roger nodded and replied: "We could give it a try. My Hathaway is immobile in this kind of terrain. Better let that muscle maniac in your team have a go."

"His name is Tal, don’t just nickname people however you like, that’s basic etiquette,"

"Sorry, sorry, my bad, old man Drew,"

Drew gestured for Tal to come over, and when the latter approached with a look of confusion, Drew shared his plan.

Tal’s expression first showed confusion, followed by astonishment, and finally... delight?

He nodded enthusiastically, raring to go.

"Okay, stand here. According to my observations, the height at this landing spot is just right. There are many tree roots nearby you can grab onto to break your fall,"

Roger gestured for Tal to stand at a certain spot, while Drew was already chanting spells.

"[Rock Skin Technique], [Hardened Body], [Floating Technique], [Light Steps], [Vibration Reduction]..."

Red, green, purple, and blue - a spectrum of magic flickered across Tal’s body, it is notable that almost all these spells related to defense!

Everyone’s attention was focused on this, perplexed by what they were attempting to do.

"Wait a second, they couldn’t possibly be—" Leon was the first to guess their plan "This is pure recklessness..."

"Jump!"

With a forceful wave of his hand, Roger gave the command, and Tal leaped forth, his heavy body crashing down.

"Thud—"

It took a moment before the sound of impact came from below.

"How is it, still alive?" Roger yelled down.

For a moment there was no reply from Tal, making Roger almost think the plan had failed.

"No problem!" Tal suddenly bellowed: "Encountered a monster, but I’ve taken care of it. Everyone come down!"

"Well done," Roger and Drew exchanged a glance and nodded.

Their plan was to use defense magic for a rapid descent!

Though otherworld beings did not possess the invincible frames while rolling like the Undead Man, they wouldn’t be considered dead just for hanging in the air for too long.

As long as one breath was left upon landing, they could be nursed back to health!

"Perry, from now on you only focus on healing, don’t use any other magic to prevent from running out of magic power,"

Drew cautioned, while he was responsible for casting defense magic on everyone; this distribution of tasks was to ensure there would be someone to heal others if they got injured from the jump.

He explained his plan to everyone, and after hearing it, they all fell into silence.

Even the usually stoic Holy Light Knight couldn’t help but twitch at the corners of his mouth and closed his eyes.

"Isn’t there a safer way, like Flying Skill? Drew, can’t you use that?" Maru was sweating bullets.

"That’s high-level magic. I’d be exhausted after three or four uses,"

"What about Mister Roger’s dragon?"

"These intertwining tree roots leave too little space; it’s not possible for Hathaway to descend here,"

"Just set fire and clear this area, won’t that work?"

"Already tried. It won’t burn."

"..."

Maru sniffled and looked at Leon with teary eyes.

Jump. It is our destiny, Leon said to her with a gentle gaze.

The safest option would be a slow exploration, but here’s the thing...

The Dungeon was about to close.

This adventure might just be the deepest incursion into Sain Dungeon yet, and they needed to bring back as much information as possible, even if it meant taking risks.

"Then... let’s jump!"

The glow of magic passed over them one by one, and adventurers jumped down in turn, displaying such order and decorum, showing what is meant by giving priority to the elderly and ladies first—essentially, no one was particularly keen on jumping.

"Me, me, me—"

"What are you doing, practicing crowing?"

Maru stood frozen at the edge, until finally Roger pushed her, sending her screaming tragically.

Moments later, her cheers of having survived the ordeal faintly reached from below.

"Very good, this method is great!"

Roger smiled confidently.

"Great my foot..."

In the City Lord’s room, Gong Qiying silently put down his notebook, rendered speechless.

"These reference data are going to be useless, I bet,"