Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 82: The Fire is about to Extinguish, Golden Stone Oath, Sun Elder Son

Chapter 82: Chapter 82: The Fire is about to Extinguish, Golden Stone Oath, Sun Elder Son

Gong Qiying’s initial design for Big Tree Hole was a whopping thousand kilometers high.

Later, feeling that this data was too exaggerated and discouraging, even for the Fall-resistant King to endure, it was drastically reduced and the height shrank accordingly.

In this descent of the Exploration Team, they approximately skipped one-tenth of its height; the remaining distance was still hair-raising.

The crisscrossed roots were thick and thin, smooth and rough; to ensure a safe rapid descent, one must carefully ponder each foothold. If one were to jump and then fail to stand steady due to the slippery roots, causing a situation like Robert’s—it would indeed be interesting.

To tell the truth, if not for the pursuit of speed in descending, slowly exploring each foothold one by one wouldn’t be too difficult, although carelessness here could lead to falls, the moving area is narrow, and encountering Monsters nearly leaves no place to hide. But since it is viewed from the top down, encounters with Monster attacks are rare.

For someone gifted in jumping, Big Tree Hole is actually much more comfortable than Undead Town.

As for the Monsters distributed here...

"Again, these things!?"

This time, it was Steeran’s turn to take the lead. As she landed on a thick root and was about to report her situation upwards, suddenly three dark shadows sprang out!

Upon closer inspection, Steeran was covered in goosebumps because these creatures were—Curse Frogs!

Are there suppose to be Curse Frogs in Big Tree Hole—

The entire front half of the Big Tree Hole was literally filled with Curse Frogs; sometimes when standing on a root, one could hear the strange, eerie cries of Curse Frogs below, and it was pitch black beneath adding to the fear of the unknown.

Nearly every jump encountered a Curse Frog, causing Steeran to break into cold sweats, mentally as terrifying as Molten Furnace Knight and Indeedee.

Fortunately, after multiple adventures, everyone had ample experience handling Curse Frogs, which only caused a little trouble for the Exploration Team.

However, halfway through the descent, a disagreement occurred within the team.

The reason for the disagreement was...

"I want to pick up that light point," Merca said, looking at the dazzling white light point on a nearby root, showing a determined expression.

The allure of light points to adventurers is lethal!

"It’s too dangerous, maybe next time?" Perry advised.

"I know my limits," Merca shook her head. She hadn’t gained anything from this adventure yet and needed to obtain something to take back.

Her mission did not allow her to return empty-handed.

"And don’t you guys think that landing spot is perfect?" she pointed to the position of the light point.

Indeed it was suitable, the location of the light point was right next to the edge of Big Tree Hole, several roots crisscrossed into a sizable platform, with a hole connected to the platform, who knows what was inside.

At worst, it would just be a Monster. I can handle it.

With this thought in mind, Merca leaped and, thanks to her excellent physical skills, landed securely on the platform. It was a borderline distance; half of her foot was in the air, and at this moment, a slight disturbance could likely lead to—

"Rumble, rumble..."

A series of strange sounds suddenly erupted, as a large round ball covered with blue crystals swiftly shot out from the hole, looking like it was going to knock her down!

Merca smirked, leaped up, and easily jumped into the air, perfectly dodging the impact if nothing unexpected happened.

"The movement trajectory can be seen through at a glance, this trap is too low-level."

However, things don’t always go as expected.

Just as the large sphere touched the ground, it unexpectedly bounced right in front of Merca!

"Eh?"

Merca’s smile hadn’t faded yet, when she suddenly saw the true appearance of the sphere.

It turned out to be a giant lizard curled into a ball!

[Crystal Lizard]

[Spiritual Power Required Per Unit: 100]

[Overall Combat Power: D-]

Uh oh, done for.

Watching Crystal Lizard push Merca down the roots, both reaching a cliff-falling end, the members of the Exploration Team fell silent for a moment.

Steeran suddenly couldn’t help laughing.

"Heh, this is what underestimating Sain Dungeon gets you," she said, as one who had died here many times, she had the most to say.

At this moment, Steeran felt very refreshed inside, but why? Was it because she disliked her sister’s misfortune? No, that wasn’t it. It was—

The schadenfreude from seeing a naive newbie being sneakily killed after suffering to the extreme!

Merca had fallen off a cliff, but the Exploration Team’s adventure must go on.

Everyone became even more cautious in their rapid descent, carefully observing their surroundings for any Monsters or traps each time before moving, even spotting ambushing Big Mouthed Little Demons from a great distance.

The deeper they went, the brighter the scenery in Big Tree Hole with the upper half consisting of bare roots, and the lower half starting to show green plants, which notably improved the visual experience.

And here, they encountered new Monsters.

"These Mushroom Men look so weak," Maru remarked as she looked at the monsters roaming the open ground below, unable to help commenting.

The monsters looked like mushrooms with arms and legs, each appearing dull; even the largest two among them seemed to have no combat power.

[Mushroom Man (Dad)]

[Spiritual Power Required Per Unit: Confidential]

[Overall Combat Power: Confidential]

Perhaps this is the weakest Monster in the entire Sain Dungeon.

"I’ll go down and meet them,"

Tal jumped down first, kicking a Mushroom Man to death with one foot. The other Mushroom Men were easy for him, like playing a Dynasty Warriors game.

One of the Mushroom Man fathers couldn’t stand it anymore, took heavy steps towards Tal, and slowly swung his fist.

"It’s just a mushroom, come on!"

Tal’s Beastman genes acted up at this moment, choosing to trade blow for blow with the Mushroom Man without even dodging.

"Thud—"

A dull sound.

When Tal lay on the ground, his life hanging by a thread, even the Holy Light Knights couldn’t help but widen their eyes.

How could such an ordinary punch from a Mushroom Man be so powerful???

In the end, everyone chose to honestly hide behind the tree roots, and shot the Mushroom Man dead with arrows.

The despicable foreigners...

After Perry’s dedicated healing, Tal was spared from being sent back to the Resurrection House, yet he moved with a limp.

His eyes filled with fear when he looked at the Mushroom Man.

After who knows how long, the Exploration Team finally, finally, finally reached the bottom layer.

Surprisingly, the scenery of the bottom layer was just barren rocks, looking like an underground mine, a dramatic difference from the Big Tree Hole.

The campfire that everyone eagerly awaited peacefully sat in the open ground, and upon seeing the campfire, everyone immediately felt a sense of security.

But even more astonishing was the enormous corpse lying next to the campfire.

A dragon’s corpse.

After who knows how many years, the dragon’s corpse had turned into the appearance of rock, its cause of death obvious—a bizarrely shaped long spear had pierced through its skull.

The spear too had turned into rock, leaving no chance for adventurers to take it with them, but a purple light point hovered near the spear.

"Is that supposed to be the reward,"

On this trip, the three Magicians undoubtedly contributed the most, and after some discussion and rolling of dice, Drew stepped forward to pick up the light point.

It was another Book Page.

[Miracle: Golden Stone Oath]

[A miracle that only those chosen by the Sun Oath can use, enabling one to become braver and stronger alongside their companions]

[This is the grandest dragon hunting story woven together by the Sun Elder Son, his loyal Knights, and the Dragon Hunter Knight]

At the moment Drew touched the Book Page, his consciousness entered into the story recorded in the Golden Stone Oath.

He saw the Sun Elder Son’s god-like stature, saw him piercing ancient dragons with his spear, saw the Dragon Hunter Knight slaying one ancient dragon after another, saw how the main characters were overwhelmingly powerful and spirited.

At the end of the story, like triggering an Easter egg, he caught a glimpse of a golden figure wearing lion Armor, and the three Knights gathered around him...

Drew came back to reality, his body trembling uncontrollably.

It took him a long time to calm down gradually, and he narrated to everyone the scene he had just witnessed, but no matter how he described it, his pale language could not recreate the grand scene of the mythical era.

Leon and others exhibited envious looks, while Steeran pondered.

The Sun Elder Son also appeared in the story of [Thunder Spear], and it seems that the broken statue on the Sun Altar may not be Gwyn, but the Sun Elder Son.

Who exactly is such a character, and what legendary stories did he have in ancient times? I really want to know! So little information!

Steeran was itching to know, wishing she could finish all the stories of the era of fire in one go.

"Let’s all go light the campfire," she urged, eager to see if the new campfire would provide new images.

Leon had a dazed expression, muttering to himself:

"Along the way, the various stories we’ve collected prove one thing—the era of fire is the best era, the most glorious era, heroes created great epics, composing one legend after another..."

At last, he remarked:

"The era of fire should never end, perhaps the world we live in is continuously supported by fire."

The Flame Cultivator wholeheartedly agreed with his statement and suggested if the young man was interested in becoming a bishop at the Starfire Church.

The Holy Light Knight... he still had a stern face, but this time he dared not kick the campfire anymore.

With a longing for the ancient times, everyone sat around the campfire, igniting a flame.

That ancient voice appeared again.

However, this time it wasn’t as vibrant as before, but rather gave an indescribable, somewhat eerie feeling.

It seemed... a bit sinister?

A bad premonition suddenly appeared in everyone’s hearts.

The first line of the image dropped a bombshell on everyone—

"But, the fire will eventually extinguish, and then only darkness will remain,"

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