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Chapter 229 Unlocking New Areas of the Dungeon

The stairs leading to the underground city seem to be an ancient relic. The mottled stone steps are full of signs of weathering and fracture. They are uneven and steep.

Looking at the deep underground entrance, it seems that there is no light source inside, just like an abyss with a huge mouth open, waiting for food to automatically enter the mouth.

Walking on the stairs, Chen Ye inexplicably felt that the journey seemed to be longer than expected.

Before I knew it, I had already taken a lot of steps.

The surrounding vision is getting darker and darker, as if going to a world that is completely dark.

Walking all the way from the pedestrian street at night, Chen Ye's eyes had adapted to the darkness, and he was able to see the outlines of objects clearly.

But here, even if you stretch out your five fingers and put them in front of you, you can't see anything.

Only in the halo of luck, a faint black mist stretches toward the depths, which can determine the path to take.

in the air……

A rotten smell suddenly came from all around.

At this moment, the bloody text in Chen Ye's vision suddenly sent a reminder——

[The dungeon is a place for rats and rats, where shady activities are hidden. 】

[This place is more complicated than a maze, and more dangerous than a cave. 】

[Better be careful! 】

[If you stumble into the "Lightless Land", you may never see the light again for the rest of your life. 】

Chen Ye frowned, staring at the bloody text that appeared in front of him.

"Land of no light...is this a dungeon of the Eternal Night type?"

Legend has it that there is a land of eternal night, which belongs to darkness, and only wandering undead stop here.

There will never be light here, only endless darkness and struggle.

Even the brilliance of the scorching sun never lit up here.

Ever since the version of Yong Ye appeared, [Fire Sun], which was originally the dominant position, fell again and again, as if it had met its nemesis.

In the second month, the high-difficulty dungeons are no longer limited to 'Pollution Paradise', but appear in various places?

"If this place is really related to [Land of No Light] and [Eternal Night], then it can be regarded as an area of ​​advanced dungeons!" Chen Ye frowned slightly.

Sure enough, judging from the hints in the bloody text, the dungeon that suddenly appeared should also be a dangerous area.

With a slight movement of his mind, he manipulated the spiritual power and injected it into the [Fire Sun Scroll].

next second...

The scroll "flyed" into the air, bursting into bright flames, illuminating everything around it.

At this moment, a cave-like cliff entrance appeared ahead, with a steep and narrow road below.

Several corpses are lying on both sides of the road!
They were wearing tattered homeless clothes, their bodies were already stinking, and there were countless traces of death. White maggots emerged from their bodies, gnawing at the epidermis.

Among them, half of the faces of several corpses were completely sunken, revealing the messy blood vessels, fascia, and white bones inside.

When the holy flame illuminated the surroundings, the white maggots seemed to sense some kind of danger, and suddenly turned into pieces of normal flesh color, and reassembled the homeless man's skin, making it look like a complete one.

"These bugs...have the ability to camouflage?"

Chen Ye frowned slightly, squatted down, and leaned over to look.

Originally, the face of the homeless man's corpse was completely sunken, hideous and terrifying.

But now, those pitted places were suddenly filled with flesh and blood, as if the corpse had just died, instead of being dead for many days.

Half suspended in the air, under the control of Chen Ye's mind, the flame-burning Lieyang scroll approached the corpses.

With the bright firelight, he could see the body more clearly.

The corpse was wearing tattered clothes, with many wool-like folds at the corners, and several places were moldy due to damp, showing dull marks.

According to the deduction of death, it is estimated that it was the bloody rainstorm a few days ago, and the homeless man who chose to run to the underground city to avoid the rain.They were eroded by the bloody water, and their bodies were covered with parasites. Even if they hid in the underground world, they still couldn't escape the outbreak of disease.

These bugs carry the attribute of pollution.

Chen Ye looked into the depths of the dungeon, narrowing his eyes slightly.

Previously, in the underground tunnel where he first encountered Chen Xi in the old city, there were countless blood-colored bugs digging holes here.

But there is no subway station underground in the old city, only a drainage system.

Could it be that... those bugs broke through something, so the dungeon appeared?
If so...

Then, many things that originally belonged to the pollution paradise probably did not disappear, but ran into the ground.

There's even a "Land of No Light" no-go zone here!

Things got more complicated.

"When I was in Shengke Village, I killed the source of pollution with my own hands."

"The remaining pollution, could it be that it came to this place?"

"So, in terms of the causal connection of fate, the dungeon and I still have such a fate?"

For a moment, Chen Ye connected his "fate" and the entire process of the dungeon's appearance together in an instant, thinking about the reasons.

It seems that from the stage of the 'Dragon God' riot, I have already seen the opportunity for the dungeon to appear.

Then, according to the relationship of "fate", could it be that I will encounter something in it again?

Mind moved.

A few holy flames fell from the scroll, completely burning the corpses.

Zizizi!
The white maggots inside let out a sharp and strange cry, and were immediately reduced to ashes under the scorching of the sacred flame.

The reason why Chen Ye did this was that he had no intention of keeping these bugs related to 'pollution'
Since I destroyed the source of pollution with my own hands, I must have forged a life-and-death enmity with this characteristic.

Kindness to the enemy is softness to oneself.

What's more, these homeless people are compatriots. Although they are dead and have no chance to be resurrected, Chen Ye can't just watch their bodies being ruined by white maggots.

Purification with the holy flame can be said to be the best ending.

After doing all this, Chen Ye entered the depths of the underground cave.

at this time……

In my mind, the [Wanderer Map] erupted with miraculous brilliance.

On the golden parchment scroll, black outlines outlined the underground world.

At this moment, the cave at the entrance split into two long tunnels on the left and right, like a subway station dug out, leading to both ends.

The square of the platform is much wider than expected, almost equivalent to the size of an exhibition hall.

When Chen Ye entered the underground entrance, the red dot on the map happened to be in the center of the exhibition hall.

It is an underground cave, surrounded by broken walls and ruins, leaving a little trace of civilization, but the stalactites above are natural and primitive.

Many figures in ragged clothes were lying on the ground with their backs against the stone wall, resting.

Faint breathing sounds, one after another.

Chen Ye illuminated the surroundings with fire light, startling many homeless men in their sleep. They all sat up cross-legged, with numb expressions and slightly frightened eyes, staring at Chen Ye, as if there was something terrifying on his body.

Especially looking at the [Fire Sun Scroll] floating above his head, the look of fear became more intense.

suddenly……

Chen Ye saw a faint blood light, connected to the burning [Fire Sun Scroll], and his mind moved:
"The light source, in the dungeon world, will it bring some kind of threat?"

That being the case, the light source of the Sun scroll cannot be used to illuminate the surrounding roads.

To be on the safe side, he didn't keep consuming spirituality and burning scrolls.

After all, judging by the halo of luck, such an approach is not good for him, it is easy to cause danger, and it will continue to consume his own spirituality.

He put away the [Fire Sun Scroll], and the light source dimmed, and the field of vision returned to darkness, and the bloody light lingering nearby slowly faded away.

as predicted!

The strategy of taking back the scroll is indeed correct.

To operate in this dungeon, you need to adapt to the action without light, which will bring some troubles.

After all, there are convoluted roads all around.

So……

Is there any way to see the surrounding objects clearly?

Chen Ye thought of a way to use his spiritual energy to summon Yu Xian.

"Master, here I come!"

The cloud of gray mist escaping from a distance quickly outlined Yu Xian's figure. His voice was clear and his expression was full of excitement and excitement.

As if something good happened!
Chen Ye noticed that Yu Xian's energy became stronger.

He pondered for a moment, and then said: "Can you see the surrounding objects clearly, and send the picture to me?"

"Hmm..." Yu Xian made a pair of binoculars with his hands, looking east and west, and after making some attempts, he finally ended up sighing in failure: "Master, it doesn't seem to work... It's really too dark here, why is it so dark, I can't see anything!"

Chen Ye frowned. He thought that Yu Xian, as a spirit body, should be able to see the surrounding objects clearly, just like when he was in Yong'an Market.

But now that I think about it, this dungeon is different from Yong'an Market. The former covers his eyes and cannot see the light source; the latter has no light source, and even with the help of a third party's vision, he cannot see what is around him.

Of course, Chen Ye knew that this place was not a real "Lightless Land", and the brilliance of the sacred flame could still burn here.

If it is a real "Lightless Land", even the flames cannot illuminate the road ahead.

"Is there no way to see the surrounding roads clearly?" Chen Ye thought to himself.

Although there is a [Wanderer's Map], it is not a [Marauder's Map] after all, and it will not show any living beings nearby.

Compared with Yong'an Market, the underground city is not a trading place, and there are no protection rules.

Moreover, there are many unknown existences, including players...

may exist in this area.

If you can't see what's nearby, it will be particularly obvious if you walk around in this area.

If they were aborigines, most of them would choose a safe area and stay still.

But if you walk around, it is easy to recognize the player.

Chen Ye is not afraid of the aborigines, but the players are really hard to guard against!
Since this area is governed by thugs, walking around here as a player will definitely be dangerous.

It is best to retain a certain degree of vision clarity, at least to be able to see the possible threats around.

"Hey! There are mice!"

Yu Xian's nose moved, and his eyes sparkled brightly:

"Master, there are mice, I can catch them for you!"

"Mouse?" Chen Ye showed a puzzled look, "Where is it..."

He looked at it for a long time, moved his eyes slightly upwards, and suddenly found a few clouds of gray mist.

Pose like a mouse...

Wait, is it possible that the mouse that Yu Xian mentioned is actually a spirit body?
"Master, mice can see objects in the dark clearly, I can catch them for you!"

At some point in Yu Xian's hand, a chain appeared, blooming with glazed brilliance.

He held the chain as if he were holding a whip for punishment, his eyes revealed excitement, and his face was eager to try.

"This chain..."

Chen Ye's eyes narrowed slightly, and he observed with the pupil of luck, and immediately noticed the characteristics contained in the chains.

After the bone ring, Yuxian has another characteristic item again. Thinking about it carefully, it is very likely that it was given by "that lord" he often talks about.

next second...

The chain in Yu Xian's hand, as if endowed with life, twisted a few times in the void, and suddenly entangled itself towards the gray fog.

(End of this chapter)