Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 496 Team Value

Half a day later, Orario, Square.

"Hey, what on earth do you think Tyrant wanted to do by calling all of us here all of a sudden?"

"This... I'm not sure, but I heard someone say it seems to be related to the recent movement in the dungeon?"

"Dungeon? Now that the black dragon is dead, there's nothing to worry about if it's just a dungeon, right?"

"Hush, keep your voice down. It's hard to say for sure. Have you forgotten that Loki's family has not returned from the dungeon yet, and that two months ago the Adventurer's Guild suddenly issued an order prohibiting any adventurer from going to floors below the 28th floor?"

"Wait, now that you mention it, something does seem to be wrong. Could it be that something really happened in the dungeon?"

"I don't know either. I just heard these things in the tavern. I don't know the details, but I guess..."

"Look, the Tyrant is coming!" "Where is he?"

"You idiot, it's not over there, it's in the sky!"

Suddenly, someone shouted first, and the adventurers who were originally talking all looked up into the air at once, just in time to see Xin Lailai's figure speeding towards them from a distance.

Peng——! !

Finally, with a dull landing sound and a strong wind, Xin Lailai landed steadily on the temporary platform in the center of the square. After looking around, he said:

"Everyone, I'm sorry to call you here suddenly at this time. I know that after the battle with the black dragon, Orario should be resting and recuperating now, but the current situation is very urgent, so I have to gather you here at this time."

An infectious and powerful voice rang out from the square. The black-haired young man stood on the platform with a serious expression and said in a deep voice to the adventurers in front of him:

"As for the specific reasons, considering that everyone who can stand here is the best among adventurers, I will make it short."

"Everyone, please look at this——"

As the black-haired young man spoke, he suddenly stretched out his hand and revealed something:
It was an ordinary-looking little iron ball. Apart from the faint fluctuations of magic power emanating from it, there was nothing special about it.

"Mr. Tyrant, what is this thing...?"

"It's just a magic item that can store images. Its value itself is not important. The important thing is the images stored in it."

Xin Lailai spoke calmly, and the magic power in his body moved slightly, rushing towards the small iron ball in his hand.

Om-! !

The next second, a weak wave of mana and soul spread out, and then a light blue light suddenly shot out from the iron ball in Xin Lailai's hand, projecting a light blue screen about three meters long and two meters wide in the air. Then, a picture suddenly appeared on it, attracting the attention of everyone present, especially Bell Craney, who was sitting in the front row of seats, and stood up with a bang:
"Ais! Be careful!!"

"Damn it, are these beasts never going to be killed?"

"Grace, Bert, back off!"

Boom——! !

When the picture appeared, the first thing that rushed into the ears of the adventurers was an aggressive and urgent shout, followed by an extremely loud explosion.

With the help of the fire produced by the explosion, the originally gray picture suddenly brightened, allowing people to briefly see the specific situation in the picture.

In a corridor about three meters wide, a blonde girl, whose armor was full of dents and cuts and whose pretty face was completely covered in blood, was fighting expressionlessly in the firelight. In front of her, monsters that looked like spiders but whose legs were made up of human-like arms were rushing out from the depths of the corridor, and were desperately sprinting towards the direction of the blonde girl and others under the scorching fire.

Not only that, on the rock walls on both sides, pale white hands kept breaking out of the ground and grabbing towards the group of people.

After a few seconds, the picture dimmed again, leaving only the incessant sound of swords swinging and flesh tearing. Combined with the pitch-black picture that was so dim that even the outlines of the characters were difficult to see, even if viewed in broad daylight, it still gave people a thrilling feeling.

At the end of the scene, when several people rushed out of the cave and saw some light, a monster with a severely rotten body and several scarlet compound eyes suddenly rushed out from above. Even through the screen, one could feel the huge sense of oppression.

"The above pictures show the Loki Familia on the 47th floor. The photographer is a friend of ours. He is now working with the Loki Familia."

"After reading this, I think you have already made some judgments in your mind, right?"

As Xin Lailai spoke, he calmly glanced at the adventurers in the square and said:

"Just as some of you have guessed, a huge change has occurred in the dungeon now, and in terms of the threat, it is even more serious than the black dragon."

"Not only that, but there is also the "divine punishment" that everyone has been wondering where it came from. In fact, it is not a "divine punishment", but a "protection" that this world has bestowed on us to prevent the spread of the disaster in the dungeon."

"The root of the dungeon's anomalies comes from the deepest part of the dungeon. If there is no "God's Punishment", the danger level of the deep area is so high that even if more people are involved, they will just die in vain. But with the restrictions of "God's Punishment", just like during the Black Dragon Subjugation War, even LV.3 and LV.4 adventurers can play an important role. "

"You can believe what I said or not. The reason why I called you all here this time is very simple. I hope you can go to the dungeon with me to pick up Loki's family and our friend, and launch a counterattack on the dungeon again, and escort us to the 70th floor."

"Let me make it clear in advance that this incident is completely different from the time we fought against the black dragon. Even we ourselves are not sure of our ability to protect ourselves. Therefore, if you choose to go with us, the final outcome will most likely be that you will be buried in the dungeon forever and die in obscurity in a corner."

"So, I won't force anything, nor will I tell you any inspiring words. I will only state the facts to you—"

"If you don't want to watch everything you know on the surface being torn apart by the monsters in the video and the gods behind you becoming their food, then come with me into the dungeon."

"And if you don't have the courage to face death, then just stay here and wait for our decision."

"Those who are willing to go, gather here tomorrow morning. Also, all supplies for this operation will be changed to use ancient space magic props, so there is no need to bring any supporters."

"The place we are going to is not a heaven that is gentle enough to allow a supporter who is not even LV.3 to survive, but a hell that can kill a first-level adventurer instantly."

After saying that, Xin Lailai no longer paid attention to the people on the field. He flapped the scaly wings behind him, and his figure instantly disappeared from everyone's sight accompanied by a gust of wind.

……

Orario, suburban training ground.

Zheng——! !

The sound of blades clanging rang out from the field. On the training ground, two long swords, one gold and one black, collided with each other, and then instantly retreated.

This guy……

Yamu looked at the executioner who was ready to fight again, and a solemn look flashed in his eyes.

It has been quite some time since he entered the world of Dicuo. He has sparred with the Death Keeper before, but in the beginning, he relied on the explosive power of the world thunder and the restraining effect of thunder attacks on death energy to suppress the Death Keeper. However, in just a few days, the pressure from the Death Keeper on him was even greater than before.

Improvement... no, should I say I have found a way to deal with his moves?

"Forget it... I admit defeat. If you keep fighting, you'll have to strip my underwear off."

Finally, Yamu sighed, sheathed his sword, gave up the idea of ​​continuing the fight, and looked at the death hunter in front of him who was so flawless, and said sarcastically:
"Tsk, now I know why Black Sword is avoiding your invitation to compete. Your perversion is almost as bad as that idiot Dao Ji."

It had only been a few days, and he had actually seen a hint of his own techniques in his opponent's charging attack.

This kind of horrifying learning and creative ability, if handled with a different mindset, would probably make you doubt your life.

more importantly……

"I say, which idiot taught you to follow up a crotch kick after a parry?"

“I learned it from him.”

"...As expected, I knew it was right not to spar with that guy."

Hearing the answer from the Death Keeper, the expression on Yamu's face suddenly became a little difficult to hold back, and at the same time, he became more determined to ignore Xin Lailai's invitation to compete.

——After all, fighting with someone like the Death Bearer would at most cause doubts in one's own abilities, but fighting with a guy like Xin Lailai would be a challenge to one's own personality.

"Why didn't you use boundary thunder in the previous competition?"

The Death Slayer, who had also put away the large sword in his hand, glanced at the long sword on Yamu's waist and asked indifferently.

"I have no choice. I have to keep two trump cards for myself, right? Although we have the Pioneer Mark as a guarantee, if we encounter a monster that can possess other bodies and kill one of us, that would be a lot of fun."

Yamu shrugged and said in a nonchalant tone. Upon hearing this, the deceased nodded slightly, said nothing more, and immediately prepared to walk out of the training ground.

"I've finished my work here. Let's get ready. We should set out directly to meet up with Dao Ji and the others tomorrow morning."

At this moment, Xin Lailai's voice suddenly came from a distance, fell in front of the two of them, and said calmly.

"Huh? It's done so quickly, didn't you fool them a bit?"

Yamu's eyes flashed with surprise when he heard this. "Those who don't even have the courage to face death will only hinder us if we follow them. It's better to leave them there and let them fend for themselves."

"Too."

Upon hearing this, Yamu nodded slightly, agreeing with Xin Lailai's statement.

"How are things going with Hephaestus and the others?"

"We've completed the negotiations, and they've all agreed to go into the dungeon with us."

"Very good. This way the equipment repair and medicine supply issues will be temporarily guaranteed."

After getting a positive answer, Xin Lailai nodded and said calmly:

"Next is about entering the dungeon tomorrow. Although we have discussed it before, it is better to confirm it again. First of all, the personnel..."

……

A few hours later.

"These are all the possible unexpected situations that may occur before we reach the 70th floor, as well as the relevant response plans. According to the information sent by Dao Ji, I re-compared the maze map after the underground city was mutated. By the way, I made a rough classification of the monsters Dao Ji encountered below according to the types of abyss creatures and sorted out their abilities."

On the training ground, Xin Lailai sat on the carpet, looking at Yamu and the deceased in front of him, and gave the two the information and materials that he and Ling Yuzi had sorted out.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Yamu glanced at the document at the edge of his sight, flipped through it casually, and fell silent:
……

【Statistics of abnormal creatures in the world of Dicuo】

[29th to 34th floors]

1. Dragon Man Aberration

Category: Abyssal Token
Features: Regeneration

Information: Its basic habits are inherited from dragon-man monsters. It has a regenerative ability approximately equal to the 5th-order regenerative power. Its blood is highly corrosive and it can release a breath with a corrosive effect.

Weaknesses: Extremely afraid of ice damage, and has very weak resistance to willpower and soul judgment.

Attribute inference: Strength is about 65, Agility is about 65, Stamina is about 70, Intelligence is about 30, Charm is about 3 points, Soul Strength is about 20 points, Willpower is unknown.

Specific appearance locations: the upper area of ​​the 30th floor maze and the lower area of ​​the 29th floor maze.

Action scale: 20 to 30

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2. Siren Sea Monster Variant

Category: Abyssal Token
Features: Water, Bewitching

Information: Basic habits are inherited from the Siren species, no regeneration ability, high soul strength, multiple bewitching judgments, able to use a large number of range skills, more control capabilities, and high elemental resistance.

Weaknesses: physical attacks, strong light.

Attribute inference: Strength is about 50, Stamina is about 55, Agility is about 70, Charm is about 80, Soul Strength is about 50, Willpower is unknown.

Specific location of appearance: water source area from 29th to 34th floors, and individual appearances on 35th floor.

Action scale: 2 to 4

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3. Cave Bat Deformation

Category: Abyssal Token
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【34th to 39th floors】

1. Night Demon Variant

Category: Abyssal Token
Features: Shadow, Perception Shield
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[64th to 69th floors]

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26. Aberration 013

Category: Abyssal Creatures
Characteristics: distortion, proliferation, devourment, immortality.

Information: It has an extremely huge body, suspected to be formed by pure energy of distortion characteristics. It can reproduce offspring at a high speed, devour other abyss derivatives and gain their abilities. Attacks can cause flesh and blood distortion, and it has immortal characteristics.

Attribute inference: Strength, agility, and stamina are all 90 points of real attributes, intelligence is unknown, charm is less than 0 points, soul strength is within 80 points, and willpower is unknown.

Weaknesses: (None)

Specific location: 69th floor

Action scale: 1～???

……

From the 29th floor to the 69th floor, all the monsters that appeared in Dao Ji's communication video were recorded in this document without exception.

There were a total of 1137 different monsters, and each monster introduction contained a large number of second- and third-level entries and file links, making it easy to view relevant data and information. All of these things were sorted out by the two people in front of me...

Yamu looked at the information on the branding interface, then looked at Xin Lailai who was sitting in front of him, rubbed his brows lightly, and complained:

"To be honest, I now feel more and more that it is a waste of God's gift for you two to run out and become lone wolves."

"indeed."

The person holding the deceased nearby nodded slightly and gave the same evaluation.

After teaming up with Xin Lailai and Ling Yuzi these days, she also clearly felt that these two people were nothing special when they were considered separately, but when they got together, they were simply the most perfect auxiliary teammates, and could be regarded as functional talents at the core level of the team.

"Tsk tsk, now it seems that it was a good choice to let you, Black Sword, take the lead in this operation."

"It's just that someone reminded me in advance, so I was a little more prepared."

In response to Yamu's praise, Xin Lailai just shook his head calmly and sat cross-legged on the carpet.

"I have already sent a copy of the information to Brother Daoji. It is getting late tonight, so you two should go to bed early."

After saying that, Xin Lailai closed his eyes and started meditating, not even bothering to move.

"..."

"...Are you planning to sleep here for the night like him?"

Yamu looked at the Death Cutter beside him, and then saw that the Death Cutter also made the same movements as Xin Lailai, and meditated on the spot without saying a word.

"..."

Yamu looked at the scene in front of him, the corners of his eyes couldn't help but twitched slightly twice, and finally he sighed helplessly, shook his head, and sat down as well, maintaining the posture of five hearts facing the sky, and entered into a state of meditation together.

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(End of this chapter)