Who designed this underworld dungeon?.

Chapter 209: Lake Lienia

"The third group of people entering the Vaal Underground City has appeared."

In the city lord's room in the underground city of Sen, Gong Qiying looked at Japar and his group through the crystal ball.

Although Japar and his group were the third group of people to enter here, in fact the first two groups had already died, so they are the only ones currently active here.

The first two groups that came in were all old acquaintances, mixed with some new faces.

The notebook was spread out on Gong Qiying's lap, with the name of each adventurer recorded on it. If the name was unknown, a simple sketch would be drawn.

These people all have great potential and deserve special attention.

The time has finally come for Val City to appear in the public eye. This is truly cause for celebration.

After working day and night without rest, he finally completed the Vaal Dungeon, although it is still a semi-finished product.

The reason why it is a half-finished product is that many concepts about living dungeons have only appeared in their embryonic form and have not yet been developed in depth.

Moreover, there are not many levels of topics currently, and they are still in the single digits.

If I want to perfect it, I have to collect the adventurers' responses.

That was why he had chosen this time period to start. After all, he currently had enough mental strength and was still in the protection period. Other dungeons could not cause him trouble, and the nobles and other forces outside were apparently well behaved.

Everything is peaceful, when will something unexpected happen?

The background story of this dungeon is that it was created by the magicians of Rhealucaria during their experiments.

Magicians from different worlds give full play to their talents here, making each floor completely different. The differences between each floor can be huge.

Let me tell you quietly, although the general appearance of each layer is very different, he has cleverly "reused materials" in many places.

Saving costs is one thing, but the more important reason is that his brain is almost overloaded, and reusing materials in harmless places can save some brain cells.

In the basic setting of the Vaal Dungeon, the entire dungeon can extend "infinitely" downwards and be divided into different levels.

A topic level has several sub-levels attached to it.

The outer periphery of the theme level is an open map, where there is a "large safe zone" where you can live and the "ecology" of the area, and you may encounter some [events].

There is a "maze" in the center. The maze and the subsidiary levels below constitute the core part of this big theme, and it is also the place where adventurers have to focus on challenging.

The theme level and subsidiary levels are connected by teleportation chests.

Subsidiary levels also have safe zones, but these places require adventurers to go through some challenges to unlock them.

And there will be attacks from monsters in the future, so the positioning of these safe zones is "a temporary resting place during the adventure."

But if you can stay here permanently and resist the attacks of monsters, perhaps you will get extra rewards.

After completing the entire maze, people can go to the next themed level and start a new adventure.

One thing that needs to be noted is that when someone passes the maze and enters the next theme level, a portal will appear in the large safe zone of the previous theme level, connecting the two theme levels.

Allow those who can't defeat them to go deeper into the dungeon!

As for the price, if you go down, you can't come up for a while. To go up, you need to suffer certain things.

Unless the person commits suicide, sending the victim back to the rebirth house is also an option.

But are you really willing to give up the footprints you left in the dungeon? The safe zone you opened up may be occupied by others, and the rare treasures you found may fall into the hands of others. There are other concerns.
It is true that you can bring back a small number of items upon death, but if you honestly abide by the rules of the dungeon, climb up step by step, and bring back all the items alive, the benefits will be greater.

Also, if you leave the Vaal Dungeon casually, you may miss something.

These are the basic elements for now.

Taking Lake Lienia as an example, its "maze" is the Rhea Lukalia Magic Academy, and the "Great Security Zone" is the town in front of the academy.

As for the ordinary safe zones at the subsidiary level, let’s take Platinum Village as an example. To unlock it, you need to defeat the Omen Hunter gang. Later, you will encounter invasions from time to time, including but not limited to Omen Hunters, Perfumers, Soul Suckers, etc.

"How far can the Sword Master and his team explore? Don't be like the previous two unlucky groups who died before they even saw the safe zone."

Gong Qiying yawned and forced himself to stay alert and stare at the actions of Gapar and the others.

He decided to go to bed after he finished watching this batch. Never mind, he might as well go have a drink before going to bed.

Although the alcohol consumed by the body outside will not have any effect on the body in the dungeon.

If you treat building a dungeon as a job, you will find that after a busy day at work, people really need something to drink to relax.

No wonder adventurers like to go to taverns. Now he understands the reason.

"Let me see where they are now. They are quite close to the town in front of the college."

The more safe zones an adventurer has visited, the more choices he or she can make when teleporting to the Vaal Dungeon through the seal of the magic classroom.

If you have never entered the safe zone, you will be teleported randomly, but you will not get stuck in the tree.

Similarly, even people who have unlocked many safe zones can choose to teleport randomly for the sake of excitement.

The range of random teleportation will be fixed between the first level and the deepest level ever reached, but there will be some special areas that cannot be teleported into.

In addition, the maze will not be included in the random teleportation range.

Gong Qiying yawned, rubbed his eyes, and continued to stare at the crystal ball.

Behind him, a letter quietly emerged from the altar. A letter with a color that had never been seen before.

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The lake is blue, the clouds are white and crystal clear, and the distance is foggy.

This was Japar's first reaction when he saw Lake Lienia. Forgive him for not being able to think of a more elegant and beautiful adjective.

But after a minute of darkness, when this "shocking" scene suddenly appeared before my eyes, only those who still had time to think about adjectives were gods. What does it mean to suddenly see the light? This is called suddenly seeing the light.

What appeared before his eyes was an endless azure lake. Unlike ordinary azure or dark green lake water, the water here showed a fluorescent blue similar to pyroxene magic, as if pyroxene was melted.

It was afternoon, the sunlight was still bright, and the lake was like a mirror. If the fluorescent stars lit up at night, it would add a lot of dreamy colors.

Looking around, it is surrounded by high mountains and shrouded in mist. In the distance, huge crystal pillars of varying lengths protrude from the water, gleaming in the thin mist.

Looking further away, the shadows of some damaged buildings are looming.

Suddenly, a creature that looked like a horse flashed by in the mist, and Japar's sharp eyesight captured more things, such as what seemed to be a person lying on the horse's back.

Monster? Anyway, it doesn't feel safe.

The dreamlike lake, the danger hidden under the beauty, and the towering mountains on the horizon
In the first half of his life, Japar had been to many places. He had seen the burial place of the ancestors of the barbarians, the secret forest and moon well of the elves, and the legendary land of demons where hundreds of dragons were buried.
Those were scenes that could bring considerable stimulation to people's senses, and in his heart, Lake Lienia was no less exciting than these scenes.

In the outside world, this is at least a map that only appears in legends and songs.

Everyone's reactions were different, but what they all shared was an appreciation for the beautiful scenery.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the night here is definitely more beautiful than the day. I really want to stay here until night to see it.

Japar looked ahead and saw the pure lake water and mist.

He looked back again and saw the same scenery, with vast lakes all around him.

The question is, where to go?

They discussed it and picked a direction at random.

Gong Qiying in the city lord's room covered his face and said, "These guys are going the wrong way. The town in front of the academy is on the other side."

So he operated a few times on the city lord's panel, and suddenly Gapar and the others heard a dragon's roar. When they looked up, they saw a giant dragon flying over their heads and flying in the opposite direction of their progress.

Everyone exchanged glances and followed.

After a while, they helplessly announced that they had lost it. The dragon appeared and disappeared mysteriously, making it difficult to understand what the dragon was for.

In fact, Gong Qiying only temporarily called upon the pyroxene dragon in a certain area.

"Click, click."

When my shoes stepped on the shallow water, they brought up a series of water droplets that wet my trouser legs from time to time. My shoes were wet and I felt damp when I walked.

How could the magician bear such injustice, so Tulsi immediately released the water-avoiding spell. When they landed, the surrounding water surface would be pushed away by an invisible force field.

"There's nothing but water." Roger shook his head and kicked the pebbles on the ground.

The stone hit a raised rock on the ground and fell to the ground, splashing water.

"There is a building over there." Japar pointed forward, and everyone walked towards the small pavilion in the fog.

A few seconds after they left, the rock suddenly trembled, and an animal king who once fought with Leon as a "wise beast" raised his head.

Then he woke up the other disguised companions.

“It’s just a pavilion.”

Tulsi made a sound of disappointment. After walking for a long time, she finally saw a building, but there were only stone benches inside for resting.

Never mind. We’ve been walking for so long, it’s okay to take a break.

The professors took out some strength-replenishing potions and gulped them down. After Roger finished drinking the potion, although his strength was restored, his stomach still felt empty.

He turned his head to look at Japar. The sword master was a traditionalist and insisted on obtaining energy by chewing food.

Looking at Roger who was staring at the jerky in his hand, Gapar fed him a sandwich of almond cabbage and grilled whole pork chop.

Although it is cold, it is a supreme delicacy to be able to eat it in the dungeon.

"Jingle Bell"

A hollow bell sound suddenly rang in the air, and everyone who was resting immediately became alert.

The sound of bells got closer and closer, and a spirit horse penetrated the fog and rushed straight towards them. The knight on the horse rang the bell, and immediately an offensive magic ball mixed with black and gold appeared in the air.

【Ghost Rider】

With the appearance of the ghost rider, ripples appeared on the water near the pavilion, and smaller ghosts emerged.

"It's actually a trap."

Japar drew out the Star Sword, jumped up and slashed at the Ghost Rider.

"Whoosh-"

"Snapped!"

"what!"

At this moment, Roger suddenly let out a scream.

He was shot in the head!
He was hit in the face by a beam of water cannon that appeared here for no apparent reason, and fell to the ground instantly.

Tulsi looked suddenly in the direction where the water cannon was coming from, and saw in the distance, huge aliens were walking towards this side.

Looks like lobster?

　No matter how shitty my job is, it won't stop me from updating!
　　There will be more in the evening, I won’t stop updating twice a day!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)