Life Dungeon Game

The woman stood up and looked at the old man.

"You're well prepared. You came here to use me to figure out a way to neutralize the remnants of the Fountain of Youth, didn't you?"

The old man spoke slowly and hoarsely as he opened the door. “I am old, and the Fountain of Youth is rapidly taking my life.”

Upon hearing this, the woman's heart sank.

"I can only stay absolutely awake for one or two hours each morning and evening. All experiments and instructions should ideally be scheduled during these hours. I will tell you everything I know, and the rest is up to you."

The prison guard outside glanced at the old man, checked the electronic shackles on his hands, and led him outside.

The woman slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's unlikely that your dangerous information came from a donation by a well-meaning member of the public,"

The old man's foot, which had been stepping out the door, suddenly stopped. He paused for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Has someone else died?"

Upon hearing this, the woman paused, lowered her head, and softly replied, "Mm."

"There are so many fools in this world."

The old man lowered his head and, with his ankle chains still on, hobbled outside.

"If we can arrange things more densely, then we should. I don't know how much longer I have to live."

Later, I wrote too much, so I'll combine the two parts and ask for your votes.

The update should be tomorrow night (I feel like I failed to adjust my sleep schedule).

Chapter 603 Ninth Official Mission Settlement (Long Chapter, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

[Task evaluation and settlement in progress...]

He Ao shifted his gaze from the text in his field of vision and then clicked on the character card page in the upper left corner.

The familiar card background reappeared in his field of vision.

At this moment, cards appeared in a row before him: Joey's [Primordial Fire], Vian's [King of the Night], Neil's [Usurper], and Pete's [Saint].

These four cards were all obtained by He Ao before. Only the "King of the Night" card has a color that can be used; the other cards are gray.

When the last dungeon ended, the [King of the Night] skill went into cooldown, but it seems to have finished now.

He Ao focused his gaze on the [Primordial Flame], and soon, a window popped up.

[Would you like to pay 3 Exchange Stars to exchange for 'Primal Flame'? (You currently have 4 Exchange Stars available)]

These four exchange stars were obtained from the previous dungeon settlement. He Ao did not use the character card function in this dungeon, so these exchange stars were saved.

He Ao had already tried it before, and you can also exchange for character cards during the dungeon process, so you don't need to use these exchange stars in a hurry. You can exchange them for suitable character cards when you need them.

He Ao shifted his gaze from the [Primordial Flame] to the [Usurper] and [Saint] behind him. While looking at these two cards, no pop-up window appeared, and the two cards remained unredeemable.

He continued to look behind him, past the [Saint] card, where there was a new card with its back facing him.

As Heo watched, the card slowly flipped over, revealing the image on the front.

At the top of the image are countless shimmering purple dots of light, which come together to form a blurry, illusory human figure.

Surrounding these points of light were rippling water ripples, as if indicating that these points of light were in some kind of deep sea.

On the innermost side of this card, in the deepest part of this dark sea, a huge shadow, with only a small part of its body showing, seems to be faintly appearing.

The moment He noticed the shadow, those familiar, jumbled thoughts resurfaced in He's mind.

He looked down at the notes below the card.

【Deep-sea Glimmer】

The so-called faint light should be those purple specks of light in the picture. Those specks of light look like they are formed by the 'shell' in the wooden box that He Ao finally controlled.

After the mission ended, He Ao could no longer sense the existence of these light spots. He originally thought that the light spots had been completely destroyed, but judging from this card, they were not completely destroyed, and had even formed some kind of strange effect.

There is a part of Jayce's soul that has been corrupted by that hidden, great being. This is the source of Jayce's madness. When Heo was in the dungeon world, he could also feel these corrupted murmurs.

These contaminations have kept Jess in a deep connection with that hidden being.

After Heo returned to the main world, all the pollution disappeared.

He Ao suspected that the humanoid figure in this "Deep Sea Glimmer" was one of those pollutants.

The existence is a combination of the fragments and the remaining 'shell' light spots.

This situation was not part of He'ao's plan, nor was it likely the work of the already enraged Witch of Desire.

The matter is quite simple. The only one who could have done this was another high-ranking figure present at the time—the hidden being lurking in the deep sea, attempting to return from death.

Wells once told Heo that Jess's soul had a much higher affinity with that hidden being than his own, and judging from the extent of Jess's corruption, Jess himself might also be a pawn left behind by that hidden being.

In the final, furious rage of the Witch of Desire, that hidden being may have done everything in its power to save Jayce, preserving the corrupted parts of him.

However, Wells is probably dead. Although the Witch of Desire didn't spend much time with Heo and their relationship wasn't as close as that of a good friend who came at her own expense, she was still a very reliable friend, and the lightning she cast on Heo was quite powerful.

Wells was dead during the first wave of lightning.

Heo shifted his gaze back to the picture on the card, which should be the environment where 'Jess' is currently located, the 'deep sea'.

This deep sea is most likely not a physical deep sea, but rather a deep sea of ​​thought.

It seems that this 'deep sea' must be the place where the secret existence 'sleeps', and his rescue of 'Jace' was certainly not out of a sudden act of kindness.

With the help of his friends, Heo destroyed all of his resurrection plans. He rescued Jess and pulled him into the deep sea, presumably to prepare for the next resurrection.

Well, judging from his behavior, he still seems very enthusiastic.

It's much better than those friends who are indifferent when you first meet them.

Unfortunately, he lacked strength and was still dead.

He pulled himself out of his thoughts, and as he stared at the new card, a new pop-up window appeared.

[Would you like to pay 5 exchange stars to exchange for 'Deep Sea Glimmer'? (You currently have 4 exchange stars available)]

This card can be redeemed.

Although the number of stars required for exchange has increased by two, it is still available for exchange, unlike [Saint] and [Usurper] which are not available for exchange.

He Ao was a little confused about the system's exchange rules. It seemed to be related to strength, but it also seemed not entirely related to strength.

However, upon closer examination, both the "saints" and the "those who overstep their bounds" are actually deities in the true sense, while the hidden being seems to be a little less than a true deity, and is dead.

Although the war god behind the "Usurper" is also dead, and even more thoroughly dead than that hidden being, judging from the name and state of the "Usurper," that card's conceptual connection with the gods is much deeper than that of the "Deep Sea Glimmer."

Therefore, both rank and strength should be important factors influencing the exchange rate.

He Ao turned his gaze away from the [Deep Sea Glimmer]. Although this card could be redeemed, its troubles were no less than those of the [Saint] or [Usurper].

After all, the Goddess of Life has other saints to keep an eye on, and the God of War is practically dead; he only needs to withstand the corruption. But this hidden being, right now, might only have Jess as a straw to grasp at. As for 'Jess'...

The level of attention is probably at its peak.

He Ao glanced at the five cards again and exited the character card interface.

Meanwhile, the settlement interface outside had also been updated.

[Main quest evaluation in progress...]

Main Quest Rating: ★★★★

Congratulations on completing the main quest!

[Your evaluation for other tasks will be processed shortly, please wait...]

Main quest completed. Rating: 4 stars.

The settlement result was somewhat beyond He Ao's expectations, but it also seemed to make sense.

According to He Ao's estimate, this time the rating should be the same as the last instance, around three and a half stars.

The challenge last time was how to fight against the mercenary group of Stars Pharmaceuticals; this time, the challenge is to unravel Wells's scheme and confront the hidden entity that is trying to be resurrected.

In terms of status, the Hidden Being is definitely higher, but the Hidden Being is a dead entity, and the pressure it actually exerts is only slightly higher than that of Starry Sky Pharmaceuticals.

However, this time the incident took place in Witland, the second largest city in the Federation. He also needs to focus on dealing with the Huierme Medical Consortium and coordinating the forces within Witland. The main advantage may lie here.

As He Ao guessed the scoring rules of the system, the text in his field of vision continued to change.

[Settling your side quest evaluation...]

Side Quest Rating: ★★★☆

The side quest is the same as last time, rated three and a half stars.

[Settling your hidden quest evaluation...]

Hidden Quest Rating: ★★★★★

[Generating your comprehensive evaluation interface, please wait.]

A pale purple evaluation box appeared in He Ao's field of vision.

Main Quest Evaluation:

You completed the difficult and complex main quest in a beautiful and elegant manner. You bypassed powerful psychological suggestions, determined the true identity of the mysterious person, and saw through the true purpose of the shadows beneath the city of Vitland, all by using only the faintest and most distant clues.

Your meticulousness and intelligence are truly amazing.

With your meticulous planning, careful moves, and endless follow-up tactics, you have crushed all the mysterious person's chances of turning the tables, burying once again the hidden being that was trying to return from its long slumber.

You saved millions of lives in the silent darkness, allowing people to continue their peaceful lives in their miraculous routines without even realizing it. You created a miracle.

History is a calmly flowing river, and you are the dam builder on its banks.

Main Quest Rating: ★★★★

[Main Quest Completion Star Exchange: ★]

They praised it so highly, but wouldn't even give an extra exchange star.

He Ao scanned the main quest evaluation and landed on the sentence "You have created a miracle." It seemed that this was the reason for the high evaluation of the main quest this time.

Miracle······

He Ao pondered the word, his gaze shifting downwards to the text below.