Life Dungeon Game

It took her a while to recover from the surprise and shock, and she was slightly dazed.

To be honest, she knew before she came that He Ao, the head of the field department, was very capable.

But this is ridiculously strong, almost like cheating.

Which C-rank monster could so easily kill four other C-rank monsters, plus a monster with a strong taint?

Moreover, they achieved a quick kill and no damage taken.

Is this reasonable?

Zhang Yusi felt that her long-established common sense and logic about extraordinary knowledge were being overturned. If it weren't for the fact that only C-levels could enter the ruins this time, she would have thought that He Ao was a B-level expert who had disguised himself as a C-level to enter the ruins.

However, her gradually regaining rationality allowed her to quickly calm herself. As the anemone monster was slain, the sound that had been echoing in her ears...

Vi's shriek gradually faded away.

She stepped over the pool of blood and quickly walked to He Ao's side.

She had no idea that He Ao was so capable that he would have such a plan. Fortunately, she didn't reveal the plan directly at the time, otherwise she would probably be embarrassed to the point of having to pay off a three-bedroom apartment by now.

However, under He Ao's all-knowing gaze, she felt that she had no secrets.

Hmm... As long as you don't admit it, nothing will happen.

She stood beside He Ao, squatted down, and looked at the anemone monster that had been broken into several pieces.

The anemone monster's exterior was writhing flesh, but its innermost part was a soft body woven from thin steel wires, and there were even some twisted things embedded in its body that looked like circuits and chips.

These mechanical and electronic constructs, intertwined with bright red flesh and blood, appear absurd and grotesque.

However, these structures had already been severed by He Ao's sword light, with only some tiny sparks soaking in the blood indicating that these structures may have once functioned properly.

"Minister He, now that the monster is dead, that mentally affecting power seems to have disappeared,"

Zhang Yusi withdrew her gaze from the monster. After experiencing such a horrific scene, she felt her mental resilience was rapidly improving.

She turned to look at He Ao, "Was that 'contamination' that caused the hallucinations released by this monster?"

"No."

He Ao shook his head, raised the bone sword in his hand to the side away from Zhang Yusi, flicked his finger, and the remaining blood on the sword splattered out, restoring the entire bone sword to a basically clean state.

Although the bone sword has a certain degree of flexibility, it is still not as tough as those metal swords. Therefore, He Ao can only wait until the blood has been almost completely drained before using this method of flicking the sword to remove the remaining blood.

Of course, this cleaning method cannot completely remove it; most of the bone sword has returned to its original white color, but it is still stained with a little bit of bright red.

He Ao put the bone sword back into the simple scabbard on his back. The scabbard opening was wrapped with a layer of fiber cloth, which was tightly attached to the surface of the bone sword, so that the bone sword could be 'wiped' during the sheathing process.

The relic passage restricts entry to three extraordinary items, but the bone sword is not an extraordinary item, so Heo can bring it in as an extra.

In fact, he brought the pirate treasure chest into the area, but he didn't want to reveal that he had extraordinary items unless absolutely necessary.

During battle, suddenly pulling out extraordinary items from a pirate treasure chest will definitely surprise your opponent.

"Then what is this monster?"

Zhang Yusi was somewhat bewildered.

"wifi amplifier",

He Ao put away the bone sword. "It gathers up the scattered pollution around it, amplifies it, and then sends it out, creating the illusion that it can release pollution."

He turned around and walked toward the external gate switch that had just been opened by the anemone monster. "In this area, pollution is everywhere. It continues to subtly influence you. Stay vigilant and focused."

Zhang Yusi, who had been somewhat relaxed, tensed up again after hearing those words.

She had tried her best to imagine the dangers of this 'ruins scene,' but the reality seemed...

It was always worse than she imagined.

She watched He Ao's retreating figure.

For some reason, even in such a terrible situation, standing next to this young minister always made her feel a little more at ease.

At that moment, rapid footsteps approached from afar, indicating that Asien had heard the commotion of battle and rushed out.

His speed wasn't actually slow; it was just that his unhealthy mental state caused his steps to become somewhat disordered, resulting in him arriving a little late.

Of course, this "late" is relative to He's fighting speed.

He stared blankly at the open gate, the blood everywhere, the scattered remains of the monster, and He Ao and Zhang Yusi standing in the pool of blood. "Lord He Ao, what... what happened?"

"It was a minor issue, but it's been resolved."

He Ao nodded slightly to him and walked to the switch.

Ashen watched all this unfold, and he didn't think it was a minor issue at all.

But he didn't dare ask.

Do you have a knife?

He glanced back at Zhang Yusi.

"some,"

Zhang Yusi immediately took out a dagger from her jacket, handed it to He Ao, and put the heavy pistol she had just pulled out back in.

He Ao took the dagger and pressed the tip against the damaged switch.

This dagger is a specially reinforced alloy dagger from the research institute, with extremely high strength and toughness. The sharp blade of the dagger quickly pierced the gap in the switch housing.

He Ao then inserted the entire tip of the dagger into the hole, and then slowly pried it open with force.

Boom——

With a crisp sound, the switch casing, riddled with bullet holes, was pried open, revealing the main control board inside, which was still faintly glowing.

"It's not completely broken yet."

He Ao tore off the pried-open casing and threw it aside, looking at the circuit board that was damaged in many places but was still struggling to function.

As he expected, the external switch structure was not completely damaged, which is why the anemone monster was able to control the gate.

He stretched out his right hand and pressed it on the circuit board. Thin, jet-black lines extended from the mechanical core ring on his right little finger, connecting to the circuit board.

In that instant, he felt a connection between himself and the gate's control switch, enabling him to directly drive the circuit and control the gate's opening and closing.

In fact, He Ao initially planned to use the mechanical core ring to open the switch inside the gate.

However, when he placed his right hand on the gate, the feedback from the mechanical core ring told him that the inner switch was completely damaged, and even the circuit was completely cut off.

The inner switch was completely damaged, while the outer switch, though riddled with holes, avoided hitting the vital parts.

This is certainly not a coincidence.

From the very beginning, those who died in this passage long ago were affected by the pollution here. What they thought was self-salvation was actually a path to death.

He fell into a brief silence.

Zhang Yusi and Yasien beside him remained silent.

Zhang Yusi understood something by following He Ao's actions, while Yasien simply dared not speak.

A silent stillness enveloped the small, dark space.

In reality, their current situation is no worse than those who were once plagued by pollution and hunted by monsters.

How much better were the 'predecessors'?

This 'ruins scene' is not simple, and further exploration is important. He Ao coming out to look at this gate shows his attitude of wanting to explore further.

He Ao and Zhang Yusi have slightly stronger mental resilience and can still sustain their efforts to explore further.

However, given his unstable mental state and injuries, Asien may not be able to withstand the deeper, stronger contamination or attacks from more powerful monsters. Leaving this place might mean certain death.

A sense of oppression, accompanied by dim lighting, enveloped the silence.

In the silence, He Ao raised his dagger and cut open the fixing posts around the circuit board, severing the connecting wires.

Then he went to the switch inside the gate, pried open the inner switch casing, pulled out the broken wires inside, connected part of them to the wires on the circuit board, and used the rest as jumpers to connect the originally damaged switch parts.

This circuit board is highly modular and easy to use; the connecting wires can be directly plugged into the corresponding sockets without any additional soldering.

However, the final device was very rudimentary, so He Ao went to the dead monsters and took some metal parts, which he then tied to the circuit board to reinforce it.

This will at least prevent it from being damaged by careless handling.

He Ao took one of the monster's metal spikes and used it as a lever.

Under the watchful eyes of Asien and Zhang Yusi, He Ao moved the lever, and with a violent tremor, the entire gate began to slowly descend.

The two people standing nearby immediately went from looking bewildered to looking shocked.

The mechanical core ring was hidden by He Ao using the Disappearance feature, so the two of them couldn't see it.

The two only saw He Ao tinker with it for a while; at He Ao's speed, it would only take a few minutes.

And then, incredibly, they managed to fix this switch that had been broken for who knows how many years...

“Hey, you can do this too?” Zhang Yusi stood behind the gate, staring at the lever, her mouth agape.

"know a little."

He answered casually, and then opened the gate again.

At this moment, Asien finally understood what Heo had just been doing. He opened his mouth, but finally said softly, "Lord Heo, thank you."

This inner side is a separate space with a low overall level of pollution. Once the gate is closed, it is equivalent to a small safe house.

This gate is quite strong. If He Ao wanted to break it, he would have to imbue the bone sword with divine sense in order to break it easily.

He could have forcibly broken the gate just now, but his spiritual sense is limited and he wouldn't waste it on something like this.

For those C-level humanoid monsters, breaking through this gate would be extremely difficult.

If this gate weren't strong at all, it wouldn't have been used as a barrier by those who once hid behind it.

The fact that they ultimately died from psychological influence, rather than being forcibly slaughtered after the gates were broken open, also demonstrates the strength of this gate.

"It's okay, I'm also making some backup preparations for myself."

He Ao nodded.

This safe house can also serve as one of their last resorts; for example, if Heo encounters problems during his subsequent exploration, he can return here first.

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