The entrance to the Howling Dungeon is located on a cliff at the northern end of Desert Village. Several stone houses were built around the entrance for the guards to store their belongings and rest.

It was late at night, and only three guards were sitting around a patina-covered wooden table at the entrance, playing cards. The oil lamp on the table swayed in the night wind, casting their shadows long and short.

Norn led Arno out of the darkness and handed them two access passes.

"Going down into the dungeon this late?" A soldier placed the cards he was holding face down on the table, glanced at Norn and his group's credentials, and then let them pass.

Norn took out the "Howling Dungeon Guide" that he had obtained by "selling his body" from the female employee and began to read it.

The three tasks he accepted were: to capture three red-eyed electric eels, to obtain a palm-sized high-purity magic crystal, and to clear the man-eating plants in the Stonebone Forest and bring back the seeds.

The red-eyed electric eel inhabits the abyss pool on the sixth level, while the stone bone forest is located on the fourth level.

Demon-loving monsters carrying magic crystals are distributed throughout the lower four levels; there's no need to search for them specifically. Just deal with them if you encounter them on the way.

Considering that he didn't bring a backpack and that doing the tasks in order from top to bottom would be troublesome, Norn decided to go to the sixth floor to catch the red-eyed electric eel first, and do the other two tasks on the way back.

"Run, Arnold! Let's try to finish this in one night. After it's done, you can eat as much steak as you want!"

Norn tucked the booklet back into his arms, then climbed onto Arno's shoulders and said.

When Arnold heard about the steak buffet, his morale soared, and he sprinted forward with powerful, muscular strides.

The wind whistled in Norn's ears, and the surrounding scenery merged into blurry bands of color.

Norn still chose the shortest path to the sixth floor on the map, and along the way, he encountered many monsters.

He tried to control them with the Demon God's decree, but as expected, it was completely ineffective.

The reason is simple: each dungeon is created by the death of a different evil god, and the environments in which these monsters are bred are completely different.

Norn obtained the Demon God's Edict from Barnabas II in the Rotten River Underground City, so naturally he couldn't control the monsters there.

However, this is nothing to worry about. Arno's strength is simply a matter of lowering the level of these monsters. Countless monsters blocking his way were crushed by Arno as if they were speed bumps.

After jumping into a vertical opening on the fourth floor, Norn and his team successfully reached the sixth floor.

Following the map, Norn found the abyss pool.

A small, dark blue lake is nestled in a sandy, white land covered with withered trees and grass.

The pool is not large, with an estimated diameter of only forty or fifty meters. The surface of the lake is completely still, and looking down from the shore, all you can see is endless darkness.

The pool's internal structure resembles an inverted funnel; it appears small from the ground, but the deeper you go, the larger the surrounding space becomes.

At the very bottom of the lake, there is a portal connecting to the ninth level, but this is just a little-known fact and most people wouldn't need it.

Red-eyed electric eels inhabit areas of medium depth in pools of water.

Light can no longer penetrate this place, and illumination can only be achieved through light magic. Many adventurers with poor mental fortitude were left with lifelong trauma after only a few minutes inside.

This is only one factor in why the mission was rated as an A-level mission. The bigger reason is the terrifying combat power of the red-eyed electric eel in this environment.

Their physical strength is not high, but as soon as they discharge electricity, a large area of ​​water will be instantly electrified, paralyzing people and then drowning them in the deep pool.

Norn got off Arno and wandered around the lake before finding a thicket of bushes.

He lay down, then transferred his mind to Arno to control it, and then found some weeds and branches to cover his body.

After doing all this, Norn cast several layers of crimson shields on himself and jumped into the pool.

thump--

A huge splash of water erupted as Arno's massive body slammed into the water, creating ripples that spread outwards, and the icy water instantly enveloped the shield.

Norn can control the speed of sinking by adjusting the size of the shield, but if he wants to move horizontally, he has to stick his arms out of the shield and swim.

At first, Norn made the shield very small, so it sank very quickly.

The surrounding light gradually disappeared, and the azure water above receded further and further away until it shrank into an invisible dot.

The darkness of the deep water completely engulfed Norn. The thalassophobia etched into the grain gripped Norn's heart like a giant hand. At this moment, he understood to some extent those adventurers who left behind shadows.

This feeling of endlessly sinking, not knowing when you'll reach the bottom, what's lurking around you, or when you can get back, can truly drive a person crazy.

But the thought that he was using Arnold's body instantly dispelled all his unease.

He enlarged the shield to slow the descent, afraid of missing the habitat of the red-eyed electric eels.

Meanwhile, Norn also placed several orbs of light around to illuminate the surroundings, but there was nothing else but some debris and bubbles.

However, these orbs of light quickly attracted other aquatic life.

A slender water snake emerged from the darkness, circling around a ball of light.

Then another glowing jellyfish floated over, sticking to the blood-red shield like a puddle of semen stuck to a window.

As more and more aquatic monsters were attracted, Norn's vision was severely obstructed, and all he could see were all sorts of monsters swimming around.

Norn carefully compared the monsters and confirmed that the red-eyed electric eel he was looking for was not among them. Norn then raised his fists, which were crackling with red electricity, and plunged them into the water.

The powerful red lightning spread in all directions, and the aquatic monsters surrounding it seemed to be paused, all stopping their swimming and scattering with the current.

Norn did this four times in total. These orbs of light were so attractive to the monsters that as soon as one group was electrocuted, another group would come running.

After electrocuting the last batch of monsters, the surroundings returned to calm.

Just as Norn was wondering why they hadn't arrived at their destination yet, several pairs of red dots suddenly appeared in the darkness.

The next second, the outermost shield suddenly shattered.

"Found it." Norn was secretly delighted.

Just now, he was surrounded by a large group of red-eyed electric eels and attacked by them; his shield was shattered by their electricity.

Norn also discovered that whenever they discharged electricity, their eyes would glow together, and as the number of red dots around them increased, Norn's shield broke faster and faster.

He quickly channeled his fel energy and donned ten layers of shields.

Then, he plunged his hands into the water and unleashed a powerful burst of red lightning.

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