Dungeon Designer: Bringing Smiles to the World!

"What is this?"

Lia picked up the ball of light that had fallen to the ground. The light dissipated, and two things were revealed.

One of them is a shield-shaped amulet, about half the size of a palm, with a dragon relief painted on it.

Dragon Emblem Shield Amulet

A wrought iron amulet with an ancient dragon relief can increase physical damage reduction.

In the prehistoric era before the Golden Tree appeared, it is said that the ancient dragons were the rulers of that time and the impenetrable bulwark protecting the king.

Therefore, the dragon motif is regarded as a symbol of various blessings.

"talisman……?"

The treasures produced in the dungeon are diverse and have different effects, but this is the first time Lia has seen them in the form of a charm.

The other item was a rough leather bag made of an unknown type of leather and stitched with gold thread.

Amulet pouch

Shrinkage handmade small leather bags

The old woman would give it to a king, or someone who aspires to be king, to equip with an amulet.

She can speak for two fingers, possesses eternal life, and is said to have been the king's wet nurse.

"Captain, why don't you try wearing it? I just don't know how to wear it so that it works."

Lia tossed the amulet and pouch to Galadon, who caught them, stuffed the Dragonscale Shield Amulet into the pouch, and then hung it on the inside handle of his large shield.

"How does it feel?" Lia asked curiously. The description of "increased physical damage reduction" was simple and straightforward, and equally powerful. She just didn't know if it would actually work.

Fraudulent item descriptions in dungeons are common, and many adventurers fall victim to them.

Garadon, adorned with the Dragonscale Shield, shook his head and said bluntly, "Try shooting me with an arrow."

This is the simplest and most effective way to check if an amulet is working.

Without hesitation, Lia immediately fired two arrows at Galadon's great shield.

By comparing the two, the combat-experienced Galadron analyzed the approximate effect of the [Dragon Sign Shield Charm]—reducing physical damage by about 10%.

This number may not sound like much, but as the Iron Heart, Galahad already has amazing defensive capabilities. After receiving the buff, it will only become even tankier, making it completely tanky enough to kill the opponent.

"This dungeon may be disgusting, but the treasures it produces are actually quite good."

Lia pursed her lips, forgiving the city lord of this underground city slightly, but only a little. After all, she would probably never forget the feeling of those finger worms crawling on her body.

"Let's go."

Galadon picked up his great shield again, stepped over the corpse of the giant finger bug, and walked deeper into the tomb, followed by the other two.

The underground tomb should have been sealed off, but a cold, damp wind was blowing in from somewhere.

As they ventured deeper into the forest, for the next period of time, apart from the occasional appearance of the disgusting finger worms that caused trouble, the three of them encountered no major obstacles.

Before long, they arrived at the "end" of the tomb, where a royal ghost was guarding a treasure chest.

"A treasure chest!" Leah's eyes lit up. "Quick, take it down!"

After saying that, she shot an arrow, but the Royal Ghost dodged it with a flash. Then, the Royal Ghost swung its dozen or so arms and pounced on her.

The three exchanged glances and drew their weapons. There was no need to be particular about etiquette when dealing with monsters in the dungeon.

[Blessing Spell]

[Enhance Attribute - Feline Elegance]

[Enhance Attribute - Bull's Strength]

[Divine Guidance Technique]

[Shelter Technique]

Horn quickly buffed Lia and Galadon, and soon, under the combined attack of the three, the Royal Ghost died completely after letting out a dying howl.

"This monster is really troublesome; it can even teleport and attack me."

After the battle, Lia put away her longbow, a hint of smugness in her voice: "But I was still a cut above the rest."

Having said that, she leaped to the treasure chest behind the royal ghost.

"This monster is so troublesome, hehe, the stuff in the treasure chest can't be too bad, right?"

As she spoke, Lia's hand was already on the treasure chest.

"Small……"

Garaton and Horn hadn't even had a chance to voice their warnings.

The treasure chest—no, the mimic chest monster—suddenly opened its blood-red maw, its withered hands grabbing Leah's slender waist and shoving her upside down into its mouth.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch..."

Lia's legs outside kept thrashing about.

"well……"

Seeing this, Horn sighed slightly: "Why are young people these days so impetuous?"

When he said this, he probably forgot that Lia, as an elf, was several times his age.

Galactus silently stepped forward and used his large hands to pry open the mimic's fang-filled mouth.

"Rip..."

With a crisp crack, the mimic was torn in two, and Leah escaped unharmed.

"Cough cough..."

The elven archers, having survived the ordeal, were embarrassed. The intelligence they received from the association mentioned the existence of mimics, yet they still fell victim to one; it was truly shameful.

"It seems like there's no path ahead. Have we missed some areas?"

Lia took the initiative to change the subject.

"No, there's no other way."

Horn shook his head. Although he was not young, he remembered clearly that they had already explored the entire tomb: "There must be some mechanisms that we haven't triggered."

As soon as he finished speaking, Galactus threw the Mimic's corpse forward, smashing it into the brick wall that seemed to be a dead end.

The once incredibly realistic walls vanished instantly, revealing a hidden path.

"Captain, how did you find out?"

Lia was a little curious. Even she, the archer with the most acute senses, hadn't discovered this hidden path. How did Galadon, a shield guard, manage to do it?

Galadon pointed to the ground, where a proverb written in white slowly appeared on a rather inconspicuous stone brick.

[There's a hidden path ahead, so it's time to attack!]

"A hint? Was this left by a previous adventurer?"

This was the only answer Lia could think of. After all, it couldn't be that the dungeon lord had given her the hint on his own initiative, could he? Would the other party be that kind?

Galadon and Horn didn't care who left the proverb; as long as there was a way to move forward, that was a good thing.

Continuing along the hidden path, the three soon came into view another treasure chest guarded by royal ghosts.

As before, after defeating the Royal Ghost, this time Leah learned her lesson and shot an arrow beforehand to confirm that the treasure chest was not a mimic in disguise before opening it.

Instantly, a cloud of white mist emanated from the box.

"not good!"

The three of them thought it was some kind of poisonous gas and were about to get away, but it was too late.

After a moment of dizziness, the three of them were teleported.

"Are we back?"

Looking at the familiar tomb scene around her, Lia felt a little strange. Could it be that the purpose of that teleportation chest was to buy time and deliberately annoy them again?

But soon, the three of them realized that something was wrong.

Half an hour later, after carefully reviewing the map and confirming that there were no other paths through the tomb, the three encountered the royal ghost guarding the treasure chest again.

After defeating them again and triggering the teleportation, they were transported back to a location they had previously visited.

The three, skeptical of the supernatural, explored the entire tomb more thoroughly this time, but eventually they still ended up in front of the teleportation chest guarded by the royal ghost.

An invisible net enveloped them, and no matter how hard they struggled, they could not escape.