Read Novel Full Chapter 836: Choose Four Out of Five
Chapter 836: Choose Four Out of Five
It wasn’t just Phoenix—this overly one-sided battle felt somewhat strange to the other Third Tier players too.
After all, they had long prepared for a grueling fight, expecting at least one Monarch-tier dark creature per person.
But these five snake descendants? Their strength was truly underwhelming.
And Phoenix’s words only deepened the lingering confusion of the others.
Even setting aside the relatively unstable factor of dungeon difficulty—maybe they just got lucky this time, and the actual difficulty hadn’t reached its theoretical maximum—
The fact that these five things had managed to put an entire city’s population to sleep was indeed unreasonable.
Especially since they had successfully knocked out several players far stronger than themselves.
And... given the level of authority they displayed, it seemed a stretch for them to control something like the Deep Sea Sky Dome and forcibly activate it.
Of course, both points could still be explained if you tried hard enough.
“Since the formation here isn’t a summoning formation but an evacuation formation, maybe these snake descendants have been here for a long time,” Kui said optimistically. “Perhaps they planned and prepared for today’s operation for years. That Death Sleep Technique and the barrier covering all of Lilee might have been set up long in advance, which is why their effects are so flawless.”
As Kui spoke, this explanation did seem to account for the abnormality.
But Brother Qi had already been stirred by Phoenix’s doubts.
“In that case, we still haven’t found the Pure Abyss item on them... Where exactly is the barrier covering Lilee?”
Brother Qi was quite interested in that item itself.
Facing Brother Qi’s question, Fish waved her hand dismissively.
“Ah, don’t worry about all that... Right now, all we have to do is stomp out the last breath in each of them, and we can clear the dungeon directly.”
“As for Lilee City... Night Valley has plenty of capable people. They’ll handle it themselves.”
“We’ve helped enough already—we’ve done our part!”
As Fish spoke, Phoenix sighed.
“That’s true. At least we can clear the dungeon anytime now.”
She wasn’t the type to deliberately delay clearing just to uncover the secrets behind the dungeon.
After all, while figuring out the hidden secrets of the dungeon could help develop better in this realm, and might even earn the Threading the Needle achievement during settlement...
But...
Nothing was more important than clearing the dungeon itself.
Only by clearing it could you ensure survival.
Curiosity killing the cat was a common tale among players.
And just as Phoenix was about to follow Fish’s advice—directly killing one of the dying snake descendants to complete the dungeon—
A voice came from outside the door.
“Everyone, please wait a moment.”
Fish was a bit surprised.
“That’s Raymond’s voice—Raymond, what’s wrong?”
Hearing it was the native helper Fish had found earlier, the remaining players naturally looked toward the door.
Then...
Raymond’s figure appeared at the doorway.
But that middle-aged man, who exuded an expert’s aura, hadn’t come alone.
Behind him was someone who looked even more like an expert than he did.
A leather triangular hat, a leather jacket, denim trousers, a revolver tucked at his waist, graying hair and beard, a face lined with weathered wrinkles.
Though he appeared to be an old man, the newcomer’s entire demeanor was as quiet and dangerous as a loaded gun.
The old man slowly walked into the room, and Fish spoke in surprise.
“Master?!”
Hearing Fish’s address, the others immediately realized.
This was likely a big shot in Night Valley!
Phoenix also explained specifically to Brother Qi and Lin Yu: “This should be the founder of the Holy Relic faction, the Legendary Abyss Adventurer, Galli Thontas. He once faced a Pillar-tier demon head-on and survived, and single-handedly wiped out almost all the werewolf families active outside the Abyss.”
Although Phoenix’s introduction only listed two titles and two achievements, the other’s power was vividly apparent.
Even more telling was what hung on his chest—something far more intuitive than any titles or achievements.
He wore a Golden Cross Medal, identical to the one Lin Yu had taken out earlier.
Fish’s attitude also spoke volumes.
She walked up to him and asked respectfully, “Master, why are you here?”
“I have plenty of reasons to be here,” Galli Thontas said, flicking his hat. “The mana streams from the Abyss passage and a Pillar-tier demon flashing by, Raymond begging for my help, my most valued personal disciple trapped in the city... and another Golden Cross holder suddenly appearing.”
As he spoke, Galli Thontas took out an orb glowing with a strange blue light. Inside it seemed to contain a miniature sea, with faint sounds of waves drifting out.
Brother Qi recognized the item’s origin. “That’s the same type of ‘core’ as the Deep Sea Sky Dome...”
“So this thing is called the Deep Sea Sky Dome,” Galli Thontas said in realization. “I really don’t know much about Pure Abyss items.”
Phoenix looked at him cautiously and asked, “Then, you came to find us to...”
“Oh, I just wanted to check on my disciple’s safety—seeing that Fish is fine is enough,” Galli Thontas said casually, then glanced at the snake descendants on the ground. “And as for these things, I need to keep one alive.”
He said it flatly, leaving the players stunned.
Phoenix finally seemed to grasp where the real difficulty of this game lay.
Although there were five snake descendants... in the end, only four could die!
In other words, someone couldn’t clear the dungeon by killing a snake descendant.
Hearing Galli Thontas’s words, Fish immediately objected. “That won’t work, Master... These things are our clear condition! We have to personally kill a dark creature to pass!”
“Dark creatures are everywhere, Fish. Don’t be impulsive,” Galli Thontas said, picking up one snake descendant from the ground. “This one’s mine.”
His tone left no room for argument.
Kui chuckled. “Oh my... What are we supposed to do now...”
Though Galli was right—dark creatures weren’t hard to find in Night Valley—no one wanted unnecessary trouble.
“How strong is this guy?”
Brother Qi turned directly to Phoenix and asked.
“At least Chosen One level. He’s the strongest adventurer in Night Valley, bar none. The only humans on par with him in the Night Valley Realm would be the leaders of the Three Sects in divine descent form, Maro’s chief palace knight, Enz’s third princess, and those two monsters from the Tribunal of Heresy.”
“So we can’t fight him, then.”
Brother Qi exhaled.
But as his words fell, the sound of a flintlock hammer clicking came from beside him.
*Click!*
*Bang!*
A flash of white light erupted as Fish fired a shot at her master.
“Old man, don’t you push your luck!”
Galli Thontas sidestepped and said helplessly, “Hey, you brat! Mutinying, are you?”
Then he too drew the revolver from his waist.
The master and disciple locked eyes, then simultaneously pulled the triggers, launching into an impassioned shootout!