Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?-Chapter 1078 - 700: Friendly Sparring, No Hard Feelings

The Ice Curse Dragon unleashes all the accumulated supercooled water from its body at this moment.

This power is definitely a big move-type skill, capable of instantly turning the entire arena into an icy cavern, and even though its target now is Flame Fire, the entire area is frozen in an instant.

A linear, unstoppable breath along with massive ice blocks formed in the surrounding air simultaneously assaults Flame Fire!

Facing this seemingly decisive attack, the Flame Lord on Flame Fire's side erupts in flames, and without reservation, it similarly releases a linear fire breath towards the Ice Curse Dragon!

The clash between fire and ice, red and white, the moment these two opposing substances collide generates a massive mist on the field!

Several tentacle-like tongues of flame separate from the fiery torrent, rushing at the Ice Curse Dragon from all directions, clearly intending to disrupt its focus and weaken the opponent's breath.

After all, in a direct confrontation, the Flame Lord's chances of winning aren't very high.

The Ice Curse Dragon's exhilarated emotions turn the mysterious liquid stored within its body into breath and spray it forth, while a glistening mist forms around its body, as if draped in a delicate veil.

Yet this veil is mercilessly cold, able to transform anything that approaches into ice sculptures!

The twisted tongues of flame can't advance upon touching the Ice Fog; flames and ice crystals blend and collide, even without deliberately strengthening the Ice Fog's defense, the tongues of flame can't push through.

Not to mention the Ice Curse Dragon is covered in a layer of ice-forged armor due to the activation of its Ice Enchantment mode, rendering direct flame attacks on it mostly ineffective.

Fire and ice are completely opposite attributes; both can counter each other, it's just a matter of whose power is stronger and more overwhelming!

The tongues of flame can't be relied upon anymore; the Flame Lord is now giving it his all, placing all hope on the torrent of fiery blaze.

However, having expended a portion of its power in the previous fire vortex eruption, now confronting the Ice Curse Dragon's breath...

No, it's totally unsustainable now!

The torrent of flame is ruthlessly pushed back by the frost, with survival spaces rapidly diminishing; frost is about to pierce the Flame Lord's chest.

If it gets pierced, the frost will directly attack the stronghold behind Flame Fire, undoubtedly causing it to collapse instantly.

At this juncture, there's still a chance; if Flame Fire is willing to invest more spiritual power, either by strengthening the Flame Lord or summoning other powerful monsters, the resistance time could be extended, possibly long enough for the Ice Curse Dragon's breath to finish.

If roles were reversed, and Gong Qiying were in his position, he would certainly invest spiritual power without hesitation, feeling compelled to fortify the Flame Lord into Surtr to preserve his assets.

The flames on Flame Fire's body erupt and crackle, with a low, agitated murmur from his throat, his current appearance indeed resembling that of a fiery temper.

Clearly, he is not willing to concede!

Even though starting with the intention of setting a trap, being counter-trapped afterward leaves one feeling...

More than frustrated!

"Damn it....."

Flames form a "井" character on his forehead; in this agitated state, perhaps revealing his true character, a fiery personality ready to act unpredictably!

However, just as he was about to invest spiritual power, he hesitated.

This momentary hesitation causes the flames burning fiercely to rapidly extinguish, his mental state visibly becoming listless, and finally, his explosive emotion transforms into a sigh and escapes his lips.

"Sigh... Let it end here, the recent expenses have been..."

"Boom boom boom——"

The Ice Curse Dragon's breath completely engulfs the fortress he resides in.

By the time Flame Fire regains his senses, the arena has been filled with immense hard ice, turning into a seamless coffin.

The Ice Curse Dragon slowly lands on the icy surface; under normal circumstances, after releasing a big move it would obediently be weakened for a while.

Yet when its gaze sees the large iron doors at either side of the arena being destroyed, a positive, joyous emotion appears in its eyes, akin to breaking something it dislikes, elegantly lifting its head.

[You were defeated in the battle with Sain Dungeon]

"Haven't seen this kind of prompt for a long time, really annoying..."

Flame Fire exhales a breath of heat, adjusts his mood, and prepares to contact Gong Qiying proactively.

What a shame, such a pity that Burning Furnace Golem won't be obtained.

If that delicious flame can only be tasted once, it's truly a waste, and I fear I'll never forget its taste for the rest of my life.

After my additional income arrives, I might as well use that monster as a wager to duel Gedwin; this time, I won't let him trap me.

As he pouted, displaying a clearly disgruntled expression.

[You have received a Burning Furnace Golem as a gift from Sain Dungeon]

"What?"

He uttered the same surprised voice he hadn't produced for a long time.

"Just treat it as making a new friend."

Gong Qiying's voice came from the other side, the scene shifted, and Flame Fire suddenly appeared in front of him, opposite him was Gong Qiying sitting atop an altar.

Flame Fire blinked his eyes, then reacted, refusing righteously:

"No way, I lost the battle, so I should pay the price. I can't take this Monster!"

Moreover, the cost of making a Burning Furnace Golem must be very high. Though he doesn't know the exact amount, his intuition tells him that getting one would make his wallet ache. Surely it's the same for Gong Qiying, right?

He glanced at Gong Qiying, who was admiring the texture of the altar with an air of satisfaction.

Why does he look so relaxed?

How should I put it, this guy seems to have an aura of old money that's even more punch-worthy than a follower!

"The cost of defeat naturally falls on you, but I'm very interested in information about other dungeons and want to know more."

Gong Qiying waved his hand and said, "Take the Burning Furnace Golem. Just treat it as though you are an intelligence merchant, and I bought another piece of intel from you with it."

"However, you must tell me more in-depth details about each dungeon, more detailed than you originally intended."

"...Alright."

Flame Fire remained silent for a moment, then finally nodded and accepted the Burning Furnace Golem.

He had a feeling that he was being seen through, as if the deeper dungeon secrets Gong Qiying asked him to tell...he indeed knew many hidden things but hadn't planned to reveal them all.

Those things are worth a better price.

And Gong Qiying seemed to have thought of this aspect, bringing forth the Burning Furnace Golem, which didn't need to be given, at this special moment, laying the deal in front of Flame Fire.

His facial features moved slightly, ultimately choosing to agree.

The reasons for agreeing were, firstly, irresistible temptation to talk, and secondly, Gedwin seemed pretty likable.

Having won the dungeon battle without putting on airs is already surpassing many others. Recently, Flame Fire noticed that adventurers in his dungeon, triggered by some influence, increasingly like to point fingers to humiliate the defeated.

He greatly dislikes such arrogant posturing, so Gong Qiying's unmoved demeanor after winning is quite likable to him.

A City Lord with such high qualities will surely not have adventurers adopting bad habits in his dungeon! 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Hahaha, I've totally lost to you, Gedwin."

Flame Fire suddenly laughed, regaining his usual vigor, suppressed his flames, patted Gong Qiying's shoulder, and said vigorously:

"I remember this time. Though I don't know how you managed to control Ice Power with your dragon, I won't lose next time we fight!"

Although he grudgingly accepted defeat, he still had to act tough to save face.

He raised his thumb in earnest as if making a solemn vow: "I've thought of how to defeat that dragon, and I'll come back for another match when there's a chance!"

Such a gesture is tempting fate; those who make it often end up eating their words, Gong Qiying internally grumbled, and finally said:

"Next time for sure, I've got backup plans."

"No matter what your backup plan is, I have confidence!"

Gong Qiying prepared several plans for the battle against Flame Fire, like the Ice Curse Dragon plan that initially didn't just involve Ice Curse Dragon, but also included "Night King" Kari.

But later considering it was merely a sparring dungeon battle, not a life-or-death fight, releasing two "Ice Dragons" at once seemed a bit...

Whether to call it extravagance or an unwillingness to lose?

Anyway, he ended up leaving out Kari.

Another plan involved a direct confrontation with Flame Fire using "Flame", featuring two Monsters whose names seemed quite unremarkable, even appearing weak at a glance, they are —

[Wounded Demon]

[Bottom of the Cave Demon]

Pretty unremarkable names right? Surely their strength must be quite average.

If there's another battle with Flame Fire in the future, Gong Qiying plans to showcase these two demons.

But then again, he seems to have no reason to fight with Blast Flame Underground City anymore.

Organizing a dungeon battle like today probably won't happen again unless Flame Fire comes seeking a different kind of flame, otherwise there isn't another reason for fighting.

"Gedwin, I suggest you take out an Image Stone and record what I'm going to say next."

Flame Fire casually sat across from Gong Qiying and said:

"There's quite a bit to say, without recording it, I'm afraid you might not remember. After all, this is information from an entire country's dungeons."