Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?-Chapter 1126 - 731: The Big Drum Demon!

"What do you guys think this structure is?"

The Starfire Knights stared at the fog gate before them, from which the faint aura of the Undead Demon seemed to emanate. Instantly, a flurry of chatter broke out as each tried to show off in the area of their expertise.

"Weren't we just heading upward?"

"I distinctly remember the demon being all the way at the bottom?"

"So, what's with this fog gate now?"

Teleportation gate? Elevator? Tunnel? Various guesses flew from the mouths of the Starfire Knights, each sounding plausible yet slightly off.

"..."

We could just walk in and find out the answer immediately, why are we wasting time guessing here?

Todd felt he had become the designated wisecracker, unable to suppress his inner commentary about the Starfire Knights' antics, even after witnessing a knight's tragic death.

Perhaps this was what they called "commentary repression."

He realized that this group's obsession was centered around the Sain Dungeon and had reached a point of near mania, they probably even used "Sain Dungeon" as a safe word in their games.

Suddenly, Todd's expression froze, his face revealing a look of horror. Crap, what kind of twisted thoughts was he having, who in their right mind uses words like "Ornstein," "Curse Frog," "Dung Pot" as safe words?

I must have been assimilated by these outrageous Starfire Knights!

I'm supposed to be a serious and proper person!

Yet despite his resistance inside, Todd, wanting to fit in with this group to make the upcoming adventure a bit more bearable, decided to follow the trend and voiced his own guess:

"Couldn't it be a terrace or something where we can overlook the monsters after passing through?"

The Starfire Knights were taken aback at his words, casting astonished glances at Todd.

What, are you stunned by my superbly reasonable guess?

Just when Todd was about to feel inflated, everyone waved their hands in unison.

"No, no, no, that kind of design is too ordinary, sounds kind of dull."

"I think it should be a more fantastical scene, your guess is too realistic, Todd."

"In exploring dungeons, one should be more imaginative, yours is...."

Todd had lost count of how many times he'd fallen silent now.

It was like a real-type robot pilot accidentally stumbled into a super-type world; he seriously and meticulously designs battle strategies for his mech, and suddenly someone in the super-type world says, "Why not just rely on yelling and passion for that?"

What the heck are we even talking about!

"This endless guessing is useless, alright!"

After leaving that statement, he turned indignantly towards the fog gate, striding so confidently as if forgetting they couldn't take down the Undead Demon, and the others watched as his figure gradually vanished into the fog gate. Within seconds, they heard his excited cheer from the other side.

The Starfire Knights exchanged glances, their curiosity piqued, and approached the fog gate. As they entered, they discovered...

"Ah? It really is a balcony, huh?"

Todd was triumphant because his guess was right!

They were now atop the entire Undead Asylum, standing on a small ledge or balcony, whatever you called it didn't matter, and below this tiny space they had to tiptoe to stand on, lay the area where they had previously fought the Undead Demon.

The pudgy greenish demon just stood there, staring up at them, its plump body motionless.

It looked surprisingly adorably ugly in a way.

Todd stood with a hands-on-hips, chest-out stance, looking as if his nose could touch the sky, this was a victory for realism!

The Starfire Knights were initially stunned by the scene.

Then they showered Todd with a barrage of compliments and chatter, filling the air.

This was more praise than Todd had ever heard in his life, overwhelming him to the point of blushing, showing a rare vulnerability.

Being insulted or beaten, someone like him would remain unyielding, but compliments always made him blush, unable to hold his expression. This didn't seem to be an isolated case.

This group of Starfire Knights were... quite sincere? At least they really knew how to give compliments.

After making Todd blush with praise, they immediately shifted focus to discuss how to deal with the Undead Demon.

"With this setting... give me a tachi, I'll make it experience a strike from the sky!"

"Wake up, you're a mage, you can't even handle a big bow, alright."

"Hehe, I've got a greatsword, let's use this to split the demon's head!"

"No, no, if we go down to fight, we might get hurt, why not blast it to death with magic from up here?"

This was probably the most divided Todd had seen the Starfire Knights.

The main issue of contention was the terrace's perfect position; everyone had their own grand plan, but only one person could jump down, meaning only one plan could play out.

Thus, a competitive fire was kindled in their eyes.

It felt like conflict could erupt at any moment!

Todd trembled, instinctively turning to the one he deemed most reliable, Hevi.

With a grand gesture, Hevi declared, "Stop bickering, I'm the leader, and executing an aerial critical strike on the demon is an unmissable opportunity for me."