Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?-Chapter 1136 - 736: No Way Out???

Now, the members of the Holy Light Church have a simple question.

And that is, which way to go next?

"Wait, where's the path?"

Anna ran in small steps toward the cliff. As she looked out, she saw only fog obscuring her vision, with layer upon layer of towering mountains... There's simply no way forward!

Even using Flying Skill, she wouldn't know which way is the correct path!

If there was an experienced adventurer here, they might immediately see that this path ahead of the Holy Light Knights was never meant for explorers to tread.

Because no matter how treacherous the map of Sain Dungeon might be, it generally has some guidance—whether it's the glow at the corner of a dark path, the towering spires before the layers of mist, or the clearings in a dense forest, there's always something noteworthy.

These noteworthy features are the "guidance" that attracts adventurers to explore, whether or not they're aware of it. They always follow this guidance.

And now, this cliff and the vast world beyond, truly offer no guidance whatsoever.

So, there's really no clue about which way to go now.

"Where exactly is the path?"

No one responded to Anna's question with the cliché "the path is underfoot." Everyone surveyed their surroundings, sharing the same boundless puzzles as Gui Ao'er.

"Do we go back again? Is there some hidden path we haven't discovered?"

"Put the exit on a hidden path? Sain Dungeon's never done that before; could the treachery level be increasing?"

"Why not go back and ask that knight?"

"Why ask when he's dead?"

Five minutes later, the Holy Light Knights returned along the same path to find the Astara Upper Knight who had died alone behind the wall.

But to everyone's astonishment, upon hearing the returning footsteps, the knight shakily stood up.

As Anleisi's small white flower laid for mourning fell off him, Anna's surprised voice rang out:

"Hey, you're not dead?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a Combat Skill with a blade so swift it was nearly invisible slashed down at Anna.

"No, he is dead."

Anleisi's voice came from behind. Before the words were fully spoken, Anna felt the world spin, realizing it was because Anleisi had grabbed her by the neck guard and thrown her backward.

"Thud!"

Wearing armor from head to toe like a tin can, she crashed heavily into the ground, unable to extract herself from the smashed ground for a while.

On the other side, Anleisi had already engaged in combat with the suddenly "alive" knight. The Holy-Light-imbued saber faced off against an ordinary Straight Sword paired with a Shield, with a flurry of flashing sword lights.

The Astara Upper Knight did indeed stand up, but he could not be considered alive.

Because all intelligence, rationality, and memory had been completely lost, now he was merely an Animated Corpse attacking any living creatures passing by.

In other words... an Animated Corpse!

"I didn't expect the transformation to happen this quickly..."

Anleisi twisted the military saber in his hand, and with a "clank," the sword blade slashing towards him was precisely deflected. The next moment, a sharp blade stabbed into the knight's chest, a little blood shot out from the wound, dyeing the ancient wall behind.

This was the first time she witnessed a residual shadow transform into an Animated Corpse.

And upon seeing the knight "corpse-transform," she suddenly realized something.

Could it be that all the Animated Corpses wandering in the Northern Undead Asylum once had identities like the Astara Upper Knight, or even higher statuses, before they lost their sanity?

If that's the case, it's perhaps not too far-fetched that the Animated Corpses became a bit stronger.

When the military saber was withdrawn, the knight fell backward, but before Anleisi could catch her breath, the knight suddenly made an indistinct sound from his throat, launching himself forward.

The already eager Holy Light Knights pounced simultaneously, successfully overpowering the knight, whose size was no different from theirs, to the ground.

They couldn't handle the large demon with a big butt, nor the powerful Black Knight, but they could surely handle a knight of similar stature?

The knight, just turned Animated Corpse, had retained some strength, but having been stabbed through the chest once by Anleisi, he was at his weakest, allowing the group to swarm him.

As the saying goes, a chaotic punch can kill a master. After overpowering him, the Holy Light Knights unleashed their various attacks upon him.

Finally, accompanied by an increase in everyone's soul count, the knight uttered a sound from his throat that was both like a relief and a sigh, falling motionless to the ground.

The number of souls acquired upon the knight's death was surprisingly significant, enough to level up some weaker members.

"It's still no use."

Anleisi waved her hand, enveloping the knight in Holy Light, and moments later his form dissolved into light particles, leaving behind a white light point—his Shield.

The Shield's texture seemed excellent, but it wasn't what everyone wanted. What they really wanted was a way out!

"The knight's become an Animated Corpse, completely uncommunicative, and now we're out of clues..." Anna muttered. This situation was entirely absent in her database.

"Do you think the exit has something to do with the bird's nest?" a Holy Light Knight suggested.

"How could it? Unless a big bird comes and takes us away, but that's too outlandish," Anna shook her head, obviously disagreeing with her comrade's theory.

It seemed everyone else found the idea unconvincing too, so they began roaming the Northern Undead Asylum.

With the key obtained from the knights, the entire Northern Undead Asylum was completely open to them, and they could pass through everywhere.

The Holy Light Knights knocked around any suspicious places along the way, occasionally releasing Detection Magic, attempting to find any hidden walls.

Naturally, they found nothing; they did find a hidden path, but upon entering, it turned out to lead to the warehouse where their weapons were confiscated...

This route could be used to avoid the Black Knights guarding the warehouse, but the crucial point was that they didn't need it now!

In the end, everyone walked through the Northern Undead Asylum again and again, collecting every corner's light point; they walked some overlapping paths so much that they were nearly sick of it.

And they didn't find any other road.

"Where on earth can we get out, damn it!"

Regrouping at the cliff's edge, people voiced their frustration.

Anger is a negative emotion not less than fear, so at this moment, the Sain Dungeon continued to profit, greatly absorbing spiritual power.

Perhaps that's why no hints were given deliberately?

Just as people were gathered on the cliff edge resting, they heard an unusual sound from the sky. Turning back, they saw a giant black bird resembling a raven flying rapidly from the horizon.

"Enemy attack!?"

Unexpectedly, even here there could be a battle; the Holy Light Knights hurriedly grabbed the weapons at hand, intending to fight this monster bird that didn't seem very strong, perhaps a Hero could take it down in one go.

But what people didn't expect was, the giant bird didn't start a battle with them.

Or rather, it didn't even glance at them, directly grabbing a large, round egg from the nest and turned to leave, leaving only an elegant silhouette.

"What the hell..." The Holy Light Knights drew their swords, looked around with perplexity, unsure of the giant bird's intent.

And at this moment, observing the giant bird gradually leaving, Anna, who was quietly observing earlier, had a gleam in her eyes.

She approached the bird's nest, looking at the remaining eggs inside, which were about the size of a curled-up adult, and a thoughtful light shone in her eyes.

A moment later, she figured it out! She turned her head excitedly, calling to everyone:

"We can eat these eggs! Let's use them to replenish our strength!"

"Alright!"

Thus, unable to find a way out, the Holy Light Knights started a bonfire on the spot to roast the bird eggs to eat, preserving energy.

In Sain Dungeon, equipped with a day-night cycle, this bird egg-themed outdoor bonfire barbecue continued from dawn to dusk, and then from dusk to dawn. When the eggs were almost eaten up, guess what?

Something magical happened, the eggs in the bird's nest refreshed!

"Yay, we can eat more now!"

Being normal people with normal thinking abilities, the Holy Light Knights faced with the special situation of the Northern Undead Asylum, "helplessly" chose a solution:

Wait and see.

After all, the entire Northern Undead Asylum had been searched countless times by them, and there was absolutely no other way out.

What kind of Divine Man could find another way to get out?

Earlier than the Holy Light Church, at the Starfire Church's side.

"Hevi, Hevi, look, when I curl up, I'm about the same size as this egg!"

A Starfire Church knight was full of curiosity, deliberately curling up beside an egg to compare his size with the egg.

"Really, the one next to it looks to be about my size, let me try... Hmm, really about the same."

Hevi said while curling up beside the egg; for some reason, when he found an egg that wasn't much different in size from himself, he was a little excited.

As for the others... they enthusiastically searched for eggs about their size, looking as if they were playing.

"Aren't you all childish..." Todd, on the side, remarked, "Shouldn't we be looking for the way out as a priority? Why waste time here, it's impossible to find a way out anyway—"

Before he finished his sentence, there was a sharp bird cry, and the black giant bird that left earlier suddenly returned, flying aggressively toward the nest.

"Oh no, could it be coming to fight us!" Todd was greatly shocked, he heard black birds bear grudges!

"Don't worry, I'll handle—hey hey hey!"

A Starfire Knight had just entered the fray when he suddenly exclaimed in panic.

Because his curled-up body was suddenly grabbed by the giant bird!

"Why are you sitting there, save me!"

The rescue cries of the Starfire Knight were eventually inaudible as the giant bird flew farther and farther away.

Todd stared dumbfoundedly as the Starfire Knight was carried away by the giant bird, momentarily unsure how to react appropriately, perhaps expressing concern for that person?

After all, he heard that monster birds are quite painful when eating people.

"..."

Hevi looked in the direction the Starfire Knight was grabbed and at the gradually disappearing silhouette of the giant bird, with a thoughtful gleam in his eyes.

As he pondered, he suddenly pointed to the mountain shrouded in clouds opposite, his expression somewhat dazed as he said:

"Road?"