Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?-Chapter 1137 - 737: Finally! Fire Transmission Ceremony
Dare I ask where the path lies?
The path lies beneath the bird's claws.
"Wait, wait, wait, are you insane?"
Looking at Hevi pointing to the bird's nest claiming it was the way, Todd was engulfed in a whirlpool of complex emotions, unable to grasp the logic of this guy's brain!
"Bird Monsters drop prey from high points to kill them or use their large, hard beaks to peck the prey's head. There's no way we can rely on that creature to leave here!"
Todd knew quite a bit about the ecology of Bird Monsters, so he completely rejected Hevi's suggestion.
If he dies in the Sain Dungeon adventure, it's only due to lack of caution or skills, but actively seeking out giant birds in such a peaceful situation?
Being dropped to death isn't as bad, but getting one's skull pierced... he doesn't want such a bizarre death!
"We have to give it a try, don't we? We don't have any other way out now."
Hevi's eyes sparkled with the spirit of adventure; perhaps he was fundamentally a very aggressive adventurer.
"I, you, this..."
Todd couldn't think of any other reasons to oppose him, as he felt he couldn't understand the brain of these Starfire Church people.
Ultimately, they weren't on the same path...
"Anyway, I definitely won't mess around with you guys. If you want to court death, go ahead!"
Todd folded his arms and emitted a soul-searching shout.
Moments later.
Staring at the cliff, empty with only him left, he was dumbfounded.
People from the Starfire Church were huddled in the bird's nest, being taken away one after another by the giant bird.
It's been an hour since the first person was taken away.
It's been half an hour, and no one's resurrected. He even checked the nearest bonfire and confirmed no one had returned.
This...
"Could they really have succeeded?"
Todd's eyelid twitched madly, his worldview greatly shaken.
Considering this was the Sain Dungeon, perhaps nothing seemed strange... but it was indeed strange!
Feeling the solitude and loneliness with only himself left, Todd's gaze at the bird's nest was filled with indecision.
A while later.
"I must be crazy..."
Curling up, being held by the giant bird flying in the sky, Todd showed a look of utter desolation.
If he reaches old age, today's experience would be a vivid chapter in his life's memories.
What could be more thrilling and outlandish than being held by a giant bird, at risk of being dropped to death, overlooking the world?
Todd thought if he truly reaches the other side alive this time, perhaps his personality would become more cheerful.
He's not really afraid of heights; at this moment, gazing at the mountains and mist below, if removing the fear inside, the scene was undeniably spectacular.
Admiring such a scene, he started pondering the purpose of his life so far?
Hmm....
Initially, he wanted to become prominent, achieve an impressive career, then return home in glory to amaze the crowd.
Then it turned into escaping Scameroon's internal strife and causing trouble in another country.
Now it has turned into... surviving from the hands of that mentally unstable old man.
His goal seemed to become increasingly lackluster.
Todd's eyes grew dazed, his spirit advancing towards Sage mode, increasingly feeling one must do something remarkable in life.
Like those people of the Starfire Church, they may seem unsteady, but they're reliable when doing the right thing, and they hold faith in their hearts.
"Though I outwardly disdain them, they're actually quite impressive."
Determined, when he sees the Starfire Knights again, Todd decides he must humbly seek guidance, striving to become stronger!
With such thoughts, the giant bird's every acceleration appeared graceful and leisurely to him.
At that moment, a familiar building gradually emerged from afar; it was one he had seen countless times in the images related to Sain Dungeon.
It was unmistakably the Fire Transmission Ceremony!
The Starfire Knights must be inside at this moment, discussing future exploration strategies, using their profound understanding of Sain Dungeon, and I must hurry to join them!
Closer and closer, the Fire Transmission Ceremony seemed reachable; he could almost hear Hevi's rhythmic voice!
...
Wait, why rhythmic?
When the giant bird finally arrived above the Fire Transmission Ceremony, dropping him suddenly, he understood the reason.
Because the Starfire Knights were joyously singing and dancing around the bonfire of the Fire Transmission Ceremony...
They even forcibly dragged a man, looking disheartened, to join them, the man showing a face of "what are these people doing?"
"Crack—"
The respect Todd painstakingly built for Hevi and the others now showed cracks.
"Ahhh!"
With the inevitable scream from falling from the sky, he plunged into the bonfire pile.
Not knowing how long had passed, Todd slowly awoke and opened his eyes to see the face of a Starfire Knight filling his vision.
"Is this Hell..." he couldn't help but say.
"No, this is the Sain Dungeon."
"More accurately, it's the Fire Transmission Ceremony."
"You've been asleep for a whole three minutes."
Only three minutes have passed...
Todd sat up with a face full of helplessness, feeling that his hair had been singed quite a bit by the bonfire.
This is indeed the Fire Transmission Ceremony; the blue sky, white clouds, and ancient buildings all attest to its reality, just like the images, except for...
Probably just the man who had been dragged by the Starfire Church to dance with a despondent face.
At this moment, the man was sitting on a nearby step with his head deeply bowed.
He looked even more withdrawn!
"See, I told you the path was here," Hevi said triumphantly.
Todd had nothing to say; although Hevi's personality was somewhat offbeat, his intuition about exploring the Sain Dungeon was frighteningly strong.
What kind of desperate situation would make a normal person think of curling up in a bird's nest pretending to be a bird egg to find the path?
He also saw the giant bird perched on a stone pillar nearby, grooming its wings, just looking at it made him feel complex emotions.
Nonetheless, he had finally arrived at the Fire Transmission Ceremony.
His heart quickly filled with joy, and he looked around for something, undoubtedly the Teleportation Gate to the outside world.
He wanted to use the Teleportation Gate to reach the Yanor Kingdom!
But before that, taking a trip to the famous food area to fill his stomach wasn't a bad idea, since he had already figured out how to escape!
However...
He looked around for a long time but didn't see any Teleportation Gate; there weren't even any doors here.
Where is the Teleportation Gate?
"Are you looking for the Teleportation Gate?" Hevi's voice came from beside him.
"Ah," Todd nodded, his eyes looking a bit dazed.
"Then you're going to be disappointed because the situation here is a bit different from the previous Fire Transmission Ceremony."
After speaking, Hevi added, "I noticed something was wrong as soon as I got here."
What exactly is different...
Todd looked around and found that, apart from the newly added man who seemed like a residual shadow, the environment of the Fire Transmission Ceremony seemed slightly different compared to before.
It's the kind of thing that looks almost identical at first glance but is completely different in detail.
"Originally, that side should have led to Fran Fort, but now there's not even a road."
Hevi pointed to a nearby wall that didn't look like a walkable path.
"The road to Fran Fort is gone; not only has this area been affected, but even the food area, Casas Underground Tomb, and all subsequent maps have disappeared."
He then pointed to a place behind the Fire Transmission Ceremony, where there were lots of tombstones.
"That area should lead to the Great Tomb Area and Endless Reincarnation, but when we checked it earlier, the structure was completely changed. Although it's still going underground, the feeling is exceptionally... dangerous."
The only place Hevi hadn't pointed to, Todd stiffly turned his neck to look, was a stretch of high mountains with stairs carved into the mountainside that looked ancient.
Above the stairs was a man-made bridge; across the bridge, he saw buildings built against the mountain.
It looked like fortress-like structures.
"What is this?" Todd's question was beyond simple words.
Although he didn't quite understand why the Fire Transmission Ceremony had changed like this, when he saw the Teleportation Gate to Yanor Kingdom disappear, he sensed a premonition of something bad.
"That seems to be the most straightforward path, judging by the layout, it's as if the Sain Dungeon is inviting us to go that way first."
The Starfire Knights offered their guess, and surprisingly, everyone agreed on the subsequent path to take.
"We don't want to continue exploring; the urgent matter isn't to satisfy our curiosity but to report what's happening here."
"But we can't get out now?"
Hevi sighed, "So we have no choice but to advance, heading toward the bridge and the buildings beyond."
"Honestly, this is the first time I feel like not wanting to continue exploring," sighed one of the Starfire Knights. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
"There's too much to explore; it's overwhelming," someone nodded in agreement.
Exploring the Sain Dungeon for the Starfire Knights was like going out for fun, so under what circumstances would going out for fun cease to bring joy?
Of course, it's when there's work weighing you down!
The army is still waiting for us to report!
Just now, the singing and dancing were merely to relax and wait for Todd.
I also want to get out of here quickly... Todd remarked internally.
As everyone accepted the fact they had to continue exploring despite their reluctance.
"You are here for the mission of the Undead Man, aren't you? I haven't seen newcomers for a long time."
A low, melancholic voice came from nearby, and they turned around to look.
It was the despondent man speaking to them.
