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Chapter 49: The Dungeon
Chapter 49: The Dungeon
As the data prompt from the Abyssal Battlefield faded, Lu Heng's vision gradually returned to normal.
He looked around and found himself in a damp and gloomy dungeon, the air thick with the stench of decay.
There were five people locked up in the dungeon, all of them human.
Lu Heng recognized one of them, but it wasn't Su Muyu.
He stood up and walked to the cell door, peering outside, hoping to see if Su Muyu was imprisoned in another cell.
However, Su Muyu's figure was nowhere to be found.
This was the worst-case scenario they had anticipated; the two of them hadn't been teleported to the same location.
At that moment, someone beside Lu Heng squeezed their way to the cell door, looking out with curiosity.
Unfortunately, it was Lin Zeyu, the very person who had come to the Tempering Castle to have his revolver tempered.
Lu Heng turned his head, meeting Lin Zeyu's gaze, and saw caution and prudence in his eyes.
Both men had similar reactions upon waking up, squeezing towards the cell door to look outside.
It wasn't hard to tell that Lin Zeyu was also searching for someone.
Given the wealth of the Lin family, he had even used Professional Quintessence as a means to watch the tempering process.
With such extravagance, it was certain that if he was summoned to the Abyssal Battlefield, he would have hired protection.
Therefore, the person he was looking for was likely the protector who accompanied him into the Abyssal Battlefield.
After observing the situation outside the cell, Lin Zeyu calmly turned around and scanned the others in the cell. He took the initiative to start a conversation: "Hello, I'm Lin Zeyu, and I've brought a team with me.
"Some of my friends are locked up in other cells, and we'll regroup once we're out.
"This Abyssal World has a high danger level, so I hope we can form an alliance and work together.
"First, I want to confirm something. Do we all have the same mission? Does everyone agree to this?"
Three people in the cell looked around, and one of them voiced a doubt: "If someone has a different mission, do we have to fight right away?"
Lin Zeyu remained calm and explained, "Those who appear here should all be of a certain rank, having at least experienced an Abyssal Battlefield. We should understand that for cooperation, basic trust is essential.
"If anyone doesn't want to confirm their mission, that's fine too. You can directly refuse. Of course, after refusing, we won't be able to form an alliance."
Another person agreed, "I agree. Cooperation is definitely a good thing. Plus, my mission doesn't have any confidential content."
The person who had doubted earlier asked, "How do you plan to confirm others' missions? Are we going to write them down on paper?"
Lin Zeyu waved his hand, saying, "It's not that complicated. There are five of us here. We'll take turns reciting the content of our missions, and the person who finishes will point to the next one. If there are no objections, I'll start."
He paused for a moment, looked around, and seeing no opposition, began reciting the content of his first main mission: "My first main mission is: Escape the prison before the resurrection ceremony begins. Next, it's your turn."
He finished speaking and looked at Lu Heng, who was standing nearby.
Lu Heng had experienced this method of establishing basic trust many times before, and as long as there were no issues on his end, there was no need for secrecy.
Moreover, Metahumans teleported to the same location were likely to have the same mission.
Unless... someone had triggered a betrayer's mission.
Lu Heng recited the content of the second main mission and then pointed to the next person.
Finally, all five of them recited the content of their missions, confirming that everyone had the same task.
It was undeniable that this method of establishing basic trust was quite effective.
The five people in the cell gradually lowered their guard and began discussing the Abyssal Battlefield.
"The danger level this time is too high; it's actually a Level 4, two levels higher than my last Abyssal Battlefield. This is quite concerning."
"Just reading the world introduction, we can tell how dangerous this is. We've even encountered something like the Demon God."
"At least there's some good news; this Demon God is dead."
Lu Heng mostly remained silent, noticing that none of the four mentioned the "Source Essence."
This Abyssal Battlefield was, in fact, a battle for the Source Essence.
However, the fact that none of them brought up the Source Essence was quite telling.
After listening to their discussion for a while, Lu Heng didn't gather any useful information.
Lu Heng wanted to hurry up and meet with Su Muyu; it would be too dangerous for her to be alone in the Abyss World.
"Well... I think we should consider how to get out of this dungeon."
The first main quest is to escape the dungeon, so they definitely need to get out.
The reason these people weren't in a hurry was that there were still seven days until the resurrection ceremony, so they had some time.
Of course, if they wanted to complete the challenge task, they couldn't afford to stay here for too long.
Lin Zeyu continued organizing the discussion, "Since our tasks are the same, we can form an alliance and work together.
"Before that, let's each share a bit of personal skill information to facilitate coordination.
"I'll go first. I'm an Agility-based mutant with long-range attack capabilities and decent self-preservation skills."
After someone broke the ice, the others also shared their information one by one.
The shared information was relatively simple, mainly to assign responsibilities, and they didn't reveal detailed skill data.
After summarizing the information, they determined the roles for this temporary team.
There was one Strength-based mutant, two Agility-based mutants, one Psychic-based mutant, and one Sensor-based mutant.
The team composition was very reasonable, just enough to form a complete group.
Lu Heng turned to the Sensor-based mutant named Liu Qicheng and asked, "Then, could you scout the situation outside?"
Liu Qicheng nodded and began reporting on the outside, "This dungeon has four cells, and three of them are occupied. I use the word 'occupied' because one of the cells doesn't hold a person but a monster.
"Another cell is in a similar situation to ours, with five people inside.
"At the dungeon entrance, there's a Devil Guard on watch, and its level isn't too high, so it shouldn't be too difficult to deal with.
"However, outside the dungeon is a Devil Camp with seventy to eighty demons. If we try to break out forcibly, it might be a bit dangerous."
Just then, Liu Qicheng's tone changed, and he said, "The people in the neighboring cell want to make a move; they have an invisible assassin who is already making their way towards the dungeon entrance."
At that moment,
Dense footsteps could be heard outside the dungeon, indicating the arrival of a group.
Lu Heng, upon hearing the sound, quickly reminded, "The situation doesn't look right; let's ask the people in the neighboring cell to hold off for now."
The invisible assassin was also vigilant and, sensing something amiss, immediately returned to the cell.
Soon after, a Winged Demon Overlord with a pair of bat wings on its back and a height of three meters, landed at the dungeon entrance, leading a group of demon minions into the dungeon.
The Winged Demon Overlord was very muscular, with a pair of curved horns on its head, green flame patterns on its body, and a pair of bat wings on its back.
With just a glance, Lu Heng recognized that this Winged Demon Overlord was a high-rank devil with a level above 20.
If they had started a fight earlier, it's likely that more than half of the ten people in the dungeon would have died.
This Winged Demon Overlord alone would be difficult to deal with, and with the dozens of demons in the Devil Camp outside, without any aces up their sleeves, even self-preservation would be an issue.
(End of Chapter)
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