Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?-Chapter 1299 - 822: The Opening of Sain Ancient City
As the resonant bell tolled, everyone felt a slight tremor beneath the structure of the building of unknown construction.
This subtle tremor spread wider with the echoing bell, eventually escalating into a violent quake!
As if this place is about to collapse!
"Be careful! Hold on tightly!"
Fingerley and Tami had just returned and encountered such dire circumstances, not even having the chance to greet everyone before clutching at the wall to try to steady themselves.
However, the wall was piled with a lot of spider webs and cocoons large and small, and as they grabbed onto it, it burst open, and the unknown liquid splattered, causing Tami to roll his eyes.
Fingerley initially wanted to lean against the clean wall directly opposite the entrance they came from, but as soon as he walked over, he sensed danger and quickly retreated.
"Crack——"
Cracks, dense cracks rapidly spread upwards from the bottom of the wall, and the next second, it suddenly collapsed!
Rubblestones fell, and the bright red light flooded into people’s eyes, instantly illuminating the originally dark space.
The collapsed wall happened to shatter into several floor-to-ceiling windows.
Geng Li, being the closest, was about to step up to take a closer look, but the crimson liquid carrying terrifying heat crashed against the window like ocean waves. Had he gotten any closer, he would have suffered an attack akin to that of a certain navy admiral.
"Is this... magma?"
The vibration stopped at this moment, and those who approached also saw what was revealed by the collapse.
Outside the "windows" before their eyes was boundless magma!
Lava roiling fiercely, this ocean filled with magma was experiencing the worst weather, any sailors venturing forth would face utter annihilation.
Yet within the towering waves of rolling magma, something resembling ruins seemed to be faintly discernible in the distance. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
Regardless of what it is, it doesn’t seem like something the people here have the means to reach.
Could this be another new area?
Is even this place this vast!?
Luluwo felt conflicted, tried to reach her hand out the window to feel the temperature, but just as she touched the void, mysterious symbols appeared in the air, seeming to be some barrier preventing passage.
"So it’s a seal."
Upon seeing the seal, she felt oddly relieved.
Fortunately, the area ahead is left for future exploration.
The bell has yet to cease its ringing.
"Dong!!!"
The sudden bell toll was louder than any before, the sound piercing ears, resonating within everyone’s minds.
And at this moment, a scene entirely different from here appeared before them.
The bell echoed far and wide, far beyond the underground realm, it transcended Krag’s cave, passed the filthy Sick Village, and ultimately resonated above ground.
The scene in front of them also grew increasingly distant, as if they were seamlessly integrated into this sound.
They saw familiar architectures, not the Fire Transmission Ceremony, but a large building they had frequently passed but never entered.
Sain Ancient City.
The place oft bypassed by adventurers due to its closed gates.
Also, a place that at a mere glance would send a chill down one’s spine.
Unknown lies within, but it fails to soothe.
Atop the ancient city, they saw giants, identical to those in Deep Church, the corpse-like giants suddenly animated at the sound of the bell, their massive bodies swaying, tugging at nearby chains.
Seeing this, people already speculated about this entity’s next course of action.
Sure enough, inch by inch, the chains pulled down, raising the imposing iron gate hindering close contact with Sain Ancient City, finally revealing the entrance!
The new area extended a warm invitation for intimate interaction.
Though perhaps not everyone was eager for that interaction.
The bell slowly silenced, everyone’s vision snapped back to the giant bell’s location.
They exchanged glances, seemingly no one was smiling.
"Well," Tami nervously swallowed, "Are we heading to Sain Ancient City next? Even the blacksmith says it’s ominous."
This question rendered everyone silent, but the direction set by Sain Dungeon pointed there, making Sain Ancient City undeniably crucial.
More important, there’s still one unfinished matter.
The so-called "Undead Man’s mission" remains unfulfilled, wasn’t it supposed to reveal after tolling the two bells?
"And how do I get back!"
More than the Undead Man’s mission, Luluwo was clearly more concerned about returning to peaceful lands.
She had fantasized about a teleportation gate to Warrior Country or Yanor Kingdom appearing right after the bell toll, returning to her idyllic homeland, escaping Scameroon’s chaos!
"No! Why hasn’t the teleportation gate appeared!"
She cried out in grief.
"Looks like your captain’s about to break under the strain, not gonna console her?" Fingerley nudged Berto.
"...." Berto thought it would only work if comforting helped, eventually replying, "Never mind, my captain’s self-calming abilities are quite strong."
