Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?-Chapter 938 - 614: The Day Cangyin Mutated

The strong man never imagined that his life would involve such a miraculous action.

"Lightly once, lightly again, then heavily once..."

In the spiked tunnel designed with inspiration from the Road of Suffering, the strong man wielded a High Nut Fragment in each hand, constantly striking those cold, gleaming spikes.

Each strike would cause his body to bounce upwards. If the angle was right, he could even adjust his position in all directions, and the height of the bounce depended on the force exerted.

In the tunnel, with spikes below and iron thorns above, any slight misjudgment in strength could result in his back colliding directly with the iron thorns.

The torn clothes on his back and the flowing blood were proof of his collision with the iron thorns.

"Heavily once more, then, three, two, one, exert force!"

He counted silently, like playing hopscotch as a child, suddenly bursting out with maximum strength at the last moment, his entire body bouncing high, his back undoubtedly striking the iron thorns.

But this slight damage was negligible because—

"Buzz!"

At the instant the strong man bounced up, sharp, whirling electric saws suddenly sprang up from the spike thicket beneath him!

The buzzing sound and their nearly indiscernible speed suggested that even slight contact would rip him open!

"Heh heh heh, I dodged it!"

Ignoring the pain in his back, the strong man laughed as he landed from mid-air, once again using the High Nut Fragments to strike the spikes, advancing, with a manic smile on his face.

He had already felt the pain.

Just earlier, he had failed countless times at the beginning, each time falling into the spikes, stabbed until he was covered in painful wounds, longing for death.

Yet each time he was on the verge of dying, plants would arise from the spike thicket, lifting him back to the start and even healing him.

It was so thoughtfully maddening.

The strong man wondered why he couldn't just die once and for all, instead of being lifted and restarted over and over again?

Thanks to the experience gained from these countless "deaths," he gradually mastered the method for clearing this initial section, getting increasingly better. Just now, he finally passed the first electric saw through his own efforts.

This electric saw was like a threshold; passing through it meant he was beginning to get the hang of this place!

It was his first time getting through here; ahead lay unknown territory to face!

But the strong man now felt full of confidence; he had endured the hellish scenery behind him, so what else couldn't he accomplish?

"What else can't I do?"

He looked at the denser spikes and more electric saws, and the bugs flying up and down, only feeling a great journey awaited him.

"It feels like my previous depression has vanished; life is full of hope, and I have nothing left to fear."

"Once I get through this tunnel, I'll return to Sain Dungeon and start anew; eventually, I will defeat Overlord Vonier!"

A smile crept onto the strong man's lips, uttering lines as if planting a flag.

About half an hour later.

Looking at the even narrower tunnel ahead, where he could barely squeeze through bent over, with red, horn-like triple-speed electric saws swirling back and forth, and bizarre bugs occasionally falling from the iron thorns to strike people.

His scarred, sore arms unable to wield the High Nut Fragments, the strong man forced a painful smile as he recalled his confident self from not long ago.

"You're such a bastard, Sain Dungeon."

He could no longer hold on; his grip loosened, and his whole body fell toward the spikes, realizing something just before getting pierced.

"Wrong, I cursed the wrong thing, this is Cangyin Dungeon."

"Damn, unknowingly, I thought I was in Sain."

Even as he was about to fall into the spikes, he didn't seem very scared because he knew once he fell, vines would rise from the spike thicket to pull him back to the start.

Absolutely confident and fearless.

"Splat!"

The sound of flesh being pierced by spikes came, a familiar stabbing pain spreading throughout his body, and the strong man smiled like Asam.

However, after a moment, the smile turned to terror.

Where's the vine? Why isn't the vine coming?

No, this time it really is death!

In panic and confusion, he seemed to see Overlord Vonier in Death God's black robe reaching out a hand to him, and with his last bit of strength, he let out a scream:

"Don't come near me—"

A century later, historians in Spring Sun City wrote this passage regarding today's events:

On that day, Cangyin transformed, and on that day, adventurers wept and wailed~

Time has reached midnight.

"Damn it, what the hell is wrong with the Cangyin Dungeon, you bastard!"

Spring Sun City, at the square where the Teleportation Gate of Cangyin Dungeon is located, was a place full of adventurers loudly gathered together.

Now it's night, the time when the Dungeon is closed, and also the time when there are the most adventurers here.

However, in the past, people were complaining about other things. Such clear targeting of the commotion towards the Cangyin Dungeon today is truly a sight that hasn't been seen for a while.

An adventurer, who was naked except for being wrapped in a tattered cloth, emotionally slammed the ground and shouted:

"For the first time in my life, I saw a Destruction Mushroom cannon. When such a huge mushroom came hurling towards me, I had no idea how to run! That thing was originally ridiculously strong; everyone avoided it just to stay safe. Damn it, why can it actively attack now?"

"Why did I encounter a Fiery Chili shooter?"

"Over here, there was a Cherry Bomb thrower!"

"Did you see those Big Enoki Mushrooms, spraying Destruction Mushrooms from multiple holes? A friend of mine got his lower half blown away."

These adventurer's words quickly gained a response from other adventurers, and everyone angrily began to condemn the bizarre plants in Cangyin Dungeon this time.

"Originally, I felt those plants were quite well-made; each one's abilities were naturally formed, making me, a plant enthusiast, ecstatic."

"But what the hell are these now? They feel crudely fused together. Not to mention the aesthetics, just the sheer strength is more than we can handle! These should be shoved into the Sain Dungeon!"

"Didn't anyone encounter the tunnel covered in spikes? I feel like I'm leaking from all the punctures!"

"Is the Cangyin Dungeon having a seizure again like before? If I get disgusted away this time, I'm never coming back!"

The discussion atmosphere among adventurers in Cangyin Dungeon is completely different from Sain's side.

If such changes were introduced over at the Sain Dungeon, everyone would be unfazed, waiting calmly for strategies, while people are already swearing over at Cangyin Dungeon.

Just as everyone's anger erupted like a volcano, a calm voice suddenly came from within the crowd.

"Why didn't I encounter those things you mentioned? Did you do something?"

Once he spoke, he immediately became the target of everyone's anger, and someone suddenly shouted:

"I did nothing, just chased the Golden Chalice Flower and suddenly encountered—"

Before he could finish, another person shouted: "I also encountered those strange plants while chasing the Golden Chalice Flower."

"Me too!" "Wait, you all?" "Me as well."

The volcanic anger was suddenly cooled down, leaving people staring at each other, pointing at each other like Spiderman. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

That calm voice spoke again.

"See, you've all been fooled by the Dungeon. When I saw that Golden Chalice Flower, I knew something was off, didn't chase it at all. Ultimately, it was your own greed, getting tricked by the Dungeon is also inevitable."

"I had a pretty good experience today. Although I met a frenzied Green Tree Spirit whose body turned red, it took a lot of effort to defeat, but the rewards increased. I earned enough to cover two weeks of living expenses today."

With his start, it was like a royal luck in a chat group suddenly flashing cards, triggering countless posters to join in the card flashing, leading more adventurers to start sharing today's gains.

"That Road of Suffering, I mean the spiked tunnel, although I couldn't pass, luckily made it halfway, and when I resurrected, I found a High Nut seed in my hand, sold it at a good price."

The speaker was a dwarf whose height was only half of others, so it seemed reasonable he could run halfway through the Road of Suffering.

"If you say so, I seem to have received plants as rewards too, though not seeds, but they're still worth selling at a good price."

Inspired by the dwarf, people started talking, only then did they discover something.

The Cangyin Dungeon had expanded, with a deeper layer of battle areas added, filled with fused dangerous plants, and even things like the Road of Suffering.

But the rewards now steadily include plant seeds or full-grown plants.

If anything is currently valued in the Cangyin Dungeon, it is definitely the plants, especially loved by alchemists and craftsmen.

These plants can be fused with various equipment or directly forged into equipment. Though not as high-quality as ordinary equipment, each has its magic. Shields made with nuts have special effects against Undead creatures. Pea Shooters grafted onto Arm Armor can turn into live hand cannons. Torch stumps automatically adjust to optimal cooking temperatures...

Especially with the recent launch of the "Giant Plant Cultivation Program," people here are trying to cultivate giant aggressive plants to replace city defense cannons. If this succeeds, it might change the Kingdom's defense situation.

Due to these amazing functionalities, the prices of these plants remain high, but the Dungeon's reward yield with plants is inconsistent, producing only a few per day, making the market demand exceed supply.

Now when adventurers compared notes, they realized that despite increased difficulty, there is now a somewhat stable source of plant rewards.

"Dare to make it even harder? I want more rewards!"

Thus, someone boldly issued this challenge.

When the returns are small, adventurers complain about even a bit of hardship.

When returns equal effort, adventurers find it reasonable.

When returns suddenly increase, filling people with joy, even if their contributions also increase accordingly.

Adventurers will still mark "Very Simple" next time!

Years later, when people see the city walls filled with giant plants, they'll certainly remember the day of the Cangyin Dungeon's upheaval.