According to Sain Dungeon’s usual style, there will surely be a surprise for adventurers in unexpected places.

The connection between the Warrior Country and the Yanor Kingdom will naturally follow this trend of surprises.

In Gong Qiying’s vision, he would open a hidden pathway at the right moment, connecting Lake Lienia in Yanor Kingdom to Nimgefo in the Warrior Country.

This path happens to correspond to the original game’s path that bypasses Stoneveil and leads to Lake Lienia, allowing it to be directly transplanted onto the usable map and giving Gong Qiying a moment to laze around.

Gong Qiying could already imagine how surprised the adventurers would be when they stumbled upon this pathway leading to Nimgefo.

So, filled with passion, he quickly created the map and determined the suitable spot for placing it, just waiting for the right moment to instantly switch the pathway.

The surprise incident with the Fighting Qi Conversion Technique urged him to prioritize matters concerning this pathway, and he had already placed it in the backup resource library ready for replacement. He planned to pick a day to host an event in Lake Lienia to lure adventurers onto the pathway and naturally discover the road.

However, what Gong Qiying didn’t expect was that the dungeon’s daily automatic micro-adjustment program had prematurely set the pathway in place!

Was this dungeon program from a Sain insider? Terminate the deal!

Actually, this error wasn’t too serious because the map is adjusted daily, and this revealed pathway may be replaced the next day, thus not causing any major errors.

Yet Leon, having nothing better to do, wandered around and found this path!

Moreover, their Strategy Group’s action capability is among the best, so they traversed the pathway!

Can’t these adventurers find something better to do like defeating the Demon King and saving the world!

"Oh well, even though it’s a bug, as long as it runs..."

Gong Qiying sighed and couldn’t say much more, as it seemed there was no one to blame. The dungeon program was simply following orders, and adventurers were roaming because they loved Sain; he could only blame himself for putting the pathway in the backup resource library prematurely.

So, he’ll go with it, and set this pathway as a permanent map to draw the Yanor Kingdom adventurers over.

Speaking of which, in Gong Qiying’s original plan, once adventurers crossed the pathway and arrived at Nimgefo, they were to be killed or touch a blessing which would lead them to the Round Table Hall, where they would choose the Elden King’s memory and undergo a process identical to Warrior Country adventurers.

Yet, with Leon’s unexpected arrival, this set of procedures had not yet been implemented, which led to a few bugs interacting with each other, ultimately sending him to meet Uffie.

It can be said to be a twist of fate.

"Besides, Leon’s strength has recently become even more impressive." Gong Qiying couldn’t help but praise.

Why did he praise Leon?

Because he hadn’t set monsters along the pathway, leading the dungeon to randomly summon monsters there, possibly spawning some overmodeled ones.

In other words, Leon and the Strategy Group were actually playing a "random enemy mod" all day long on the pathway and still managed to reach Stoneveil.

Wow, this kid is terrifyingly formidable.

Meanwhile, Greg received an unprecedented boost, with his size almost rivaling half a Flame Giant, roaring like a Demon God incarnate.

"Looks really impressive..." Isha, completely overshadowed by the enemy’s projection, sighed.

"The bigger the enemy, the easier to handle." Leon and his familiar group nodded to each other with the feeling of a long-lost reunion; it was quite nice.

Becoming bigger sometimes feels oppressive but sometimes brings relief.

After all, in the super sentai series, when a monster grows big, it usually signifies the end of an episode and the monster’s demise.

Fannen recalled something and turned to Leon saying, "Oh, there’s someone unexpected here...."

However, he looked around but did not find Tepi, who seemed to have vanished into thin air!

"Where is he?" Fannen voiced his confusion, and Leon glanced over asking, "What’s the matter?"

"Nothing, nothing."

Fannen waved it off, not mentioning Tepi, as his absence meant he had his own plan, so he chose to stay silent.

"Bow down before my power!"

Greg wielded his enlarged Golden Giant Axe, summoning an ultra-large storm surpassing any before, causing stones to fly across the courtyard due to the storm!

At this point, Drew quickly cast magic, yet it wasn’t the usual Magic Shield, but several deep blue stones resembling Luminous Stone but of different nature, swiftly shot toward everyone!

Upon impact, the stones shattered into tiny fragments, covering everyone like eggshells and even pulling rock from the ground to adhere to the surface, forming a more robust Protective Shield emitting a subtle blue glow.

The fierce storm battered the shield, which under normal Magic Shield conditions would have collapsed, yet this peculiar eggshell shield, despite trembling violently, did not break! It shielded them!

"This is a Protective Magic jointly developed by Magic Professors Hades and Turci under the enlightenment of Luminous Stone Magic; a thin shield possesses hardness akin to meteorites, and they can share external impact to extend the protection time," Drew quickly explained.

If Edgar were here, he would exclaim why those two magic professors could comprehend Luminous Stone Magic to create new magic while he and his teacher could not!

But don’t forget, Hades and Turci weren’t trying to perfectly replicate Luminous Stone Magic, nor did they need to copy it; they just drew from its qualities for "Original Magic" creation!

"I paid a hefty fee to learn this magic," Drew said, filled with pain.

But he had no choice; his companions were all growing stronger, and his magic had to keep up with the times.

If Turci came to the Warrior Country, he might even head to Younka’s Magician Tower to collect royalties!

When the storm stopped in that instant, everyone broke through the protective shield and launched an attack on Greg. Drew swung his magic wand, and the fragments formed by the shattering shield, under his guidance, transformed into thousands of sharp blades that surrounded Greg, cutting his skin like a thunderbolt!

Gong Qiying, who was watching the battle, muttered to himself, "Isn’t this the Thousand Cherry Blossoms?"

The mercenary dual blades in Maru’s hand gleamed with a cold light. With a casual swipe, she coated them with a thick layer of bleeding grease. The dual blades came down simultaneously, creating deep X-shaped wounds on Greg’s calf, inducing massive bleeding!

Greg stomped down fiercely with his other limbs towards her, and as she bathed in the blood, her footsteps flickered, dodging the attack at extreme distances and carving wound after wound into the enemy. If an attack was unavoidable, she would activate her combat skill, vanishing abruptly—reappearing as a cloud of black mist in the sky!

It’s the combat skill [Hidden Mist Fierce Bird]!

Tal roared and transformed into a larger beastman form, simultaneously striking at Greg’s foot with two giant star hammers. Seizing the moment when Greg bent over in pain, he unleashed the combat skill [Brave Lion Slash] onto his knee!

Under the forceful attack, Greg’s knee was damaged, and his huge body sank abruptly, almost half-kneeling on the ground.

At this moment, the blue sword blade piercing the sky—Great Calia, which Leon had already charged with power, swung down towards Greg’s head! Greg also raised his giant axe!

The intense clash, the wild airwaves, the shattered earth—the powerful forces collided, making the scene a thousand times more spectacular than before.

Fanon pulled Isha hard, preventing his sister from being blown away by the fierce wind, while his other hand covered his face to shield against the debris, closely watching the Strategy Group’s battle scene, feeling a surge of emotion.

It seemed that Leon’s strength had improved again since the last time they met, and his companions were also remarkable; those combat magic skills were beyond imagination!

At that moment, he glanced at the Saw Meat Blade in his hand.

Why do I feel like a primitive person compared to Leon and the others...

He suddenly had the feeling that everyone else but him was an extraordinary being, having both mechanisms and stats.

"I can’t think like this, I’m a hunter."

With a "click," he transformed the Saw Meat Blade and joined the battlefield.

Uffie, seeing Leon and the others’ impressive feats, tugged at the corner of her mouth and thought of an old father who was always trying hard.

You’re hitting your son with your head...

"Damn it!"

Greg struggled to stand, but his knee was immediately struck again. Even with dozens of limbs supporting him, he couldn’t quickly stand up.

Without the abilities brought by attached limbs, compared to the adventurers with various methods, he appeared even more primitive than Fanon, at most possessing greater strength.

Very unwilling, clearly his power was so strong that adventurers would die upon contact, yet he couldn’t hit them at all. Leon and the group’s adventuring experience was immensely rich, constantly watching his movements, interrupting any sign of large-scale attacks, while those simple axe swings or storm-like combat skills couldn’t cause any death or injury among the adventurers, leaving Greg almost without a countermeasure.

However, the pressure on the Strategy Group was also considerable. To interrupt Greg’s attack, every strike was exerted to their body’s limits to release the strongest attack.

If this continued, they definitely wouldn’t last long!

Sure enough, in the next moment, Tal made a mistake—the Lion Slash missed, giving Greg the strength to rise again.

"Be careful!"

"Dragon, oh—"

In an instant, Greg raised the dragon’s head high, the surging flames brewing in the dragon’s mouth, ready to unleash a deadly barrage of fiery meteors over the entire battlefield!

"Not good!"

Everyone showed a look of surprise, having nowhere to hide in such a situation, while Leon displayed a "risk it all" expression.

"Ancestors, please witness!" Greg roared in a nearly hoarse voice, the dragon’s head opened, and flames surged forth—

Suddenly, his entire body stiffened for a moment, and the flames at the brink of being spewed stalled!

It was Leon; he used Ring Capture on Greg!

Yet using Ring Capture’s forced stiffening effect on such a strong opponent almost drained his strength, and merely swinging at Greg once caused him to collapse on one knee, panting heavily, sweat streaming!

Even at this stage, he quickly looked towards the others not far away, his eyes glimmering with light.

Understanding this, Uffie only made a gesture, and Fanon immediately grasped her intention, transforming into a beast form and hurling her into the sky.

She transformed mid-air, stepping on Greg again for leverage, morphing into a black flash charging directly at the enemy!

The next moment, the black flash pierced through Greg’s body.

The fiery meteors formed by the dragon flames also erupted at this moment.

Everyone sought shelter, with Drew using all his magic to block,

In front of this apocalyptic hellscape of fire engulfing the sky, Greg’s unwilling sigh echoed in their ears.

"I am... the Golden King... One day, we shall return home..."

"Together return... to the homeland at the foot of the Golden Tree..."

Like golden illusory leaves, they floated down at this moment, and the flames covering the sky disappeared.