Setting Fire to the Mountain, Spending Life in Prison

The newly opened mysterious shop of Gong Qiying is just the beginning, but now the perspective shifts to the other side.

Strategy Group, the symbol of the strong.

Generally composed of elite Adventurers, they represent the forefront of combat power. Once a Dungeon forces Adventurers to form a Strategy Group, it signifies that the Dungeon is terrifyingly powerful.

The Strategy Group for the Sain Underground City is led by "Lion" Leon, with members including "Silver Cat" Maru, "Black Fist" Betang, "Gutsy" Tel, "Rock" Dru, and others.

The Adventurers of Bed City hold high expectations for the Strategy Group, hoping they will slaughter their way through the Dungeon, taking fierce revenge for everyone.

The handsome and dashing Leon is quite popular among Adventurers, even being the dream lover of many.

Whenever someone asks him when the Strategy Group will officially attack the Sain Underground City, he always smiles confidently, saying there's no rush, and once they make their move, they'll surely clear Sain Underground City in a single day, taking out everyone's anger!

People are always swayed by his warm and sunny smile, believing this handsome guy can conquer anything.

However.

"Boss, we can't find our way back anymore, meow, what do we do?"

Maru, covered in dirt, lay on a treetop, her face full of exhaustion.

Leon, the dream lover of many women, sat cross-legged under a tree, his face dark, saying nothing.

His shiny, beautiful armor was missing several pieces, lost during their escape. The Teleportation Crystal wouldn't bring back what he had lost, meaning that expensive armor was truly gone.

Tel lay on the ground, panting heavily, covered in sweat. Dru looked much the same.

"Where even are we?" Maru said frantically. "Why is it all forest!"

Pulling back the perspective, they were in a lush, verdant forest. No matter which way they looked, it was a scene of vibrant green. Looking for too long made their vision feel better.

"I knew treasure chests could have Teleportation Traps," Tel said in a muffled voice, "but I never expected it would be that one."

"Mixing a trap chest in with two normal ones, what kind of bastard came up with that design?" Dru angrily pounded the ground. "The first two chests were normal, who would be wary of the last one, damn it, damn it, damn it!"

Although the Strategy Group outwardly claimed they were conserving energy and hadn't entered the Sain Underground City yet.

In reality, this was their second time entering.

There's no such thing as a one-shot clear; it's just them practicing hard behind the scenes, just like how top students always say they haven't studied at all!

Having gathered a lot of intel from Adventurers, the Strategy Group was very familiar with the Swamp Area. However, they struggled in Blighttown, having to explore it step by step.

This was also the progress of most Adventurers. None of them had fully explored the Blighttown area, and naturally, they hadn't discovered any Bonfires.

As the Strategy Group, they had already cleared half of Blighttown upon their first encounter, a feat far exceeding ordinary Adventurers, living up to their name.

There was a small accident the first time. They were walking on a suspension bridge, and although Dru's magic had helped them safely kill the monsters shooting arrows from both sides of the bridge, afterwards, a monster that wasn't quite dead cut the bridge's ropes.

Strategy Group: Robert!!!

The second time, they learned their lesson. They didn't take the suspension bridge again but took a detour, passing through a cluster of dilapidated houses.

Each house could be entered, and opening the door didn't trigger a black screen loading, satisfying their desire to explore.

Although opening doors could lead to encountering monsters hiding by the door, behind the door, on the ceiling, underground, or in broken cabinets, among other places.

But the houses also contained many items, making one want to explore.

Imagine seeing a bright white light point inside a house from the outside; could you resist picking it up to see what it is?

Even if you knew it was a trap, you'd definitely go, you'd definitely go!

They had already found weapons with Battle Skills, as well as throwing knives, arrows, fire pots, and a pile of other miscellaneous items, along with some jewelry.

It's just that these pieces of jewelry seemed to be in the popular style in Bed City recently.

Upon closer inspection, the items they picked up were mostly useless, but occasionally, some interesting items appeared.

For example, a glowing skull that, when thrown, could attract nearby monsters, proving more effective than magic. Unfortunately, it could only be used once; otherwise, they would have truly wanted to keep it.

But the vicinity of a light point often meant hidden monsters. Along the way, everyone in the Strategy Group had gotten used to it. As soon as they saw a light point, they would immediately search the surrounding area for hidden monsters. More often than not, there were monsters, and after clearing them, they could safely pick up the items.

However, this habit had doomed them.

After defeating an elite monster with a sheep's head, accompanied by several dogs, they found three treasure chests.

After a great battle comes great reward. Besides, the nearby monsters had already been cleared; there was absolutely no danger.

Then, they happily opened all the treasure chests, and then they arrived here—the middle-level area, the forest of Undead Town.

"No matter which way we go, the scenery is the same," Tel said dejectedly. "Are we under an illusion?"

"I'm more inclined to believe there's something wrong with this forest," Dru said, supporting himself. "Betang went out alone a while ago and hasn't returned. He's probably dead somewhere. That guy is always so reckless."

To avoid suspicion, the Strategy Group set the destination for their Teleportation Crystal at the home of a priest they knew. If they died, the priest would revive them, avoiding being seen by others in the revival house.

"At least he dared to go out," Maru said, idly swinging her arms. "I don't dare to go anymore. Generally, Teleportation Traps like these send people to dangerous places, right? As a weak woman, I wouldn't dare to go alone."

"Alright,"

Leon, who had been silent all this time, stood up. Everyone immediately fell silent.

"Get up, I'm going to set things on fire," he said, pulling out a magic scroll—a mid-tier Flame Storm!

"Whoa, Boss, be careful!"

The few of them quickly moved to the side. It seemed their boss was pushed to his limit, even planning to use his trump card scroll!

Burn down a mountain, spend a lifetime in prison.

He silently recited the incantation, and a large number of sparks surged forth, a vortex of flames slowly forming. If this magic were truly allowed to take shape, the nearby forest would likely be burned to ashes!

Just then, something lurking nearby could no longer hold back.

"Rustle, rustle,"

The surrounding trees suddenly grew taller. No, not taller, they stood up!

So these large trees were Treants in disguise. No wonder they couldn't get out!

"Finally showing your true colors,"

Leon smiled, and the flames suddenly extinguished, revealing his right hand gripping his sword. A layer of wind pressure had already begun to swirl around the blade!

Magic scrolls were too expensive; he couldn't bear to waste them on this. Using them as bait to lure out nearby Monsters was perfect.

His sword could also shatter Monsters' bodies!

"Get down!" he shouted, spinning his body, intending to simultaneously cut down the surrounding Treants!

This was a pure physical attack, propelled by immense power, capable of smashing through any obstacle!

"SONASI!"

Was that a strange cry?

Leon suddenly noticed that among the Treants, there was also a blue slime-like creature hiding. It looked incredibly fragile, easy to kill with a single sword strike.

But a bad feeling arose in his heart.

Too late, his sword had already struck the Wobbuffet.

[Wild Wobbuffet used Mirror Coat!]