Half an hour later.
A military off-road vehicle stopped outside the blockade.
Wang Huai, the military representative at the front lines, and Li Shengkai from the Dungeon Resource Management Division pushed open their doors and jumped out at the same time.
When they looked up and saw the primeval forest before them—a forest that seemed to have sprung up from nowhere overnight, blotting out the sky and sun—both wore stunned expressions.
Even though they had heard the briefing on the way over, witnessing this miracle-like sight with their own eyes was still deeply shocking.
In the clearing some distance away,
Lu Xiu leaned against a tree trunk, discussing the changes this area had undergone after she entered the dungeon with Shen Nian and Jian Li.
Meanwhile, the dungeon monsters remained obediently behind Lu Xiu, like a group of dutiful guards.
Wang Huai took a deep breath. Rather than heading straight for Lu Xiu, he strode over to the sergeant. He first needed to understand everything that had just happened here.
Li Shengkai, meanwhile, steadied himself, adjusted his collar, and walked directly toward Lu Xiu.
"Miss Lu, long time no see."
When Li Shengkai approached, he tried to make his tone sound natural, but his peripheral vision kept drifting toward the dungeon monsters.
Lu Xiu looked up. Seeing who it was, she was somewhat surprised. "Director Li? I didn't expect you to come. I thought it would be Director Yan."
"He went to Prison Rock to take part in negotiations."
Li Shengkai offered an explanation, then swept his gaze across the surrounding forest again and could not help sighing in amazement. "I'd heard that an Architect's abilities were unusual—but I never imagined that placing a dungeon could create something like this. It's practically like creating an entirely new area out of