Who Designed This Hellish Dungeon?
Chapter 625

Possibilities of Dragon Limit Break and Abnormality Overcoming?

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The Abyss—this filthy substance needs little explanation; adventurers familiar with the Zane Dungeon know what it is. The Mad Dragon Virus is essentially the scales of the Ouroboros, invading living beings through respiration. For other creatures, the Ouroboros's scales are a deadly virus. Creatures that inhale a certain amount of this dust will soon enter a berserk state known as "Mad Dragon Transformation," launching indiscriminate attacks on surrounding creatures. Infected individuals are essentially doomed, as the Mad Dragon Virus and the Ouroboros's reproduction are inextricably linked. The Blood-Devouring Insect is a symbiotic creature with the Abyssal Dragon. The Blood-Devouring Insect absorbs and brings back the life essence of living beings, which the Abyssal Dragon absorbs, converting it into its own energy to strengthen itself. Monsters parasitized by the Blood-Devouring Insect enter a state of "Monstrous Transformation," becoming increasingly ferocious and aggressive, but this ferocity is merely a tactic employed by the Blood-Devouring Insect to absorb more life essence. No matter how you look at it, Mad Dragon Transformation or a monster is entirely detrimental to the host. However, if the host possesses immense strength and willpower, and overcomes these states through their own power, then the disadvantages can be turned into advantages, significantly increasing their strength! This is known as "Limit Break" and "Abnormality Overcoming." So far, no such beings have appeared in the Zane Dungeon, so people know nothing about them. However, some powerful individuals, after encountering these phenomena, have been able to vaguely perceive something. This refers to E'luo. "If it really is Gui'aoer's memory, then this seems to make sense." In the chaotic space, E'luo was intently staring at the images of various giant dragons flashing before him, relying on his powerful memory to memorize them one by one. His conclusion about his recent encounters was this: "Gui'aoer didn't simply swallow me; it's more like a prerequisite for triggering some kind of ability. She pulled me into this space through the act of swallowing." "Then, the dragons from her memories appeared one by one and fought me, but the reason?" "Could this be her attack method?" If this was indeed his guess, then E'luo couldn't say it was entirely without results, because he was truly exhausted, utterly worn out, and just wanted to go home and sleep for days. During the battle with the dragons, the negative status effects on his body greatly limited his performance, even making him somewhat disheveled. However, while fully battling the Abyss and the other two things that resembled diseases, E'luo also discovered something different. Leaving aside the Abyss, he only sensed the purest malice from it. But the Mad Dragon Virus was different. Although his consciousness had become frenzied due to the virus's influence, and he vaguely felt something ominous brewing within his body because of it, under the influence of these many negative factors, he felt a possibility of becoming stronger. He had a feeling that if he could defeat the Mad Dragon Virus, his body might undergo some kind of enhancement. This was a subtle difference that only someone extremely familiar with his body could perceive; anyone else would have been completely controlled by the frenzy and probably wouldn't have realized the possibility of becoming stronger until death. The same applied to the Blood-Devouring Insect. In the end, E'luo realized that while the Blood-Devouring Insect were absorbing his essence, they were also stimulating his power. Although this power stimulation was a result of better absorption of essence, it might still be usable. Look at the Silver Knight Dragon, it also used the power of the Blood-Devouring Insect; these things definitely have advantages that can be utilized. In the very last moment of his battle with the Silver Knight Dragon, he used his power to fight and dispel the Blood-Devouring Insect. A miraculous thing happened: a few of the Blood-Devouring Insect he had fought with his power actually returned the essence they had absorbed, as well as the essence that was already inside their bodies, back into his body, becoming usable power, even if it was only for a brief moment and this weak power was quickly squandered. But it was this instantaneous change that allowed E'luo to see another possibility. Perhaps the Mad Dragon Virus and the Blood-Devouring Insect could be used against him? And what about other dragons besides himself? Could they do the same? He pondered this possibility; if it were true, he could even foresee a significant increase in the overall strength of the dragon race. "No, it's still just my speculation. To imagine the future based on a baseless guess is ridiculous." He shook his head. He couldn't confirm whether those two things could be used; if he messed things up, it would be disastrous. "So I want to experience them more." Just thinking about it made his hands itch. He hadn't even had a chance to fight with his full strength; he just wanted to question Gui'aoer about why he wasn't allowed to fight the entire three battles. Not only was he not allowed to fight the whole time, but each battle was also abruptly switched at the most intense and exciting moments! What was the difference between that and being stopped mid-battle?! "If I get swallowed by Gui'aoer again, will I be able to see those dragons again and fight them again?" Suddenly, this thought popped into E'luo's mind, and he even thought it was worth a try. Anyone familiar with the Zane Dungeon knows that if an intelligent being has a thought like "I'll come back to the Zane Dungeon again," then that intelligent being's future is definitely bright. Just then, he suddenly felt a force repelling him coming from all directions. Feeling the writhing of the surrounding environment, E'luo's face showed a bad expression. "Wait, could it be—" "Pfft!" Accompanied by an almost indescribable sound, he was violently pushed outwards by a force, and in the blink of an eye, he was in the outside world! He had been spat out by Gui'aoer! "What was that!?" Abei and the others, who were still praying in a circle, naturally noticed the commotion and turned around to see their grandfather. "Wow, it really is him!" "Our prayers worked!" "But which god were we praying to just now?" "Gwyn, I've been hearing people talk about him a lot lately, I'm not sure, but we used Him anyway." To be fair, when Gui'aoer opened his mouth and spat out a Golden Great Dragon shrunk into a ball, the golden light that appeared illuminated the surroundings, the scene was quite interesting. But that's assuming the dragon came from Gui'aoer's mouth, and that E'luo was covered in a sticky liquid. "Grandpa!" Abei rushed over quickly, afraid that something might have happened to his grandfather in this strange Zane Dungeon. Getting his elders hurt was one thing, but if the power of the Bipedal Dragon was weakened, he really couldn't bear the responsibility. Upon closer inspection, his grandfather had transformed into a dragon! Was Gui'aoer's stomach really that terrifying!? Who knew why even his powerful grandfather had been controlled by Gui'aoer for so long, it felt like several hours had passed. However, in E'luo's perceived time, no more than an hour had passed; this was the time distortion caused by battle. "Ugh," E'luo spread its wings in the air, its immense power instantly clearing away the slime clinging to its body, and the dragon let out a disgusted sound. "Grandpa, are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?" Abei had just asked this when he saw the numerous wounds on the other's body. These wounds were healing very, very slowly, unlike E'luo's usual healing speed. "Hiss! How could this be?" Abei's eyes welled up with tears at the sight, and he covered his mouth with his hands, looking incredulous and heartbroken, his body trembling slightly. Truly a model of a filial grandson! But E'luo flicked a finger at his forehead, sending him flying backward, his body spinning in the air. "Stop pretending to be filial, kid. You're just worried about me getting hurt and not being able to explain it to the tribe, aren't you?" E'luo said irritably. "Heh." Abei scratched his head, a sheepish smile on his face. "I'm fine, you can rest assured." E'luo looked at his battle-scarred appearance, which did indeed look worrying, and cast an Illusion Magic on himself to make it appear temporarily harmless. However, it would take several days to turn back into a human after his dragon form. How could he explain why he had grown to such Megamorph? E'luo shook his head, feeling a sense of unease. The ground shook as Gui'aoer's head rose again, staring intently at the group of dragons, its eyes filled with warning, and a more terrifying roar brewing within its mouth. Seeing this, E'luo couldn't help but shake his head, muttering to himself, "After all, they are creations of the dungeon. Will they treat all outsiders as enemies and attack them? There's no room for communication." "Roar!" Gui'aoer let out a loud roar, and echoes resounded around them. In the blink of an eye, dozens of smaller dragons burst out of the jungle, chasing after E'luo and his companions. E'luo wasn't afraid of these dragons, but Abei and the other dragons behind him were bound to fight a fierce battle. "This is an order to leave, let's go." He turned and left without a second thought, the other dragons quickly following, afraid of being swallowed up by the horde. Even if we can't communicate, I'll come back. E'luo's eyes seemed to say this, his mind filled with thoughts of: Next time I come, I'll beat these dragons to a pulp!

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