Zane, You're the Real Jinx

Why?

Why is that?

Why is the Zane Dungeon still chasing me?!

"Holy Light, grant me reason, calm me from my fear."

Bishop Mei Gen knelt devoutly before the statue of the Holy Light God, her voice uttered in the tone of a truly devout believer, though a slight tremor in her voice disrupted the balance.

The atmosphere at the scene immediately shifted from "devout believers praying" to "less devout believers wagging their tails and begging for mercy."

"Holy Light, grant me peace, grant me the courage to face evil."

She was reciting a long prayer, which would only make ordinary people dizzy, but for believers of the Holy Light, such lines were basic skills. How could one call oneself a believer if they hadn't memorized the ninety-nine types of prayers to the gods and the eight hundred and thirty-one miracles of the Holy Light God?

Mei Gen, as a bishop, memorized these things in less than half a month, without the aid of any drugs or magical items, relying purely on her own talent and...

The will to survive.

"Holy Light, grant me this! Damn it, why is this getting more and more annoying?! This Holy Light God is completely useless!"

To reiterate, Mei Gen memorized those tedious, even mind-numbingly difficult, long passages through her own talent and will to survive.

There's absolutely no faith involved.

"Slap! Slap! Slap!"

The scattered beads, under the pressure of an invisible force, burst open and exploded into tiny crystal fireworks.

The facade of piety was instantly torn away from his face, and the negative emotions inside erupted like a volcano!

Her long hair, which she had clearly put a lot of effort into tying up, was now flying wildly in all directions because of her anger. If it had been any more outrageous, she would have transformed into Super Saiyan. However, her hair color had lost its luster due to fear in addition to her anger, and it looked no different from ordinary blonde hair.

"Zane Dungeon has moved here, so isn't that the same as staying in the Arnor Kingdom?!"

The scattered, shattered crystal shards formed tiny mirror-like surfaces, reflecting Mei Gen's face.

It was a beautiful face, exuding the charm of a mature woman, and the church attire added an alluring sense of asceticism. It was just a pity that her features, which bore some resemblance to Leon and Te Pi, were now distorted by negative emotions.

On the surface, it appears to be anger, but in reality, it reveals fear, cowardice, and other emotions deep within.

Those who know her well should know that her true emotion right now is fear.

The last time she showed this expression was at her birthday party.

When Leon, who was laughing maniacally at the time, beat him so badly with the ring that he was powerless to fight back, and even his head was trampled into the mud.

"The persistent ghost of Sion"

Mei Gen stood up unsteadily, barely managing to sit down on a chair beside her. Her body slumped onto the chair, which was soaked in incense, and memories of the past began to flash through her somewhat dull eyes.

At that time, or rather, just a month or two before a year had passed, she was severely humiliated by her own brother Leon at his birthday party. She was forced to watch as he single-handedly defeated the entire TM family, and then walked away with Bloodlust, madman-like smile, leaving her with a dashing back view.

From then on, that figure was branded into her heart, and for a while, just thinking about it made her feel like she was going to faint.

If she had been given a Behemoth during that period, she probably would have transformed into an apostle on the spot.

After undergoing a series of treatments, including but not limited to magic and medicine, her mental state gradually improved. Only then did she begin to inquire about why Leon had become so powerful and what exactly that strange sword and shield in his hand was.

After making inquiries, an undeniable name caught her eye— the Zane Dungeon.

This is what allowed Leon to grow to that terrifying level!

A burning desire for revenge raged within him. What if he were to train in the Zane Dungeon? His talent had always surpassed Leon's since childhood, so he was sure he could grow even faster than Leon.

However, this idea was quickly shattered.

She left home alone and came to Bede City. Following the strategy guide published by a famous Strategy Team group called Skyrim Strategy Team Group, she went to the Endless Cycle in the Great Tomb area to train, trying to obtain several blessings that could permanently increase her strength.

Much later, she learned that the guide wasn't from the Sky Strategy Team Skyrim Strategy Team, but a pirated copy, and much of the information in it was wrong.

Whether it was due to bad luck, unlucky streak, or something else, the events she encountered in the endless cycle of reincarnation became more and more outrageous and bizarre.

[To Dark-Devouring Midir: You're here to eat shit, aren't you?]

[Maintain close contact with someone suffering from Frenzied Flame or Rotten Kindred for more than one minute.]

[Challenge your dream of Dark Souls 5 or the Farron Undead Legion]

[The Curse Frog]

Mei Gen is driven crazy by these bizarre and potentially serious incidents involving Roguelike, not knowing if she's the only one experiencing this or if everyone is going through the same thing but tacitly keeping quiet to avoid seeing the newcomers suffer.

In the end, after a lot of hard work, he only managed to get the lowest-level blessing. Looking back, he saw that his younger brother Leon was stealing the spotlight and was loved by all the adventurers.

By that time, a terrible thought began to creep into her mind—am I going to fall behind Leon?

A sense of urgency arose in my heart.

However, the more urgent the situation, the more messes she made. Her dungeon explorations repeatedly failed, and she encountered all sorts of bad luck. At the worst time, her bad luck even attracted Gong Qiying's brief attention, which was of course one of pity and curiosity.

Despite her bad luck, her strength is slowly increasing. The campfire in the Zane Dungeon is great; as long as you work hard, you will be rewarded, even if the reward is slow. At least you can see the results of your efforts.

However, she eventually gave up on the Zane Dungeon, or more accurately, was forced to give Zane Dungeon up.

It all started with that Meteor Shower.

A once-in-a-century Meteor Shower descended upon the earth, and the region where the Arnor Kingdom was located saw it most clearly. During that special period, even the Zane Dungeon and other dungeons reacted by launching time-limited events themed around the Meteor Shower, and many adventurers benefited from those events.

However, unlike those who benefited, Mei Gen was frightened.

She has vivid memories of that time.

On a night when Meteor Shower streaked across the sky, in the capital of the Arnor Kingdom, in the old town where nightlife was at its least vibrant.

She witnessed people turn into mindless zombies, standing there blankly, like an antenna receiving signals.

One second a living person is having a pleasant conversation, the next they suddenly tense up and stand up straight, their eyes gleaming with an eerie light—a scene that only appears in nightmares.

But if we compare these people to antennas, then where do the signals they receive actually come from?

Mei Gen looked up at the sky as if possessed, and a glimpse of purple starlight fell into her eyes.

For some reason, she could see the shadows that ordinary people could not see at all, but she could see the faint light and shadows!

Since that night, the Arnor Kingdom has lost an adventurer named Mei Gen, Warrior Country has gained a stowaway—she fled to the Warrior Country overnight.

She was terrified; that fleeting glimpse had nearly blown her mind out of control. It wasn't until she fled as fast as lightning to the Warrior Country that she remembered she should warn the people of the Arnor Kingdom that a turmoil that could kill many people might break out.

However, she waited anxiously in the Warrior Country for a long time, but did not receive any news of any major event in the Arnor Kingdom. What she saw that night seemed like an illusion.

The Arnor Kingdom is safe and sound.

The Meteor Shower didn't take anyone away.

But how could that be? She clearly saw that indescribable light and shadow; any country targeted by such a thing would surely suffer!

Could it be that some mysterious force intervened and resolved the unrest before it even had a chance to occur?

Saine?

For some reason, the name of the Zane Dungeon suddenly flashed through her mind; it was her intuition, or perhaps inspiration.

She couldn't believe it; how could the underground city possibly interfere with what was happening on the surface?

However, she has had a high level of inspiration since childhood and is able to notice many things that others cannot. Some people even say that she is suitable to be an archaeologist or folklorist in the future.

Even though she still couldn't believe that it was the Zane Dungeon that had done something to the kingdom, she still held a special place in her heart for Sion.

After the Black Eagle Rebellion broke out, she never returned to the Arnor Kingdom. Instead, she chose to stay in the Warrior Country to train. During this time, she also went with a merchant caravan to a country called "Red" far away by the sea to relax.

As soon as they arrived, they were trapped by a sudden outbreak of Hidden Blood Parasite, nearly dying there, and their good mood was completely ruined.

However, before he could be trapped by the Hidden Blood Parasite for long, a divine force suddenly descended upon the Zane Dungeon, miraculously resolving the local parasite unrest and earning the love of the local people, while Mei Gen himself hurriedly fled.

From that moment on, a strange suspicion arose in her mind about the Zane Dungeon.

After she finally calmed down and ran back to the Warrior Country from Reed, she hadn't even had a chance to rest before she was thinking of going to seek refuge with her father.

He personally witnessed the construction of the Zane Dungeon from his own father's homestead.

They successfully destroyed the mansion that would take an ordinary person hundreds of years of mortgage payments to build in Te Pi.

Not long after the portal to the Zane Dungeon appeared, a series of major events came to the gates of the Warrior Country.

Demons fleeing in all directions, a corrupted Floating Island dragon, Archmage ascending to godhood, and the rampaging Zane Dungeon.

When this news reached Mei Gen, who had fled to the Kingdom of Ska Meron after the appearance of the Zane Dungeon in the Warrior Country, she finally confirmed her suspicions.

"As expected, wherever the Zane Dungeon goes, disaster strikes!"

"Luckily, I escaped beforehand!"

"Scamellon surely won't fall victim to Sion's clutches again, will he? Things are chaotic enough here already; what other trouble could possibly arise?"

Mei Gen really wants to go back a few months and slap herself for it.

What nonsense are you spouting! What inappropriate flags are you planting!

Maybe it was because of what I said that the Zane Dungeon came here!

At this moment, Mei Gen was utterly devastated after learning from Anlesi that Thane's clutches had reached out to Scamellon.

Where else could she run to? She was unfamiliar with the other countries around Scamellon, and probably couldn't speak the language. Besides, was she going to run away forever? What if Sain's claws reached out again?

I'll say it again.

"Scamellon is already chaotic enough. What could be worse than war if the emergence of the Zane Dungeon came along?"

That's unlikely, isn't it?

But my own inspiration was sending out frantic warnings.

Mei Gen slumped in her chair and thought for a very long time before finally gritting her teeth and making the bravest decision of her life.

"I'm not running anymore! I'm going to save myself!"

She knew a way to deal with the dungeon.

Throughout history, many dungeons have gone berserk. The wisdom of the ancients revealed that by sending more people into the dungeons to defeat the monsters inside, the berserk dungeons could be calmed down. As long as people continue to go there, the dungeons will not go berserk again.

Therefore, there is a study in academia that believes that a large number of people entering the dungeon to defeat monsters can reduce the dungeon's power, weakening it to the point that it dares not go berserk again!

Therefore, the scholars who supported the results of this study encouraged people to enter dungeons more often, and it actually worked, calming down many irritable dungeons.

"It's hard to say whether the chaos in those countries is directly related to Sien, but for safety and for my current career, I have to weaken Zane Dungeon!"

She clenched her fists and muttered to herself:

"We need to find a way to send more people into the Zane Dungeon and kill more monsters to weaken it!"

Later, news of the appearance of the Zane Dungeon in Scamellon was relayed to the headquarters of the Holy Light Church through Bishop Mei Gen, and subsequently became known to other churches and more forces.

The original portals to the Zane Dungeon were located in relatively orderly areas, and many factions and organizations were unable to do what they wanted due to the local order, such as monopolizing the Sien portals.

Suddenly, undercurrents surged among various forces, and the intense pace of the war seemed to slow down the moment the news broke. It was visible to the naked eye that both the Rebel Army and the Three Great Churches slowed down the pace of the war.

They all wanted the supplies in the Zane Dungeon.

If one could acquire large quantities of magic, Weapon Skill, weapons, and even various materials and items from it, it would have a huge impact on the overall situation in Scamero.

In times of war, every dungeon is a resource point that all parties must fight for with all their might, and the importance of the Zane Dungeon is self-evident. If they can obtain something stronger from it, it may be able to directly decide the outcome of the war!

The Holy Light Church dispatched more reinforcements directly to Mei Gen's front line, determined to obtain the portal at any cost!

Just as these various forces were reacting, the Holy Light Church had to increase the number of people entering the Holy Light Dungeon to "transport" resources in order to ensure the supply of materials.

Wherever there are people, there will be conversation.

And people's chats can be overheard by the Dungeon Lord.

Therefore, a troublesome fellow learned about the Zane Dungeon.

"Has Sion arrived in Scamellon to open a branch city?"

In the Holy Light Dungeon, in the city lord's room, the local city lord's "followers" made surprised noises after overhearing people's conversation.

"How did Godwyn and Flamefire decide their match so quickly? Why didn't any news get out? I had no idea."

A vague feeling was telling him.

These local city lords seem to have been deceived.