Wood containing a certain amount of moisture will make a crackling sound when it burns.
Amidst a series of crackling sounds, the three patrolling priests were drawn back into the ground by the roots.
"This trick works so well!"
Several players hiding in the shadows peeked out and watched [ Howling Pothos ] show off some skills.
"This whole thing—luring people in and then walking out themselves—reminds me of the days when I was containing certain things..."
Seeing that the plan was working, the group began to follow suit, gradually eroding the patrolling priests in the east building.
[ Good Times Don't Last ] even went to the second floor of the East Building to push open the door that could only be opened from the opposite side, thus connecting the second and third floors and making it easier for players to lure monsters or escape.
About an hour later, most of the priests in the East Building had been cleared out, leaving only one novice bishop still putting up a last stand in front of the players.
The crowd rushed forward and cleaved him in two, finding the other half of the miniature World Tree icon at the bishop's waist.
When the two halves of the statue from the East and West buildings were placed together, the broken edges indeed fit together perfectly.
"That leaves only the fourth floor unexplored. That should be the boss room, right?"
The six people exchanged glances. [ Clear Soup Master ] held the orange in his hand, like a captain ready to release the control effect at any moment.
Maintaining their original defensive formation, the six ultimately chose the West Building as their primary target for exploration.
Upon reaching the fourth floor, another large door appeared before them.
However, this time they all realized that opening this door didn't require a key. Game designers always want players to eagerly enter boss rooms, so why would they set up any access restrictions?
After a classic pre-battle feast, [ Howling Pothos ] pushed open the wooden door in front and looked into the depths.
In the dim but spacious space, a row of candles lit up one after another.
[ Howling Pothos ] saw a square formation, a six-by-six square formation composed of thirty-six Holy Crusaders.
Judging from their movements, this group of Holy Crusaders appears to be undergoing routine training.
And standing at the very front of the ranks, responsible for training them, was none other than Grand Knight Commander Gorn, who was waiting in the snowstorm for the enemy's reinforcements.
"Yo yo yo, isn't this Gorn?"
The Good Times Don't Last who had personally directed the capture of Gorn couldn't help but laugh.
Although his strength was far inferior to that of the Grand Knight Commander before him, he had won a battle before, so he was not particularly intimidated when facing his opponent.
As the door behind him opened, Gorn's gaze immediately fell upon him.
He didn't recognize any of his old acquaintances among the people at the door, but he still made a judgment as quickly as possible:
"Form ranks to meet the enemy!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gorn took the lead, Alienation up weapons to prepare for battle. Then he saw the wooden door slowly closing in front of them...
"Holy crap, this boss room can be opened and closed again?"
"Why not? We didn't go inside, and Gorn isn't the one we're looking for. Let's avoid fighting if we can avoid it."
That makes sense.
The players left the fourth-floor boss room one after another, leaving Gorn and his thirty-six henchmen staring at each other in the empty, dimly lit room.
Under Ed's control, these priests cannot operate any of the doors themselves, so they can't do anything when players choose to close the doors and leave.
"That confirms Howard is in the east building."
[ Clear Soup Master ] scratched his head and said somewhat embarrassedly:
"I've always had bad luck, and I'm really sorry I guessed wrong again this time."
"It's fine."
[ Do Some Farm Work ] reached out and patted him on the shoulder:
"Didn't you notice that it doesn't really matter which clock tower you choose to enter this Dungeon? The two clock towers will connect eventually, with a connecting corridor on the second and third floors..."
He paused for a moment, then turned to the others and asked:
Did you check your surroundings when you opened the BOSS room? Is there a connecting corridor in the same location on the fourth floor?
The group suddenly realized they had been so focused on observing Gorn and the well-trained Holy Crusaders that they hadn't paid attention to the problem with the wall.
Seeing that everyone had overlooked this point, [ Do Some Farm Work ] shook his head:
"It's alright, we'll just be careful when we enter the BOSS room in the East Building."
Everyone kept this matter in mind. Five minutes later, the BOSS room in the East Building opened, and they immediately saw the huge wooden door on the wall. [ Zhongde ], who had excellent eyesight, even saw the World Tree emblem groove on the door.
"That icon really is a key!"
He gave a low shout, signaling [ the Do Some Farm Work ] to keep the icon safe.
At the same time, Howard opened his eyes in the darkness. He was surrounded by a large number of Antiya Lisi men, but these men were priests, and their attire differed slightly from that of the Holy Crusaders of the West Left and Right Arms.
" Howard, we want to ask you some questions!"
"[ Clear Soup Master ]" called out tentatively, wanting to confirm whether the BOSS in front of him was communicable.
"Rebels, heretics! I have nothing to say to you!"
Howard stood up from his seat, and a large axe quickly appeared in his hand.
As this action occurred, the gate behind the players slowly closed, and a long health bar appeared in their field of vision, displaying the title:
[Iron Thorn Knight - Ripper Howard ]
"Why won't this idiot listen to what people are saying?"
[ Clear Soup Master ] cursed, already wanting to peel an orange.
Just then, [ the Good Times Don't Last ] he suddenly shouted:
"Would you like to see Gorn?"
Upon hearing this, Howard's body trembled for a moment, and his movement to stride forward paused briefly, but his right hand was already gripping the long-handled axe so tightly that it creaked.
It works!
[ Good Times Don't Last ] and [ Clear Soup Master ] immediately showed joy, while [ Great Wei Boxing Champion ] behind them was explaining to [ Zhongde ] the old grudges between the two.
[ The Good Times Don't Last ] He pointed to the gate behind him:
"We know where he is; we can take you there for revenge."
Howard swung his long-handled axe:
"Prepare to die! We cannot pass through this gate!"
It's perfectly reasonable that the BOSS cannot leave the activity area planned by the designers.
Just as the long axe was about to fall, [ Clear Soup Master ] snatched the miniature statue from [ Do Some Farm Work ]'s hand and pointed it at the connecting door to the side of the BOSS room:
" Gorn is right across from this door; we can open it!"