Someone Else

It can forcibly pull people into a dungeon for an unavoidable battle.

Normally, battles between dungeon masters either involve direct attacks on each other, resulting in a duel within the dungeon. However, if the opponent's core card is not inside the dungeon, then the priority is to kill the opponent's core card or force the opponent's core card to be pulled back before entering the opponent's dungeon.

Otherwise, the dungeon raider can escape.

But there's another thing, this scroll, that can force entry into the other party's copy.

Entering a dungeon in this situation has a drawback... This forced entry into the battle must be completed within a certain time limit, which is calculated based on the level difference between the two sides.

If they fail to win, they will suffer great losses after leaving the camp.

Unless there's a mortal feud, this kind of thing is generally not used.

Therefore, this does not appear to be a simple case of being tempted by money.

It's important to know that scrolls like these are not allowed to be bought and sold openly. Usually, when such scrolls are discovered, the government will provide a certain amount of compensation to recall them.

They are only sold on the black market, but if caught, such transactions will be punished by law.

These items are extremely expensive on the black market, often fetching millions. What normal dungeon raider would prepare something like that?

Moreover, to spend one million to bring someone into the instance, the other person must either have something worth more than one million.

In areas at levels 10 or 20, what could possibly be worth that price?

This is more like a revenge killing.

Thinking about this, Su Mu was naturally even more grateful for his caution.

Otherwise, getting dragged into such a dispute would be troublesome.

These kinds of vendettas usually don't follow any logic.

Therefore, Su Mu planned to have Little Drill Wind quickly leave that area, and then he would head to the nest.

After all, there are many people in the lair area, and no one would be foolish enough to fight so many people under these circumstances.

Moreover, since these two are mortal enemies, it won't involve anyone else.

However, at that moment, Su Mu heard an extremely frightening sentence through Little Drill Wind's ear.

"Wait! There seems to be someone else over there!"

"What?"

"There's a Core Card monster on the outer edge, right over there! I can sense it!"

Are you sure?

"Confirmed! It's Rank A, not a high level. It's probably a summon that a dungeon raider brought out."

"The details of this matter should not be known to more people..."

Su Mu's pupils contracted sharply.

Grade A.

It's clearly impossible for it to be such a coincidence as with anyone else.

The other party sensed the Little Drill Wind.

And this clearly means they're going to deal with him.

Without a second thought, he immediately commanded Little Drill Wind via their Soul Link: "Run! Run away from me! As long as we're more than a kilometer apart for more than 30 seconds, I can recall you to the instance!"

Of course, besides this rule, it can also be retrieved within 100 meters of him, and there are no side effects.

But this is tantamount to leading people towards him.

Little Drill Wind turned and ran.

Its agility was extremely fast, its dark blue-green figure leaving a trail of afterimages on the grayish-white bone powder ground. But Su Mu's heart sank.

The opponent's pursuit was swift, much faster than he had anticipated.

"Trying to run?" A voice came from afar, tinged with a sneer. "An A-rank core card is indeed not bad, but that's about it."

Before he could finish speaking...

Through the perspective of Little Drill Wind, Su Mu saw that a grayish-white vortex suddenly appeared in the air ahead.

The vortex wasn't large, only a little over a meter tall, but it spun incredibly fast, stirring the surrounding air with a whooshing sound. A powerful suction force surged from the center of the vortex, like an invisible hand grabbing at Little Drill Wind.

Damn, another Forced Battle Scroll.

There was no time to think.

The Little Drill Wind was sucked into the grayish-white vortex.

Its body struggled in mid-air, and dark blue-black demonic energy erupted from its body in an attempt to resist the suction force.

But the vortex's power was too strong, and its body was dragged inch by inch toward the grayish-white opening.

A notification popped up in Su Mu's Soul Space.

[WARNING: Your creature card "Little Drill Wind" has been attacked by Forced Battle Scroll and is being pulled into the opponent's Dungeon Space.]

[Opponent's Instance Theme: Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Rank A)]

[Should we engage in combat within a dungeon?]

Su Mu almost without hesitation.

No.

He didn't know the opponent's level, their dungeon combat value, or how many cards they had.

Recklessly dragging your own instance into the fray is tantamount to exposing yourself to enemy fire.

Moreover, even if you pull the dungeon over, you only get the Lion Camel Ridge Glory bonus.

The risk is too great.

Su Mu refused, then turned and ran off in a more distant direction.

As he ran, he kept an eye on Little Drill Wind's situation through the Soul Link.

The Little Drill Wind has been completely drawn into the vortex.

A flash of grayish-white light, and the vortex vanished.

Only a faint lingering trace of demonic energy remained in the air.

In the instant before the vortex closed, Su Mu saw the scene inside the opponent's instance through Little Drill Wind's perspective.

A gray and white space.

There is no sky, no ground, no mountains or rivers. The whole world seems to be made up of layers of thin, translucent membranes, each reflecting a different face.

Some were laughing, some were crying, some were expressionless, and some were contorted and grotesque.

And in the center of this gray and white world stood a "person".

It had a human-like silhouette, dressed in a gray robe, but its face was blank. Smooth skin stretched from its forehead to its chin; it had no eyes, no nose, and no mouth.

The Faceless Man.

Behind it, more figures emerged one after another. Each one was a faceless man, each one wore a gray robe, but their heights and builds varied.

Little Drill Wind landed on the grayish-white ground, his short knife held horizontally in front of him, his bluish-black face expressionless.

"They didn't bring anyone else in... this isn't a core card."

A voice came from the depths of the gray world, tinged with surprise, "This is troublesome. We need to deal with this quickly, or that person will escape."

"It's just an A-grade card, and only level ten at that. It might only take a few seconds to deal with."

As soon as he finished speaking, a faceless figure emerged from the grayish-white membrane.

It was thinner but taller than the other faceless men, and the hem of its gray robe trailed on the ground. Its gait had an unnatural fluidity, like flowing water.

Little Drill Wind squinted.

Although its Intelligence Perception was weakened, it could still clearly see the other party's attributes at such close range. Su Mu received that information synchronously through the Soul Link.

[Monster Identification]

[Name: The Many-Faced Man]

[Grade: A]

[Level: 23]

[Lifetimes: 154728/154728]

[Attack: 5236]

[Defense: 1564]

[Agility: 504]

[Combat Index: 47353]

[Skills: Faceless Veil (Enters stealth mode; upon breaking stealth, deals 2.0x damage), Puppet Replacement (When HP drops below 30%, swaps positions with another Faceless Person on the field and restores 30% HP), Group Splitting (Every 30 seconds during battle, a puppet with 30% of the original's attributes is created; a maximum of three can exist simultaneously)]

(From the Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio themed instance, current combat value in the themed instance is 142154)