Chapter 175
Diana seemed to be also surprised by this situation. She raised her perspective as if she wanted to take a closer look, but the image on the screen became more and more blurred, and the flickering became more and more severe.
In a trance, they heard the black-haired hunter say, "This is the third floor."
What third floor?
Victor's mind was in a mess and he had no idea what was going on. Up to now, he had never seen such a complicated and strange dungeon.
The psychic paused, then slowly relayed Diana's heartbeat.
"She said that she had a rough idea of the structure of this dungeon. It was not that simple, but had layers upon layers. The underground palace without any monsters was only the outermost layer, which was the first layer that the Xingyuan hunter did not mention."
"The wilderness full of monsters is the second level."
"And now the Xingyuan Hunter has arrived at the third level."
Victor frowned and said, "But shouldn't the Suxingyuan Hunter still be on the second floor? He is still in the wasteland! - I mean, the Suxingyuan Hunter came down from up there, how come the third floor suddenly appeared up there?"
It's even like this... hanging upside down, as if the ground where the black-haired hunter is is the sky?
The psychic said briefly: "Earth."
Victor suddenly understood something.
On Earth, just by moving in one direction, one can reach from one pole to the other... The place where the black-haired hunter is at this moment is most likely the place where he fell, and the corresponding place on the sphere is - underground!
The second level of the underground city where Su Xingyuan is located is actually a spherical structure like a planet! It even has gravity, otherwise the black-haired boy would not observe the city in the "sky" in this way.
For that city, the black-haired hunter is the guy who is truly hanging upside down in the sky.
"This is the first time I've heard of such a dungeon." The psychic said slowly. Even though it would be more costly to use his ability to see what was happening in other people's minds, he couldn't help but want to see what the situation was like.
"...It's indeed unheard of." Victor took a long time to recover from his brainstorming and closed his jaw in a daze.
Although it is not explicitly stated, many people assume that the space in the dungeon is generally not large and very flat. The boundary is the boundary, and encountering the boundary means that you have reached the end of the dungeon. But this dungeon not only has one level within another, it also has traps on every level!
Who would have thought that the first layer needed to directly collapse the ground, and who would have thought that the second layer needed to move in one direction until it reached the other side of this huge sphere? Moreover, without any reference, most people may go astray while walking, or even turn around and go back the same way.
Not to mention that most people, if faced with this situation, would probably just cautiously wait for the portal to appear.
Their stereotypes are too serious... The rules summarized from countless dungeon guides over the past seven years have almost reached the point of blindly following.
"Fortunately, the one who went in was a Suxingyuan hunter." Victor said in a daze.
Perhaps only the Xingyuan Hunters, who have unique ideas and are particularly good at exploring the entire dungeon and making it penniless, can quickly discover the clues.
But here comes the problem.
The third layer is in the sky, which is actually below the second layer - how to get down to Suxingyuan?
After all, for him, the third floor was actually high, and very high, very high.
The black-haired hunter pondered: "Gravity should have a range... Then let's jump and give it a try."
He put away his sword, took a step back, and then suddenly jumped up. His terrifying jumping ability allowed him to close the distance between himself and the skyscrapers in an instant, but the next second, he began to fall naturally.
"It's still within the range of gravity." He sighed with some regret.
Outside the screen, Victor pondered, "When going from the first floor to the second floor, the Xingyuan Hunter was falling. That is to say, he had to at least leave a distance greater than the distance between the first and second floors to escape the gravity of the second floor and enter the gravity range of the city above."
But no matter how powerful the Xingyuan Hunter is, he can't fly.
"I should have found a hunter with flying ability to follow him..." Just as Victor was wondering if it was too late to find him now, he saw the black-haired hunter calmly raised his hand and said, "Dragon."
The next second, a giant dragon that almost blocked out the sun suddenly appeared in the sky above the wasteland!
Victor paused for a moment, then shook his head as if laughing.
He overlooked the fact that Su Xingyuan already had a loyal dragon by his side.
The strong wind raised by the giant dragon messed up the black-haired hunter's tied hair. Under the light, each of its scales was as sharp as shining obsidian. Only the pair of dark golden vertical pupils belonging to a beast drooped obediently and naturally when it looked at its master.
Su Xingyuan patted its head.
"Take me to the third floor."
The black dragon had no objections, as if it would obey unconditionally whatever the hunter asked. It suddenly spread its wings. When the wings of the adult black dragon were fully spread, they could almost cover the sky and the sun. The mere shadow could evoke the deepest fear of giants in people's hearts.
It passed through the clouds and approached the city at a very fast speed. Considering its size, it was easy for it to reach the third layer. However, the size of the city did not seem to have changed at all - this meant that their distance from the third layer was probably completely different from what could be seen with the naked eye.
Su Xingyuan was not in a hurry either.
If it was a hunter who relied on magic to fly, he would probably have retreated. Otherwise, once his magic power was exhausted, he would fall down and be smashed to pieces. But dragons don't rely on magic to fly. They are creatures with plenty of physical strength. Su Xingyuan is not worried at all that it might run out of strength halfway through the flight.
After passing the second level, his backpack was filled with a mountain of magic cores of various levels.
Besides that, the feeling of being watched, which seemed like a bad sign, also began to become intermittent.
Diana opened her eyes.
The screen on the observation instrument was completely turned off. She left the energy cabin and shook her head at Victor in silence.
The black-haired hunter was approaching the third floor, where her observation was completely blocked.
This means that from now on, they will never know whether Su Xingyuan is dead or alive until he comes out of that damn dungeon.
The black-haired hunter was completely cut off from the outside world.
Unlike Victor and the others who were uneasy, Su Xingyuan's expression and mood did not change when he noticed that his sight had disappeared. He was used to working alone, so this situation didn't cause him any pressure at all.
Su Xingyuan raised his head slightly.
The only thing that caught his attention was the third floor that looked like a human city from the 21st century.
At this moment, the sky and the earth suddenly turned upside down! The giant dragon was caught off guard and lost its balance, and the black-haired hunter on the dragon's back seemed to be pulled and dragged by some force and slid off the dragon's back!
The black dragon noticed this at the first moment, and it immediately turned its head and tried to grab the hunter or carry him again, but its body was too huge, and for a moment, it was unable to come up with any effective countermeasures.
The falling black-haired hunter was reflected in the golden animal's eyes. There was no panic on his face. He just tilted his head slightly, as if he was not surprised by such a critical situation. He turned his wrist slightly, and a bamboo fishing rod instantly appeared in his hand!
The long and thin fishing line should have been difficult to control, but in his hands it seemed like a part of his body. It suddenly wrapped around the black dragon's hard scales, instantly tightening and abruptly stopping the black-haired hunter from falling!
Su Xingyuan lowered his eyes and looked downward.
At this moment, the city finally appeared below him.
"The force field here is not right." The black-haired boy tilted his head slightly, as if he had thought of something, and said to the dragon with his eyes bent in a relaxed tone: "Don't fly, come back to me."
The black dragon blinked dully and didn't react for a moment.
Is it... becoming smaller and returning to its master?
But even when the owner was staying on it, he could be targeted by an unknown force and fall directly to the ground. Would it really be safe?
After hesitating for a moment, it chose to believe its master's decision. It shrank from an adult to the size of a kitten, and under the traction of the fishing line, it fell directly into Su Xingyuan's arms.
The black-haired hunter fell down at a high speed again, his clothes and hair were blown up by the strong wind, and the whistling sound almost filled his brain, but he just stretched out his hand and gently patted the head of the little black dragon in his arms.
The black dragon instantly got rid of all its worries, its golden vertical pupils lit up slightly, and it hid in the hunter's robe again. Then it closed its eyes and rested peacefully, as if it was sure that its owner could bring it to the ground safely.
And Su Xingyuan did notice that after the black dragon shrank in size and became inconspicuous, the strange falling speed and the pressure exerted on him suddenly returned to normal.
If it was the situation just now, if he fell from a height of thousands of miles, being smashed to pieces would be a trivial matter. Using [What's Wrong with You If You Survive Three Seconds] might still save him. But now, he can land normally and smoothly. He won't even cause the slightest crack on the ground. It's as if he is just a leaf falling gently.
There may be no monsters on the third floor, but... there are other, special powers, and this power may repel certain things.
Because the city below looks really normal.
It’s as if the people here have never experienced any portal, nor do they know about any supernatural powers or monster slaughters. Most people live ordinary and normal lives, and hunters and monsters are just insignificant settings in literary works.
In such a world, how could a dragon appear?
"Use the supernatural to repel the supernatural?"
The black-haired boy slowly narrowed his eyes.
For the first time in this period of time, those turquoise eyes shone incredibly brightly. Even though they were hidden by the messy black hair, they could not hide the excitement and curiosity of a young child who had seen the latest toy.
"——We are about to land."
He said happily and with great briskness.
Will I die?
Dragons are supernatural forces. But aren’t humans who can remain intact after falling from thousands of miles in the sky also a kind of extraordinary power beyond common sense?
An uncontrollable smile overflowed from his eyes, and his dark green irises slightly dilated due to excitement. If this scene was seen by the people in the observation deck, they would probably be horrified by the madness that the black-haired boy rarely showed.
Will it be shattered into pieces, or... unscathed?
“Buzz——”
The magic power that enveloped his entire body merged silently into the ground, and the almost terrifying force was easily removed. As he said, he did not even disturb a breeze or a fallen leaf.
The black-haired hunter landed silently on the edge of the skyscraper's rooftop.
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