Chapter 7 Lion Kill!

Chapter 7 Lion Kill!

Designing a game map takes a lot of time, and it is not uncommon to take a year or two.

But Gong Qiying didn't have that much time, so he could only sew it up simply and roughly.

After a period of brainstorming, the new Thane dungeon was created.

The upper level combines [Flan Fortress] and [Sick Village].

After adventurers roll around in the poison pool and light up three fire altars, they can open the fortress and challenge the BOSS there - the double gargoyles.

【Gargoyle (indigenous monster)】

[Spiritual power required for summoning: 120]

[Life: C, Strength: D+, Intelligence: E, Endurance: D, Speed: D-, Overall Combat Strength: D]

If you succeed in the challenge, you can go down the stairs and come to the "Sick Village", a dilapidated village built on a cliff.

All the sinister designs that Gong Qiying could think of were gathered here, so that many of the traps in the middle and lower levels overlapped with those in the upper level.

He didn't stuff the entire sick village with a BOSS, but just placed a few small surprises that were more important than the BOSS.

It is estimated that the mortality rate among the upper class could reach around 50 percent.

The middle level combines [Pokémon], [Undead Town Outside the City] and [Big Tree Hole].

The Undead Town, which is home to zombies and other enemies, is the center. The outer area is a forest formed by towering trees and waist-high grass, from which Pokémon will randomly pop out.

There is still no money to make a BOSS here, so Gong Qiying arranged a super-thick stone door that is probably impossible to break by brute force in the Undead Town. The door can only be opened by passing through numerous traps and obstacles, defeating elite monsters in two places and finding two keys.

Behind the door is a big tree hole, a map that is a thousand meters high with branches of various colors intertwined. Adventurers jump on the intricate branches and will fall to their death if they are not careful. Only those who can reach the bottom alive are qualified to challenge the lower level.

The lower level incorporates the underground map designs of soul-like games, such as the ruins of Anor Londo, various underground cemeteries and mines in the Elden Ring, etc., a super hodgepodge.

The final BOSS is naturally the Furnace Knight. C-level monsters are the most powerful troops that Gong Qiying can currently use.

After defeating the Crucible Knight, adventurers can return to the upper level through the portal and leave the Sen Dungeon.

Gong Qiying followed Godwin's example and set up more than a dozen complicated decryption mechanisms in front of the hidden city lord's room. There were traps and monsters between each mechanism. The underworld map design made him feel sick.

But in this way, at least your own safety can be guaranteed.

The rewards for each map have also been arranged to some extent, and he is confident that these rewards are unique to the Sen Dungeon and will definitely attract adventurers.

【City Lord Panel】

【Gong Qiying/Godwin】

[Life: E+, Strength: E, Intelligence: E+, Endurance: E, Speed: E, Overall Combat Strength: E]

[Use mental power to upgrade]

Gong Qiying stared at the panel for a long time, but ultimately did not use his mental energy on himself.

He can spend a lot of mental energy to modify the map in order to hide more monsters, but he will not upgrade himself to save money.

In short, spend your money where you are happy.

"My personal strength is not important, I also have the ability of mimicry,"

The second-level city lord authority unlocks an ability called "mimicry".

In addition to changing his appearance, voice, etc. at will, Gong Qiying can also spend half of the mental energy required for summoning to transform himself into a monster in [Available Monsters].

The cost to summon a Furnace Knight is 800, and it only costs 400 to transform him into a Furnace Knight.

The disadvantage is that each transformation can only last for 24 hours. After the transformation is cancelled, the remaining time will be accumulated and can be used next time.

"That's it. It's impossible to do the best at once."

After finishing the final revisions, Gong Qiying let out a long sigh and collapsed on the altar.

His city lord's room was empty, with only an altar without a statue. No one knew what it was used for.

After groping for a long time, I found a small groove at the bottom of the altar. The shape was somewhat familiar.

Gong Qiying thought about it and suddenly realized.

The shape of this groove is exactly the same as the city lord's ring!

He inserted the ring into the groove and turned it, and suddenly a rumbling sound came from the altar.

[Insufficient permissions]

The sound stopped.

Gong Qiying shook his head. It seemed that he had to upgrade his lord authority to unlock the secret of the altar.

"Teleport, upper entrance,"

His figure blurred for a moment, then appeared on the upper level.

In the dark environment, a fortress was looming in the woods in the distance. The dark green and feces-yellow poisonous swamp underfoot was bubbling and emitting a nauseating stench.

Anyone would see their SAN value drop drastically in this environment, but Gong Qiying wouldn't.

He even laughed.

"This looks much more impressive than a microscopic model!"

Gong Qiying was overwhelmed with emotions when he saw the map that could only be seen in the game in person. He felt like his dream had come true.

He spent some time looking around the dungeon and discovered some problems. It turned out that just looking at the miniature model was not enough.

"Raise the cliff here a little higher, hide two more goblins underneath, and put a white light spot on the edge of the cliff to attract the undead, ugh, to attract adventurers."

“Dongdong.”

The sound of a bell from somewhere rang again, interrupting Gong Qiying's thoughts.

He closed the building interface reluctantly. Once the dungeon was officially opened, he could not make any changes to the terrain and could only change the distribution of monsters.

"Look forward to today's income,"

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Bed City, a city built next to the Sen Dungeon, gathers people who dream of becoming adventurers.

For a long time, the Senn Dungeon has provided new adventurers with a sense of accomplishment by completing a level with its simple difficulty. Some people, when they are unable to challenge other dungeons due to lack of strength, will turn to the Senn Dungeon to find comfort.

Therefore, a group of people regard it as a spiritual haven. In this dangerous world, only the Sen Dungeon can give them a sense of security.

But this sense of security is gone!

In the Adventurer's Guild, the hall was in chaos.

"Wow, my Sen Dungeon, why did the mutation have to happen to it?"

"Damn it! If this happens, there will be no more dungeons for me to clear. Will I have to go back to the countryside and farm?"

Apart from the wailing of some idlers, those capable adventurers are already recruiting teams.

New changes represent new opportunities. Information such as dungeon maps, monster types, mineral/herb types, etc. can all be used to make money. Moreover, the Adventurer's Guild issues tasks to all members, entrusting people to investigate with large rewards.

So, those guys who have confidence in themselves are ready to go.

But the smarter ones had already taken the teleportation crystals and went to explore the dungeon!

For example, a bronze-level adventurer, Jack.

"Hehe, luckily I brought a lot of cannon fodder. No matter how strong the trap is, I can still force my way through it at the cost of human lives!"

This despicable guy used various means to find nine companions, and would not hesitate to sell out others when encountering traps or ambushes.

With this sinister scheming, this thing opened the gate of the fortress and even narrowly defeated the gargoyle, becoming the first adventurer to come to the sick village!

Since he had no more cannon fodder around him, he decided to stop here.

"I have memorized the map of this area, and I know all the monster types. I can make a lot of money by selling this information. It will be worth it even if I get beaten up by those nine cannon fodders! Hehe, if someone is willing to hire me to explore with them, I can also point out the location of the traps. It's just a price, hehehe."

Before returning the same way, he searched the interior of the fortress carefully again. Unfortunately, it was large and empty, with nothing in it. It seemed like it was specially built as a boss battleground for the two gargoyles.

However, Jack was "lucky" enough to find a treasure chest hidden in the corner, and he opened it quickly with excitement.

It was a purple spot of light that represented cherishment. When he picked it up and looked at it, he was stunned.

"Is this a great sword?"

It was just a big sword with no special features in appearance. Apart from the heavy feel, it didn't give Jack any other feeling.

His face suddenly turned ugly. "I spent so much time and effort to get a big sword. This reward is too stingy!"

"Never mind, the forging process seems to be pretty good, I should be able to make some money if I sell it."

But something strange happened.

When Jack grasped the hilt of the greatsword with both hands, a strange feeling arose in his mind.

Then, he raised the sword high and chopped it down fiercely, and with the help of this force, his body leaped high and rolled, and he chopped down again with a force far beyond his own!

The ground shook, leaving deep scratches.

"What, what did you do?"

Jack was stunned for a long time, staring at the big sword blankly. "I made this. Is this the power of fighting skills?"

Combat skills are a type of technique acquired by warriors after repeated practice. Even the simplest combat skills require learners to spend a lot of time practicing and also require a certain level of understanding and talent, which results in only a small number of people being able to use combat skills.

A low-level adventurer like Jack has neither the talent to learn combat skills nor the perseverance to practice constantly. All he knows is lock picking and barely passable stealth techniques.

Even though he had given up on himself a long time ago, deep down he had always longed to be able to use fighting skills like the strong ones and kill the enemies happily!

And at the moment he grasped the greatsword, the knowledge of a combat skill called [Lion Slash] immediately appeared in his mind, and as his mind moved, he actually used it!

This greatsword allows its owner to use combat skills!

No practice required!

No talent required!

As long as you have a pair of hands that can hold a sword!

Thinking of this, Jack was so excited that his whole body was shaking.

"Baby, baby, I've never heard of a weapon that has its own combat skills!"

"Now I'm rich!"

Gong Qiying saw all his reactions.

As he used the crystal ball to monitor the dungeon, he smiled with a hint of "planning mastery".

"My bet was right. Weapons with built-in combat skills are indeed rare in this world."

"Then it's clear what we need to do next. Once the news spreads that 'Sean Dungeon has produced weapons with built-in combat skills', we won't have to worry about no one coming. The realization of mental freedom is just around the corner!"

【Big Sword】

【Combat Skill: Lion Slash】

【Rating: E】

[Required mental power per unit: 10]

(End of this chapter)

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