Chapter 259: The Strange Dungeon

Facing the huge mouth that was about to devour them, the dwarf was clearly completely stunned.

The massive mouth, nearly two meters in diameter, could certainly swallow the dwarf in a single bite.

And its entire mouth was filled with sharp fangs.

Swish~

But just as the huge mouth drew near the dwarf, it suddenly halted.

Smoke Swirl!

Su Sheng promptly let Xiao Jia Huo Xuan Ni act, and the monster was forcibly bound.

Demon-Infused Iron-Eating Worm (Elite Monster)

Level: 47

Attack: 2100

Defense: 500

HP: 30000

Skills: Devour, Iron-Eat, Shattered Armor Fangs

Description: omitted

I can just see its attributes; it's a high‑attack, low‑defense elite Iron‑Eating Worm.

This thing is similar to the Iron‑Eating Worms we encountered in the dwarf mine, a bit like a sand worm, but it has been corrupted by Demon Energy and transformed into a level‑47 elite monster.

Its attack capability has increased dramatically, but its defense is very low.

30,000 HP!

Focus Fire!

Lin Huan and Li Wenwan acted immediately.

Shield Rush!

Su Sheng charged forward.

He grabbed the dwarf who was already terrified and pulled him behind himself.

Immediately after, he began dealing damage.

Fang!

Lion's Claw!

But this thing, its weakness is unknown.

But it doesn't matter; with only 500 defense, it's practically paper‑thin.

As for its over 2000 attack, it at least needs to be able to move.

Even though it's an elite monster, it's not a BOSS template.

The 5‑second Smoke Swirl control filled it up nicely.

After the five seconds passed, under the group's combined damage, the 30,000 HP was nearly depleted.

After all, the team's Phoenix Blood Mage Li Wenwan and Ranger Lin Huan are damage‑oriented classes; even though Yin‑Yang Daoist Su Ba and Su Wenhao are more support‑oriented, they are still Hidden Classes with respectable damage.

Especially with a Yin‑Yang Thunder technique that slashes the big bug to the brink of death, plus Su Sheng's hexagonal class.

Five seconds to drain 30,000 HP is just too normal.

Clack clack!

With the death of this elite Iron‑Eating Worm, it was as if a switch was flipped and dense sounds echoed around.

Obviously, they were all Iron‑Eating Worms.

Clack!

Another Iron‑Eating Worm emerged from the side.

Bang!

Binding Talisman!

Su Ba still has a couple of tricks up his sleeve; after all, having played with Su Sheng and others for so long, age doesn't mean he's weak.

Two seconds later…

Bang!

Yin‑Yang entanglement, another sigil burst open.

Slowdown!

Another pitiful worm was controlled to death.

Then, these Iron‑Eating Worms, for some unknown mechanism, seemed to have a bit of a "Huluwa saving grandpa" vibe.

They kept appearing, seven or eight were killed before it finally quieted down.

"Alright, the Iron‑Eating Worms have been cleared; let's keep moving forward."

"Iron Hammer Master, you lead the way, I'll take the vanguard," Su Sheng said to the Iron Hammer dwarf.

"Explorer, hold on a moment; this is a node, we need to set up something here in preparation for completely destroying this mine tunnel later," the Iron Hammer Master said,

"Alright, you handle the arrangement," Su Sheng replied, staying alert to the surroundings.

Afterwards, the Iron Hammer dwarf began directing the dwarves to set up the arrangement.

Su Sheng curiously watched the dwarves pull one gadget after another from bamboo baskets behind them.

Along the way, watching these dwarves, I have no idea how many items they pulled from the bamboo baskets; it feels like Doraemon's bottomless pocket, endless and inexhaustible.

Su Sheng checked the game timer; fortunately, the dwarves' actions were still quite fast.

In about a minute, the setup was complete.

Alright, let's keep moving forward, Explorer, you take the lead.

The Iron Hammer Dwarf clapped his hands.

Obviously, after the iron-eating worm's attack just now, the Iron Hammer Dwarf also realized this mine wasn't safe; although the demons hadn't been discovered yet and there were no demon spawn inside, it's easy to guarantee other creatures would be present, such as iron-eating worms.

Continuing onward…

Along the way, there were no further attacks from the iron-eating worms.

Instead, after each stretch of distance along the way, the Iron Hammer Dwarf would stop to set up some things, altogether setting up over ten spots.

After about half an hour, everyone arrived before a huge bluish-gray bronze gate.

Su Sheng was somewhat surprised; how could there be such a massive bronze gate here?

But after seeing the Iron Hammer Dwarf's complex expression, Su Sheng roughly understood: this bronze gate must be the dwarves' handiwork.

This is the true sealing point of the mine; once you pass through this bronze gate, you fully enter the territory of Chi Yan City—that is… the demon-occupied zone!

The Iron Hammer Dwarf turned his head to look at Su Sheng.

Su Sheng gave a slight nod: 'I understand.'

Afterward, they saw the Iron Hammer Dwarf operate something on the bronze gate, then slowly push it open.

Ding~

Dungeon notification: Trigger dungeon 'Demon Occupied Zone…Chi Yan City', enter?

Dungeon difficulty:???

Dungeon limit: 5 people

Sure enough, there's a dungeon!

So the dungeon was placed here; just this string of question marks—what does dungeon difficulty mean?

But no matter what, we've come this far; we definitely can't stop now.

Immediately, Su Sheng chose to enter.

……

……

Dungeon notification: Entering dungeon 'Demon Occupied Zone…Chi Yan City'.

Dungeon objective:??

Dungeon limit:??

Su Sheng was completely dazed, a string of question marks.

Meanwhile…

Ding~

System notification: Entering the demon-occupied zone, demon energy suppresses the environment, all attributes reduced by 5%.

Su Sheng looked at the Iron Hammer Dwarf.

'Follow me.'

The Iron Hammer Dwarf said in a low voice.

Game time: still over three hours.

We've been going forward for about an hour, and not a single monster has appeared.

Su Sheng, Lin Huan, and the others felt a bit gloomy; is this what a dungeon is like?

Not a single monster.

But as the group pressed on, the original demon-energy suppression state, from five percent suppression, turned into an eight-percent attribute suppression.

Although there were no monsters, Su Sheng also understood that this meant they were going deeper and deeper.

'Iron Hammer Master, how much longer?'

Su Sheng couldn't hold back anymore; now only two hours of game time remained, and they'd already been moving forward for over an hour—just how much longer do they have to go?

'Should be soon; we're about to reach the core of Chi Yan City. We're currently in the underground space outside Chi Yan City's suburbs. If nothing unexpected happens, above our heads are all demon spawn.' Iron Hammer said while walking.

The surrounding environment, though a mine, was oppressive, with black vapors drifting about from time to time.

Even the light from the miners' lamps on the heads of the ten dwarves was faintly suppressed.

In this environment, Huang Mingxin, as a Holy Light Priest, emitted white holy light from time to time, which stood out especially.

Finally, they advanced another ten minutes.

'We've arrived…'

The Iron Hammer Dwarf said in a low voice.

Su Sheng and the others lifted their heads, seeing the scene before them, couldn't help but gasp in amazement…