Chapter 294: Resonance
Yuliya zoomed up and soon reached the treetop.
Above, a person floated in mid-air with eyes half-closed.
Yuliya peeks at her information.
[Name: Lofini (Blue Boss, Flower Spirit)
Level: 18 (High Bronze)
Health: /]
This was the final boss of this dungeon.
For Yuliya, she felt totally underwhelmed, so there was no need to rush.
Lofini slowly opened her eyes and landed gracefully on the leaves.
“Challenger, I am Lofini, the Spirit of the Forest. State your name.”
“…”
This dungeon has a flair for drama, unlike those goblins who just swing their weapons without fuss.
After contemplating, Yuliya decided to be honest: “Yuliya, or you can call me ‘Wind.’”
Lofini nodded. “Well then, let’s begin.”
“Wait!” Yuliya raised her hand to halt proceedings. “Can we chat for a minute before we start?”
I’m afraid once we kick off, I might just one-shot you…
“What do you want to chat about?”
Lofini actually agreed!
This was easy!
Yuliya held firm to her belief: why bother with fighting when you can chat it out?
Time for some smooth talk!
She zeroed in on the key point in Lofini’s words.
“Can I ask why you call me ‘Challenger’?”
Logically speaking, ‘invader’ seems much more fitting, and Lofini’s attitude didn’t match that of someone addressing an invader.
“All who enter here are challengers.”
“And what is this place?”
“A trial ground.”
Trial ground, though it sounds rather lofty, had some merit upon further thought.
This place was specifically set up by Lofini’s side to achieve a certain goal.
Not quite like the Goblin Cave.
Yuliya smirked slightly. “Since it’s a trial ground, what exactly are we being tested for?”
“To find someone who can resonate with my lord.”
Bingo!
Yuliya’s eyes sparkled.
No wonder other players couldn’t find the hidden boss; it’s not hidden but needs some smooth-talking to find the breakthrough!
Other players weren’t as friendly as Yuliya, who detested mindless brawls.
They even wait to exchange names before throwing down, which is already pretty cultured.
Plus, the boss just said she was ready to start!
Those players are just restlessly impatient. They need to calm down; they’re too young.
Mature folks like me take the time to travel, savor delicious food, make new friends, and have a good chit-chat with fairies.
Yuliya puffed out her chest, hands on hips.
She was feeling pretty proud of herself.
After enjoying her self-praise for a moment, Yuliya continued, “So, you haven’t found anyone who can resonate before?”
“We have, but they did not meet the required resonance level.”
Found someone? Has someone triggered the boss before?
“Here?”
“I don’t know what you mean by ‘here.’ We have entrances scattered all over the world, and challengers exist among all races and realms.”
“…”
Okay, I see now. I was thinking too small.
Turns out Sister Tong was just being lazy, seizing ready-made challenge dungeons and passing them off as one of her own!
Sister Tong is a bit of a genius.
“So, one last question. How do you determine if I can resonate?”
“Call my lord’s name: ‘Astathin.’”
“Uh…”
Yuliya instinctively wanted to repeat it but quickly zipped her lips.
That name needs to be treated with care.
Clearly, this was a divine being.
Once the true name of a god is spoken, their gaze might just descend upon you.
What kind of feelings does He have towards me? Is it a blessing or a curse?
Though it seems He’s not some malicious deity. Lofini, as His messenger, seems friendly enough.
Yuliya hesitated, weighing whether it was worth the risk.
But it was too late.
Divine awareness isn’t simply about calling out names.
Even just active curiosity could lead to being noticed.
When Yuliya pried into that subject, seeking clarity, Lofini fully answered her, and at that moment, the divine gaze had already been cast upon her.
Moreover, Yuliya was currently on His territory.
This was the so-called unlocking method for this dungeon’s final boss.
Not only that; defeating Lofini and clearing the dungeon would also yield related information fragments!
Maybe some players had unknowingly triggered the hidden boss but were none the wiser.
And the boss simply passed them by because they fell short of divine standards.
In the next moment, Yuliya felt something and abruptly looked up.
In the azure sky, a pair of ethereal eyes calmly regarded her.
“What the…?” Yuliya paused, ready to make a break for it, but as her foot lifted, she hesitated and put it back down.
It seemed… there was no hostility.
She let out a huge sigh of relief.
Meeting those gazing eyes in the sky, Yuliya hesitated again before finally calling out: “Astathin?”
In the next moment, a beam of light fell from the sky, enveloping Yuliya completely.
After a brief moment, the light faded, and the pair of eyes disappeared along with it.
Lofini bowed her head towards the sky, then gradually straightened up. “Congratulations, Yuliya, you meet the standard we were searching for and have resonated with Lord Astathin.”
“Oh… cool.”
Yuliya checked her body and felt nothing out of the ordinary.
Looking at her status panel, she indeed had a new status.
However, this status didn’t offer any buffs.
For a grand divine being, at least leave behind something fabulous before heading back!
Even if it’s not as exaggerated as the Goddess of Life’s buffs, you could’ve at least raised my stats a bit, right? A little upgrade wouldn’t hurt!
How can anyone come empty-handed?
As a proud citizen of China, we value reciprocity. It’s just not polite to come without a gift!
But she only thought about it and grumbled a little.
If there’s nothing, then there’s nothing. This was really just a gamble on her part.
Looking at it now, luck seemed to be on her side.
“Does this resonance require me to do something?”
“Yes. If you have time, I would like you to visit us in the Forest of Spirits.”
Yuliya frowned. “But I don’t know the way to the Forest of Spirits.”
“Lord Astathin will guide you.”
“Okay, I’ll try to check it out when I can.”
“As a reward for your agreement, please accept this.”
Lofini presented a box with both hands towards Yuliya.
Yuliya accepted it and opened it.
In the next instant, her face went wide-eyed in shock.
“This is… dragon scales!”
Mythical-grade dragon scales!
