Chapter 216: What Bugs? Just Someone Carrying the Load! (Mist)
The players keeping an eye on the dungeon were left utterly baffled upon seeing a new entry pop up: Hidden Boss?
What the heck? This dungeon has been flipped upside down by all the truants! Is there really a hidden boss in here?
Right now, dungeon teams can be divided into two categories.
One category is the speedrunners.
C’mon, just charge through! These players have no time to wander the map looking for hidden stuff.
The other category is the truants.
But the truants have become a bit lazy—they found their way to skip the last two tough parts and have been stuck ever since.
It’s simple: no need to skip for the first two parts!
If you can’t get past the first part, just pop some meds—5 reds and 5 antidotes, you’ll be fine!
For the second part, just sneak attack! Steal one at the start, and suddenly, there’s hardly any pressure. Steal two, and you can just kick your way through!
Now there’s a hidden boss? Is it hiding in the first two parts?
The answer is clearly no, because this thing is hidden right at the spawn point!
Upon seeing the notification, a huge number of players with remaining dungeon attempts rushed in to check it out.
As soon as they entered, they sensed something was off.
Why does it feel so much less spacious here than before?
What the heck! Why is there a stone wall here? I thought this was a cliff where you could feel the wind?
After defeating the hidden boss, even the dungeon layout has changed!
Players flooded the forum with various reports, speculating wildly.
But no matter how they guessed, it was still just guessing. The hidden boss had already been slayed—once it’s gone, it’s gone!
A hefty reward for those who can provide guidance on the hidden boss, offering TX and practically begging those who come forward to add the original poster on WeChat for a quick five-cent red envelope!
Of course, they also had their speculations about the identities of those two.
First suspect—Wind God.
No matter what major drama is unfolding, you can’t go wrong suspecting her first!
Hidden boss? The power level is not low! No doubt about that—those two took it down just fine.
Plus, what noble party dares to enter the dungeon without a full four-member team!
But for Yuliya and Xu Xiaoyue, this uproar was as relevant as yesterday’s homework.
With a flick of her wrist, Yuliya and her friend were like: “Not our problem!”
After exiting the dungeon, the two returned to their original spots.
A quick chat in private and then off they went to their own business.
They just cleared the hidden boss and snagged some experience points along with a sweet 5% synchronization bonus.
Oh, and they got an extra piece called “War God’s Remnant.”
Yuliya claimed it and instructed Little Moon.
If you ever get something like this again, you better tell me!
Little Moon didn’t pry too much; she just nodded.
Now Yuliya has three remnants: the Wolf God, the Fox God, and the War God.
Since she knows she’s going to confront the gods, she’s particularly keen on anything related to them.
But what this stuff can do is still a mystery; asking Sister Tong didn’t yield any answers.
Plus, with that bizarre situation regarding the War God’s shadow, Yuliya felt like something was brewing.
Gotta find someone who understands…
Suddenly, an idea struck her.
But first, she needed to verify something.
Yuliya tidied herself up and headed straight to the inner city, making her way to the plaza where the Heroic Spirit Trial Tower stood.
Her target wasn’t the tower, but the statue of the Goddess of Life in the square.
She approached the statue, closed her eyes reverently, struck a standard prayer pose, and quietly muttered the goddess’s true name.
“Akimash.”
She repeated it three times.
Yet nothing happened.
The statue remained unresponsive, and she felt no divine gaze upon her.
“Looks like it really won’t work…”
Rumor had it that the Goddess of Life hadn’t responded to prayers in ages, to the extent that no one even knew her true name anymore.
And from the looks of it, knowing her true name still didn’t cut it.
Yuliya returned home.
In her bedroom, she pulled out a key.
This was the key to the Dream Realm.
Similar to how you’d work a special event dungeon, she cradled the key and slowly drifted into sleep.
A while later—could have been hours, days, or even years.
Finally, Yuliya saw a slice of colorful light in the darkness.
The colors spread swiftly, wrapping around her.
But it stopped after covering just a small area, leaving a vast expanse of darkness beyond.
Fortunately, a little sprite appeared as promised, opening its eyes right in front of Yuliya.
“Yuli…”
“Wow! Ayelus, let me hug you!”
Yuliya dove right in, twirling the little sprite around like a plush toy.
“Time is limited, limited time.”
“Eh?” Yuliya paused, placing the sprite back in front of her. “Why is time limited again this time?”
Last time, she had to leave early because of that pesky Yekis’s descent.
Why was there another problem now?
“Multiple reasons. I clashed with Yekis and got hurt a bit.”
“Plus, you’re really far from me, and there’s a barrier hiding and blocking us. So, if you have anything important, let’s hear it quick.”
Yuliya noted Ayelus’s words and then shifted to her own business, asking about the War God’s situation.
“The War God Ahlond, deity of war and plunder, is a pretty powerful god. He oversees combat, and among the new generation of gods formed after that great war, he’s certainly one of the top fighters. The goblins are indeed one of his followers.”
“Because of his powers, he’s belligerent and brutal, and there are conflicts with both the human race and other races. It’s completely normal for his avatars to descend into your realm.”
“So how does he stack up against that?” Yuliya pointed upward.
“Naturally, he doesn’t stand a chance. The dragon is the absolute ceiling among the new generation of gods.”
“And I suspect the condition of the avatar you described is likely caused by the dragon.”
“Eh? What?” Yuliya gasped.
“I mentioned before that the dragon went mad. It started siphoning power to stabilize itself. So, it’s no surprise that Ahlond will be its next target. But this process will take a long time.”
“…”
So my ultimate nemesis is actually saving my and Little Moon’s lives? Should I be thanking it?
“Um, is it okay if I just call him Ahlond?”
“No problem, Ahlond’s sensing abilities aren’t that strong.”
“Good to know.”
Yuliya sighed in relief while concentrating her white light to conjure three divine remnants: “Just one last question—what’s the use of this stuff?”
“It’s a tiny remnant corresponding to divine power. It’ll be useful, depending on your choices. Sorry, I’ve got to go now. I will seek you out later.”
With that, the colors started fading, and the world was enveloped in darkness once more.
