Global Game: I Can Choose Instance Rewards-Chapter 473 - 335: Conscription and the Dungeon

"According to the appraisal results, this sword is indeed the Sinful Greatsword. Its quality is excellent, and the most precious trait is its extremely high growth potential. As long as it continuously absorbs souls of the deceased, its power will expand step by step, eventually possibly reaching divine artifact level... This cloak, known as the Darkness-avoiding Cloak, is top-tier equipment that allows the wearer to be immune to negative energy, enabling them to navigate hell with the ease of a demon... This silver ring is relatively ordinary, mainly serving to increase the wearer’s poison resistance with some detoxifying capabilities..."

At this moment, Wang Zhifan, who had quietly left the initial town on his Red Deer Horse, began to tally the equipment information he acquired. The confirmation of the Sinful Greatsword did not surprise him greatly; the Darkness-avoiding Cloak, however, gave him a bit of a pleasant surprise, because he remembered the dragon in the tower mentioning that the Demon King was a powerful demon. And a demon must control potent negative energy; now having this equipment gives him some advantage in his confrontation against the Demon King.

"Little Flying Elephant, you must have seen the Demon King, tell me, is he a demon?"

Feeling bored on the road, Wang Zhifan asked his Sea God Meditation Ring, within which hid a strange entity claiming to be a refined rune.

"The Demon King is not an ordinary demon!"

The creature in the ring jumped right out upon hearing his query, showing its mastery of spatial power.

"He’s far more powerful than regular demons; it is said he’s a demon lord who broke through the limits of dimensions! Adventurer, you must not underestimate him; many powerful humans sacrificed themselves to seal him once."

The creature then stressed how terrifying the Demon King is, not to be viewed like ordinary demons.

"Then, if a demon can control projection descent abilities, does that make him very powerful?"

Wang Zhifan recalled the entity he encountered in the tower, desiring his soul; the opponent was very likely a demon too, and should not be weak.

"Demons that can project are high-level entities, not much weaker than the Demon King."

Little Flying Elephant pondered for a moment and then replied.

"This suggests that the so-called Demon King might not be particularly strong..."

Wang Zhifan’s impression of that projection’s strength was not deep; intuitively, he felt the opponent’s true form might not be very formidable. Therefore, by such deduction, the mounted boss Demon King might not be much stronger than him; he might have hope for solo combat.

This is not arrogance, but he is well aware that relying on his unique advantages to grow to this point, he has reached a certain level. If even he cannot confront the Demon King, the dungeon would not be worthy of the name, and other players would likely have no hope of clearing it.

After chatting for a while and a period of speeding through, Wang Zhifan rode the Red Deer and arrived at his destination, the Endless Dungeon.

Initially, after Jack provided the latest intelligence, he wanted to first check out a royal city, but considering the dungeon also produces equipment, he might pick up some treasures here. He thus did not alter his itinerary.

Unlike the dark tower occupied by noble private soldiers, the Endless Dungeon, due to its relatively remote location and extensive surface entrance area, hasn’t developed a force capable enough to dominate it. Many small groups of civilian adventurers could find their own routes to go underground, seeking their own wealth and power.

Wang Zhifan jumped off the back of the Red Deer Horse, dismissed its summon to let it rest, and then began to seek his exploration route.

This place is generally considered a vast mountainous area, thick with dense forests and hidden caves obscured by vegetation. Occasionally, remnants of building ruins could be seen, whether caves or ruins, potentially leading to the depths below, and are places adventurers are bound to explore.

To expand the search efficiency, Wang Zhifan released several of his Dream Me Avatars from the dream realm to assist him in conducting a wide exploration. These entities that could pass through walls and go underground are highly suitable for such tasks. In less than half an hour, they found him multiple routes into the dungeon, and he swiftly chose to enter through a very dilapidated ruin entrance.

In fact, with his ability, he could transfer directly into the dungeon, using dream-entry, dream-breaking, or the deceitful power of Deceitful Shadow Shoes. But he understood from intelligence that the dungeon, like the dark tower, had certain operational rules. If he forced his way in despite them, it might cause some undesirable results, so he decided to follow the established route, even though this would cause some time wastage.

At present, Wang Zhifan armed with a Wolf-Slaying Blade leaped over clumps of stone overgrown with weeds, heading towards the ruins of stone buildings faintly visible atop a hill.

He noticed the weeds on these stones don’t distribute evenly; the vegetation on several lines is notably sparser, indicating the ruin entrance he chose was discovered long ago, and many have passed through here to enter the dungeon.

"So far, I haven’t sensed any dark aura; weren’t they saying the Demon King’s remnants dwell in the dungeon?"

The main purpose of Wang Zhifan coming here is to determine the Demon King’s whereabouts, thus he expanded his perception fully, so any clue could be followed immediately.

Although he hadn’t found any leads regarding the Demon King, he detected other abnormal movements thoroughly.

Soon, he ascended the hill ahead, standing before the stone ruins. Inside seemed empty and messy, scattered with many human relics, and faint traces of excrement odor came from certain corners.

Disregarding all non-essential matters, his gaze locked on a stone slab on the ground, beneath which laid an entrance to the dungeon.

Stepping forward to the stone slab, he drew his long knife, slashing down forcefully. The slab shattered into countless fragments, accompanied by a scream from within.

"Ha, trying to ambush me from below."

Wang Zhifan’s aggressive route opening was due to sensing someone lying in ambush, likely people purposely targeting adventurers, ready to attack when the panel was removed.

With the stone slab broken, he jumped in, landing on a man’s corpse still bleeding, formally entering the dungeon passage.

The passage was dimly lit; typically, adventurers entering would either carry light sources or prepare dark vision-related magic or equipment, but Wang Zhifan’s perception was extraordinarily perfect, not requiring such means. He could completely rely on perception to discern the surroundings, hardly different from seeing directly with eyes, and possibly more precise.

The initially dark passage extending downward wasn’t long, turning into a horizontal corridor less than a hundred meters in, with candles burning on the walls, illuminating many scattered skeletal remains.

"Most were killed by humans, a few died by monsters."

Wang Zhifan immediately deduced the cause of death for these deceased, then cast his gaze into the depths of the current corridor.

Several dozen meters ahead, a crawling monster with sharp fangs and a maw revealed its silhouette, resembling a mutated crocodile, staring at him, this new entrant, with ferocious little eyes.

But any adventurer concentrating solely on this monster might suffer, for hidden in the candle-lit shadows to the side of the corridor lay more dangerous foes.

Wang Zhifan naturally perceived all threats immediately, but pretended to only notice the creature on the corridor floor, striding forward with his long knife.

While passing by a certain spot, he subtly slowed his steps to allow the hidden hostility in the shadow to find its chance for release.

Yet surprisingly, the attack did not occur, letting him pass smoothly.