Chapter 582 (End-of-Month Moon Ticket Request) Paradise in the Dungeon
In the quiet, dark night, the lights flickered and shadows multiplied.
Beside the hippopotamus fountain topped with colorful balls, an eerie ghost house stood ominously.
The already perilous atmosphere of the dungeon instantly added a few layers of fear.
Dark watched the slightly swaying door, gesturing towards the imp beast.
The imp beast flapped its wings and flew toward the door.
“Whoosh—”
A ghost from the ghost house suddenly flew out, keeping pace with it.
“Knock knock knock.”
The frequency of knocking suddenly increased.
The imp beast showed a look of disgust, glaring at the door before grabbing the doorknob and opening it.
The person knocking saw a round bat and… a ghost!
He sharply inhaled, then forced a smile and asked inside, “Excuse me, is this where Dark Demon lives?”
“It is,” Dark replied.
The person knocking was a third-year student from the Mana Academy, wearing the school uniform and had brown hair.
“Can I come in?” the student asked again.
Dark smiled, “Of course.”
He stood up to welcome him, inviting the very polite senior to sit inside the ghost house.
This senior held a book, looking scholarly, and after entering, he did not look around aimlessly but sat down properly, showing no airs of being a first-year student.
Dark liked his demeanor and asked, “What’s wrong?”
The senior introduced himself, “First, let me introduce myself, I am Ignatz Alexander from the third year Mana Academy.”
Dark nodded, “Yes, Senior Alexander.”
Alexander said, “May I ask, is this a field card?”
Dark knew he came for this reason and nodded, “Indeed.”
Alexander pondered, “I noticed you deliberately restrained the summoning range. So I thought to ask, can you create more… temporary dwellings?”
Dark was surprised, quickly realizing Alexander’s background, and smiled, “Of course. Furthermore, my field card can last until dawn. If you need it…”
Alexander’s face brightened immediately, “That would be greatly appreciated. But are there buildings outside the ghost house?”
Dark shrugged, “There are naturally other buildings. Do you know how many people are involved?”
Alexander promptly said, “It’s only three of us here, but I think others wouldn’t refuse. If it’s okay, I could ask them? I haven’t had the experience of living in a dungeon yet, and I think they’d be curious too.”
Dark smiled, “No problem.”
Alexander turned and walked out.
Dark Demon’s amiability was unexpected and left a good impression on him, but he really couldn’t imagine why anyone would want to live in a ghost house?
As he pondered, the white ghost from the ghost house passed by him, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.
…
On the fourth floor.
Bobby and Simon found it increasingly difficult to track their target as night fell, and after some consideration, they began searching for the entrance to the fifth floor.
Under Simon’s lead, they found the staircase entrance about ten minutes after Dark did, quickly entering afterward.
But after passing through the long tunnel, they almost thought they had entered some hidden space.
Before their eyes were unique buildings.
After a brief moment of disorientation, they noticed more details.
The ground was paved with neat bricks, and street lamps lined both sides of the path.
The white light from the street lamps illuminated the entire safe zone, and small yellow flowers growing through the cracks emitted a faint fragrance.
Approaching the fragrance, one felt incredibly comfortable.
This feeling had once appeared in the academy, improving the health of many people.
Simon’s perception was very acute, much like his “scabby dog,” highly sensitive.
He immediately realized that someone had deployed a high-level field card within this safe zone, turning it into a human paradise.
With a sense of awe towards great power, Simon led Bobby, equally stunned, into the paradise.
Then, they heard laughter from others in the underground city at night.
“Wouldn’t this be too relaxed?” Bobby muttered.
Simon did not respond, looking at the lit rooms, unable to resist reaching out to touch the walls.
The magical reaction from the walls clearly told him these were manifestations of the field card, but the walls were so real, without any repetition.
The only thing giving a sense of unreality was the walls’ cleanliness.
No dust, no dirt.
This was a common feature of most field cards, except for specific ones.
“Too strong!”
Simon could not help whispering.
He suddenly felt that today was a meaningful day, witnessing someone find treasure chests one after another, and seeing such a miraculous field.
“Even the professors at the academy probably can’t create field cards of this level, right?”
Simon concluded based on his limited knowledge.
Suddenly, he saw someone peering out from a nearby room, and his heart stirred, approaching them.
That person was also a third-year student and a friend of his: “Good evening, Harrison, you’re here too?”
“This isn’t Simon? Why are you here now?” Harrison glanced past Simon’s shoulder and saw Bobby behind him, realizing, “So you brought newbies. How was it? Any special discoveries?”
Simon put on a mysterious smile, “You won’t believe what I found. Come on, won’t you invite me in?”
“Please come in.” Harrison hurriedly opened the door.
Of course, there was no mistaking his pride.
After all, this should have been an employee rest room, which he got by drawing lots.
…
Simon walked into the room, finding the lights inside even brighter than outside. Two other classmates were there, studying a chess game he had never seen before.
Apart from that, the room was fully equipped, with tables, chairs, beds, and even a kettle!
Finally, he could not help but comment, “Harrison, your room?”
Harrison laughed, “I knew you’d ask about this. This is the field card of the second-year Demon. It’s unbelievable that he already has such powerful mana cards in his second year.
I wonder what effect this field card would have in battle?
But it seems he hasn’t used it in a mana duel. Could it be made during the summer? Let me tell you…”
“Wait, Harrison,” Simon quickly stopped his talkative classmate, shocked, “Also Dark?”
“Dark? Oh, yes, Dark Demon!” Harrison immediately said, “Why? Are you familiar with him?”
“No, that is…” Simon was taken aback, blurting out, “Do you know what I discovered today?”
“Tell me,” Harrison pretended to be interested, but he truly didn’t believe Simon could find anything more amazing than this field card miracle.
But what Simon said next made everyone stare wide-eyed.
Simon played it up, “I found someone who can precisely locate treasure chests! Just by my confirmation, there are at least five treasure chests! From noon until now, he has found over five! Do you understand what this means?”
Harrison could not hide his expression, “This means the dungeon is completely tailored for him. Tell me, who is he?”
The two third-year students studying chess also stood up, utterly astonished.
Simon looked left and right, lowering his voice, “Let me tell you, don’t spread it around. This is likely someone’s secret…”
“Tell me!” Harrison could not hold back anymore.
Simon finally whispered, “It’s also Dark Demon!”
“Ahh—”
Strange sounds suppressed in the room echoed.
…
Dark remained in the ghost house.
Perhaps because he summoned the field card himself, even the ghosts seemed somewhat familiar to him.
After gaining the agreement of everyone present, he expanded part of the “paradise” within the safe zone, selecting houses with roofs, and then let the seniors draw lots to choose their houses.
Since there was little controversy, the seniors eagerly entered the houses.
Naturally, there were also some second-year students, but not many.
Overall, he gained significant favor among the seniors.
Upon returning to the ghost house, he summoned the remaining golems with the “Mana Book” and took advantage of the rare atmosphere to start a ghost story session.
Of course, he was the main storyteller.
Telling stories in a ghost house with drifting spirits was truly amazing.
Several cute creatures trembled all over, scrambling to burrow into his arms.
Even Eevee wrapped its ribbon antennae tightly around his arm.
He curled his lips into a smug smile and started another story, “Once upon a time, there was a village where three cats lived. The big one was called Ah Da, and the small one was called… That night, under the black sky and high winds, leaves rustled, and suddenly someone knocked on the door of the three cats’ house. Knock knock knock! Knock knock knock!”
“Knock knock knock!”
“Miaow!”
Eevee immediately screamed, trying to push the shivering Lil’Eevee out of Dark’s embrace.
“Cough.” Dark coughed, saying, “Imp Beast, open the door.”
This time, the knocker was Simon, bringing Bobby to apply for accommodation from Dark.
Seeing his classmate behind him, Dark casually agreed, “Of course, you can choose any unoccupied room. But it’s clear I might wake up early in the morning, though I’ll wake you then. But I’m telling you in advance.”
“Understood, thank you very much,” Simon politely bowed.
When he stepped out, he suddenly saw Harrison walking to another room, frowning.
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