Free Web NovelChapter 124: Chapter 124: With Jiang Che Here!
Flying Tiger stared fixedly at the livestream, watching Liu Hong board the bus.
They had never encountered anything like this before; a low-level dungeon was just a low-level dungeon. There was never any mention of a bus heading straight to an SSS-level dungeon.
The most important thing was, SSS-level dungeon—Six-Star Pond, Dungeon No.1.
Since the arrival of the supernatural, it had only appeared once.
After that, it never opened again.
And Six-Star Pond was also the only dungeon with marked rewards.
It was also the only rules dungeon among SSS-level dungeons.
There were many small stages within the dungeon, and behind each stage, a variety of rewards were listed—from power to items—everything humans yearned for.
Although the rules changed with each activation of a rules dungeon, as long as it was a rules dungeon, the rules had to be followed completely.
As long as you didn’t make any mistakes with the steps, even an ordinary person could clear it!
Flying Tiger’s heart blazed with excitement; in a rules dungeon, as long as there were enough participants, they would eventually find the most accurate path according to the rules.
"I’m going to join this one." Flying Tiger took a deep breath; earlier, she’d only planned for an A-level or S-level dungeon.
Now, she had changed her goal.
She wanted to clear the SSS-level dungeon.
And be the first to do it!
"How are you going in?" Jiang Che was baffled. Wasn’t it said that once a dungeon opens, no one else can participate?
And he hadn’t sensed any large energy field either. This meant it was impossible to open a new instance of the dungeon.
That left only one way: this very dungeon, boarding this death bus.
"We’ll force the dungeon open!" Flying Tiger said as she turned away. "We can’t force open a high-level dungeon yet, but for a low-level dungeon, we can do it just fine."
"The one right in front of us is a low-level dungeon, perfect." She returned to the study, started making calls, opened her computer, and began typing furiously.
Jiang Che squinted, suddenly realizing that humanity’s control over this supernatural world went much deeper than he’d thought.
At least, nothing in the outside information ever mentioned humans being able to force open a supernatural dungeon.
He saw Flying Tiger make a few calls, and immediately everyone sprang into action.
"Ding-dong—" A notification sounded on his phone.
He picked it up. It was a just-issued notice from Flying Tiger Group to all humanity.
[Urgent! According to our investigation, in today’s newly-opened dungeon, one survivor has boarded a bus heading to Six-Star Pond!]
[Everyone should know about SSS-level Dungeon No.1—if you follow the rules, even ordinary people have a chance to clear it!]
[Every dungeon is dangerous, but danger and opportunity go hand in hand!]
[Now, Flying Tiger Group has united with three major survivor organizations to force open the supernatural dungeon together. The entrance will consolidate in half an hour. Any survivors willing to join, please come on your own.]
Jiang Che froze for a moment. He’d thought this was only Flying Tiger’s plan, but he hadn’t expected it to unite the three major survivor organizations.
He checked the organization info.
Three organizations—one official, two civilian organizations like Flying Tiger.
This bus to Six-Star Pond was attracting everyone, even if the price was certain death.
But none of them flinched.
"Jiang Che, as for you..." Flying Tiger looked at Jiang Che, a complicated look in her eyes.
Rules dungeons weren’t like others. If Jiang Che went, he might end up messing things up because his brain wasn’t normal.
"Up to you—you’re not being forced into this." She paused. After all, this was an SSS-level dungeon, not one where you could start low and grow.
"But I still hope you won’t join. This time really is different."
"I’m heading out now." Flying Tiger didn’t say more; the entrance was about to open.
She finished and quickly arranged for transport; the driver was already waiting outside.
Jiang Che only noticed this time she wasn’t taking any bodyguards. Before, whenever she went into a dungeon, she always brought a team of experts and muscled her way through by brute force.
Tanking the dungeon’s initial difficulty head-on.
"You’re not going with her?" Jiang Che looked at the bodyguards in the villa.
"Can’t help with a rules dungeon. The young lady’s made up her mind."
"Heh, who hasn’t? Honestly, once you enter a dungeon, you’re already prepared to die."
"We used to wait and wait, but Six-Star Pond never opened."
"Actually, she’s been waiting for it for a long time."
A few words from the bodyguards, and Jiang Che finally understood.
He thought for a moment, then still decided to contact Tuantuan to ask what was going on.
When Tuantuan got Jiang Che’s call, she went straight to Ding Ning.
Ding Ning let out a sigh. Not a single one of these humans thought that something breaking the established rules could only be a setup.
"You should go too. This isn’t Six-Star Pond at all." she sighed.
"But it’s just as well it isn’t a rules dungeon. The Lord at Six-Star Pond is so rigid—if you went in and didn’t follow his rules, or made a mistake, even I couldn’t protect you."
"But, luckily, it’s not." Ding Ning clearly knew something.
Jiang Che vaguely sensed this was a conspiracy, but he didn’t know exactly what kind.
"If you want to go, go. I’ll go with you." Ding Ning’s bright voice came through—she didn’t care about conspiracies.
The original plan was, she wouldn’t see Jiang Che for a long time.
But now, with someone opening the door, she was happy to go see him.
"Daddy, Tuantuan misses you, and so do Grandpa and Grandma!" Tuantuan’s childish voice chimed in from the side.
"So it’s not an SSS dungeon—what is it then?"
Ding Ning shook her head. "I don’t know, but it’s definitely not."
"Right now, all the Lords are acting independently—I have no idea what they’re up to either."
"But I have my own plan."
"As long as it’s not Six-Star Pond, there’s room to maneuver. Nothing will happen." Ding Ning was sure it wasn’t Six-Star Pond this time.
Because Six-Star Pond is a rules dungeon—the rules couldn’t be clearer: you have to enter the normal way.
Taking a bus to Six-Star Pond—this by itself already breaks the rules.
Which is why, the moment she heard this, Ding Ning understood—there was a trap.
"You can go in a bit later. If this is just to lure humans, it’ll probably stay open for a while." Ding Ning said softly, "I’m going to investigate who set this up."
When she finished, she hung up on Jiang Che.
Jiang Che looked at the frenzy online—so many people shouting about storming the rules dungeon. In just an instant, a hundred thousand had signed up.
That many!
He didn’t even have time to process it when he saw, in the sky not far away, a massive black hole appear—huge obsidian needles set around its edges.
Four black needles encircled a sector of sky.
Energy linked across the distance to that little dungeon with the small magnetic field.
Xiong Jie came running up to Jiang Che, barely containing his excitement. "Cheng! Let’s go!"
He grabbed Jiang Che enthusiastically, dragging him forward.
Honestly, if it were just a regular A-level dungeon, he might be scared, but if it’s an SSS-level dungeon, he isn’t scared at all!
After all, Jiang Che’s here!
