When Edward woke up, he was once again standing in the small square above the tortoise colossus's head.
"Tsk …" His death was so tragic that he didn't want to remember how he died just now.
Even if the Players could adjust their body's sense of pain to a certain extent, it was still hard to accept the sight of countless bizarre creatures tearing apart and devouring his body.
"You're out too …"
Eggface, who was sitting at the side, greeted Edward. "What happened after I died? That fool Joe died too quickly and didn't see anything. "
"And you died before me!"
Joe couldn't help retorting, clearly unhappy that Gou Dan was using him as a cue even as he was taking a nap.
"Alright, stop fooling around. Dark Sky is much scarier than I imagined …" Edward couldn't help feeling a little apprehensive when he remembered the monsters he saw when he summoned the Blue Eyes Whiteflame Dragon. "The Faint Crystal Stratum and the Deep Wall Stratum were so easy that we subconsciously underestimated this dungeon. Now that I think about it, there's no way an event dungeon that needs to be cleared in seven days would be that easy."
Now that the third stratum was already so frightening, there was no telling what Steel Earth and the Core Canon would be like.
Be that as it may, Edward wasn't cowering at all as a devout believer of the God of Games. What Players didn't lack was a big heart that could forget pain, as well as a burning curiosity towards dungeons they had yet to conquer.
He told Joe and Joe about what he and Mufasa saw after Gou Dan and Joe died, leaving them stunned.
Naturally, neither Gou Dan nor Joe were intimidated. In fact, they were even more curious about Dark Sky now that Edward had mentioned it.
Edward then mentioned the traits of the monsters that killed him, hoping that he wouldn't make the same basic mistake the next time he entered. Even so, his mouth was dry as he spoke, but the person who was supposed to come didn't show up.
"Mister Mufasa isn't out yet?"
After all, Mufasa had survived with him until the very end, and yet there was no sign of him reviving after so long. There was no notification of his death in the party channel either, and his HP was actually quite healthy. Still, there were buffs that kept popping up on his status bar after blocking and deflecting, indicating that he was still fighting.
"As expected of Mister Mufasa, easily accomplishing what we couldn't …"
After hearing Edward's words, Joe couldn't help but sigh.
"By the way, where is Mister Marni? Shouldn't he have been out for a long time? "Edward asked curiously.
"Mister Marni must have joined the second party and entered the dungeon before us," Joe replied. "After all, he died earlier."
Edward thought about it and realized that it was normal. After all, no one knew if the dungeon was dangerous, and Marni certainly wouldn't stay here and wait for them — wouldn't they have waited for nothing if they directly cleared the dungeon?
The only thing that left Edward a little regretful was that if he could bring Marni to Dark Sky and be the first one to die, his party would have a safer path to the next floor …
As soon as this thought popped up, Edward killed it.
"Edward, Edward, how can you entertain such strange ideas? it is not theology! It seems that my faith isn't firm enough. I should memorize the teachings of the Church of Games a hundred times later. '
"It seems that Mister Mufasa won't come out for some time. If that's the case, we should prepare what we need for the next expedition."
Having understood the current situation, Edward didn't hesitate to waste time.
All of them who had reached Dark Sky had more or less accumulated some ancient elven arcane runes, and could use them to refine new runes. Whether it was to replace useless runes or reassemble new affixes, they could try it out as well.
Moreover, they had to replenish various potions and consumables, since the dive into the Deep Wall Stratum alone had cost them a lot.
"It just so happens that my Zoffy runes aren't very effective, so I want to change to another rune." Being a Skyflare Herald, Edward was naturally resistant to fire, which was why the Zoffy runes were useless against him, and could only reduce the durability of his equipment when it was burnt. "Apart from that …"
After exchanging his runes at the blacksmith's shop in the Unnamed Town, Edward hesitated for a long time before teleporting to Trinia via the lifestone.
This time, they didn't have a large party, and could only move in groups of six.
Edward and the others had entered the dungeon with a full party: Edward, Joe, Gou Dan, Eleena, Mufasa, and Marni.
In the end, Marni died in the Faint Crystal Stratum, and Eleena left the party after finding the old mayor of Crookes, leaving the party with just four members.
Worse still, there wasn't a single healer among them, and only half a tank.
After all, Joe's Spirit Swordsman class would have a quarter of his HP as a familiar spirit's HP. That way, even if the Spirit Swordsman's constitution bonus was quite high, his HP would only be a little higher than certain mages. In fact, if the Spirit Swordsman wasn't a plate-armored class, he wouldn't even be considered a half-tank.
It was clearly a little difficult to clear the dungeon with such a composition.
And now, Eleena, the Saintess-in-training who had been the party's main support, had to stand guard in front of the tortoise colossus and open a passage for other Players to enter the dungeon. She couldn't really join the party.
Marni had also left the party early on to join another party. With that being the case, they had to find someone to fill in the gap.
And the person they were looking for was already confirmed.
The first was Leah the Warrior Princess — she was interested in the new dungeon as well, although she didn't participate in the event where they stopped the tortoise colossus, and was too embarrassed to join the party.
After receiving Edward's invitation, she ignored old Vanke's protests and happily agreed to join Edward's party.
Hence, a new support came online.
Be that as it may, Leah's Warrior Princess class was more suited for team battles. Compared to Eleena the Saintess-in-training who had a wide variety of skills and could handle almost any situation, Leah was more of a party buff machine. Moreover, she had high attack and defense, and could fight and tank. She was quite powerful, but she lacked healing abilities.
That was precisely why Edward had to visit Trinia to look for his last party member.
"Jessica, could you help me now?"
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