prynovel Chapter 4125 Nereid
Chapter 4125 Nereid
Chapter 4125 Nereid
Half an hour has passed since the sandbox wonderland opened.
The Manor of Words, the main hall.
Everyone gathered here.
Besides the Dream Mirror organization members, Ifta also arrived, followed by two members of the Crystal Eye Clan. These two were challengers who had signed up for the Sandbox Wonderland challenge, but had voluntarily left the level after failing.
In order to get the latest news from inside the dungeon, Eveda led the two of them to the Text Manor, following the rabbit girl.
“Tell me about your experiences in the checkpoint,” Ifda said, looking at the two Crystal Eye challengers.
Perhaps they were drawn to the rules of the Word Manor upon first arriving, or perhaps they were exhausted from their non-stop journey after just leaving a dungeon; both Crystal Eye warriors were somewhat dazed.
It wasn't until Iveda asked them that the two came to their senses.
Seeing their dazed expressions, Ifta sighed and pointed to the Crystal Eye Clan member with red vein patterns on his face, "Gallery, you go first."
The Crystal Eye Clan member known as the Watchtower nodded, recalling as he recounted, "I went to a checkpoint called [Nereid], which is based on... the Kirishima Dragon Tomb."
Welcome to "Nereid," one of the six-part platter.
"Level Introduction: This level is located in the Kirishima Dragon Tomb. The challenger team's goal is to successfully hunt the Elemental Rainbow Dragon Nereid."
Challenge Rules: Teams of up to three members can participate in the challenge. The team leader must participate, while the other teammates can choose their own members. If the challenge is failed, all team members will enter a challenge cooldown period of one day.
Completion rate: 0%
This is the information about the Wonderland related to the Nereid level.
After recounting the information provided by Wonderland, the police tower began to tell their own true stories.
The police tower's choice of the "Nereid" level was completely random.
Once selected, the police tower will enter a special interface where you can customize your team and members.
The leader's role is the most important, because the final winner's reward—the virtual sandbox—is directly awarded to the leader.
However, the Crystal Eye Clan's arrival this time was not to seize the virtual sandbox, but simply to gather intelligence beforehand.
Therefore, it doesn't matter who the leader is.
After some discussion, the police tower chose to become the leader and named the team "Guards Department".
Next, after the police tower selected two team members, the "Guards Department's" first challenge began.
They entered the "Nereid" level.
"At first I thought that we would enter a hunting battle as soon as we entered the level, but that didn't happen," the police tower recalled. "We came to a place called 'Keye Mine'."
"There is an abandoned settlement here. We searched the area and found no one there. Judging from the items left behind, it was probably a place where miners rested."
"Because we couldn't find any useful clues here, and we needed to get important information about the checkpoint as soon as possible, I led the guards away from the gathering place."
"With some guidance, we entered the depths of the mine, where we finally met our mission target—Nereid."
In an incredibly vast underground space, a wide platform composed of countless square bricks appeared.
Nereid was lying on the platform at that moment.
Nereid is an elemental dragon.
Even though it was just lying there, you could tell that it was at least twenty meters long, or even longer.
It looks different from the Mirror Realm Dragon, and is more like the Abyss Dragon.
It had frost-covered dragon horns on its head, lightning flashed in its eyes, it breathed out a blue hurricane, and lava dripped from its drooping wings...
A single dragon contains multiple elements.
Given its enormous size, the police tower almost surrendered the moment it saw it.
Can they really succeed in hunting this giant dragon?
Police chief didn't believe it, and neither did his team members.
But there's a saying that goes something like that.
"We're already here." The police tower gritted its teeth and said, turning to its team members: "Even if the hunt fails, we should at least try to find out some information."
"Otherwise, how can we live up to the trust placed in us by the elders!"
The members of the "Guards" squad are all the elders' personal guards, and they are extremely loyal to the elders.
Hearing what the police chief said, the other two gritted their teeth and decided... to go!
Then, the police tower and the group members approached Nereid step by step.
Nereid ignored them until they stepped onto the huge square platform. Only then did Nereid slowly raise its head, lightning flashing in its eyes, its gaze filled with ferocity as it looked at the crowd.
The battle is about to break out!
"I'm not afraid of you!" the police tower roared, bolstering his courage. Then, he drew his dagger—a magical artifact he had obtained from the small treasure tower, which increased his attack speed with use—and charged toward Nereid.
A dagger flashed, and Nereid was unharmed.
Then, Nereid lowered his head and roared at the police tower, and a hurricane burst from his mouth, lifting the tower dozens of meters into the air.
The moment the police tower collapsed, a series of images flashed before my eyes.
But he did not die when he landed.
No, he is "dead," but not quite "dead."
The police tower was teleported outside the platform by the Wonderland's power, and its ability to challenge Nereid was temporarily put on cooldown. This means that the police tower died according to the Wonderland's power's judgment.
But the police tower itself did not die, and apart from some minor injuries, it was not seriously injured.
At this moment, the text bar also displayed the current situation of the police tower.
"You have endured Nereid's 'hurricane throw'."
"Based on our assessment, your body could not withstand this power; you are dead."
"Death protection has been activated."
"The 'Nereid' level is now on cooldown."
Cooldown countdown: 23:59:51
Cooldown countdown: 23:59:50
"cool down……"
The text field contained detailed information, even providing a brief introduction to Nereid's "Hurricane Throw" ability.
The police tower used eye-tracking to access the "Hurricane Throw" information.
"Hurricane Throw: Nereid manipulates the wind element to create a hurricane capable of annihilating matter."
"Note: Based on the assessment, this ability is an instant-kill ability for you."
The police tower stared at that "instant kill" ability, speechless.
He merely stabbed Nereid with a dagger, and you instantly killed him? Is that appropriate?
Moreover, his dagger hadn't caused any damage to Nereid; there wasn't even a scratch on its scales...
The police tower felt a bit aggrieved. He had finally mustered up the courage to attack Nereid, but it was all for naught, and he was instantly killed.
After feeling helpless, he sighed silently and looked at the other two members of the team on the field.
Because the police tower was instantly killed, neither of their teammates dared to approach, but Nereid showed them no mercy. Lightning began to gather in its eyes, and the next second, the lightning transformed into arrows, piercing their hearts one after another.
Both teammates were eliminated simultaneously, each securing a kill.
The entire guard squad has entered the challenge cooldown period...
……
"Later, my team members and I communicated with each other and learned from their Wonderland hints that they were instantly killed by Nereid's 'Thunder Arrow' ability."
Yes, just like the police tower, it was also instantly killed.
"Because all team members were eliminated, we were teleported out directly and have to wait for the cooldown period before we can re-enter the Sandbox Wonderland."
After recounting his squad's experiences, the police chief couldn't help but make a comment.
"I feel like no one can clear this dungeon. It kills everyone in sight, and we can't even do any damage to Nereid. This is just not fair."
"Don't even mention three people, even if thirty people came in, they would all die the same way."
After the police chief finished speaking, the vast majority of people present showed expressions of sympathy.
According to the description from the police tower, the Nereids are indeed not an opponent that can be defeated at this stage. Even if they are allowed to develop for a few more years, they may not be able to hunt down the Nereids.
The scene was thus plunged into a low-pressure vortex.
The first dungeon alone is this difficult.
Is it possible for anyone to actually complete the Sandbox Wonderland? Or is it that Sandbox Wonderland is not a dungeon that can be conquered at the current stage?
Just then, Laplace suddenly spoke up: "Your failure lies in being too hasty."
"impatient?"
Laplace nodded slightly: "There is a chance to pass this level."
"???" The police tower looked at Laplace in disbelief.
Laplace offered no further explanation.
Iveda was also surprised by Laplace's remarks. She secretly glanced at the bunny girl beside her and found that she was also nodding in agreement with Laplace's words.
They seem to agree with Laplace's statement.
So, does Nereid really have a chance to successfully hunt?
The rabbit girl seemed to notice Eve's confusion and whispered in her ear, "Have you read any mystery novels in the Rabbit Town Library?"
Ifta shook her head.
The rabbit girl didn't mind and continued, "It doesn't matter if you haven't read it, but you've definitely heard of it. Any scene or anything that appears in a mystery novel can eventually become a clue for the detective."
Eve nodded; she did know that.
Rabbit Girl: "If you look at this level using the theories of detective novels, you'll find that even though the Wonderland's power could have directly sent you to the vicinity of the platform where Nereid is, it didn't. Instead, it sent you to the abandoned settlement outside."
"Isn't this a blatant hint at you?"
Although the bunny girl was whispering to Eve, she didn't lower her voice intentionally, and everyone present could hear her.
As a witness, the police tower suddenly realized something.
Yes, it takes at least twenty minutes to walk from the settlement to the hunting grounds in Nereid.
If this is a complete instance, it's not a problem for them to walk for twenty minutes to meet the final monster.
However, the levels in the Sandbox Wonderland are not the complete dungeon process. Instead, Wonderland Authority has extracted a small level from Area 1 of the dungeon and handed it over to the challengers.
In this situation, there's no need to make it so complicated.
Why not just send them to a location near the platform?
Since the powers of the fairy realm did not do that, but went to great lengths to send them to the vicinity of the abandoned settlement, it must mean that this place is meaningful.
Perhaps the key to conquering Nereid lies in that abandoned settlement.
Thinking of this, a hint of regret flashed in the police tower's eyes.
He had previously judged that there were no clues about the gathering place, so he ignored it. But now it seems that his decision was wrong.
However, the police tower didn't wallow in self-pity for long, because he thought about it carefully again. The rabbit girl and Laplace hadn't actually entered the checkpoint, so what they said was just speculation... Maybe their speculation was wrong?
The police tower's idea was unknown to others.
However, if he were to voice these thoughts, Angell would certainly stand up and refute them immediately.
If it were any other level, and Laplace and the bunny girl told the same story, Angel would also think they were just guessing and had no evidence.
but!
Kirishima Dragon's Tomb is different!
The guardian of Kirishima Dragon's Tomb is Toki, and Toki is Laplace's punctual incarnation.
In other words, the entire Kirishima Dragon Tomb was created with Shizhen as its core, and Shizhen's memories were given to her by Laplace herself.
Therefore, it is entirely possible that Laplace knew Nereid's strategy.
The Fairy Realm powers may make some "magical modifications" to the Kirishima Dragon Tomb, but the overall structure will definitely remain unchanged.
As long as the fundamental principles remain unchanged, there's no need to worry about significant deviations.
Therefore, if Laplace says that Nereid has the potential to be "conquered," then it certainly does!
However, Angor did not choose to question Laplace now, but instead temporarily put aside the Nereid checkpoint and looked at another Crystal Eye Clan member who had not spoken.
"My name is Muda, and the level I've chosen this time is [Earth Angel]."
When Muda saw Angel looking at her, she immediately knew it was her turn to speak. She straightened her appearance, bowed slightly, and then began to recount the situation regarding the "Earth Angel" level.
Welcome to "Earth Angels," one of the six-fold platter pieces.
"Level Description: This level comes from World Grinding Day. The challenger team's goal is to successfully hunt down the angels on Earth."
"Challenge Rules: A maximum of ten people can team up for the challenge. The team leader must participate, while the other teammates can choose to participate themselves. If the challenge is failed, all team members will enter a challenge cooldown period of one day."
Completion rate: 0%
It's quite a coincidence that this time, the six-fold puzzle only has two known dungeon levels.
One comes from Kirishima Dragon Tomb, the other from World Grinding Sun.
The two challengers, Jingta and Muda, who were the first to "exit the pass," were precisely taking on these two challenges.
Moreover, like the Kirishima Dragon Tomb, World Grinding Day is also a hunting challenge.
In other words, it's still a combat-type level.
This made some people wonder if all the levels of the six-fold puzzle required combat?
Suppressing their inner speculations for the time being, everyone continued to listen to Muda's story.
Muda's experience was different from that of the police tower. After Muda led her six-person squad into the checkpoint, they found themselves inside a tall building. —Although the checkpoint could accommodate a ten-person squad, they had entered five checkpoints at once, and there weren't enough people to go around. In the end, Muda's squad only received six people.
After they stopped, they began to carefully observe their surroundings.
five minutes later.
The entire six-man squad was killed.
(End of this chapter)