Chapter 302

Will stated calmly.

"Oh, then I really wasn't careful enough."

But the other person seemed distracted.

"From my perspective, the bottom of this world is different from the unchangeable 'destiny' I imagined. It even makes me feel... I don't seem to be the only one who knows the direction of the 'destiny' of this world."

Because in terms of "information" about this world, he once thought that he, who came from a higher creation to create the world here, must be the one who knew the most.

That doesn't seem to be the case now.

For example, Li Beier, who was nodding frequently in front of him, might know more things than he did.

Compared to his own combat prowess, he really couldn't accept that his information content was at the bottom.

"For example, there is a shrewd businessman who is too step-by-step and has not done anything wrong in running the Adventurers Association for more than ten years. Moreover, after one of his children showed a 'great talent', he never made a mistake. Give him any 'resources', just like the president of the Adventurers Association, 'he seems to never live to inherit the family head', and... just rely on intuition, as if he has never regarded me as his son and has a 'normal father-son relationship' Carver."

Will turned half a circle around Libel, his footsteps leaving a series of footprints in the sand.

"Interesting inference. It seems that you are indeed not a fool who was kept in the dark as the rumors say."

"Of course, the thing that makes me more suspicious is the people who know my whereabouts. Even people like Treya, who was a princess before and then a queen, would need a missing person notice to know my whereabouts... Who would have a more accurate way of knowing my whereabouts and bringing this news to Treya?"

"Secondly, Yi'er seemed to have met him before coming to rescue me, and was strangely inspired by him. The only possibility is that he needs me to get out of this 'death situation' like the palace."

"Finally, this is the list of 'abnormal phenomena' dungeons given by the Adventurers Association. How could a dungeon whose name I can't even remember appear by such a coincidence and be waiting for me to jump into it?"

"The only conclusion is...my father wants me to jump into this pit and let me be crushed to death by slimes in the Dust Corridor like in 'Destiny', right?"

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Frankly speaking, he did come to this conclusion with some "malice" and "subjective inference".

Ever since he was born in this world, Carver has never treated him like a real father—even more like the predetermined villain BOSS in this book.

There are many, many details, like deeply hidden clues, pointing to Carver.

For example...

The second stage of this bug can only be put in by people who watch Will train himself and know where he is strongest and where he is weakest.

Apart from his teammates, the person who knows him best may be his "father" who pretends to be indifferent.

"Of course, he did it very carefully. If I hadn't caught you here, I probably wouldn't have any evidence. So, Carver not only knew my ending, but he also wanted you to achieve it, right? "

Will stood still and looked at Liber.

"Your reasoning... no, it should be said that it is the ability to find clues based on intuition, and your guesses are bold enough. Although there is no 'direct' evidence, you can think of it based on your knowledge of 'fate' and your understanding of other people. Here, it’s amazing.”

"Don't talk nonsense, don't forget, you are controlled by the two of us now."

Shona, who had been holding her gun, interrupted Li Beier's somewhat riddle-like speech impatiently and raised her eyebrows.

"Then...you two, can I ask a question?"

"ask."

"I want to know how he 'lost'. Besides Will, you were able to defeat this monster he assigned... Miss, where did you come from? The Adventurers Association monitors people who enter the dungeon. , doesn’t seem to be you.”

Listening to his words, Will noticed something "weird".

Rather, this weirdness has existed since Libeier walked in here.

Liebeier specifically emphasized how "he" lost, but he didn't seem to say how he lost.

"That's indeed a good question. Didn't you discover one thing? This is not the first level of the Dust Corridor that was previously open to the outside world."

Shona's smile was even wider than before.

"……What?"

"Have you ever heard of 'sandwiching' - a method often used by witches. Of course, it is unknown who else besides the witch knows how to build this structure."

Will answered on Shona's behalf. After all, he had been imprisoned in the "mezzanine" and knew more about this matter.

When he was in the ice under the moon, Leah once created a "choose one" passage that allowed him to enter a certain level of the dungeon that didn't seem to exist outside.

If he had not been locked up in the mezzanine of the dungeon by Leah, he would never have imagined that his death would be so closely related to this technique.

"Shuna has discovered before that something is wrong with the original first floor - the first time all adventurers have faced the Corridor of Dust. There are no monsters at all. This is very abnormal."

Will gestured to the current first floor. The desolate desert was blowing with gusts of wind, and the rolled up sand and dust highlighted the emptiness here.

"But if the first floor to the outside is the 'mezzanine', after going out from there, it will connect to the second floor, and the real first floor will only be triggered by me when I walk in - for example, System Some kind of sign of home or something, that’s all explained.”

"You mean...this is the 'first floor' marked on the Corridor of Dust. This is where such a monster is placed. And in order to prevent other normal adventurers from seeing it, a fake mezzanine was made. When people other than you enter the dungeon, will they enter the mezzanine first, and then exit on the second floor? "

"I'm afraid that's the case - but please elaborate on the details of how to implement it, especially why only when I walk to the entrance will I enter the real first floor. Only a witch like Teacher Leia can spend one class. ?”

Will spread his hands.

"In short, a fake first layer with nothing and a 'mezzanine' is used to deceive others. And a real first layer with a monster inside is used to trick me."

"Then...how did she reappear here?"

"And coincidentally, someone happened to have... experience in how to return to the next floor after exiting from the mezzanine exit."

"Well...actually, the entrance is the exit - only the mezzanine is like this. After you go out from here, you can enter the space inside the dungeon and find the real first floor."

Shona briefly described it first.

"I discovered it when I came here to check out the spots before, so I gave it a try."

Then, she explained, winking at Will confidently, as if waiting for a compliment from him.

"That's right. Shona, who can store the experience of the dungeon in her brain like a library, can detect this problem keenly!"

"..."

Liber did not speak, but he looked at Will, as if during these conversations, he truly realized that the young master he was facing was indeed extraordinary.

Will looked at him seriously.

This is……

The "information" that Leah brought to him was also a key step to his victory.

Every experience he has had in his life here is not useless.

"Well, it is indeed as the lady guessed...you are very smart - especially when it comes to facing the dungeon."

"That... lady?"

Before Will could think about who the word Ribel might be referring to, he continued.

"Presumably, you tricked me into this and want to get more information, right?"

"Yes, I need to get more things out of your mouth - I will die if you don't say anything."

The gun in Shona's hand was always held very steadily, and the muzzle never wavered.

But Will was actually thinking about Shona, who had never seen a shooter. How would the weapon in her hand kill people when she pulled the trigger? She may not even know about "bullets".

"If Will, you want to make sure whether Carver has the intention to kill you, that's right. It was him who ordered you to be lured into the Corridor of Dust, and my appearance here was also under his command. And what you said, send You have reached your true 'end', and that is exactly what he ordered - I have prepared a slime in my ring, do you want to try it now?"

Liber's raised hand seemed a little tired. He lowered it a little and twitched his fingers slightly.

"So, do you know why?"

"How should I put it... I am not the person who knows the most. I am also curious about his purpose and persistence - but you can ask other questions about him. Hmm... I guess he is more like you than he is. His son? If you look at how much he trusts me..."

"Are you not going to pick up a certain pot?" Xiuna took two steps in front of him, "Are you mocking the relationship between father and son here?"

"It's okay, Shona. I never had any feelings for Carver from the beginning. On the contrary... I was relieved to confirm that he really had malicious intentions."

Will knew that Shona was obviously venting her anger on him, and he was a little happy.

"Your father-son relationship is really strange."

"It doesn't matter. If you have anything else to ask, you can ask it. I can answer everything I know about Carver."

Liebeier was very strange.

Will felt from him that his desire to communicate even exceeded his desire to kill, and his words were still guiding Will to ask certain questions.

Could it be...

Isn't he Carver's "accomplice"? There may even be a possibility for him to stand with himself in a certain position.

However, since he allowed himself to ask, and this was a space in the dungeon where it was difficult for people to pay attention, he must ask all his doubts clearly.

For example...

After that, what Treya told him was not knowledge gained from outside this world, but from the world itself——

Since he is a close confidant of Carver, he must know the answer to this question, and Will will definitely seize this opportunity.

"What I want to know, no, not just what I want to know, but also what a poor empress friend of the underground city wants to know."

"You still have friends in the dungeon, which is quite unusual for an adventurer."

"Hmm. It's just that... Carver has been able to lead the Adventurers Association to this point. Is it because... he also has direct cooperation with the underground city? For example, controlling a certain dungeon, and a certain underground city Sign a contract or something?"

What Treya told him. Two hundred years ago, in order to consolidate its power, the dungeon named "Demon Castle Zero" signed a contract with the earliest king of Entak to share the dungeon's ability. Only then did "Demon Castle Zero" survive in a strange way until now.

And Lucifer also said that the development of the dungeon itself actually depends on the challenges of adventurers.

Since the monsters in the dungeon and the "outside" humans can communicate and cooperate.

Is it possible...

Someone has done this a long time ago.

"Especially, here. In the Dust Corridor... The dungeon can have a mezzanine that directly lures me in, and also puts in monsters that are obviously not supposed to be here, the distribution of the Adventurer's Association and the adventurers who are intentionally introduced to certain dungeons... etc., all imply that he actually has connections and operations with certain dungeons..."

"Yes. This is not just you, adventurers with a slightly higher level should be able to notice it."

Libel nodded in agreement.

"He has a very deep cooperation with a certain dungeon, and even keeps getting more dungeons to join this 'alliance'."

"Those who don't become 'running dogs' are either attacked or fail to attract any adventurers, becoming lonely dungeons, right?"

"It seems that you have seen such a dungeon."

"Then... 'a certain dungeon' refers to..."

"You have fought a whole game of monsters from there, and you haven't realized it yet?"

Will's eyes widened.

Yes... that insect that eats death, and the human-shaped moth that keeps regenerating through corpses, actually point to...

"The Hall of Death. Right?"

However, the person who gave the answer was Shuna.

"Shuna? How could you..."

"Oh, it seems that I'm exposed. I wanted to hide. In fact, I came here very early, so when you were fighting, I took a telescope and watched the whole process next to you. Little Will, you are fighting a BOSS alone, super handsome, right?"

Shuna stuck out her tongue and showed a very satisfied smile.

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"It's the Hall of Death - otherwise, how do you think it could become the deepest dungeon?"

"So that's how it is. Did it get it by suppressing the development of other dungeons... or even plundering other dungeons?"

Will began to think further.

What came to mind was Lucyfa, who made her dungeon so lively all by herself. Although she didn't know the reason, she was definitely the isolated dungeon.

Could this be... the setting that the original work wanted to explain?

"If the dungeon and the Adventurer's Association... are all yours." Libel continued, "Then, on the one hand, you can control the Adventurer's Association in reality and drive those adventurers to get enough resources from the dungeon with more efficient dungeon mining efficiency and safer methods."

"On the other hand, you can completely control the birth and development of the dungeon. If you want something, you can let the dungeon that can produce such things survive, and even let them pave the way for adventurers and take out things."

"By the way. In order to prevent others from finding out, Carver and the empress actually did not tell the dungeon or the adventurer side - the high-level officials of both sides secretly joined forces, which is very cheating, right?"

Libel explained very "considerately".

Will already has this perfect cycle in his mind - Carver provides a steady stream of adventurers in layers, and the dungeon uses these people's adventure participation to dig down crazily. And the Adventurer's Association uses the services and resources obtained to develop.