Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster.

Chapter 646 The Lightless

Time passed quickly, and soon the moment that the players had been eagerly anticipating arrived.

With the non-stop update now complete, the new Primal Flame Scar dungeon is finally open to players.

Li Miao and Shang An are ready, and Yuan Fang, who lives nearby, will be setting off with them.

The storyteller himself lacked the necessary skills, and he was well aware of this, so he naturally entrusted the task of participating in the dynamics to someone far away.

"Hey, big shot from afar, I haven't seen you in the group chat for a long time. Are you busy with work?"

He asked curiously as he came ashore.

Yuanfang shook his head and didn't hide anything: "I went to do the task given by the Candlekeeper, which is to collect Broken Cores in various special areas, just like before."

"Holy crap!" Upon hearing this, he was somewhat surprised: "Are there really that many Broken Cores to collect? Doesn't that mean we can experience a unique dungeon every time?"

He was a little envious.

His impression of these special storyline instances was that they had independent storylines and maps.

But Li Miao knew that was obviously not the case, and rolled her eyes: "...It's not as good as you think. Some mission areas don't even have a living creature, let alone any plot. They look like half-finished maps."

He had certainly done similar tasks before, but not as frequently as Yuanfang.

Doing such a task occasionally or twice is fine, but he can't handle it if he has to do it every day.

Yuanfang did not respond to their words at this moment. Instead, after the Primal Flame Scar instance opened, he observed the situation of the Primal Flame Scar instance in front of the teleportation rift.

"Perfectly, each instance can accommodate three players."

After withdrawing his gaze from the distance, he looked at the two of them.

"This arrangement is too obvious..." Shang An couldn't help but complain.

"Alright, enough talk, let's go!" Li Miao took a deep breath and stepped straight into the teleportation rift.

……

[Note: You have entered an area marked by the "Primal Flame Mark".]

[When located in this area, the power of the spirit candle will be affected.]

Remember this: the power of darkness has enveloped you. If darkness covers all light, the flame will be extinguished. Only you can illuminate your path forward...

Protect your nighttime visibility.

The azure candlelight gathered, and Li Miao, who was kneeling on the ground, slowly stood up.

After glancing around, he subconsciously frowned.

At this moment, the surroundings were pitch black, with almost no light source except for the milestone candle in front of them.

Visibility is at most only about three meters.

but……

The view in the sky was exceptionally clear.

Li Miao raised his head and glanced at the sky. The stars twinkled in the darkness, creating a serene and mystical scene.

Nighttime visibility...

After glancing at the message in the notification bar, he tried turning on the light.

Even with the lights on, the area I could see was extremely limited, almost no different from before.

The darkness that enveloped me seemed fundamentally different from ordinary darkness.

"The characteristics of the original Flame Scar instance..."

"We can't let the darkness completely envelop us, or we'll probably die."

Li Miao quickly realized what was happening.

With that in mind, he abandoned the idea of ​​using more light sources to illuminate the area.

"Wei Ge and Yuan Fang have disappeared without a trace."

Li Miao tried the team chat again, but soon saw another notification.

[The power of darkness shrouds you, temporarily preventing you from contacting other players.]

We can't even use the squad channel anymore... This is getting a bit tricky.

Li Miao took a deep breath.

Although the situation was not good, he, as a prison player, was not so panicked.

"Fortunately, the milestone candle still provides guidance." "In that case, the weapon skills will need to be modified..."

Li Miao did not rush to set off, but only stood up again after making full preparations in front of the milestone candle.

The milestone candle only provided a vague guide.

"I wonder if Carlos's eyes can dispel the darkness..."

Thinking of this, Li Miao took out Carlos's eyes with some anticipation and activated them using the power of war.

However, it was this very action that made Li Miao suddenly realize that the darkness in front of him seemed to have become even more intense.

The original three-meter radius of the [nighttime visibility] was directly reduced by several inches.

"What's going on?"

Li Miao, holding Carlos's eyes, couldn't help but feel a tightness in his heart.

After glancing at the notification bar, he finally understood.

[You rely on external objects, thus reducing visibility in the dark.]

Does the presence of external objects reduce visibility?

What a strange rule...

Li Miao's face darkened, and he withdrew his gaze from Carlos.

The bad news is that these powers of the night were either too high a level or not illusions at all, so Carlos's eyes were of no use whatsoever.

The good news is that Carlos's second effect of his eyes took effect, pointing him to a fairly detailed route.

"Let's follow the direction Carlos's eyes are pointing and take a look..."

Li Miao picked up his lance and headed in the direction indicated by the milestone candle.

As he moved, the area shrouded in darkness also changed.

The air around us was damp and cold, and the soil beneath our feet was soft and wet.

While it may not be enough to get you completely absorbed, it is certainly a case of "taking one step at a time" that is quite evident.

He appears to be in a wetland.

After marching for about two minutes, Li Miao stopped and gripped his lance tightly.

An unusual noise came from ahead.

"Light...firelight..."

"Give me……"

Accompanied by a hoarse, ferocious murmur, a pitch-black figure appeared before Li Miao.

This is a humanoid monster shrouded in darkness, looking like a shadow standing up, giving it a strange, two-dimensional feel.

The Lightless

[Rank: Ember]

[Note: A mindless zombie lost in the darkness might find hope of rekindling by plundering the light of another's fire.]

Although its menacing attack on Li Miao looked terrifying, it was, after all, just a monster from the Embers of the Ignition Point, and its movement speed seemed as slow as a tortoise crawling.

However, Li Miao did not underestimate his opponent because of this, but instead cautiously began to probe.

A single shot pierced its body, yet the shadowy figure remained completely unaffected, seemingly devoid of any physical form.

Another shot was fired amidst the flames of war, with remarkable effect, and a kill notification sounded.

Aside from a little bit of wax, there was also a hint.

[You have killed the Lightless One; visibility at night has increased slightly.]

Li Miao checked his visibility.

Although it doesn't feel like there's been any change, since a notification has been given, the visible distance must indeed have been expanded.

"So... to dissipate the power of darkness and increase visibility, we need to kill these so-called 'Lightless Ones'?"

Li Miao immediately understood.

However, whether this is the case remains to be seen and requires further investigation.

(End of this chapter)