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Chapter 305 The Bone of the Evil Dragon (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)
"Ok?"

Upon hearing Yu Zhun's words, the Crimson Demon Lord narrowed his eyes slightly.

Destroying the dragon's bones would make a perfect playthrough impossible?
Having become a demon lord, He was naturally not a fool. After listening to Yu Zhun's explanation, He realized the problem himself.

"That young girl personally intervened to mislead the players?"

Thinking of this possibility, the Crimson Demon Lord couldn't help but grin. "That's interesting. I can try it next time."

Previously, every time He designed a dungeon, He used the simplest and most direct method: He personally participated in the Boss battle, thereby reducing the possibility of ordinary players achieving a perfect clear.

Now, Jora's actions gave Him some new insights.

As the two talked, they arrived at the location indicated by the little girl Jora, a small hill made up of countless broken walls and ruins.

Unlike the ruins elsewhere, every broken wall here still bears traces of blood, which have turned completely black over the years but still reek of blood.

Among these ruins, one can occasionally see dragon slaves wandering aimlessly, their bodies covered in blood and their heads contorted in a grotesque manner, making them look remarkably similar to zombies and sending chills down one's spine.

Among these mindless dragon slaves, one can occasionally see more robust and powerful individuals whose actions appear more intelligent, able to retain some rationality despite the corrupting power of the evil dragon.

However, compared to normal people, they still lack rationality.

Yu Zhun's gaze casually swept over one of these individuals, and lines of text popped up before his eyes.

[Elite Dragon Slave (Lv30)]

【Attributes:
Life: 500000
Mana: 12000
Physical Attack: 30000
Magic Attack: 0
Physical defense: 6000
Magic Defense: 6000

A level 30 elite monster with 50 HP.

"This little girl is really going all out." The Crimson Demon Lord clicked his tongue. "Back then, my [Crimson Moon Tide] only had 30 HP against level 30 elite monsters."

"How can that be the same?" Yu Zhun couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Yours is a monster sea with no limit on the number of monsters, almost infinite."

"Alright then." The Crimson Demon Lord shrugged. "So, what do you plan to do?"

"Fight your way out?"

“My intuition tells me that I cannot easily kill the dragon slaves.” Yu Zhun’s gaze fell on the top of the small hill built from the broken walls and ruins.

There, one could clearly sense a terrifying aura.

Without a doubt, that is where the dragon's bones are located.

To reach the location of the dragon's bone, one must cross this small hill, and in the process, one will inevitably be blocked by the dragon's servants.

But upon seeing these ruins, Yu Zhun knew in his heart that this was something that absolutely could not be done.

The reason is also very simple.

Because every broken wall and ruin that made up this small hill was stained with black blood!
Whose bloodstains are they?

Without a doubt, the bloodstains belonged to the evil dragon that was once killed and then bled in the city!

Then the problem is coming.

Who would have painstakingly collected these ruins, stained with the blood of the evil dragon, and piled them together after the city was reduced to ruins?
The answer is obvious.

Those are the dragon slaves and elite dragon slaves right in front of us!

However, the Dragon Slaves had already completely lost their minds and become mindless zombies, while the elite Dragon Slaves only retained a little bit of their sanity.

In this situation, why would they be so united in collecting these things that contain the blood of evil dragons?

There may only be one answer: the very force that turned them into dragon slaves is subtly influencing and driving them to do so.

The hilltop is covered with the bones of a dragon, below which lie countless broken walls stained with the blood of a dragon, along with dragon slaves who possess the power of a dragon…

If the three are combined, the evil dragon that the little girl Jora mentioned may very well come back to life!
A deep intuition told Yu Zhun that if he carelessly killed these dragon slaves, it might hasten the resurrection of the evil dragon!

In addition, the little girl Jora personally intervened to guide the process…

Reviving the evil dragon and defeating it as the dungeon boss is likely the normal process for clearing this dungeon right now!

Moreover, it's a wrong choice that, once achieved, inevitably prevents you from achieving a perfect playthrough.

Thinking of this, a thoughtful look appeared in Yu Zhun's eyes.

He gave himself the title of "Legendary Mercenary," then put a ring on his hand and twirled it slightly.

He remained standing in the same spot, but his presence was reduced to the extreme.

The secret treasure: the Ring of Tranquility.

After activating the treasure, Yu Zhun maintained a constant breathing rate, quietly bypassed the dragon slave, and headed towards the small hill.

A treasure obtainable only in a level 50 4A dungeon is a game-changer for level 30 special dungeons.

None of the dragon slaves or elite dragon slaves noticed Yu Zhun's approach. Even when Yu Zhun brushed past them, these irrational creatures, acting on instinct, were completely unaware.

Soon, Yu Zhun stood atop the small hill.

There, there was a complete altar.

In the very center of the altar, there is a recess, but that recess is empty.

Seeing this, the Crimson Demon Lord couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"The dragon's bone is gone?"

Yu Zhun did not answer, but simply shook his head slightly, then squatted down and gently stroked the altar floor beneath his feet with one hand.

"This altar is the bone of the evil dragon."

"As for what's embedded in the groove..." Yu Zhun paused slightly, "it should be another key item."

He glanced at the outline of the groove again, memorized it, and then quickly left the area where the dragon's bone was located.

Once he was completely away from that group of dragon slaves, Yu Zhun gently twisted the ring to regain his sense of presence.

Now comes the problem.

Where is the other key item?
Yu Zhun searched his memory and confirmed that he had not seen anything that could be embedded in the groove since he entered the instance.

Find it, embed it into the groove, and activate the altar built with dragon bones as the material; that might be the perfect way to complete the game.

"Roar!"

Just as Yu Zhun was pondering, a dragon slave emerged from the nearby shadows, roared, and viciously pounced on Yu Zhun.

Yu Zhun casually killed him with a single slash, and as he watched the dragon slave turn into ashes and dissipate, his gaze suddenly sharpened.

He suddenly reached out and grabbed a tiny, thread-like object from the ashes.

This thread was much thinner than a strand of hair, and even more concealed than the secret treasure [Thread of Nothingness] in Yu Zhun's hands.

If Yu Zhun hadn't intentionally lured the dragon slave into making a move, and had already focused all his attention on the other party, he might have overlooked it as well.

Yu Zhun tugged hard on the silk thread in his hand, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. In the next instant, he slashed fiercely with his dagger.

With his full power, the silk thread snapped, and a surge of energy erupted before dissipating into the world. "What are you doing?" The Crimson Demon Lord glanced at Yu Zhun.

“Let’s go back and take a look.” Yu Zhun took a deep breath, reactivated the [Ring of Tranquility], and turned to walk towards the location of the dragon’s bone.

Before he even reached the hill where the dragon's bones were located, he had already sensed the abnormality of his surroundings.

The dragon slaves are in an uproar!

Although they still looked like zombies, these dragon slaves were noticeably more active, occasionally bumping into each other and even tearing each other apart in a frenzy.

Everything was normal when he left.

In such a short period of time, the only thing that seems to correspond to this sudden riot is everything that Yu Zhun just did.

There's something wrong with that thread hidden inside the dragon slave's body!

Yu Zhun looked at the chaotic dragon slaves, pondered for a moment, and then slightly twisted the [Ring of Tranquility].

The next moment, the dragon slaves, who had been in complete chaos, stopped what they were doing and all looked at Yu Zhun.

Then, amidst a series of roars, hundreds and thousands of dragon slaves rushed towards Yu Zhun like a monstrous sea.

Yu Zhun's expression was solemn. He charged at the nearest dragon slave, killing it instantly with a single strike. Then, with his other hand, he yanked through the scattered ashes, pulling out an incredibly thin thread and severing it with a single stroke.

As Yu Zhun moved, the other dragon slaves became even more frenzied, roaring and swarming in like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

Yu Zhun remained expressionless, bracing himself against the attacks of the other dragon slaves, and then set his sights on the second dragon slave.

One knife, two knives.

After severing the threads inside the dragon slave's body once more, Yu Zhun immediately set his sights on the third, then the fourth...

The dragon slaves around him kept tearing at Yu Zhun with their sharp claws. Their attributes were only a scratch to Yu Zhun, who was level 60, but they posed a considerable threat to Yu Zhun, who was level 30. However, Yu Zhun killed them fast enough, and the blood he consumed was constantly restored by absorbing blood, eventually breaking even.

As more and more dragon slave threads were cut, the number of dragon slaves rushing forward also decreased.

In the end, the dragon slave, who had lost his rationality, showed a human-like fear on his face. He dared not go forward anymore and instead roared as he fled from there.

Upon seeing this, Yu Zhun slowly stopped what he was doing.

“Indeed, the silk thread is the trace of power within the evil dragon that can influence the dragon slave.” Yu Zhun looked at the dragon’s bones on the mountaintop and slowly spoke, “Or you could say it is the remnant soul of the evil dragon.”

“If you rashly kill the dragon slave, the remnant soul will gradually draw the power of the evil dragon back, allowing the evil dragon to successfully revive.”

"But if you find the remnant soul of the dragon when you kill it and successfully kill it, the dragon cannot be resurrected."

“You’re absolutely right.” The Crimson Demon Lord’s expression was somewhat strange. “But isn’t what you’re doing really cheating?”

Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; even if Yu Zhun's level and equipment are all suppressed to Lv30, his strength is still incomparable to that of a beginner professional player.

Early-stage professional players don't possess Yu Zhun's level of perception, which allows them to accurately grasp the remnant soul of the evil dragon from within the dragon slave's body.

“There is a bit of that,” Yu Zhun chuckled, “but that’s no longer important.”

"Ultimately, I don't really want to perfectly complete this dungeon, but rather to understand its design."

"Hmm?" The Crimson Demon Lord looked at Yu Zhun in surprise. "You mean, you've found a way to perfectly clear the game?"

"What about the things to be embedded in the altar?"

“With the God of Light.” Yu Zhun smiled.

The Crimson Demon Lord raised an eyebrow. "It's one thing for Him to mislead the players, but He even hid the key item for a perfect victory?"

"Isn't this a bit against the rules?"

“No, I’m not talking about the little girl Jora.” Yu Zhun shook his head. “I’m talking about the God of Light.”

As he spoke, he slightly raised his head, looked at the sun that was casting endless radiance in the sky, and made a prayer gesture with his hands.

The next instant, a golden crystal appeared out of thin air and hovered in front of Yu Zhun.

"You brat..." The Crimson Demon Lord was genuinely surprised this time.

He stayed by Yu Zhun's side the whole time, but still couldn't figure out how Yu Zhun came up with the solution to pass the level.

“Actually, it’s a very subtle clue.” Yu Zhun shrugged. “The sunlight didn’t affect these dragon slaves, which is definitely not something that would happen after they actively betrayed the God of Light.”

"So either the dragon slaves became dragon slaves from humans for other reasons, and did not truly betray the God of Light."

"Either..."

"The so-called evil dragon is not an enemy of the god of light."

At this point, a strange smile flickered across Yu Zhun's lips.

Clearly, when designing this instance, Jora took into account the possibility that some players had already completed the [Beneath the Dragon Burial City] instance.

Therefore, He played a trick with time.

In the background story of "Beneath the City of Dragons", the evil dragon is a true evil dragon, who even dares to try to replace the first God of Light.

But before the fall of the first God of Light, it was the God of Light's mount and follower!
The God of Light is not the same as Jora. Strictly speaking, Jora is the second-generation God of Light.

When Yu Zhun realized this, he suddenly thought of the reasons why the survivors followed Yora.

Jora is the saint chosen by the God of Light!
Previously, Yu Zhun equated the God of Light with Jora, mistakenly believing that Jora had simply fabricated an identity to designate him as a saintess.

But what if this reason is true?

After all, Jora would try her best to mislead the conquerors, but the survivors wouldn't, and the saint's words came from those survivors!
Realizing this, Yu Zhuncai understood the background behind the copy designed by Jora.

This was a point in time before Jora became the God of Light, and before the previous God of Light had fallen!
The first God of Light, who had fallen and was succeeded by Jora, exists in this instance!
The dragon at this moment is not a dragon, but a follower of the first God of Light. So it is self-evident who has the other key item.

Simply pray to the sun, which corresponds to the god of light, and you will be able to obtain the other item.

After hearing Yu Zhun's explanation, the Crimson Demon Lord looked at Yu Zhun as if he were a monster.

To be fair, he felt that the copy designed by Jora was much more complex than the one he had originally designed.

But Yu Zhun discovered all sorts of clues so easily.

"I really don't know what's wrong with your brain." Shaking his head in frustration, the Crimson Demon Lord sighed.

Yu Zhun smiled and said, "There's no need for further strategies."

"Without the tools, the resurrected dragon will become a true dragon. With the tools, the dragon will still be resurrected, but it will no longer be a dragon, but rather the mount and follower of the God of Light."

"Yora, who misled players, will transform from a saint into a traitor and become the final boss of this dungeon."

Yu Zhun mentally rehearsed the process of an ordinary player completing the strategy, and couldn't help but chuckle.

If someone actually managed to get to this point, and after a difficult and perfect playthrough they learned that Jora was the God of Light, they would probably be mentally devastated, right?

"Come on, it's time for us to leave."

He won't let people go that far.

(End of this chapter)