Learn one small skill every day

Bai Ying's stamina was slowly decreasing, as if he knew he was about to die. When he saw Bai Miao's past self, he couldn't help but say a few more words, as a kind of reminder.

"At that time, about ten of us were thrown into a post-apocalyptic instance..."

"Then I met a knocker named Zhao Ling. She was very gentle and willing to guide us newbies, which allowed me to get through my first dungeon without any major incidents. But because of my preconceived notions, I made a big mistake later on."

"During one of our dungeon raids, we captured an enemy prisoner, and guess what? That bastard Zhao Ling released him, just because the prisoner said he would return with something we wanted, and left behind a Gimel-level item as collateral. I didn't stop Zhao Ling at the time..."

"Then we were ambushed. To survive, I handed over all my items. All the female knockers in the team were also raped and brutally murdered. I took advantage of the chaos to play dead using underwater breathing and other skills to escape... From that time on, I had to rely on the skills I had learned to survive in the dungeon."

"From that moment on, I lost all attachment to this world. I wished all those people would die. You seem to be doing quite well? You even have Hu Muyao's mask now. Back then, I wanted to see her and ask for her help, but even our neighborly relationship (we live on the same floor) wouldn't work. She wouldn't see a nobody like me."

"By the way, the knockers are divided into nine ranks, with the higher the number, the lower the status. Each rank is so high that it's impossible for people to lift their heads. Hu Muyao is a top knocker in the first rank and has his own title."

After hearing his story, Bai Miao felt some sympathy for his plight.

Another poor soul who got tricked by Zhao Ling.

"Do you have a title now? You look very strong."

"Yes, 'Vague and Illusory.' That's what they call me, because I don't care about anything. Whether the world is destroyed or survives, it has nothing to do with me. I killed all my enemies from back then, and my life has been nothing but a void ever since..."

The white figure knelt on the ground, his days numbered.

"To die now at the hands of my own happiness is perhaps a good end... My story is over, give me a quick death."

Bai Miao slowly placed his fingers on Bai Ying's forehead.

"Good night."

Goodnight... Bai Miao.

Meteor finger stab.

It caused some damage.

Then, the white shadow turned into fragments of light and drifted towards the stars above.

[Completed Dungeon: Magic Night]

Bai Miao's departure caused Miyamizu Rin to collapse to the ground, and Goto Ai rushed over to help her recover her remaining strength.

Emiya Haruka glanced at the crowd gradually gathering around them, then gave Sanzenin Sora a look, and together they each carried one of them to a secluded spot.

A moment later, Gong Shuilin frowned and got up from the ground.

"we won?"

“We won. They’ve left too.” Sanzenin Sora could no longer sense the soul within the ring, and the covering on her face had also disappeared.

"Oh... they've gone back to their original world."

Miyako Rin said with a hint of melancholy, "I haven't had a chance to thank him yet. Oh, and you guys don't know their background, do you..."

Miyamizu Rin briefly explained the story of the person who knocked on the door to the group, allowing Sanzenin and the others to understand the whole story.

"If it weren't for them...we would have fought each other to the very end, only for that white figure to wipe us all out?"

“That’s right… I just realized that none of us can fight him alone.”

"But you just said there's a chance to go to their world through the door?" Sanzenin Sora was quite curious about what it was like at other times.

"Yes...theoretically it's possible, but...I don't know how to do it."

"It's alright! We still have our powers. As long as we do, we'll eventually find a clue to the door, go over there, and help them out!"

Sanzenin Sora's confidence also influenced the others. Miyamizu Rin slightly raised the corners of her mouth: "That's right, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will not give up searching for the existence of the door."

Miyamizu Rin gripped the gem on her chest: "But now, I have other things to do. I will protect order in a way that everyone can accept. Emiya-kun, I also hope that you can find a solution for change in your family."

Emiya Haruka nodded: "I will. I will keep my family in line and prevent them from committing crimes again. Of course, those who have already committed serious crimes... I will deal with them as well."

Sanzenin Sora thought for a moment and then raised her hand: "Then I'll try my best to get into the physics department of the University of Tokyo. I'll do research during my university years and find out where I am! I'll win the large amount of funding needed for research by playing mahjong!"

After watching the others speak so passionately, Goto Ai hesitated for a while before saying, "I... I'll make more friends..."

Miyamizu Rin grasped Goto Ai's hand: "Goto-kun, how about I become your next friend?"

“Me too.” Haruka Emiya gently patted Ai Goto’s shoulder.

"Then... I look forward to working with you in the future..."

End of volume remarks

As is customary, I will write a short summary after each copy is completed.

I wanted to try a slice-of-life style for this story, but it might not be suitable for me. Also, the multiple perspectives didn't really build up the anticipation, which caused a lot of readers to stop following the story.

Overall, a lot of content has been cut from this dungeon. I initially planned to develop the characteristics of each magical girl in great detail, but later I realized that it might not be very useful to develop so much.

And the monsters that were originally conceived to be defeated by magical girls have also been changed into a big boss, and incidentally, this boss will fill in some plot holes.

In the original concept of eliminating the monsters, there was a scene where Bai Miao controlled Gong Shuilin's body to perform a twisted scene for the monsters. However, this scene might require writing tens of thousands more words for the story, which would be a waste and would also be criticized as padding, so I didn't dare to write more.

To be honest, the author still can't remain completely unaffected by the daily drop in readership. During the writing process, the author adjusts their approach based on reader feedback (posts, comments, and follow-up reading).

So when you see a lot of negative comments, you'll definitely wonder if it's your own problem.

In short, this instance is still a transitional one. The next instance will return to Abyss Street and begin the story after leaving Abyss Street, which can be regarded as a sign that the whole book is moving towards the middle stage.

Thank you for reading this far.

Here's the group number: 823890192. You need to answer the questions correctly to join the group. As for the answers, anyone who has read the book carefully should be able to answer them easily.

Chapter 164 Version Update V1.2

[Dungeon Exploration Progress: 200%]

[Evaluation: Reaching the pinnacle of perfection]

[Settlement in progress...]

[Development Level Notes:]

Help the magical girl obtain the correct gems

Defeat the Misty

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[Dungeon Reward: Magical Girl's Will]

[Complete Magic Night and gain +15 Free Attribute Points]

[Dungeon exploration progress exceeds 200%, gain an additional 10 free attribute points and 2000 shop currency points]

At the same time, a rainbow-colored key appeared in front of Bai Miao.

【The Key to Tampering with the Magical Night】

[Description: A key formed from a magical night that has been altered.]

The one who knocks on the door attempts to seize control of it, but he can never escape the door's control.

Recklessly seizing access to the door will only cost you your life.

[Status: None]

Rating: None

Upon seeing the description of the key, Bai Miao felt a deep sense of malice.

People can't be confined by doors forever.

Finding ways to leverage the door to create greater value is the future direction of development.

However, this is still too far away for Bai Miao at present.

The title of Keyholder allows Bai Miao to reduce the suppression effect in dungeons, with a 5% reduction for each key held.

With the key obtained from the Qingshan Hospital dungeon, Bai Miao can now unleash 10% of his power even in dungeons where he is suppressed to the level of an ordinary person.

【The Will of a Magical Girl (Cannot be held repeatedly)】

[Source: Dungeon - Magic Night]

[Description: This item can only be obtained after gaining the approval of the four magical girls.]

It embodies the four magical girls' beautiful vision of the future and their spirit of constantly striving towards their dreams.

Miracles and magic don't come for free, but as long as you hold onto hope, the path forward will keep extending.

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[Status: Excellent (100%)]

[Active Skill: Summon the soul of a magical girl to assist you. Only one magical girl can be summoned within 24 hours. The soul initially has 20% of the original's attributes (each additional 10 points of mental energy consumed increases the attributes by 10%, up to a maximum of 100%). The summoned soul is controlled by the summoner.

Note: Summoning the souls of four magical girls simultaneously can be converted into summoning 'Ethereal'. The summoned ethereal spirit possesses 100% of the original's attributes and cannot be further enhanced. The ethereal spirit is controlled by the four summoners. The summoned spirit lasts for 3 minutes, or until its stamina and mental energy reach zero.

[Rating: Gimel]

Upon seeing the item description, Bai Miao immediately felt that this item was actually quite powerful in the early and even mid-game.

Bai Miao had witnessed the attributes of magical girls before. Even without consuming extra mental energy, the attributes of the magical girls he summoned were enough to easily surpass 99% of the current knockers.

If I could summon it at full health... tsk.

But when Bai Miao saw that "himself" in a future timeline would be driven in this way even after death, he felt that the door was actually quite perverse.

No matter how you look at it, it's impossible for someone as ethereal as a magical girl to be willing to help.

Each person can only summon one item every 24 hours, which means that Zhao Wanyang and the other two also each obtained this item...

But I didn't know the musicians at all.

It's quite difficult to meet all the conditions for summoning the ethereal being; it's impossible for all four people to be in the same instance and also to be in the same faction.

Although once he's summoned, you can basically sweep through dungeon bosses.

With 200 Strength and Agility, if you equip him with Aleph-level items, he'd be a living human nuke.

Bai Miao still wants to own the item that's locked to the same faction.

Bai Miao allocated 12 of the 25 free attribute points he gained to Spirit, bringing his total to 82. This allows him to summon a fully-equipped magical girl by consuming 80 points of Spirit at once. He also allocated 8 points to Agility to continue providing the 50% bonus, and the remaining 5 points to Stamina.