Navigator: I have a double six-story house

Chapter 122 A Brand New Difficulty

Fully armed, the four of them, along with their new crew, once again set foot on the instanced island.

After walking for about twenty minutes, Wang Yao suddenly stopped.

"Can you smell it?"

Su Qing took a breath; it smelled of seawater.

But the taste was strange; it was richer and deeper than normal seawater, with a rotten smell.

They didn't have this smell when they explored the instance island before; it appeared suddenly.

Moreover, they surged in from the center of the island.

The direction of the dungeon entrance.

"Su Zai, this smell is wrong." Wang Yao turned his head. "Even at sea, you shouldn't smell such a strong fishy odor."

Li Daniu also sniffed and frowned.

"It smells like something that was fished out of the sea and left there for days without being cleaned."

Selena took a small bottle out of her handbag, unscrewed the cap, smelled the air, and then her expression changed.

"This is water vapor from the deep sea."

"What do you mean?" Su Qing asked.

"Ordinary seawater doesn't have this strong smell."

Only the deepest parts of the ocean, hundreds of meters below the surface, have this oppressive, fishy smell.

Selena capped the bottle and put it in her handbag.

"This instance might be related to the deep sea."

Su Qing didn't speak, but signaled to continue.

The further you go in, the lower the temperature gets.

The moss underfoot gradually became slippery, and damp water stains began to appear on the tree trunk, eventually condensing into tiny water droplets.

The air was cold and damp, like stepping into an endless underwater cave.

As they passed through the last patch of bushes, all four of them stopped at the same time.

Holy crap.

Wang Yao blurted it out.

The dungeon gate is suspended above a deep pit with a diameter of more than ten meters.

At the edge of the pit, the soil was an unnatural deep blue, and all the surrounding plants were bending and growing outwards, as if desperately trying to escape the center of the pit.

The door frame was made of dark blue coral, its surface covered with countless water droplets that refracted a cold arc of light under the moonlight.

But what's most unsettling is the center of the door, where a slowly rotating vortex sits.

A deep blue, bottomless vortex.

As it rotates, it emits a deep sound, like the long cry of some huge creature underwater.

Su Qing frowned. He remembered that he hadn't seen this scene when he first explored the instance island.

Could it be that my exploration of the instance island caused some kind of change?

What happened next surprised him even more.

[Abyss Dungeon: The Sunken Dawn Harbor]

Recommendation level: 15-20

[Difficulty: ???]

[Special Note: This dungeon is one of the "Sunken Series" dungeons. Completion rewards include rare building blueprints.]

The system actually provided copy information!

Not only is there only one difficulty level, but it's also a completely new and unknown difficulty level!

And that special note: series copies!

Su Qing rubbed her temples, feeling that this instance was exceptionally dangerous.

But soon the corners of his mouth turned up in a smile.

The bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish!

Su Qing's gaze lingered on the "rare architectural blueprints".

"Su-zai, what's going on with this instance?" Wang Yao leaned over and immediately sensed something was wrong when he saw Su Qing's expression. "Your face... I have a bad feeling about you—"

"See for yourself."

Others also gathered around and received a notification about the instance.

Wang Yao:

Li Daniu:

"This dungeon seems a bit over the top."

"I know."

Selena stepped forward and also saw the instance information; her brows furrowed.

"Captain, something's really off about this instance."

Selena pointed to the question mark.

"I've never seen a '???' difficulty rating before. There's no record of it in the Windrise Merchant Guild's dungeon database either."

"What does this mean?" Su Qing asked.

"This means that even the Chamber of Commerce doesn't have complete information on this type of copy." Selena's tone was serious. "Captain, I suggest we abandon this copy."

Wang Yao nodded, a rare occurrence for him.

"Su-zai, I agree with the junior's opinion this time."

The four people stood at the edge of the deep pit, the low rumble of the whirlpool continuously assaulting their senses, as if inviting them to enter.

Su Qing did not respond immediately; his gaze was fixed on the "rare building blueprints" in the instance information.

What is the Sunny currently lacking?

A training room that lacks the ability to infinitely boost attributes.

These facility blueprints can either be obtained from dungeon drops or looted from other captains.

Su Qing turned around and faced everyone.

"I've decided to continue conquering this dungeon!"

Selena opened her mouth, as if to say something.

"The recommended level is just a recommendation, not an entry requirement." Su Qing's tone was calm, without any fear. "Although there were no warnings for the previous Hell difficulty dungeons, they were still beyond our level range, but we still cleared them."

He looked at Selena.

"Do you have enough supplies?"

Selena paused for a moment.

She found no hesitation or impulsiveness on Su Qing's face, only a calm judgment that sent chills down her spine.

The corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

"We replenished quite a bit at Midway last time."

"That's enough."

Su Qing turned around and walked towards the Gate of the Abyss.

So everyone followed in his footsteps.

Because the Sunshine only has one captain, and that is Su Qing.

For the new crew members, this was an order from their divine messenger.

Wang Yao took the large shield off his back, fastened it to his left arm, and muttered, "Damn it, another fight against a monster much stronger than me."

Li Daniu gripped the spiked club tightly and chuckled, "Exciting."

Selena walked beside Su Qing, her right hand already inside her handbag.

Su Qing stood before the gates of the abyss, the vortex almost within reach.

The pale blue light shone on his face, and the deep whale-like cry seemed to resonate from the depths of his mind.

He lifted his foot and stepped inside, his vision instantly swallowed up.

I don't know how much time passed; it could be a second or a century.

Su Qing opened his eyes, and his first reaction was to look down.

I've fallen for the same tricks too many times before.

This time, however, he slowly opened his eyes and saw not the blinding sunlight, but water.

The sky above wasn't above us; it was the surface of water.

Looking up at the water from below, it shimmers and sparkles, creating a somewhat dreamlike effect.

Su Qing found that there was no problem with her breathing, but the smell was the same as what she had smelled outside the dungeon before, extremely fishy and foul.

He looked around; the place was filled with the ruins of buildings.

A leaning clock tower, broken columns, and a stone path half-submerged in water.

This is a city.

A city submerged at the bottom of the sea.

"Su-zai!"

Wang Yao's voice came from the right. Su Qing turned her head and saw Wang Yao holding his shield in front of his chest, his face full of vigilance.

Li Daniu and Selena were also nearby, each checking their equipment.

The new crew members have already begun to be on guard around them.

"Is everything alright?" Su Qing asked.

"It's nothing, it's nothing."

"This place is just really creepy."

Selena crouched down, dipped her finger in the seawater on the ground, and smelled it.