The girl selling goods at the market had never seen money before.

Isn't that the surface of the earth?

How is this possible? The second level of the dungeon is on the surface!?

Bai Jinxuan was stunned; this had never happened before.

When she was on the surface, the markers placed on the first underground level were under her feet. How come they went up to the sky when she reached the second underground level?

Could it be that I've confused the markings for the second underground level with the markings for the surface?

How could that be? The newly appeared markings on the ground were so obvious the moment I entered the portal, how could I have misread them?

Could it be that I'm just too tired and confused? If so, where are the markers for the second underground level? There aren't any on my feet!

The only thing that was moving was the mark on its head...

She was starting to question life, but she came to her conclusions quickly.

Since we've already come this far, there's no way I can just not go. Why worry about so much? Whether it's on the surface or not, one look will tell.

After waiting for about 10 minutes, she felt that the time was about right, so she prepared herself and began the teleportation.

A flash of dark red light appeared, and Bai Jinxuan instantly appeared behind Zhou Kai, landing and disappearing in one fluid motion.

"Why do I suddenly feel a chill down my spine...?"

Zhou Kai looked back twice, but there was nothing there. So he slapped his face and said, "It must be because I didn't sleep well. It's all that bastard boss's fault for making me work overtime. Otherwise, I would already be in bed with my sister by now. Damn it!"

He subconsciously cursed his boss a few more times, then reluctantly took a step away, completely unaware of the change in his shadow behind him.

The plan goes through!

Bai Jinxuan grinned from the shadows. She didn't have to do anything; she could just follow the other person. As long as a sudden battle didn't break out and force her out, no one would suspect that someone was hiding in the shadows.

A strong sense of security made her start looking around.

Several magic lamps illuminated the road ahead and behind, and the surroundings looked as if they had been burned by a great fire, with withered black tree branches everywhere. On the horizon, a strange scarlet moon shone on the earth.

This is definitely not the surface of the earth.

What truly made Bai Jinxuan understand this was not the eerie red moon, but the markings displayed on her chariot.

She could clearly see markings above her head and below her feet, as if she were in a place between the first underground level and the surface.

Could it be that the so-called first level of the dungeon is actually the bottom level of the dungeon? And the portals are like stairs, allowing you to climb up step by step?

If that's the case, then what's with this sky? Compared to the first underground level, this place seems a bit... too big.

Wait a moment......

Is the first floor not big enough?

Bai Jinxuan's eyes widened immediately. Humans had never fully explored the underground city, and the size of the first level was still unknown.

Maybe the first underground level is actually bigger than this place, or even...maybe bigger than the entire surface of the earth.

A question suddenly occurred to her.

Is the dungeon really just a dungeon?

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Push books.

Dragon, without a princess, I have no choice but to transform myself!

Summary:

Patunassanx felt that it was getting harder and harder for dragons to survive these days. They were constantly engaged in fierce competition, and kidnapping princesses had become a trend among dragons. These days, if a dragon's lair didn't have a princess imprisoned there, and she was constantly cursing him to go to hell, he would be too embarrassed to greet his fellow dragons when he went out.

There was no other way. If he didn't want to become a pillar of shame among the dragons, he had to capture a princess himself, but he accidentally became a princess himself.

Forget it, just treat it as a change of mood, but who would have thought...

"Die, evil dragon!" The fool who claimed to be a hero kicked open the door of the evil dragon and ran a 100-meter sprint while holding her.

"Don't be afraid, Princess. I'm coming to rescue you!"

Patunasanx: “…?”

Volume 1: Chapter 31: The Girl Watching the Game

The underground city, the second level.

The layout of the union here largely follows the same pattern as the first floor, except that compared to the first floor, a sufficiently complete city has not yet been built here.

Looking around, it's about the size of a small town.

The items sold in the shop are mostly medicines.

From the conversations of these people, Bai Jinxuan learned that the second level of the underground city was mainly a potion production factory, so the main commodity here was potions.

To be honest, Bai Jinxuan was quite surprised. This blogger was actually the spokesperson for a small factory and had special certification. Even without a Tier 2 Exploration Certificate, he could go to the semi-developed area to conduct on-site surveys under the guise of an assistant scholar.

Of course, this is on the premise that you have a Tier 2 explorer accompanying you.

This is precisely why Zhou Kai came to the city; he was waiting for someone to go to the undeveloped area to kill monsters together.

The other party was a male second-tier mage, holding a scepter with a large magic crystal embedded in it, and two leather pouches at his waist, filled with mana potions.

This was the first time Bai Jinxuan had ever seen a magician in person. Those who studied magic often chose to develop in the upper city rather than come to the underground to kill monsters. Although the income was higher than working a regular job, the danger was not proportional to the reward.

In the dungeon, once you make a mistake, all your previous efforts are wasted, and there is absolutely no guarantee of success.

Seeing that the other person was familiar with the place and seemed to be a first-timer in the underground city, Bai Jinxuan couldn't help but sigh in her heart: Although rare, such people do exist.

After Zhou Kai and the monk met up, they reminisced as they walked out of the city gate and headed towards the undeveloped area.

Unlike the first level, the semi-developed area of ​​the second level was very small, barely extending into the safe zone. Therefore, they did not walk for long before entering the darkness of the undeveloped area.

Although it's described as dark, it's not actually as dark as the first floor. After all, there's moonlight here, so you can still make out the outlines of nearby objects.

Unfortunately, all you can see are the wheels.

Kuo was still too dangerous for the two mages.

That's right, Bai Jinxuan didn't realize that Zhou Kai was a mage until she saw him casting a spell.

To be honest, his magic proficiency is not low. Although he is only level 1, his ability to clear mobs is outstanding, and his efficiency is even higher than that of the level 2 mage.

If he had seen that instead of sliding to his knees, he had used fireballs like he is now to bombard him, he might have actually been blown to bits.

Its power was comparable to the magic crystal that I detonated when I obtained the telekinetic sword.

As for that 2nd-tier mage, he was even more outrageous. Whenever a monster showed its face along the way, a magic circle would immediately appear in his hand, and then several white arrows would be shot out, instantly turning it into a hedgehog.

The two of them were unstoppable, one instantly defeating large monsters and the other clearing out smaller ones, leaving Bai Jinxuan sweating profusely.

Mages are tough to fight. With my current physical condition, one fireball would kill me, let alone those arrows...

However, while the opponent's damage output is at its maximum, they are also very fragile. If I can get close, it's not impossible for me to take down two opponents with my psychic sword.

That's what they say, but it's too difficult to do in practice, and besides, Bai Jinxuan had no intention of causing trouble.

She just wanted to see if there were any messages about valuable items and to find a good place to place the markers.

As Zhou Kai and his companion pushed their way through, they soon arrived at their destination, an open space surrounded by many tree spirits, among which stood twisted, large trees.

That tree was more like a mountain of flesh than a tree. Its roots were all long, fleshy tendrils, its trunk was a fleshy mound, and its branches had no leaves, only thin, sticky strands of flesh that looked like spider webs.

Many of the shredded meat had fruit hanging underneath, and from a distance, they looked like bright red fleshy sacs.

At first, Bai Jinxuan didn't know what those fleshy sacs were, until she saw a heavily pregnant woman struggling, and then she gradually understood everything.

So terrifying.

She immediately slipped away from Zhou Kai's shadow and hid behind to watch the battle.

She couldn't get any closer. She thought the slime's ability to capture and devour was terrifying enough, but she never expected there to be monsters even more primitive than slimes... If she were caught, it would be even more torturous than being swallowed alive by a slime.

After all, slimes either drown first and then decompose, or they suffocate first and then decompose internally. This thing is different; it directly grabs people, parasitizes them, absorbs nutrients, and slowly grinds them to death.

The thing hanging in mid-air, who knows how long it's been parasitized, its expression was...

Bai Jinxuan said that the scene was too shocking and she needed to calm down.

Meanwhile, Zhou Kai and the male mage didn't look much better. The second-tier mage gripped his staff tightly, took out three mana potions from his bag, and began casting spells while drinking them.

In an instant, a circular white energy cannon with a radius of 1 meter was unleashed and suddenly blasted into the tree.

The intensity of this magic was so great that even a third-tier martial artist might not be able to withstand it. In the blink of an eye, a large hole had been blasted into the trunk of the tree.

This shows that the mage must have done a lot of preparation before coming here to kill monsters.

Unfortunately, the tree trunk was too thick, and the attack failed to knock it down. Instead, it enraged the tree, and numerous fleshy tendrils of its roots shot up from the ground and rushed towards the mage.

Seeing this, the magician was prepared.

"If one shot isn't enough, then two!"

He took out five bottles of mana potions from his waist and gulped them all down into his mouth.

The staff's energy reached its maximum at this moment, making this spell even more powerful and intense than the last one.

However, at this critical juncture, the construction of the magic failed.

Seeing the gathered magic dissipate, Bai Jinxuan was dumbfounded. What happened?

The mage gritted his teeth, clutched his chest, took two steps back, and pointed his staff at Zhou Kai, intending to cast another spell. However, Zhou Kai reacted quickly, snatched the staff, and kicked him in the stomach, knocking him to the ground.

A roar, uttered with all its might, echoed throughout the heavens and earth.

"Zhou Kai! You lied to me!!!"

"Aren't we classmates? Why would you do this!"

"Why!!!?"

At this moment, Bai Jinxuan noticed a dagger stuck in his chest, bleeding profusely. It was clearly a backstab from his classmate.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Kai merely sneered and clapped his hands.

From all directions, countless skeleton soldiers clad in bone armor gathered and surrounded him.

"Goodbye, my old friend, you shouldn't have believed me."

As soon as he finished speaking, the violent tentacles instantly wrapped around the mage's entire body, suspending him in mid-air like a piece of pork.

Volume 1: Chapter 32: The Girl Expanding Her Business

The cry of the living dead is indeed in his hands!

Seeing the large, white skeletons gathering, Bai Jinxuan immediately perked up.

It turns out that Zhou Kai brought the props to the second floor to create skeleton soldiers; the skeleton soldiers on the first floor were just the ones that slipped through the net.

No wonder she searched for so long on the first layer and couldn't find it; they're not even on the same layer!

Alright! I finally caught you.

Bai Jinxuan, who was watching from a distance, was eager to stealthily take the upgraded tombstone once it appeared.

Such a powerful item, hiding it here is a complete waste. This artifact must be weeping for not finding a worthy owner...

Meanwhile, on the other side, Zhou Kai carefully examined the staff in his hand, revealing a satisfied smile.

"The Evil Tree will plant and transform humans, during which you will lose all your spellcasting abilities and become nourishment hanging on its branches. Be grateful to it, at least it won't kill you."

As if to confirm Zhou Kai's words, Xie Tianshu stretched out its tentacles, coiled around the dagger on his chest, and pulled it out. Then, several other tentacles forcibly pried open his mouth and began to pour medicine into it.

The magician seemed to realize something and tried to break free by waving his arms and legs, but he had nowhere to escape because he was completely restrained in mid-air.

Seeing this, Zhou Kai laughed even more heartily.

"You will transform into a form that is more likely to produce nutrients, while locking the upper limit of your physical abilities... That's right, the Evil Sky Tree is the raw material for making the sex-changing drug, and it's very angry now because you attacked it."

"Before I get the tree seed, you'll be the one to attract the Evil Heaven Tree's attention."

"Sorry, I forgot you can't speak right now... Oh well, enjoy yourself, my old friend."

After saying that, Zhou Kai ignored the mournful cries from the tree, turned around and made a phone call, immediately launching into a national treasure.

"What the hell time is it? Where is everyone?!"

"I advise you to watch your mouth, or I'll punch you to death."