123: Dick is a top delicacy

Chapter 123: Dick is a Top Delicacy

Dick kept thinking about this until the Underground City Championship began. He felt that somehow, something had changed in the unseen.

But what exactly it was, Dick didn't know yet. He had always disliked this feeling of being shrouded in mist.

Jack Gan... this name had never appeared in his previous 99 lives, clearly just some unknown passerby.

Of course, Dick thought Jack had likely died with the Aimiya Empire, after all, Kun and Ina were both capable of destroying that country.

In this life, to complete his mission, he subdued Kun and killed Ina, single-handedly saving the Aimiya Empire.

Xiao Nai, Beyonce, Cecilia, and Jack, these people who were originally destined to die, were now all living well, their futures allowed to continue.

Undoubtedly, this final rebirth of his had changed too many things so far, perhaps even some fated events had been altered.

Woo—

As hundreds of horns blew in unison, the gates of the Gaia Dungeon opened, and Dick's thoughts were interrupted. The Championship officially began.

The next second, a large number of adventurer squads swarmed towards the entrance of the Underground City, jostling to be first, kicking up a lot of dust.

Many wanted to be the first to check in on the First Layer and seize the lead.

The Gaia Dungeon has five layers, and at the end of each layer, there is a check-in point. Only by collecting five check-in records and returning to the surface can one achieve a score.

The entrance to the Gaia Dungeon was wide, and even facing such a surging crowd, it wouldn't cause a stampede, but it still couldn't avoid casualties.

"Bull Charge!"

Five burly Minotaur Orcs jointly unleashed a combined combat skill, transforming into a nearly ten-meter-tall phantom of a bull, charging towards the gate.

They were extremely fast, knocking away many adventurers along the way with screams, and soon, the adventurers in front voluntarily cleared a path.

Some weaker adventurers had their limbs broken by the impact, now wailing continuously, and even some had fainted, their lives hanging in the balance.

Similar situations occurred many times. Although they hadn't even entered the Underground City yet, casualties had already appeared, showing the intensity of the competition.

The Adventurers Guild, as the organizer, did not call a halt, turning a blind eye, because this was within the rules of the Championship.

Many teams were unwilling to fall behind, either summoning flying Beasts, using high-level magic artifacts, or casting body enhancement magic...

Before long, nearly a hundred squads, each using their own methods, were the first to enter the Underground City.

"Dick, aren't we charging? Just walking slowly at the back like this, we probably won't even make it into the top thousand..." Xiao Nai asked, puzzled.

Elizabeth also couldn't help but say, "Weren't you aiming for the Youth Group champion? How can you achieve that goal by strolling so leisurely?"

Although Elizabeth was mainly participating to experience the Championship, her dignity as an Empress didn't allow her to have a bad score.

Even if not champion, she should at least get into the top hundred.

At this moment, Dick was walking at the very front, but his steps were light, as if strolling in his own backyard. The entire Nate Team had fallen to the very back.

"No hurry," Dick chuckled and shook his head, "This Underground City Championship isn't about who's fastest. The one who comes out alive is the champion."

Hearing this, Cecilia also nodded and said, "The First and Second Layers are filled with a large number of traps, and because they were sealed for a month, the Beasts inside have all refreshed..."

"That's right, these guys rushing ahead, relying on their strength, can scout the way for us. The real difference can be made from the third layer onwards,"

Dick's eyes were sharp, having already seen through the essence of the Championship. Each layer had various difficulties, greatly testing an adventurer's comprehensive strength.

If you only had speed... you would just die faster.

"Look around," Dick's mouth curved into a meaningful smile, and he said slowly, "Those teams considered favorites to win aren't rushing at all, they're just advancing steadily in the middle to back."

Not far away, Jack was running at a steady pace. He looked back at the slow-moving Dick and nodded silently.

To achieve a good score, Jack had studied extensively over the past month. Duke Stu had also hired many experienced adventurers to tutor him.

Although it was his first time participating, Jack was already like a veteran, unhurried and not arrogant.

Jack understood that staying behind the main group was the wisest choice now. The first two layers were not where the gap would be widened.

Although Donald also understood this principle, he was currently leading Mina and Kun ahead to scout the way for Dick.

The tool-person squad formed by the three of them existed solely to assist Dick. At this moment, they were secretly transmitting messages, reporting the situation ahead.

Before long, the Nate Team entered the Gaia Dungeon. This was an extremely vast underground cavern, with an unimaginable depth, like an underground town.

Dick led the way, safely advancing along the route cleared by the tool-person squad, encountering almost no traps or Beasts along the way.

As a Level 61 Archer, Donald's talent "Far Sight" had reached advanced level, allowing him to ignore darkness, be immune to various illusion magic, and easily detect all sorts of traps.

It could be said that Donald was an absolutely professional scout, with full capability in pathfinding.

The reason the Gaia Dungeon is notorious is that the refreshed Beasts are random. Even on the First Layer, high-level Beasts can appear.

If you were unlucky enough, it wasn't uncommon for professional adventurers to die on the First Layer.

Hours later, Dick pulled the white jade sword from the back of a magic bear's neck, then slowly wiped the blade with a white cloth.

This was a level thirty magic bear that had suddenly attacked Dick from behind. Less than a minute later, the magic bear was easily killed.

Looking at the magic bear's corpse on the ground, which was like a small mountain, Dick's face showed helplessness.

Including this magic bear, Dick had just encountered dozens of Beast attacks, and the most bizarre thing was that the Beasts only attacked him, ignoring the others in the Nate Team.

Dick understood the reason for this unlucky situation: it was caused by his Demon King physique, a naturally captivating Beast physique.

Any Beast, regardless of level, would feel an irresistible attraction to Dick!

If they were intelligent high-level Beasts, it would be fine; Dick might even be able to become friends with them. But unfortunately, the Gaia Dungeon was mostly filled with bloodthirsty, unintelligent Beasts.

These Beasts, upon seeing Dick, would convert this attraction into appetite, instinctively believing Dick to be a top delicacy.