Chapter 67: The Legend of Iron Prison Water Dungeon

Sun Fei tightly gripped his Barbarian Great Axe, took a deep breath of the thick, bloody air filling the hall, and adjusted his body to its peak condition. Both his strength and spirit reached their zenith. Then, with a sudden fierce kick—’Bang!’—he sent the massive, heavy wooden door flying forward…

Amid the scattered splinters, the bloody, sinful lair of the final boss Andariel finally revealed its mysterious veil to Sun Fei.

Amid continuous howls, countless monsters and demons like Razor Demons, Dark Rogues, and Skeleton Mages surged out like a tide.

At the same time, an unimaginably huge pressure, tangible as a physical force, rushed toward them. Under the effect of this terrifying pressure, even the air grew thick, and Sun Fei and Ileena’s movements involuntarily slowed, as if they were trapped in a swamp. The evil power exceeded both of their expectations.

“Die! Damned intruders!”

A tremendous roar shook the entire chamber. Stone statues shattered instantly, fissures split the ground, and flames blazed fiercely, like a summons from the deepest depths of hell.

Immediately after, a demonic figure about four to five meters tall appeared before them.

This was a half-demonized female Giant. She had an astonishingly beautiful face—any lovely thing in the world would pale in comparison to this unparalleled countenance. The Creator God had favored this face… But regrettably, aside from the face that still retained the charm of the once-beautiful nun Andariel, the rest of her body had turned demonic. To become stronger, Andariel had practiced poison skills. Her once-beautiful hands had become fearsome demonic claws, and four huge snake-like limbs extended from her back. Her entire form was indescribably terrifying. The dreadful pressure earlier had emanated from her.

“Roar—!”

Sun Fei let out a furious roar, instantly activating the Barbarian Skill Howl.

A magical force swept out, startling away the dense crowd of low-level demons surrounding the super boss Andariel. However, this skill clearly had no effect on the super boss Andariel herself. She showed no fear but lowered her head and roared. Six green, foul-smelling toxic clouds burst wildly from her body.

“Ileena, stay back! Be careful not to touch these—they are deadly poison.”

Sun Fei shouted a warning, then put a Health Potion in his mouth and charged fearlessly into the green clouds. In an instant, he closed in on Andariel. His Great Axe turned into streaks of white chilling light, hacking fiercely at Andariel’s body.

“Owwww—!!”

The female demon felt the pain and howled as she fought back wildly.

By now, Sun Fei was already severely poisoned. His hair and eyebrows had all turned green, and even his Barbarian Great Axe was coated with sticky green fluid. After taking several heavy blows from the female demon, he vomited blood profusely, and his life points dropped sharply like a deflating balloon.

Sun Fei had no choice but to turn and evade.

He ran fiercely, putting distance between them, then quickly gulped down the Health Potion.

The female demon Andariel chased relentlessly. One after another, clouds of green poisonous mist swept toward Sun Fei, quickly enveloping him.

At that moment—

Twang, twang, twang, twang!

The sound of bowstrings vibrated through the air, soul-shattering. The golden strings of the Short Bow of Wretched Feathers left afterimages in the air. Immediately after, a series of arrows carrying blue icy energy rained down on Andariel, relentlessly draining the female demon’s life.

Valkyrie Ileena saw that Sun Fei was in danger. She immediately drew her Longbow, her gaze cold, her magical power surging wildly as she began to unleash her strength.

Such fierce attacks drew the female demon Andariel’s attention.

She roared angrily, turned, and strode toward Ileena.

“Keep your distance… don’t let her get within thirty meters of you!” Sun Fei shouted while biting on the Health Potion and turning back to pursue. He continuously replenished his life points, then struck Andariel’s back again and again with his axe. Finally, the female boss’s ‘hatred’ was drawn back to him.

This cycle repeated, making the scene extremely perilous.

But the female demon Andariel’s life points were also gradually decreasing…

Finally, after half an hour, the moment Sun Fei had been waiting for arrived—with a pained, unwilling, sky-shaking wail, Andariel fell into a pool of blood. Sun Fei vaguely saw that at the moment she fell, this completely demonized woman actually shed a crystal-clear tear from the corner of her eye. The tear slid down her exquisitely beautiful face, and in her stunning eyes—enough to drive even the Gods and Demons mad—there was a fleeting look of relief and obsession, as if bidding farewell to a distant lover…

This expression vanished in an instant, and Sun Fei even thought he might have imagined it.

Then, fierce flames suddenly erupted from within Andariel’s body, burning both her angelically beautiful face and her demonic, monstrous form into ashes. The low-level demons that had followed her also wailed and fell in the raging flames.

Soon, the entire fifth underground level held no more demons or monsters.

Sun Fei was still mulling over the astonishing scene he had just witnessed when a milky white light descended from above, enveloping him…

“Ha, leveled up again!”

Sun Fei was thrilled. With a thought, he opened his personal attribute panel. His Barbarian Character had now reached level 16 after the earlier frenzy of slaughter—having barely leveled up four times in the past four hours, which was quite good overall.

After allocating his skill points and attribute points, Sun Fei’s eyes were quickly drawn to the golden glow on the ground. Andariel had actually dropped four golden pieces of equipment upon her death. Overjoyed, Sun Fei hurried over and picked them up. He found that the four items were: a fierce-looking white Lion’s Mane Shield, two exquisitely crafted and sturdy Chain Boots, a simple, ancient steel helmet covered with mysterious patterns, and a leather belt made of yellow unknown material, about three layers wide.

“Eh? Wahahahaha, no wonder neither The Countess nor the Blacksmith dropped any gear—it turns out all the equipment was saved up for the final boss Andariel… I’m the king of luck, absolutely bursting with it! All four pieces are exactly what my Barbarian Character desperately needs right now, wahahaha!”

For a moment, Sun Fei was so happy he felt his teeth might break from grinning.

Although these four items hadn’t been fully identified yet, the scattered attributes they showed were already quite perfect. After chuckling foolishly for a bit, Sun Fei eagerly gathered up the other blue equipment on the ground and collected all the Gold Coins dropped by the monsters into his backpack.

After thoroughly cleaning up the battlefield, he immediately used a Town Portal Scroll. A sky-blue Portal opened, and Sun Fei and Ileena returned to Rogue Encampment.

Whether it was an illusion or not, the very first second they entered the encampment, Sun Fei suddenly felt that something seemed different from usual.

Sure enough, soon cheers rang in his ears—

“Andariel is dead… Am I dreaming? That damned demon Andariel is really dead!”

“It’s that brave Barbarian warrior—he actually killed Andariel… It’s unbelievable!”

“Light has returned to the Rogue Continent… We are saved!”

“Thank God, Andariel is dead! The road to the east is open now; we can go to Lut Gholein…”

Sun Fei paused, turned to look at Ileena beside him, and saw that the beautiful Mercenary Beauty had tears of joy streaming down her face. Her gaze at Sun Fei was full of admiration and reverence. Ileena said in a trembling voice, “Lord Sun Fei, by destroying Andariel, the nightmare of Rogue Encampment, you will become a legendary warrior here. According to the ancestral blood oath made sixty years ago, you will become the supreme leader of Rogue Encampment, commanding everything here. Moreover, aside from this, you will also receive three legendary divine abilities from the great God!”

As Ileena spoke, more and more people gathered around—Acarra the shrewd woman, Kashya the armed leader, Charsi the blacksmith, the sly elder Kane, Gheed the gambler, the youthful and pretty female Rogues… Everyone came to Sun Fei’s side, chanting an ancient, mystical song with serious and fervent expressions, and knelt on the ground.

Sun Fei gaped in astonishment.

Strange—in his memories of the computer game from his previous life, there was no such scene. His heart was filled with surprise, and he was about to ask for details, especially regarding the ‘ancestral blood oath’ and the ‘divine skills’ Ileena mentioned. These gave Sun Fei a great shock and a vague sense of insight. But just then—

“Today’s game time limit is about to expire… Beginning ten-second countdown…”

The mysterious, cold voice in his mind appeared uninvited once again.

Sun Fei’s heart raced. Knowing there was no time for detailed questions, he quickly exchanged for the items he had long wanted. Unfortunately, the Town Portal Scroll was still unavailable due to his level. Sun Fei obtained several Stamina Potions, Health Potions, and Magic Potions…

Then, a feeling of weightlessness overcame him, and everything went black.

Everything disappeared.

…

When he opened his eyes again, he was back in reality.

The sun had dipped slightly westward, and lunchtime had passed. Angela and the blonde little Lori Gemma were nowhere to be found. Sun Fei had a servant fetch some food to fill his stomach. Then, led by Brook and accompanied by his personal guard Fernando Torres, he headed to Shampoo City’s Iron Prison Water Dungeon. Following the morning’s orders, they began preparing to reorganize the prison.

Iron Prison Water Dungeon was the place where successive Kings of Shampoo City imprisoned and interrogated prisoners. It was heavily guarded and located in a rather remote area. The three followed the city’s stone-paved road toward the Back Mountain. After about twenty minutes, they arrived.

Two huge Rock Warrior statues, over thirty meters tall, stood imposingly at the outer entrance of Iron Prison Water Dungeon, exuding an intimidating presence without showing anger. Behind the statues stretched a stone staircase about a thousand meters long, paved with white stones winding up the gentle mountain slope, leading to a moderately sized square. In the center stood a conspicuous black fortress-like structure—this was the Iron Prison Water Dungeon.

This black prison had held countless prisoners. Nobles, royal relatives, heroes, and officers of the kingdom had died here, and countless commoners and criminals had turned to skeletons within its walls. It could be said that this was the most feared place in all of Shampoo City. It was said that almost no one who entered Iron Prison Water Dungeon ever came out alive. Even on sunny days, no one wanted to approach this grim, bloody ‘tomb for the living.’ But to Sun Fei and Brook’s surprise, when they reached the square, they found it crowded with a dark mass of people…