Chapter 132

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Chapter 132: Cooperation

It has to be said, Carrey’s way of handling things has its pros and cons at this time.

The good thing is, most people are brought together by him, so we can stick together at this time.

The bad thing is, they will be targeted by the NPCs.

However, at this time, the NPCs themselves are not united, so being targeted may not necessarily pose a threat.

It would indeed be a good approach if there is no Karoso in the shadows.

"Everyone, I am also very sorry about what is happening now. However, this matter has already exceeded our understanding, and I do not want it to be this way," Carrey looked at the person who was killed, a pained expression on his face, "As you all can see, now is not the time to panic. This dungeon has become a real dungeon."

"What we need to do now is unite and survive, successfully conquer this dungeon!"

"If we don’t stick together, we will definitely die here!"

"As for technical issues, I will go to the royal family for an explanation. Please trust me, everyone!"

"Or rather, you can only trust me now."

"The one who died in battle, I don’t know who he is now, but I know he died because of me. After we get out, I will make sure to compensate him enough."

The panicked hearts of the people calmed down a lot.

At this moment, many people still need a leader, especially those who have never been to a dungeon before.

Although Carrey was always surrounded by many experts during his dungeon adventures, he just went to experience it. However, at least he had read many strategies and had actually been there.

Furthermore, besides him, no one else could bear the burden.

……

"Let’s go downstairs first." Karoso pulled a blue-haired girl. He already knew how to have some fun with Carrey.

The black iron door slowly opened at the command of the black-clothed man, and Karoso led the blue-haired girl in first.

The light here was dim, and there weren’t many torches in the dungeon.

Also, it’s very damp here, making people feel very uncomfortable.

"Joe, is it not good for both of us to be the first ones to come in?" The blue-haired girl was a bit scared. "I heard that usually, those who come in first are the ones who die first."

"That’s because they are not strong enough," a glint of determination flashed in Karoso’s eyes. "Everyone is waiting for someone else to go in first, why can’t we be the first ones? Going in first can bring us many advantages."

Karoso looked around, it was just a long corridor.

Seeing Karoso and the blue-haired girl leading the way, many people followed them.

After passing through the corridor, there were stairs leading to the upper and lower floors. The door on the upper floor was locked, which should be the way out, but it was impossible to open the door at this time.

Karoso casually took a torch from the dungeon, and the blue-haired girl followed suit and took one too.

Soon, the two of them reached the second underground floor.

Karoso was amazed to find that a large part of this dungeon was somewhat similar to the layout of his home’s dungeon.

Talking about it… does the first floor of my dungeon resemble half of this place?

After thinking about the layout of his own dungeon, Karoso led the blue-haired girl to a cell on the second floor.

Karoso knocked on the wall, and a secret compartment popped out.

"How did you know there was a secret compartment here?" The blue-haired girl looked surprised.

A few people following Karoso and the blue-haired girl also witnessed this scene not far behind.

"What’s going on, how does he know about this?"

"Was he a prisoner on the second floor before?"

"Hiss… Prisoners on the second floor are all hardened criminals, no one is simple, they all have great strength."

"The prisoners on the third floor are the most terrifying."

"Hurry, go tell the boss, there’s a helpful NPC here!"

"Yes, we can work together with NPCs."

"Once the Law Enforcers seemed drunk, talking outside my door," Karoso explained casually.

Even the mechanisms are the same, can’t just say it’s a coincidence anymore.

No, I need to quickly navigate this dungeon, I have many things to confirm!

If it’s really the same as my family’s dungeon, maybe can discover many secrets.

Thinking of this, Karoso took out a file from a hidden compartment, along with two cards.

"Is this my information?" The blue-haired girl looked surprised.

Karoso opened the file and started reading.

There is no name or basic information on the top, only half a photo and her story.

From Church of Wisdom God, possibly The Favored One, spreading religion across the country, skilled in using ice magic.

Preaching for God of Wisdom in a crossed-out city, arrested for not evacuating in time.

She possesses the power of sixth-tier, a very strong Ice Mage. Three sixth-tier were used to capture her.

Karoso finally understood the benefits of limiting power to the third level. These NPCs, one by one, should all have abilities ranging from four to sixth-tier.

They may appear timid and weak, but that’s only once they entered the dungeon. Outside the dungeon, they are definitely not weak!

Well, anyone specially captured wouldn’t be simple, right?

Netizens saying they wouldn’t use a seventh-tier prophet for them might be wrong information, as netizens and Karoso initially thought they were just ordinary third or fourth-tier criminals.

Reading further down, her lover, Joe Neumann, was also arrested with her.

Karoso accidentally discovered his own name.

"Don’t you already know this news?" The blue-haired girl blushed slightly, "You’re reading so attentively…"

"Just reminiscing." After Karoso spoke, he casually burned the documents with a torch and handed two third-level ice Spell Cards to the blue-haired girl.

The girl didn’t hesitate and accepted them.

"Alright, some of the evidence about you has been eliminated," Karoso said, "If you want to find the Law Enforcer, you’ll need such evidence."

"Hmm," the blue-haired girl nodded, "Let’s continue."

[God of Wisdom?]

[Keyword triggered!]

[If there were no issues with the CG we saw initially, Neymar also appeared in Master Karoso’s dungeon]

[Could it be that Master Karoso and Neymar both entered this dungeon before, and this dungeon holds not only Master Karoso’s source of power, but also Neymar’s legacy?]

[Very possible!]

Just as Karoso and the girl with blue hair were about to leave, a group of people had already blocked the door of the cell.

Carrey, with a gentle smile on his face, said to Karoso, "Hello, I am a so-called Evil Spirit from outside, occupying this body."

"Is there something wrong?" Karoso instinctively stood in front of the girl with blue hair, looking cautiously at Carrey.

The girl with blue hair smiled sweetly and carefully tugged at the hem of Karoso’s clothes.

"Please don’t misunderstand, we mean no harm," Carrey said with a kind smile. "Even though we are Evil Spirits from outside, we don’t want to take over these people’s bodies. We want to leave too."

"I think as long as you are not The Favored One, we can work together to find the real The Favored One."

"Even if you are The Favored One, we can still work together, right?"

"Our goal is different from yours. The Favored One has nothing to do with us. We just need to survive."

Carrey felt good that there were many people around.

I naturally have a leadership quality, so I gathered everyone together and explained the situation. After going out, I will reward them enough.

Now, everyone can split into groups of five to explore better here.

"You are the Evil Spirits, how can we trust you?" Karoso still looked cautious.

"I think you also need help, right?" Carrey took out two cards and gave them to Karoso, "These things are symbols of strength in this place. These two cards are for you to use."

Karoso looked at the cards, one epic and one rare, Carrey’s sincerity was enough.

"Just tell us where there might be hidden doors or traps in the dungeon, and we’ll go in and get them ourselves. We’ll take the risk of traps." Carrey continued, "Any useful information we find, we can share together."

"If we find the real Favored One, we can help you hold him down so you can kill him first."

I have to say, this Carrey is very good at business and very good at winning people over.

He is only two years older than Karoso this year, but he understands human relationships so well, showing that he is a qualified nobleman, even stronger than Rayne.

Unfortunately, he is a person easily swayed by women.

Karoso doesn’t understand why make a fuss over just a woman?

However, throughout history, many heroes have fallen because of women… It’s not that they were not wise, but love indeed clouds people’s judgment.

Without Ailina, Karoso probably wouldn’t be enemies with this Carrey.

This Carrey is great in many ways, but Ailina has him under control.

"In that case, okay…" Karoso hesitated for a moment and nodded.

He really wants to get Carrey’s attention.

If Karoso doesn’t know about a hidden door, he will try to persuade Carrey and himself to work together in a different way.

In this dungeon, using the abilities of NPC characters is also an important strategy.

As long as someone knows, they will definitely select useful NPC characters to help them clear the game.

Carrey smiled as both groups of people he was with gave him a thumbs up.

Karoso took a deep breath. There are many secrets on the second floor. When he was interested before, he learned about the prisoners on the first and second floors of the dungeon. They made many small modifications in this dungeon.

Also, the dungeon originally had some secrets. It’s just that Grand Duke Osiris had explored them all before, so what Karoso saw were the finished products.

"Follow me," Karoso took the hand of the blue-haired girl, and they continued forward, passing by three prison gates. Karoso pointed to a spot in one prison cell and said, "Press on that brick, there’s a hidden room."

Carrey waved his hand.

A henchman walked in and, following Karoso’s instructions, pressed on a brick.

Crack, crack…

A part of the stone wall slowly moved back, revealing a square secret room of about two square meters inside.

Inside the secret room, there were piles of messy documents and cards.

Carrey was thrilled and quickly ordered, "Go take a look!"

Upon hearing this, the young man went over and moved out all the documents and cards.

The documents recorded the life of an individual, and one book in particular caught Karoso’s attention.

He picked up the book labeled "God of Wisdom" without objection from Carrey, and started going through the documents with a few others to find clues about The Favored One.

"Has this all been found?" The blue-haired girl’s face turned pale. "They really have a prophet!"

"It’s okay, you’re not The Favored One," Karoso reassured the girl, patting her hand with a meaningful expression.

The girl with blue hair looked a lot calmer.

Karoso opened the book.

Swish!

A beam of blue light shot into Karoso’s eyes, making him quickly shut them.

The light gave him a sharp pain, and the words seemed blurry. It seemed like this book was not meant for him to read.

Seeing this, the girl with blue hair quickly covered Karoso’s eyes and said, "Only the high-ranking members of the Church of Wisdom God can read this book. How could you forget?"

"Sorry, I’ve been locked up for too long…" Karoso felt a throbbing in his temple.

The girl with blue hair paused, "Locked up for too long? We haven’t been in prison for long, have we?"

The girl with blue hair looked at Karoso with confusion, but noticed that he had distinct differences from the ‘outsiders,’ so she didn’t immediately doubt him.

[Master Karoso seems unable to read it?]

[It’s okay, we’ll help you read it.]

[Wow, this language is so strange! It doesn’t look like Chinese or English. It seems like a mix of random symbols and numbers put together.]

[Yes, this language is really bizarre. It’s like someone rolled their face on a keyboard. But there are some people in this world who can actually understand it and translate it.]

[They don’t even realize they’ve created a whole new language.]

[Is it similar to ancient Elvish language? It seems quite different from that.]

[Only Neymar can decipher this.]

[Master Karoso, turn the pages one by one, we’ll help you take screenshots to keep them.]

Upon hearing this, Karoso closed his eyes and began to flip through the pages one by one.

Luckily, there were bullet comments at that time, otherwise we wouldn’t know what this book was about.

"If you can’t watch it, why bother flipping through it?" The blue-haired girl looked even more puzzled.

"Phew… It’s a habit I’ve developed recently. Even if I can’t watch, it feels uncomfortable if I don’t flip through it all." Karoso made up an excuse.

Seeing this, several newcomers also started reading the text in the book.

"Oh my goodness!"

"Ouch, that hurts…"

"My eyes!"

"What is this thing?"

"Don’t read randomly, look for The Favored One." Carrey glared at the others, "Do you still want to leave?"

He continued to search for information.

Carrey couldn’t help but feel a little puzzled, as the information seemed to suggest The Favored One without any solid evidence.

At that moment, a mist emerged throughout the entire second floor dungeon.

The mist reduced visibility to less than ten centimeters!

A deep voice echoed through the dungeon, "It’s time for the Law Enforcers’ inspection! If anyone suspects who The Favored One is, you can ask the Law Enforcers for help in clearing it up. But beware, if you report incorrectly, there will be consequences!"

Clear footsteps echoed in the dungeon, clack, clack, clack…

It felt like stepping on everyone’s hearts.

In this time of very low visibility, everyone became alert.

"Ouch, why did you kick my butt?"

"Grass, who touched me?"

"Don’t move, everyone!" Carrey shouted loudly.

Karoso now had two extra cards in his hand, he was thinking about whether to take action.

[Grass, indeed a brutal dungeon of murder!]

[Isn’t this mist forcing us to take action?]

[Master Karoso, don’t act impulsively, it’s not the right time to act now, this mist will come and go quickly, the next wave will be slower.]

[I was misled by the werewolf game, this is not how werewolf is played, it’s a serious dungeon game.]

[Strategy team, go!]

[Listen carefully to the advice from our strategy team, Honey Karoso.]

[This type of dungeon all have one thing in common – everything is for the service of a ritual!]

[Don’t overthink it, just approach it as a normal strategy. By teaming up with more people, you can defeat the bosses in this dungeon using the usual methods and not worry about the so-called missions.]

[Yes, whether you hide your identity as The Favored One or not, it doesn’t matter as long as you can make all the prisoners believe that you can escape.]

[Following our way of playing, we will complete missions to gain trust from more NPCs, and then fight the bosses together.]

[But wait, where did Master Karoso’s power come from?]

[There’s still something odd about this dungeon.]

[The words spoken by that voice in the beginning are also unusual – becoming someone’s nourishment, instead of becoming His nourishment.]

[Could it be that this ritual itself has been disrupted?]

Karoso looked at the comments and decisively withdrew his card, then pulled the blue-haired girl back.

The girl with blue hair hugged Karoso’s arm tightly, hoping it would make her feel safe.

The girl with blue hair had a nice figure, and when she pressed against him, Karoso felt his arm sink into soft flesh.

The situation was very dangerous, and people are naturally prone to feeling nervous.

With her pressing against him, Karoso’s heart started to beat faster.

Karoso slowly placed his hand over his heart.

He wondered why his heart was beating so intensely, even more than when he kissed Neymar that time, this kind of heartbeat is not normal even in dangerous situations.

Swish!

At that moment, the mist suddenly disappeared as if it had never existed.

This scene felt unreal, more like something that would disappear with just a click in a game.

Suddenly, the scene in front of their eyes was very exciting.

Someone secretly raised their hand to slap another person, getting ready to hit them.

Someone took out a short sword and quietly approached another person.

A man’s hand had already reached towards a woman’s chest, seemingly preparing to do something interesting.

A person’s hand was placed near Carrey’s buttocks, raised high, seeming to prepare for a sneak attack…

As the fog cleared, these people instantly froze in place.

"What are you doing?" Carrey looked at the person about to touch their buttocks, feeling a sudden tense feeling.

"Um…"

The outsiders who were about to make a move suddenly looked embarrassed.

"Ahem, just kidding." The man who wanted to touch Carrey’s buttocks took a step back.

Wanting to grope her chest, he looked at the girl with a contemptuous gaze and promptly placed his hand behind himself.

As for the one preparing to slap, he awkwardly patted the man’s shoulder.

After all, they were all students, still in high school, some liked to joke around, while others were already showing inappropriate intentions.

It’s just that the one holding a dagger…

Carrey’s gaze was fixed on him, and he demanded, "Give me an explanation!"

"…The man fell silent for a moment and calmly said, "Carrey, this is a matter between us."

Clearly, they had already recognized each other’s identities during the altercation above, even with different faces, they knew who was who.

"I don’t care about your personal issues, leave and discuss it outside!" Carrey pointed at him and said, "Go change to a different group for me!"

"Okay," the man sighed and left.

"It looks like you all are not very united," Karoso said.

Carrey saw Karoso only stepping back with the blue-haired girl, which made Carrey feel even more reassured about Karoso.

He said helplessly, "Don’t worry, we will work out our internal matters internally, it won’t affect you."

"We are in a cooperative relationship, but I will keep my distance from you all," Karoso said.

"Understood, completely understood," Carrey nodded quickly.

Finding someone who knows the mechanism is rare.

"Someone is dead!"

"There is a dead person here!"

"Darn, who did this?"

Karoso and the others heard this and rushed over with the documents.

They saw a person lying on the ground, with a bite mark on the neck, dead but not at peace!

Carrey gasped in shock, what is this?

Karoso frowned as he looked at the dead person in front of him, indeed, it has begun, this mist is driving us to kill each other!

"It’s him…" the blue-haired girl covered her mouth, looking surprised.

"Do you know him?" Carrey asked quickly.

He needed more information now.

"He’s a member of our church." The blue-haired girl pointed at the body, saying with a complicated expression, "People from the Church of Wisdom God, all have blue hair…"

"Joe, he’s dead…"

The girl with blue hair said this, then firmly held Karoso’s hand.

Karoso suddenly felt a pang of sadness but didn’t know why.

He gently embraced the girl with blue hair, patted her back and said, "Don’t be afraid… we will avenge him."

"Hmm…" The girl with blue hair smelled Karoso’s scent, temporarily setting aside her questions, and hugged Karoso tightly.

"Be careful who you tell!" Karoso decisively looked at Carrey. "I do know more information, but I can’t say it now."

"Thank you, thank you…" Carrey nodded quickly. "Um, how should I say it?"

Seeing that this NPC was afraid, he quickly proposed a trade.

"I need more cards," Karoso said. "I need to ensure my safety."

"Okay, here are the six cards I just found, all for you!" Carrey handed Karoso a bunch of cards directly.

"Come with me," Karoso led Carrey to a more secluded spot and whispered, "Actually, the magic circle in this dungeon is malfunctioning."

"What kind of problem?"

"Our church which held us captive has been compromised. The Law Enforcers who came down originally had no power themselves. They didn’t want to risk getting rid of us, so they let us fight among ourselves. The person who died was killed by a Law Enforcer!"

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