You promised to wreak havoc on the dungeon, but instead you've got Dragon Slime!

The scene switched instantly.

Whether it's the "Underground Eye" in the conference hall or the magic circle screens in the square and guild.

The scene was uniformly transformed into the cold, damp, and craggy interior of the Black Language Cave.

Ron and his five companions stood steadily at the entrance of the cave. In the dim light, only their equipment and staffs emitted a faint glow.

Ron had examined this place countless times as a designer, and now, stepping into it personally as an adventurer, he felt a sense of familiarity.

He squinted, his gaze precisely fixed on a strange mushroom not far away beside the entrance passage. It was inconspicuous, with a shriveled cap and a stem supported by withered claws.

【Funeral Paralysis Mushroom】.

Almost instinctively, the four girls turned their gazes to Ron at the same time.

Alyssa, serving as the squad's solid bulwark, already gripped her warhammer tightly, her other hand instinctively reaching for the leather potion pouch at her waist:

"I drank a paralysis resistance drug and then went to the front lines?"

She asked in a deep voice, her tone carrying the decisiveness she always had when charging ahead.

Ron glanced at Alyssa, who was clad in full armor and resembled a fortress, and shook his head with a light laugh:

"This little thing, it's not worth you personally enduring that disgusting pain. Wouldn't it be better to take it down remotely and save a good potion?"

Upon hearing this, Alyssa had no choice but to withdraw her hand from the potion and turn her questioning gaze to her three sisters beside her.

Claudia had already raised the oak staff inlaid with mithril magic circles, its tip flashing a faint red light:

"I'll handle it."

Her voice was calm and confident.

Carolina, who was in charge of healing and buffing spells, nodded quietly.

Lilith, who was temporarily playing the role of a wandering spy, stroked the enchanted dagger at her waist, indicating that she had no objections.

Just as Claudia was about to begin her chant, Ron's voice came with an unusual seriousness:

“Claudia, wait! After you kill it, a tombstone will appear on the spot. Listen, you must go up and touch it immediately and knock it down. Don't hesitate for more than three seconds, otherwise…”

He made a throat-slitting gesture, his eyes indicating that this was no joke.

Claudia and the other three women were stunned.

Paralyzing mushrooms? Tombstones after death?

What kind of monster behavior is this?

But even Ron, the "instigator," said so...

"call--!"

A fist-sized, orange-red fireball, wreathed in heat, shot out from the tip of Claudia's staff and struck the frail mushroom with pinpoint accuracy.

puff!

The mushroom exploded, turning into a cloud of scattered grayish-green spore powder, and disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, a chilling black mist surged and condensed on the rocky ground where it was located, and a rough stone tablet, about half a person's height, actually appeared out of thin air!

Several chilling words were engraved on the surface of the monument:

The Tomb of Claudia

The small print below was like a death whisper:

The adventurer whose name is engraved must push down the tombstone within three seconds, or they will die.

Claudia stared at her own name, her face instantly turning pale!

"Quick! Push it down first!"

Ron urged him immediately.

Claudia practically lunged forward and shoved him away with both hands!

With a muffled thud, the stone tablet shattered, turning into fine black sand that dissipated into the air.

She let out a long sigh, turned to look at Ron, and her eyes still held lingering fear.

The other three women's gazes were also fixed on Ron like searchlights, full of questions.

Ron explained as he carefully led the group forward, his tone slightly mocking:

"This little trick is designed to deal with those overthinking, overly cautious veterans. Seeing a 'grave' with their own name engraved on it? Who in their right mind wouldn't think it's a trap? They hesitate for three seconds and it really becomes a grave!"

After hearing this undeniably unethical design concept, the four girls displayed a variety of expressive faces.

It was a mix of absurdity, lingering fear, and an irresistible urge to roll my eyes.

Claudia patted her chest and said:

“My God… if we didn’t know this, we…”

At this moment, the nobles and adventurers who were watching all this through the screen also burst into suppressed whispers and sighs.

"What a rip-off! This is outrageous!"

Adventurers who had been scammed were filled with remorse and regret.

Viser, Belin, and Mills looked at each other in silence in front of the guild's screen, shaking their heads helplessly.

This was just a little prank to start things off; it wasn't very difficult.

But it is highly effective in breaking down the intruder's defenses for the first time.

Everyone composed themselves and focused their attention back on the screen.

The road ahead will not be peaceful.

A few mushrooms of various shapes and exuding an ominous aura sprouted up sporadically beside the passage.

Ron continued his commentary:

"Look over there, those mushrooms that shimmer with an eerie light will suddenly appear next to you and self-destruct. And what's worse! They play dead! Just when you think they've exploded, they're actually trying to trick you into getting closer."

"Remember, the Flash distance is only about five meters, so keep using ranged attacks, and the key is to 'last hit' them one by one! Make sure they're completely dead."

As Ron analyzed these seemingly weak but actually insidious mushrooms, the four girls' expressions became increasingly complicated.

"My creator god..."

Carolina covered her mouth, her clear eyes filled with surprise:

"No wonder those experienced adventurers all suffered such a crushing defeat. The most basic mushroom in your hands... how come it's more terrifying than a high-level monster?"

Lilith was speechless; she simply tightened her grip on the dagger, feeling the coldness in her fingertips.

Claudia and Alyssa, on the other hand, felt more of a novel and dangerous sense of challenge as their eyes carefully scanned the mushrooms.

"Leave these minor troubles to me."

Ron chuckled, took down the longbow that shimmered with a pale purple light, and flicked his arm.

The next moment, his fingers, as he drew back the bowstring, seemed to stir up an invisible eye of the storm!

"Om-!!"

A sharp whistling sound filled the air as dozens of translucent arrows, formed from pure magic, rained down like a sudden downpour, instantly covering the area in front!

puff puff puff...

As the rain of arrows fell, several paralyzed mushrooms collapsed and shattered.

Spores and smoke filled the air.

"Claudia, it's your turn!"

Ron sheathed his bow and stood still.

Without hesitation, Claudia swung her staff, and small fireballs flew out like a barrage of bullets, smashing into the mushroom "corpses" on the ground.

Snapped!Snapped!

Sure enough, when one of the "corpses" was hit by the fireball, it suddenly let out a piercing scream, as if it were dying!

The mushroom then suddenly came to life, its cap rapidly swelling—

But it was mercilessly struck by the second and third fireballs, and finally exploded into sticky fragments amidst cries of despair.

"Yeah, that little bastard who can teleport and play dead is done for."

Ron nodded in satisfaction, pointing to the narrowest point in the passage, barely wide enough for one person to pass through:

"Warning! There's a stealthy, highly poisonous mushroom lurking there! If it explodes, it will spray a deadly toxin over a very wide area."

As he spoke, he reached into the many small pockets at his waist and pulled out a medicine bottle containing a murky gray liquid.

Ron pulled out the cork and tossed it aside.

The medicine bottle arced through the air before shattering with a "crack" on the rocks in front of the pass.

The gray fog spread and permeated rapidly.

In that area, a distorted, semi-transparent mushroom outline immediately appeared in the air. It seemed to be outlined by the mist and was swaying slightly uneasily.

"Now, Claudia!"

Claudia, who was already prepared, had a sharp look in her eyes and finished the last syllable in an instant.

The fireball transformed into a crimson meteor, hurtling straight toward that distorted silhouette!

boom!

Amidst a violent explosion, the highly poisonous mushroom completely disintegrated, and a thick, ink-like purple toxic mist with a strong, pungent odor suddenly erupted.

The poisonous fog instantly filled the space several meters in front of the pass and slowly spread out.

"Each of you take a small dose of antidote and advance through the poisonous fog!"

Ron gave the instructions with his experience, while he himself unscrewed a bottle of light green potion and drank it down.

The four girls quickly did as instructed and each drank the potion.

A cool sensation instantly spread in my throat, forming a barrier against toxins.

Without further hesitation, they followed Ron and cautiously plunged into the churning, visually terrifying poisonous fog.