He opened the game interface and looked at the time. It was already ten.
It had taken them three hours to enter two dungeons. Judging from this, it would be impossible for them to clear the dungeon today.
"Stars, your idea isn't bad." Daydreamer smiled and said, "Desert Guild can dream on if they want to clear the dungeon today."
In three hours, the highest progress was 17%. According to the current speed, the Desert guild would not be able to pass even by midnight.
After all, the easiest part of a dungeon was the outer perimeter. At present, there were still the inner and core areas. These two areas would only be more difficult.
In the outer perimeter, Seuss and the others could still fight against the treants for ten minutes without any preparation, but when they encountered the black elves, they were slaughtered in less than two minutes.
After making up their minds, Daydreamer led the way into the dungeon.
Now that they had more experience, it took them only an hour to clear the treants in the outer perimeter.
There was nothing in the wilderness outside now, but Seuss and the others were not in a hurry to enter the forest.
"If we enter the forest like last time, the result will be the same as last time." Daydreamer said, "If the method to deal with the poison is within the dungeon, it will definitely not be inside the forest!"
"You're right," Sirius said. "There has to be something we've never noticed in the flatlands around the perimeter." She waved his staff, occasionally using the arcane missile to attack suspicious areas.
Relying on his fastest movement speed and the fact that he did not need to enter stealth mode, Seuss circled around the forest.
On the other side of the forest, there was a pool. The pool was not small and there was a small pier on the shore.
No one would believe that a pond had appeared in a dungeon. Moreover, there was an old man fishing at the pier.
He appraised the old man and it showed Nameless Old Man.
"Adventurers who have traveled thus far, this is a dangerous area. The treants will kill every human who enters this place. The black elves who once resisted the cruel dragon together have sold their souls to the demons. Once night falls, under the light of the moon, the black elves will obtain great power."
"Esteemed sir, we are here to save those lost creatures. May the God of Magic protect those who only know how to kill to obtain redemption." Seuss made a pious prayer.
This was the standard quest triggering language. This way of speaking was most likely to trigger the quest.
Sure enough, the old man's expression changed in an instant. His face filled with anger. "Damn those demons hiding in the void. They deserve God's judgment. They bewitched the warriors who used to be there, hiding in the dark and snickering."
Seeing the old man so angry, Seuss knew that the quest was about to be triggered.
"Esteemed elder, we came here to release them so that these past warriors would not have to suffer anymore," Seuss said sincerely.
"Adventurers, it's great to have such a heart. Those black elves who walked down the wrong path took away my flute, causing the treants to fall into chaos. After they were bewitched, they possessed an unknown power. This is the holy water of the past that can resist the power of the evil demons." The name on the old man's head became the Treant Shepherd.
"You obtained Holy Water*5."
Item: Holy Water.
Item Description: A legacy from a thousand years ago. After a thousand years of idling, the power of light in the holy water is almost gone.
Item Effect: After using the holy water, you will not fear the power of the evil demons for half an hour.
Additional Note: This item is a dungeon quest item. It cannot be brought out of the dungeon.
After getting the holy water, Seuss knew that half of the problem with the black elves had been dealt with. That strange unknown poison could no longer threaten them.
But no matter what, there were quite a number of black elves, and all of them had the thief's stun skill.
With a rough estimate, Seuss felt that there were at least twenty black elves in the forest.
Even if the attack power of those black elves was not strong, with so many of them, it was enough to stun Seuss and the others until they died.
Perhaps only Madman could survive the attack of the black elves, but what was the use of that? Madman's attack power was too low, and he could not hit the black elves.
Although the black elves were bewitched by the evil demons, their intelligence did not decrease at all. Last time, when they saw that it was difficult to kill Madman quickly, they immediately changed their target and prioritized killing Sirius and Daydreamer.
It was impossible to deal with so many black elves at once. However, the black elves had high intelligence so it would also be difficult to lure them away and deal with them alone like what they had done with the treants.
After issuing the quest, the Treant Shepherd turned his head away and continued fishing. He ignored whatever Seuss said.
Looking at the pool in front of him, Seuss suddenly had a flash of inspiration and jumped into it.
The water in the pond was extremely clear, and one could see the bottom of the pond with a single glance. Not to mention fish, there wasn't even a single blade of water grass in the water.
At the bottom of the pond were rocks, as if they had paved a flat land underwater.
In the center, there was a treasure chest shining with silver light. On it was a carved head of a giant wolf.
This was the totem of an orc tribe that had already perished. It seemed that this treasure chest was left behind by the orcs who had conquered the Dragon Empire.
After seeing the treasure chest, Seuss did not open it. After all, it was impossible to pass the dungeon this time. Even if he obtained the items inside the treasure chest, he could only take a look.
Furthermore, Sanctuary had already announced the mechanism of the treasure chests. Every treasure chest was equivalent to a lucky draw. Whatever was inside was random.
When the same treasure chest was opened by different people at different times, the results would be entirely different.
It was better for him to wait until he could clear the dungeon before opening this treasure chest.
He sent a screenshot of the holy water's effect in the party channel and shared the quest at the same time.
"Sure enough, the solution is in the dungeon," Sirius said.
"So what if we solved the poison problem? We still can't defeat those black elves!" The pessimism of Heart of Holy Light was indeed a well-deserved reputation. Even at this moment, it was still the same as before.
"Don't worry, it's not like I didn't do anything just now. I've already found a way to deal with the black elves," Daydreamer said excitedly.
"Look." Daydreamer pointed to a pile of rocks. "As long as we can get in here and let Madman hold the outermost position, those black elves will only be able to attack Madman. We will definitely be able to finish them off."