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The path was completely unobstructed. The Abyss Monsters inside the dungeon had been cleanly eliminated, leaving behind only scorched marks on the ground.

These scorched marks were probably caused by Qin Chuan's dragon.

“A dragon! If I get the chance, I want to tame one too.”

Lin Xiao sighed.

As a creature at the top of the food chain, he naturally yearned for one. It could be said that no boy wouldn't yearn for one.

Being able to ride a dragon everywhere—just thinking about it felt majestic.

No wonder Wuxiang was envious.

A moment later, a Teleportation Gate appeared ahead. This must be the other dungeon Qin Chuan had discovered.

“There's only one Teleportation Gate?”

Lin Xiao was slightly surprised.

After killing the boss, a Teleportation Gate to leave the area usually appears. If there is a Hidden dungeon, an extra one will appear.

Just like when he cleared the Gloomy Forest previously.

But now there was only one Teleportation Gate, and Qin Chuan was still inside the dungeon, meaning this gate led to the next dungeon.

“Qin Chuan must have initially thought that after clearing the dungeon, the gate that appeared would be the one leading back, but it turned out to be another dungeon.”

Lin Xiao could roughly imagine the scene Qin Chuan faced at the time.

After passing through the Teleportation Gate, he probably had an astonished expression too.

“Let's go in. Be careful.”

The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox nodded and led Lin Xiao into the next dungeon.

A white light flashed. When Lin Xiao regained his sight, he found himself standing on a Rocky Beach.

“???”

He was completely stunned.

How did he come back?

And returned to the starting point.

He immediately thought of the Evil Dragon dungeon: after killing a special boss and leaving, one would return to the exact entry point.

After a brief moment of surprise, Lin Xiao set off again.

Arriving once more at the dungeon BOSS's location, the same Teleportation Gate appeared on the side, without even the slightest change in position.

“Let's go.”

Passing through again, when his vision recovered, Lin Xiao found himself standing on the Rocky Beach once more.

“This...”

“Have I already entered the next dungeon? Or am I stuck in a loop?”

A huge question mark popped up in Lin Xiao's mind.

This dungeon was too strange.

Lin Xiao looked down at the Celestial Fox beneath him and asked, “Nine-Tails, what do you think?”

The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox pondered for a moment and said, “This is indeed strange, but I believe we should have entered the next dungeon.”

“Let's go check again.”

They set off yet again. This time, the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox was much faster than before. She was also very curious about repeatedly entering the same dungeon.

They arrived at the BOSS location again.

The same place, the same entrance position, without the slightest change.

After pausing for a second, the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox led Lin Xiao into the dungeon's Teleportation Entrance again.

The world turned into a white expanse. When it recovered again, Lin Xiao and the others were standing on the Rocky Beach once more.

Lin Xiao: “???”

What the hell!

They returned here again!

The environment was exactly the same, with no change whatsoever compared to the first time they entered.

Without a reference point, Lin Xiao couldn't tell if this was the next dungeon or if he had returned to the original place.

“Nine-Tails, blast a large pit nearby, and we'll enter one more time.”

“Understood.”

The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox immediately understood her master's intention. 27 streaks of 'Arc Light' shot out from her tails, striking the Rocky Beach and blasting a large pit.

“Go.”

They set off again.

They passed through the Teleportation Gate.

They reappeared on the Rocky Beach.

Lin Xiao: “...”

Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox: “...”

After a brief silence, the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox spoke, “The large pit Master left behind is gone. We must have entered a new dungeon.”

“That's possible, but perhaps the dungeon was simply reset.”

Lin Xiao had noticed this upon “returning” here again.

But he thought of another problem.

dungeon Reset!

If it was reset, the large pit left by the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox would naturally disappear.

But if it truly was a dungeon Reset, new dungeon Monsters should naturally appear, yet there were none.

“If there were a Teleportation Gate behind us that allowed us to return, this wouldn't be so troublesome. Let's just move forward for now.”

Lin Xiao said the last sentence to the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.

Now he vaguely understood why Qin Chuan couldn't get out.

Passing through the Teleportation Gate again, they reappeared on the Rocky Beach once more.

Lin Xiao did not let the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox stop; instead, they continued forward.

At the same time, Lin Xiao contacted the Lucky Spirit to inquire about the situation.

“It's like this, Master. This dungeon is very strange. Every time you pass through the Teleportation Gate, you return to the same place, but it's actually not the same place—it just looks identical.

How many times have you passed through the Teleportation Gate now, Master? It seems like after repeating it about ten-something times... Oh, he says it's 15 times.”

Lin Xiao quickly received the answer from the Lucky Spirit.

It was simply an identical dungeon, not a complete restart from the beginning.

But the identical dungeons were too realistic; he couldn't find a single trace of difference.

Moreover... Lin Xiao squinted his eyes, realizing he had overlooked something.

He looked at the Battle Marks on the ground, memorized their outline, and after passing through the Teleportation Gate again and arriving at the “same” place, Lin Xiao compared the Battle Marks on the ground with the ones he had memorized.

He reached a startling conclusion.

Exactly the same!

If it were a brand new dungeon, even if it were an identical replica, would the Battle Marks left by Qin Chuan also be exactly the same?

That was impossible!

But Qin Chuan couldn't have discovered this problem because once he left, he couldn't return.

The only thing he could use as a reference was the dungeon environment itself, unlike Lin Xiao, who had residual Battle Marks to compare.

“However, judging by Qin Chuan's status, he must have broken free from this 'loop.' I don't know how he did it, maybe he just used Brute Force.”

After continuously passing through the Teleportation Gate 15 times, when he crossed the 16th gate, Lin Xiao appeared on the Rocky Beach again.

Lin Xiao: “???”

Wasn't it supposed to be after 15 times? Did a new change occur?

A look of solemnity appeared between Lin Xiao's brows. The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox did not set off immediately but asked, “Master, should we continue forward?”

Lin Xiao rubbed his chin and said, “Let's go check again. Perhaps there's a new change.”

The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox nodded, and upon reaching the BOSS location again, a new change had indeed occurred.

One Teleportation Gate had turned into two Teleportation Gates.

“Master, this...”

The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was stunned.

Lin Xiao's gaze narrowed. Naturally, he didn't believe one of the Teleportation Gates led out of the dungeon.

Based on his previous experience, these two Teleportation Gates might be similar to before, just with a slight variation.

“Let's enter the one on the right first.”

Lin Xiao said, pointing to the right-hand Teleportation Gate.

The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox did not hesitate and entered directly.

Just like before, after entering, they “returned” to the Rocky Beach once more. However, this time was different: a Teleportation Gate appeared behind them.

A Teleportation Gate that allowed them to return.

“So that's how it is...”

“A Maze.”