Reign of the Hunters

Chapter 32: Cleared! Cruel Pit

Cruel Pit was the introductory dungeon to the Chilly Wetlands. Its design was different from the other dungeons within the Chilly Wetlands. The dungeon itself was themed after Gothic horror. The entire dungeon was filled with an eerie atmosphere, and players who enter it for the first time were likely to be affected by the psychological induction of fear and ended up underperforming.

That was one of the reasons why a dungeon that was not exactly hard bogged down the progress of millions of Fate players for quite a while.

Ye Ci could remember herself being scared senseless when she first entered this dungeon. The only solution offered by the forums at the current stage was to watch more horror films to build up the resistance to the horror themed dungeon. It was useless. One would never be able to relate to the horror when one was watching a film as they were not directly experiencing it. The only way to overcome such fear was to visit the dungeon more often. After experiencing the dungeon for at most ten times, the fear of seeing skeletons with bits of meat hanging loosely off them will start to fade.

And what was the second key to clearing this dungeon one might ask? It was of course.... Damage output.... And.... Puzzle solving.

The damage output required was an issue for a lot of players. In Ye Ci's knowledge, an average player must possess at least 150 GS to clear the dungeon. Even with someone like her around, the average GS of the party members must reach 130. Without reaching this condition, their attacks might not even be able to penetrate the BOSS's defense.

Although Timely Rain and Phoenix Claw in her party did not have more than 100 GS, Little Icy Cold Hands and Icy Cold Little Hands had 140 GS. As long as she moved faster, her party could clear the dungeon easily.

As for the puzzle....

Ye Ci looked up into the sky, it all depended on luck.

For example, the puzzle currently faced by the party was one that tested the dexterity of one's thoughts.

The door leading to the first BOSS was in a small square patio. Four chairs were set at each corner of the room, and when the puzzle was activated, only one player of the party could try to solve it, while the four other party members had to sit on the chairs.

One mistake could possibly end the lives of the other four members.

Ye Ci made a slight mistake, and Little Icy Cold Hands was impaled by a spike that suddenly rose off the ground. He was left with only the slightest amount of HP. He was scared shitless and yelled, "Gongzi, you must be careful, be careful! Luckily it was me who got impaled, if it was the others, they would've died!"

"Ah, it was a mistake, it won't happen the next time." Ye Ci nodded and chuckled.

"You're taking revenge on me!" Icy Cold Little Hands cried.

Something clicked, and the door opened.

Ye Ci straightened up and walked towards the door. The four asked with uncertainty, "It's done?"

"Of course."

The four immediately jumped off the chairs and rushed into the first BOSS's room after offering different sorts of prayers.

The first and second Bosses were defeated easily. After being in the scary dungeon for three hours, the group was finally used to the atmosphere. Eventually, they reached the door leading to the third and final Boss.

The third Boss of Cruel Pit was the Head Warden Tito.

Cruel Pit was crowned as the milestone of the humanization of the A.I. It was not because of the difficulty of the dungeon. It was due to the fact that the final Boss of this dungeon, Tito, was the first high intelligence Boss that players encountered in the game.