The adventurers who wander in the Sain Dungeon generally share common memories.

For instance, while walking on a certain map, they unknowingly end up in a completely unfamiliar place, and by the time they realize it, they can't find their way back, as if they've crossed over in a magical way.

Therefore, many strategies emphasize not to wander when encountering unfamiliar paths in the Sain Dungeon.

In contrast, those skilled adventurers proactively seek out roads they've never encountered before for challenges, as their skills no longer need to prioritize survival, allowing them to pursue more valuable things.

But...

"Even in the Sain Dungeon, this sudden teleportation without any warning is too unfair!"

Leon shook the iron bars of the cell in front of him violently. They seemed old and decrepit, like they could be opened with a casual kick, but in reality, they were quite sturdy, and he couldn't even shake them!

It's so strange. He didn't encounter a Teleportation Gate or open a Treasure Chest with a Teleportation Trap, so how did he suddenly end up here?

This scenario is so different from Sain Ancient City; there's no connection at all, and anyone who gets suddenly teleported to a place like this would be confused.

Leon was carefully going over everything in his mind, trying to find a legitimate reason for how he ended up here.

He remembered rallying a large group of adventurers to challenge the Sain Ancient City, and using the strategy of overwhelming numbers, they finally figured out all the traps and the attack patterns of the Boss Monster, the Steel Giant Puppet, all within less than a week.

After making full preparations, he and his partners went to challenge the Steel Giant Puppet. Although they got slightly injured, with sufficient strategy help, they managed to defeat the Steel Giant Puppet in the end.

Honestly, the rewards from the Steel Giant Puppet looked incredibly generous, and the scene of countless light points raining down from the sky was enough to make all adventurers fall head over heels in love.

However, Leon and his partners didn't even have time to gather their spoils of war—in the blink of an eye.

The Sain Ancient City in front of them suddenly created ripples, and the entire world distorted in an instant, turning into a very abstract image.

When everyone rubbed their eyes and opened them again, they found themselves in an old prison cell, with the smell of decay and dampness overwhelming their noses.

"No, I can't figure out why this is happening at all."

Leon scratched his head, unable to find the reason he was brought here.

"I can squeeze through bars, let me try."

The smallest member, Maru, volunteered to step forward, attempting to use her assassin skills for an escape attempt. However, as soon as she squeezed halfway through, several sharp arrows whizzed through, scaring her back inside immediatly.

"There's an ambush." She peeked outside but couldn't see anything since the attacker hid in a blind spot outside her view.

If it weren't because she had become a shadow and stormed around inside the Steel Giant Puppet, using up her magic power excessively during their earlier battle, she wouldn't need such a troublesome bone-erasing technique. A simple shadow step would've let her escape directly.

"How about I give it a try?" Tal got into a charging stance, looking ready to use a Barbaric Charge to break the iron bars.

"Given the run-down condition of this cell, I highly doubt whether this place would collapse and bury us if you crash through those bars...."

The oldest, Drew, stroked his beard and said.

Besides Leon's strategy group, there were other adventurers present as well, who had responded to Leon's call for help in defeating the Steel Giant Puppet. Although these adventurers were not as famous as Dal or Steeran, they were skilled fighters and offered their own solutions.

While everyone was brainstorming, a ray of sunlight suddenly shone down from the sky, illuminating the dark cell, making the damp air seem less disgusting.

Everyone's attention was captured by the sunlight, and they looked up to the ceiling following the beam.

At some point, a hole had appeared there, with sunlight streaming through it.

In the sunlight, a mysterious knight was quietly observing them, the lighting making them appear as divine as an angel sent by heaven to save humanity.

Before the adventurers could say anything, the knight suddenly dropped something.

"It's a key," Maru picked it up and immediately realized that it must relate to the cell door.

Wow, having just been locked in prison, someone comes and delivers a key?

Before anyone could say thank you, the knight had already disappeared without a trace. Beside them came a "click" sound; Maru had efficiently unlocked the cell door, and while at it, took down three Living Dead Soldiers shooting arrows from the shadows.

"Let's head out," Leon took one last look at the skylight where the knight appeared, "and see what kind of tricks are being played here in the Sain Dungeon this time."

All 15 people in total walked out of the crowded cell and began exploring this entirely unknown new map, not even sure themselves which way was back.

As they left, Leon suddenly remembered something.

Before entering the Sain Dungeon today, he conducted a rather ceremonious speech by the Teleportation Gate, essentially encouraging people to break through Sain Ancient City and such. The speech went over quite well, and many strategy groups already planned to clear Sain Ancient City today, so it unexpectedly drew a considerable number of adventurers who changed their destination to Sain Ancient City as well.