There's No Love In the Deathzone (BL) novel Chapter 564

Chapter 564: Chapter 558. Miracle

Everyone immediately stood up the moment they saw the Iron Mountain. Coincidentally, Zein also finished guiding Arlo, so he approached the two Saint class espers.

Of course, the one who reached him first was the shard, who was buzzing excitedly--a considerably different reaction than when it entered the fog with Bassena.

Zein had no choice but to halt his steps, listening to the shard’s rambling. Apparently, the shard was excited because it felt the existence of the other shards for the first time when it breached the field of fog. It sounded adorable in Zein’s head, hearing the shy child singing mirthfully.

"I see," Zein nodded and patted the excited shard. "You’ll be able to see them soon, don’t worry. We might be able to find some that are still on this side."

The shard startled, as if the notion of finding another shard in this unexplored side was shocking. Perhaps because it had been living in hiding forever, without letting out a signal or receiving from the others.

"Do you want to look for them together?" Zein asked, and the shard immediately moved up and down, before circling him as if dancing.

Tian Yu, who finally reached the guide, laughed at the unexpected sight. It was the first time he saw Zein interact with the shard, and it was definitely fascinating.

"It hasn’t been long, but it feels like it has been a while," the old man said solemnly while patting Zein’s shoulder.

"It’s because there’s no difference between days and nights here," Zein shrugged. "How do you find the Deathzone?"

"Disgusting," the old man scrunched his nose. "We should definitely get rid of it as soon as possible."

Zein smiled in satisfaction and nodded. He led the old man to the camp while talking about the progress of the operation in general. Han Joon offered a cup of herbal tea to the old man, and Bassena decided it would be nice for some barbeque. Tian Yu almost laughed at how relaxed they looked despite the situation, marveling at the advances in technology while reminiscing about his old raiding days.

"Fourth dungeon already?" he nodded, as if giving his approval to this younger generation. "It’s pretty fast, isn’t it?"

"They weren’t that high level, and we did attack from the back door, straight to the boss," Bassena explained. That statement would make other raid squads groan, because apparently, red-level dungeons weren’t ’high level’ enough for him.

But then again, their squad was rather overkill.

"But it’ll probably take longer for the next three," Bassena continued. "Based on the reading, it seemed to be mature black dungeons."

"Mature black dungeons..." the old man grimaced. "Never thought I would hear such a thing."

"Indeed."

Mature dungeon referred to dungeons that have existed for a long time, providing a chance for the beasts inside the dungeon--especially the boss--to get stronger. Most of them, naturally, were eternal dungeons, since regular ones usually experienced outbreaks instead. The rest of them were caused by anomalies, which were rare occurrences. Thus, most of the mature dungeons were low-level.

Besides, no sane organization would let high-level dungeons mature. Black dungeons, especially, had the potential to destroy a country if an outbreak should happen, so even the government would move to contact Rankers, even if they had to double the national debt because of it. After all, the other choice was death.

Naturally, ’matured black dungeon’ was a concept that spelled nightmare for the difficulties.

But would these people, who had faced the monstrosity of a fallen Celestial Being, get shaken by that concept?

Obviously not.

"The miasma level outside the dungeons is high, so even if they are not eternal dungeons, they have a longer lifespan than the black dungeon outside," Han Shin gave a plausible theory; it was one of his thesis topics.

"It’s better like this," Bassena shrugged while flipping the barbequed meat. "It’s just a pain in the ass if the dungeon’s resident roaming outside."

"True," Tian Yu nodded while stroking his beard. The Deathzone was fast and tricky with reduced visibility. Moreover, fighting inside the dungeon actually meant less miasma and thus, less corrosion. "Well, you won’t have a problem with them anyway." _{freёwebnovel.com}

"Of course."

The old man smiled in satisfaction; he liked a confidence that was backed with skills. "Good," he nodded. "So, it will end after those three dungeon?"

"That..." Bassena paused briefly, and the old man could see doubt creeping into the others’ faces. "We’re not sure."

The old man turned his head, looking at Han Shin for an explanation. Fortunately, the healer caught on and responded immediately. "Initially, we thought the location of the gates in the star corridor corresponded with how close they were to the Fallen Star’s dungeon."

"But?"

He’s not clutching his necklace anymore--Bassena smiled. "What about Hayden?" he pulled up the courage to ask.