Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 542 - 370 Solar, Sun Warrior_2

Chapter 542: Chapter 370 Solar, Sun Warrior_2

Even Elsa, at this moment, could only feel her heart stop briefly. Though not exactly frightened, she was startled, so before the Stone Statue Ghost burst in, she triggered another mechanism.

The rotating staircase stopped at the lower level, and fortunately, there were no monsters this time. But only a one-way path lay ahead.

Elsa let out a sigh of relief and walked forward, entering a building.

This place was called the Dark Moon Spirit Temple, but more accurately, it was the area before entering the Dark Moon Spirit Temple.

As for how to actually get in... well, for now, she couldn’t.

The reason Elsa hesitated not to enter this dimly lit place beneath the twilight was because she saw the bonfire—a bonfire was right in the center, and of course, she had to ignite it.

But once she lit it, a question arose: Why was there a bonfire here?

Due to Gong Qiying compacting the map of Yanor Londo, it didn’t actually take much time to run from the Brass Woman’s bonfire to here, making this bonfire somewhat unnecessary.

It’s not that he simply copied the map and forgot about reason, but rather that without a bonfire in this scene, it would lose a lot of its essence because...

When the bonfire burned, its flames leaping toward the sky instantly brought brightness to the place, dispelling shadows cast by surrounding buildings.

A statue larger than the previously seen Ornstein statue appeared before Elsa.

[Sunlight King "Gwyn"]

A statue of a solemn old man wearing a crown stood there, with a Great Sword reversed and both hands resting on the hilt—a common statue pose, yet attractive, vividly showcasing the image of a god and a king united.

Elsa gazed admiringly at the statue of Gwyn, and suddenly began searching herself for the Image Stone; if she didn’t have it, paper and pen would do.

Luluwo had advised to record the appearance of anything valuable encountered during adventures that couldn’t be taken away; if replicated, it would surely sell well.

However, it seems doubtful Luluwo or the Bed Family would dare to produce a figurine of Gwyn, given that he is a god.

On the other hand, Fran Undead Team, Artorias, and others are heroes, and making sculptures of heroes is generally acceptable.

Unfortunately, Elsa hadn’t brought the Image Stone or any writing tools, so she could only rely on her memory to capture the statue’s details.

She contemplated conveying the details of the Gwyn statue to the Starfire Church, which was growing and favored by adventurers who generally disliked miscellaneous churches; they might reward her handsomely.

No, those people would likely charge straight into the Painting World to worship the Gwyn statue, unstoppable.

Elsa revealed a despondent expression, regretting the reward she wouldn’t receive.

"The flame is gradually extinguishing, and King Gwyn’s sacrifice to Fire Transmission couldn’t halt the decline of the fire. We need to inherit the spirit of the sun and invest ourselves in Fire Transmission. That’s why you’re feeling despondent, right?"

A gentle male voice suddenly came from behind.

"Who!"

This time Elsa was truly frightened; although she resisted the urge to draw her sword, her body instinctively reacted protectively—striking a knife hand toward her back!

"Smack!"

Her knife hand was stopped mid-air, not due to magic, nor self-restraint, but by a mighty, grasping hand.

She immediately became tense; she couldn’t budge this hand with all her might?

For a moment, she doubted whether her strength was genuine.

"Did I scare you? Sorry about that—haha, I was sitting beside you, watching you admire King Gwyn’s statue, and didn’t want to interrupt."

The large hand released her, and she quickly jumped back a few steps to maintain a safe distance, her gaze fixated on the person appearing behind her.

Iron barrel-like helmet, chest armor painted with a human-face sun, nondescript shield and weapon... Wait, this image looked so familiar?

Elsa’s sense of alarm vanished immediately, leaving only amazement, and she said:

"Solar?"

Appearing before her was none other than the Sun Warrior—Solar!

Once appearing in the [Painting World "Wolf Knight"] to assist adventurers, Solar gained tremendous popularity with his optimistic and reliable demeanor.

"Have we met before?" Solar’s voice carried a hint of curiosity.

"Uh, we might have... met?"

Elsa hadn’t entered the Painting World "Wolf Knight." Her understanding of Solar stemmed from watching strategy videos released by the Skyrim Strategy Group. While she always wanted to witness the Sun Warrior’s prowess firsthand, at that time she had commitments with the Light Eagle Group and couldn’t find the right moment to enter.

Now, having broken ties with the Light Eagle Group, she entered Yanor Londo. If such a state continued, she’d probably go to Ulashiro to seek Solar soon.

Note that Gong Qiying set up interconnections among painting worlds, allowing adventurers previously entering "Wolf Knight" and meeting Solar in Ulashiro to be recognized by him in Yanor Londo.

Solar in the painting realms possesses high intelligence, speaking and thinking like a normal person, not merely repeating a few lines—an experiment by Gong Qiying.

Of course, Solar’s attitude would depend on the adventurer’s actions in Ulashiro. If hostile...

That might be quite thrilling.

Elsa now pondered how to explain her familiarity with him.

"Wait, I know." Solar suddenly said: "You must have heard about me from the Fireproof Woman, right?"

Elsa looked surprised; does Fireproof Woman refer to Brass Woman?

"She informed me that there was a Sun Warrior undergoing trials in the Royal City, which should be you—haha, unexpectedly meeting here."

Solar’s personality truly matches what adventurers reported, still cheerful and sunny.

"Ahaha, yes, that’s me....."

Unexpectedly gaining his trust somehow.

Elsa remembered Brass Woman’s advice: find a strong companion. Earlier, Solar single-handedly stopped her knife hand, demonstrating formidable strength.

So now she needs to engage with him, but socializing might be too challenging for someone whose emotions have just started to normalize, right?

Luckily, Solar’s sunny aura dispels awkwardness, so Elsa proactively said:

"Um, Solar..... sir, shall we have a chat?"

What an awkward statement!

Solar laughed heartily, "Would you care to talk to a weirdo like me? Sure, rare to meet a partner."

Elsa’s tense expression relaxed, just as she was about to sit by the bonfire, her damaged waist pouch broke unexpectedly, scattering its contents.

"Ah!"

She hurriedly picked up the little trinkets, finding them useless in battle but collected out of interest.

Collecting these items makes her feel she truly lives each day, so she carries them with her.

Solar, eager to help, also picked up items, but when he picked something up, he suddenly paused.

Elsa turned to look, and her breath caught.

"What is... this?"

Solar held an object just about an adult-sized thumb, and though his expression was obscured by the helmet, it was clear he was very puzzled.

Because what he held was a limited edition miniature sculpture from the Bed Family, which Gong Qiying generally called a Q-version figurine.

And the protagonist of this miniature sculpture was right before Elsa.

Sun Warrior Solar held his own miniature sculpture!