Virus King - Chapter 394

Chapter 394: Border Conflict! Large Dungeon: The Underworld!

TL: YYang

[Liu King: Damn it, these damn Koreans are ridiculously arrogant, actually daring to provoke us! They even have the nerve to claim that our Lord Bai is inferior to their so-called “Lord Baek San”?]

[Overlord: And what’s with those people? Why are there really Evolvers willing to abandon the Dragon Nation faction?]

[Sword Immortal: The world is full of idiots; that’s nothing new. Factions are defined as the territory recognized by the Cosmic Will as part of a specific nation. Evolvers within those borders are automatically assigned to that faction! However, switching factions can be done once. After that, further changes require spending gold, and the cost increases exponentially. It’s capped at three changes, and every switch requires completing a faction-changing task!]

[Overlord: That’s absurd. Anyway, is that Underworld secret realm dungeon really that incredible?]

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Chen Bai frowned slightly as he read the chat messages. He then opened the forums.

It was clear that this incident was creating a significant stir. Soon enough, Chen Bai understood the full story behind it.

It was simple: a few days ago, near the border between Goguryeo and the Dragon Nation, a secret realm dungeon had appeared.

Originally, Goguryeo and the Dragon Nation were not directly adjacent, as there was another country, the North Country, between them before the apocalypse.

Unfortunately, after the apocalypse, the North Country suffered from something far worse than just a zombie outbreak.

Over 95% of its population was wiped out. The survivors either fled to the Dragon Nation or ended up in Goguryeo.

As a result, the North Country’s territory became a no-man’s land, unclaimed by any Evolver faction.

Previously, this land had been overrun by strange beings: ghosts, undead, zombies, and countless mutated beasts. It was a barren wasteland, devoid of any real value.

However, recently, these ghostly and undead creatures inexplicably disappeared. This caused Evolvers from both the Dragon Nation and Goguryeo to refocus their attention on the area.

In this chaos, a particularly unique secret realm was discovered jointly by Evolvers from both sides.

Some speculated on the forums that this might even be the root cause of the North Country’s collapse.

This was because the dungeon, named “The Underworld,” was an exceptionally rare and massive large-scale dungeon. In Chen Bai’s past life, its name had been well-known.

Chen Bai furrowed his brows. In his previous life, he had heard of “The Underworld” before.

It was said to be the most powerful large-scale dungeon, bar none.

Large-scale dungeons were essentially special team-based secret realms containing multiple interconnected sub-dungeons.

Examples included Mount Shu or the Jiangcheng Zoo near White Emperor City.

But “The Underworld” was legendary in his past life as the most famous of all large-scale dungeons.

However, Chen Bai had never entered it himself.

The main reason was its distance—situated on the Goguryeo Peninsula.

Chen Bai had been active in the Dragon Nation and rarely ventured out. Later, as the world fusion expanded, he had even fewer opportunities to visit the former North Country region.

That being said, many prominent figures from the Dragon Nation had entered “The Underworld.”

Chang Liu, for example, had definitely been there. His Soul Weapon, Twin Poison Fangs, was said to have been obtained from that dungeon. However, Chang Liu once mentioned during casual conversation that he had suffered a significant loss in “The Underworld’s” Yellow Springs sub-dungeon, akin to a lizard losing its tail.

Although the Twin Poison Fangs were valuable, they still didn’t compensate for what he had lost.

Another notable figure associated with “The Underworld” was the Ghost King, a member of the Eight Kings of Magic City.

Of course, the Ghost King, Wei Hao, was already dead at Chen Bai’s hands.

However, in Chen Bai’s previous life, the Ghost King had reportedly reaped unimaginable rewards from “The Underworld.” What exactly he had obtained remained a mystery.

What puzzled Chen Bai the most was how “The Underworld” bore such striking resemblance to Eastern mythology. Moreover, many mythological figures, whether from East or West, existed as real beings in the multiverse.

For instance, Chen Bai had recently heard in the Abyss about the End Dragon, Nidhogg.

In Western mythology on Blue Star, this Black Dragon King had gnawed at the World Tree, initiating Ragnarok—the Twilight of the Gods. While not the ultimate culprit, Nidhogg played a significant role.

Similarly, on Blue Star, places like Mount Shu and “The Underworld” existed, yet Chen Bai hadn’t heard of many Eastern deities.

Of course, the gods of the multiverse couldn’t be judged solely by Blue Star’s definitions of East and West.

Still, these strange coincidences made Chen Bai instinctively suspicious.

He quickly shook his head, dismissing the thoughts, and refocused on the chat group.

The situation became clear.

With the discovery of “The Underworld,” Goguryeo had naturally shown interest.

Usually, secret realm ownership was determined by faction territory.

However, secret intrusions into other factions’ dungeons were not uncommon.

Now, with the chaos in the North Country, border skirmishes between Goguryeo and the Dragon Nation were becoming increasingly visible. The discovery of “The Underworld” large-scale dungeon was undoubtedly the spark for conflict.

Among them, the loudest voice on Goguryeo’s side was none other than the Evolver known as Lord Baek San.

Chen Bai wasn’t particularly concerned about other Evolvers challenging him for supremacy. He had long anticipated that after the last world fusion, his title as the world’s number one was uncontested—especially after he instantly killed Anthony.

Even if Rica briefly surpassed him in level, it only lasted a short while before Chen Bai overtook her again.

No one would question his position now.

However, these arrogant Koreans coming to provoke him?

A cold light flashed in Chen Bai’s eyes.