Venerable Chapter 35: Chapter 35: Many questions

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WHOOSH. SWOOSH. "What are we even doing?" Dustin laughed while dodging an extremely fast ball that came out of nowhere. He and Zac had entered this special dungeon a few hours ago. "I mean, they are supposed to be challenging," Zac yelled back. "But this? This just feels like one of those crazy Japanese game shows." A week had already passed since Zac and Dustin first set foot on the Oceanic Tutorial grounds. This zone was made up of hundreds of small and medium sized islands scattered across a vast ocean. To travel from one island to another, a person had to either swim or build a wooden boat. Luckily, they met a guy with a Craftsman class near the transportation channel. His main task for this event was to build a thousand boats before time ran out. He chopped down trees and built boats endlessly. He worked so fast that almost all the trees on the starting island were already gone, and he was using his finished boats to harvest wood from neighboring islands. When Dustin and Zac needed to cross the water to reach their dungeon, the Craftsman gave them two options. They could buy a two-man boat for 4000 points, or pay 400 points per person for a one-way trip. They decided to pay the travel fee and boarded a boat steered by one of the Craftsman's hired workers. It took them nearly eight hours to reach their designated island and finally enter the dungeon. Unfortunately for Zac, it turned out to be a battle-type dungeon. They had to defeat a level 73 boss monster. However, since there were nine people in total participating, they managed to clear the dungeon without any major mishaps. They both received 6000 points and a good chunk of experience for clearing it, but neither of them leveled up. Zac did not look very happy. Earning points and getting stronger was great, but surviving was the top priority. To survive, he desperately needed to complete his puzzle-type event task. They decided to rest for the night before heading to another dungeon. They took a boat to a nearby island where survivors had already set up large camps, living there as if they owned the land. That night while eating dinner, Dustin and Zac overheard a group talking about a specific puzzle dungeon. It required ten people with puzzle-related tasks to open. It was currently stuck. The group had just come from that location. They explained that only seven people with the right tasks had gathered so far, so the dungeon remained firmly shut. It would take a lot of waiting for more people to arrive. Hearing this, Zac and Dustin instantly changed their plans. They decided to head straight for that puzzle dungeon. The island was very far away, forcing them to endure another two full days of boat travel. They arrived and waited patiently. Eventually, the rumors spreading across the oceanic zone brought more people with puzzle tasks to the island. Inside the special puzzle dungeon... "Aaahhh!" Countless monsters violently tore apart one of the participants. The man struggled bitterly. He managed to kill a few of the beasts, but the sheer number of monsters was just too overwhelming. The final round of the dungeon was currently underway. Surprisingly, all fifteen participants had survived to reach this point. For this final challenge, every participant was assigned a three-by-three square space to stand on. They were completely locked inside these personal barriers. Outside of their safe zones, a massive pit swarmed with countless hungry monsters. When the round first started, Dustin scanned the horde. The beasts ranged from level 1 all the way to 87. However, the monsters quickly began fighting and eating each other. Now, almost every monster below level 40 was already dead. Up until now, everyone was doing very well. For Dustin, dodging the flying projectiles inside his safe zone was a piece of cake. His high Agility from the Rogue class combined perfectly with his Super Sense skill. Zac was also holding his own. His Agility was much lower than Dustin's, and he lack