I decided to do some investigating after these idiots had their 15th draw in rock paper scissors. I used [Shadow Network] and spread tendrils of shadows between the cracks and crevices of this dungeon. Since Agnis can’t see through these walls I will have to use my abilities to discover the secret behind this dungeon. My shadow network managed to get behind the wall. I confirmed the presence of a ring-shaped room behind this wall.

I [Shadow Melded] into my [Shadow Network] and bypassed the wall and appeared on the other side of the wall. According to my network, this room could rotate independently from the room where Agnis and Raishin were. This room was separated in sections. I had to use my [Shadow Network] to access these sections. So far each of these sections seemed to be some sort of corridor. They either went straight or diagonal. I discovered another ring-shaped room around this one.

This dungeon is more complex than we initially thought. There are only 4 solutions in the middle room but I assume every time they turn the room, these rings turn too. I suspect these turn at a different rate. How many rings does this dungeon have? What could be found at the end?

I will have to be exact in where I am located. Currently I am in the first ring. This ring is divided in 8 sections. 3 of these 8 sections seem to have monsters. Do these monsters enter the core after being turned?

I kept spreading out my [Shadow Network] and patiently waited until Agnis and Raishin would turn the room. The room turned 7 minutes later. My clone notified that monsters had appeared in the core and that Agnis was fighting them off but I saw none of the monsters here in the first ring move into the center.

With that hypothesis disproven I moved to the second ring. This ring had 16 sections. I blocked the charge of a giant flame boar with [Shadow wall] and skewered it with [Shadow Spikes]. This ring had a problem.

My [Shadow Network] couldn’t get into 3 rooms because they were filled with lava. 3 other sections had a cold and hostile environment. The rest had traps or monsters.

The dungeon turned again. The core turned once clockwise, the first ring turned 3 sections anti-clockwise and the second ring turned 4 sections clockwise. I had spotted some skeletons on this layer. So, this dungeon has been visited before on several occasions.

I think I know what to expect on the next layer. The amount of sections and how these rings turn seem to have a pattern. The amount of sections seem to increase by a factor of 2 and the sections they turn seem to match their exponent.

The next ring should have 32 sections and turn 5 sections when the core turns. This ring will turn into the opposite direction as the previous ring. My network confirmed 32 sections. All I needed was for the dungeon to turn to confirm my hypothesis. I waited 12 minutes for the dungeon to turn. The third ring moved 5 sections counter clockwise.

The question is what does this imply? This information is normally inaccessible to those tackling the puzzle. Raishin and Agnis think that there are only 4 solutions. Is the objective to give a random outcome? Even after completing the puzzle, it will just look like 1 long corridor to those that finish this puzzle. I assume the walls between the rings will disappear. The question is how many rings are there here?

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What’s at the end and how many rings are the most important questions. I returned to the core because it was unclear how many rings this dungeon has. The dungeon moved again and I returned after the dungeon stopped moving.

Aaand that’s the last on! Raishin slammed the last jigsaw piece down.

You guys solved this quite fast.

Raishin finally put his tails to use and used simulations to solve this puzzle.

Hehe this puzzle went from difficult to quite easy! Why did you guys never tell me about this?!

We did…

The dungeon finished its revolution and an image completed and showed a strange red sphere.

Guys, my intuition is going wild.

Mine is too.

I felt a strange yet familiar energy. An enormous red sphere appeared out of the image and the corridor opened. It looked like an enormous red egg and it started to crack.

Guys, I’m going to pick you guys up and we’re going to rush to the end.

Agnis grabbed us and he dashed through a long corridor that had various monsters, magma zones, ice zones, traps etc. I remembered where I’ve felt that energy before.

The energy that shell gives off is divine energy.

Just our luck.

Hey, guys don’t we know about a situation where a god got sealed in a dungeon?

Silence fell but Agnis fired up his [Tail Dynamo] and sped up.

Shirayuki, get ready to turn into Nilah.

We arrived at the end of the corridor. I had counted 12 rings. Agnis made a [Frost wall] because a wave of fire rushed at us through the corridor.

Guys get the treasure and dump it in my dimensional pocket. Nilah! I need your assistance.

His sword turned into the frost blue fox. I have to ask him how it works.

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