Chapter 477: Cycles of 9 (1/2)
'Again?'
Similar to the change that took place inside the mini-gates, the openings seemed to experience some changes. However, only two openings showed the phenomenon this time!
The first one to show change was none other than the opening I entered the mini-gate through. Exhibiting the same tendency as the openings inside of it, it quickly dissolved into 107 thin threads of black ink, disappearing as if it was never there.
While the ink threads mysteriously dispersed around as they merged into the rest of the openings, the openings themselves didn't show any noticeable change… except for one particular opening!
'Creative…'
The openings at the very center of the ground slightly increased in size, showing potential to be either the final gate or the path to the unknown trial of this demon base.
'Or just bored?'
Having seen all of this as I was landing back, I couldn't help but wonder if the one who created this mechanism simply had too much time in his hand.
Not to mention an old arcade game being the base for the main theme of the gate, even the openings moved around like a little circus show. Although I wasn't sure if this gate was better than the rest of the gate, it definitely won when it came to weirdness.
'Meh.'
Ignoring my inquisitive nature, I prepared myself as I jumped into a random opening to see the difference.
Unlike the last time, I didn't bother using 'Lightning Cloud' as a stair, having already expected the ground to be close enough for a safe jump. Of course, if it happened that the new mini-gate was different, my dragon wings were always ready for action.
Thud.
'Makes sense…'
Landing into the ground that was the same level as the ground of the mini-gate before it, I wasn't surprised to see that this underground cave was identical to the one I just visited earlier. However, there was one tiny detail that appeared to be different.
'They are slightly bigger.'
The positions of the openings remained the same, but the openings' diameter slightly increased just like the central opening had increased in the main underground cave.
'Let's see…'
Walking directly between the openings lettered on the ground, I started testing the effect of this small change…
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[ You have absorbed the blood essence of a 'Whack Mole', purification in progress… ]
[ You have obtained 81,499 EP! ]
”It's more or less similar to the minotaur mini-gates.”
After killing the last mole around in the second mini-gate, I finalized my assessment of the change that took place. Disregarding the visual effects, the experience was almost identical to my first Demon Base Corruption Gate experience.
Of course, unlike the minotaur mini-gate which increased the enemy number by 1 each time, the number of the moles remained constant. However, what made the experience similar was the identical strength and level increase.
Naturally, the difference between one mini-gate and the one next to it wasn't very big, even after I finished this mini-gate, my suppressed strength was still excessive when dealing with the moles.