A desolate land.
A burst of red light flashed, and ten figures appeared out of thin air.
They were Fenric, Aurora, and the others.
"Where are we?" one Samsara could not help asking.
No one could answer—not even Fenric.
Everyone looked around.
The surrounding land was barren, with only a few scattered plants. Almost everything within sight was yellow loess soil.
Utterly desolate.
"Wait a moment. I'll get a better view from above."
As Aurora spoke, she prepared to activate the flight ability of her Green Lantern ring.
However, the Green Lantern ring on her left hand merely flickered before going dark again.
Aurora was shocked.
"What's going on?! Why isn't my flight ability working?"
Everyone was stunned.
Those who possessed flight abilities immediately tried them as well.
"I'll try... What's happening?!"
"Hey! I can't fly either!"
"Could some special force here be restricting our ability to fly?"
Everyone was shocked.
Fenric frowned and sank into thought.
He had also tried to fly just now, but the ability would not activate.
Even his anti-gravity flight had failed.
Clearly,
a mysterious force in this land was restricting everyone's ability to fly.
Fenric could not recall any anime, game, or movie world in which flight was completely forbidden.
After thinking for a moment, he said,
"Everyone, open your status panels and check whether anything has changed."
Everyone opened their attribute panels.
Fenric did the same.
Name: Shura.
Samsara Number: (Zone C) 90086.
Physique: 500.
Spirit: 898.
Strength: 1000.
Agility: 500.
Unallocated Potential Points: 0.
Skills: ???
Special Skills: ???
Combat Skills: ???
Abilities: ???
Devil Fruit: ???
Samsara Points: 68,281.
Comprehensive Evaluation: S.
Fenric had obtained those sixty-eight thousand Samsara Points from the previous dungeon world, One-Punch Man.
He had forgotten to exchange them for attribute points earlier, so he had simply kept them.
At this moment, however, his attention was clearly elsewhere.
The instant Fenric saw his attribute panel, his expression became extremely grave.
All his abilities had been sealed!
"My abilities are gone!"
Someone shouted, panic clear in his voice.
All the abilities they had painstakingly obtained—often at the risk of their lives—had become rows of question marks.
"Mine too!"
"Same here!"
Others spoke up as well, their faces filled with panic.
They had long since grown accustomed to their abilities and had even become dependent on them. Now that those powers were gone, they naturally felt uneasy.
"Oh no! It looks like even our special items have been sealed!"
Someone had discovered another problem.
Everyone checked and found that they could not take the special items out of their personal warehouses.
Fortunately, everyone present except Belle was at least an A-level Samsara.
They were all highly intelligent. Although their faces betrayed panic, they managed to keep themselves under control without descending into chaos.
Aurora frowned and asked Fenric,
"Shura, what do you think?"
"Like you, this is my first time entering a multiplayer dungeon," Fenric replied. "It's also the first time I've encountered a situation where all our abilities are sealed. For now, I have no idea."
Everyone fell silent.
Fenric suddenly added,
"Although our abilities are sealed, our basic attributes are still intact."
"Wait here for a moment. I'll take a look from the air."
Everyone was stunned.
Many immediately wanted to ask how Shura intended to inspect the surroundings from the air when their flight abilities were sealed.
They all stared at Fenric, curious about how he planned to get airborne with both flight abilities and special items disabled.
Under everyone's gaze,
Fenric took a few steps forward, then slowly bent his knees.
He gathered his strength.
"Boom!"
In the next instant, the ground shook as Fenric leaped upward, shooting into the sky like a cannonball.
He had simply jumped into the air using his physical strength.
Everyone was shocked by the sight, and many could not help gasping.
"...That jump—Shura must have reached at least two hundred meters!"
"Definitely! Jumping that high through physical power alone is terrifying."
"Yes! Judging by that jump, his Agility and Strength attributes must both be at least 500."
"No wonder he's an S-level powerhouse and the world's number one expert. Who else could match those basic attributes?"
Several Samsaras who knew one another whispered among themselves, their voices filled with awe and envy.
Hearing the murmurs behind her, Aurora simply smiled and watched Fenric with admiration.
She also had several hundred points in her basic attributes, so jumping two hundred meters would not be difficult for her.
Going up was easy.
Coming down was dangerous.
The impact of falling from two hundred meters was enough to shatter steel plates.
Meanwhile, Belle stood beside her, her face filled with pride.
Look!
That was her man!
"Boom!"
A moment later,
Fenric landed with a heavy thud, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Falling from two hundred meters would have reduced an ordinary person to pulp.
Fenric, however, remained completely calm and unharmed.
With his Physique, a fall from that height simply could not kill him.
In fact, with his current Strength and Agility combined, Fenric possessed astonishing jumping power. Even reaching five hundred meters would not have been a problem.
However, the higher he jumped, the greater the impact when he landed.
Fenric did not want to injure himself.
After all, he still did not know where they were or what dangers awaited them.
Injuring himself before understanding the situation would be foolish.
For safety's sake,
Fenric had used only a third of his strength.
"Shura, what did you find?"
Aurora walked over and asked.
The others also listened attentively.
Fenric said,
"There's an ocean about five kilometers behind us."
"I saw some wooden houses directly ahead. They're not too far away. We can reach them by passing through a forest."
"I suggest we head there first and find out where we are before making any further plans."