Chapter 103: Another dungeon
[Ding! You have killed 49 Grade 7 Demonic Dragons and gained 1.5 million evolution points.]
[Ding! You have killed 1 Grade 8 Demonic Dragon and gained 2 million evolution points.]
[Evolution Points: 3.5 million.]
The battlefield had finally fallen silent.
Victor, Diana, and everyone on Ethereum believed that the nightmare had ended. The terrifying invasion of the Demonic Dragons had been stopped, and the people who had been living in fear finally saw a glimpse of hope.
However, that hope was nothing more than an illusion.
The moment everyone lowered their guard, the sky above Aurora City suddenly trembled.
A massive purple-golden dungeon gate appeared once again.
The pressure it released was completely different from before. The entire sky seemed to collapse under its existence, and the terrifying aura spread across the entire city.
This dungeon was enormous.
It was at least five times larger than the previous one.
The people who had just started celebrating froze instantly. Their expressions turned pale as they looked at the gigantic portal floating above them.
The true disaster had not even arrived yet.
.....
"Hahahaha!"
Inside the headquarters of the Demonic Dragon Company, a man laughed loudly while looking at the information transmitted from Ethereum.
His eyes were filled with excitement and greed.
"There must be a secret hidden on that planet."
"How can a Grade 6 primitive human possess such terrifying power? A creature with such a low bloodline should not be capable of killing our elite forces."
The owner of the company leaned forward, his eyes shining with curiosity.
"I must uncover that secret."
He turned toward his subordinate.
"Go and call Delila. I want her to personally lead this mission."
The subordinate hesitated.
"My lord, Lady Delila is currently preparing for her breakthrough to the Grade 9 realm. Are you certain that you want to send her?"
The company owner smiled.
"Yes."
"I want her to complete her breakthrough after arriving on that planet."
A cruel smile appeared on his face.
"When she becomes a Grade 9 existence, victory will be guaranteed."
The subordinate immediately lowered his head.
"As expected of you, my lord. Your wisdom is unmatched."
Currently, only Elemental Lord level beings could be sent through the dungeon gate to Ethereum.
The restrictions of space prevented them from sending beings above that level.
Even among Elemental Lords, they could only send a maximum of three powerful beings through normal means.
However, Delila was different.
She was the strongest Grade 8 existence under the company.
Although she had not yet reached the Grade 9 realm, her strength was already terrifying. She possessed a pure bloodline of the Demonic Dragon race, and under her command were twenty Grade 8 pure blooded Demonic Dragons.
Sending all twenty-one of them required the usage of extremely valuable treasures.
But in the eyes of the company president, it was completely worth it.
That primitive planet had already revealed something extraordinary.
The secret behind Victor’s strength was something that could change the entire company.
.....
"Lady Delila, I still do not understand why the president is sending us to such a primitive planet."
Inside the dungeon, a Demonic Dragon warrior looked at the woman standing before them.
His expression contained dissatisfaction.
"You are already on the verge of breaking through to Grade 9. Your breakthrough is far more important than dealing with those weak creatures."
He glanced toward the distant world outside the dungeon.
"Those primitive beings are nothing before us. We can handle them ourselves."
Delila remained silent.
Her beautiful golden eyes looked calmly toward Ethereum.
After a moment, she spoke.
"No one is allowed to leave the dungeon."
The vice captain was stunned.
"Lady Delila?"
She turned around.
"Unless those fools dare to enter this dungeon, nobody will move."
Her voice was cold and absolute.
"This mission was personally entrusted to me by the president. I will not allow anyone to ruin it."
She closed her eyes.
"Now that I have arrived here, I can finally complete my breakthrough."
The vice captain lowered his head.
Although he did not understand her decision, he could only obey.
The company did not have anyone more suitable for this mission than Delila.
.....
Victor’s expression became extremely serious.
For the first time since the battle began, his confidence disappeared.
He stared at the enormous purple-golden dungeon above Aurora City.
His fingers slowly tightened.
"System..."
"What exactly is this?"
The system responded immediately.
[One Elemental Lord who is about to break through to the Elemental Sovereign realm.]
[Twenty pure blooded Demonic Dragons possessing Elemental Lord level strength.]
Victor’s pupils contracted. His breathing almost stopped.
An Elemental Sovereign.
That was a completely different level of existence.
Even he understood that the difference between an Elemental Lord and an Elemental Sovereign was like the difference between heaven and earth.
"What should I do now?"
His voice became heavy.
"It is impossible for me to defeat them."
"Diana probably will not be able to either."
At that moment, a figure appeared beside him.
Diana’s expression was unusually serious.
"Victor."
"What happened?"
She looked toward the dungeon gate.
"What is that?"
Victor explained everything the system had told him.
After hearing his words, Diana’s expression became even colder.
"The leader has not broken through yet?"
Victor shook his head.
"She is on the verge of breaking through."
Diana remained silent for several seconds.
Then she smiled. It was a sad smile.
"Then I am going."
Victor’s expression changed.
"Diana..."
"I cannot allow her to complete her breakthrough."
Her voice was calm.
"But to do that, I will have to use more than one percent of my power."
She looked at him.
"Please forgive me."
Victor felt his heart tighten when he saw her expression.
He knew exactly what this meant.
Everything they had planned was because they wanted to hide Diana’s true power from the Heavenly Demons.
They wanted her to grow quietly.
They wanted her to avoid attracting their attention.
But now...
Everything had returned to the starting point.
Victor clenched his fists. He was still not strong enough.
"System."
"Do you think they will attack immediately?"
[The leader has ordered them to wait until she completes her breakthrough.]
Victor’s eyes brightened slightly.
"Good."
A small chance still existed.
He immediately turned toward the injured sages.
Using his power, a gentle healing light covered their bodies.
In an instant, their wounds disappeared. Their broken bodies recovered completely.
Everyone looked at Victor with shock.
"Diana, go and gather the monsters."
"If an Elemental Sovereign appears, we will have no chance."
"But if they remain Elemental Lords, I can still fight."
Victor’s voice was calm.
"We still have a chance."
Diana looked toward the sages.
"You heard him."
"Move."
Her cold voice left no room for hesitation.
The sages immediately obeyed.
Meanwhile, Victor moved toward the place where Diana had stored the captured monsters.
Thousands upon thousands of monsters were imprisoned there.
From Rank S monsters to Rank E monsters, every single one was trapped inside a specially created place.
Even an S Rank monster would not be able to escape.
When Victor arrived, he looked at the endless sea of monsters.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
"Good."
The next moment, a blazing sun appeared above his palm.
The temperature instantly rose.
The monsters did not even have time to struggle.
The golden flames descended.
Everything disappeared.
[Ding! You have gained 1.9 billion evolution points.]
The enormous amount of evolution points entered his body.
Victor immediately made a decision.
"Upgrade my Demonic Sword and Eternal Body cultivation technique first."
[-20 million evolution points.]
The crimson sword in his hand began to tremble.
A terrifying blood-red aura erupted from the blade.
Its power continued to rise.
At the same time, Victor’s body cultivation began to break through.
The process was extremely painful.
Every cell in his body felt like it was being destroyed and rebuilt.
But compared to the pain he felt when imagining losing Diana, this was nothing.
[Ding! The Demonic Sword has been upgraded.]
[Name: Demonic Sword]
[Grade: 8]
[Required Evolution Points: 3 billion.]
Victor looked at the notification.
"Three billion evolution points..."
"I cannot upgrade it yet."
He turned his attention elsewhere.
If he could not increase the sword’s power, then he would increase his own.
"Make me a Sage."
Boom!
[-900 million evolution points.]
The moment the evolution points disappeared, Victor’s aura exploded.
The ten mythical spells inside his grimoire began to enter his mind.
The names of the spells appeared one after another.
Flame: Heaven Burning Inferno.
Water: Ocean Catastrophe.
Earth: Continental Graveyard.
Wind: Divine Storm.
Metal: Thousand Blade Cataclysm.
Lightning: Nine Heavens Thunderfall.
Light: Judgment Ray.
Darkness: Abyssal Devourer.
Space: Space Collapse.
Time: Time Domain.
Each spell possessed enough power to destroy an entire continent.
The Space and Time spells were even more terrifying, possessing the potential to interfere with the fundamental laws of the world itself.
However, Victor felt no excitement.
No joy.
No pride.
The situation did not allow him to celebrate his newfound power.
His only thought was Diana.
His aura continued rising.
It became deeper and more terrifying with every passing second.
The energy leaking from his body spread throughout Aurora City.
Even Victor himself did not notice it.
But something ancient had noticed.
Something that had existed long before Ethereum, long before the current civilizations.
A being far more terrifying than anything Victor had ever encountered slowly opened its eyes beneath the world.
Comments