“Fine, you all can participate. I will supervise this visit and make it official.”
Horas had a feeling he made a mistake by making this an official visit. The sudden gleam of light in the group in front of him was a little terrifying, to say the least.
Now everyone looked excited to go into the dungeon and they were also going to do dumb things because they knew they had a safety net.
‘Is it too late to take my decision back?’
It had not even been a few minutes and Horas was already regretting his decision to help these kids out. He was reminded, once again, why he did not want to be with the protagonist's party.
It was fatal for his heart and overall health.
“Alright everyone, calm down. You have read the guidebook for such an activity, right? So, abide by that or I will cancel this training session.”
The threat caused everyone to calm down. Loris’s suspicious eyes stared at Horas and he internally flinched when he noticed that it was not the ‘shy’ Loris who was looking back at him.
That curious look soon faded away from Loris’s face as she opened the door to the dungeon. Everyone was allowed to enter the dungeon after that.
Horas made sure he took the rear and kept an eye on the group in front of him. He did not want these kids to get attacked or be taken by surprise.
The dungeon was surprisingly simple. It was a desert with sands as far as one’s eyes could see. The main problem one would face here would be a lack of resources.
“Wow, this place sucks. There is no monster in sight and the sun will kill us before we can even do anything.”
Regine complained as she fanned herself. She had been in the dungeon for a total of one minute and she already looked ready to give up.
The other kids were not fairing any better than her as well. Only Howard and Loris looked alright. But one was the protagonist and the other was a genetically modified creature. So, they both did not count.
“Alright kids, now we shall learn the first rule about venturing into this dungeon. Open your safety kits in your system and take out the regulation patch.”
Horas ordered as he took out a small bandage.
Everyone else followed his advice. It was standard practice to have a regulation patch in one’s dungeon kit since one could not know when they would be faced with extreme conditions.
“You need to peel it off and place it on the back of your neck. Stick it like a peel-off tattoo and you will start to feel better in no time.”
Horas advised as he stuck his tattoo on the back of his neck.
The coolness from the regulation patch caused Horas to shiver in delight. It was such an amazing feeling everything he tried it.
“Wow, this is amazing. I will not say that I no longer feel the sun, but I do feel a lot better now. I think I can finally jump and run around.”
Regine complemented the patch as she stretched her body.
“Y-You should not move around too much Regine. I read somewhere that these patches can cause a reaction if you get too excited.”
Emma sounded nervous when she spoke. With everyone’s eyes on her, she found herself retreating a little.
Emma had only meant to help her friend out, but it suddenly felt like she had made a mistake.
“Wow? These patches feel so good that I cannot imagine them being anything harmful. But what should I do? My body feels full of energy and-”
“Calm down Regine. What Emma said is not unfound but that does not happen to everyone. We use these patches while fighting all the time so I am sure you would be alright as well.”
Horas calmed Regine down easily. She took Horas ‘swords quite well.
Emma looked a little awkward, but she did not try to question Horas’s source of knowledge as well. Now everyone had calmed down and they were ready to proceed.
“Now that everyone is paying attention, I think I should inform you all of what is going to happen from here on. First, the objective of this dungeon is to defeat the great moth. It is a level D dungeon so it should not be too difficult.”
Loris sounded certain that it would be the case for this dungeon. It seemed like she had researched this dungeon before coming here.
Horas had a feeling that this was a trap set by someone to bring them here. But he could not be certain of this just yet.
“Alright. So, we need to take care of this wild boss, and er are done? So, how do we find this wild boss?”
Howard asked and Loris breathed in a heavy sigh. She looked at him with annoyed eyes but did not say anything at first.
She was about to say speak up when the ground shook around them. The desert was experiencing an earthquake but it was not a normal one.
There was also an overwhelming presence surrounding their group. And it was coming from the ground beneath their feet. Somehow, Horas was sure that there was a monster coming their way.
“Be careful. The boss monster of this forest is coming for us. We will need to be careful from here on. Make sure you do not get caught in its tail.”
Loris warned everyone but it was too late. Emma had already been caught and the monster was swinging her body up into the air like a rag doll.
“Shit Emma. just wait. I am coming to save you right now.”
Howard sounded worried as he made his way across the sand. He wanted to reach Emma and save her, but the monster was blocking Howard’s every move.
It sucked for the protagonist team as well. Emma was their only long-ranged fighter. And she was the one being taken away by their enemy. Things could not go worse for them at this point.
“Horas, help us out. You are an instructor. Shouldn’t you help us out in this situation?”
Howard asked but Horas was not worried. The worm was only a level D monster. It would not be able to harm Emma much.
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