The expedition advanced for a while being stopped, before a giant gate that looked like a passage between two mountains.Kenneth looked at the giant gate before him. He took a deep breath as a light flashed in his eyes and turned toward the others."Today, we stand at the precipice of our last trial, the gateway to our ultimate victory. The fate of our world, the very essence of hope, rests upon our shoulders. We have journeyed through treacherous lands, battled formidable foes, and endured hardships that would break the spirit of lesser souls. But here we are, united in purpose and unwavering in our determination."Everyone looked at Kenneth, who took to the sky as he delivered his speech."This dungeon, this bastion of darkness, is the crucible in which legend will be forged. It is where heroes will rise and conquer their deepest fears. The devil himself lurks within, taunting us with his malevolent presence. But fear not, for we are not ordinary mortals. We are a force to be reckon

Purple mist had the whole swamp in its embrace, as whoever tried to invade it felt the wrath of the mist. It invaded their bodies, trying to suck the life force out of them. Everyone backed away into the narrow pass, mages used the detoxification spell to get rid of the poison in their bodies. Many felt nauseous and vomited just from coming into contact with the poisonous mist. Kenneth looked at the poisonous marsh and started chanting, but stopped when he felt a stare at him. He glanced in that direction and found two giant eyes glowing in the purple mist. Just then, a voice swept through the crowd. Croak* Everyone heard that voice, making them turn their heads in that direction, and saw a giant monster leaping in their direction, rapidly closing the distance between them. The giant frog emerged from the mist, its colossal form dominating the marsh. Its skin shimmered with shades of deep violet and indigo, adorned with ancient rune-like patterns. Its eyes, glowing like twin moons

Maria briefed over what she found, and there were still no signs of phylactery or lich."So, our next foe is a death knight."Maria nodded as she described the knight."I don't know if it was a death knight or not, but there was a warrior standing in the middle of a ruin with a sword, clad in dark, menacing armor from head to toe. Its helmet concealed its face, casting an eerie shadow. Its armor bore the marks of countless battles, battered and worn, with a menacing aura that surrounded it. The sword, or that large blade it wielded, was a wicked serrated blade, stained in red.""Was the surrounding area corroded?" Kenneth asked."No.”"It's a death knight.""Wait, that was the case. What would have happened?"Kenneth looked at Seth calmly as he answered his question, "Then it would've been a doom knight, which is equal to the Lich."Everyone went silent and heaved a sigh of relief as they felt at least their luck was not that bad."Still, the death knight would also be a problem if no

The expedition stayed in the arena for over two days before Maria came back and told others what she found. Unfortunately, she still didn't have any clue about the phylactery."There is a giant cavern system after this arena, and there are countless monsters in that cavern system, ranging from the oxyaizl to giant skeleton monster."Kenneth heard her describing each monster they would encounter if they took that path and said, “That should be the last area of the dungeon.”Everyone turned toward him, wanting to know why he said that."The fact that a death knight was guarding the entrance and that the death energy started getting concentrated in there tells me that the Lich must be in there.""Tell me, did you feel the death energy getting concentrated the more you travelled further in?"Maria nodded as she had that feeling of creepiness and death the further she travelled in. Now she knew what had caused it."There was a door which two giant skeletons were guarding."Everyone nodded.

Everyone was looking at the beauty that just killed the "immortal" like it was an everyday walk for her, along with the words that she uttered while doing so cemented this thought in their mind."Where is he?"Selene asked Kenneth, who was also looking at her, taking some time to close his mouth, that was opened wide, and this was the first for him. He reeled in his astonishment and knew what the lady was asking about. He pointed toward a carriage, and the next instant that carriage blew into pieces and a body appeared before everyone. It was Neo's body that was suspended in the air with an old man sitting next to him, who was just as confused and was about to take action, but stopped when he heard the beautiful lady’s voice."Thank you."Selene said as she put her hand on Neo’s body and could feel a pulse so weak that it felt like it would go out in the next instant.She smiled ruefully. One can see her hands twitching when she put them over his heart and could feel a bullet penetrat