INFINITE LEVELING: GOD-KIND SYSTEM

Penalty

The portal from the sky made a large roar as a very large creature flew from it. It's the ‘Dungeon Lock's dungeon Locks are the final monsters in a dungeon and once it's killed the portal will automatically close, which is why it was given the name.

“The dungeon lock!”

“Get out of here Dexter this thing is much stronger than you can think of” Henry informed.

Immediately he told Dexter the Imperial guild arrived.

“Henry! Are you okay?” Charlotte asked running to his side, then spotted Dexter sitting on the floor with blood all over him.

“You're not supposed to be here, civilian , get back!” She instructed Dexter.

“Wait, he's also an Awakener, but not a hunter,” Henry said.

“What?” She then paid more attention to Dexter and immediately recognized him, Dexter was a little bit popular in the Mage hunting category, due to his stat.

“Isn't he…the Talentless Awakener?” She asked but they were interrupted by the roar of the monster. It was a very large Wyvern.

Wyverns are large, flying creatures are extremely powerful, with high HP, powerful attacks, and the ability to breathe fire. They are also extremely fast, making them difficult to escape from.

“Alright everyone it's out of the portal, Danny try to create a defense for the civilians, the rest of us will face it head on”

“Got it”

With that they all dashed towards the Wyvern.

[New mission - Kill the dungeon lock]

[Threat level - grade C]

[Rewards - power boost, two skills, Lightning fang]

‘What! The system wants me to fight a grade C dungeon lock? How can I? My stats are too low compared to the rest, so I think I should retreat. If only there was a way to decline the mission’

[Failure to complete mission, the player will face the penalties]

‘Just like I thought, it doesn't. And I'll be penalized if I fail this mission. I'll have to give it a try, it will be the perfect opportunity to test my new Talent.’

Meanwhile, “Shadow nova!” Charlotte created large explosions from shadows as it exploded all around the wyvern, it roared from the impact but it wasn't enough to hurt him.

The wyvern blasted an energy wave from his mouth, it was heading straight to the street but Danny quickly created an earth wall that contained the blast.

“Get out of here! You might get hurt!” He instructed. Dexter however wanted to help out, but the team was super incredible.

Amon created a swirling tornado attack, and it engulfed the monster, twirling it rapidly, giving Henry a clear shot, sending three massive fire balls. The monster cried out. Robert propelled his fist and from the monster’s feet it began to be frozen into a solid ice and Charlotte made the final attack.

“Go back to hell, monster!” She created a shadow blade and sliced the frozen wyvern in half as its part shattered in pieces.

Dexter was shocked how they defeated the monster without giving him a chance to even land a single blow.

“What now?” He wondered what the system would do next, and just then it appeared.

[Player didn't make any attempts. Player is too weak]

[Penalties loading in 5…4…3]

“What, no!”

…2

…1

Suddenly Dexter felt the ground tremble beneath him, the earth began to split open like a giant mouth, revealing a swirling vortex of darkness. Dexter was sucked into the void, tumbling head over heels as he plummeted through the darkness.

The void was endless, and Dexter felt himself falling for an eternity. As he fell, he saw stars and planets whizzing past him. He glimpsed the vastness of space, filled with distant galaxies and unknown worlds. Then, everything went black.

When Dexter awoke, he found himself floating in an empty expanse of blackness. There was no up or down, no right or left, just an empty blank space.

“Where am I?”

After what seemed like an eternity of darkness, Dexter's eyes fluttered open to reveal a surreal scene. He found himself in a large, circular chamber, surrounded by walls of what looked like holographic light. It was as if he were inside a giant sphere of glowing energy.

As Dexter gazed around the holographic chamber, he noticed that the light was displaying streams of data. It was like looking at a giant computer screen, but with thousands of lines of code whizzing by in a dizzying array. The numbers and letters were constantly changing, shifting and flowing in endless patterns.

Suddenly, a voice filled the chamber. "Welcome to the Core, Player Dexter Pembroke." The voice was deep and resonant, and Dexter recognized it as belonging to an AI. "I am here to guide you on your journey.”

“Guide me? Who the hell are you?” He asked, frightened, looking around to find the source of the voice.

“I am Eos, your System guardian and sidekick, and you are in the core, a space of vast repository of knowledge and information. It contained all the collected data of countless civilizations, from across the galaxy and beyond. It is a living library, constantly expanding and evolving as new information is added. The core holds all the knowledge of the universe, only accessible to the Player and also a place to decide the penalty of the player”

The AI voice explained as an holographic screen appeared explaining all that she had explained visually, however Dexter was still lost, he just wanted to get out of here.

“I need to go home, how long have I been here my sister needs me” he said.

“You don't need to worry about Dexter, in the core time is 500 times faster, which means your one day here is only one hour in the actual world.”

“Two hours? I'm not planning to stay here even for a day” he yelled.

“Then you most complete your penalty tasks as soon as possible”

“What are the penalties?”

[Physical training in the gym]

[Surviving one hour in a zombie apocalypse]

[Fighting a garde A Monster]

“You must choose one of these three options to complete your penalty task”

‘A physical training. That won't be so hard, I think it'll be just 10 push ups and minor gym exercises since I'm just a newly graded D mage, I know the system won't gimme much difficulty. But the second option, survive one hour in a zombie apocalypse, that would be extremely dangerous, I will surely die in the first thirty minutes. And the third option, fighting a grade A Monster. I wouldn't even stand a chance, I'll likely be dead in a single blow. Hmm’

“I'll go with the first one, physical training in the gym”

“Nice choice Dexter”