Arthur ran back home after school with a smile on his face. He wondered how his mother was doing.
Running past a variety of houses of different designs and sizes, Arthur leaped across the iron fence around his house. He jumped into the lawn, and dashed towards the door. "Mom, I'm home!" Arthur pushed open the cyan door which was left unlocked with a smile, greeted by the serene sight of a tidy and clean room. Sitting on the sofa was a tall slender woman wearing a long loose-fitting garment. Hearing the familiar voice, the blue-eyed woman turned her head to gaze at the newcomer. "Arthur? You little brat, your dinner is right in the kitchen. You can go eat right after changing into something casual. Don't believe that uniform into the kitchen." Arthur smiled warmly as he nodded his head in acknowledgment, before dashing up the stairs to his room. That was his mother in this reality, Celicia. She was a war lady at Rank A, her prowess was beyond the comprehension of Arthur who was just at Rank C and haven't even evolved once. A sickness had disturbed her for years, suppressing her strength to remain at the E rank for almost half of Arthur's life in this body. It was only last year she fully recovered, surprising Arthur with her exponential strength when she beat up a B Ranked warlord who tried to harm Arthur.Arthur who had dashed into his room first slammed the door shut and then dropped down to his bed. Closing his eyes he began to sort out his thoughts and memories. [Brain Undergoing Mental Cultivation - Mind will increase by 10% if successful!] [Reminiscence Successful - Mind +0.5] Arthur ignored the rapid beeping sounds in his head as he entered a serene state of mental temperament. Although he had been carrying this out for years, his mental growth was meager compared to his intellectual improvements. After ten minutes of remaining in his half-asleep state, Arthur's eyes opened as he willed all the notifications to close. Lifting himself off the bed, Arthur dragged his weak body up to the bathroom. Taking off his uniform, Arthur slipped into the shower to get himself washed up. About ten minutes later, Arthur pushed open the door and stepped out of his bathroom. His body was slightly wet after the bath, his hair was glued to his forehead. Wrapped around his lower half was a wet grey towel. Arthur who was half naked revealed his compacted and tough muscular frame that would make even an Olympics champion gasp in shock. His stunning masculine features and calm temperament earned him the title - of Ice Steel Dragon Prince - in school. Not only was he exceptionally stunning and well-cultured, but he was also courageous. Unlike most people like him, Arthur was also merciless. He was feared and revered by all freshmen and seniors alike, his tyrannical nature made him the school's genius although he wasn't necessarily the strongest. Arthur who was still half-naked slumped back down to the bed with a weary expression on his face.—— Lilith who sat in the back seat of a speeding blue car had a vacant expression on her face as she peered out of the window. Outside the car were thousands of people walking up and down, numerous buildings of various designs stood tall, and strange creatures roamed the street. This painted a very lively scene of Servarna, the human continent. The hub of the vast world of advanced fantasy - paradise. A strange aura seemed to be circling her body as she shut her eyes slowly. As soon as her eyes were shut, an explosion of aura occurred, and pain followed– a heart-wrenching pain. Lilith closed her eyes as her fingers gripped the edges of her skirt. She was in pain and was trying to bear it with difficulty. Since it wasn't a pain that others could help her with, she could only grit her teeth and tolerate it. Lilith bit back a sharp cry as her brows furrowed. "Miss Lilith? Are you sure you don't want an elixir? Not only would it ease the pain, but it would also help you break past the bottleneck. It is a–" "I don't want an elixir. Keep on driving and mind your business." Lilith coldly opened her mouth and interrupted the driver who was advertising something she would never want to take to her. It was beyond irritating. An Elixir was powerful, yes. It was so powerful that it could restore a person from a near-death state back to top performance in a blink. It was even said in rumours that an elixir made by the greatest alchemist was able to overturn human belief and do the impossible: Lifting the dead and bringing them back to life, but although it couldn't help people who were dead for a very long time, it was still a wondrous item. Still, Lilith had her pride as the daughter of a Storm Dragon. She believes only the weak and worthless would want to take such a shaming and degrading path of using external forces to grow stronger. Why Lilith was feeling this kind of pain in her head was simply too frustrating. She had reached the requirements for evolution but had faced a restriction due to inadequate mental powerSadly meeting a bottleneck in her evolution. One she cannot overcome easily. Her entire family excluding her father had been pressuring her to take an elixir to break the bottleneck, but Lilith refused without even thinking much. She would break the bottleneck herself, she would follow the path of her father's whole broke through due to the simulation of his latent potential through combat. With her hands balled into fists after being released from her skirt, she suppressed the pain and stopped probing further. Battle- Battling is the only way!—— Farming- farming is the only way! Arthur who was busy chewing on the fat lap of a fried chicken thought to himself with a smile. After ascending beyond the heavens, and acquiring the strength of a Dark Void Sovereign, Arthur decided to settle down and become a farmer. He would marry three wives and birth at least six children. He would have farmlands d as large as estates with countless laborers working under him… peace and serenity after chaos. "Ah I just remembered something important Arthur… we have to talk about it or else this family faces extinction," Celicia said as she dropped her spoon beside her licked-clean plate, then gazed into the eyes of her son as if she was about to say something earth quaking. "What is it, mom? Don't ask me about my virginity again… or I'll run away to visit Grandpa." Arthur smiled warmly as he dropped his half-eaten fried lap of chicken, then looked back into his mother's eyes. Picking up a glass of water, Arthur's body trembled. Cruel and naggy, it was really difficult living with a single mother… especially one who has such an open mind and powerful soul. Only one good word from her is enough to make Arthur ask himself how much of a man he is. His mother always hurls over uncomforting questions like: 'Heya you runt, what's your status? Did you grow half an inch? No wonder you're full of smiles.''You got her number? Score! Ask her when she'll come over.' 'Young lad, what cave did you venture into today?'Arthur, had the thought one day of asking his mother why in the world did she want to know his size? But was scared into silence after receiving the 'Stern Warlady's treatment. "Kid, you know that we in our family have no other males except you, and you've reached the legal age to get a mate. I wanted to ask when would you bring me a cute girl for dinner. Not just one, but five- no six!" Hearing this, Arthur spilled out all the water in his mouth and his jaw dropped soon after. If he thought he was perverted for having fantasies of a harem consisting of three beautiful ladies, then, his mother was…. Oh my God. Six? For real? But, it's not a bad idea though… I could actually... Ahem!Beep Beep - Beep Beep! Arthur woke up with an unwilling grunt. His hair was as messy and unkempt as that of a bird's nest while his eyelids were heavy, and lowered due to fatigue. Fortunately, he had shut his windows in advance or the light from the morning sun would have gave him an irritating experience. He remembered days when he opened his eyes to a blinding sunlight. He would be literally blinded for a few seconds due to his inability to defend himself in his short state of muddle headedness. So, to prevent things like that, he would shut away all light, and riddle his room with multiple defensive runes and magic circles. Like a sloth god, a muddle-headed and groggy Arthur groped blindly around the room for directions, bumping into the edge of his wardrobe twice before finding his way out of the room. "Morning Mother, I'm going out today… I might be back in a day or two." Arthur rubbed his eyes and then yawned loudly, attracting the caring gaze of his mother. "Morning
Everyone in Arthur's party jumped into the black hole with their eyes closed. The space around the team twisted as soon as they jumped through the portal and their bodies entered an endless and vast void of darkness, then, in an explosion of light their bodies which were suspended in mid-air was instantly teleported to the dungeon. When Arthur and the others opened their eyes and looked around, they found themselves in a dimly lit cave with just a few torches hung on the walls, their flames nearly extinguished. [Welcome Players to Desolated Soul Dungeon!] [Dungeon Difficultly - High] [Reward For Clearing Dungeon - All Party Members Receive: Random Item Spawn(1) ; 5000 Battle Experience ; Random Skill Spawn] [Penalty For Inability To Clear Dungeon - Death] Everyone in Arthur's party had the transparent golden screen appear before their eyes. Their pupils contracted as everyone read what was on the rectangular screen before them. High Difficulty! This was definitely a C
Arthur leaped away from the roaring Lionake, his eyes gleaming in a strange light. He had used all of his strength to injure it, and needed to dash off to regain energy before the monster lashed out. Arthur landed gracefully on the ground just a few metres away from the crazed Lionake. Its head was cleaved in two, and it was regenerating at a slower pace than earlier. "Damn it! It wasn't so tough when I used to trash it effortlessly in the past!" Arthur frowned deeply, his energy was depleted but regenerating slowly, but it wasn't enough. Unless he wanted to feed himself to the beast, he needed to be decisive. "Don't worry Arthur, I'll attack it too! We'll all end it here!" Drake shouted as he dashed forward at a crazed speed, dragging his sword behind him as he closed up the distance between the Lionake and himself. As soon as he got close enough, he threw himself at the target. He planned to chip away at the enemy's health until it was weak enough for them to one-shot it. I
Arthur charged again, this time his speed was more than a little bit faster than before. A smile appears on his face as he suddenly yeeted himself directly at the Lionake, his sword gripped tightly. "Die!" Arthur spun himself mid air, using his strength to drag his sword to follow his momentum. His whole body exploded with energy as he spun his blade mid-air to attack his enemy. The Lionake had already regenerated half of his face, and had completely regenerated all wounds it had on it's scales. Arthur deduced that it must be tired, and he could take it down easily. The Lionake raised it's hands quickly and slashed at Arthur with it's massive claws, it's aura still wild and crazed with rage. Slithering away with it's regeneration nearly complete— it opened it's mouth and roared madly. Arthur's pupils shrank into needle points as the ripples caused by the sudden paw attack from the Lionake took form into massive claws. It was able to easily teae through the air as it flew to
The team were already a few dozen metres into the dungeon, encountering nothing but pathetic Lionakes. The Lionakes yielded very little XP, which amounts to nothing to the team. As of now, only Drake had levelled up. Lilith and Aaron were at the bottle neck, and Felicia was not even close to levelling up. Arthur only engaged in one or two skirmishes, hence, his paused advance. He was close to his bottleneck, but since he had not much kills except the guard, he couldn't level up. Arthur had promised himself to breakthrough to the next level, and he is still disciplining his tired self to get active and advance. "Arthur, you haven't been taking down any of the Lionakes. Aaron has been stealing most of your kills for a long while now." Felicia threw a glance in Arthur's direction, and raised her brow, "Are you okay? You still look a bit pale." Arthur blinked, then hacked down a Lionake with his brows furrowed. The Lionake granted him just 100XP, a simply pathetic sum for someone l
Arthur hid behind a cluster of dead shrubs and rocks, assessing the situation before him with a frown on his face. After a few seconds of watching, he glanced at a frozen Lilith who was crouched besides him. Stunned, he raised his hand and tapped her lightly on her shoulder. She woke up from her daze instantly, but didn't make a sound. As soon as her brain processed what had happened, she grinned awkwardly. Arthur shook his head and went back to surveying the monsters closely. The two Lionake Hunters and Stone Hooves seemed to be in some sort of strange haphazard formation. The Lionake Infantry crawled around aimlessly, but seemed to be at elevated alert. A dungeon is divided into four parts — The Gates, The Domain, and The Boss Chamber. Clearing an entire dungeon could take from hours, to weeks or months of endless battles and deaths. Each dungeon having it's own unique monsters and castes. Dungeons are classified into 7 levels — E level, D level, C level, B level, A level, S le
Drake's sword connected, and in a flash of light tore through the rocky neck of the monster! The head of the Stone Hooves was severed from it's body, and fell to the ground with a thud. "It's dead!" Drake exclaimed as soon as the head of the beast rolled down to the ground and came to a slow halt a few metres away. His palms were sweaty, and his back aching, but he still marched on! He dashed towards the other monster and hacked at it's neck with his skill still active. Unlike before when he was unable to harm the Stone Hooves, he could finally slash them! Soon, the two Stone Hooves were dead and their death earned Drake a total of 3000 XP! It was a large sum for such weak kills. It was only this easy because Aaron told him about their weakness. If he had not known, killing the monsters would have been nothing short of a miracle. Not only were they as durable as the guard, they were also stronger than normal peasants. The group began their advance, running into a few more
Arthur regrouped with the others at the doors to the final dungeon. His body was ridden with a few wounds and bruises, but he was still as strong as a bull! Although, he couldn't enter the dungeon in his current state. Lilith had to heal everyone, then drink just a few Sun Vials to regenerate her Supreme Qi. After she was done, Lilith had everyone drink it except the resistant Arthur. She didn't bother persuading him, as Sun Vials were precious — even to her. "Okay danger alert. This domain we are about to waltz into is rated as a B rank by me. For a good reason that is." Arthur sheathed his sword and crouched, lowering himself so he could hunch over and touch the ground. Everyone seemed to be shocked after Arthur's revelation, particularly Aaron whose eyes shrank to needle points the second he heard Arthur. He seemed completely confused and a bit angry. Despite their mixed feelings, all of them did not say a word and just watched Arthur with flaring nostrils. Aaron's eyes seem