(Salina’s perspective with Catherine)When I stepped into the cave, the darkness around me shrouded me anteriorly and only a slight opening of the cave could be seen due to the moonlight shining in the sky. My fears gradually intensified and I shuddered from even the slightest sound of my breathing.However, my breath wasn't the only sound resounding around me. In that eerie silence, I could hear some howls coming from the outside and the roars of Sister Catherine fighting those wolves.From the echoes of those sounds, I could ascertain the situation Catherine must be in and how the battle was happening outside. It also worked as a time limit, warning me to work faster and increase my pace.Although my senses were sharp and the tension heightened my resolve, the darkness was the only enemy against me. I was having trouble scouting the area for the boss monster because of the darkness.In fact, my heart rate increased as I couldn't see anything while my brain recalled seconds after sec
(Salina’s perspective resumed with Catherine)After watching Sis Cath fighting in that bloodshed, I felt shivers in my spine and even my eyes became wet from the scenario. Her wounds and injuries left a lasting impression on my conscience.I rushed back into the cave to at least complete the task given to me. I stood before the wolf cub and gazed at it for a while. I frowned and refused to admit that the small creature was the boss monster in this dungeon.After pondering, I rolled my eyes around and scrutinized the place more to confirm there was no other beast around to be considered as a boss monster. I scrolled and racked my brains to find any other living being. However, my efforts were in vain since there was no one around other than us two.I stood before the wolf cub again and contemplated. My hands shivered with even a simple thought of it being the leader of the pack while the echoes of the sound of Catherine fighting rang in the whole cave, shuddering me to the core.Her ro
(Salina’s perspective resumed with Catherine)As the wolves charged at Sister Catherine, the latter responded in kind to their provocation. Cath swung her katana repeatedly with great strength behind each attack. She jabbed and thrust her weapon into every opening she could find in those wolves.Meanwhile, the wolves, on the other hand, didn't step down or give up; they slashed their sharp claws and even slithered their tongue to frighten the women in the battle. Their dripping saliva was the only sight one could notice rather than the blood-shedding from their wounds.The intimidating figure of the injured beasts was enough to stun anyone facing them head-on. Even I, who was standing far away watching the fight, felt jitters down my spine from the collision of both sides.The pressure around them intensified, and I speculated on how to aid Sis in surviving her dilemma. I could notice her breathing halting after their clashes, and she had a hard time moving her limbs since the tension
Tejasv and Daemon silently heard the whole story with their eyes widening in amazement at their female duo’s strength and tenacity. They had their mind set on conquering the dungeon, and Salina certainly gave her all and overcame her weakness in the dungeon.Tejasv caressed Salina with a tight hug and said, "I tasked both of you to only locate the dungeon boss and slightly try to gauge its strength. However, taking your game a level up, both of you not only completed the quest this early but also returned without much damage to yourselves."With a momentary pause, Tejasv smiled softly and said to Salina, "I thought you would learn a few things while accompanying Catherine on a dangerous mission, but you conquered the dungeon and took a call for the sake of all of us. I know you must’ve felt terrible for killing that baby wolf, but we have to survive through many such things in this present world. I'm proud of both of you!"Catherine and Salina both smiled back and stood tall, proud of
Tejasv started after much brooding. He said, “that Nina girl, we saw on the fortress in Fred's team, is responsible for the death of most of the people here. You can even say we didn't kill anyone but only struggled to survive the whole night!”Catherine and Salina's stared with wide eyes and jaws dropped at this statement. Catherine blurted out in shock, “what are you even saying? That girl killed everyone and you only struggled to survive. How can that be possible but wait? Why would she kill her own teammates?”Her confusion was obvious and even the statement Tejasv used was even more terrifying. Anyone who has seen Tejasv and Daemon fighting a battle would ask the same question as Catherine; how did these two struggle to fight someone together?Tejasv and Daemon glanced at each other and laughed since even they had a hard time accepting the facts. The whole night they fought wars for survival rather than to eliminate someone. A single girl smashed them to their current situation,
Daemon witnessed a slight grin on Tejasv's face rather than an inscrutable expression. His eyes widened and his jaw dropped from the scene. He thought Tejasv would attempt to hide his plan but from that view, it was hard to conclude.Ahem!Tejasv cleared his throat and responded with a broad smirk on his face. He said while tilting his head as a gesture, “well you certainly know me more closely than anyone else. Yes! More or less I have an inkling about the boss monster.”Catherina and Salina were also astonished and perplexed by the revelation before them. They had numerous thoughts rumbling in their heads and jumbled around like crazy. Their brow frowned and they scratched their heads in confusion.When no answer from brooding appeared before her, Catherine asked at the end, “what the hell are you both talking about? How can Tejasv know about the boss when Salina was the only person to ever witness the boss face to face for the first time.”Daemon chuckled at her statement since he
Tejasv checked his rewards and correlated their advantages and disadvantages. He also tried to speculate on various other things from the names and count off the rewards. For example, the number one thousand coins in the second slot.He remembers the high tariff fee one of the supermarket owners charged on the entry into his market or so-called territory. If like him, all others also charged such a high fee for entry into their shops, one thousand would be exploited within days.Also, the cost of items such as weapons, gears, or even food items requires coins rather than the original money due to the system. Hence, Tejasv concluded the amount was less than needed for survival in the current world system.He also glanced around at his companions once. He would need to calculate the coins combined for everyone on the team. If these coins were for the whole team, then this deal would be worse than he speculated.Then he scrolled down to another reward on his list!====-White Wolf Soldie
Tejasv wished for something similar or better use than his map of wisdom for the third reward since these had the probability of saving his team in very severe circumstances. If all of them received similar or better items, then he could plan to mechanize things more deeply than before.Catherine revealed her third reward. She said, "When I clicked for my third reward, I thought I would be given something vague opposite to what I needed after the dungeon fight with those fierce wolves."Tejasv and Daemon frowned and rubbed their chins in curiosity. Tejasv asked suddenly in a confused tone, "What is it that you wished and received that created such bright expressions on your face?"She smirked passionately and responded with a contented tone, "After my battle with the wolves, I noticed the edges of my katana became blunt and the weapon's durability was also lost. I knew it would shatter after a few more clashes, hence I wanted a better weapon!"She took a pause and resumed, "I clicked