I held and squeezed Jeff’s fist with my left hand tighter. He screams in pain as my bare hand grips harder against his bone. I hear the sounds of his fingers cracking and breaking with force. I rammed my knee into his stomach. He squirts in pain. If it’s been three days, I have been stuck here. Today is Princess Elena’s birthday, and I must break out of here.
[YOU HAVE DIRECTED SUPER STRENGTH MAGIC POWER TO YOUR LEG]I could feel mana from my core move through my veins, arriving at my leg and instantly ramming my foot to his face, and he experienced his body lifted to air several feet from the air and falling to the ground.[POISON NEUTRALIZED][HEALTH STATUS REDUCTION-38%]my skills in my system tab opens up before my vision and scroll to Blood mage[BLOOD MAGE- ABILITY TO TURN BLOOD INTO ANY SHAPES AS WEAPON OF ATTACKS AND ALSO ABILITY TO MANIPULATE BLOOD PANTS IN THE BODIES OF YOUR ENEMIES][BLOOD MANIPULATION SKILL -ACTIVATED]“ahaaaaaaaa” My system had subdued my weakness for poison, and I forced my body, held by two assailants, to action. My blood from my body begins to elevate into the air in tiny drops. The assailants' eyes widened as they watched several small pieces of blood in the air transform into solid, bloody needles.I smiled devilishly as blood needles rammed into the air, piercing into their bodies like swords. They fall to the ground. I squeezed my palm into a fist, and the blood in their bodies began to manipulate their bodies to move on its own.Jefferson watched as, under my influence, Alex and his friend pulled out swords and slashed their throats. Suddenly, the dungeon alarm blares across the dungeon mining castle.Two guards with giant black panthers stationed on the mining floor ran inside the hall. Panthers growl and open their blood teeth with giant fangs at me. They let loose the panther, and they rushed to the middle and leaped at me.Strength magic flowed through my foot as I rammed a powerful kick at the head of a panther. One was slammed against the wall and died instantly, but I was not as lucky as the other panther, which bit deep into my arms, separating my arm from its body.My arm was on the floor, and the panther was ready for dinner; however, I manipulated my blood into a sharp knife and thrust it into the head of the panther. He falls to the floor.The guards unsheathe their swords, and the female guard poses for a fight.“I can see you are not a normal human being. These are characteristics of Oregon blood manipulation. I will keep my distance and kill you from where I stand’’ The punisher stretches her hand, releasing his magic. Suddenly, like octopus tentacles, five giant tentacles made of steel blades shot through the air from her back. They were so fast that I couldn’t see them. They thrust and slice parts of the body. My leg separated from his body, my head detached to the ground, and my arms were on the floor, but even when my body was separated, I could speak like I was not dead“Do you know why the blood mage was feared and hunted in Oregon? It's because of this.”[BLOOD MAGE- BLOOD REGENERATION SKILL-ACTIVATED] Suddenly, the blood from my detached neck and head floated in the air and attached, pulling my detached head and limps almost instantly into my back.[BLOOD MAGE- REGENERATION AND RESTORATION- COMPLETED]My head and hands were back to normal, as perfect as they were.[HEALTH STATUS REDUCTION-25%][BLOOD LUST SKILL=ACTIVATED] I lifted my fingers, and the blood from the dead bodies on the heads of Alex and his friend, as well as the blood from Panther’s wound, floated from their bodies and were elevated into the air in the shape of a giant blood ball. Its shape shifts into three straight, sharp blood spears, and I thrust it into the air. Jeff ducks, evading the spear, and runs out the door, the guard turns their back try to run however[SHADOW SKILL TIME PAUSE-ACTIVATED]My human shadow stretched towards their shadow on the floor and they suddenly discovered that they could not move from their position. The blood sword thrust into the bodies of the guards, and they took their swords and slit their throats.‘I have to save Eliot and Betty. I walked closer, and suddenly, my system popped.[DOUBLEKEGGER SHADOW MONSTER SYSTEM- BLOOD LOSS PARASITE RAMPAGING EFFECT >ACTIVATED]BLOOD LOSS PARASITE TAKES EFFECT WHEN- THE SHADOW MONSTER SYSTEM IS A DOUBLE EDGE WEAPON. ANY MONSTER YOU SLAY SHALL BE ENSLAVED BY YOUR SYSTEM AND BECOME PART OF YOUR ARMY. In OTHER WORDS, THE KING OF MONSTERS, A ONE-MAN ARMY, THE MORE MONSTERS YOU SLAY, THE MORE POWERFUL YOU BECOME, BUT THE DAY YOU STOP SLAYING MONSTERS, YOU SHALL GO BERSEK AS A RAMPAGING MONSTER BECAUSE THE SYSTEM NEEDS MONSTERS AS FOOD JUST AS HUMAN NEEDS WATER TO DRINK.[YOU HAVE LOST TOO MUCH BLOOD- BLOOD RECOVERY PROCESS- ACTIVATED]Suddenly, my eyes turned red, and an unquenchable vampire taste began. Large fangs jolt out of my teeth, claws grow out of my fingers, and the dead panther looks very tasty, like fried chicken before my eyes.The scene clouded like blood vision, and the dead human bodies were not tasty, however tasty the panther was. Like an insane rampaging wolf, I dove on the dead panther while opening my teeth and fang and began to consume its raw flesh along with its blood as my teeth bit deep into chunks of its flesh.I ripped up part of its body with my claws and ate it till I was satisfied.[BLOOD LOSS PARASITE- DEVACTIVATED]My eyes returned to normal, and my senses came back to normal. What the hell have I done? I don’t want to imagine it. I puke out the blood stain from my mouth. It seems only animals I have a taste for and not humans. While I tried to recover, I saw my shadow stretched out from my body and overshadowed the dead panther slammed against the wall. The shadow started to pull the panther into the shadowed ground until it disappeared.[MONSTER SHADOW EXTRACTION SKILL-ACTIVATED]My shadow turns back to normal. This is outrageous, what did my father from Earth give to me? I don’t have time for these. I must find Eliot and Betty and save the princess. I rose from my feet and walked out of the door as my system popped up in my vision.[YOU HAVE GAINED A NEW SKILL- MAGIC CONTROL][YOU HAVE GAINED A NEW SKILL- BLOOD MAGE CONTROL][BLOOD MAGE LEVEL SIX UNLOCK][NEW SKILL- IMMUNITY TO BICHIAN POISON]DEV, STAMINA AND STRENGTH INCREASED[NEW LEVELING UP SKILL GAIN -MONSTERS VISION AND AGILITY, ATTACK CLAW][NAME: HERO REYNOLDS OREGON][WORLD- OREGON WORLD][AGE-16 YEARS OLD] [CLASS- POWER TYPE BLOOD MAGE, LIGHTNING SWORD MASTER- LEVEL 26][SHADOW MONSTER ACTIVE SKILLS- SHADOW MONSTERS EXTRACTION LV I, MONSTER’S RULERS AUTHORITY LV 1, SHADOW MONSTER TERRITORY LV 1, MONSTER AGILITY AND SPEED- LV 1, MONSTER EYE VISION] [SHADOW LIGHTNING SKILLS- LV 1][OREGON ACTIVE SKILLS- BLOOD MAGE + LEVEL 6- BLOODLUST LV 2, BLOOD MAGIC CONTROL LEVEL 2, BLOOD REGENERATION LV 1, BLOOD SUPER STRENGTH[STRENGTH-66 DEV-50, STAMINA-45, FATIGUE- 70% INTELLIGENCE LV 1, PERCEPTION LV 1][HEALTH STATUS – 25%, PHYSICAL DAMAGE- 15%][MAGIC MANA POWER- 86/100][MANA POWER- INFINITY][ABILITIES-TELEPATHY -LEVEL 2] COPY SKILL-LEVEL 1][SWORD STEAL-LOCKED] STEALTH-LOCKED DOPPELGANGER UNLOCK][INVENTORY- STAFF NIGHTMARE LOCKED][ARMOR OF GOD- LOCKED][KING OF SHADOW MONSTERS INVENTORY- 1 BLACK PANTHER] The skills before my eyes were enough to get me through any situation; besides, I didn’t want to experience what I just experienced a while ago. Eating animal flesh, however, came with some skills that activated monster vision, and my vision turned blue.I could see through the bunker walls and guards in red directing the slave children from the mining site to a large hall where some were eating. They walk from different locations in the dungeon to the dinner hall. The guards were about thirty; I counted. I searched for the prison hall, and I saw Eliot chained to an iron pole where he would not be able to use earth magic. Betty is locked in an iron cage and unable to use ice magic.I grabbed a sword from the dead guard.[LIGHTNING SKILL- ACTIVATED]I turned on my endless mana and enveloped my sword in lightning. The sword became bright as jolts of lightning cackled.[MONSTER AGILITY SPEED- ACTIVATED][MONSTER STEALTH SKILLS-ACTIVATED]I pose like a panther would and dash out in full speed as my speed stealth skill activates. I add speed combining lightning skills and agility skills. I was super-fast, like the wind. As I moved with speed towards the bunker, Eliot and Betty were held hostage. I swung my lightning sword at the guards that were in front of me.Their heads detached from their necks, and they didn’t even realize it until dozens of guards were wasted on the cold floor.“We are under attack” by the time they realize it. I was standing in front of a black iron cage with its iron door shut, which held Betty. I thrust my lightning sword at the magic key and broke the lock. The door began to slide open wide, and what came out of it was cold fog and mist with ice.Betty Hart, the ice witch, dressed in a long, fitted black dress with a pointed hat like that of a witch froze the manillium collar around her neck and then shattered it into ice pieces. She walked out of the room. Her cold purple eyes and pale skin said it all. She was going to kill everyone who had put a Manilliuim collar on her neck, which prevented her from using her magic. “Thank you. I will take care of the guards. You save Eliot.” She gave a sign with her finger and walked toward the door as the guards rushed towards it.A silver necklace strapped around her wrist glowed and transformed into a silver ice bow. She pulled the invisible string of ice, and an ice arrow appeared. She let loose of the arrow, and suddenly thousands of ice arrows flew into the air and rained on the guards, killing them all at once. I watched in awe as the ice mage, known as Betty the Ice Witch, manipulated her ice arrows straight through the narrow plain of the dungeon like a control missile, killing any guard in front. I rushed to Eliot. Eliot is likely to be a giant with broad shoulders and brown armor. He lifted his brown eyes and said,“A wise man once said, do not allow yourself to be hindered by dissatisfaction with the present circumstances or fear of the unknown future. Instead, embrace the providence of the divine in all experiences. I see you have made up your mind about the present, and now your goals are firm.”“You and your quote of wisdom, who said that quote this time?” I swung my sword and broke the chains that held him bound to the iron rods.“Marcus Aurelius, were you able to deliver the puzzle ledger to the princess?” I briefed Eliot and Betty, and we proceeded to save the children. Betty had turned the entire dungeon to ice, and we began our journey to the dungeon on the top floor with a hundred and five slaves. We walked out to a plain floor with a colossal door locked from the outside.Eliot brings out a catapult swing made from leather. He inserts a small rock and swings it above his head, then lets the stone fly from the catapult. The stone infused with magic suddenly expanded into a giant boulder rock and smashed the giant door to rumbles.“I believe your parents will be in danger. You go check on your parents and meet us up at the palace. We will take the children to the orphanage and wait for you.” Said Eliot, I nodded and moved in speed to look for my parents. It would take an hour for Eliot and the children, at their walking pace, to get to the top floor while at the same time at the palace.The moon reflected its light on a beautiful lady in a red decorative flower gown standing on the palace balcony. A sad expression occupied her smile. She turned her face and stared out the window as the lovely party went on. Sons and daughters, nobles on their best Sundays, were dancing to soft music.They dined and drank, celebrating the party. However, the one she was searching for was not at the party, and this made Princess Elena feel lonely and worried at the same time. Her eyes darted every look and cranny of the party for a glimpse of Hero; however, he was nowhere to be found.“I hope he is alright! I wish to see him before she comes," she remembered when she saw Hero dragged away on a wagon by Jefferson's men. She tried to chase after him, but the guards stopped her. For some reason, the guards were on full alert at the highest level of security.It was as if they had anticipated an attack from an enemy. The only way to help Hero was to send her bonded animal, the tortoise, t
The clanging of city bells echoes into the fading night. That bell Hero recognized from the perceptive vision of where Lucian, Historia, and Sabrina's home were located and where his parents once lived before they died. A house on top of a hill looking down at a city made from oak and cedar wood and rampant stone walls.Hero was striding up the sloppy mountain when he saw like a river blood draining down to the sloppy ground, the clashing of swords, and the sounds of swift movements. Hero panicked as he rushed up only to meet piles of dead bodies lay dead on the floor. Lucian and his giant sword in his hand sliced the neck of an assassin with the head detached rolling to Hero’s feet.Though Lucian was victorious however he sustained multiple sword injuries. Sabrina and Historia rush to heal Lucian’s body with healing magic. Lucian stares at Hero.“It is time for your final training and lesson. Grab a sword!" Lucian's voice echoed out with an intense look on his face.“Wait you mean no
The man dressed in golden armour, Neo’s father, stood tall, his metallic visage glinting in the dim light of the dungeon. His eyes scanned the group of adventurers before him, a mix of fear and confusion etched on their faces."You all seem to misunderstand me," he said with a deep, resonating voice. "I am Neo's father, not a killer." The adventurers were knocked out cold except Juliet and Brody. They found themselves in a hall-like cave with a towering caked statue of a lion with wings.Brody and Juliet exchanged glances, uncertain of how to react.“So if you're truly Neo's father," said Juliet cautiously, "then why did you bring us here? Why did you attack us, and what is this place?"Neo's father sighed heavily, his voice tinged with concern. "I brought you here to keep you safe," he replied.“That female creature that turns to Phoenix was sent by a familiar enemy to bring Neo to a certain woman you can't possibly defeat. I had come back because she had come to this world. She wi
Neo and the adventurers tried to maintain balance on a violent and shaking cave ground in the dungeon. Suddenly the ground cracks and tears up into a massive hole, and the adventurers, cars, and landscape crash into the massive hole with a scream. At the same time, it was a busy day for the people of California with people streaming live videos with their phones. The metallic sounds of distant trains echo furiously, and vehicles driving on the tarred road on a normal day, massive holes started breaking into the ground. Cars, Houses, people, and buildings experienced a quake and then a tear of the ground and suck them into the ground. A sudden vibration of the earth, trembling accompanied by rumblings and a sudden large hole dug, falling into the ground. Cars driving on the road watched as the ground began to tear apart, sliding into a sloppy dark hole.“For the love of God! What the hell is that?"The pilot in the train, eyes widen in shock and fear. The pilot increases the train's
Six majestic lion creatures soared gracefully alongside their leader, the lion beast 30 meters tall, approaching the formidable team. The team braced themselves, ready to face the impending battle."Gregory and I will take on the largest one," declared Gregory confidently. "The rest of you handle the remaining lions. Catherine, provide support from a distance and assist us whenever possible. Juliet, keep your healing magic ready," Gregory assigned roles."Hey! Who made you the boss, old man?" Catherine sneered, challenging Gregory's authority."Yeah! Why should we take orders from you? I could lead just fine," Brody chimed in."Oh, please! I can't let someone with a fragile ego, bed rocker, and no brains give orders here," Catherine fired back at Brody."What did you call me?" Brody shouted, visibly angered."Enough, everyone! We don't have time to argue amongst ourselves. The enemy is approaching, and we need to work together. We'll need the best ideas and assistance we can get, espe
Neo woke up among other adventurers lying dead on the dungeon floor, buried by a pile of crumbled stones, the hall was dark and filled with towering pillars of sculptured statues across the hall and around them. He pulled himself up from the pile of stones, and above him was a wide bright ray of light that shone down on him from where he and the team fell.“Is anybody alive? Shouted Neo“Yes, I am alive?” a voice sounded as she pulled herself from the dust. Neo knew that voice.“Director Marylyn?” Neo turns in a direction in search of the voice. Marylyn walked out of the darkness into the ray of light with two persons behind her whom he knew too well. Armstrong, the power defense tank master, and Tracy, popularly known as Miss Orange, are always dressed in orange full medieval armor with orange straight hair which makes her stand out. At the same time, a group of adventurers began to walk towards Neo, standing in the ray of light. Marylyn, standing in front of Neo, looked up from the
PrologueThe world war of galaxies of eight realms began when the Athearian- stole the Sapphire star stone of power from the Nethernian. The Nethernians , were the greatest of them all, similar to the ancient Maya civilization which was united above the seas and the most powerful tribal empire the seven realms has ever seen, closed off its borders and power for its purposes without helping or sharing any of its ancient resources to the seven realms.The sapphire star stone in the epicenter of the highest tower of their architectural structure shines its lights like a watch tower above the seas which provided a barrier against foreign invaders, its magical energy robbed off and made them humanoid breaded giants in the land. It provided their vegetation and crops to flourish and it enhanced them to fight enemies magically.The Nethernians were indeed the strongest feared warriors of eight realms however all that changed when a scientist and a fairy sprite magician alchemist from Athearia
“Neo, please don't leave me, I am scared. Save me, save me, Neoooo!" A young pale-skinned lady drenched in a pool of blood crawled on the icy cold floor, stretching her bloody right hand, and reached out to a young man on the dungeon floor. She stared at her soiled, bloody brown eyes hidden in her rebellious strands of blonde hair. "Noo! Sandra, please grab my hands," the young man cried as he pleaded, stretching his right hand across to her in a bizarre, horrible scene. Hundreds of American Adventurers lay dead on the floor in a twisted, horrible state. Heads smashed with their skulls to a bloody, icy ground.Legs and bodies twisted and separated from their bodies, scattered to different parts of the icy dungeon. But his eyes watched his only love grabbed from the ice floor by a monstrous clawed white icy hand lifted by a towering humanoid monster known as the ice giant.His clawed zigzag teeth and fangs revealed a smile and laughter on his silver face as his red eyes stared at the l
Neo woke up among other adventurers lying dead on the dungeon floor, buried by a pile of crumbled stones, the hall was dark and filled with towering pillars of sculptured statues across the hall and around them. He pulled himself up from the pile of stones, and above him was a wide bright ray of light that shone down on him from where he and the team fell.“Is anybody alive? Shouted Neo“Yes, I am alive?” a voice sounded as she pulled herself from the dust. Neo knew that voice.“Director Marylyn?” Neo turns in a direction in search of the voice. Marylyn walked out of the darkness into the ray of light with two persons behind her whom he knew too well. Armstrong, the power defense tank master, and Tracy, popularly known as Miss Orange, are always dressed in orange full medieval armor with orange straight hair which makes her stand out. At the same time, a group of adventurers began to walk towards Neo, standing in the ray of light. Marylyn, standing in front of Neo, looked up from the
Six majestic lion creatures soared gracefully alongside their leader, the lion beast 30 meters tall, approaching the formidable team. The team braced themselves, ready to face the impending battle."Gregory and I will take on the largest one," declared Gregory confidently. "The rest of you handle the remaining lions. Catherine, provide support from a distance and assist us whenever possible. Juliet, keep your healing magic ready," Gregory assigned roles."Hey! Who made you the boss, old man?" Catherine sneered, challenging Gregory's authority."Yeah! Why should we take orders from you? I could lead just fine," Brody chimed in."Oh, please! I can't let someone with a fragile ego, bed rocker, and no brains give orders here," Catherine fired back at Brody."What did you call me?" Brody shouted, visibly angered."Enough, everyone! We don't have time to argue amongst ourselves. The enemy is approaching, and we need to work together. We'll need the best ideas and assistance we can get, espe
Neo and the adventurers tried to maintain balance on a violent and shaking cave ground in the dungeon. Suddenly the ground cracks and tears up into a massive hole, and the adventurers, cars, and landscape crash into the massive hole with a scream. At the same time, it was a busy day for the people of California with people streaming live videos with their phones. The metallic sounds of distant trains echo furiously, and vehicles driving on the tarred road on a normal day, massive holes started breaking into the ground. Cars, Houses, people, and buildings experienced a quake and then a tear of the ground and suck them into the ground. A sudden vibration of the earth, trembling accompanied by rumblings and a sudden large hole dug, falling into the ground. Cars driving on the road watched as the ground began to tear apart, sliding into a sloppy dark hole.“For the love of God! What the hell is that?"The pilot in the train, eyes widen in shock and fear. The pilot increases the train's
The man dressed in golden armour, Neo’s father, stood tall, his metallic visage glinting in the dim light of the dungeon. His eyes scanned the group of adventurers before him, a mix of fear and confusion etched on their faces."You all seem to misunderstand me," he said with a deep, resonating voice. "I am Neo's father, not a killer." The adventurers were knocked out cold except Juliet and Brody. They found themselves in a hall-like cave with a towering caked statue of a lion with wings.Brody and Juliet exchanged glances, uncertain of how to react.“So if you're truly Neo's father," said Juliet cautiously, "then why did you bring us here? Why did you attack us, and what is this place?"Neo's father sighed heavily, his voice tinged with concern. "I brought you here to keep you safe," he replied.“That female creature that turns to Phoenix was sent by a familiar enemy to bring Neo to a certain woman you can't possibly defeat. I had come back because she had come to this world. She wi
The clanging of city bells echoes into the fading night. That bell Hero recognized from the perceptive vision of where Lucian, Historia, and Sabrina's home were located and where his parents once lived before they died. A house on top of a hill looking down at a city made from oak and cedar wood and rampant stone walls.Hero was striding up the sloppy mountain when he saw like a river blood draining down to the sloppy ground, the clashing of swords, and the sounds of swift movements. Hero panicked as he rushed up only to meet piles of dead bodies lay dead on the floor. Lucian and his giant sword in his hand sliced the neck of an assassin with the head detached rolling to Hero’s feet.Though Lucian was victorious however he sustained multiple sword injuries. Sabrina and Historia rush to heal Lucian’s body with healing magic. Lucian stares at Hero.“It is time for your final training and lesson. Grab a sword!" Lucian's voice echoed out with an intense look on his face.“Wait you mean no
The moon reflected its light on a beautiful lady in a red decorative flower gown standing on the palace balcony. A sad expression occupied her smile. She turned her face and stared out the window as the lovely party went on. Sons and daughters, nobles on their best Sundays, were dancing to soft music.They dined and drank, celebrating the party. However, the one she was searching for was not at the party, and this made Princess Elena feel lonely and worried at the same time. Her eyes darted every look and cranny of the party for a glimpse of Hero; however, he was nowhere to be found.“I hope he is alright! I wish to see him before she comes," she remembered when she saw Hero dragged away on a wagon by Jefferson's men. She tried to chase after him, but the guards stopped her. For some reason, the guards were on full alert at the highest level of security.It was as if they had anticipated an attack from an enemy. The only way to help Hero was to send her bonded animal, the tortoise, t
I held and squeezed Jeff’s fist with my left hand tighter. He screams in pain as my bare hand grips harder against his bone. I hear the sounds of his fingers cracking and breaking with force. I rammed my knee into his stomach. He squirts in pain. If it’s been three days, I have been stuck here. Today is Princess Elena’s birthday, and I must break out of here.[YOU HAVE DIRECTED SUPER STRENGTH MAGIC POWER TO YOUR LEG]I could feel mana from my core move through my veins, arriving at my leg and instantly ramming my foot to his face, and he experienced his body lifted to air several feet from the air and falling to the ground.[POISON NEUTRALIZED][HEALTH STATUS REDUCTION-38%]my skills in my system tab opens up before my vision and scroll to Blood mage[BLOOD MAGE- ABILITY TO TURN BLOOD INTO ANY SHAPES AS WEAPON OF ATTACKS AND ALSO ABILITY TO MANIPULATE BLOOD PANTS IN THE BODIES OF YOUR ENEMIES][BLOOD MANIPULATION SKILL -ACTIVATED]“ahaaaaaaaa” My system had subdued my weakness for po
Neo opens his eyes screaming in pain, tears streaming through his eyes for his beloved and all that had happened with Sandra and his father. Suddenly, A screen pops up in front of his eyes. [DOUBLEKEGGER SYSETEM-ACTIVE][HEALTH STATUS REDUCTION- 49%/100][NEUTRALIZING POISON... ……….89% UNCOMPLETED]“ahahhaha! I like that scream he just gave. Now you know the pain you cause us” Jeff laughJeff punches Rammed in the air on Hero’s face, pushes him against the wall, then falls to the floor.[CLAIRYOVNCE PERCETIVE VISION SKILL-ACTIVE- Ability to see through Hero’s life continues at 90% completed ]As he is being hit, Hero's magic ability of clairvoyance seeps through Jeff's inner memories in some movie picture-like manner. Locked up in the palace and monitored by guards due to fear of assassination. Her only way of finding out who the assassins were was by sneaking out of the palace like a thief with her trusted friends and guard, Samson, Eliot, and Betty the witch. King Edmond the Unr
Brody, Gregory, and the entire team were overcome by dizziness, collapsing simultaneously from their respective positions. They remained unconscious for a while until Rick regained consciousness. His eyes scanned the hallway sharply, recognizing their surroundings. He spoke, voicing his surprise."We're back here again? I thought this only happened at night when we slept, but clearly, that's not the case," he muttered, his gaze shifting to Gregory beside him. Rick began shaking him awake."Gregory, wake up!" Gregory stirred and rose from the ground, followed by Catherine and Juliet."What the hell just happened?" they uttered, their eyes gradually adjusting to reality."Why are we here? This wasn't the information given to us," Catherine questioned, frustration evident in her voice."But what exactly is happening? Why are we awake in this dungeon again?" Juliet woke Sandra up, who joined them in their confusion."We're back here again, but it's too soon," Sandra said, her eyes darting