2023-09-20 18:21:09After Vida left, nothing was ever the same for the boys. Their normal school wasn't the same anymore since they didn't have Vida to always make sure they behaved.
"Another boring day in school," Adam lamented as they ate their lunch.
"Well, today's lunch tastes better," Gavin remarked
"With you, every lunch always tastes better," Adam rolled his eyes before turning to Dante, who was just about to take his medication. "Why do you always take this medicine?"
"My mom said I was a very sick child, so I need this drug," Dante answered before gulping down the drug.
"Have you ever tried not taking them?" Gavin asked.
"Yes, I tried once, and I passed out. I need to take it at least once every day," Dante replied.
"Alright," Adam replied.
With Vida gone, the boys had no other option than to adapt. They continued with their sword training and laying traps to catch rabbits. Unfortunately, with Vida gone, Mrs. Joan's soup wasn't as great anymore. The lady had to admit that Vida was the reason the soups were always so tasty.
One fateful day, Dante and his friends were on their way back from school when the space tore open to allow monsters to come in. Before a gate would open, there was always a disturbance in the atmosphere, and humans always noticed this phenomenon with their satellites. So it gave them time to prepare for the attack. The phenomenon always made them aware of the gate rank that was about to open. Because the little town was far from the city and less attention was paid to it, the phenomenon wasn't noticed on time, so awakeners weren't dispatched on time to handle the situation.
Before the gate opened, Dante felt it in his body. He felt that calamity was about to befall them.
"We should hurry home," Dante tried warning his friends, but they didn't take him seriously.
"Are you missing your mother's soup?" Adam jests. Since they realized that Mrs. Joan wasn't much of a great cook, they always teased Dante about it.
"Or do you want to use the toilet?" Gavin added.
"No, something bad is about to happen," Dante said, but they paid him no heed. Seeing that his friends weren't listening, Dante decided to run home alone.
"He is serious," Adam said before they ran after Dante.
They had always known themselves to be physically stronger than Dante, but today they couldn't catch up with the boy, no matter how they tried. Just as they got closer to their home, the gate opened.
When a gate opens, it takes about 30 minutes before monsters start coming out, but sometimes they start coming out immediately. This is the reason why awakeners are always ready before it opens because monsters might start coming out immediately. Unfortunately for the little town, the monsters started coming immediately.
The danger of a gate is determined by its color. Unlike awakeners that have S-rank, A-rank, B-rank, E-rank, and F-rank, gates only have three ranks: E-rank, B-rank, and S-rank. E-rank is the least dangerous and has a green color. It takes at least ten B-rank awakeners and a few A-rank to take care of it. Second most dangerous is B-rank, which is red in color. It will take at least twenty B-rank and five to ten A-rank awakeners, or two S-rank awakeners to take care of the monsters it spews out. Then the last and most dangerous gate is the S-rank gate, which is purple in color. Though it is very rare for an S-rank gate to appear, it needs at least 5-10 S-rank awakeners to take care of it.
Luckily for the small town, the gate that suddenly opened was an E-rank. Though it was the lowest ranked, it was still a disaster for the little town.
"Dear God," Adam said as blood dogs started rushing out of the gate to attack and suck the blood of anything in sight. Blood dogs looked like normal dogs but were far from it. Their tongues could extend up to two meters, and once the tongue got stuck to a human, it only took them 30 seconds to suck the person dry.
"Don't just stand there; our family needs us," Dante wasn't frozen like his friends. In fact, his body was reacting as if this was a normal routine for him. Seeing The one they considered weakest heading towards danger just save his mother, Adam and Gavin shook away their fears and ran to help their family.
By the time they arrived, the monsters were already causing havoc. Dante ignored everything and ran home to check up on his mother. He had never run so much in his life, yet he wasn't tired.
"Mom," he yelled as he flung open the door. Luckily, he got home before the dogs could get there.
"Dante?" Mrs. Joan came out and hugged her son. She was already about to go out and look for her son, but seeing he was back already, she quickly locked the door. "Help will soon arrive," she assured her son.
Dante followed his mother and entered her laboratory. Dante had never really been interested in the laboratory, so he couldn't even remember the last time he had been there. So, he was shocked to see his mother had surveillance to monitor the whole town.
"What are all these surveillance cameras for?" Dante muttered. Mrs. Joan heard him but didn't answer. How would she tell her son that the surveillance was for their own safety? Dante came closer and saw his friends trying to fend off the monsters.
"The town is being overrun."
"We can't do anything. Help will soon be here," Mrs. Joan replied.
Dante tried to calm down, but he couldn't bear seeing his friends in such a dangerous situation. Suddenly, a voice echoed in his head.
"The only sadness most ordinary folks suffer is the inability to protect the people they love." Dante had never heard these words before, yet they felt so familiar.
"If anything happened to them, I would be lonely?" Dante said before running out of the laboratory and out of the house. He was so fast his mother had no time to react.
"How?" Mrs. Joan was left speechless, for she knew the medication Dante was on prevented him from using any special ability. Unknown to Mrs. Joan, inside Dante's body dwelled a soul that was once the pinnacle of greatness. Even though the soul had lost its memories, its instinct remained. Dante ran in the direction of his friends, not caring if his life would be in danger. He just didn't want to be lonely. For some reason, the thought of being lonely made his blood boil.
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"Please take me with you!" a beastkin girl rushed toward Jamal, her voice filled with desperation.She had rabbit ears and a fluffy tail that swayed behind her.She was considered beautiful, the type many would go crazy for."I will do anything. Please take me out of this hell!" she cried.More girls quickly gathered around Jamal, begging him to save them.Some even offered everything they had, including their bodies.Jamal swallowed hard.He wished his artifact could carry all of them away.He turned his eyes toward Theobald, the human wearing the recording helmet.If not for that camera, Jamal would have already given in to his desires.When they entered the dungeon, two people had been assigned to carry recording devices.One was with Eragon’s group, and the other was with Stefan’s group.Unfortunately, the one accompanying Eragon’s group had already died.While everyone was still arguing about what to do next, they suddenly saw Ron running toward them.He was one of the first peop
Jamal's Offer
Dante clenched his fists tightly.If there was even a slight chance that he would appear in the same location as Vida and the others after entering the dungeon, he would have rushed in without hesitation.Back inside the dungeon, Eragon also attempted to activate his escape talisman.It failed.Leon tried the same thing.It also failed."We need to retreat from this area first," Arnold ordered as he conjured a massive wall pillar that erupted from the ground, separating them from the advancing monsters.That temporary barrier gave them the chance they needed to pull back.After they managed to create some distance, Jamal walked over to Vida, Celeste, and Freya."I am impressed by how well you girls fought," he said with a grin.It was true that Arnold, Jamal, Leon, Stefan, and Eragon had the highest number of kills.However, the three girls had saved more teammates than anyone else.While others focused on slaying monsters, they prioritized protecting lives."Thank you," Vida replied
Disastrous Outcome
Dante watched as the team confronted the wave of monsters rushing toward them.Among the spectators, nearly everyone had someone they cared about inside the dungeon.Just like Dante, their hearts were filled with tension and fear.Back inside the dungeon, Vida, Celeste, and Freya moved exactly as they had practiced.Their coordination was flawless as they worked together to cut down the incoming monsters.Arnold was like a force of nature.He stood far away from the others, not wanting anyone to get caught in the destructive flames he unleashed.Stefan turned the battlefield into a blazing inferno with every step he took.Eragon and Leon also demonstrated why they were considered powerhouses among their peers.Yet among all of them, Jamal stood out the most.His magical artifacts contained countless weapons, and mechanisms designed to handle large numbers of enemies."Come on!" Jamal roared as he sliced off a monster’s head and raised his shield to block another attack.Watching him f
Monster Horde
It had not been up to an hour since the team entered the dungeon, yet they had already experienced near-death situations more times than they could count.This dungeon did not contain any monsters below S-rank.Every creature they encountered was an S-rank monster.Their only saving grace was that the monsters did not appear in large groups.Each encounter usually involved only three or four monsters at a time, allowing them to unite their strength to barely hold them back."We haven't even left the same floor we entered," Jamal complained.He was wearing so many mechanical gadgets that he looked like a walking battle machine. Despite being a dwarf, the equipment made him tower over everyone else."How can this even be called a floor when it is as vast as a world?" Leon added in frustration.While they were still recovering from another brutal battle, they noticed Stefan and his group approaching.The other team looked just as exhausted, clearly showing that they had also fought numer
Entering The Dungeon
To everyone’s shock, Dante neither blocked nor dodged.He stood completely still as Freya’s punch landed squarely on his cheek.The impact echoed like an explosion.A violent shockwave burst outward, sweeping across the training ground and kicking up dust and debris.Freya’s body gave out immediately after the strike, and she collapsed unconscious onto the ground.A thin trail of blood slowly trickled from the corner of Dante’s mouth.“They injured him,” Arnold muttered in disbelief.“I don’t know what’s more impressive,” Instructor Bane said quietly as he watched the scene. “That he took such an attack directly to the face without any defense and only suffered minor damage, or that those girls managed to touch him at all.”“Don’t worry. I’ll make sure they’re ready for tomorrow’s raid,” Sylvia said as she hurried to Vida’s side.Later that evening, the girls gathered together in one of the resting halls.“You all did really well today,” Sylvia said with a warm smile.“I wonder if he’
Taking A Step Forward
The next day, inside Dante’s training room, the girls gathered once again.More people have also gathered to watch.Since today is the last day they have to prove their strength, everyone was eager and hopeful.This time, they arrived with a plan.Today was their final training session since the raid would begin the next day. They had already given up on the idea of defeating Dante. Their only goal now was to successfully take a single step forward while enduring his overwhelming pressure.At the moment, the raid itself no longer occupied their minds.“Girls, we won’t back down easily,” Vida said firmly, and the other two nodded in response.“Here it comes,” Dante said as he released his gravity pressure once again.Vida had devised the strategy.Since she possessed the largest mana pool and was also a healer, she would act as the group’s core and supply source. Freya would handle defense, while Celeste would focus on offense.Freya immediately poured all her strength into forming a t
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