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Chapter 691 The Dungeon Might Have Been EVEN Stronger
Chapter 691 The Dungeon Might Have Been EVEN Stronger
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It seems that completing the C++ Rank Dungeon in three hours was too much, it caused a commotion all over the city and the academy once we arrived to say the report. As a proof we showed the corpses of the monsters, and someone went down to investigate, and confirmed that no monsters remained at all, not even the smallest of fries.
"A-And you're saying that the C++ Rank Dungeon is actually C+++?!" Hasan, the director of Stronghold Academy asked, in shock.
Alongside him, there was Evelyn, Cattalina, Erika's mother, and Magic Theory Professor, Hector, the Swordsmanship and History Professor, Lady Ataraxia, the Alchemy Professor, Sir Hellburn, the Blacksmithing and Machinery Professor, and lastly Lady Cecilia, the Sewing and Clothing Professor.
"Yeah, the Spider Queen was C+++ Rank, so shouldn't the difficulty be increased to warn others?" I asked. "It also presented a new form that wasn't reported before, when her HP dropped below 90%, she summoned her own soul as a ghost of sorts, it could had easily taken adventurers down if they didn't knew of this…"
"I see…" Ataraxia, who was actually also a Monster Biologist, nodded. "This is interesting, it seems that the monsters have mutated, is that dungeon becoming stronger, I wonder? Oh well, we might end up with a new B Rank Dungeon in the future, maybe."
"Hmmm… But this is truly a surprise, Alberta, I am very proud of you as your uncle for what you've accomplished!" Hellburn gave Alberta some head pats. "I will tell this to your father and siblings asap! They'll learn how strong you are now!"
"U-Uncle…" Alberta smiled a bit. "Thank you… for believing in me too!"
"Hahaha, of course, you brat!" The dwarf laughed happily.
"This is a great accomplishment for our family, dear." Erika's mother smiled. "Well done, you've continued surprising me since the day you arrived here… I am so very proud of you."
"Mom…" Erika got emotional and hugged her mother.
"I-Is it such a big deal?" Chris wondered. "Aren't you guys just exaggerating? The Dungeon wasn't so hard… All things considered."
"It wasn't?!" Hasan asked in shock. "You kids are sure monsters… I just hope the other teams can accomplish their test properly. Well, due to your accomplishments all of you already have perfect scores anyways. So congrats." He smiled.
"Shouldn't Hero Dylan be here to congratulate us as well?" I wondered. "Where is that guy?"
"Oh Dylan?" Hector asked. "He recently mobilized out of the city with a squadron of Soldiers to slay demons near one of the Demon Towers."
"I see… Well, seems like he's quite busy." I sighed. "Anyways, can we go now?"
"Y-Yeah, I guess you can go for now, kids." Hasan sighed. "Well done in the dungeon. At first I doubted to get you to a higher class, but I guess I was just completely wrong, you're outstanding. Maybe… maybe humanity does have hope."
Hasan looked into the window, looking rather melancholic. Like that, after the arduous day, we decided to finally take a break and rest. I dedicated myself to mostly meditate and check on my new Skills in more detail.
With my Vampire Spirit's aid, I dedicated myself to butcher the monster corpses and cut them into pieces, deciding what to sell and what to keep. Naturally, the Spirit Orbs remained with me, and now I had over four hundred C Rank Spirit Orbs. Enough to try out summoning some new Familiars later on.
The next morning came rather quickly, as I gathered with my friends for breakfast. Cattalina was also there, cooking breakfast for us to celebrate our successful Dungeon Conquest.
"Now you've got the whole week for free, do you plan on doing something?" She wondered.
"Hm, I haven't thought about it." Sighed Elfriedden. "Though I might just continue perfecting my Skills for now."
"I'm going to go eat some fancy food at some restaurants, I've got a lot of money now." Chris said.
"Such a childish thing…" Erdrich sighed.
"Hey I'm just 13! What else would you want me to do anyways?!" Chris complained.
"I was thinking on continuing my research and improvement upon Machinery with Alberta." Eric said. "Though, we might go on a date or something later."
"Y-Yeah…" Alberta blushed a bit.
"A date…" Erika said, quickly glancing at me with a cat-like face.
"Ah… Fine, we can go on a date later." I sighed.
"Me too?" Elizabeth asked.
"Sure." I nodded.
"A-And me?" Eleanora asked from behind me.
"Alright." I nodded once more.
All three girls blushed and smiled happily, Cattalina quickly noticed this, giggling a bit.
"You're quite the young man to be able to handle three girls at once, Blake." She smiled. "Though, you better not take any more than that, alright? I'm not going to tolerate any outsider other than my daughter's best friends, which she even considers her sisters."
"I am not the type of man that is constantly seeking women, Lady Cattalina." I sighed, feeling slightly offended.
"Lady Cattalina, did you had to be so harsh?" Elizabeth sighed. "Ah, well, let's change the topic. Has there been any news about the Demon Cultists, or Sathan's conspiracy?"
"Oh, I was about to talk about that…" Cattalina nodded. "Well, just yesterday I got some news, but I've been sorting them out. Some of my insiders in the Royal Capital have been spying on her and told me she suspiciously takes an underground passage into the city's central area, where she gathers with mysterious, black-cloaked people."
"Anything more?" I asked. "My golems and familiars had yet to reach the capital, so I cannot spy on them yet…"
"That's all they told me, they said they were too afraid to step into wherever they were…" Cattalina sighed. "They told me that they felt as if… a strange, demonic presence was watching over them. If they overstepped from their boundaries, they would had been attacked by something, or someone…"
"Hmmm…" I nodded. "I guess this is enough to at least confirm that Sathan has a Demonic Cult hideout right in the middle of the Goldriver Kingdom's Capital… How bold of her." I laughed.
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