Fourth Floor, Dungeon…
*Zzzzzzzzzz*
The fourth floor was shining brightly with green light as the frey crystal powered up the magic circle that was etched into the floor.
“Well… What now ? How do we travel ?” Leon asked as he looked at Rees.
“We are travelling, Mr. Leon.” Rees replied as he looked at circle.
“What ?” He asked with a confused expression.
“The moment this circle was made… I noticed a realm travel rune there.” Rees spoke as he pointed towards a line written in ancient language that was unreadable.
“What about it ?” Leon asked with a confused expression as he walked upto the rune and noticed that it was the most glowing part of the circle.
“That means this room is travelling through space between the realms. You can’t get out of here or no one else can enter inside this room.” Rees spoke as he walked upto one of the doors and as soon as he touched it… An invisible wall stopped his hand from going out.
“Wait… Wait… Are you telling me that this room has disappeared from the middle of the dungeon ?” Leon asked with a serious expression.
“That’s a question that even the Elfs don’t know the answer to, Master.” Fruela replied with a smile.
“What do you mean ?” Leon asked with a confused expression.
“The answer to your question will be, Yes and No, Mr. Leon.” Rees replied.
“What ?”
“You see… We don’t know what that rune really means or what it does but whenever you use it.
The room or should I say an identical copy of this room will take it’s place in our realm while the real room travels to the other places. That’s the only working theory that the Elfs have come up with or that’s what one of my Elf friend told me back then.” Rees replied as he looked at Leon.
“Fuck all that… How do you plan to get us to the Elf kingdom and your dungeon ?” Leon asked with a confused expression.
“Ah yes… The crystal listens to the ancient elven language. I have to guide it by telling the location in that language.” Rees spoke as he started walking towards the Frey crystal.
“You know our ancient tongue ? Even I don’t know that.” Fruela asked with a confused expression.
“I know every language that’s spoken on this land or that was ever spoken before, Lady. I might not know how to fight physically but if you want to fight me with knowledge, I will always win.” Rees spoke with a proud expression as he immediately stopped in front of the frey crystal.
“Rees, would you just do it ?” Leon asked with a serious expression.
“Ah yes, ’Lani udna temao kunida, valtre konesa. Sedrio, fina’. That should do it.” Rees spoke as he took a step back and suddenly the green glowing runes turning pink.
*SHAKE-SHAKE*
The whole room shook for a bit but as soon as it stopped, Leon noticed that the runes have turned back to their natural green colour.
“What happened ?” Leon asked with a confused expression.
*Sniff-Sniff*
“I can feel It… This is the scent of white fluverbell flowers. They are all around the elf kingdom.” Fruela spoke with a smile as she sniffed the air.
“Can we go out ?” Leon asked with a confused expression as he looked at the exit door and noticed a white hue covering it.
“Ah, Yes. The room must be on the location now.” Rees spoke as he walked upto the exit and slowly placed his hand out.
As soon as he pulled it back in, there was snow over his hand.
“Yes… We are here.” He confirmed.
“Good, we are on time.” Leon replied as he looked at his wrist that noticed that there were only three hours left.
“Wait… Where was your dungeon again ?” Fruela she asked with a serious expression as she looked at Rees.
“In the middle of the Rangong forest.” Rees replied.
“Oh no.” Fruela spoke with a serious expression as she immediately withdrew her daggers.
“What ? What’s wrong” Leon asked with a confused expression.
“Rangong forest is one of the deadliest forest in our kingdom, Master. As it’s covered in dense poisonous fogs.
The skeleton will be alright since he is already dead, I have a skill that makes me immune to any poisonous effect…. But what about you master ?” Fruela asked with a confused expression.
“I will be alright. Let’s go.” Leon spoke with a neutral expression as he looked at Fruela and activated his skill.
<Adaptive Body>
All three of them stepped out of the room and noticed that it was still snowing but no snow was visible on the ground due to the poisonous green fog floating low.
*Sniff*
[Warning: You have been poisoned.]
[-500 HP]
*Thud*
Suddenly, Leon felt a serious weakness in his body and he immediately fell down to one knee.
“Master.”
“Mr. Leon.”
Both, Rees and Fruela came to pick him up, but Leon stopped them with a gesture of his hand.
“N-No… Don’t.” He spoke with a serious expression.
[Mana pores have been opened up.]
[Posion will be neutralized with mana.]
[Adapting to Poison.]
“B-But, Mr. Leon… You are-” Before Rees could’ve completed his sentence, Leon stood up from the ground and took a deep breath.
*SNIFFFFFFFFFF*
He took in a long breathe and then let it out.
*Fuuuuuuuuuuuu*
“A-Are you okay, master ?” Fruela asked with a worried expression.
“I am good now.” Leon spoke with a smile as he looked at Fruela.
“Your hand… Mr. Leon.” Rees spoke as he pointed towards Leon’s hand.
“Hmm…?” As soon as Leon looked down, he noticed that a green liquid was coming out of his hand.
“What’s this ?” Leon asked with a confused expression but before he could’ve used his skill on it, Rees interrupted him.
“Oh my god… Your body is not immune to posion, Mr. Leon-”
“It’s refining the poison out.” Fruela completed the sentence.
“Yes… Do you see this ? Isn’t this incredible ?” Rees asked as he pointed towards Leon’s hand.
“It is… In order to achieve such a strong body, one has to meditate under mana rivers for years.” Fruela replied with a smile.
“How did you do it, Mr. Leon ?” Rees asked as he looked at Leon.
“I meditated under a mana river. Now, can we go to your dungeon ? Because the body won’t be of much use without my fucking hand.” Leon asked with a serious expression.
“Ah… I am sorry. Please follow me. The dungeon is not that far from here.” Rees replied as he started walking forward and both of them started following behind him.
After walking for about ten minutes, Rees stopped and started looking around.
“What happened ? Why are you stopping ?” Leon asked with a confused expression.
“That remel berry tree was towards the north direction and if I take twelve steps to the right… There should be a-” Without speaking Rees tapped on something that was in the woods and suddenly, a clicking and gear shifting noise started coming from inside the ground.
*Click-Click-Click-Click*
After ten seconds, the noises stopped.
“What just happened ? I thought a secret door will open on the ground.” Leon asked with a confused expression as he looked at Rees.
“Oh no, no Mr. Leon. When I built this dungeon… It wasn’t that advance.
OURA.” Rees explained as he shouted a weird word.
“What the-”
Suddenly, A magical door made out of mana appeared in front of Leon.
“It was a magical door embedded with physical mechanics. You see when the mechanism is triggered by the-”
“We understand.” Fruela and Leon spoke at the same time.
“Well then, come on.” Rees spoke as he immediately entered inside the gate, Fruela and Leon stepped inside after him.
As soon as all three of them entered inside, they saw nothing but darkness and the smell of moss.
“Alfien.” Rees spoke as he immediately summoned a small ball of light and lightened up the room.
Leon looked around and noticed that the room was really small and it was completely empty.
“Hmm…? I don’t remember this room being empty. Did someone else came to the dungeon after that raid ?” Rees asked in a low voice as he walked upto the exit gate of the room and opened it.
*Click*
As soon as he opened the door, light of burning torches shined brightly on their faces.
Leon closed his eyes for a second.
“Who are you ?” Rees shouted loudly.
Leon immediately opened his eyes and noticed a human girl in her twenties sitting on a desk and pouring some chemicals over a wooden doll.
She had, black hairs, black eyes, a mask over her face and fair skin tone.
“Huh…? KYAAAAAAAAAA… MONSTERRRRRRR.” She shouted as soon as her eyes fell over Rees.
“Umm… You are in my dungeon and you are calling me monster. Don’t you think that’s disrespectful ?” Rees asked as he looked at her.
“W-What !? Your dungeon ?” She asked with a shocked and scared expression.