The Ancients World

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~~~(POV: Cera Adamo)~~~

~~~(Location: The Gleem Library, The Underground City Of Maero, Desert, The Continent Of Alforza)~~~

~~~(Time: 6:09 AM)~~~

My eyes slowly open, and I take a moment to get the sleep out of my eyes before leaning up in the bed. Every floor of the Gleem library has rooms to sleep in, and that's what Sally and I are using. They're not the best looking due to their age.

Sally is still asleep, but she'll be getting up soon when she feels I'm not in bed with her. I sit on the edge of the bed and run my hands through my hair. We're taking on The Dungeon Of The Key today, and I don't know how long we'll be in there.

I stand up and head for the bathroom connected to our room and relieve myself. The creaking of the bed tells me Sally is getting up too, and she's soon in the bathroom too.

Looking into the old mirror and fixing her bedhead. I finish up and leave her to finish her morning routine. Taaro probably isn't coming back up here without us ringing the bell she gave us. I'm hoping to have a nice breakfast before we head in.

But I'm too eager to wait for that. After leaving the room, I head to the edge of the floor and lean onto the hold railing. It'll hold, but that doesn't mean it's not creaky.

"Way to head out without me."

My girlfriend walks up from behind me and wraps one of her arms around my waist. We talked about how we'll handle the Dungeon last night before we went to bed. It's a basic strategy of attacking in a pattern.

I'll destroy defensive advantages they have in the Dungeon, and she'll deal finishing blows. It won't take us long to get through the beginning of the Dungeon. Then again, we don't know the true size of the Dungeon we're about to challenge.

"Just taking a breath before we get into the thick of it, you know..."

If this Dungeon is connected to me, that means there will be powerful enemies in there that will be able to severely hurt Sally and me. Possibly kill us and make us respawn. I haven't died in this game yet, and I don't want to start now.

She leans her head on my shoulder and looks over the edge of the railing with me. We can barely see the bottom of the library from up here. I couldn't put an exact number on how far we're up, but it's a few miles at this point.

"When are we going for it..."

Her question is one that I've been thinking about. We can do so soon, but there is something I want to discuss with Sally before we start heading in.

I turn and push her off me gently. She looks at me with a raised eyebrow but gains a serious expression seeing that I'm wanting to talk about something. I don't know if she'll like what I'm about to say, but that happens.

"When we run into bosses and elite-graded enemies, I want you to listen to my commands. I don't want either of us dying in the Dungeon. It could have consequences we're not ready for, considering how special it is. I'm not going to risk you."

I was right about her not being happy about it. She takes on a defensive stance and folds her arms. I know she's got a Legendary Graded Class now, but that doesn't mean she's safe where we're going.

She's waiting for me to continue talking, which I appreciate. Usually, she gets mad and starts arguing with me. She hasn't done that in a long time, actually. She's worked on that part of herself. I'm grateful for that. More than she knows.ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ No(v)elFire.net

"I know you're upset about this, but this Dungeon is likely connected to me. If it is, that means we're going to be fighting enemies that are capable of killing us. I want to lower that risk as much as possible."

We'll still be fighting our enemies with the pattern we discussed, but that doesn't mean we're fighting all enemies that way. She can still help with the bosses and elite-graded enemies, but I'm not having her that involved in it.

She takes a moment to think about it. Her eyes are staring into mine. Looking for any possible doubt in my words. She doesn't find any, and she sighs. Resigning that she must do this for me.

"Fine, I'll do it your way. But I want it on the record that this is so unfair. You help me with so much, and when it's time for me to help, you don't even consider it."

This is starting to lead into an argument, and before it does. Let's get this show on the road. I start walking toward the staircase leading higher, and she's right behind me. As we slowly climb the stairs, there is a shift in the air around us.

You can feel the danger. We're not in the Dungeon yet, and there are already signs of incredibly powerful enemies ahead. As we see the door leading to the next floor, I'm given a notification as I touch it. Telling me what you normally see from a Dungeon.

[The Dungeon Of The Key]

[Description: An ancient Dungeon that's been present in The Gleem Library ever since The Key was stored away on its higher floors. The Dungeon Of The Key can only be cleared once; it's not repeatable. And the only way to clear the Dungeon is to get The Key.]

[Rewards: Unknown]

[Grade: Lengendary]

[Hint: This Dungeon is connected to you, Radueriel. Be careful.]

As I finish reading the information, I turn around and look at Sally. She's reading the notification that's appeared for her too.

"What do you think The Key is?"

I don't know, and I intend to find out. I push on the door, and it slowly opens. We cross the threshold leading into the Dungeon, and the door slams close behind us.

The floor we're on is empty, but that's probably not going to last long. There are books on the shelves, and as I use Inspect on them. All I get are errors, which is something I've never seen before. Whatever is happening in this place, it's affecting the system.

Sally stays behind me as we walk deeper into the floor and away from the door, and that's when we're attacked by our first enemy.

[Corrupted Divinity Sentinal Lvl. 225 Tier 4 (Elite)]

[Health: 18,000,000,000/18,000,000,000]

[Mana Aura Control: 70/100%]

[Description: Divinity Sentinals are ancient machines fueled by Divine power. They are only guarding places that hold Divine items. If left without an Administrator of Angelic or Godly level, they'll slowly be corrupt and lose their minds.]

I block its attack and knock it away with my wing. After reading the description, I can tell this is going to be my most challenging Dungeon yet. Sally is standing next to me, ready to fight. But she's not helping me with this one.

It's an elite-graded enemy.

~~~(POV: Saliandra Orvello)~~~

~~~(Location: The Gleem Library, The Underground City Of Maero, Desert, The Continent Of Alforza)~~~

~~~(Time: 6:31 AM)~~~

Cera defeats the Corrupted Divinity Sentinal, and I'm a little upset since I'm getting put on the back burner here. But I know when I need to listen to Cera. He turns around and looks at me, and gives a smile.

"C'mon, this place isn't going to explore itself."

Suddenly, my mood improves as I make my way to Cera, and I follow behind him. He's remaining guarded since the Corrupted Divinity Sentinal came out of nowhere. It could happen again, and he wants to be ready.

"Look out!!"

All of a sudden, he's pushing me out of the way. And redirecting the blade of the Corrupted Divinity Sentinal in another direction with his wings. Ensuring the blade misses me in the process.

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A/N: Below this line, I'll be keeping Cera's player information. That way, I won't have to place it into the story above anymore. It takes about 180 words up.

[Slayer (Zern) Lvl.237][Tier-4]

[Exp: 72/100%]

[Title: The Son of Arch-Angel Michael (Hidden)]

[Stats] [Strength - 7095][Endurance - 7045][Dexterity - 7215][Speed - 8240][Focus - 19,660]

[Mana aura control: 6/100%]

[Health: 76,560,000,000/76,560,000,000] [Mana: 216,600,000,000/216,600,000,000]

[Stat Points: 440] [Armor rating: 500]

[Inventory] [Dice of Wayland (Divine)] [The Witness (Legendary Sword)] [Fenrir's Whistle (Divine)] [Camping gear] [Fishing poles 2x] [Festival Garbs 2x] [4x EXP Boosts] [Princess Saliandra's Panties (Black Lace)] [Desert Warrior Nomad Set (Rare)]

[Passive Perks]

[Inheritor of the Sword] [Son of Heaven] [Slayer of Evil] [Holy Willow Trees Savior] [Finder of Legends] [The Divine who has Legend] [Destined for Greatness] [Dungeon Diver] [An Overachiever]

[Active Skills]

[Heaven's light Lvl.74 325/7400] [Protected by Heaven Lvl.74 225/7400] [Slash Lvl.92 4600/21000] [Parry Lvl.68 85/6800] [Double Strike N/A] [Kingslayer N/A] [Raging Machine N/A] [Winged Glory] [Angelic Flight] [Divine Pressure Exertion] [Divinity Pulse] [Controlled Fun] [Aspect of Transportation (Legendary)]