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Asai awoke, feeling overwhelmed by confused. As if he had just awoken from a nightmare, one in which deliberately eluded him.

He glanced around to inspect his surroundings to find himself back within the great hall. The heavens above were clear, no rain, lightning or crimson moon. The bookshelves appeared to be in pristine condition, refusing to acknowledge the flames that had once covered them.

To Asai's sides were his party members. Chloe was crying and unable to form proper words. Her lower undergarments were soaked and wet. Robin immediately threw herself into Asai's embrace. Silently crying a few tears of her own as the man embraced her tightly. Calming their hearts.

Gary was leaning against a pillar, staring at his arm that was now seemingly reattached and working fine. Clam on the other hand was completely pale, and after vomiting his latest meal. He cried tears of joy and massaged his neck with his hands. The horror of his decapitated head remained within his mind.

"I- I once heard that back in the olden days, the adventurers used to refer to dungeons as God's playground. I think I now understand why..."

Chloe held her legs close to her body. Still shaking from the memory of the ever lasting free fall and feeling of helplessness.

"Because the gods literally play around with our lives?" Gary, who was the calmer of the two replied. Right now, all he wanted was to calm his nerves, and if it meant idle conversation, so be it.

As the group spoke, and tried to digest what they had just experienced. Something tugged Asai's mind into his [Inventory] another crate, larger than the one prior was stocked full of coins. 

[Robin: Lvl 74->78] [Clam: Lvl 70->75] [Gary: Lvl 71->75] [Chloe: Lvl 69->76]

[Chloe: Lvl 76]

[HP: 115 MP:140]

[Skills unlocked:]

[Ghost]

Increases caster's evasion and mobility by 15%. Reduces aggro gain by 20%

[Asai Trichia: Lvl 77->80]

[HP: 100 MP:100]

[Title: Monster]

[Skills unlocked:]

[Lingering Shadow]

Leaves a phantom after image after skill usage

As tempted as he was to begin tests, muscle soreness wracked his body all over. Even after chugging another stamina and health potion, he felt a great desire for sleep.

Also, before the party was the corpse of the dungeon boss. Slowly shattering and evaporating into astral particles. In it's place was a large chest that immediately swung open on its own. Asai took the lead, quick to examine the multiple items within.

[Blessed Mithril Ring] 

Level Requirement: 50

Requirements: Clam

Stats

Health Absorption: +10%

Stamina Absorption: +10%

Damage Drop: +20%

[Blessed Mithril Ring] 

Level Requirement: 50

Requirements: Gary

Stats

Health Absorption: +10%

Stamina Absorption: +10%

Damage Drop: +20%

The two lads received identical rings. Within Asai's gaze, they were blazing with holy energies. When he tried to pick them up, his fingers phased through them just like his [Yomi & Yami] would do to others, eluding anyone who wasn't designated at their owner.

[Blessed Mithril Ring] 

Level Requirement: 50

Requirements: Chloe

Stats

Mana Absorption: +10%

Stamina Absorption: +10%

Ranged Attack: +20%

[Blessed Mithril Ring] 

Level Requirement: 50

Requirements: Robin

Stats

Health Absorption: +10%

Stamina Absorption: +10%

Mana Absorption: +10%

Damage Drop: +10%

Once everyone had taken their individual rewards from the dungeon. A sudden flash of lightning struck the empty chest, alighting it aflame. And upon its ashes emerged a katana, still within its sheathe. Electricity and fire covered the weapon, as if protecting it.

Asai, following his gut feeling reach out and grabbed it.

[Ruin]

Level Requirement: 50

Requirements: Asai

Stats

[Reset] Blade condition resets upon sheathe

[Decimate] 80% of caster's normal attack to AOE zone

: Full Moon / Half Moon

Unsheathing the weapon to reveal a beautiful gleam, a sharpened single edge and point.

Unable to withhold his curiosity, he ordered the others to stand back before he funnelled his mana into the weapon. Not only to imbue it with divinity, but to also supply it with the energy to cast its built-in skill

[Decimate: Half Moon] !

In an 180 degree frontal sweep. Asai performed a quick-draw that sent sharp golden radiance forward, slicing apart the pillars and bookshelves. As Asai marvelled in the new skill, joyed to finally gaining his own AOE skill. He was suddenly shocked to see another man appear with the same blade and perform the same motions as he did. The skill shot out again and struck the same targets he had.

Upon close inspection, the man was a mirror copy of him which quickly dispersed back into the shadows after completing its task.

[Lingering Shadow]

Leaves a phantom after image after skill usage

"I see... That's pretty over powered. The second strike didn't feel any weaker at all."

Immediately jumping into another test he cast [Phantom Menace] another Asai popped out and casted the same skill.

Now, there were four clones. All around half of his level.

"Amazing..."

Robin and Chloe both stared in surprise, even with their mana imbued eyes. They found it hard to differentiate the five Asais. The only clue they had were their gut feeling. The intuition that told them one of the five would surely kill them if they were to fight. 

As soon as Asai sheathed his weapon, storing it into [Inventory] the dungeon began to collapse as the humans were teleported out.

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