Chapter 367: The Monstrous 'Aurora.”

Chapter 367: The Monstrous “Aurora.”

Experience for development Jobs has reached multiple breaking points.

[Idol]: Lv. 0 -> Lv. 10 | Multiple reset accumulation finished | Prestige 2 Lv. 4

[Mage]: Lv. 0 -> Lv. 5 | Multiple reset accumulation finished | Prestige 3 Lv. 8

[Tyrant Hatchling]: Lv. 0 -> Lv. 15 | Reset accumulation finished | Prestige 1 Lv. 14

Prestige requirement achieved! Job max level has increased. Experienced accumulation and reward quality increased.

[Idol] Max level -> 20

[Mage] Max level -> 15

You may spend your prestige points when you are ready

Even the UI of the System Message got improved!

KiiiiiiARRRRRRRRRRH! A bestial roar erupted, but I was too preoccupied to actually look at it.

Oi, thats a rosey, Graz! Dont touch its thorns, it's damn poisonous and can keel you over in seconds! Rank B! You need us to take it down, lass? Krim-Slak shouted from the top of his lungs, I believed.

No! The rest of the dungeon is filled with rank Cs and Ds. We can probably handle it! A girls voice, probably Renees, replied to Krims question.

Okay, lets see.

Job: Idol

Benefit Slots: [Empty]

Level: 4/20

Prestige Level: 2

Show me the prestige menu for [Idol].

[Idol] prestige points: 2

Benefit Slot increaseJob Skill: [Acoustic Skills: Proficiency Lv. 1] [Giocoso Dreamer Lv. 1] [Musical Renaissance Diva Lv. 1] [Acoustic Power Lv. 1] [Bardic Cadenza] [Musical Crescendo] [Heavenly Performance]Growth Boosts: [Mana] [Intelligence] [Wisdom]Spell song slot (3 prestige point)

Oh, I can buy more slots for spell songs? That sounds nice, but I still havent used any since the Griffonpeak fight. I still have plenty of spots to make songs, not to mention I can get more from leveling up the unique skill [Idol]. But Mana Eyes.

Acoustic Skills: Proficiency: Increases the proficiency gain from all acoustic- or sound-based skills. Reduces breakpoint requirement by 10% * skill level

That solves the loss of the acquisition bonuses. In addition, if you level this up to level ten, you just ignore the breakpoint requirements? Okay, that sounds quite good. This is the replacement, and it isnt bad. So, what are these two new things? Man

KuuuuuuRAAAAGAHHHH!

Incoming! Young scale! Grazlahtas voice finally forced me to take this seriously, otherwise I could imagine the lecture he would give me later.

Jeez, so much noise. Cant a girl check her Profile?

I let out a sigh before raising my head, only to see a large green wyvern with table-sized red thorns all over its body. Its large horn on the front of its head gave a certain majestic aura coupled with its well-formed, but fearsome looking head. With magenta-colored flames streaming from its mouth, this beast was charging right at me.

Dont kill it, Hestia! Renee shouted at me as I readied my glaive.

Yes, yes, I heard it. Last floor, so lets end this! Rajah!

[Yes, Master!] Rajah jumped out of my shadow, conjuring up a strong [Light] to momentarily obscure our bodies for us to dodge to the left. Once the spell dissipated, the wyvern was almost close enough for it to bite me, but before it could, I cast [Shine] like a flashbang.

Krrrugh! The wyvern yelped and flinched back, only to smash its spiked tail all around it, flailing in an attempt to ward us off.

Naturally, we took a step back, but any time we could buy would help the others to catch up to us. After all, the entrance into the last floor of this dungeon was through random holes on the ground which closed once anybody fell through. This meant my whole party was scattered throughout this vast, jungle-like boss stage.

Since Rajah could enter my shadow, we cheated this gimmick. While the others could see and hear the boss monster, it would still take even the fastest amongst them, Neill, some seconds to reach me. All the two of us needed to do was to buy enough time by stalling.

Rajah.

[Beginning apprehension.] Rajah immediately understood what I wanted and activated [Dark Tendrils], wrapping the monster in black bindings.

Naturally, this wouldnt hold the monster for too long, so I blew on some of the ground, heating the ground up until it turned liquid, enabling me to use [Volcanic Blaze]. As the heat spread around the area, I manipulated the lava into chains and hardened them into obsidian once they were on the wyvern. With a simple tug, I held the monster down.

Mana Eyes.

Rose-Thorn Wyvern: A monstrous wyvern from Aelozonia with thorns filled with neurotoxins. Although usually a docile herbivore due to its tough carapace and threatening thorns, this monster will immediately go into a frenzy if its young are put in danger. With a mighty horn to pierce through hard-to-break armor and venomous fire breaths, this monster is highly adaptable. Rank B

Dangerous, but not dangerous enough compared to me. Youre only level 0!

KuuraKrack! It tried to free itself, but the moment it did, I simply wrapped more lava around it. It was a fire element monster, so it could handle some heat, right? Krrri! Kra?!

Up you go! Just as some of the obsidian was about to break, the faint noise of a womans voice echoing in the forest caught my attention. When I turned my head around, I had to snap it back to the wyvern when Neill slid past me to uppercut the monster. Aaaaaaand, takedown!

That crazy sister of mine couldnt help herself. As the wyverns head was launched into the air, Neill grabbed the beasts neck, avoiding the thorns, and used [Air Walk] to adjust their position to land a piledriver on the poor monster.

Okay, no, really, where did she learn all these wrestling moves?! Or, maybe she just made them up herself? Gosh.

Queeeeeeeh! The monster yelped once again, cradling its broken horn after Sis shattered it with the impact. In this vulnerable period, Akasht ran up and tackled the monster.

Keep it down, Akast! Krim shouted, followed by Grazlahta throwing two spears at the monsters legs. With chains attached to them, the two saurians then pulled on them, tripping the monster.

Grrouuuuh! Akasht roared out before he slammed his boulder-sized fist into the monsters head, knocking the poor thing out completely. Looking at its Health, I could tell that it wasnt dead.

A bit excessive, no? Finally, Renee and Tasianna rendezvoused with us. Renee looked a bit flabbergasted, while Tasianna just bowed.

We need to check the dungeon core, so we have to move past the boss. It was a necessity, just like in the last dungeon. My maid answered, prompting Renee to nod her head.

And with that, we cleared the second dungeon which spawned in Elyonda. Honestly, if you asked me, we were faaaaar too overleveled for the both of them. It was a nice change of pace to re-enter and have some fun fighting in a low-stakes environment, considering how we just handled an invasion, but I would be lying if I said they were a challenge.

Still, it gave me a chance to level up my Jobs. Obviously, considering the dungeons we entered were presumed to be rank D and C respectively. A great score for Elyondas future, of course, but not adequate grinding spots for pretty much anybody on my party.

I mean, how many rank As do we have in name only? Krim, Grazlahta, Akasta, and me. Then we had Neill who was officially a rank A from today onwards, and then we had Tasianna and Renee who were just a few levels behind 100. Although Renee did mention she wasnt ready to be a rank A, since most of her levels came from Neill hard carrying her.

You better behave, alright? We are your new masters! Speaking of Sis, she was exuding her [Draconic Aura], right now, scaring the poor wyvern.

Kraaauwgh Krruuuu! When the monster tried to bite back, Neill just slapped it and showed the remnants of its horn she broke, silencing it. If that was her attempt to tame it, then, boy, she was rough with it.

In any case, after we tied the wyvern down, we searched if there were any treasure chests. Although the boss monster of this dungeon was rank B, it was still just born with the dungeon. Everything inside here was pretty much new. We did find some small trinkets on our way down and in the other dungeon, but nothing to be happy about. Easy money, though.

[Found one, Master!]

After we picked up a sizable chest, we then left the boss room and entered the dungeon core room. There, floating over a pedestal inside an ancient Maya-like ruin, a clear crystal glimmered like a priceless diamond. This was the dungeon core.

Okay. Renee then stepped forward and drew her sword, slashing at an invisible mana field protecting the object. With it damaged, the field began to wobble, distorting the air in front of me before Renee attacked once again, destroying it.

She then came closer to the core and placed her hand on it. After a couple of seconds, the crystal brightened up like any [Crystal of the Divine System], before it dimmed. Renee was now officially the dungeons master.

Alright, this should do it. Thank you everyone for your help. The woman saluted at us, signaling it was time to leave.

With her new authority, Renee created a door leading to an empty room. When we all entered and closed the door, the platforms seams lit up blue, before it slowly moved us all up like an elevator. When it stopped, we were all back to the first floor.

Hey, nice work! We were immediately greeted by Yorshka as we exited the elevator room, before our eyes moved towards the countless soldiers and knights fighting a large wave of monsters, all while a couple of priests and mages backed them up. This place is fantastic to train up your stronger fighters. I reckon it's a rank C. Am I right?

As I mentioned before, most of the adventurers had left Yeos after the siege was done. A ton of the tournament fighters, too. No one wanted or could afford to help a sinking nation. Yorshka and Farron were the only other strong fighters, outside of Chahayat and the twins, who were around and able to fight.

As we ventured into the depths of this place, there had to be somebody to maintain things on the surface. They were strong enough to do so. Just cause a dungeon was around didnt mean everything was fine. Monsters could still spawn. Dungeons were there to collect the overpowering mana in the area. One dungeon was at the coast and the one we just left was in the forest.

The former herded the rampaging merfiend spawns into a underwater palace of deep blue, almost like a submerged aquarium large enough to fit sharks and whales. You could see fish, manta rays, turtles; all these beautiful marine creatures were there outside of the water bubble keeping the underwater palace intact, until the ferocious merfiends crawled themselves in.

Here, in this place with the lush trees and the humid climate, it made me feel itchy wherever I went. There werent any mosquitos, but there were these giant mantises and beetles, not to mention

Krrrruuuuu!

dinosaurs. As Krim mentioned when he saw that wyvern, this place was like a small invitation to the realm of Aelozonia. What a surprise that a dungeon was able to show us this. Trekking through the moist ground and the muddy swamps made me remember my time in the Belzac forest.

The beauty of dungeons made it easy to forget all of them were like prisons. Jails to keep rampaging mana from destroying the environment. It took nearly two weeks for these two dungeons to appear. Two weeks of constant monster spawnings. Our party managed to grow so many of those mana-sucking macula plants, to the point we ran out of room to store all the mana-infused water. I had to expand our storage room.

Just saying, even after all that, two dungeons still appeared. What a mana fallout from the battle. In the end, the Yeosians royal family got lucky and managed to land profitable dungeons. In any case, the dungeon problem was resolved, and now that Yeos has managed to contain both of them and hand the dungeon master role to somebody trustworthy, these dungeons should become the foundation for Elyondas regrowth.

However, as I said, dungeons only formed at the coast and nearby forest. Mana still was rampaging around where Mother fought Karhalantheel and the islands. Even inside the city. Yeostars dungeon was a fine place to stay in until we could build more houses, but until we solved some even more of the mana problems, the city would be like Shaturein, the undercity in Griffonpeakconstantly in danger.

As such, we had to get help. Today was the day for a visit However, before that, there was something equally as important.

Rajah, I called out for my virigress after the dungeon trip was done and I could leave everything else to Renee, the saurians, and the Nordor parents. So, I went back into my subspace with Tasianna and Rajah and headed into Mothers cave, where Shay was currently flying around, probably training.

[Yes, Master!] Rajah, knowing what was about to come, stiffened up just as Shay landed on the ground and turned himself back into a dragonewt to bow to me.

I nodded and then began slicing up some of the skin on my shoulder, right at the point where my scales were missing. I then gathered some of the blood, just enough for a handful and then offered it to Rajah. Tasianna frowned at the sight, while Shay jerked back in shock.

[Princess!] the wyvern shouted.

Stop it, Shay. You should know about it from Saori. Were just testing something, I answered his worries, reminding him how Saori mutated into a dragonkin wolf after she drank my blood. I wanted to test out if it was just Saori, or if maybe there was something more special about my blood than just being Kramps granddaughter.

Miss Saori evolved into her current form due to my ladys blood. Drank it like a vampire, merged with it like a druid. I do not know anything about Belzacs powers, as they werent written down in books. And we all know Lady Hestia is quite inquisitive, so this much is just natural. Tasianna kneeled down to stroke Rajahs fur. Are you okay?

[Mhmm!] Rajah nodded his head, although from how stiff his tail looked, I could tell he was nervous. [Master Saori became stronger after she drank Masters blood. Rajah thinks hes ready. Thinks. Mhmm Hopefully Mom will recognize me once we meet again. Its been a while.]

It sure had. I had to go speak with Tatsuya and Kyouya soon. I still had no idea why they hadnt visited us once yet. Were they actually stuck up there in the vampire castle? Like prisoners? They were my only source on Saori, so I had to ask them now.

Not to mention that hadnt I heard anything from Grimnir, Ellaine, or any of the students on their side. Svena had mentioned Ellaine was inside the subspace back on the day I was swallowed by the dimension hole, but why hadnt any of them come into the subspace since then? It felt weird. Worrying really. I had to get the ball rolling and head out soon, now that I had done what I could for Elyonda.

Im sure she will. Dont forget how she instantly recognized you when we found her injured? Instead of worrying about herself, she licked your fur clean.

Benefit Slot increaseJob Skill: [Acoustic Skills: Proficiency Lv. 1] [Giocoso Dreamer Lv. 1] [Musical Renaissance Diva Lv. 1] [Acoustic Power Lv. 1] [Bardic Cadenza] [Musical Crescendo] [Heavenly Performance]Growth Boosts: [Mana] [Intelligence] [Wisdom]Spell song slot (3 prestige point)

As such, getting help from Aleistunum, a neighbour, would be for the best if Yeos couldnt rely on the Empire, or didnt want to. Renee had to strike a deal with Uzerra, no matter what. Fortunately for her, I was willing to help.

Are you sure hes still awake during this time? I asked as we exited the subspace and the castle, on our way to the beach where you could see his island literally floating above the coast.

Oooh, probably. He likes reading, right? Just use the bookmark he gave you, Yorshka reassured me.

Accompanying us was Yorshka and Tasianna. The former just wanted to make sure we didnt get a bad deal, while Tasianna was Tasianna. Neill wanted to come to butonce again, despite how she said she disliked alcoholshe was drunk and sleeping like a log right about now. Goodness gracious, the girl couldnt handle her drinks. Lightweight. Smiled like an idiot after two mugs.

As rude as it might be, the archerudite had visited our subspace once during midnight, Tasianna informed me, saying it happened two days after the siege was over. If hes awake, then there should be no problem. We can also fly up and knock on his door. I dont believe he should have a problem with that.

Maybe appraise that bookmark, though, Renee suggested. Rajah mentioned how there was some magic field around the island when he visited it. None of us really visited him outside of your virigress, so maybe there might be a trap for unwelcome visitors. Check if the bookmark has a clue or not.

Good point. I havent appraised this thing once yet.

With that in mind, I took out the bookmark Uzerra gave me and use

Eyaak!

What?

A scream.

oooooooooooooo!

Followed by a mans groan.

Dammit. I expected something would happen, but this is still not acceptable! Renee donned her helmet and ran towards the screams echoing through the night. It was just for a moment before they were muffled, but they clearly were the screams of a woman and a man.

The city ruins already had some buildings here and there, made from earth mages, so all of them were pretty much uniform in appearance. Some braziers were placed around the rebuilt houses and arena, so people could still walk around the night.

Usually, there would be knights and mercenaries patrolling the streets as well, since there was a risk of disputes amongst the people. Even if they were united to rebuild their home, some people were less enthused about it. These troublemakers would cause unrest if we didnt stop them.

With this in mind, Yorshka, Tasianna, and I followed behind Renee, darting through the ruined streets and its rubble, before I noticed a few figures hiding in a corner with my night vision. When we came closer, I noticed three well-dressed men standing over a woman and man, both dressed in patched up clothes.

Wait, arent those? I immediately noticed the faces of the two, recognizing them as two of my patients. Looking closer, I noticed how both of them had their mouths agape, staring into the starry skies with twitching eyes.

elp Krok! The man on the ground tried to mumble at us, but was swiftly given a kick by one of the three men standing over him.

Sssz! You incompetent morons. Must you dine on these street rats so curtly, they managed to eke words out? Bumbling fools, a lot of you! The man who delivered the kick lamented about the situation to his two associates before turning around, revealing two long elven ears hidden behind long black locks, carefully taken care for until they shimmered under the moonlight.

Rrrah. Phew! One of the other men turned to, spitting something red onto the ground. Nasty, rancid beasts. Forgive us, my comrade. I would not have let go werent it for the fact we are dining on low-tier beef. I require a palette cleanser immediately.

Grrgrggr! Mhmm! The third took a long whiff in our direction. Females, too. Although, one of them looks like a wind elf. Cannibalism, my friends. Let us invite her to some tea later. Indulge her in the finest tea, one not even her low-born woods could produce. We are gentlemen, after all. We should treat her little girlfriends well.

The first licked his lips, revealing four long fangs. True. It would be an embarrassment for us to act in any other way. Dont drink for too long, yes? We shouldnt kill them, otherwise the princess would find out.

Rrrr Two lizard women would do the trick. Exotic. How delectable. Mister Palette Cleanser noted before taking a step forward.

Who are you? Renee unsheathed her sword, forcing those words through the unbridled anger I could hear from her helmet.

You dining partners, knight. The last of the three elf men sniffed like a dog, before his shoulder jerked up as two bat-like wings burst out from his back. FOR OUR DINNER!

All three growled as their forms morphed into something grotesque and unreal, looking like thinner felgheists, those giant vampire bat monsters. Once their forms changed, they charged at us like hungry beasts.

Vampires! Tasianna screamed.

A note from AbyssRaven

Oh great Get the stakes, everybody. Also, poor wyvern! Neill just bullied the thing.

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