The thing that blocked out the light from the sky, was not some large, gigantic creature, but rather, a flying ship. It was about a kilometer long, and about 300 meters wide, so it could block the sky completely when hovering low to the ground.
"Woah...!"
Aster gasped in awe, seeing a flying battleship for the first time. He did see such things in movies, but it was his first time seeing one in real life! The intensity of its appearance was more than he imagined!
Soon, a few figures started to fly down from the ship's open loading bay. They were all wearing what looked like exoskeletons, equipped with thrusters to allow them free movement in mid-air. As their group flew down, they quickly surrounded Aster's group before walking forward and saluting.
"Captain Helvetica, we have come after seeing the emergency signal!" The leader of the flying platoon announced. "Please give us orders, sir!"
Helvetica scanned their faces, before nodding his head.
"Good. four of you, help them up the ship ASAP. The rest, gather the bodies of those Anti-Human Movement bastards who still have corpses to collect!"
"Yes, sir!"
With his command, everyone moved quickly.
Aster and the other three were, as commanded, brought to the ship up in the sky. Aster's experience flying with his bare body made him so excited that he almost forgot about his current predicament!
After reaching the ship, they were guided to the guest barracks and allowed to rest. Mistelle was acting as their bodyguard, protecting them from anything and everything.
After the team retrieved the few corpses that were left, the entire ship turned around and headed back to Orinfeld City's airport without delay. The entire journey from the forest back to the city didn't even take five minutes, which was longer than the time it took to arrive.
After that, Aster was escorted back to his room, with Cassy and Kali ending up together with him.
It was discovered that those who attacked them had cameras set up, which caused both girls' faces to be exposed. In short, they could potentially become targets of the Anti-Human Movement and held hostage to get their hands on Aster.
"Really? Thanks!" He muttered before returning to his room.
The five guards heaved a deep sigh, before staring at the door as if they were looking at a monster.
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At about 6 a.m., Aster, Cassy, and Kali, together with a pair of guards in civilian clothing to not stand out, arrived at the entrance to the dungeon. There, Liz, Tina, and Lory were already waiting.
"Aster, I heard about what happened yesterday. It must've been tough..." Liz exclaimed, her face showing a hint of worry.
"Darling! I was worried about you! Did those terrorist bastards do anything to you? How dare they!!!"
Tina quickly jumped into Aster's embrace, acting as if a lover had just reunited with his partner, who had been away for years.
"I'm glad you're fine." Lory smiled lightly. "After all, things could've gone worse."
"Yeah, it definitely could've... But my current situation is already perilous, though."
Aster explained how he needed to reach level 30 in a month, and how he would be unable to use his trump card for a while.
Of course, since Lory still hadn't heard of Aster's story, she was confused about everything he said. Still, Cassy took it upon herself to relay everything that Aster divulged to everyone to her too.
"Hmm... A Legacy-Level Magic Carved Seal, huh?" Lory's eyes glowed for a moment, but it was too short for anyone to notice it.
"Alright. Anyway, let's first head into the dungeon!"
Aster already had the "key" to enter the door they found, so there's no reason for them to delay any further. Their party joined the queue and waited for their turn to enter the dungeon.