After a few minutes, Vanessa regained consciousness and noticed the situation. After dabbing a robe over her fabulous body, she sat beside the table, crossed her legs, and smiled.
"Looks like I can't let you go, now that you know my secret~!"
"...!"
Aster stiffened after hearing this. After all, despite his increase in level, he knew that he had no chance of winning against Vanessa in terms of strength. If she wished, he would have no choice but to stay locked in her room until god knows when.
"Pfft!"
But the serious atmosphere quickly collapsed as soon as she let out her stifled laughter.
"I was just messing with you. Being a vampire was a secret, but it's not worth that much. Even Magnus knows it."
"So you really were connected to the mayor?" Aster sighed, feeling a hint of relief.
"Yes. By lineage, he'll be counted as my older second cousin," she added with a finger to her chin. "After all, he's twice my age."
"Twice...?"
Looking at Vanessa, she could pass as someone in their early twenties. This means Magnus would be in his forties, quite far from how young he appeared.
"Although I'm flattered about what you're thinking, that old man is already in his sixties." But Vanessa corrected his misunderstanding even before he could voice them out.
"Really?!" Aster gasped in shock. "I guess vampires look younger in general then..."
Although hearing about Magnus' age made him curious about Priscilla's age too, he decided to hold back the thought. After all, the gaze from Vanessa was getting prickly, making him feel uncomfortable.
Vanessa stood up and walked to the door, opening it halfway. "Anyway, we're done for today. Remember, nothing happened, alright~?"
Aster could tell what she was thinking, and he too preferred if Magnus remained in the dark about what happened between him and Vanessa. If the news spread, then he could already see the future of sleeping with more women at a faster pace.
Just when he thought he already got most of the information he needed, he saw the last few lines of the file and gasped. His eyes opened wide as his body shook, thinking of the impossibility he was seeing.
[P.S. Become stronger and reach the end of the dungeon, no matter how long it takes. We're right here, and will always be waiting and cheering for you, our dear son.]
"No way...!"
His heart pounded at this revelation. "Mother... Father... Are they still alive?!"
The end of the dungeon. It was something that nobody had seen yet. After all, even the leading team, Ragnaros' Dragon's Roar, was stuck on clearing the 1166th floor. In terms of the dungeons around the world, it was still "shallow," but was still recorded as the current "deepest" floor that's being explored worldwide.
Aster gripped his fist tight. It was faint, but he got a clue—a trace of his parents' whereabouts. However, it would be hard to reach it, given his current level of ability.
"I need to get stronger!"
Right as he made up his mind to work even harder clearing the dungeon, the next auction item suddenly caught his attention.
"And for the next item! An elusive item that can boost one's life force and increase your lifespan by one year! The Dewdrops of Yggdrasil! The starting bid is 1 billion Tels with increments of 100 million!" Enjoy more content from mvl
"Lifespan...?!"
Aster realized that at his current pace, it would be impossible to reach the 1,000th floor before his life ended. As such, hearing about an item that can boost his lifespan, he started to gain some hope.
'But it's too expensive!'
Right now, he only has 500 million Tels in his account. Even if he used up all his money, he can't even buy one drop of the Dewdrops of Yggdrasil!
"I should ask Magnus later. Maybe he can help me with it."
Items that increase one's lifespan were rare, after all. The price of a single drop exploded, reaching 10 billion within minutes. Aster knew that he had no chance of winning, and simply proceeded to his next task.
He stared at his Frostfire Legacy and smiled.
"It's been a while. Time to teach those girls who's boss!"