Chapter 52: Entering the Dungeon

[One more thing, King, the Dragon race is one of our enemies.]

Reading Vesa's warning, Alex knew he needed to be extra careful in that place;

If his existence as a vampire progenitor was found out, it would pose a huge risk to him.

He didn't know how strong the Dragon race was, but Alex knew they were out of his league for now.

Alex then sighed and looked toward the paper bag on the table. His eyes burned with the flame of determination.

"It was too risky for me to go there in the past, but now it's different. I will make sure to bring you back, Dad, dead or alive."

He then started unpacking the meal.

Meanwhile, outside the facility, Emily had an encounter with Luca.

Emily had come since she already got the permit to enter the dungeon with Alex. She had asked her mentor to give it to her in her name.

Emily did this on purpose; she didn't want Alex to sneakily enter the dungeon by himself.

She then, by coincidence, met Luca when she had just left the room.

Seeing her daughter closely again made Luca smile.

Emily, instead, felt awkward; she still remembered the big fight they had before she left the house.

Luca wiped the tears away, then looked at Emily up and down, seeing her all well, which made her feel relieved.

"It's good that you are alright. Don't do anything risky with your brother," she said in a warm tone.

Luca then hugged the stupefied Emily tightly for a moment and said, "Alex is inside. I cooked a lot of meals for him; you should eat too.

Call me when you have time, okay?"

She then left Emily, who was still in a daze.

Seeing her mother's back, Emily felt weird; it was not how she imagined their meeting would happen. It should have been filled with debates and high-pitched voices.

Emily didn't know, but Luca had made a decision.

Seeing Alex these last few days and Emily reminded her of Edward and made her realize both her kids were mature enough now. S~eaʀᴄh the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

'It's time; they should be alright even if something happens to me,' Luca thought to herself.

After her mother left, Emily still felt weird.

She couldn't put her finger on it but felt she would regret not stopping her mom. But the moment had already passed, and with a resigned sigh, she entered the room.

The sunset painted the sky into twilight. But not in this place, where two suns hung brightly in the sky, one blue and the other red.

"LEVEL UP! You get 38 exp!!! LEVEL UP!!!!" Alex said loudly with a laugh.

"And now for the final attack, ladies and gentlemen, ULTIMATE SMASH!!! CRITICAL HIT!"

BAM!!! CRACK!!! The ground cracked like a spiderweb as he smashed his Warhammer down toward the dying wolf, turning its head into a pancake.

This left Emily and Vesa speechless inside his mind.

[King, I don't get it. What's this about leveling up? What's exp? This isn't a game.]

'No need to think about it, Vesa. I'm just having fun,' Alex replied as he looked around the area.

The ground was filled with small craters, and many towering trees rose from the ground.

On one of the displays it showed that he had already killed 12 Wolf Howlers in total. Alex had told Vesa before to add this extra information.

Then, the wolf bodies turned into green light, floating toward Alex.

[380 Life Force Absorbed]

Seeing the number notification, Alex laughed, 'What a coincidence,' he thought.

"Now I understand the main reason you don't want other hunters here. You still care about your sister's face," Emily said in an exasperated tone as she approached Alex.

"It's called enjoying life, Emily. The enemies here are weaker than I expected."

Alex then looked at the area map from Vesa. Since this wasn't a secret realm, it only showed many red dots moving, telling Alex the enemies' locations.

"Get off your high horse. What makes a goblin dangerous is their numbers.

Don't forget, this is a category two dungeon, meaning we will face off with ogres or the Goblin Lord boss.

We need to move carefully; one wrong move and we'll be overwhelmed by their numbers," Emily reminded.

"Don't worry, that won't happen. Just follow me."

Seeing her brother move without waiting for her made Emily's veins pop.

She quickly dashed after him, "Can you stop playing around, brother!? This is a dungeon.

Don't talk loudly and move around without direction.

We need to check for tracks to see if any monsters have passed by here. You should listen to me... Mpphpmmh."

Emily's words were suddenly cut off as Alex placed his palm over her mouth.

He then gestured for her to stay silent. "There are enemies moving toward us. Let's hide," Alex whispered.

Emily frowned; at first, she didn't understand how Alex knew this, but then she realized it was related to his system.

This made her glare at Alex, 'This stupid brother of mine, can't you tell me from the start?' she thought to herself.

Emily then nodded and quickly turned alert, looking in the direction Alex pointed.

They started crouching, hiding behind a bush, and then moved forward slowly.

Emily then took out a pair of binoculars to look in that direction.

She could see a group of goblins: four goblin archers, five goblin warriors wielding spears and axes, three goblins riding Wolf Howlers with spears in their hands, and finally, a High Goblin.

The High Goblin's eyes flickered with intelligence, and she held a big sword while wearing armor.

Using Vesa, Alex quickly scanned their information.

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Goblin Warrior

Power Level: 2.0

Lifeforce: 42/60

Ability:

Battle Frenzy

Increases attack speed and power level by 50% for 30 seconds. After the effect, the goblin warrior becomes exhausted, reducing its defense and speed by 25% for 1 hour.

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Goblin Archer

Power Level: 1.8

Lifeforce: 31/50

Ability:

Arrow Barrage

Launches a rapid succession of arrows at multiple targets, dealing increased damage. The goblin archer cannot move while using this ability and is vulnerable for a few seconds afterward.

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