As the morning sun gently filtered through the curtains, casting a warm and golden glow across the room, Rin slowly stirred from her slumber. Her eyelids fluttered open, revealing a pair of sleepy yet contented eyes. The soft sheets and blankets embraced her form, cradling her in their warmth.
Beside her, Erix lay peacefully, his chest rising and falling with each steady breath. His dark hair was tousled from sleep, and a faint smile played at the corners of his lips. His arm was draped over Rin, their fingers entwined in a delicate embrace.
Rin shifted slightly, causing Erix to stir as well. His eyes opened, and he blinked before a smile spread across his face. "Good morning," he murmured in a husky voice, half sleepy.
"Good morning," Rin replied, her voice a gentle whisper. She brushed a strand of hair away from Erix's forehead, her touch as soft as a caress. Their gazes locked, and in that moment, words were unnecessary. The quiet intimacy between them spoke volumes.
Erix's fingers traced a lazy path along Rin's arm, sending shivers of warmth through her. "I could get used to waking up like this again," he admitted, his tone laced with affection.
Rin chuckled softly, a melodic sound that filled the room with a touch of joy. "Me too," she confessed, her cheeks coloring slightly.
Both of them felt refreshed and energized by the long sleep after their arduous journey.
Rin slithered closer and felt the morning wood of Erix. With an alluring smile, she pecked Erix's lips and got up, sitting on his stomach at once as her juicy breasts jiggled slightly, tempting Erix to move his hands as he gently started caressing.
"Darling~ How about a good old morning exercise?"
"Half an hour until climax," Erix devilishly grinned. "Two rounds."
"Deal," Rin smirked.
...
After one hour of morning exercise, Rin and Erix bathed and then sat cross-legged on the bed.
It was time to rank up and ascend to Supra-Order, though they didn't get any rank-up quest this time.
However, they finished creating their magic core within ten minutes since they were already familiar with it, and they also received a boost in their magic power and mana, much like the reward that was displayed in the rank-up quest they got in the past.
+10 Magic power, +50 mana.
Afterward, they left the Inn and went to Lopart Town's Hunter Guild. This one was four times the size of the Hunter Guild they saw in the previous town.
Laila's team found the new dungeon in the south, somewhere in Brimlock Green meadow.
So, after leaving Lopart Town, Erix created a simple metal board to fly three of them to the Brimlock Green Meadow, which was fifteen kilometers away from Lopart Town.
"Here, the dungeon gate is behind that small hill."
Laila pointed, and Erix followed.
When they passed by the hill, Rin and Erix saw a group of fifteen people, and their faces visibly fell seeing them. Laila's original team only had four people, and they recruited others, like how Laila recruited Erix and Rin.
"Laila, why did you bring two more?" a muscular dwarf man spoke, his brows furrowed.
"This is a Tier-1 dungeon of 10 floors, Mondar," Laila rolled her eyes as she jumped off the metal board and landed before the dwarf.
"We need at least twenty people for it, but your greedy ass wanted to keep people minimum," Laila snorted as she crossed her arms. "To safely defeat the bosses and increase farming speed, I brought two more. Simple as that."
"It's fine, Laila. I get your point," spoke a middle-aged human man with a black beard and brown hair. He walked towards the gate while saying, "Let us hurry. We can't afford to wait any longer."
The middle-aged man removed the barrier around the dungeon that he had used to prevent its aura from leaking and entered inside.
The other people quickly followed, eager to farm rather than hear bickering.
"Their levels are only 51," Mondar muttered after turning to Erix and Rin. He narrowed his eyes and adopted a foul mood before saying, "Hey, two, you better not hold us back because nobody will save you if you stupidly put yourselves in danger."
"Don't worry, we'll do better than you," Erix grinned as his red eyes slightly gleamed.
...
On the other hand, Dark Queen Lilith sensed the unique presence she felt leaving the town.
'To the south? Then it would return back here,' Lilith licked her lips, her eyes glowing with red gleams.
'I'll pick you up after I finish some business.'
She was eager to meet and posses the owner of that presence.