Rishi woke up and stretched. He had many questions, but when he looked around, he was surprised to know he was inside his room. All the past incidents started looking like a dream to him. He was looking around when a nasty smell invaded his nose. He used his hand to cover his nose before looking for the source.
After not finding anything even when looking around for some time, he smelled himself to make sure it was not coming from him. Little did he know he was the source of it, and he almost threw up everything he had eaten before.
He ran towards the bathroom and started washing himself, only coming out when he was sure only the scent of soap was coming from his body. His eyes fell on himself when he came out. Strangely enough, the mirror at which he looked to check himself only showed his face until his forehead.
He needed to bend his legs a little and stand in an uncomfortable way to see his whole face with his silver hair. "Wait, where are my old hairs? What happened to them?" His hair now had a little shade of black in them, and his eyes then fell on two purple crystals that were showing the reflection of his own in the mirror.
There was a strange pattern in them; he also had it previously, but it looked very clear now. He checked his status window in a hurry and discovered that he had reached the Elite Stage. His mouth was wide open when he checked his stats. He also noticed his new job class and a smile appeared on his face when he remembered that it was of legendary grade.
He next started looking for any new skills, and after searching carefully, he noticed a name that he had never read before in his status window.
Ruler's Authority (Growth): Use the authority as someone with the 'Ruler of Armaments' Class and make weapons submit to your authority. You are able to use any weapon you want by using only a minuscule amount of mental energy. You can throw the weights with the strength and force of two times your natural strength. The range is only fifty meters for now, but with increased control, you can increase the range, strength, and speed.
"It's really cool; if what's written in it is correct, then I can defeat my opponents by drowning them in a river of weapons."
His eyes fell into another skill that he hadn't had before.
Prodigy (Growth): You are able to learn how to wield multiple weapons the more weapons you master. The more powerful this skill becomes, the better. It also gives users insights into how to wield different weapons and how to wield multiple weapons at a time.
"Two growth types and support skills are not bad, but now I will need to learn multiple weapons if I want to make full use of my job class. I also need to learn some techniques that could be used with any weapon; I should also try to look for Weapon Arary Formation or something like that."
"Again, there is too much stuff to do. Let's do things one by one. What is the first priority right now?" he thought and suddenly remembered, "Shit, I have to go raid a dungeon tomorrow to find the material to evolve Vinay's contract beast."
"Let's make a priority list again; this makes it easier to plan."
First Task: Evolve Vinay's Contract Beast.
Second Task: Learn more about shadow elements and skills from the instructor online.
Third Task: Starting the Assasin Guild.
Fourth Task: Evolving Sheru and sending it to the special place to train.
Fifth Task: Go to seclusion to train and master every skill obtained recently.
Sixth Task: Go back to the clan to meet his teacher and gain some support.
'Sigh,' I need to do so many things. Let's eat dinner and sleep, or I will be late tomorrow.
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The next day he woke up early, changed his clothes, and went to the park to train his life force and sword aura with Professor Roy. The professor asked him about his changes, to which he replied that he had advanced to the Elite Stage.
After training, he went back to his apartment to change and get ready for the dungeon raid. He appeared ahead of schedule and waited patiently for others on the vehicle that they had booked for going to the dungeon.
The vehicle was a military-grade vehicle. It was made of hard metals and had very strong plating all over it. Additional protection runes were created to increase its defensive capabilities even more. It used Magic Engine that required mana stones to be used as fuel to generate power.
Despite being heavier than a tank, it was very fast. The other members also noticed some changes in Rishi, especially his height, which was already getting close to that of Dilip, who was a talent in the group.
They cracked some jokes and had fun and didn't even realize when they arrived in front of the dungeon. The journey till now had been very comfortable, but now it was time to get serious.
Rishi stepped down from the door of the vehicle and looked at the blackish portal, which heavily armed soldiers guarded. On their uniforms, Dungeon Protection Department was written. They approached them and conversed with them for a while. The soldiers were all polite and professional; they helped them and informed them of what they needed to know before entering the dungeon.
"Shall we go?" asked Lalit, the tall and bulky guy with a sheath and sword.
"Enter, Are you waiting for some ritual or what?" said Dev as he stepped inside the portal and disappeared in front of them. Others followed his lead and entered it one by one.
Just as Nina, who had at last stepped through the portal, shook before glitch-type patterns started appearing on it, it shook and expanded before its entrance compressed to the size of a rat hole.
"What is this?" asked Ajit with his head held by both hands. He couldn't believe what had happened. "Sir, what has happened to the port? It shrank in size on its own."
The soldier also got confused; multiple beads of sweat appeared on his head before rolling to his face. He studied the portal carefully before saying, "How can it be?" His eyes widened in disbelief; he was not able to understand how something like this could happen.
"What happened, sir? Can you tell me? I need to know; all my friends are stuck inside. Is there a way to save them?" asked Ajit.
The soldier had a sad look; he said, "I think a dungeon glitch has taken place. It happens very rarely when dungeons suddenly become more dangerous, and their entrance is closed for some time. In this time period, no one can leave or enter the dungeon."