Chapter 145: Wilden (1/2)
'Eva is watching me?' Rakna reiterated internally. 'What does that mean? Who are the two others?'
[I'm afraid I do not know.]
”{Same here. First time I see it,}” Higure added and he hummed before looking at the others who were still staring at their own status.
”Holy shit, our level shot up to 45,” Allan muttered in awe. ”How many did you kill with that one?”
”I don't know. Thousands for sure,” Rakna said as he reverted to a therian. He got a feel for his fourth tail and grunted because of how strenuous his two previous stunts had been. He was about to eat a heart to heal when he spotted something strange. Mae was gazing at the sky in the distance with her mouth hanging open.
He raised an eyebrow and turned around again. He almost let out his voice when he saw the cause of her shock. Above the now destroyed Dungeon, now mere rubble within a crater of sand, a large silver gate had appeared and a giant being was slowly emerging from it.
The creature was entirely white. It looked both humanoid and bestial and it held a weapon similar to a double spear in one of its hands. It had a pair of wings on its back, devoid of any sort of accents in its form as if they were blocks of raw material. Its head was oval with no mouth, with a sort of spiral symbol in its place. It had two pairs of eyes in the top half and continuous rays of liquid light were covering its form as if they were supposed to be its hair and clothes.
At this point, the entire group was forced to notice its appearance and among them, Mae seemed to be the most conscious of it. ”It's… an Adjudicator…” She muttered in fright.
”Adjudicator?” Flavia repeated. ”Is it what this is called?”
”Adjudicators are the System's enforcers,” the lamia replied. ”Based on its size, this one is a high rank; at least a General. They're stronger than even Lv. 800 Hosts.”
Rakna sternly watched the creature land in front of the destroyed Dungeon. To be exact, it stood over it, his size dwarfing by far what the castle used to be. ”What is it doing?”
[This General Adjudicator is here to protect the Dungeon,] Alexa piped in.
”From what?” Rakna responded out loud, making everyone look at him. Higure decided to convey to them the conversation in real-time so they could understand.
[Since you have destroyed the dimensions that composed Grit Castle, every monster that had been stored inside of it was killed by your hand. That is why you and your party have received enough experience to raise your level to a cap of 45.]
[Naturally, all of those monsters have dropped money and items. This Adjudicator is here to keep away anyone who would try to collect them; as it is an unfair reward. Additionally, there is a likely chance that the Dungeon Root has been released.]
”What is a Dungeon Root? Didn't you say that Mae was the heart?”
[Root or Seed; it's the source of the Dungeon's power,] Alexa clarified. [Were someone to acquire it for themselves, they would gain a direct connection to the System; like a backdoor. That would allow them to steal energy, items, Talys, and even information from it. Eva would obviously do something to prevent something like that to happen.]
”I see…” Rakna muttered and stared at the General's face. After a few seconds, the four eyes of the creature abruptly focused on him. The two stared at each other for a moment before Rakna was forced to look away because of a prompt.
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You have received a Compulsory Quest!
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Title: Eva's Summon
Description: Eva demands you to meet her.
Objective: Go to a Terminal and request an audience.
Note: You have 24 hours to complete this Quest.
Failure Penalty: Death.
Rewards: ---
Note: Do not make me wait for too long, Rakna Xiorra Blade.
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Rakna frowned darkly.
”{Are you okay?}” Higure asked when she felt a strong wave of resentment wash over his soul.
'It's nothing. I just hate being threatened,' he replied and turned his back to the Adjudicator. ”Let's leave. Do you know where the closest town is?” He asked his group.