Chapter 41 - Entering a new phase (1/2)

With the destruction of [Lion's Den], a new chapter was opening for humans and hunters that had been playing a game of catch up with constantly increasing dungeons.

Magnar and a few of the officials that watched the implosion of the dungeon firsthand were broadcasting what they were watching to someplace and others were making phone calls

After Elizabeth had collected herself, I went to the center of the destroyed monolith and picked up another crystal that looked exactly the same as the one I already had, even to the unreadable mess of words

In the 27 successful times we dived in [Lion's Den] we received many rank B [Item]s and [Skill]s, but there was no luck in anything rank A dropping. I was able to find another useful skill to add to my collection while busily running around that was called [Critical Strike-When active, skills cast thereafter have a chance to deal double the damage]. I didn't know the percentage chance of a critical strike occurring while this was active, but I was looking forward to seeing just how much I could continue to increase my damage output. I was going to look through the rest of the skills when we had some time later and choose the ones to exchange with the military

After completely destroying another rank B dungeon, there was only one more left in Star City. We went toward this last dungeon called [Bullish Arena] where even more squads led by rank A hunters were repeatedly diving in.

When we arrived we were met with another empty s.p.a.ce where a monolith used to stand, with hunters cheering in the clearing. My mind grew calm at this site. It seemed like we were finally heading in the right direction. Things would get better from here.

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In an unknown location

A being dr.a.p.ed in black was overlooking multiple transparent screens that showed complex data. The being had a sharp horn protruding from the center of its head, giving its humanoid appearance an imposing look

It noticed a change on one of the screens that quickly grabbed its attention, making a motion to the underling sitting right behind the screen using a glistening three-point tipped weapon.

”What happened there?”

The aide behind the screen shot to attention and replied, ”We began losing some of the major connections that were already established on Planet 90X in close succession”

The sharp horned being looked at the screen as his eyes flashed with a piercing light as he read the data on this target and asked the aide ”How many pieces do we have on standby?”

There was a ruffling of some doc.u.ments before a reply came, ”We currently have the optimum volume ready for the descent on the next planned target”

A second pa.s.sed as the sharp horned man seemed to think, before a decisive command came out, ”Divert the entire volume towards Planet 90X”

A shocked expression rose on the aide's face when it heard this, and asked to make sure. ”Sir, is that necessary? We will be extremely restricted in our actions towards that target should anything change in the future, and redirecting this much traffic would use a lot of essence”

There was a momentary silence as the screens of data in the room fluctuated, before the commanding voice came out once again, ”It is abnormal to start losing connections at this stage, and in rapid succession at that. Abnormalities have to be fully eliminated. I do not want any possibility of hope for those backward natives. Do it while also accelerating the release process.”

A serious nod came from the aide as they adjusted parameters and redirected the coordinates. Directions were soon pa.s.sed down as pieces moved into their respective positions. At another location not too far from them, there was a huge field that held beasts of all shapes and sizes as far as the eyes could see. There was an eerie quietness at the sight of these countless beasts as multiple small crystals in the field began emanating light barriers that sectioned them off into multiple groups

In a short period of time, everything was a.s.sembled and ready to go. With a nod from the aide, the sharp horned man crossed his legs and sat down while closing his eyes, seemingly putting in all his focus for what was about to happen.

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