Chapter 129 - 126 : 11th Floor (1/2)

Just after Delia teleported, the other three were worried about her sudden disappearance and thought that something happened to her.

It was only when Lucy explained that Delia went back did they breathe a sigh of relief. No one doubted Delia's prowess as it is clearly on par with Lucy so getting out of the dungeon is no big deal.

Delia went on to do her job and Lucy was not planning to stop mid-way, she just was going to pick up the pace. The others had already seen what she's capable of.

”What happened here should remain here, I hope no one would be dumb enough to talk about it.”

Their relationship improved since the first time they met but Lucy didn't trust them yet. To make them gain her trust required more than this.

A simple warning from Lucy made them nod their heads continuously.

”W,What about Lady Sinyu?”

The shy Alin wasn't a talkative person but women like Saku usually like to brag so she could unconsciously blurt out unnecessary things.

”I'm not going to repeat myself.”

Lucy's demeanor added with her chilling voice made everything she says sound like a threat.

”Remember, what's about happen and what happened should never be revealed and if it is...”

”We got it we got it....”

Guan Gi waved his hands proving his sincerity. To begin with, this was a favorable thing for them, she does everything and the loot goes to them as she didn't appear to have the slightest interest in it.

Just as the three were going to follow Lucy who went on ahead, they were suddenly enveloped in some sort of transparent ice-blue sphere and their vision turned blurry for at least 10 seconds.

When they finally could see again, their surroundings completely changed from the boss room to another gloomy room filled with torches on the side.

”W, What happened? W--WWhere are we?”

Saku was terrified as she looked around, she heard about teleportation traps but those are usually on higher floors. As if to bring her more despair, Lucy replied to her with an answer she never wanted to hear

”The 11th floor.”

Seeing the dumbfounded looks of the three, Lucy sighed and resumed talking, explaining a bit of the situation.

”The boss that was killed was the whole dungeon's boss. Since you already witnessed me and Delia's power, there is no need to act and do it slowly.”

”Act? Slowly?”

Since they are part of her team, Lucy needed to explain her plan, of course, she won't go into the details but some basic stuff about it won't hurt.

”Yes, from today onwards, we'll clear a floor every 3 days. Of course, you'll share the loot amongst yourselves as I have no need for it, you can even take me and Delia's share of the money. Give and take, it's simple, all you have to do is remain silent.”

”Deal!”

With a happy and straight face, Saku agreed on behalf of all the three, money is all she sought, just like Guan Gi. She just has to keep Lucy's strength a secret, not a big deal.

”Alright then, just stay behind me and do as usual.”

As Lucy said that, a flame barrier just like the last one was created around them and the team resumed the clearing.

The monsters on this floor were wooden puppets. The height of a normal human and a body made of wood, they had no face and wielded weapons ranging from wooden shields to steel swords.

Since the wood's weakness is fire, the poor puppets were killed even faster than the monsters on the first floor. The clearing didn't even take 10 minutes before all the monsters on this floor were killed. Lucy used the barrier she created to make the other three move at a fast pace and that accelerated the process by a lot.

”Ah ah! It's another skill book! We looted 4 already! We're rich!”

Saku waved around the skill book and showed it to Guan Gi who hit his chest proudly because he was the one who opened the chest. But if they have to give credit to someone, it has to be Lucy.

”The floor is cleared, that should automatically raise our rank by one, right?”

Lucy wasn't too sure about the rules of ranking up so she asked them.

”Yes, and if we show them what we looted, I'm sure we'll jump straight to A-rank!”

”Mmm... let's head back then....”

Before the other three could react, their vision blurred and after a couple of seconds, they found themselves back on the first floor, just a small distance away from the dungeon's entrance.

...

As they passed by the guards standing at the entrance, whilst he was checking them, he frowned and said

”Wasn't there another person on your team?”

Saku was smart enough to realize that he was talking about Delia and he won't let them off before they report her disappearance or death so she pondered for a second before saying

”She's still here but under the Stealth skill since her clothes were ripped by those damned lizards..... *sigh* I never knew animals could be perverted too....”

Taken aback but he just heard, the guard coughed awkwardly then backed up without speaking further. The team didn't waste time there and went back to Lady Sinyu's mansion to report what happened, their achievements and show their loots.

Lucy preferred going back immediately to her house so she didn't accompany them and only warned them one last time to remain silent about what happened.

Ever since leaving the dungeon, Lucy noticed a hooded-person following her closely but it was a pity he chose the wrong person. She wasn't in the mood to question another idiot because a certain person is interested in her or wants to investigate her. She turned to an alley and when the person followed after her, he found no trace, she vanished into thin air.

After looking around hoping to find a clue the hooded-man turned around and left without making any noise. It was apparent he was an expert as he didn't emit any noise and his presence was barely sensed by mortals. If Lucy was not such a godly individual and instead just a Lv20 human, she would never have felt his presence.

....

When Lucy returned to the apartment, she found little Saly watching the TV, Miya was at the side sitting cross-legged and trying to cultivate for a bit and as usual, Delia was on the balcony enjoying whatever wine she 'borrowed'.

Seeing Saly's eyes glued to the TV, Lucy couldn't help but feel a bit intrigued so she shifted her attention to the TV to check what made her daughter like that.

”It's been 5 years! 5 years since the legendary VRMMO Hell Gate was launched and as of now, it has more than 4 Billion active players and it keeps increasing day by day. What's more is that Lobisoft announced the release of a new game capsule that would increase the realism of the game and make it more immersive....”

'It's just a game...'