7 Chapter 7: The First Adventurers (1/2)
3. 2. 1. A bright white light was emitted from the tip of the dungeon. The light parted clouds and it was akin to an angel descending from the heavens. Like when he first arrived in this world, Marcus watched as hundreds of humanoids flood into his dungeon. However, this time they were only able to enter through one entrance as Gaia was able to seal the other entrances which a large gate that was made of some rare materials which even Ancestral Rank Adventurers would find difficult to break.
”Gaia, scan the surface of the Dungeon World now that we have access to the outside world. I want to know what rank the strongest adventurer in this world is,” Marcus ordered as he brought up another Dungeon Interface, it was a blueprint of his dungeon and many blue and red dots could be seen moving on it. ”Prepare your troops for battle,” he told the Goblin Chief, ”I don't want a single adventurer breaking into the 3rd Floor for now.”
”Scan complete. Brother, I have found the data you are looking for,” Gaia informed him.
”Tell me.”
”As you know each Adventurer Rank is broken into grades. They are, in descending order: Z, SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and U. In this world, the weakest adventurer is an Apprentice Adventurer Grade U, the weakest Adventurer Rank. Meanwhile, the strongest known adventurer is a Grandmaster Rank Grade B.”
”In between Apprentice and Grandmaster is, in ascending order, Amateur then Master. Then it would be Grandmaster, correct?” Marcus confirmed.
”Correct.”
”A pretty weak world on average then. This should be a good training ground for my Honour Guards,” Marcus said thoughtfully.
”Don't underestimate this world brother. My initial scans revealed old relics that belonged to characters more powerful than Grandmaster Rank. The deeper I scanned the more powerful the relics. However, on the surface, the strongest relic was merely Master Rank. This world has a very deep history and may contain some lumbering giants,” Gaia advised.
”The more dangerous the better. It would allow them to build solid foundations. This is also good for us since this means that we won't have to move anytime soon. That would be detrimental to us after all a city isn't built in a day.”
As the two were discussing a red warning light suddenly appeared on the Dungeon Interface in front of Marcus. It showed that the 2nd Floor had been breached. This took Marcus by surprise. After all the Mutated Beasts on the 1st Floor were strong enough to fight with any Amateur Rank Adventurer and even some low-grade Master Rank Adventurers. ”I really shouldn't underestimate this world. They were able to reach the 2nd Floor so quickly,” Marcus said thoughtfully.