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Ding!
[You and your Party have defeated [Insectoid Demon: Asarashk (Tier 9: Rank 8)] x1!]
[You earned 25.000.000 EXP]
The difference on EXP from defeating a Tier 9 to only getting some shared EXP from watching one die was tremendous... 25 million for a Tier 9?!
[Naturia] [Ignatius] [Beelzebub] [Curse] [Furoh] [Glutton] [Sapphire] and [Scarlet] Levels have increased from Level 46 to Level 50!]
[Nephilim] Level has increased from Level 21 to Level 25!]
[Violet] Level has increased from Level 38 to Level 50!]
[Brownie] Level has increased from Level 36 to Level 40!]
[Aquarina] gained 16 Levels, she has reached Level 26/50!]
[Luck] gained 9 Levels, he has reached Level 25/30!]
[Your Familiars: [Naturia] [Ignatius] [Beelzebub] [Curse] [Furoh] [Glutton] [Sapphire] [Scarlet] [Violet] and [Brownie] have reached Max Level and can now Evolve.]
[You have Completed the [Challenge Quest]: [Defeat The Insectoid Queen Asarashk!]
[You and your friends have officially become formidable fighters! Tales over your bravery might soon begin to be sung by the bards around the world. Defeating a being as powerful as the one you have will not come without proper rewards either!]
[You have received Bonus Rewards for having completed the quest within 1 Hour.]
[Completion Rewards: [15.000.000 EXP] [Divine Strengthening Elixir (A Grade)] x20 [Divine Skill Proficiency Potion (A Grade)] x20 [Divine Grade Rune Potion (A Grade)] x20 [Divine Holy Dragon Flowers (A Grade)] x20 [Alchemist's Job Advancement Medal (B Grade)] x1 [Asarashk Skill Scroll (S Grade)] x1 [Insectoid Queen's Vampiric Soul Spear (S Grade)] x1 [Insectoid Queen's Demonic Armor (S Grade)] x1]
"So many rewards...!"
Once the insectoid queen was defeated, everybody, including Sylph, fell into the floor, completely exhausted. They could barely feel their bodies after such an intense battle, perhaps the most intense fight they've ever had in their entire young lives.
Their bones constantly shattered and healed back, they felt like they were at the verge of defeat every instant, any attack from Asarashk was incredible lethal, they still couldn't believe they were all alive after that.
The Demonic Energy was incredibly deadly and left them with almost their entire body charred, and also infected with the deadly otherworldly energy, but thanks to Sylph's Yggdragon Protection Aura that both protected and healed them, and also thanks to Mist's intensive healing aura recovering their health and wounds over time, after a few minutes of sighing in relief and gasping for air, they slowly stood back up.
"D-Did we really do it...?" Zack was shocked. "I-I just can't believe it, even if I just helped a little... A Tier 9 being... We defeated it..."
"It was actually akin to a Tier 10." Aquarina sighed. "In her transformation, that's it... Ugh... After we're done with this, I don't want to see any bugs every again, in my entire life!"
"For real..." Celeste laughed. "Asarashk was... a monster. I can't imagine Arachne to be any weaker either, if she served her... Can we even stand a chance? I'm too exhausted..."
"As long as our parents catch up to us..." Said Sylph, sighing. "But it's not like we need to fight her..."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Luck asked. "But for Lara...!"
"Yeah..." Sylph nodded. "We only want Lara, right? As long as we can get her and then escape... I think with the powers I possess, it might be possible."
"Powers?" Asked Mist.
"You already saw it, right, Mist? This Bracelet I made became something like a Dungeon, I can summon dungeon monsters that obey me, and there's a whole space inside." Sylph explained to her friends, she didn't felt like hiding this information, as it was important for everyone to know about it for her plan to work. "I can teleport inside, and also bring anybody else inside too. We could just go in and wait for our parents, but that would only prolong the time with Lara being with Arachne."
"T-That's insane... A Dungeon bracelet?!" Celeste was flabbergasted. "So that's a thing, huh?"
"Arachne most likely has one of her own too." Sylph explained. "Probably the reason why she can manipulate this dungeon so much. She's a Dungeon Master after all..."
"Can you make more of these bracelets?" Wondered Aquarina.
Sylph glanced at Alice, but Alice quickly answered the question she had in her mind.
"No, you cannot replicate something like that. The Dungeon you possess was made also by connecting with your system. Even if you were to do something similar with people you've given a System, they only possess the basic status function, nothing else. You're the only one with this sort of special Dungeon System, which already existed, hidden within my internal synapsis." Alice explained as easy as possible so Sylph could understand.
"Nah, I can't make it again, it was special because it is... Well, connected to the same powers that I used to give you guys new abilities and talents." Sylph explained without wanting to go into too many details. "Sorry."
"I-It's fine." Aquarina giggled. "You've done so much for us; it would be a bit cocky to ask you for a dungeon now..."
"Well, we should hurry up anyways, Aquarina." Sylph sighed. "Right now, I am using most of my magic power to generate an invisible barrier of magic disruption, this makes it so Arachne cannot see what's happening in here even with her Dungeon Master authority."
"She could see us all?!" Zack was shaken. "Dungeon Masters' are scarier than I thought..."
"How much can you hold it?" Asked Celeste.
"Until she finds out we're tricking her, she's probably already thinking about where her servant could be and why she hasn't returned with Luck to make whatever weird thing she wants to do with him." Sylph sighed. "We have at most... a couple more minutes before she comes storming the place herself. But before that, we need to use the surprise factor."
"So just a couple of minutes and somehow we need to surprise her?" Luck asked, swallowing saliva. "Fine! Alright... I'm in, for whatever you have in mind, Sylphy. As long as we can get back Lara... I... I even would give my own life, if necessary."novE.lb/1n
"I will make sure to get her back but... There's no need to go so far." Sylph smiled. "Once this is all over, I want you and Lara to come to my house and have some tea and sweets. I want to know about her, and what she likes, and I want to see you blushing while she smiles and giggles..."
"E-Eh?! You're asking for something really weird..." Luck wasn't really used to the fancy tea times that noble girls often had.
"Heheh, pay no mind to what she said." Aquarina giggled. "She's just teasing you! You're so dense sometimes..."
"A-Ah..." Luck laughed a bit. "Well, whatever that is, I'll happily go to have some tea and sweets... Lara loves all of that stuff too."
"Nice! That's the response I wanted!" Sylph giggled. "Now, time to eat!"
Sylph quickly opened Glutton and brought out several fruits of all kinds, alongside sandwiches and refreshments, which quickly healed everyone out of their exhaustion, and even granted temporary buffs to their stats.
"Now, let's begin..." She said, after having explained to her friends her plan. "Are you ready, team?"
"Let's do it!" Everyone cheered, as Sylph touched the gates leading to the dungeon's last room.
[A Special [Heroic Quest] has been generated: [Rescue the Saintess of Spirits, Lara!]
[Defeating a being as powerful as Arachne is out of the question, but there's still a possibility to rescue Lara somehow, as long as you and your friends utilize your abilities to the very best!]
[Save Lara from the clutches of Arachne and successfully bring her to safety.]
[Completion Rewards: [10.000.000 EXP] [Potential Cubes (C Grade)] x2 [Weapon Enhancement Stone (C Grade)] x2 [Armor Enhancement Stone (C Grade)] x2 [Accessory Enhancement Stone (C Grade)] x2 [Greater Potential Cube (B Grade)] x2 [Divine Strengthening Elixir (A Grade)] x5 [Divine Skill Proficiency Potion (A Grade)] x5 [Divine Grade Rune Potion (A Grade)] x5 [Divine Holy Dragon Flowers (A Grade)] x2 [???]
[Time Limit: 3 Hours]
And yet another new Quest appeared in front of Sylph, this time it was an even higher challenge, a Heroic Quest! It was impossible for them to defeat Arachne no matter how hard they tried.
But within the realm of possibilities, the possibility of somehow rescuing Lara still existed. And Sylphy and her friends wouldn't give up so easily.
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