Darkness Fallen (1)
The Mediterranean Metis was located in the center of the Latna Continent.
In the middle of its vast waters was an island.
It was one of the Four Prohibited Areas in which the cursed land, located more than 1,000 meters in the air, endlessly created high-level Dungeons even though the Mana Kingdom, Lune, was trying to control it.
It was the floating island, Avalta.
Three people stood at the top of Toras Tower, one of Avalta’s numerous Dungeons.
One was a black beauty, the Queen of the Mana Sword Kingdom, the Mage Guild Sinkers’ head, and the continent’s strongest Mage.
Arc Mage, Genovia Lune the Spell Master.
The other was a blue-haired nymph woman, the Queen of the fairy kingdom of Allendia, and the continent’s most powerful Spiritist.
Hollien Strauss Allendia.
The last individual was a middle-aged, serious-looking man, a regent of Millennium Kaldris, the head of Magic Swordsman Guild Inside Force, and the most powerful Magic Swordsman on the continent.
Garhan Cartel Prast, the Thunder King.
If such a gathering were made known, the world would be turned upside down.
The Continental Three Powers’ rulers, and the very people who had achieved the peak of their own fields, had secretly met in the Dungeon without a single subordinate.
“This is fun.”
Hollien, who was looking alternately at Genovia and Garhan, smiled.
“Baotolt is the best. Everybody admits it, but we’ve had a lot of controversy over who’s stronger…”
She squinted her eyes.
“It’s obvious, isn’t it?”
The level of two people standing opposite each other was visible.
[Race: Human. Mage Lv. 150.]
[Race: Human. Magic Swordsman Lv. 152.]
Of course, they were looking at her level as well.
[Race: Nymph. Spiritist Lv. 155.]
“I have the highest level. You two have been lazy all this time, haven’t you?”
Genovia had an opaque look at Hollien’s triumphant remarks.
“Huh! It’s just a meaningless difference.”
Levels were only approximate figures that combined several factors.
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“I don’t think we’re here to talk about such useless things.”
Garhan reminded them why they were there.
“All preparations are complete. I perfectly reproduced the power of the Alien’s extortion skill.”
Hollien also nodded seriously.
“So have I. The influence of the demon has been removed. I’ve used the spells to check.”
Genovia glistened her eyes.
“Okay, only practice is left.”
Suddenly Hollien felt anxious.
“But are you sure we’re okay? I’m sure I’ve met all the requirements, but…”
She raised her right hand.
Black energy rose gently.
“We all know this isn’t perfect, right?”
Her ‘Guideline’ revealed the identity of black energy.
[Near-Completion Omphalos’s Blessing (unique item)”]
According to Genovia’s theory, it should have been a ‘Complete Omphalos’s Blessing.’
Except for the strange modifier at the beginning, there had been no problem so far…
“But shouldn’t we be more careful?”
Garhan frowned on the passive attitude of Hollien.
“It’s not as easy as it sounds. It took me nearly ten years to get here.”
The same was true of Genovia.
“Hollien, you can say that. We still have more than 100 years to spare.”
“But we are not fairies. We are humans. We don’t have any more time.”
“Or are you confident that you can solve the curse of the Goddesses without us?”
Hollien shrugged at the words of the two.
“No.”
In the end, the three agreed with each other.
Garhan spoke.
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* * *
After renting a suitable house and building a base, Han-bin and his party began to attack Dungeons near Tyaron in earnest.
However, they didn’t move with other Hunter teams as they had done in Highten.
At that time, it was to spread the rumors of the Valtara warrior to the fullest extent.
But that wasn’t necessary any longer.
Felard Bean’s reputation had already spread throughout Tyaron.
-I heard a Valtara warrior showed up.
-I heard he’s an incredibly powerful Aura user!
-Really? He is a Valtara warrior, but he’s too young.
-He’s the one who killed the Blood Circers of Loer Dungeon.
-Ah! Did he handle the request of the Atransas?
Indeed, Artis’s prediction was right.
Since the Atransas family had a great reputation, the reputation of the Han-bin’s group, which had handled the family’s request excellently, was bound to grow.
All Hunters in Tyaron marveled and praised their feat.
Even the Althea Church raised the hierarchy of their collaborators from Blue to White.
They gave a higher reward to one request compared to all the work they did in Highten.
In that situation, there was no need to bring in outsiders and risk being caught.
Han-bin and his party eagerly attacked the Tyaron Dungeons.
As usual, Han-bin gave Artis and Effir lots of energy. Whenever their levels went up, they bought a lot of magic scrolls and mastered different skills.
Arriving at the Fairy Kingdom’s gateway city, which belonged to the Continental Three Powers, meant they could buy high-level scrolls.
Of course, the price was beyond imagination, but they were making lots of money anyway.
They had been staying there for a month doing the same routine.
Now, Han-bin and his party were targeting the core of Rengard, one of the strongest Dungeons in Tyaron.
* * *
It was a grotesque ruin covered with rusted steel everywhere.
At the heart of the long-lost Rengard Dungeon, Artis and Effir were facing four monsters.
They were called Tacula. Covered in blue scales instead of fur, they looked like gorillas and Lizardmen combined.
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“Explosion!”
As a Fire Dragon, he was most suited to Fire magic.
The level 48 heatwave magic was too intense for the beast, causing heavy damage.
Boom boom!
However, Tacula made another appearance through the heatwave.
“Grrrr!”
Their level was around the late 50s, and they were comparable to the Blood Circers of Loer Dungeon.
It was difficult to inflict a fatal blow using a level 48 magic alone.
“I will handle them!”
A silver-haired girl swung her twin blades to protect Artis.
“Taaaat!”
Avoiding the monsters’ attacks, she stabbed at their sides, hit the ground, reversed her posture, and immediately cut her opponent waist-deep!
-Magic Swordsmanship: Sorrowing Attack!
With one blow, the Tacula’s waist broke in two, spraying out blood.
“Arghhhhhh!”
The level of Effir had risen a lot.
As soon as she became a level 59 Magic Swordsman, she had enough destructive power to kill in one stroke of her blade.
She gave a bright smile as she fixed her posture.
“I’ve finished one!”
There were only three left.
Effir’s fighting spirit burned.
She could hear the voice of Ryu Han-bin in the distance.
“seven, eight, nine, ten…”
On the other side of the ruins, a muscular man was surrounded by dozens of Taculas.
Whenever his red-glazed blade Aura danced, the flesh of the monsters was torn apart brutally.
Effir’s expression became strange.
They had been working together and just caught one…
“His kill score has already entered two digits.”
With a bitter smile, Artis pulled Mana up.
“Never mind him, Effir. We have to do our best.”
Artis kept casting magic.
Effir burst through the explosion.
In the heat, the double swords continued to dance.
Artis, who grabbed the opportunity, constantly looked for chances to deliver fatal blows.
“Flame Disc!”
The Flame Disc spun furiously, hitting a monster.
The Tacula was sliced in between and scattered in one shot.
Bam!
Effir was not the only one who had leveled up sharply.
Artis was also strong enough to use even more powerful magic.
“Okay, we’ve got another one.”
The voice at the other side continued to count.
“Twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four…”
“D-do our b-best…”
The two Dragon Race members fought as hard as they tried to ignore him.
They fought hard to get rid of another one.
“Third!”
“Thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-four…….”
Artis pouted as he glared at Ryu Han-bin.
“You’re making a dragon sick of listening to you, dude.”
Effir looked sullen.
“Huh, how much higher is the alternative level to help Han-bin?”
“It’s still helpful. That’s for sure.”
It was not just about full power. They were butler, maid, and knight.
“What’s the original level of that guy?”
“I’m sure it’s over 90.”
The Blood Circer Queen of Loer Dungeon was level 85.
Ryu Han-bin cleared even the Queen.
“Isn’t it really over level 100?”
Artis clicked his tongue.
“I used to doubt it, but these days I think that might be true.”
* * *
Surrounded by a group of Tacula, Ryu Han-bin continued to kill them.
It was a truly overwhelming battle for Artis and Effir.
But he wasn’t fighting nonchalantly.
Rather, he was concentrating as much as he could to continue the battle.
‘Oh, this is pretty tricky.’
Han-bin began dealing with the monsters with his eyes closed.
According to Maxbrid Martial Arts, there were three basic skills that a person who had just awakened their Aura should learn:
Blade Aura conjured a blade of destruction.
Aura Armor covered his physique with an amorphous armor.
Aura boost amplified his physical ability.
He had learned how to use Blade Aura.
Even now, the black greatsword was covered in a red glow as he culled the monster population.
He was learning how to use Armor Aura and Aura Boost.
It turned out that that was a skill that Han-bin had already been using.
‘I’ve been wondering why contracting my muscles hardened my skin…’
From the beginning, his body was already full of Aura.
Ryu Han-bin thought it was just giving him strength, but it was the act of covering his skin with Aura.
The same was true of body amplification.
So far, the oracle had not been shown to the public, so it had only been inefficient and unreliable.
Now that he had mastered Aura, he had improved his defense and physical ability even more!
He quickly mastered the basic skills and went to a higher level.
And from that point on, it became incredibly rough.
Thud!
‘Oh! I got hit again.’
Han-bin closed his eyes and predicted their movements with just the senses of Aura, not his vision.
Sight Aura.
He was practicing the art of seeing the world by awakening his sixth sense.
When he awakened Aura first, he thought he did pretty well.
However, removing his vision made it a lot harder.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
‘I can feel it, but I can’t respond to their attacks. Damn.’
Fortunately, there was no problem with being hit.
He continued to train his Sight Aura as much as he could while getting hit.
A long time later, Ryu Han-bin opened his eyes again.
“Did I get them all?”
There were countless groans at his feet.
Many monsters died because he fought with his eyes closed, but about half of them were still breathing.
“Artis! Effir! Come and take their energy!”
The two began to walk with their eyes shining.
A group of fallen Taculas trembled with fear.
“Ahhhhhh…”
After a while, the fear deepened.
The man and woman who were walking took off their clothes and soon turned into gigantic monsters!
“Grrr…….”
“Grrr…….”
From a far higher place, a Dragon and Wyvern opened their mouths with their hideous eyes flashing.
Red flames crashed down on them.
The monsters burst into a choir of screams.
“Ahhhhhhhhhh!”
Watching the scene, Ryu Han-bin mumbled leisurely.
“If I were in their place, I would’ve been horrified.”
