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Dunegon Diver CH106

The line slowly moves forward as my teammates jump through the boss room portal one by one.

“Next!”

The friendly-looking monitor gives me a firm nod as I walk up to the oval-shaped swirling mass of energy and take a step through.

I keep my sword ready by my side as my future battlefield comes into view.<...

Dungeon Diver CH105

The bone-white serpent opens its mouth to show off a pair of razor-sharp curved fangs then dives in to attack. I hear another clang of metal on metal as Bruce blocks it with his shield.

The tank’s feet dig deep into the ground as the snake pushes his body backward. Maria lets out a battle cry as she jumps in for an at...

Dungeon Diver CH104

The white light begins to dissipate and I open my eyes to see a single hunter in front of me.

I gulp and look around.

“Arie… Where are the others…?”

He’s sitting on a large rock covered in moss about 2m off the ground. There’s incredibly lush plant life all as far as the eye can see. The twisting...

Dungeon Diver CH103

After our abrupt change in direction, I decide to pick up the pace. With a loud yell and a burst of flames, I push myself forward using swift gusts of wind beneath my feet.

I focus my mana deep within my sword’s core and let out a dark crescent of energy from a distance aimed directly at the monster.

At first, i...

Dungeon Diver CH102

As we walk closer and closer to our destination, the odd feeling of being watched from a distance doesn’t change at all.

The air feels rather dense with mana, almost like a dungeon break… but not quite.

The peculiar dark floating particles become much more visible in the air.

I hear Abby’s high-pitched...

Dungeon Diver CH101

We’re all alone in this desolate dungeon, it’s just the three of us.

The axe-wielding lightning user yells out while arcs of electricity begin flowing off of his body.

“You two are really asking for it!!!”

I keep my bright red blade pointed at his head staring the man straight in the eyes. The hooded...

Dungeon Diver CH100

I spawn into the boss room and ready my sword.

Walls of orange rock surround me on all sides creating a circular battlefield about 50m in diameter. A flash of light obstructs my vision as an enormous troll appears across the makeshift arena.

It's very similar to the ones in the dungeon. This one is just 2m taller,...

Dungeon Diver CH99

A long twisting pathway leads down to the pit along the cliff on our right side. I can hear the faint sounds of stomping trolls and grunts approaching from below.

We start making our way down.

I’m grinning excitedly, thinking about all the new moves I’ll get to try out on over 100 fresh moving targets.

N...

Dungeon Diver CH98

The massive troll in front of me lets out a roar as it turns.

I’ve fought trolls before, but nothing quite like this. These must be a unique desert variant… and supersized!

The beast begins charging at me with flailing limbs and its heavy club showing off a newly grown pair of red eyes and sharpened teeth. Wit...

Dungeon Diver CH97

As the giant purple worm disappears, two shiny items drop from its corpse.

I use appraisal as I pick up the large mana crystal and a round white orb. It's slightly purple-tinted, similar to the monster's skin color.

[Purple Worm's Pearl]

"Hmm, there's no info on this thing..."

It lets off a light hum. ...

Dungeon Diver CH96

I look around as the white light from the transfer magic dissipates to find myself standing in a wide-open dirt patch. There are odd hills and valleys as far as the eye can see, but beneath my feet, there’s just boring brown dirt.

The further I look out into the unfamiliar dungeon, the more the lack of trees and plant...

Dungeon Diver CH95

We make our way down toward the final mountain.

Maria continues to lead the way, freezing the forest solid while Bruce happily smashes the fragile Ice sculptures to bits. It’s a waste of energy in my opinion, but they both seem to be enjoying themselves.

Abby, Nessa, and I take the rear. Abby speaks up.

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Dungeon Diver CH94

The five of us make our way down and around the first mountain with ease.

As we make our way through the rocks and trees to climb atop the second peak, Griffins soar above our heads screeching and diving below attacking teams seemingly at random.

The trees at the base of this second mountain are considerably darke...

Dungeon Diver CH93

Battle cries fill the air as dozens of hunters charge by swinging their weapons preparing for battle. We all step out from under the guarded tent area, and that same mirage of rippling light from when we previously entered reappears.

The plain, flat, never-ending grassland dungeon distorts in front of my eyes and the ge...

Dungeon Diver CH92

[Time Remaining Until Test 2: 6 Hours]

I open up a large black swirling portal and we both jump through. While holding Maria’s left hand, I sift through the mind’s eye image of dungeons flashing all around. Finally, I lock onto our previous position. The private room from earlier is still empty and glowing with that...

Dungeon Diver CH91

[Time Remaining Until Test 2: 15 Hours]

I slowly walk over to the slim blond young man. He instantly makes eye contact and waves me over.

"Hey, hey! The name's Tripp, nice to meet ya! Looking to help out in a little dungeon cleanup?"

I continue to approach him slowly, then use inspect and appraisal. He's a b...

Dungeon Diver CH90

[Time Remaining Until Test 2: 17 Hours]

We walk over to sit across from Bruce and Nessa at a long wooden table. I scan the area to see more and more unfamiliar faces. Some smile while others glare. A few seem to be in the private closed-off areas resting as well. Maria keeps her left arm under the table.

Nessa spe...

Dungeon Diver CH89

[Test 1][Time Remaining: 18 Hours]

The boss room is darker than I expected it to be. The hard soil remains the same, but the artificial sunlight has left the sky. In the distance, I can see the familiar large cave-like walls wrapping upwards to create a closed-off arena for this boss battle.

Maria and I stand side...

Dungeon Diver CH88

[Test 1][Time Remaining: 19 Hours]

I let out a yell and push myself backward using my sword as a propellant. The massive man glows brightly with his hands outreached toward me.

I throw myself back about 5m in the air will all my strength while digging through my item box vigorously. A handful of HP potions fall on...

Dungeon Diver CH87

[Test 1][Time Remaining: 19 Hours]

The large man keeps pointing his sword forward with a menacing presence insisting we do as he says, or we’ll “pay the price”.

Bruce is the first to step forward. He’s roughly the same size as the orange-haired man, but we all witnessed him effortlessly take out a team of ...

Dungeon Diver CH86

[Test 1][Time Remaining: 22 Hours]

Nessa and Bruce step out in front of me. I can see them visibly panting, their eyes have heavy bags under them, and Nessa’s legs are shaking a bit.

I turn to see Maria, then see her join them in formation. I sigh and step forward to join as well. I guess it’s about time we ge...

Dungeon Diver CH85

[Test 1][Time Remaining: 29 Hours]

I make my way back to the group and Maria is the first to speak up.

“Mission accomplished?”

I grin and wave my new talon-shaped necklace at her to confirm my victory.

Bruce, the tank is fully healed now, he turns to me with a thankful look on his face.

“I ...

Dungeon Diver CH84

[Test 1][Time Remaining: 30 Hours]

I let my flames simmer down, but keep my sword pointed straight ahead.

“So… are we friends or enemies today?”

Nessa lets out a sigh of relief.

“Friends, I hope.”

She lets her sword down and turns to her teammates.

“Hey! I know them! Hold back!�...

Dungeon Diver CH83

[Test 1][Time Remaining: 39 Hours]

“Let’s go! We don’t want them catching up to us anytime soon.”

Maria nods and follows close behind as I start jogging toward the back of the dungeon.

After about 20 minutes I’m already starting to get winded, and my legs are getting really tired. I hear grunting i...

Dungeon Diver CH82

[Test 1][Time Remaining: 40 Hours]

“I...”

Maria looks up at me with curious innocent eyes.

I gulp.

“I do… have another skill. You’re right.”

She smiles wide, drops her sword, and starts jumping around with her hands in the air.

“I knew it!! I knew it!!! Your sword is special t...

Dungeon Diver CH81

[Test 1][Time Remaining: 43 Hours]

I use enemy detection to navigate through the rest of the rat dungeon avoiding as many monsters as possible.

By the time we make it to the boss room I can sense over 30 teams scattered across the wasteland behind us. It seems our detour allowed for a lot of other parties to catch...

Dungeon Diver CH80

[Test 1][Time Remaining: 46 Hours]

As we walk further into this new forest dungeon the trees get thicker and the soil becomes rockier. I can still see the sky overhead, but it’s a huge change of pace from the meadow-like dungeon we just departed from.

Maria and I continue jogging at a steady pace through the for...

Dungeon Diver CH79

[Test 1][Time Remaining: 48 Hours]

Maria and I jump through the portal and enter a grassland dungeon. I can see 10 or so parties in front of us splitting off in all directions.

Not many people are using magic, they must be trying to conserve it for later.

We sprint forward and dive deep into the dungeon.

Dungeon Diver CH78

We walk into the large white-walled room.

Hunters of all kinds are standing around talking within their guilds. I can see a massive group from the Hunters Association with well over 50 people in identical outfits. We walk by them closer to the stage, then I hear my name being called out.

“Jay??? Is that you?”<...

Dungeon Diver CH77

*Screeeeech*

The train finally makes it to the capital as the sun rises.

We all walk out onto the platform and take in the view of a busy market. It looks like everyone’s in high spirits today.

I follow Jack through the market as the hunters and merchants go about their daily business dealings. We make our...