Ting! [Congratulations for conquering the Aeria difficulty of the [Guardian Wolf Den] dungeon! Rewards will be given afterward.]
As I saw the window interface of the announcement, I stared back at the party window to see their health and mana left.
'All of them exhausted their mana, huh? Wait~ They entered this dungeon without the important items such as mana potions?!' I stand up from being laying down. The potions are important inside the dungeons.
'They have a tank, swordsman, long-ranged classes and they also have a paladin. It seems that if the paladin isn't on the team, they might get wiped out because the paladin gives the buff, additional, health, and mana... Come to think of it, I didn't saw them use any consumable items... Even though I scouted earlier, I am still fast... Faster than any other players. I should've seen them if they drink one.' I thought as I take a gaze at the path to the major stage.
I saw five familiar silhouettes and I waved at them.
"You guys are finally here!" I said as I ran towards them. I [Appraised] them and saw their status as [Exhausted].
It seems like they pushed themselves...
"You really defeated it! God!" Atalina exclaimed as she poked the lifeless corpse of the [Majestic Wolf].
"I told you, I am strong," I said as make a smug face.
They are speechless.
"It seems that the cold sixteen years old earlier is gone and a childish one appeared..." Rufus said as he laughed while patting my head. My face blushed because I forgot to act as an assassin.
"Let's go back and we have to report to the guild" Ain excitedly said and the window interface abruptly announced the rewards.
[Congratulations for achieving the first conquering of the Aeria difficulty of the [Guardian Wolf Den], your achievements will be announced after you left the dungeon.]
[Congratulations for conquering the [FIRST] Aeria difficulty of the [Guardian Wolf Den]. The information of the team will be posted in the leaderboards of dungeon achievements]
[All members of the party will receive 10,000 EXP]
[All members of the party will receive +50 Silvers]
[All members of the party will receive one skill related to their class]
[The party got three treasure chests (Bronze, Silver, Gold).]
"Cool!" Rufus excitedly laughed and everyone is shrouded by yellow light. They will level up!
'Not good! I have to change my level immediately!' I panicked said as I used my [Stat Concealer].
They got 10,000 EXP and so do I. If I am level 12, then I will level up from 12 to 20, and the rest of the team will level up to 21.
The light disappeared from them and they checked their stats and I pretended to also check mine. "Seriously?! 10,000 EXP can level you up 8 times? I am level 13 earlier!" Yuno is very surprised.
"It is the reward for the [FIRST] conquering of this dungeon, as far as I know, you'll only get 5,000 EXP afterward this event," I said while they looked at me with amazement.
"There are almost no team or players who have guts conquering the aeria difficulty. The players who are entering here are the only teams from a guild. If they found out that the rewards are so satisfying like this, then this will make trouble" Atalina said as she continued poking the corpse of the wolf.
'You like poking that, aren't you?' I said to myself and replied, "Well, it's inevitable" I said with a straight face.
"It seems like your making light of this matter, Theo" Ain said.
"If a big guild such as Skyhigh Corporation found out about this, they will continue conquering aeria difficulty dungeons and they will monopolize the dungeons themselves!" Rufus angrily said.
"Can't you feel us? Did you joined any guild in the first place?" Viole said as I smiled immediately.
They are speechless, they don't know how to reply. "A strong player who can defeat more than 10 levels than his current level didn't join any guild?" They sighed in unison.
'Guild, huh? I wonder if he will recreate our guild?' I thought as I stared at the team who continued panicking. 'I missed those feelings... On one month of playing closed beta test, it feels nothing like a month. It feels like we are together for a year!'
"Theo?" Atalina said as she looked at my spacing-out face. "Ah, yes" I abruptly said.
"Let's leave already, our guild might come up with a solution about this matter," Rufus said as we started walking back to the entrance of the dungeon.
[World Announcement: Congratulations Cold-Blooded team for the first team-conquering of Aeria difficulty on dungeons. Rewards will be given shortly.]
[World Announcement: Congratulations Cold-Blooded team for the first team to conquer the Aeria difficulty of [Guardian Wolf Den]. Additional rewards will be given shortly.]
[World Announcement: The names of the six members of the party will be carved into the [Dungeon Leaderboards] as 1st to 6th based on their contribution.]
[World Announcement: [Dungeon Leaderboards] is unlocked! The information of the list of conquerors based on time, difficulty (Aeria to Lyra), and contribution will be the base of the leaderboard.]
[World Announcement: [Dungeon Leaderboard- 1st Stone] 1st: Unknown, 2nd: Rufus, 3rd: Viole, 4th: Ain, 5th: Atalina, 6th: Yuno. Congratulations! Rewards will be given shortly.]
The large window interface with the announcement indicated on it appeared on every part of the world of Olympus. It made the people confused. The players who found a dungeon never thought that there are always [FIRST] achievements on it. When the hydro and terra are conquered for the first time. there is no [FIRST] achievement announced.
When every player and guild saw the announcement, they felt unfairness.
There are no official announcements about that achievement. That is on everyone's mind except for the big guilds with the support of big companies behind them in the real world. The big companies started to find anything about the information for these six individuals.
We already left the dungeon immediately after the world announcement is announced. It is trouble.
We ran away, actually. That is why we are here, overworked our bodies and too exhausted, catching our breaths. "Theo, may I ask you something?" Rufus asked and I replied with a "Hmm?" as I tilted my head.
"Well, you don't have a guild. Would you mind joining us?" Rufus invites me as I stopped catching my breath.
'Should I?' I thought as I reminiscent the past. 'We are brothers and sisters, I hope they think the same too. I should wait for them'
"Sorry but... I am waiting for them." I respectfully rejected it. "Eh? Them?" Ain asked out of curiosity.
"I am waiting for my friends and we will found our own guild," I said as I continued in my heart, 'once again.'
"Who are they?" Rufus asked and I replied, "People who have knowledge about this game and a powerful player like me"
Their eyes widened and Ain said, "You are one of the 100 Rulers?"
'100 Rulers? There are indeed 100 players of the closed beta test, but why call the beta testers a ruler?' I said and replied to them, "Yeah, but why you call us rulers?"
"Because you guys already knew almost anything. Quests, NPC's whereabouts, and many other more. Plus, you guys are powerful! The current top players are currently about level 16 to 18 but several of the rulers are level 20 to 30! But they are too mysterious, I didn't expect to meet one!" Yuno said as he walked towards me.
"Hey, hey! Tell us more about them!" They excitedly said as I refused. 'If they are incognito, then they probably remembered our promise?'
I smiled and said, "I can't tell you more about us but how'd you know that we are exactly 100 people?"
'It isn't even on the official website nor announced that there are beta testers.'
"Well, one player found a mysterious player who got a legendary spear skill and the player saw how he performs it and before he left the area, he mumbled something and luckily, the class of the player is called [Spy] and heard him saying, "I wonder if the 100 members of us will rule this game once again?"That is what he heard" Yuno said as he stared at me.
"Spear, you say?!" I said with a surprised expression on my face and smiled as I remember the spear users on the closed beta test.
'[Flame Emperor], [Fire Dragon Levy] and [Undying Poirot]'
There are only 3 people who are using spear at that time. [Flame Emperor], one of the leaders of our [Silent Guild], is also a close friend of mine. [Fire Dragon Levy] who is part of my team, and finally the [Undying Poirot], a weird person who uses both necromancy and spear skills, even though we are not close, we are acquainted with each other. I don't know the others because the 50 players left the beta test immediately so I don't even know the exact details of them.
"After that, he spreads the news about finding a legendary player who got a legendary spear skill, and in the end, they got the title, 100 Rulers" Yuno continues as he stared back at Rufus and others.
"That is why when I got a legendary skill, there isn't any announcement about that..." I said and they are surprised.
"You also have a legendary skill?" They asked in unison and I simply replied with a single word, "Yes"
They are speechless, they still can't believe that I am one of the 100 Rulers that are famous. 'Well, I didn't know about it at first because I am not a fan of rumors, I only refer to the facts'
I put my right hand's index finger in the middle of my lips as it seems like telling them to be silent. "If that is the case, don't tell anyone about me. Even in your guild, we like being alone after all. But we might create our own [Wandering Guild]", I said as I grinned.
"We promise but what is [Wandering Guild]?" Rufus asked because it seems like they don't know about those terms even a little bit. "[Guild] in this game refers to a family. Most people and guild thinks that the guilds are places for lending a hand at each other. Then they immediately think that the guild should stay in one place and create a branch of it, but it is a big mistake. Those guilds are called [Company Guilds], guilds that stay in one place. There is another type of guild without their own residence and wanted to travel the whole world of Olympus, those guilds are called [Wandering Guilds]" I stated as I thought, It is one of the options of creating a guild. How come they don't know about that?'
"I see!" They nod and I looked at them. 'I will give them something as a farewell gift.'
I took out five [Instant Movement] and when they saw I took something out of my inventory, they got interested in what it is.
"Here" I grinned as I throw the five legendary skills called [Instant Movement] and continued, "Let fate decide if it will let us meet again," I said as I turned around and walked away from them.
"Thank you! Unknown Assassin King!" I am dumbfounded by the shout of the team. Luckily, earlier after we left the dungeon, there is a choice to publicize our name in the world announcement and I rejected it because here, I am Theo and if I just used my other identity, Lunar Scythe, it is more than trouble.
'Assassin King, huh? I am the [Ice Prince]!' I said angrily as I used [Elemental Stealth]
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"The big stars are finally here!" Rufus' guild leader, Faramis teased as he hugged Rufus. He has violet hair combined with a reddish color and his eyes is similar to a red dragon.
Rufus came back to their guild, [Menacing Gaze Guild] alongside the team earlier except Theo.
"Let's celebrate for the successful raid and the uprising stars of our guild!" Faramis cries as everyone started to yell as if they are in a festival.
"Let's go to my office first, Rufus," Faramis said as he pulled Rufus' left hand and went to the guild leader's office. Faramis sat down at his table and said, "It seems like you successfully proved your worthiness of being the leader of the core team with your team, huh?"
"Thank you, master," Rufus said as he smiled. "Well, but who is the other person on the leaderboard? He didn't announce his name, stingy..." Faramis said as he stared at Rufus.
"Well, he didn't want to expose himself but we promised to call him Unknown," Rufus said as he remembered that they didn't promise anything except for not telling about his identity.
"Well, I just want to know what happened," He said as he sat down on a chair facing Rufus.
"We only met at the dungeon earlier, he seems a teenager but his skills are very amazing! He even killed a [Majestic Wolf] alone despite having the lowest level among us" Faramis' eyes widened as he said, "He must be a hidden player who likes incognito. His talent and fighting skills must be ranked S or more if he defeated a [Majestic Wolf] in the aeria difficulty alone. Luckily, you made friends of him, not enemy"
Rufus immediately understood what he meant. His skills are far better than theirs and he might be one of the god-like players in the future. It is very lucky to have him as a friend but he suddenly realized, they didn't ask him to be his friend in the game.
In the game, to add you as a friend or join the guild, one must be 10 meters away from the target. He felt intensely lost in that encounter.
And if they became his enemy, he might be able to destroy their guild alone and suffer a punishment of a one-week no log-out function of the game capsule. If you die, you can't enter the game for a whole week