"Kensley, isn't this supposed to be a level two dungeon" shouted a man who was busy defending himself against what appears to be a one horn brownish grey minotaurs
"That's what the dungeon management team recorded" shouted back Kensley
"Dan to your left, Mick from behind, Mia, Nicole…" shouted the man who was dodging and attacking the two meter tall monsters that wielded greatswords with the ability to use earth essence
"We know" said both Mia and Nicole
Fighting against about 13 minotaurs was quite exhausting. The six people had their hands full but coordinated with each other with good precision even though they only worked together a few times before. They all had emblems of a silver wolf with cross swords on them which indicated they belonged to the Steel Wolf Guild.
As they finally killed the last minotaur, they decided to rest some but something unexpected happened. They felt the ground shaking, thinking it was more monsters coming. What they saw made them more alert and curious. What they saw wasn't monsters but a huge castle-like building, emerging out of the ground in the most eye catching way.
It caused the surrounding to tremble and break as it was being revealed. Once it was fully revealed the shaking and destruction around began to cease. Showing a conspicuous design while having monsters as statues along the walkway. It even has this eerie feeling to it like a being that shouldn't be woken lives there.
"Kyle what do we do, should we report back to the guild or head inside before they come" asked Dan to Kyle who was the one instructing them against the minotaurs
He started to think about it like the pros and cons of going in and not. Like the issue of the other people in the dungeon that should be on their way after seeing this huge castle-like building popping out from the ground. Or if he should head out and tell the guild masters and they will take proper measures as this matter was very important.
After a couple minutes of thinking he came to a decision.
"Everyone, I will say this once… If we head inside without knowledge or understanding of this place we could fall into a serious predicament or even die here… We could also find treasures and other things inside but that's only if we all decide that taking that chance is okay… So I ask you all, do you want to go in or not" said Kyle as he had a serious expression on his face the whole time
They five look to one another as they came to a silent agreement and turned back to Kyle as Mick spoke up for them
"Yes we will go in and understand the dangers that could happen which we are fully prepared for as hunters"
"Haha that's how it is huh we are hunters.. So let's do as hunters do… Hunt… But first, we'll have to check our equipments and potions then we'll head in, it'll be a while before other hunters come after all it's still a dungeon whether it's a level two or not doesn't matter" replied Kyle as he smile at his friends and fellow guild members
After completing a thorough check of their things, they headed inside the mansion while staying alerted to their surroundings for traps and monsters. Standing in front of the huge door that had engravings of people who seemed to look like humans but they were different as they had slightly long horns and ears with sharp teeth along with an x as their eyes which made it all more weird.
Thinking that it was just some weird preference as there aren't any races or monsters that look like that. Ignoring it Kyle in the forefront with Mick, Mia,Nicole, Kensley and Dan in that order pushed open the door as they heard it creak from old age.
Walking inside they were confused to see it had no floors or rooms, practically nothing, only a black coffin with different types of weapons stationed near it. The weapons gave off a feeling of oppression to them as they thought that they were Legend rank or possibly higher rank weapons from the look and pressure they gave off.
Seeing this they were excited but calm as they were cautious about traps and monsters still and what or who is inside the coffin. Seeing as there was no reaction to them entering or how they steadily got closer they assumed everything was safe enough to approach them including the coffin.
Being a couple feet away they could feel the pressure the weapons give off but not the coffin as it further proves no one is inside or that it has other weapons in it. The closer they got the more anticipation they had for what was inside but before they could touch anything they were blocked by what appeared to be a barrier.
It stopped them from going any further so Kyle said
"Looks like there's a barrier here, but it had to be here for sometime as inside looks old but sturdy nonetheless"
"So what do we do know leave" asked Mia
"We can't leave now after seeing these weapons and that coffin" said Mick
"But what can we do there's a barrier blocking us" said Mia
"It doesn't seem to be that strong of a barrier so if we combine our attacks we should be able to break it" said Dan
"Possible but" started Kyle but stopped when he sense a group coming from the outside
"Seems like we got company" said Kensley as they all sensed the newly arrival group
"There are a two B ranks with a couple C ranks and the rest ar either D or E" said Nicole
"Yes about 17 of them, must be helping the lower ranks level up as they saw the castle emerging" said Dan
"Haaa what a headache" said Kensley as he sighed
"Hopefully things won't go the way we think I will" said Nicole
"Depends on them"said Dan
"Let me do the talking, the rest of you don't speak especially you Dan" said Kyle as he looked at Dan with seriousness
"Yeah, yeah I know" replied Dan
'He don't' thought Kyle as he just sighed about Dan and his hot temper
As the group of 17 walked inside they were also confused as to why there weren't floors or rooms. After being confused for a little they all felt gazing towards them as they saw Kyle's group looking at them neither friendly nor hostile. They then turned their gazes to the weapons and coffin not far away from them.
Seeing and feeling the pressure from the weapons both the B rank hunters had ecstatic faces as they could tell the weapons were definitely high rank weapons. Coming back to their senses they looked at Kyle's group of only six including him and seeing as he was the only B rank they didn't see them as competition for the weapons and coffin.
They were walking closer to the weapons and were about to claim them until Kyle stopped them by saying
"I wouldn't do that if I were you take it as an advice from fellow hunters" as he smile
They stopped in their tracks and looked at Kyle deeply as the male B rank hunter spoke while glaring
"Who are you to tell us what to do"
"Hey, you he.." started Dan angrily but was stopped by Kyle
"Dan!!" said Kyle with a serious expression that says shut up or else
"Sorry Kyle" replied Dan as he still had an angry expression towards the group
"I'm Kyle Windell, rank B of the Steel Wolf Guild" said Kyle as he showed his emblem to them
"The Steel Wolf Guild huh… Then I'm Ridder Crow, rank B of the Tyrant Guild" said Ridder with absolute confident and smugness in his voice
"Tyrant Guild so you're Ridder "The Silencer" I take it" said Kyle not fazed one bit about his attitude
"Oh so you know about me but you still decided to stop me from claiming everything here" relied Ridder with narrowed eyes and a smile
"No I was only trying to tell you about the barrier that's all" said Kyle smiling
"Barrier? What barrier?" asked the female B rank hunter
"The one around the weapons and that coffin" said Kyle
"I see that's why your group hasn't taken them yet" said Ridder
"Yeah" replied Kyle
"That doesn't matter, now that we know about it I will break it and take everything back to the guild" said Ridder arrogantly
Kyle didn't say anything but let Ridder try after all he doubted a barrier that came from a castle the spring front he ground would be so easily broken. Ridder smirked as he used his wind essence to unleash a powerful attack called the {Blade Wind Of Destruction} which sent out a powerful blade of wind that could destroy this whole castle.
As the attack hit the barrier everyone, other than Kyle and his group, thought that Ridder would succeed but was shocked when the attack vanished away as if it was never there. That caused Ridder to be dumbfounded as he became angry that some measly barrier could stop his attack.
After trying again, the same thing happened which made him frustrated as Kyle's group just shook their heads and said nothing other than Dan trying not to laugh at this pitiful demonstration of "power".
"Mona, no the rest of you, use your best power skill and help me break this barrier…. It seems I underestimated it but it's still far from strong enough to keep me from getting those things inside" said Ridder more serious now
"Okay, you all heard him, release your strongest skills okay" said Mona as she too started to do the same
"What about us" asked Dan with a hint of mockery
"Shut up and stay there we don't need your little help" said Ridder as he started to use another powerful skill
"Dan what did I said" asked Kyle
"You said not to speak but I was only asking if they need more help and what did I get" said Dan
"Shut up Dan" said Nicole as she observed them getting ready to attack the barrier again
"Whatever" said Dan as he too looked to see the show of them failing again
Feeling as a lot of essence was being drawn inside which indicated that they were going to use a powerful skill. It didn't take nothing but a few seconds for them to unleash their skills towards the barrier all together.
As all the skills smashed into the barrier they all had looks of smugness thinking that they would succeed while Kyle's group especially Dan just looked on in silence but he also couldn't wait to see them fail to break through again.
But to his and everyone's shock the barrier broke as it seems their combined skills worked. They all were enthusiastic except Ridder,Mona and Kyle and his group as they felt something wrong.
They felt that they didn't break the barrier because it resisted them to the point they thought they wouldn't be able to break through even a little bit but it suddenly broke as if someone made it so.
As the group was still being narcissistic about themselves, Ridder, Mona and Kyle were the first ones to feel something that made their hunter's instinct say danger and that they should leave. What they felt was coming from the coffin not the weapons as they all heard and watched as the coffin slowly opened itself.
"Leave now" said Kyle as he told everyone to leave because what is inside that coffin can kill them without much effort from what he could feel
"W-what Kyle…" asked Mia but stopped as Kyle said
"No questions just leave now, whatever's in that coffin is extremely dangerous we need to leave now and report back to the guild and they'll… sh*t too late" said Kyle as the door to the outside was blocked by a barrier now
"Mona" started Ridder
"I know" replied Mona to Ridder
"It won't work and you already know that" said Kyle to the both of them that want to destroy the barrier to escape
"You have a better idea" asked Ridder with none of his arrogance
"No but for now just hope that who or whatever comes out that coffin is friendly, if not" said Kyle to everyone around
"You don't have to tell me, sh*t" said Ridder
When the others excluding Kyle's group heard this they all panic as a result saying how they don't want to die or how they can't die or why me, etc.. stuff like that.
"Shut up all of you for now be ready to use your strongest skills in case it's not friendly" said Kyle to everyone as they panic ones calm down and started to focus as they looked towards the coffin with fear
As tension rises because of fear towards the coffin they soon see as the lid to the coffin was completely removed to the side. They saw as the coffin floated up and turned facing them which made some of them even more afraid as the rest ready their skills to attack.
Some of them thought to themselves
'Is it a vampire but why here in a dungeon are their dungeon vampires that we didn't know about'
Staring into the dark abyss like coffin they soon saw a pair of odd eyes that glowed reddish purple with a hint of black in them which creeped and scared them a lot as they thought it was a monster type vampire. That soon changed when they heard a noise.
'Is that yawing' thought Kyle to himself as others started hearing it to and thought the same also
"It's been so long since I could move freely.. I wonder how are things now" said a man's voice that came from inside the coffin
Hearing that they relax a little but only a little as they thought he was just a regular vampire that somehow ended up in the dungeon. Even that thought changed once he fully came to view.
"Humans, elves, beastians and oh daemons too.. It seems the world has become peaceful now" said the man as he came out the coffin leisurely
What they saw was something they had never seen before, it looked like the engravings on the door they saw before entering. Kyle and his group were even more alerted as they remembered it and realized the x was really his or it's eyes or more precisely his pupils that were x shaped in slits.
"Kyle" said Mick
"Yeah I know it's the same from the horn, eyes, teeth, wings, and tail even it's height is the same" replied Kyle as he was still ready to attack at anytime
"What's the same" asked a confused Mona
"The engravings on the door and him" said Kensley as he spoke calming but was trying to figure out the best way to survive this if necessary
"Oh so you looked, I'm surprised usually people just walk in without much of a glance when they see this place.. Oh where are my manners I should first change to a more suitable appearance since it looks like you all are ready to battle" said the man
Seeing as fog surround whatever it was in front of them they were even more scared as to what it mean suitable appearance but soon they got their answer as what came out the fog was now a human man with long curly reddish purple with a touch of black hair, his eyes were the same color but with human like pupils now and his height that was about 2.50m before is now 1.92m.
His skin was the color of brown sugar and he was extremely handsome but young looking with his lean muscular tone body that is noticeable through his odd looking clothes and shoes. After changing his form and while also clothes the man once again looked at the guests and spoke
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Velis Cadres The Fourth, you all may call me Velis" said Velis with a smile