Dungeon Destiny
Novar managed to bring the two prospective members who were previously almost injured by the succubus attacks. But the ogre and undine that Novar saved looked a little scared of him.
"Don't be scared… I'm not a person who likes to force someone to be my teammate… So first let's do a self-introduction… as an opening, my name is Novar Seviyor Agis De Valencia…"
"I'm Goran Lavias, one of the subordinates of the undine kingdom assigned to escort the 7th princess…"
"7th princess…!?"
Novar immediately turned to the undine who was still hiding behind Goran. Based on the information that Novar knows as a prince, the 5th to 7th princesses of the Undine Kingdom are of mixed descent. That happened because of the queen who had fled from the kingdom due to internal problems.
"yes, this lady behind me is the 7th princess…"
"STOP…!"
"...!"
The princess' loud voice took Novar and Goran by surprise. the princess of the undine kingdom looked displeased when she was called the 7th princess.
"I'm no longer the 7th princess of the undine kingdom... they've abandoned me... you also don't have a duty to protect me anymore Goran… I was thrown out when my mother and the king of Undine Kingdom know I can't use high-tier water magic."
"I'm sure you still have another potential, my princess...!"
"That's not… if I really have potential… then tell me why I can't use high-tier water magic…?"
"T-that… I…"
"see you can't even answer my question…"
the 7th princess immediately turned around and was about to run toward the exit of the building. But she was stopped when a hand touched her shoulder.
"Don't stop me again… Go-... eh…?"
"You can't leave from here without my permission little girl…"
Novar had a hideous smile on his face as he stopped the princess. The aura of dominance made the 7th princess's body stiffen and it was difficult to move.
"I don't care about the cheap drama you guys do... whether you get dumped or not... it's not important... I want to recruit you to be my teammates… and I won't let someone who hasn't even told their name to walk away as they wish…"
Novar looked very angry because his eyes were burning red and his magical energy was also overflowing.
"Hiiii… I… I'm sorry…!"
"Don't you dare do that to princess…!"
From behind Goran tried to attack Novar with his sword. Novar who had a faster movement easily twisted Goran's body and pushed him to the ground.
*Crack…*
"Uhackk…!"
Novar broke several of Goran's ribs with the pressure of his palm. In one hit Novar managed to make Goran lose consciousness and lay on the floor.
"Haaa… You have to be quiet if you want to launch a surprise attack on a young man… now let's go back to our business… right princess…?"
"Y-yes sir…!"
"Good girl… now you must introduce yourself…"
"My Name is Salva Alara De Aquas… a former 7th princess from the Undine Kingdom…!"
Salva immediately told her full name for fear of seeing Novar's power. Meanwhile, Rosa was busy treating Goran whose ribs were broken. While waiting, Salva was asked to enter the room to have a one-on-one chat with Novar.
"Listen here, young lady… I don't care about what happened to you… or your kingdom… what I care about is only your potential…"
"My potential…?"
"Yup… let's check your status…"
[Salva Alara De Aquas]
Title : Cursed Undine
Race : Half Undine
Strength : 8
Agility : 15
Intelligent : 28
Ability : [Water Manipulation (B)] [Mana Flow (E)] [Hunter Eyes (SS)]
Magic : [Water Cutter (B)] [Water Arrow (D)] [Water Creation (A)] [Water Bullet (C)] [Water Shield (D)]
Novar smiled when he saw Salva's status related to ranged attacks. But his smile looks so scary in Salva's eyes that it makes her speechless with fear.
'I gonna die for sure… I'm sorry father… I think I'll be following you soon…'
Salva prayed while shedding tears and she succumbed when she saw Novar start to look at her. Salva can only be silent and smiles when she sees the smile on Novar's face that is getting wider. Moreover, the exit door was behind Novar, it making impossible for her to run.
"you are so amazing…!"
"Eh…?"
"If you are indeed banished by the Undine Kingdom... I from the vampire kingdom will gladly accept you as an important asset of the kingdom...!"
"W-wait…! What happened…!? Why I can become an important asset for your kingdom…!?"
Novar's words made the banished princess of the undine kingdom shrouded in curiosity. But instead of answering, Novar instead showed his palm with his 5 fingers.
"You just need 5 years to train with me… and I will make you a great hunter… or maybe the strongest hunter in this world…"
"Hunter…!? I really don't understand what you mean…"
"You don't need to know…! the most important thing right now is... do you want to become stronger and prove yourself to the fools who kicked you out of the undine kingdom… or not…?"
Novar extended his hand to Salva with a smile. This time Salva saw Novar's angelic smile, very different from the smile of a moment ago. Without thinking, Salva accepted Novar's offer because for the first time someone had acknowledged her existence.
"Good choice, I promise you will never regret your choice…Salva."
'For the first time in my life… someone believes with my potential like this… I just can't refuse him… and I want to believe all the words that came from this boy.'
For the first time after closing her heart for so long, Salva was willing to accept other people's help again. That day Novar managed to gather 5 team members plus himself as the leader. Goran of course also accepted Novar's offer because he still wanted to keep Salva until the Young Devil Party was over. Goran join as a complement to team members because Novar also needed someone to guard the back row.
"Now we can choose… Which dungeon shall we enter…?"
The dungeon where the Young Devil Party participants show their strength is divided into several types. First, the area of the dungeon is divided into 3 types. small, medium, and large-scale dungeons that had very significant differences. Small-scale dungeons only have a few rooms and 1 floor along with the dungeon core. Medium-scale dungeons usually have more rooms and have 2 or 3 floors of varying difficulty. The last large-scale dungeon used was a dungeon with 5 to 6 floors. But large-scale dungeons can reach 10 floors with a very high level of difficulty.
"How about large-scale dungeons…? I am really interested in this dungeon."
Novaro explained that large-scale dungeons had many advantages in terms of rewards as well as value. Moreover, there was no time limit for large-scale dungeon conquest, so they could move more carefully. Large-scale dungeons were extremely dangerous and could only be found in the Demon Lord's territory. Large-scale dungeons are also something that human hands had not been able to touch for the past few hundred years.
"Then what makes you think we can conquer that dungeon...?"
"Simple, as long you hear my command… I'll make sure no one dies until we clear that dungeon. But before we can enter this dungeon… we need a few preparations first."
"Preparations…?"
"Yup, that preparation was my job as leader…"
The next day Novar party members gathered with Nara party members. All Novar party members were confused because they had not seen the presence of their leader. Moreover, they have to gather with a group of fairies who have a fairly high rank.
'Nara is someone who is always near our leader, I never know about her party member… but those fairies were strong… I am not sure can't handle one of them in a fight one on one.'
Rion, who was very loyal felt weak when she was lined up with the fairies. A few minutes later Novar appeared with a lot of stuff. The other members were very surprised at how big the bags Novar and Nara were carrying.
"This stuff will help us when entering medium or large-scale dungeons… although we will be separated due to entering different dungeons… I still want to support the team members formed by Nara."
Nara and all her party members lowered their heads after hearing Novar's words. It certainly made Novar surprised and confused.
"Thanks for all the help... prince Novar...!"
Novar really didn't expect the fairies to be able to thank him like that. Nara lifted her head and smiled at Novar. That warm smile made Novar remember a woman from his past. The most important woman in his life that he failed to protect. The worst memories of his life revived and reminded him of the deaths of many people.
The whole village was surrounded by fire, Novar who was still living as Galan could only shed tears when he saw his lover. His lover's body was covered in blood and looked like she was praying when she died.
'This time I won't be doing the same thing… even if I have to use all my strength… I will definitely protect the important people in my life.'
The two groups split up because the representative to send party members to the dungeon was done by different people. After receiving the rescue crystal, Novar and his members were sent to a large-scale dungeon location.
"Ready or not… from this way, we can't go back anymore…"
"Yes, leader…!"
The teleportation process was completed and all members of the Novar party moved to the desert area. Then in front of them was a huge giant pyramid. Around the pyramid area, there is a sandstorm that continues to rotate without stopping.
To be continue~