"Old man, what do you want?" - Asked a jovial voice.
Who was asked the question, a tall hooded figure, who is sitting on a pentagram, which is made of slivers of blades and flying around, are several swords.
"The Son of the Sun, was born?" - Asked the hooded figure calmly.
"There are 2 to 3 centuries to go before this happens, why the question?" - Asked the jovial curious voice.
"In a small ant that carries fragments of my power, I could feel an intense irregularity, when I looked through it, I saw a human with purple hair and eyes, apparently it was a Priest, but the strength he had was unreal!" - Said the hooded figure, who slowly let his face show.
A scarred face, pale skin and sharp snake eyes.
That being is none other than Ashitar, The Bloody Blade Devil, a Lord of Hell!
"It shouldn't be a big deal, maybe a human with some Unique Skill, it wouldn't be the first time and it won't be the last!" - Said the carefree jovial voice.
"Do not see me as a fool Aziel! I may not care about your games and tricks, let alone the lives of these ants, but I know an irregularity when I see one!" - Said Ashitar fiercely.
"…okay old man, so tell me, what is bothering you?" - Asked Aziel letting out a heavy sigh.
"I just want to know if you have any information about this child, I'll try to see his level through the eyes of those who have my power, to see whether or not it's a real problem, but if it's what I fear… something big must be happening. , maybe one of those damn Otherworlders!" - Said Ashitar growling annoyed.
"…okay, what information do you have for me about this child, other than the purple hair and eyes, that must be a common trait for those humans called PirYin or something." Aziel said.
"The PurYuin were exterminated 500 years ago, it seems that your information is out of date…" - Said Ashitar snarling.
"And even? But that was an interesting clan, too bad!" - Aziel said with lack of sadness.
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Dante had a good night's sleep, he didn't even find himself thinking about the atrocities he had committed.
He went to meet Liliana, who looked like she hadn't slept very well.
"Need another 1 or 2 days to recover?" - Dante asked calmly.
"I'm fine master… just a little tired!" - Liliana said with obvious dark circles under her eyes.
Dante looked at her, then asked. - "Do you want me to bring you something to eat? Take advantage that you won't always see me willing to work as a butler!"
"Thank you for your kindness, but… I'm not hungry…" - Liliana said smiling.
"Good then, go rest, I'll explore the Dungeon later by myself!" - Dante said, which worried Liliana.
"I will go with you Master!" - Liliana advanced, holding her arm, which made Dante stop and look at her.
Liliana, frightened, released him and retreated a few steps.
"If you fear me like that, even though I haven't touched you, it only shows that you're not well, it might distract you during the expedition, so go rest and see if you eat something!" - Dante said smiling gently while Liliana was embarrassed.
She still wanted to insist, even though she was scared, but Dante said. - "Don't think too much, I need a proper sword, not a broken sword, it may not seem like it, but I know how to take care of my weapons!"
"… understood… thank you…" - Liliana said, bowing.
Dante didn't look and just went about his business.
...
2 hours later!
Dante invaded the Dungeon alone, for him who is a Priest, this is not a problem, since he only said something like: Ah, I'm coming alone today because I want to test some new things on the undead!
So the soldiers let him in, they didn't even seem bothered by anything.
Dante knows he has to have something in this, but he hasn't given it much thought for now and just broke into the Dungeon!
…
Inside the Dungeon, Dante didn't hold back, annihilating the Zombies and Ghouls with ease, as such monsters are no threat to him.
After 3 halls, Dante arrived at the staircase to the next floor, where the difficulty increased a bit, but for Dante, it only meant that he reached Level 37!
…
Soon Dante found himself on the 3rd floor, where the enemies are at least Level 40, the amount of enemies also increased, having a lot more Zombies, at the same time as more Ghouls.
Already in the 1st room, Dante found himself facing around 15 Zombies and 8 Ghouls, all coming running furiously towards him.
'In fact, Dungeons were made to explore in groups...' - Thought Dante carefree.
He has no way for a Priest, even being Level 100, to deal with all these monsters alone, it just makes sure that Levels are not absolute, not even attributes.
It only makes him happier to be blessed with a power that allows him to break through such limitations.
His Mace began to glow brightly, then throwing strength into his legs, Dante dashed forward and came delivering an intense blow against a Ghoul, sending him flying away with absurd damage that far exceeded his HP.
Turns out it was a critical hit and due to [Club of Death Crushing] the Critical Damage is +300% instead of the usual +100%!
[You've leveled up!]
[+5 Points!]
Dante saw the message, but ignored it, as a Ghoul came attacking him with its sharp claws, aiming for his chest.
Clang! Smack!
A clink, along with the sound of flesh being crushed, sounded.
The Ghoul was stopped by a [Holy Shield], but he attacked with such force, that it made his hand bones crack and tear his flesh.
And Dante took the opportunity to crush his skull with 2 attacks in a row, ignoring while his Holy Shield was hit.
Dante then after his 2nd kill in this hall, looked at the Zombies and Ghouls trying to get past his defenses, he then cast [Heal] on a nearby Zombie, who started screaming shrilly in pain.
Dante with a slight smile on his face, continued swinging his Club at the heads and chests of the Zombies and Ghouls, where soon half of the enemies were gone.
But Dante kept facing, 1~3 attacks was all he needed to finish them off.
Soon Dante found himself the only one standing, a slight smile on his lips, not liking the rotten blood on his robes, but he admits it was fun.
'This is strange... well, considering that I'm my father's son, it shouldn't be a surprise!' - Dante thought, laughing lightly.
All of his family are individuals with good Classes, his father a Master Swordsman, has many stories talking about his deeds, including the carnage he did in the middle of the battlefield while still laughing!
His brother Adryan is similar and he's not much different, not to mention even worse, due to the barbarian blood in his veins.
"Hmm?" - Dante was surprised when he was about to continue and saw something in the middle of the floor.
Approaching, Dante took it and saw that it is a dagger.
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[Dead Man's Dagger(Common)]
Physical Damage: 20~30
Special Effect:
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Dante shrugged as he read this, not a very good or useful thing.
But he still kept it, he might have gotten a few bucks for it.
…
Dante continued exploring the 3rd floor, where upon reaching Level 39, he decided to return, even though he could break into the Boss Room of the Dungeon, he decided not to.
If you kill the Dungeon BOSS, it will alert people, as it will stop spawning monsters for a few days, until the BOSS respawns.
Dante doesn't want that, he needs Levels, just like Liliana, there's no reason to screw up something that's going well.
...
The next day, Liliana went back to accompany Dante on his exploration of the Dungeon, which he put even more effort into.
Dante let her get most of the EXP since she was still Level 36, but after the day of hunting, she reached 37.
They cleared practically all the halls on the 2nd and 3rd floors, but only made them go up 1 level each.
Dante reached Level 40, but other than 5 Attribute Points, he didn't gain anything else.
...
"Mr. Dante, I have a letter for you!" - Said a small and well-dressed figure, extending his hands to Dante, a letter between them.
Dante looked calmly, before taking the letter and giving the man some change, then he left happily.
Looking at the contents of the letter, Dante sees that it is a message from his father, telling him to return, as news has been discovered about someone targeting his life.
'Kind of late…' - Dante thought mockingly.
He finished reading the letter, seeing that it ended with a route he needed to take to get home safely, as well as who he was supposed to meet.
There are some familiar names, but Dante didn't like that one bit, very suspicious for a letter to come out of nowhere.
Knowing Phinias, he would come in person or send one of his trusted vassals, not a letter.
We're talking about her son, Phinias can't turn a blind eye to that, especially with someone aiming for her life.
Dante closed the letter and crumpled it up, snorting as he tossed it in the trash.
He unconcernedly went to find Liliana, who finally, due to hunger, started to eat something and started to tease her a little.
...
"Where is the target?" - Asked a tall and muscular man.
"I should have been here half an hour ago, maybe sooner… this is really weird!" - Said a red-haired woman seriously.
"Was the letter sent properly? Are you sure he didn't suspect anything?" - Asked the woman to the short and well-dressed figure.
"That brat knows how to control his emotions well, but I know that when he read the letter, he was surprised and even scared, but then he was smiling and laughing, before hurriedly running to the 2nd floor, maybe he was just being overly cautious. " - Said the confident low figure.
…
In the end Dante didn't show up, which frustrated the group, who didn't understand what went wrong.
But while they were confused and irritated, Dante had two women in his arms, reveling in their soft bodies and warm interiors.
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Dante was no longer tormented by the short figure, he and Liliana continued entering the Dungeon and cleaning it, gradually increasing its level.
At the same time, Dante was watching people, over time he saw repeated faces, but he continued to act carefree.
This lasted until your 2nd week hunting in the Dungeon, with Dante being Level 45 and Liliana being Level 43.
During this period of time, Liliana was analyzing the damage caused by Dante, trying to understand how it worked, so she herself saw that from the initial calculations to the current ones, the difference is small, but considerable!
Dante has increased damage dealt by 10%, which makes you wonder how his leveling works.
And in that time, due to the constant efforts of Dante and Liliana, both had improvements in their abilities.
[Dante]
Heal(Lv.5) → (Lv.6) [INT x 5 = ?? +(50 → 60+SAN)%]
Blessing of Might(Lv.1) → (Lv.3) [5% → 15%]
Holy Shield(Lv.2) → (Lv.4) [200 → 400 + INT x 5 = ??? +SAN%]
Holy Mastery(Lv.5) → (Lv.6) [+(SAN x 1.5 → 1.6)%]
Dante didn't bother too much with the first 3, but [Holy Mastery], that's an excellent thing and he likes it a lot, as it's a Skill he aims to have as his main in the future.
[Liliana]
Summon Demon Blade(Lv.2) → (Lv.3) [33% → 32%]
Bloody Blades(Lv.2) → (Lv.3) [2 → 3 Blades] [STR + INT + VIT*2 = ?? + 10 → 15%]
Demon Blade Mastery(Lv.4) → (Lv.5) [60% → 75%]
Regeneration(Lv.2) → (Lv.4) [40% → 80%]
Pain Tolerance(Lv.4) → (Lv.6) [80% → 120%]
Liliana is quite proud of her progress, as well as much more confident compared to the past, she feels that she can now be useful.
But in the last few days something has been worrying him, being the fact that some people seem to be following them.
It made her very alert and when she looked at Dante, he didn't seem to notice, which left her confused as to whether or not to ask.
But then the 2 weeks of time passed, which means it's time to return to the Leone manor and report on her progress.