I was woken up by a knock on my door in a middle of sleeping. So I stood up and immediately wear my hoodie.
"Coming."
I opened the door and I saw mom and dad outside waiting for me.
"I didn't expect you to become a great person someday. It's about time that you go. Please be safe." Mom said and she hugs me.
"We are proud of you and your selflessness. Take care of your self out there." Dad hugs me as well.
It seems like they already know everything and also understand that I need to do what I was about to do.
"Of course that's a given." We walk until we arrive at the living room where Clark been waiting.
"You sleep for 6 hours. The Lieutenant already called to me to bring you there. It seems like they manage to assemble a group of 7 awakened who will join us inside the dungeon." He said.
I look at him and by the looks of it, it seems like he slept for sometime as well.
"Then we better go but before that let me protect this house first. I don't want to leave my parents without assurance of their safety." I said and he nodded.
I get a marker in the drawer and draw a magic circle on our floor. It took me 3 minutes to finish it since it's a small version only.
--Guardian of the light, hear my call, please show us your compassion and protect us from evil, LIGHT BARRIER--
Suddenly a light flash in the magic circle and it passes through our roof. No one could see if the barrier has been activated but I could feel that it already has.
"Let's take a look outside." I said and brought them all out.
A semi-transparent barrier could be seen surrounding our house.
"Wow, it's really you. It's very similar to the one in the Esperanza." Dad said.
"Yes of course, I'm cool after all." I said as I proudly declared.
Mom and dad only laugh at me.
"Well get going, I don't know if I'll return today. I think I'll help other region and cities deal with monster infestation as well. But don't worry, I can teleport here any given moment if i have my free time."
"Wait are you going bringing nothing with you?" Mom asked.
"Mom when I said I can return here any moment I really mean any time. If I need something I'll just teleport here to get it."
"How convenient." Mom just replied.
"Yes mom, if something dangerous is about to happened don't worry I will teleport immediately." I said and they just nodded. Seemingly understanding my words.
I then begun to manipulate mana on my feet and expand it to where Clark was standing.
"Bye mom and dad take care." I said.
"Clark, Archie is quite free spirited, if he creates trouble please stop it immediately." Dad ask Clark.
"I will" Clark nodded in agreement.
Am I really that untrustworthy? I've been doing a good job this time though.
I wanted to rebuke but my mouth decided not to. So I guess I'll just leave it at that.
My parents will be safe here, the barrier will not only allow any monster inside but it will also prevent anyone with bad intention from entering. Aside from that if someone strong enough breaks this barrier, I will immediately be notified.
Also the magic circle will feed on natural mana on the surroundings to fuel itself if I'm not around and if mana is not that thick it will convert sunlight to fuel itself instead.
Let's return to the present and this time I activated teleport.
Suddenly the surroundings change and we are at the tent where we first met the Lieutenant.
I put waypoint in the gymnasium and here inside the tent earlier and I decided to teleport here for convenience purposes.
There is only one person inside and it's a female officer. She was shocked upon our sudden arrival.
"Are you the Sorcerer that they where talking about? The Lieutenant has been waiting for your arrival at the entrance, please take a seat I'll call him." She panicked and was about to run but I stopped her.
"Wait, don't bother. I'll use magic to bring him here." I said.
I use my senses and look for the Lieutenant and I detected him in the entrance along with people.
"By the way, the method we use to travel here seems different." Clark asked.
He ask while I was in a middle of gathering mana to the location of the Lieutenant.
"Ahh yes, I use proper teleportation that time. The requirement for that spell to work is that I need to mark the place that I have been before in order to teleport there. You see space rift range is limited but teleportation is not." I explained.
"Ahh, But I'm still confused how we got here."
"You see teleport works the same way sa space rift, the only difference is that space rift, reap apart space infront of us while teleportation reaps the space underneath us."
I said in a way that he could understand. Even I didn't understand how both spell works. I'm just following the instructions of the book.
I finally gather enough mana and I begun go reap apart the space.
In front of us we saw the Lieutenant turning his back on us.
"Hello Lieutenant, we are here already." I said.
Immediately people around started murmuring among themselves, there are even people holding camera everywhere. It seems like there are few reporters here.
"You torn apart the space? Is that my tent behind your back?" He said as he walk towards us.
"Yes Lieutenant we teleported here but it seems like you are not here and are actually waiting at the entrance."
I said and give way to him to pass the space.
"Oh, he is the Mayor of Bayugan City, he's here to meet you." He said and he presented me a guy in 50's which I could recognize immediately.
"Hello Mr.Asis please to meet you." I said.
He's the guy who actually saved my butt last night. If not for his quick thinking I would probably be staying in the Dungeon Gate until it opened.
"It seems like you are the one the Lieutenant keeps calling the greatest power of Bayugan City. Nice to meet you as well."
He shakes hands with me.
"No no, the Lieutenant probably exaggerate things a little hahaha." I replied.
"Come here you seven already, the chosen guys come here as well." The Lieutenant calls people and they entered the space as well.
"You can now close it, were about to have our strategy meeting with all these people here."
He said and I immediately flick my hand and the space repair it self.
"Ok let's begin, these 7 people here are confirmed awakened individuals with abilities of their own and are willing to help close the gate."
I look at the 7 people and I was shock seeing the two faces which is quite familiar to me. They are the couple who quarrel in Bayugan gymnasium. I smiled at the guy and wave at the girl. They both give me their smiles.
It seems like they remember me.
The Lieutenant ask us to reveal what we can do so we know what our roles at in the mission.
Out of seven people 3 are close range specialist, one of them is durable and has skills that could take hits from the enemy, the other claims that he is an assassin, his skills are all related to concealment and ability to use daggers naturally. The last frontliner is the guy from the gymnasium. It seems like he could wield axe and could actually go berserk.
We have two mages as well, the one could use fire magic and the other could summon a guardian. The last remaining two are both supports the one claims that she could only heal and buff but the girl in the gymnasium claims to be able go use light magic to create barriers and light spears aside from healing and buffing someone.
We could tell that she is the strongest among the two supports. No according to my mana detection, she is the second strongest here after me.
The last one, the 9th awakened person after me, Mark the survivor soldier, our marksmen.
After the introduction the meeting has begun. According to the report another 6 giant snakes got out of the dungeon gate.
My role was to use my spell to kill them all like what I did earlier.
Among us 9 awakened there will be another elite soldiers that will tag along with us. Their role is to make quick judgement and protect us as well since we know nothing about fighting.
Clark is along those chosen soldiers. I was really shocked that he was considered elite already.
But anyways, inside the dungeon depending on the situation, we are being advice to listen to the soldiers and not act recklessly to avoid casualties since we are on our own there.
They seems to tried to use drones to look inside the gate earlier but it seems like everytime it passes the gate the drone connection will be cut off.
We all listen to the Lieutenant and after a while we are finished.
"Hey, you are the strongest here right? Please look after us." Our tank ask.
"Of course, please look for my safety as well. If we are inside the dungeon gate just remember to never stay away from me. If things are about to get dangerous, I will teleport all of us out. Hopefully teleportation works inside the dungeon."
I said and everyone prepared themselves. Those awakened that needed weapon to activate their skills has their weapons at hand while the soldier are arming themselves and are bringing explosives as well.