"Argh! Huff... huff... huff... just now!"
Daniel was breathing heavily, clutching his neck with trembling hands.
His body's fear, despair, and pain suddenly disappeared like a gust of wind. But there was one feeling that would not fade away even if she had passed through time and space.
It is the hurt feeling of being betrayed.
"D-Daniel... what's wrong?" A soft, worried voice soothed Daniel's ears.
It turned out to be Marie's voice, and next to her were Mia and Edward. The three of them looked at Daniel with suspicious faces.
"Haha! Hahaha! This... this is reality, really fucking reality! Ahahahaha!"
Daniel laughed so hard that his tears flowed freely for no apparent reason.
"H-hey, Daniel. Are you sick? Why are you crying?" Edward said in a worried tone.
He remained silent, not replying to Edward's clichéd question. Did Daniel cry while laughing?
That might be true. Daniel's pain when his friends betrayed him was still clearly etched in his memory and soul.
While feeling the fresh air and the relief of having returned to the past, Daniel carefully observed the situation, and he realized that he had returned to the time when he would go on the quest of the Hunter Association to go to the Dragon Dungeon with the famous Party. He and his friends were gathered in this narrow alley to discuss some preparations.
'If that's the case, then it means that I have currently returned to two years ago, or the state one year after the Dungeon Apocalypse destroyed the entire world.'
It is a disaster that appears randomly on Earth and brings destruction. Every time a dungeon appears, monsters will also flock out of the Dungeon and cause damage.
Goblins, Orcs, Wolves, Boars, Slimes, Skeletons, Lizardman, Golems, and Dragons are common monsters from the Dungeon.
Fortunately, during the Dungeon Apocalypse, humanity was endowed with a system and skill. No one knows who gave this power, but thanks to the blessing of this skill, humanity can at least survive extinction even though monsters have killed half of humanity.
Daniel's Party, called Black Rose, is currently just a bunch of weak people trying to survive by becoming a hunter. Their party level is at level D.
Daniel is a Swordsman. Mia Archer, Marie Mage, and Edward are like Daniel, a Swordsman.
'I just remembered. If it's two years ago and we're going to LA city, I'll meet that bastard Leon there soon.'
Just one more. Daniel could still hold back his anger because the target of his revenge was still one person short.
"Guys, you know what? I'm really... really... really... happy right now!"
Daniel smiled sweetly at the three of them. But Daniel hid the dark side of his burning anger behind that smile.
Upon seeing Daniel's unusual behavior, they immediately returned his smile awkwardly and unwillingly.
"You're a little weird today, Daniel, haha!"
"D-Daniel, have you been eating regularly?"
"Argh...! What was that just now!"
Mia's body trembled. Holding her chest due to shortness of breath, Mia was seen holding her head hard as if something was exploding inside her head.
"A-a monster! N-no, is it a God?" said Mia in a low voice.
Mia was lost in her world of imagination. She was still shocked by the horrifying figure she saw when Daniel smiled.
"What's wrong with you, Mia?" asked Daniel worriedly.
"I-I'm fine! So, enough with the basics! Let's leave immediately and enter the Dragon Dungeon in Los Angeles! The four of us should join another party!"
"You're right, Mia. Let's go now!" said Edward.
"Eh...!"
Daniel was dumbfounded. He wondered why Mia was tormented and in pain, while he smiled with burning anger.
"Daniel, what's wrong?" asked Mia as she approached Daniel.
Her gaze was intimidating. She looked deeply into Daniel's eyes and scrutinized hisface.
"Eh... huh? It's nothing! You guys go ahead. I'll follow behind you. My shoelaces are loose, so I'll tie them again!"
"I see. Okay, then we'll go first. We'll wait for you at the red light intersection!"
"Yes, thank you!"
Daniel tying his shoelaces was also something he had never done. As we saw them coming towards the city, they were seen walking while talking about something.
"I have to keep my emotions in check so things like now don't happen again. Mia has troublesome skills."
The person who was always smiling and friendly for the next two years, Daniel had instantly destroyed her by accident.
"I already know what will happen in the future. So, I can't fall into the same hole."
'Only a fool would waste such good fortune going back in time.'
(What do you think? Wasn't he just extraordinary?)
"Eh... what's this?"
Suddenly, Edward's voice rang clearly in Daniel's ears.
(You're right. Isn't she like someone possessed by something? Her scent has completely changed in an instant! What do you think, Mia?)
(That's not all, Edward, Marie. But there's something even stranger.) Mia's voice sounded cold.
(What do you mean, Mia?) asked Edward.
(Did you see his right eye? Daniel's eyes suddenly turned golden, and he instantly became a terrible person when his eyes changed. It was black and covered in white... if you had the psychic vision, you would have seen a 'yin and yang' aura blazing like fire emanating from his body.)
(Gold-colored eyes? Can we pry out the sights and sell them on the black market?)
(You idiot, you are a rash person! When I saw his smile just now, my instinctive high skill suddenly trembled, and I was frightened by it. It was as if a berserk monster was inside Daniel's body that thirsted for destruction. Arghh... damn it, fuck you Daniel! Who are you really, huh? Weren't you just a weak and naive person this past year? I have a bad feeling about this.)
(Calm down, Mia, it's probably just your imagination! Hahaha!) Edward was heard breaking the ice.
(What? Did you say that what I saw was my imagination? Watch your mouth, you damn frog! Fools like you won't understand anything.)
(Y-you guys! Calm down... don't make a fuss.)
A commotion ensues, and Mia's instincts are something to watch out for. Not only can she realize a person's aura, but she can also see things inside a person's body.