A few days after the previous mission.
- It is very dubious how after almost a month the Floor Dungeon has still not been found. (Gilgamesh)
- I know. Usually, in two to three weeks it is discovered and completed. (Alexis)
- How about we do that second mission in the meantime? If there's nothing better to do. (Leon)
- We could try now that our level is much higher than when we got here. (Alexis)
- We must thank that repetitive dungeon for growing up so fast. (Leon)
- I wouldn't have thought that in three weeks here we'd make almost 10 levels. (Gilgamesh)
- Let's go defeat that demon already. I'm bored. (Dante)
~Find the Temple of Great Demon Ronove.
Time limit: 145 hours.~
- I think we should do the mission soon. There are only 6 days left in which we can do it. (Alexis)
- Shall we go now? Or do we make some final preparations? (Apollo)
- We could at least go to the front of the temple to see the details of the mission. (Gilgamesh)
- Well, let's go then. (Leon)
After two hours...
- This should be around here, right? (Leon)
- All I see is a mountain ahead. (Gilgamesh)
- Maybe up the mountain? (Apollo)
- I don't think it's the kind of temple like in mythology, to be on a mountain. It's more likely to be in the mountain or below. After all, we're talking about a demon here. (Alexis)
- There's a cave here. (Dante)
- Then let's see if we find anything in that cave. (Leon)
Once they're in the cave...
- It's dark in here. (Leon)
- I see some torches on the wall. Let's try to light them. (Alexis)
- It doesn't look like much of a cave from the inside. (Gilgamesh)
- I think we've found the temple we've been looking for. (Alexis)
They're moving through the cave for 30 minutes...
- How much further? I want to fight monsters, not play explorer. (Dante)
- I see a light a little ahead. (Apollo)
In front of the gate.
- What's with this gate? It's huge. (Leon)
- Doesn't it look like something? (Apollo)
~Temple of Great Demon Ronove(S)~
~This is the Temple where The 31st Great Demon Ronove resides.~
~A unique event has been created. Congratulations on being the first party to find it.~
~This dungeon will replace the Floor Dungeon of the 9th Floor.~
~Only the players who received the afferent mission can enter.~
~If your party fails to clear it, this dungeon will disappear and a normal Floor Dungeon will appear.~
- S-grade dungeon! (Leon)
- Now I understand why Floor Dungeon hasn't been found until now. (Gilgamesh)
- Probably if someone hadn't managed to get this quest too soon, we'd be stuck on the 9th floor for a while. (Alexis)
- Looks like only those who did the battalion mission can get in. (Leon)
- Do you think there are any other players who have this mission? (Apollo)
- Do you know any players crazy enough to fight 1,000 skeletons? (Alexis)
- Besides, you'd know something about it if some guild or players stumbled across this quest by chance. (Gilgamesh)
- You're talking too much... Let's get in there and slay this demon already. (Dante)
- We don't know what awaits us beyond this gate. We can't just kick it away, it's a one-time mission. (Alexis)
- Nor do we get a second chance to fight the demon, like we did with the Elderwood Guardian. (Gilgamesh)
- I know. But we are under time pressure. (Alexis)
- Do you want to vote? (Apollo)
- I say we give it a shot. (Leon)
- I'm in. (Dante)
- I'd like to see what lies beyond this gate. (Gilgamesh)
- Then we have no choice but to enter. (Alexis)
As they enter the dungeon gate, they find a huge room but without any monsters.
~You have entered the Temple of The 31st Great Demon Ronove.
The terrain is starting to change.~
After this notification appeared, the gate behind them suddenly closed and the room took on a whole new look. Lava starts pouring from the walls and demonic monsters appear.
- It's like a scene out of a movie... (Gilgamesh)
- It's like walking through the gates of hell. (Apollo)
~Defeat The 31st Great Demon Ronove and its soldiers.~
- Monsters are starting to appear, but I don't see The Great Demon yet. (Leon)
- Now I'm getting hot. (Dante)
- I think you can sense that from the change of scenery. (Alexis)
~Imp(B) Lv. 87~
~Imp(B) Lv. 87~
~Imp(B) Lv. 88~
~Imp(B) Lv. 87~
~Imp(B) Lv. 88~
...
~Demon Soldier(B) Lv. 90~
~Demon Soldier(B) Lv. 90~
~Demon Soldier(B) Lv. 90~
~Demon Commander(A) Lv. 92~
~Demon Commander(A) Lv. 92~
- Imps level isn't that high. (Leon)
- Yeah, but those demons will be a pain to deal with. (Alexis)
- They are already 5 levels over us, and the Great Demon hasn't even appeared yet. (Gilgamesh)
- I guess we must fight these ones first. (Leon)
And so, they began to fight the first demons that appeared.
- Apollo, can you draw these Imps to you? It's hard to reach them flying around all the time. (Gilgamesh)
- "Taunt!" (Apollo)
They fight the demons for a while when suddenly a voice is heard.
- Hihihi. Looks like we have guests. (Demon Ronove)
As he spoke, he suddenly appeared in front of them. It's a huge figure, about 20 feet tall, with two horns, four eyes, a wide smile, and dressed in armour and a cloak slung over his shoulders, holding a scythe that he uses as a weapon.
- Tell me you're hearing what I'm hearing. (Leon)
- Did that monster just speak? (Gilgamesh)
- So, I'm not the only one who heard it. (Leon)
- Welcome to my sanctuary. (Demon Ronove)
- You're mine! (Dante)
As Dante attacked, a barrier appeared protecting the Great Demon Ronove.
~The 31st Great Demon Ronove(S), Lv. 97 ~
~Immune~
- Don't be so impatient. You're in front of the Great Ronove right now. (Demon Ronove)
- He's level 97? (Gilgamesh)
- Now we're really in trouble... (Alexis)
- Oh, young warriors, if you manage to defeat my soldiers, perhaps I'll play with you a little. (Demon Ronove)
- Why can't I attack him? (Dante)
- Don't you see what it says under his name? He's immune. (Alexis)
- At least we don't have to fight him and these demons at the same time. (Gilgamesh)
After the Great Demon Ronove finishes speaking, more demon monsters appear. The 5's fight with these demons goes on for quite a while, but eventually, they manage to defeat most of the demons, with only 3 Demon Commanders remaining.
- Apollo, Dante, step back for a moment and regenerate your life. We'll take care of the three. (Alexis)
- Understood. (Apollo)
- Why? I have no problem fighting on. (Dante)
- We have a much tougher opponent ahead of us and we need every HP we can get. (Apollo)
- "Double Slash!" shouts Alexis and attacks a Demon Commander.
- Come on, just activate my piercing attack already! (Leon)
Finally, they defeat the 3 Demon Commanders and start to drink a potion while the Great Demon Ronove's smile disappears and approaches them.
- Seems like you aren't as weak as I thought. Now feel my scythe! (Demon Ronove)
- No, you don't! Shield Block! (Apollo)
- Attack it from every side! (Alexis)
- "Heavy Attack!" (Dante)
- "Crasher Spear!" (Leon)
And they continue to fight the Great Demon for a while...
- "Triple Slash!" (Alexis)
- You are more amusing than I thought. Let me show you my true power. (Demon Ronove)
- Did he just enter Berserker Mode? (Gilgamesh)
- I'll handle him. Hey, I'm the strongest berserker in this room! "Berserker Rage!" (Dante)
- We'll die at this rate if the fight goes on for too long. (Gilgamesh)
- It still has 50% HP. (Leon)
- We just have to try harder and swap between our attacks to not give him a chance to regenerate. (Alexis)
Dante gets lower and lower fighting head-on with the demon, so he has to pull back while the rest are trying to counterattack.
- We must use our strongest skills in order to beat it! (Alexis)
- I know! (Gilgamesh)
- "Haste!" "Gatling Spear!" (Leon)
- "Double Slash!" "Chain Attack!" "Triple Slash!" (Alexis)
- "Lower Cut!" "Frenzy Sword!" (Gilgamesh)
- Ahh! How dare you humans try to hurt me this much! (Demon Ronove)
- It's working! He's getting lower! (Gilgamesh)
- "Rampage!" (Dante)
- I'll finish you with this attack! "Blood Cuts!" (Demon Ronove)
- Augh! (everyone)
- Haha. You are done for! (Demon Ronove)
- "Guard of Steel!" (Apollo)
- He only has a little HP left! Someone must give it one last attack! (Gilgamesh)
- We can't! Everyone is at 5% HP! (Alexis)
In that brief moment, Leon just grabs his spear and throws it with all his force towards the Great Demon Ronove, hitting it into his chest and giving the final blow. As the spear hit its target, a message popped into Leon's front.
~New Skill Acquired: Spear Throwing~
- Noo! How dare some lowly humans kill me! You will pay for this! (Demon Ronove)
They couldn't even say a word as a lot of message windows appeared in front of them. And not just in front of them, but for the rest of the players as well.
~Congratulations. Thanks to a brave group of players, The 31st Great Demon Ronove(S), the Special Boss of the 9th Floor has been killed.
Their achievement will be recorded in the Hall of Fame.~
~Congratulations. Someone managed to defeat one of the 39 Great Demons.
Their achievement will be recorded in the Hall of Fame.~
~Congratulations. Someone managed to get the first S-grade item on the game.~
~Congratulations. Someone managed to get the first title of the game.~
~Because of defeating the first Great Demon in the game, there will be an update at midnight.~
...
~Congratulations on finishing the unique dungeon. Your reward is: 100 gold coins, Exp..., 10 pieces Black Steel(A), random item box (A)~
~You have obtained the title: Demon Hunter~
~Congratulations on beating 9th Floor Boss. Your reward is: 50 gold coins, Exp..., 15 pieces of Orichalcum(B)~
~You have levelled up.~
~You have levelled up.~
- Huh? (Leon)
- We did it, right? (Alexis)
- Haha! We did it guys! (Dante)
- I can't believe my eyes... (Gilgamesh)
- Yeah! (Apollo)
- All these messages are crazy! First S-grade item? Update? (Leon)
- We even gained two levels from doing this! (Gilgamesh)
- Hell yeah! (Dante)
- There's something dropped where de demon died. Let's see what else we got. (Alexis)
~Rebellion - level 95, S-grade, 1437 Attack Damage, +80 Strength, +25 Critical, boost every status by 15% when the user enters Berserker Rage.~
~Demon Set – level 1, S-grade~
~Demon Earrings - +40 Agility, +20 Luck~
~Demon Necklace - +40 Stamina, +20 Resilience~
~Demon Ring - +100 Attack Power, +40 Strength, +20 Critical~
~set bonus +50 to all stats, +15% resistance against dark-type attacks~
- This set is crazy! (Gilgamesh)
- And it's level 1. Imagine a new player having this. With that set bonus is like gaining 40 levels at once. (Alexis)
- How do we split these items? (Leon)
- Well, for the weapon is not that hard... This Scythe only Dante can use it, so it goes to him. But for the rest... (Alexis)
- It would be a shame to split them. That set bonus is incredible! (Gilgamesh)
- I don't really want it. (Apollo)
- I'd love it! (Leon)
- Well, your ingenuity killed him, so I think it's fair to go to you. (Alexis)
- I agree. We can maybe kill in the future another Great Demon to obtain another set, or we will get even better ones. (Gilgamesh)
- This title bonus is great as well. (Alexis)
~Title: Demon Hunter - +20 to all stats
+25% bonus damage against demonic monsters.~
- Huh? What's this? Why do I need to give a name to our group to register our achievements in the Hall of Fame? (Alexis)
- Name? (Gilgamesh)
- Didn't you say we will be tagged as Unnamed Party? (Leon)
- It seems like it doesn't work for this demon achievement. (Alexis)
- Then let's think of a name. (Apollo)
- The Killers. (Dante)
- Lame. (Gilgamesh)
- I know. How about Phantoms? I mean, we are like ghosts, and we try to hide our names. (Leon)
- Today you are smarter than ever. What happened to you? (Alexis)
- Hehe. (Leon)
- Then Phantoms it is. From today, our group will be called and registered in the Hall of Fame as the Phantom Group. (Alexis)
Meanwhile, the chat, the forum, and the entire community exploded. Who did this? How have they done it? What rewards did they get? What about the update?
At the HQ of the TST – The Sword Tower company...
- Sir, phase one has just been completed. (Secretary)
- Really? Who did it? (Creator)
- Seems like a group of 5 players. Did they cheat or something? You said that phase one will take at least one year to be completed. (Secretary)
- Haha... A group of 5 you say... Well, this makes things interesting. And no, you know this game can't be cheated. Seems like things are going further ahead way faster than I anticipated. (Creator)
And so, the first phase of the hidden story inside the game was completed. After the maintenance and the new update, the story will head into phase two.
Information about the level of the 5 protagonists:
Alexis – 87, Leon – 87, Gilgamesh – 88, Apollo – 86, Dante – 86.