Dungeons in this world are naturally occurring phenomena. They appear in unpopulated areas in the form of caves, monster nests, miasma-corrupted areas, etc.
Dungeons of this world are not like the ones in the games; they don't refresh after a certain period of time. Monsters that are living in these dungeons will disappear if you kill them all.
The dungeon will only be refreshed if other monsters migrate to that empty dungeon for various reasons.
It wasn't like this in the game that Jareth played, but now that this world is a real one, it's obvious it will follow the rules of reality instead of working like a game.
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The dungeons are graded in this world like this:
Low-grade dungeon: Generally infested by Grade-7 to grade-5 monsters and the mana density in it is quite low. (The dungeon Jareth and the students are going to raid falls into this category.)
Medium-grade dungeon: Generally, these types of dungeons are monster nests infested with thousands of monsters of the same type. Grade-7 to Grade-4 monsters reside in these types of dungeons.
High-grade dungeon: Extremely rare to find and difficult to conquer. These are generally the dwellings of grade-3 or above-grade monsters. (A wyvern-filled valley can be considered to be in this category.)
Nearly all monsters can be found in the dungeons across the world, except for a few rare ones, like dragons.
Dragons are not considered monsters in this world, they are sentient beings with immense power and wisdom, Considering them to be the same as those brainless wyverns is one of the biggest mistakes someone can make.
Dragons aren't found in any dungeons across the world; they live in hidden places where they make their own nest. Many adventurers, who dream of becoming 'dragon slayers', travel across the world in search of dragons.
But finding a dragon nest is as difficult as finding a needle in the vast ocean.
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Outside the dungeon's entrance.
A massive flying carriage landed on the ground right in front of the dungeon entrance. Its massive weight and size crushed the trees beneath it and the carriage landed on the ground without any problems.
This carriage is powered by high-grade mana stones and doesn't have a horse in front of it. It's built in the style of a carriage but it is actually no different than a magic plane.
It can carry a hundred passengers inside it because spatial magic is used to expand the space inside. It looks small from the outside but from the inside, it is as vast as a 'football playground'.
(This is an expensive private vehicle of the university that is rarely used… today its keys were borrowed by Shin from the principal to reach the dungeon more efficiently…)
(The principal agreed that this carriage could transport the students with better safety… and Shin was happy that he got to drive a flying carriage, it was a win-win situation for them both…)
(Jareth personally wasn't interested in flying this thing as he had done so many times in the game, and he had no interest in begging from the principal…)
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After the safe landing, the gate of the carriage opened automatically and the students walked out of the carriage one by one, followed by Shin and Jareth.
Shin glanced at the map and then looked at the small cave entrance with a confused look on his face.
'This place looks so small yet the mana density here is quite high… this is strange…'
Shin closed his eyes and used his mana detection to scan this dungeon, but he found that everything was normal.
Shin glanced at Jareth; he wanted to ask if he could also feel the abnormality with the dungeon or not. But Jareth wasn't even looking at him and was just staring at empty air; thus, Shin shook his head and didn't ask him at all.
'Anyway, he is also a grade-2 mage, I don't need to tell him about every little detail, he can also see it on his own…'
Shin has already taken Jareth as a Grade-2 mage by now. Thus he didn't think it was necessary to warn him to be alert. They were both strong people; it wasn't necessary to be on alert all the time.
While Shin was busy contemplating in his mind, Jareth was more worried about the notification that he got from the system.
[Ding! A semi-high-grade dungeon was detected nearby!]
[Warning! You are still too weak to raid this dungeon! It is recommended to not enter this dungeon right now!]
Seeing this notification, Jareth shook his head.
'Ah, as I thought, the plot is following the path as it was supposed to be… the only problem is the principal is not here!'
In the original Game, the principal saved the day, and now that he wasn't here, the odds of things going south had increased by quite a lot.
'Well, I guess I will have to save my 'attack card' for emergency uses… I will leave the rest of the fighting work to Shin… he is a genius at creating barriers anyway…'
'With those barriers, he can hold his own against strong opponents too, I guess…'
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After a while, when Shin finished his contemplating, he brought out his staff from his space ring and glanced at the students.
"Okay, everyone, let's not waste our precious time; come forward one by one, I will cast a barrier on each of you and after you get blessed by my barrier, enter the dungeon one by one…"
"This barrier will work as a short-range teleport; if you suffer from any fatal damage inside the dungeon, the barrier will trigger and directly teleport you to my location…"
Teleportation-related magic always cost insane amounts of mana, but since Shin was using his own body as an anchor of the teleportation, he reduced the cost of mana hundreds of times.
But still, he could only bear to cast this magic for a short range; if the students were too far from him, this magic would not work.
'On regular days I won't use this magic as it consumes too much mana, but since there are two grade-2 mages, I can still expend more mana on the safety of the students…'
Shin was misunderstanding that Jareth was also a grade-2 mage and thus he thought that even if he used all of his mana to cast barriers and preventive measures for the students, Jareth would still have the strength to take care of any loose ends.
Although Shin didn't like Jareth one bit, he still knew that they both had to fulfill their duty as professors, and Jareth was not the type to back off at such a critical juncture.
(If Shin knew that Jareth was just a fake guy pretending to be strong, he would never dare to be so careless…)
All the students were also quite happy to see that the professors were taking such good care of their security.
In their mind, only one thought ran rampant.
'We are raiding a low-rank dungeon, we are blessed by a high-grade barrier, and two grade-2 mages are protecting our back…'
'What can go wrong, right?'
All in all, it was all pure chaos and Jareth kept frowning while looking at all this. He couldn't tell them to stop from going in because they would think he was talking nonsense as the opponent was hidden.
Amidst all these misunderstandings, the students entered the dungeon with happy smiles on their faces.
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Author's Notes.
Yo! It's your beloved author here! Flying carriage has entered the chat! Let's go!!
Question of the day.
Would you be as happy as these ignorant students if you were being sent to this dungeon?
1. Yes.
2. No
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