Once the pain from using the Ancient Stone had subsided David felt no changes as was still in the form of a Cockatrice to his displeasure.
"Oh come on!? Why couldn't I evolve from a Cockatrice!? Whatever… Status."
[Tiamat-Lv.62][Global Ranking:#1,998,236]
[Class: Dragon Kings Decsendant]
[Guild:Unaffiliated]
[Race:Dragon Born]
[Title:Kings Last Decsendant(+2 Titles)]
[Health:635/635(+100)]
[Mana:285/285(+100)]
[Stamina:340/340(+100)]
[Strength:300(+100)]
[Agility:285(+100)]
[Dexerity:245(+100)]
[Intelligence:300(+100)]
[Unassigned Status Points:0]
[Skills:Frost Blast, Dragons Rage, Path of Exile, Radiant Roar, Mark of Evolution, Dragon Polymorph]
[(Class-Skill)Dragon Polymorph(Passive Skill)]
[A Knowledgeable Dragon chooses its desired form]
[Transform into any creature you have Evolved into from Previous or current Evolution]
[(Unique)Mark Of Evolution Lv.1]
[A symbol of power from the ancients for taking the power of your enemies]
[Copy a certain number of skills from Enemies. Bonus Skill slots will be rewarded upon Level up.]
[Copied Skills:None]
[Available Skill Slots:1]
Both David and the Development Team aside from Jim were shocked as David now had the stats to rival a Level 153 player. David was now essentially a Lower Mid-Tier Ranker in terms of stats but that wasn't even the craziest thing.
'If used correctly then I can take Boss Skills and use them to my advantage. That's so overpowered!'
Even Dragon Polymorph was unique in its own ways. How would a colossal dragon spy on a bunch of players without being seen? It would've been impossible but now David could change into his starting form of a gecko at any time he wished.
'This will be quite handy to have. I still got a hour hours before my login time reaches the maximum possible time.'
Fortunately at the moment hundreds of players came out into the open while David smiled with murderous intent.
"Time to eat. Radiant Roar, Dragons Rage"
[All surrounding targets have been blinded for 10 seconds]
[All stats have been increased by 25% for 30 seconds]
By the time the blindness has faded those that survived found themselves standing above hundreds of fallen players before they too were defeated.
After selling off the dropped gear and converting it to cash David's account was looking quite beefed up.
'All of this should cover my rent and capsule sessions for the next month. But I'll need a more lucrative supply of cash.'
Gaming companies often invest into talented players and offer generous bonuses.
But David had no intention of join a company like that.
However aside from Transit Bus Rides there was another type of dungeon that anyone could explore.
In total there are three versions of a dungeon. A Closed Dungeon is one that is privately managed by a guild or group. These types of dungeons gave the rarest loot and were filled with an abundance of monsters.
The second type are normally called Secret Dungeons where they are either linked to a quest or found upon their own luck and good fortune. However their rarity was scarce to say the least.
The third and final type of dungeon are called Open Dungeons. These were Dungeons that no group or faction could claim for themselves. They were known to the public as excellent training grounds for new players.
They could enter and leave anytime they wished and no one could stop them.
These places were without law or order compared to the city.
Anything and everything was fair game… within obvious ethical bounds.
Fortunately for David the Elemental kingdom was known to hold the most Open Dungeons compared to the rest.
In Thunder Bay alone there was over 20 Open dungeons.
'Vipers Gorge, Wailing Woods, Blistering Meadows and Frost Walkers Den. All of them should give good materials but I'll have to keep an eye out for him.'
Even if no organization took control over the Open dungeons that didn't stop groups of players from acting as rulers over them.
And all four dungeons David needed to explore were managed by one group called Crimson Skulls. Their leader was a man David could not yet afford to offend as he was quite influential.
At least now thanks to Dragon Polymorph David had a way to avoid being seen.
But exploring those Open Dungeons would have to wait as his rental time for the Capsule was nearly over.
Upon returning home David immediately opened his slightly damaged and outdated Laptop to search for any rumours or information about the Dragon King and the Dragon Kings Grave Dungeon.
And what he found was surprising to him as the Dungeon completely disappeared.
'I guess after gaining the Secret class there was nothing left to gain from it. But more importantly… what happened to Sol? Did he remain in the dungeon or did he leave after I gained the secret class.'
David still vividly remembered the day he saw Sol with his own eyes and knew he was an End Game Level boss monster.
He had even destroyed the 7th most powerful Guild with just one attack.
So the thought of a wildcard like that was frightening to normal players who were just ants in comparison to a mountain.
But David kind of hoped to explore the Dragon Kings Grave one last time to see if anything else could happen as the New Dragon King's Decsendant.
Some quest's were known to have hidden Secrets such as one that quite literally burned itself into David's memories in a both horrible and amazing way.
'I wonder when I should go and try to see her again. She must still be lonely being sealed in her castle.'
David quickly search up 'Lava Queen' and found the usual links to raid attempts that ultimately failed.
There was only one truly unbeatable dungeon that was publicly known to everyone, The Lava Castle.
It was unbeatable because no one could enter its domain and no one had ever discovered how to enter the Castle, except for one man who was thrown into the lava and accidentally entered.
David was that man as he was thrown into the pool on lava surrounding the Castle as punishment for accidentally breaking an iron sword during his time at the Reaper Guild.
But while David burned in the lava he felt himself sucked into it before falling through a ceiling and landed on some black marble flooring.
Thankfully David had potions and Medicine to heal the burns all along his body but he was still left in a critical state.
But now David was alone in the dark in an underground space.
"H-Hello? I-I-I don't mean any harm."
David was only a weak swordsman at the time before he felt someone breathing down his neck only to turn and see a woman towering over him.
All David could see was her face in the darkness as her hair illuminated a purple small glow while her eyes were bluer than the sky.
Yet at that moment David wasn't afraid at all as he kept staring at her eyes before he unconsciously spoke.
"Absolutely beautiful…."
David didn't even feel the woman's crushing grip on his as she held David up with one hand.
The woman's voice was rough and blunt but David didn't care as he was too mesmerized by her beauty to focus on anything but her.
""Who are you Human? How did you enter my domain?""
"I was thrown into the Lava lake by my guild mates. Then I fell through the ceiling… my name is David."
David was still to this moment too mesmerized to lie to the woman and spoke only the truth and even gave her his real name.
Even Jim who had finally found the records of their first interaction to see how David managed to achieve so much affinity with her but was surprised by how David was acting even as he was still getting slowly crushed in the woman's hand.
David remained unfazed by the pain even as it got progressively harder to breathe.
'This kid is something else entirely…'
Jim was impressed by how well David was handling meeting one of the few absolute pinnacle NPC's.
Yet no one knew the woman's identity besides the Developers.
At least until that day as the room became much more illuminated which allowed David to see where he was.
""Bold of you to fall through the ceiling of my bedroom while I'm in my undergarments.""
David's eyes had adjusted to the darkness and was able to see the woman who was holding him was only wearing undergarments that were a little transparent.
"I-I-I'm sorry! I didn't know!"
David was a man of integrity so he immediately shielded his eyes from looking even if he had an urge to look.
Even Jim had a smile on his face while the woman gently put David on the floor.
""It seems not all of you humans are worthless scum. If you hadn't shielded your eyes then I would snap you in two.""
David was a gentleman by heart and it would go against everything he believes in if he were to see a woman in her undergarments without her permission. So David closed his eyes and planted his head onto the floor.
"I'm dearly sorry for my thoughtless actions. Please spare me! I'll do whatever you ask of me!"
""Anything?""
"Yes anything! Please have mercy on this pathetic little human!"
Jim's expression as well as the others in the conference room darkened as they witnessed the task the woman gave David. It resulted in a quest being given to David but David was too worried about redeeming himself to pay attention.
""Clean my Castle to perfection and I will grant you mercy.""
"Thank you for taking pity on this little Human! I'll get started right away!"
Jim hastily opened the quest that David didn't even notice and his jaw nearly dropped to the floor with the others.
[Legendary-Class Change Quest:Redemption In A Firestorm]
[Completely Clean the Lava Queen's Castle before she wakes up:0/1 Tasks completed]
[Reward for Completion:1 Legendary Class Change Book, Affinity for the Lava Queen.]
[Failure will result in your immediate death and will be Cursed Forever.]
[Time Remaining:1 Hour]
The castle itself was by no means small. But that didn't stop David from trying his best.
Jim even wondered if this was a cleaning simulator instead of an adventure game.
David had managed to clean the entire castle in just under an hour and return outside the Lady's bedroom with his head on the floor like before.
As the door opened the Lady looked around the Castle with David in tow.
She smiled as she never had imagined a little Human being able to clean the entire Castle in just under an hour.
""Well done little human. You have completed the task and have gained my mercy.""
David sighed like a heavy weight was just lifted off of his soul before he hastily left the castle before he received the quest rewards.
"I'll be on my way now my Lady. I won't bother you again."
However before David could leave he found the castle door sealed by a wall of molten obsidian that kept pouring.
"What the hell?"
""All of the doors and windows are sealed by Magic beyond my power. It has been eons since someone has seen me so I wish for your company a little bit longer.""
David was then dragged to a dining hall with an extravagant feast on the table with only two chairs.
Even Jim's stomach grumbled at the sight of the food just David refused to sit in the chair next to the lady and sat on the floor away from her.
No one would have refused to dine with such a beautiful lady, except for David.
They talked over the food or more accurately David spoke of his tales of his adventures as a swordsman while the lady listened.
Each tale that was spoke gave more and more affinity with the Lady but David never realized as he was too scared to focus on anything else.
Jim and the others found it quite hilarious and quite disturbing at the same time.
Yet even till that point David hadn't received the rewards from cleaning the castle.
One of the developers even wished he could time travel to make David realize what he had gained from cleaning the castle.
Another one felt her hair falling out from the stress and anxiety.
Anyone would have been overjoyed to receive a legendary class change book but David didn't even realize.
""Having dinner with a guest is so refreshing compared to eating alone.""
The one thing the Lady wanted was companionship in her lonely home and David felt his heart shake as he realized that she had spent many night alone without someone to talk to.
David wanted to help but he was just a lowly swordsman but that would not stop him as he drew his sword and prepared to cut off his own head.
"I promise you my Lady that I will return! I will find a way to free you! AHH!"
Jim and the others were dumbfounded that a player willingly cut off their own head just to respawn in the nearby town.
The Lady herself smiled and held the sword that David used that was dropped.
""I'll be waiting… Little Human.""
But what no one aside from Jim knew was how to release the seal and David already had met the conditions. But Jim kept it to himself as there wasn't a point to sharing every little detail.
'I hope he gains enough hearts before returning to the castle. I can't wait for that day to come as the entire world will change drastically.'
Jim had called it a night along with the others before they realized they had unconsciously stayed up all night watching the footage.
Jim chuckled as he very rarely lost track of time but drove home to sleep nonetheless.
Meanwhile David was completing a bus ride in a level 80-110 dungeon despite being Level 84 after killing another couple hundred Pk'ers and a few area bosses.
But it was still quite easy to clear the dungeon with his Cockatrice Form and his skills as Ogres were slow witted and not very intelligent.