'IDIOT DON'T!'
Hearing Eden's scream, Aiden looked upward as the dome he created started to break down.
Looking forward, he saw Ben and Ann, who were ready to jump forward and rescue him.
"DON'T COME."
He shouted, stopping them from moving forward.
BAM
The ground finally collapsed as Aiden's body fell down.
Creak
As he fell down, the dome also disappeared.
Thunk
"Agh."
He groaned as his body collided with the falling debris.
Using the debris to protect himself against the raining arrows, Aiden went through his pocket.
'If possible, I wanted to continue the dungeon exploring with them, but better safe than dead.'
He thought as he hastily took out the blue stone given to him by Ann.
Finally taking out the stone, he tried to break it, but
Creak
"UGH."
The effect of overusing his [Reflection] skill was showing up.
His whole body was cold frozen as he felt paralyzed.
He couldn't feel his body.
'I just need to break it.'
He thought in panic as he tried to muster up strength in his hands.
Just as he generated the strength,
Ding
[Danger sense automatically activated.]
'Huh?'
A window appeared, warning him of the danger.
Thwack
Despite the warning, he couldn't react in time as a big debris collided on his head, instantly making him unconscious.
…
Gasp
...Suddenly waking up from the nightmare with sweats running down his body, Aiden looked around the surroundings in panic.
'W-where is it?' Seeing nothing but darkness, he questioned as he tried to slowly calm himself down.
'Ah.'
Remembering the impact he had on his head, he ran his hands through his head but was even more confused to find that there was no injury, just some light headache.
Ding
[Several fractured limbs were detected. It is advised to treat them quickly.]
Ding
[It would be just enough. Please drink it without wasting any drop.]
Ding
[Waring! Please don't throw the potions out.]
Ding
[Potion consumed. Healing the injuries.]
Looking at the messages that appeared while he was unconscious, Aiden more or less guessed the event that had occurred while he was out.
'Thank you, Eden.' He said.
'…'
Hearing no response, Aiden frowned as he called.
'Eden?'
'…'
Calling out to him still didn't result in any response, as Aiden started to panic more than before.
Thump Thump Thump
His heart started to race as he closed his eyes. Just as he did, his body became limp and unconscious.
Whoosh
Aiden's figure appeared inside his conscious room as he looked for Eden.
'Eden!'
Eden, just as usual, was sitting on the chair, making Aiden feel a little relief.
Walking towards him, he turned the chair.
'Huh? W-what happened?'
The relief didn't last long as he looked at Eden.
Eden was unconscious and looked like he was suffering as he was huffing and puffing.
Placing his hand on top of Eden, Aiden found his body burning as if he was in fever.
'T-this has n-never happened before. Eden EDEN.' Aiden tried to wake him up, but it didn't work as Eden's eyes remained closed.
'…'
Aiden frowned as he picked Eden up and placed him comfortably on the bed.
'Window. Can you tell what's happening?'
He asked as he looked out.
Ding
[I can. Here the most probable thing that might be the cause of his problem is the head injury that you got while falling down.]
'Head injury?'
Aiden thought as he frowned.
'Didn't I drink a potion? It's already healed.' He said as he could remember that there was no injury earlier while feeling his head.
Ding
[Indeed, you drank the potion, but it was just enough to regenerate your cells and barely close the wounds of your head. They haven't properly healed yet. Further healing is required to fully heal.]
Tsk
Looking at the window, Aiden felt frustrated as he tried to think of his actions.
Whoosh
'Is there any potions left?' He thought as his figure disappeared and the limp body became active.
Going through his spatial storage ring, there wasn't any potion.
'Shit. Why did I only bring useless things?' He thought as an image of a blue rock popped up in his head.
'The heart stone!' He thought as he stood up and looked around.
'If I find the heart stone, I can use it to exit this dungeon and heal myself from that same lady Chelsey again.' He thought as he looked around.
…
BAM BAM BAM
Several monsters covered by dark mist dropped down as they turned into dust and disappeared.
Thump
Snap Snap Snap
Ben, the source behind it all, landed on the floor as he snapped his body to relieve the strains.
Zzzzzaaapp Zzzzzaaapp Zzzzzaaapp
THUMP THUMP THUMP
Several other monsters fell down with the purple lightning raining on them as they also turned into dust and disappeared.
Ann closed her book as it was finally over.
While she looked like she barely broke a sweat, the other party members were looking exhausted as they were working beyond their limit against the monsters.
Flip
[Congratulations challengers. You have passed the challenge. The kind ruler is impressed by your performance and has pardoned you for your crime.]
The page suddenly appeared as it started to talk about how they had passed the challenge.
Ben, Ann, and the party regrouped as they looked at the paper.
Whoosh
After the paper was done with its messages, a dark hallway appeared.
At the end of the dark hallway, there was a green door that was covered in leaves and plants. It was the door they had seen in the image before.
It was the entrance to the third chamber.
Ann observed the condition of the party as she made a decision to rest and heal for some time before continuing.
Nobody declined her order as Kate, Blake, and Noi started resting right after drinking healing potion for their injuries, with Ann and Ben staying guard. They decided to cycle the role of guarding so everyone could get good rest.
"…I-I wonder if young master Aron made it back safely." Noi said as Blake and Kate looked towards her.
"With the heart stone, he could have easily gotten out. As for his way back to home from the forest, he is strong, so he should be fine." Blake said as Noi nodded her head.
"I hope so." Noi muttered as she lowered her head.
"Are you worrying about him?" Kate suddenly appeared behind her with a playful smirk as Noi jumped in surprise.
"K-kind of. Even for a short time, he was a part of our party." Noi said as she scratched her head.
'I hope my trust for him to not tell brother Louis anything about me stays true.' She thought as she smiled.
"Stop playing around and sleep. We don't have enough time." Ann said with a strict voice as the three of them became silent and closed their eyes.
"Anyway, if you want to worry, you should be worried about what the city lord will do to us for making his son quit halfway." Kate whispered to Blake and Noi as they slightly shivered in fear.
'Aron, I hope you save us.' Blake thought as he went to sleep.
Ann, who was beside them, had undoubtedly heard Kate's whisper as she was mentally calming herself.
'No, he is too professional to act on emotions.' She thought as she kept her composure.