"Adrian? You survived?" Luke asked as he observed me with a surprised expression. And soon that surprise was changed with doubt as he continued,
"Is the dungeon not that hard?"
"Told ya. He would have chosen the easiest difficulty and used some agility potions to hide and run. He is a coward Luke, stop having any expectations from him," Julia scoffed as she looked at me in disgust. Well, it's what I told Mark and Alice, so I don't really mind going on with that story, but what's with that disgusted look?
"Your friend is really the best Mark. To take points of your hard work and buy some agility potion for his own fulfillment," Tristan smirked as he looked at Mark as if he had been used by me.
Were they trying to pick on me for no reason? I have heard the rumors of them being bullies, but didn't know it was this bad.
Anyways, I ignored them and carried the unconscious daughter towards the mother and father, who thanked me with all their heart. I could see the tears in their eyes, while I just smiled and told them it's fine.
'I should let them calm down at the safe zone before asking more about the chief,' I thought before Luke called me out again,
"Hey! What rewards did you get?"
'???' I turned to him before looking at the screen again. I still had to choose the rewards.
[The following rewards will be given to the user: You can choose any 3 of the 6!]
[1. All Stats +20]
[2. [Skill Upgrade Coupon] x 2]
[SkilL Upgrade Coupon (B-Grade): Can Upgrade any skill below B-Grade to one grade up(Max B-Grade)]
[3. [2,000,000 Points!]
[4. [Blessing of Gaia (S)!] ]
[Blessing of Gaia (S):
-All Elemental Affinity +10%!
-Effect of all Elemental Skill +10%!
-Cooldown of all Elemental Skills reduced by 10%!
-Duration of All Elemental Skills +10%! ]
[5. [Skill: Absolute Nullification (A)!]
[Absolute Nullification:
Grade: A
Effect: Nullifies All First attacks at the target, irrespective of their nature or strength!]
[6. [Item: Ring of Resurrection (S)!]
[Ring of Resurrection
Grade: S
Status: Bound to the Owner!
Effect: A One time Effect that would resurrect the User's Body 10 minutes back in time!
Activation Condition: Death!]
The choice was obvious.
[You have chosen [Blessing of Gaia(S)] [Absolute Nullification(A)] and [Ring of Resurrection(S)!] as the rewards!]
"Hey! What are you looking at-"
Looking at me observing the system messages, Luke tried asking again but the floor started shaking as that dungeon began collapsing in front of us. It seemed like it was only a one time dungeon. Or perhaps all dungeons were like these?
[Your Contractee(Adrian John Rodriguez) has cleared an F-Grade Dungeon with [S] rating!]
[You have received 10,000 GM Points!]
Before I could be surprised about the messages, another one appeared in front of us. This one was not only for me, but for all the players in the town.
[The 3rd Dungeon of Chaos has been Completed! Three of the 4 Dungeons are remaining!]
[Error!] [Error!] [Error!]
[One of the Dungeons was destroyed before it could be formed! Only Two Dungeons remain!]
"…"
'It can't be right? Haha,' I gave out a dry chuckle as I instantly connected the dots.
While others were confused, a certain flashback appeared in my mind. Those summoner Goblins that I killed in the morning… they weren't trying to summon a dungeon, were they?
A wry expression formed on my face as I face palmed.
"What's this?"
"So I can't clear the dungeon?!"
"That's not fair! Why does he get all the rewards?!!"
"He is just a weakling! Man it's making me furious!"
The crowd behind Luke was agitated. They didn't like the fact that someone like me got ahead of them and got all the rewards. Some of them were even moving forward as they pressed their fits against each other.
-BOOM!
But Alice made them shudder and step back. Even Luke, who was almost half way, jumped back into the crowd, before observing Alice with a shocked and betrayed expression.
-Crackle! Crackle!
Electricity ran through the fire, as Alice unleashed another spell. Making them all gasp before taking at least a dozen steps back. Even though they had enough points, and were fairly better than before, none of them dared to challenge Alice right now.
The most they could do is curse me… which they did anyway…
"Coward. Just how long do you think you can hide behind Alice? Do you think she is going to carry you all the way? It won't be long before she too realizes how much of a burden you are! Count your days you thief!" The one spouting was Reyan, one of the people of the Trio who was with Julia and Tristan.
His eyes were filled with jealousy and envy. Though his hate didn't seem to come from the fact that I cleared the dungeon, but the fact that I was in the same group as Alice. The fact that Alice was going as far as to protect me from all the people here, sparked his emotions even more.
"Exactly! You are just an Extra piece in this game! How long do you think you can survive?" Tristan spoke, partly mocking me and partly threatening. Before he looked at Luke and suggested,
"Luke. Leave them for now. Since there are two more Dungeons we can clear, let's focus on that."
Hearing this, the entire party's eyes lit up. Even I was tempted to go and just attempt all the dungeons. But right now my priority was finding the chief and clearing the Hidden Quests. My instinct told me that I could profit more from that rather than by trying to do the side quests.
'Others might have already found the dungeon too,' I thought as it's been quite a while since everyone was out to hunt. There was a high chance people would have completed the dungeon by the time I reached there.
I looked at the crowd going away from here, while Alice and Mark walked closer to me with the rest of the NPCs.
"Don't worry about that douchebag Adrian. We will never betray you," Mark gave a thumbs up with a bright smile while I nodded and looked at Alice,
"I got 100,000 Points and +2 on all my stats."
She nodded at me, not thinking much about it. It was as if she expected the dungeon to give at least this much. Though with my next words,
"I also unlocked my [Gift!]."
Her eyes opened up wide as she looked at me with a shocked expression.