In the Dungeon, the trio continue to head for the next chamber.
Ryan seems uncomfortable as he notices a dark aura emanating from the next chamber.
They get to the door and enter. Ryan uses mana to open the door as it creaked open.
They all enter as the oor shuts behind them. Ryan starts to thinks of the possibility of encountering a Soul Slayer.
They were by far the most dangerous creatures in the Dungeon Trial. A soul slayer had the ability to consume a person's soul, feasting on it and growing more stronger.
They were considered dangerous as they moved in the shadows. Watching from the darkness as they targeted their prey.
Ryan tried thinking of a way to counter them. All his ides proved useless, as normal weapons or mana couldn't hurt them. The only advantage one had against them was light. Light was their only weakness.
Now that they stuck in the lower chamber levels, light could barely be seen.
Ryan suddenly remembered that he had a trump card with him. He opened his System panel and clicked on his Inventory. He had received an item from his previous clapping session with Ren.
He clicked on the item name as he read the item description.
[Item:Obsidian Blade]
[Item Description:This weapon allows user to cut through darkness and any shadow magic. It is powered by negative mana. The more negative mana it absorbs, the stronger it gets. It has the ability to consume negative mana from other people.]
[Caution:Be sure not to overpower the blade or its darkness will consume you.]
After reading this, Ryan face wore a mischievous grin as he now had a way of fighting back.
He was sure to read the caution sign as he knew that negative mana was a dangerous thing. He was going to try to control his emotions as he wouldn't want to be lost to the darkness forever.
As they walked through the chamber, another notification came up in front of Ryan.
[Trial:Dungeon
Duration:1hour 47minutes 23secs]
Ryan saw this notification and had a slight worry on his face as he knew that they were running out of time.
But the reason why time seemed to go by so fast was because, time works differently as you go deeper into the Dungeon.
The Trials were located on the other side of portal which connects the demon realm to Spectra.
On the outside world, they would have only be gone for about an hour or so. But time changes even more as one goes deeper into the Dungeon.
Just as Ryan was collecting his thoughts, a load of worry came up on his face. He sensed an enormous amount of negative mana lurking from behind, in fact it was all around them.
Ryan wasn't the only one who had noticed the change in mana around them. Gabrielle and Eclair seemed to noticed something was off.
Before they could alert themselves, they found themselves surrounded by Soul Slayers.
Ryan had been expecting them. He knew that he would not be able to move on to the final level without facing a challenge.
The Soul Slayers surrounded them as they emanated visible dark aura surrounding them.
Ryan put Eclair down as he prepared for battle. He secretly summoned his Obsidian Blade as it materialized before him.
Ryan unsheathed the blade as he was astonished by the sleekness and sharpness of the blade. He quickly caught the handle of the blade as he held it in a defensive position.
Gabrielle drew her sword as she prepared for battle.
The Soul Slayers proceeded to launch the first attack as they fired several dark energy balls at them.
Ryan had previously told Eclair to shield herself with her forest magic.
The duo jumped out of the way as they flew in opposite directions, leaving Eclair.
Ryan launched an attack as he stabbed one of the dark entities with the blade making it vaporize instantly.
Gabrielle had figured out that regular attacks don't work on them. She found herself trapped in a corner as the entities surrounded her.
Ryan noticed this but he was preoccupied with the series of attacks thrown at him.
Gabrielle tried to flew from their circle, but was completely locked in. Just as the monster's launched an attack at her, Gabrielle found herself covered by a vine like shield.
Eclair transformed into a dragon as she sent the monster's flying back.
Ryan had already taken out several Soul Slayers. He headed over to where Gabrielle and Eclair was.
*******Meanwhile********
A guy in a dark purple warrior attire is seen in the upper chambers of the Dungeon. He ran his hand through his hair as it cascaded down his back.
Leon, the main protagonist of the novel is seen in a battle against several S rank monsters.
He single handedly defeated them in one go as he stood before the pile of lifeless monster corpses.
Leon possessed an unbelievable skill as some believed that he was the reincarnation of one of the First Beings.
Leon had a god like skill making him an undefeated foe to Ryan. He possessed the Lightning skill.
Lightning was a rare skill as it was only granted to worthy Adventures. Having a Lightning as a skill was enough to be titled a god.
Leon had lived his entire life on Spectra. He had witnessed previous wars between other cities. Countless lives were lost, homes were destroyed, families were ruined due to those encounters.
He had vowed to put an end to the ongoing war as he aimed to become an SSS rank Adventurer who would reign Supreme over all cities, putting an end to the war.
Leon had a terrible family background as his sister was murdered in front of him and his parents later abandoned him seeing that they could no longer care for him. He was forced to live a life rejection and ridicule alone.
But when he finally got his skill all that changed as he became one of the most skilled Adventurers in the Imperial City.
Leon plans on entering the academy and honing his skills as he aims for becoming the next Supreme Emperor.
The Supreme Emperor was the overall ruler of the whole of Spectra, but even him was afraid of going into the other cities territories as they considered everyone an enemy. Though he possessed the power to put an end to the war, he was too much of a coward to do it. This makes Leon wonder how he got into that position.
Leon is seen with his friend Sara as they head for the sixth chamber.
In Leon's mind he kept muttering. 'I need to get stronger,i need to get stronger' with determination he clenched his fist as he vowed to get to the top no matter the cost.
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