The atmosphere inside the pyramid was quite eerie. While inside, Kaizen ate the snacks he had brought and shared them with everyone
The situation was supposed to be tense, but he always managed to lighten the mood.
One of them asked Kaizen, "Aren't you scared? This is one of the most dangerous dungeons."
"I'm scared too, but it's better this way. At least we can enjoy ourselves before anything happens."
"Yeah, your mindset is really great. Just be careful and stay close to our tank."
Ok .
They reached the boss door, where ancient writings were carved on it. There was also a keyhole that seemed to be part of a puzzle.
One of the magicians tried to decipher what was written on the door. It seemed to be a warning, telling them not to enter.
The leader started to motivate them. "This might be the moment for us to have some fun. Behind this door, something powerful is probably waiting for us."
Kaizen handed them pieces of paper to write their wills. "Here, just write anything. I'll make sure to pass them to your families. Just trust me."
Everyone looked at him, and the leader firmly gripped his shoulder. "You're coming with us too, so let's face this together... even if it means dying together."
"Oh, I just remembered I have something to do. I need to go to the toilet real quick. I'll be back soon!"
All of them started surrounding Kaizen.
"There's no toilet here, man," said the tanker, holding him up. "Let's die together." The magician opened the door, and they all entered together.
Inside the boss room, they were surrounded by large mummy statues. In front of them stood a throne with a mummy figure sitting on it.
One of the statues began to move, gesturing for them to bow before the mummy king. If they refused to bow, they would all die.
Without hesitation, Kaizen bowed. "Oh, mighty King Mummy, I have bowed before you. Will you accept me and release me from your grasp?"
All of them refused to bow and instead drew their weapons, ready to fight. "We won't bow to anyone... except Him."
The king smiled and, with just a flick of his finger, pushed Kaizen aside. Kaizen was thrown far, crashing into the wall.
Kaizen pretended to be in pain, groaning, "Guys, my bones are broken. Make sure you defeat him!"
The king call one of his subordinates. In an ancient language, the statue bowed and drew its sword.
System scanning error... the enemy level is too high. Scanning again... scanning again... the enemy is from another realm."
System predicts all hunters here will have a 99% chance of death. System shutting down.
"This system really spoiled my mood. Just don't tell me if I will die too. I need to run away if I get a chance."
Tank in position, cover the magician and healer. I will face him alone."
What a stupid position. Why not think of running away? This isn't some type of novel MC fantasy where you're gifted and blessed by God, stupid. When you depend on mana, there are limitations to how many times you can use your skills."
This enemy is pure hard work. It's just that they were stuck with the system, which caused them to be transferred here. It's pure hard work, struggle, and facing death many times."
Each realm has its main characters. Just because of this stupid system , we need to beat each other to end this shit . We will face that illogical power, pure hard work, and even demon gods."
Sometimes they need to survive based on the author's ( God ) decisions, and now the system are letting all of us have a fair taste of the fight, to build your own power."
Whoever my author (God) is, please think again about building me up. Just drop out of my story and dont let the characters die meaninglessly."
System processing... the author declined your request. Just beat them up and return safely. Almighty don't care if you die, as long as you entertain them. Don't try to change the story flow, or you will be deleted."
"I just hope I'm in the realm where you live right now, so I can brutally do what I think with character life . Just prepare—when the time comes, I will kill you."
Message sent.
Now I need to buff that swordsman and make sure he doesn't die from one hit.
Skill: Buff Shield active on the leader.
Immune to any attack one time.
The leader went head-on toward the subordinate of the mummy. He used one of his skills and swung his sword, but before he could reach the mummy, it swung its sword from his place and destroyed all the walls."
The leader survived because of Kaizen's buff, but he was thrown far away. The healer healed him quickly, and he got back up. He tried again, but the same thing happened."
I don't know what else to say—for the third time, it's confirmed that everyone will die. But the king is giving them a chance to surrender to him, as it's a way to prove that their author was good at building them up.
Sometimes being an NPC is better than being a hero. Just bow to them—you guys aren't strong enough to face them. They still have a heart; if they really wanted to kill us, they would have done it from the beginning."
The king stopped his followers from giving them another chance to bow. As usual, they declined, preferring to die rather than bow to anyone."
"If that's the case, then die honorably. All of you, try to withstand the damage from my follower, the swordsman. The king nodded to his subordinates, ordering them to kill them."
He swung his massive sword casually, releasing a gust of wind powerful enough to destroy entire buildings. Dust began to fill the space, but all the hunters had already fled."
Kaizen helped them by using a shield buff on the tanker and making them run away with him. Just run for now—this is too hard for us. Even with five rank S, they still can't win this."
The king ordered his followers to chase and ensure that they die; do not let a single one escape."
Five mummy statues began to chase.
Kaizen threw a smoke bomb and changed direction, saying, 'There's another exit here, follow me.' They all followed Kaizen's words and indeed there was a small door, and that was the way out."
When they got outside, something jumped down from the top of the pyramid. It's the number 6 statue, holding a spear, aiming swiftly at them. They evaded quickly, and Kaizen held up the healer."
Kaizen knew that no one could be saved, so he made the decision to become the bait."
"Run!! Kaizen gave the healer to the tank and said, 'Just run, guys, I will hold them off. Don't worry about me.'
They didn't want to run and wanted Kaizen to come with them, but Kaizen refused. He built a barrier around the pyramid and left them outside.
'Just go, I will be safe, don't worry. I'm stronger than you guys think. Make sure to tell the hunter association that the worst enemy is here.'"
Kaizen gave a hint to the leader to leave. With a heavy heart, He instructed the tank to hold the magician and healer and to run away .
System alerts!! 99% loss, please retreat.
It looks like my last day is here... and system please shutdown . system shutdown . Now I feel free from this stupid system.
All of the statues went to him and surrounded him.
'You guys really are something else.'
Suddenly, all the statues bowed to him.
'Okay, enough with the acting and take me to the king.'
They carried him."
The king stood next to the throne, waiting for Kaizen to sit down.
Kaizen sat on the throne.
"Hey, L6, it hurts, you know? You pushed me against the wall."
"Sorry... you told me to make it more dramatic. It's been a long time since I used my power against you, haha."
"How are you doing? Is the author doing something good or still making it hard for you to fight the main character?"
"We're fine for now. The author is focused on the main character's story, so we have time to rest here."
"How about all our members? Are they still alive?"
"Yes, they are all alive. Right now, they are making sure the author doesn't notice anything strange with the story."
"Okay, open the way for this dungeon so this NPC can leave. I'll stay here for a while and you call our members. We have a meeting today. Just make sure not to remind them to shut down the system."
"Okay, noted.
Go now I need to take a rest."
Kaizen goes to the room filled with books from the author (God) realm. "So today, which novel should I read?"