"I'm going to the dungeon."
"NO! It's too dangerous." Meng Yue was quick to reject him; she had heard many horrible stories of people dying inside the dungeons for various reasons, and she didn't want her husband to be in such a risky environment.
" Yue, listen-"
"NO! It's too dangerous!"
He quickly hugged her while stroking her hair, he said,'' Yue, I have to go to the dungeon. Didn't you see how powerless I was against your uncle?"
" But, what if something happens to you?" The
"That's not the point Yue, I was helpless against your uncle. What if it was someone with wrong intentions? The mere thought of losing someone close to me due to my uselessness feels like someone is clutching my heart." After witnessing the difference between her uncle and himself, he couldn't take it easy anymore and wanted the power he had once had in his past life.
"But-"
" No buts, my decision is final."
" Sigh, Ok but, Please be… careful." After spending a week's worth of time with him, she got a slight idea of his personality. So she knew that there was very less chance of him agreeing with her, but still, she had to try.
"I will. After all I have a 'wife' waiting at home." He said it in a joking manner, trying to lighten the serious mood, which worked wonders as Meng Yue started smiling.
" Where is Changming?"
"She is busy with some of her work. We can take a taxi if you want, or maybe we can walk while holding hands?."
" What will you do in the dungeon? " He didn't understand her reason for following him into such a dangerous location.
"Hubby, dungeons are not like the past. The government has built parameters around it. Some crazy companies even built hotels around them."
"Well, if there's a profit, businessmen would come after them."
"Hmm, Hmm" Meng Yue nodded her head in understanding.
"So do you know any dungeons nearby?"
"Give me your phone."
"You see this? That's the app built for players. To log in, all you have to do is scan your licence, and then it'll give you access to the dungeons. You can even book your slot in advance."
Lin followed her instructions, logging into the app. There were 10's of dungeons nearby the Awakened Centre. but most of them were ' C rank' with only one of them 'F+' rank rat dungeon'. He quickly reserved his slot for the entry in the 'F+ dungeon'.
Hubby, let's go, otherwise, you'll miss your timing." She hugged his right hand and then started walking towards the dungeon.
<15 minutes later>
They were both standing below a ring-shaped building with a diameter of one kilometre and a hollow space in the middle which was filled with the semi-spherical dungeon covered in white mist that gave the building a complete look.
They quickly entered the building. The inside of the building was crowded with shops left and right, most of them selling weapons and potions. There was a reception area built in front of the entrance.
"Sir, can I have your identity?" The receptionist asked.
"One person booked the dungeon for two hours, am I correct?"
Zhao Feng nodded.
"Sir, all you have to do is scan your licence at gate number.3 for the entry." She handed him his card after scanning it once in the machine.
"Miss, can I have your identity?" She then turned her focus to Meng Yue.
"Sorry, I'm not here for the dungeon."
"Then, miss, will you please step aside and there are people waiting behind you."
Meng Yue narrowed her eyes, noticing the hostility in her tone, but like a good citizen of the society, she complied with her 'request'.
"Hubby, I'll call you in two hours. Don't be a hero; just protect yourself, okay? " She had seen many fools get injured trying to become heroes. She will make sure her husband doesn't become one of them.
"Okay."
After saying their goodbyes, they both left in separate directions.
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" That's a tough door." Zhao Feng was standing below a door that reached a height of three metres and was one metre wide. The door was made of steel-reinforced material with a scanner on the side of it.
Zhao Feng scanned his card into the scanner.
Thud*
The door slowly opened, revealing the white fog inside.
'Space distortion?'
" That's unexpected. Well, it's not like I can do anything about it." With those words, he stepped foot inside the dungeon.
"Fuck!" Just as he entered it, he could feel his head spinning.
"Looks like another newbie. As usual, 50 alive." said a man who was in late 20's wearing a black s.w.a.t. uniform.
"Na, this time I'm taking 'alive', the last two times you made the first choice." said the other man, he was much older than his partner, maybe in his 40's, he also wore a black s.w.a.t. uniform.
"Ok, OK."
Here, take this newbie." The middle aged man threw him a paper bottle, which, of course, Zhao Feng didn't even bother catching.
"Why didn't you catch it?" The man wasn't surprised, as he had seen many cases of people declining the bottle, but he was still interested in his reasoning.
"Well, it could be poison."
"Tsk," The younger man didn't like his answer one bit.
"Hahahahahaha~ Yes~ Yes~ you should be very careful inside the dungeon, but don't worry, that was just for the headaches." He was very satisfied with his answer.
" Why should I trust you?"
" Well, that depends on you; if you wanna trust me or not, trust me when I say that when you are inside a dungeon, you should seek to be at your best."
Zhao Feng thought for a second before picking up the bottle and then moving away from the entrance.
"Looks like I'm also winning this one." If he was satisfied by Feng's last action, then he was now completely impressed.
"Lucky basta*d."
"Just prepare the stones."
" He still has to come back."
Zhao Feng was unaware that someone was hoping for his death, he continued moving in random directions while looking at the surroundings, which were made up of ruined buildings, roads filled with cracks, and destroyed vehicles, It truly resembled a scene out of a doomsday movie scene, just waiting for a zombie to pop from behind.
"Krrrrrrrrr!'
To Be Continued….
" Young lady, how many powerstone will you take to leave your boyfriend?" asked the old lady to Meng Yue.
"Fu*k off old hag." Meng Yue was getting a little pissed off by her continuous flirting.
"Oh my! Such an impulsive girlfriend, you poor thing must have to go through so much trouble to control her. Why don't you come to this mature lady, I'll show you the wonders of an experienced body." said the old lady with a wink.
"YOU!!" Meng Yue felt like a vein threatening to pop on her head from her anger.
[A/N: Maybe the old lady has a chance, depending upon your powerstone contribution.]