Chapitre 12: Yellow Dungeon
Upon managing to open his inner eyes, Lucivar could feel something within him changed.
He could feel every fiber of his being refreshed and morphed stronger.
It seemed what Tobias said earlier was true, the mark of someone becoming a real Hybrid is by being able to open their inner eyes alone without any external aid as the moment Lucivar did that, his bloodline started to influence his body.
From the start, Lucivar expected that he would get stronger, but not to this extent.
Anticipating to push Tobias several steps, his punch blasted Tobias through the wall instead.
Soon Lucivar snapped out of his daze and ran to check on Tobias.
Naturally, the loud sound of the wall shattering attracted the others' attention.
All of them were in the inner yard doing their usual morning exercise, but they stopped when they saw Tobias crashing onto the ground near them. It caught all of them by surprise—such a situation was surreal.
But as they heard Tobias groaning, they all came back to their senses.
Just as Lucivar was about to check on Tobias out of concern—his pupils dilated as he caught something moving on his periphery. He glanced to the left and found that it was Leandra and in the next second, he was thrown to the side.
"Karghkk!" Lucivar choked, feeling a strong pressure tightening his windpipe.
Opening his eyes, he was greeted by Leandra's vicious purple eyes.
Realizing that Lucivar was the one who hurled Tobias through the wall, Leandra wasted not a single moment and tackled him, grabbing him by the neck. Continuing with a vicious swing—Leandra throws Lucivar against the wall as if he were a doll.
Upon impact, Lucivar gasped, the air in his lungs forcibly expelled.
Seeing that Leandra was charging in for a punch, he quickly rolled his body to the side.
Crash!
Lucivar managed to very narrowly dodge the attack.
If he hadn't been able to react to Leandra before, now he could perceive her attack.
But his eyes widened in horror as he saw Leandra's fist punched through the wall, sending a few pieces of it flying. Her purple energy, that had been serene and graceful during her fight with Mirel now flared viciously, exuding raw power.
'She's a Witch, right? I never knew a Witch could fight this fiercely!' Lucivar complained.
A Witch should use spells, not fist-fighting like this.
Gazing at Lucivar with killing intent, she pulled her fist out and power walked towards him.
"Just wait a minute, it's a misunderstanding!" Lucivar shouted, waving his hands.
He scrambled to his feet and tried to explain himself, but Leandra was not listening to him.
Bam!
In a swift dash, she landed a powerful kick to his back that felt like it broke his spine.
Before Lucivar could react, she pounded him with both fists clenched together, driving him to the floor. Due to the impact, blood forced its way out of Lucivar's mouth—spraying and dying the ground red.
'At this rate, she's really going to kill me!' Lucivar pondered critically.
Even though it was a misunderstanding, Leandra did not hesitate to take him down.
Gritting his bloodied teeth, Lucivar's eyes began to shimmer with a golden light as he tried to remain conscious. In that moment of desperation, with Leandra standing right beside him, he saw a dark string of energy emerge from Leandra's body, arcing towards him.
It was the same one as that night, but Lucivar had no time to contemplate.
Out of his instinct to survive, he followed the guide of his ether once again.
Not even minding the changes on Lucivar, Leandra lifted her foot and stomped him.
But moving in a weird manner, Luicvar's body spun as he managed to dodge that stomp and get back on his feet. Following his instinct, his right fist began dazzling with power before he delivered a counterattack.
"I said it's a misunderstanding..." Lucivar mused raspingly.
Seeing Lucivar charging a punch, Leandra was surprised but she could still react in time.
Just before Lucivar's punch connected, she had already crossed her arms.
Bam!
A minuscule explosion of energy exploded from the point of impact.
Leandra was pushed back several meters before coming to a halt when she hit a tree behind her. She was still pushed back even though she tried to resist the force, which came as quite a surprise to her and the onlookers.
All of them were surprised as this was the first time Lucivar showed his power.
Rather, this was his first time to be able to show his power.
Despite wanting to resume straight, she stopped after taking a step.
Reaching for the corner of her mouth, Leandra frowned when she realized she was bleeding.
A trickle of blood was drawn despite her taking the punch through her guard.
"Stop!" Before the situation escalated—Tobias shouted from the other side of the inner yard, standing with the help of Ravenna and Mirel. "Stop attacking him, Leandra, as he said, it was a misunderstanding"
"How can that be a misunderstanding?" Leandra asked, her tone was cold and sharp.
Upon hearing this, Tobias sighed, "It's his first time using his power, he could not control it"
Just as Leandra was about to refute, a sudden siren rang across the entire place.
It blared so loud that it irritated the ears, instantly de-escalating the situation, as everyone's attention was pulled towards the piercing sound. Lucivar winced—looking in the direction of the noise, which seemed to be coming from outside.
Caught off guard by the loud siren, the once tense atmosphere dissipated.
Not even wasting a single second, the others ran outside alongside Tobias.
Seeing this, Lucivar was about to run after them but he saw Leandra walking towards him.
Raising his guard in case she tried to attack him again, Leandra instead looked at him with an unwavering gaze, and whispered, "This is not over. You hurt Master Tobias, and I'm not going to let you off easily"
Lucivar wanted to defend himself, but Leandra already sprinted away after she said that.
"Just what is her problem?" He mused in annoyance before also running.
As he reached outside of the house—Lucivar found the others were gathered outside of the fence and utter chaos assaulted the entire place. Judging from the style of the houses—it is clear that they were still in a slave city, but not Veegend City.
Observing around, Lucivar frowned, 'It's even worse than Veegend City...'
Unlike the buildings, and roads in Veegend City—this place was filled with bland houses, and also dirt roads covered in thick snow. In Lucivar's opinion, this place couldn't be considered a city, more like a small town instead.
"Run! A dungeon is opened!"
"Go and make barricades around the dungeon! We need to do it quickly!"
"Nah, fuck that! I'm ditching this stupid place!"
Lucivar approached the others who were also observing the situation.
But now they knew what was going on, it seemed there was a dungeon opened nearby.
Crossers would attack through summoning portals that connect their two worlds together, but it was rare to find a newly opened portal, in the Light World, so this situation was quite unfortunate.
Realizing this, Tobias glanced over to Delilah with a meaningful look.
Nodding her head—Delilah closed her eyes before her warm energy coalesced and gathered into her eyes. Eventually, she opened her eyes and looked around before she fixed on a spot, west from their position, "It's a yellow dungeon, and there are around three proselytes"
Dungeons were differentiated by their colors.
In order from weakest to strongest, there were yellow, blue, green, purple, and red.
Depending on their color, the energy limit that allowed crossing to their world would vary.
Since the one that appeared was yellow—it shouldn't coughed beings stronger than Acolyte rank. Normally, especially in a place, as remote as this village—the Crossers would probably be within the Neophyte Rank so Lucivar and the others could handle them.
Upon hearing this, Tobias turned to the others, "Okay, this a good chance for all of you,"
"Since the town is small—no Hybrids were living here except for us. I still need time to finish my matters, so I can't risk, moving from here. It's only a yellow dungeon and there are three proselytes at least. Go and handle the dungeon, treat this as field training" He continued.
Despite breathing heavily, Tobias explained the situation with great clarity.
All of the others nodded determinedly, all except for Lucivar.
He had never gone ahead and fought with Crossers, so he was a little bit nervous about this.
'No, with my current power, I should be able to handle myself...' He pondered resolutely.
It was a Hybrid's duty to deal with dungeons—and Lucivar is not going to shy away from it.
At least he knew if he hesitated now, he wouldn't get stronger.
"Stick close to me, I've dealt with a yellow dungeon once before this," Mirel, who was helping Tobias earlier, approached Lucivar. "Since you seem to have already unlocked your power—it should be easy for you to keep up"
Lucivar nodded before all of them, except for Lily and Thomas, sprinted towards the portal.
Out of everyone, Darwin was surprisingly leading the group.
"Me, Ravenna, Bob, and Leandra will be going inside the dungeon to search for the Teal Coin, while the rest will stay behind—and find the three proselytes. Remember to start from those who are suspected by many" Darwin said with a commanding tone.
Despite his regularly meek aura, he seemed to be an excellent leader in this situation.
All of them nodded and split into two groups.
Now, Lucivar was left with Bakar, Mirel, and Nerissa to search for the three proselytes.
In an instance such as this when a portal is opened, Hybrids must search for the Teal Coin of the portal, which is essentially an energy core, located on the opposite side of the portal—or the proselytes, people who are corrupted by the Crossers' energy, and became a link so that the portal could stay open.
Destroying the Teal Coin will close the dungeon instantly.
On the other hand, killing all associated proselytes will make the portal close in a day.
Since the Teal Coin is usually hard to find, most of the time killing the proselytes is the way.
Lucivar and the others sprinted through the rough road, passing the panicking people.
"Let's split into two groups, I'll go with Lucivar," Mirel announced.
Upon hearing this, Nerissa and Bakar nodded before the two took a separate path together.
Following closely behind—Lucivar looked around, but was distracted when he saw how fast Mirel was moving. His legs were like a blur, coursing through the road with incredible speed—but what's more shocking was the fact that Lucivar could keep up.
He looked down at his legs and saw that they were also moving in a blur.
Ever since becoming a Hybrid, this was truly the time he felt the changes in his strength.
It was exhilarating, the wind rushing against his face was enjoyable.
"Remember, we are looking for anyone who has discoloration in their veins. Usually, the vein discoloration happens around their arms, or legs—but there are still some exceptions," Mirel explained, reminding Lucivar what to search for. "Be careful, they could also hide it"
Lucivar nodded before the two picked up their pace, and reached near the dungeon.
Seeing the yellow dungeon at the city square, Mirel nodded.
No Crossers managed to get out, it seemed Darwin and the others intercepted them first.
"Proselytes are usually near the portal when it is opened—we should scour the area and look around to see if there are commotions," Mirel said as he darted to the right side while Lucivar went to the left, separating to cover more grounds faster.
A few minutes later, Lucivar found a commotion among ten people in front of a tavern.
Upon getting closer, he found a woman crying, circled by the other people.
Compelled to intervene, Lucivar ran towards them to check what was going on.
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