"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.
[Gift: Cartography! (Growth Type)
Grade: Lower Mortal Grade- 10
Experience till next Grade: 0.00% (0/1 Square Miles)
Effect:
-Allows the user to create mental maps based on what he has observed!]
I bought the [Gift] for 25000 GM points, once again leaving me with 10,000. I guess, I got a little too much from a single dungeon run alone.
"A gift that allows you to create a mental map based on what you have observed, huh?" Alice seemed a little disappointed with my [Gift], as she probably was expecting something extraordinary.
"Mortal Grade 10, huh? It's a bit lackluster, I guess," I sighed as I continued speaking," I think I picked the bottom of the straw here."
I pressed my lips and then gave a forced smile, at which Alice just shook her head before speaking," it's bad. Especially given how others are specifically targeting you. Should we focus on helping you get strong? We can buy skills from the shop. That way you can at least stop worrying about Luke and the others."
I wasn't worrying really. But I was happy that Alice was showing concern for me rather than trying to cut me off. It wouldn't be exactly surprising if she started having thoughts like that.
"Maybe. But I was thinking of increasing the grade of my [Gift] first," I made a thoughtful expression but Alice narrowed her eyes at my words as she spoke,"what do you mean?"
"I mean increasing the experience of my gift and then increasing its grade? That way maybe I can unlock some more features of my gift. Is anything wrong?" I acted confused. I already had a rough idea that most of the gifts were fixed from the start, but I had to act like I didn't know that.
It wasn't a precaution against the players around me but… the Gods. The one who could possibly be watching me right now.
"You mean, you can increase your gift's grade?" Alice gulped as she looked at me, with her eyes widening a little.
"Well… yeah? There is a [Growth Type] written beside the name of the [Gift]. Don't you have something like that as well?" I asked with my eyes slowly opening up wider.
Alice shook her head, as she smiled a little," I don't have anything like that. Mark?" She looked at Mark who also did the same. I made an 'Ah!' Expression, before smiling a bit mischievously as I added,
"Let's keep this a secret for now."
They both nodded before I added,
"Let's see. I think I need to observe everything around me, and it will register into my gift. So that means…"
I looked at the empty road, and focused as far as I could. With my [Perception!] I could see as much as 2 miles. I wonder if it will add-
[Gift: Cartography! (Growth Type)
Grade: Lower Mortal Grade- 10
Experience till next Grade: 13.21% (0.1321/1 Square Miles)
Effect:
-Allows the user to create mental maps based on what he has observed!]
'Oh!' I smiled as I understood the method of increasing the [Gift!]. This should be easy.
I then closed my eyes, and bingo! A gray coloured 2D map appeared in front of me, showing the street that I just viewed in front of me.
"Did the grade increase?" Alice spoke with an interested gaze but I shook my head,"no, but the progress bar increased. Right now, I can only see a Gray coloured 2D map. It's kinda bland with no information of any sorts."
She nodded, not worrying too much about it. Though I was a little excited. I wanted to increase my grade as much and as fast as possible.
"Let's return back to the safe point, now. We will take an hour break before we continue in other directions as well," I spoke and they nodded. Since we had a group of NPCs as well, it was better to drop them back at the safe point and continue on our own.
"How is she?" I then turned to the little sleeping girl that I saved. Her mother, the chief's daughter, smiled and answered," she is fine. Just sleeping." Then she kissed the girl's forehead before thanking me once again.
"All right. Let's leave now," Mark picked up the bow and arrows before the rest of us nodded and began walking towards the [Safe Point!], while I kept observing the area around, increasing the experience point as much as I could.
10 minutes later…
[Your Gift [Cartography!] has increased by 1 Grade!]
[Gift: Cartography! (Growth Type)
Grade: Lower Mortal Grade- 9
Experience till next Grade: 20.00% (1/2.5 Square Miles)
Effect:
-Allows the user to create layered mental maps based on what he has observed! The user can switch between different layers at will!]
The distance required to be mapped increased as a feature of layering was added to the Map. I wanted to increase the Grade of [Perception!] or even its distance, but the cost of GM required was more than 100k, so I could just try my best with what I had right now.
30 minutes later, we reached back to the safe point. I took half of the stuff we collected increasing my [Safe Time], while the rest half was divided between Mark and Alice. Since the NPCs were tired, they decided to rest, while Alice and Mark were looking through the [Shop].
I gave them 50,000 Points each, saying that they should gear up with necessary skills as we were going to explore till late night from today. While it was dangerous, it was also necessary since we do not know when we would end up in a situation where fighting in the dark is our only choice.
Though a bit reluctant, they agreed with me, while I decided to go on the roof of our school for now. I was wondering if I could get a proper view from there, increasing my [Gift]'s progress even more.
Since the required area was 2.5 miles, and the radius of my skill is 2 miles, I think it should be feasible.
[Your Gift [Cartography!] has increased by 1 Grade!]
[Your Gift [Cartography!] has increased by 1 Grade!]
[Gift: Cartography! (Growth Type)
Grade: Lower Mortal Grade- 7
Experience till next Grade: 67.41% (6.741/10 Square Miles)
Effect:
-Allows the user to create layered mental maps based on what he has observed! The user can switch between different layers at will!
-Marks all the Players on the Map with green color!
-Allows the user to Mark 3 movable targets!]
"…"
Unlike before, now the map was filled with various green dots. About a dozen of them were within the safe zone, showing various players present there.
But disturbing me from my joy, came a mocking voice, calling me out from the gate of the roof,"Aren't you enjoying yourself a little too much, buddy?"
Turning around, I saw Tristan standing there with Julia. Both of them observed me with a smirk on their face.
"What do you want?" I asked as I observed them, while something peculiar caught my attention.
"Hehe. What do you think I want?" He observed me with a deep gaze before his eyes turned serious and spoke,
"You dare not pretend not knowing anything, you fucker. You already knew Julia is mine, yet you fucking dared to force your way with her, you bastard. I would have ignored anything else. I am a man of principles… But buddy… There are limits that shouldn't be crossed."
I could see the fury and disgust in his eyes. From the way he was looking at me, it seemed like he was hell bent on killing me.
The situation was absurd. It was too nonsensical. But then again… it all made sense. After all…
My map was showing only one green dot on the roof right now.
One of them was a doppelganger.
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