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Chapter 184: Dungeon raid. Part 1

Chapter 184: Dungeon raid. Part 1

Lowest heaven is a place that is infamous for the most dangerous dungeons of all sky realms. Since Helsia is situated at the very bottom of the heavenly realm, it was easy for the god of dungeons to install dungeons as he wished in the past.

In the past, Helsia was the land of dungeons ruled by a noble god of dungeons, Ashter.

He was a god that loves to give out his inventions to the immortals and demigods so everyone can level up and live together in the realm of gods.

At first, everyone liked the fact that everyone will live in the same place despite their status. But later, it turned into a disaster.

Everyone then wished to become a noble god and rule the lands with the power they acquired from Ashter. They all wanted to become gods by using a cheat that Ashter made for free.

So Ashter thought about a good plan and started to make dungeons. His plan was to give out his inventions through dungeons to the worthy person.

Then, the first dungeon was installed right in the middle of Helsia.

All the demigods and immortals started to gather in front of the dungeons to raid it. They were all well-prepared to raid it and had too much confidence in themselves. Some of them were also excited that they began to raid it alone and that’s when everything went wrong.

More than half of the people inside the dungeon were killed and the rest of them were badly injured. All the demigods and immortals started to rebel against Ashter.

But Ashter was a noble god so none of them successfully defeated him in a duel. But he was still into making dungeons. So he made countless dungeons to satisfy himself and then left Helsia. Since then, all of the dungeons were left untouched by everyone. So, nobody knew what exactly the prize was for completing a raid.

After he left his territory, the place where all demigods and immortal bodies were buried became fertilized. Tali, the demigod of grapes noticed it and started farming. It was the beginning of his life as a ruler of a huge territory beside a small territory of flowers.

...

Viktor was stunned to see the entrance of the great dungeon called ’Illusion’ that he found accidentally. A few minutes before he started to walk into the jungle to check the place, he suddenly stepped on a switch. The switch triggered a huge door that popped out of nowhere in front of him with ancient words written on it.

He was surprised to see a dungeon hidden so close to his camp. He wanted to go inside right away but then he thought, ’Going inside without any strategies is suicide. I am not on earth that no matter what happens, I will stay alive. This is the heaven where gods can also die inside a dungeon. Ashter is a great god who’s next in line to the king’s throne. So it’s undoubtedly a place where a powerful god can die. I’m just a nobody here with 2nd stage divine Qi.’

At that moment, Adonis approached him and asked, "Master, is that a dungeon gate?"

"Yes, it’s a dungeon gate. I can’t believe I’m seeing a real-life dungeon inside heaven right now."

Adonis touched the door and said, "Me neither. A dungeon is something that exists in fantasy books where hunters or players raid it to level up, gain skills, items and other hidden things such as clues."

Viktor glanced at Adonis and thought, ’Well you are also from my fantasy book-_-. Sometimes, I also become astonished that someone non-exist is walking around in my house and ordering me to wake up and eat-_-’.

Viktor sighed and said, "Don’t touch it. You might accidentally open it and we might get sucked into it."

Adonis looked back and said, "Huh?"

*Dungeon activating requirements have been met. Please step close to the gate so both of the challengers can raid it together.*

Viktor’s face became pale to hear the robotic voice inside his head.

*The raid will begin in 3...2...1.."

"Adonis, can I just smack your a**-_-?"

"Master, I am sorry-_-. Forgive me. I will give you my expensive watch as a token of apology."

Viktor frowned and thought, ’How is your experience watch going to help us complete the raid? We’re going to die-_-. Ah... my life...’

Both of them vanished from the spot and the gate disappeared from that area.

....

The bright light of the moon fell on a small kid’s face. His body was filled with wounds and they were all stinging. The sensation of hunger needled sharply throughout his body.

’A nostalgic sensation, yet so soury.’

He opened his eyes slowly and the ray of the bright moonlight went inside them. His body was so stingy that he couldn’t move it well. So he leaned onto the wall and looked around.

The smell of the rotten garbage went inside his nose and it made his stomach twist.

’Where am I?’

He then looked beside him and saw the old phone. The battery was dead so he couldn’t do anything about it. Then he suddenly remembered that he was inside the storage room. He was being punished by his stepmother because he pissed her off by returning home late.

Viktor then stood up and looked through the small hole in the door to check if everyone was around or not. And then, a woman opened the door.

"Ivon! Get out of here and go wash the dishes! Don’t you have school tomorrow?" Viktor looked at the woman’s face and got a chill down his spine. He was so scared that he immediately looked at the floor. But the name ’Ivon’ didn’t feel right to him. But the fear made his body move on its own straight into the kitchen. He then started to wash the dishes with his wounded hands.

’Something’s not right. I feel like I’m missing something. Something very important.’

He then thought about his girlfriend and mumbled, ’I did send her a text before entering the house. She said that she won’t come to the charm school after school. Did I miss anything to study? I don’t have any tests before the midterm result. So, what is bugging me so bad?’ He washed all the dishes and went straight to his room after stealing an apple from the freezer.

Crekk!!!!

The bed made a cracking sound when he jumped on it to lie down. He was so tired, yet he couldn’t shut his eyes because of an unknown reason that kept bugging him. He was super curious about it.

So he again jumped from the bed and looked at his face in the mirror. Viktor was a little confused because everything around him seemed so tall and then he realised that his height was short.

"Why am I small? My ’human-form’ height is above 6."

The silence around the small room started to eat him alive after he complained about his height.

"My human form height? I’m usually above 6 feet tall? Where is this even coming from? Am I okay? Hey Viktor, cut it out."

He again became silent for some moment and again asked his reflection in the mirror.

"Who are you?" He touched the mirror with his index finger and again said, "I feel so weird so I will start by introducing myself. I am Viktor E. North, the demigod of all living records...." Since a god and a demigod can’t lie about their identity, his mouth spoke of that on its own.

Then, he realised everything.

’I’m inside a dungeon called Illusion. So, I’m currently inside my mind’s greatest fear that took the form of a dungeon. That means, I need to figure out how to get out of here by killing the boss. But it doesn’t match with what the robotic voice said before we were sucked into it. It clearly said that both participants will be raiding the dungeon together. There was a few meters of distance between me and Adonis when we were taken away.

That means, the raid has taken two forms and forced us to take different challenges depending on the worst fear we had gone through in our life.

My fear is the stepmother’s torture. The test result will come out tomorrow and that’s when my life’s nightmare begins. So, technically, the boss is my stepmother.

*The participant has figured out a clue about the boss.* The strange voice rang inside his head.

’Hm, I’m on the right path even though I can’t use any of my powers. I can’t even feel a drop of mana inside this body. But I’m surprised at how realistic this illusion magic is! My illusion magic is nothing compared to this.’

....

Somewhere in an old wooden house.

A red-skinned woman tired her long hair and approached a sleeping man under a white blanket. She smiled and touched his black hair to wake him up.

"Darling, the sun is up. Aren’t you going to wake up?"

Adonis slowly opened his eyes and saw the face of his wife. Her smile was something that faded inside his memories because he lived a long life after her death. But seeing her again smiling made him wake up immediately.

The woman chucked and said, "Darling, you’re acting funny today. So what do you want to eat for breakfast?"

Adonis stared at her face for so long and then said, "Y..you’re alive.."

"Silly, when did I die? How can I leave you before becoming a grandma?" She then hugged Adonis and said, "Adonis, let’s have a warm breakfast."

Adonis smiled and replied, "Yes. Let’s eat something."