Ding!
[Phantom Magus Class Book has been sold at the lock price of 50,000 Zents]
[Phantom Magus class has been equipped by someone!]
[You have obtained 1,500 Creator Coins]
Good news arrived just as Lars exited the Rat Nest dungeon.
"Is this actually real... I never thought I could make nearly 100,000 Zents in just a few days. Just when I thought heaven had abandoned me... sniff, sniff..." Lars was on the verge of tears as he looked at his phone. If things continued like this, it wouldn’t be long before all his debts were gone and he would finally be a free man.
"Alright! Now I’m even more motivated! Onward to the next dungeon!" Lars entered the next dungeon, the Rank 2 Kobold Mine.
As soon as he arrived, he was greeted by a mining scene. Numerous tunnels stretched in all directions, with broken carriages and scattered mining tools lying across the ground. He walked deeper into one of the tunnels.
"This tunnel must have been dug by the kobolds. I should be careful not to get lost."
Soon, he reached the end of the tunnel, which opened into a large chamber below. Many tunnels all connected to this single cavern. Lars noticed movement beneath him. Squinting his eyes, he saw a large number of kobolds gathered below.
"Hmm... that’s quite a lot of them. Taking them down one by one isn’t efficient. Let’s switch to a more destructive class... Blazing Archmage!"
The symbol on his hand changed into a fiery red mark. His stats shifted automatically to match the new class.
"Now, let’s go!"
Lars leaped down from nearly three meters and rolled forward upon landing. The kobolds were caught off guard. Without hesitation, Lars began casting successive spells.
"Blaze Bolt!"
"Blaze Bolt!"
"Blaze Bolt!"
Multiple fireballs shot toward the kobolds. Each impact killed dozens instantly. Those who survived were engulfed in flames.
"Hahaha!" Lars laughed as he was exhilarated. He felt overwhelming power surging through him.
"Blaze Wall!"
A sweeping wall of fire surged forward, consuming the remaining kobolds and reducing them to ash. In total, Lars had slain over a hundred kobolds in mere minutes, a feat no single hunter had ever accomplished before.
[Blazing Archmage Class Efficiency increased to 100%]
[Increase Max CP by 1!]
"Cool!" Lars cheered. Now he had a total of 13 Creation Points. He then moved deeper to the next floor.
As soon as he arrived on the second floor, he suddenly heard a voice.
"Help..."
"Hmmm... did I hear something? Or was it just the wind?"
"Help..." The voice grew louder as Lars walked further.
"Help me..."
"There really is someone who needs help!" Lars finally heard it clearly. He immediately rushed toward the source of the voice.
After a few minutes, he finally arrived at another chamber. There, he saw a large group of kobolds surrounding a man. The man was standing on top of a broken carriage, kicking away any kobolds that tried to climb up and drag him down.
"Help me!" Justin cried out.
"A hunter? Why is he alone? Wait... I shouldn’t say that. I’m alone too." Lars muttered before charging forward.
"Inferno Burst!"
Click!
Lars snapped his fingers. After two seconds, a massive explosion erupted, engulfing nearly half of the kobolds.
"Ahh! Someone’s here! Save me!"
"I can already see you! Don’t you see I’m trying to help you?" Lars snapped as he was irritated by Justin’s shouting. He then jumped into the center of the kobold group and unleashed two Blaze Walls to his right and left. The smell of burning flesh filled the chamber.
"What a strong guy! He must be a top hunter." Justin said while pulling out his phone to take pictures.
Meanwhile, Lars continued his assault. Fewer than twenty kobolds remained.
"Take this! Blaze Bolt!"
[Insufficient MP! Unable to cast skill!]
"What?! Damn it! I totally forgot! This class is a mage class. Of course most of its skills consume a lot of mana."
The kobolds tilted their heads, expecting a fireball to fly toward them. But nothing happened. In the next instant, they charged at Lars.
"Change to Lunar Blader class!" Lars shouted as he ran from the kobolds.
[Unable to change class. Lunar Blader class is currently on cooldown for 30 minutes. A class that was recently used will be on cooldown before it becomes available again.]
"What the hell? Why are you only telling me now?!"
Lars dashed toward Justin and grabbed him along.
"Where are we going?!" Justin asked.
"Are you blind? We’re running away, of course!"
"Ahhh!"
Both of them shouted as their voices echoed throughout the floor.
After ten minutes, they finally lost the group. Both of them were breathing heavily after all that running. Lars pulled out a water bottle and drank from it, then handed it to Justin.
"Thank you for saving me just now. My name is Justin."
"Lars. What were you even doing in there? Did you enter the dungeon alone?" Lars asked.
"Yes. I was planning to reach the boss room and take pictures and videos of it." Justin said while scrolling through his phone.
"You do know it’s dangerous, right? Did you bring any Revival Crystals with you?"
"Huh? What’s that?"
Clap!
Lars smacked his forehead and shook his head. The guy in front of him was completely clueless. He didn’t even know something so basic. Lars had no idea how Justin had managed to reach the second floor safely.
Lars handed one of his Revival Crystals to Justin and told him not to lose it, without giving any further explanation.
"How are you still using your phone inside the dungeon? I thought there’s no connection here." Lars asked.
"Hehe. That’s because of this." Justin unzipped his backpack and revealed a large piece of machinery inside, covered in blinking lights.
"This thing took almost all of my savings. It’s a Mobile Server. It lets me connect to the outside network without any problems."
"Hmmm... something like that actually exists." Lars was slightly amazed.
"Alright, since you’re here, I have a request. Can you help escort me safely to the boss room and let me record your fight with the boss? Is that okay?" Justin asked.
"Why would I escort you? Unless you pay, I won’t waste my time." Lars said jokingly.
"How much?"
"Huh?"
"I asked how much you want me to pay."
"Err... 3,000 Zents?"
"Deal! Now please lead the way." Justin shook Lars’s hand and immediately started walking.
’What’s wrong with this guy?!’