THE OUTSIDE! I FINALLY FOUND THE OUTSIDE! NOT THAT I CAN GO OUT THOUGH!

Some days after leaving the dino-trio's herd I returned to searching for the dungeon entrance. It didn't take too long, as the maps for the upper-layer was nearly finished right before finding Skelly. I paid my respect to the grave I made for him there while passing through as well. Maybe that gave me luck a boost?

Anyway, I've managed to find the exit early on. Now I just need to return to the river area before Virt and co start the battle against the T-Rex. They can't be too far from finishing their preparations. 

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... did their preparations need to include those?

It's the day of the battle. Virt, Sent, Riri, Bihamut, the raptors, and the sahuagins, riders, mages, soldiers, crafters, you name it. They're all in the river area right now, with Virt in the center, while the rest are waiting by the walls. That's well and all, not any different from the previous time the T-Rex fought here, save for the sahuagins, and the opponent.

But that's not what I'm having trouble with. It's the damn flags and banners that I'm talking about! This isn't a soccer match, read the mood dammit! And those banners, aren't they designed after me? A white flag, with a black mark resembling a spider with bat wings on it. No matter how you look at it, that has to be me!

Ahh, too embarrassing! And most of the members are wearing armbands with the same logo on it! Even Virt, who looks like it's his pride and glory! Stop that! I know it was me who said 'make me proud', but this isn't anything to be proud of! It's only embarrassing!

It's her, right? The culprit for all these Reha Zera goods has to be her, right!? Cherna. It has to be her! No other sahuagin has the weaving prowess to make so many banners. It's because of that prowess that I decided to name her myself. I think she may even have acquired the [Thread Synthesis] skill, or something similar. I can't come on any other explanation than that since the shitloads of threads I made for the sahuagins didn't include colored threads. And by shitloads, I'm talking about around ten Sent's worth of thread-yarns.

The name Chaerna came from anagramming Arachne since she was so good at weaving. On another note, it seems she and Bihamut has a thing going between them. Just explode, damn normies!

Haaahh, seeing these guys again, even from a distance, has made me exhausted. My current position is at the top of a pillar just beside the raptor tunnel. Many of the raptors from the T-Rex faction has exited the tunnel already, getting some good spots for the fight. Wait, is this not a soccer match? Or any other sports event? Am I the only one out of the loop here?

Ah, whatever! If they're gonna treat this as some sports event, then I'm gonna do the same! In the eastern corner, with his back against the tunnels leading to the pillar area, with a weight of probably one truck, the Darkfluid Spino-Rexus, VIRT!! The audience is going crazy! They're expecting the challenger will go home as the new king of dinos! And our challenger's stats are:

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Name: Virt

Race: [Darkfluid Spino-Rexus]   | Level: 4

Karma Value: 93

Skills: 24

 

 

HP: 593/593  | MP: 533/533   | SP: 616/616

STR: 724  | VIT: 513   | MAG: 502

RES: 530   | SPD:  688  | DEX: 653

INT: 100   | LUC: 93

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SKILL LIST

Ability Skills: [SP Reinforcement LV4] UP2  [STR Reinforcement LV6] EVOLVED [SPD Reinforcement LV4] UP3

Attack Skills: [Sword Arts LV9] NEW [Claw Arts LV41] UP13 [Hydrokinesis LV6] UP5 [Poison Attack LV20] UP3

Magic Skills: [Darkness Magic LV14] UP2 [Sword Summoning LV5] NEW

Crafting Skills: [Sword Creation LV7] NEW

Passive Skill: [Running LV50 (MAX)] UP9 [Acrobatic LV4] UP3 [Cutting Reinforcement LV17] UP16 [Magic Talent Lv8] UP1 [Vital Point KnowledgeLV35] UP5 [High-Speed Swimming LV1]

Perception Skills: [Sense Foe LV13] UP2 

Resistance Skills: [Poison Resistance LV41] [Paralyze Resistance LV20]

Leadership Skills: [King LV5] UP3 [Cooperation LV23] UP2

Racial Skills: [Bio-Blades LV22] UP21

Elements: [Water Element LV12] EVOLVED [Darkness Element LV5] EVOLVED

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Geh, that's some stats. Virt has even picked up sword skills, like his new [Sword Creation] skill. It lets him make swords out of materials and MP.

That sword magic skill is like a storage skill, exclusive to swords, and works like a magic instead of a skill. You need to cast the Store Sword spell to add the swords into the different space, and the Retrieve Sword spell to spit them out again. There are also different ways of summoning the swords, as well as being able to repair the swords that are stored in the different-space pocket.

Virt must have abused his racial traits to obtain those skills in such a short time. Even if a C-rank like him gets 0.5 skill points for each level up, getting so many high-end skills is crazy.

*Thump, thump, thump.*

And here comes the T-Rex. He's right below me, as he passes the pillar I'm standing on. Did his stats improve from last time?

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Nameless   | Sub-boss of [The Water-Knot of Glavras]

Race: [Glavras Rexus]   | Level: 41

Skills: 7

 

HP: 700/700   | MP: 211/211   | SP: 665/665

STR: 1088   | VIT: 902   | MAG: 145

RES: 148   | SPD: 93   | DEX: 91

INT: 62  | LUC: 92

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SKILL LIST

Ability Skills: [STR Reinforcement LV50 (MAX)] UP6

Attack Skills: [Heavy Bite LV50 (MAX)]

Active Skills: [Massive Force LV45] UP6

Resistance Skills: [Water Resistance LV50 (MAX)] UP6

Leadership Skills: [Tyrant LV50 (MAX)]

Racial Skills: [Pure Water Dependency LV45] UP12

Elements: [Greater Water Element LV16] UP4

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He became a little stronger since the last time I saw him. Bosses aren't supposed to have their abilities strengthen! But, if it's just this, then Virt can run laps around that guy while dodging the T-Rex's jaws.

Okay then, all the attention is pointed at those guys now. Let's get the secret plan underway.

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"I'm bored. Can't we go and see the lord's fight?" - Royal Guard #1

"We can't! There's no one else than the four of us to protect the treasure. Everyone else went to see the fight." - Royal Guard #2

"Not that we can blame them. The amount of us loyal ones have been hunted down lately." - Royal Guard #3

"Are you talking about those who started to hunt in the tunnels just above this floor?" - Royal Guard #1

"That's right. Since the traitors started to live on the floor below us, both that place and the tunnels haven't been safe for us loyal ones." - Royal Guard #3

"And then the phantom appeared." - Royal Guard #4

"Phantom? What's that?" - Royal Guard #1

"Nobody knows. The only thing that is known, is that there is something in the above-tunnels that has hunted all the monsters there almost without mercy." - Royal Guard #4

"Why almost?" - Royal Guard #1

"Because many of the younger generations have been able to travel through the above-tunnels without any casualties by the phantom. Somebody thinks it's the traitors that have killed them, but they haven't left their floor after killing a large number of spiders." - Royal Guard #2

"OOOIII!" - Newbie?

"Who are you?" - Royal Guard #3

"The fight, turning awesome! Come and see!" - Newbie?

"Huh, what are you talking about? We have to protect the treasure here." - Royal Guard #2

"Nothing passes one outside tunnel. Safe to watch the boss!" - Newbie

"Well, he has a point." - Royal Guard #4

"But that's not a good enough reason to leave our posts." - Royal Guard #2

"Opponent moves water in the air! Pointy stuff appears all over! The boss bites through all!" - Newbie

"Mhg-!" - Royal Guards

"Ehm, maybe it isn't such a bad idea to watch the fight. I mean, nobody can sneak past all of us." - Royal Guard #3

"And, why would someone try to come to this area when the lord is fighting?" - Royal Guard #1

"Hmm, good point. But, it's still not a good idea to leave the treasure without some guards." - Royal Guard #2

"But the fight-!" - Newbie

"Therefore, you will take over for us. Guard the treasure till we come back." - Royal Guard #2

"EEEHHH! Me?!" - Newbie

"Good idea! No one will come here anyway, so even a goofer like this guy is enough for the job." - Royal Guard #4

"Goofer?!" - Newbie

"It was you who wanted us to watch the fight. Take the responsibilities for that." - Royal Guard #3

"Well, good luck with the guard duties." - Royal Guard #1

"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!" - Royal Guards

"..." - Newbie

...

Suckers! When the guards that had protected the Console left, I undid the transformation and returned from being a raptor, back to the regular Reha Zera-look. 

But, they only had four guards for this thing? My plan worked way better than I first thought. Since I couldn't defeat any of the bosses guarding the three Consoles, I changed my goals of defeating them, to just get them outta the way while I took control over the Console, or at least, learned how it was used.

Since the queen spider and the hydra turtle looked like they wouldn't move even if the dungeon collapsed on them, I turned my attention towards the T-Rex. I already knew that I could move that big idiot, as long as I pitted it against some strong opponent to fight against. 

As luck would have it, I encountered the dino-trio, which had the desire to take out the T-Rex even before I met them. All that was remaining, was to evolve them into something that could challenge the T-Rex and keep it occupied for long enough. Then, I could trick eventual guards with my transformations, like I just did, and voila! One purification-Console, all mine! I could assassinate the guards as well, but in case they made too much noise and attracted the T-Rex, then it would be game over for me.

Things didn't go all according to plan though. I didn't expect the dino-trio to evolve into some new evolutions, nor did I expect there would be so many others who would follow them. Heck, even a different race joined them. That did increase the excitement for the match since the opponent is some new type of challenger. Anyone would be excited over that.

Now then, all that's needed to do now is to get this Console under my control. Then, if what I'm thinking on is right, I'm able to use my secret weapon, and kill that damn dragon dungeon master in one go!

Relax, lil' Console. It's not gonna hurt, much, The worst that could happen is that the whole dungeon gets destroyed. Mwa-hahahahaha!