4 Leaving the Dungeon

Venya watched as the worm settled into the narrow path just after devouring Lance.

She couldn't say a single word. She was terrified.

She had never seen anyone as strong as Lance Fehrman and still, the worm swallowed him. He was dead.

The sixty-foot long monster hit the ground hard and faced the woman in front of him. She knew she would be next. She knew this would be the end of her.

The worm advanced on Venya, who could not react in time. Her eyes remained open throughout the entire process. The monster opened its mouth with its teeth and then...

Something stopped him from killing his prey. Venya frowned in astonishment. The worm spun from side to side, hitting the walls, ceiling and floor. The worm began to growl in despair, it was a terrible noise.

Venya could see something twitch in the worm's lower body. It was like something was destroying the worm from the inside. She stopped to think for a moment. Not something, someone.

The terrible monster stirred uncontrollably, causing small tremors that knocked over the stalactites hanging from the cave's ceiling.

Blood spurted across the floor like a waterfall spilling water from a cataract. One hand passed where the creature's stomach should have been, and then another hand. In a movement similar to opening a backpack, the two hands separated the flesh and skin, letting the animal's entrails leak out.

A black creature emerged from within the worm covered in blood from head to toe.

It was Lance.

"I told you I had a plan!"

The worm moved. He wasn't dead, not even close. Inching on Lance, he punched it, his head bobbing and crashing to the ground.

But he wasn't dead yet.

"Is this serious?"

Advancing on Lance once more, the young man grabbed what appeared to be the monster's throat (even though worms breathe through their skins, this is a different worm) and ripped it to shreds, but even that didn't seem to end the still-moving creature.

Lance leapt over the monster's head, which snarled at the kaiju.

He threw a punch. The worm's head hit the ground brutally.

"Stay!"

He landed another punch that this time made the worm unable to lift its head any further.

"On the damn ground!"

He raised both hands, grabbed each other, and delivered the last blow that completely crushed the worm's head. His teeth flew and stuck to the walls, his brain was totally crushed. The worm finally died.

[ You evolved a level! ]

[ You've evolved to level sixty! ]

[Strength: 392 → 393]

[Agility: 94 → 95]

[Luck: 84 → 85]

[Magic: 85 → 86]

[Vitality: 2655 → 2700]

"Great! I evolved a level with just him! "

Venya Fordragon, the mistress of beasts, rose from the dirt floor toward Lance. He was walking on top of the huge monster's corpse.

"Who are you, really?!"

He jumped to the ground and looked into her eyes.

"Haven't I already told you? I'm the guy who's gonna end those idiots! "

He started walking to the opposite side of where the worm had fallen. If he wasn't so full, he would try to eat it. Would he gain a strength bonus instead of just a skill point?

Venya followed him.

"Then which way?" She asked.

"Wait, don't you know where the exit is?"

"No."

"..."

"Don't you know? I mean, you said you were a hunter. You had to come through the entrance."

He looked at her seriously for a few seconds.

"I kind of… forgot. But for God's sake, you live here and don't know how to get out? "

"I don't think you heard me when I said I was thrown into this dump against my will, trapped for eternity in a locked room, raising and caring monsters!"

Fehrman stopped for a moment.

"How did you get here? Why did the Ruler keep you in this place?"

"You don't know, do you?"

"About what?"

"All dungeon bosses belong to different worlds. They all had life, family and friends. Everyone also received the gift, better known as the system. And all have failed with each of the pantheons. "

She stopped talking for a moment, thoughtful.

"I was one of the Ruler's concubines."

Lance was silent. The words entered his ears carefully.

"I was born into a world inhabited by demons and I… I was born this way, with a human appearance. They hated me. " Venya rolled her neck as if in pain.

"And that's where he found me, while watching my world. He gave me the gift, he taught me how to raise and control these creatures, he made me feel loved for the first time in my life. And in the end, when I couldn't exceed his expectations, he brought me here along with several other citizens from different worlds to... To serve as his newest entertainment. "

"This is all a circus for them. Even this King of Kaiju must think the same. "

Lance Fehrman didn't know what to say. He didn't want to offend her.

"I'm very sorry." It was the only thing he could think of at the moment. Simple but meaningful.

"Don't be sorry. If we have the slightest chance of killing each one of them, I'll take this opportunity with all my strength!"

Lance and Venya walked and walked, but they got nowhere. They were walking in circles.

They had arrived at another place full of stones and rocks of different colors. The bottom of the earth was not fun at all, it was very depressing.

"Hey, king! Can give a help? We're kind of stuck here. "

A message appeared in the top corner of his status.

[ A new message appeared! ]

[ Lance Fehrman ]

[ Kaiju Level 60 ]

[ Title - Kaiju Avenger ]

[Strength: 393]

[Agility: 95]

[Lucky: 85]

[Magic: 86]

[Vitality: 2700]

[ Active Skills - Eat to Grow ]

[ Passive Skills - None known ]

Lance clicked on the new message.

[The King of Kaiju has sent you a gift! ]

A golden box appeared in front of Lance. He recalled that some users of the system received rewards for how often they explored dungeons and killed monsters.

[ Would you like to open it now? ]

[ Yes No ]

He clicked yes.

The box glowed brightly and began to shake. An item appeared in place of the box and remained floating in the air. Lance took the metallic item with a purple crystal in the middle and its specs appeared.

[ Teleport Crystal ]

[ Can be used to teleport user to the dungeon entrance ]

[ Capacity: Two people ]

[ Magic level needed to use: 35 ]

"It's about time you really helped me, don't you think?"

[ The King of Kaiju asks you to shut up. ]

"OK…"

Grabbing Venya around the waist, Lance gripped the teleport crystal tightly.

"Ready to see my world?"

"Not even a little."

"Here we go!"

They disappeared in a blur that lasted less than two seconds.

The two were out of the dungeon.