18 Chapter 18 Dungeon Trials Battle Royale!

Chapter 18 Dungeon Trials Battle Royale!

Many looked at the beast, going around clawing, slashing, stabbing, and cripplingly people left and right it was clear he didn't want to kill them.

As he stood with a number on his head, ranked fourth, it was apparent that this was a survival test. Many teams had shared rankings, with the more team members you had, the higher your rank was. However, the downside was that the more members you had, the more you stood to lose if one of them was killed or taken out. I raced around with my [Wild Steps], putting all my mana into my muscles and feeling better than I ever had in my life. There were no restrictions, no sluggishness holding me back.

I swiftly dodged and sped away from multiple spells, skills, and projectiles coming my way. I had a target on my back in this trial and was alone, very much in everyone's sight. With each elimination, my score was increasing rapidly, and I had been holding the fourth spot for a while now. The clock above us all displayed only ten minutes left until the end of the trial.

I needed to come in third place or higher to receive the best rewards. As I looked around, I focused all my senses and noticed the person in second place - an LV 13 Incubus - charming many people too quickly. To take the heat off himself, he flew away quickly after I threw my knife at him with all my might. Unfortunately, my multiple aura and mana knives hit the people behind him, and two LV 7 elves lost their lives.

<1400 Exp gained>

Pushing as much mana into my legs and feet as I could, launching up at him, my knife returning to my hand, throwing it into his wing as he yelled in pain as it was too fast for him, multiple aura chains connected to the embedded knife, and now his wing I pulled him to me.

Soon, both of us fell to the ground. I pulled on his wings roughly while my chains were binding his hands to stop him from attacking me. We soon crashed into the floor, taking out a part of the teams as well. Quickly getting off him, I stopped churning my mana, which I had already used over 75%. I was panting hard, getting cut and scratched every so often as I avoided attacks. Despite that, I had a smug grin on my lips, egging them on more, as I was now in second place, close to taking first as only mere seconds were left.

My back on a wall, the group I was training, tried to jump me, only to be hit with a wide, sweeping wave of gray and dark red flames. So many were forced to use return crystals unless lost their lives here burning alive. The timer hit zero, growing lights sending the remaining 250 out of 500 people away, myself included.

When the lights faded away, I was in front of four, open doors. Each one had some treasure inside. Once I stepped in, I'd be sent out to a random part of the dungeon after my selection. Only the 2nd and 3rd place teams, or people, would get to choose after me, to prevent needless fighting.

One room was filled with gems, jewels, and many different, accessories. Room two was an armory, with many weapons and armor of great value. Room three had many random books, scrolls, tomes as well as, and what looked to be artifacts inside brimming with an erie power. The final door held potions, herbs, and pills that could improve one's body and abilities.

All four rooms were giving off some energy that seemed to call me. I had to think this through once inside. I can't step out so since the others would be forced to sit and watch me for half an hour. I would be forced out if I didn't pick, and unless they wished to forfeit their prize, they had to wait.

So I sat down and began to use [Meditation]. Focusing on each door seeing what was calling to me the most. Multiple strings, of energy, pulled on my body as I focused on each one, before grabbing hold of the one, pulling on my hair, of all things.

The hell others tugged on, my heart, or hands, hell, one way too close to my crotch, but this my hair? It wasn't even the door, that was pulling but, sometimes, inside the last one when all the potions and herbs were.

Honestly, I wanted to go threw door three, but this felt like my best choice, something was calling to me. So I went indoor four. It was closed behind me lost to the other winners. Walking in I saw so many good things, hell some stuff that could force me to evolve into a greater werewolf, or could straighten my soul, or body.

But alas, I ignored them all, walking to a dim glowing royal blue rose. I could not [Appraise] it like the other herbs or potions, meaning it was way higher graded than my ability to, comprehend it. It was covered in frost and a glaze of ice, cold vapors coming off the rose, like smoke from a flame, it was the most beautiful flower I've ever seen as I slowly and gently cupped it, in my hands.

As I opened my hand, the flower petals flew out and circled my body before hitting my gauntlet and phasing through into my hand. I quickly removed the gauntlet and saw a blue rose tattoo on my hand. It had a black X going through it, which used to be my slave mark that I could never remove. But now, it was disconnected and each point had become a 4-pointed star. The flesh cut I had made to hide my shame turned into two more marks. All the black diamonds on my hand were now white, and an intricate blue rose tattoo with a six-pointed star made of diamonds now revealed itself.

" I waited for eons to finally meet you, Blaze, I'm so happy to finally be by your side!" A mysterious yet feminine voice said. Looking around like crazy for this person, I felt a change happen inside my soul space.

Going back, into the starry sky on water, multiple patches of ice, with foliage growing off them. Now stood in the empty space no longer all that empty except for the core when floated in the middle.

Beneath it, the blue rose was situated alongside a gray-skinned woman, who was dressed in a pure white and blue, accented kimono. She was lying on it, gazing at me with her piercing silver eyes, similar to mine. It was a remarkable sight, and now she seemed to be a part of my soul.

As I looked up, a young fairy appeared before me. She exuded confidence and happiness as she flew up to my face before landing in my hair. Her words were filled with emotion and depth as she declared, "We finally meet my great soul partner. I am your daughter born from your soul. Glaze Nights!" I couldn't help but feel a surge of curiosity and wonder at this unexpected encounter.

"w-what!?"