The Hidden Dungeon Part 2

After entering the forest, I spotted many guards and guild members of the Red Lion Guild. They had spread out all across the forest, making it harder for me to move without being noticed

Even if I had used stealth, this was not something that I could do. The only method was to create an opening so that I could distract all of them.

I had already used half of my mana, but that doesn't mean I have to worry about it. Throughout my previous life, I learned to use it as efficiently as possible.

After taking out four needles from my waist bag, I infused mana on them. Adding a ' Poison Trait' which wasn't deadly but it will surely knock out anyone.

Soon I figured out an opening among the guards, I jumped from one tree to another as quietly as possible.

Aiming at four of the guards that were standing there without any care, I threw one of my needles.

Thud

He fell on the ground which was noticed by the other guards, making them search for me and try to figure out from where the needle came. I had already moved from my initial place and was running straight towards my second target.

This one was a bit strong, his strength was surely equal to a Rank B awakened human. I wondered if these needles would even work on him as fast as they did previously.

After the needle pierced his neck, the man started to stagger but he was conscious enough to estimate my position. I was shocked by his response as he threw the spear in the direction where I was.

Moving out of the way, I managed to somehow dodge it and save my life. It was going to end there, my life and my second chance were going to end there.

Slowly the guard who threw the spear fell on the ground because the poison needle somehow worked. There were still others that were present here and I didn't want to risk myself fighting all of them.

I quickly found an opening and escaped without anyone noticing, all of them were expecting another attack from me so they just stood there trying to protect themselves.

[ Someone strong is approaching]

I once again heard his voice, it was a warning that a strong enemy was approaching and I didn't doubt it. Many people could just kill me with just a swing of their weapons, I wasn't sure how strong I was at the moment.

Comparing me to them is like comparing an ant to a giant. I quickly moved toward the place where the dragon's heart was, no matter what I could not afford a confrontation with the enemy.

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Guren finally reached the place where the intrusion was reported and to his surprise, he couldn't sense the intruder's presence. Every time, he would only find a guard or people from the Red Lion guild.

The fact that the intruder chose to not kill his enemies and just poisoned them disappointed him. He wanted a confrontation with a great enemy and wanted to fight with his life on the line.

Suddenly, he smelled blood, human blood that didn't belong to any other person he had met before, and when he finally gave chase towards the smell. He spotted the intruder doing something strange, Guren hid and allowed the intruder to do whatever he was doing.

' Interesting!'

He thought as he saw that the intruder was touching something like an ancient tablet and after a few seconds, the tablet lit up and sucked the intruder inside. He didn't know what had happened but he could tell that somehow the intruder's mana was being transferred inside the tablet.

This could only be done by someone who has mastered mana to a great degree. Even Guren wasn't so sure that he could achieve that but he went near the tablet and tried infusing his mana.

However, nothing happend and the tablet remained the same.

" Is this thing malfunctioning now? Why am I not being sucked inside of it? Whatever I will just wait for him to come back."

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[ He is watching you]

' Ugh, I know but if I react he will kill me. He is only observing me for now, I will just enter the dungeon then he can not attack me.'

Cedric kept infusing his mana inside the tablet, it was the door to a hidden dungeon. There were several hidden dungeons like this throughout the world but humanity still hasn't discovered a way to enter them.

Some people in the future will find an item known as Mystic Key that will lead to these dungeons finally opening. However, there was another way, another person who could do the same very easily.

It was Cedric, he was the only one to be able to open these dungeons without any Mystic Key and enter them whenever he wished. He could infuse mana and control it to do anything he wished.

He could sense that the person watching him could kill him whenever he wished which is why he hurried and infused all of his mana inside the dungeon.

As he drained himself, he started to lose consciousness but before losing his vision he successfully entered the dungeon.

3 hours later, Cedric finally opened his eyes and the first thing he heard is the mysterious voice.

[ Are you awake?]

" Ugh, don't speak."

[ You are a reckless human, if not for me then you would have died. I have saved you after giving you some of my mana.]

" Giving me mana, what does that mean?"

[ I can also remove your weakness, you don't need the dragon heart.]

" I am not going to be your slave."

[ I want you to become my apostle and just carry out my will. If you do that I will always reward you.]

" That's the same thing, you are just like those people from the primordial guild."

[ Don't compare me with the mortals, I am a god.]

" I don't know, what if you are the Devil? I don't need your power when I can become stronger on my own."

[ You will die, don't forget that I was the one who turned back time and it's because of me that you have another chance. Don't lose it, at least be grateful.]

" If you had turned the time for me, you would have turned it to a point where they were with me. I would have never allowed them to go."

[ My powers are restricted, I just have a fragment of my power, if I had overdone it even a little bit then that would have caused a disaster.]

" I am grateful but I am not going to become your apostle. I can not fulfill whatever your goals are until I make sure that the two of them are safe."

[ So if...]

The voice paused after saying this, feeling that the conversation has ended Cedric got up. He carefully analyzed the surroundings, currently, he was standing on something that looked like an altar or some sort of teleportation platform.

When he walked he saw gold pillars with a dragon wrapping around them. For once he thought that it was a real dragon, but they were just carved that way.

A golden light covered everything and it made everything look like a fantasy.

[ I have something to say about my offer, so before you go and die because of how foolish you are. Listen to my words carefully.]

" What do you have to say?"

[ Become my Apostle, I will help you obtain the power that will help you to save your parents. But after you had saved them, promise that you will do as I say.]

" You still want me to become a slave."

[ What option do you have?]

" I have–"

[ No, you don't have anything. You barely have any mana in your body and you still haven't recovered from the after-effects of the mana drain.]

" I will still try, I will show you that I don't need your power.