Wealth! Wealth!! WEALTH!!! 1

Of course, this was just the beginning. Apart from the Evil Trio going up, the core members did as well. Though it was unfortunate that this was not exactly a good thing for those like Austin who had yet to acquire tailored classes for themselves. 

Draco marveled at their power and then looked ahead. After defeating the Kraken, a giant door manifested on the sea surface, glowing with a golden-cyan light. 

Draco smiled as this must be the door to the Inner Vault, which was the final reward for this quest, or for specifically beating the Kraken. This showed how cruel the AI was, because even if a Rank 7 entity and his friends found this map and got this far, they still would have a tough time killing the Kraken. 

The rule of suffering still ran true with the AI. The more difficulty, the more the reward.