Chapter 136: Yuki, Wake Up!

"Yes, it is indeed quite weird. This is usually one of the final signs of when a dungeon rampage will occur, and when this happens, it's almost always too late to try and stop it from happening. Instead, we should focus on evacuating rather than trying to kill monsters." Replied Yuki with a nod and a thoughtful expression as she and Alexander intently looked at the skeleton, unsure of what to do.

'Do you have anything to say, Zartha? Any advice for me?' Asked Alexander as he glanced at his greatsword, waiting for her to respond.

'Going back to the earlier topic about this being a deeper floor, you've got that wrong, Master. I was never insinuating this was a deeper floor of the dungeon; I was suggesting this was a different dungeon entirely.' Replied Zartha lightly with a slight frown as he rubbed Trina, who was looking through Alexander's eyes with slight concern.

'A different dungeon entirely!? I-Is that possible? I mean, what are even the chances of this happening?' Questioned Alexander in astonishment as he looked around, observing the dark surroundings with his eyes, yet all he saw was a rocky cavern.

'Yes to the first two questions, Master; as I said earlier, all dungeons aren't straight up and down, which means it's possible. As for the chances, well, given how dungeons can be literally anywhere, so long as they form within the ground, you'd have a better chance of getting struck by lightning. Twice. Within the same spot.' Remarked Zartha lightly as she patted Trina's hand, causing them both to softly smile.

Groaning at Zartha's response, I used [Hereos Gaze] to look inside the walls, searching for the vitality of the dungeon as, from what I assume, it might've been an indicator for gauging how strong said dungeon we're in; yet, what I saw caused me to nervously gulp in slight fear. The veins coursing through the dungeon's walls were massive, nothing like I've ever seen before; they were as thick as Yuki, if not more.

Though while that may not sound big, considering a dungeon as a whole is hundreds of times Yuki's size, the centipede dungeon back in the forest, the veins in that dungeon were small, about as thick as my finger, while the dungeon we are in, or I should say, previously in, was about as thick as my forearm, and that was a rare dungeon. Yet this one was as thick as Yuki herself, and she made me look like a child whenever I stood next to her.

'T-This isn't an Epic ranked dungeon, it's a-' Thought Alexander with an ugly expression, only for it to get worse when he scanned the dungeon itself, displaying its information.

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Name: Monstrosity Dungeon

Rank: Legendary

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'That isn't good, Master. Yeah, you need to leave quickly, Master!' Said Zartha and Trina with ugly faces as they looked at the same information as Alexander, who rapidly nodded in response.

"Y-Yuki, we need to fucking leave, right fucking now." Stated Alexander solemnly as he turned and eyed Yuki, who was rummaging through the belongings of the skeleton.

"Yuki, what the heck are you doing? That's disrespectful to the dead!" Added Alexander with a slight frown as he grabbed Yuki's shoulder, trying to pull her back, which wasn't easy since she resisted.

"Eh, it's fine, Alex; they're dead, so they will never use it again in the first place. Besides, if you died, wouldn't you want someone to use your swords instead of letting them rot in this dark dungeon for who knows how many hundreds of years?" Remarked Yuki definitely as she glanced at Alexander while holding the space pouch she ripped off the skeleton.

I couldn't really refute her words since I would want someone to take my great sword if I were to die in such a lonely place, though my situation is different since Zartha and Trina are alive; it would be quite cruel to make this sit in the darkness for thousands of years again.

"Anyways, that stuff doesn't matter right now; we can argue about that later. Right now, we need to leave, alright?" Stated Alexander seriously as he rested his hand on Yuki's cheek, forcing her to look up into his purple eyes while he transferred his emotions to her for the first time, causing her to sport a weird expression before deeply frowning.

"W-What was that, Alex?" Asked Yuki with a deep frown as she stood up on her two feet, glancing at Alex and stuffing the space pouch in her armor pocket.

"I simply transferred my emotions to you so you can understand how urgently we need to leave." Replied Alexander quickly as he walked towards the wall in the distance while Yuki swiftly followed right behind, properly understanding the gravity of the situation.

Once I reached the wall, I looked up at the ceiling before looking at Yuki, only to curse when I saw her body; she was putting on a strong front, but she was very injured especially her arms. I'm honestly surprised she's even able to carry her shields.

"Fuck. Can you climb this wall, Yuki?" Asked Alexander as he stabbed his greatswords into the wall horizontally before glancing at Yuki, who holstered her shields onto her back.

"I-I'll try." Said Yuki hesitantly as she leaped into the air before grabbing a rock and jutting out from the wall.

While Yuki was successfully hanging there, she gave it nearly her all, and her intense red face said it all; she was straining herself just to hold her own weight up; there was no way she was going to be able to climb possibly two hundred meters. Dropping to the ground, just in time to catch Yuki, I gently set her on the ground and let her take a brief break, as in like ten seconds.

"I-I can't. B-Blocking Lucy's sudden attack was too much for my arms." Muttered Yuki with a pained expression while sitting down as she removed the armor for her arms, only to wince when she saw her arm.

"Sorry to say this, Yuki, but your injury will have to wait. It's not life-threatening, so it's not much of a concern right now. C'mon, get on my back; I'll carry you up." Stated Alexander apologetically before turning around and squatting down slightly, causing Yuki to nod before sitting on his back.

"Ugh, fuck, you're heavy; you must weigh at least 1,000 pounds with all of that armor and those two shields. Try not to choke me while I'm climbing." Remarked Alexander with a slight grunt as Yuki wrapped her arms around his neck while her legs dangled on the ground given their large height difference.

Although I said those things, Yuki wasn't going to make climbing this wall any harder; she didn't weigh nearly enough, so, with a deep breath, I leaped up, grabbing my greatswords that were stabbed horizontally into the wall; otherwise, we'd just end up slicing the wall and falling back down.

Using my swords as ice picks, I climbed the wall as fast as I could, even taking a few risky jumps, doing all this while preparing to teleport up to the ceiling of the fifteenth floor if need be. However, all of a sudden, my heart started beating much more erratically, and following that, I felt a tremble in the walls, which caused me to gulp nervously.

"Shit. Shit. Shit." Muttered Alexander in slight fear, and just when he was about to use [Teleport], a massive, powerful roar like no other resounded throughout the cave, intensely shaking it while even everyone within the graveyard dungeon above heard it.

"ROAAAARRRR!!"

"ARGH!!" Yelled Alexander and Yuki as the mighty roar ravaged their bodies, ignoring their armor and significantly damaging their bodies while also interfering with the teleport.

Feeling as if I'd just been violently punched over every inch of my body, I coughed blood while falling back towards the ground, quickly spinning my body and using [Air Jump] before hitting the ground.

"Urgh, f-fuck, that hurt. H-How are you, Yuki?" Asked Alexander with a grunt of pain as he kneeled on the ground while gasping for air before removing Yuki from his back and inspecting her body, only to sport an ugly expression.

'Her organs have been greatly injured; she's dying. Fuck!' Thought Alexander with a hideous face as he looked at the unresponsive Yuki before reaching into his pocket, grabbing his space pouch, and searching through it.

"Dammit, I don't have my vial; I used it on Michelle yesterday. I'm fucking stupid, why didn't I make another one!?" Exclaimed Alexander in anger as he slapped himself in the face before cursing under his breath and raising his hand, summoning Trenza, who was still stuck in the wall.

Without wasting any more time, I raised my wrist over my mouth and sliced it a few times, pouring my golden blood into my mouth until I was full, only for me to lean forward and forcefully open Yuki's mouth before kissing her, pouring my blood into her, I forced her to swallow before removing my mouth and looking at her body, watching as it swiftly healed itself within several seconds. However, even after she had fully healed, she wasn't waking up, which was really beginning to worry me since while I can heal the wounded and the dying, I can't forcefully bring back a soul that's already left the body.

"Come on, Yuki, you can't be fucking dead; I just lost Master, I can't lose another person! C'mon, wake up! Please." Declared Alexander anxiously, straddling Yuki's chest and grabbing her shoulders while shaking her as tears began to form in his eyes