《Farming Inside The Dungeon》


 Chapter 1 - Ch 1 : Prologue And Dungeon Master

    Chapter 1


    - 28 February 2024 -


    Humanity has just lost 20% of its population because of a severe virus outbreak. They thought the calamity was over, but they never saw that it was only the start.


    - 29 February 2024 -


    A strange voice appeared from nowhere and shook the whole world.


    [ Humans, your greed and evil have never failed to disappoint me.]


    [ Your greed should have destroyed your world, but I will give you one last chance.]


    [ Be grateful Humans, there is only one task for you, that is "To Survive"]


    Along with the voice, the earth entered the era of awakening that it has never experienced before.


    -2 years later-


    Outskirt of Jakarta, Indonesia.


    Standing in the middle of the crowd, a typical average-looking youth was queuing for the low-grade Dungeon entrance.


    Apprentice rank Awakener, Ray Sanjaja


    One of the weakest awakeners around.


    In the beginning, Ray was happy when he realized that he had become an awakener, but reality hit him fast. He only awakened the worst possible skill, F-rank danger-sense.


    This ability might sound pretty useful, but it became almost useless because it was limited to the F-rank capability. The range of the danger sense was tied to Ray''s sense stats, and since he was only a weak awakener with F-rank ability, his danger sense could only scout up to 1 meter ahead. Worse than normal human visibility.


    No eye-catching or super-flashy ability, no increase in combat capability, and not good enough to be a scout. Ray was stuck in the middle of a normal human and awakened with no option to go forward.


    All the hopes he got when he first discovered himself as an awakener were soon thrown into the trash, and he must face the fact that he was no different than an average human.


    Of course, as the weakest possible awakener, Ray not at the slightest enjoyed his job as an awakener.


    The job was dangerous and had a high rate of casualty. If not for the fact that he was an orphan and needed the money to help sustain the orphanage he grew up in, Ray had long forgone his profession as an awakener.


    That''s why, even though he didn''t like the job, he must participate in the ruin exploration, as it gives a pretty well pay-out.


    ***


    As a frequent customer of a low-grade dungeon, Ray was pretty accustomed to the layout of the ruins, and he was often hired as a newbie guide to the new-awakener.


    However, this time was different. This job came from a giant-class company, which their only heir recently became an awakener. Ray could say that he was pretty lucky to be chosen as their guide in this Dungeon exploration.


    To not let down his client''s expectation, Ray has come into the Dungeon entrance early in the morning, queuing with the others and reserving a spot for the heir and his team to arrive.


    ..


    Thirty minutes later, the long-awaited heir and his team eventually arrived at the entrance of the Dungeon entrance, and Ray was very enthusiastic to greet them.


    But just as soon as he greeted the heir, he was faced with the cold response and mockery from them.


    " I don''t need a guide who is weaker than me."


    That sentence was like cold water splashed on Ray''s face. Even so, he must keep himself calm.


    This was a big client, and he needed the money to help the orphanage.


    " Sir, I might be weaker than you. But my experience in exploring this low-grade Dungeon is second to none. I had explored this Low-rank Dungeon multiple times in my two years experience as an awakener, and I guarantee you that my experience could be useful to you."


    The words from ray were calm and polite, but it didn''t help much in convincing the youth''s party.


    " I said scram. Don''t you see I have a Captain-rank awakener with me?"


    In the era of awakening, Awakener could be divided into ranks.


    Lv 1-10 appretience


    Lv 11-20 Soldier


    Lv 21-30 Captain


    Lv 31-40 Commander


    Lv 41-50 General


    Lv 51-60 King


    Lv 61-70 Lord


    Lv 71-????


    With the help of a Captain-rank awakener, it would be no surprise that the heir didn''t want the help of Ray anymore.


    Still, Ray wouldn''t just give up like that. If he lost this client, he would also lose the payment from the contract.


    " Sir, I-"


    " It is about the money, isn''t it? Take it. Take all you want and scram. I don''t want to see your face anymore."


    The heir proceeded to throw a huge buck of dollars into Ray''s face. He couldn''t see how much exactly it was, but from the impact, it should be no less than fifty thousand bucks.


    " This¡­"


    " Don''t let me repeat myself, Scram!!!"


    Ray swallowed back his words and shut his mouth. All this humiliation was nothing if he could help the orphanage. His whole life has been full of harassment and insult, and adding one more to the list would not hurt him.


    He stood up and began to gather the scattered money around him.


    After gathering all the scattered money, he bowed one more time to the heir and left the location of the ruins. Along the way, he could hear many people sneer and insult his cowardly action. But pride means nothing if he could help his orphanage.


    Ray was an orphan from a big flood that happened twenty years ago. During that time, the orphanage manager had picked him up when he was still a baby. And Ray owed her his life since then.


    Those words of pride were no more than a luxury to rich people. For someone like Ray, he would even gladly lick someone''s shoes if it means he could get the money for the orphanage.


    Leaving the ruins, Ray didn''t directly go back into the city. He chose not to use the bus and walk into a forest ten kilometers away from the Entrance of the low-grade Dungeon.


    It was a forest with a low level of harm and appearance rate of danger-beast.


    When the voice came and startled the whole world during that day, humanity was not the only one to get awakened.


    Animals started to evolve and became danger beasts, while Dungeons appeared everywhere in the world.


    Humanity was almost dragged down to the bottom of the food chain, but luckily they quickly found that the voice has left a survival route to them.


    A system panel was now accessible to all humans.


    Even the most ordinary worker would also have them.


    This was also the start of the awakener era. Humans soon noticed that some of them have unique attributes called awakener, and only a few chosen one had it.


    Those humans who have the awakened status then became the backbone of humanity to fight danger beasts and conquer the dungeons.


    During recent studies, it has been confirmed that the possibility of becoming an awakener and their ability greatly correlated with a person''s heritage. A person with the lineage of a great hero will have a high chance to become one and get a super-strong ability.


    But all of that was no concern to Ray. He had been awakened with one of the weakest ability and had no hope to get stronger.


    Now all he wanted was to live a peaceful life with everyone in the orphanage.


    Ten minutes of walking and running later, Ray arrived at his secret base. It was not spectacular like in the movie, but only a little cave hidden between the trees.


    It was during an accident when he found this place. After his first time being an awakener, Ray was still a naive boy and tried to fight a danger beast in the forest. Luckily, he was able to find this place and hid away from the danger beast.


    " I''m home."


    He entered the cave and acted like it was his home. This cave was his favorite place when he had trouble in his mind, as he need always to be the bright hero when he came to the orphanage, or the little guys will be worried.


    " *Sigh* Some time I just hoped that I could throw away everything and just vanished."


    It was not a lie that he once wanted to disappear from this world, but looking at the crying little guys back at the orphanage, he retracted his mind.


    " God, if you were there, why did you give me the weakest ability."


    " Nah, Ray, you need to stop thinking about those heavy things."


    Ray knew that grieving wouldn''t help him a bit. So he stopped thinking about those bad things and decided to lay down in the cave.


    The interior of the hidden cave was pretty dark, and Ray didn''t notice that his hand had hit something sharp when he laid down on the cave.


    "Ouch, couldn''t you just let me be happy for a while?"


    He stood up and checked the sharp things that had prick him before.


    It was only a sharp edge of the stone, but unbeknownst to Ray, a drop of blood fell down from his wound and was absorbed by the ground.


    [ DING!!! Detecting the blood source of the host.]


    And suddenly, the cave started to tremble.


    *Rumble Rumble*


    " An earthquake??"

 Chapter 2 - Ch 2 : Prologue And Test

    " An earthquake??"


    The cave was trembling hard, and blood-red runes started to glow on the inside.


    Ray was terrified at the things happening right now, he had been into many Dungeons exploration, but this shit was straight off from horror movies.


    The thing worsened when Ray started to hear voices coming from the cave.


    < Do you desire power?>


    < Do you desire power?>


    < Do you desire power?>


    < Do you desire power?>


    The words kept repeating, and Ray has gone mad from it. He tried to find the exit, but strangely there was none in it. Ray was pretty sure that the exit was right next to him. Even so, it just vanished as it has never been here before.


    < If you desire the power, Place your hand on the altar.>


    The next thing Ray knew was an altar suddenly appeared before him, and the voice was nowhere to be heard again.


    " Am I Imagining things.."


    Ray hesitated a bit, but he has no other choices. The escape route has vanished, and he could only walk forward into the altar.


    He climbed the altar and placed his hand on it.


    Then, a voice resounded within his head.


    [ DING!!! Detecting the presence of an awakener. Commencing the test of a dungeon master.]


    Test? Dungeon master? Ray couldn''t understand what those words mean.


    Was he still dreaming? Why did it sound like a system update?


    Actually, the presence of a system was nothing strange to Ray. All humans could access their own system, but those systems could only be used to assess their own status and nothing more.


    So hearing the system saying words like dungeon or test made Ray a bit confused.


    RUMBLE!!!


    Ray woke up from his daydream because of the violent tremor that shook his entire body.


    RUMBLE!!!!


    The shaking kept getting worse, and as time slowly passed, it happened then.


    Ray''s consciousness was sucked into the altar, and when he opened his eyes, he was already in an unfamiliar place.


    ****


    *Chirp-Chirp*


    Birds chirping at his surrounding.


    Where am I !!??


    He looked around and found that this was not the forest in the outskirt of Jakarta. The trees there were at most 3 meters tall, while Ray was now surrounded by Gigantic trees more than 10 meters tall.


    The vast area was surrounded by giant trees. Clouds and fog were in the sky, tens of meters away from the top of the trees. Lightning flashed amid the cloud and mist. Purple lights flickered as if dragons were there riding the clouds.


    This couldn''t be real.


    Until a few moments ago, he was still lying down in the cave, but now he was suddenly in the middle of this gigantic forest.


    He tried to remember what''s been happening before, but all he could think was that strange voice.


    Was this the doing of that strange voice? If he remembered correctly, the voice said something about a test or dungeon.


    Ray picked up his phone and tried to find information about the dungeon test, but there was no signal here.


    '' What should I do now? Strolling around without any destination is surely not the best idea.''


    He then tried to climb one of the giant trees. From what he read in the book, it was always better to understand the area before deciding to do something.


    However, just when his hand touched the trunk of the giant trees.


    *Swoosh*


    Ray suddenly found the world turned upside down, and when he realized it. His head has been rolling on the floor, separated from his body. Blood splurting everywhere, and now, his consciousness started to get blurry.


    .


    [ DING!!! You have died.]


    [ Congratulations on unlocking the hidden mission, dead for the first time.]


    [ Rewards: Universal attributes points +5]


    .


    A few moments later, Ray opened his eyes, and he was surprised that he got back into the first place when he was teleported into the gigantic forest with his head intact.


    '' What happened then? Hasn''t I¡­."


    Bluergghh!!!


    His memory at the time when his head was separated from his body started to play inside his head, and Ray couldn''t hold back his urge to vomit.


    '' What the heck was that.''


    Luckily for Ray, this time, the voice was back and resounded again on his head.


    [ DING!!! The test of a dungeon master has begun.]


    Wait, what¡­


    Suddenly, a panel like where usually his status was displayed appeared before Ray.


    .


    [ Find your boss monster ]


    [ As a Wannabe Dungeon-master, you need to find your boss-monster to protect the dungeon core.]


    [ Recruit the boss monster before the time limits end.]


    [ Time limit: 1 day, 23 hours, 58 minutes.]


    [ Plane: Purple Sky forest]


    [ Death Count: 1/10000]


    [ Rewards will be issued accordingly to the host''s progress in this plane.]


    .


    Ray was in disbelief at what he saw. He rubbed his eyes a few more times, but the mission panel was still there.


    Now he needed to think rationally. He took a deep breath and read the mission description carefully.


    Hmm¡­ One per ten thousand death count. That somehow explains the bizarre accident he had before.


    Even if those things didn''t really make sense to Ray, he was forced to believe in it now. His only hope to escape from this forest was to finish the mission.


    "*Sigh* Let''s do this."


    ******


    [ DING!!! You have died for the tenth time. Unlock a hidden achievement.]


    [ Suicide maniac ]


    [ Rewards: +10 stats point ]


    .


    Ray opened up his eyes again and found that he has returned back to the first place he visited when he got teleported for the test.


    It was only 1 hour from the start of the test, but Ray had died for ten times. He was shocked and vomited a lot during his first few death, but now he could accept death like it was nothing.


    '' *Sigh* Another dead end.''


    He felt pretty strange that he was able to stay calm even after his death. It seems human''s ability to adapting really couldn''t be underestimated.


    In the past hour, Ray had spent most of his death count exploring the plane. Which he came to know that touching the Giant tree was a big taboo in this plane.


    He got five death because he was interested in seeing what was in the tree, but after a repeated death without result, he decided to stop and just labeled it as a not-to-touch place.


    Now he was back in the initial place, Ray continued his planning for the mission.


    " The route of south and west gives a dead end, while the north has a high-level danger beast guarding it. Thus my only choice is to go east. Luckily the death was not wasted at all. With the 10 bonus attributes points, my strength should almost reach an lv 8 apprentice awakener."


    .


    [ Ray Sanjaja ]


    [ Lv 3 apprentice Awakener ]


    [ Exp: 230/3000]


    [ Energy: 100%]


    [ Strength: 10 / Vitality: 11]


    [ Agility: 14 / Dexterity: 12]


    [ Intelligence: 10 / Sense: 15]


    [ Special skill: F-rank Danger sense]


    [ Universal attributes point: 15]


    .


    Even with his 2 years of experience as an awakener, Ray''s level could be said as one of the lowest. He was too weak to fight a danger beast and only useful as bait. Therefore his levels didn''t increase much, and he was stuck at lv. 3


    Currently, he was pondering on what stats he should increase. His Sense was his highest stat because of his special skill, but it didn''t really help him much in the battlefield. His reasoning told him that he should either increase his Agility or Strength to increase his chance of recruiting a boss monster here.


    Oh, wait. By the way, he never knew how he should recruit a boss monster.


    [ DING!!! The host could recruit boss-monster by gaining its allegiance through defeating it or some other ways.]


    Fiuh¡­ Fortunately, his system wasn''t a troll or shameless one.


    With that statement, Ray was getting more confident in increasing either his agility or his strength.


    ''Hmm, this should do it.''


    .


    [ Ray Sanjaja ]


    [ Lv 3 apprentice Awakener ]


    [ Exp: 230/3000]


    [ Energy: 100%]


    [ Strength: 16 / Vitality: 11]


    [ Agility: 20 / Dexterity: 12]


    [ Intelligence: 10 / Sense: 18]


    [ Special skill: F-rank Danger sense]


    [ Universal attributes point: 0]


    .


    His agility increased to 20, and Ray could feel a quality change in his speed. He felt that he now could run at least twice faster than before.


    '' Now everything is ready. Hopefully, the east will give me a good spoil.''


    And thus, Ray began his journey to the east side of the forest.


    ------


    A.N : There was a mistake where i wrongly place the dex and sense stats

 Chapter 3 - Ch 3 : Prologue And First Battle

    Dungeon system Ch 3


    *Crack*


    A sound of something stepping on the fallen leaves above the ground.


    Everything seems quiet and still, but to Ray, who has spent more than a year as cannon fodder in the dungeon, this sound was as clear as ever.


    ''An animal type.. Wolf type species with a level lower than 5, huh.''


    It could be said after increasing his sense stats to 18, Ray''s five senses got a lot better, and he could detect the appearance of the danger-beasts more accurately. Sadly, it only worked on a danger-beast with a similar level to Ray, which is also why he couldn''t avoid the danger on other paths.


    '' It''s coming!!''


    Roar!!!


    Ray''s senses were right. It was indeed a Wolf species danger beast, and its level should not exceed 5.


    He took a big stone from the ground and swung it with all his might towards the direction of the sound.


    Crash!!


    There was a heavy sound and vibration that shook the ground slightly. The stone hit the wolf directly on its head, and it was thrown away by the strong impact of the crash.


    Unfortunately for Ray, the wolf hasn''t died yet from that hit.


    '' One more time.''


    In the blink of an eye, Ray had moved several dozen meters away and was swinging the big stone on the Wolf.


    BANG!!!


    With the power of 20 agility and 16 strength, the wolf didn''t have any chance of retaliating before eventually perish at Ray''s hand.


    Fiuh.. Ray, who just won his first battle, slumped down on the ground. He had been an awakener for years, but that was the first time he won one on one with a danger-beast.


    Normally, the danger beast''s hide was too thick for him to pierce, and a gun wouldn''t be able to damage a danger beast at the slightest.


    " Haha.. I won. If I could just have this power since before¡­"


    Ray''s imagination came wild, and he couldn''t help but visualize a strong version of himself managing a ruin exploration alone.


    If I could have this power before, the orphanage wouldn''t have to face its current state¡­


    *Sigh* Forget it. His current priority is to safely get away from this place and give the money he obtained to the orphanage manager.


    He stood up and cleared his clothes from the dust of the battle.


    However, he soon noticed something wrong.


    '' Wait, normally after defeating a danger-beast, awakener could feel themself absorbed some power of the deceased danger beast. Then why didn''t i..''


    Ray didn''t know why, but he got a bad feeling about this. He opened up his information panel and checked the exp section.


    .


    [ Ray Sanjaja ]


    [ Lv 3 apprentice Awakener ]


    [ Exp: 230/3000]


    [ Energy: 100%]


    [ Strength: 16 / Vitality: 11]


    [ Agility: 20 / Dexterity: 18]


    [ Intelligence: 10 / Sense: 12]


    [ Special skill: F-rank Danger sense]


    [ Universal attributes point: 0]


    .


    No way, why didn''t his exp panel increase. Hadn''t he just defeated the wolf danger beast..


    [ DING!!! The system has detected confusion in the host.]


    [ In this special plane, defeating a danger-beast wouldn''t grant the host exp. Since the host gets a huge free amount of death, the system has evaluated that it wouldn''t be fair if the host were to get exp points here.]


    *Sigh* The system words made Ray''s happiness instantly vanish. He previously thought that he could exploit the system and raised his level here, but it seems the system has prepared a countermeasure on its own.


    He was about to leave the corpse of the danger-beast and continued to go east. But then, he suddenly noticed something was shining beneath the corpse.


    Ray was pretty interested in the shining thing. He came closer to the corpse, and when his hand touched the corpse''s body.


    .


    [ DING!!! The loot has been received.]


    [ 1x Wolf tooth]


    [ 1x Wolf mane]


    [ $25 ]


    [ All the items looted will be transported into the dungeon inventory. ]


    .


    An item drop? Ray was getting more confused at the situation he faced right now. He didn''t get the exp points like usual in this plane, but instead, he received an item drop.


    You need to know that normally a danger beast wouldn''t drop loot, but humans could make items from their corpses. For something like money dropping from the corpses, this plane really turned back all his common senses.


    [ DING!!! In this plane, since the host couldn''t get exp points. The system has decided to compensate the host with item loots. Please work hard.]


    Well, at least that''s explain something.


    Ray stood up after collecting all the loots. His journey to explore the plane just began, and he must not waste any more time.


    However, as soon as he turned around, his senses caught up with something.


    "Growl!!"


    "Grrr¡­."


    "Growl!!"


    "Grrr!!!"


    Well, now, the wolf he thought was alone actually has a bunch of friends waiting for him.


    A wonderfully bright smile bloomed on Ray''s face. At a casual glance, there must be over 20 of them here.


    Even though Ray couldn''t get any exp points from those wolves, he still had many numbers of death count left, and if he was lucky, he could get the loots by killing those wolf.


    "I''m getting fire up!!"


    Hang on a minute. That''s the catchphrase of a fire dragon slayer who powered up with the power of his Nakama.


    Whatever.


    " Thanks for the meal!"


    It was definitely a better catchphrase.


    Ray tightly grasped the stone and spoke up. His eyes turned into a crescent, and the way he looked at those danger beasts changed into a swindler looking at their prey.


    " Come to Papa, my dear banknotes!"


    When the chilling glare of a man who was only obsessed about making money without any care about his own life landed on the Wolf, they became intimidated and shuddered slightly.


    It was at this point they know they fucked up.


    *Crash* *Bam* *Buk* *Crash*


    *****


    [ DING!!! You have died again ]


    [ Death Count: 13/10000]


    [ Returning to the starting place ]


    Another dead for Ray. But this time, he died after obtaining many gains.


    [ 20x Wolf tooth]


    [ 15x Wolf mane]


    [ $460 ]


    He had finally killed all of the 20 wolf from before. It was also during these few deaths that Ray began to realize something important. When he died in this plane, the time continued, and the wound he left on the wolf didn''t disappear.


    This discovery lit his eyes. If this was the case, he could find a strong monster and slowly wear it down before eventually tame it as his boss monster.


    The only drawback was every time he died, he will be teleported into the starting point, so continuously dying and walking back to the monster location will be a bit of a hassle.


    But if he could get a boss monster and finished this mission, it was all worth it. Ray continued his journey to the east side of the plane. He had the choice to go into the north where a strong danger beast resides, but somehow his instinct told him to go east.


    ''Let''s just follow my instinct first. If it doesn''t go well, I still have time to check the north.''


    He walked the path he took before, and eventually, he reached the location of his battle with the wolf pack.


    Ray decided to stop for a while and checked his surrounding. For a pack of 20 wolves to come here and ambushed him, Ray could not think other reason than there should be a bigger wolf pack near this place.


    And if that was true, there should be a Boss-Caliber monster amongst the pack, which maybe he could tame as his boss monster.


    He searched for some traces around, and he found a narrow path amongst the tree.


    This should be the way to the wolf camp, he thought. It might be strange before the era of awakening if an animal could make a road like this. However, after the era of awakening, danger beasts started to grow more intelligent, and a boss caliber monster could have the intelligence of a normal grown-up human.


    Ray understood that staying here would give him no result. Even if the path forward was dangerous, he could still be revived.. Thus he walked the narrow path and tried to find out where the path would lead him.

 Chapter 4 - Ch 4 : Prologue And Boss-caliber Monster

    Dungeon system ch 4


    [ DING!!! The loot has been received.]


    [ 2x Wolf tooth]


    [ 3x Wolf mane]


    [ $65 ]


    [ All the items looted will be transported into the dungeon inventory. ]


    .


    Along the way, Ray has killed more than 5 wolves, but with no death count this time.


    Even though his stat didn''t increase, the continuous battle had hone Ray''s battle instinct, and he could clearly see the attack pattern of the wolves.


    '' Fiuh, another one bites the dust.''


    Ray stopped and took a bit of a rest. Even if he could continuously die, it didn''t mean that his fatigue was unlimited.


    In fact, he has been pretty tired of all this exploring, killing, and dying cycle. If not for his strong willpower, he might have already gone crazy. No matter how good someone is, repeatedly dying would definitely place no small burden on their mind.


    He chose a big rock and sit beneath it.


    .


    [ Find your boss monster ]


    [ As a Wannabe Dungeon-master, you need to find your boss-monster to protect the dungeon core.]


    [ Recruit the boss monster before the time limits end.]


    [ Time limit: 1 day, 15 hours, 42 minutes.]


    .


    It has been about 8 hours, and he still hasn''t found a suitable boss monster.


    After repeatedly dying here, Ray couldn''t even think about the consequences of failing the mission. If things go wrong, he will just use a common wolf danger beast as a boss monster. Either way, the mission would be completed, and he would be transferred back out of this plane.


    Ray laid his head on the big stone and closed his eyes. As an awakener, he has been told that he must keep his form at its peak, as the slightest careless could result in misfortune.


    But just only five minutes after Ray closed his eyes, he felt a pack of wolf danger beast coming. And this time, he could feel a strong aura leading them.


    ''This aura.. He didn''t even bother to hide it.''


    From his observation, Ray concluded that this should be a Boss Caliber monster. No common type of monster will be as stupid to display their aura around, as it would attract unwanted attraction from other danger beasts.


    Now, Ray who knew his target was coming prepared himself to be at his best when they fought. He took the big stone which has accompanied him since his first battle here and grasped it tightly.


    '' It''s coming..''


    From the bushes, a pack of wolves appeared and rushed at Ray.


    Roarr!!!


    He lightly evaded the claws of the wolf-type danger beast rushing at him and smashed their head with the big stone. And then¡­.


    "Growl!!"


    "¡­.two big money incoming."


    ¡­And then, he dodged one of the wolves '' attack by jumping high into the air. He threw the big stone accurately into the wolf, and drop a flying drop-kick to end the wolf''s life.


    "Kyahk!"


    "Growl!!"


    The other wolves who saw their companion died on Ray''s hand were getting crazier.


    They continuously pounce at Ray. But for the current him, dodging their attack while counter-attacking was still somewhat possible.


    ...


    10 minutes into the battle Ray had slaughtered more than 7 wolves, but he was nowhere near his perfect state. His legs were full of wolf bites, while his right hand was missing because of a sneak attack.


    '' I don''t think I could handle this anymore.. But first.''


    Ray shifted his focus at the leader of the pack. The boss caliber monster who stayed calm when its pack was getting slaughtered by Ray.


    The boss-caliber monster was a giant silver wolf with a single lustrous horn in his head. Its eyes revealed golden lights, and its body carried a majestic breath that couldn''t be compared to a common danger beast.


    Their gaze met with each other, and Ray could feel the hidden bloodlust on the boss monster.


    His hand shuddered, and cold sweats dripping from his forehead. Now he felt like prey in the presence of its predator.


    '' So this is the power of a boss monster. But with the power of almost unlimited death, why should I be afraid.''


    Ray stopped caring about the fear he felt throughout his body and charged at the Wolf Leader.


    He pumped all his power at his foot, and with the power of twenty agilities, Ray quickly arrived at the boss side.


    " Take this!!"


    He swung the stone with all his might at the wolf boss.


    However, before his stone even touched the boss''s body. Ray could feel his sight getting blurry, and soon his consciousness faded.


    .


    [ DING!!! You have died again ]


    [ Death Count: 14/10000]


    [ Returning to the starting place ]


    Ray opened his eyes and stared in disbelief at the event that had just happened before him.


    This time, it was like when he touched the giant tree. He didn''t even know what has come, and he just died like that.


    ''Shit!''


    Ray clenched his fist and punched at the ground. If this were the case, he just went back into step zero. The Wolf boss was too strong, and all the path around him was a dead end.


    But Ray was not a person who gives up easily. Even though he had died before he knew what was coming, the sensation of his hand hitting something was definitely real. If the blow before could somehow damage the Wolf boss, then he might have a chance.


    He chose to continue exploring the east path and try to find the condition of the wolf boss. Albeit the chance was pretty small, he would still take this bet.


    It will all be worthed if he could get the wolf boss as his boss monster.


    With that belief, Ray proceeded to take the path he has been following before. The path that took him to the battleground between him and the Wold boss.


    ***


    When Ray eventually reached the battleground, he found that the wolves have already been long gone.


    And even the corpses of the wolves that Ray had killed were missing from there. All that was left was traces of blood that slowly drying.


    Ray took a deep breath and released a sigh of frustration. In the system''s procedures, he needs to touch the corpses of the dead wolves before receiving the loot. But he was too focused on the battle before that he failed to take his loots.


    Now all he could receive was a feeling of disappointment. Seven dead wolves mean almost 200 dollars, and he just lost it because he was too absorbed in battle.


    Ray sat down in a daze. That 200 dollars, just how much fried chicken he could buy if he was not negligent to collect it.


    But when his gaze fell on the location of the wolf boss before, something instantly attracted his attention


    There was a trace of blood there. A trace of blood on the location where Ray strikes the wolf boss with a stone.


    The trace of blood may not be much, nonetheless, this trace means that Ray''s attack was successful, and the wolf boss couldn''t avoid his strike.


    Now, this thing left a question on Ray''s mind.


    How such a strong boss caliber monster couldn''t avoid his attack¡­ Except!


    The boss wolf was injured! Or he might have something that made him in a weak period right now!


    Nevertheless, both of them worked well in Ray''s favor.


    He still had more than nine thousand death count left, and since the Wolf boss has been injured and his movement was impaired, Ray could slowly wear him down with his death count.


    " Hehe, it seems after almost 20 years of suffering, my day finally come."


    Ray smiled at this realization, and he proceeded to explore the surrounding area to find the wolf camp.


    The Wolf boss might be injured now, but Ray didn''t know the severity of the injury. If it was just a shallow one and could be healed easily, Ray would definitely regret it if he wasted any more time here.


    His search for the wolf camp began, and it finally gave him a result after 2 hours.


    In front of Ray, he could see a giant pack of wolves. If the biggest number of wolves he has seen before was just twenty or thirty, now ahead of him was a sea of wolves with more than 400 wolves in it.


    And in the middle of the wolf camp, Ray could see the Boss wolf lying down with a small wolf on its side.


    '' So the Boss Wolf was a she, and she might currently be pregnant.''


    That explained all the weird things happening before.


    The day soon turned into night, and most of the wolves were sleeping.


    A very appropriate time for Ray to ambush the Wolf Boss.


    However, seeing the wolf boss with her child in the side, Ray couldn''t help but hesitate.


    As an orphan, Ray had been raised without the care of his parents, and seeing the child wolf on the side of Wolf boss, Ray couldn''t bear to separate them.


    '' *SIgh* Maybe I should find another boss monster.''


    Ray was no saint, but deep in his heart, he didn''t want any other child felt what he has been through. Growing up without the care of parents, no child should have suffered that thing.


    He was about to leave the vicinity, but then he heard the sound of a huge number of danger beasts approaching the wolf camp.


    ""Kkiiieeck!!"


    "Kyahk!"


    "Kkahk!!"

 Chapter 5 - Ch 5 : Prologue And War Between Species

    Dungeon system ch 5


    ""Kkiiieeck!!"


    "Kyahk!"


    "Kkahk!!"


    Ray looked at the north side of the camp, where he heard the source of the sound, and from this distance, Ray could somehow saw the shapes of the approaching groups of danger-beast.


    It was a monkey-shaped danger beast group. They stood with two legs and looks no different than normal monkeys, only bigger and fiercer.


    However, what Ray had seen in the middle of the group of monkeys was something entirely different.


    Inside the group, there was a boss-caliber monster like the Wolf boss. It has a large and buff muscular body, but its most unique trait is four considerably powerful arms. Its fur is teal, while its exposed skin and face are a pale pink color.


    '' That thing is surely a trouble.''


    With his senses, Ray could conclude that the Boss-Ape was a bit weaker than the Wolf-Boss, but considering the current condition of the Boss-Wolf''s body, the chance of Boss-Ape winning was higher.


    Soon, the clash between the two parties was inevitable. But because the group of monkeys was attacking during the resting time of the wolf camp, the wolf camp was at a bit of a disadvantage.


    ""Kkiiieeck!!"


    " Groarr"


    "Kyahk!"


    From his position, Ray could see their fight clearly. The wolves were stronger than the group of monkeys, but the monkeys used their intelligence and outnumbered the wolves to further push the advantage towards their side.


    ''If this were to continue, the wolves camp would soon face a catastrophe.''


    Ray was now in a bit of a complex mood. He hesitated whether to help the wolf camp or not.


    Call him a hypocrite, but seeing and knowing is different.


    When he killed a dangerous beast here, he knew they also had a family; however, seeing the Wolf-boss puppy with its mother, Ray couldn''t just take it off his mind.


    And when Ray was spending his time in hesitation, the wolves'' camp kept getting pushed into the corner by the group of monkeys. One by one, the wolves fell and left their comrade behind.


    From Ray''s estimation. With this pace, it would take no more than 10 minutes for the group of monkeys to eventually reached their fang to the wolf boss.


    " Fuck, if anything goes wrong, I still have a lot number of Death Count left.''


    Ray stopped his hesitation and jumped on the battlefield with a big stone in his hand. As an orphan himself, the last thing he wanted to see is for the wolf-boss puppy to also suffer after losing his parents like him.


    He flashed in front of a Monkey who was about to fatally wound one of the wolves, and with the stone in his hand, Ray crushed the monkey''s skull.


    *Crash* *Splurt*


    Just with one stone, the Monkey''s skull was crushed, and its brain scattered everywhere.


    [ DING!!! The loot has been received.]


    [ 1x monkey fur]


    [ 1x monkey meat]


    [ $5 ]


    ''One down, let''s continue the hunt.''


    This time, besides killing the monkeys to help the wolves, Ray would also collect the loots. His last experience when he died before even collecting the loots gave him a wake-up call, and he would not make the same mistake.


    *Crash* *Splurt*


    "Kyahk!"


    *Crash* *Splurt*


    "Kyahk!"


    .


    .


    .


    A man with a stone in his hands was dancing around the battlefield, killing the group of monkeys. And seeing this scene, the wolves started to treat Ray as one of their companions.


    "Groarrr"


    Lead by Ray, the wolves camp launched their counterattack. They rushed at the Monkey group, who was in a bit of fear after facing Ray''s relentless attack, and just with this instance, the wolves'' camp started to gain momentum in this battle.


    "Kyahk!"


    *Groarrrr!*


    "Kyahk!"


    Back to Ray''s side, Ray was still in his killing frenzy. After he killed more than twenty monkeys, Ray had lost count on how many monkeys he had killed, but the thing he was sure is the loot should be pretty generous this time.


    He still didn''t know how to take the item from the dungeon inventory, but the orphanage will no longer face any problem this year if he could take it.


    '' Let''s just stop thinking and continue this harvest moment.''


    He grasped tighter at the stone on his hand, and with the power of twenty agility, he jumped high into the sky.


    ''Meteor Crash!!''


    "Kyahk!"x6


    With only a single attack, Ray had killed more than 6 monkeys at once. The attack itself wasn''t something special. It was just Ray jumping high into the sky and slammed down the stone on his hand, exploiting the power of sixteen strength plus gravitation.


    If the opponent were aware of his intention, this attack would be easy to avoid and counter. However, facing the group of monkeys running in fear, this attack was more than enough.


    The only disadvantage of this attack was that it placed not a small burden on Ray''s leg. Thus he couldn''t spam it on the monkey.


    But this was enough. The attack just now had left a big impression in his opponents'' minds, and made them paralyzed in fear.


    *Groarrrr!*


    The wolves who saw the group of monkeys were distracted knew that it was their chance. They used their advantage in agility and ripped through more than twenty monkeys in one strike.


    The battle then continued, and the wolves were getting more momentum. Without Ray noticing, the wolves camp had killed half of the monkey group. Of course, this was not without casualties. Just the surprise attack had killed about one-fifth of the wolves'' number, and now only about a third of the wolves'' camp was left and capable of fighting.


    With the help of Ray, the group of monkeys kept getting pushed back until the awaited moment eventually came.


    " KRAKHHH"


    Looking at the constantly decreasing number of the monkeys, the Boss Ape knew that he should soon come into the battlefield. His troops'' number had been reduced to half, and their morale was at an extremely low point. If this were to continue, he would lose all his troops before they could even touch the wolf-boss.


    The Boss Ape looked straight into the Sky, and with one Roar, he regained the attention of everyone battling here.


    One step, two steps¡­..


    The Boss Ape walked slowly in Ray''s direction. Even so, Ray was now paralyzed with fear.


    He thought that with his death counts, he would no longer fear death in this plane. But now he knew he was wrong.


    It was not that Ray was not afraid of death before. It''s just he never faced the true strength of a powerhouse.


    In front of a strong powerhouse like the Boss-Ape, Ray lost all his hope, and his body was even rejecting his mind to move.


    '' Damn, why can''t I move my body.."


    Ray was still in paralyzed mode, and his body kept refusing to move.


    Three steps, Four steps¡­..


    With each step he took, the Boss-ape was getting closer to Ray, and eventually, he stood up right in front of Ray.


    '' So this is my next death? *Sigh* I wish I could be more useful than this.''


    Ray was ready to accept fate, he closed his eyes hoping that the Boss-ape would grant him an easy death, but it seems fate didn''t think the same as him.


    Just when Ray closed his eyes, another sound was heard on the battlefield.


    " Aooooooo"


    It was the Boss-wolf who finally made his move. He rushed on Ray''s side and eventually came face to face with the Boss-ape.

 Chapter 6 - Ch 6 : Prologue And The Battle Between Two Bosses

    Dungeon System Ch 6


    Finally, the head-to-head between Boss-Ape and Boss-wolf was inevitable.


    The boss-wolf who was not in her prime condition stood tall with her majestic aura, and the other danger-beasts couldn''t help but give way to the two of them, signaling the peak of the two species battle of survival.


    " Groaarr"


    " Kyahhkk"


    As the two bosses roared at each other, it also signified the start of their battle.


    The boss-wolf was the first to move. She knew that her condition was far from her prime, thus taking the initiative in the battle was a must.


    She rushed at the side of the Boss-ape and threw a few wind blades at the Boss-ape.


    *Swoosh-Swoosh*


    Five wind blades flew in the direction of the Boss-ape. However, the Boss-wolf wasn''t done yet. At the same time, utilizing her agility, she jumped over behind the Boss-ape and plunge at him, dealing a multi-directional attack.


    BOOM!!! A direct hit!!


    If it was a normal danger beast, that attack just now would surely end the battle. However, the Boss-ape was no normal danger beast.


    Like how the Boss-wolf manipulated the wind element, the Boss-ape was also proficient in using earth elements. He created a stone wall around him, protecting the Boss-ape from the attack of the Boss-wolf.


    Soon their exchange of blow began. The Boss-wolf kept firing her wind blades at the Boss-ape, while the boss-ape stayed hidden under the stone wall, trying to find the right time for a counterattack.


    As time passed, the boss-Ape who saw himself didn''t get any scratch from his opponent''s attack gave a maniac grin. He smashed his chest and taunt the boss-wolf like saying that her attack would not even scratch him.


    Of course, this taunting was not that simple. The boss-ape also wanted to tell his subordinate that he wouldn''t lose to the boss-wolf, so go and rampage all you want because he will handle the boss-wolf on his own.


    In an instance, the situation on the battlefield turned around. The morales of the monkey''s group were soaring to the sky, and even with Ray''s help, all the wolf camp could do was just trying to delay their demise.


    The monkeys were rushing at them like they were not afraid of death. Even after losing their arms or legs, they would still pounce madly at the wolves. Some even purposely sacrifice themself so their allies could move forward.


    Because of this condition, every and each of the wolf camp hope was placed at the Boss-wolf, and from the look of it, her situation was also not going very well.


    With the protection of the stone wall, Boss-wolf''s attack wasn''t able to reach the Boss-ape, and moreover, a hole had been pierced on the Boss-wolf''s shoulder due to a careless mistake.


    Everything was turning bad for the wolves camp, and suddenly¡­


    "Aoo!"


    It was the wolf pup that Ray had seen with the Boss-wolf before. It seems the wolf-pup saw the unfavorable condition of his parents and rushed here trying to offer some help.


    But sometimes, a good intention should have stayed only as an intention. The arrival of the Wolf-pup had only made the situation turned grimmer to the Boss-wolf. Her child was right in front of her, and she could not let her child got hurt in this battle. Some of the monkeys tried to block the Wolf-pup''s way, only to face the fury of the Boss-wolf.


    At every step the wolf-pup took, the Boss-wolf''s heart shooked harder that she wasn''t able to notice the boss-ape blow was heading toward her.


    *Blast!!*


    The Boss-wolf took a hard blow and got blown away pretty far from the battlefield, leaving the wolf-pup invulnerable to the attack of the monkeys.


    "Aoooo!"


    On Ray''s side, he was finally able to finish the group of monkeys ahead of him. It could be said that Ray was one of the greatest contributors to this battle for this wolf''s side. Just him alone, Ray had mercilessly slaughtered more than 40 monkeys, and that was not counting the assistance he provided to the other wolves.


    And just when Ray was about to find his next group of prey, he saw the wolf-pup was on the siege of three monkeys.


    '' What the heck is he doing here!''


    Ray''s greatest motivation to join in this battle between the two races was because he couldn''t bear the thought of letting the wolf-pup becoming an orphan. So, seeing the wolf-pup was in great danger, Ray stopped caring about everything else and rushed to his aid.


    *BOOM!* *SPLASH* SPLURT*


    Just with three smashes of stone in his hand, Ray had ended the life of three monkeys surrounding the wolf-pup.


    But when he thought the wolf-pup was finally saved, he suddenly felt a great amount of danger approaching him.


    *Slam* *Slam* *Slam*


    Ray looked at his side where the sound was coming, and he saw the Boss-ape was heading in his direction.


    A Boss-caliber monster was different from a normal danger beast, both in power and intelligence. But this Boss-ape was surely a special case. His intelligence was higher than other Boss-Caliber monsters and seeing that the Boss-wolf has put so much emphasis on the Wolf-Pup, The Boss-Ape knew that this is his key to easily conquer the wolves'' camp.


    With his four monstrous arms, The boss-Ape would handle the Wolf-pup and make him his hostage.


    *BOOM!*


    Four monstrous arms clashed with the Big stone held by Ray.


    Obviously, Ray was at a disadvantage in this battle, but he knew he must fight. If he were to turn his back away, the Boss-ape would get his hand on the Wolf-Pup, and Ray didn''t want to see that.


    Ray utilized his twenty points of agility to confused his opponent and somewhat prolong the battle. He knew that his hope of defeating the Boss-Ape was almost close to none if even The Boss-Wolf attack could not scratch him. Even if the two worked together, they may still not be able to pierce the thick defense of the boss-ape; however, Ray wanted to hold on to that thin chance.


    He didn''t know why, but he had the feeling that the Wolf-boss was able to survive that attack.. And now what he needed to do was just stalling the time for the boss-wolf to return, and they will begin their counterattack.

 Chapter 7 - Ch 7 : Prologue And The Motherly Love Of The Boss-wolf

    One Minutes¡­ Two Minutes¡­


    Ray had lost count on how long had he been stalling for the Boss-Ape.


    It might be only one or two minutes out there, or even only a few seconds. But to Ray, the time passed was like Eternity.


    His arms have long gone numb from the clash, and his mind has been fatigued with all the dodging and calculation he needed to do to minimize the damage he got. Even the Wolf-Pup was now lying motionlessly in Ray''s shoulder.


    It was one of the impacts of the Boss-Ape''s attack that accidentally struck the wolf-pup. Luckily, Ray was in time to save him and put him upon his shoulder. If not, the wolf-pup maybe has already reached the afterlife by now.


    *Boom*


    Another crash between Ray and the Boss-Ape happened, and Ray was blown away while still trying to protect the wolf-pup in his arms. Sometimes he thought that it might be better for him to die now. He has done enough, and the things happening now were already out of his capability.


    However, every time he saw the Wolf-puppy laying motionless on his shoulder, Ray''s determination feels like getting lit once more.


    A little bit more.


    You can do it!


    You have known the feeling of being left alone, and you obviously don''t want this little pup to feel the same!


    Many thoughts resurfaced in Ray''s mind. But the only thing he knew was he needs to hold on, he needs to be strong, or else his effort up until now will turn into waste.


    '' I''m not gonna let you die.''


    Time passed with Ray still trying to hold on against the boss-ape on his own. He looked at the surroundings and noticed that the situation of the wolf camp was getting more and more helpless.


    The numerous number of wolves before was now reduced to less than a tenth of its previous glory, and many amongst them were injured from the siege of the monkeys.


    But just as their situation was going to be turned for the worst¡­


    "Aooooo"


    A majestic sound roared on the battlefield, and everyone couldn''t help but stop and stare at the source of the sound.


    Eventually, Ray''s efforts paid off. The Wolf-boss came at the battlefield, this time with a new form that was multiple times stronger than before.


    And with a blink of her eyes, the Wolf boss created a giant wind blade that decimated half of the monkeys'' troops.


    BLAST~!!!!!!


    One wolf, One Giant blade, and the tides of battle instantly turned.


    The Boss-wolf, who finished decimating half of her opponent troops, jumped and came at Ray''s side.


    " Human, hold on for a while."


    A roar came out from the Boss-Wolf mouth, and a wind sphere appeared surrounding them.


    " Now, we can talk without worrying about that nonsense."


    On the other side, Ray was shocked hearing the Boss-wolf''s words. He never thought that the Boss-Wolf could speak in the same language as him.


    " This.."


    " There are many questions that you don''t know the answer human. I know you still have many questions, but I don''t have much time left. If you could, please bring my child to me."


    Ray was a bit startled, but he quickly recovered. He brought the unconscious Wolf-Pup to the Boss-Wolf side and let them have their moments.


    " Thank you, human."


    The Boss-wolf looked at the unconscious Wolf-Pup warmly, and from her body, a great amount of light transferred into the unconscious Wolf-pup.


    This.. Ray, who stayed on their side during all this process, became speechless. At first, he thought that the Boss-Wolf had returned and they would soon begin their counterattack, but after observing the Boss-wolf condition clearly, he realized that it wouldn''t be the case.


    Ray could see the injuries of the Boss-wolf bodies that started to appear after some of the light transferred into the Wolf-pup body. It seems she was using a lot of her life sources in exchange for this power.


    The return of the Boss-wolf this time was not to end the battle, but instead...


    " It seems you have recognized my thought, human."


    The Boss-wolf, who had finished transferring some of the light into the wolf-pup, moved her glance to Ray.


    It was only a soft voice from the Boss-Wolf, but somehow Ray could feel pain in his heart. The Boss-Wolf was not returning to end this battle, but she returned to ensure her child''s safety.


    From the start, she had observed how Ray was protecting the Wolf-pup during the battle, and now she had decided to leave her child with Ray.


    " Human...."


    " No! We could still win this battle. And if we don''t, you could just run away! You are strong, strong enough to run from this battle. This wolf-pup.. what do you think he would feel if he woke up only to realized that his parents have sacrificed his life so he could escape safely!"


    Ray couldn''t hide the words in his heart anymore. He was an orphan, so he never felt the warmth of having a parent by his side, but the thing he was sure of was that the love of the Boss-wolf to her child is real.


    " *Pant-Pant* I..."


    Ray unconsciously said everything that had been panted up in his mind. He looked at the Boss-wolf, ready to face her anger. But instead, he could feel a gaze of a mother looking at her children.


    Unknowingly to Ray, tears started to fall from his eyes.


    " Thank you for thinking about my child human. If I could, may I know what your name is?"


    " Ray... It''s Ray Sanjaja."


    The Boss-wolf closed her eyes for a moment, and Ray could feel a power started to spread out through his body.


    " Thank you, Ray Sanjaja. My name is Fey, the Boss of this wolf camp. I thanked you for everything you have done for this camp, but this camp has reached its end. My leniency had made my liege weaker, and I must be responsible for their demise. Now, I only hoped that My child could escape from this battlefield. He is still young, and he deserved to have more adventure in this world."


    Suddenly a breeze of wind appeared around the Boss-Wolf, and guide the Wolf-Pup into Ray''s arm.


    " I had given you the Blessing of Fenrir, Ray. I could see that you are different than other humans I have seen before. Thus I hoped you could protect this child away from this place. And, if you may... Please give my last word to this child when he wakes up."


    The Boss-wolf looked at her child one last time with melancholy in her eyes.


    " My child, I''m sorry that we could not see you grow up. I''m sorry that we could not stay with you during your biggest moment in the future, but please remember that we will always look after you from the above. You are our pride, live your life to the fullest and remember to not have any regret. And one last thing... We will always love you."


    The Boss-wolf finished his sentence and Ray couldn''t hold back his tears anymore. The purest form of love was the love from the parents to their child, and Ray just witnessed them right in front of his eyes.


    The Boss-Wolf turned her body to face the upcoming threat, and soon the wind that surrounded Ray get stronger.


    " Go!"


    With that words, the wind barrier broke, and Ray was flown away from the battlefield by the Boss-Wolf power.

 Chapter 8 - Ch 8 : Prologue End And Contract

    With the help of the wind, Ray and the Wolf-pup have flown away from the battlefield, leaving only the boss-wolf and few members of the wolves camp to fend off the monkeys and the boss-ape.


    '' You must not take your eyes away from the Ray. This is their last battle, their battle to ensure the survival of their next generation, and you are entrusted to live and told the heroic tale of this battle to the wolf-pup. So open your eyes and witness their last moment.''


    Even though their meeting was only for a short time, Ray''s heart felt pained for every moment the boss-wolf was hurt. And eventually, the Boss-Wolf fell down after successfully repelled the intruders from Ray and the Wolf-pup direction.


    A fleeting moment that felt like an eternity. That was the only thing that popped up in Ray''s mind when he saw the Boss-Wolf tried her hardest to protect her child. A love so pure that could only be felt from a parent to their children.


    '' If my parents were still here, would I also be able to experience this feeling too?''


    Soon, Ray and the Wolf-pup landed pretty far away from the battlefield.


    Ray was hurt all over his body, and dried blood has dirtied his clothes everywhere. But everything was over now.


    He only needs to wait for the Wolf-pup to wake up, make a contract with him, and the mission will be solved.


    It was an entirely different question whether the wolf-pup would be willing to make a contract with him, but Ray has put that into the back of his mind. He had determined to make this wolf-pup his boss monster, and he will do everything to ensure that it will happen.


    ****


    A few hours later, the wolf-pup finally wake up with nobody else on his side except Ray.


    " So you finally wake up, huh? Here, take this."


    What Ray gave to the wolf-pup was one of the loot from the monkey danger-beast, their meat. Ray had made a small fire from some dried woods, and he had roasted it before giving it to the Wolf-pup.


    " I know you can understand me, and you still don''t trust me yet. But please sit and listen to my story for a moment."


    It was at the moment where Ray felt the Boss-wolf transfer something to him that he knew he would be able to talk to the wolf-pup. The boss-wolf had prepared everything for him, the languages to converse with the wolf-pup, and an aura that coated Ray so the wolf-pup will sit and listen to him for a while.


    Ray then started to tell what he witnessed to the wolf-pup. From the motherly love of the Boss-wolf to the epic battle to ensure their survival. Everything came out from Ray''s mouth to make sure that the sacrifice of the Boss-Wolf will not be a waste, and the wolf-pup would know that even though his parents were not here with him, they will always love him.


    Upon hearing the story, sorrow filled the wolf-pup eyes. He scratched his body so many times, trying to prove that all of this was just a dream, but eventually, he knew that everything was true.


    Ray was about to leave the wolf-pup alone for some moment. He understood that this might be hard for the wolf-pup, and he might need some time alone.


    However, just when Ray was about to leave silently, the wolf-pup came to him and scratched his hand with his claw.


    " Ouch, why are you scratching me?"


    [ DING!!! The mission has been completed.]


    [ Find your boss monster ]


    [ As a Wannabe Dungeon-master, you need to find your boss-monster to protect the dungeon core.]


    [ Recruit the boss monster before the time limits end.]


    [ Time limit: 10 hours, 58 minutes.]


    [ Plane: Purple Sky forest]


    [ Death Count: 13/10000]


    [ Rewards will be issued accordingly to the host''s progress in this plane.]


    .


    [ The condition has been completed, proceed to calculate the rewards.]


    Eh... why is this? Ray, who was a little bit confused, turned his head in the direction of the wolf-pup and seeing the determination on the wolf pup''s eyes, everything becomes clear to Ray.


    It seems that the wolf-pup had decided that Ray was trustworthy enough, and he believed that by making a contract with Ray, he would be able to grow stronger.


    Since that was the case, Ray had no objection. It was his intention to make a contract with the wolf-pup; thus this worked well to his advantage. But the only thing that was still a bit confusing to him..


    '' System, was it this easy to make a contract? If it was this easy, then wouldn''t there be some people who exploit the simplicity of this contract process?''


    Ray asked the system with a bit of worry in his tone. If this were the case, then wouldn''t it be dangerous to him if some unknown spirit beast suddenly gets his blood and wanted to make a contract with him.


    [ DING!!! Don''t worry host. The process of the contract wouldn''t be done with just only taking some blood. Indeed taking the blood was the first important procedure for the process, but there were still many steps to complete. For this process, the system had seen the desire between the two-party, therefore the system decided to assist the process and made it easier.]


    Hearing the explanation from the system, ray sighed some relief. At least he had some power in the making of a contract.


    He walked closer to the wolf-pup and stuck out his hand to the wolf-pup,


    " Then, happy to work together, partner."


    " Aoo."


    The wolf-pup placed his paw on Ray''s hand, and thus a bond between a wolf-pup and a human was made.


    [ DING!! Rewards calculation has been done. Rewards will be issued after the host has been transported back into the default homeworld. Proceed to teleport? Y/N]


    "Yes"


    In an instant, a portal appeared in front of Ray and the wolf-pup.


    The two looked at each other before jumped into the portal, signifying the start of their journey together to be the strongest dungeon master.

 Chapter 9 - Ch 9 : Becoming A Dungeon Master

    *Swoosh*


    "Hwoaaa"


    Ray and the Wolf-pup came out from the portal and arrived in Ray''s homeworld.


    Ray was glad that the weird thing has been passed, but when he looked at his surrounding, Ray couldn''t believe what he sees.


    The place that Ray and the Wolf-pup teleported now was not in the cave where Ray''s secret hideout is. In fact, the cave had been closed down like it has never been there before, and the two were teleported outside the cave.


    There are too many strange things happening here. It will just hurt his brain if he tried to make everything rational.


    Since two years ago, when the spiritual awakening started, everything in this world has been turned into shambles. Science stopped to prove anything, and humanity just left there to accept everything there without knowing the reason. They might be able to guess or make some hypothesis, but they know deep down that there were just clueless mortals trying to reach the territory beyond Gods.


    Ray patted his dirty clothes and proceeded to stand up. Luckily, his bag which was left behind when he was teleported into that strange plane, was still there. He took a change of clothes inside the bag and brought out two water bottles for him and the Wolf-pup to drink.


    "Here, I''ll open it up for you."


    During the past day, Ray''s stamina has been bottomed up by continuous fight, and the Wolf-pup had just awakened from his recent unconscious state. Thus the two really cherished the presence of water.


    { A.N : As an awakener, Ray got some emergency snack bar on his clothes as an emergency, and that is how he replenished his energy after each battle.}


    The two were still quenching their thirst when suddenly the articulate voice of a young female appeared once again in Ray''s mind.


    .


    [ DING!!! Congratulations on coming back to the host''s homework.]


    [ A new mission will be issued.]


    [ Place your dungeon core.]


    [ As a dungeon master having the dungeon space is a must. Find a suitable location to place your dungeon core.]


    [ Rewards: 1-month dungeon protection period.]


    [ All the rewards and inventory from the previous mission will be held until the host finished placing the dungeon core.]


    .


    *Sigh* A new mission after another. However, Ray didn''t really get bothered with this mission.


    Why would he get bothered if he actually already had the place of the dungeon on his mind? From the start, there is no better option than this place for Ray to place his dungeon.


    '' System, I want to place the dungeon core in the previous cave.''


    [ DING!!! It was indicated that the host wanted to place the dungeon core in the cave of the beginning. Proceed?Y/N]


    '' Yes!''


    *ZINGGG!!!!!*


    A bright light instantly enveloped the cave where Ray''s previous hideout was, and when the light has gone out, a dungeon entrance has been generated in front of it.


    .


    [ DING!!! You have placed your dungeon core.]


    [ DING!!! Completed the following mission.]


    [ Place your dungeon core.]


    [ As a dungeon master having the dungeon space is a must. Find a suitable location to place your dungeon core.]


    [ Rewards: 1-month dungeon protection period.]


    .


    [ Please enter the dungeon to receive the rewards and further mission.]


    Damn... Now ray was hesitating whether to just go back to the orphanage or enter the dungeon first.


    His body has been exhausted for all that battling in the past day, but he also was pretty curious about what was inside the dungeon. The only problem was, Ray didn''t know what mission would wait for him inside.


    If it was just a mission like placing the dungeon core, then it would be okay. But if the mission teleported him into another world like before....


    *Shivers* Ray got shivered just by imagining that scenario. Repeatably dying and reviving to finish the required task, only a crazed maniac would do that.


    With that in mind, Ray had decided to postpone his return to the dungeon and went back to the orphanage first.


    '' Yes, let''s go back first. I''m pretty sure I''m not curious about what''s inside. right...''


    ********


    ********


    - Later inside the dungeon -


    Ray was standing at the entrance of the dungeon, observing the condition of the room in front of him.


    "*Sigh*, after all, I couldn''t resist the temptation of visiting the dungeon first. But, it''s not my fault, though. Everybody else would also do the same if they were to be faced with this temptation."


    The room was a 5x5 room about 3 meters in height. The wall was made of rough rock and decorated with two torches on each side of the wall. A round core was located there in the middle of the room, with a blue glint that makes it seem so mysterious.


    [ DING!!! Please place your hand on the dungeon core to register the ownership of the dungeon.]


    The articulate voice of a young female appeared once again when Ray entered the dungeon, and now it kept rushing Ray to place his hand on the blue glinted core on the middle of the dungeon.


    But Ray didn''t rush this time. He chose to take his time slowly observing every corner of the dungeon room before eventually placed his hand on the blue core.


    [ DING!!! Energy signature received, Dungeon ownership will be transferred to Ray Sanjaja.]


    [ DING!!! The process of transferring the ownership will begin. Please prepare for pain.]


    " EH, wait!!!!"


    The sudden words of the system startled Ray. He only entered the dungeon because he could not hold back his curiosity, but this system suddenly wanted him to get through all this pain right now?


    " OUCH!!!!!"


    However, Ray was too late. Before he even could say a word of protest, the painful process has begun, and Ray felt like all around his body was zapped by a high energy voltage.


    " OUCH!!!!!"


    ZAPPP~!!!!!


    " OUCH!!!!!"


    ZAPPP~!!!!!


    " OUCH!!!!!"


    ZAPPP~!!!!!


    The painful process took about five minutes before it eventually finished, and Ray proceeded to lump down in the floor.


    " Next time tell me something before you begin this process."


    [ DING!!! Sure, the setting has been updated for the preference of the host.]


    [ DING!!! Welcome to the Dungeon Master system.]

 Chapter 10 - Ch 10 : The Stone

    [ DING!!! Welcome to the Dungeon Master system.]


    [ In this Dungeon Master System or will be shortened by DMS in the future, the host could edit the layout of his dungeon, manage resources, place monster or guardian in the room, or even make a rest area for the adventurer.]


    [The host could also use DMS to open the shop and purchased the items displayed in the list with the DM currencies.]


    [Another feature is to access the rankings of each and every Dungeon Master in the universe. For each world, the top ranks dungeon master will be given a reward each month.]


    [Now it is the start of your journey to embark as the best dungeon master like no one ever was!]


    [La-lala-lalala-la-la *Dungeon Master hymn soundtrack*]


    .


    "..."


    Ray didn''t know why, but the feelings he got from this Dungeon Master System were like the feeling he got when his middle-school friend recommended him to play a third-rate game in NES.


    The explanation was pretty okay, but what is wrong with that soundtrack? It sounds like a straight cheap ripoff from the jumping mustache guy that eats mushroom games.


    However, now is not the right time to think about that. He wanted to quickly solve all his business in this dungeon, so he could return to the orphanage and rest.


    '' System, open the previous quest reward for me.''


    .


    [ Sure, wait a minute.]


    [ The host request has been approved, the reward will be issued.]


    [ The previous result of the mission: 13 Death Count, Baby spirit wolf (Fenrir bloodline-minor) tamed as a boss monster, 129 common Danger beast killed, Man and Stone achievement get.]


    [ Rewards: 30,000 EXP, 12 stats points, Natal weapon: The Stone, Bloodline awakening potion x1]


    .


    [ DING!!! Because you are the first dungeon master in this world, extra rewards will be given.]


    [ Spirit ore mine (Small) x1, Spirit pool (Small)x1, Kitchen x1, Empty room x3, DM Currency x5000, Special skill: Appraisal]


    .


    [ DING!!! You are the number 10,000th Dungeon Master in all the Multiverse, a special reward will be given.]


    [ Rewards: *Secret*]


    .


    [ Dungeon (no-name) Lv. 1]


    [ Owner: Ray Sanjaja]


    [ A no-name dungeon that had just recently opened.]


    .


    A rush of information and rewards surged into Ray''s mind.


    " Fiuh... That was a bit too much. But for the mission to give a natal weapon. I never thought it will be this generous."


    Ray''s mood instantly went up when he thought about the natal weapon. One must know that Natal weapon was normally exclusive only to the high-ranking awakeners in this world. Those with a super-strong bloodline sometimes would awaken the weapon from their predecessor.


    For someone like Ray to awaken a Natal weapon, it was only a dream before. But now he really gets his own natal weapon because of the system.


    Another thing that uplifted Ray''s mood was the bloodline awakening potion. From the name, it would be pretty easy to guess the use of the item, and looking at the ''Fenrir bloodline-minor'', it seems like the item was tailor-made for him.


    Ray didn''t waste any more time standing still and quickly asked the system to retrieve the two items for him.


    " System, give me the Natal Weapon and Bloodline awakening potion."


    [ Sure host.]


    And instantly, ahead of Ray, two items appeared. One in the shape of a group of ten pebbles, and one is a bottle that should be the Bloodline awakening potion.


    Ray then took the Bloodline awakening potion and gave it to the wolf-pup. The wolf-pup is his boss-monster now, so the stronger the wolf-pup gets, the better it will be to Ray.


    After ensuring that the wolf-pup had taken the Bloodline-awakening potion and ensuring that everything was okay, Ray now shifted his focus at his Natal weapon.


    At first, he was a bit pessimistic at this Natal weapon. From what he has heard, all the Natal weapon that has been revealed so far was an iconic weapon of a renowned figure in the past. Like the fan of Zhuge-Liang, the spear of Chu-Chulain, or even the Excalibur of King Arthur.


    But why was the Natal weapon in front of him is in the form of ten pebbles? What kind of renowned figure used pebbles as his weapon?


    But Ray still tried to be positive. Maybe the Natal weapon in front of him was still in its unawakened state. Therefore it hasn''t unlocked its true form. He dropped some blood in the group of pebbles like what the instruction said in his mind.


    When the Natal weapon appeared from the system, a layer of instruction also appeared in Ray''s mind, telling him the step to make the Natal weapon his.


    *Plink!*


    Ray''s blood dropped on the group of pebbles, and immediately the group of pebbles started to tremble.


    *Rumble!!!* *Rumble!!!*


    '' It''s starting to awaken.''


    Time passed seconds by seconds and finally..


    ZRINGGGG!!!!


    [ You have successfully bound Natal weapon: The stone]


    " Eh?? You''re finally done?"


    Wasn''t this a bit anti-climatic? Ray had thought that his Natal weapon will grow into a super-cool one, but wasn''t this just a normal pebbles?


    Ray took called the Natal weapon, and a group of ten pebbles instantly appeared on his hand. It seems the performance before was the will of something that has been trapped in this group of pebbles before it became Ray''s possession.


    " If I''m not wrong, I also gained the special skill appraisal from the first dungeon master reward back then. Let''s try to use it on this thing."


    He focused his view on the group of pebbles, and a panel of words started to be shown in Ray''s eyes.


    .


    [ Natal Weapon: The stone]


    [ Evolvability: Level not enough ]


    [ Special effect: Blessing of stone, All stats+3]


    [ Special effect(2): one out of ten attacks using the pebbles will deal true damage.]


    [ Special effect(3): Cammuflation, This Natal weapon won''t be detected by other person appraisal skills.]


    .


    Wow, the effect of these pebbles was a lot better than what Ray have thought.. Especially the last effect of camouflaging, with this Ray won''t be afraid to display his natal weapon anymore.

 Chapter 11 - Ch 11: Book Of Farming

    [ Wall ]


    [ A level one dungeon wall, could regenerate on itself.]


    .


    [ Dungeon core ]


    [ A dungeon core of no-named dungeon.]


    .


    " Wow, this really works."


    Ray''s eyes lit up with this discovery. From his knowledge, appraisal was a pretty high-rank skill, since the one with appraisal skill could detect the use of an item or herbs.


    Appraisal user was also useful in identifying eatable plants or danger beast and is a must if a group wanted to go in an expedition.


    " Hehe, with this, I won''t be called useless anymore."


    Ray then kept experiencing with his appraisal skill. He tried to appraise everything in his body, and eventually, his gaze fell into the wolf-pup who was still trying to undergo its bloodline awakening.


    Let''s try this one, Ray thought. He focused his vision on the wolf-pup, and a panel of information appeared in front of him.


    .


    [ Wolf-pup]


    [ Species: Spirit wolf]


    [ Lv: 3]


    [ Currently undergoing the process of bloodline awakening.]


    .


    Ray was about to find other items to check with his appraisal, but he suddenly felt a headache coming from his head.


    " Ouch, don''t tell me."


    .


    [ Ray Sanjaja ]


    [ Lv 8 apprentice Awakener ]


    [ Exp: 5230/8000]


    [ Energy: 0%]


    [ Strength: 18 / Vitality: 14]


    [ Agility: 22 / Dexterity: 12]


    [ Intelligence: 13 / Sense: 24]


    [ Special skill: F-rank Danger sense (evolvable), E-Rank Appraisal (evolvable)]


    [ Universal attributes point: 12]


    .


    Dang, Ray was too happy that he got the appraisal skill that he forgot appraisal skill use some energy to make it works. Now his energy has fallen down to zero, and he couldn''t help but feel dizzy.


    '' *Sigh* Now my energy is at zero, let''s open the secret reward first.''


    Ray then instructed the system to open the secret reward for being the 10,000th dungeon master in the multiverse.


    It was a lie if Ray said that he wasn''t nervous. The previous rewards were all good, and this should be a lot better than all the previous rewards since this is the only one with the *secret* words.


    '' Open Sesame!''


    In front of Ray, a bright light appeared, and when the bright light eventually faded away, a book revealed itself.


    [ DING!!! Congratulations on getting the Skill Book of farming (Planting&Harvesting)]


    EH...


    What the heck is this!!!!!!!


    ¥®¥ã¥¢ ¥®¥ã¥¢ ¥®¥ã¥¢ ¥®¥ã¥¢ ¥®¥ã¥¢ ¥®¥ã¥¢ ¥®¥ã¥¢ ¥®¥ã¥¢


    Really... What a way to waste his excitement. Ray had thought that he hit the jackpot when he saw the reward, but after taking a closer look, he knew it was a scam.


    The word farming in this book was not the term farm that was often used in the gaming world, but instead, it was the farming with plants and crops.


    *Sigh* Ray decided to lay down and put aside this reward for a while. After all, he had done the past day, he now had enough of it and just want some rest in the orphanage.


    Two hours soon passed, and Ray was not able to hold himself from dozing off. It might be because of the fatigue he had been accumulated during the battle, but just when he started laying down on the ground, his eyes felt so heavy, and he couldn''t resist the temptation to sleep.


    Ray was still in the middle of his dream, but suddenly..


    "Aoooo"


    A sound came in his ear and woke him up from his sleep. And when he looked in the direction of the sound, a smile appeared on Ray''s face.


    The wolf-pup finally finished his bloodline awakening.


    The small wolf-pup that Ray was able to carry in his shoulder now grow into one meter long. His silvery fur turned all white with a golden pattern on it.


    .


    [ Wolf-pup]


    [ Species: Moonlight spirit wolf]


    [ Lv: 3]


    [ A higher form of Spirit wolf gained this power after undergoing the bloodline awakening process.]


    .


    After finishing his evolution, the small wolf-pup now carries a majestic feeling in him. He walked toward Ray and placed his paw on Ray''s body.


    " Hmm? You wanted me to give you a name? Then how about wolfie?"


    Ray didn''t put much thought into it and quickly sound what was in his mind. For him, a name was just a convenient way to call someone, so the simpler the meaning, the better it was.


    But the wolf-pup didn''t think the same.


    *Swoosh*


    " Ouch, what was that scratch for? What? Do you say put some thought on the name? Don''t you think wolfie is good enough? Sure then, how about.. Silly?"


    *Swoosh*


    " Ouch, Dumby?"


    *Swoosh*


    " Brawnie?"


    *Swoosh*


    " Okay, fine. My last offer, Schweinsteiger."


    *Swoosh* *Swoosh* *Swoosh*


    " It was your naming sense that sucks. Don''t you know that is the name of one of the strongest soldiers on this earth before?"


    " *Sigh* Let me think for a bit."


    Ray took his time to think, but there was still no good idea that came out from his brain. And just when he was about to give up and said whitey, the words of Boss-Wolf came to his mind.


    '' Live your life to the fullest and remember to not have any regrets.."


    " Then how about Freed? It is from freedom, and it went in line with your parents'' wish that wanted you to live your life to the fullest without any regrets."


    Hearing Boss-wolf''s name, the wolf-pup eyes started to get watery, but he quickly recovered and nodded happily at Ray.


    " Then it is freed. Happy to be with you, Freed."


    " Aooo"


    A man and a wolf were smiling heartily inside the dungeon. Still, this moment didn''t last long. With Freed successfully finished his bloodline awakening, Ray''s business in this dungeon was done for today.


    He stood up and prepared everything that needed to be taken back to the orphanage, and among them was all the money he had gotten by hunting the danger beast in other planes.


    From his last mission, Ray got about two thousand dollars in money, and the rest was still in materials waiting to be sold.


    Next, Ray left Freed some food and made him a simple bed from his spare clothes and rags to make sure that Freed would make no ruckus when he left the dungeon.


    Now everything was done. Ray said goodbye to Freed and went back to the orphanage bringing about $52000 in his hands. $50,000 from the money thrown by the spoiled heir, and $2000 from his own hunt.


    He checked the time, and seeing that it was still 7 P.M in the evening, Ray decided to get some fried chicken for the kids. He stopped by a nearby fast food restaurant and bought three buckets of fried chicken for those little guys.


    Thirty minutes later, Ray eventually arrived at the orphanage. He didn''t know why, but he really felt that he missed this orphanage so much even though he had only left for about one or two days. He knocked at the door, and then..


    " Welcome back Ray-nii."


    " We miss you Ray-nii, please don''t leave us anymore."


    A group of five little guys rushed at him and gave him a big hug, making Ray''s eyes started to become moist as well.


    " I''m home guys."

 Chapter 12 - Ch 12 : Orphanage

    Ray put down the fried chicken on the table, and after distributing the chicken for each little guy, he sat down to converse with them.


    " So, does something happened when I leave?"


    He was the only grown-up male in the orphanage, so when Ray was out, only females and weak children were left in the orphanage. This was also the reason why Ray was always worried about the orphanage. If something were to happen during the time he was out, he would surely regret it.


    The little kids happily munch at the chicken Ray gave them, but they still answer Ray''s question while munching at the chicken.


    " There is nothing significant, I think. But if I''m not wrong, Ed-nii came in the afternoon. He is so different than Ray-nii, Ray-nii always answers us when we asked you to play, but Ed-nii was so cold. He just left the orphanage after he finished talking with big sister."


    " *Sigh* It is bad to badmouth others, you know? Okay then, after finishing the chicken, you guys should go to rest. We''ll play again tomorrow."


    " EHHHH!!!??"


    Eventually, Ray was able to appease the little guys even after their protest to play. He wouldn''t say it to them, but his body was currently at the limit. The short rest in the dungeon was only like a drop of water in the ocean, and he really needs some rest.


    He went into his room on the orphanage and laid down on it. Actually, Ray''s age has passed the limits on what should have stayed on the orphanage, but because the orphanage recently bad situation, Ray decided to stay behind and helped the orphanage with the money he got as an awakener.


    He had consulted with the orphanage manager or the one usually called the big sister about it, and the big sister was really thankful when Ray decided to stay behind and help the orphanage. She felt a little bit guilty about it, but Ray said just prepare a separate room for him, and he''ll treat it as the rent cost of the room.


    Thus, Ray''s time in the orphanage continued, and he kept using the money he obtained to sustain the orphanage.


    *****


    - Orphanage, Ray''s room in the midnight-


    Ray was still sleeping soundly after finally getting some good rest. But then, he could hear the sound of his door opening.


    He was about to wake up and surprise the trespasser. However, seeing the trespasser has no ill intention, Ray decided to use the wait and see approach.


    The trespasser walked closer to Ray''s bed and sat on it. Her hand was on Ray''s cheek, and Ray could feel her breath from her face.


    " You know, if you keep doing this, I might be falling in love with you."


    Hearing these words, Ray knew who the trespasser is. It was the big sis of the orphanage, and only her would do this kind of prank. He was about to wake up and reprimand the big sis to not treat him as a little kid anymore, but before he could..


    Ray felt the big-sis body was leaning on him, and she started sleeping.


    Well, it seems he was not the only one who was working hard today. Ray looked at the big sis face, straight brown hair, and a delicate face. A beautiful woman that is four or five years older than him.


    Two big eye bags could be seen under her eyes, signifying that she had not gotten enough rest during the past few days.


    She was the daughter of the previous orphanage manager, and when the previous orphanage manager died, she decided to take over the orphanage. If not for her, Ray might no be the one he currently is right now.


    '' Edward, huh.. I hope you would not do anything stupid. If not, I will teach you a lesson myself.''


    This Edward that Ray thought of was the same Edward that the kids said during their dinner. Edward was a friend of Ray and also an ex-member of the orphanage. He left a few years ago and never came back. So hearing Edward suddenly approached the orphanage, Ray had some bad feelings.


    Ray then stopped thinking about Edward and shifted his focus at the sleeping beauty in front of him. Only for today, Ray thought. He held the big sister tight in his embrace, and the two continued their rest until the morning comes.


    ******


    The next day, Ray said goodbye to the big sister early in the morning and went back to his dungeon. They spend the night cuddling with each other, and Ray couldn''t keep his face straight when looking at the big sister''s face.


    '' What are you doing Ray, she is your big sister figure. Why are you doing such an embarrassing thing last night.''


    It was still fresh in his mind when the two woke up after cuddling each other all night long. Their face was so close that they could feel each other''s breath, and Ray''s face instantly turned red from embarrassment.


    Soon, Ray arrived at the location of his own dungeon.


    He looked at the dungeon entrance, and when he took a closer look, it was really invisible on the outside.


    If a normal person came to this place, they would certainly not be able to found his dungeon. It seems the one-month protection period from the dungeon system really works their wonder.


    Ray entered the dungeon, and inside, the wolf-pup Freed was already waiting for him.


    " Aoo!"


    " Good morning for you too Freed. So how''s your last night''s sleep?"


    Ray took out the fried chicken that he had heated out this morning for Freed. As Ray''s Boss Monster, Ray wanted to teach Freed about the delicacy of good food.


    A good meal is a meal that was shared with everyone, Ray thought.


    He gave the Fried chicken to Freed after making sure there was no bone left in the fried chicken, and while Freed was busy munching down and eating the chicken, Ray checked out the Dungeon Master System.


    .


    [ DING!!! Welcome to the Dungeon Master System]


    [ A new mission has been issued to the host.]

 Chapter 13 - Ch 13 : Missions In The Dungeon

    [ New missions have been issued to the host.]


    .


    [ Give a name to your dungeon]


    [ As a great dungeon, a dungeon must have a name.]


    [ Reward: DM Currency +40, Storage room]


    .


    [ Change the layout of your dungeon]


    [ As a dungeon Master, the dungeon is your home. Make your dungeon as comfortable as possible!]


    [ Reward: DM Currency +40]


    .


    [ Place some resources in the dungeon.]


    [ As a dungeon Master, the dungeon mas have stable resources to sustain itself. Place a dungeon resource inside your dungeon.]


    [ Reward: Exp+500, DM Currency +50]


    .


    '' It sure looks like a game interface. But well.. it works to my advantage."


    In front of Ray, a big panel that displayed the Dungeon information appeared.


    .


    [ No Name Dungeon]


    [ Number of rooms: 1]


    [ Dungeon core: Lv.1 ]


    [ Number of monsters: None]


    [ Number of Boss Monster: 1 (Freed)]


    .


    Ray protruded his hand on the information panel, and the dungeon map popped up.


    Currently, there was only one room inside the panel map, and inside the room, there were three big dots on it.


    '' The White one should refer to me, Purple refer to Freed and Blue for the Dungeon core. Now let''s change the dungeon name first.''


    Among the three issued missions, Changing the dungeon name was certainly the easiest to solve. Thus Ray decided to put his priority into it.


    '' Dungeon name, Dungeon name.... Let''s just put up with this.''


    [ DING!!! Change the name of the No-name dungeon into Morningwood dungeon? Y/N]


    '' Yes.''


    [ DING!!! The name has been changed successfully]


    [ Reward: DM Currency +40, Storage room]


    .


    ''Nice, one mission done easily.''


    Ray smiled at the notification given by the DM system. He nodded, satisfied at the name chosen by him. His naming sense was clearly pretty good.


    Hm? Why did Ray choose the name Morningwood? Actually, the reason was pretty simple. Since Ray was too focused on making money, the contact he gained with society and the internet was minimal. And the little guys in the orphanage once told Ray that Morningwood was a modern word for shining early in the morning. Thus, in the hope of making this dungeon become the best dungeon, Ray decided to give the name Morningwood dungeon.


    With one mission done, Ray now moved on to the second mission, changing the layout of his dungeon.


    He looked at the rewards he had received from the previous trial.


    .


    [- Spirit ore mine (Small) x1]


    [- Spirit pool (Small)x1]


    [- Kitchen x1]


    [- Empty room x3]


    [- Storage room x1]


    .


    '' Hm, this should do it.''


    Ray placed his hand on the interactive dungeon map before him and made some changes to it.


    In the previous dungeon map that only has a room in it, now it has 5 different rooms interconnected together in a straight line, with the dungeon core placed in the middle of the third room.


    Among the five-room in the dungeon right now.


    The first room was currently empty because Ray was going to place some weak monster in it.


    The second room was where Freed stayed and also will be the boss room.


    Ray placed the Dungeon core alongside the small spirit pool and kitchen on the corner in the third room.


    For the last two rooms, it was a little bit special. Ray placed the Spirit ore mine (Small) in the fourth room and completed the [ Place some resources in the dungeon.] along the way.


    Last, the fifth room will be the storage room where the loots Ray have obtained in the last plane would be placed.


    .


    [ DING!!! Two missions have been completed.]


    [ Rewards: DM Currency +40, Storage room, Exp+500, DM Currency +50]


    A surge of reward came into Ray''s mind and he couldn''t help but feel a bit weird inside.


    500 experience points just by placing some dungeon. He still remembered his last two years of daily hardship and pain, and he only gained three levels.


    In this world, there was a rule where the allocated experience points will be corresponding to the damage they dealt with the monster, and since Ray''s damage was insignificantly low, sometimes he didn''t even gain one experience point after hunting a monster with a group.


    '' *Sigh* No need to be melancholic Ray. Our life will only get better from now on with this dungeon system.''


    A smile gradually grew on Ray''s face, and when he looked at Freed happily eating the fried chicken, Ray could only feel blessed that he had been going through all of this.


    '' Amithaba, Hallelujah, God bless. Thank You for giving me this chance. I promise I will do my utmost.''


    As Ray looked at Freed, Freed was also looking back at Ray. And seeing Ray had a weird expression on his face, shivers grew on Freed''s spine.


    " Aooo!"


    " Eh, no. I won''t steal your chicken, what are you talking about. *Sigh* Kids these days."


    Now there were two remaining things for Ray to do.


    Checking the shop or Exploring his current dungeon and checked what each facility does.


    And since Ray didn''t want to waste some DM currency or time in the shop without knowing what his dungeon currently needed, he decided to explore the dungeon first.


    The first thing he did was to enter the room where the dungeon core resides, and appraise the spirit pool that was located there. The kitchen function was pretty intuitive, so his focus fell on the spirit pool that was on the other corner of the room.


    Ray walked closer to the spirit pool, and after making sure that the spirit pool was inside his appraisal region, Ray used the appraisal.


    '' Appraise''


    .


    [Spirit pool (Small)]


    [ A pool that is useful to relieve fatigue and recover small injuries.]


    [ Ps: The pool water is one of the materials for the minor potion.]


    .


    Whoa, this is pretty good.


    With this, Ray wouldn''t need to care about some small injuries as he could just bath in the pool for a while


    Furthermore, the extra notes below made Ray''s eyes glimmered like a star.


    It needs to be known that potion was a super high-class item in this era, and even a minor class potion would fetch for a pretty decent amount of a few thousands dollar.


    In this world where healing skill was pretty rare, potion demands were sky-high, but the supply was only from clearing some dungeon, thus the potions demand was always be higher than it supply.


    '' Jackpot ''

 Chapter 14 - Ch 14 : New Skills

    ''Jackpot''


    If this water was one of the potion''s materials, then it should be sold pretty well.


    However, after some thought, Ray shook his head. Even though this water might be a potion material, no one in this world has the potion recipe.


    Thus this thing would be useless even if sold cheaply in the market, except...


    " System, tell me. Could I get the potion recipe in the shop?"


    [ DING!!! Confirmative host. Not only gaining the recipe, you could also make your own potion after learning it.]


    '' Yoshhhh''


    Just as expected, this system was Ray''s biggest benefactor. With this alone, Ray was confident that he could save the orphanage or even make it bigger than ever.


    '' Hehe, calm down, Ray. You still have many things left behind in this room.''


    Thus, Ray continued his exploration in his own dungeon and appraised every item he got from the mission.


    ********


    - 20 minutes later -


    Ray was back in the room with the dungeon core with a smile on his face. His last exploration really gives him some insight into this dungeon.


    Like the spirit ore mine for the example. This spirit ore mine functioned to produce spirit ore that was used to upgrade the facilities or create a new facility. It could be said that it worked like stone or woods in some kingdom-building game.


    From what Ray has seen, the cost to upgrade the room to make it bigger or make a new room was 20 spirit ores, and Ray''s current spirit ore could produce about five spirit ores each day. That means Ray could either upgrade his current room or make a new room every five days.


    Next is the storage room. When Ray entered the storage room, he was surprised that all the loots he gained from the last plane were stored there. It seems the storage room also functioned as the dungeon inventory, and Ray could draw the item from there anywhere through the system interface. The current storage room was 5x5 big, and there was also a choice to upgrade the storage room with a cost of 60 spirit ores.


    '' Hmm, it is pretty expensive, but I should be able to manage it later.''


    Now Ray''s current priority was to check the shop and find how he could upgrade the dungeon level. From his last exploration, Ray also learned that all the items in this dungeon were upgradeable, and the only thing preventing Ray from doing so was his low level.


    '' System, open the shop for me.''


    [ DING!!! Opening the system shop.]


    In front of Ray, a big panel of shops with almost every type of thing was displayed, and Ray was a bit overwhelmed with the situation.


    Ray was trying to look for some useful items, but eventually, he gave up and choose to ask the system for some advice.


    '' System, what should I choose to buy first?''


    [ DING!!! The host''s current balance of DM currency was 6130, with 5130 from the mission and rewards the host has done before and 1000 as the initial balance. The DM currency has an exchange rate of 1 DM currency for $30 at level 1.]


    [ At the host current stage, it is recommended to exchange some useful skills for combat as the host current combat capability is still far too weak.]


    What the system said brought Ray back to his sense. At first, his idea was to purchase some monsters to protect the dungeon, as a dungeon would need monsters to protect them.


    However, after considering what the system said, Ray decided following the system''s advice was better. He still has a one-month protection period for the dungeon. Thus his current priority was to strengthen himself.


    '' Then, do you have a recommendation for the skill that I should purchase?''


    [ DING!!! It is advised for the host to make his own choice regarding this. The system was only here for your guide and not as a babysitter.]


    ''*Sigh* I should have known it already.''


    Ray was a bit depressed with the system''s direct refusal. Even so, it only took him a moment to regain back his composure.


    He started to filter out the useful skill that could be purchased by his current Bp, and eventually, the result was....


    .


    [ 1x Contracted beast summoning (F-Rank, evolvable) - 5000 DMC]


    [ 1x Hawkeye (F-Rank, evolvable) - 300 DMC ]


    [ 1x Skill Camouflage (F-Rank, evolvable) - 500 DMC]


    [ Do you confirm to purchase the following item? Y/N]


    '' Yes''


    [ DING!!! Congratulation for your purchase. The skill will immediately be transferred into your body.]


    Along with the notification, a surge of skills came into Ray''s body, and he could feel his vision getting better from the hawkeye skill.


    '' Hehe, this hawkeye skill passive is pretty good. Now let''s check the summoning skill.''


    Ray focused his mind and then Freed suddenly appeared in front of Ray.


    '' Sucess!!! But to think that summoning Freed will take 50% of my energy, it seems I must start to grind my level.''


    On the other hand, Freed, who was summoned here without his knowledge, was looking at Ray with some confusion at his face.


    " Aoo?"


    " Hehe, don''t mind me, Freed. I''m just checking up on a new skill."


    Ray then told Freed about the skills, and Freed was also pretty excited about it. With this skill, Ray could summon Freed everywhere, even during his dungeon exploration and it surely will make Ray''s battle power increase significantly.


    " Then I will depend on you from now on, partner."


    " Aoo!"


    Actually, this skill was a pretty big bargain that Ray got. The actual name and price for this skill were.


    [ Summon and Contract (F-Rank,Evolvable) - 50,000 DMC]


    But since Ray already has Freed as his contracted Boss-Monster, Ray only needed the later part of the skill, and after some haggling with the system, he gets it at the price of 5000 DMC.


    Now the last skill left was the camouflage skill. This skill was one of the most useless skills if it was awakened by other awakeners, but For Ray, this work like miracles.


    This skill could hide the skill with the same or lower rank than it, and since his only skill that was E-rank or higher was appraisal, other people with appraisal skill would only see Appraisal at Ray''s skill list.

 Chapter 15 - Ch 15 : Chicken Dungeon

    [ DING!!! A new mission has been issued to the host.]


    [ Clear the surrounding dungeon.]


    [ As the dungeon master, your strength is still too weak now. Clear the surrounding dungeon to level up and prove your strength as a dungeon master.]


    [ Reward: Special skill: Power charge( F-Rank, Evolvable)]


    .


    A new mission tab suddenly appeared in front of Ray and startled him.


    Clear the surrounding dungeon? Ray didn''t think that there would be any dungeon near his current location. But if the system has said so, then so must be it.


    This revelation surely benefitted him a lot, but how was he supposed to find those dungeons that even the government could not find?


    [ DING!!! Don''t worry, host. The dungeon''s location has been marked on the maps. You just need to go near the location, and the system will give you the direction of the dungeon.]


    Fiuhh, that solved a lot of trouble.


    Now, since he already has his grasp on the locations of the dungeon, the only thing left was...


    ******


    Ray was currently standing in front of the dungeon entrance.


    The location of this dungeon was rather... peculiar(?)


    Whoever thought that there would be a dungeon entrance on the root of a tree. Normally, a dungeon theme would greatly be correlated with where it spawned. Like if it was in Egypt, Mummy theme dungeon was the majority, Knight theme in England, or Samurai in Japan.


    '' A dungeon under the tree, what a cowardly dungeon. Don''t tell me this dungeon theme will be something like cowardly.''


    Even so, Ray didn''t really care about the theme of the dungeon. He just wanted to quickly solve this dungeon and finish his mission. Everything was fine for him if he could get stronger and protect everyone dear to him.


    '' Luckily, this is just a low-level dungeon. Okay, let''s check one more time.''


    .


    [ Ray Sanjaja ]


    [ Lv 8 apprentice Awakener ]


    [ Exp: 5730/8000]


    [ Energy: 100%]


    [ Strength: 20 / Vitality: 14]


    [ Agility: 22 / Dexterity: 20]


    [ Intelligence: 15 / Sense: 24]


    [ Special skill: Danger sense (F-rank, evolvable), Appraisal (E-Rank, evolvable), Contracted beast summon (F-Rank, evolvable), Hawkeye ( F-Rank, evolvable), Camouflage ( F-Ranked, evolvable)]


    [ Universal attributes point: 0]


    [ Natal weapon: The stone]


    .


    '' Yosh, I''m ready now.''


    Ray had used every one of his universal attributes point now with his main focus on dexterity. And, of course, this increase wasn''t baseless.


    He had spent some time thinking about how he should use his natal weapon correctly, and after a night of thought, he had decided to use it as a throwing weapon which accuracy will be based on his dexterity. Thus, he had decided to spend most of his attributes point on dexterity.


    After a while, Ray approached the dungeon entrance, and then..


    *Swoosh*


    Ray''s body was sucked by the portal in the dungeon entrance.


    ********


    *Swoosh*


    A portal suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and Ray came out from it.


    "*Sigh* No matter how many times i go through it, I could never dismiss the strange feeling of entering a dungeon portal."


    Ray dismissed his thought and looked toward his surrounding.


    He could see a big forest along the way, but compared to the giant forest in the other plane, Ray could say that this forest looked a little bit cute.


    .


    [ DING!!! Congratulations for being the first person to discover the chicken dungeon.]


    [ Reward: Exp +50% for this dungeon for the first month.]


    .


    " Nice! Now first is...."


    " Summon!"


    In front of Ray, a small portal appeared, and Freed emerged from it.


    " Aoo."


    This was Ray''s strategy to clear the dungeon. After a few experiments, he gets to know that his summon skill has no summoned duration. Thus, he will summon Freed at the beginning of the dungeon, recover some energy that he used to summon Freed, and then clear the dungeon.


    A simple but effective strategy, Ray said.


    He waited for about thirty minutes, and after his energy reached 90% they started their dungeon exploration.


    " Let''s go, Freed, to our first dungeon exploration!"


    " Aoo"


    A man and a wolf strolled along the forest, searching for monsters to slay.


    However, the reality wasn''t as nice as they hoped.


    They had been strolling the path for more than 2 hours, but they haven''t even met any monster.


    " Aoooo!"


    " Don''t be like that, Freed. I''m pretty sure that we will soon meet a monster. Just keep your head straight." Ray tried to encourage Freed.


    ** 2 Hours later **


    " Aoooo!"


    " It''s okay. We just need to be patient. Everything will come in the right moment."


    ** Another 2 hours later **


    " Aooo!"


    " This..."


    Ray himself has lost all his confidence in this dungeon. His first dungeon exploration as a proper awakener should be exhilarating, but this was just beyond what he thought.


    They were just walking around for about six hours without any clues, and their stomach also started to get hungry.


    Ray''s confidence was now at an all-time low. He started to consider retreating and postpone this dungeon for later days. However, just when Ray and Freed are now in their worst condition.


    [ DING!!! A big horde of monsters are coming in your direction.]


    A notification from the system makes Ray sobered up.


    He never thought that his first exploration with Freed would be like this. A dungeon that waited for the awakened to become tired and frustrated before attacking silently?


    The one that designed this dungeon must surely be a psycho.


    Luckily Ray got the system with him. If not, just the surprise attack might be fatal to both of them.


    Ray quickly chugged a ration that he had prepared and summoned the Natal weapon: The stone on his hand.


    " Be ready, Freed, opponent incoming."


    " Aooo!"


    From Ray''s words, Freed also becomes ready. Aura flared up from him, and even though Freed was still the same wolf-pup, Ray could see the image of the dependable Boss-WOlf on Freed.


    Ray used the danger sense, and from his danger sense, Ray could conclude which direction he should focus on first.


    *ZING!!!*


    " Freed, take the north direction. I''ll handle the south."


    The enemy''s strategies made Ray''s spine shiver. A pincer attack on a dungeon was never heard before.. Now he was getting more convinced that there was something wrong with this dungeon.

 Chapter 16 - Ch 16 : Boss Chicken

    " Go!"


    With the instruction from Ray, the two started their move.


    Freed pounced at the incoming group of danger beasts with his speed while Ray threw his Natal weapons at them.


    *Swoosh* *Swoosh* *Swoosh*


    Even though his Natal weapon was not as strong as other Natal''s weapons, it was still considered a Natal weapon, so handling a danger beast in a low-level dungeon like this should be no problem.


    Actually, the dungeon level could be detected from the energy outflow in the dungeon entrance, and Ray had long known that this is a low-level dungeon. Nonetheless, his current strength was a bit too weak for a higher-level dungeon, so he would only enter a low-level one.


    The stone that Ray threw accurately hit each of their targets. Even so, their damage was still a bit too low to finish it in one strike. Ray summoned back the stone in his hand and used this opportunity to appraise the enemy''s danger beast.


    .


    [ Danger beast - Mutated Chicken]


    [ Lv: 3]


    [ A bit stronger and faster than a normal chicken.]


    .


    What the heck.... It was just a chicken danger beast. And looking at their description, wasn''t it a bit underwhelming.


    Even though it said a bit stronger than faster than a normal chicken, wasn''t it still a chicken?


    All the tense mood that has been clogging up Ray''s mind has instantly disappeared.


    This Chicken danger beast couldn''t even be called a proper danger beast, and they would only be foods for other danger beasts.


    Ray, who has lost all his tension, came closer at the chicken danger beast, and when he looked closer to them, he noticed that the chicken looked pretty cute.


    " Owww, so cute. It such a shame if you were to be a fried chicken, won''t you, hehehehehe."


    However, Ray''s words were different from his action. While his face was showing a magnanimous smile. His hands have caught the chicken danger beasts and tied them up with the emergency rope in his backpack.


    " Hehe, come to me, my fried chicken!"


    .....


    Time soon passed, and Ray and Freed were eventually done dealing with all the Chicken danger beast.


    " Aooo!"


    " Good job Freed, I''ll make sure you will get the best fried-chicken tonight!"


    Ray smiled and pat Freed in his head. Their hunting session just now had given them about 50 chicken danger beasts which 10 of them Ray had caught alive, and about 500 amounts of experience.


    Now he only needed to find the boss, and this dungeon will be solved by Ray.


    However, Ray was currently in a bit of a predicament. He looked at the chickens in front of him and had no idea how to brought them back.


    [ DING!!! The host could store the chicken meat in the storage room, while for the chicken that the host has caught alive, the host could transfer them into your dungeon by paying 1 DM Currency for each chicken. Do you want to proceed? Y/N]


    '' Yes."


    Ray didn''t put much thought, and the pile of chicken in front of him instantly vanished.


    '' Nice, now the only trouble left is to find the boss monster.''


    Ray and Freed were about to continue their exploration. However, just when they took a few steps away from their previous location, they heard.


    " I surrender! Please spare me o great lord!"


    A voice came from behind Ray, and when they looked for the source of the voice, they found a plump white chicken was kneeling down for them.


    .


    [ Danger beast - Mutated Boss Chicken]


    [ Lv: 3]


    [ A bit stronger and faster than a normal chicken. A lot more intelligence than normal chicken.]


    .


    This... why was the boss monster suddenly come and kneel down to them.


    This strange event had made Ray and Freed silent in confusion.


    However, to the Boss Chicken, this silence made him terrified. He was super afraid that the two monsters in front of him would ignore his pleaded and chose to kill him as they do to his brethren.


    " O Great Lord, This humble servant pledge loyalty to you. Please take my brethren and me under your wing, and we promise we will be your most loyal servant."


    Eh.... Ray''s brain wasn''t able to cope with the situation anymore. Why did the first dungeon exploration he went after being a proper awakener so strange? He had been awakened for about 2 years and had gone through many low-level dungeons, but this was the first time he saw a danger beast obediently surrender to an awakener.


    Smoke started to come from Ray''s mind. Luckily, the system was there to save the day.


    [ DING!!! It was detected that the leader of a group of danger beasts had pledged loyalty to the host. Do you wish to take them as your underling? Y/N]


    Ray was still unable to really understand what was currently going on. But he somehow managed to get that this Chicken wished to work for him, and seeing that his dungeon was currently lacking in manpower, Ray quickly accepted the system proposal.


    '' Yes.''


    *ZIIINGG*


    Soon a bright light covered Ray and the Boss-chicken, but different from the contract with Freed. This contract was a master-servant contract, with Ray as the master and the boss-chicken as the servant.


    [ DING!!! You have made a contract with the boss chicken.]


    [ DING!!! The Boss-Monster fo the dungeon has sworn allegiance to you, automatically clearing the dungeon.]


    [ DING!!! The dungeon has been cleared for the first time, the reward will be issued.]


    A system panel about clearing the dungeon appeared in front of Ray, and he couldn''t help but feel excited.


    From what he had read online, the dungeon would not disappear after being cleared. However, only the first clear of the dungeon will give a special reward.


    With that, a portal emerged before them, and transferred Ray, Freed and the boss-chicken into the room where the dungeon-core was held.

 Chapter 17 - Ch 17 : Start Farming

    [ DING!!! Congratulations on clearing the chicken dungeon. Please place your hand on the dungeon core to receive your reward.]


    A new notification appeared, and Ray chose to obediently follow. It was his first time getting clear in the dungeon, so he didn''t have any experience of doing this before.


    Ray walked closer to the dungeon core and proceeded to put his hand on the dungeon core.


    [ DING!!! Congratulations on getting the first clear of the dungeon.]


    [ Reward: Chicken poop fertilizer recipe.]


    This...


    Are you fucking kidding me!!!!!!!


    First was the book of farming, then chicken, now Fertilizer, Was he supposed to be a farmer??


    *Sigh* Ray took a deep breath and tried to calm himself. He was blaming himself for expecting something from this dungeon.


    A dungeon with only weak chicken inside it, it was his fault that he had expected something big from it.


    Now he only wanted to quickly claim the reward and get out from this weird dungeon. He had vowed that no matter what, he would never enter this nonsense again.


    But just when Ray took his hand from the dungeon core, another notification popped up.


    [ DING!!! Detected the presence of a Dungeon-Master.]


    [ The authority of Dungeon Master was too low to receive another dungeon. Convert the dungeon into DM currency? Y/N]


    Nice!!! Ray never thought there would be an extra reward like this.


    From what he has heard, the dungeon core would stay even after the reward had been received. But it seems the Dungeon System has made some changes on this.


    '' Convert.''


    [ DING!!! The dungeon core has been converted into 5000 DM Points.]


    With that, Ray''s adventure in the chicken dungeon ended. And since the dungeon core has been converted into pint by Ray, the dungeon crumbled, and Ray and co were transported outside the dungeon.


    ********


    Back inside the Morningwood dungeon, Ray was currently in a big headache.


    He never thought that the boss chicken that made a contract with him was this noisy. Now he was considering whether he should really turn this boss chicken into a fried chicken.


    " Don''t say that, Boss, have you ever seen another handsome cock like me?? Hehe, this cock will surely made any woman go crazy."


    And what the heck was that pervert jokes? Ray couldn''t help but get cringe at all the pervert joke the Boss-chicken has said.


    Currently, Ray was scrolling at the system shop. He had just get the 5000 DM currencies from the chicken dungeon, and Ray had some thought to upgrade the dungeon.


    ''Hmm, should I really try to do farming? I already have the farming skill book and fertilizer recipe, adding those chickens in the equation. Maybe I should just quit this Dungeon Master thing and become a farmer.''


    '' *Sigh* Fuck it. System, display things related to farming that was under 100 DM Currencies for me.''


    [ Sure host, wait a moment.]


    [ - Multipurpose farming tool F-rank, 50 DM currencies.]


    [ - Cannon sunflower seeds, 40 DM Currencies.]


    [ - Hp restoration strawberries, 60 DM currencies.]


    [ - Sandalwood tree seedling, 90 DM currencies.]


    [ - Spirit berry, 20 DM Currencies.]


    .


    Holyshit, those plants sound so cool.


    Ray looked at the price of the items, and seeing they weren''t that expensive, Ray decided to purchase each of them.


    [ The purchase will cost 260 DM Currencies, proceed? Y/N]


    '' Yes''


    Instantly, the item purchased appeared before Ray, and Ray takes a look at them.


    '' Hmm, they aren''t really different than normal seeds before the era of awakening. But as they said, don''t judge a book by its cover. Let''s try to plant them first.''


    Next, Ray went to the second room in his dungeon, as it was the only one that was currently empty.


    The first and outer room has been occupied by the group of chickens, leaving Ray no choice but to use the second room.


    '' Next is, System use the Skill Book of farming (Planting&Harvesting).''


    [ DING!!! The item was used, and the knowledge has been transferred to the host mindscape.]


    A surge of knowledge entered Ray''s mind, and now he felt like he could rival those experienced farmers in the countryside.


    '' Hehe, I guess my experiences playing Natsume''s game would not be wasted here.''


    Ray took the multi-purpose farming tools and transformed them into a hoe, where he used them to hack the land in the dungeon.


    '' Heave hoo!''


    A square tiled land in the size of 25x25 cm appeared in front of Ray, like in the game.


    '' Wew, I''m starting to feel like in those farming games.''


    But it was just the beginning. In the next ten minutes, Ray spent his time tilling the land in the second room, making it suitable for growing plants.


    [ DING!!! You have been working hard tilling the land. A special reward will be issued.]


    [ Miniature sun where it could help the plant grow faster.]


    Just when Ray finished tilling the land, a notification appeared in the system, and a smile grew on Ray''s face.


    '' The dungeon really wanted me to become a farmer, huh? Well, it is a good thing since it can help the plant grow.''


    Actually, what Ray did there was not a mistake, and he didn''t forget about the fact that the plants need sunlight to grow.


    After the era of awakening, plants mutated, and most of them didn''t really need sunlight to grow. They could sustain themself by absorbing the nearby spiritual aura, and since a dungeon was a place rich in the spiritual aura, Ray never took this aspect into his mind.


    Ray closed the tab, and a miniature sun appeared in the ceiling of the second room, making the second room brighter than any other room, which was only illuminated by the torch on each side of the wall.


    Then, Ray took out the seed and started to scatter them into the tilled land. The dungeon room was at 5x5 Meters, and since Ray wanted to leave some space, he only tilled 4 areas of 2x2 meters each.


    Ray placed the four kinds of plants, each on one of the areas, separating them from each other.


    And now after that seed was placed, the only thing left was to water them.

 Chapter 18 - Ch 18 : Egg Dictator

    For the water, ray had prepared something special for it.


    He wouldn''t buy some after from the system shop nor use the normal water that could be purchased on earth.


    Instead, Ray would use the water from the spiritual pond that was supposed to be a potion material, as Ray thought it would benefit the plants'' growth.


    Ray took the all-purpose farming tool and changed its shape into a watering can, where he then scoop some water from inside the pond.


    Now was the time of revelation. Whether the spiritual pond water will be beneficial to the growth of the plants or not will depend on this moment.


    *Zurrr*


    He watered the field where the seed was located, and suddenly a golden light shone from the seed.


    [ DING!!! You have used the spiritual water to reduce the time it took for the plant to grow.]


    [ Cannon sunflower seeds, attempt today(1/1)]


    [ Time left: 1 day, 15 hours.]


    .


    Nice!!! As expected, this spiritual water would really shorten the time needed. Ray then didn''t waste any more time and started to water the remaining plant.


    .


    [ DING!!! You have used the spiritual water to reduce the time it took for the plant to grow.]


    [ Hp restoration strawberries]


    .


    [ DING!!! You have used the spiritual water to reduce the time it took for the plant to grow.]


    .


    [ DING!!! You have used the spiritual water to reduce the time it took for the plant to grow.]


    .


    .


    .


    A surge of notification flooded Ray''s mind when he finished watering the plants. But all that could be seen from his face was a smile of satisfaction.


    Even though he didn''t really know whether the plant would really be helpful in growing the dungeon, but the feeling of joy when he discovered that he could shorten the growth time without asking the system couldn''t help but make him smile.


    It was like the feeling when you suddenly make a new method to solve the question your math teacher gave you, and it was really priceless.


    Now his business with the plants today was done. The seeds have been planted, and all that is left to do is to wait for the plants to grow. Thus Ray shifts his focus to the chickens that he just got from the chicken Dungeon.


    Including the Boss-chicken, Ray now has eleven chickens with him in the dungeon.


    And if you think about chicken, then the first thing that came out to mind was, of course..


    EGG!


    Hehe, Ray would obviously extort the chicken so hard that they would be producing eggs every day till they died.


    Ray walked to the room where the chicken stayed, and just by looking at them, Ray could see that those chicken pretty much enjoyed their life here.


    The ten common danger-beast chickens were lying on the dungeon ground with some straw that came from nowhere as the mat, while the boss-chicken were supervising them like he was their boss.


    Seeing Ray was coming, the chickens stopped lying down and quickly gathered into a line, like soldiers waiting for their superior.


    * Coop-Coop*


    * Coop*


    The chickens saluted at Ray at the command of the Boss-chicken, and Ray nodded his head, signifying that they could put their wing down.


    "Ehem, my fellow chickens. I have a dream that one day this dungeon will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed, and for that, your contribution will be needed, my fellow chickens."


    " ...." x5


    " *Sigh* It seems I overestimate your capabilities to listen to a speech. To put it simply, I need you guys to produce eggs for me."


    *BOOM*


    Instantly a wave of protests come from the chickens.


    * Coop-Coop* { What the heck is this. I thought that was a pretty motivational speech, but you just want to extort us to make eggs?}


    * Cooop!!!* { Equality! We demand Equality! Do you think egg just came out from our butt like that?}


    * Coop-Coop-Coop* { Let''s go on a revolution, my friend! We must ruin this egg dictatorship.}


    Even the boss chicken held a sign for the demand of chicken-human equality that came out from nowhere.


    * Coop-Coop*


    The wave of protest made Ray get a headache. However, he had prepared for this.


    " Anyone who protests will be turned into a fired chicken tomorrow."


    " ...."


    *COOP?* { NANI!!!!}


    The chickens never thought that their new master was this shameless.


    But just when the Boss-chicken was going to lead the common chickens into another round of protest, a sound came and took all of the attention into him.


    *Plop*


    A chicken that couldn''t hold back his fear anymore suddenly produce an egg that was soon taken by Ray.


    " Good boy. Any other one?" Ray looked at the other chickens with an amiable smile, but it just made them shivers.


    Soon another row of plopping sounds came, and three more chickens produced an egg for Ray to take.


    * Plop* *Plop* *Plop*


    " Hehe, Lucky for you, that''s what I like. For the other chickens that haven''t produced eggs yet. This is your last warning."


    * Coop*


    Now the chicken who hadn''t produced eggs yet was on strike. They were going to protest, but they were also afraid that they would soon be turned into a fried chicken by this egg-dictator.


    Thus their only hope was placed in the Boss-chicken. From the start, the boss chicken was the one that led their protest, and they thought that the Boss-chicken would go on another round of demonstration, however..


    *Plop*


    A golden egg came out from the Boss-Chicken butt.


    " Master, here. I have specially prepared this golden egg for you. Of course, this humble servant would always follow your order, and for those chickens, you could just turn them into fried chicken."


    *Boom*


    The leader that they expected would protect them now suddenly become a traitor.


    The chickens left now has no other option but to surrender to their fate, and become an egg producer for Ray, while cussing the Boss-Chicken in their heart.


    * Coop* { Traitor!!}


    " Hehe, this is what you call adapt, improvise, overcome coop!"

 Chapter 19 - Ch 19 : Golden Egg

    [ A golden egg from Boss-chicken.]


    [ Description: A super rare egg from boss chicken. Consume it to increase your Str stats by 1]


    .


    Jackpot!!!! Ray used appraisal skills to appraise the Golden egg, but he never thought that it would be such a treasure.


    Just imagine, if the Boss-chicken could produce this egg every day, Ray''s str would certainly soar, and he would be unbeatable after a few years consuming this egg.


    However, reality came to hit him fast.


    [ Ding!!! The golden egg could be consumed at max five golden eggs per person. After that, the golden egg would give no special effect to the one who consumes it.]


    *Sigh* Ray knew it. The dungeon would never let such a cheat item like this exist if it was like what Ray thought.


    '' Well, there''s nothing to be lamented. Even though the quality was limited, 5 extra str was also still pretty useful.''


    Today, Ray had gotten 10 common chicken danger-beast eggs and 1 golden egg from the boss chicken, and he was pretty satisfied with this result.


    Next, he stored those eggs in the storage room and left the room where the chickens reside.


    He entered the storage room, and he finally remembered that he still had the loots from the previous plane that has not yet to be converted by him.


    However, this also brought him extra trouble. If he was to exchange it outside, the buyer would surely ask him about the source of this item, and if he couldn''t provide a good answer, the items will be treated as illegal item, and he would be detained.


    Fortunately for Ray, when things were confusing, the system was always there to solve the situations.


    [ DING!!! The host could either use the loots to craft items or exchange them into DM currencies.]


    Ray heard the notification and sighed a breath of relief. At least that solved half of the problem.


    Now Ray has truly nothing to do left in the Morningwood dungeon.


    The seeds had been planted, and he still needed to wait for them to mature before he could harvest them. Thus, only leaving Ray with two choices of things to do. Either continue to look for the surrounding dungeon or go back into the city.


    And after some pondering, Ray''s choice eventually fell to continue looking for the surrounding dungeon.


    Currently, he still wants to improve his strength, so solving a few low-level dungeons will be his best choice.


    He checked the map that the DM system provided to him and noticed that there were still three glowing icons on the map, two of them being blue and red.


    '' Hmmm, normally blue symbolize safe, and red is danger. The previous chicken dungeon I have solved was also blue on the map, so I guess I should go to the blue one first.''


    ******


    *Crunch*


    In one of the Low-level dungeons in the Morningwood dungeon''s surrounding, Ray and Freed were battling a big cow.


    Freed plunged forward into the enemy cow, plunging his fang into his neck and leaving him in a pained state.


    " Nice Freed, now let me finish this. Stardust breaker!"


    *Swoosh*


    Ray threw his natal weapon, the stone at the enemy cow''s head. However, this was no normal throw. The stone had a passive effect where the tenth strike would be true damage, and during this battle, Ray had thrown another nine stones before, thus leaving this stone to be the one that would give true damage.


    Crashh!! A nice and accurate hit that struck the cow right at its temple.


    If it was a normal hit, the damage wouldn''t be that serious, however, because of the effect of the true damage, the damage given has directly transmitted into the cow''s brain, and soon the enemy cow limped down into the ground.


    [ DING!!! You have defeated Boss-Cow, +200 exp]


    " Nice one freed!"


    Ray came to Freed and patted his head while praising him. This was their third blue dungeon for this day, and if not for Freed, Ray would definitely not be able to clear the dungeon this easily.


    Excluding the first chicken dungeon, the next two dungeons, even though still a low-level dungeon clearly were a bit harder to solve.


    Most of the Danger-Beast here was at level 7 or 8, and even their boss was at level 10.


    But looking at the positive side, clearing these two dungeons had made Freed and Ray''s level skyrocketed.


    Freed who was still at level 3 before now has reached level 6, and Ray was almost on the verge of breaking through level 9 to 10.


    Ray then put the body of the Boss-Cow into the storage room, and as usual, the clear notification appeared in front of Ray.


    [ DING!!! You have cleared the dungeon, Initiating the process to transport into the dungeon core room.]


    *********


    After finishing all the surrounding blue dungeons, Ray brought Freed back to the Morningwood dungeon to check out their reward.


    The first is to check the growth in their status after their hard grinding today.


    .


    [ Ray Sanjaja ]


    [ Lv 9 apprentice Awakener ]


    [ Exp: 7800/9000]


    [ Energy: 20%]


    [ Strength: 21 / Vitality: 14]


    [ Agility: 23 / Dexterity: 20]


    [ Intelligence: 15 / Sense: 25]


    [ Special skill: Danger sense (F-rank, evolvable), Appraisal (E-Rank, evolvable), Contracted beast summon (F-Rank, evolvable), Hawkeye ( F-Rank, evolvable), Camouflage ( F-Ranked, evolvable)]


    [ Universal attributes point: 0]


    [ Natal weapon: The stone]


    .


    [ Wolf-pup (Freed)]


    [ Species: Moonlight spirit wolf]


    [ Lv: 6]


    [ Exp: 2500/6000]


    [ Energy: 60%]


    [ Strength: 16 / Vitality: 18]


    [ Agility: 26 / Dexterity: 12]


    [ Intelligence: 12 / Sense: 15]


    [ Special skill: Moonlight blink.]


    [ A higher form of Spirit wolf gained this power after undergoing the bloodline awakening process.]


    .


    Freed''s status has been getting a pretty big growth, growing from level 3 to level 6.. Furthermore, just by looking at his stats, Ray knew that Freed level 6 is almost at par with level 8 or 9 normal awakener.

 Chapter 20 - Ch 20 : The Start Of Big Changes In The World

    " Hmm, that should be enough for today. Rushing too much would only be counterproductive."


    Ray closed the appraisal skill and lay down on the floor. Rushing through three dungeons a day still placed a big burden on his mind and body even though he was an awakener.


    Now he has nothing to do. Ray decided to spend a few DM Currencies to buy a comfortable bed and rest for a while in the Morningwood dungeon.


    -------------


    Jakarta, Indonesia. Jakata Awakener Guild.


    " Fuck!! How could the information about the first dungeon master in this world wasn''t available yet! Those bastard!! They must be hiding this thing!"


    Unbeknownst to Ray, the moment he finished the Dungeon-Master trial, the whole world other than him received a notification.


    -Flashback-


    [ DING!!! The first Dungeon-Master in this world has appeared.]


    [ After 30 days, the world will soon go on another major update.]


    [ A new event: Dungeon Rush would begin.]


    [ A new event: Ranking match and Ranking board would soon begin.]


    A rush of notification that suddenly appeared before everyone and shook the whole world. Even the top search on this world was now about the Dungeon-Master.


    -Flashback ended-


    And thus, now the Jakarta''s awakener guild association were having a big headache on this.


    Those awakeners in Jakarta started to demand more information about the Dungeon-Master, especially about the event Dungeon Rush and the ranking system that was supposed to be connected with the appearance of the Dungeon Master.


    However, until now, there was still no information about that Dungeon Master. And that made the whole world started to suspect each other.


    Of course, the main suspect was still the big power of this world, like America, Russia, China, or the European Union.


    But still, even though a small country like Indonesia would have a hard time fighting for the top spots, they were still worried, afraid that the balance of this world become broken because of this Dungeon-Master thing.


    Back to Jakarta''s awakener guild office, the president now had a headache in his office. Facing so many complaints and inquiries from both awakeners and high-ranking corporations in Indonesia had made him felt like he was growing a lot older these past few days.


    Moreover, the people from the government also started to come and questioned him about these things, which made his headache getting heavier.


    However, just when he thought he could finally get some rest, a knock came from the outside of his office.


    *Knock-Knock*


    *Sigh* Another one came to destroy his leisure time.


    " What is it?"


    The door opened, and one of the staff came in with a stack of documents in his hand.


    " Sir, The Mahkota corporation''s heir who just recently awakened with an S-Rank skill, has just cleared an Lv.20 Dungeon, and the Mahkota company wanted your permission to advertise this to the public."


    " Hmm? Then what''s the matter. It was their business, and we''ve got nothing to do with it, so why are they making such a request?"


    " Sir, they wanted you to come yourself and congratulate the heir as one of Indonesians future top prodigies."


    BOOM!!!!


    A surge of aura that could even make level 30 awakeners cough blood instantly burst out from the guild president.


    " Tell my words to them. I don''t care if you wanted to advertise anything, but if you wanted to use the awakener guild for your own benefits, that my words are only, Fuck-Off!"


    The words fell, and the aura was soon restrained back by the Guild''s president.


    He took a deep breath, and soon the aura around him turned into a cheerful one.


    " Well, that''s pretty relieving. Just burn away their request. I don''t care about them. By the way, any other important thing to report?"


    His face looked like a kind old man, which really was the opposite of the figure that just exploded his aura before.


    However, this question made the staff hesitated a bit before eventually, he decided to report.


    " Sir, this is about that orphanage which you cared about. From our source, we get to know that the orphanage was being targetted by the Mahkota corporation."


    " Fuck!! This Mahkota corporation once again!!!"


    The staff was already prepared for the second burst of aura. However, this time not even a spill of aura leaked out from the Guild''s president.


    " Boy, you did a good job reporting that. Tell the Mahkota corporation that I will be there by myself to congratulate their heir." The president said with a smile that was even scarier than a demon.


    Immediately, the staff bowed down and left the president''s office, Leaving the president alone with some melancholic in his eyes.


    " San, even though I am useless, I promised that I won''t let any danger come to your daughter."


    --------------------


    Back to our protagonist Ray, he was currently back in the orphanage and played with the little guys.


    After getting enough rest in the dungeon, he had decided to go back to the orphanage, and here he was, storytelling session with the little guys.


    " And thus, the prince and the princess live happily ever after. Okay, that''s the end of the story, kids. Now let''s go and get our dinner!"


    " Okayyyy" x3


    Soon all the little guys left to the dining room. However, Ray noticed that one of them was still here with him, like waiting for the others to leave before talking to Ray.


    " What is it, Elin?"


    The little girl''s name was Elin, and she was the oldest amongst the other little guys. Currently 12 years old, Elin was attending a middle school in Jakarta, but it seems she was in a bit of trouble now.


    " Ray-nii, it''s about this..."


    The Elin explained her difficulties to Ray.


    From what Ray heard, it seems Elin was one of the most talented girls in her school, and there was a high hope that she would be awakened. However, this also makes trouble for Elin.


    Because of her great talent, many corporations had offered to adopt her and wanted to nurture her as a part of their corporation.

 Chapter 21 - Ch 21: Elins Problem

    " Hmm, so that''s all about it. Ray-nii didn''t really know about it, but just choose the one that your heart truly wanted. Ray-nii will always support you no matter what."


    Ray said while placing his hand on the girl''s head, making her eyes go moist.


    " *Sniff* Ray-nii, I don''t want to leave the orphanage. But they said I will only be a burden to the orphanage if I stay."


    The poor girl eventually said what in her heart.


    Ray looked at Elin and sighed. Just what are those guys thinking, telling a pure and kind girl something like that.


    He pulled Elin into his embrace and consoled her.


    " Don''t worry, Elin. Ray-nii now has enough money for all of us. You don''t need to think about that."


    " Hehe, Elin knows that Ray-nii is the best. Elin will try her best to be Ray-Nii''s bride in the future."


    Ehhhhh? Listening to the little girl''s words, Ray''s heart shook a bit. He checked at the side whether there was FBI eyeing him up, and after making sure everything was safe, Ray sighed a bit of relief. However...


    " Not so fast Elin, Ray-Nii has said himself that he will be my husband after he grows up."


    The big-sis of the orphanage suddenly appeared with a teasing smile on her face, teasing Ray and Elin.


    Of course, hearing the big sis''s words, Elin and Ray''s faces grew red.


    " Big-sis, don''t say it like that. It was before when I was still six years old."


    " *Sniff* Look at him, after Ray-Nii grows up, he doesn''t want this big sis anymore, even after this big sis kept herself only for Ray-Nii this whole time. It seems this big sis will end up not marrying someone until she grow old."


    The big sis''s teasing made Ray''s face became even redder, but soon the three broke into a group of laughter.


    " Hahahahaha, that''s enough. let''s go; the other little guys are waiting for you guys in the dining room."


    They stood up and proceeded to go to the dining room. But it seems the big sis still has another plan.


    She came closer to Ray and whispered something in his ear.


    " But what I''ve said before is true, you know. I have kept myself clean all those years just for you."


    " %&^%&^&%&%."


    ***********


    The next day, Ray decided to take Elin to school with him.


    The event yesterday made Ray realize that those bastards from the corporation were aiming for Elin, and he was afraid they would make a big move for her.


    Moreover, Ray also wanted to gave them some warning not to mess with the little guys at the orphanage, or else he would be the one to teach them some lesson.


    Ray and Elin eventually reach Elin''s school, and after making sure Elin gets safely into the school, Ray decided to lurk around the school for a bit, waiting if some of those bastard from the corporation were here.


    A few hours of waiting later, there was still no sign of the guys from the corporation, and Ray was about to went back to his dungeon.


    However, suddenly..


    " Help, please!"


    Ray heard a woman sound calling for help not far from the location where he was right now.


    At first, he hesitated for a bit whether to go help or not, but after some pondering, he eventually decided to go and take a look.


    If he could help, then he will help, but if not, he would just let them be.


    It might sound too cowardly, but for Ray, that motto was also one of the reasons why he could still survive in the dungeon until now. He knew his limits, and he wouldn''t challenge something that he wouldn''t be able to beat.


    He soon arrived at the source of the sound, and he found a beautiful-looking mature woman was surrounded by some rough-looking thugs.


    " Please let me go. I will pay you guys no matter how much money you guys want. But please just let me go."


    The woman pleaded heavily to the thugs, but it only made the thugs more excited. For them, the feeling of making a woman feel despair was the best.


    " Hehe, don''t worry, lady, you will soon feel good and beg for more."


    However, just when those thugs were about to make a move on the lady, a pebble suddenly came and hit one of the thugs right at his temple, making him fell down embarrassedly.


    " Who!!!!"


    " Humph, just some delinquent and wanted to bully a beautiful lady in my presence?"


    Of course, it was none other than our protagonist, Ray.


    Before he took some action, he had used his appraisal skill and check the stats of those thugs.


    .


    [ Burly looking thug 1]


    [ Lv. 1]


    .


    [ Burly looking thug 2]


    [ Lv. 1]


    .


    [ Thug leader.]


    [ Lv. 3]


    .


    ''Humph, just a bunch of waste, and they wanted to look cool? Let this Lao Tzu show you what life is.''


    Actually, Ray''s level was not that much higher than those thugs before he gained the DM system. But after getting the DM System, Ray now could singlehandedly beat those bastards into pulp.


    He moved closer to the thugs, and with one roundhouse kick, he eventually defeated the three of them and made them faint.


    " And that''s how it is done."


    Ray, who had defeated the three thugs, now shifted his attention to the gorgeous-looking lady.


    In fact, Ray''s reason to help this lady was not only just because he could easily defeat the three thugs.


    He had eavesdropped on their conversation earlier, and just by looking at the appearance of the beautiful lady, Ray could conclude that she should be coming from a wealthy family. Thus this helping was none other than Ray''s way to make some money.


    Of course, these thoughts was exclusive only to Ray, and the Gorgeous looking lady had no way of knowing it.


    She looked at Ray, and after seeing how Ray could easily solve these thugs in a flashy way, her heart''s somehow beat faster at the youth in front of her.

 Chapter 22 - Ch 22 : A Hearty Lunch.

    " Th-Thank you." The beautiful mature woman said to Ray.


    Even though the outfit on Ray''s body was not the high-class one, the mature lady could see the temperament hidden in this youth. And that somehow made her attracted to him.


    Back to our protagonist, Ray who just finished dealing with the thug, was now looking back at the beautiful mature woman. Currently, he was racking his brain hard on how he should make some money from it.


    '' Should I just ask directly for money? Nah, that was too vulgar. *Sigh* why can''t she just offered me money after I save her.''


    The way Ray looked intently at the woman had made her a bit embarrassed.


    Just imagine a youth who had just saved you from some thugs now looking at you with that look. Even a mature woman like her couldn''t help but feel shy. However, after a bit of hesitation, she eventually decided to open her mouth.


    " Emm, could I treat you for lunch?"


    " Nah, just give me the money, and we will consider it even."


    " Eh??"


    An awkward silence then enveloped the two, with Ray still staring at the mature woman intently.


    However, Ray''s rejection just now somehow made dissatisfaction grew on the mature woman''s heart.


    " I''ll treat you for lunch, then give you the money!"


    " Nah, just give me the money."


    " Go for lunch with me, or I won''t give you any penny!"


    " Deal. What kind of food do you prefer, madam?"


    Ray''s sudden changes a bit startled the mature woman. But seeing Ray eventually accepted her proposal, she smiled satisfiedly.


    '' Humph, this lady surely still has her charm. Just don''t beg to get acquaintances with me later after you fully realize my charm.''


    Soon, the two walked into a small food stall near Elin''s school. The lady actually offered Ray some expensive food, but Ray declined, saying that he still has some business around here.


    They finished ordering their food, and after taking their sit, the beautiful mature woman started to chat with Ray.


    " So, what is someone like you doing here? Don''t tell me you are here just because of some coincidence."


    This time, it''s the beautiful mature woman''s turn to look at Ray intently.


    From her knowledge, even though humanity started to get used to the existence of awakener, awakener itself was still pretty rare in the world. Consisting only about 1% of the world population.


    Moreover, from her observation when Ray dealt with the thugs, the thus boss was also a low-level awakener, and for Ray to be able to deal with him that swiftly, Ray should at least be a level 10 awakener, higher than 70% awakened in this world which stuck at level 10.


    Actually, her observation wasn''t that far from the truth. Even though Ray was not yet at breakthrough level 10, his stats were higher than a normal level 11 or 12 awakeners, but there was no need for Ray to explain that to her.


    He looked back at the mature woman who clearly watched him with some interest on her mind and chose to reply nonchalantly.


    " Well, I have a business with a little guy in this school, but it should not be troubling you," Ray said without any care in his words.


    However, he was shocked when he suddenly noticed a change of expression on the beautiful mature woman.


    " Wait, don''t tell me you are here for Elin too?"


    " Too, what do you mean by too?"


    The words fell, and the two immediately realized that both of them had a business with a little guy named Elin.


    " You, what do you want to do with Elin?"


    Ray now didn''t hide the hostility in his tone anymore. For him, the little guys in the orphanage were someone that he would protect no matter what, thus hearing this beautiful woman might have some intention about Elin, Ray didn''t restrain his aura anymore.


    Of course, for a normal human like the beautiful mature woman, Ray''s rapid burst of hostility was a bit too much. She felt a bit choked, and words were hard to come out from her mouth.


    Eventually, the pressure from Ray''s hostility slowly faded away, and the beautiful mature woman could take some breath of relief.


    " Speak, I''m waiting for you."


    Even though the pressure has lessened, the beautiful mature woman could still feel ray''s hostility. And she knew if she screwed something up, this youth would burst once more.


    So, she didn''t rush to answer Ray''s question. She calmed herself once more, and after making sure of what she would say, she started to open her mouth.


    " I''m sorry for a late introduction. My name is Eleanor Danurdara, and I''m here to adopt Elin as my children."


    The beautiful mature woman revealed her name as Eleanor, and from what she said, it seems she was not one of those corporation bastards, but ray still needs to make sure.


    " Ele-"


    " Ellen, just call me Ellen."


    " Okay, Ellen. I get it that you want to adopt Elin as your child, but can you tell me the reason why you wanted to do so? If your reason was not satisfying, then I, as Elin''s older brother, will surely make you pay."


    Elin then explained a bit about her circumstances to Ray.


    From that, Ray could infer that Elin wants a child, but somehow, she was not able to have one until now.


    And during a fateful day, she had met Elin, a beautiful and kind girl helping an old gramps crossing the road. Thus, from that moment, she had put her attention on Elin.


    She was very happy when she found that Elin was an orphan, so she hurried to this school to convince Elin to become her child.


    " And that basically summarizes it all. Mr.."


    " Ray. It''s Ray."


    " Yeah, Mr. Ray.. So please, i beg your favor to let me convince Elin to become my child."

 Chapter 23 - Ch 23 : Elins Problem Solved

    The two then chose to wait for Elin''s decision on this matter. No matter what, Ray would support it if Elin want to come with Ellen.


    But, if Elin didn''t want to come, and Ellen planned to force her, Hehe, then don''t blame Ray for not being polite.


    Now Ellen and Ray were sitting across from each other, with both of them have no intention to chat. The mood has been broken by Ray just now, and the situation turned to be a bit awkward.


    In this silent mood, Ray himself had no other choice but to slowly observe Ellen, and now he just realized how gorgeous the woman in front of him was.


    Black long silk hair, skin so smooth like a baby, coupled with her lovely eyes that could make a person dazed when looking at them, all of them had made Ellen''s face seems so perfect to Ray. Adding that to her perfect body and mature woman charm, Ray could say that the woman in front of her was a 10/10.


    However, when Ray silently observed Ellen, it seemed that it didn''t escape from Ellen''s sight.


    " What? Do you think I''m beautiful right now and regretting no trying to get closer to me?"


    Ellen said with a smirk on her face, which somehow made Ray flustered. All his life, he has never been in close contact with women other than the big-sis of the orphanage. Thus he wasn''t used to dealing with such a woman.


    " In your dream. I just thought how to make money from you."


    " Humph stingy, but if you work for me, then maybe I don''t mind being your sugar mommy."


    " The hell woman, just now you want to adopt Elin, but now me too?"


    " Hehe, for such a talented youth like you, I won''t mind giving you an olive branch."


    The interaction just now had made Ray felt like his brain had been melted. Why did interacting with women was such a hassle *Sigh*.


    The two started chatting, and with how talkative Ellen was, Ray had also begun to get absorbed into the chat.


    Soon, three hours passed with Ray chatting merrily with Ellen, and when they noticed it, the school hours had already ended.


    They waited for a while, and from afar, a familiar figure was rushing at their side.


    " Ray-Nii, sorry to make you wait."


    It was none other than Elin, who just finished school. She came at Ray, and when she noticed Ellen by his side, she frowned.


    " Ray-Nii, what are you doing with her? Big-sis will be sad if you have an affair behind her back, you know."


    *Boom*


    Another blow into Ray''s pitiful mind.


    '' The hell, what did that big-sis taught to these children.''


    Ray''s flabbergasted expression made both Elin and Ellen laugh.


    " Well, jokes aside. It''s nice to meet you, Mrs. Ellen."


    " Oh Dear, haven''t I told you to drop the formality and just call me aunt Ellen?"


    The two were happily chatting with each other, while Ray on the side was now having a crisis identity.


    '' Wait, jokes? Which one among them is the joke? Really, a woman is such a scary creature.''


    It didn''t take long for Ellen to displayed her intention to Elin. She told her truthfully that she wanted to adopt her as a child because she couldn''t have her own child, and she promised to treat her as her own daughter.


    From what Ray saw, it seems Elin was interested in the proposal. However, there was something that still burdened her to accept it.


    She looked at Ray''s side, and..


    " I''m sorry, Mrs. Ellen, but I still can''t accept your proposal."


    " Eh, why Elin? I promise I will treat you like my own daughter, and you will never lack any affection anymore."


    Ellen was getting desperate at Elin''s rejection, and even though Elin was a bit reluctant, she looked at Ray, and her will become firmer to reject Ellen.


    " I-I...


    " Stupid, don''t be hurried to make such an important decision."


    When the situation seemed bleak for both sides, Ray came between the two and placed his hand on Elin''s head.


    " Just say what you want. We will listen."


    A simple sentence from Ray that somehow made Elin''s heart warm. Her focus shifted to the figure who placed his big hand on her head, and her eyes couldn''t help but get moist.


    When she first arrived in the orphanage and still has no friends, this figure also do the same thing to her. He placed his hand on her head, and with a hearty smile, he brought her to blend with the other orphanage kids.


    Ray''s words and gesture just now seemed to reinforce Elin''s will, and she said with a determined mind.


    " I''m sorry Mrs. Ellen. I''m really glad about your offer, and I also really wanted to become your child. But I still don''t want to leave Ray-Nii behind."


    Elin eventually said what was on her mind, shocking both Ray and Ellen.


    So the hesitation before was because she didn''t want to leave him..


    *Sigh* Why must this child be so melancholic. Even though Ray also didn''t want to part with Elin, he knew that being with Ellen was the best for Elin.


    Say it an instinct, but Ray could somehow differentiate someone with a malicious intention, and based on her chat with Ellen before, Ray could say that her intention was pure.


    Ray was about to convince Elin. However, Ellen has beaten him from it.


    " Then it''s easy. I will just make it so Ray wouldn''t leave you even though you are with me."


    " Ehh?"


    " Ehhh?"


    Ellen''s words made the two confused, but they still gave Ellen some time to explain.


    " Hey, what''re the difficulties? I''ll just hire Ray as our bodyguard, and wouldn''t the matter be solved?"


    Dang!!! Ray forgot that the gorgeous woman in front of him should be from a wealthy family.. Ellen herself haven''t told them what rich family she was from, but just judging from her outfit, Ray could already saw that she was a rich second generation chaebol.

 Chapter 24 - Ch 24 : Harvesting The Plant

    " Ehhh, who said I''ll agree with you!" Ray said, trying to keep his pride.


    Even though he needed money, but now he was the owner of DM system, and why would he be a bodyguard of a lady like her.


    " Fifty thousand bucks a month!"


    " Eh.."


    " Seventy thousand bucks!"


    " Ehh.."


    " Hundred thousand a month with extra paid leave every weekend, and I promise to take the orphanage''s guys to a high-class restaurant every month."


    " Stop, woman, you are making me dizzy!"


    Fuck, until now, Ray was trying his best to make about five thousand a month, but now this woman was throwing up a hundred grand like throwing peanuts. It would be a lie if Ray said that his pride wasn''t hurt because of this.


    " So, how about it? Mr. Bodyguard?"


    " The hell, who do you think I am? Of course, I accept. Glad to work for you, Mrs. Ellen."


    " Hehe, I know you are a nice boy."


    Fuck pride. If he could make that much money just by being a bodyguard, then Ray would even happily let Mrs. Elen spank his buttock every time.


    Hehe, she wouldn''t do that, won''t she?


    Soon, their business was done with Elin agreed to be Ellen''s adoptive daughter, and Ellen would quickly solve the permission issue for it.


    Ray then escorts the two of them into a big mall in Jakarta, and after ensuring there should be no harm around them, Ray chooses to leave.


    It was a good idea to let Elin be familiar with her adoptive mother, and Ray also needed to went back to the Morningwood dungeon.


    *************


    Back in the Morningwood dungeon, Ray was now playing cards with the chicken.


    " Hohoho, I sacrificed my two monsters, and now, come out the strongest dragon, Blue Dragon!!"


    " Coop!" { Mada-mada dane. Look at what I have, in my hand now there are 5 parts of the forbidden one, now come forth, the forbidden one and obliterate my enemy!}


    " Nani!!!"


    Kwahhkkk!


    " Fuck, why are those chickens so good at this. Humph, I''m not playing anymore."


    Hmm, why is Ray doing this rather than something useful?


    In fact, what Ray currently doing was waiting for his plants to mature.


    After soaking the plants on another round of the spiritual ponds water, the time it needed to mature was decreased a lot, and it should only need about another thirty minutes, enough for one long duel.


    -30 minutes later-


    [ DING!!! Your plant, Cannon sunflower, and Spirit Berry have matured. Please come and harvest them.]


    " heh, finally. Sorry guys, but I''m not playing anymore."


    " Coop" { cowards!}


    After Ray left, the chickens were back in their duel, while Ray now finally arrived at the room where the plant was held.


    " System, how do I farm them?"


    [ DING!!! The host only needs to place his hand near the target plant, and the system would automatically harvest them.]


    Nice!!! Ray smiled at the system, and moved closer to the plants to harvest them.


    [ DING!!! It was indicated that the host wanted to harvest the matured plant, confirm? Y/N]


    " yes!"


    A bright light immediately enveloped Ray, and when the bright light was gone, the harvested fruit was already in front of Ray.


    [ Elementary Spirit Berry x100]


    [ Staple food for dungeon monsters. Eating them would help to increase the experience of your dungeon monster. Only effective for monsters with a level range of 1-10.]


    .


    [ Cannon sunflower x4]


    [ Defensive item type, place them inside your dungeon to help protect your dungeon. Could easily defeat the monster with a level lower than 5.]


    .


    " .... "


    " What the hell? I''ve never thought they would be this good. Hehe, maybe I am destined to be a farmer after all."


    Looking at the descriptions of the items, Ray''s eyes couldn''t help but glow stars. The Spirit berry alone was already great as it could increase his monster''s level. But the Cannon sunflower? Whoever thought such a plant could help protect his dungeon.


    Ray, who got excited with his plants, immediately opened the shop and browsed for other plants to grow.


    " System, open the shop and plant section, filter it for the price range of 500 DM to 1000 Dm."


    For Ray who just got about 10000 DM from the two nearby dungeons, a price of 500 to 1000 DM was still affordable to him. Thus he wouldn''t be stingy if the effect could be as good as these two plants.


    [ DING!!! Please wait a minute host.]


    [ Strength increasing chili seeds -600 DM]


    [ Cactus shooter seedling -800 DM]


    [ Chicken Berry seeds -900DM]


    .


    .


    .


    [ Kidney-saving Galangal.]


    .


    Ray then sorted the list one by one, and after checking each of the descriptions of the items, his choice eventually fell to..


    " System, give me the chicken berry seeds and the Strength increasing chili seeds."


    [ DING!!! The two items will cost host 1500 DM. Proceed?Y/N]


    " Yes."


    Soon, two bags of seeds appeared before Ray, and Ray didn''t waste any more time standing idly.


    After knowing the effect of the plants, there''s no way he would not utilize it to the max.


    Ray immediately started tilling the ground once more and planted the seeds on the tilled land.


    *******


    Some times later, Ray has finally done with his plants. Right now, all his body was dirty with soil and dirt, but the expression on his face was pure joy.


    " I never thought farming would be this exciting."


    Ray actually planned to expand the farming room. However, after some pondering, he decided not to do so.


    For the expansion to be effective, Ray must at least doubled its size, and he currently was in no such leeway to be spendthrift of his DM currencies.


    He went back to the room where the chickens were still playing their card game and called Freed along with them.


    " Attention, guys, but now, I have an announcement to made."


    " Coop!" { If it was about egg again, then I''m out. I will rather be a fired chicken than be a egg cow.}


    " Coop!" { rEGGvolution!!"}


    " *Sigh* Why are you guys so distrustful to me? Look, I''m here to give you guys a good item.." Ray said while revealing the spirit berry on his hands.

 Chapter 25 - Ch 25 : Spirit Berries

    Ray revealed the spirit berry on his hands.


    However, how should he say this? The reaction of the chickens and Freed was a bit.. weak??


    " Coop?" { ?????}


    " What is that, Ray, another staple food?"


    " .... "


    Damn, the situation right now was really different from what Ray had in his mind. In normal xianxia, when the MC introduced the spirit item in his hand, the other would immediately realize it. But why was his reaction like this??


    "*Sigh* Forget it. Here Freed, catch."


    Ray threw the spirit berry at Freed, and even though Freed was a little bit startled, he managed to catch it with his mouth.


    " Hey, what''s that for?"


    " Just eat it, and you will know."


    With a bit of confusion, Freed decided to trust Ray and eat the strange fruit. But when the fruit was eventually fully digested by him, Freed noticed a subtle change in his body.


    " This..."


    " Hehe, this is a spirit berry, which could help your level grow. How about it? Do you guys praise me now?"


    Ray said with a smug expression on his face. And this time, their reaction was really like that he expected.


    " Coop!" { All hail the lord dungeon master. Please give me one pwetty pleaseee.}


    " Coop-Coop!" { From the start, I know that the lord dungeon master is the most benevolence!}


    The chickens surrounded Ray, full of praise and expectation in their minds.


    For the chicken who struggled to increase their levels, this spirit berry was like a holy item. Thus they would even be a boot-licker to get those.


    " Hehe, how about this, one egg for one spirit berry, and I''ll consider it fair."


    At first, Ray thought that there would be some resistance when he asked for some eggs. However, it seems he still underestimated the chickens.


    One by one, plopping sounds came in front of Ray.


    *Plop* *Plop* *Plop*


    " Coop!" { Dungeon Master, here are 10 eggs. I want 10 spirit berries!"


    " Nani!"


    " Coop-Coop!" { Don''t listen to him, Dungeon Master; here are 30 eggs, and I just want to ask for 15 spirit berries.}


    " Hoho, amateur coop! Look at this coop! 5 Golden eggs for 10 spirit berries!"


    " Nani!!!"


    Eventually, the price of the berries was stelled for 3 eggs per berry or 1 golden egg per berry. It should be a bountiful harvest for Ray, but somehow, he still felt a little bit sour in his heart.


    '' These fuckers, they protested so hard when I just asked them for one egg, but now it feels like they were clearing out their eggs.''


    Ray then purchased another bag of spirit berry seeds from the system and planted it in the vegetation room.


    With the spirit berry, Ray has some measures to level up his monsters without even grinding in the dungeon. Thus he decided to take it slow for the last dungeon, and wait for his monsters to all reach level 10 before eventually went to explore it.


    As he had nothing left to do, Ray decided to go back early to the orphanage.


    From the exchange with the chicken before, Ray had sold 50 spirit berries for 120 normal danger-beast chicken eggs and 10 golden eggs, while 40 of them were given to Freed.


    Freed: " hehe, look at this, chickens! This Lao tzu doesn''t even need to do anything, and Master has given me the most spirit berries. It seems the master really treasures me so much."


    *******


    Soon, Ray arrived at the orphanage, and because he was a little bit early, he decided to make some dinner this time.


    Ray was going to use the eggs from the Chickens in his dungeon, with a ratio of 2 golden eggs and 25 normal eggs for this dinner.


    '' Say system, if I use the golden eggs for cooking, would it count toward the 5 golden egg limits and have an effect on their body?''


    [ DING!!! Don''t worry host, the golden egg effect would only be possible if it was eaten only by boiling. If you poached it or make an omelet from it, the body strengthening effect will dissipate and only leave a supreme taste.]


    Fiuh!! Ray was glad at the system''s explanation. He had some thought on using the golden eggs to strengthen each of the little guy''s bodies after getting some stock of it.


    Thus he wouldn''t want their limits to be reduced because they eat this cooking of his.


    Some moments later, Ray was done with his cooking, and in the orphanage dining room, many egg dishes were served, each with a special aroma on its own.


    " Guys, let''s eat. The dish will-!"


    Ray called the little guys. But before even he finished his words, the little guys had already stood before him, waiting for Ray to serve their dinner.


    " Ray Nii." x4


    The little guys looked at Ray with stars in their eyes, and Ray could only laugh at this act of these little guys.


    Who blame them for being so cute, huh. Ray took the plate and distributed the dish for the little guys, and finally, when he looked at the empty chair, which was supposed to be Elin''s, Ray somehow felt a bit sad.


    '' Don''t be sad, Ray. It''s the best for Elin.''


    Obviously, it was a lie if Ray said he wasn''t impacted at all by Elin being adopted away. From the beginning, Ray had treated the little guys like his own family and seeing a family member left, ray felt a bit melancholic.


    However, just when Ray and the little guys were about to eat their dinner, a sound came from outside of the orphanage, and Elin, Ellen, and the Big sis came inside.


    " Heee, what is this fragrant aroma? *Sigh* Why don''t you wait for Big-Sis, Ray? Big-Sis is now sad and needs some food to console her."


    " Ray-Nii!"


    Elin rushed at Ray while Ellen politely nodded at him.


    " Geez, don''t ignore me, Ray!"


    " Hehe, welcome home too, big-sis."


    Ray smiled at the big-sis too. It seems the three of them have gone out the whole day to do Elin''s adopting process.


    Soon, their dinner started with Big-Sis, Elin, and Ellen joining as well, and smile filled Ray''s face the whole dinner.


    '' Hehe, no matter what, once a family will always be a family.''

 Chapter 26 - Ch 26 : Flower Dungeon

    A week has passed since the dinner with Ellen, and during that days, Ray kept the farming and feeding cycle, trying to raise his monster''s level to 10.


    His bodyguard duty with Ellen also hasn''t started yet, as the adopting process took almost a month to be done, and Elin was currently still staying in the orphanage.


    [ DING!!! Chicken number 10 has reached level 10. Please increase your dungeon level further before you could increase the level beyond 10.]


    " Finally!" Ray sighed some relief. He had been preparing this thing for more than a week, and now his plans could eventually be done.


    He looked at his monsters and noticing all of them were at level ten, a smile surfaced on Ray''s face.


    " Guys, it''s the time to challenge the red dungeon. Let''s go!"


    *************


    *Swoosh*


    A portal suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and Ray came out from it.


    This time, he chose to observe the situation first before summoning his monster. This red dungeon somehow gave him a creepy feeling, and he needed to make sure that it was safe before he would call his monster.


    He looked at the scenery of the dungeon, and it seems the topic of today''s dungeon was something like a ruin.


    .


    [ DING!!! Congratulations for being the first person to discover the Red-flower dungeon.]


    [ Reward: Exp +50% for this dungeon for the first month.]


    .


    '' Strange...'' Ray seems to be a bit confused this time.


    Normally, a dungeon''s name and its environment would be greatly correlated like the forest with the chicken or cow dungeon before.


    But this dungeon...


    Even though the name was Red-flower, there was no indication of it being a garden or forest. Instead, it was like an abandoned ruin with no trace of life in it.


    Ray then chose to explore his surrounding for a while, and after 30 minutes, he didn''t find any trace of monsters lurking around.


    '' This... even though it''s a bit strange, but there should be no problem summoning them right now.''


    He focused his mind, and soon, Freed, and the eleven chickens appeared from a portal behind him.


    His army of monsters was ready to aid him in battle, and Ray felt a little bit safer now.


    He waited for his energy to be fully recharged, then he led his chicken army to their first dungeon exploration together.


    " Let''s go."


    This time, Ray didn''t only explore his surrounding but went straight into the solo path of the dungeon.


    Thirty minutes they walked straight, and there was still no traces of a monster. However, the creepy feelings kept getting stronger inside Ray.


    '' What the heck is this dungeon?'' Even though the chicken dungeon also has a scarcity of monsters, Ray didn''t have the strange feeling he had in this dungeon there.


    The road forward kept getting wider, and suddenly.


    *Zing*


    Ray felt his danger-sense was roaring like mad, and when he found the location where it was the maddest, he discovered that it came from the side.


    " Duck!!"


    " Coop!" { I''m a chicken, not a duck, fuck you!}


    *Swoosh* Crashhh!!!!!


    " Coop?" { Ehhh?}


    They looked at the side, and they noticed a big vine slamming the dungeon''s sidewall.


    The chickens were lucky that all of them were shorter than the range of the attack, but if not for Ray''s warning, he and Freed would surely get fatal damage.


    " Coop!" { What the hell is this, Boss?}


    " Coop-Coop!" { Boss, I''m afraid.}


    Looking at the big vine and its terrifying damage, the chickens were horrified. All their lives, they have never been in this such situation except when the battle with Ray and Freed, and now they could feel the threat of death was crawling on their bodies.


    Their pride when they reached level ten was gone, and now they only wanted to quickly leave this strange place.


    " Coop! { Boss, let''s just quickly leave.}


    " Sorry guys, but it was a bit too late. We have no other choices but to do this battle."


    Ray summoned his Natal Weapon, "The Stone," and used appraisal at the vine.


    .


    [ Red Flower Vine.]


    [ Lv. 12]


    [ A separate vine of the Red-Flower Boss.]


    .


    Dang is two levels higher than his monsters, and it somehow explains its terrifying attack.


    For awakeners and monsters, every ten levels have a barrier inside, and after they break the barrier in every ten levels, their strength will greatly soar.


    " Let''s go, formation alpha."


    After the words fell, Ray quickly threw one of the pebbles in his hand to the vine, trying to get its aggro.


    Ray himself was not the best Tank, but considering his danger-sense and Hawkeye skill, Ray has the highest dodge rate amongst them all. And thus, what he was currently trying to do was a dodge-Tank strategy like in one of the mobile games he had played before.


    The pebble hits directly at the Red-Flower vine, and it seems Ray successfully attracted its Aggro.


    *Swoosh* Another attack of the vines was launched, but Ray was able to beautifully dodge it with a somersault.


    " Freed, launch some mid-range wind attack, and for the chickens, follow my instruction to attack it," Ray said while still in mid-air.


    He adjusted his position, and then..


    " Meteor Strike!"


    He launched this attack with the Natal weapon in his hand, but this time, he used 9 parts of the pebbles as a single big stone, doing 9x the damage.


    CRASHHH!!!!


    The strike hit the vine, and Ray directly landed on top of it, somehow immobilizing it.


    " Now! Multiple peck attack!" Ray instructed the chickens.


    And following his instruction, the chickens rushed at the vine, pecking it with their mouth and dealing continuous damage, while Ray was trying to maintain his position on top of the vine.


    Soon, the vine seemed to be struggling with all the damage dealt and was about to went crazy to retaliate.


    " Chickens, in my instruction, move back ten meters, now!"


    The chickens swiftly run away from the reach of the vine, leaving Ray one on one at the presence of the maddening vine.


    " It seems it will go through the second phase.. What a shitty dungeon."

 Chapter 27 - Ch 27 : Main Character Is Always Late

    The vines'' body was shining blood red, and eventually, its body was filled with numerous fierce-looking thorns.


    " Wait, can I get a time-out now?"


    *Swoosh* A flying thorn was aimed at Ray''s body. Luckily, he was fast enough to avoid it.


    " I guess that''s a not then. But, don''t tell me..."


    It seems Ray''s words were like a jinx. Just when his words fell, the vine''s body bloated a bit like it was about to explode.


    And then...


    * BOOMMMM!!*


    A sound of the explosion was heard on the inside of the dungeon, and ray could see numerous flying thorns was aimed at him.


    " Can I say fuck you?"


    This time, Ray was in a bit of a pinch. Even though his danger-sense could help him avoid the flying thorn, but it was still too much for him to completely avoid it.


    But as always, just when the protagonist was in a pinch, the plot armor came and saved the day.


    A tornado suddenly emerged in front of Ray and changed the direction of the flying thorns that were aimed at him.


    Heck, it was Freed''s wind wall! It was the skill that Freed obtained when his level reached 10, and how should Ray said this? This skill looks hella cool when compared to his.


    And then, from behind Ray, Freed appeared with a smug expression on his face.


    " I''m sorry, but the main character is always late."


    " .... "


    Hearing Freed''s words, Ray suddenly has an impulse to give a knock at this stupid wolf''s head.


    During these past few days, Freed''s level was the first to reach level 10 because of the huge supply of Spirit berries, and since then, he has been whining to go on another dungeon exploration.


    Because of that, Ray had a headache and had no other choice but to give Freed some sort of entertainment, which is manga, so he wouldn''t whine anymore.


    But now, it seems that was Ray''s biggest mistake.


    He gritted his teeth and tried to stay calm. Looking at the wolf next to him, Ray''s heart somehow grew warm. The weak and pitiful wolf-pup before has grown bigger, about as big as Ray, and was now a very dependable ally.


    Suddenly, the feel of hitting Freed''s head vanished, and he just wanted to quickly finish this battle.


    " Nice one, Freed. Now we only need to work together to deal with him."


    " No need Ray."


    Freed moved his gaze to Ray, and confidence filled his face.


    " To protect my Nakama, I could feel my strength soar. Now, watch me!"


    Next, before Ray even had the chance to complain, Freed moved at high speed toward the blood-red vine''s side,


    " You are strong, but with the blessing of my Nakama, my power is limitless. Take this, ougi, Wolf Wind Fang!"


    Wind condensed around Freed, and the vine''s body was shredded into pieces by Freed''s move in the next second.


    " May the autumn leaves be with your soul!"


    Ray : "....."


    The Chickens: " ..... "


    Boss Chicken: " Boss Freed, you are so cool!!!"


    " No need, I don''t do this to get praised." However, contrary to his words, Freed couldn''t hide the happiness on his face.


    '' *Sigh* Why did this wolf become such a weebs, and I never thought that Boss-chicken was such a good bootlicker.''


    Ray sighed helplessly at the behavior of his monsters. But looking at how Freed easily dealt with the vine, a smile surfaced on Ray''s face.


    " Oh Freed, by the way. Why don''t you deal with the vine from the start?"


    *Silence*


    " Freed?" Somehow ray got a bad feeling about this.


    " The Main character is always late," Freed said while turning his face away, trying to avoid Ray''s gaze.


    " ..... "


    '' Fuck!!! I''ll retract all my words. From now on, comic books will be banned for Freed!''


    *********


    After the battle with the vine ended, Ray and co continued to explore the dungeon.


    And from there, they also faced a few similar beings like the previous vines, which Ray quickly tasked Freed to handle.


    All those battles have raised Ray''s level, and he also wouldn''t forget to pick up the corpse of the vines into his dungeon storage.


    Soon, 3 hours passed from when they first entered the dungeon, and they were eventually about to reach the place where the boss was waiting.


    The group arrived at a huge stone door ahead of them, and Ray could feel a great amount of danger inside.


    " This should be the boss room. Guys, let''s take a break for 10 minutes before we enter and face our last battle for today."


    " Coop!" / " Sure, Ray."


    With Ray''s instruction, his monsters immediately sit down and rest their tired body.


    The chickens were eating some provisions they had carried, while Freed seemed to be taking out a book to read.


    Of course, Ray would not just sit idly during this rest time.


    What he was going to do now was trying to find some strategy to handle the Boss monster.


    [ DING!!! How about taking a rest and cook something host? Good food will always be helpful before going into danger.]


    A notification from the system came in, and Ray suddenly got a brilliant idea.


    '' Wait, how could I cook something here?''


    [ DING!!! There was a portable stove in the system inventory as one of the Dungeon Master''s basic necessities. It is also equipped with an unlimited fire stove that the host could control the flame''s temperature and a massive amount of cooking oil.]


    Nice!!! With this, Ray''s eyes were glimmered with ideas, and now, he only needs to make sure of something.


    '' System, are the plants here also weak to flame?''


    [ DING!!! It is common sense that every plant is weak to flame host.]

 Chapter 28 - Ch 28 : Boss Battle

    " Nice!! Chickens, Freed, we are done resting! let''s go!"


    " Ehhh, one more chapter please >_<!"


    " Coop { It wasn''t even 5 minutes yet!!!}"


    With the protest of Freed and the chicken, Ray had no choice but to wait for the 15 minutes to pass.


    Eventually, 15 minutes passed, and they were ready to enter the boss room.


    Ray placed his hand in the large door, and suddenly the large door was trembling.


    *Grakkk Grakkk Grakkk*


    The sound was like a gear rotating sound, and slowly, the big door was opened from the inside.


    " Let''s go!"


    Ray was the first to enter the Boss Room, followed by Freed and the chicken.


    Ahead of them was a humongous Flower. It has blood-red petals, with numerous blood-red vine on its side.


    The flower itself could be said to be beautiful, but somehow it has a very bloody aura that made Ray feel very creepy when they got near it. Even so, the most unique thing in this flower was not the blood-red petal, but instead, the big red gem embedded on its corolla.


    As usual, Ray would first use the appraisal to check some of the boss''s statuses before engaging it in combat.


    .


    [ Blood-Red flower Boss]


    [ Lv: 18]


    [ A flower that grows under the blood of numerous other creatures. Its blood-red color symbolizes its bloodthirsty nature. Weak to flame.]


    .


    '' Hell, a level 18 Boss. Luckily, I have prepared some countermeasures for this.''


    Right now, what Ray trying to do was to find some safe distance from the Blood-Red Flower Boss to do his plan.


    However, there was no way for the others to know what he was thinking. The chickens were currently looking at Ray with a horrified expression.


    " Coop!" { boss, do we really need to battle this one?}


    " Coop-Coop!" { Let''s just go home, boss.}


    Of course, hearing these complaints, Ray felt a little bit of dissatisfaction in his heart. Why did these chickens put so little trust in him?


    Ray stopped after finding a good spot and asked the system to take out the portable stove and oil for cooking.


    *Swoosh*


    Immediately, the stove and pot of oil appeared in front of Ray.


    " Look at this amateur. Know your opponent, and you will win every battle."


    Ray said to the chickens, who were confused why Ray was taking out some kitchenware.


    '' System, there are so many chickens here. Don''t you think the stove and oil was a bit too little for all of us?''


    [ Hmmm.. Make sense. Wait a minute, host.]


    A portal appeared once again, and the stove was now changed with a stove that was 10 times bigger, almost as big as Ray. The system also gave Ray a few bottles of 2-liter oil that really suited Ray''s currents need.


    " Watch and Learn. Strength wins you a battle, but intelligence wins you the war."


    With a smooth move, Ray turned up the stove fire into its highest temperature, and then...


    *Splash*


    He dropped the pot of oil into the floor, and some even reached the vines of the Blood-Red flower boss.


    " ..... " { The Boss is going crazy }


    [ Host, don''t tell me you think what it thinks.]


    '' Ehe, too late.''


    Ray''s hand quickly moved to the stove, and with his full power, he lifted the giant stove and threw them at the Red-Flower Boss, with the flame was still on.


    CRASH!!!! *Crackle* *Crackle* BOOOOM!!!


    The fire in the stove gets into contact with the cooking oil that Ray had thrown before, and an explosion occurred right in front of the Red-Flower Boss. Making it hiss in agony.


    [ ..... ]


    And soon, Ray''s laughter filled out the whole place.


    " Hahahahahhahah! Burn!!! Burn everything into ashes Hahahahah!"


    " .... " { The boss is really crazy.}


    Quickly, the fire spread out everywhere and covered every part of the Red-Flowe Boss. Obviously, the bottle of oil also helps in this. Ray and Freed threw them at the part where the Flowe''s body hadn''t been burned yet, and not every inch of its body was burning.


    However, all this burning won''t end the life of the flower boss yet. It is weak to fire, but as a boss, it also has some defensive measures.


    " Let''s go guys, it is our time."


    Ray then took out his Natal weapon and started bombarding the Flower boss from afar.


    His Natal''s biggest advantage was that it didn''t need to be close to effective, and only a stupid person would not exploit it.


    Rock by Rock was thrown by Ray at its Corolla and Freed also issues his wind blade to aid Ray.


    A few minutes later, it seems the boss flower couldn''t hold it anymore and will start to go on a rampage.


    " Beware of phase two!" Ray screamed at the monsters, but it seems he was still a bit too naive.


    Just when Ray''s words fell, the Flower-Boss was already on its move. It swung his big burning body around, dealing it''s surrounding a huge AOE damage, and implied a burning state.


    CRASHHH!!!!


    The chickens were lucky that they were still a bit shorter from the boss''s attack range. They were able to avoid the attack with only some traces of burning in their body. However, Ray was different.


    He was too late to avoid, and the attack dealt massive damage to Ray, launching him into one of the sidewalls in the dungeon.


    " Ray!!!!"


    The sound was from Freed who quickly approached Ray. Because of Ray''s warning, Freed was able to thinly avoid the AOE attack, but it never occurred to him that Ray will be the one to get hit by it.


    " Ray!! Ray!!! Wake up please!"


    The wolf almost had tears coming out from his eyes. Ray was currently his only relative and he couldn''t bear the thought of losing someone dear to him again.


    Unbeknownst to him, the power sleeping inside him started to slowly wake up from its slumber.


    But just before the power was to fully awaken, Freed could feel Ray''s hand on its head.


    " Don''t worry buddy, I will never leave you to be alone anymore.. That is my promise to you right."

 Chapter 29 - Ch 29 : Defeating The Boss

    Currently, Ray''s position was a bit awkward. He was deeply embedded in the wall by the AOE attack of the flower boss. However, you could see that the calmness in his face was still there.


    " Hehe, I''ll let you see the OP-ness of being a farmer. System, take out that thing."


    Along with his command, a group of small strawberries immediately appeared in Ray''s hand.


    .


    [ Hp restoration strawberries]


    [ Eat one of them to restore your hp by 5%]


    .


    Now in Ray''s hand, there were about 10 strawberries, enough for him to make a complete recovery once.


    Of course, this strawberry was one of the plants Ray had cultivated in his dungeon A few days have passed and all his plants have been matured.


    It was also the reason why he was confident to conquer this dungeon.


    The strawberries then entered Ray''s mouth, and Ray could see his injuries were lessening.


    " This is pretty good. And the taste was okay too."


    Ray, who finished recovering, shifted his attention to the flower boss. It''s been a while, but the boss still hasn''t been burned down to death yet.


    " It seems there''s no way to kill it easily by burning it. Then, we will do it the manual way. Freed, Chickens, heed my attention. Attack with all you''ve got!"


    Ray''s voice fell ant the monsters quickly entered into a formation.


    " Freed, use your wind to expand the burning area."


    " Chicken one to three. Take care of the right!"


    " Coop!!" { Roger Boss!}


    " For the chicken who was injured by the AOE attack just now, retreat and take these strawberries!"


    A row of instructions came from Ray, controlling the flow of this battle.


    Unfortunately for them, even though the instructions were pretty good, the burning conditions of the Flower Boss also limited their way of attacking.


    The chickens who did not have any long-range attacking method now were using the scattered debris and pebbles as their attack, dealing a low and almost insignificant damage to the flower boss.


    " Coop!" { It has no effect, boss!}


    " Coop-Coop!" { Our attack damage are too little"}


    " Don''t worry about that just now! Just keep attacking!"


    Ray now had no other choice but to slowly diminished the Flower Boss Hp. The burning strategy was a double-edged blade for them, and they must be patient until the Flower Boss was burned down to death.


    After 10 minutes of attacking, it seems there were finally some changes in the battlefield.


    The flower boss stopped attacking using its burning vines, and now the Corolla on its head was shining.


    ''What is it trying to do?''


    His curiosity lasted only for a brief moment, and Ray''s eyes shot open wide next.


    Kabooom!!!!!


    A laser was emitted from the Corolla right in his direction.


    It was almost an instant death for Ray, but luckily Freed was fast enough to save him.


    " Focus, Ray!!"


    " Yeah, it''s my bad."


    Even though he said that his whole body was shivering. He almost faced his death just now, and Ray was terrified by the attack of the flower boss.


    However, the next moment, Ray''s eyes flashed in horror.


    '' It''s coming..''


    " Fuck! Everybody run!!!!"


    * KABOOMM!!!*


    Another wave of laser came down from the flower boss.


    Still, because of Ray''s precaution, there was no injury on his side.


    A rush of laser soon followed, and Ray and co were struggling hard to avoid every wave of lasers that was coming at them.


    '' Shit, we will die if this were to continue. But..''


    Ray was rushing his brain to think of the best possible way of coming out safely from here. Even so, there was no good idea coming to his mind.


    " *Sigh* It seems there''s no other way. Freed, use the wind to push me upward!"


    A wind immediately surrounded Ray, and he could feel his body was propelled in the air.


    In fact, Freed was just following Ray''s command. But suddenly, he caught a bad feeling when he realized what Ray was trying to do.


    " Ray, don''t tell me!"


    " Too late. Take this, meteor strike!"


    What Ray was going to do was to directly attack the Corolla. The lasers were emitted from the Corolla, and if the Corolla was destroyed, they would surely escape from this calamity.


    But this was also not without its own danger.


    By lunging himself in the air, Ray has no way to dodge, and if the Flower was to aimed his laser at him, Ray would certainly die.


    And when Ray was reaching the highest point in the air, the flower boss eventually seems to notice his presence and aimed his Corolla in Ray''s direction.


    " Heh, let''s see. Is your laser faster or my natal weapon."


    Just like how the Flower Boss noticed Ray, Ray also noticed the flower boss.


    He immediately discarded his previous plan to crash at its Corolla with his body and decided to throw his Natal weapon at it, trying to destroy the Corolla before the laser came at him.


    *Swoosh*


    It was not known whether Ray was lucky or not. But his stones hit the Corolla right at the moment where the laser was condensed, making an incredible explosion occurred between the two!


    KABOOMMMM!!!!!!!


    Ray was hit directly by the explosion and thrown harshly into the ground bouncing multiple times before Freed was able to catch him.


    All his body had burned mark all over, and his consciousness almost faded.


    Half of his ribs were broken, and it could be seen that Ray''s legs didn''t escape the explosion. It could even be said that Ray was fortunate enough if he was able to maintain his life after this.


    However, just when the situation seemed to turn grim, a notification sounded on Ray''s ears, and a smile surfaced on his burned face.


    [ DING!!! You have defeated the Flower Boss.]


    [ The dungeon has been cleared.]


    [ Completing the condition to level up the Dungeon Master to Level 2, All injuries will be recovered.]

 Chapter 30 - Ch 30 : #F2PONLY

    The next moment Ray opened up his eyes. He has been teleported into the room where the dungeon core was stored.


    [ DING!!! You have completed the flower Dungeon. A special reward will be issued.]


    [ - Plant evolution beads x1]


    [ - 20 Attributes points.]


    [ - Special skill: Growth enhancement.]


    .


    Ray looked at the notification that flooded his mind and smiled.


    In fact, his previous action was not really a reckless one. He had known from the start that when a dungeon master ascends to the next level, all the injuries in their body will be recovered, and Ray only needs to defeat the Flower Boss to ascend to the second level of the Dungeon Master.


    Still, just when Ray opened his eyes, he could see his monsters were rushing at him.


    " Stupid Ray! Don''t ever do something like that again!"


    " Coop!" { Hehe, you ought to see Boss Freed crying when he thought you died Boss.}


    " Coop-Coop!" { Oooh, my poor crybaby Freed, come here and call daddy.}


    Ray looked at them and could only smile awkwardly. This little silly interaction has warm his heart, and he knows that he also has a new family here.


    Even though they were sometimes silly and annoying to Ray, it was unrefutable that their bond was there.


    He placed his hand on Freed''s head, and after letting Freed vent for a bit, he stood up to continue his business.


    " Okay-okay. I promise you, Freed. But first, let me finish the matters on hand."


    Next, Ray placed his hand on the dungeon core, and a new rush of notification came.


    .


    [ DING!!! Congratulations for reaching the second level of Dungeon Master.]


    [ New features have been unlocked, please enter your own dungeon to check the newly unlocked function.]


    [ DING!!! You have reached the second level. The host could now absorb the Flower Dungeon into your own dungeon. Absorb limit(0/10), proceed?Y/N]


    .


    Hmm.. Ray was hesitating a bit whether he should absorb or not since there was a limit on the number of absorption. But after a moment of contemplating, he decided to just absorb this dungeon.


    This dungeon should be a bit higher level than the surrounding blue dungeon, and Ray also needs some boost for his dungeon.


    Actually, many people would choose no and waited for a super great dungeon before they eventually chose to absorb, but Ray didn''t think so. It would be too wasteful to wait for a suitable dungeon, and it was also still a question of whether he could clear that high-level dungeon.


    Thus, every doubt in his eyes disappeared, and he calmly said.


    " Yes."


    [ DING!!! Congratulations on absorbing the flower dungeon.]


    [ List of items obtained: Empty Room x5, Vine guardian x2, Super spiritual soil x4, Plant enhancer orb x1]


    [ DING!!! You have finished everything in this dungeon. You will soon be teleported outside.]


    .


    A notification that signed that everything was over, and Ray could finally sigh some relief.


    Even though he had cleared the dungeon before, there was no evidence that it was over.


    From what Ray has read before, there was some incident about dungeon rush, where an awakened were forced to clear a dungeon after another, giving them no time to rest.


    The reward itself was a lot greater than a normal dungeon, but the causalities were equally high, and now he only wanted some rest after that nerve-wracking action of almost dying.


    He looked back at his monster, and with a smile on his face, he casually said.


    " Let''s go home, guys."


    ************


    Back in the Morningwood dungeon, Ray had spent almost 3 hours consoling Freed.


    The little wolf was still sulking about the incident in the dungeon, and it needed 3 hours of non-stop feeding of the Danger beast meats before he finally got full and fell asleep.


    '' Fiuh.. I don''t know how this little guy could stuff this much food in his belly. Now first, let''s check the reward for the Dungeon Master ascension.''


    As a matter of fact, Ray hasn''t even checked the reward yet since Freed immediately started sulking when they reached the dungeon.


    And now, after Freed was asleep, he finally had some times to do so.


    '' System, please check the reward of ascension for me.''


    [ Sure Host, wait a moment.]


    [ DING!!! The following features have been unlocked.]


    [ - Monster Gacha system.]


    [ - Point redemption.]


    [ - Daily login.]


    [ - VIP System.]


    [ - Ranking system.]


    [ - Global chat system.]


    [ Congratulations on unlocking the following features. Please work hard to become the best like no one ever was.]


    .


    " ..... "


    Nani? Was this a rip-off from a mobile gacha game?


    Obviously, the one that attracted Ray''s attention the most was the Monster Gacha system, since, in the past, he had some pretty bad memories about that.


    Well, it couldn''t be said as something really bad, but it still left a deep impression on him.


    He still remembered the first time he was playing a mobile gacha game and got a super-duper rare item which has a pull rate of only 0.00001%


    Of course, this matter was a hot topic in the school at that time and even some of his friends started accusing him of being a whale at that mobile game.


    If that was all, it wouldn''t leave such a bad scar on Ray. But just when the moment was not right, the school started to interfere.


    Because of his friend''s accusation, Ray had got an alias of mobile-game whale in the school. And since he was one of the students that received poor scholarship treatment, this had almost made Ray''s scholarship got canceled.


    It eventually took the past Big-sis to came to the school and explained the situation to the principal to solve all the matter, and since then, Ray had stopped playing any mobile gacha game anymore.


    " *Sigh* It''s okay, Ray, everything is okay. You are an #F2PONLY player, you don''t need to be afraid of gacha game."


    He steeled his nerve and after some time, he decided to open the Monster Gacha section.


    [ DING!!! Welcome to the monster Gacha section!]

 Chapter 31 - Ch 31 : Here Is Your Talking Dragon

    [ DING!!! Welcome to the monster gacha section.]


    [ 1 Pull is for 10000 DM Currencies]


    [ Monster rarity was separated from 1 star to 5 stars.]


    [ Do you wish to pull?]


    .


    " ...."


    " The hell, 1 pull for 10000 DM Currencies? What a scam!"


    Right now, DM currencies were Ray''s main resource to get stronger, and seeing one pull cost him 10,000 DM Currencies, Ray''s mood immediately turned sour.


    However, before he can close that gacha section, another notification has popped up in his mind.


    [ DING!!! It was indicated that it was the first pull of the host.]


    [ The first pull is free. Proceed?Y/N]


    " Why do I feel this gacha section was like an MLM agent who always recommends to try it first .-. Sigh, Nevermind then. System, I want to take the free pull."


    [ DING!!! Confirming the pull.]


    Immediately, Ray''s mind was transported into an empty space with a giant crystal in front of him.


    < Press to Pull>


    A guide appeared in front of Ray, and Ray quickly followed the steps.


    Soon, the crystal ahead of him started to tremble.


    The previously black crystal turned colorless, then white, blue, and golden before eventually stopping at a rainbow.


    " This... is this the luck of #F2PONLY player?"


    The next thing that happened was the crystal eventually shattered.


    .


    [ DING!!! Congratulations to the host for getting a 5-star monster, Water Dragon.]


    [ Water Dragon, 5-star monster.]


    [ Lv: 1]


    [ Description: A water dragon. Isn''t the description pretty clear? Legend once said that this water dragon made a whole planet submerged in the sea.]


    [ DING!!! You have got a super rare 5-star monster. Do you want to post in the global chat?]


    .


    " Eh.. what the heck is this?" Ray was a bit confused at the new notification of the system.


    The time he spent playing Mobage was less than 3 days. Thus, his experience was really limited in this. Nonetheless, this thing had picked ray''s curiosity. He pondered for a bit before, at the end, choosing yes.


    [ DING!!! The post has been sent to that global chat.]


    [ "Look at my new 5-Star monster, isn''t it so cute? #F2PONLY #F2PBTW #1PULL #NEWBIE.]


    " .... "


    Looking at this, ray knew he fucked up. This was very similar to his experience in his previous Mobage, and what should come after this was..


    [ DING!!! Daoistinthesky has commented on your post.]


    [ DING!!! StrongestDM has commented on your post.]


    [ DING!!! Furyboy69 has commented on your post.]


    [ DING!!! MILFLOVER22 has commented on your post.]


    [ DING!!! KINGWHALE has commented on your post.]


    [ DING!!! F2Ponlynocap has commented on your post.]


    Kitaa!!!!! The rush of notification from those jealous players. Ray read it for a while and saw most of them were accusing his F2P status. Some of them saying he was whaling, and some of them said that it was only edited.


    5 minutes passed, and the rush of notification didn''t seem to have any indication of subsiding.


    Moreover, some other players even started a fight in the comment section which only add a headache to Ray.


    " System, could you just disable the notification?"


    [ Sure, Notification has been disabled.]


    Hearing this, Ray felt his burden was lifted. But now, he felt stupid about this. Why not just asked the system to disable the notification from the start...


    " *Sigh* Let''s think about that later. By the way, system, what is that Global chat?"


    [ DING!!! That global chat was a messenger feature in the system. With the Global chat, the host could connect with every other host in another dimension and planets. The Global chat group could also be used to share a post as you do just now or even share some strategy with other hosts. So, please use the global chat wisely host.]


    Ray listened to the explanation carefully and seemed to understand. It seems this was a lot like FB group in this world. But for more clarity, Ray still needed to explore it further.


    Now he had closed down the notif. Ray didn''t directly choose to get the Water Dragon. He still wanted to check each of the new features first, as it would help him grow his dungeon.


    " Then, please explain the other features."


    [ DING!!! To summarize:


    Point redemption is used to convert the host''s item into DM Currencies, but please beware, the value of the redemption item could be only 50% to 70% of the initial value.


    For Daily Login, the host just needs to touch the Dungeon core once every day, and the reward will be immediately sent to the host''s storage room.


    VIP System is for the benefits the host could get by top-up ing. Currently, the host is already lv.2 Dungeon Master, thus the price of each DM Currencies is $50.


    Last and not least, for the Ranking System, the host should check it by yourself.]


    .


    Hmm... Ray nodded and didn''t look any further about the first three features. Even though his playing time was pretty short, the three were still pretty intuitive, and it was not that different from what he expected.


    " Then, open the ranking system for me."


    [ Welcome to Ranking System.]


    [ In this Ranking system, the host can check the ranking of awakeners, or Dungeon Masters, both locally of globally.]


    Yeah, it was pretty much the same as a typical ranking system. But what Ray was confused about the words of local and global.


    '' System, what is the difference between local and global?"


    [ DING!!! Local means only in the host''s current planet. But Global means every other dimension, planet, and the galaxy was also taken account in this.]


    Well, Ray was not that surprised about this. In fact, when the system explained the global chat features before, Ray knew that the system was far more powerful than he imagined. But hearing it directly somehow still made him feel awed.


    [ Oh, by the way, every other human on your planet will also be able to access the Ranking system after one month.]


    " Naniiii!"

 Chapter 32 - Ch 32 : Earth Ranking System

    [ Welcome to the Ranking system.]


    [ Do you want to check the local or the global first?.]


    " hmm, let''s try the global first."


    [ DING!!! The DM level is too low to check the global ranking transferring to Local Ranking.]


    Nima!! Then what''s the point in asking, Ray thought. However, his focus quickly shifted when the ranking was fully displayed in front of him.


    .


    [ Dungeon Master Ranking.]


    [ 1. Ray Sanjaja ]


    [ 2. - ]


    [ 3. - ]


    .


    [ Awakener Level Ranking.]


    [ 1. Sword of Camelot (England)]


    [ 2. MAKEAMERICAGREAT (America)]


    [ 3. White hunter (Russia)]


    [ 4. Uncle Sam (America)]


    [ 5. King Qin''s descendant (China)]


    [ 6. Second Nobunaga (Japan)]


    [ 7. Dokkaebi Lord (Korea)]


    [ 8. Little Witch (Indonesia)]


    [ 9. Arthur (England)]


    [ 10. Gaius III (Roman Empire)]


    [ Please press here to see the other lists.]


    .


    Wew, the top spots were clearly dominated by the top countries. America having two in that list wasn''t that surprising, but what surprised him was there was an Indonesia there. Especially the name of the little witch, Ray started to get interested in her and decided to look at her name on the internet after returning to the orphanage.


    However, what really took his attention this time was the Dungen Master Ranking.


    " hey system, am I the only one here?"


    [ DING!!! Affirmative host. Currently, you are the only one Dungeon Master on this planet. Thus you are also the number one.]


    " Then, do I get any rewards for this?"


    Actually, the rewards were Ray''s main target. From his knowledge of playing Mobage, he knew that the top rankers in the world would get some benefit from the game. So he is using this chance to look for some reward from the system.


    [ DING!!! Affirmative host. The reward of the ranking will be issued tomorrow. By the way, do you want to change the display name you showed over there?Y/N]


    " Oh! What a nice idea, let me think of one first."


    This question from the system really made Ray''s life easier. He had thought of some way to disguise himself when the ranking system was fully published to the public, but now it seems he didn''t even need to bother.


    " Hmm, just use this."


    [ DING!!! Changing the display name into Morningwood Master?Y/N]


    " Yes, as a dungeon master, I must bring the glory to the name of my dungeon!"


    [ DING!!! Congratulation on changing the display name to Morningwood Master. to change the display name again, you need to pay for 3000 DM Currencies.]


    "Nice!"


    Next, Ray does the daily sign-in, giving him 10,000 Dm currencies as a newbie bonus, before eventually leaving the planting room to check his rewards.


    " hmm, from my last reward, I get a pretty decent type of item for farming.. Should I consider upgrading the size of the room now.."


    [ DING!!! The host can merge the unused room into this room. For a room that was a reward from the dungeon, the host can freely merge them with the host''s current room, expanding the size by the size of the merged room.]


    " Really right on time."


    For this, Ray actually was pretty thankful for the system. His system is not a troll one that would not say anything useful or even torturing him.


    Even though his system pretty much lacked EQ or interactions, it was the most suitable for him.


    " Then, Merge 2 rooms into this one."


    [ DING!!! Sure host.]


    The sound fell, and the room in which Ray was there immediately expanded three times bigger. Now he has more space to do his farming.


    " Next is to use the items I get from the last dungeon rewards.


    Ray gets closer to his most useful plant, the spirit berry, and checks its status.


    .


    [ Spirit berries (Evolvable)]


    [ A staple food that could help to increase the level of monsters within the range of 1-10.]


    .


    You could say that these spirit berries are the foundation of Ray''s dungeon. Without this, the growth of his monster will be limited, and Ray''s strength would stagnate for a long time.


    He pondered for a bit and decided to ask the system.


    " System, are there any plants that could expand the level to 20, or any manual way to evolve the spirit berry?"


    [ DING!!! The answer to both is none host. The plants to increase the growth to level 20 is intermediate-level plants, and you didn''t have access to that at the time. While for the spirit berries, the host needs to use the plant evolution bead to evolve it.}


    " Sure enough" Actually, Ray was not disappointed with this response. He had guessed this before and only chose to ask in the hope that the system could do something.


    But since the system still needs to use the plant evolution bead, then..


    " System, use the Plant evolution Bead for the spirit berry."


    [ Sure host.]


    The beads flew into the spirit berry, and Ray could feel that the spirit berry was currently undergoing a big enhancement.


    A golden light emitted from it, and when it was finally done, Ray saw a big change in the spirit berry.


    The plant was now 2 times taller than before, with its stem also became 2 times thicker. The leaves that were green before now become bluish-green, and the fruit now had a trace of silver on it.


    .


    [ Intermediate Spirit berries (Evolvable)]


    [ A staple food that could help to increase the level of monsters within the range of 1-20.]


    .


    Ray looked at the description and smiled. With this, there would be no big hindrance when he wanted to continue leveling up his monster.


    Next, he wanted to check the shop and find some good plants, but before that..


    " System, summon the Water Dragon for me."


    He remembered that he still hadn''t summoned the 5-star Water Dragon he summoned before. Even though it might not be that useful in farming, Ray was still pretty curious about the 5-star monster he gained from the gacha.


    [ Affirmative Host, wait a moment.]

 Chapter 33 - Ch 33 : The Dragon Needed To Be Hatched First??

    Immediately, ahead of Ray, a big, blue, and round thing appeared.


    '' Nani!? It is in the form of an egg? Should I hatched it first or how?''


    [ DING!!! Please purchase the hatchery from the system shop, and wait until the egg hatched host.]


    Fuck, it''s a scam! But Ray had no other choice, and it would be such a waste if he failed to get a 5-star monster because he was just too thrifty to spend on the hatchery.


    He quickly opened the shop and purchased the cheapest hatchery for 2000 DM Currencies.


    [ Congratulation for purchasing the hatchery. Place the water dragon egg here? Y/N]


    ''Place.''


    [ DING!!! The egg has been placed. Time left to hatch: 1 week.]


    *Sigh* It really is a scam, Ray thought.


    Still, he chose to stop caring at the hatchery and placed it aside first. Now his priority was to do farming. From the last dungeon, Ray has got to know the importance of the plants, from live-saving fruit, level increasing berries to the strength improvement chili that has not matured yet. Everything was gained from farming, and now it is Ray''s strongest backing.


    He opened the shop once again to search for some good plants. This time, the range was 0-2000 DM.


    Currently, Ray has about 23,000 DM from all the dungeon exploring minus the expenditure he had before, so he could afford some of the more expensive plants.


    '' Well, I should also leave some DM to upgrade the spirit mine and the spirit pool, and those two are also the cornerstone of this dungeon. Well then, this should be enough.''


    [ DING!!! Confirm to purchase the Honey Flower, the seven-colored Ganodherma, Spirit cabbage x5, Spirit Grape x3?Y/N]


    ''Yes!''


    [ DING!!! 4300 DM has been deducted. Thank you for your purchase.]


    Now in front of Ray, there were the seeds of the said plants. For the first two, the description from the shop was pretty vague, but those two were priced at 1900 DM, so Ray thought that the two would be pretty useful.


    As for the spirit cabbage and grapes were only an enhanced and better version of the normal grape outside. Ray chose those two as he should also start making constant income money for the orphanage, and his choice has fallen to a restaurant business.


    '' Well, everything has done now. Let''s go and start farming.''


    The all-purpose farming tool appeared next to Ray, and the farming session started.


    *********


    2 hours later, Ray has finally finished his farming session. He checked the result, and a smile surfaced on his face.


    Currently, the plants he has in his dungeon are as follows:


    Spirit berries, Cannon sunflower, Sandalwood tree (not matured yet), Hp restoration strawberries, Chicken Berry seeds, Strength increasing chili, Honey Flower, the seven-colored Ganodherma, Spirit cabbage x5 and Spirit Grape x3. Most of the has not matured yet to be harvested, but Ray was still satisfied at this.


    He stopped farming and moved on to another room of his dungeon. From the information he gained before, when he reached lv.2, the first batch of upgrades was unlocked, and he could not wait to upgrade the facilities of his dungeon.


    First, he went to the spirit pool. The spirit pool is useful for both healing minor injuries and helping his plants grow. In fact, Ray also used the boiled version of this spirit pool to feed his monsters.


    .


    [Spirit pool (Small)(Upgradable)]


    [ A pool that is useful to relieve fatigue and recover small injuries.]


    [ Ps: The pool water is one of the materials for the minor potion.]


    .


    '' System, please upgrade the spirit pool.''


    [ DING!!! The host intention to upgrade has been detected. Please choose the direction of upgrade.]


    [ A. Healing power -2000 DM 30 Spirit Ore.]


    [ B. Capacity -1000 DM 20 Spirit Ore.]


    .


    '' Fuck, so expensive! System, tell me the cost to upgrade the spirit ore mine.''


    [ DING!!! The cost to upgrade the spirit ore mine is 5000 DM and 25 Spirit ore.]


    Fiuh, Ray sighed a relief after hearing the system.


    Currently, he had 55 Spirit ores, so it was still possible to upgrade the healing power of the pool and still upgrade the spirit ore.


    '' Then, upgrade the healing power of the spirit pool, and the spirit ore mine for me.''


    [ DING!!! The following upgrade will cost 7000 Dm and 55 Spirit ores. Proceed? Y/N]


    '' Yes.''


    [ DING!!! The cost has been deducted. Thank you for the purchase.]


    The words fell, and the spirit pool started to shine.


    However, this time there was no significant change in it. Except for the water that get a bit clearer, the outer appearance of the spirit pool didn''t change at all.


    .


    [ Primary Spirit pool (Small)(Upgradable)]


    [ A pool that is useful to relieve fatigue and recover slightly bigger injuries.]


    [ Ps: The pool water is one of the materials for the small potion. and minor potion]


    .


    Well, at least the description has changed a bit, thought Ray. For the spirit ore mine, Ray didn''t even bother to check. All the mining and harvesting were automated, and Ray also knew that he didn''t need to get there to upgrade the spirit ore mine. Thus, with this, Ray''s business in the dungeon for today was done.


    '' System. Before I leave, do you have anything to add? like some features that I have unlocked, but I don''t know yet?''


    [ DING!!! Since the host has reached Lv.2 DM, the host can now upgrade his skill up to E-Rank.]


    '' Fuck so OP!''


    After listening to this, Ray would not waste any more time not checking his stats.


    He checked his skill stats and now found the word upgradable was shining in gold.


    '' System, tell me the cost of the upgrade skill.''


    [ DING!!! The cost of the upgrade for an F-Rank skill is 1000 DM per skill.]

 Chapter 34 - Ch 34 : Edward The Great Kuyang

    After upgrading all his skills, Ray decided to left the dungeon early.


    He gave Freed and the chickens some extra spirit berries and told them to rest. The Dungeon exploration might be over, but they still need to prepare in case the system would give them some new mission tomorrow.


    However, this time Ray didn''t immediately choose to go back into the orphanage.


    Instead, he decided to went into the Jakarta guild association first to process his rank up.


    Since the last dungeon, Ray had broken through level 10, reaching level 12 in one full scoop, and entered the soldier level awakener.


    He arrived at the association building, and when he entered, he saw a familiar figure there.


    " Ed??"


    " Eh, Isn''t it you, Ray? It''s been a long time since we last met."


    Ahead of Ray was that Edward, who the orphanage kids have said before. But looking at him, it seems Ed didn''t come to him to look for trouble, and it was only a coincidence to meet him here.


    " Yeah, it''s been a pretty long time. Wait a minute, let me finish my business first here, and how about we go and grab a drink."


    " Sure, I''ll be waiting."


    Ray then stopped conversing with Ed and went to the Association''s receptionist.


    For the process of rank up, the process that needed to be done was pretty simple. Ray only needed to place his hand on the crystal ball to ensure he had indeed reached the next level, and then it was done.


    He waited for about 5 minutes for the guild card to be updated and left the Awakener association with Ed.


    They went to a nearby cafe, and after both of them finished ordering their drinks, they sat down together across each other.


    " So, I saw you finally reach the next level. Congrats, Ray."


    Ed said while sipping his coffee. In the current world, Awakeners are banned from drinking without regulation, because the government was afraid that they would make some fuss under the effect of alcohol. Thus, Ray and Edward had no other choice but to go and drink coffee.


    " Yes, but I still can''t be compared to the Great Kuyang, Edward Budiman."


    The atmosphere got tensed for a while when Ray said Great Kuyang, but suddenly the two broke into laughter.


    " Hahahaha, stop saying things like that, Ray. Tell me, how''s your adventure nowadays."


    " Well, it''s not much. Just being a guide for a spoiled heir, only to be fired in the same day. *Sigh* Life was hard, but at least the pay could cover the orphanage expense for this year."


    " Hahahahaha, it really suited you, Ray. Worthy of being called the big brother of the orphanage."


    The two continued to chat while sometimes reminiscing about the past.


    Edward was also a member of the orphanage 4 years ago. Still, during the day of awakening, Edward has awakened a great ability and was recruited by a great family to become their awakener.


    " Well, by the way, Ray. Have you ever think about leaving the orphanage and get your own happiness?"


    " *Sigh* Not about this anymore, Ed. Can we just stop talking about this? I''m pretty happy with my current life in the orphanage."


    " But Ray, *Sigh* Nevermind then. But just remember to contact me if you eventually get tired of supporting the orphanage. I have told my family before, and they have said they would gladly support the orphanage." Ed said with helplessness in his tone.


    In fact, this was also the matter which made Ed came to the orphanage before. He had told the Big-Sis that his family wanted to sponsor the orphanage in exchange that the orphanage''s little guy would all be bounded with a contract to his family.


    " You know, sometimes I wondered for a bit. Are you pleased with your life in the orphanage, or you just tried to be happy with all you have right now, afraid of losing what you currently have."


    " I-"


    " Listen to me first, Ray. I am just afraid that you are only used by that woman. The whole orphanage now depended on you, and even when I offered her a better contract, she rejected it by saying that she wanted the kids to hold their fate in their own hands. What a hypocrite, she said that even though she knew that they had placed all their liveliness on you."


    " This... Ed, do you still remember what you told me when we were still a kid?"


    " Not this time Ray, you always use this as an excuse that I even start to regret saying this to you."


    " Hehe, let''s just say it once more." Ray smiled at Edward, which somehow that smile made Edward felt annoyed.


    " When you close your eyes, you can never see anything."


    " But when you opened your eyes, even though it might be ugly, still you could always see the light in front of you."


    " That''s what you said before, and just like what you said, Life is also like that. When you decide to give up, all you can get is nothing, but if you decide to struggle, even though it might be hard, you could still see something at the end. All my life has been spent in the orphanage, and now my life itself is for the orphanage. Just like you when you get adopted by the family, you found your own happiness by being awakened, and I also find my happiness in the orphanage."


    This time, Ray''s face has no trace of discontent at all, and only a kind smile was surfaced on this.


    " Okay, you win this time. I''ll stop harassing you about this anymore, but promise me one thing." Edward said while taking out a paper from his hand.


    " Eh, what is this?"


    " It is the contract for new dungeon exploration. At first, I just wanted you to be a carrier since the pay was even better than your normal 1-month work. But after seeing you have reached soldier level, I changed my mind and wanted to invite you as one of the exploration team members."


    " Eh this..."


    " Don''t reject me, Ray.. It is my kind intention and also my way to help the orphanage."

 Chapter 35 - Ch 35 : An Ordinary Day In The Dungeon

    The following day after Ray chatted with Ed, he went back to the Morningwood Dungeon.


    And for Ed''s offer, Ray had no other choice but to accept it. He knew that Ed only had a kind intention for him, and seeing how determined Ed was when he invited him, Ray felt a bit bad if he was to reject him.


    Now, Ray, who went back to his dungeon, was playing with his chicken. If he was going to explore the dungeon with Ed, the first thing that came to his mind was to strengthen his power, and for that, the chickens were necessary.


    It was the reward of the chicken dungeon, the chicken poop fertilizer that Ray was going to synthesis right now. Thus, he came to the chicken''s room and waited for them to poop.


    " Coop!" { The hell, boss. Stop staring at us when we poop, don''t you know it felt so uncomfortable?}


    " Nah, my place, my rules."


    " Coop-Coop!" { Fuck You, boss.}


    Soon, all the needed poop was gathered, and Ray instructed the Boss Chicken to bring the poop and placed them together in a sack.


    " Well then. Let''s see the materials for making the chicken poop fertilizer. System, please display it for me."


    .


    [ DING!!! Affirmative host.]


    [ Chicken Poop Fertilizer Crafting recipe]


    [ Material: Chicken poop x3, Spirit pool water x1.]


    .


    Ray looked at the material needed and smiled.


    " Okay, this should be enough then."


    He brought the sack to the Dungeon-Core room, where the spirit pool was located and placed his hand on top of them.


    " Convert to chicken poop fertilizer."


    A flash of light immediately shone upon the sack, and Ray got a new notification.


    [ DING!!! You have got Chicken poop fertilizer x8]


    Next, Ray, who already got the chicken poop fertilizer, decided to go to the planting room. The dungeon exploration with Ed will be on another month. Thus Ray wouldn''t want to waste any time standing idle.


    He took the fertilizer with his hand and started to apply it to his plants one by one.


    And of course, as the protagonist of the story, Ray''s plot armor instantly activated after he placed all the fertilizer on the plants.


    Just when he finished applying the fertilizer, one of his plants, the chicken berry, suddenly glows golden.


    It seems because of the effect of the chicken poop fertilizer, the chicken berry got mutated or even evolved.


    " System, could you tell me what''s happening?"


    [ DING!!! Because of the high synergy of the chicken berry and the chicken coop fertilizer, the chicken berry plant has evolved into a King Chicken beery plant.]


    .


    [ King chicken berry.]


    [ A staple food for the chickens has a low chance to evolve a chicken danger-beast.]


    .


    " Nice!" Ray never thought this would give him such a big gain. Just by applying fertilizer and one of his plants could evolve. He felt like the true son of the plane now.


    He came closer to the King chicken Berry plant, and when he looked carefully, he could see a few berries had been mature enough to be harvested.


    [ DING!!! Due to the special nature of evolution, the maturity of the fruits has been greatly shortened. The host could harvest some of the berries now.]


    Another notification from the System that made Ray felt today really was his lucky day came.


    His smile getting wider, and he moved his hand closer to harvest the King Spirit Berries.


    At the end of the harvesting, Ray now has eleven King Spirit berries on his hand. Enough for every one of his chickens to get one.


    '' Hmm, should I just give them those berries right now? Nah, forget it. It would be better to make it an incentive for them to work harder.''


    Ray dispelled the thought of giving them freely to the chickens. His dungeon was in severe lack of manpower since he was the only one who did everything. Thus, Ray had made a plan for the chickens to become his labor force.


    He put back the King Chicken Berry in the storage room, and while on the way back, he placed his hand on the Dungeon core.


    '' System, do the daily sign-in.''


    [ DING!!! Daily Sign-in reward: DM +300.]


    '' Not bad.''


    Now he had done the farming and sign in, Ray had nothing left to do again in the dungeon.


    He started his daily routine by playing with Freed in the morning and sometimes did a little sparring session. Farming in the afternoon, and lastly do other things like signing in or checking the shop after that.


    Actually, if this were another normal day, Ray would definitely choose to go back to the orphanage with the little guys and play. But since he was in a bit of a rush to increase his strength, he decided not to do so.


    " System, can you issue me some mission? It has been a while since you last issued a mission, right?"


    Ray''s choice was to ask the System for a mission.


    In fact, he had other options to went into the government-controlled dungeon, but it would not be as effective as going into the dungeons that the System had issued to him.


    So, he would first ask for some missions from the System, and if that still did not work, he would go to the government-controlled dungeon.


    [ DING!!! Please wait a minute host.]


    [ Checking the host surrounding environment.]


    .


    [ DING!!! A new mission has been generated.]


    [ Evolve your monster one time.]


    [ As a good dungeon monster, Your monster should be strong as well. Evolve one of your monsters and display your talent to be a good dungeon master.]


    [ Reward: Bloodline Evolution potion, Daily dungeon and Daily mission unlocked.]


    [ Time left: 5 hours.]


    .


    '' Fuck!'' Wasn''t this mission just pitted him. He had decided to use the berries as an incentive for free labor from the chicken, but now the mission wanted him to give them freely.


    *Sigh* At least the reward seems to be good enough for him.


    Ray stopped caring about it and went to the chicken''s room.

 Chapter 36 - Ch 36 : Boss Chicken Evolution

    Looking at the quest reward and time limit, Ray knew that he shouldn''t waste any more time here. He returned to the Chicken''s room with the chicken berries in his hand.


    "*Sigh* Guys, I have one more announcement for y''all."


    He gathered the Chicken around and started to explain the situation about the evolution.


    Of course, this made the chickens super enthusiast.


    You must know that they have long been insulted as one of the weakest danger-beast races. And now, an evolution chance was right before them. Only an idiot would not go for it.


    The chickens line up quietly in front of Ray, waiting for him to distribute the chicken Berry.


    Sadly for Ray, this time, he couldn''t gain some benefits from the Chicken. At first, he thought he could at least squeeze a good number of eggs from the chickens, but seeing the time limit, he knew it wouldn''t be possible.


    It took some time for the Chicken to laid some eggs, and if the evolutionary process also takes some time, Ray might even pass the specified time limit, and He definitely wouldn''t want to do that.


    One by One, the berries were distributed to the chickens, and when eventually every Chicken had berry on their hand, Ray instructed them to eat it in one full scoop.


    Soon, changes started to happen in the room.


    The chickens who ate their berry have their body shone in golden light, and for the boss chicken, the effect was even more exaggerated.


    The flame started to gather around the boss chicken, and it showered the Boss-Chicken''s body, like signaling it would go into a rebirth.


    Two hours passed, and the Boss-Chicken''s evolution process still took place. In fact, most of the Chicken finished this process an hour ago, making them an evolved chicken, leaving the Boss-chicken to be the only one who has not done his evolution yet.


    Everyone was able to evolve successfully might be a weird fact for Ray. Still, after consulting with the system, he knew that the chickens'' bloodline and strength were too weak, so just eating a chicken berry could make them easily evolved.


    Ray looked back at the now evolved Chicken and used appraisal. Currently, the statuses of the chickens are as follows.


    .


    [ Thick-muscle chicken.]


    [ Lv: 11]


    [ Special ability: Muscle Wing strike. Muscle blast.]


    [ A chicken with super big muscle.]


    .


    After the last battle, Ray and his monsters have all surpassed level 10.


    Normally, a significant effort was needed for an awakened of monsters to pass the threshold of each 10 levels. But it seems with Ray''s status as Dungeon Master, it was no longer needed. As long as he increased the level of his DM, he and his monster would have no hurdle in increasing their level.


    The next 1 hour was like hell for Ray. The Boss-Chicken evolutionary process wasn''t done yet, and the mission to evolved his monster has not finished even after his chickens successfully evolved.


    It seems the chickens'' level was too low in the system''s eye, and now Ray''s hope was placed on the Bood Chicken.


    If the Boss Chicken was unable to finish his evolution on time, or the standard was too low for the system, then this would be the first mission which Ray failed to accomplish.


    Seconds passed, and just when it almost reached the 2 hours and 59 minutes, Ray suddenly felt a trembling on the Boss Chicken.


    '' This...''


    Immediately, the flame which covered the Boss Chicken burst into a tall pillar of flame, and Ray saw a new notification on his mind.


    .


    [ DING!!! You have completed the following mission.]


    [ Evolve your monster one time.]


    [ As a good dungeon monster, Your monster should be strong as well. Evolve one of your monsters and display your talent to be a good dungeon master.]


    [ Reward: Bloodline Evolution potion, Daily dungeon, and Daily mission unlocked.]


    [ The reward will be sent to the storage room. Please keep working hard.]


    .


    Ray, who saw the notification, now had a smile on his face. This notification means that the evolution has been successful, and the mission has been fulfilled.


    He quickly closed the notification and moved his attention to the Boss-Chicken. He could not wait to see the newly evolved Boss-chicken.


    '' Hehe, would it be a phoenix, vermillion bird, or some cool-looking flame bird?'' Ray thought on his mind.


    However, he was already fated to be disappointed when he finally saw the Boss-Chicken appearance.


    The Boss chicken came out from the flame pillar, and it made Ray petrified.


    If you think there would be a heaven-defying change on the Boss-Chicken appearance, then you are 100% wrong. As a matter of fact, there was no change in the Boss-Chicken other than his feather who now becomes bald after being burned by fire.


    Of course, this also made Ray very shocked. He rubbed his eyes a few times, checking whether he saw it wrong.


    Nonetheless, the bald Chicken in front of him was a fact.


    .


    [ Explosion chicken.]


    [ Lv: 12]


    [ Special ability: Eggplosion, Eggplosion Barrage.]


    [ A chicken which was blessed by the power of the flame.]


    .


    '' The hell, so this was it.'' After using appraisal, Ray now knew the effect of the evolution.


    If the common chickens'' evolutions before changed their outer appearance, the Boss-Chicken evolution didn''t affect his appearance.


    Instead, it gave him a superb ability to lay eggs and exploding the egg.


    Hehe, you think this is a weak ability? Just imagine when in the battle, someone throw an egg on you only for it to be explode in the next second.


    EGGPLOSION!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAH

 Chapter 37 - Ch 37 : Experience Dungeon

    [ DING!!! A new mission has been issued to the host.]


    Just when Ray felt happy for the explosion, a notification came in that made his smile even wider.


    These past few days, his growth has been a bit stagnated since the system rarely issued a mission, and now seeing a new mission, Ray couldn''t help but be happy.


    '' Nice, please open the mission tab.''


    [ Sure host!.]


    [ Expand your Dungeon!]


    [ For a good dungeon, a nice and proper arrangement is needed. Arrange the layout of your Dungeon such that it has 1 boss room, 1 mini-boss room, 1 trap room, 1 treasure room, and 5 normal rooms.]


    [ Rewards: +10000 Exp, 10 universal attributes points, 3000 DM Currencies.]


    .


    [ DING!!! Daily Dungeons and missions have been unlocked.]


    [ Daily missions: ]


    [ Clear Daily dungeon (0/1)]


    [ Spend 50 energy (0/50)]


    [ Spend 100 energy (0/100)]


    [ Send a monster on exploration (0/1)]


    [ Reward: 1000 DM Currencies, 1 Universal attributes points.]


    .


    '' Wait, what is the daily dungeon?'' Ray asked with confusion in his tone.


    It might be because his playing time in mobage was pretty short. Ray was still a novice in these kinds of things. If it was another veteran mobage player, they would definitely know what comes with the daily Dungeon.


    [ DING!!! Daily Dungeon is a kind of Dungeon that the host can access to gain so many useful items. From DM Currencies, skill level-up materials, experience, or even some special items.]


    '' Eh, skill level-up materials? isn''t the skill level up only needed DM Currencies?''


    [ DING!!! The system is sorry to say, but no host. The reason the last skill level up only needed DM Currencies was that your level is still low. From D-Rank onward, the host needed special materials to level up your system.]


    Well... Even though it was a bit of a hassle, Ray still nodded his head as it was still pretty reasonable. The system power itself to evolve his skill has been too OP. Thus he would not complain about something like this.


    [ For the energy, the host needed 20 energy to enter each Dungeon. And for the monster exploration, it is even easier to host. The host just required to designate one monster in the exploration panel, and after the specified amount of time passed, the host would get a reward.]


    [ DING!!! The tutorial has been completed. Please check the storage room for a special reward.]


    A rush of notification came to his mind, and even though Ray felt a bit dizzy, he quickly overcame his dizziness and stood straight.


    He pondered for a bit, and his first choice was to check the daily Dungeon. Monster exploration could easily be solved later among all the new features, so he decided to go for the daily Dungeon first.


    '' System, please open the daily dungeon for me.''


    .


    [ DING!!! Affirmative host.]


    [ Opening the Daily Dungeon.]


    [ Dungeon of Gold (Novice)]


    [ Dungeon of talent (Novice)]


    [ Dungeon of Experience (Novice)]


    [ Special Dungeon - Closed]


    .


    [ Please choose one of the Dungeon to clear host.]


    '' Then, choose the Dungeon of Experience first.''


    Currently, Ray''s priority was to increase his own strength. Thus the Dungeon of Experience is the best option out of the others. He was not like his monsters who could raise their level by eating berries, so he must work harder to get strong.


    [ Affirmative host, wait a minute.]


    A portal appeared in front of Ray and sucked him in.


    And when he opened his eyes, he could see that he had been transported into a room that he had never been there before.


    [ DING!!! The host has been transported into the Dungeon of experience(Novice). To clear this Dungeon, please defeat 5 enemies. The Dungeon will start in 3.2.1.]


    The system''s word fell, and Ray''s expression turned serious. He didn''t know the difficulties of this Dungeon, but he would face it with all he got.


    Soon, another portal appeared, and 5 strange-looking green monsters appeared from it.


    .


    [ Goblin pawn.]


    [ Lv: ???]


    [ A goblin in the Dungeon of experience, defeat it to get a small amount of experience.]


    .


    '' A goblin, huh?''


    Ray summoned his natal weapon and rushed at the goblin. From the last Dungeon, Ray actually had discovered his battle style.


    Even though his natal weapon could support a long-range attack, he still felt better in a short and close confrontation, using his natal weapon like a stone during the war with the monkeys.


    His grip on his natal weapon got tighter, and with a fluid motion, he had arrived on the first goblin.


    '' Let''s see how though are you.''


    He raised his hand high, and with a big swing on his hand, the stone directly hit the goblin at his head, knocking it back a few meters.


    '' I don''t know if it is enough, but let''s deal with the other first.''


    He left the goblin, which had been knocked out, and moved to the two nearby goblins.


    Without them could even respond, Ray was able to kick the two goblins and use his Natal weapon as a throwing weapon to deal the finishing blow.


    '' Two left''


    This time, Ray was about to finish the two last remaining goblin, but suddenly, he could felt his danger sense was tingling.


    '' Danger!!!''


    He moved quickly to the side, and when he saw an axe had been thrown on the location he was before, a cold sweat rushed his body.


    '' Fortunately, I was fast enough.''


    He took a breath to recover his stamina and moved to the two remaining goblins.


    If the three goblins before didn''t give Ray any resistance, this time was slightly different.


    The two goblins made a coordinated attack on Ray, one rushing at his head and one at his feet.


    However, the two goblins were still too slow for him. He dodged the first goblin, moving his head slightly to the left and kicking the second goblin who targeted his feet.


    The second goblin was thrown back by Ray''s kick, and for the first goblin, after Ray dodged his attack, Ray used an uppercut to deal the finishing blow.


    [ DING!!! You have cleared the Dungeon of Experience (Novice)]

 Chapter 38 - Ch 38 : A Dungeon In The Middle Of Jakarta

    [ DING!!! You have cleared the Dungeon of Experience (Novice)]


    [ DING!!! Exp +5000]


    [ Thank you for the hard work.]


    Ray could feel the significant amount of energy flowing into his body.


    .


    [ Ray Sanjaja ]


    [ Lv 13 Awakener Soldier]


    [ Exp: 9200/23000]


    [ Energy: 90%]


    [ Strength: 21 / Vitality: 14]


    [ Agility: 25 / Dexterity: 22]


    [ Intelligence: 18 / Sense: 32]


    [ Special skill: Danger sense (E-rank, evolvable), Appraisal (E-Rank, evolvable), Contracted beast summon (E-Rank, evolvable), Hawkeye ( E-Rank, evolvable), Camouflage ( E-Ranked, evolvable)]


    [ Universal attributes point: 30]


    [ Natal weapon: The stone]


    .


    Currently, he was still a bit far from leveling up. Still, when he calculated the gain from this Dungeon, Ray was pretty optimistic that he would be able to reach at least Level 20 before going into the dungeon exploration with Ed.


    ******


    At the end of the day, Ray was able to increase his level to 14 after spending all the energy on the Dungeon of experience. In fact, he was also pretty curious about the other Dungeon, but this time his priority was to level up as fast as possible first.


    Currently, he was on the way to the orphanage. However, just when he returned to the center of Jakarta, the gathering of the crowd attracted his attention.


    Like any other Indonesian, Ray has a culture that made him really like to intervene with other people''s businesses. Thus, when he saw so many crowds gather in a place, his curiosity was picked.


    He slowly blended with the crowd, and after going through a sea of people, he eventually reached saw what was happening right now.


    '' Hoo, interesting.''


    In the middle of the crowd, a small portal that was identified as an entrance to a new dungeon was opened. And from the look of it, the government had made some countermeasures against it by sending some awakeners there.


    Even though it has been 2 years, a dungeon appearing in the middle of a city was pretty rare. Normally a dungeon would appear in some historical places, like the pyramid, Moai statues, and other historical places. So, it was pretty normal if the surrounding crowd was attracted to this.


    Nonetheless, this has nothing to do with him. His curiosity was satisfied after he saw the Dungeon, and now he had nothing to do there.


    Ray was about to leave that place when suddenly he saw a familiar figure arrived at the location and become the center of attention for everyone there.


    " Cough-Cough. Please don''t be worried, my fellow citizens. For this Dungeon, our Mahkota corporation had decided to send our best team here and quickly solved this issue."


    A group of men dressed in awakened armor came into the perimeter of the dungeon entrance, and in the middle of them, that heir was standing with a smug look on his face.


    " What? Mahkota corporation? Isn''t that the top corporation in this country?"


    " Than man, isn''t that the heir of Mahkota corporation? From the recent news, it seems he had awakened an S-Rank skill."


    " S-Rank skill? Fuck, why is life so unfair. He had the good look, money, and now S-Rank skill. Did he save the whole planet on his previous life?"


    The topic of the discussion around the dungeon entrance now shifted from the Dungeon, into Mahkota corporation and its heir. And from what it looks like, it seems it was also the aim of the Mahkota corporation.


    Their flashy entrance and way of speaking were pretty obvious that they wanted to use this chance to increase the prestige of Mahkota corporation, but Ray still doesn''t really care about it.


    In fact, unlike other protagonists who would feel humiliated with the heir''s action before and wanted to take revenge, Ray was actually pretty grateful for the heir.


    Because of the act of the heir throwing money to Ray, the orphanage could live a pretty good life this month, and if not for the heir, Ray would definitely not awaken the DM System. So, Ray had some good feelings for him.


    But, this still wouldn''t make him wanted to blend with the heir or join the Mahkota corporation. A good feeling is just a good feeling, but he surely wouldn''t want to be the lapping dog of that Mahkota''s heir.


    Soon, the government''s agent came, and after some negotiation with the Mahkota corporations, they eventually let the Mahkota''s awakener group enter the Dungeon.


    Ray also stopped caring about this Dungeon and continued his journey to the orphanage, and now was not really the time to reveal himself. During the last few daily dungeons, Ray had a good chat with the system, and from that, he gained some important info.


    First is, normally awakeners treat a Dungeon Master as their natural opponent. Even if a Dungeon Master didn''t have any malicious intent to them, by clearing their Dungeon or defeating the Dungeon Master, awakened could get a pretty good reward.


    And the opposite also worked. If an awakened died in the Dungeon of a Dungeon Master, the Dungeon Master would get a special reward based on the strength of the awakened. This was also the reason why in other planets and dimensions, the identity of a Dungeon Master was their greatest secret.


    Thirty minutes later, Ray finally arrived at the orphanage.


    He opened the door of the orphanage, and when he got inside, Elin was already waiting for him.


    " Ray-Nii!"


    " Oh, what is it, Elin?"


    Ray looked at Elin, who was a bit nervous today. It seems she had something that she wanted to talk about with him.


    She hesitated for a bit, but eventually, she gathered her courage and said to Ray.


    " Ray-Nii, tomorrow there will be an art festival in my school, and I will be performing in the school choir. Mom had decided to come, so will you come too?"


    Hoo, so it is about this. This silly girl, why did it looked so hard for her to ask Ray about this. She needed to know that the orphanage guys were very important to Ray and he would definitely not reject such a request.


    At first, Ray had some thought to tease Elin, but looking at Elin who''s face was full of hope, Ray couldn''t bear it anymore and said with a happy tone.


    " Sure. Just tell me what time it is.. I''ll become your daddy then."

 Chapter 39 - Ch 39 : School Art Festival

    " Ray-Nii, here here!" Elin said while happily waving her hands in Ray''s direction.


    Currently, Ray is attending the art festival in Elin''s school, and next to Elin is the beautiful mature woman, Ellen.


    " Oh, it''s the daddy. So how is it? Do you finally submit to the beauty of this lady?" Elin looked at Ray with a teasing look.


    In fact, Ray now really regrets saying those words yesterday. Even before Ellen''s teasing, Big Sis had come yesterday about this matter too. She asked Ray whether he had a feeling for Ellen and what made Ellen better than her.


    Of course, all of this brought headaches to Ray. After some time, he is eventually able to convince Big Sis that all of this was just a joke. And now, Ellen appeared and reminded him of that once again.


    " *Sigh* Stop dreaming, old lady. There''s no way I would be interested in such an old lady like-


    However, Ray forgot one thing. No matter what, never talk to a lady about her age.


    Before he could even finish his words, he suddenly felt pain in his feet.


    " Oh, what are you-


    " Humph, this lady won''t talk to you anymore. Don''t beg me later to forgive you and give you another chance to pursue me." Ellen said while turning back her body from Ray, leaving with Elin.


    '' The heck just that...'' Ellen''s leaving somehow gets Ray confused, especially when his danger sense could not detect the kick that came from Ellen.


    '' Is she a hidden powerhouse? *Sigh* Forget it. Let''s hurry and follow them first.''


    Ray decided to put this matter on the back of his head. Currently, it seems that Ellen had no bad intentions for Elin and the orphanage, and that was enough for Ray. He quickly caught up with the two, and they proceeded to enjoy the art festival in Elin''s school.


    The three of them explored the whole school this time. During these art festivals, there was so many booths in Elin''s school. From games booths, Food booths to some clothes and cosplay booths, and one thing that Ray got to understand this time was.


    '' This woman.. She really looked pretty when she smiled.''


    It might be unnoticed to the two of them. But after spending time together at the art festival, the relationship between Ellen and Ray gets so much closer.


    The two were often mistaken to be a pair by the booth keeper, which somehow made them blushed.


    There was also the instance where Ellen and Elin failed to obtain a price from the game booth, and ray decided to take over the game, winning the price and smile for the two of them.


    Time quickly flies when you are happy. And it really fitted well to the three of them right now.


    Without any of them noticing, 3 hours have passed, and Elin must leave to prepare for the Choir.


    " Mom, Ray-Nii. Elin must go first. Oh, and Ray-Nii, don''t flirt with Mom too much, or else Big Sis will be sad." Ellen said to them and swiftly left before the two could respond.


    If it was in the morning, then the two would surely deny that statement from Elin. But after a few hours of getting along, they just brushed it off and started to converse with each other.


    " Heh, that kid. It''s pretty rare to see her this happy. For that, I must give my thanks to you, Ellen." Ray smiled at Ellen, which somehow made Ellen blushed.


    Ray himself might not notice it, but if a woman must rate his appearance, he would definitely get at least 9/10.


    A well tone body, babyface, and a kind and pure smile. All of that combined into a deadly combination that could make every woman''s heart beat faster.


    And Ellen is no exception.


    Looking at Ray''s smile, she got dazed for a bit but then quickly recovered.


    '' What the hell, Ellen. You must not be charmed by this man, definitely not.''


    It might be because Ray had saved her before, but Ellen definitely had some good feelings for Ray. She used her hand to cover her blush and said with a calm tone.


    " Please don''t thank me, Ray. Elin is my daughter, and I am happy if she is happy."


    The two continued their chat, and as time passed, Ellen could feel her heartbeat getting faster. If before there was Elin between them, and she could shift her focus to Elin, now she had directly faced the handsome youth that had saved her before.


    However, just when they think everything is going to be peaceful today, something big happens.


    A teacher rushed at their side, and with a panting sound, he said.


    " You, are the two of you Elin''s parents? It was an emergency. Elin was kidnapped!"


    *Boom!*


    Hearing this, A huge amount of pressure instantly surged from Ray. To him, the orphanage and the people inside it was his reverse scale, so he could not keep his calm anymore after knowing Elin got kidnapped.


    He almost immediately rushed to find Elin, but Ellen''s hand was there to stop me.


    " What are you doing, Ellen? I must-"


    " Keep yourself calm first Ray, there is no good thing if you don''t keep your head calm. Let''s stay first and hear what the teacher wanted to tell us. Maybe, we could get some information from him."


    There is no doubt that ray knows about this, but he was too emotional just now. And somehow, after listening to Ellen, his common sense slowly returned to him.


    " Okay then, I hope you could give me some explanation for this.." Ray said with seriousness to the school teacher.

 Chapter 40 - Ch 40 : Rays Plan

    Ray and Ellen listened to the teacher, and their expression turned gloomier and gloomier with every word he said.


    " *Sigh* So at the very end, it was all because of me. I''m sorry, Ray."


    To make it short, the explanation was like this.


    Elin was kidnapped during the time she changed into a choir outfit, and the kidnapper left a message that said, "If you want Elin back, Ellenb must come to the newly opened dungeon in the city center alone."


    A typical kidnapping plot, but somehow also the most effective.


    On the other side, the teachers also tried to look for Ellen''s trace, but the result was no avail.


    They were not a professional in this, and even with every one of them trying their best, they still couldn''t get any result.


    Back to Ray and Ellen, Ellen has decided that she would come alone to the Dungeon, fulfilling the condition of the kidnapper.


    For this, of course, Ray offered to come along to guarantee their safety. However, Ellen rejected it.


    Her current priority was Elin''s safety, and she would not want to anger the kidnapper by bringing Ray with her.


    In the end, Ray chooses to agree to Ellen''s decision. Elin was firm on this, and Ray could no longer change her mind.


    He told Ellen to be careful and left the school.


    ********


    Hehe, would Ray really let Ellen to bear all the burden for this?


    Of course not. Ray knew its useless to convince Ellen, so he would do it his way.


    He chose to go into his Dungeon first and buy some props.


    [ Welcome back, host. Do I have anything to help you?]


    '' System, give me some clothes to hide my identity, and also a hiding skill.''


    [ DING!!! For the clothes to hide your identity, they will be priced at 200 DM Currencies. But for the hiding skill, it seems the host doesn''t need it anymore. Since your camouflage skill has leveled up to Rank-E, the host could now hide himself from the enemy with an equal class to the host.]


    Hearing this, Ray couldn''t help but be shocked, and a smile immediately surfaced on his face.


    He tried to concentrate his mind, and then it happened.


    His body turned invisible from outside.


    '' Nice! Then buy me clothes and a mask system.''


    [ Affirmative host! The amount of DM will be immediately deducted from the host''s balance.]


    *Ziinggg*


    A golden light shone upon Ray, and when it disappeared, he had been changed into a new pair of clothes.


    It was a white tuxedo with red leaves pattern, complete with a tie and shoes, making Ray looked like a gentleman ready for a party.


    And on his face, he was covered by a white mask that hid half of his face, concealing his identity so as not to be easily seen by others.


    ********


    While Ray went back into the Morningwood dungeon. Ellen also didn''t stay idle and immediately took off to the Dungeon in the city center.


    It was a lie if she said that she didn''t feel disappointed at all when Ray just leave like that. But now, she chose to put it on the back of her mind as her priority was to save Elin''s first.


    '' Humph, just as I thought. There is no good man in this world.''


    Soon, she arrived in the Dungeon in the city center. But contrary to yesterday''s scenery where it was packed with people, the entrance of the Dungeon was now desolate. Leaving only a few Mahkota corporations'' people to guard the outside.


    " I''m here as promised. So tell me, where is Elin?"


    Ellen came forward and said with a loud voice. From what she has seen, the guards should be Mahkota corporations'' people. So even though she didn''t know why the Mahkota corporation wanted to have a conflict with her, she still chose to abide by the agreement.


    Not long after, a man fully clad in black with Mahkota corporations badge on his chest came out and said.


    " Well, well. Thank you for coming here, Ms. Ellen. But for this transaction to go on, you must enter the dungeon gate."


    It was common knowledge that ordinary civilians should not enter the Dungeon Gate, so when the man said this, Ellen''s expression turned gloomy.


    " You, what do you want?"


    " Heh, since you will be dead soon, then it should be no problem to tell you this. Here, do you think all of us are Mahlota corporations people? No, they are not worthy. It''s just, what would your family thought when you were found inside a dungeon dead, with the Mahkota''s heir inside. Hehe, it would be really interesting to see."


    Ellen''s expression instantly turned gloomy for this. She had thought they were scheming something, but she never thought that they would implicate the family behind her.


    But just when her mind was in conflict about whether to run away or save Elin, she has been dragged away by one of the people disguised as the guard.


    " You, what are you-"


    " Please calm down, Ms. Ellen. At least with that, you could still keep your dignity."


    Obviously, Ellen got petrified hearing this. For her, her dignity as a woman was taboo and hearing that they wanted to take her dignity if she resisted, tears started flowing from Ellen''s eyes.


    " Hehe, good woman. At least you will die with your dignity still intact."


    Looking at Ellen no longer resisting, the leader then throws Ellen inside the dungeon gate. Finishing his task here.


    " Nice job, guys. Now we can leave."


    Unbeknownst to them, there was an invisible person eyeing them up from far. And looking at them dropping their guard, Ray knew it was his chance.


    He rushed at the dungeon gate, and with one full swoosh, he entered the dungeon without anyone noticing.

 Chapter 41 - Ch 41: Dungeon Of Guilt And Ideals

    [ Welcome to the Special Dungeon: Dungeon of Guilt and Ideals]


    [ Because you are not the first one to discover the Dungeon, no special reward will be given.]


    .


    Ray arrived at the inside of the Dungeon. This time, it was a weird black room with some traces of fighting all over the room.


    But before Ray was able to do anything, a sound suddenly appeared inside the room.


    < Welcome challenger. In this Dungeon, we are looking for the bravest, the smartest, the wisest, and the strongest.>


    < The slot for the bravest, the smartest, and the strongest has been occupied, now the trial of the wise shall soon begin.>


    Nani!???


    This time Ray was truly confused about what happened here. This Dungeon was different than a normal dungeon, and he really had no clue how to do things.


    However, his priority right now was to save Ellen and Elin, thus leaving him no choice but to go forward.


    He took step by step with caution, and he activated his danger sense to the max. Nonetheless, until he reached the second room, there was still no danger that appeared.


    Still, he was pretty surprised when he found he was not alone here. Aside from him, there were five other guys who seemed to be members of the Mahkota corporation team.


    < DING!!! You have reached the first room. Answer the question correctly to go forward.>


    < DING!!! The condition of six or more players has been reached, the trial will start. The goal of this trial was to find the wisest man that could gather the most assets amongst the participant. Another thing to remember, the first one to answer the correct question will get a gold coin.>


    < The answer recorded will be your first answer, so please think carefully before you say something. Remember, to the wise one, silence is gold.>


    < Question number 1>


    < In this world, there are many miracles that couldn''t be explained just by words alone. Now for this question, What kind of elephant could fly?>


    What kind of question is this....


    This is a type of question which the answer would surely stupefy them, and not only Ray, the other member of the Mahkota corporation''s face also turned awkward.


    < The first to get the correct answer will be transferred to the next level, so please be faster.>


    " ..... "


    Everyone in the room became way with each other. It''s not like they didn''t want to answer or didn''t have the answer. But what made them hesitate was the fact that the Dungeon didn''t say the implication if they failed to get the wrong answer.


    Soon one of the members from Mahkota steeled himself and came forward to answer.


    " Flying elephant. The kind of elephant that could fly is flying elephant!"


    " .... "


    Silence filled the room. Actually, all of them thought of the same answer. However, they never thought there would be such a person who would dare to say it.


    Seconds passed, and because the Dungeon didn''t give any response yet, that person felt a shiver on his spine.


    But suddenly.


    < DING!!! Correct answer. The kind of elephant that could fly is a flying elephant. Please proceed to the next room via the door provided, and don''t forget to collect your reward.>


    Nani!!!!!! x5


    Since the name of this trial was the trial of the wise, they thought there would be some meaning on the questions, not just something like this. But of course, the one that came forward and answered felt very happy. He took the gold coin and quickly left the room via the small space that immediately opened after the Dungeon announced the right answer.


    '' This is stupid..''


    '' What the fuck? Trial of the wise, it''s more like the trial of the silly.''


    '' That guy is really lucky.. *Sigh* It should be me.''


    The event that just happened couldn''t help but make the people left in the room have their own thought. Some of them cursed the trial, whilst some others blame their cowardice.


    And then, the second question appeared, and the situation turned hectic.


    < Second question, what kind of tiger could fly?>


    Now everyone else was scrambling to be the first to answer the question.


    " Me me, it is the Flying Tiger."


    " Fuck you, this Lao Tzu is the first, that is the Flying tiger!"


    " I am the first, Flying tiger!"


    < DING!!! The correct answer is flying tiger, please the first person to answer it correctly, leave the room via the door provided.> Another door opened, and a small trace of light came to the first person who answered correctly.


    The others who lost in the scramble to get the correct answer booed the Dungeon, but contrary to others who were so active, our protagonist Ray chose to stay silent in this round just like the previous one.


    Soon, only two people were left in the room. Ray and one other Mahkota group member.


    < DING!!! This is the last question in this room. What kind of bird could fly?>


    " Flying bird!"


    Hearing the word "last question," The Mahkota member couldn''t control his temper anymore and quickly answered without much thinking. However, after his answer fell, his face immediately turned horrendous.


    < DING!!! The answer flying bird is considered to be not precise enough. A punishment will be issued.>


    Just like what they are afraid of, a false answer will truly give them punishment. The Mahkota member tried to beg and cry, sometimes even tried to break through the room forcefully. However, it was all futile.


    Five minutes after the Dungeon announced that he got the wrong answer, the Mahkota member suddenly felt hot all over his body.


    And then..


    *BOOM!!!*


    His body exploded, leaving a lump of meat scattered everywhere, leaving Ray to be the only one left inside the first room.


    < DING!!! You are the last one left. So, do you already have the answer in mind?>

 Chapter 42 - Ch 42 : The Four Winner Of The Trial

    *Silence*


    " ... "


    < Hmm, no answer yet? I''ll be asking you one more time. Have you found an answer to the question?>


    *Silence*


    < Fuck, I never thought there would be something this stupid as a participant in the trial of the wisest. I''ll give you one last chance. Answer correctly or die!>


    The Dungeon kept repeating the question to Ray, but strangely he chose to stay silent.


    A few minutes passed like this, and then an unexpected thing happened.


    < Hahahahahaha. I never thought someone would see it this fast.>


    < Since silence is gold, then the most correct answer is to stay silent.>


    < Normally, someone would need to go through a few questions before realizing it. But for you to realize it on the first question. Not afraid of the threat of death and stay to your ideals. I really admire you, young lads.>


    The Dungeon spoke and praised Ray, but he could only display an awkward smile.


    Actually, Ray was also afraid of the death punishment of the Dungeon.


    Instead, when he first came into this Dungeon, he had checked his own DM system function which enable him to teleport to Morningwood dungeon anytime. And since he had to make sure that it worked, he wanted to try the hunch he had before. At least if it failed, he could immediately run away.


    Therefore, under the much praise of the Dungeon, Ray chose to stay silent.


    < Well, at least it signified that you are worthy to receive my legacy. Here, go through his path, and you will meet the winners of the other trials.>


    *Rumble!!!*


    A new path that was different from the other path before opened, and Ray, this time without any hesitation, walked through it.


    *****


    In another room of the dungeons, Three people were sitting across from each other.


    They were a man and two women, and if Ray was here, he would be surprised because he knew all of them.


    Yes, they are Ellen, Elin, and the heir of Mahkota corporation.


    It was their fortune that Ellen and Elin could reach here, but it seems the trial that was assigned to them was pretty correspondent to their ability.


    Ellen was assigned to the trial of smart, in which she singlehandedly defeated all other participants.


    Elin was in the trial of bravery, which this little girl surprisingly displayed a courage which made other people feel shame.


    If there was someone that Ray would not be surprised to see here, it would be the last person, the Mahkota corporation heir.


    From the discussion of the bystanders before, Ray had heard that this heir has awoken an S-Rank skill, and with that, it would not be strange if he won the trial of the strong.


    The three of them were locked in this room, waiting for the last winner of the trial to arrive, but it seems the relationship between them is not pretty harmonious.


    " Humph, I don''t know what the Dungeon sees in two weak little girls. Especially when neither of them has awakened yet."


    During the past few hours they have been locked here, Ellen and Elin had received so many sarcastic comments from the Mahkota heirs that it made them started to be immune to his remark.


    This guy was a super conceited guy that always thing everyone was beneath him before, and since the moment he awoken the S-Rank ability, this syndrome was getting even stronger.


    But just when Elin was about to return the sarcastic remark, they could hear the sound of footsteps near them, and they couldn''t help but shift their attention to the sound of footsteps.


    One footstep, two footsteps, and eventually, the figure revealed itself.


    It was a guy in white clothes and a chicken mask. The outside appearance was pretty weird, but when they remembered this strange man was the winner of the trial of wisdom, they couldn''t help but see him differently.


    On the other side, if Elin and Ellen looked at the chicken mask guy with inexplicable expression, Ray, who hid his appearance with chicken mask, sighed some relief when he saw the two of them were safe.


    He wanted to rush and reprimand the two of them, but when he saw the Mahkota heirs also looking at him with a trace of hostility, he knew it was not the right time to reveal his identity.


    Now, with Ray coming into the room, the four winners of the trial have been gathered, and they waited for the Dungeon to issue his next command.


    < Oh, it seems the four winners of the trials have been present here. Then, we will begin the true part of the Dungeon.>


    < Welcome to the main part of the Dungeon of guilt and ideals.>


    < The four of you represent the true quality that a great leader would need. Wisdom, Strength, Courage, and intelligence.>


    < Now I am pretty curious which among the four of you will be able to finish the true trial and get the reward from this Dungeon.>


    The voice fell, and suddenly Ray could feel the similar thing he had gone through before.


    '' Shit!''


    Just like what he had expected, a portal appeared in front of the four of them and sucked them into it.


    *****


    In a different dimension, a portal appeared and spit out four people.


    " Ouch, not so kind to ladies, aren''t you." Ellen issued a complaint to the Dungeon.


    For a normal person like her, this experience was new, and she haven''t got used to it yet.


    Ray and the Mahkota''s heir was better as they were an awakener, and Elin was being held by Ray, so she was also okay.


    < DING!!! The trial will start. >


    < Objective: Survive!>

 Chapter 43 - Ch 43 : Battle Against Rats

    < In this trial, the four winners of the previous trial must do their best to survive the calamity and clear the objectives.>


    <The setting was placed on the apocalypse where humanity was all almost eaten alive by rats, and your performance would be based on how you protect the last few human survivors in the base.>


    < The trial will end after All the Rats has been defeated or the number of human survivors has reached zero.>


    < Remember, in your world, there was once a saying if you can''t beat them, join them.>


    < Now the introduction has ended, the trial will start.>


    The words from the dungeon fell, and ray could feel the change in his surrounding. the place which was already barren before now became more barren.


    But now, there was a small survivor camp in the middle.


    [ Number of survivors left: 10.]


    [ Number of Rats left: 100,000.]


    It seems the dungeon also provided the count for the number of survivors and rats left to ease their burden.


    However, all of this could not make their tense feeling gone. In fact, after seeing that there would be more than 100,0000 Rats as their enemy, Elin and Ellen''s face has turned into despair.


    The two of them were not awakened, and they knew that they would just be a burden to the two guys in front of them. Still, if they were asked whether they wanted to survive or not, the two definitely said that they wanted to survive. There were still many things they wanted to do outside, and they are not willing to die inside this dungeon.


    " Umm."


    " Don''t worry. You don''t need to say anything. I will protect you." Ray, who was still in the chicken mask, said to both Ellen and Elin, reducing their burden by a bit.


    Still, they knew this trial would not be easy. Just four of them against one hundred thousand rats. Ray could only hope that the rats were just normal rats and not a danger beasts.


    Next, Ray, who knew that they must survive this summoned his chickens. At first, he has the thought to just use the DM system to escape this place. But reality hit him hard when the DM system told him that his level was not high enough to bring someone with him.


    " *Sigh* Let''s just do this."


    Behind Ray, an army of ten muscular chickens and one bald chicken appeared from a portal.


    " Coop!" { Where is this Boss? Are we gonna do another dungeon exploration?}


    " Coop-Coop! { Muscle yeah!}


    He then told the chicken about the situation and what they needed to do to survive.


    At first, he also has the thought of summoning Freed, but eventually, he decides to keep Freed as his last saving measure. Who knows if there are other trials, and if he used all his trump cards right now, the next trial would be hell to him.


    Soon with everyone ready, they could feel the changes in the atmosphere.


    Right now, it was full of tension, and they knew that the rats were coming.


    From a distance, they could see so many black dots gathering and rushing at them.


    " Boss-Chicken, start with the pre-emptive attack!"


    Under everyone''s eyes, the black dots were moving closer and closer to them, but Ray understood that he must keep his calm.


    With his instruction, the Boss-Chicken started to lay so many red eggs and brought them to Ray.


    " All set and ready Coop!"


    " Nice one, Boss-chicken." Ray took the eggs and gave them to the two girls.


    " Here, if they got so close, it would be a horror to us, so we must start attacking them from afar. Throw this to them, and it should give them some significant damage."


    Even though Ray had said that he could see that the two girls were still in a bit of loss. Thus, he had no other choice but to show them the way first.


    " Look at this. I''ll show you an example."


    He took one of the red eggs, and with a smooth motion, he threw them at the colony of black dots.


    And then...


    BOOMMM!!!!!!


    An explosion occurred right in the middle of black dots, obliterating many of them.


    " This..." The event that just happened now startled the two girls, but they soon recovered, and now their eyes were filled with hope.


    " With this, we could survive!"


    The hope that they thought has been lost just now has been recovered and they watched the eggs on their hand with excitement.


    " You see them, right? We will hold them in the front line. You two keep supporting us from the back." Ray instructed them and left them to went into the front line.


    He looked at the front line, and he only saw the ten muscular chickens and the Mahkota heir there.


    No fence, no wall, it was all open, and they must be ready for direct confrontation.


    " Humph, what you are doing was just wasting resources. Why gave them when you could just use it for yourself."


    The Mahkota heirs said to Ray. However, Ray chose to stay silent.


    Everyone was different. To him, this dungeon was not that important, and he didn''t really care whether he got the reward from this dungeon or not. What he cared about was only to leave this dungeon safely with the others.


    " Humph, trying to act mysterious and cool. Let''s see who will be the one to survive till the end." Seeing Ray didn''t reply to him, the Mahkota heir got a bit angry.


    All his life he has been treated like a prince.. So when he saw someone was ignoring him, he felt really disrespected.

 Chapter 44 - Ch 44 : Battle Against The Rat 2

    Ray and the Mahkota''s heir stopped caring about each other and decided to deal with the Rats tide first.


    Even though the Mahkota''s heir felt pretty angry with Ray, he knew that now was not the right time to deal with him. They still needed the help of each other to survive this dungeon, and only with the cooperation that they could survive.


    On the other hand, Ray now was trying his best to stay calm.


    In front of this kind of threat, only a maniac could keep himself from being flustered, and Ray was far from that.


    He looked toward the two girls behind him, and seeing their faces, Ray somehow got his courage back.


    '' It''s okay, Ray. You are strong enough to deal with this. Just be confident with yourself, and everything will be okay.''


    They waited for a while, and when they noticed that the Rats were already close enough to maximize their casualties, Ray raised his hand, signaling the two girls to start throwing.


    And then..


    * BOOMMM!*


    Ellen and Elin started bombarding the Rats with the red egg produced by the Chicken-Boss.


    The red egg fell directly in the middle of the Rats colony, dealing significant damage to them and disrupting their formation.


    And then, the battle between the four trial winners and the army of rats has truly begun.


    The army of rats rapidly closed in on their targets. Unfortunately, the strength of the newly evolved macular chicken was too strong for the rats, and their arms strike were faster than the rat''s movements.


    Swing!


    Kwajeek!!


    A single hit and dozens of rats were obliterated. Still, because the number of Rats was too much, killing a few dozens of them didn''t seem to reduce their number at all.


    Instead, after the muscle strike was landed, the muscular chicken was left vulnerable to the attack of the millions of rats, and the rats quickly swarm them in their attempt to retaliate.


    If it wasn''t the newly evolved muscular chicken but the previous common danger beast chicken, that attack would surely have dealt significant damage or even gave them some casualties.


    ''Hmm¡­''


    Ray frowned deeply.


    ''As I thought, Is it still a bit too much?''


    Whether it was their physical strength or their body sizes, the disadvantages from being outnumbered were still tough to fight against.


    In fact, during this first confrontation, Ray hadn''t stay idle and kept throwing his natal weapon, the stone, in the direction of the rats. The natal weapon itself didn''t have a high amount of damage, but it was still enough to kill the rats in one hit and provide some support to the muscular chickens.


    However, something quite surprising happened next.


    Just when Ray thought that their side was severely disadvantaged and he started to thought about summoning Freed...


    ''Heok!''


    Ray''s eyes opened wider.


    The muscular chickens which were swarmed by the army of rats suddenly glowed, and their body turned bigger than before.


    [ DING!!! Congratulations, under the siege of the army of rats, you summoned beast, the muscular chickens had comprehended new abilities, "Men is all muscle and no brain."]


    [ Men is all muscle and no brain: Increase the size, defense, and attack of the muscle chicken by 40% in exchange for reducing their capabilities to think. Duration: 5 minutes, Cd: 1 minute.]


    ''Very good!''


    Ray''s expression brightened up. He never thought under adversity like this, his monster would grow stronger and be able to learn these new skills.


    Even though the skill has a major drawback of reducing their thinking abilities, this ability was very suitable for this kind of situation in which they were sieged by a huge number of enemies.


    Then, The army of rats became even more agitated than before after realizing their attack now possessed little harm to the muscular chicken, and their teeth couldn''t pierce through the thick skins of the chickens. The rat''s eyes turned red, and they became a lot more bloodlust.


    KYAHHKKK!!


    And so, as the berserker rats directly get face to face with the newly buffed chicken, the second round of their battle began.


    Boom!!


    Kaboom!!


    Numerous explosions sounded on the battlefield. Either it was because of the red eggs that were thrown by the two girls, or from the impact of the punch from the muscular chickens.


    The ball of flames that was due to the aftereffect of the explosions resided in the battlefield, hampering the movement of the army of rats to go forward. The chicken''s defense could somehow handle the spreading flames, but on the other hand, the rats could only roll around screaming in sheer pain and agony as their bodies caught on fire.


    Ray, who now was overseeing the battlefield and supporting them from behind, looked at the battle''s condition, and seeing that the situation on their side had been stabilized for a bit, he turned his attention to the Mahkota''s heir.


    Even if he was a bit arrogant and refused their help, Ray knew that the four of them must work together to be able to survive this trial.


    He utilized his ability, hawkeye to the max, to scan around the battlefield, and only a few seconds later, he could find the position of the Mahkota''s heir that was besieged by countless rats on the side.


    " Graahhh, Black mist!!!!" A black aura converged around the Mahkota''s heir and killed each and every rat surrounding him.


    Nonetheless, the attack just now looked like consumed a pretty good amount of energy, and Ray could see that the body of the Mahkota''s heir was not free from wounds.


    If Ray was not wrong, the ability just now should be the S-Rank ability that the Mahkota''s heir has awakened, and also the source of his pride.. It seems, he really has his capital to look down on others.

 Chapter 45 - Ch 45 : The Trials True Meaning

    The battle between the Mahkota''s heir and the army of rats continued.


    Black mists kept coming out from the Mahkota heir''s body and continuously killing the rats, but at this rate, it seems the Mahkota heir would not last long.


    " Arrgghhh" Suddenly, the black mist condensed into a ball-like thing in the hand of the Mahkota heir, and it was launched at the directions of the Rats army.


    BOOMMM!!!!


    An explosion occurred, and from the number count, it should have killed about one hundred to two hundred rats in one blow.


    However, looking from the side, Ray knew that such a big move would take a huge amount of energy.


    Ray ignored the contradiction between the two and rushed at the Mahkota''s heir side for help.


    *Splash* *Boom*


    This time, Ray returned to the moment when he entered the battle of two races in the other world before.


    With just the stone in his hand, he pushed forward and killed every rat coming his way.


    Ray himself could be said to be strong against the weak, and weak against the strong, so facing the numerous amount of weaker opponents, Ray felt like he found the place he belong on the battlefield.


    His kill amount kept getting higher which each step he took, and eventually, he arrived at the Mahkota''s heir side.


    *BOOM!*


    Ray smashed his Natal weapon, the stone at the two rats that were coming in the direction of the Mahkota''s heir, avoiding him from a fatal injury.


    " You, what are you doing? I don''t need help from someone like you!" Even in his currently breathless state, the Mahkota''s heirs pride was still there, and it definitely wouldn''t allow him to get help from someone like Ray.


    " I''m not here to help you. I just think that this side was weaker than the other, so my reason to come here is so that the side wouldn''t be broken." For this kind of prideful guy, Ray knew that no matter what words he said would only aggravate him further, so he chose to be bluntly honest and said what was on his mind.


    Of course hearing, Ray''s blunt words made the Mahkota''s heir very angry. However, he still had some rationality and knew it was not the right time to clash.


    He gritted his teeth and ignored Ray, who was killing the Rats in front of him.


    " Humph, do as you want. But just don''t be a burden."


    The Mahkota''s heir spirit ignited once again as he saw how Ray didn''t stop moving after killing a few Rats in one strike. Unknowingly, he started to regard the man in front of him at the same position as himself.


    " Right back at ya!"


    The two then carry on with their own activities of killing the rats.


    Ray was hammering the rats from a close distance, and The Mahkota heir utilized his black mist to slowly corrode the rat''s body and finish them in one strike while the two of them still covering each other back.


    This teamwork was far from optimal, but it didn''t seem too bad for the two people who had their first time working with other people.


    The war continued, and Ray''s side slowly gaining an advantage.


    Even though the number of rats reached one hundred thousand, their individual strength was pretty weak, and with the help of the red explosive egg, the Rats could only resign to their fate of being massacre by Ray and the others.


    The tension before was no more, and each and every member of Ray''s side easily killed countless Rats in one strike.


    Maybe if there were only four of them, this Rats trial would be a disaster, but the dungeon would never guess that Ray would summon ten muscular chickens and one explosive chicken, which instantly turn the tide of the battle.


    Now the dungeon trial would only need some time before it was eventually cleared by Ray and the others, but it seems the dungeon still has its own plan.


    During the battle with the Rats which Ray and the Mahkote heirs were slaughtering rats like crazy, the dungeon voice suddenly resounded once again.


    .


    [ Good, Good. Hahahahahaha. I never thought the four of you could still stand until now with the survivor camps didn''t even get one scratch.]


    [ However, if the four of you think that the trial was this simple, that all of you are wrong.]


    .


    Along with the voice, Ray and co abruptly notice that the number of Rats in front of them has been lessened, and almost half of them has retreated.


    " Chicken mask brother, the rats.. They are retreating!"


    Looking at the retreating Rats, Elin felt a little bit relieved in her heart. For her, this was her first time in such a battle, so even though their side was already on the advantage, she still felt happy when she saw the enemy retreating.


    However, contrary to Elin, who was still a bit immature, the three of Ray, Ellen, and Mahkota''s heir now have a bad premonition in their heart.


    .


    [ Hohoho, it seems the three of you aren''t as naive as the little girl. Yeah, right, the true nemesis of this trial was not the Rats, but your own companion.]


    [ See, this trial was far from a multiplayer co-op battle. Instead, it was a contest between the four of you to find the one that is most worthy of being my successor!!!]


    .


    The tone of the dungeon voice turned majestic, but it seemed it didn''t have any effect to the three adult guys.


    .


    [ Hmm. What is this? Haven''t you heard what I have said? This trial''s true meaning is to find the most worthy successor among the four of you, so start killing! Backstab each other and become the last one standing. Only that way you will be proven worthy to become the heir of my power!]


    .


    The Dungeon''s voice kept pushing the four to start battling against each other.


    However, contrary to his expectation, the four of them only looked at him with an eyes that said like '' Are you an idiot?''

 Chapter 46 - Ch 46 : The Country Of Corruption

    [ What? Why are none of you responding? Do you guys truly want to let go of this golden chance of getting stronger?]


    The tone of the dungeon was getting more and more anxious, and Ray and co really started to believe that there was something wrong with this dungeon.


    " Humph, do you think the great me would need something like external power? I am not that low to bow my head to an unknown existence like you." The Mahkota''s heir said with a grumpy voice that Ray couldn''t help but want to raise a thumbs up.


    Indeed, even though this guy was pretty annoying and prideful, they were lucky that he was not the kind of power-hungry and wicked person.


    And now, since one of them had clearly rejected his offer, the dungeon''s focus was shifted on the other three.


    " Nah, I''m good."


    " Umm, if your power is that rats, then I don''t want it. They look so ugly."


    Ray''s simple rejection had made the dungeon dumbstruck, but Elin''s words were the ones that made the dungeon felt like spitting some blood from its mouth.


    What do you mean by ugly? Don''t you know there are so many people out there who wanted my power? The dungeon cursed inwardly, but no matter how he cursed inwardly, he didn''t believe that the decision of the two would change. Thus, his only hope was placed on Ellen.


    " Well, I don''t really intend to take the inheritance, but could you hear a deduction of mine?"


    " Actually, from the start, I was pretty curious about the theme of this dungeon. Most dungeon in this world has a theme on it that corresponded to the country''s heritage. Like the mummy dungeon in Egypt, the hero''s tomb in England, or even the samurai''s burial in Japan. And only in this dungeon, I feel that the theme was pretty absurd. Bravery, Wisdom, Strength and intelligence, I couldn''t help but wonder how those four topics related to our country."


    " But now, I seem to understand a bit about this dungeon. One thing that could be greatly associated with our country, that is corruption. If I''m not wrong, the name of this dungeon was the dungeon of guilt and ideals. Those four topics were the thing needed for an ideal ruler, and the name guilt was because eventually, everyone that came into this dungeon fell into depravity."


    " The trial of the rats was like a symbol to the situation of our country. The four trial winners were the leader or governor, the people we needed to protect behind us were the mass of this country, and the rats represented the corrupt official. The word that if you can''t beat them, then join them also represents that every part of this country''s leadership would eventually fall into corruption. And all of this represent yourself, right? You are an ex-governor of this country which fall into corruption, Am I right?"


    What a lengthy explanation that was worthy of Ellen.


    In fact, other than Ellen, none of the other three think about these kinds of things as they only focused on their survival.


    However, seeing that the dungeon suddenly becomes silent, it looks like Ellen''s conjunction was correct.


    [ Shut Up! Shut Up! Shut Up! Shut Up! Shut Up!]


    [ What do you know about me! I have put my best for this country, but in the end, everyone just pushed me around and defamed me as a corruptor! This country, it doesn''t worth to exist anymore!]


    Along with those words, Ray could feel that the atmosphere had become a lot tenser than before. The army of rats, which was already retreating before, now gathered and slowly turned into a Giant Rat.


    [ I have given you guys a chance, but none of you seems to cherish it. This way, I can only pull you into despair!]


    [ Now, face the disaster that you have caused by your own hands.]


    All of the rats before them now have fully fused into one Giant Rat, but Ray could see that the difficulty of this trial had jumped a lot from before.


    .


    [ DING!!! A new mission has been issued to the host.]


    [ Kill the Giant Rat.]


    [ Reward: Special terrain theme x1, Natal weapon first evolution.]


    [ Penalty: Death.]


    .


    When the Giant Rats has fully fused, the system also sends a new mission notification to Ray, but this doesn''t even give a smile to his face.


    He looked at the mission bar, and this was his first time seeing the death word as the penalty, and Ray somehow really got a bad feeling about this.


    .


    [ DING!!! The battle will soon begin. Please keep focused.]


    .


    " Fuck!!" Seeing this notification, Ray couldn''t help but throw some curse in his mind.


    He quickly takes some berries from his inventory and gulps them to recover some of his used stamina.


    " Go!!"


    Ray pointed at the Giant Rats and issued the command to the muscular chickens to charge at him.


    The muscular chickens lumbered forward quite heavily like a mountain. Their muscle wing was pretty big and it hinder their movement, but it also significantly boost their strength and defense.


    Thud, thud, thud!!


    The muscular chickens successfully charged at the Giant Rat which had already lost its mobility and hold it back with their muscular arm, and suddenly.


    " COOOPPP!!!" x10


    The chicken''s eyes turned red and Ray could see their strength was enhanced to another level.


    If their power before could hardly block the Giant Rat, now the berserk muscular chickens could easily pin down the Giant Rats movement.


    " Nice!" Ray was really grateful that his chickens has evolved into this muscular form.


    A superb tank that could hold down the enemy, what else could he request.


    And now, since the Giant rat has been hold back a but by the chickens, Ray and the other could start began their offensive means.

 Chapter 47 - Ch 47 : Battle With The Giant Rat

    " Fire!!!"


    Ray looked at the two girls and instructed them to start firing at the Giant Rat.


    Right now, the Giant Rat has been immobilized by the muscular chicken, thus making it the best time to begin their attack.


    BOOM!!!


    BOOMM!!!


    A few red eggs were thrown at the Giant Rats and exploded, but just by looking at it, it seems the damage wasn''t as serious as Ray thought.


    " Keep firing, don''t give him some time to recover himself!"


    After a few dungeon explorations, Ray got to know the true horror of a boss monster, and that was their ability to recover their health if they were not attacked.


    Ray and co almost faced their demise in one of the weaker dungeons before because they thought they could slowly tire the boss away, not knowing that a boss monster could recover its lost health. So, knowing this, Ray surely wouldn''t let the Giant Rat stand idle and heal.


    He looked at the direction of the Mahkota''s heir, and the two nodded at each other.


    " Humph, it''s not like I want to work together with you." Even though the Mahkota''s heir was always grumpy and said some arrogant words, he still rushed at the Giant Rat alongside Ray, and the black-mist-like ability of his started to appear around his body.


    " Black Mist!" The Mahkota Heir jumped high into the Giant Rat''s and placed his hand on its head, covering them with the Black Mist.


    Soon the Giant Rat''s head was all covered with the black mist, and he groaned from the pain that was generated from it.


    " Groarrr! A damn useless bunch. I''ll let you see my true power!"


    Worthy of an S-rank ability, the Giant Rats seems to be in even greater pain than when he was bombarded by the red eggs. However, if he thought that it was the end, he was truly wrong.


    Just like the Mahkota''s heir, who used his ability to attack the giant rat, Ray also didn''t want to lose.


    He didn''t know why, but looking at the Mahkota''s heir trying his best to deal with the Giant Rat, Ray''s fighting spirit was aroused.


    " Come out, Freed!"


    Ray didn''t hold back his power anymore and summoned his trump card, Freed.


    A portal then appeared behind Ray, and Freed jumped down into the battlefield.


    " Hmm, what is it, Ray? If it''s not that important, please don''t bother me while I''m reading comics. The fire dragon was about to do his final battle against the black dragon, you know."


    " .... "


    Ray''s face turned ashen when he heard Freed''s words. Luckily, the other three guys didn''t hear when Freed said his name.


    " I''ll tell you the end of the pirate king after this. But now, help me first. And oh, please call my name by white knight here."


    Ray instructed Freed to call up some winds and launch him high to the sky without even telling Freed that he was lying just now. Jokes on him, even the creator of Pirate king himself might not know how the ending was, so how Ray could know about that. Maybe some fans'' theories would work, but it was for the latter.


    " Okay, Chicken Mask."


    With the help of Freed, Ray''s body flew high into the sky, where he called his natal weapon, the stone to his side.


    Next, he threw nine pebbles into the direction of the Giant Rats, leaving the one that would deal the true damage on his hand.


    " This should do it."


    The effect of the wind enhancement in Ray''s body started to disappear, and he fell right to the head of the Giant Rat.


    In the meantime, The Mahkota''s heir was still trying to hold the Giant Rat''s hand on his hand and continuously damaging it with the black mist.


    The Mahkota heir himself knew that his energy would not last that long, and if things continued this way, he would be the first to went out of energy before the Giant Rat fell.


    But just when he was hesitating whether he should let go first and recover some of his energy, he suddenly noticed something was falling from the sky.


    " Arrogant shit, please turn off your black mist for now. I will give him my finishing blow."


    Ray screamed with his lung in the direction of the Mahkota''s heir.


    Until now, their interaction was nothing more than some "Humph", "Nod" or cussing at each other, so Ray didn''t even know the name of the Mahkota''s heir.


    And, of course, listening to this, the Mahkota''s heir temper got flared up. He cussed back at Ray but still let go of his hand and the black mist, giving way for Ray to dealt his finishing blow.


    " Nice, now take this. Meteor breaker!"


    Ray did some somersault at the air and positioned himself well so that the impact would have maximized, and he used the tenth pice of the Natal weapon to deal a true damage to the Giant Rat''s eyes.


    SPLURTTT!!!!


    Blood scattered everywhere as Ray was able to pierce the Giant Rat''s eyes with his natal weapon.


    But it seems the battle was still far from over.


    " ROARRRR!!!! You truly make me mad, humans!!"


    The Giant Rat, which has been injured by the combinations of their attack, now was super enraged.


    His body grew bigger, and the brown fur before now turned blood red, entering his mad state.


    Furthermore, his strength has been multiplied a lot such that the Muscular chickens was no longer to hold him back anymore.


    " Feel my wrath!"


    With a single move, the muscular chickens has thrown away to the side by the Giant Rat, and now he was rushing at Ray''s side.

 Chapter 48 - Ch 48 : I Want To Explode Your Pancreas

    The Giant Rat rushed at Ray and the girls, but Ray was still able to keep his calm.


    He instructed Freed to take the two girls away and decided to confront the Giant Rat by himself.


    " Rushing to your death so you could save some girls? I''m so touched." The Giant Rat said full of sarcasm to Ray, but his speed didn''t decrease a bit and even increased to be ready for the Collision with Ray.


    " Humph." Ray ignored the Giant Rat''s words and rushed at him. His two hands were holding the Natal weapon, the stone, and his legs were running as fast as he could.


    Swoosh!!!


    But when the distance between the two was getting closer and closer, and everyone thought that Ray would be blown away by the collision, the accident that was expected by everyone didn''t happen.


    Just when Ray and the Giant Rats were about to collide, suddenly a wind gusted through Ray''s body and made him fly, avoiding the brute collision from the Giant Rat.


    " Nice timing Freed, I know you would really do it." Ray looked at Freed with a smile on his face.


    At the timing before the collision, Freed has used his wind element to launch Ray in the air, barely escaping from the crash.


    In fact, Ray was not that reckless. He has taken some of the hp restoration berries on his hand, and was ready to immediately gulp it in case that Freed was not able to react. But since now he was able to escape the crash, the berries were put back on the system inventory.


    However, it didn''t stop at that. Ray rushing at the Giant rat head to head was not without a plan.


    While Ray was still flying high in the air, he said:


    " You know my favorite line Freed."


    " Art is Explosion!!!!"


    In the ground below the Giant Rat, Ray had dropped a few red eggs at the moment when he was flown into the air. And now, the Giant Rat was completely exposed to the red eggs beneath him.


    BOOM!!!!!!!!!!


    A giant explosion occurred and blew up the Giant Rat away.


    The Giant Rat''s skin was so thick, and it could handle some of the damage, but it still couldn''t avoid him from some significant injuries by the bomb.


    " Groahhh! Human!!!.."


    " You really make me mad? I was getting bored with that line. Was your IQ so bad that you couldn''t think more lines?"


    Without him noticing, Ray was already behind the Giant Rat, and he directly faced the exposed butt of the Giant Rat.


    " Blowing your skins seems pretty hard, but have you ever feel the taste of blowing up your intestine?" Ray took the red egg in his hand and threw it right at the Giant Rat''s butthole, embedding it deep inside.


    " No.."


    " Too late. Kaboom!"


    The red egg, which was deeply embedded in the Giant Rat''s butthole suddenly glowed red and..


    Splatter!!


    Boom!!!


    Splatter!!!


    An explosion occurred in the body of Giant Rat. From his face, Ray could see that the feeling was surely pretty bad and blood started to come from the Giant Rat''s butthole.


    " See, your aunt is coming. Do you need some diapers? Maybe I could get you one."


    " .... "


    The faces of everyone else hearing this become red, and they couldn''t help but think this man was so shameless.


    However, Ray, who was already in his battle mood, didn''t really care about what others think.


    " What are you guys waiting for? Don''t stop our attack!" Ray reminded the three guys who were a bit dumbstruck at his strategy, and with a bit of red and shame on their faces, Elin, Ellen, and the Mahkota''s heir begin to cooperate with Ray to deal with the Giant Rat.


    [''Effect: Severe Bleeding'' has been activated, and the Boss health is decreasing over time.]


    Ehh... A notification came from the system that made Ray was a bit surprised as he had never received this kind of notification before.


    '' System, what is this.''


    [ DING!!! It was indicated that the Giant Rat has been dealt continuous damage because of the intestine bleeding. Isn''t it pretty obvious, why are you asking host?]


    '' No.. It''s just, why haven''t I receive this kind of Notification before.?''


    [ Oh, after the host breakthrough Lv.2, the system has been updated, and now it could display a better function than before. Look, even now, the system can display an emoji >_<]


    '' .... ''


    Ray stopped chatting with the system and continued his assault at the Giant Rat. Even though the emoji was pretty useless, at least now the system would tell him the unique condition of the enemy without him using appraisal.


    The Giant Rat''s movements were gradually hampered due to the increasing number of wounds being inflicted on its body.


    " Keuahahahk!!"


    The face of the Giant Rat''s has turned sullen a long time ago.


    The boss had been tanking the combined attacks of Ray and the others before. But now, it was quite obviously running out of breath.


    " Groahhh" The Giant Rat''s displayed some mad attack and swung his body around to deal AOE Damage, but unfortunately, Ray and the others were already prepared.


    " Run, the Giant Rat was going to charge like mad!"


    Ray warned the other, and they quickly gave way.


    However, what they didn''t notice was that the Giant Rat''s target was not them.


    " Hahahaha, stupid human. Do you forget the true condition of this trial? If I could get the survivors and kill them in one strike, then I have won."


    The Giant Rat''s rushed at the survivor camp with a smile on his face, thinking that he has won this one.


    However, maybe because he was to conceited or always think that everyone was below him that he didn''t notice the smile on Ellen''s face.


    Ten Metres before the survivor camp, and when The Giant Rat has been laughing like mad, another explosion suddenly appear beneath him, and this time, it was even greater than the two previous explosions.


    BOOMM!!!


    " Mada Mada dane" - Ellen

 Chapter 49 - Ch 49 : First Special Dungeon Clear

    The Giant Rat thought that he had finally got an edge against Ray and Co, but he didn''t know that it was just a trap deployed by Ellen.


    Unlike the other three, Ellen was pretty careful about things like this, so she had prepared something in case that the Giant Rat would go and exploit the rules, placing some bomb ten-meter from the survivor camp.


    The explosion that happened just now was pretty big, and because it was deeply buried on the ground, it created a crater several meters deep that successfully trapped the Giant Rat within.


    " Now, everyone, full-force attack!" Ray shouted to everyone and immediately started attacking. The Giant Rat was already vulnerable, and there was no better timing than this.


    He took his Natal weapon and launched an aggressive attack toward the Giant Rat.


    Of course, looking at Ray, who was attacking aggressively, the others also didn''t want to lose.


    The muscular chickens jumped down and engaged the Giant Rat in close combat, while the Mahkota''s heir kept corroding the Giant Rat from far.


    A big battle happened here, and the Giant Rat was surrounded on every side.


    He tried to counterattack once by displaying a big move called earthquake, but unfortunately for him, Ray has prepared a huge amount of Hp restoration strawberry, and the group can easily avoid their demise this time.


    Soon with the relentless attack of Ray and Co, the Giant Rat couldn''t hold it anymore and eventually succumbed to his fate.


    [ DING!!! You have killed the Giant Rat.]


    [ DING!!! Exp+ 5000]


    [ DING!!! The Boss has been defeated. Continue to teleport to the Boss Room? Y/N]


    A notification comes up in front of Ray, and he could finally sigh in relief.


    It''s finally over.. he thought.


    Ray fell down on his knees and laughed.


    This was the hardest battle he had ever fought until now. Even though he wasn''t hurt as much as the flower dungeon, but he could say that the difficulty of this one far exceeded the flower dungeon.


    Fortunately, he has everyone on his side, and the Giant Rat boss was a bit too stupid to fully maximize his potential.


    Ray didn''t immediately agree to the offer of the system to teleport into the boss room and decided to come into the two girls'' side first.


    " You guys okay?" He gave his best smile to the girl, but sadly, because of the mask''s hindrance, the two girls couldn''t see the smile displayed on his face.


    But still, it seems they still could discern the happy and relieved tone of his voice, and they also replied with a smile.


    " Yeah, it''s all thanks to you. Without you, I''m not sure we could get through this alive."


    " Um, Um. Thank you a lot Chicken Mask Nii. You were really cool back then."


    After making sure that the two girls were fine both mentally and physically, Ray placed his hand on the head of the two girls, giving them a head pat like saying good job, and then moved his attention to the Mahkota''s heir.


    For the last battle, the Mahkota''s heir could be said to be as important as him. The corrosion effect from his dark mist was pretty strong, and it continuously gave headaches to the Giant Rat. If it was not for him, maybe the two sides were still battling until now.


    The Mahkota''s heir, who noticed Ray''s gaze was on him, was a bit dissatisfied.


    " What, don''t think that because we have been through a battle just now, we are a team. I don''t recognize weakling like you guys to be my team." The Mahkota''s heir said arrogantly, which almost made Ellen''s temper flare-up.


    However, different from Ellen and Elin, who was a normal human, Ray could hear the end of the sentence which the Mahkota''s heir said with a very low voice.


    " Well.. but the last battle.. Good job. Good job, guys." Each words'' voice was lower than the previous one, but it somehow made the corner of Ray''s mouth rise.


    '' Hehe, what a tsundere.''


    Just from the last battle, Ray already knew that the character of the Mahkota''s heir itself wasn''t that bad. He was just a bit arrogant, but it should be no problem to befriend him if you could tolerate it.


    Well.. maybe the tsundere part was a bit of a problem, but Ray decided to stop caring about that part right now.


    Seeing everyone was safe and sound, Ray decided to not waste any more time here. Big Sis could be worried if it was taking too long, and he absolutely didn''t want that.


    He stood up and opened the interaction panel with the DM System.


    [ DING!!! Teleport to the Boss Room? Y/N]


    '' Yes.''


    A portal appeared before everyone there, and with that, the long and arduous first exploration of the special dungeon ended here.


    . . . . .


    A portal suddenly appeared in the center of Jakarta city, and three figures came out from it.


    Ellen, Elin, and the Mahkota''s heir finally returned to Jakarta, while Ray and his monsters decided to immediately teleport back to his dungeon after receiving his reward.


    Of course, doing this was not without purpose. He still didn''t want his identity to be exposed, and he knew it would be a problem if he brought back his army of monsters to Jakarta. So, as to not make the problem bigger, he teleported back before even saying goodbye to the three.


    Back to the dungeon''s previous entrance, which now became a desolate place, the portal has closed as the special dungeon was cleared by Ray. Thus the site became really empty there.


    " Humph, that chicken mask, how dare he leave without saying goodbye to me. *Sigh* But he seems pretty cool tho." Ellen was still grumbling that Ray didn''t say goodbye to her, while Elin and Mahkota''s heir only looked at her a bit strangely.


    Why do the previously cool and collected mature woman Ellen now seem to be like a nympho, they thought.

 Chapter 50 - Ch 50 : Welcome Back, Ray

    Outside the place that was previously the dungeon entrance, Ray was already waiting for the three.


    After using the instant teleportation, he quickly rushed to the dungeon entrance to receive Ellen and Elin, who had just cleared their first dungeon exploration.


    " Ellen, Elin, here!" Ray waved his hand with a smile in the direction of the two.


    He walked in the direction of the two and placed his hand on their shoulder, acting as if he was relieved that they could come back safely.


    In fact, Ray''s acting was pretty weird and awkward, but it seems the two girls were too focus on their own thought that they weren''t able to notice the strangeness in Ray.


    In the end, Ray escorted the two girls back to their own homes without any trouble.


    . . . . . .


    - Morningwood Dungeon -


    Ray was now back in the Morningwood Dungeon. After he returned to the orphanage, Ray asked Elin to take a rest for the rest of the day, as he said that the Dungeon exploration surely put no small burden on her.


    Thus, with no one there to disturb him, Ray opened the DM System once again and used the instant teleportation to enter his own Dungeon.


    Currently, Ray was checking the gain of the Dungeon Exploration.


    Ellen, Elin, and Mahkota''s heir were there when the Dungeon allocated its reward, so Ray decided that it was not the best time for Ray to check his own gain from the Dungeon.


    For the Dungeon Reward, Ellen and Elin have both become awakener.


    Elin awakened a C-Rank skill, Wind sphere, while Ellen awakened a D-Rank skill, Memory enhancement.


    Ellen''s skill was not suitable for combat purposes and could only be used as an auxiliary. Still, from what Ray has known about her, Ellen has no passion for combat and only wants to grow her business and family, thus making that skill become the most suitable for her.


    In the Mahkota''s heir case, The Mahkota''s heir didn''t reveal the reward he obtained from the Dungeon, so Ray also didn''t take the initiative to ask. Everyone has their own secret and knowing too much would not help.


    And for the last and most waited, Ray''s reward from the previous dungeon exploration was none other than a special item: Golden Grape seeds.


    Yeah, you didn''t read it wrong. When Ellen and Elin get some special reward like skill, what Ray got was just another seed for him to plant.


    At first, Ray was a bit excited because he thought the Golden Grape would be a special plant that could raise his combat capability, but sometimes, the reality wasn''t as beautiful as a dream.


    The more Ray read about the description of the grape, the more desperate he was.


    .


    [ Golden Grape seeds.]


    [ The seed of the most delicious grape in the world. The best wine material.]


    .


    *Sigh* sometimes Ray really wanted to ask whether his luck was truly bad, or the world just wanted to play with him. But since the reward has been distributed, it was useless to complain.


    Luckily, Ray still has his DM system, and from his DM system, Ray was able to absorb the Special Dungeon core and get some exclusive rewards.


    First, Ray got a huge amount of DM Currencies, Boosting his DM to almost 20,000 points.


    Just this DM Currencies was already worth it for Ray to do all that battle, but it was only the icing on the cake.


    The true reward for the Dungeon core was the 3 special rooms.


    Of course, the three special rooms were just not good in the name only. They were like the room from the trial of Wise, which Ray has been into. Ray could inscribe a few questions on it, and the Dungeon intruders need to answer the question correctly for them to move forward.


    Looking at his big gain from the Dungeon Exploration, a smile grew on Ray''s face. He only got there to save Ellen and Elin, but who expect that he would get such a bonus.


    Ray then closed the DM System as he felt a bit too tired after the Dungeon Exploration. He said goodbye to his monsters in the Dungeon and returned back to his room in the orphanage. But who knows that when he returned, another surprise was waiting for him.


    . . . . .


    - Ray''s room in the orphanage-


    A portal appeared in Ray''s room at the orphanage, and Ray jumped out from it.


    " Fiuh, finally everything has been done. Let''s get a rest first and think about the rest tomorrow."


    Ray walked in the direction of his bed, but then he noticed something was bulging under his quilt.


    '' An intruder!???'' Ray suddenly felt a bit tense. The DM System was his biggest secret, and he clearly wanted nobody else to know about this, especially if they were hostile to him.


    He took out the Natal weapon in his hand and was ready for an ambush.


    But when he eventually revealed what was bulging underneath his bedcover, a twitch appeared on his face.


    Right now, there was a beautiful woman sleeping on his bed. Her facial features were so exquisite that people may mistake her for a fairy. But for Ray, who was growing up with her, he was already so used to this scene that he instantly chose to wake up the sleeping beauty.


    " Big Sis, what are you doing here? I am a man too, you know? A beautiful girl like you shouldn''t sneak around to a man''s bedroom in this late of a night."


    Yes, currently it was already almost twelve at night, and most of the orphanage guys were asleep.


    Hearing Ray''s sound, the sleeping Big Sis''s eyes slowly opened up, and when she saw Ray, a hearty smile appeared.


    " Ray!!! Welcome back!"


    A simple sentence came from the mouth of the Big Sis, but this simple sentence also made Ray feel warm.


    When he saw Big Sis sleeping on his bed, he had imagined so many questions that the Big Sis could ask him. From what are you doing, why are you so late at this night, etc.


    Ray indeed has prepared the answers to those kinds of questions, but when he heard the first sentence that came from Big Sis was "Welcome Back" his eye got a little bit moist.

 Chapter 51 - Ch 51: Edwards Daily Life

    - A few days after Ray and the other came back from the special Dungeon-


    " Girl, I see you have two eyes."


    " Eh.. pardon?"


    A pretty good-looking man was hitting up with a girl. The man looked like he was the same age as Ray, black-haired, with a ponytail and black glasses. There was a scar on the left of his cheeks, but it somehow only added charm to his appearance.


    However, if he thinks that being good-looking is all that matters, he is certainly wrong.


    At the beautiful woman who was a bit entranced with his good looking appearance, the man continued to say:


    " Hehe, I have two eyes too, isn''t it such an incredible coincidence? We are the same even in the smallest thing. Maybe we are really destined to be together."


    " ..... "


    Suddenly all the good impressions the woman had from the appearance wise vanished out of thin air.


    In fact, she really wanted to slap the weird man in front of her, but she was still able to hold herself back in the end.


    " Weirdo!" That was the last word of the beautiful woman before she left, leaving the man alone with a pitying look from his surrounding.


    However, when everyone else thought that the man would be saddened by the rejection, they heard another sentence that really made them want to smack a sense to the man.


    " *Sigh* Another miss, huh. She was really blind to reject me. Well, it was her bad luck to dump this young master, and even if she regretted it later, don''t think that this young master would come back to her."


    " ..... "


    The man then stopped being idle and continued his journey. The meeting with the beautiful woman before was just a coincidence, so there''s no need to spend so much time dwelling on it.


    After the man left, the crowd who surrounded the man when he hit on the beautiful girl also dispersed, while some of them who knew the man''s true identity could only shake their head.


    If they didn''t know before, No one would relate the retard man before to one of Indonesia''s best awakeners, Edward the Great Kuyang.


    . . . .


    - Edward POV-


    '' *Sigh* It''s really hard being the protagonist of this world. Always lonely on top, no friend, other people were just a tool... How could they imagine the hardship of a protagonist.''


    Yeah, our Edward here is the same Edward that is Ray''s childhood friend. He was adopted by a big family when they discovered him being awakened a few years ago, and now he has a pretty big name by himself.


    Sadly, such a glorious story must be tainted by his personality.


    After being tricked by the same little guy that told Ray about Morningwood, Edward believed that he was the protagonist of the world and started getting a syndrome that almost all of us have before, The deadly "Middle-School Chuuni Syndrome."


    It was not so bad that Edward would scream explosion or chant a fireball spell in the middle of the crowd, but it still had some impact on his social life.


    Other than Ray and the guys on the orphanage, Edward could be said as didn''t have any good friends.


    Hmm? Why the rejection before didn''t make him think that a protagonist should not be rejected by a girl?


    In fact, Edward thought differently.


    The rejection before has just cemented his belief that he was the protagonist of this world.


    In a super coincidence, Edward''s first manga was about a protagonist who was rejected 3000 times before eventually saving the world and gaining his true love along the way. From the moment he read that manga, Edward seems to found the true meaning of his life.


    Back to the current situation, Edward''s destination was actually none other than the orphanage. The time to explore the Dungeon with Ray was getting nearer, and he wanted to tell Ray to prepare.


    But when he reached a small food stall near the orphanage, Edward suddenly looked like he had just seen a ghost.


    He rubbed his eyes a few times to ensure that what he saw was correct, and soon the shock turned into astonishment.


    In front of Edward, a man and a woman who were both familiar to him was like going on a date.


    It might seem pretty normal, but the problem is, the identity of the man and woman is Ray and the Big Sis of the orphanage.


    The Big Sis, who always takes care of everyone in the orphanage, now was holding Ray''s arm like a lover. And even though Ray seemed a bit uncomfortable, he didn''t back away from Big Sis.


    Watching this, an uncomfortable feeling started to rise in Edward''s heart.


    Normally, he should be happy his friend finally had a girlfriend, but somehow he could not avoid this uncomfortable feeling.


    This feeling was getting stronger and stronger, and even the Great Kuyang Edward couldn''t help but have the corner of his eyes get a bit moist.


    " Ray... you..."


    " I thought we were something special, Ray. I thought we would stay single together and get a wife together. But now, why Ray? Why are you having a relationship with someone!"


    Yeah, the uncomfortable feeling that Edward has was not caused because he was in love with Big Sis.


    Instead, it was more of a feeling when your best friend suddenly had a girlfriend, and you felt left out.


    The one that you thought would always stay single with you, now having a relationship with someone else.


    " Ray.. Traitor!!!"


    Edward runs away with tears coming from his eyes.


    His original intention to remind Ray to prepare for the Dungeon Exploration has been long forgotten, and now he just wanted to go as far as possible from this place.


    And unknown to Ray and Big Sis, other than Edward, there is also someone else who felt really jealous that she was suling the whole day, almost making the entire office went riot because their boss was sulking.

 Chapter 52 - Ch 52 : Date With Big Sis

    " Here, a vanilla ice cream as you requested."


    Ray gave a vanilla ice cream to Big Sis.


    Today the two were having a date. After all that thing in the Dungeon, ray really wanted some break, and coincidentally Big Sis was also free.


    Of course, saying that this wasn''t related to the event where Big Sis slept in Ray''s room that night was a lie.


    Don''t take me wrong. Nothing happened that night except Ray embracing the Big Sis to sleep.


    Ray''s mindset was.. a bit weird, I guess(?)


    He liked Big Sis, but he had never seen Big Sis in that way. Even after so many years of Big Sis''s aggressive offense, Ray could only treat it as her teasing him as a child.


    But on that night, something changed between the two.


    When Ray appeared home, and Big Sis didn''t ask him anything other than feel touched, Ray also felt that Big Sis started treating him as an equal.


    If before, Big sis would always reprimand him for going out late, asking him if he had eaten or even for the simplest thing, Big Sis would take care of him. And this was also the reason why Ray always thought that Big Sis only liked to tease him all this time.


    After the change that night, Ray could no longer treat Big Sis just like an older sister anymore. He blushed and became flustered at each of Big Sis''s actions, and when Big Sis asked him for a date, he unconsciously nodded.


    " Humph, we are having a date here, but you are daydreaming. Do you treat me like I didn''t exist?" Big is pouted, her mouth looking like a child, and with her exquisite facial features, no man would be able to hold back themself.


    Ray was no exception. Seeing Big Sis like this, he blushed and couldn''t help but want to look at Big Sis more.


    " Ah..."


    " Hehe, I''m just joking. But you still needed to be punished, Ray. For this whole date, you must let me hold your arm!"


    " Eh....."


    . . . . . .


    - On the Morningwood dungeon-


    What Ray didn''t know, while his DM system was upgrading, he got a new hidden feature.


    This feature enabled the monster inside the Dungeon to see the outside world via Ray''s point of view, and now the monsters were gathering together as if watching a cinema with popcorn on their hands.


    " Coop!" { BOOO What are you stuttering for, virgin!}


    " Coop-Coop! { Do you still like women? A beautiful woman said that she wanted to hold your arm, and you didn''t give any replies? *Sigh*}


    " Coopp! { Amateur! He''s stuttering surely because he likes Ellen better. I''m for Rellen ship!}


    " Sigh, it''s okay, Ray. No matter whether you like a woman or not, I will always be there for you, comrade."


    Of course, there was an option to turn off this function, but we will save that for later, and Ray would only know this after he knew his water dragon was masturbating to him in a very very far day away.


    . . . . .


    Back to the date between Ray and Big Sis, Ray somehow felt someone was watching him now. But after mobilizing his danger sense to the fullest and didn''t find any danger, ray decided to put it on the back of his mind.


    Today''s aim was to rest, so he didn''t want to think about something like that too much.


    The two went into some popular place for couples. From the couple cafe where Ray and Big SIs share a drink together, watch romance movie together, and go into a horror house which Big Sis hugged Ray so tight that he could feel Big Sis''s two big assets was pressing on him.


    Time passed faster when you least wanted it, and without them noticing, the sun had almost set, indicating that their date would soon be over.


    It''s not like the two didn''t want to go out and grab dinner together in a fancy restaurant, but both of them knew that they must be back to the orphanage for dinner and prepared food for the little guys.


    Big Sis had a bit of unwillingness on her face, and her hand which was on Ray''s arm, was getting tighter. She acted as if she didn''t want to let go.


    " Big Sis. We must go now. The kids are waiting." Ray looked at Big Sis, who was a bit unwilling and sighed.


    In fact, he really enjoyed today''s date, but if he were to be asked whether he wanted to have an official relationship with Big Sis, Ray was still a bit unsure.


    The two walked side by side to the orphanage, but when they were only twenty minutes away from the orphanage, something caught Big Sis''s attention.


    " Ray, can we...."


    Ray looked in the direction where Big Sis glanced before, and he saw a big Ferris Wheel.


    This Ferris Wheel is a part of Jakarta''s Local night market which is routinely held by the local people.


    The situation was far from romantic as it was very crowded, but when ray looked at Big Sis, he couldn''t bear to reject her.


    For once, ray decided to be the one who made the first move. Big Sis was always there for him from the start, so even though he was still a bit unsure about his feeling, he still wanted to make the beautiful girl next to him happy.


    " Big Sis, can we stop for a while? I really wanted to ride that one."


    " Eh.."


    Ray looked at the dazed Big Sis and smiled amusingly. This girl was so used to make the initiative that she was unprepared for Ray''s move.


    He held her soft hand and went to the Ferris wheel booth.


    For Big Sis, this was like a dream.


    She had been dreaming of this occasion more than hundreds of times.


    The man in his dream held her tightly and gave her happiness.


    Even if he was to bring him to the dumpster, she would still say that the dumpster was beautiful as long as he was there with her.

 Chapter 53 - Ch 53 : Ferris Wheel Date

    Ray held Big Sis''s delicate hand and guided her to the inside of the Ferris Wheel.


    " Sorry, it''s a bit crowded here," Ray said with a blush on his face. He tried his best to look okay, but it couldn''t hide the nervousness in his heart.


    The Ferris wheel the two were riding right now was pretty different from the Big Ferris wheel in an amusement park.


    This Ferris wheel could be said to be a smaller version of the normal Ferris wheel we knew, which even the two of them felt it was really cramped.


    Ray could feel Big Sis''s breath, and so was Big Sis, making the atmosphere was getting weirder and weirder.


    " Puff, You don''t need to be that nervous, Ray. I''m not gonna do anything to you here." Big Sis laughed at Ray''s conduct, and the beautiful smile on her face appeared once again.


    If before Ray was still able to avert his gaze, now under the cramped place of the Ferris Wheel, Ray''s two eyes were fully locked at Big Sis.


    '' I never thought she was this beautiful...''


    The two stayed in that position for a while, eyes locking up at each other with blush appearing on both faces.


    But when the two were still enjoying their own world, the Ferris wheel started to move and startled them.


    " Ah..."


    Because she was unprepared, Big Sis almost fell. Luckily, Ray was there to catch her, and now Big Sis''s body was fully pressed on Ray.


    " Ray, can we stay in this position for a moment."


    " Umm"


    Hearing Ray didn''t reject her request, Big Sis''s face was getting even redder, but now her heart was full of warmth and happiness.


    She was leaning on Ray''s chest, and she could hear Ray''s heartbeat.


    " Ray, do you still remember the events when we were still kids?"


    " Yeah, I still could somehow remember. But why are you asking about it, Big Sis?"


    Ray was a bit confused at Big Sis''s question. Why would she ask something like that, he thought?


    But Ray''s answer just made Big Sis deeply enter into her nostalgia.


    " Hehe, It''s nothing, Ray. I just remember, when you were still a kid, you always said that you wanted to marry me when you grow up."


    " Eh.. can we not talk about this anymore?"


    Ray''s face flushed as Big Sis revealed his shameful past. At that moment, Ray was still a kid, and he just thought that Big Sis was so nice to him, so he said things like that.


    Still, it was really embarrassing if the girl herself brought it back after he grew up.


    " Hehe, no way. It''s a promise, and you must not break your promise." Big Sis looked at Ray with her big beautiful eyes, making Ray''s heart start to beat faster.


    " Big Sis, I..."


    " Hehe, just kidding. If you don''t want to, you don''t need to take it seriously. But for now, can you listen to my story, Ray?"


    Big Sis said with a laugh, but ray could somehow hear a bit of dejection in her tone.


    " It was a story about a little girl. She had lived all his life in the orphanage with her mom as the orphanage manager. Her life could be said to be pretty happy as she was surrounded by good people who all cared for her. But one day, her Mom suddenly turned ill.


    The orphanage turned into a bit of a mess, the children''s dinner was late, there was no one supervising the kids, many kids were hurt when they were playing outside, everything was chaos that she could only cry by herself at night."


    " Big Sis..."


    " Just listen to me, Ray."


    Before Ray could say anything, Big Sis placed her delicate finger on Ray''s lips, preventing him from saying more.


    " But when she thought that her world was in shambles, one of the orphanage kids stepped up. He wasn''t the most brilliant one, nor the strongest among all the other orphanage kids. However, he was the kindest. He took care of the other when no one did and helped the orphanage when everyone was resting. Without him, the girl didn''t think that the orphanage could continue until now.


    And slowly, the girl started to admire the boy. The admirement turned into curiosity and slowly turned into personal feelings. Things were at their peak when the boy reached adulthood and was offered to go out of the orphanage. He rejected the offer and decided to help the girl manage the orphanage. Providing food for the kid and warmness for the girl. At that time, the girl finally knows that she can''t live without him anymore. Her heart, and mind, everything desire the boy."


    Big Sis closed the story with that sentence, and her two eyes were locked at Ray''s, like asking for an answer.


    And even though Ray was a bit dense, dull, and like a boomer. He wasn''t that dense that he wouldn''t realize that the main characters in the story were him and Bis Sis.


    Under such a confession, Ray felt his throat was really dry, and no sound could come out.


    He liked Big Sis, but if he was to ask whether he loved her or not, he would still hesitate a bit.


    Ray was still at his edge, thinking what response to give to Big Sis. Luckily for him, the savior came at the right time.


    When Ray was still entangled, the two could feel their Ferris wheel door getting knocked, and they were told that the ride was over.


    Even though it was a bit of shame that she didn''t hear Ray''s answer, Big Sis smiled at Ray and proceeded to walk out from the Ferris wheel with Ray, acting as if nothing had happened before.


    After that, the two returned back to the orphanage, but this time, the two weren''t holding hands anymore.


    . . . . . . . .


    - In Morningwood dungeon -


    " Coop!" { Coward! Such a beautiful woman confessing at you, and you didn''t reply? You are more a chicken than us, Boss.}


    " Coop-Coop!" { Now I really question whether you are a man or not, Boss!}


    " Coopp!" { #SaveBigSis}


    Currently, the monsters which have seen everything happen through Ray''s eyes were rioting.


    They held a banner that said SaveBigSis, and even some of the EllenxRay Shipper decided to move to the RayxBigSis ship.


    In all the riot and noise of the monsters, only Freed was a bit calmer, and he thought to himself:


    '' *Sigh* Love....''

 Chapter 54 - Ch 54 : Water Dragon Hatch!

    The next day, Ray told Big Sis that he would go outside to work.


    He had carefully considered the Morningwood dungeon issue and eventually decided to rent a place for his personal use.


    It''s not like he wanted to move out of the orphanage, but he still needed to maintain the confidentiality of the Morningwood Dungeon, and there''s no way he would be able to keep it a secret if he always stayed in the orphanage all day long.


    Ray had called Ellen about this matter, and Ellen happily told Ray that she would introduce ray to some good places. Of course, it was not for free. For this, Ellen had asked ray to accompany her to go shopping together.


    She told ray that it might be a good warm-up before Ray fully becomes his bodyguard, and Ray obviously agreed to this. Ellen is a beautiful woman, and if it''s just going out and shopping together, there is no reason for Ray to reject.


    However, Ray was still a bit confused why Ellen really emphasized shopping together as the main condition.


    With Ellen''s assistance, the renting matter was easily done, and now Ray was heading to one of the places that Ellen had told him on the phone.


    From her information, this building was one of Ellen''s properties, and Ellen had rented it to Ray for a super cheap cost. Ray had tried to reject before and offer a higher price, but Ellen declined, saying that if Ray refused, he really didn''t treat her as a friend.


    After Ray arrived at the specified building, Ray was a bit marveled at the scenery in front of him.


    Contrary to his expectation, as Ellen said it was an unused building. The building before him now was a three-level majestic building, with good decoration and location, that made ray wonder whether it was truly unused before.


    Still, the building had been rented to him, and Ray could only take Ellen''s good intention in his heart.


    '' I''ll try to pay her back later.''


    Ray entered the building with the key Ellen had given her before and started to prepare things.


    He moved some special anti-tracking items that he got from the DM shop and covered the entire building to make sure that his secret was safe.


    And after everything was done, Ray opened the portal to the Morningwood Dungeon.


    . . . . . . .


    Ray arrived at the Morningwood Dungeon from the portal, but when he came to the Dungeon, he felt a bit weird. The Dungeon was really empty, and there were no traces of his monster.


    He immediately turned on the DM system to check the inside of the Dungeon, and seeing that all his monsters were gathered in the Dungeon Core room, Ray sighed a relief.


    At least there was no accident here while he was away, he thought.


    Still, the issue that could make all his monsters gathered in one room also made Ray a bit curious. He closed the DM System and quickly went to the Dungeon Core room in the middle.


    Inside the Dungeon Core room, all the monsters were surrounding a thing, and when Ray arrived, they gave way to Ray.


    " You are so slow, Ray!"


    Freed was the first to come to Ray and scold him. In front of Ray and the monsters, a little egg that was placed in the incubator was currently twitching hard like it was going to hatch.


    '' This.. System, can you tell me the remaining time for the egg to hatch?''


    [ DING!!! Affirmative host. The egg will be hatched in another ten seconds.]


    Listening to the system, Ray was glad that he was actually on time for the hatching moment of the egg. Because of the Special Dungeon and Big Sis''s issue, Ray''s focus has been shifted, and he almost forgot about the egg.


    Ten seconds later, and the twitching egg suddenly has a crack on its shell.


    " It''s hatching!"


    " Coop!" { A new comrade is coming!}


    " Coop-Coop!" { I Hope it will be a beautiful chicken, or else we will be single cock forever.}


    " Cooop!!!" { Fuck, who needs female chicken. We can lay eggs, and there''s no need for females. It is the time for we male chickens to demand equality!}


    The crack was getting bigger, and Ray''s expectations rose.


    No matter what, this egg was his first gacha monster, and furthermore, it was 5-Star Monster. Even if it was a two or three-star monster, Ray would still treat it like a treasure, but a 5-Star monster? Bah, Ray would even sell his kidney to make sure she was happy.


    As time passed, the figure inside the egg eventually revealed itself.


    The eggshell had fully broken, and a small blue slender dragon appeared.


    She looked at Ray, and when her two big eyes collided with his, a smile appeared on her face.


    " Papa!"


    It seems because of the DM system, the bond between Ray and the small figure has been established right from the moment she was an egg, and now looking at Ray, she had treated Ray as her parent.


    She jumped at Ray, and even though it was so sudden, Ray''s reflex was fast enough to catch her on his arm.


    " Papa is so warm..."


    .


    [ Water Dragon (Child/female).]


    [ Lv: 1]


    [ Special ability: Water sprout, Bubble, Charming eyes]


    [ Passive: *Locked*]


    [ A dragon blessed by the fountain of life. She loves you more than anything else]


    .


    With his appraisal, the water dragon''s status appeared on Ray''s mind. However, it seems his appraisal level was still a bit too low to discover some important info.


    He closed the appraisal panel and chose to observe the water dragon on his arm carefully.


    Two big eyes and two small crystal horns on her head. Her body was slender like a snake and covered by blue diamond-like scales. If not for the four arms on its body, people might mistake it with an exquisite snake danger-beast.


    The water dragon looked at Ray who was observing her carefully and somehow got a bit embarrassed.


    " Papa, can you give me a name?"

 Chapter 55 - Ch 55 : Bintang!!!

    [ DING!!! A new mission has been issued.]


    [ Please give the water dragon a name with a B or higher rating.]


    [ Failure to do so will have your Dungeon Name changed from Morningwood into Impotent.]


    [ Reward: Love-Blooming Rose Seed.]


    .


    A new mission was issued, by somehow, Ray''s face twitched a bit.


    What the heck is this Mission with the requirement of a B or higher name rating? Was it the system''s way to tell that his naming sense sucked?


    Still, Ray decided to put this into the back of his head and started to think of a suitable name for the Water Dragon. Regardless of whether it sucks or not, maybe it was just the system aesthetic that didn''t really match with this world''s naming sense.


    '' Hmm, what should I pick? Mushy? Watery? Aqua?''


    Maybe due to their connection, the Water Dragon could somehow read what was in Ray''s mind, and her face was turning paler with each Name that Ray thought.


    Luckily, just when Ray was about to decide on the Name of Cutie, Ray saw the beautiful eyes of the water dragon that it looked like could hold countless stars on it.


    " Bintang. From now on, your Name is Bintang. It means Star, and it suited well with your beautiful starry eyes."


    The Water Dragon, who heard Ray''s words, immediately became happy and gave Ray a peck on his cheek. Even though it was not as good as Christina or some other name, it was still tolerable.


    .


    [ DING!!! The Name Bintang has been registered.]


    [ Rating: B]


    [ Congratulation on getting the Love-Blooming Rose Seed.]


    .


    The Mission''s clear notification resounded on Ray''s mind, and Ray felt a huge burden had been lifted from his body. No way, the name change into Impotent Dungeon and Impotent Dungeon Master was a bit too much. If his dungeon name would truly be changed into Impotent, Ray couldn''t think that other people would take his Dungeon seriously.


    Still, Ray closed the tab and continued to play with Bintang on his arm. The emergence of Bintang was great, but Ray noticed that Bintang''s level was too low, and increasing her level could also become a bit of pain in the ass.


    '' System, can I bring Bintang to the Exp Dungeon?''


    [ DING!!! Affirmative Host. All of your monsters could be brought to the Exp Dungeon, but please be reminded that the Exp would be shared amongst the Exp Dungeon''s participants.]


    Ray smiled as he got a positive response from the system. He had thought about this before, but after making sure that it was truly possible, Ray couldn''t help but want to bring Bintang to the Exp Dungeon as quickly as possible to increase her level.


    Ray''s other Monsters were currently about Lv. 12 or Lv. 13, so if Bintang could join him in the Experience Dungeon, it would not take so long until Bintang''s Level would reach the others.


    Ray shooshed the other Monsters who were still a bit curious about Bintang and told them to continue doing their job, while Ray brought Bintang to the kitchen.


    He cooked a simple meal for Bintang, and after making sure that Bintang was full and had sent the chickens for Exploration function, Ray and Bintang entered the Exp Dungeon.


    . . . . . . .


    A few hours later, Ray and Bintang came out from the Exp Dungeon after they finished five rounds of the Daily mission, grating them each 12,500 points of Experience.


    Ray then placed the already tired Bintang into a newly purchased bed and room that he spent a few DM purchasing. He left Bintang there so she could rest her body.


    Today''s daily Mission has been cleared, and Ray got another 1000 DM and 1 attribute point as a bonus.


    But if usually, Ray would just leave the Dungeon after this, today he decided to check his crops first. His Dungeon growth rate has been pretty fast recently, and he wanted to make sure that he didn''t miss a thing.


    1. Spirit Berry


    2. Honey Flower


    3. Seven-Colored Ganoderma


    4. Hp Restoration strawberries


    5. Spirit cabbage


    6. Spirit Grape


    7. Strength increasing Chili


    Ray listed the Name of the plants that he was currently growing in his Dungeon. Except for some that had special use, most of them were just enhanced versions of the normal crops on earth with better taste.


    Spirit Grape and Spirit Cabbage were two examples.


    At first, Ray thought that he could get rich by selling the loots from the Dungeon. But after he went to the Awakener association, he got to know that the process of selling Dungeon Loots was not a small matter. And since his loots were taken from an unknown dungeon, the association could treat his items as black-market items and made them investigate him.


    Therefore, Ray had quickly changed his mind and decided not to sell his loot to the association. Instead, he had prepared to make a restaurant business that the main ingredient would be his special crops.


    Of course for this Ray would still need to go to the market and buy the same ingredient as to not raise public suspicion, but still, he could just raise the price and made it an exclusive product so that he would still profit from it.


    Ray went to his crops room and decided to plant the two newly get rewards there.


    Love-Blooming Rose Seed and Golden Grape seeds.


    The two might not be that useful in increasing his strength, but Ray has a hunch that they could be sold for a pretty well figure, and if not, he could use the rose as decoration on his restaurant and turn the Golden Grape into wine.


    He took out the two seeds from the inventory into his hand, and with an already-trained motion, it didn''t take more than a few minutes to plant the seeds.


    For the Golden Grape, Ray had decided to put an extra effort by using the super-spiritual soil he got from the flower dungeon.


    This soil''s function was none other than to keep the quality of the grape and increase its harvest.. It might be a bit tasteless compared to other reward, but it is the perfect match for the Golden Grape.

 Chapter 56 - Ch 56 : Big Siss Problem

    While Ray was on the Morningwood Dungeon, Big Sis was currently on the orphanage, taking care of the kids.


    However, it seems that since that day, she could never get Ray out of her mind.


    '' *Sigh* Why am I so stupid. Saying things like that to him.. I just hope that he won''t hate me.''


    After the Ferris wheel incident, the two returned to the orphanage and acted as if nothing had happened, but Big Sis could somehow feel that Ray was now trying to distance himself a bit from her.


    Maybe it was because of a psychological issue that he started to recognize Big Sis as a woman, or maybe it was just because he hated her. All this speculation came into Big Sis''s mind that she could not have a good night''s sleep last night.


    Still, daydreaming in the middle of the day was not a good idea. Big Sis was too focused thinking about Ray that she didn''t notice her phone had been ringing the whole time, and when she eventually noticed that her phone had been filled with missed calls, the party on the other side had already arrived at the door of the orphanage.


    *Knock-Knock*


    " Coming!" Big Sis, who had just woken up from her daydreaming, rushed to the door.


    For today, she indeed has an appointment, but she almost forgot about it because of yesterday''s event.


    In front of her, currently standing a middle-aged man looking about age forty or fifty. He was about 185 Cm, dressed in a black suit and sunglasses on his face. The face itself wasn''t that bad. It looks pretty nice with the charm of a middle-aged man that could make most of the mature women fall in love with him.


    Without waiting any longer, Big Sis let him in, and the two walked into the living room of the orphanage.


    " I''m sorry that we don''t have much here and could only give you this tea."


    Big Sis poured hot tea into the cup of the middle-aged man in front of her.


    Even though the condition of the orphanage has been a bit better, it was still far from abundant. The kids'' consumption will be higher as their age grows, so Big Sis would still try to save money as much as she can.


    Luckily, the middle-aged man didn''t really seem to care. He drank the tea a bit as a formality, and with a serious expression on his face, said:


    " Kei, have you considered my offer?"


    Keisha, the actual name of Big Sis that we didn''t know before. The Middle-Aged man could call her with this name, and it seems their relationship was a bit special.


    Hearing the word of the middle-aged man, Big Sis hesitated a bit. She knew that the middle-aged man''s offer could make her life easier, but she still didn''t want to leave the orphanage.


    " *Sigh* You are getting more and more similar to your mother. I have also offered the same thing to your mother before, but she also rejects." The Middle-aged man said with a bit of nostalgia.


    " However, you must remember Kei. I have driven away the Mahkota group from this orphanage, but that doesn''t mean no other group would try to get their hands on this orphanage. Furthermore, your strength is far too weak to protect this orphanage, and your best choice is to come with me."


    " This.."


    Even after hearing this, Big Sis''s heart was still wasn''t able to give an answer. Her expression became restless as she could not decide.


    '' Forget it. Since I have promised your father to protect you, Kei, I will always ensure your safety no matter what you choose. Oh, and that kid... It seems that kid has some secret behind him. I hope he would not make Kei sad, or else please don''t blame this old man for being a bit merciless.''


    The middle-aged man who is also the President of Jakarta''s awakener association shook his head. Thi girl who was the daughter of his old comrade was a bit difficult, and he knew that he couldn''t convince her today.


    The topic changed, and the heavy atmosphere in the living room was lifted.


    Eventually, the middle-aged man left after reminding Big Sis to be careful about the secret behind Ray.


    . . . . . .


    Back to Ray, since his Dm Currency now was about 30,000 he decided to browse the shop for a bit.


    The last Dungeon exploration had made him realize his weakness, and he couldn''t always rely on his monster.


    In fact, Ray still has the reward from the Giant Rat kill mission, the Natal weapon awakening item. Still, Ray decided to browse the shop first to make it safe. The evolution item will always be there, and there was no harm in checking the shop first.


    Ray had browsed the shop for some time, but he hadn''t found the thing he wanted to buy yet until now.


    Currently, the development of his dungeon was on the right track, so he would rather not buy a new plant until the old one had fully grown first.


    Buying skills also would not work as most of the OP skill was priced at more than 100,000 Dm Currencies, and with the point, he has right now, Ray could only buy some auxiliary skill.


    Eventually, after browsing for a few more minutes, something attracted Ray''s attention.


    .


    [ Exp Enhancer (24 hours)]


    [ Increase the number of experience points you and your monster get during the duration of 24 hours.]


    [ Price: 2000 DM Currencies.]


    .


    Fuck, So OP!


    Ray''s eyes immediately glimmered as he saw this item.


    Coupled with his Exp dungeon, ray and the water dragon could get about 25000 Exp per day, and if Ray was going to refill his energy, the gain could even go further.


    He didn''t waste anymore time and quickly purchased the EXP enhancer.


    Now, his focus was to increase his and the water dragon''s level.


    Ray had designated Freed as the Boss of his Dungeon, and the summoned monster of Chicken Mask.. So, he had no choice but use the Water Dragon as Ray''s summoned monster in his real identity.

 Chapter 57 - Ch 57 : Change In Relationship

    At the end of the Day, Ray''s Dm Currency dropped until about 20,000 after he continuously replenished the Exp dungeon''s energy.


    Still, it wasn''t without gain.


    Just in one day, Ray''s level has risen to Lv. 16, while Bintang, the water Dragon had breakthrough Lv. 11.


    Looking at his growth for today, a smile appeared on Ray''s face. Currently, his priority is to get strong as soon as possible.


    The Ranking system would soon open, and he didn''t know what big changes would happen in the world.


    Ray said goodbye to his monster and exited the Dungeon through his portal. This time, he didn''t appear in the orphanage but instead in the newly rented building.


    Ray didn''t leave in a hurry this time. He tidied up the rented building once more, and only after ensuring that everything was okay that he come back to the orphanage.


    . . . . .


    - In the orphanage -


    It was already a bit late, so the little guy had been long asleep when Ray arrived at the orphanage.


    Ray walked slowly as he didn''t want to wake up the little guys.


    He entered his room, and after checking that there was no one under his quilt, he sighed some relief.


    But then, a voice came from the direction of the window.


    " Am I really that unbearable?"


    Standing in front of the window, Big Sis, with her nightdress, had a bit of tear coming down from her pretty eyes.


    Her figure was now illuminated under the light of the moon, making her beautiful face even more charming.


    For a moment there, Ray was stuck adoring Big Sis''s perfect face. But when he noticed her red eyes, a sense of guilt appeared in his heart.


    This morning, the two acted as if nothing had happened. But Ray still knew that the two couldn''t be like this forever.


    The bridge has been crossed, and the two need to fix their relationship.


    Big Sis came to Ray''s side, only stopping when the two could feel each other breaths.


    " Tell me, Ray. Am I really that unbearable that you need to avoid me the whole day?"


    " I..."


    Ray tried to say something, but the words stuck in his throat.


    And without him knowing, Big Sis has already sobbing.


    " I heard it from Elin, Ray. You have asked Ellen to find you someplace to rent. I beg you, please don''t leave us, Ray. You can treat like yesterday event didn''t exist, but please don''t leave us." Big Sis''s tone was full of desperation. Like a small child who was begging her parents not to leave her alone.


    For this, Ray couldn''t help but gulp his saliva.


    He never thought that his act of renting a building would get such a misunderstanding.


    Ray''s two hands trembled for a bit, but at the end, he pulled Big Sis into his arm.


    A crying girl and a man under the beautiful moonlight. Such scenery would definitely make everyone else jealous, but for the two people in the picture, they only wanted to cherish the moment.


    Ray let Big Sis calm down a bit before bringing her to the edge of his bed to correct the misunderstanding.


    " Big Sis.. I''m not gonna leave, okay. I will stay with you forever, even if you don''t want it."


    Ray''s words just now make Big Sis''s heart throbbed. She knew that he meant the orphanage, but this still made her feel warm.


    Ray then explained the misunderstanding to Big Sis and told her about how he wanted to make a restaurant to ensure a stable income for the orphanage.


    These explanations made Big Sis''s heart feel relief as Ray didn''t intend to go. But suddenly, she remembered what she had done before, and her face instantly turned red in embarrassment.


    She really wanted to get out as quickly as possible to hide these embarrassments, but Ray was one step faster.


    Ray pulled Big Sis''s hand, and the two were hugging each other under the quilt.


    " Ah.. this.."


    " Hehe, let''s sleep together like how we used to when we were still kids, Big Sis."


    Big Sis''s face gets even redder with Ray''s words. Her face was fully red now, but she didn''t refuse.


    In the end, the two were holding each other to sleep.


    . . . . . .


    The next morning, Ray and the Big Sis woke up after spending a whole night with each other.


    If before, the two could still think that this was normal as their relationship was still like siblings, now the two felt their face was red, and their heartbeat was faster.


    Big Sis''s confession at that time had changed the relationship between the two, and ready or not, they should also adapt to the changes.


    Ray then helps Big Sis make the dinner and wakes up the little guys.


    It was not the weekend, and the little guys still needed to go to school.


    Everything was fine until Ray woke up Elin.


    " Eh... today!???"


    When Ray woke up Elin, she told ray that Ellen had told her yesterday to ask Ray to come to her office today.


    Actually, Ellen had tried to reach Ray''s phone, but maybe because he was in the Dungeon, the call was not connected, and Ray was left clueless.


    Ray thanked Elin for the info, and after telling her to quickly take a bath, Ray returned to the kitchen, helping Big Sis to bring the cooked dish to the dining table.


    Ray then waited for all the little guys to be ready before they started having their breakfast together.


    As always, Ray sits in the middle with Big Sis on his left, but somehow, the little guys today could perceive a subtle change between them.


    " Ray-Nii, have you confessed to Big Sis?"


    " Pfttt!"


    Ray had almost spit out his food when he heard this word. He looked in the direction where the voice came from and noticed the little guy that has told him about Morningwood before.


    " What do you mean? There''s nothing happening between us, okay?" Ray tried to act as naturally as possible, but this act had only made his and Big Sis''s faces blushed a bit.


    " Hmm, okay then. But it is a bit strange.. Big Sis''s chair today was 1 cm closer to yours than usual."

 Chapter 58 - Ch 58 : Ellens Scheme

    The fak!!! Ray almost splurted another round of water at the explanation of the little guy.


    Really worthy of the title, little Demon King Ray thought.


    The breakfast soon ended with no big problem.


    Ray ignored any other comment from the little Demon King and urged them to go to school while he also went in the direction of Ellen''s office.


    " Go, the teacher is waiting for you at school."


    " Humph, I know, I know. Just.. Take care of Big Sis, and don''t make her sad."


    " You..."


    Ray really shook his head at this guy. Who knew who this guy took for to be like this.


    Still, the name Morningwood that he gave Ray before was pretty good, and Ray was thankful for this.


    He took the address that Elin had given him before, and after saying goodbye to Big Sis, Ray also left the orphanage.


    It was still 7 in the morning, and since the appointment Elin told her was in 9, Ray still had plenty of time.


    He arrived at the area of Ellen''s office at 7.30, and he decided to take a few strolls.


    Ray had agreed to be Ellen''s bodyguard, so surveillance and knowledge of his surroundings were also pretty important. It only takes Ray about an hour to take notes of every shady part around the office.


    There was a dark alley near the office that was usually used by homeless people to sleep at night and a shady karaoke bar about 800m from Ellen''s office. Other than that, the other places should be pretty safe.


    However, Ray did feel strange that since he came to Ellen''s office, he felt the presence of people stalking him.


    He tried to use the danger sense and indeed perceive some hostility from them. Still, Ray would not act before making sure what their aim was.


    This world was not the lawless martial world where the strong could act as they wanted, and Ray also surely would not kill or act on people just because they have a trace of hostility on him.


    Ray returned to Ellen''s office, and the stalker kept following him, making him feel a bit uncomfortable.


    . . . . . .


    On the highest floor of Ellen''s office, Ray was sitting in front of Ellen.


    The stalkers had stopped following him after he entered the office, which made him sigh a relief.


    Even so, Ray still wanted to make sure of their purpose following him. And if they indeed pose some intention to endanger the little guys or Big Sis, Ray didn''t mind becoming lawless for a bit.


    Ray currently was chatting happily with Ellen, and they hadn''t even talked about the bodyguard part yet, only chatting about their daily lives or some past memories. However, Ray could somehow perceive that Ellen was nervous about something.


    Suddenly..


    " Ray.. can you promise me something?"


    " Eh..."


    Ray didn''t know why, but he really got a bad feeling about this.


    " What''s the matter, Ellen? You can tell me first then-


    " No, you must promise me first!"


    Ellen''s sudden pressing made the situation a bit more awkward. She blushed for a bit and coughed to hide her embarrassment.


    " Umm, can you please promise me first, Ray?" Ellen now was looking at Ray with her big beautiful eyes. She emphasized her charm as a mature woman that even Big Sis didn''t have and made it hard for Ray to look.


    Under such temptation, Ray wasn''t sure where to look anymore and unconsciously nodded.


    " Yay, I know it, Ray. You''re the best. Therefore from now on, I declare you as my lover!"


    Ellen said happily, but contrary to her, Ray was really shocked now.


    Fuck... this woman, was she such a person?


    Ray was dumbfounded by Ellen''s declaration. Currently, he has no intention of getting a lover yet. And if he indeed wants to have a lover in some special case, it will be Big Sis.


    Looking at Ray''s state, Ellen knew that he must have misunderstood and started to explain.


    " *Cough* Actually, it''s about this. Later my husband will come, and I want you to act like my lovers."


    BOOM!


    Ray felt like his mind could not follow anymore. Ellen, this beautiful mature woman already had a husband? And now she wanted him to act as her lover in front of her husband? Was the world of married women such a scary thing?


    Ray now really regretted coming to this place. He was doing okay until now, so why must he risk offending some people just for a small amount of money.


    Still, even though Ray was having a headache swallowing all this information, Ellen''s explanation didn''t have any intention to stop.


    " Don''t get me wrong. Even though I said husband, I and he doesn''t have anything to do. In fact, it was a marriage pre-arranged by my family, and I don''t have any consent in it. So, would you please help me Ray?~"


    *Sigh* Ray really wanted to say no. However, when he looked into Ellen''s eyes and saw the worried hidden deep inside them, Ray eventually decided to help.


    " Okay, but just this time."


    " Hehe, I know it. Ray is the best!" Ellen jumped to Ray and give him a big hug, making the virgin Ray flustered.


    " Don''t be that close!" Ray tried to avoid it, but it was too late and Ellen successfully latched into his arm.


    This was his first time getting so close to a woman other than Big Sis, and furthermore, it was a super charming mature woman like Ellen.


    " Hoo, a bit shy aren''t you? Maybe if you act well this time, I will give you some benefits." Ellen looked at Ray being like this started to get amused, and she gave a wink to Ray.


    That wink gave a critical hit to Ray, and his little brother almost can''t hold it back anymore.


    Luckily, Ellen didn''t stay that long in that position and decided to release Ray.


    " Okay, okay let''s stop joking around."


    Ellen was back to her usual serious mode and Ray sighed some relief. However...


    " Still, you are a bit too stiff to play as my lovers. It seems you still need some round of training. Okay, let''s go for another rehearsal!"


    Nanii!!!!!

 Chapter 59 - Ch 59 : EllenxRay Plays

    Ray and Ellen spend almost two hours training Ray to act as naturally as possible.


    At first, Ray was really uncomfortable with Ellen''s touches, but as time passed, the uncomfortable feelings between the two slowly disappeared, and Ray could act more naturally with Ellen.


    " Hehe, you feel really lucky that you could be with me, right?"


    " Bah, don''t be such a narcissistic woman. Who wants to be with you?"


    Currently, Ray was already used to Ellen, that holding her waist wouldn''t make him stutter anymore. Combined with Ellen''s easy and outgoing personality, the two were able to get along pretty well.


    Ellen smiled at this progression of Ray. At least with this, the two seemed pretty much like a couple.


    After finishing Ray''s training, Ellen brought Ray to her personal wardrobe, where she dressed him up to look like a white-face rich boy.


    " Hmm, you look pretty handsome in this suit. Hehe, my taste is pretty good."


    Ellen looked at Ray with a glimmer in her eyes. This was her first time seeing Ray dressed up, and she could say that Ray has the natural charm to pick-off women.


    Ray was currently dressed in an expensive black tuxedo, and his hair was styled in a slit-back. His right arm was placed on Ellen''s slender waist, and he really looked like Ellen''s man.


    The two joked with each other for a bit, as Ellen really liked to tease Ray. And soon, the time for the long-awaited guest to come has arrived.


    Ellen and Ray, still in that position, walked in the direction of Ellen''s office, ready to wait for Ellen''s husband to come.


    Five minutes passed, and eventually, Ray heard the sound of footsteps in front of Ellen''s office.


    He was awakened, so his sense was obviously a lot better than a normal human. Still, this only made his heartbeat grow faster as this was his first time acting as someone else''s wife''s secret lover, and sweats started to fall from his forehead.


    Seeing Ray like this, Ellen held his hand and whispered close to his ear, ensuring that everything was okay, and he only needed to act as planned.


    The door opened, and Ray could see Ellen''s legitimate husband.


    It was a pretty good-looking middle-aged man with glasses on his face. His hair color was green, and his eyes seemed like looking down on everything else.


    Ellen and her legitimate husband exchanged gaze for a moment, but Ray could already feel the smell of gunpowder in the air.


    " Who is this little boy Ellen? You are already my wife, so please don''t do anything stupid."


    Ellen''s husband fixed his glasses and said with a cold tone, acting as if Ray was not there. Still, Ray could see there was some jealousy inside.


    " Humph, who is your wife? If not for the stupid old man in my family, I would definitely not be married to you! Stop dreaming, Adriel!"


    The story about the two was like this. Adriel, Ellen''s current legitimate husband, has fallen in love with Ellen for a long, long time. But because Ellen didn''t appreciate his feelings, he went to his family elder to schedule a marriage with Ellen''s family elder.


    At that time, Ellen was not as powerful as now, and she could only agree under the coercion of the family elder. Thus, the two got married a few years ago, but for a fun fact, Ellen has never let Adriel touch even a single hair of herself.


    Ellen and Adriel have been married for about three years. Sadly Ellen''s feeling for him hasn''t mellowed even one bit. Instead, her hostility was getting heavier, and she would immediately slap Adriel if Adriel even tried to touch her hand.


    Therefore, Adriel, seeing Ray''s hand was placed on Ellen''s waist comfortably, was now very angry inside. If not to save face in front of Ellen, he would surely have asked the bodyguard on his side to kill Ray.


    Adriel''s face got uglier with each second passed there. The beauty in his mind was now tainted by such a white-face boy, and he really was trying hard to hold himself back from killing this boy right now.


    Still, the anger was there, and Adriel could not help but scold Ray.


    " Boy, release your hand from my wife. If not, I will make sure that you feel the wrath of my family."


    Kitaa!!! The iconic line of every simp in a novel.


    If Freed was here with Ray, he would have already said. Little boy, when you were still in your Momma womb, this Lao Tzu had been roaming the world and spreading terror everywhere, Ray thought.


    --------


    - In the Morningwood dungeon-


    Freed: Little boy, when you were still in your Momma womb, this Lao Tzu had been roaming the world and spreading terror everywhere.


    Freed said with a snort while looking at the broadcast screen.


    --------------


    Back to Ray with the simp, Ray was now looking at Ellen''s legitimate husband with a pitying look.


    This simp has been a licking dog for about three years, but it didn''t even move the girl a bit. For worse, the girl has actually been her wife, but she decided to play lover with another man.


    Ray sighed at this. If not for the last favor with Ellen, he definitely wouldn''t want to do this.


    Still, Ray decided to stay silent. His agreement with Ellen was only to act as her lover, and he didn''t really want to look for trouble with any other guy. If he could, Ray actually wanted to explain things to this simp after he finished his roleplaying today.


    However, it seems Ellen had a different plan for Ray.


    She looked at her legitimate husband getting enraged, and a satisfied smile appeared on her face.


    " Humph, you don''t need to say anything else. The two of us are in love with each other, and we don''t need you in our world. In fact, last night, he has been holding me all night long, trying to get me pregnant!"


    Boom!!!


    Ray and the simp felt like their mind was shocked at Ellen''s word.


    The simp was really angry that another man had touched her wife when he didn''t even lay any single finger on her, while Ray was now in a state of desperation.


    '' Woman, we really don''t have a thing, okay? I was holding Big Sis in my arm last night, not you. And to be honest, you are a bit too old for my taste.''


    Still, even though Ray thought like that in his mind, he wouldn''t say things out loud.


    He could still read the situation, and he didn''t want to make things more hectic.


    Ellen''s legitimate husband looked at Ray and felt like he couldn''t hold it anymore. He quickly told both of the bodyguards next to him to rush at Ray with an angry tone.


    *Swoosh*


    The two bodyguards'' movement was pretty fast as a normal human. But to Ray who was already an intermediate-level Soldier, this movement only seems like a snail to him.


    Ray looked at Ellen, and the two tried to communicate with their eyes.


    '' You really don''t want me to deal with this, aren''t you.''


    '' Yes, it is, so please deal with it, my dear!''


    '' Who is your dear!! And this was not included in my contract.. *Sigh* Nevermind, I will calculate all of this later.''


    The corner of Ray''s mouth twitched as he looked at Ray. Now he just realized the black belliness of this woman.


    He released Ellen from his arm and put her behind him, like protecting her from any harm.


    And then..


    *Kapow!* *Boom!*


    In just two moves, Ray was already dealing with the two bodyguards.


    Ray used his feet to tackle the bodyguard and make him slip, falling headfirst along the floor for the first bodyguard.


    While for the second, the way Ray dealt with him was even more simple.


    The bodyguard looked at his friend was easily dealt with by Ray and tried to attack.


    But Ray was able to catch that attack with his left hand, twist the bodyguard''s arm, and use an uppercut to launch the bodyguard high into the air.


    This scene in front of them made both Ellen and the simp dumbfounded.


    The simp never thought that the white-face pretty boy lover of her wife was this strong, and it seems he was still holding back.


    On the contrary, while the simp was thinking hard about how to deal with Ray, Ellen''s face was full of smiles. She blushed a bit as she looked at the broad back of Ray that had protected her for a second time and felt like it was very reliable.


    '' Even though he was not as cool as the chicken mask, but I think he is a lot more reliable.''


    Ray, who had just finished dealing with the bodyguard clap his body to clean the dust from the previous confrontation.


    Next, he gave a look at the simp and returned to Ellen, holding her waist tightly as if giving dominance.


    Things have been like this, and Ray knew the simp would not believe him even if he tried to explain the truth to him. Therefore, ray has no other choice but to really join Ellen''s camp.


    Fortunately, Ray knew that Ellen was the type of woman that knew grievance and justice. What Ray has done today was for her, and she would definitely protect the orphanage if her legitimate husband tried to do anything with it.


    Ray''s eyes turned cold, and with a cold voice, he said.


    " I''m sorry, I don''t know who you are, but Ellen and I were already in love with each other. In fact, we are expecting our kids in the next few months.. Therefore, i beg you to leave politely."

 Chapter 60 - Ch 60 : Guide For Newbie Dungeon Master

    Ellen''s legitimate husband''s anger soared to a whole new level after he heard Ray''s provocation.


    He was her legitimate husband, and now this white-face pretty boy suddenly came out of nowhere and claimed that he and his wife love each other. If any other man could tolerate this, they would surely have an abnormal NTR-fetish.


    Still,m looking at the condition of his two bodyguards, who now was lying down on the floor senseless, the simp knew that he had no chance to retaliate right now.


    He exchanged gaze with Ray one more time, and after saying some threatening word, he left Ellen''s office.


    " Fiuh, that was really nerve-wracking."


    Ray, who saw Ellen''s legitimate husband finally leave the office, felt a huge burden had been relieved from him.


    He looked at Ellen, who was now looking at him with glimmers on her eyes, and sighed.


    " What? haven''t you seen my face enough?"


    Since the moment Ray easily handled the two bodyguards, Ellen seemed to turn into his little fangirl, making Ray a bit suspicious whether she really had a feeling for him.


    " Hehe, it''s really good. How about you truly consider to be my lover?"


    " Bah, who wants to be with you, you nympho!"


    The two exchanged a few jokes with each other. But maybe because ray was not really used to woman, he didn''t notice that Ellen''s tone was slightly down when he rejected her offer.


    After this, Ellen''s matter was done, and there was no other reason for Ellen to hold ray back here with her anymore. Therefore, with a slight unwillingness, Ellen let Ray go from her office.


    " Oh, by the way, don''t forget your promise to accompany me to go shopping!"


    " Hmm.."


    There was no solid reason for Ray to reject the invitation of such a beautiful woman, so he nodded at Ellen and proceeded to leave.


    ''*Sigh* What a dense and uncaring man..'' Ellen sighed in her heart while her eyes were fully locked at Ray''s figure.


    . . . . . . .


    - In the Morningwood Dungeon -


    Ray, who has finished all his business with Ellen, decided to return to his Dungeon. He currently didn''t want to go on any official dungeon exploration as he didn''t feel that he was strong enough.


    The dungeon exploration with Edward was getting closer. Thus Ray''s current priority was to get stronger as quickly as possible.


    However, from the moment he arrived at this Dungeon today, he felt something strange in the atmosphere.


    Some of the chickens were looking at him with glimmers on their eyes, while for some others, Ray felt like they were looking at him full of contempt.


    Ray had tried to ask, but none of them were willing to answer, and even Freed said no comment on this.


    He only said that Ray should choose the best partner for himself and then went away without looking back anymore.


    " *Sigh* Why is he so uncute now? I really miss the little Freed. It seems only Bintang can fully understand me now." Ray shook his head helplessly while carrying Bintang on his arm.


    The little dragon was so docile and cute that Ray really wanted to pamper her all day long.


    Her petite figure and big starry eyes. The water dragon really looked like a doll in Ray''s arm.


    " Umm, Bintang don''t understand. But as long as Papa is happy, Bintang is happy too." The petite water dragon said with her cute voice.


    " Uhhh, so cuteeee. Okay, Papa will bring you to level up again, Bintang. Don''t worry, with your power, you could soon bully Freed and the others."


    Ray then took Bintang to go and clear a few rounds of the exp Dungeon.


    Today''s gain had raised Bintang''s level to 13, while Ray''s level also increased to 18, only two more until he hit the barrier of Soldier-level awakener.


    As usual, Ray placed the tired Bintang back in her room and left her there to rest. Bintang was still a kid danger-beast, so she needed a lot more rest than the others.


    Bintang''s ascending to Level 13 had greatly satisfied Ray, but it also gave birth to another problem.


    His current leveling rate was good, but if this continued to go on, there would be a lot of discrepancy between his level and his monster, and Ray must find a more suitable way to level up his other monsters.


    Ray was deep in thought until the system reminded him of one of the DM system''s functions that he almost forgot.


    [ DING!!! The host could check the multiverse chat system to find a guide or suitable ideas to level up your monster.]


    * The name of the global chat system has been changed into a multiverse chat system*


    '' Ahhh!'' Ray suddenly felt so stupid.


    The Multiverse cheat system was one of the best functions on the DM system, but he almost forgot it.


    Without waiting any longer, Ray quickly opened the DM system tab and chose the Multiverse chat system.


    [ DING!!! User: Morningwood Master has been detected. Welcome to the Multiverse chat system.]


    Just like the interface of Facebook, Ray saw a lot of group discussion here, and after some time of browsing, some thread came up to his attention.


    1. Guide for newbie dungeon master: Quickly increase your monster level.


    2. How to be a good dungeon master guide: Cooking is the best way.


    3. Stop making this mistake as a newbie dungeon master. A quick guide to increasing the level of your Dungeon.


    Ray pressed the tab, and the information about those three threads came up to him.


    However, just when Ray thought that he would get some good information today, the DM tab froze, and he could not scroll down to see the rest of the information.


    '' Fuck, is this a glitch? GM, I want compensation!''


    Ray never thought that such a Godly system like the Dm system would have such a bug. Ray himself was still a bit unsure whether this was a bug or not, but just as soon as the complaint was sent, a response came down.


    [ DING!!! It was not a bug host. The thread was limited under a paywall, and the host must pay 1000 Dm each to see the rest of the information. Do the host want to continue reading the information?Y/N]


    " ..... "


    Damn!! Even Mhy was not as shameless as this. Paying DM just for a newbie guide? Ray never thought that this DM system would be this cheapskate.


    However, Ray''s priority was to quickly increase his strength, and the DM currency was currently dispensable for this.


    With a bit of unwillingness, Ray decided to only choose the first one and pressed the yes button. Quickly 1000 DM currency was deducted from his account.


    [ DING!!! Congratulations on your purchase.]


    Immediately, the information was unlocked, and Ray could see the full thread.


    Even though it was a bit expensive, Ray was still pretty much satisfied with this information. At least with this, he could easily grow the level of Freed and the other.


    To summarize, there was a function where the monster could increase its level by battling other monsters, and most of the Dungeon Master use this function to their advantage.


    They bought some monster from the Gacha and battled it with each other, grinding each other exp points every time the battle ended.


    Some of them even went to some other dungeon and enslaved the monster there to be the exp machine of their boss monster. Even though this feels a bit evil, this was a pretty popular method in the Dungeon Master society.


    However, for Ray, he didn''t really need to do the wicked method above. Currently, his Dungeon has 10 chickens, 1 boss chicken, Freed, and Bintang. Adding the two vines Guardian that he got from the flower Dungeon, they were enough to do a daily battle and quickly increase their level.


    From the information he saw, the experience gained this way was only 15% of the experience they gained from killing a monster at the same level. The loss was a bit much, but it was still considered to be good as there was not much cost to begin with.


    Ray looked at the information with a glimmer in his eyes. Just one piece of information has already this good, so how about he unlocked the other two.


    Ray''s mind fell into contemplation for some time, but eventually, he decided not to do so yet.


    After this, he would be going to the Dungeon Exploration, and he wanted to save some of the DM currencies for an emergency.


    Ray then closed the DM tab as he already got what he gained and began to call his monsters, telling them about this info.


    For this, Freed and the others were truly excited. Even though it was only a few days after they finished the rats'' Dungeon, the monster still feels a bit bored just sleeping and eating in the Dungeon all day long.


    In fact, if not for Ray''s daily lifestreaming, the monsters would definitely have asked Ray to find them some Dungeon to raid.


    Now the monsters suddenly get a piece of information for them to get stronger. Obviously, none of them would waste this chance.


    Ray bought a bigger room and named it the sparring room to let the monster contest each other. It was a 10x10 room that cost Ray about 5000 DM Currencies and 50 spirit stones for all other extra sparring facilities inside it.


    He also told his monster about the effect of the spirit pond in the dungeon core room so they could heal their wound and rest their body after some sparring.

 Chapter 61 - Ch 61 : Chase In The City

    Now that his monster has gained a way to get stronger, ray feels like a big burden has been lifted from him.


    At least, he could do something else, and his monster would still be able to get stronger.


    Ray then proceeded to leave the sparring room, leaving the monsters to play to their heart content, and went to the dungeon core room.


    After everything that he had done today, there was still one matter that was left on hand.


    Yeah, it was the Natal weapon evolution. Ray has got this reward after he successfully killed the Giant Rats, but because of some problem, he hasn''t used it until now.


    Ray opened the Dm tab and quickly assessed the information about the Natal Weapon evolution.


    .


    [ Natal weapon first evolution item.]


    [ Use this item to evolve your Natal weapon. Only worked on a Natal weapon that hasn''t been fully evolved.]


    .


    '' Okay, let''s do this.''


    Ray summoned his Natal weapon, the stone, and immediately chose it as the evolution material.


    [ DING!!! Natal weapon "The Stone" was chosen to be evolved. Proceed?Y/N]


    '' Yes!!''


    Immediately, the stone in Ray''s hand glows in golden light.


    Expectation rose in Ray''s mind. In fact, after he had gotten the stone before, Ray had done some research about which popular characters have used the stone as his weapon, and one of the possible characters was King David from the Bible.


    King David has used a stone and slingshot to defeat Goliath, and it has become one of his legendary feats.


    If the Natal weapon "The stone" in Ray''s hand was indeed the one that King Davis had used, then this Natal weapon surely has a super high potential.


    The process of evolution kept continuing as Ray''s expectation rose, and soon, a super bright golden light covered the whole room, and a notification came to Ray''s ear.


    .


    [ DING!!! The process of evolution has been done.]


    [ Natal weapon: The Rock.]


    [ The evolution of the stone. It is a lot sturdier and heavier.]


    [ Passive: 1on4, After three hits, the next hits would definitely be a critical hit + true damage.]


    [ Passive: Energy absorption, the more energy you put into the rock, the greater the size and the weight of the rock.]


    .


    " ..... "


    Ray was really speechless at this.


    What should he say? This evolution was kinda... okay??


    It has the ability of the previous "the stone", but is enhanced, with it only needing three hits to trigger the critical hit + true damage ability. It also has the ability to control its size and weight at will, making it a definite enhance from his previous Natal weapon.


    However, if compared to his expectation before, wasn''t this a bit too weak?


    Ray had imagined that his "the stone" would evolve into King''s David line, but why did it evolve into a rock???


    '' System, is there anything wrong in the evolution line? Shouldn''t it be King David''s line of evolution?''


    [ DING!!! The evolutionary path has already been decided from the start, and it has no relation at all with King David.]


    " .... "


    Fuckk!!! What a real letdown. Ray really felt stupid that he had expected too much, but he could only sigh by himself in the end.


    '' Well, even though it was not King David''s, who say that it cannot be good.''


    But just as Ray thought that he was done for today, a new mission notification came.


    .


    [ DING!!! It was indicated that the host felt that his Natal weapon was inferior, a new mission has been issued.]


    [ Please develop a special move with your Natal weapon.]


    [ Reward: Natal weapon''s development tab.]


    .


    [ DING!!! Please complete the mission above and pave your own path. As a Dungeon Master, you should not try to follow other people''s paths and make your own. Don''t become King David the second; become Morningwood the first.]


    This sentence from the system was like an epiphany to Ray. The disappointment because of The rock was no more, and instead, it was replaced by sheer determination.


    . . . . . .


    - Later that day -


    A few hours later, Ray opened up a portal and returned to the rented building. The mission to make a special move was not an easy one, and it still needs some research.


    To be honest, Ray had asked whether his previous move of Meteor Crash could be counted as a special move, but the system immediately rejected it, saying that it would be slander to treat such a rough move as a special move.


    Ray then locked the rented building, making sure that everything was okay, and proceeded to go home.


    It has been almost a month since he first received his DM system, and after this, there would be major changes in the world.


    His Dungeon would no longer gain the protection of the DM System, and awakeners could enter his Dungeon. The ranking system appeared everywhere in the world, and people would be able to check their ranking. The stable condition of the world will definitely get impacted, and Ray still didn''t know how big will the effect be on his life.


    Such a change will happen in just a few days, and it was still a bit hard for Ray to accept it.


    From the daily mission and daily sign-in minus his daily expenditure, Ray now currently has about 25000 DM Currency in his account. Not a really small figure, but also not that significant.


    In fact, after this, he would have to spend a lot of DM, re-arranging his Dungeon and upgrading it, in case that there would be some intruder in his Dungeon. Making this 25000 DM currencies seems to be so little.


    Still, things could be thought of tomorrow, and Ray now just wants to get back and rest.


    Today''s affair has been pretty hard on him, and he needed the little guys to relive his fatigued mind.


    Ray took the bus to the orphanage; he still hadn''t bought a car and didn''t really have any intention to do so.


    Jakarta''s traffic jam was a bit too much that it made ray think having cars would only be a hassle.


    Thirty minutes later, Ray got down from the bus and went to the outskirts of the orphanage.


    But just at the moment when Ray was about to enter the orphanage, he suddenly felt his danger sense was ringing like crazy.


    '' Danger!!!''


    Immediately, Ray took a few steps back, only to find a few nails were already embedded in his previous standing spot.


    '' This...''


    A cold sweat flashed through Ray''s forehead as he saw the nails embedded deeply in the ground. If not for his danger sense, he would be the one to be impaled by those nails.


    Ray then surveyed his surrounding, trying to find the location of the assaulter.


    '' Over there, in the big tree!'' With the help of Hawkeye and danger sense, Ray could easily find the perpetrator of this incident.


    He was dressed in all black clothes and was standing on a tree about 100 meters away.


    .


    [ DING!!! A new mission has been issued.]


    [ As a dungeon master, you were assaulted by someone else. Please regain back your dignity by defeating him and prove that you are worthy of the DM System.]


    [ Please defeat the man in black and find his true identity. For this, the function appraisal has been turned off.]


    [ Reward: Stats point +5]


    [ Penalty: Appraisal skill and function will be turned off.]


    .


    Ray looked at the new mission and knew that he had no other choice but to do this. The Appraisal function was far too important for him, and he definitely wouldn''t want to lose it. Furthermore, he believed that the DM System would not issue a mission that he could not do.


    The black figure who saw that ray had already seen through his hiding location didn''t stay idle. With a swift motion, he jumped from tree to tree and tried to run away.


    Of course, Ray would not just let him be. He pushed all his energy into his feet and tried to chase the running-away black figure with his all.


    However, the two figures that were chasing each other didn''t know that they were under the supervision of someone else.


    " President, a civilian was assaulted in the city. Don''t you think we need to do something?"


    In the black sedan outside the orphanage, the Jakarta''s awakener association president was watching the chasing scene in front of him.


    A solemn expression appeared on his face, and he waved his hand, signifying that everything was okay.


    " Don''t bother. He has gotten permission to do this, and this will also be a test for that snot-nosed boy. Whether his performance could satisfy me or not, it would depend on this."


    In fact, the president of Jakarta''s awakener association was also curious about Ray''s performance. He was curious about the guy that was able to make Kei fall in love, and also want to judge whether he could protect Kei.


    For the old man who didn''t get married all his life, Kei who was the offspring of his deceased best friend was his lat relative, so he would definitely want to make sure that Ray have the strength to protect Kei.


    The president then issued a command to his subordinate to continue to drive and follow the two away.


    He knew that Ray and that man in black were faster than the car, but with their current power, they were still not able to escape the supervision of the old man.


    Two people and a car were chasing each other in the middle of Jakarta and only ended when the man in black reached a desolate and empty building.

 Chapter 62 - Ch 62 : Ray Vs. The Man In Black

    The chase stopped when the man in Black arrived at a desolate building in the western part of Jakarta.


    It was part of a big Indonesian project before, but the construction stopped, and the building was left unattended because of the corruption in funds.


    " Who are you?" Seeing the man in black stop running, Ray has a frown on his face.


    He didn''t know why, but the man in front of him seemed pretty familiar.


    Still, the man in Black has no intention to answer Ray''s question. He assumed a battle stance and quickly rushed at Ray.


    BRAKK!!!!


    Fists and knees clashed in the abandoned building.


    The man in Black used his fist to attack Ray, but Ray was no soft persimmon.


    He raised his knee to block the fist of the man in Black and immediately raised his fist to launch a counterattack.


    *Swoosh* *Swoosh*


    Two fists swinging in the air as the man in Black easily dodged Ray''s combo.


    The two''s distance was very close now. The man in black reached out to Ray''s neck with his hand, but Ray was able to lean back in the nick of time and evaded the attack.


    ''¡­.!!''


    The eyes of the man in Black showed a hint of shock as Ray was able to dodge.


    ''He dodged?!''


    This guy, he really hid so well, didn''t he¡­.?


    A smile appeared behind the mask of the man in Black. And even though many speculations appeared on his mind, his fist didn''t stop as he continued to rain down his attacks.


    Too bad, not one of them could connect to his target; Ray, who used danger sense and hawkeye to the max, always managed to dodge by a hair''s breadth or repelled the incoming hits away by slightly redirecting the force of the attack.


    ''Nice, show more of your power!!!''


    The smile grew wider as the battle continued. If Ray could see the expression hidden in the mask, he would surely notice that there was a conspiracy behind this.


    The man in black''s combat experience was very high. With every punch, he displayed his power and his brilliantly flashy attacks. Still, none of this seemed to be able to faze Ray.


    Ray managed to dodge everything by the smallest margins imaginable, and even the president who was watching this from afar expressed his genuine admiration.


    Soon, a small change appeared in the battle.


    As time passed and Ray was able to get used to the Man in Black''s attack, he counterattacked with his feet, and the two separated for a bit.


    " You, I know who you are!" Ray said confidently to the man in Black. He seems to find a clue after taking a good look at the full black costume and his motive to attack him.


    ''¡­.!!''


    Looking at Ray''s confident face, the man in black knew that his identity had already been exposed. Still, the last hand-to-hand combat was enough to measure ray''s power, and he has no reason to drag this any longer.


    The man in Black was ready to reveal the face behind it and explain things to Ray when Ray continued his words.


    " You are the guy who has kidnapped Ellen and Elin before, right? You come here to take revenge as you know your plan has failed."


    ''¡­.!!''


    . . . . .


    - In the black car -


    " This kid... He doesn''t look like to be very bright isn''t he?"


    " .. It seemed to be the case."


    The president and his assistant looked at each other and shook their head helplessly. Still, they were pretty glad that Ray''s strength was above their expectation.


    . . . . . .


    - In the Morningwood dungeon -


    " Coop!" {Boss is stupid!}


    " Coop-Coop! { Agreed!}


    " Well, he is not stupid guys. He just has some low IQ."


    " Bah, what are you guys talking about? If Papa said so, then it is the truth. Bintang agrees with Papa''s deduction."


    The monsters looked at Bintang with a weird expression and quickly distanced themselves. They didn''t know why, but they felt that Bintang was a bit different with things related to Ray.


    . . . . . .


    Back to Ray and the Man in Black, Ray''s deduction before had just made the man in black felt like he had a headache.


    He was indeed attacked Ray and tried to check Ray''s strength. But didn''t Ray see that the attack has no killing intent at all? In fact, even if Ray didn''t dodge the attack, he wouldn''t be seriously harmed and might only stay in bed for a few days.


    Even so, Ray, who saw the opponent was silent, became even more convinced with his deduction just now.


    " Okay, let''s not talk anymore. I will show you why you should not have anything to do with us."


    Ray assumed a stance and began his counterattack.


    This time, ray was the one attacking while the man in Black passively defended Ray''s attack.


    If someone else saw this scene, they would only see that the man in Black was being endlessly led around by Ray''s continuous stream of attacks, but in reality, it was completely the opposite.


    Ray swallowed his saliva, feeling rather astonished at the moment.


    '' This guy.. He is strong. At least his combat experience has far exceeded mine."


    Ray''s face turned gloomy as he saw none of his attacks was hit. He had some ideas to summon his Natal weapon, but in the end, he decided to go against it as he still wanted to check the others'' strength.


    '' Humph, if you don''t want to attack, then let me!''


    Ray''s eyes shined, and it felt like his aura had surged. His speed and strength increased a bit as Ray was going all out.


    Ray outstretched his hand, aimed at the man in black''s face.


    Unfortunately, the hit just now still narrowly missed and ended up slicing his mask just a little.


    The man in black''s reflexes was so fast. If he didn''t react in time and tilt his head out of the way, the mask might have been broken by Ray.


    Without Ray noticing, the attack just now carried the intent to kill, and even though it didn''t directly hit the man in black, the man in black''s face still turned a bit sour.


    '' This guy.. his strength has soared a bit. But why is he so stupid.''


    From the start, the man in black''s attack never had any killing intention. It was indeed a serious attack, but not one of the attacks was aimed at Ray''s vital spot. In fact, if Ray was not strong enough and got hit, he would only spend a few days resting in injuries.


    Grit.


    In the blink of an eye, the atmosphere changed.


    The man in Black knew if he didn''t reveal his identity, this dumbfuck in front of him would not stop.


    So he waited until Ray launched an attack on him, catching Ray''s punch with one of his hands and then..


    " You stupid fucking bastard! Don''t you realize it is me?"


    " Ah... Eh...?"


    The voice just now seemed very familiar to Ray. He looked toward the eye of the Man in Black, and suddenly a realization hit his mind.


    " Ed?? What are you doing here?"


    When Ray realized that it was Edward, his face was full of dumbfounded expression, and the killing intent surrounding him immediately disappeared. He tried to think for a bit, and eventually, all the dots were connected.


    " You, are you checking my strength for the Dungeon exploration?"


    Somehow looking at Ray''s dumb face, Edward really has a temptation to hit him hard in the face once. Especially when his grudge about Ray''s and Big Sis relations hasn''t been solved yet. Still, Edward was a bit more mature that he was able to hold himself back.


    '' Calm yourself, Edward. You are the protagonist, and there''s no need to be angry about this. Yeah, if I wanted to, every girl would definitely come and beg to be my girlfriend.''


    Edward took the mask covering his face and revealed the pretty handsome face behind.


    " Yeah, you are right, Ray. I am here to check your strength, and it seems you really passed with flying color." Edward smiled as he remembered how Ray could even him for a bit in the previous combat.


    Normally, people would feel jealous of one of their acquaintances if they suddenly got so strong. But, there was no sense of jealousy in Edward. He knew how hard Ray had worked before this, and he knew that this surge of power would eventually come.


    In fact, Edward was happy for Ray. He had long regarded Ray as another protagonist other than himself, and Ray getting stronger is also what he wished for.


    " Hehe, thank you. If you praised me so much, I would be shy." Ray said with an expression that even made the monsters in the Dungeon want to punch their Boss.


    However, Ray''s face immediately turned serious as he noticed something was wrong here.


    " Ed, can I ask you something? If I''m not wrong, the previous agreement was just to explore a new dungeon, and didn''t you tell me that there would be no big danger over there? So why would you bother to check my strength?"


    It was not that Ray didn''t trust Edward. This incident feels like a prelude to something, and Ray''s danger sense told him there might be a conspiracy behind this.


    Hearing Ray''s words. Edward''s face turned a bit awkward. He sighed for a while before explaining things to Ray:


    " Yeah, there is some change Ray. Before, the government only told me that it was a new dungeon and there should be no danger in it. However, just recently, I discovered that things weren''t that simple. The Dungeon that we are going to explore was suspected to be a special dungeon, and it made the degree of difficulties fly over the roof."


    " A special Dungeon?"


    Ray''s face turned a bit unbelieving as he heard the word special Dungeon. Just a few days ago, he had finished the Rat dungeon, and now a new special dungeon was waiting for him.


    " Ed, can you tell me where is it?"


    Ray asked as Ed only answered with a smile.


    " Sure. It is a place where almost all Indonesians should know.. The special Dungeon: Lawang Sewu."

 Chapter 63 - Ch 63 : Lawang Sewu

    " Lawang Sewu!??" Ray frowned a bit as he heard this name.


    The name of Lawang Sewu might not be so popular internationally. However, it is an entirely different case in Indonesia. Even a small kid less than five years old would know about Lawang Sewu if you asked them about it.


    To make it simple, Lawang Sewu is a super popular haunted spot in Indonesia.


    Like its name, Lawang Sewu was said to have more than a thousand doors inside it and more than a thousand haunted spirits. A few television channels tried to make a program in it, but nevertheless, none of them ended up with a happy ending.


    After the awakening, the popularity of haunted spots decreased significantly as most people started to feel that danger-beast were a lot more terrifying than haunted spots. Still, some special haunted spots have mutated and become dungeons, and Lawang Sewu was one of the examples.


    Hearing the word Lawang Sewu, Ray''s expression couldn''t help but turn a bit sluggish. He tried his best to remember every detail he had heard about Lawang Sewu, and then..


    " Wait, if I didn''t remember wrong, shouldn''t Lawang Sewu''s Dungeon be cleared a year ago?"


    A realization struck Ray. This Topic of Lawang Sewu''s Dungeon clear was a pretty hot topic a year ago. That time, the awakened society wasn''t as advanced as now, and the casualties of this Dungeon clear could be said to be the highest in all Indonesian awakener''s history.


    At that time, Indonesia was almost on the brink of destruction.


    It was all thanks to the current Jakarta Awakener society president that the exploration was successful.


    If not for him holding the vanguard in the dungeon exploration, Indonesia would definitely suffer a supreme catastrophe of the Dungeon Break. There was no other way as the others were not strong enough to clear the Dungeon.


    Chills spread all over Ray''s body as he still vividly remembers the bloody scene of the awakeners during that exploration which was streamed live on the television.


    " *Sigh* Yeah, the Lawang Sewu''s Dungeon indeed had been cleared a year ago. But recently, the government found a secret dungeon underground, and they issued the task of clearing the Dungeon to Indonesia''s top awakeners. If not for them to hide the information, I definitely wouldn''t want you to join this exploration."


    Edward''s face looked a bit frustrated as he said this. It seems things were also rough for him.


    " Actually, I have planned to interrupt a few of your limbs as an excuse so you didn''t need to enter the Dungeon. The contract has been finalized, and if not for some special condition, you would definitely be forced to play by the contract. Still, after seeing your power today, I feel pretty relieved as you should at least be able to run away if something were to happen."


    " Here, take this. This is the most recent information about the special Dungeon, and you should be prepared for it. We would go two days later, and I don''t want to be late there."


    Edward threw a stack of information about Lawang Sewu''s Dungeon at Ray''s hand before he said goodbye to him and disappeared from the abandoned building.


    .


    [ DING!!! Congratulations to the host for completing the following mission.]


    [ Please defeat the man in black and find his true identity. For this, the function appraisal has been turned off.]


    [ Reward: Stats point +5]


    .


    A mission clear notification appeared in front of Ray after Edward left, and a slight smile appeared on his tense face. Even though 5 stats points wasn''t that much, it still could help him survive the next dungeon exploration.


    Ray, who has received the information from Edward, now didn''t have any reason either to stay here. He put the information in his bag and immediately decided to go back to the orphanage.


    . . . . . .


    In the orphanage, Ray finished dinner with the little guys and quickly returned to his room. He has told Big Sis and the others that he had something to do today and asked them not to disturb him for a while.


    At first, Big Sis was a bit worried that something had happened to Ray. Still, after a few persuasion and a kiss on the forehead, Big Sis eventually calmed down and let Ray be.


    Ray was currently in his own room. Reading the information that Edward had given him with a helpless expression.


    .


    <Lawang Sewu Dungeon>


    Difficulties: Suspected to be commander level or above.


    Known monster: Kuntilanak, Pocong, Genderuwo, ghost-type danger beast.


    Special notes: Suspected to be a special dungeon, as the main Dungeon was cleared a year ago. There was no trace of movement in the Dungeon for a year. However, recently the government has felt a suspicious movement of the Dungeon that may lead to Dungeon Break.


    .


    The first page revealed the general information about Lawang Sewu''s Dungeon, while the next pages explained the monsters suspected to be inside. There were many description about the monsters, from the predicted strength, special moves, weakness or even the testimony of other awakeners that have defeated the monster before.


    Still, even after reading a few pages of the information, ray''s heart couldn''t be calm at all.


    '' System, is there anything wrong with this dungeon?''


    Ray didn''t know why, but his danger sense really screamed at the thought of him going to the special Dungeon: Lawang Sewu.


    He remembered that he had been in a few life and death situations before, but none of that time was his danger sense scream as intensely as now.


    [ DING!!! The host has been indicated to find a few information about the special Dungeon: Lawang Sewu. Do you want to spend 1000 DM to purchase the basic information of Lawang Sewu special Dungeon?]


    *Sigh* what a capitalist system.


    Ray scolded the system on his mind. Nonetheless, he still decided to buy the information as he felt that there was something wrong in this Dungeon.


    [ DING!!! 1000 DM has been deducted from the host account.]


    A rush of information immediately bombarded Ray''s mind, and it took him a few minutes to fully stabilize.


    Like how its name suggested, the information that the system gave him was truly the basic information of the Dungeon. Still, it was pretty worth it as Ray could get a few more new information.


    <Lawang Sewu Dungeon>


    Difficulties: Normal monster (Intermediate Commander level), Boss Monster (High General Level)


    Known monster: Kuntilanak, Pocong, Genderuwo, Headless female ghost, Decapitator, ghost-type danger beast.


    Boss monster: King Genderuwo.


    .


    The new information itself was only about the specific difficulties of the special Dungeon and the Boss monster. But nevertheless, it could help Ray to prepare for tomorrow.


    All of them should be ghost-type monsters, and the Dungeon shop should have some skill or item that could help Ray protect himself.


    Ray was ready to go to sleep as he had decided to wake up early and go to Morningwood Dungeon tomorrow. But suddenly, a notification comes at him.


    .


    [ DING!!! A new mission has been issued to the host.]


    [ Clear the Special Dungeon: Lawang Sewu.]


    [ Reward: A new Dungeon Guardian*, Random skill box, 30000 DM Currencies.]


    [ Penalties: The Dungeon outbreak will happen and kill almost 10% of the Indonesian population.]


    [ Take the mission?Y/N]


    .


    Ray rubbed his eyes as he saw the new mission issued to him. It was not that the reward was unsatisfactory to him.


    In fact, the reward could already make Ray salivate. However, when he saw the words in the penalties section, Ray couldn''t help but have his determination to accept the mission wavers a bit.


    '' System, isn''t the penalty a bit too harsh? Killing 10% of the Indonesian population just because I failed to complete the mission. It is a bit too much, isn''t it?''


    [ DING!!! The mission that was issued by the system has been calculated perfectly, and there will be no miscalculation in the offering of the rewards and penalties.]


    Ray knew no matter what he said, it wouldn''t be able to change the penalties issued by the system. Her heart said to decline, but somehow looking at the bountiful reward, Ray''s mind wavered.


    It took him a long time contemplating about this before he eventually asked:


    '' System, if I don''t clear this mission, what is the chance of the Dungeon Break?''


    In the end, Ray''s decision will be decided by this. If the chance of the Dungeon outbreak is still pretty high, he will feel a lot less guilty taking the mission. However, if the system said the dungeon break would only commence if Ray failed to complete the mission, Ray would immediately reject the mission.


    Call him a coward, but he couldn''t put the life of the 10% Indonesian population at stake from him completing the mission.


    [ DING!!! The chance of the Dungeon break was 100%, and the chance to eradicate 10% of the Indonesian population if the Dungeon wasn''t cleared is also 100%. No matter what the host decides, the wheel of fate has been rolled, and humanity could no longer resist the heavy tide of fate.]


    Ray gulped his salvia as he heard this. But at the same time, he also sighed a relief.


    At least no matter what he decided, the dungeon break was imminent, and now he could only try his best to complete the Dungeon.


    '' System, I accept the mission.''


    [ DING!!! The mission has been accepted. Please work hard, host.]


    Ray closed the system tab and looked at the moon outside. The moon was so beautiful that no one would expect a terrifying disaster was eyeing Indonesia.


    '' No, I must do my best to prevent the disaster.. Let''s go to sleep soon and quickly go to the Morningwood Dungeon tomorrow to prepare.''

 Chapter 64 - Ch 64 : Rays Weapon Choice

    '' No, not this one.''


    '' And not this one either. *Sigh* why is it so hard to find items that could help me handle those ghost-type monsters.''


    After realizing that most of the monsters in Lawang Sewu dungeon would be ghost-type, ray didn''t waste any time and quickly looked for some countermeasures.


    He had finished doing all he should do in today''s Dungeon. From the daily sign-in, exp dungeon, watering his crops, and clearing the daily missions.


    Currently, Ray''s status is as follows.


    .


    [ Ray Sanjaja ]


    [ Lv 20 Awakener Soldier]


    [ Exp: 3000/XXXX]


    [ Energy: 100%]


    [ Strength: 26 / Vitality: 17]


    [ Agility: 35 / Dexterity: 27]


    [ Intelligence: 18 / Sense: 37]


    [ Special skill: Danger sense (E-rank, evolvable), Appraisal (E-Rank, evolvable), Contracted beast summon (E-Rank, evolvable), Hawkeye ( E-Rank, evolvable), Camouflage ( E-Ranked, evolvable)]


    [ Universal attributes point: 60]


    [ Natal weapon: The stone Mk. II]


    [ DM Currencies: 35,000]


    .


    All the sign-in and daily missions he has done all this time had pretty much increased his universal stats point and DM Currencies, only waiting for them to be allocated.


    Still, ray had spent almost two hours browsing the shop, but he still hadn''t found any suitable item that could help him clear the Lawang Sewu Dungeon.


    Item to handle ghost-type was a bit too rare, and even if Ray found things that were suitable, the price is far more than 35,000 Dm Currencies that he currently has.


    In the end, Ray decided to close the shop tab for a bit and rest his mind.


    ''*Sigh* What should I do..''


    From the information, he has got about ghost-type monsters, one of the most basic characteristics about them was that they cannot be hit by a physical attack, and since almost all Ray''s means of attack were based on his stone, he really didn''t have any suitable way to handle the ghost-type monsters in Lawang Sewu Dungeon.


    '' Normally, the opponents of Ghost-type were holy-type items. However, the price of those holy-type items was a bit too much. *Sigh* How good it would be if I just could grow those holy-type items from a tree...


    '' Wait, I could just grow them from a tree! How could I don''t think like this before!''


    Ray got dumbstruck as he realized how stupid he was before. The price of a holy-type item should be pretty high, but it didn''t mean that the seed of a holy-type plant would be that much expensive too.


    He quickly opened the DM-Shop once again, but this time, the topic of his search was about holy-type seeds.


    Immediately, a list of holy-type seeds that could be purchased under 10,000 DM was displayed in front of Ray.


    '' Nice, It seems my hunch was really true.''


    A smile grew on Ray''s face as he started to look for the best holy-type seed he could get right now.


    .


    [ Holy Pumpkin seed.]


    [ Growth time: 3 days, Price: 3000 DM]


    [ Description: Throw the holy pumpkin fruit to deal AOE explosion holy damage.]


    .


    [ Holy bamboo seed.]


    [ Growth time: 2 days, Price: 4000 DM]


    [ Description: Holy bamboo is a good material for a holy-type weapon.]


    .


    [ Holy rubber tree.]


    [ Growth time: 2 days, Price: 5000 Dm.]


    [ Description: Holy-type rubber. Suitable to make holy whip or band.]


    .


    There were a lot of other holy-type seeds that Ray could purchase. However, in the end, his choice was for that three items.


    The first item was easy to explain; the holy pumpkin roles were like holy grenades that could easily be thrown anytime, dealing substantial damage and easy to carry. The damage itself wasn''t really specified by the description of the item, but still, looking at the effectiveness of holy-type against ghost-type, Ray would still think that this pumpkin was a good bargain.


    As for the other two items, Ray wanted to make a weapon that could be paired with his natal weapon, the stone.


    In fact, during the night before, Ray didn''t only spend his time thinking about how to deal with the Lawang Sewu Dungeon, but also on how to quickly increase his strength.


    The system had told him that he should not follow the road of King David, but it doesn''t mean that Ray should fully avoid the road that King Davis has taken.


    Slingshot and stones are like pair made in heaven, and Ray definitely wouldn''t want to miss it just because he didn''t want to follow King David''s road.


    Ray then took the three seeds that he had purchased from the shop and went to the crops room to plant them. The time left to grow these three plants was limited, so Ray would naturally not waste any time standing idly.


    He placed the three seeds on the soil that increased their growth rate and took the water from spirit ponds to water them.


    The soil had decreased the needed growth time by 25%, and the spiritual pond water had decreased it further by adding another 30% on top of it.


    These two were Ray''s secret weapon to growing his Dungeon, and looking at his plant''s growth, he was really glad that he took the farmer route.


    " Oh, right. I still have the chicken-poop fertilizer!"


    Ray, who almost forgot about the chicken-poop fertilizer, shook his head helplessly. Even though the chicken-poop fertilizer is good, the image of him touching his chicken poop still gave a chill in his mind.


    To be honest, if not for the urgency of this matter, Ray would absolutely not use the chicken poop fertilizer.


    He called the boss chicken, telling him to apply the chicken poop fertilizer on the three plants as Ray was not willing to do it himself.


    The boss chicken did a little bit of protest, but under Ray''s intense gaze and threatening smile, he eventually succumbed and applied the chicken-poop fertilizer on the three newly planted plants.


    " Coop!" { I hate you!}


    All the things that could be done have been done, but there was some time left until the plants were fully mature and could be harvested.


    The holy pumpkin now still has about 10 hours left, while the other two plants have about 6 hours each.


    It was still a bit long, but from Ray''s estimation, the time left was still under his acceptable range. Because he went into the Dungeon early in the morning, the time displayed on the clock was now at 1 P.M., and he still have a lot of time left for today.


    Ray then left the crops room and went to the dungeon core room.


    Waiting for the plants to mature while doing nothing was not his way of doing things, and he would rather try and find anything useful to do while waiting for the plants to mature.


    '' Let''s see.. Since I was going to craft a new weapon, then I should first ask the system and learn about the crafting process first. From my impression of the system, the crafting process should also be done automatically, but it poses no harm to study it first.''


    Ray found a good place to sit in the dungeon core room and started to communicate with his system:


    '' System, tell me the process of crafting in the DM system.''


    [ DING!!! To be able to unlock crafting, the host needs to possess the crafting room first. The crafting room could be purchased by spending 30 spirit stones and 5000 DM. Proceed?Y/N]


    After upgrading the spirit ore mine, the spirit ore mine could currently produce at the rate of about 10 spirit ores per day. Minus all his previous expenses, Ray currently holds about 80 spirit ores in his hand, and it was enough for him to purchase the crafting room.


    Ray didn''t think twice and immediately purchased the crafting room.


    For now, he placed the crafting room next to the dungeon core room. He would have a proper re-arrangement of his Dungeon after tomorrow''s dungeon exploration. Therefore he decided to just put it randomly this time.


    Ray entered the crafting room, and a wave of explanation about how the crafting works entered his mind.


    .


    [ DING!!! Congratulations on unlocking the crafting system.]


    [ To use the crafting system, the host must provide the suitable materials, and after deducting the required DM, the crafting would immediately be done on the spot.]


    [ Please be aware, even though the crafting would be done on the spot, the quality of the crafted item would be randomized, with the tier as follows: Stone, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond.]


    [ For some specific rare items, the host would also be required to provide the crafting recipe. Crafting recipes could be acquired by purchasing them through the shop or by clearing the missions.]


    [ DING!!! The explanation of the crafting system has been completed. Does the host want to proceed to the crafting system? Proceed?Y/N]


    .


    '' Yes.''


    [ DING!!! Welcome to the crafting system.]


    [ The following list is the list of the currently craftable items.]


    A huge list of craftable items appeared on the DM Tab. However, Ray''s focus was quickly placed on the slingshot type item.


    According to the crafting system, to craft a slingshot Ray only needed to provide two materials, the wood for the main body and the rubber. Also, there were many types of possible slingshots to be crafted. From a long staff slingshot to a small slingshot that children used to play with.


    Ray spent some time pondering about which type of slingshot he wanted to craft. This slingshot would be his main weapon starting from now, so he definitely wouldn''t want to make the wrong choice.


    In the end, Ray eventually decided to craft a long slingshot.


    It was like a wizard staff, but it has a slingshot at its edge.

 Chapter 65 - Ch 65 : Holystaff Slingshot

    [ Longstaff slingshot]


    [ A slingshot with a long grip.]


    [ Material: 1x wood, 1x rubber, 1000 DM.]


    [ The result of the slingshot will depend on the material provided.]


    .


    As Ray had already decided on what weapon he would make, he proceeded to leave the crafting room. The material would only be ready in another few hours, and there is no use for staying there any longer.


    In fact, what Ray currently has on his mind is how to fully utilize his new weapon. Slingshot and rock were good, but the reason Ray chose a long slingshot as his weapon was so he could also do well in close combat.


    After a few dungeon explorations, Ray had got to realize that both close combat and long-range combat were equally important. Even though he could just summon his monster and attack from long range, Ray didn''t want to use that as a guarantee.


    There could be some situations where his summons was blocked or other special situations that might render his summoned monster useless, and he didn''t want to be a weak prey if that were to happen.


    In novels or games, there were many scenarios in which an extremely specialized job became a burden because he couldn''t cope with the situation, which was the last thing Ray wanted to be.


    Deducting the purchase before, Ray currently has 18,000 DM. If he takes account of the long slingshot, the usable Dm Currencies on his had was 17,000, less than half of the original amount. Still, that was enough for now.


    Ray opened the shop once more, but this time he wanted to find some skill that could help him in close combat. In the last battle with Edward, Ray had realized something.


    Other than his summoning skill, all his current skill was passive, which really did not help in battle.


    Some people might say that passive skills are better than active skills. However, they forgot that passive skills would only be good if the user is strong too. Ray''s current status could not be said as a top powerhouse in this world. Furthermore, his combat experience was far less than other people''s, and it has become a fatal weakness to him.


    With Ray''s passive hawkeye and danger sense, he could easily avoid other people''s attacks, but avoiding attack and counterattacking was an entirely different experience.


    It could be seen from his previous battle with Edward that even after he tried his best, Edward could still easily catch his attack without using any of his skills.


    Don''t underestimate Edward because of his previous battle with Ray, which looked a bit even. In fact, Edward was far from serious and didn''t even use any of his skills. Forget the level difference for a bit, Ray with all his stats bonus and passive skill, he should theoretically be as strong as lv. 25 awakener, but even after all of that, he couldn''t even graze Edward for one bit.


    Back to Ray, he was currently browsing the Dm Shop, and after a few ponderings, his choice eventually fell into these skills.


    .


    [ Pentjak Silat skill (E-Rank, Evolvable)]


    [ A martial art from Southeast Asia. A full-body fighting form incorporating strikes, grappling, and throwing in addition to weaponry. Every part of the body is used and subject to attack.]


    [ Cost: 2000 DM]


    .


    [ Energy strike (E-Rank, Evolvable)]


    [ Focus energy on one of your body parts, and smash them at your enemy.]


    [ Cost: 1500 DM]


    .


    Among all other skills, Ray''s choice eventually fell to these two. The first one was a passive ability that immediately increased his combat experience. In fact, Ray also found some other popular martial art abilities like karate, taekwondo, or Russian MMA. Still, he still decides to pick Pentjak Silat as it reminds him of his childhood memories.


    There was some pentjak silat showcase in his neighborhood during his childhood, and Ray and Edward always spare some of their time to watch these shows.


    Like every other Asian martial art, silat was very beautiful to watch. Ray still remembered the time when he and Edward tried to practice those movements, only to be scolded by the grown-ups as they made a mess of everything.


    Now that he had the chance to master those movements, Ray definitely wouldn''t let the chance go and quickly decided to buy the pentjak silat skill.


    For the second skill; Well, it''s just some old active skill that would deal great damage if used properly. The name was pretty catchy, and Ray could imagine how cool he was when he screamed the name of the move at his opponent.


    [ DING!!! The purchase of the two skills will cost 3500 DM. Proceed to purchase?Y/N]


    '' Yes.''


    [ Thank you for your purchase. 3500 DM Currencies have been deducted from the hosting account. Remaining DM Currency: 14500.]


    A rush of memories entered Ray''s mind as the purchase was successful, and Ray now felt like he was a master of martial art.


    He tried some of the movements he could never pull before, and he was immediately amazed at himself.


    Elbow strike, Palm strike, movement skills, evasions, and deflection.


    Ray''s movement now was so fluid as he tried some of the pentjak silat''s basic move. He now had tried most of the pentjak silat''s move, only leaving some of the techniques that incorporated weapons on its attack left to be unpracticed.


    One other reason that Ray had chosen pentjak silat over other martial art like karate and taekwondo was that Pentjak Silat also had some basic knowledge about cold weaponry.


    Different from Karate or Taekwondo which the practitioner trained only their body to be as hard as steel, Pentjak silat was also used during the Indonesian war, and that was also the reason why some of the silat moves uses weapons on them.


    Now that Ray had purchased the two skills which would help his combat ability the most, Ray decided to spend the rest of his time sparring with his monsters, trying to get used to his new skill as much as possible before tomorrow''s dungeon exploration.


    . . . . .


    - 10 hours later -


    Ray, who was in the sparring room now, was face to face with Freed on a friendly spar.


    He held a long white bamboo in his hand, and sweats covered his show body.


    Then, without any foreshadowing, Ray disappeared from Freed''s view the moment he moved, before reappearing right in front of his nose even before he had the chance to realize it.


    "¡­!!"


    *Swoosh*


    A strike with the bamboo staff was launched at Freed''s direction.


    However, Freed''s animal-like instinct kicked in, and he successfully dodged that one strike. With a slight movement of his head at the right moment, the bamboo staff only grazed Freed''s hair a bit. Still, Ray won''t let him go that easily.


    Some follow-up moves quickly followed as Freed dodged the first attack. Ray held the bamboo staff tightly and continuously attacked Freed.


    Three straight thrusts were issued without any delay, and one of the thrusts directly hit Freed''s body, making him take a few steps back.


    " That''s enough, Ray. You finally get a hit on me."


    " Yeah, thank you, Freed."


    Ray and Freed stopped their spar as Ray had achieved his target for today. A smile appeared on his face, and he sighed some relief.


    After the holy bamboo matured, Ray decided to harvest it first and tried to spar while wielding it.


    And thus, the result was as expected. Ray''s hit rate significantly decreased as he needed to familiarize himself with the fighting style of wielding a staff. Even in the few spars with Freed, Ray slipped and hit himself in the face because he was still unfamiliar with the staff on his hand.


    Ray then put the holy bamboo back into his inventory while going in the direction of the crops rooms, ready to harvest the holy rubber to finish all the material needed to craft the slingshot.


    The plants themselves should have matured a few minutes ago. However, because Ray still hasn''t landed any clean hit on Freed, he decides to postpone the harvesting for a bit and continues the spar.


    Now that he has finally launched a direct hit on Freed, Ray quickly harvested the holly rubber and went to the crafting room.


    .


    [ DING!!! it was indicated that the host wanted to craft the following item]


    [ Longstaff slingshot]


    [ A slingshot with a long grip.]


    [ Material: 1x wood, 1x rubber, 1000 DM.]


    [ Proceed?]


    .


    A notification appeared in front of Ray as he had collected all the material for his weapon.


    He didn''t want to waste any more time and quickly chose yes, completing the formality for the craft of the item.


    [ DING!!! The DM has been deducted from the host balance. Starting the crafting process.]


    The sound of irons hitting each other appeared in the crafting room, and sweats started to appear on Ray''s forehead. The crafted item''s quality was random, and Ray could only hope that he would get bronze or higher rank item.


    Time passed and Ray''s forehead now was full of sweat. It was only five minutes, but Ray''s heart was beating faster than ever, maybe only a bit lower than when he was with big sis.


    Suddenly, a new notification appeared and Ray could not help but gulp his saliva.


    He prayed to the God once more before eventually opened his eyes to check the quality of the item he had forged.


    [ DING!!! The Crafting process has been completed.]


    [ Holystaff slingshot (Silver grade item)]


    [ Passive: Automatically imbued the attack with holy energy, dealing half of the damage as light-type damage.]


    [ Effect: Str+5, Int+5, Dex+3]


    [ A slingshot imbued with holy energy.. You can throw a stone at someone else while saying that it was a holy baptism.]

 Chapter 66 - Ch 66 : Ray Meeting Other Awakeners

    - The following day -


    " Are you ready, Ray?"


    " Umm, all set."


    Early in the morning, Edward picked up ray from the orphanage.


    The two said goodbye to Big Sis and the other little guys in the orphanage before taking the car to go to the location of Lawang Sewu Dungeon.


    Lawang Sewu Dungeon wasn''t located near Jakarta, and it took about eight hours by car to reach the Lawang Sewu Dungeon.


    After the era of awakening, Air and water road was not that much safe anymore. The continuous appearance of Dungeons all over the world has made a very big change in the earth''s society.


    Awakeners rushed to the Dungeon and cleared it as their main job, making the big cities and country safe. However, dungeons didn''t only appear in big cities.


    Many dungeons appeared in rural areas or even uninhabited islands, making it hard to track all of them. And to make it worse, if the Dungeon wasn''t cleared in specific time periods, the dungeon gate would break and cause a dungeon outbreak, releasing the monsters inside to the earth.


    All this occurrence had made both the sky and water were now filled with countless danger beasts, and it would be a lot riskier to take them compared to the ground road.


    Still, the appearance of the Dungeon was not without benefits. Some times after the emergence of the Dungeon, people started to realize that there was some specific dungeon that could enable them to teleport to other places.


    At first, people were worried that international trade would be disturbed because the Air and water road were not safe anymore. But since people started to utilize the special Dungeon that could teleport them to other places, the international trade thrift and the problem of item smuggling were now a lot easier to handle.


    The Government fully controls the specific teleportation dungeon, and without their permits, people would not be able to use the teleportation dungeon.


    Ray and Edward, who are currently in the car, chatted along the road. There were only the two of them inside the car, and they would not need to bother about formalities when it was just the two of them.


    In fact, Edward was offered to be in the big and luxurious car with the other top-ranked awakened of Indonesia. Still, he rejected it as he thought that he would not find a more suitable moment to chat with Ray along the way.


    The relations between the two were like brothers, and even though Edward was adopted by a big family, he never treated Ray as someone lower than him.


    . . . . .


    Time flew when you enjoyed the moment, and without them noticing, eight hours had passed since they first entered the car, and the Lawang Sewu Dungeon was already in sight.


    " Look, Ray! That is the Lawang Sewu Dungeon. One of the most popular Dungeons in Indonesia!"


    Edward pointed at the big western building in front of them. Different from other Dungeon, Lawang Sewu has a really eery feeling surrounding it, and just by standing close to it, ray could feel his spine shudder.


    '' Lawang Sewu..''


    Contrary to Edward, who was enthusiastic, Ray was deep in contemplation. Just like before, his danger sense screamed like mad whenever he got closer to that building, and somehow he could feel the aura of death around it.


    The car stopped, and Ray and Edward came out from it. The eight hours journey using the car had also made both their mind and body tired, and they would only go into the Dungeon tomorrow, after a whole night of rest.


    Edward then brought Ray to the hotel, where they would stay overnight. The other top-rank awakener has been inside first, and Edward couldn''t wait to introduce them to Ray. Besides strength, a connection was also important to an awakened, and Edward wants Ray to make his own connection.


    The two walked side by side and entered a luxurious hotel. It was a five-star hotel which the Government had especially booked for the awakeners to stay overnight.


    Right now, awakeners were the main force of the country, and the Government would definitely not treat them recklessly.


    All the meals and accommodation were already provided, and the awakeners would only need to enter the Dungeon to get paid. Even if the dungeon exploration were deemed to be failed, most of the responsibility wouldn''t be burdened to the awakeners, and they would be still get paid. Making awakeners to be the most sought job right now.


    As Ray entered the lobby of the luxurious hotel, he could already feel the powerful aura from the awakeners inside, worthy of being the top-ranked in Indonesia.


    He looked to the side, where most awakeners gathered around and talked about tomorrow''s strategies, and started using his appraisal skill.


    '' Oh, if I didn''t remember wrong. One of the top ten ranks in the world is from Indonesia. Little witch.. will I be able to see her here?''


    Ray didn''t know why, but he had a hunch that the little witch was a girl, and a young girl not much older than his age. The expectation of meeting one of the top rankers in the whole world had made Ray''s heart palpitate a bit. But when he eventually checked with his appraisal eyes, only disappointment came to him.


    Other than a few handful people, the rest of the awakener were only at the High captain level, about level 27 to 29.


    Still, it wasn''t that bad if considering that the publicly known highest rank awakeners in the world were only at the High General level, at level 48.


    Ray closed his appraisal skill, a bit disappointed, but suddenly, he felt a huge amount of aura pressing him from behind.


    The aura this time was incomparable from other awakeners in the room, and before Ray could even turn his head around, he could already feel a cold blade placed close to his neck.


    " Kid, it isn''t polite for you to check the others'' information without them knowing."


    If the cold blade had already made Ray shuddered, the word just now really made Ray consider summoning his monsters.


    The monsters were his trump card, but Ray would definitely not be stingy to summon them if it was about life and death.


    Luckily, things didn''t progress to what Ray feared. The moment the cold blade was placed on Ray''s neck, Edward had already rushed in Ray''s direction and come to save the situation.


    " Old man, don''t bully your junior so much!" Edward''s shout resounded throughout the lobby, and it was immediately followed by laughter.


    " Hahahahah, don''t worry, Ed kiddo. I just want to test this friend of yours. His skill has somehow attracted my attention."


    The cold blade was taken off from Ray''s neck, and Ray could finally sigh a relief.


    He turned his head around, only to see an old man, about fifty years old, standing behind him.


    The old man had grey hairs and a beard, and a somewhat muscular body. On his right hand was the blade placed on Ray''s neck before, and from its look, the blade seemed to have gone through many battles.


    " Hahaha, I''m sorry, kid. The name is Grey, or more widely known as Grey the Ashburn. You could also use your appraisal skill to check my info. I don''t really mind it."


    Ray, who saw the old man now, didn''t have any hostility toward him felt like a huge burden on his heart was lifted. He looked in the direction of the old man once more and nodded. Since the other party had said that it was okay, Ray wouldn''t be polite and quickly use the appraisal skill.


    .


    [ Grey Sangaji]


    [ Lv 35 Mid Commander level Awakener ]


    [ Energy: 90%]


    [ Strength: 40 / Vitality: 50]


    [ Agility: 35 / Dexterity: 30]


    [ Intelligence: 30 / Sense: 30]


    [ Special skill: B-Rank Ash Burner, C-Rank Swordplay, B-Rank Ash blast]


    .


    An array of information appeared in front of Ray while he used the appraisal. However, when Ray was still in focus, trying to comprehend the information of the old man Grey, Old man Grey''s laughter came and filled the whole lobby.


    " Hahahahah. It seems my hunch is correct. You truly possessed the skill appraisal; what a surprise."


    Old man Grey''s words just now startled Ray. He was a bit confused before he suddenly felt like something was wrong here. Still, everything was too late when Ray noticed it.


    Ray turned his head in Edward''s direction and saw Edward was shaking his head helplessly.


    " ???? "


    " *Sigh* No need to be confused, Ray. You have just been scammed."


    Edward''s words just made Ray feel something was wrong here, and when he returned his gaze to the old man Grey, old man grey now had a smirk on his face.


    " Hahaha, kid, you might have a strong skill, but nonetheless, you are still green."


    Old man Grey kept laughing and didn''t seem to have any intention to explain, making Ray''s face was now full of black lines. Fortunately, Edward was there to explain things to Ray.


    " Well, it''s like this...."


    Edward began to explain what just happened to Ray, and Ray''s face now was red with shame.


    Actually, he truly was duped by the old man Grey. All the things that old man Grey said about appraisal before was just an act, and old man grey truly has no way of knowing whether Ray truly has the appraisal skill or not.


    Still, Ray was a lot too inexperienced in this.. Seeing old man grey acting like that, he immediately believed old man grey''s word and used appraisal in front of everyone, digging a hole in his own feet.

 Chapter 67 - Ch 67 : Ray Meeting Other Awakeners 2

    - Morningwood Dungeon-


    Since Ray still didn''t know that the live broadcast function was active, the monsters inside could see what happened from Ray''s perspective. And now, they were gathering together and watching Ray being okayed by old man grey kike watching some K-Drama.


    " Coop!" { Stupid!}


    " Coop-Coop!" { Dumbass!}


    " Oh, is it the beginning of the plot for counterattack of the bullied junior?"


    " That grey-haired bastard dares to place his sword on Papa''s neck, Bintang will kill him so Papa will praise Bintang!"


    " .... "


    " Why are you always about kill there, kill here? Don''t you have any other vocabulary than kill?"


    " Hehe, you just don''t know. Papa always praises Bintang when Bintang kills someone else, so that''s what Bintang gonna do."


    Freed and the chickens: O_O


    Well, the root of this problem was from when Ray took Bintang in the experience Dungeon. Over there, Ray taught Bintang to kill the goblins and always praised her when she could kill one of the Goblin, making Bintang believe that Ray would be happy if she killed someone hostile to him.


    . . . . . . .


    Back to Ray and the others who are still clueless about the broadcast function, Ray''s face was now red with shame because of Edward''s explanation.


    He really never thought that he had just been played by the old man.


    The old man''s act was so convincing that it made Ray believe that the old man can really see through him, never considering that it was all an act.


    He wanted to find a hole to hide his head, but soon, a group of people came and took the attention from Ray.


    " What a rowdy bunch of bastard, don''t you know that we are trying to get some rest?"


    " Yeah, cannon fodders should just keep their mouth shut and follow us quietly."


    The sound of a male and female resounded in the lobby, and everyone immediately shifted their attention to them.


    Even Ray, who had been embarrassed before, quickly calmed down and looked in the direction of the voice.


    Other than the male and female pair in the front, there were three other people behind them.


    Ray was about to turn on the appraisal function. However, when he remembered the incident with old man Grey before, Ray immediately stopped his impulse. He was afraid that it might cause another misunderstanding and create a conflict between the two parties.


    Secretly, Ray started to communicate with the system to ask whether they could find a solution for this problem.


    '' System, can you save the data of the people scanned by the appraisal skill?''


    [ DING!!! Affirmative host, by paying 2000 DM Currencies, you could save the data of people appraised by the appraisal skill. Furthermore, if you purchase it today, you will gain another benefit of a random 500m teleporter. Please take your time and think carefully ^_^]


    " .... "


    Why did the system now sound more like an MLM seller, Ray thought.


    Still, he didn''t think twice and quickly chose to spend 2000 DM to purchase this function.


    Saving the others information is really useful, especially when you can access them everywhere, making it a portable awakeners dictionary for Ray. Other than that, this function could also help Ray to save his energy during the battle. One of the reasons that Ray didn''t appraise the Mahkota''s heir before was that because he was afraid that it would consume his energy, making it a bit insufficient for the battle.


    Now, Ray could just appraise everyone before the battle started, save them and check them when they were about to enter a battle.


    Next, Ray started using appraisal on each and every person in the lobby. Appraising one person, close the information tab, and move to the next person until everyone in the lobby has been appraised by him.


    However, when it was only the last person left, Ray suddenly felt a chill on his spine.


    He looked in the direction of the last person and found that it was a beautiful girl, a member of the group that had just come and taken everyone''s attention.


    At a closer look, Ray saw that she was a pretty tall woman about 170 cm with fair skin, red eyes, and an overall elegant appearance. She has long straight hair, tied up in a single ponytail. Her hair is black with a shade of red, and if it were to let loose, it should have reached her knees.


    Her temperament made her look very cold and aloof, but what made Ray surprised was that this girl turned her head and looked at Ray the moment he used the appraisal skill, making him feel a new unprecedented danger.


    '' Did she just notice the appraisal skill... No! Keep calm Ray, it might only be a coincidence.''


    Ray tried to keep himself calm and didn''t avoid eye contact. The two exchanged gazes for a while, but Ray felt like it was forever.


    His hands started to get sweaty as he could feel that the other side was a lot more powerful than him. Fortunately, the eye contact didn''t last long,  and after some time, the woman seemed to lose interest and turned her face away from Ray.


    *


    ''*Sigh* Finally..''


    Ray sighed a relief as he felt a big crisis had been avoided. He closed the information tab and didn''t even bother to check the name of the woman, only waiting for the moment he returned to his room to check the gain of today''s appraisal.


    The group meeting soon started as the male and female pair who come now took the lead and began explaining their strategy.


    There were about twenty awakeners here, and for tomorrow''s exploration, it would be divided into four big groups, one led by the male and female pair, one by Edward, one by old man Grey, and the last was led by the woman which Ray had just appraised before.


    Ray had no right to speak for this meeting as his status was just as a lower level awakened, and he could only listen to the others speak about their thoughts and strategies.


    Nevertheless, it was already good enough for Ray. He was not the type that likes to stand up and find enemies at times like this, and his experience when he hadn''t got the DM system was a lot worse than this.


    Never mind a lower level awakener. Ray at that time was even treated worse than a porter. He was just there as a subject for the others to mock and glorify themself. Still, Ray was able to hold on and continue his job as an awakener to help to sustain the orphanage.


    Now that he was treated as a normal awakener, Ray had no complaint in his heart and decided to listen seriously.


    As time passed, the meeting eventually entered the final phase. The other awakeners had finished divulging information about the Lawang Sewu Dungeon, and now was the time to choose their group member.


    Actually, Ray didn''t really have any worry about this. He was pretty sure that he would be on Edward''s team. But then an incident happened, and Ray was left speechless.


    When the group leader was about to choose their member, that woman came forward and said something that made everyone feel like they were dreaming.


    " Do I need to say it once more? I want this guy in my team." The woman coldly said while pointing at Ray.


    NANI!!!!!


    Everyone looked really dumbfounded, and even Ray, who was the main character of all this, rubbed his eyes a few times, doubting what he heard just now.


    Ray looked at Edward, and seeing this guy had a silly expression on his face, Ray knew that his fate was already sealed.


    Edward raised a thumbs up at Ray, like saying, "I will always support you, bro," and left the scene with four other members that he randomly picked.


    " .... "


    A few minutes later, after everyone finished picking up their member, each group leader left with their selected member, and Ray obviously followed the cold woman. Even though he still felt a bit annoyed with Ed, he was a professional and would definitely do the job as stated in the contract.


    His contract stated that he must follow the arrangement of the top-ranked awakeners, and since this was what they had decided, Ray had no choice to follow it.


    The Cold woman brought Ray and three other women to the hotel restaurant, and after a bit of introduction, she told Ray and the other to go back to their room and rest.


    . . . . . . .


    Ray arrived at the bedroom which was provided to him and immediately jumped to the bed.


    The event today had made his heart feel like riding a roller-coaster. From being duped by the old man to being chosen as a team member by the cold woman.


    It really feels like a dream if he thinks that he was still a level-three awakener almost a month ago, scraping money by adventuring through a low-level dungeon.


    The DM system had changed his life, and without it, he would certainly not be here today.


    Ray closed his eyes seems like to be lost in thought, and when he opened it once more, determination had already filled his eyes.


    '' Okay, that''s enough reminiscing. I was not strong enough to be that lenient, and now, let''s the check the gain of today''s appraisal first.''


    He straightened back his body and proceeded to sit down. His eyes focused, and he asked the system to display the gain from appraisal today.


    '' System, please display all the information I got from today''s appraisal.''


    [ DING!!! Affirmative host. Please wait a minute.. The system will sort it based on it''s relevance.]

 Chapter 68 - Ch 68 : Enter Lawang Sewu

    [ DING!!! The information have been sorted, please check the following information.]


    [ Eve Adiratna]


    [ Lv 39 High Commander level Awakener ]


    [ Energy: 90%]


    [ Strength: 20 / Vitality: 30]


    [ Agility: 50 / Dexterity: 50]


    [ Intelligence: 50 / Sense: 50]


    [ Special skill: B-Rank Danger sense, A-Rank Shadow Blink, A-Rank Shadow control]


    .


    Ray was pretty surprised when he saw the first one to appear was the information of the cold woman. From their previous interaction, Ray had got to know that the cold woman''s name was eve, but that was all. The cold woman didn''t even bother to explain about her level and power, and she only told Ray and the others to follow her quietly in the Dungeon and not to make any strange move.


    At first, Ray thought that it was pretty strange, but seeing the B-Rank danger sense, Ray now knew that it made sense. Her B-Rank Danger sense could not be compared to Ray''s E-Rank, and that skill would be their best insurance to stay alive during the Dungeon Exploration.


    Ray then closed the tab about Eve''s information and proceeded to move to the next one. Without any surprise, the next following information was about Edward, Old man Grey and the man and woman pair. Ray skipped the information of Old man Grey since he had checked it before, and he continued to observe the other one.


    .


    [ Edward Budiman]


    [ Lv 38 High Commander level Awakener ]


    [ Energy: 95%]


    [ Strength: 40 / Vitality: 40]


    [ Agility: 50 / Dexterity: 50]


    [ Intelligence: 30 / Sense: 30]


    [ Special skill: A-Rank Kuyang transformation, A-Rank Blood Rain Dance, B-Rank Madness strike]


    [ Natal weapon: Kuyang Mask]


    .


    [ Kiara Salemba]


    [ Lv 37 High Commander level Awakener ]


    [ Energy: 97%]


    [ Strength: 38 / Vitality: 35]


    [ Agility: 40 / Dexterity: 40]


    [ Intelligence: 40 / Sense: 30]


    [ Special skill: B-Rank Mapping, B-Rank Wind Barrier, B-Rank Wind blade]


    .


    [ Tony Herlambang]


    [ Lv 35 Mid Commander level Awakener ]


    [ Energy: 97%]


    [ Strength: 45 / Vitality: 45]


    [ Agility: 30 / Dexterity: 30]


    [ Intelligence: 35 / Sense: 30]


    [ Special skill: B-Rank Earth wall, B-Rank Earth armor, B-Rank Earth hammer]


    .


    Looking at that information, a piece of certain information really surprised Ray. He never thought that Edward would also possess a natal weapon and a demon-type bloodline, to be exact.


    Bloodline in this world could be separated into two: Demon type and hero type. Demon type refers to mythological creatures like vampires and werewolves and mainly spread in Asia and Africa. While hero type was like King Arthur from Britain or Einstein, and they were more popular in Europe and America.


    Still, not every bloodline was super strong. Bloodlines were also ranked from top-tier to the bottom tier, and Edward''s Kuyang bloodline was a top-tier ranked demon bloodline in Indonesia.


    For this, ray was surprised and glad. At first, he thought that Edward got the name Kuyang just because of his bloody battle style, never thinking that Edward would truly pose the bloodline of a Kuyang.


    Even so, seeing his childhood friend had an ace in his hole card, Ray sighed a relief. This Dungeon exploration would be extremely dangerous, and for his childhood friend to get stronger, Ray would only be happy for him.


    Next, he looked at the information of the male and female from this evening. He observed it for a while before closing it. Even though they were pretty strong, the two were still far from Edward and Eve. Ray and they had no big conflict in the evening, and there''s no need to put so much concern in them.


    Ray then continued to browse through each piece of information obtained by the appraisal skill, and only after making sure that he had checked it all that Ray eventually went to sleep.


    . . . . . .


    The following day, Ray and the others now were ready to enter the Lawang Sewu Dungeon. All of them were now dressed in their format combat attire and their face now had a hint of nervousness in it.


    Lawang Sewu''s name has too much notorious in Indonesia, and it was only strange if they were not to be nervous.


    Still, they were paid for this, and now they must fulfill their contract.


    One by one, awakeners lined up in front of the Lawang Sewu''s entrance, and after ensuring that everyone was there, the government agent started to lead them to the secret underground base, where the special dungeon entrance was located.


    '' It''s so creepy...''


    Ray, who was walking along with the other awakeners, felt a really bad premonition about this Special Dungeon. He curiously took a look in Eve''s direction, only to notice that she was also looking at him with a small smirk on her mouth.


    '' Damn, I was discovered once again.'' Ray quickly turned his head away, trying to not get Eve suspicious, and proceeded to follow the crowd.


    If the upper area of Lawang Sewu was already creepy, the underground base was on a whole new level.


    The whole underground base was damp, and only a few torches were lighting it. There were many jails on each side of the underground base, and even after only entering for a while, ray could already see that it was previously used as a torture chamber.


    There were many blood marks on the wall that had dried, and with how long this place was abandoned, the situation was only getting creepier with each second passed.


    Among the awakeners, Ray could already see some girls holding each other while shivering. It seems that being an awakener didn''t mean that they would be immune to something like this.


    A few minutes later, everyone arrived in front of a big Dungeon entrance. Contrary to other dungeon entrances who only looked like a big gate, this Special dungeon entrance looked like a gate descended from hell.


    Two big skulls decorated the gate, and black glints came out from it.


    Ray tried to use his appraisal to check the information of the Dungeon gate, and to his surprise, it was the first time his appraisal skills didn''t work.


    '' System, what''s happening here? Why does my appraisal skill doesn''t work?''


    [ DING!!! The host DM Level is too low to know the answer. Please be patient and keep increasing your DM Level to know the answer.]


    The system''s voice was very cold, not like his usual system, which somehow made Ray guess that this was not his DM System.


    Still, contemplating these things would not help much. His current priority was to safely conquer this Dungeon, and Ray''s best course of option was to save as much energy as he could.


    After talking with the government official for a moment, it was eventually decided that when the awakeners would go inside and solve the Dungeon, government officials would stay outside and keep watch of the surrounding situation, ready if there was some urgent condition.


    Edward nodded at the government official, and after looking at Ray one more time and giving a thumbs up to him, Edward led the awakeners to enter the Dungeon.


    Some of you might be wondering why the awakeners would bother to separate the group of 20 awakeners into 4 teams and think that it was a bad decision. However, that was the best decision considering the nature of Lawang Sewu.


    Just like its name, there would be a thousand doors inside, and it would take too much time if a big group of awakened must explore it one by one to find the boss room. Therefore, they have decided to divide it into four groups, making the responsibility of each group a lot lower. Nonetheless, they forget that even though the responsibility were a bit lower, the danger inside rose to a new tier with this decision, and they would not be able to quickly cope with a sudden disaster.


    Following Edward, the other group of awakened also entered the special Dungeon. They were equipped with a special item that would enable them to communicate inside the Dungeon, and this would make the dungeon exploration a lot less burdening to them.


    Time passed, and it was finally Eve and Ray''s group. Eve looked at Ray with a cold look one more time, and they proceeded to enter the special Dungeon, followed by Ray and the other.


    *Swoosh*


    . . . . . .


    As usual, the feeling of being absorbed into the Dungeon was really nauseating. Ray shook his head for a while and quickly recovered, looking at the others, who also seemed to be okay.


    They were all professional, and it was not strange that they would be able to quickly cope with the dizziness from entering the Dungeon.


    When Ray opened his eyes, he and the four girls were now standing in a dark underground place. The condition here was not a lot different from the outside. However, Ray could feel that his danger sense was already on full alert right now.


    No matter what, what they will face from going forward must not be normal to make his danger sense be like this.


    Ray was still contemplating about what kind of existence he could probably face here. However, suddenly one of the girls screams and attracts the attention of the others.


    " What, what''s happening? Why are you being this pale? You are not scared because this place looks creepy right?"


    One of the girls tried to joke to alleviate the tension for a while, but when she noticed that her other friend had also become very pale, she immediately noticed something wrong.


    "T-The communication device is not working!??"


    Hearing this, all the girl''s faces turned pale one after another. It was a common understanding that no one could escape from the Dungeon when a dungeon hadn''t been cleared yet.


    However, when the communication devices stopped working, it was a whole another story.


    This means that they were now left alone inside this who knows big Dungeon, and they could not get out until one of the groups cleared the Dungeon.

 Chapter 69 - Ch 69 : Pocong!!

    " Stop panicking!!!"


    Seeing the other girls start to get panicked, Eve had no other way but to calm them down. Currently, their situation was already bad enough, and panicking would certainly not help.


    The girls who heard Eve''s voice soon also realized their mistake and calmed down. Griefing was no use, and their only option right now was either to continue going forward and try to survive until the dungeon was cleared or clear the dungeon by themself.


    Looking for other awakened groups has almost didn''t cross their mind. Lawang Sewu Dungeon was so big, and the structure inside was very complicated. Therefore, even the chance of them finding the boss room was treated than to find other awakeners group.


    After the girls calmed down, Eve took the initiative and led the group to proceed forward, with the formation of Eve in the front and Ray in the very back. Normally, it would be such bullshit for the lowest level awakener in the group like Ray to be in the very back. However, Eve found that Ray''s mental condition was the calmest among the other member of the group decided to ask him whether he was okay to stay at the back, to which Ray, after some time contemplating, eventually agreed.


    As soon as they started walking, the group felt like deep darkness had swallowed them, the situation was getting eerier with every time passed, but they knew they must continue going forward.


    Door by the door they have passed, and suddenly, when they had just entered another room, they felt like an eye was watching them.


    ''Heok!''


    One of the girls stumbled on her step. She looked at what was in front of them, and her face was completely covered in fear.


    "No.. don''t come.. don''t come closer!!!"


    The girls'' face was full of horror, and even the others were not so much better.


    "We have been told that we would face this type of monster in the dungeon, still watching it with our own eyes surely give a different impression..."


    "It looks so scary..."


    Even Eve, who was leading in the front, had a trace of horror.


    Only Ray was still able to somehow maintain his composure. He had died multiple times in the trial before and seeing a ghost wouldn''t give so much impact on him.


    As he scanned his surroundings, his eyes collided with that thing. A creepy-looking monster wrapped in a winding sheet. Its eyes were shining red, and Ray could feel death auras surrounding it..


    .


    [ Pocong Lv. 25]


    [ an Indonesian ghost that is said to be the soul of a dead person trapped in their shroud]


    [ Special skill: Teleportation, Physical attack immunity, Death corrosion, Ally call.]


    .


    Ray and the Pocong glared at each other without any expressions on their face. Their instinct had told them that they were definitely not an ally, and they were prepared for the soon-to-come collisions.


    However, when Ray and the pocong were still glaring at each other, the girls had already recovered a bit and started their offensive.


    *Swoosh*


    A blazing arrow suddenly shot in the direction of the Pocong. And maybe because it was a bit too worried about Ray''s presence, it was unable to cope with the trajectory of the blazing arrow and got hit right in its face.


    The pocong groaned in pain as half his face was now burning. Even though fire-type was not as effective as holy-type, it still possessed some damage to the Pocong, and it was inevitable that the pocong would feel pain from the attack just now.


    The girls'' faces brightened as they saw the pocong was hurt by their attack, and they were ready to launch another round of offensive.


    However, just before they were able to launch another attack, the pocong suddenly screamed with all its lungs.


    "Kyaaaahhk!!"


    It was such an eery scream, and immediately Ray and the girls felt their spine was shivering.


    .


    [ DING!!! Pocong had used Ally call. Another 30 ghost-type monsters would be coming in the host''s direction.]


    .


    Shriek and laughter, which looked like they came from hell, filled the entire room.


    The girls who had just recovered a bit now turned pale once again. They never thought that their first battle in this Lawang Sewu Dungeon would be like this.


    Even Eve, who had reached High commander level, now had her Danger sense screaming like mad. With her power, Eve might be able to survive and defeat the army. Still, she has no confidence whether she would be able to protect the other.


    An army of ghost-type monsters would be coming, and they have no good solution for it. In fact, even during the strategic discussion, it was stated that when they were about to face more than 20 ghost-type monsters, the party should immediately retreat and find another way.


    The attack of ghost-type was too heinous, and if they were not careful, the party could instantly get wiped out.


    The girls'' knees weaken as they feel they are about to face their despair.


    However, when they thought this would be their end, a thing that they never expected happened right before their eye.


    The one that they thought was the weakest awakener on their group rushed forward, and just with one hit, he had killed the pocong in front of them.


    Plop.


    The pocong''s body fell, and it slowly disintegrated into particles of light.


    [ DING!!! Lv 25 Pocong have been defeated. Exp+ 100.]


    [ DING!!! It was indicated that the host''s DM Level was still too low to break through the next DM Level, and the host currently couldn''t receive any more experience. The experience will be converted to DM Currency.]


    [ DING!!! Congratulations on getting +10 DM Currency.]


    A rush of notification came as Ray defeated the Pocong. Just now, it was only a simple thrust of a basic staff movement from Pentjak Silat skill. Nonetheless, after applying the 4x damage multiplier from the type effectiveness, Ray could easily one-shot the pocong.


    The scene just now truly surprised the four girls. Just when they thought there was no hope, Ray came and defeated the enemy in one blow, somehow giving them hope to continue moving forward.


    " What are you guys doing? Stay focused; we have a big battle on hand!"


    Ray''s words were not that loud, but under the charm of a hero saving the princess, the three girls immediately felt motivated once more, and Even Eve now started to see Ray in a different light.


    " Yeah!"


    The girls who had calmed down shouted in unison, and now their eyes were full of determination to win the battle.


    " Enemy attack, dodge!"


    All of a sudden, Eve with the B-rank danger sense screamed, and at the same time, three blood arrows were fired, each at the three girls.


    Still, because of Eve''s warning, the girls were conscious of the attack and could somehow dodge the three arrows.


    " Over there!"


    Just like how Eve could perceive the direction of the arrow with her danger sense, Ray could also detect the presence of the hostile force.


    The moment the three girls successfully dodged the blood arrow, a stone projectile imbued with holy light was also launched in the direction of the enemy.


    *Swoosh*


    BAMMM!!!!


    With the power of hawkeye, Ray could see that the attack just now had directly hit the enemy, blowing its head in one shot.


    [ DING!!! Lv 25 Pocong have been defeated. DM+ 10.]


    A notification came into Ray. However, there was no trace of joy on his face.


    The cheap surprise attack that the enemies launched just now had somehow reminded him about his many life and death experience before he gained the DM System, and it had made his blood boil.


    Ray''s face was fully calm. However, his eyes were definitely not laughing.


    His killing intent surged, and without wasting any more time, Ray decided to rush at the enemies.


    Completely ignoring the warning of the other group members, Ray poured 10 points each on agility, dex and sense, and entered the middle of the ghost-type monster army.


    His eyes swiped the enemy as his hand didn''t stop to move, thrusting the long slingshot in his hand at the enemy or swiping it to deal AOE damage.


    Kakakakakakak!


    One of the ghost-type monsters who has the form of a woman in white clothing swung its sharp claw towards Ray like a streak of lightning.


    Swish-!!


    However, the attack only swiped at the empty air, as Ray easily dodged it by jumping into the air.


    [ Kuntilanak Lv. 25]


    [ An astral spirit of a pregnant woman who died during Indonesian war]


    [ Special skill: Dark claw, Physical attack immunity, Death corrosion, Nightmare blow.]


    '' A female astral spirit huh, I''ll set you free from all your suffering.''


    Ray was already above the Kuntilanak''s head. His movement just now was so fast and didn''t look like the movement of a level 20 awakener, completely making the Kuntilanak unable to respond.


    '' Sky swallowing thrust!'' {Translate: Normal flying thrust}


    Before the Kuntilanak could lift its head up, Ray''s thrust with all his might had come right in the middle of the monster''s forehead.


    Kaboom!!


    An explosion occurred as Ray severed the body of Kuntilanak into two separate parts.


    Light glowed from her body and slowly dissipated, however, when the last particle of light was about to disappear, Ray could somehow hear the word "thank you" in his ear.


    [ DING!!! Lv 25 Kuntilanak have been defeated. DM+ 10.]


    A new notification came, but this time, Ray asked the system to turn the notification off.


    He would be entering a big battle, and he didn''t want to be distracted even for a moment.

 Chapter 70 - Ch 70 : Battle Against Ghost-type Monsters

    - Outside the special dungeon entrance -


    " Sir, are we attacking now?"


    " Yeah, remember to kill every government agent. We don''t want to leave any of them alive."


    A group of people was hiding near the entrance of the secret dungeon. If Ray was to see their current appearance, he definitely would recognize their outfits.


    This group of people was the same person that kidnapped Elin before, and Ray still has some unfinished grudge with them.


    The one who seemed to be the group leader checked the situation once again, and after ensuring that everything was going according to their plan, he gave a signal.


    " Go, kill them and enter the special dungeon. The Natal weapon from the dungeon will be ours."


    *Swoosh* *Swoosh* *Swoosh*


    Along with his words, countless dark shadows appeared and massacred the government official outside, killing every one of them with one blow and didn''t leave any witnesses to be alive.


    . . . . . . .


    Back to the inside of the Lawang Sewu Special Dungeon, Ray and the girls were currently engaging the horde of ghost-type monsters in combat.


    After the time when Ray took the initiative, the girls'' morals have been restored, and now they seem to have the upper hand in this battle.


    " Mira, Jane, Lucy, don'' stop, Keep attacking!"


    Under the leadership of Ray, the group was able to survive the battle without any casualties, and now there were only about fifteen ghost-type monsters left, half from the original.


    Stab! Stab! Stab! Stab!


    Multiple fire arrows were launched in the direction of the ghost-type monster and directly hit its target.


    Kyahhhkkkk!!


    The ghost-type monsters, with burning arrows sticking out from their faces, all roared out in anger.


    Still, before the ghost-type monsters could issue their counterattack, Jane, the tanker in the group, rushed forward bearing her heavy shield. Her body glowed a bit, and she suddenly roared in the middle of the ghost-type.


    " Implosion shout!"


    A golden aura burst from her body and immediately attracted the aggro from the nearby ghost-type monsters.


    Yup, the skill just now was the specialty of Jane, an Aggro attracting skill that has 80% or more chance to attract enemies with level lower than her.


    The skill effect was instant, and without any further do, about ten ghost-type monsters were aiming at Jane like mad.


    Still, there was no trace of panic in Jane''s expression, and instead, it was now full of relief.


    " I''ll leave it to you now, Ray."


    " Yeah, Heavenly sky spear!"


    Without any of the ghost-type monsters noticing, demise has awaited them.


    The moment they came closer to Jane, Ray had already jumped high in the air.


    Ray''s eyes gleamed dangerously, and..


    ''You''re mine!''


    Utilizing the momentum of gravity, he launched multiple pierced that insta-kill the ten ghost-type monsters.


    *Swoosh* *Swoosh* *Swoosh* *Swoosh*


    The ten ghost-type monsters disintegrated into light particles, and ray and the other sighed a relief.


    It seems the restraining effect of holy-type was too fatal for the ghost-type monster.


    Even the army of more than thirty ghost-type monsters that could bring a big loss to the main part was easily handled by Ray and the girls, and this was without any casualties.


    What Ray didn''t know, other than dealing 4x the damage, holy type attack could also partially restrain the movement of ghost-type. Making them a lot more sluggish and impairing their thinking capabilities.


    If not for so, the ghost-type monster would not stupidly rush into Ray and the others, only to get beaten easily with the light stick.


    Jane looked at Mira and Lucy next to her.


    "Uhm¡­. is this it? I thought they were stronger than this?"


    Mira shook her head.


    "I don''t know, but I''m only glad that we were able to survive this."


    " .... "


    The three girls were a bit speechless. They never thought that the ghost-type monsters would easily be dealt by the one they thought as the weakest.


    Now they only need to wait for Eve to finish the rest of the ghost-type monster and continue their exploration.


    " Oh, you guys have done it too? It seems my concern was a bit unnecessary."


    Out of nowhere, a voice came, and when the girls turned their heads to look in the direction of the voice, they found Eve was standing there, but not without any injuries.


    Her clothes were a bit tattered, and it seemed because she rushed the battle too much, she was hit by some of the enemies'' attacks.


    Nonetheless, the five foes that Eve battled with was the five highest-level monster among the ghost-type army, and for her to be able to return like this has shown the terrifying power of Eve.


    Ray returned and saw Eve was hurt had a bit complicated feeling in his eyes. In one way, he doesn''t really want to reveal his cards. However, when he saw Eve''s battle before, he knew that Eve had become like this because she was worried about them.


    Don''t say that Eve was only worried for the girls. Ray could see that Eve kept looking in his direction during his battle, checking him and the girls, and was ready to rush anytime if the situation turned unfavorable for them.


    In the end, ray gritted his teeth and walked in Eve''s direction while holding some of the Hp restoration strawberries in his hand.


    " Eat this. At least it would recover some of your wound."


    Ray then handed some of the strawberries to Eve, who had some confusion on her face.


    She was puzzled why Ray would bother to give her some strawberries. Even so, thinking about the miraculous ability of the boy in front of her, Eve didn''t ask any more questions and decided to eat the strawberries.


    " This..."


    . . . . . . .


    - The other side of Lawang Sewu Dungeon -


    At the same moment, Edward and his group were also ambushed by a group of ghost-type monsters.


    The monsters took the opportunity of the group''s confusion because of the broken communication device and successfully injured one of Edward''s team members, leaving only four people to be fully fit.


    " Fuck, so shameless. Do you think I will let you go!"


    Kuyang transformation!!!


    Edward didn''t give any leeway and immediately used his strongest skill, the Kuyang transformation.


    His body got bigger and black fur appeared on his show body. His claw and fang got sharper, and his red was now red like an evil being, giving a sense of terror to the enemy.


    Under the effect of this transformation, Edward''s attack and defend increased to 150%, and his attack now carried a 10% true damage.


    Of course, compared to Ray''s holy damage, it was far less effective than the ghost-type monster. However, this was his best option right now.


    Edward bared his claw and pounced at one of the pocong in front of him.


    Nonetheless, the ghost-type monster in front of him was not a fool. There was no fatal counter like Ray''s holy type item, and therefore, the ghost-type monsters could think clearly this time.


    At the moment Edward''s claw was about to tear a hole on the pocong''s face, the pocong teleported away and appeared near the injured member.


    " Don''t you dare!!!"


    Edward roared with all his lungs. Even so, the pocong didn''t have any fear on his face. Instead, he was very delighted when he saw Edward scream in despair like this.


    Kyahkyahkyahkyah!


    The pocong laughed like mad, and it was followed by the other ghost-type monsters.


    The room was now filled with eery laughter, and somehow, it really made the other awakeners feel like they were in hell.


    It was not known how long this situation lasted. Edward felt like it was just in a glimpse of a moment, while the other awakened felt like it had been for eternity.


    All of a sudden, the laughter stopped, and the pocong stared at Edward with a smile on its face.


    " Satu..."


    CHOMP!!!!


    The next thing Edward and the other awakened knew, their one injured friend''s head was no longer there.


    Kyahkyahkyahkyah!


    The laughter started once again, and this time was even creepier than before. It sounded like a mocking to Edward and the others for not being able to protect their comrade.


    " He.. he is really gone."


    " Do our life really hold no value..."


    Ome of the awakened slumped down as his knees couldn''t bear to hold his weight anymore.


    The scene of his comrade being killed like that had somehow killed their fighting spirit.


    Even Edward, who was the most experienced among them, had his mand trembled. He had seen his comrade die before, but this was his first time seeing a human life so worthless.


    His eyes got moist, and fear started to creep all over his body. But when he remembered all his friends waiting for him back at home, and his one brother out there somewhere in this terrifying dungeon, Edward felt like the scene in front of him was no longer terrifying.


    He gritted his teeth, and veins appeared on his neck.


    Edward''s eyes were full of bloodshot, and he seemed to enter a rage state.


    *Swoosh*


    All of a sudden, Edward''s figure disappeared, and when he appeared again, he was already behind the pocong who killed his comrade, with hit two fists open ready to crush the pocong''s skull.


    BOOMM!!!!!


    The ground trembled as Edward crushed the pocong''s skull in one blow. The might of a high commander level awakened was fully displayed here, and Edward''s posture now was full of strength.


    " Rise my comrade, we must avenge our dead brother!"


    Edward roared at his other depressed comrade, trying to give them hope.


    And right, seeing Edward killed the enemy, the other member felt like they could do this. Their legs now felt full of strength, and they were ready to avenge their dead brother.


    " Kill them!!!"

 Chapter 71 - Ch 71 : Edward And Old Man Grey Situation

    Kakakakakakak!


    Inside one of the rooms in the Lawang Sewu Special Dungeon, laughter filled the entire area.


    Blood scattered everywhere, and three headless corpses were lying motionless in the pool of blood.


    Some of the properties inside were destroyed by the battle just now, and just from its look, it looked like a super fierce battle.


    One of the surviving awakeners gritted his teeth. He took out the communication device in his hand and started recording.


    In fact, communication means has long been lost. Since they entered this special Dungeon, some weird signals intervened with the communication device, making it unable to transfer messages to another group.


    However, the thing that he was going to do right now was not to send a message. He pressed the secret code 555, where it would automatically function as an automatic recorder and start speaking.


    " Joko here... Report.. Lawang Sewu special dungeon.. All party members are annihilated by the incoming group of ghost-type monsters. The group leader Edward is currently engaging the enemies in combat, but from its look, it doesn''t seem that the group leader could hold any longer. If you read this message.. Please run. This Dungeon was not made for mankind, and there''s no way humans could clear this...


    *Splurt*


    Just before the man could finish his last words, a pocong appeared behind her and ate his head, giving him the same fate as his other comrade.


    Now there were four headless corpses in the room, and only Edward was left.


    The pocong, who had just eaten his fourth meal for tonight, smiled, and he began to laugh. A black mist appeared from his body as his laughter was getting louder. The black smoke soon joined the black smoke from the other ghost-type monster and covered the whole room.


    Death corrosion.


    The name of the black mist that just covered the whole room just now was Death corrosion, a special skill from the ghost-type monster in Lawang Sewu that provides AOE Debuff and DoT.


    Don''t think that this skill was useless because the monsters didn''t use this against Ray. In fact, the reason why the ghost-type in Lawang Sewu was feared was because of this skill.


    This skill could slow down the enemy''s perception, confuse them, and even give them fear. And on top of it, the skill continuously drains hp from a non-ghost-type monster.


    The reason that Ray didn''t have any trouble with this skill was because of the holy-type item. With the power of holy-type, the ghost-type skill couldn''t be used to its max, and the death corrosion would immediately lose its effect when it was faced with the light from the holy type.


    Edward now was really in a pinch. On the outside, the ghost-type couldn''t really pose any harm to him. Yet, with the continuous Dot effect of the death corrosion, Edward started to get dizzy, and it wouldn''t be long until he would eventually be defeated in the hand of the ghost army too.


    He looked at the side, and when he saw the headless corpses of his comrade, pains started to fill his heart. Because he was not strong enough, his comrade was now all dead, and even their corpses couldn''t be preserved.


    " I''m sorry, it was all because I''m weak. But please feel relieved, your grudge, I will bear it all."


    The words fell, and the aura behind Edward suddenly changed.


    Like the aura behind the ghost-type monster, now Edward''s body was surrounded by the death aura, making the death corrosion lose its effectiveness.


    " Disappear!"


    A Kuyang mask appeared on Edward''s face, and then he felt like he had lost his consciousness.


    . . . . . .


    On another edge of the Dungeon, Old man Grey ran out with all his might.


    "Pant, pant, pant¡­."


    He couldn''t catch his breaths at all. Still, remembering the scene of everyone being eaten alive by the ghost-type monsters, his scalp got numb, and all the tiredness on his body disappeared..


    Like Ray and Edward, Old man Grey''s group also has faced an army of ghost-type monsters just now, and only because of the sacrifice of his group member that Old man Grey could escape from that hell.


    '' Run Grey, we will hold them back for you. You must find the other group leader and avenge us later. Only when the four group leaders were together that we have a chance to complete this Dungeon!''


    That was the last word of his old comrade before two pocong appeared behind him and tore apart his body into two.


    His gaze inexplicably lowered to his hands.


    His hand was now trembling, and he really wanted to get out of this place as soon as possible.


    In his current condition, it was a question of whether he could overcome the fear in his heart and fight properly.


    '' Damn.. Those fucking ghost bastard!''


    Countless curses were uttered on Old man Grey''s heart. If not for the ghost-type army, his old friend would be alive until now, chatting and joking with him. Now he really wanted to kill each and every one of those ghost-type bastards.


    Even so, his foot didn''t stop running away. He knew that with his current power, facing the ghost-type army alone would just be a suicide.


    His current priority was to find the other group member and quickly get revenge for his fallen comrade.


    Soon, Old man Grey heard sounds of footsteps ahead.


    A relieved expression appeared on his face, and he couldn''t help but quicken his pace.


    The sound of footstep should belong to human, and Old man Grey raised his head in expectation.


    However, how surprised he was when he saw that the people in front of him were not other awakeners in their group but a party of black-robed people.


    " You... who are you guys!?"


    Edward''s expression got tense, and he took out his beloved sword, fully releasing the might of a high commander-level awakener.


    Yet, the party of black-robed didn''t seem to have any change in their expression, and only have a sneer on their voices.


    " Yare, yare, it is bad, boss. Someone has seen us here. Should I kill him?"


    A playful voice appeared, and Old man Grey felt like prey in front of the predator.


    " Don''t joke around. Just kill him fast."


    " Hehe, don''t worry, Boss. It would only take a few minutes."


    Under the flat tone of the leader, the man with the playful tone didn''t dare to play around anymore.


    With a whoosh, he came in front of old man Grey and said:


    " No bad feelings, old man, just blame your bad luck for meeting us here."


    " Ah..."


    . . . . . . .


    While Old man Grey and Edward were facing great adversity at this time, Ray and the girls were currently enjoying their moment in Lawang Sewu Dungeon.


    After the first battle, where they could easily handle an army of more than 30 ghost-type monsters, the girls started to look at Ray differently.


    Things got at their peak when Ray gave the strawberry to Eve, and Eve''s wound healed immediately after eating it.


    Yeah, with Ray''s holy-type advantage and the strawberry healing item, the girls no longer feared the Lawang Sewu Dungeon, and seven began to treat it like a big fat experience cow.


    This Lawang Sewu Dungeon clearly was a very good place to level up if you can ignore the danger.


    The ghost could call each other, and because there were still so many rooms left, there would be a lot of monsters for them to squeeze experience points. Maybe enough for them to level up once or twice.


    [ DING!!! Lv 25 Kuntilanak have been defeated. DM+ 10.]


    " That''s another one."


    Ray said while pulling back his long slingshot. He had just used his natal weapon, the rock Mk.II to tear a hole through the kuntilanak''s body, defeating it in just one blow.


    " Hehe, you are great Ray, how about considering me as your girlfriend?"


    " Bah, since when did you become a nympho? Furthermore, do you think you are worthy of Ray?"


    " .... "


    Eve and Ray watched the girls squabbling with awkward expressions on their faces.


    Just now, the team was ambushed by about 20 ghost-type monsters. But instead of fear, the girls have a brilliant glint in their eyes and start to scream "my exp!", while rushing at the ghost-type monsters like mad.


    " Are they usually like this?"


    " ... "


    " Would you believe me if I say they are usually calm and composed women and didn''t like to be in the presence of a man?"


    " Umm.. maybe(?)"


    In the end, Ray and Eve could only laugh at each other. The heavy tension, in the beginning, was no more, and if people were to see them right now, they might think of them as a group of happy travelers.


    " Okay-okay, let''s be serious. Mira, can I read the map you draw for this Dungeon?"


    " Sure, here, Eve. I have drawn all the rooms we have passed through until now. Still, I don''t think we are near the boss room yet."


    " Okay, just keep drawing. I just hope that the other group would also didn''t have any problem."


    Eve read the map for a while and returned it back to Mira.


    Until now, they still haven''t met another group, and even though they were safe and sound, Eve couldn''t erase the worries in their heart.


    For Eve who has the B-rank danger sense, this is the first time she hoped her danger sense was wrong. She didn''t know why, but from the moment she step into this Dungeon, she always felt a great danger was looming over them.


    '' I hope my intuition is wrong this time.. Please be safe, guys.''

 Chapter 72 - Ch 72 : The Condition Of The Last Group

    After the battle ended, the group continued their journey to find the Boss Room.


    Lawang Sewu Dungeon was infamous for its thousand rooms, so they had no other choice but to explore the rooms one by one.


    Ray''s group itself was pretty lucky. With Ray being on the team, the group felt like most of its burden was alleviated, making their state of mind better than other groups that also explored the Lawang Sewu Dungeon.


    In fact, the most dangerous thing from Lawang Sewu Dungeon was how it played with someone''s psychology. With the dark and seemingly endless room, people normally tend to overthink, and combined with the death aura surrounding it, Lawang Sewu Dungeon could easily make someone go crazy.


    " Ray, should we take a rest first? It has been a while, and we don''t seem to find any trace of other groups."


    One of the awakeners, Mira said.


    The group itself have been walking and battling for a while, and almost didn''t have any rest along the way.


    Ray looked behind, and seeing the girls seemed to be pretty tired, he eventually nodded.


    Actually, Ray himself was not that tired. He was used to battling all day long, and just a few hours of exploration and battling wouldn''t make him pour any sweat.


    Furthermore, Ray was a bit anxious about Edward''s condition.


    Still, seeing the girls was almost at their limit, Ray knew that proceeding going forward was not the best option. He followed the girl to find an empty room, and the group began to rest.


    During their exploration, the relation between Ray and the girls has gotten a lot better, and Ray learned many things from Eve.


    Ray himself got to know about Eve''s more advanced use of danger sense, which she gladly taught Ray after knowing that Ray also had the danger sense.


    The group began to chat while enjoying the small rest time they currently have.


    But just when they were chatting about daily life, a bright idea suddenly appeared on Jane''s mind.


    " Wait, why don''t we use scent to attract other awakeners? I know it might be a bit dangerous, but if we are to cook here, wouldn''t the other awakener be able to smell the scent of our food and come here?"


    " Ah.. that might be a great idea. If I''m not wrong, ghost-type monsters here shouldn''t have any sense of smell, so this cooking scent should only attract other awakeners."


    Who ever thought that such a thing would work here. Still, the group thought that it was a good idea, and after getting everyone''s approval, they started to make a fire and cook some simple dishes.


    They use the cooking utensil they have and make some bbq. In fact, the group brought some ingredients and cooking utensils in their bag. They have long known that it could be a pretty long exploration, so the group has made sufficient preparation as to not be hungry in the middle of the exploration.


    Of course, they also brought things like dried food or ration. Still, if you are in a stressful mood, some good dish would help make you better, and that was their consideration to bring cooking utensils here.


    The fire was lit, and slowly the bbq scent spread everywhere.


    . . . . . .


    "Uwaaahk!!"


    "Keo-heok!!"


    Two awakeners were pierced by blood arrows.


    Their body had some holes in them, and their eyes showed traces of despair.


    Fortunately for them, just when the pocong appeared behind them and ready to bite their head off, a big rock hammer was aimed at the pocong''s head, blowing it away.


    " Now, Kiara, use Wind Blade!"


    Along with the words, three wind blades were shot at the pocong, and it was able to slice the pocong''s body into a few parts before it slowly disintegrated into light particles.


    " Fiuh, that was hard."


    Just now, it was none other than the other group leader of the Lawang Sewu Dungeon expedition, Tony and Kiara.


    Different from Edward and Ray, they were only ambushed by about 4 ghost-type monsters, and with their power, they were able to win this battle, even though with some casualties on hand.


    Tony and Kira walked closer to the injured two awakeners and looked at them with grim expressions.


    " Kiara, what do you think we should do?"


    " This..."


    Yup, looking at the condition of the two awakeners, Tony realized that bringing them along would only give them more burden, and an idea of leaving them here arose in his mind.


    Even if it might sound evil, this kind of thing was pretty normal in a new Dungeon exploration.


    Still, for a girl like Kiara, her heart was not as strong as Tony''s. Seeing her two comrades wounded like this, she couldn''t bear to just leave them alone.


    Kiara looked at Tony and the two injured awakeners a few more times, and in the end, she could only sigh inwardly.


    " You are the captain, Tony, so we will follow your decision."


    The two awakeners face plunge into despair as they hear Kiara''s word. They had some hope that the beautiful lady in front of them would have her heart touched and would not resort to abandoning them.


    Still, it seems it was the need of their journey, and they couldn''t refute it anymore.


    Tony, who heard no objection in Kiara''s words, had a slight arc on his mouth.


    " Then, we will leave the two of you here first. Don''t worry. the monsters in this room have been cleared, and we will pick you up when we clear the Dungeon."


    Tony pat the shoulder of the two injured awakened and tried to reassure them with a smile. Nonetheless, the two injured awakened were not that naive and knew that this was only a formality.


    They just stayed silent and didn''t bother to say any more words. Trying to say something was useless, and they would rather stay and save their energy here.


    " Oh, by the way, don''t you guys still have some energy potion on hand? Health potion might be too expensive to you guys, but energy potion should still be affordable. How about handing it to us now? It would certainly help us in clearing this Dungeon."


    Evil, this guy is an Evil...


    The two injured awakened never thought that not only they would be abandoned but also robbed along the way.


    Out of their feeling for not wanting to cause big trouble, they could only surrender and give Tony their energy potion. Their heart bled as they remembered that the price of one potion could at least reach $10,000, and now they just gave them to Tony freely.


    " Hehe, that''s good. Stay safe guys, we will pick you up later."


    Tony took the energy potion without any reservation and proceeded to leave the room. He knew that those two guys were already hopeless, and there was no use in staying with them anymore.


    Closing the door to the room, Tony, who had just lost two of his team members, didn''t seem to be distressed at all, and instead, there was some happiness in getting some free energy potion.


    " Kiara, where is our next destination?"


    " Wait a minute, I will check with my skill."


    Kiara took a step forward, and immediately her body was surrounded by a green glow.


    Yup, it was her skill, the B-rank Mapping.


    The reason that Tony''s group could still survive until now was none other than this mapping skill. With this skill, the group could choose the less dangerous path and avoid most of the traps.


    A few minutes later, the green glow disappeared, and Kiara was back to normal.


    " I don''t know, Tony. My mapping skill says that the path in front of us is all extremely dangerous. Should we take another route?"


    " Hmm, let me think for a sec."


    Hearing Kiara says the forward path was dangerous, Tony was not an idiot that would still continue going forward.


    He was now pondering whether he should stay here and wait for the other to clear the Dungeon or take another path.


    But just when Tony was still pondering things, he suddenly picked up on a faint smell coming from a distance.


    Tony began following that smell.


    It should be not that far, he thought.


    " Kiara, I have decided. We will follow this smell and find the other group first."


    " Eh, but what if it was a trap?"


    " Believe me, Kiara. From the information I''ve heard, the monster here should have no sense of smell, and this kind of scent could only be a signal sent by other surviving groups."


    " Okay then.. I believe you. But I will use my mapping skill to check the route."


    Seeing that Tony had made a decision, Kiara knew that it would be useless for her to try to say anything.


    She quickly turned on the mapping skill once again, and only after she ensured that there was no danger on the path, they start walking in the direction where the scent came from.


    The three-person group led by Tony walked slowly. From his estimation, the place should not be that far, and it was no use to rush.


    They followed the path that Kiara told them, and only when they open the last door, they were greeted by an unbelievable spectacle.


    ''How can this be?!''


    In front of them, Tony found Eve''s group was resting while having bbq along the way.


    However, the thing that startled him the most was the fact that none of Eve''s group members was missing, and they seemed to be all safe and sound.


    He tried to think about the reason why Eve''s group could still enjoy food while chatting happily, and suddenly something came up to his mind.


    " Coward!! Don''t tell me that you guys are so afraid of the Dungeon that you decided to just camp here and do nothing. You guys are the shame of Indonesian awakeners!"

 Chapter 73 - Ch 73 : Tony Leading The Group

    The sudden intrusion of Tony startled Ray and the group of girls who were still enjoying their dinner.


    Especially when Tony came and accused them like that.


    Jane, the tanker of the team who had the biggest temper amongst the girls, had almost exploded and confronted Tony. Fortunately, Eve was there to subside the tense situation a bit.


    She was more calm-headed, and she knew that internal conflict was the thing that the group needed the less right now.


    They were in a strange situation, and they must combine their power to solve this Dungeon.


    Seeing that Eve''s group didn''t refute, Tony had a smug expression on his face.


    " See, you guys are just cowards. I think you guys should apologize to our fallen comrade in this battle."


    " Humph, just think as you want."


    Eve stopped and didn''t bother to care about what Tony said anymore.


    This guy was just an arrogant bastard, and if she didn''t want to spend her energy arguing with Tony.


    " Humph, what a coward."


    Tony also quickly lost his interest as he saw Eve was not going to argue with him. For someone like Tony, his pleasure would only come if the opposing side was to retaliate. If the opposing side decided to shut up and didn''t refute, he would soon lose interest.


    He walked past Eve and tried to find a new victim to vent his frustration, and when he saw Ray was sitting there with the girls, Tony''s eyes suddenly glowed with light.


    " You over there, you call yourself a man, but you hide behind the girls? Aren''t you ashamed of yourself?"


    " ???"


    Ray was startled. He was doing nothing and just enjoyed his dinner, so why did this guy suddenly come and target him.


    He turned his head around, and seeing that the girls just looked at him and shook their heads, he knew that he should also just ignore this stupid guy.


    Still, Ray was not Eve. Tony, who saw a lower level awakener was ignoring him, immediately got his temper into his head.


    "You son of a b*tch!!"


    Tony quickly shot up from his spot and grabbed Ray''s collar.


    " Apologize now! Apologize to all our fallen comrades. You stay here enjoying your dinner, don''t you know there are many of our comrade out there, staking their life to complete this Dungeon?"


    If the girls didn''t know Tony''s character, they would definitely be touched by this acting. The way he used his face to express his anger, and his words, all of it were so complete that Eve wanted to give him an oscar trophy.


    Being grabbed in his collar by Tony, Ray was speechless. He wanted to ask Tony to let him go, but when he looked at Tony''s expression, which seemed genuine, He felt a bit guilty in his heart.


    Ray was not an acquaintance of Tony, and hearing Tony''s words, he was duped into thinking that it was real.


    The two stayed in that tense position for some moment until eventually, Eve came and separated the two.


    " Enough. He is also our comrade Tony, and furthermore, he is from my group. He just followed my decision, so if you have any complaints, come to me."


    " Humph!"


    Tony didn''t care anymore and quickly let Ray go. At least he was able to vent some of his anger. Nevertheless, Tony still wanted a bit more. He glared at Ray once again and snatched the food Ray had in his hand.


    " Just a coward hiding behind a girl."


    " ... "


    The atmosphere turned a bit awkward as Tony, Kiara, and one other awakener joined the group.


    Now the group has eight people, but this didn''t make things easier.


    " I say, I should be the leader from now on. You guys didn''t even try to fight the monster, so you are not worthy of being the leader."


    Once again, Tony said things that made the girls frown.


    Just because they didn''t have any wounds and casualties, and this fucker thinks that they were all cowards and didn''t fight with the monsters?


    If not for the girls afraid to make an internal skirmish that would only hurt the two sides, they would definitely come and ganged up on Tony.


    Jane tugged at Eve''s sleeve.


    "Eve¡­."


    " Just let him be. We should not have any internal conflict now."


    Eve shook her head helplessly. He tried to convey her meaning to the girls, and in the end, they could only follow Tony''s arrangement.


    . . . . .


    - Another side of the Lawang Sewu Dungeon -


    The scent of bbq was spreading through the air.


    Sniff, sniff¡­.


    A man with a black robe sniffed the air with his nose and proceeded to turn his head to look at his leader.


    " Leader, what should we do?"


    " Hmm, actually, it''s not bad. We could just follow this scent to track them. Using them to determine the right path to the boss room doesn''t sound bad at all.


    The other guys in black robes nodded at their leader''s words and slowly followed the scent to where Ray and the other rest.


    . . . . . .


    ZINGG!!!!


    At the same time, when the group of black-robed people started to move, ray and Eve could feel a trace of danger was coming at them.


    Both of them suddenly look at one of the pathways they have taken before, only to notice that the other was also staring in the same direction.


    Maybe because the two possessed the same skill, Ray and Eve immediately knew what was going on.


    They were about to step up and explain things when once again, Tony''s voice resounded through the room.


    " Okay, that''s enough rest. Let''s continue our dungeon exploration."


    Tony stood up and began to pack up his belonging. His tone just now was not one that could be refuted, and with his temper, he would instantly flare up if someone was to try to say anything.


    " You, do you think you are the leader?"


    Jane couldn''t hold it anymore. This guy has been acting all he wanted since he came here, and now he wanted to continue the dungeon exploration without waiting for the other awakeners? Just see her punch the shit of this guy.


    " I am the leader; what do you want!"


    " Y-You..."


    Jane had already stood up and ready to rush at Tony, but suddenly he felt two hands were holding her back.


    " Don''t do it, Jane!"


    " Yeah, and I also somehow agree with Tony. It has been some time since we started to make bbq, and if the other group could smell it, they should have come here by now. No one comes here until this time just signified that either they shouldn''t be able to feel the bbq scent or.."


    They could feel the bbq scent, but they couldn''t come here....


    That words were stuck at Eve''s throat. Just now, he and Ray hold back Jane and don''t argue in Tony''s decision because the two could feel the incoming danger.


    Staying here would not help, and it was better if they proceeded to go forward.


    With Eve didn''t object to Tony''s decision, the group started to pack their luggage back and was ready to continue their exploration.


    Now that they have Kiara''s mapping skills, the exploration should have been a lot easier, and they should have taken less detour.


    Tony, who was still enjoying the treatment as the leader, came to the very front and began to lead the team.


    Room by room they passed, but different from before, almost all the rooms they currently passed were without any monsters.


    Kiara''s skill was too OP for this Lawang Sewu Dungeon, and Tony had a smug look on his face.


    However, the girls in the back now had black lines all over their faces.


    Before, they could easily grind some exp while facing monsters in this Dungeon. With Ray being here, they didn''t need to be afraid of the ghost-type and could brush up some easy experience points.


    Now with Tony taking the lead, the chance of them encountering monsters has been lowered by much, and they certainly wouldn''t be happy.


    The girls cursed Tony inwardly in their hearts, but they still followed his leads.


    Soon, more than 200 rooms were mapped by Kiara''s skill, and they would soon face their first big battle since coming to the Lawang Sewu Dungeon.


    Darkness still filled the whole area, but now, there was something eyecatching in front of them.


    A big door with the picture of a red woman on it.


    .


    [ Mini-Boss Room.]


    [ Mini-Boss: Red Kuntilanak, Lv 30 Boss.]


    [ Special effect: Ghost-type monster attack +10%, defense +10%]


    [ Number of Monsters: 1 Mini-Boss, 15 common ghost-type monsters.]


    [ Reward: Red scarf of the dead woman.]


    [ One of the Miniboss rooms in Lawang Sewu special Dungeon.]


    .


    With his appraisal skill, ray quickly gains information about the room in front of him.


    Tony told the group to stop, and he turned his head to face the direction of the group.


    " In front of us right now should be the mini-boss room of this Dungeon. From the picture, we could guess that it should be a red Kuntilanak, a stronger variant of Kuntilanak. We would take a rest for a few minutes here, recovering our energy before we all go and rush inside. Remember, don''t hold me back."


    Tony said it like a true leader. Still, everyone could see that it was mostly directed to Ray.


    In Tony''s eyes right now, Ray, who was only a level 20 awakener was his primary target to vent his anger.


    He glared at Ray and seeing that Ray didn''t have any objection, a sense of superiority grew in his heart.

 Chapter 74 - Ch 74 : Mini Boss Room

    " Let''s go. We have enough rest for now."


    Tony gave the signal, and everyone followed him to the Mini Boss''s room.


    His hand was placed at the big door, and with a creak, the big door opened, revealing the darkness inside.


    The death aura inside the Mini Boss''s room was on a whole another level compared to what they have ever felt before. Still, they have no other choice but to go forward.


    With Tony leading them, the group eventually entered the Mini-Boss room.


    Inside the room, everything was dark, and the group almost could not see anything. And only after Ray used his slingshot as a light stick that the condition get a bit better.


    The group stopped and observed the situation of the Mini-Boss room.


    There were torches on the side of the room that didn''t have any indication of being lit at all, and looking from their condition, it should have been a pretty long time since someone come to this room.


    The room itself was pretty big, about 10x10 meters square, and unlike other rooms, which were usually empty, there was a small altar in the middle of the room, with a big empty bucket in front of it.


    The girls looked at each other and nodded.


    Without any further do, Mira used her skill, the blazing arrow, and fired them at the torches on the side of the room.


    Using the blazing arrow to ignite the torch might seem a bit wasteful if it was the usual case. However, this was also the safest way to lit it, and the last thing they wanted right now was to have another casualty.


    The torches were lit by the blazing arrow, and the room got a lot brighter.


    Still, things weren''t that simple.


    At the moment when the torches were lit, the group suddenly felt the change in the room.


    The ground shook, and blood was dripping from the ceiling.


    The scenery in front of them was very gruesome, and if not for their strong mentality, someone would definitely have fainted here.


    A few moments later, the shaking stop and the group sighed relief.


    Their eyes were worried as they realized that the Mini-Boss trial should begin soon.


    Nonetheless, they didn''t realize that the empty bucket before was now full of blood.


    An eery shriek filled the whole room, and all of a sudden, a woman in red clothing appeared in the place where the empty bucket was.


    Whoo... Kills.. my.. children....


    The voice fell, and everyone could feel their spine was shivering. They looked in the direction of the voice and found that now the woman had turned into a giant about three meters tall with red clothes and Torn face.


    Vengeance... I will have vengeance.....


    ROARRRR!!!!!


    Along with that, fifteen ghost-type monsters appeared from the side and surrounded the group.


    " Maintain formation! The tanker will be in the front with me getting the aggro of the mini-boss, while the other tries to solve the ghost-type monster as fast as you could!" Tony immediately took control.


    Even though his personality was a bit annoying, Tony himself was clearly a professional in this. Even when facing something like this, he didn''t cower and could make a fast decision.


    Tony''s heart trembled as he thought about the Red Kuntilanak in front of them. Their life and death would be decided by this battle. If they couldn''t even pass through this level, then they surely pose no hope to clear this Dungeon.


    Tony''s glare that had been fixed on the Red Kuntilanakn now turned into Jane next to him.


    The two must cooperate with each other and hold the Red Kuntilanak until the other finishes dealing with the ghost-type monsters.


    "Haaaaaaa!"


    As if they could read each other minds, the two Tankers of this group, Jane and Tony, rushed forward to the frontline. A thick vein protruded out of their neck as the two immediately used their strongest defense move.


    " Earth wall dome!"


    " Ceteris Paribus!!!"


    Two rays of light surrounded Jane and Tony, and immediately, a giant earth dome covered in golden light appeared and covered the Red Kuntilanak.


    "Now, take this chance to reduce their number!"


    Tony impressively roared!


    The ghost-type monsters who saw the Red Kuntilanak trapped by the earth dome became furious. A dangerous glint in their eyes, and they immediately bared their fangs and claws before pouncing on Tony''s position.


    Tony, who saw the enemies pouncing at him, became a bit frightened.


    " Quick, cover me, what are you bastards are doing?"


    On the other side of the battlefield, Ray ran behind Eve and attacked the enemies from afar, playing support while rebuffing the enemies with holy rock.


    He was thinking about whether he should just rush forward and end this battle for good when he suddenly heard Tony''s roar.


    " Isn''t it just a few ghost-type? Why is he so anxious?"


    Fortunately for Ray, no one was near enough to hear what he said.


    If not, Ray would definitely get some preaching from Eve and the others.


    Ray might not know it, but the terror of the ghost-type monsters was not something to be underestimated if you don''t have any holy type attack.


    However, there are no buts. Ray has a holy-type item in his hand, and he certainly has the right to belittle those ghost-type monsters.


    He quickly summoned his natal weapon, which in coincidence would be the fourth true damage attack, and put it on the holy staff slingshot. Grabbing the hilt tightly with one hand, while the other hand was aiming accurately at the ghost-type monsters, Ray powerfully released his attack.


    " True Holy Stone!"


    Khwack!!


    As the holy stone was flying in the direction of the ghost-type monsters, they felt the immense danger hidden in it.


    The ghost-type monsters tried their best to evade, but it was still too late.


    Just with one rock, and Ray easily blows the head of two ghost-type monsters.


    [ DING!!! Lv 25 Kuntilanak have been defeated. DM+ 10.]


    [ DING!!! Lv 25 Kuntilanak have been defeated. DM+ 10.]


    " Thanks for the point."


    Seeing this spectacle, Tony felt like he was currently dreaming. In what world does a weak level 20 awakener one shot two ghost-type monsters, especially just with a stone.


    He turned his head around to look at the others, and seeing the girls didn''t have any reaction, he now felt that the word had truly turned around.


    Fortunately, he was not the only one who became like this. Kiara and the other awakener from Tony''s party were also dumbfounded, and they looked at Ray with an unbelievable look.


    " Umm, can you not look at me like this? I can be shy too, you know." Ray said with a blush on his face, which made the other roll their eyes.


    Still, even though they couldn''t really believe what was happening right before their eyes, Tony, Kiara, and the other awakener quickly returned to their own battle.


    The battle has just started, and even if ray killed two ghost-type monsters instantly, they still have thirteen more to slay.


    With Ray taking the first kill of the ghost-type monster in the Mini-Boss room, the other slowly followed.


    The fear has long gone, and their attack combined with Ray''s could somehow suppress the ghost-type enemies.


    " Wind Blade!"


    " Blazing arrows!"


    " Shadow Burial!"


    " Sword slash!"


    The four girls use their own skills, and seven ghost-type monsters disintegrate into the light particles, leaving only six more ghost-type monsters.


    According to this tempo, it would not take that long until all the ghost-type monsters were fully obliterated. Still, they are not just battling with the ghost-type monsters, but also with time.


    Kiiiieeeehhhk!!


    The Red Kuntilanak trapped inside the earth dome slowly regained its power, and now she was truly enraged.


    The Red Kuntilanak must''ve been displeased the way it was trapped because it began bellowing out a high-pitched scream.


    " Hurry, I don''t think I could hold on any longer."


    If it was replaced by an ordinary tanker, the earth dome that holds down the Red Kuntilanak would have long gone, and the Mini-Boss would have been released back into the battlefield. Nonetheless, Tony and Jane were far from ordinary, and even though it was a bit hard for them, they could still maintain the earth dome.


    " HAAAAAA!"


    The aura around Tony flared up, and the earth dome shone.


    Just now, Tony enhanced the earth dome to a new level, trying to hold the Red Kuntilanak so it couldn''t break through the barrier.


    The Red Kuntilanak stopped screeching out and seemed like Tony was able to contain it. Still, Tony''s face now was very pale, signifying that the energy he spent for this earth dome was not small.


    The group seeing that Tony''s condition got worsened every time passed, now have urgency in their heart.


    They tried their best to end the ghost-type monster as soon as possible, but it just made the situation worse.


    Because they couldn''t keep their temper, the attack couldn''t correlate with each other, and most of the attacks missed their target.


    '' *Sigh* It seems I have no other choice.''


    Ray, who was supporting from behind, shook his head helplessly. If this were to continue, the Red Kuntilanak would definitely have come out first before the group finished obliterating the ghost-type monsters.


    He rushed forward, ignoring everyone else, and thrust his holy staff slingshot at the body of one of the ghost-type monsters, propelling it a few meters.


    The progression of the event had made Kiara startled. He looked at Ray, who was now engaging the six ghost-type monsters in combat and shouted.


    " You, what do you think you are doing?"


    " Just thank me later, now you guys should focus on the Red Kuntilanak, I''ll handle these six guys by myself."


    " ??? "

 Chapter 75 - Ch 75 : AOE Attack, Red Scarf

    " The heck are you doing? Come back here and return to the formation!"


    Tony shouted at ray, who was now taking six ghost-type monsters by himself.


    It''s just then...


    Kwa-ka-boom!!


    Just then, a huge explosion resounded out from the earth dome, signaling that the Red Kuntilanak had been freed. Maybe because Tony was a bit anxious just now, he was not able to maintain the earth dome, resulting in the Red Kuntilanak taking this chance to break the earth dome.


    Everyone''s eyes now have a trace of horror. They haven''t even dealt with all the ghost-type monsters yet, and now the red Kuntilanak was ready to make another commotion.


    On the other side, ray, who was watching this, knew that he must do something.


    He took out the holy pumpkin bomb from his inventory and threw it in the direction of three ghost-type monsters.


    Even though it''s a bit wasteful to use them at just three normal ghost-type monsters, Ray really has no other choice this time.


    He needed to do this quickly so he could support the other guys, and using the holy pumpkin bomb was his fastest option right now.


    The holy pumpkin bomb fell right in the middle of the three ghost-type monsters, and then...


    Ka-BOOM!!!!!


    Another explosion happened in the Mini-Boss room, but this time, it was full of a holy aura that made the group members feel their heavy tense was alleviated.


    They looked at the explosion source and found that Ray was there with only three more ghost-type monsters left.


    " Just leave it to me. I will make it quick."


    Ray said, full of determination to the Group, and after that, he started rushing at the three ghost-type monsters.


    '' Two Pocong and one Kuntilanak left, okay, let''s do this.''


    Ray jumped up rather gracefully and swung down the holy staff slingshot held firmly with both hands.


    BAMMM!


    The pocong hammered heavily to the ground, and it was struggling to get up.


    Seeing Ray easily hammered the Pocong, the other two ghost-type monsters got enraged. One Pocong immediately teleported behind Ray, ready to take a big bite, while Kuntilanak launched a blood arrow in Ray''s direction.


    '' Too slow!''


    With the help of danger sense, Ray could already detect the danger before they even arrived. He tilted his body slightly to the left to avoid the blood arrow, and with a swift motion, trusted his holy staff slingshot to his back, piercing the Pocong''s abdomen.


    KWAHK!


    The Pocong Shriek was in pain, but Ray didn''t let go. He summoned his Natal weapon, the rock Mk.II, turned his body around to smash the head of the Pocong with the rock in his hand.


    Thud!!


    The pocong''s head was crushed by the rock, and it dispersed into light particles.


    '' Two left''


    Ray''s gaze shifted to the one Pocong that he had hammered down before, and his eyes gleamed dangerously.


    He jumped high in the air, and when he reached the peak of his jump, he threw the Holystaff slingshot in his hand, impaling the body of the Pocong.


    "Ahk!"


    The Pocong issued his last cry, but it was to no use. Ray''s attack just now was too much effective, and soon the pocong''s body turned into particles of light.


    '' One more...''


    Ray pulled the holy staff slingshot from the ground and looked around, only to find that the last Kuntilanak had been missing.


    '' From the left!''


    *Swoosh*


    A sharp claw slightly missed Ray''s neck as he was able to predict the danger ahead.


    Ray was able to dodge the attack just now by the smallest margins imaginable. Still, ray couldn''t help but shudder. If not for the danger sense, that sharp claw would have pierced through his neck.


    He turned his gaze and saw the last Kuntilanak, who was floating around while laughing like a maniac.


    '' This shrewd bastard...''


    Ray gritted his teeth, and the rock immediately appeared in his hand. He threw two rocks in the direction of the Kuntilanak as a diversion and slowly accumulated power in his feet.


    The rock thrown in this way didn''t contain any holy power, and the Kuntilanak could easily block it with its sharp claw.


    Still, when she thought that it was over, Ray, out of nowhere, appeared right in front of her face with his slingshot aiming at the face of the last kuntilanak.


    [ Passive: 1on4 activated, the next attack would be counted as true damage.]


    The rock placed on the slingshot shined with bluish light as its passive was activated, and Ray released it on a point-blank range without any further do.


    BOOM!!!


    A big hole was torn on the face of the last kuntilanak, and now all the ghost-type normal monsters have been dealt by Ray.


    Ray looked at the battlefield which was full of cracks and holes from the battle just now, and sighed relief.


    One down, now all he needed to do was to deal with the Mini-Boss, and this room would be done.


    He turned his head to look in the direction of the Red Kuntilanak''s battle, and it seems even though the Group couldn''t deal some significant damage to the Red Kuntilanak, they were still on the upper hand.


    Tony and Jane kept tanking the damage while Eve, Mira, Lucy, and Kiara threw all the moves they had on the Red Kuntilanak.


    However, things really weren''t this simple.


    The moment that all their moves connect and the Red Kuntilanak seemed like it had been dealt a large blow, the aura surrounding it suddenly changed, and Ray and Eve could feel the presence of immense danger.


    " It is working. We might really do it, guys!"


    Other than ray and Eve, the others couldn''t perceive the incoming danger.


    They were still a bit happy that their attack worked, and the Red Kuntilanak finally felt some pain when something unexpected suddenly happened.


    ''¡­.!!''


    Tony''s eyes grew wider.


    They just thought they might have a chance to win this one when The Red Kuntilanak''s face was hideously twisted as it turned around to face the Group as if it was expressing its anger.


    Kill... Death to the murderer of my child....


    ZOOMMM!!!!


    A flash of wind passed by, and the Group felt like they had just lost one of their lives.


    Tony tried his best to block the movement of the Red Kuntilanak with his earth wall. However, the Red Kuntilanak''s movement was a step faster than the speed of Tony''s earth wall.


    Piishuk-!


    The Red Kuntilanal literally blinked and reappeared right in front of the other awakener in Tony''s Group before. His eyes shook hard, and his body trembled with fear. He didn''t even have enough time to think about defending himself when the Red Kuntilanak''s sharp claw was already over his neck.


    Slice!


    The awakener''s head fell down to the ground, and his body started to limp.


    Thud!!


    The Group had been holding his breath as the next thing they saw, one of their comrades had lost their lives in the hand of the Red Kuntilanak.


    '' Is this the end for us?'' That thought surfaced in everyone''s mind. Seeing the attack of the Red Kuntilanak just now, they really didn''t have the confidence to survive this calamity.


    . . . .


    On Ray''s side, seeing that one of their comrades lost their life like that made his heart feel pain.


    '' If I was stronger...''


    If he was faster to deal with the ghost-type monsters, he would have been able to give support to the Red Kuntilanak battle, and that awakener wouldn''t necessarily lose his life like this.


    Still, he knew that regretting things now would do nothing good.


    He gritted his teeth, and now his gazes locked at the Red Kuntilanak determinedly.


    .


    [ DING!!! The Red Kuntilanak has entered her second phase.]


    [ Red Kuntilanak Berserk mode.]


    [ Attack +50%, Agility +50%, defense -20%.]


    [ Red Kuntilanak special move: Red scarf(AOE Group Bind) is now available.]


    .


    In the middle of this despair, the Red Kuntilanak raised her hand high into the air, preparing for her next big move.


    [ The Red Kuntilanak is preparing for the move: Red Scarf.]


    " Fuck, it is an AOE move, Dodge!!!"


    With the help of the DM system, Ray was able to recognize the next move of the Red Kuntilanak.


    He shouted with all his lunge to remind the other awakeners. Still, it was a bit too late.


    *Swoosh* *Swoosh* *Swoosh*


    Under the AOE Group binding, the member with a late reaction or slower movement like Jane and Tony could not react in time.


    The Red scarf successfully got under their body and immobilized them.


    [ Three of your teammates, Jane, Tony, Lucy, and Kiara, were captured by the Red Scarf.]


    ''Damn!!!!''


    Ray swore inwardly as now there were only four people left to battle. Furthermore, all of their tanks seemed to be captured by the Red Scarf skill, and now there were only him and two other attackers left, making it a full damage party.


    '' *Sigh* Let''s just think that offense is the best defense. If I didn''t remember wrong, there seems to be a game by M*h*y* that only has DPS in their meta.''


    Ray calmed down a bit and focused his gaze back on the Red Kuntilanak. His hand grabbed the holy staff slingshot tight, and he was now in his peak battle condition.


    *Swoosh*


    CLANGG!!!


    Ray rushed in the direction of the Red Kuntilanak, but he was blocked by a red scarf. His holy staff slingshot clashed with the scarf of the Red Kuntilanak.


    He was surprised that the scarf didn''t give the feeling of fabric when he hit it, but instead very hard steel.


    For the first time in this Dungeon, Ray''s attack was easily blocked by the enemy, and he couldn''t help but get a bit astonished.


    '' Worthy of a Mini-Boss.. But don''t think I''m an easy one.''

 Chapter 76 - Ch 76 : Eves Strategy

    '' Okay, let''s try to think of a way to get past through that annoying red scarf.''


    Even after his attack was blocked by the Red Kuntilanak, Ray didn''t feel discouraged at all.


    There was already too much failure in his life, and adding one more definitely would not hurt.


    Ray was still working his head as hard as he could when he suddenly noticed a red scarf coming in his direction.


    " Be careful!"


    Eve''s figure appeared from Ray''s shadow and threw him away to avoid the red scarf.


    Actually, Ray didn''t really need that help as his danger sense had already warned him. Still, it was a fact that Eve tried to save him, and Ray appreciated that.


    " Don''t be dazed. That Red scarf has an auto-attack ability, and if you are not careful, you will be caught by it. Right now, only you, me, and Mira were left, and we would definitely lose this battle if you are to get caught by the Red Kuntilanak."


    " I know. I''ll be more careful next time."


    Eve who saw Ray like this, shook her head. Ray was still too inexperienced, and even though he might be stronger than he looks, his inexperience might lead to his doom in his dungeon.


    " Okay, I''ll lead the way and try to block the Red scarf. Mira will cover from the back with her blazing arrow, and if you can, try to score a hit at the Red Kuntilanak."


    Eve told her battle plan to Ray, and since Ray had no better plan, he decided to stick with Eve''s plan.


    In fact, Eve''s plan was the most suitable for their current situation. It might not be a super-smart plan, but it could be said as the one that was carefully thought of.


    The two nodded at each other to gave signaled that they were ready, and at the moment when the red scarf was going to attack them once again, Eve and Ray started to move.


    " To the left!"


    With her B-rank danger sense, Eve could somehow predict the trajectory of the red scarf. She easily led Ray through the first few attack of the red scarf, and now they have closed their distance to the Red Kuntilanak.


    " After this, the number of the red scarves was too much to be avoided. I will use my shadow skill to make a barrier; try to find an angle to launch your attack!"


    As they got closer to the Red Kuntilanak, Eve''s words became the truth.


    Ray could see that the Red Kuntilanak was flying high in the air and was surrounded by countless Red scarves hovering around her.


    KYAHKK!!! Kill.... Kill everyone....


    Along with those words, the Red Kuntilanak pointed her finger at Ray and Eve, and about a hundred red scarves immediately rushed in their direction.


    " Mira, now!"


    Ten blazing arrows were launched from Mira''s place to block the first round of red scarves. Maybe because it was still a cloth, the red scarves weren''t immune to fire, and some of them were burnt by Mira''s blazing arrow.


    Still, it was a bit too early if they wanted to celebrate.


    Even after some of them were burned down by Mira''s blazing arrow, the number of Red scarves aiming at them didn''t seem to decrease at all.


    Eve who saw this, immediately gritted her teeth. Her hand made a bull shadow puppet, and from her shadow, a shadow bull appeared.


    " Moo!"


    The appearance of the shadow bull was not that long. It came to block the red scarves, and when it did its role, it directly disappeared.


    Ray saw the attack was stopped by Eve''s shadow bull and had his eyes glimmered. It was the closest he ever had to the Red Kuntilanak, and there was no better chance to attack than now.


    His hand summoned his Natal weapon, the rock, and threw three of it in the direction of the red scarves to trigger his passive.


    Now that his passive was already on, ray placed the bluish shining rock in the holy staff slingshot.


    Aiming it at the head of the Red Kuntilanak, and only when he was hundred percent sure that he released it.


    " Let''s do this, True Holy Stone!"


    The stone that now has a blue and white glow on it was launched in the direction of the Red Kuntilanak. It flew through the gaps of the Red scarves and successfully hit the eye of the Red Kuntilanak.


    BOOM!!!


    Ray''s eyes widened as he saw the stone was able to hit its target.


    The Red kuntilanak screamed in pain, and all the red scarves surrounding her disappeared.


    The attack just now was just too effective, and it seems that it was able to bring the Red Kuntilanak out from its second phase.


    The Red Kuntilanak fell to the ground and seemed to be weakened a lot.


    .


    [ DING!!! The Red Kuntilanak have entered a weakened state.]


    [ Special skill red scarves have been disabled, and now the Red Kuntilanak could only do some melee combat.]


    .


    A notification came into Ray''s mind as the Red Kuntilanak fell down.


    Ray could see that the Red Kuntilanak should have more than 60% of its health left, and if they were not careful, it might do other bullshit things like the Red scarves attack once more.


    *Swoosh*


    Ray''s figure flashed, and it appeared right in front of the Red Kuntilanak. He swung the holy staff slingshot powerfully into the Red Kuntilanak''s face.


    SLAM!!


    The Red Kuntilanak felt that attack, and its back nearly bent backward, but somehow it was able to stomp down and withstood the hit.


    ''¡­.!!''


    The attack just now had all of Ray''s power in one swing, so seeing that Red Kuntilanak could take it like it was nothing, Ray couldn''t help but get taken by surprise.


    Kill... Kill..... Killl...


    The Red Kuntilanak''s eyes were filled with madness. It wanted to kill those puny humans and tear their flesh away. She screamed the word "Kill" Multiple times as death auras converged around her.


    Too bad, there was no time for her to power up because Eve''s blade flew in afterward.


    Swish-!!


    Eve swung her blade enhanced with the shadow power on the neck of the Red Kuntilanak, and even though it didn''t kill her in one hit, the attack just now still gravely wounded her.


    The Red Kuntilanak stopped screaming and shifted its horrifyingly crumpled expression towards Eve and Ray. The death aura stopped converging around her, but Ray could see that the atmosphere around the Red Kuntilanak had changed.


    "You dare!!"


    It was the first time the Red Kuntilanak spoke with fluent words, and that somehow brought chills to Ray, Eve, and Mira.


    " I''m going to engage in a close combat; you guys try to find an opportunity to sneak behind and kill her." Ray looked at both Eve and Mira seriously. He knew that it was the last phase of this battle, and their survival would depend on this.


    As Ray and the Red Kuntilanak stared at each other, the distance between them shortened faster and faster.


    Soon, they were only separated by a few meters. And then, without a hint of hesitation or mercy, they began exchanging countless attacks, each thumping hit carrying all their might.


    Slam!!


    Kaboom!!


    BOOM!!


    Eve and Mira, who were watching from the sideline, were all stupefied into silence.


    Light and dark collided with each other whenever Ray and the Red Kuntilanak exchanged their blow.


    The Red Kuntilanak was very strong, but because Ray''s holy staff slingshot was too effective, her combat capability had been decreased by almost 60%, making her an equal opponent to Ray.


    "Woo-wuoop¡­"


    " Mira, it''s not the right time to daze off! We must quickly help Ray to finish this thing!"


    Mira, who was reprimanded by Eve, felt a bit ashamed, but she quickly recovered. Her eyes shone with brilliant light as she saw Ray was able to hold the Red Kuntilanak by himself, and now Mira''s hand was placed on her bow.


    Eve also didn''t want to lose. She used her shadow control ability to make a giant shadow blade and was ready to strike anytime.


    As time passed, the battle between Ray and the Red Kuntilanak became even more severe.


    The ground beneath them cracked from the shockwave created by their collision, and the air surrounding them changed.


    Nonetheless, such a long battle didn''t place a small burden on both of them. Some openings started to be created on the Red Kuntilanak''s body.


    She could no longer maintain her focus on the three awakeners as now all her focus was placed on Ray.


    Ray''s attack was just way too ferocious and deadly, and if she were not careful enough, it would be fatal for her.


    Crack! Crack!


    BOOMM!!!


    All of a sudden, a big opportunity was created by Ray. He trusted his holy staff slingshot at the Red Kuntilanak''s face, and she tried to block it with her sharp claw.


    However, maybe because the battle was too straining, the sharp claw was no longer able to hold the damage of the holy staff slingshot and broke into two.


    The Holy staff slingshot who just broke the sharp claws continued its trajectory and successfully hit the Red Kuntilanak right on her face, launching her high into the air.


    ''Now!''


    Both Mira and Eve knew that it was the opportunity they have been waiting for.


    Putting almost half of her energy into this blazing arrow, Mira fired it at the Red Kuntilanak.


    Kaboom!!


    A big explosion occurred as the Blazing arrow hit the Red Kuntilanak.. However, it was not the end of their attack.

 Chapter 77 - Ch 77 : Exit Lawang Sewu

    The Red Kuntilanak felt the damage in her body.


    Crack.


    Crack¡­.


    Its skin which was previously whiter than snow, began developing cracks all over the place. Half of her body was burnt by the explosion, and somehow, she could not erase this dangerous feeling in her heart.


    '' You dare!!!''


    She wanted to scream in her heart, but after discovering that something was approaching it with a super-fast speed, the look of sheer terror filled up on the face of the Red Kuntilanak, so much so that it looked like a child looking at a ghost.


    " You have killed our comrade. Now it is the time for you to face your demise. Special move: Shadow blossoming in the moonlight!"


    Along with the words, Eve figure who just appeared near the Red Kuntilanak blended into the shadow.


    Multiple strikes and cuts appeared on the Red Kuntilanak''s body, and even before the Red Kuntilanak was able to screech and beg for mercy, she could already see that her head had been separated from her body.


    '' Is this the end..''


    .


    [ DING!!! Mini-Boss Red Kuntilanak has been defeated. DM+ 5000]


    [ DING!!! Reward: Red scarf of the dead woman has been transferred to the Host''s storage room.]


    [ DING!!! The Mini-boss room has been cleared, the Host can continue to dungeon exploration.]


    .


    Relief filled Ray''s mind as he heard the notification. With this, the first Mini-boss was finally cleared. Still, Ray''s expression immediately turned gloomy when he realized that more Mini-Boss rooms and the true Boss-room were waiting for them.


    '' *Sigh* Can we really clear this dungeon...''


    [ DING!!! After finishing the Mini-Boss room, the system has found that the situation on the Lawang Sewu Dungeon has calmed down a bit. From the system''s calculation, even if the Host was to leave now, there will be another six-month calm period for this Lawang Sewu Dungeon.]


    " .... "


    '' Then, can we leave now?''


    [ Affirmative Host, after clearing the mini-boss room, there is an option for the awakener inside the Dungeon to leave the Dungeon first. Conscious awakeners will be given an option to leave the Dungeon, while the unconscious one will be immediately transported outside the Dungeon.]


    Hearing this, Ray felt a big burden had been lifted from his heart. He was still worried about Edward''s condition out there, but at least there was a chance to see Edward once again with this function.


    '' Ed, please don''t die on me.''


    Without wasting any more time, Ray chose to activate the function.


    Golden light enveloped Ray''s and the other''s bodies as a notification popped up on their mind.


    [ DING!!! Do you wish to leave the Dungeon?]


    '' Yes.''


    " Everyone, don''t ask anything, just agree to it first. I will explain everything on the outside later."


    . . . . . . .


    What Ray didn''t know was the fact that they were not the only ones in this Lawang Sewu Dungeon.


    When he activated the teleport function, light also enveloped the man in the black robe''s body, and they couldn''t help but curse.


    " Fuck, they wanted to escape. Boss, should we go on and kill all of them!"


    One of the members asked the leader.


    However, contrary to his expectation. The leader was calm and raised his hand with an indifferent expression.


    " Just let them go. We have our own channel, and there''s no use to kill them right now. In fact, it would be better to let them go. If all of the awakeners were to be killed here, the government would surely send a stronger batch of awakeners, and we don''t want that right now."


    " We will follow your arrangement, boss."


    " Then, should we go out now, Boss?"


    As some of the members asked a question. The leader stopped and pondered for a while.


    " No, our resources would let us last for about one year, and I don''t believe that we were not able to find that thing before one year. Furthermore, we might find some surprises here. reject the notification and come with me!"


    " Yes, Boss!!"


    As the words fell, all the black-robed members rejected the transport request and continued to follow the boss to explore the Lawang Sewu Dungeon.


    . . . . . .


    - Outside of Lawang Sewu Dungeon -


    " Finally outside."


    Numerous portals appeared in front of the Lawang Sewu Dungeon, and Ray and the others got out of it.


    Other than Ray, Mira, and Eve who defeated the Red Kuntilanak, Ray could see the figure of Tony and the others who were trapped by the red scarves before.


    It seems, even though they were trapped, they were only immobilized, and there was no big threat to their life.


    Ray came forward and looked around. He waited for the appearance of another portal with a hopeful look.


    However, Reality was often cruel.


    After more than ten minutes of waiting, there was no sign that another portal would open, and only seven of them were survivors of this Lawang Sewu Dungeon.


    '' No way... this can''t be..''


    Bad premonitions filled Ray''s heart.


    Edward''s figure appeared on ray''s mind. His confidence, his smile, and his memories with ray.


    But the more Ray thought about it, the more he couldn''t brush off this bad feeling.


    Ray''s hand trembled.. He had some idea to rush and entered the Lawang Sewu Dungeon once again to look for Edward.


    Fortunately, Eve was there to stop him.


    " What are you doing!?"


    Eve looked at Ray''s face and noticed something was wrong. She held his hand, and even though Ray was strong, he wasn''t able to shake his hand off from Eve.


    " Let go! I must return to the Dungeon."


    " No, not before you tell me the reason!"


    " I...."


    Because Eve wouldn''t let go, Ray had no other choice but to tell her about Edward. But the more Eve listened to ray''s explanation, the more frown appeared on her beautiful face.


    " No! You are not going back to that place anymore!"


    " No, I must go back! If I don''t go back, what if Ed is still trapped there?"


    " No means no! I am your leader, and I have the final say on this!"


    " You!?"


    Ray cursed at Eve. He tried his best, but He still wasn''t able to take Eve''s hand away from him.


    In this desperation, ray suddenly thought of a bold idea.


    '' System, put all my available points to strength.''


    [ DING!!! All remaining points have been put into strength.]


    All of a sudden, ray felt a huge amount of energy flowing through his body.


    His aura changed, and Eve was caught off guard.


    When Eve was unguarded because of the shock, Ray utilized this chance to release his hand from Eve''s grasp.


    He used the few seconds delay, which Eve was not able to react and immediately rushed in the direction of the Lawang Sewu Dungeon Entrance.


    *Swoosh*


    However, things were always not going as planned.


    When Ray arrived at the Lawang Sewu dungeon entrance, he suddenly felt a big wall was blocking him.


    He tried a few times to break the wall, but it was all useless.


    Under such situations, Ray could only ask the system.


    '' System, what the heck is this?''


    [Host, after what you have done in the Lawang Sewu Dungeon, the Dungeon now entered a slumbering state, and there is no way for a person to enter the Dungeon.]


    Ray''s eyes were full of shock as he heard this.


    '' Then, I...''


    [ Yes, the Host could not enter the Lawang Sewu Dungeon anymore. Please wait for six months so that the Dungeon could finish slumbering and the gate open once again.]


    '' Fuck!!!''


    Ray could only curse inwardly. Could not enter the Dungeon. Didn''t this mean he had no way to save Edward?


    He blamed himself for not giving Edward any holy props, and for not being one group with Edward.


    If he was with Edward, at least he could ensure each other survival.


    The eyes which he used to look at Eve were now a bit complicated.


    If Eve just didn''t choose him at that time, then he would surely be in one team with Edward.


    But after getting along in the Dungeon, ray now has some trace of affection for Eve and the girls, and he couldn''t bear the thought of the girls dying in the Lawang Sewu Dungeon.


    All this complicated emotion blended in Ray''s mind, and without him knowing, it had given birth to a seed of doubt.


    As there was no use in staying here anymore, Ray went outside and came to the hotel.


    His mood was so complicated right now that he didn''t even realize the bloody massacre happening around him.


    When the group of black-robed people entered the Lawang Sewu Dungeon, they killed each and every one of the Government agents. But they didn''t clean the area and just let them rot like that.


    Now that Ray returned to the hotel, Eve came at him and questioned him. But maybe because he started to doubt everything around him, Ray was not in the mood to answer and just walked past through Eve as if nothing had happened.


    '' Ray.. I hope you wouldn''t be misled by something like this.''


    After Ray left for his room, Eve was still looking at his silhouette with a worried expression.


    She has been an awakener for so long that she had witnessed many awakeners walk in the wrong path.


    Most of them were triggered by the same cause. the death of their loved one and their inability to protect their teammate.


    When Ray walked past her before, she noticed that ray had the same familiar eyes as the one she had seen before.


    That gaze gave her a slight chill, and she somehow could feel the danger behind those eyes.

 Chapter 78 - Ch 78 : Ranking System Open To The Whole World!

    Three days after the Lawang Sewu Dungeon Exploration, Ray has returned to Jakarta.


    The MIA condition of Edward had somehow left a bitter taste in ray''s mouth, but he knew that he must move on.


    He still had the orphanage and Big SIs to take care of, and there''s no way for him to keep sulking under depression.


    Ray also had made up with Eve and apologized. The night after the Dungeon Exploration, ray knew that he was being childish and he shouldn''t blame Eve for that.


    He apologized to Eve which she gladly accepted Ray''s apology. Still, some rift had been created in ray''s heart, and it would take a long time to fill it.


    For the Mascacred Government agent, the Government had investigated it, and the result was that it was done by some cult, leaving Ray and the other out of suspicion.


    Of course, Ray and the others were still asked for some testimony, but they were released just one day after that.


    Back to the current situation.


    Today was right one month after Ray first got the DM system, and the ranking system would soon be unlocked for the whole world.


    Ray was currently in his Dungeon, waiting for the Ranking system to be released with his monsters while starting to arrange his Dungeon.


    After that Lawang Sewu Dungeon exploration, ray''s current Dm Balance was about 10,000, and that was somehow enough for now.


    He gathered everyone in the Dungeon core room as Ray said that he wanted to start the make-over of his Dungeon.


    Other than a few important rooms like the dungeon core, the spirit ore, and the corps room, the rest was somehow not really important, and Ray decided to do a full make-over.


    Under the continuous supply of spirit berry, his chickens were now at level 18, while Freed was at 19.


    He had some cannon sunflower who could handle lower-level awakener and two vines, guardian, at level 15 each.


    Nonetheless, his Dungeon was still a bit too weak if a level 25 or higher awakener were to enter.


    '' If I couldn''t handle level 25 or higher awakener, then just make them unable to enter the dungeon.''


    Ray started with the entrance of the Dungeon.


    For this entrance, Ray knew that 80% of his defensive system would come from this entrance.


    He placed the special question room where an awakener needs to answer the question correctly to go forward. And if the person was to get it wrong, Ray had made a setting that the person would immediately be kicked out of the Dungeon'' For the first question, are you under level 20? Also, set the correct answer to yes.''


    This one question has no trick. If the awakener''s level was to be lower than 20 and answer "yes", then he could just go on. But if he was to answer "no" then the awakener would be kicked out from the DuDungeonand be banned from entering the DuDungeonor 24 hours.


    Then what if the person''s level were to be higher than 25, and he answered yes?


    For this, Ray had prepared a special trap.


    .


    [ Short distance teleporter.]


    [ Teleport the target 5 meters away. The destination of teleportation should be an empty space, and there should be no trap on that.]


    [ Price: 500 DM.]


    .


    He had purchased 5 short-distance teleporters and placed them all over the room.


    This one was just some kind of psychological trap. If someone with a level higher than 20 answered yes, Ray would immediately use the short-distance teleporter and manually teleport them into the entrance of the DuDungeonletting them go through a loop.


    Next is the two special room behind the entrance. For these two rooms, Ray had set some hard mathematical problems.


    After the there problems room, the first room that the awakener would face when they came to Ray''s dungeons the room with cannon sunflower and vines guardian.


    At this point, the enemies should have been pretty much filtered, and it was okay to just use brute force to deal with them.


    Ray placed some chicken poop on the beginning of each room, so if the awakener were to enter his duDungeonthey would have their shoes or feet full of chicken poops.


    The fourth room is a Mini-Boss room where Freed and the 10 chickens were stationed.


    Hmm... shouldn''t he place them one by one as a trial?


    Bah, this thing was related to his life and death, so Ray would definitely go all out.


    The composition of Freed and the ten chickens was enough to deal with a level 30 awakener, especially if the Boss Chicken had prepared some exploding eggs along the way.


    His dungeon setting was pretty much done, and Ray sighed a relief.


    His DM was still too low for him to do anything, and this was his best room configuration.


    He placed all the other rooms like the sparring room, chicken''s room, and the corps room behind the dungeon core room, so the awakeners would not destroy them as they passed by.


    Now that all the room has been placed, Ray decides to use the template he gained from his previous dungeon exploration.


    Ray set the template into the farm to gain a better camouflage element and get a better surprise attack moment.


    Imagine, the enemies would be dumbfounded when they found a flower field and thought there was no danger only to find that the sunflower there could shoot out the solar beam from their petals.


    '' Hmm. By the way, I haven''t signed in yet for today.''


    " DM, I want to sign in."


    [ DING!!! Sign-in successful. Get: Summon ticket x1 (Silver)]


    [ Summon ticket x1 (Bronze)]


    [ A summon ticket which could summon a monster with the highest grade of SR.]


    Ray''s eyes turned wider as he saw the sign of notification.


    In fact, most of the sign-in reward until now was just DM currency, and it was very rare to see something like this.


    Without waiting anymore, Rochen quickly used the summon ticket and summoned a new monster to contract.


    ZING!!!!!


    Bright lights enveloped the surroundings, and went it had disappeared, a figure of scarecrow appeared in front of Rochen.


    .


    [ Scarecrow Monster.]


    [ Lv: ????]


    [ The level of this monster will be the number of plants in his 100m radius x0.5]


    [ If he was placed inside a room smaller than 100m radius, then the range would be changed into the entire room.]


    [ A monster that vowed to protect every plant nearby.]


    .


    " .... "


    '' So OP!!!!''


    When the disappearing light revealed a scarecrow, Ray was actually prepared if it was going to be bad, never expecting that he would get such a wildcard from it.


    Even though this scarecrow usability was pretty limited, but this was the most suitable one for his duDungeonRay placed the scarecrow in the room of sunflowers where there are 10 sunflowers inside, and his level immediately surged into Lv. 5.


    '' Hm... with the scarecrow, it seems the number of battleplants must be increased. Just imagine, if I plant 50 battle plants here, the level of the scarecrow would be Lv. 25.''


    A smile appeared on Ray''s face as he imagined those situations.


    Now he really wanted to plant as much battle plant as possible. However, when he saw the countdown on the ranking system was already near zero, Ray decided to wait until the Ranking system global release.


    It didn''t take that long until the countdown reached zero, and Ray suddenly found a subtle change in the DM System.


    [ DING!!! The one-month protection period has ended. Now awakener can enter this DuDungeonf they were to find the entrance.]


    [ DING!!! Ranking system would be released globally to the world.]


    The moment Ray received the notification, the whole world was now shocked by the arrival of the Ranking System.


    Many people tried to find their Ranking on the ranking system, only to find their disappointment as the ranking system only shows ranking one to ten.


    However, what made them bewildered was among the 10 names displayed in the ranking system, they could only know six or seven names.


    As for Ray, he had seen the Ranking one month prior, and there was not much surprise regarding this.


    Still, what he was currently waiting for was if there were some changes announced by the DM System.


    [ DING!!! The Ranking system has been shown.]


    [ Unlocking PVP System]


    [ Unlocking Dungeon Raid System]


    .


    [ PVP System: Awakeners could battle each other to determine their Ranking. The higher Ranking the awakeners get, the better the reward.]


    [ Dungeon Raid System: Once a week, awakeners could choose a dungeon in the top dungeon rank to challenge. The challenge quota of each week was limited to ten, and the quota would first be prioritized into awakeners in the top ten of awakener ranking and PVP ranking.]


    [ DING!!! Congratulations for occupying the Top Dungeon ranking and the Top Dungeon Master Ranking for the month. Amazing rewards will be issued.]


    [ DING!!! The opening of the Ranking system has been completed, the world will go through a major growth after this period. Please prepare your best ^_^]


    .


    Along with the notification, a surge of information rushed into ray''s brain.


    All the information about the PVP, the dungeon raid, and how they would be conducted all entered Ray''s brain, and he couldn''t help but get a bit dizzy as the wave of information was a bit too much.


    '' Fiuh, that was intense.''


    A few minutes later, Ray was able to stabilize himself. This new system was truly troublesome, but if he could use it right, it might also help him go through a tremendous growth.


    '' System, open the reward of the Dungeon Master and Top Dungeon Rank for me.''

 Chapter 79 - Ch 79 : Mimic Monster

    [ DING!!! Congratulations to the host for getting the following item:]


    [ Gattling corn seeds x10]


    [ Limit breaker x1]


    [ Special Monster, Mimic (SSR) x1]


    [ Dm Currency +10,000]


    .


    '' Not bad at all.''


    Ray looked at the reward he got and felt pretty satisfied.


    All of them were very useful for him right now, and Ray couldn''t wait to take them out.


    Now that the Dungeon raid system has been opened, Ray knew that sooner or later, his Dungeon would soon be challenged by the top awakener, and he could rely on anyone but himself.


    From the information he obtained, if his Dungeon was to be conquered by the awakeners, his Dungeon Master status would be gone, and all the advantages he got along with it would also disappear. Returning him back to the state where he bet his life for some small spare changes.


    '' No, I must not let that happen whatever the case. Without the Dm system, I don''t really know whether I could sustain the orphanage or not.''


    Almost all of his achievement today sourced from him becoming the DM Master, and Ray would definitely do all he could to retain it.


    He went to the corps room to plant the battling corn seed and immediately gave them some spirit pond water.


    The Gattling corn would be very useful in defending the Dungeon. Not only they could provide damage, but they would also give some levels to the scarecrow. Therefore, Ray was not stingy and wanted the battling corn to be mature as soon as possible.


    Next, he went to the place where Freed was waiting. He had checked the description of the Limit Breaker and saw that it couldn''t be used by a Dungeon Master.


    Dungeon Master level was tightly related to his DM system level, and since Ray''s DM system level was still at level 2, his level was now capped at twenty.


    He had looked for some way to increase the DM level, and it was either to solve one more special Dungeon or to survive a dungeon raid once time, which he couldn''t satisfy either of the condition at this time.


    '' Use the limit breaker item on Freed.''


    All of a sudden, a golden light enveloped Freed''s body, and he felt like a chain on his body had been loosened up.


    " Ray, this.."


    " I have used a limit breaker item on you. Now, you should have been broken through to level 21 without any problem."


    Freed nodded as he heard Ray''s explanation. Ray''s answer was in line with what he felt in his body, and there''s no need to ask any further questions.


    " Then, I''ll be going to breakthrough now."


    With that, Freed began his meditation to breakthrough level 21.


    Ray left the room where Freed was and brought all the others with him as to not disturb Freed any longer.


    This breakthrough was important, and even though he felt there was no problem, Ray still didn''t want to risk it.


    The next place he was going to go at was the Dungeon core room.


    After receiving the Mimic, Ray would be stupid if he didn''t place it in his Dungeon.


    The existence of the Mimic itself was like created for the Dungeon, and it would be a great improvement for his Dungeon.


    He pondered for a while on how to maximize the potential of this Mimic.


    .


    [ Mimic.]


    [ Special Monster.]


    [ Lv: XXX]


    [ The level of the Mimic is equal to the number of the room inside a Dungeon x1.5]


    [ A monster with the shape of a treasure box. It has a very high attack with a super low health bar.]


    .


    Counting the number of rooms Ray currently has, the current level of the Mimic was 17.


    However, Ray has the plan to increase the number of rooms to 16, getting the level of his Mimic to 24 in one go.


    Paying 25 spirit ores, Ray created five empty rooms and made two paths for his Dungeon.


    After clearing the questions in the entrance, the awakener could choose two paths, one where it would go to the room with Mimic on it, and one where it would lead to the Boss room.


    What he could do has been done, and all he could do now was to wait for the awakeners to come.


    During this time, Ray also had checked on his corps and found that some plants like spirit cabbage and spirit wine had been mature enough to be harvested.


    He was still pondering what to do with the plan when he suddenly felt a small figure tugging his feet.


    " Papa, Bintang missed papa so much."


    It was the small figure of the Water Dragon.


    Even though she had reached lv.20, there was no indication that her body going to get bigger, and it was still an infant size.


    A smile appeared on Ray''s face as he saw the Water Dragon. He took the water Dragon from the ground and put it in his arm.


    " Papa also misses Bintang very much. Then for an apology to make Bintang miss Papa very much, how about we go out for today?"


    " Really!??" Bintang''s eyes brightened as she heard Ray''s words. But after some moment, she shook her head.


    " No, it''s okay, Papa. Bintang doesn''t want to disturb Papa in your important matter. Bintang is also happy here with the chickens, so Papa doesn''t need to burden himself."


    For a small dragon who was only a few weeks old, Bintang was very mature.


    Ray looked at Bintang and thought that this little thing was really a treasure, and he couldn''t help but really want to pamper her.


    " Well then, if Bintang said so. Papa indeed has some matter on hand right now, but don''t worry, Papa promises to bring Bintang a gift when he comes back tomorrow. Promise, okay?"


    " Promise!"


    . . . . .


    While Ray was busy arranging his Dungeon, the outside world was also in turmoil because of the ranking system.


    The existence of the ranking system alone had made a big commotion, and adding up the PVP and raid system on it, things had reached a whole new level.


    All the news media now talk about how those three systems could change the balance of the world, and even some experts said that this could be a mini world war with each country trying their best to reach the top ten in the ranking to show their power.


    Indonesia was no exception.


    At first, they thought that they had no chance of getting in the ranking.


    But when they saw the name of the little witch there, everyone''s eyes brightened, and Little witch immediately became the hottest trending topic in Indonesia.


    - Indonesia, Jakarta''s awakener association -


    Inside the JAA president''s room, a middle-aged man was sitting with a gloomy expression.


    " *Sigh* Sometimes I just want to retire... The guys in the Government are way too much. We just know the existence of the Little Witch for less than an hour, so how the heck am I supposed to find her real identity before tomorrow?"


    The JAA President was grumbling about the Government, and his secretary could only smile awkwardly at this conduct of his president.


    He was not the president who could talk all he wanted without any repercussions, and all he could do here is just to act as if he didn''t hear anything.


    " By the way president, we have a report from a high-rank awakener named Tony, saying that the government agent massacre in the Lawang Sewu Dungeon before might be related to the awakener Ray."


    The president''s face, which was already gloomy, turned worse as he heard this sentence.


    " This again? Haven''t I told them that we have investigated this case before, and the result we found was that it is the work of that cult? Why are we still discussing this?"


    The secretary could only smile awkwardly and continued to explain.


    " Well, the point is... Awakener Tony has been able to convince one of the higher up in the Government that this accident might be related to awakener Ray. And the Government now pressed us to detain awakener ray and got some confession from him."


    BANG!!!


    A sound of a broken table resounded throughout the president''s room, and even the secretary didn''t dare to look at the face of the president anymore.


    "Those fucking bastards... It seems because I have been staying in the office for too long, they have forgotten the name Angry Genderuwo. Tell them that if they wanted to arrest Ray, they should do it when I''m not looking because I''m not playing around this time!"


    Along with that words, the discussion ended, and the secretary had no other choice but to report what the president said to the Government precisely word by word.


    This had included two authorities fighting each other, and the secretary definitely didn''t want to be involved in this.


    . . . . . . .


    " So, what help do you want for this time?"


    Inside a luxurious office, Ray was sitting in front of Ellen, who was sipping her tea.


    The matter in his Dungeon was now pretty much solved, so he wanted to quickly take care of his money-making business.


    His salary of being Ellen''s bodyguard was about one hundred thousand every month, but if he was to take into account the huge expenditure of the orphanage, the value of one hundred thousand wasn''t really that much.


    " Hehe, you really know what I am thinking, Ellen."


    Ray laughed awkwardly for a bit, but he quickly recovered.


    For Ellen, Ray was not polite anymore and quickly told her about the situation.


    The relationship between the two has become so much closer, and there''s no need for too much formality.

 Chapter 80 - Ch 80 : Egg Fried Rice

    " Well then, let''s get to the point. Actually, I want to make a small restaurant near the orphanage. The orphanage right now was fully sustained by myself, but I know that it was not a proper solution. So..."


    " Hm.. I get it. Well, it''s not a big problem. Even though I am not that experienced in the restaurant industry, I still have my connection. But!"


    " Yeah, sure!"


    Ray smiled as he heard Ellen''s response. The two just exchanged slight eye contact. However, Ray knew what Ellen meant.


    " Tomorrow, I''ll be bringing the sample dish, and I guarantee you that you will definitely like it."


    " Hehe, sure, I''ll be waiting. By the way, Ellin''s adoption procedure would be done soon, and it seems the time for you to become my bodyguard has come."


    Ellen''s words fell, and Ray was a bit startled. Because there were so many incidents happening recently, he was somewhat forgetful about the deal to be the bodyguard.


    Ray frowned a bit as he was thinking about how to divide the time effectively.


    Still, this didn''t fall out of Ellen''s perspective.


    " Hehe, don''t worry. Just from your last fight with that man bodyguard, I''ve known that you have ascended, and it would be wasteful for you to just become a bodyguard. How about this, you will only be my bodyguard in some event that I requested or when Ellin wants to meet you. That''s not too much, isn''t it?"


    " Sure!"


    Ray knew that Ellen''s offer this time was very profitable to him, so he didn''t have any thought to bargain anymore and immediately agreed.


    " Good then. Nice to meet you, Mr. Captain bodyguard."


    " Well, nice to meet you too, Ms. Ellen."


    The two shook hands and continued to chat before Ray left. There were still many things to do, and Ray didn''t want to waste Ellen''s time.


    Now that the matter regarding the restaurant had been temporarily solved, Ray returned to the Morningwood Dungeon.


    After all, the success of the restaurant was dependent on the taste of the food, and without them, the restaurant was guaranteed to fail.


    In the Morningwood Dungeon, Ray entered the crops room and started to harvest the already matured plants.


    .


    [ Spirit Cabbage.]


    [ Golden Grape.]


    [ Spirit Garlic.]


    [ Spirit onion.]


    [ Spirit rice.]


    .


    During the time when Ray was preparing to go to the Lawang Sewu Dungeon, he also had planted some other eatable crops in his Dungeon.


    Most of them have been matured now and are ready to be harvested.


    '' *Sigh* Unfortunately, I still don''t have any wine processing method now. Still, the ingredient was enough to make some egg fried rice or stir-fried vegetables.''


    Ray harvested the plants and brought them to the simple kitchen in the Dungeon.


    The Morningwood Dungeon had given him a simple medieval kitchen before. And even though it was far from the modern kitchen he usually used, it was enough for now.


    His eyes looked at the ingredients on hand, and steps for making the dish immediately played in his mind.


    '' I still lack something like salt and oyster sauce. However, the initial flavor of the garlic onion and the spirit rice should pretty much cover it.''


    With a swift movement, all the ingredients were prepped and were ready to be fried.


    Ray put in the oil that was provided by the Dungeon kitchen and turned on the fire.


    He waited for the oil to be sizzling hot before adding the already chopped garlic inside.


    The first step to making a bowl of good fried rice was to saute the garlic perfectly.


    *Sizzle*


    The scent of the spirit garlic being stated filled the whole kitchen, and even the monsters were attracted by it.


    '' The heck was Ray cooking? It smelled so good!''


    '' Coop!'' { Yup, yup, the Boss must be cooking for me!}


    '' Coop!'' { Bah, dream on!}


    '' Hmm... Papa''s food smell so good!''


    As the cooking continued, all the monster was currently standing behind Ray, waiting for him to finish the dish.


    But then the chickens suddenly saw something that made them shudder.


    After finished sauteing the garlic, Ray took out the eggs they have produced and put it into the pan.


    '' Coop!'' { The Boss wouldn''t want to cook us right!}


    '' Coop-Coop!'' { Hisss, I feel my body is tingling right now. But I couldn''t reject the good smell..}


    The final and the most crucial step to make an egg fried rice was to add the rice.


    Ray checked the rice and saw that it was already cooked. He put it into the pan with the stated garlic and egg.


    Actually, the rice would taste better if it was to be left outside for a night. Still, Ray didn''t have the time and just wanted to make some try-out, so it was sufficient for now.


    Ray continued to fry the rice for a while, and after putting some scallion as a garnish, the egg-fried rice was finally done.


    " It wasn''t much!"


    With the egg-fried rice being done, Ray impersonated the word of one of the most popular cooking anime ever, only to get ashamed when he saw the other monsters were looking at him.


    " *Cough-Cough* What are you guys doing here?"


    Ray''s words woke up all the Monsters. Their saliva fell down as their eyes were fully focused on the egg-fried rice, and now their gaze was full of desire.


    '' Coop!'' {Boss, please give me one. You are the best Boss in the universe!''}


    '' Coop-Coop!'' { Ou, the best Boss in heaven, you are so handsome, and no one could be compared to you. Now can you give us some of the egg-fried rice?}


    The chickens started to be licking dogs, which made Ray want to complain.


    '' Are you guys chickens or dogs?''


    Still, when he was about to reject all of them, Ray suddenly felt a small hand was tugging his leg.


    " Papa, can you give Bintang some? Bintang want to taste Papa''s craft!"


    *Critical hit -500*


    Looking at Bintang, Ray felt like he was struck by a critical hit.


    Bintang''s beautiful starry eyes, combined with her cute face was super effective, and Ray couldn''t help but want to bring her into his arm.


    " Sure, Papa will give Bintang anything Bintang wants."


    " Hehe, Papa is the best!"


    This scene might look cute and warm to the outsider. However, when it was watched by the monsters, they suddenly felt immense jealousy in their heart.


    " Coop!" {Boss, unfair, we also want the fried rice!}


    " Yeah, Ray, have you forgotten about your first comrade?"


    The monster started to enter a protest, but when Ray shifted his attention at them, the monsters instantly turned silent.


    " You chickens, don''t you know that this egg-fried rice was made with your egg? Do you guys want to be canibal? *Sigh* I never thought that you guys were this barbaric!"


    Ray''s words instantly silenced the chickens. They wanted to protest, but they didn''t know what to say.


    " Coop!" { this..}


    On the other hand, Freed was looking at the chicken full of excitement. This meant that his part would be larger.


    But Freed''s excitement immediately turned off with ray''s next sentence.


    " Freed, you are my first comrade, and you know that I really cherished you. However, don''t you see that your little sister here is so small and still needs some nutrition? Do you have the heart to take the food from your precious little sister here?"


    " .... "


    Freed felt like his words were stuck in his throat. He really wanted the egg-fried rice, but when he looked at Bintang''s teary eyes, he knew that he got no chance.


    The monsters left dejectedly as they didn''t get the egg-fried rice. They cursed inwardly and could only blame their own self to not being as cute as Bintang.


    " Well then, the disturbance has been gone. Now let''s enjoy our egg-fried rice."


    Ray patted Bintang''s head and brought her to the dining table.


    The two enjoyed the egg-fried rice like father and daughter, and the scene was very warm to watch.


    Yeah... warm with the jealousy of the monsters.


    . . . . . .


    In the other parts of the world, society was still in shock with the sudden arrival of the PVP System.


    The ranking system was spoiled a month ago, so there was no big surprise.


    But for the PvP, it has really creat a big disturbance in the world.


    - United States of America -


    " So, how is it? Do we have any precautions for this event?"


    Inside the big meeting hall in the congress house, several big figures were discussing what to do with the ranking system.


    " Don''t worry Mr. President. I have contacted many of our strongest awakeners and told them to occupy the highest ranking in the PvP Ranking. Still, I never thought that England would be hiding so deep. That SwordofCamelot, he must be a hidden descendant of King Arthur."


    " Hmm, that''s good then. And regarding that SwordofCamelot, we don''t have to be worried about him. There was some indication that SwordofCamelot was actually in conflict with the England Government. I don''t think after all this time hiding his strength, the SwordofCamelot would appear just because of this PvP system."


    The other members of the congress looked at each other and nodded.


    Other than opportunities, this PvP System also brought danger to it.


    It would reveal the face and identity of the top ranking, and it would be counterproductive if they still want to hide.


    Being a high-ranked awakener was not easy.. Other than dealing with the fans and hectic schedule, you would also need to handle many attempts of assassination and threats to your family, which somehow made many of the high-ranked awakeners want to hide their identity from the public.

 Chapter 81 - Ch 81 : SwordofCamelot Vs. UncleSam

    Not only America, but most of the words also made their own precautions for the emergence of the PvP system.


    Some of them took a strong measure and wanted to dominate the system like America, China, and Russia, while the others chose a wait-and-see approach and didn''t impose their awakener to take the top spot.


    Still, all the countries worldwide have a hunch that this ranking system would change the world and somehow be related to the power balance stability.


    While the rest of the world was still discussing the PvP system, the cause of all these messy things, Ray was currently holding Big Sis on his arm.


    . . . . . .


    " Hehe, do you miss me?"


    Ray embraced Big Sis from behind. The relationship between the two now had been pretty much confirmed as Big Sis always sneaked around to sleep with Ray at night.


    The only reason that Ray had not properly confessed yet to Big Sis was that he wanted to have financial stability first before eventually making their relationship formal.


    " Of course I miss you. Even if we were only separate for 1 hour, I would already miss you so much in my heart."


    " Ohh, you are so cute, Big Sis."


    Everyone in the orphanage witnessed the scene of the two feeding pigskins to their surrounding, and they couldn''t help but want to puke under such a lovey-dovey situation.


    Even the little Demon King could only mumble silently:


    ''*Sigh* Love is really poisonous. They could give each other poisonous drink and still drank it anyway because of love...''


    The two enjoyed the moment embracing each other for a while, and only after Ray was satisfied that he reluctantly released Big Sis.


    " Well, actually, I have some things to discuss with you, Big Sis."


    After Ray released Big Sis, she knew that the mood had turned serious, and she didn''t joke around anymore.


    She focused on listening to Ray''s explanation, but the glow in her eyes grew brighter and brighter with each word coming out from Ray''s mouth.


    " That''s awesome, Ray. With that, the financial problem in the orphanage should be easily solved. Still, we must check the quality of the food first and make sure that the location was strategic enough."


    Ray had just explained his plan to make a restaurant to Big Sis, how he was able to get some spiritual ingredients and how they tasted a lot better than normal ingredients.


    Even though all things that Ray said might cause some confusion, Big Sis didn''t ask about how Ray could get his ingredients, which somehow made Ray feel relieved.


    Big Sis''s trust in him was absolute, and he felt that he was really lucky to get such a woman like Big Sis in his life.


    " Hehe, that''s pretty much all about it. By the way, I will be surveying the location with Ellen tomorrow. Stay in the orphanage and don''t do anything weird. I''ll be back before you know it."


    Even though Ray wasn''t blackened, his character indeed had some change after the incident with Edward in the Lawang Sewu Dungeon.


    Ray was now very protective of the person he cared about and would be slightly more merciless to everyone else.


    The thought of witnessing her closed one death had brought misery to him, and he definitely didn''t want to taste something like that anymore.


    Big Sis nodded at Ray''s word. Even if she felt a bit jealous that Ray would spend his day with Ellen, she was not that stupid to forbid him from doing so. Ray had his own life, and as long he still had her in his heart, it was enough for her.


    Ray and Big Sis continued to chat, and only after it was almost midnight that the two return back to Ray''s room, sleeping together while holding each other.


    . . . . .


    While Ray was doing all of this, the world was currently in a very big turmoil as the PvP ranking continuously changed after the release of the PvP ranking.


    Almost no one could hold the top ten position for more than ten minutes, and it kept refreshing without end.


    The format of the PvP battle was like this. Anyone could do a random match according to their ranking, and when the match was confirmed, they would immediately be transported into a battle arena where the PvP match would be held.


    All the injuries and death in the PvP battle arena was superficial, and they would soon be recovered to the initial condition after the battle ended.


    For the reward, the winner would gain a random +1 to +10 points depending on the ranking of the opponent, while the loser would get -1 point.


    A big reward would be given every week and one special reward every month based on their ranking.


    On one of the PvP battle arenas,


    [ SwordofCamelot Vs. UncleSam.]


    "Camelot''s Swordsmanship."


    The man with long white hair and silver knight armor calmed his trembling heart and moved.


    His hand gripped a long sword that immediately glowed with blue light as the words fell.


    "Texas Steps."


    The other party, a middle-aged man with a blonde beard spoke with a determined expression.


    The two men moved at the same time. Every step that the SwordofCamelot took was gorgeous, with a glowing light scattering with each move.


    Meanwhile, UncleSam was a lot rougher. His strong body was now bulking up full of power, and He disappeared from SwordofCamelot''s field of view in an instant.


    BOOM!!!


    UncleSam blinked behind SwordofCamelot, and his fist was ready to blow SwordofCamelot''s head in one blow.


    Texas Steps. Footwork that utilized the muscle power to its maximum, and not even SwordofCamelot could handle the super explosive speed.


    It was a time when UncleSam''s abilities were fully exercised. He smiled as he was very sure of his victory.


    It was a coincidence that during his first battle, he met the SwordofCamelot, and he couldn''t help but rejoiced as he thought he could defeat the number one in level Ranking.


    "Whoa!"


    "Disappeared!"


    The crowd''s eyes widened with surprise.


    It was a private battle that was unavailable for the public, but for the higher-ups in America, they definitely have some way to witness this epic battle.


    It was surprising to see UncleSam use the Texas steps to disappear from in front of everyone''s eyes. Would he now appear like a ghost, dealing a deadly blow to the first rank and finish this battle in one blow? Everyone in the audience room was expecting it while cheering for the UncleSam.


    The deadly blow was getting closer and closer to SwordofCamelot''s head. But just when UncleSam thought that the Goddess of Victory was shining over him, the sword in SwordofCamelot''s hand suddenly glowed.


    SwordofCamelot''s eyes turned serious, and a sword phantom appeared behind his back.


    The sword phantom captured every movement around his surroundings and instantly moved to block the blow of UncleSam.


    UncleSam failed in his surprise attack, and their position immediately reversed.


    Worthy of the first rank, SwordofCamelot''s attack was fast and fluid-like waves, but it carried a tremendous amount of power behind every hit.


    Chaeng!


    Chaeeeeeng!


    Fast and strong. UncleSam''s fist and SwordofCamelot''s sword intertwined hundred of times in just a few seconds, creating an immense shockwave and cracking the ground beneath them.


    Sparks scattered all over the place, UncleSam''s expression turned a bit pale as he felt the sharpness of SwordofCamelot''s sword on his hand, while SwordofCamelot seemed to be able to keep his calm. The ultimate effects created by two top-ten rankers in the world were captivating.


    On the other hand, the higher-ups of America who witnessed this battle with their own eyes had their expression turned a bit sullen. Even MakeAmericaGreatAgain, who was standing next to them, had a bit of frown on his face.


    The power of SwordofCamelot was beyond their expectation, and even though they knew that SwordofCamelot didn''t have any intention to take the PvP number one rank, the power of SwordofCamelot still left a deep impression on them.


    " This guy is not easy..."


    " Yeah, fortunately, the intelligence said that he didn''t bother to take the number one ranking. In fact, this battle should just be a coincidence.


    The higher-ups nodded with each other. They shook their head helplessly as they knew that UncleSam had no chance to win this battle, and now their eyes returned to the battle in front of them.


    *Slash!!!**


    After some relentless attack, the SwordofCamelot successfully severed one of UncleSam''s hands.


    The two separated but the situation on both sides was really different right now.


    The smile on UncleSam''s face had long disappeared, and now he was panting for his life.


    " Huff.. Huff.. You are strong!"


    UncleSam spoke a bit unwillingly, but when he saw there was only indifference on the eye of SwordofCamelot, he knew that he already had no chance.


    " *Sigh* I give up. You are too strong for the current me. But don''t be too proud; I will return and challenge you again. This humiliation would be paid a hundredfold."


    Along with that world, UncleSam announced his withdrawal from the battle.


    UncleSam''s body immediately turned blur, and it slowly turned into light particles.


    [ DING!!! SwordofCamelot wins the battle. PvP Point+10, Ranking Bonus+20.]


    [ DING!!! Congratulations to the SwordofCamelot for winning this battle. The battle has been concluded, and now both sides would be returned back to their previous location. Thank you for your visit.]


    With that, the epic battle of the top ten ranker has ended.


    SwordofCamelot won, while the UncleSam lose.


    The world might seem calm on the surface, but nobody knows that it was only the prelude.

 Chapter 82 - Ch 82 : Ray And Ellen Date

    The following day, Ray and Ellen went on a date.


    Ray had asked her to introduce her to one of her acquaintances that knew about restaurants pretty well, and Ellen decided to might as well use this opportunity to have a break from her stressful life in her office.


    Early in the morning, Ray came to Ellen''s residence, only to find that Ellen was already waiting for him with a beautifully simple white dress.


    The charm of a mature woman could not be underestimated, and Ray couldn''t help but swallow his alive when he saw Ellen like this.


    Even though pretty simple, this dress was able to fully capture Ellen''s body line, and now she was showing the brute force of her charm for Ray.


    " *Chuckles* Let''s go. Why are you standing there with a dumbfounded look?"


    Ellen said that in her mouth, but she felt very proud in her heart.


    Being able to captivate a young and talented person like Ray was definitely a proud thing to be brag about.


    Ellen took out a car key and threw it at Ray.


    " You can drive, right? Coincidentally, my personal chauffeur was absent today, so I need you to drive the car."


    Ray went to take Ellen''s car, and without long, the two were set to go to a nearby university in Jakarta.


    . . . . . .


    Trisakti University, a pretty well-known private university in Jakarta.


    It was not the number one university in Jakarta and could only be placed in the middle tier. However, the reason that Ellen brought Ray here was that it was pretty close to her office.


    Ellen instructed Ray to park in the nearby parking slot and proceeded to go down to walk to a small restaurant near Trisakti University.


    After about walking for 5 minutes...


    " We are here!"


    Ellen pointed at one of the restaurants, and while taking Ray''s hand, he brought Ray inside.


    The restaurant was pretty small and simple, but Ray could already know that it was crowded with University students just from one look.


    Almost all restaurant near a University was like this.


    As long as you are cheap and didn''t give very bad food, it was almost guaranteed that your restaurant would be filled with University students.


    " How about it, Ray?"


    " Well, the condition of the restaurant is pretty good. But I don''t think I can learn anything here. This restaurant has a specific condition that it was stationed near a university, and it has a big advantage from that."


    What Ray said was true. Using this restaurant to learn while he was trying to make a restaurant in a place that was not close to a university was like studying apple juice to make orange juice.


    There was some comparison, but it''s not really useful.


    Hearing Ray''s answer, Ellen could only somehow laugh.


    " Stupid, who is saying that you come here to learn? We are here to buy this restaurant. This restaurant has a pretty good location, and I''m sure that you will be successful if you make the restaurant here."


    Ellen''s words have shocked Ray. Just basing the good location of this restaurant, the price should be a lot higher than any normal restaurant.


    And when he heard that Ellen wanted to buy this place for him, Ray somehow wanted to reject.


    " Mou, if you have any thought to reject, then you really don''t think of me as a close friend of yours."


    Ellen said this while placing Ray''s arm deep between her boobs, making it very hard for him to reject.


    '' *Sigh, it seems I will owe her another one..'' Ray thought deeply in his heart.


    With the power of Ellen''s connection and money, it didn''t take that long to bring the selling contract to transfer the restaurant''s property right to Ray.


    " Done and Deal. Now that the matter about purchasing the restaurant has been done, how about you let me taste some of your craft?"


    " ... "


    Ray could only shake his head helplessly. Was it the life of a noveau rich? Ellen didn''t even come and try his food before and just bought him a whole restaurant.


    Nonetheless, Ray didn''t reject Ellen''s request and just went to the kitchen.


    He took out some of the ingredients that he had brought from the Dungeon and started cooking.


    Not long after Ray entered the kitchen, a good smell started to fill the whole restaurant.


    The fragrance of egg and the smile of cooked rice. It was such a simple thing, but it somehow gave magical feelings when the ingredients used were from the Dungeon.


    Three minutes later, Ray came out from the kitchen while bringing two simple dishes from his hand. Rice and fried egg.


    " ..... "


    Ellen, who was captivated by the smell, immediately frowned when she saw this.


    Her gazes shifted at Ray as if saying, " Are you really serious?"


    Still, Ray, who was confident with the power of his dungeon-grown ingredients, nodded his head. There''s no way it would taste bad if it was cooked with the material from the Dungeon.


    Even the rice cooked this time was using the water from the spiritual pond in the Dungeon, lessening the cooking time to only about one or two minutes for a bowl of rice.


    Ray placed the two dishes in front of Ellen and looked at her with a gaze urging her to eat them.


    " ... "


    " This.. it is not some magical transforming egg rice, right?"


    " .... "


    " Just eat it..."


    Ray''s smile immediately became stiff as Ellen reminded him of that transforming egg rice. He still clearly remembered his shameful moment when he watched that anime with full volume.


    Ellen looked a bit uncertain about this, but after Ray''s persuasion and promise, she eventually decided to take a bite.


    " If it is not delicious, then you can ask me to do anything for you one time."


    " It''s a promise then, no turning back."


    There''s no way Ellen would waste this golden chance with Ray''s promise on the line. Even the price of the restaurant seems to be all worth it now.


    '' Hehe, no matter what, I will just eat one scoop and say that it is not delicious.''


    Ellen took one small scoop of the egg and the rice and put it into her mouth.


    Fwaaa!!!


    The rice and egg had completely melted when they entered Ellen''s mouth, and Ellen couldn''t help but be a bit dazed by it.


    '' What was that texture just now!?''


    The moment she recovered, she immediately looked at the egg and rice with a strange glint. Her gazes shifted at Ray and saw him striking, and it somehow annoyed her.


    '' No matter what.. I must say this thing is not delicious. But... one more scoop is okay, right..''


    Ellen now had clearly forgotten the posture of a rich and aristocratic woman.


    She brought the rice and egg near her mouth and quickly gobbled up them till the last bite.


    One scoop became to scoop, and soon all the rice and egg in the bowl was finished without anything left.


    '' Ahhh, that was good. I never thought I could eat such a dish.. Eh, no, Ellen. You must not be dazed by it and say that it is delicious. Remember, our priority is to make Ray owe a favor to us.''


    Ellen was calming herself after the food. Ray''s look somehow made her a bit irritable, but she knew she would lose if she didn''t keep her head cool.


    " *Cough-Cough*, I''m sorry to say but..."


    Ellen couldn''t finish the words in her mouth when she suddenly noticed a change happening inside her body.


    Her body, a bit overworked and tired from all the endless work in the office, suddenly felt a warm current surging through all her body, and it slowly alleviated all the stress accumulated.


    If that''s all, then maybe Ellen wouldn''t make such a big sensation.


    But when she realized that the menstruation pain that had always bothered her had suddenly gone away, her mind instantly froze.


    '' What is this food? There''s no way this is something normal!''


    As her eyes moved to observe Ray''s figure from top to bottom, she all at once noticed that this man in front of her was getting harder and harder to read.


    Her heart started throbbing hard when she remembered the moment when he saved her before and when he protected her from her legal husband.


    But Ellen''s business mind instantly kicked in. She looked at the empty rice bowl in her hand and noticed that it could be a very good business opportunity.


    " Ray, what is that egg and rice before?"


    Ray was startled by Ellen''s question. Even though it was good, it was just a bowl of rice and egg. So why is she making such a big fuss over it?


    " Hmm? It''s just an egg and rice, and I plan to sell it in my restaurant. How about it? Does it taste good?"


    Ellen still wanted to delve further into this matter, but she knew everyone had their own secret. She stopped pondering into it and just thought about the bowl of egg rice from the business point of view.


    " No, you must not sell this in the restaurant!"


    " Eh.."


    Ray was a bit bewildered, and seeing his expression, Ellen realized that she had to clarify her words.


    " No, I mean, it would be such a waste to sell your bowl of egg rice in this restaurant. I would sponsor you, we will make a super high-end class restaurant, and only super-rich people could make a reservation and taste your dish.. I''m sure with that, your dish would immediately go viral and became well known throughout the country."

 Chapter 83 - Ch 83 : Morningwood Vs. Titslover

    With the matter regarding the Restaurant business being done, Ray decided to go back to the orphanage.


    The already bought restaurant was given to Ray by Ellen, but the two had agreed that they would not open the food for the public.


    Instead, Ellen would make the food be a special product that only high-class people could taste, and Ellen would be the one to recommend it by herself.


    At first, Ray wanted to reject it as it had long gone away from the original goal of making the orphanage self-sustained. But under Ellen''s continuous pestering and persuasion, ray eventually gave up and agreed to Ellen''s proposal.


    Ellen had given Ray One million dollars as an initial investment and let Ray do anything he wanted with it while she would take the role to manage everything behind the restaurant.


    Now Ray was back to the Morningwood Dungeon. The Dungeon Raid schedule was getting closer, and he must make some preparation.


    He had checked his crops, and from the information given by the system, they should take about another eight to twelve hours to fully mature. Enough time for Ray to harvest them before the Dungeon Raid.


    " System, I want to sign in."


    [ DING!!! Sign-in successful. Get: Scarecrow weapon: Sawtooth knife.]


    [ Saw-tooth knife.]


    [ Srength+ 10]


    " .... "


    Ray didn''t know why, but the Sign-in reward was getting better and better.


    At first, it would only be a few hundred DM, but recently it was all a very useful item.


    Yesterday, he received the scarecrow, and now he received the weapon for the scarecrow..


    The system really favors him, isn''t it?


    But when that thought crossed his mind, Ray immediately shook his head.


    There''s no way to confirm that, and sometimes hoping too much would only be your own pitfall.


    He took the saw-tooth knife from his inventory and immediately brought it for the scarecrow.


    '' Scarecrow with a chainsaw tooth.. It will really bring nightmares, hehe. I couldn''t help but want to see the reaction of the awakeners when they saw the scarecrow awakened with a chainsaw on his hand.''


    After giving the chainsaw to the scarecrow, Ray did his usual routines in the Dungeon.


    Like playing with Bintang, sparing with Freed and doing the daily dungeons.


    Since Ray''s level was currently stuck at 20, all the exp from the daily Dungeon had been given to Freed, giving him some significant boos to his experience bar.


    Everything that has been done was done.


    Ray was considering leaving the Dungeon early to play with Big Sis, but suddenly he remembered something.


    '' System, for that PvP system, can I play too?''


    [ DING!!! Affirmative host. The host could either use the identity of the Morningwood Master or make a new identity as awakener Ray. But please beware, if the host were to battle too much, there might be a chance that the host would meet someone you know and get your identity revealed there.]


    Ray nodded at this explanation.


    He didn''t have any thought to get the top rank in the PvP battle, and just wanted to try it because he was curious.


    '' Then, I want to enter the PvP with the identity of Morningwood Master.''


    [ Affirmative host, wait a minute.]


    Not long after, Ray''s body was covered by a golden light, and he vanished from the Morningwood Dungeon.


    . . . . . .


    - PvP arena -


    In the PvP arena, a youth about the age of high school stand in the middle of the stadium.


    The youth''s name was Franz, and he was from Germany, but because of some drunk and silly ideas, his ID was currently listed as Titslover99.


    " Fuck, I shouldn''t have drunk with those bastards that night. Now my ID was stuck at Titslover99, and there''s no way to change it..."


    " *Sigh* I could just hope that the enemy today wouldn''t  make fun of me."


    Maybe because he always got his temper up whenever his opponent mentioned his ID, Titslover99 was currently on a five-game losing streak.


    The loss was so bad that his current goal was just to get his point back to zero.


    " Fuck, I just want to get my point back to zero. Please give me some weak opponent."


    Just when Titslove99 finished saying his wish, a bright light appeared that indicated his opponent had finally come.


    [ MorningwoodMaster, record: 0 lose, 0 wins.]


    " ..... "


    " Fuck yeah!!"


    Hearing the system''s PvP AI''s notification, Titslover99 couldn''t help but want to celebrate his easy win.


    Let''s not even talk about the record of 0 wins, and 0 loses. Titslover99 already knew that his opponent would be weak just from the name itself.


    After all, who would be so stupid to call himself MorningwoodMaster?


    Bah, even Titslover99 sounded a lot better than it.


    When the bright light disappeared, a figure was revealed in front of Titslover99.


    It was a man with a chicken mask, and it looked pretty silly.


    [ The battle between MorniingwoodMaster and Titslover99 would be starting in 5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. 1..]


    Titslover99''s face immediately turned serious.


    Even though the opponent seemed weak, he was the type that would deploy his strongest move to devour the weak.


    Who lets you be weak, he thought.


    The battle started, and the two looked at each other intently.


    Titslover99 was on his battle stance, but the opponent seemed to be pretty relaxed. Standing there without even putting any guard up.


    " Fuck, this guy is playing around! Who does he think he is!"


    Titslover99 was enraged with the way his opponent didn''t take this battle seriously.


    "10 minutes. I will knock you down in 10 minutes."


    Titslover99 Roared in anger.


    His grip on the big sword on his hand became a lot tighter, and he rushed in the direction of Morningwood master.


    Titslover99 rushed as soon as the match started. He simply moved straight ahead, so it should be easy to avoid. But at that moment, when he was only about three meters away from his enemy, something amazing happened. Titslover99''s sword suddenly split into two!


    " Take this, double Mountain crusher!!"


    On the other side, Ray, who currently used the MorningwoodMaster ID, was amazed.


    ''What?''


    Which of the two swords were real? Ray was confused.


    Luckily, the opponents'' agility was far beneath him, and it was easy to see the attack''s trajectory.


    Seokeok!


    The two big swords swing in the direction of Ray, making a big X slash mark on the ground. But Ray avoided it by ducking to the side.


    Ray was still observing the situation, but Titslover99 didn''t give him a chance.


    Shortly after, the big attack missed. Titslover 99 moved in a direct and straightway to approach Ray and stabbed.


    In contrast to the earlier attack, this path was simple and easily dodged by Ray just by tilting his body a bit.


    *Swoosh*


    The Greatsword had been thrust, but it hits the air one more time.


    Under the rage of being underestimated and not taken care of seriously, Titslover99 was ready to launch another round of attack.


    But this time, Ray''s hand wrapped around Titslover99''s wrist, intending to stop his actions temporarily.


    " Are you done? If so, this is my turn."


    With the strength of more than 60 points of Str, Titslover99 couldn''t retract his hand and could only watch dumbfoundedly.


    Ray let the hand go and took a distance.


    " I summon thee, the bringer of calamity, the calamity of hell!"


    Suddenly, the atmosphere got dark. Titslover99 could feel the aura surging from Ray, and cold sweats started dripping from his forehead.


    A big summoning circle came out from Ray''s feet, and it revealed the figure as a big muscular chicken.


    " Really? A chicken?"


    Titslover99 felt like he didn''t know whether to cry or laugh. He had just been intimidated by the summoning of a chicken before? If these things were to spread to his friend, he would definitely become a laughing stock.


    But something that was completely out of his mind suddenly took place right in front of him.


    The bug burly muscular chicken disappeared out of nowhere.


    And when it suddenly appeared once again, it was already right in front of him.


    " Wait- I give.."


    The muscular chicken was way too fast.


    Before Titslover99 could even finish his words, the muscular chicken fist had already arrived and hit him right in the face.


    BAMMM!!!


    Titslover99 was launched high into the air.


    That one punch held a lot more power than he thought, and when it hit his face, Titslover99 could feel that all his teeth had been broken.


    Luckily, this PvP space was just an imaginary space, and his state would be back to normal after he left the PvP space.


    Titslover99 only stopped after fleeing a few meters away and eventually hit the PvP space border.


    " I... I surrender..."


    When that words fall, a change immediately happens in the PvP space.


    The notification that displayed the IDs of the two participants changed into the one that announced Ray winning, and Ray could feel the same bright light that brought him here slowly covered him once again.


    But at this moment, Titslover99 gathered all his strength and walked in Ray''s direction.


    " You.. don''t you despise your name?"


    This question was one that stuck in Titslover99 when he was launched into the air.


    Someone with a strong strength using a silly name.


    Is this the mindset of the strong? The mindset about not giving any care towards world matter.


    Titslover99 saw Ray was standing tall, and he was more convinced that it was truly the matter.


    " Such a master. I''m lucky to meet you here."


    Titslover99 gave a salute before the bright light enveloped the two, and they disappeared from the battle arena.


    But unknown to Titslover99, Ray was actually not in the same wavelength as him.


    Ray: What the heck is he talking about? I don''t understand german at all.....

 Chapter 84 - Ch 84 : King Qins Descendant

    Time flew by, and today was already the day for the Dungeon Raid.


    There would be 10 participants for this Dungeon raid.


    Five from the top ten rankings and five randomly selected awakeners.


    Ray was currently in the Morningwood Dungeon, waiting in the dungeon core room with a pretty anxious face.


    Just for this Dungeon Raid, he had prepared everything he could.


    The 10 Gattling corn had been planted in the scarecrow room. Adding the Gattling corn, sunflowers, and some newly planted spirit rice as staples to increase the scarecrow''s level, the scarecrow reached Lv.25.


    Ray actually planned to continue and planted more rice around the scarecrow, but somehow, the scarecrow level didn''t increase at all.


    There might be some special condition that Ray didn''t know yet. But for now, he would just let them be.


    If his plan worked, then the Lv. 25 scarecrow was enough to handle today''s dungeon exploration.


    Ray was still waiting for the awakeners to come, but he didn''t know that his name was actually on a trending topic on the outside world.


    After he had met Titslover99 in the PvP arena before, Titslover99 had created a fan account dedicated to praising and worshiping the MorningwoodMaster. And just in a few days, the membership had reached more than 10,000 people.


    The folk worships the strong. MorningwoodMaster''s status as the number one dungeon master was already enough to make them feel awe. Adding that to the weirdness of the name and the feel of similarity, the membership grew very fast and didn''t seem to have any sign of slowing down.


    Still, that was a story for another time. The Morningwood cult would only go bigger and bigger, and Ray would only realize them after some of the Morningwood cults tried to recruit him by showing their Morningwood.


    Today''s focus would be on Dungeon Raid, and even everyone''s eyes were on today''s Dungeon raid because it was aired live on the system Dungeon Raid panel.


    The clock ticked, and eventually, the long-anticipated moment came.


    Ten big pillars of light appeared out of nowhere and kidnapped ten chosen people to bring them into an empty white room.


    . . . . . . . .


    [ Chosen ten for today''s Dungeon Raid.]


    [ 1. King Qin''s descendant (China)]


    [ 2. Second Nobunaga (Japan)]


    [ 3. Dokkaebi Lord (Korea)]


    [ 4. Arthur (England)]


    [ 5. Gaius III (Roman Empire)]


    [ 6. Mugiwara (Japan)]


    [ 7. SoftexBasah (Indonesia)]


    [ 8. Tianye (China)]


    [ 9. Lakers fans (America)]


    [ 10. Kaizer II (German)]


    Ten bright lights appeared in the empty white room, and when the white light eventually disappeared, Ten people were already there.


    As people from different countries and with their own interests, the first thing they did was to observe each other.


    Forget about the last five who was only chosen because of luck. The first five on the top ten rankings were all rivals, and just being in the same room had made the atmosphere very tense.


    King Qin''s descendants, Second Nobunaga and Dokkaebi Lord had almost entered into a brawl. It was no secret that the relationship between the three countries was always on a big rivalry.


    The three had about to summon their own Natal weapon when notification came out of nowhere and shocked all of them.


    [ DING!!! Please refrain from making trouble in the waiting room.]


    [ Anyone who makes trouble would immediately be kicked out.]


    Just these two sentences had made everyone calm down.


    They knew that they get their current status and power because of the emergence of this voice, and it would not be easier for the notification to strip their powers just because they did something stupid.


    [ DING!!! It seemed everyone had calmed down. Now I will read the rules for the Dungeon Raid.]


    The notification then started reading the dungeon raid rules.


    Basically, the awakeners were given three choices. To enter individually, as a group, or to forfeit the Dungeon Raid chance.


    The order to enter the Dungeon Raid was based on their ranking.


    And for the last, the awakeners didn''t need to be worried about casualties. Just like the PvP arena, after the Dungeon Raid event was finished, the awakeners would be transported back to the earth with full treatment.


    The last condition had made everyone sigh a relief. At least they wouldn''t need to be worried too much about dying inside the Dungeon.


    [ Well then, that''s all the rules. Now for the first Challenger, King Qin''s Descendant, are you ready?]


    " Yes!"


    Immediately after King Qin''s descendant replied, his figure was enveloped by another white light and then disappeared from the waiting room.


    . . . . . .


    - King Qin''s Descendant POV -


    When King Qin''s descendant first came to the world, he had been given a huge prestige. Later he was hailed as the best prodigy in china, the one that would restore Qin''s dynasty and many other extravagant titles.


    His life entered its peak when the era of awakening came.


    During the first day, King Qin''s Descendant had awakened his ability. He has an S-Rank ability that enabled him to create multiple sword phantoms around him and control them as he wished.


    Two weeks later, King Qin''s Descendant awakened his Natal weapon, the King of Qin''s sword.


    With a single sword in his hand, King of Qin''s descendant conquered multiple Dungeon and became the number one awakener in China.


    He always thought that he was the peak of humanity until that day came.


    When the ranking system was announced, he felt like his world had crumbled.


    There were four people above him in the Ranking system, and he could not accept it.


    For him, he was the best in this world, and no one should be above him.


    Then, this Dungeon Raid chance come.


    He was very happy that the four-person above him was not chosen to explore this Dungeon.


    This means he could snatch all the announcements and return to the peak of humanity.


    King Qin''s descendant opened his eyes, and around him was a small room, no bigger than thirty square meters.


    There were some torches to light the whole room, but the atmosphere that the room gave him was very empty.


    ''What is this?'' he could sense a light draft and the low growl of something dangerous. Murky darkness filled his vision, and the noises were getting louder.


    ''I don''t feel so good about this.''


    King Qin''s descendant drew his sword and moved cautiously while keeping his right hand on his sword just in case something popped up out of the shadows.


    It was the first time he felt his surrounding was so mysterious.


    He tried to check the three sides of the wall, but there was nothing.


    '' What is this Dungeon''


    One of the common rules of the Dungeons is that the wall could not be destroyed no matter what. King Qin''s descendant had tried to attack the wall multiple times, but it didn''t even leave a scratch.


    Under all these conditions, it seemed that King Qin''s descendant had no other choice but to go forward.


    There was a small round foothold on the room, but King Qin''s descendant decided to ignore it at first because it looked very suspicious.


    '' It seems I really have no other choice.''


    Because there seemed to be no other way, King Qin''s descendant straightened his determination and eventually stepped on the small round foothold.


    His hand was still on the sword, ready for anything thrown at him.


    But even after a few seconds, there was no sign that it was a trap.


    King Qin''s Descendant sighed a relief. But his curiosity toward this Dungeon just getting bigger and bigger.


    '' Now I really want to conquer this Dungeon,'' He thought.


    Nonetheless, everything was not that simple.


    The moment when King Qin''s descendant stepped on the round foothold, the wall in front of him started to glow.


    The grumbled sound started getting clear, and a face appeared on the wall.


    [ Dear Challenger, I congratulate you on being able to find this Dungeon. You are the first Challenger of this Dungeon, and that itself is already a huge achievement.]


    The Face in the wall praised him, and the King Qin''s Dungeon couldn''t help but have a satisfied expression on his face.


    " Thank you! As the descen..."


    But before King Qin''s descendant was able to finish his words, the Face in the wall started to talk once again.


    King Qin''s descendant felt a bit annoyed that his words were interrupted. But he still listened carefully.


    [ Dear Challenger, Please answer the question correctly and honestly to proceed.]


    [The first question, are you level twenty or lower?]


    Maybe because his ego was a bit too high, King Qin''s descendant immediately felt displeasure when the Face of the wall asked this question.


    Without thinking too much about the outcome, he displayed his aura and spoke:


    " Do you think this is an aura of level 20 or lower awakener? No, I king Qin''s descendant is a level....."


    [ DING!!! Wrong answer, Sorry but you cannot go forward.]


    King Qin''s descendant immediately felt braindead.


    What the heck does this Face in the wall mean?


    He asked whether I was level 20 or lower, so why does it say the answer is wrong when I answer truthfully? Unles....


    All the scenarios finally clicked on King Qin''s descendant head.


    This question was just a trick, and the function was to filter the awakeners before they entered the Dungeon.


    He wanted to cursed out loud and bash the Face in the wall with his sword, but the white light had appeared once again.


    " Cao ni ma!"


    Along with that last words, King Qin''s descendant''s figure disappeared from the Dungeon room, and when he opened his eyes once again, he had returned to the waiting room with a big fail mark tattooed on his forehead.

 Chapter 85 - Ch 85 : BlackpinkBlinks!

    " ..... "


    " *Pfffttt* Hahahahahahahaha"


    When King Qin''s descendant appeared once again in the waiting room, the big failed mark on his forehead didn''t go unnoticeable.


    It was so flashy that even the first thing the others noticed was the failed mark.


    " Hahahahaha, that marks really suit you, you know! May I know here do you get that mark?"


    Second Nobunaga didn''t wait anymore and started mocking King Qin''s descendant. For him, who always treated King Qin''s descendant as a rival for life, King Qin''s descendant''s failure was surely a thing worth celebrating.


    The thing got even worse when Dokkaebi lord from Korea also joined to mock King Qin''s descendant.


    " Hahahaha, Looking at the amount of time you spend there, it didn''t seem that you were able to solve any monster. Don''t tell me that you were sent back here without being able to do anything!"


    The other awakeners only looked at each other, but they decided to not join in the fun and mock King Qin''s descendant.


    They didn''t want to make enemies, and if they could, they really wanted to know what was happening inside.


    " You know, if I were you, I would be very ashamed of myself if I were to have that big failed mark on my forehead. I would rather say Dattebayo at the end of my words rather than have that silly tattoo in my head."


    " Plus one hahaha. Me too; I would rather have my name changed into BlackpinkBlinks rather than having that weird tattoo on my forehead."


    Dokkaebi lord and Second Nobunaga continuously mocked King Qin''s descendant and laughed with each other like an old friends.


    However, King Qin''s descendant didn''t respond and only had a sneer at his face.


    " Humph, then I''ll be waiting for you too to fulfill your vow."


    King Qin''s descendant knew that his situation would be disadvantaged against the two no matter what he said. So rather than continue to shame himself, he decided to stay silent and watched the play uphold."


    " Bah, just a coward. Next is my turn! Hurry up and bring me there!"


    Seeing that King Qin''s descendant didn''t reply to their mocking, Second Nobunaga and Dokkaebi Lord quickly lost their interest.


    Based on the ranking, Second Nobunaga should be next after King Qin''s descendant. So instead of staying here any longer, he decided to urge the system to transport him to the Dungeon.


    [ DING!!! The second challenger, Second Nobunaga, are you ready?]


    " Yes!"


    Just like before, the white lights came to envelop Second Nobunaga''s figure, and the next thing he knew, he had disappeared from the waiting room and transported into the Dungeon room.


    - 30 Minutes later. -


    " Geez, why is he taking so long dattebayo! What do you think he is doing, BlackpinkBlinks?"


    Inside the waiting room, Second Nobunaga''s figure has already returned.


    Currently, it was already the fifth challenger turn, and there were four people with a big failed mark on the forehead.


    King Qin''s descendants, Second Nobunaga, Dokkaebi lord, and Arthur.


    Wait, no...


    There was no Dokkaebi Lord anymore.


    The name of Dokkaebi lord has long been gone from the ranking list, and instead, it was replaced by BlackpinkBlinks.


    " Bah, stop calling me BlackpinkBlinks, I''m not.."


    " But your name certainly said BlackpinkBlinks!"


    King Qin''s descendant suddenly interjected and made Dokkaebi Lord who was renamed to BlackpinkBlinks''s face become furious.


    " Fuck off, King Qin''s descendant! Do you think the great Dokkaebi lord is afraid of making trouble with you?"


    " Hehe, I certainly wanted to see whether your strength is really as good as your mouth."


    The two''s aura surged and filled the whole waiting room.


    Second Nobunaga and Arthur were able to watch this like normal. But for the other five who just came here because they were lucky to be chosen, the confrontation between King Qin''s descendant and Blackpinkblinks was like a clash between behemoths to them.


    Things escalated very quickly when Blackpinkblinks took out his natal weapon, the big mace.


    King Qin''s descendant also took out his King Qin''s sword and was ready for a confrontation.


    But at this moment, a white light suddenly came and broke the situation.


    Gaius III, who had just failed the Dungeon, now appeared between King QIn''s Descendant and Blackpinkblinks with a big failed mark on his forehead.


    This failure of Gaius III signified that every one of the top 10 ranks has failed the Dungeon raid.


    When they saw the white light appear, King Qin''s descendant and Blackpinkblinks immediately returned to their sense. They called off their weapon and snorted.


    " Humph, just think that you are lucky today. I''m not afraid of you and only don''t want to make trouble here."


    " Humph, the words should be applied to you."


    The two knew that they should not continue to make trouble.


    The system might have not punished them until now, but they didn''t know whether it would continue to be the case if they were to make a big move here.


    Second Nobunaga, who was watching from the sidelines, saw the play had ended and couldn''t help but have a bit of dissatisfaction.


    " Humph, just when I thought that the two would make troubles for themself dattebayo."


    Now that the top 10 ranks have failed, everyone''s attention was quickly shifted to the five lucky people.


    The top ten awakeners looked at each other and could only shake their head helplessly.


    They previously thought that they were very lucky to be here, now if they could, they really wanted to go out of this place as soon as possible.


    If even the top ten ranker couldn''t beat the Dungeon, how were they supposed to clear it?


    Of course, there''s no way they could know that all of the top ten rankers failed in the sample lace because of that stupid question.


    Not long after Arthur returned to the waiting room, a notification came for the five lucky guys.


    [ DNG!!! The top ten rankers have been failed. What a pity. Now for the five lucky guys, do you want to enter individually or as a team?]


    The five lucky guys stared at each other eyes and gulped their saliva. Even though they knew that their chance of conquering this DDungeon was very slim, they still wanted to see the inside of the Dungeon that had made five of the top ten rankers fail miserably.


    They nodded at each other as if they understood one and others thought, and one brave guy came forward to speak their decision.


    " We decide to go as a team!"


    [ DING!!! The lucky guys have decided to go as a team. Proceeding the transfer.]


    Immediately, a white light enveloped the five guys, and their figures disappeared from the waiting room.


    . . . . .


    When the five lucky guys opened their eyes, they were already inside a weird dark room.


    The room was very empty and had mysterious feelings around it.


    " Hey, should we just go back?"


    One of the five guys said.


    It was human nature to be afraid of uncertainty, and somehow that nature was amplified multiple times when they came into this Dungeon.


    " let''s just explore a little bit further. If we couldn''t find anything, then we will go back."


    " I agree with that."


    " Plus one!"


    " Plus one!"


    Unfortunately for him, the others didn''t have the same idea.


    Hearing the refusals of the others, the man that suggested to back down just now knew that he had no other choice.


    He stayed in the back of the group in case if there were unexpected incidents, but he still followed the group.


    The group of five began to search around the room, but other than the small round platform in the middle, they couldn''t find anything else.


    " Guys, what do you think about this?"


    The five guys looked at each other.


    Deep in their heart, they knew that this was their only clue. But no one wanted to say anything because they understood that the moment someone said something, he would immediately be tasked to go and investigate the small round platform.


    The room was filled with a silent and awkward atmosphere until the guy that suggested to back down steeled his heart and decided to take that role.


    " I''ll do it. Since we have no other choice, then might as well let me do it."


    Without waiting for the confirmation of the others, that guy came into the small round platform, and just like before, a face suddenly appeared on the wall.


    [ Dear Challenger, Please answer the question correctly and honestly to proceed.]


    [The first question, are you level twenty or lower?]


    A question suddenly came from the mouth of the face and startled everyone.


    Everyone thought that this might be a trap, but he didn''t even care anymore for the guy who stepped in the small round platform.


    He just wanted to get it off here as soon as possible, and he wouldn''t care about answering it wrong.


    Without much thinking, he steeled his heart and immediately said.


    " Yes, my level is only at 17, and I''m lower than level 20."


    Along with that words, everyone instantly fell into nervousness.


    Some of them were very angry that the man decided to answer without consulting them, while the rest were shocked by the man''s courage.


    The face was silent for a while, and cold sweat started to gather around the forehead of the man.


    He began to regret what he had just done. Why would he answer without thinking too much he thought.


    But just when everyone thought that he had answered wrongly, another voice came from the face that made them feel dumbfounded.


    [ DING!!! Correct answer. Please continue to proceed forward.]


    With that, the face disappeared, and the wall separated into two, making a big path for them to proceed to the next room.

 Chapter 86 - Ch 86 : Second Question, Saranghaeyo?

    - In the next room -


    [ Dear Challenger, Please answer the question correctly and honestly to proceed.]


    [ Second question, Sarangaheyo?]


    " Gomawoyo!"


    After the incident in the first room, the man was braver than ever.


    This also might be related to the nature of humans. They would be panicking so much during the first time, but the next time after that would be so much easier.


    The other four guys were looking at him with an "Are you an idiot?" expression. But the man himself was very calm.


    He had nothing to lose if he answered wrong, and at most. He would just be knocked out of the Dungeon.


    After some moment of silence, the face appeared once again and revealed the answer.


    [ DING!!! Correct answer. Please continue to proceed forward.]


    The man laughed from the deep of his heart, but his four other comrades were now looking at him with a hideous expression.


    What kind of monster is this to be able to find the true answer of the quizzes within a count of seconds.


    Now they had no more questions for this guy. Just answering the first two correctly has already been worth their respect, and they definitely wouldn''t blame him even if he was to answer wrongly in the next room.


    They proceeded to the next room, and without any further due, the man stepped on the round platform once more time.


    Two times getting the correct answer had boosted his confidence, and he was ready to get the third question right.


    [ Dear Challenger, Please answer the question correctly and honestly to proceed.]


    [For the third question, please see the following equation and find the appropriate value of a.]


    Immediately, a horrendous amount of expression appeared on the wall.


    Ray had copied this question from one of the hardest SAT Questions ever.


    The man''s face now had a very dumbfounded look.


    '' Fuck!!!!''


    Why did the third question didn''t follow the pattern of the first and second questions he thought.


    He looked at his surrounding, trying to find an answer from his comrade, but all the other four guys were avoiding his gaze.


    " ..... "


    Fuck, is this how you wanna play? Then let this daddy solve this problem of yours!


    The man knew that his comrade had decided to put this question on his hand, so he had no other choice but to start calculating the value of A.


    He closed his eyes, and then..


    " Zero, the value of A is zero!"


    Yep, after spending some time thinking, the man had decided to give up.


    Don''t even think about solving this hard mathematic question. He doesn''t even know what these symbols in the equation were.


    The last time he studied math, all of it was numbers, so why does this equation have some letters on it? Is this an alien language?


    The man was ready to be evicted from the Dungeon as he had no idea what the true answer was.


    But then, something completely unexpected happened.


    [ DING!!! Correct answer. Please continue to proceed forward.]


    The face appeared and revealed that his answer was correct.


    The man had successfully answered his question three times in a row, and even Ray, who was watching this scene from the monitor room, had disbelief all over his face.


    The man was very happy that his answer was correct again. But suddenly, he had noticed something strange was happening around his body.


    A golden light appeared and surrounded the man''s body, and when the golden light eventually disappeared, a notification panel appeared in front of the five guys.


    [ DING!!! Mugiwara had successfully answered all three questions correctly.]


    [ Reward: Str +2]


    When this notification came, everyone immediately envied the man Mugiwara.


    It was a common consensus that stats points were very hard to get, and for this guy to get his Str enhanced by two points just by answering three questions, this guy''s luck was definitely over the top.


    Still, they knew that they could not blame him. If not for Mugiwara, they may not be able to pass these three questions room.


    The three weird question room was over, and now the five lucky guys proceeded to enter the next room.


    Different than the first three rooms where the inside was empty, the group immediately felt something was changing when they entered the fourth room.


    The surrounding damp and dark atmosphere has gone, and instead, it was replaced by refreshing countryside feelings.


    Their gazes shifted to the front, where they noticed a small farm was placed in front of them.


    There were corns, a scarecrow, and some sunflowers.


    If not for the fact that they could still see the dungeon wall next to them, the five lucky guys would definitely not believe that they were still inside the Dungeon.


    " Guys, what should we do?"


    One of the guys asked.


    One thing that all of them understood was the more it does not look suspicious, the more dangerous it was.


    The Dungeon was like that, and not a small amount of awakeners had fallen in the Dungeon because of something that looked completely unsuspicious.


    " I don''t know... how about we go together!?"


    " I don''t think that going together is a good idea, but.."


    " No, I think we should all go together!"


    A small internal conflict began to brew inside the group.


    If the group was a real awakener group, such a conflict would obviously not happen.


    But this group was composed of five cowards who decided to stick together just because they were afraid, and it was inevitable that some small skirmish of interest happened here.


    " Okay, I''ll go!"


    In the end, the one that proposed himself to go was none other than the Mugiwara.


    He himself thought that even if he was to fall now, the Str +2 have been enough for a reward for him.


    He gulped his saliva, and even though there was some fear inside his heart, he steeled himself to go to the small farm.


    Mugiwara''s feet felt very heavy, but he still took the step anyway.


    About twenty steps, and he arrived right in the middle of the small farm, but there was no sign that it was a trap.


    Mugiwara had just sighed relief and was about to tell the others that everything was okay when he suddenly felt cold around his neck.


    The scarecrow that he thought was just a decoration suddenly moved and had a chainsaw blade on its hand.


    *Slash*


    One slash and Mugiwara''s head roll into the floor.


    Luckily, it was not the real world, and his figure immediately disappeared after that.


    Mugiwara might not feel that much of a terror because he was immediately killed after the scarecrow moved. But for the rest, the scarecrow was like a nightmare.


    " Fuck, let''s attack together!"


    Under the panic, the four guys left came into a consensus.


    They gathered all their energy in their hand and began casting their special moves.


    " Fireball!"


    " Thunderbolt!"


    " Water slash!"


    " Firebird!"


    Four attacks came from their direction and were aimed at the direction of the scarecrow.


    But things weren''t that easy.


    The scarecrow lifted the chainsaw blade on its hand once again and began to cut each and every attack.


    One scarecrow and one chainsaw knife. If the Dungeon was a bit darker, they would definitely believe that they have entered a horror movie.


    None of the attack hit as all of them was cut down by the scarecrow, and now the four guys were looking at each other with pure horror in their eyes.


    They might not say anything, but deep down, they all reached the same conclusion.


    '' We are all fucked.''


    . . . . . . .


    In the meantime, Ray was watching everything in the dungeon core room.


    The emergence of Mugiwara, who was able to solve all the questions, was really unexpected. But fortunately, things were still on hand, and the awakener would be stopped in the Small farm room.


    In fact, Ray also had prepared some more surprises in the other room, but he wanted to save them for later if he could.


    Information was very crucial, and this was definitely not the only Dungeon raid he would go through.


    Ray was still thinking about the next direction of upgrade he should take when someone else entered the Dungeon Core room.


    " It''s too boring Ray, those weaklings wouldn''t even go past the small farm room. I would rather stay here and watch the continuation of Soul Reaper."


    In front of Ray, Freed was standing tall with a bored look on his face.


    '' This Freed... *Sigh* He is getting stronger with every day passed by, but why is he very lazy?''


    Still, Ray could only shake his head helplessly. It was the fact that the five guys who entered the Dungeon Raid this time were all weakling, and none of them could defeat the scarecrow.


    Even now, Ray was looking at the screen and saw the scarecrow massacring all of them one by one.


    On was directly slashed into half. One was having all his bones broken by the scarecrow first before eventually having the chainsaw knife destroy his heart in one blow.


    And for the two others....


    *Sigh* They even peed their pants just by looking at the scarecrow.


    If there was anything wrong, this would at most take another five minutes for all of them to be killed by the scarecrow.


    " Well, you could watch the continuation of the soul reaper. By the way, do you know that Onego''s true sword was actually.."


    " Fuck, no spoiler bitch, I''m out of here!"


    With that, Freed also left the dungeon core room, leaving Ray alone to wait for the dungeon raid to end.

 Chapter 87 - Ch 87 : Captain Level Awakener

    [ DING!!! Congratulations on surviving through the Dungeon Raid.]


    [ Evaluation level: S]


    [ Note: Even though the host''s trick to deal with the intruder could be considered pretty much, the DM system would only allow this kind of thing once. The next time the host was to try something like this, the evaluation level would immediately be dropped to E.]


    [ Distributing the rewards.]


    [ - 15,000 DM Currencies.]


    [ - Bloodline evolution potion x1.]


    [ - 10,000 exp tickets x5.]


    [ - 20 stats points.]


    [ Note: The reward is adjusted based on the host''s current DM system level. The higher the level, the better the reward.]


    Along with that notification, Ray knew that all five guys had been dead in the hand of the scarecrow.


    Ray was excited about the reward, but this was just the appetizer.


    As soon as Ray survived the Dungeon Raid, another notification came to his mind.


    [ DING!!! Congratulations on completing the requirement of breaking through DM system level 3.]


    [ The host''s and the monsters'' cap level has been increased to 30 without the help of any item, and some new items and upgrades have been unlocked.]


    Immediately, Ray felt some changes in his body.


    He felt that the shackles that had been keeping him from breaking through level 21 had been loosened, and he could break through anytime.


    He didn''t wait any longer and quickly used all the exp tickets on himself.


    [ DING!!! Confirm the use of the exp tickets x5?]


    '' Yes.''


    BOOM!!!!


    The chain had successfully broken and now Ray was a level 21 awakener, entering the realm of captain level awakener.


    .


    [ Ray Sanjaja ]


    [ Lv 21 Awakener Soldier]


    [ Exp: 10000/41000]


    [ Energy: 100%]


    [ Strength: 60 / Vitality: 30]


    [ Agility: 45 / Dexterity: 37]


    [ Intelligence: 30 / Sense: 47]


    [ Special skill: Danger sense (E-rank, evolvable), Appraisal (E-Rank, evolvable), Contracted beast summon (E-Rank, evolvable), Hawkeye ( E-Rank, evolvable), Camouflage ( E-Ranked, evolvable), Pentjak silat (E-Rank, evolvable), Energy Strike (E-Rank, evolvable).]


    [ Universal attributes point: 20]


    [ Natal weapon: The stone Mk. II]


    .


    All his skills were currently blinking in green, signifying that Ray could evolve them further.


    Still, Ray was not in a hurry.


    The cost of the upgrade of an E-Rank skill was 5,000 DM Currencies each, and he didn''t have that much luxury of upgrading all his skills.


    Therefore, ray decided that he would go back to the orphanage and spend some time thinking which skills need to be prioritized before he would go and upgrade them.


    . . . . .


    Back to the white and empty room, The five lucky guys have been revived, and all the ten personnel was complete.


    Nonetheless, other than that Mugiwara, everyone else had a gloom on their face.


    " Do we just fail the Dungeon Raid?"


    " ....."


    Everyone had the same question on their heart, but no one was willing to answer.


    Their pride was just way too high to fail this Dungeon exploration, and now with the whole world was watching them, they got even more embarrassed.


    In this silent atmosphere, a new notification suddenly came.


    [ DING!!! Congrats, losers. You have successfully failed the Dungeon Raid.]


    [ Of course, there are no penalties for this. Your life itself has been a shame, and there''s no need to implicate you any further.]


    [ Hope we won''t meet again, Losers!]


    Everyone: " ..... "


    Before anyone could respond, the white light had once again appeared and covered everyone.


    The white light that brought them here was ready to send them back. But different from before when their face was full of happy expression, only gloom and shame could be seen on their face right now.


    . . . . . .


    - Indonesia, Jakarta''s awakener association building -


    Watching the full process of the Dungeon raid from the screen, Jakarta''s awakener president became utterly speechless.


    It was five of the top ten awakeners in the world. And even though the reason that they failed seemed a little bit silly, it was still a failure in the end.


    The best anyone could hope for was for the five of them to easily clear the Dungeon Raid. The world''s situation had been finally a bit calmer now, and they definitely couldn''t bear some major changes.


    It was a secret hidden by the top brass by the government, but actually, more than 30% of the earth''s land had been inhabited by the monsters from Dungeon Outbreak.


    "*Sigh* Let''s just hope that the owner of this dungeon is not some sicko and perverted brat. But looking at the name, it seemed that it was a bit impossible."


    For Indonesia who had more than a thousand islands, the power of the awakeners was very hard to be evenly spread. There were just too many islands in Indonesia, and there was no way to assign a strong awakener in each island.


    In fact, other than the five big islands and a few other handful islands, more than a hundred islands in Indonesia was already full of monster and was not suitable to be inhabited by humans.


    One could now clearly see why the president was feeling rather aggrieved at the moment.


    '' Let''s find what the people around the world think about this Dungeon raid?!''


    Tap, tap, tap, tap¡­.


    The president''s hands typed on the keyboard quite rapidly. And soon, the search results filled up the computer screen.


    There were many discussions about this topic on the internet.


    Some of them said that the dungeon master must be an alien, while some others said that it must be a super perfect handsome man.


    The president ignored comments like this and eventually found something that piqued his interest.


    It was an account of someone who called themselves as Morningwood cult and hailed the Morningwood Master.


    In one of his threads, he was describing the characteristics of Morningwood Master, like using the chicken mask and summoned muscular chickens as his summoned beast.


    It was actually a pretty interesting discussion, but the thing that got the president''s attention the most was the little comment at the bottom of the thread.


    @ElinandRaynii: This description really looked similar to the big brother that had saved me in the dungeon before.


    This comment immediately sparked the attention of many people. Some were accusing her of lying, while the rest were more curious about the story where she met the Morningwood Master.


    ElinandRaynii was also not being stingy. She typed a 2-page long essay about the Morningwood master and all the descriptions of the events.


    At first, the president was only reading it out of curiosity. But then, a frown appeared on his face.


    '' I was brought into a Dungeon in the middle of Jakarta.''


    That sentence from ElinandRaynii''s essay kept repeating in the president''s head.


    "What the hell? Is there any chance that Morningwood Master is an Indonesian?"


    The president felt a big headache about this.


    This was no small matter, and they must take this very seriously.


    Even if there was only a 0.1% chance that the Morningwood Master is an Indonesian, he must now take this chance.


    '' At least we must be able to find his motivation and his affiliation. It would also be good if we could attract him to our side.''


    The president swallowed his saliva and accessed the information of @ElinandRaynii.


    With his authority, it didn''t take long until the personal information of @ElinandRaynii was displayed in front of him.


    ''The account owner''s name was apparently Elin, and what is more surprising is that this Elin is the little Elin from Kei''s orphanage.''


    Though Elin was now adopted by a woman named Ellen, her relationship with the orphanage was still pretty good, and there would be no problem to ask Elin to come into the orphanage and explain things to him.


    "It seemed that I need to visit the orphanage in the future to check about this matter."


    After ensuring that there was no other information, the president quickly closed the tab and erased all his browsing data.


    The man was indeed the president of Jakarta''s awakener association. But he was also a normal human and had a selfish desire.


    For him, he just wanted for Kei to live her life happily and not be dragged by something like this.


    The deletion of the browsing history was also one of the countermeasures that the president took so that the track of Elin and Kei would not be easily discovered.


    . . . . . .


    On the other side, Ray was now having dinner with Ellen and Elin.


    It has been a pretty long time since Ray met Elin, and Elin was whining about meeting Ray every other day.


    " Ray-nii, how is your relationship with Big Sis now?"


    *Cough!!!!*


    Ray was still in the process of drinking the water in his hand when Elin was asking this question. He was a bit startled and immediately choked.


    '' This girl, what is she aiming for?''


    Ray recovered after some seconds, but now he realized that the eyes which the two women used to look at him had a different shine on them.


    '' Why do I feel like prey in front of two predators?''


    Ray shook his head as he tried to erase that conjecture.


    Ellen was a good friend of his, and Elin was someone like a little sister, so why would they have any bad intentions for him.


    " Well, we are..."


    Ray was about to answer that the relationship between him and Big Sis was about to be pretty much confirmed.


    But suddenly, he felt a chill covering his spine.


    " .....!?"


    Ray didn''t know why, but he suddenly felt like he shouldn''t tell the two women about his relationship with Big Sis. He retracted the world in his mouth and then..


    " We.. we are just friend. Yeah, just friend and nothing more."


    At this moment, Ray felt like the chill was missing and instead was replaced by a warm and sunny atmosphere.


    " That''s good! If you are not with Big Sis, then how about considering my mom to be your wife?"

 Chapter 88 - Ch 88 : Business Talk (1)

    Ray almost splurted blood when he heard those kinds of words from Elin.


    He actually wanted to say he had Big Sis, but when he saw the eyes which the two women looked at him, he felt like the words were stuck on his throat.


    " Umm.. can we talk about it another time?" Ray tried to shift the subject.


    Fortunately, at this time, the people they had waited for came, and Ray was relieved from this awkward situation.


    " Ellen, sorry to make you wait! the road was pretty congested these days. *Sigh* The government should have moved the capital of Indonesia to another place!"


    A beautiful woman about the age of Ellen came. She was dressed in LV brand dress and brought a Dior bag in her hand.


    Ray wasn''t sure whether the woman just deliberately ignoring him or not, but she just passed through him without even greeting him and sat next to Ellen.


    " So, is this your new lovers? Why don''t I introduce you to another one? This guy looks so basic."


    Yup, this woman was definitely ignoring her, Ray thought.


    Even from the tone she used to speak, Ray could already see that this woman was despising him.


    Nonetheless, Ray was not that petty to take this offense to his heart. He knew that this woman was disrespecting him because she thought that Ray was leeching of Ellen.


    " That''s not it Alyssa.. Ray is not my lover."


    Even though she said it like this, Ellen''s eyes kept glancing in Ray''s direction, trying to measure his reaction.


    But she only had disappointment when she saw that Ray didn''t seem to give any care about it.


    " Yeah, yeah, whatever you say. So tell me, why are you asking me to come to this restaurant?"


    " Hehe, don''t be hurried. I promise that you will be satisfied with the thing I brought."


    Ellen stopped talking and only smirked mysteriously, making the woman even more curious.


    Nevertheless, Ellen had no intention to reveal the thing now. She was an experienced businesswoman, and she knew that woman''s curiosity was something that she could exploit.


    The dinner continued as Ellen introduced Alyssa to Ray and Elin. Alyssa seemed to have no issue with Elin as Ellen had already told her about Elin before., but she always had that wary look against Ray.


    Ray could only shake his head helplessly, but he didn''t say anything to explain the misunderstanding to Alyssa. Trying to explain it to her would only make her become even more suspicious, and it was also not Ray''s business.


    The waiter brought the food that Ellen had ordered, and the group of four began to eat.


    In the meantime, Alyssa and Ellen chatted like an old friend while Ray and Elin could only eavesdrop from the side.


    " By the way, Ellen, how is your husband? He seemed to be a pretty good man. I don''t understand why you decided to cheat on someone like him."


    The "Him" on this sentence was definitely Ray. Alyssa didn''t seem to believe that Ray got nothing to do with Ellen and kept attacking Ray all along.


    " I have told you that Ray is not my lover Alyssa. And you might not see it right now, but Ray is definitely better than my ex-husband."


    " Yeah-yeah, like I''ll believe what you say."


    Alyssa rolled her eyes. She was also a woman, and she definitely felt that there was something between Ray and Ellen.


    However, she decided to stop asking about Ray and just stay silent. Something was better to be kept as a secret, and she didn''t want to indulge in the secret love life of her old friend.


    " Then, can we enter the main business now? I have another appointment in one hour?"


    Alyssa was starting to get impatient. Don''t tell me that her old friend called her here just to introduce Alyssa to the new lover, she thought.


    But Ellen always had that smug smile on her face, and that somehow made Alyssa very curious.


    Ellen also knew that it was time for her to stop joking around.


    Her expression turned serious, and she took out a small lunch box from her bag.


    The lunch box lid was opened, and it revealed the small pudding inside.


    The pudding looked very delicious, but Alyssa''s eyes were full of questions as if saying, "are you serious?"


    " Ellen, you couldn''t be serious, right? You call me to this place just to give me this pudding?"


    " Hehe, don''t ask. Just sit there and try the pudding first. I promise that you would definitely like it."


    " Humph, just because you say it."


    Even though Alyssa had some doubt on her mind, she still decided to trust Ellen.


    She and Ellen was good friend, and even if all of this was a scam, she didn''t regret coming here and meeting Ellen.


    Alyssa took a spoonful of pudding and brought it closer to her mouth.


    She kept observing the pudding, and other than it looked a little bit delicious, there was nothing special about it.


    But everything changed when Alyssa eventually put the pudding inside her mouth.


    BOOMM!!


    All the freshness of the fruit was combined into one and Alyssa felt like her eyes had just been opened.


    All the dessert she ate so far was trash compared to this one spoon of pudding, and she couldn''t help but want for more.


    But the thing that made Alyssa surprised was the fact that the scariest thing about this pudding was not the taste.


    Just when the pudding entered her body, Alyssa could feel her body slightly go warm.


    An influx of energy came into her body, and Alyssa felt like some of her old injuries had been recovered.


    " This... no way."


    Alyssa looked at Ellen, full of disbelief.


    What the heck did she just eat? Even some small healing potions didn''t have this efficiency.


    " So, are you impressed now?"


    " Yeah, yeah. Please tell me!"


    Alyssa''s eyes were very eager. She might not look like it, but Alyssa was the family head of one of the top ten families in Jakarta.


    She was used to many special things, but this pudding was definitely one of a kind. If she could gain more access to something like this, her family''s power would be greatly enhanced and had a chance of breaking through the top five families.


    Looking at Alyssa being like this, a proud smile appeared on Ellen''s face.


    ( Huh, you just insult my Ray, saying that he is not worthy and all, but now you really look forward to hos product. Poor woman, you don''t know what you had just missed.)


    Ellen couldn''t help the smile from appearing on her face when she imagined Alyssa''s face when she eventually told the truth. Ellen took a deep breath, and only after she calmed down herself that she began to explain:


    " Well, the pudding you have just eaten was definitely not an ordinary pudding. It was made with the combination of spirit strawberries, grape, and some other spiritual ingredients combined into one masterpiece. I actually want to tell you more about the pudding and the produce, but considering that you still have a meeting after this, maybe we should stop our conversation here."


    Ellen acted like she was ready to leave, which made Alyssa very anxious.


    Without wasting any more time, she quickly shouts to Ellen.


    " Wait, don''t leave! I don''t care about the meeting. Just tell me more about the pudding!"


    Yup, Alyssa was more anxious than ever. The opportunity was right in front of her, and she definitely couldn''t let it fall to another family''s hand.


    Heck, even if she was to somehow throw her pride, she would still do it for this pudding.


    The smile on Ellen''s face became even wider. The momentum was now in her hand, and she surely would get a good deal out of this.


    " Then, how about you meeting the maker of this pudding? I introduce you to the maker of this pudding here, my good friend, Ray Sandjaja."


    Ray was almost choked when he heard his name was called by Ellen.


    He was still enjoying the food with Elin, so he didn''t really know what was going on.


    But when he saw that Alyssa was somewhat looking at him with that strange and eager expression, Ray suddenly seemed to know what was going on.


    He coughed twice to hide his embarrassment and waved in Alyssa''s direction.


    On the other hand, Alyssa was more than shocked with this revelation.


    The white man she thought as Ellen''s secret lover before was actually such a good man, and she regretted it very much that she failed to make a good impression at Ray.


    Nevertheless, when she saw that Ray could still smile at her, she felt like she still had the opportunity.


    Alyssa looked at her own beautiful figure once and immediately made a resolve.


    " Ray, can you discuss things with this big sis?"


    Alyssa was not shy anymore and quickly come to Ray''s side.


    Ray''s hand was trapped between Alyssa''s boob and the distance between the two was now very close that Ray could feel Alyssa''s breath on his ear.


    Alyssa saw that Ray was blushing and thought that her plan might work. So without wasting any time, she threw the second round of her offensive.


    " Ray, if you agree, then this big sis might give you a few bonuses. Of course you know what the bonuses are?"


    Ray was a virgin. and something like this was a bit too much for him. He had almost got a nosebleed and fainted.. But fortunately, Ellen was there to save the day.

 Chapter 89 - Ch 89 : Business Negotiation

    " Get away from him, Alyssa!"


    Ellen, who was watching Alyssa flirting with Ray, immediately got her temper into her head.


    She had been in the line for far longer than Alyssa, so how could she let Alyssa get ahead of her?


    Nonetheless, Alyssa didn''t care about Ellen''s statement and even tightened her grip on Ray''s hand.


    The temptation of the pudding was way too high, and she really didn''t want to miss the chance.


    " Hmm, what is this? Didn''t you say that you and Ray were not lovers before? If that''s the case, then why are you being so angry when I act intimate with Ray?"


    Ellen wanted to refute, but her words stuck in her throat.


    Indeed, she had said that Ray was not her lover before, so why should she be angry when Alyssa got closer to Ray?


    She hesitated and was about to let them be. But when she looked at Ray''s face, Ellen immediately got determined.


    ( No, I must not let someone get ahead of me.)


    The first time Ellen and Ray met was when the latter saved Ellen from some brute. And the two had only gotten so much closer since then.


    " Let him go, Alyssa! Let him go before I get mad!" Ellen''s tone was full of indifference, but Alyssa could see her rage beneath.


    " Ehh... but weren''t you the one that says that..."


    " I previously said that Ray was not my lover, right? Sorry, that was a lie."


    At this moment, Ellen walked in Ray''s direction and planted a small kiss on Ray''s cheek while holding his arm around her breast.


    " Ray is my lover, and I don''t want you to get that close to him!"


    Ray and Alyssa were fully dumbstruck now.


    Alyssa never thought that Ellen would be this bold, while Ray thought this woman was a psycho.


    If Bis Sis witnessed this scene, he would be sleeping outside tonight.


    Among the four people in the room, only Elin had stars on her eyes.


    She liked Ray, but she would also be happy if Ray was to become her dad.


    Elin jumped between Ray and Alyssa and quickly separated the two.


    " Yeah, Ray-nii is my mom''s, so you should give up!"


    Under the pressure of two women, Alyssa had no other choice but to let go.


    She had a bit of disappointment on her face, but thinking that it was Ellen, she got calmed down soon enough.


    The situation got a bit calmer after the women made their own stances, and now all four of them got back to their seats, ready to discuss the business matter.


    " Now, let''s talk about business."


    " Yeah.."


    When the two women sit across each other, Ray could feel that the tension began to rise once more.


    The two were old friends, but they still wanted to benefit from this business.


    " I''ll talk first. For the pudding, how much can you generate in a month, and how long could they be stored?"


    Alyssa didn''t beat around the bush and directly went into the main topic.


    The pudding was good, but if the product was limited, the price would be lower.


    Ray looked at Ellen as if trying to gain approval. And only after Ellen nodded that he begin to talk.


    " I could make more than 50 puddings a day, and other than puddings, I also have other food variants. The pudding itself could only be stored for at most a week, but if you wanted to, I could make other types of food with a longer storing duration."


    " Really???"


    Ray''s words just now had truly shocked Alyssa. Her eyes were brimming with stars as she knew that this was definitely a golden egg.


    The pudding before was even better than some small portion, and if Ray could give her more than 50 puddings a day, her family''s awakener would have a big upper hand against other families.


    Alyssa quickly makes a calculation in her head. She tried to find the best amount she could offer so that the offer would not dissatisfy Ray nor hurt her family that much.


    " Three million! I will offer you three million dollars a year for 300 puddings every week!"


    " Humph, so you are not taking me seriously? It''s okay. We just need to act that this negotiation never existed before."


    " Wait, I''m just kidding! It''s not three million; it''s ten million a year!"


    " Hehe, that''s good. Ten million a year is a bit acceptable!"


    The two women have their eyes locked at each other. It was a common occurrence in a business negotiation. But for Ray who never witnessed such a scene, he felt like his view of the world was currently being reversed.


    When Alyssa first offered three million dollars a week, Ray had almost said yes.


    Three million was not small for someone like him, and it could definitely support the orphanage.


    But he never thought that after one sentence from Ellen, the value of three million had directly increased into ten million.


    Ray started to question himself. Should he really be here and watch all this scene?


    As the two women talked, they continued to negotiate the term of the contract.


    Five minutes later, the value had been increased to fifteen million a year, but it was not without reason.


    The contract that Alyssa wanted from Ray was an exclusive contract, and Ray could not supply his product to other families.


    This would definitely change Ellen''s plan where she wanted to make Ray acquainted with the high-class society by selling his food. Therefore, Alyssa offered another five million increase in price, to which Ellen reluctantly agreed.


    The connection was great, but the allure of five million was way too much.


    Adding that to the fact that Ellen actually wanted to hog Ray all to herself had just made this decision became a lot easier.


    Two hours later, the contract was all finished, and Alyssa brought the copy which was signed by both Ray and her into her bag.


    It was just a piece of paper, but Alyssa treated it like a treasure.


    " Hehe, then I''ll be going off now. Please don''t forget your part of the deal!"


    Alyssa looked at Ray with her eyes turned crescent.


    The image of a leecher has been long gone, and now Ray''s face was very pleasant to see.


    " Oh, and please feel free to visit my family! This Big Sis would give you special treatment if you ever come to visit."


    Along with that words, Alyssa stood up and left the restaurant. The business had been done, and there was no other reason for her to stay there any longer.


    In fact, she could see that Ellen was already on the limit of her patience, and who knows what Ellen would do if that limit were to be breached.


    '' Ray, huh, what an interesting one. Maybe Eve would be interested in him.''


    . . . . . .


    Not long after Alyssa left, Ray also said his goodbye.


    Elin tried to keep him with her, saying that he could stay the night, but Ray rejected her politely.


    He said that he still needs to take care of the other kids, and Ray promised to stay with Elin the other time.


    Even though she was full of reluctance, Elin eventually let Ray go.


    Her eyes were red, but she became a bit calmer after Ray said he would give her a special gift when they met later.


    Now that the business discussion had been done, Ellen transferred the downpayment of the deal to Ray.


    Ray actually told Ellen that this was a joint cooperation between them, so Ellen should also take some part of the down payment. But Ellen rejected, saying that Ray really treated her as an outsider if he thought like that.


    In the end, Ray could only thank Ellen and said that he would treat her for a special dinner later.


    Ray''s bank account now had more than three million dollars in it.


    A significant amount which he never thought he would ever see in his life.


    If it was before he became a Dungeon Master, Ray would definitely tremble when he held this amount of money, But now he was very calm.


    In fact, he could just bring all the orphanage''s little guys in the Morningwood Dungeon. But he refrain from doing so as he still wanted the little guys to live their life normally.


    Ray had known how hard it was to live without parents, and he wanted the little guys to enjoy their life as much as they could, without giving them any burden to keep the Dungeon as a secret.


    Leaving the fancy restaurant, Ray didn''t immediately go back to the orphanage.


    He stopped at a nearby fried chicken restaurant and bought a huge bucket full of fried chicken.


    The orphanage was not short of money right now, but the little guys would still need some time for the adjustment period.


    Directly giving them fancy food like truffles of foie grass would only shock them, and it didn''t necessarily mean good for them.

 Chapter 90 - Ch 90 : Mahkotas Heir Situation.

    "I''m sure nothing weird will happen here."


    "Humph, just let him be. That kid is in a rebellious state now, but make sure if something does happen, give me a call right away."


    "Got it!"


    Outside the entrance of a dungeon, several Mahkota''s group awakeners were standing by.


    In fact, they were brought here to help the heir clean the Dungeon. But the heir suddenly made a request and told them that he wanted to clear the Dungeon all by himself.


    At first, the leader wanted to reject, but after consulting the current patriarch, he eventually let the heir act as he wanted.


    The decision has been made, and now they could only wait for the heir to clear the Dungeon all by himself while hoping that nothing bad would happen to the heir.


    Even if it was the patriarch''s words, the leader wasn''t sure that they could avoid some punishment in the case anything were to happen to the heir.


    The lunch hour had flown by some time ago, but well, he''d been waiting with bated breaths for The heir''s return and completely forgot to fill up in the meantime.


    The thing was, he couldn''t know what was going inside the Dungeon and must be ready with every change that happened. Therefore, he couldn''t leave his position to buy something to eat.


    The leader continuously checked his watch, and now it was about forty minutes from the time the heir entered the Dungeon. He was still thinking about the chance of the heir clearing the dungeon solo, but then¡­.


    Ring¡­.


    "Eii! what''s going on? Are there some changes in the Dungeon?!"


    When he took a look at the phone''s screen, his underling''s name showed up. A cold sweat passed through his forehead as he thought there might be a disturbance in the Dungeon''s entrance.


    [Sukma]


    " Leader, that''s not it¡­.."


    "What do you mean, that''s not it?? If you''re calling me over nothing, I will go there and teach you the real meaning of Sukma!"


    " No, no, please calm down, leader!! It is not nothing, The heir, he has come out of the Dungeon already!"


    Just like a paused frame of a movie, The leader''s hand froze in mid-air. The phone had almost fallen out of his hand, but fortunately, his reflex was fast enough to catch the phone.


    "What did you say??"


    "Just now, The heir came out from the Gate, Leader! And to make it more surprising, there was no indication of injury at his body!"


    Indeed, he didn''t hear that wrong.


    The leader hurriedly checked his watch.


    "But, it hasn''t even been 40 minutes yet, and to make it worse, no trace of injury! Did he just enter the Dungeon and decide to give up without even doing anything? We are not here for a picnic!"


    The leader had a trace of anger in his tone. If that was the case, then the heir was truly an ungrateful bastard.


    But the next word from his underling immediately refreshed his view toward the heir.


    "No, leader. The Gate is shaking right now. It has been a bit subtle, but there was an indication the heir had completed the boss room."


    What nonsense was this?!


    Even if the heir had an S-Rank skill and the Dungeon was only a level 30 dungeon, there was no way that someone could solo one of these in less than 30 minutes!!


    "Check again!! I want all the information about this exploration on my table right now!"


    Along with that words, the leader closed the call.


    There was a saying that someone wouldn''t have been able to believe something without witnessing it right with their own eyes.


    The leader, who was also a level 30 something awakener, didn''t waste any more time and quickly dashed in the direction of the Dungeon entrance.


    Even though he was standing at the entrance of the Dungeon, the place where the leader waited before was actually only the periphery of the dungeon entrance.


    The Dungeon entrance had somehow interfered with the phone signal, and the leader couldn''t get too close to the Dungeon entrance if he was on the call with the patriarch.


    A few minutes later, the leader arrived right at the entrance, and he saw the heir was chatting with some other awakeners.


    He tried to rub his eyes a few times, but there was no indication of this being fake, and the leader could only gulp his saliva.


    A level 30 awakener who could solo a level 30 Dungeon under 40 minutes.. He might have witnessed the born of a peak figure in this world.


    The leader could only dazedly stare at the empty air.


    Clearing a level 30 dungeon in 40 minutes when normally, the top fifty awakeners would need one hour to do so?


    Using only the objective information available to make his educated guess, then at the bare minimum¡­.


    "The heir has the potential to challenge top ten awakeners in this world."


    The leader couldn''t help but be excited at this thought.


    Forget the little witch whose identity was currently on the top of the mystery ranking with Morningwood master. The rest of the top ten rankings were dominated by the big powers in this world, and this might be the chance for their country to rise.


    . . . . . .


    Outside the Dungeon entrance..


    The heir might have chatted with the other awakeners from Mahkota''s group. But truthfully, his thought had never been here.


    '' If it is replaced by that man, could he clear this Dungeon in less than thirty minutes?''


    All he could think of right now was that figure in the chicken mask.


    The time when they battled together in the special Dungeon had left a deep impression in the Mahkota''s heir mind, and he had always treated that chicken mask as his rival.


    '' If I could, I want to battle you right here right now to test the gap between us.''


    Sadly, it was just a hope from the side of the Mahkota''s heir.


    Since that day, Mahkota''s heir had never heard about the chicken mask anymore, and even after spending some time looking for the existence of the chicken mask, he had never found anything.


    The Mahkota''s heir was still deep inside his own world when suddenly an awakener next to him asked him a question.


    " Mr. heir, how about you try playing in the PvP section? Just using your current power as a base, I don''t think that it would be hard for you to enter the top fifty."


    " Hmmm?"


    He looked to his side and found that the awakener who had just asked him the question was a young pretty girl awakener.


    If it was before, the heir would definitely be happy to show off in front of her. But now, all the heir could think about was the chicken mask, and he didn''t want to be implicated just by someone''s else request.


    The heir was still thinking about a reason to reject when he suddenly thought of something.


    '' Wait, maybe I could meet him in the PvP battle!''


    Even though the chance was pretty low, the heir was someone that believed in fate.


    He smiled in the direction of the awakener girl and nodded.


    " That isn''t really the case, but I will be trying my best. Do you want to see me battle?"


    With the charm of the heir, the girl felt like she was watching a spring breeze. Her heart beated very fast, and she was trying her best not to faint.


    She was about to say something to the heir, but she was beaten by the other awakeners around her.


    " Really? Can we watch to sir?"


    " Please, I am a big fan of yours!"


    The moment the invitation was sent, everyone''s focus was immediately shifted to the Mahkota''s heir. The fact that he could beat a level 30 dungeon under forty minutes had caused a commotion, and they couldn''t help but want to see the Mahkota''s heir in action.


    The Mahkota''s heir didn''t answer and just quickly sent an invitation to everyone around him.


    It was a feature of the PvP battle where the person could invite anyone to watch like a live streaming platform.


    After he sent the invitation, the Mahkota''s heir didn''t wait anymore and proceeded to enter the PvP battle waiting room.


    He didn''t really care whether the guys would accept the invitation or not, he just wanted to keep a good image, and it was enough.


    He closed his eyes, and when he opened it once again, the heir had arrived in an empty battle arena.


    [ DING!!! You have entered the PvP system. Please wait for a while to be matched.]


    It was the heir''s first time entering the PvP match, but different from everyone else, he didn''t feel nervous at all.


    [ DING!!! The matching has been completed.]


    [ Mahkota''s heir, record: 0 lose, 0 wins.]


    [ Chicken Ruler, record: 0 lose, 3 wins.]


    '' Is it really him?''


    Looking at the announcement, some expectancy rose in Mahkota''s heir''s heart.


    One hundred percent win percentage and the name with chicken on it, his opponent right now clearly fit the heir''s imagination about the chicken mask.


    A bright light appeared, signifying that his opponent had also reached the battle arena.


    When the bright light disappeared, a figure was revealed in front of Mahkota''s heir.


    It was a man with a chicken mask, and even though it was different from his memory. The resemblance was there.


    '' Did he change his mask? I feel like the old one was better.''


    The thought surfaced in Mahkota''s heir head, but he quickly shook of that thought.


    '' No matter what, my goal is to win, and if I could, recruit him to Mahkota group.''

 Chapter 91 - Ch 91 : How About You Joining Our Morningwood Cult?

    " Finally, I''ve met you! Our battle will be legendary!"


    " ...????"


    On the chicken ruler''s side, the chicken ruler was currently being so confused with the heir''s action.


    He had never met this guy before, so why did this guy act as he had known him?


    Furthermore, the aura released by this guy was obviously far from normal.


    '' Is this guy a psycho, unless....''


    Suddenly, everything seemed to be clicked on the chicken ruler''s mind.


    This guy must have mistaken him for the Morningwood master!


    Chicken Ruler was both brimming with excitement and clod sweats.


    He was very happy that he could meet the acquaintance of Morningwood Master, but at the same time, he knew that this guy was super serious.


    " Umm.. Anoo.."


    Chicken Ruler quickly tried to explain the situation to the heir, but a black spear had passed through his ears before he could even finish his words.


    *Swoosh*


    The spear was so fast that the Chicken Ruler could not react on time. Luckily, the opponent seemed to still test the water and didn''t directly target his head.


    Chicken Master looked behind and saw the destruction caused by the black spear. And instantly, his body felt shiver all over his spines.


    ¦²(©b¥í©b;)


    The heir: Worthy of you, but next time, I''ll make sure that I won''t miss it.


    §ë(©b¥í©b§ë)


    . . . . . . . . .


    Two minutes later, Chicken Master was lying in the ground motionless while the heir was looking at him with a frown on his face.


    " So, are you telling me that you are not the chicken mask I know?"


    *Nod*


    " And you are just posing as himself because you admire him?"


    *Nod*


    Actually, lasting two minutes against the heir had already been an achievement for the Chicken Master.


    If not for the heir to misinter[ret his true identity and became too worried, ten seconds was already enough for him to finish this battle.


    " *Sigh* I know it. There is something sketchy here. You are too weak.."


    " ..... "


    The heir shook his head helplessly. It seems he must go further if he wanted to meet the chicken mask.


    The heir was ready to end this battle by killing the chicken ruler. He summoned another black spear and was about to aim it in the chicken ruler''s head, but the chicken ruler''s word stopped him.


    " Wait!"


    " Hmm? What is it?"


    Maybe it was because of his confidence in his own power. The heir didn''t even treat the chicken ruler as a dangerous entity and became very leeway.


    " You, are you an acquaintance of the Morningwood Master?"


    " Morningwood master?"


    " Yeah! He is the guy with a chicken mask and very strong chickens. He is a summoner, but the legend said that his body strength is also very good."


    The heir fell into silence for a while. The description clearly fitted his image of the chicken mask. But what is this pervert''s name? Was the heir wrong about the chicken mask all along?


    Seeing the heir didn''t react, Chicken Ruler felt like his conjecture was true.


    To finally meet the acquaintance of the real Morningwood Master, Wasn''t this a good chance to recruit him to the Morningwoodcult.


    His body was still hard to move, but the chicken ruler steeled his resolve. With every inch of his power, he pulled down his pants and showed his Morningwood to the heir.


    " Then, how about you joining our Morningwood Cult?"


    The heir: " ..... "


    All the spectators: " .... "


    " Hehe, this is my Morningwood. How about it?"


    *Swoosh*


    Another black spear was thrown, and this time, it directly hit the chicken ruler''s Morningwood.


    " Show me your wood once again, and I''ll make sure that you become a deadwood even in the real world."


    The heir''s tone was full of indifference, but it felt like a death sanction to anyone who watched it.


    Even the male spectators started holding their crotch as they felt the pain when the Chicken ruler''s crotch was struck by the black spear.


    The heir took a deep breath as he tried to calm himself. Then, he opened his mouth once more and spoke:


    " Now, tell me all you know about the Morningwood Master and the Morningwood Cult!"


    . . . . . . . .


    While Ray and the heir were focusing on their own things, the world was currently in shock with the appearance of Morningwood Master.


    Most of the Big Power countries had tried to plan a countermeasure, but without them knowing, someone had already taken a headstart from them.


    - Japan, Kyoto. -


    In one of the grand shrines in Kyoto, Japan. A woman in Miko clothing was currently praying to the deities.


    Her face was very graceful, and it seemed to be not from this world.


    But the prayer didn''t seem to last very long.


    After some minutes, the Miko opened her eyes and revealed the beautiful violet-colored pupil hidden beneath it.


    " Kana, please call all the government officials. I have received guidance from Amaterasu-sama."


    " Yes, Sumire-Miko."


    She instructed the girl next to her to call the government officials, while Miko herself decided to take a seat and rest.


    Communicating with the Deities was no small matter, and it took a lot of her energy.


    She closed her eyes again, trying to recover as much energy as she could, but before long, the girl had returned with some Government officials behind her.


    " Sumire-sama, could you please tell us what Amaterasu-sama had said?"


    The government officials kneeled as they talked to this woman.


    This Sumire-Miko might not have a strong power behind her, but just her ability to communicate with the deities alone had gotten her enough respect for them to kneel down.


    " Please stand up, Meiji-sama. I am a member of the Japanese awakener union, so I would definitely help the Japanese Union. You don''t need to be polite to me."


    The Government official, Meiji, immediately felt a spring breeze as he saw Sumire-Miko''s smile.


    All the government officials quickly stood up as they didn''t want to disobey Miko''s will. Meiji was the leader this time, and the two started talking about the guidance from the Deities.


    " The guidance this time was pretty vague. There was a very strong power hidden beneath the Morningwood Master, and even the deities told me that we should not try to get close to him. But after some moments of asking, Amaterasu-sama eventually revealed something to me."


    The Miko stopped her words and took a step back.


    She raised her hand, and immediately a miniature of the world map appeared in front of all of them.


    " Here!"


    The Miko''s hand was pointing at the world map, or to be exact, at Indonesia''s location in the world map.


    " The country where more than thousands of islands reside. Amaterasu-sama had told me that we should be able to find some clues related to the Morningwood Master here."


    The government officials'' face was shocked when they saw this scene.


    The whole world was currently trying to find the whereabouts of the Morningwood master, but who ever thought that their Rising Sun country would be the first one to figure it out.


    " Then.. What should we do Miko-sama? Should we send one of our best awakeners there?"


    When the words were said, the atmosphere instantly turned silent.


    Sumire-Miko was closing her eyes as if she was trying to find something, but eventually, she shook her head.


    " It is up to you. The world had changed, and even the deities said that our fate is in our own hands. You can send some awakener there, but please make sure that it would be unnoticeable by the other Great powers. I have said my words. Now I must leave first, Meiji-sama."


    Along with that words, the Sumire-Miko dragged her tired body to her resting place.


    The communication just now had taken a big toll on her, and she really needed some rest.


    Nonetheless, even after Sumire-Miko left, Meiji and the government official didn''t immediately leave the shrine and tried to contact the higher up first.


    Meiji dialed the number of the Japanese awakener''s president, and it didn''t take that long for the call to be connected.


    " Hmm, what is it, Meiji? Did you find some good information from the Miko?"


    " It is more than good information President-sama. In fact....."


    Meiji then began to explain the parts told by Sumire-Miko. None of Miko''s words was skipped, and Meiji exactly told the president what Sumire-Miko had said.


    The president on the other side frowned a bit when he heard this info. This info was a bit too much to handle. Luckily, they had made sure that this phone call was free from bugs.


    " Then, what do you think we should do?"


    The president was currently testing Meiji. He had a plan to appoint Meiji as his successor, so he was training Meiji to start making his own decision.


    " I think we should send some of our best awakeners to Indonesia. But to make it less noticeable, I suggest that we send Evil-eyed Dragon and Red Fiery spear."


    " Evil-eyed Dragon and Red Fiery spear, not a bad suggestion. But can you tell me the reason?"


    " Well, the two is two of our top awakener with S-Rank skills and Natal weapon, making the strength of the two suitable for investigating the Morninbgwood Master. Furthermore, the two were known for traveling all around the world, so their arrival in Indonesia should have not attracted much attention."


    The president was feeling truly astonished today.


    He already knew very well that Meiji was suited to be his successor, but today, he seemed to have decided Meiji to be the next inheritor of this title.


    The president inwardly laughed out.


    " Very good! Then we will follow your arrangement.. But to make it more secure, we will also send a few other people as delegacy to Indonesia."

 Chapter 92 - Ch 92 : Subsidiary Dungeon

    A few days later, Ray was sitting in his own Dungeon.


    The business matters had been done, and the orphanage was no longer in a state where it lacked money.


    However, Ray''s face was not in a happy mood. Instead, there was a frown in his expression.


    " I need to be stronger soon.."


    After dealing with the matters related to the orphanage, Ray was now free and could focus on getting stronger.


    The last Dungeon raid might be going smoothly, but there was no guarantee that the same strategy could work twice.


    In fact, Ray was pondering about how to increase the difficulty of the Dungeon just under one month.


    The next Dungeon Raid should be scheduled after one month, and Ray must use this chance to level up himself and his monsters.


    " At least level 30... The enemies should be around level 40 or something, so I should be at least level 30."


    He opened his eyes and opened the DM system tab.


    Ray had finished today''s Daily Dungeon and mission, so actually there was nothing left he could do inside the Dungeon.


    A few days had passed, but Ray''s level had not increased yet. The difficulties of raising his level had increased exponentially from before, and Ray had no confidence to advance to level 30 in just one month if he was not to do anything special.


    " System, is there a way to quickly raise my level?"


    [ DING!!! There is no shortcut in raising level host, but there is indeed some other way to collect DM Currencies.]


    [1. Daily sign-in and mission.]


    [2. Maintaining the state of an intruder in the Dungeon (Depends on the strength of intruder)]


    [3. Killing an intruder (Depends on the strength of the intruder)]


    [4. Offering a corpse (Depends on the original strength of the corpse)]


    Other than the first one, ray had never used the other three functions.


    In fact, other than the Time of the Dungeon raid, ray''s Dungeon had never received an intruder before.


    " Killing and kidnapping.. Isn''t it a bit too much?"


    [ DING!!! Actually, No, host. You are still too soft, and the system recommends you to quickly change that kind of mentality if you want to survive longer.]


    [ The world has changed, and human morale is decreasing with every second passed by. You might think that the world is still the same, but if you look better, you could see that killing, kidnapping, and even slavery are getting more and more to be a norm these days.]


    [ The strong eat the weak, and you must be able to accept that fact, host.]


    " .... "


    Ray could only sigh inwardly at the system''s explanation.


    Indeed, he was too naive. He had always deceived himself that everything is normal, but deep inside, Ray knew that the world had changed.


    The old mentality would not work anymore, and he must do anything to get stronger.


    The memory of staying still while unable to do anything about Edward''s situation was still haunting Ray, and now was the Right Time for him to make a change.


    Ray''s eyes now shone with determination to get stronger. He would do anything if it meant that he could protect everyone he cared about.


    " Then tell me, what should I do? Even if I want to get some intruder indie this Dungeon, it would be very dangerous if the true identity of this Dungeon was to be known by the top-level rankers. I don''t think that with my current power, I could handle any of the top ten awakeners."


    [ Hehe, I''m waiting for that question, host.]


    [ Actually, there are two major choices.]


    [ First is to keep planting crops like you used to do, or even try to breed them. You might have noticed that the upper limit of the crops price was stuck at the 10,000 DM Currencies, but that was not the actual limit of the crops. There are some super rare crops that the host needed to plant and breed by yourself, and not just depend on the DM shop.]


    Ray nodded at this explanation. He had indeed discovered the strangeness that the system had said before, and now Ray knew what to do.


    [ For the second, it is actually a lot easier. The host could just capture another dungeon and make it a subsidiary of this Dungeon. And from that moment, the host could gain the DM from this subsidiary Dungeon. Of course, with this method, the host could mitigate the chance of the rankers knowing the true location of the Morningwood Dungeon.]


    Ray was shocked at this revelation.


    Right, after the first Time in the Chicken Dungeon, Ray had never tried to capture another Dungeon core and chose to directly absorb them.


    The fact that he could capture a subsidiary Dungeon and make it a milking farm would have never crossed Ray''s thought if it was not for the system.


    [ Hehe, are you amazed, host?]


    If it was replaced by another system, the host might have pretended to be a tsundere.


    But Ray''s and the system''s relationship was very good, and Ray didn''t feel like there was a need to act tsundere.


    He nodded excitedly at the system''s voice, and now his eyes were brimming with stars.


    " System, after some days of sign-in and daily mission, how much DM I currently have?"


    [ DING!!! The host currently has 20,000 Dm Currencies and 233 Spirit ores.]


    " Then, buy me the Low-grade Dungeon detector!"


    [ DING!!! Low-Grade Dungeon Detector has been purchased. Deducting 5,000 DM Currencies from the host''s current account. Current balance: 15,000 DM Currencies.]


    [Low-Grade Fungeon detector has been activated, detecting surrounding Dungeon.]


    [ DING!!! Successfully detected 20 Dungeons around Jakarta. The level and further information about the Dungeon could be checked in the system panel.]


    Along with that words, a huge panel consisting of each, and every Dungeon in Jakarta appeared in front of Ray.


    There was some red-rated Dungeon, meaning that it was a level 40 or higher Dungeon, while the rest was either orange, yellow or green.


    Nonetheless, ray''s target this Time was not the red, orange, or yellow, but instead the green one.


    He wanted to find a new Dungeon that had never been visited before and caught it as his subsidiary Dungeon.


    It was not that Ray was not strong enough to capture a yellow or higher grade Dungeon. But normally, those dungeons were already under the surveillance of the Government, and it would be hard to enter them without the Government permit.


    Ray spent some time checking each and every of the Dungeon, but eventually, his choice fell into this one.


    [ Empty warehouse dungeon.]


    [ Dungeon level: Green.]


    [ Number of intruders: 0.]


    [ Number of rooms: 2.]


    [ Monsters: Battle hound x3]


    [ A small Dungeon in a hidden warehouse in Grogol.]


    [ Note: A newly born Dungeon.]


    " What a jackpot, to encounter a dungeon which had never been visited before, my luck surely played a part here."


    Ray was not going to waste any more time here.


    He didn''t know whether some stupid delinquents would enter the warehouse and accidentally enter the Dungeon before him.


    Therefore, he quickly exited the Morningwood Dungeon and took a gojek to go into the location of Empty warehouse Dungeon.


    . . . . .


    " Well, apart from the sketchy looks, it does look like an ordinary warehouse¡­"


    Ray had arrived in front of the location of the empty warehouse dungeon.


    The location was on someone''s private property, so Ray needed to use his camouflage skill to get inside.


    [ Let''s stop complaining and get inside, host. There is a saying in your world, Stop wasting Time.]


    "...."


    Ray looked around for a while, making sure that no one was noticing before he eventually opened the warehouse door.


    The inside was not very different from Ray''s prediction. It was dark and a bit damp.


    There was no indication of it being occupied, and only some old wires and steel were there.


    There appeared to be some rats'' nests as well. If not for the fact that the system had said so, Ray would definitely not believe that there was a dungeon here.


    ''¡­ It seems the Dungeon was really hidden inside.''


    Just from one glance, and you wouldn''t find the Dungeon entrance.


    Ray continued to walk deeper inside, and only when he arrive at the edge of the warehouse that he finds a small dungeon gate.


    " It''s here!"


    Without waiting anymore, Ray opened up the dungeon gate.


    His consciousness was sucked by the dungeon gate, and when his consciousness returned, Ray had already teleported into the empty warehouse dungeon.


    [ DING!!! Congratulations for being the first person to discover the empty warehouse dungeon.]


    [ Reward: Exp +50% for this Dungeon for the first month.]


    '' Yeah, whatever,''


    The moment Ray opened his eyes, a notification appeared in his ears, but he immediately closed them up.


    His goal for this Time was not to clear the Dungeon, but instead to make this Dungeon his subsidiary one.


    Furthermore, Ray could already see that the monster in this Dungeon was way too low-leveled.


    For the current him, spending his Time killing the monster here would only be wasteful.


    " Appraisal!"


    In front of Ray, there were three Battle Hound monsters.


    This empty warehouse dungeon was still a new dungeon, so it only consisted of two rooms.


    The first room where the monsters reside, and the second room where the Dungeon core was placed. And just like its name, the situation in this empty warehouse Dungeon was the same as outside. The room was like an empty warehouse which people tend to use to store some unused materials.


    [ DING!!! Appraisal successful, displaying the stats of the three battle hounds.]

 Chapter 93 - Ch 93 : Subsidiary Dungeon Boss Monster

    [ Battle Hound 1]


    [ Lv: 5]


    [ A small cute battle dog. Are you cruel enough to kill this guy?]


    .


    [ Battle Hound 2]


    [ Lv: 5]


    [ A small cute battle dog. Are you cruel enough to kill this guy?]


    .


    [ Battle Hound 3]


    [ Lv: 6]


    [ A small cute battle dog. Are you cruel enough to kill this guy?]


    .


    The highest among the three was only level 6, and killing them would not benefit Ray in any way.


    Rather than that, Ray was thinking about making them his contract monster.


    What his Dungeon lacked the most was the presence of the monster inside the Dungeon.


    The price of Monster Gacha was way too high, and Ray was not able to afford them now.


    Therefore, seeing three cute little hounds in front of him, Ray immediately thanked his luck.


    He looked at the three wary battle hounds and squatted while giving them his best smile.


    " Little dog, how about joining our Dungeon? There will be food and water there. You wouldn''t need to be afraid of being hungry anymore."


    *Silence*


    " *Sigh*, No response, huh. It seemed I still need to do it the hard way..."


    Ray shook his head helplessly. Even though he knew it was hard to recruit the battle hounds based on words alone, he still wanted to try before.


    Now that the verbal recruitment had failed, Ray had no other choice.


    " Heed my call, Freed!"


    A big portal appeared next to Ray and Freed emerged from it.


    Ray''s plan was actually to let Freed tame the three battle hounds. On Monsters like them, the suppression of bloodline was inevitable, and it would be easier if he just let Freed suppress the three battle hounds.


    " What do you need my help for, Ray?"


    As Freed came out from the portal, he looked at Ray with a slightly lazy expression. He had just laying around when Ray called him before, so it was unavoidable that Freed was a bit annoyed.


    " Tame those three battle hounds for me, and I promise to cook you one food of your choice."


    " Really? That''s a promise then!"


    Hearing Ray''s promise, Freed''s laziness immediately disappeared.


    Since the day Ray cooked the food for Bintang, Freed had always dreamt about Ray''s food every night, but Ray was stingy enough to not cook for him until now.


    Freed didn''t wait anymore and quickly rushed in the direction of the three battle hounds, afraid that Ray would retract his promise.


    " *Chuckles* This guy, if he could always be this diligent..."


    Ray sighed inwardly at Freed conduct, but he didn''t stay long.


    The matter about the three battle hounds has been left to Freed, so now he also needs to do his own part.


    He proceeded to leave the first room and enter the second room where the Dungeon core resides.


    For a newbie dungeon like this, where there was no Boss monster,Rayy didn''t need to defeat the boss to enter the Dungeon core room.


    He just walked through the passage, and voila, in front of him was the Dungeon core.


    Ray placed his hand on the Dungeon core and began the process of making the Dungeon his subsidiary dungeon.


    " System, I want to accept this Dungeon as my subsidiary."


    [ DING!!! The subsidiary process has been completed.]


    [ Congratulations on gaining your first subsidiary Dungeon!]


    Along with the notifications, Ray felt like a subtle change had happened inside his body.


    Particles of light suddenly began gathering in front of Ray as the connection betweenRayy, and the subsidiary dungeon was given physical form. The light faded just as quickly as it appeared and revealed a translucent tattoo inRay''ss left hand.


    Ray tried to shake his hand several times, and other than the translucent tattoo, there was no big change on his left hand.


    " Well, at least it wouldn''t hinder me in any way."


    Ray observed the tattoo for a few more seconds before he eventually decided to shake it off.


    He was just about to leave the Dungeon core room and check Freed''s progress in taming the three battlegrounds outside when he saw a new notification coming,


    [ DING!!! Congratulations on getting your first subsidiary Dungeon. A special reward will be issued.]


    [ Reward: Monster Gacha box.]


    All of a sudden, a small diamond box appeared in front of Rayy. The box was small and simple, but Ray could feel that something strong was hidden inside it.


    All Ray needed to do was to place his hand in the small diamond box and press the button in the middle of the box.


    ZING!!!! The box emitted a golden light and revealed a creature with a short and golden body about 40 cm long.


    It was a slightly bigger bee at first sight, but after some moment of observation, Ray noticed that there was some difference between this bee and the normal bee.


    This one only has four legs instead of six and lacks pigment pits. His head is round with a slightly pointed mouth, large, red eyes, and black antennae with a sharp bend in the middle.


    Nonetheless, the most appealing part of this bee was his stinger which looked like a spear.


    The stinger shone in bluish golden light, and it gave some sense of danger even to Ray.


    .


    [ Lancer-Bee]


    [ Rarity: 4-star.]


    [ Species: Lancer-Bee]


    [ Lv: 3]


    [ A Monster bee with a very lethal striking potency. Treat you as his master.]


    .


    " Not bad. It seemed that I have found the boss of this Dungeon."


    Ray gave the monster, the bee, a bit of a poke. It was a bit annoyed at first, but after seeing that it was only Ray, the bee docilely acceptedRay''ss poking.


    The bee seemed to recognize Ray as its master, as it responded to Ray''s action by playfully latching onto his hand. The bee was adorable. It was so cute that Ray couldn''t help but think of it as something along the lines of a domesticated pet.


    "You know what? I''m going to give you a name." Ray paused for a moment to think before continuing. "Alright. Your name will be Mentari."


    Mentari might be weak now, but Ray didn''t mind.


    Having a boss monster to guard his Dungeon was better than not having anything. Furthermore, Ray could just do it like how he dealt with the chickens.


    Finding some flowers or fruits that could help the growth of Mentari and evolve it later.


    Now that Mentari is here, Ray was not that hurried to leave the Dungeon Core room. He decided to make a plan about the Dungeon first before eventually checking Freed''s progress.


    " Okay, let''s make more room!"


    Ray''s first thought was immediately to make more rooms in the Dungeon.


    He still had some DM Currencies to spare, and it wouldn''t hurt to upgrade this Dungeon a bit.


    He dungeon map from the system panel.


    The current Dungeon only has one room beside the Dungeon Core room, and Ray planned to at least add five more rooms.


    One click and the terrain of the Dungeon had changed.


    The room was still positioned in a straight line, but it was a lot better than before.


    " Currently, there were only about four monsters in this Dungeon, so I guess one room for each monster, huh?"


    Ray made a plan on his mind where he allocated the room for each monster.


    It was a common fact that Monsters would get respawned when they died in the Dungeon, so there was no need to be afraid that his Dungeon would be out of monsters.


    " There are still two empty rooms left. I guess this is where I would be planting some crops."


    And so, Ray spent the rest of the day thinking about what kind of crops to plant here, or at least that was what he intended. The map shot opened when he was about to finish choosing the type of crops. A signal appeared that said intruders had entered the Dungeon.


    Some red dots suddenly appeared in the Dungeon entrance, so Ray quickly use the system panels to check it out.


    There, he saw some drunk delinquents with iron bars on their hands. Their face looked so red indicating that they were drunk, and from the look, it seemed they entered this Dungeon by accident.


    .


    [ Burly looking thug 1]


    [ Lv. 1]


    .


    [ Burly looking thug 2]


    [ Lv. 1]


    .


    [ Leader thug]


    [ Lv. 13]


    .


    There was five delinquent who entered the Dungeon, and other than the leader who was at level thirteen, all of them were at level one, meaning that none of them was an awakener.


    Ray at first thought that he would let them be and use them as material to gain some DM Currencies, but the expression on his face immediately changed when he saw the last person behind those delinquents.


    " Those bastards are not human!!!"


    It was the first time Ray ever felt this angry for someone else unrelated to him.


    Behind the delinquents was a pretty decent-looking girl. Her face was very pale, and there was a trace of blood in her mouth.


    Her eyes looked haggard as if she didn''t have any will to live, and to make it worse, she seemed to be a few months old pregnant.


    " Don''t tell me that these guys had raped the girl and now wanted to force her to commit abortion.."


    After the era of awakening, the rules of the world had changed.


    Awakeners gained many special privileges that many normal humans could not compare.


    Ray could go and try to report this to the officials, but his report had a 70% chance of being ignored, saying that he should close one eye on the conduct of an awakener.

 Chapter 94 - Ch 94 : Chicken Mask Back In Action

    [Host, what are you trying to do?]


    " Don''t stop me. Those kinds of bastards don''t deserve to live!"


    Ray''s eyes were currently full of bloodlust.


    His kind and easygoing image had gone and now was replaced by the image of an asura.


    [ You are thinking too much, Host. The system had no intention to stop you. In fact, the system is going to help you in this one.]


    [ DING!!! A new mission has been issued.]


    [ Kill all the intruders.]


    [ Reward: Miracle box x1.]


    [ You are a Dungeon Master, and the path of a Dungeon Master is full of hardship. Let this be your first trial to be the real Dungeon Master.]


    . . . . . . . .


    "Boss! What is this place?"


    "Haha, you guys might not know it. But I''m pretty sure that it is a newly born Dungeon! We are pretty lucky; we could use this place as our new basecamp!"


    The Delinquent''s leader laughed like a madman. He was an awakener, and he knew the value of a Newly-Born Dungeon to an awakener.


    If he used it right, he could use this Dungeon to raise his level or gain some loots before eventually selling it to the government.


    "¡­ But why there is still no trace of monster here? It seems we must venture deeper to know better about this Dungeon¡­!"


    Despite being happy to be able to found a newly born dungeon, the delinquent boss was still careful. He would ensure that there would be no trap here before entering the next room.


    While the Delinquent''s leader thought that, an underling poked the pregnant girl from the side.


    " Haha, you must be happy, right? If we get rich, you can play with a lot more man!"


    The girl wanted to cry when she heard this. But she knew she must be strong. The more she tried to oppose them, the happier the delinquent would be.


    The girl could only blame her own bad luck, a few months ago, she was kidnapped by those delinquents when she was about to go home from school. And from then on, she was raped multiple times until she got pregnant.


    It was a lie if she said that she had not tried to commit suicide before. But unfortunately for her, it was discovered by the delinquent, and she received treatment even worse than an animal as a punishment.


    From that moment, the girl had lost all her hope in life. She just wanted to quickly end this suffering and nothing more.


    '' I want to die.. Please kill me...''


    Suddenly, when the delinquents were still chatting happily about being the overlord of this Dungeon, a man in a chicken mask appeared in-between them like a ghost, and in his grasp was a short sword covered in fresh blood.


    "One down. Do you guys have any last words?" The man waved his sleeves, and one of the delinquent''s heads rolled on the floor.


    The delinquents who witnessed one of their friends killed without being able to do anything felt their knees weaken, and they fell straight to the ground.


    "Who are you?!" The delinquent leader cried out loud as he lay on the ground. The horror of this man in front of him was incomparable to anything he had ever faced before.


    Experiencing this major event, the girls should have been shocked. But she didn''t know why, she didn''t feel afraid of the chicken mask at all, and instead, she felt very safe when she was near the chicken mask.


    "What did we do to offend you?! Answer me!" The delinquent leader shouted again after receiving no answer from the chicken mask.


    However, the chicken mask ignored him, kicked the headless delinquent''s body, and walked toward the direction of the pregnant girl.


    " It''s okay. You have been strong. Now leave everything to me."


    the chicken mask patted the girl''s head for a moment before turning his back to face the delinquent.


    It was just a small head pat, but the pregnant girl felt like she had the will to live again.


    All she needed was to have one person who understood her, and the chicken mask''s action had touched her deep into her heart.


    "That''s the pregnant bitch¡­ Is he here to avenge the bitch?" The delinquents were fully aware of the pregnant girls'' situation, and if this guy really came here to avenge the girl, then they might really hit the dead end today.


    Why have we raped her and gotten her pregnant... The same thought crossed every delinquent''s head. But they knew it was useless to regret things now.


    Their only way out was to kill this man in front of them and nothing else.


    They seemed to have taken this as a form of agreement. All the remaining delinquents, including the Delinquent leader, all drew their weapons and raced against each other to reach the chicken mask first. They stomped the floor hard and then¨C "Yiaaa!!"


    "Dieee!!"


    They surrounded the chicken mask, who looked very indifferent in a half-circle before they all hit him with their weapons.


    "No¨C!!"


    The pregnant girl screamed as she covered her face with her hands. She had just found her source of hope, so she couldn''t bear the thought of him dying to protect her.


    She wiped her tears and grasped the weapon of the dead delinquent. She knew that she couldn''t do anything even if she jumped in, but she couldn''t just stand there and watch anymore.


    Then, just as she was about to take a step towards the chicken mask, she noticed something and stopped.


    " Is that all? You guys are far too weak for your ambition."


    The chicken mask was standing there without any trace of being injured by the delinquent''s attack.


    Except for the delinquent''s leader''s attack, which was parried by the short sword, the other blunt weapon seemed to hit steel when they hit the chicken mask''s body.


    The delinquent leader noticed that the chicken mask in front of them showed no sign of falling and his expression instantly turned grim.


    "What the hell are you guys doing!? Keep attacking him!!"


    At the Delinquent leader''s anxious order, the blows rained down for a few more seconds. But there was no change in the situation.


    Their hand started to hurt as they felt the chicken mask''s body was even harder than steel, and they could not continue the pummeling anymore.


    " This is a dream right¡­?"


    One of the delinquents made a face as if he had seen something utterly bizarre before he stopped moving and stepped back.


    His surprise quickly spread to the other delinquents, who also stopped attacking and widened the distance between them and the chicken mask.


    Silence fell upon the area, and in the middle of it, the chicken mask slowly raised his head. A quiet voice followed:


    " If you guys are done, then next is my turn."


    The delinquents took a step back as if they were intimidated by the chicken mask''s voice, which seemed to contain a terrifying amount of danger. Their surprised faces were replaced by the looks of terror.


    "Che."


    The delinquent leader noticed the situation had turned unfavorable for them. And under this kind of situation, he had no other choice but to use the pregnant girl as his shield.


    The delinquent leader waited for the moment that the chicken mask was not focused on him and immediately rushed in the direction of the pregnant girl.


    "Got¨C"


    But to his horror, even before he could even finish the sentence, the air seemed to vibrate for a split second, and the chicken mask was standing right between him and the pregnant girl.


    "Ack¡­"


    As the delinquent leader froze for a moment, the chicken mask kicked his weapon out of his hands, then grabbed his collar and dragged him back towards the rest of the delinquents.


    "Le-let me go!! What are you trying to do, you bastard!! My father is a member of Jakarta''s awakener association!" The delinquent leader tried to scare the chicken mask away.


    Nonetheless, the chicken mask didn''t seem to give any care about it.


    He threw her towards the group of delinquents, who were standing there dazed, and then started pummeling him with his fist.


    " I want to kill you, but death is too good for you guys. I need you guys to taste hell first before I kill you guys."


    BAMMM!


    BAMMM!


    BAMMM!


    The chicken mask didn''t give any leeway as his fist kept hitting the delinquent leader''s face. Just three punches and the Delinquent leader had already lost his consciousness.


    Seeing the delinquent leader had lost his consciousness, the chicken mask quickly lost his interest. He changed his target to the next delinquent and began pummeling him.


    This cycle then kept preparing until the last delinquent lost his consciousness and was lying motionless on the ground.


    When the last delinquent fell unconscious, the chicken mask finally stopped. He clapped his hand twice, and a few muscular chickens appeared from a portal next to him to bring the delinquents away.


    Keeping the delinquent with the pregnant girl for too long would only do harm to her mental health, and the chicken mask was way more concerned about the pregnant girl than the delinquents.


    Everything was calm again.


    The dungeon room, which was previously empty, now became tranquil again as if the brawl was never existent.


    All the trace of the delinquents has been brought away by the muscular chicken, leaving only the chicken mask and the pregnant girl there.


    The chicken mask tilted his head and silently watched the speechless pregnant girl for a while before he finally said something in almost a whisper:


    "¡­Sorry if that scared you a bit. Are you okay now?"

 Chapter 95 - Ch 95 : Angie Kumalasari

    After he finished dealing with the delinquents, Ray felt like his anger had been reduced a lot.


    The tense atmosphere around his body was now gone, and he looked at the pregnant girl with a slightly pitying look. There was no one who was worthy of being treated like this.


    " I''m okay now. Thank you for your help." The pregnant girl tried to act tough as she was in front of Ray.


    Nevertheless, the moment Ray''s hand touched her head, the girl could not hold her tears anymore.


    The girl was completely out of breath. Her legs felt as heavy as lead and refused to do as she told them. There were multiple times when she tried to commit suicide and abortion, but she held herself back in the end.


    The child inside her belly was not guilty, and she couldn''t bear to kill the child inside her belly just because of her selfishness.


    Her goal all time was just to get away from the delinquents, so when she saw Ray easily take care of the delinquents, the pregnant girl felt very warm in her heart.


    The girl continued to cry as Ray pulled her into his embrace. The past few months had been too hard for her, and Ray just wanted her to let it all go.


    Fifteen minutes later, the girl eventually finished venting away her sorrow and immediately fell asleep in Ray''s arm.


    Ray, who was a bit worried, quickly gave her a quick checkup. She had a pulse, but she was unconscious. Ray sighed a relief as the girl was only fallen asleep. He brought the girl to an empty room, lay a futon which was purchased with the DM Currency, and left her there.


    He still had some business in the Dungeon, so Ray could not tend to her all day long.


    After placing the girl in the empty room, Ray walked in the direction of the last room, where he asked the muscular chickens to drag the delinquents.


    Just when ray stepped his feet inside, he could already smell the pungent smell of blood. It seemed that Mentari had done his job well considering the short time Ray left the delinquents here.


    He continued to walk deeper inside the room, and he found all the delinquent was now dead with a face full of horror.


    Their body had many holes as if pierced by sharp spears, and blood splattered everywhere.


    " Well done, Mentari."


    Above the dead body of the delinquents, Mentari was flying with blood all over his body. He had been piercing the delinquents'' body with his stinger, so it was natural if his body was bathed by blood.


    But Ray didn''t feel that Mentari was dirty at all. On the contrary, he found that Mentari was very pleasing to his eyes, and he couldn''t help but give Mentari a few pets on his head.


    " I will reward you later. Now go to the other room first."


    Ray instructed Mentari and the muscular chickens to momentarily leave the room.


    What he was about to do now still left a bad taste on his mouth, and he didn''t want his monsters to witness this side of him.


    " System, so how do I sacrifice the corpses?"


    [ DING!!! The corpses would be automatically sacrificed if the host wanted to. Proceed to sacrifice?Y/N]


    " Yes!"


    Ray didn''t wait any longer to sacrifice the corpses. Keeping them in the Dungeon would only worsen the dungeon atmosphere.


    A white light suddenly appeared to cover the corpses, and when they disappeared, the corpses were already nowhere to be seen.


    [ DING!!! Sacrifice successful.]


    [ Gain: 5500 DM Currencies.]


    .


    [ DING!!! Congratulations on completing a hidden mission "First murder"]


    [ Reward: Monster nest (Subsidiary Dungeon Only)]


    Two notifications came into Ray''s mind after he sacrificed the corpses. The first one was pretty much expected, but ray was surprised when he heard the second notif.


    " System, tell me, what the heck is that Monster Nest?"


    [ Host, Monster nest is an item which the nest could continuously produce the same type of monster as the Dungeon Boss. The produced rate and the grade of the monster were fixed and could be upgraded in the latter period.]


    " ..... "


    Am I the loved child of the heaven, Ray silently thought in his mind?


    . . . . .


    In a blink of an eye, two days had passed since Ray acquired the subsidiary Dungeon, or now called the Mountain-dew Dungeon.


    He placed the Monster nest there, and the problem of monsters was instantly solved.


    Unlike the contracted monsters, the monster produced by the monster nest could not be resurrected, but it wasn''t that much of a problem since the monster nest was producing on a daily basis.


    The layout of the Mountain-dew Dungeon also had changed a lot.


    Ray spent all the DM Currencies he gained from the corpses to upgrade the Mountain-Dew Dungeon.


    Now the Mountain-dew Dungeon had seven rooms on it, and there was a small farm which ray used to plant flowers in it.


    Since the theme of the Dungeon was bees, Ray had an idea to make it his flower farm, and he would let the bees help him in the pollination of the flowers.


    Ray now only needed to wait for Mentari to break through Lv.15 before he would open the Dungeon for the public.


    The Dungeon would not gain anything if there was no visitor, so Ray had a plan to sell the Dungeon''s info to the Government.


    Nevertheless, Ray wouldn''t need to worry that the Government and the awakener would destroy the Dungeon core. The Government had already made a policy about this, and it was taboo to destroy Government affiliated Dungeon core.


    Ray was still playing with the system panel when he felt something soft was pressing against his back.


    " What are you doing, master?"


    Ray turned his head around and saw a pair of beautiful-looking eyes were locked at him.


    Yup, the owner of these beautiful-looking eyes was the pregnant girl before, but now she was not human anymore.


    .


    [ Angie Kumalasari]


    [ Rarity: 5-star.]


    [ Species: Red-Kuntilanak]


    [ Lv: 8]


    [ A monster based on a fallen pregnant woman. Treat you as her master.]


    .


    After she woke up that day, Ray actually offered to get her back to her parents, but Angie refused, saying she no longer have anyone out there.


    Instead, she asked Ray to take her with him, and this somehow brought Ray a headache. He wanted to reject her, but when he looked at the hopeful eyes of the girl, Ray''s heart was not strong enough to bear the thought of rejecting her.


    Fortunately for Ray, the system recommended something useful for him at this moment.


    The item he gained from the Red-Kuntilanak boss could transform a human into a monster if they were able to fulfill the condition. The condition itself was pretty strict; it needed to be a woman, must be pregnant, and must hate society.


    But Angie easily fulfills all that condition, and now here she is, becoming one of Ray''s contracted monsters out of her own will.


    The child inside her belly also turned into some kind of spirit that always stayed with her when Angie turned into a red-kuntilanak.


    Ray''s eyes stopped for a while as he observed Angie, who had now turned into a monster, and that somehow made Angie blush.


    " Master, please don''t stare too much at me..."


    Angie covered her face with her hands. Even though she was a monster now, her thought still stayed the same, and she was very conscious about what ray thought of her.


    Ray woke up from his daze as he heard Angie''s words and somehow chuckled.


    " Hahaha, it''s just that Angie is very pretty, and I couldn''t help but want to see Angie''s face more."


    " Mou, Master is always teasing me!"


    Angie said those words, but a bright smile appeared on her face. For the current her, Ray was her everything, and she was happy if she could be useful to Ray.


    " By the way, master, I have finished arranging the layout of the crops room. I have heard your explanation before, but I never thought that it would be this bad."


    " Ah... Is it really that bad?? Hehe, thanks to Angie, without you, I don''t think I would realize it this fast."


    " Well, if master says so.."


    It could be said that other than Big Sis, Ray''s most natural interaction with women was with Angie.


    After Angie successfully turned into red kuntilanak and became Ray''s contracted monster, Ray felt that the barrier between the two had fully disappeared, and they could chat happily without any trouble.


    It was also during that chat that Ray got to know Angie''s previous background as an agriculture woman.


    Ray then told Angie about the farm, which Angie happily said that she would help Ray with this.


    Ray checked the map and noticed that Angie had made some changes to his farm.


    He had given temporary authority to Angie, so Angie was able to make a change in the Morningwood Dungeon.


    The previous farm which was previously gathered in one big room, was now separated into four rooms.


    Angie separated them based on the type of the plants and their functionality.


    The first room contained the crops which Ray used to make foods, like the spirit cabbage, golden grape and etc.


    The second room contained the crops which would be useful to make weapons and armor like some big trees with woods.


    The third room would be where Ray grew battle plants like the cannon sunflower or battling corn.


    And lastly, the fourth room will be the place where some special plants would be placed.


    Currently, ray had no special plants, but Angie still made the room in case that situation really happened.

 Chapter 96 - Ch 96 : Plant Breeding Room

    " Then master, is the plan to breed plants going to start now?"


    Angie looked at Ray with glimmers in her eyes. As a former agriculture student, there was nothing more elating than seeing a new type of plant being born.


    " Sure, but first, let me check the requirement of breeding plants." Ray smiled at Angie, but he was communicating with the system in his heart.


    '' System, what is the requirement for breeding plants?''


    [ DING!!! To breed plants, the host needs to have two specific things. The two plants to breed and the plant breeding room. The first one should be no problem because the host currently has many types of plants in the Dungeon, but for the second one, the host could purchase it by spending 10,000 DM Currencies and 50 Spirit ore.]


    The price of the plant breeding room was pretty high, but Ray, in the end, still decided to purchase it. It was an excellent investment, and Ray knew that the plants were his greatest card.


    The moment Ray chose to purchase, a new room immediately appeared in the Morningwood Dungeon. The room was in the very back of the Dungeon, making it very safe from any intruder.


    As the plant breeding room was successfully purchased, Ray stood up and brought Angie to inspect the newly purchased room.


    The two walked side by side, and when they arrived at the new plant breeding room, the two were marveled at what they saw.


    The plant breeding room was like a futuristic laboratory in many sci-fi movies Ray had read before, and there were two empty tubes in the middle of it.


    '' This should be the place to put the plants.''


    Ray saw the two empty tubes and immediately came to that conclusion. There might be many other functions of the plant breeding room, but as of now, Ray has only unlocked the most basic function, which is to breed two plants.


    Ray approached the two empty tubes without wasting any more time, and a panel appeared in front of him.


    [ DING!!! Welcome to the plant breeding room. Please choose two plants to breed.]


    [ The higher the grade of the result, the longer would it take to successfully finish the breeding.]


    [The plants'' grade was separated from one to five star, and the plants purchasable from the DM-Shop were limited up to the two-star quality.]


    Some explanation appeared as Ray placed his hand on the tube, but this time, it didn''t take that long for Ray to understand the basics of the plant breeding function.


    To make it simple, the plant''s breeding function was very similar to the dr*gon city game which Ray had played in his childhood before.


    When Ray finished reading the explanation, Angie was looking at the two tubes with stars glimmering in her eyes.


    " Whoaaa, so cool! I have never seen one like this even in my university before."


    " Hehe, so even Angie was amazed by this thing, huh?"


    Since the first time Angie came with him, it was very rare to see Angie get this excited. So when Ray saw Angie was looking at the plant breeding room with stars in her eyes, he immediately had a thought:


    '' Oh yeah. I haven''t given any gift to Angie yet, right? How about I use this chance to give her a gift.''


    Angie has done a very good job in separating the Dungeon room and managing the subsidiary Dungeon. Therefore, Ray decided to give her something.


    "Angie, how about you choose the two plants to breed this time?"


    " Ehh? Me? Can I really do it??"


    Seeing Angie''s face was filled with both shock and happiness, a smile appeared on Ray''s face.


    Angie''s face after she turned into a red kuntilanak had been enhanced several times, and seeing a beautiful smile blossomed in Angie''s face, Ray felt that he had made the right decision.


    "Of course. You are already a family member, so why are you being so polite to me? Quick, the plants are waiting for you!"


    Ray gave the last push to Angie and left the plant''s breeding room. Angie would take some time to choose the best plants to breed, and he didn''t want to bother her.


    But unknown to Ray, Angie, who was left alone in the breeding room, was actually mumbling something else.


    "Family member... hehe.."


    . . . . . . . .


    Ray left the plant breeding room and went toward Bintang''s room.


    Recently, Bintang was a bit in a bad mood because of the arrival of Angie, and Ray wanted to make up with her for that.


    However, Ray was very surprised when he saw that Bintang''s room was empty, and Bintang was nowhere to be seen.


    '' Hmmm... strange.. if not in her room, then where would she be?''


    After that, Ray spent some time looking for Bintang only to find that Bintang was actually in the sparring room with Freed.


    When Ray arrived, Bintang and Freed were standing in the middle of the battle arena while the chickens sitting joyfully in the audience seat.


    Ray could see Kurosan the Boss chicken, standing between Bintang and Freed with a bow tie and mic that came out of nowhere.


    It might be Ray''s imagination, but the Boss chicken''s spirit seems to be overflowing.


    "Ladies and Gentlechicken, young and old, today, we will witness the most epic battle since the founding of the Morningwood Dungeon."


    " On the red side, our current reigning Boss Monster and the Dungeon lord''s first comrade. The mighty wolf of the moonlight, Freed!!!!"


    " And on the blue side, our new icon that slowly took Freed''s place in the book. The cute and super clingy yandere water dragon, Bintang!!!!"


    The chickens who were watching on the audience''s seat clapped their hand full of enthusiasm, and only Ray felt a bit weird with the current flow of the event.


    It seems like he had missed something important here, but all he knew was that Bintang was going to battle Freed.


    " Now, before we begin our battle, we welcome our reigning boss to say something."


    The Boss chicken finished his words and threw the mic to Freed.


    And Freed, who received the mic, coughed twice as if to clear his voice and started to talk.


    " Hashiramaaaa!!!!"


    Bintang: " ..... "


    The Chickens: " .... "


    Ray : " .... "


    '' Fuck, I should not have given Freed the war arc of the ninja comic. Now I''m stuck with a stupid wolf who would scream Hashirama without any reason..'' Ray sighed inwardly, but he knew that it was already too late, and he could not undo his previous doing.


    On the other hand, Freed, who had finished saying his lines looked very smug, thinking about how cool he was when he said the line.


    " *Cough-Cough* What a cool line from our current Boss. The word he said before was the legendary battle cry from a legendary figure in the Sengoku period, and it seems that the Boss''s intention was to tell the world that he would be surpassing the legendary figure soon!"


    Worthy of the Licking Dog Boss chicken, he immediately tried to make Freed''s words sound glorious, but no one was going to fall for that other than Freed.


    " *Cough-Cough* Now, without any further due, let''s start the most epic battle of the Morningwood Dungeon! Battle startooo!"


    Seeing the situation was getting more and more awkward, the boss chicken coughed and decided to start the battle quickly.


    Bintang''s eyes were glimmering with a dangerous light, unlike the usual.


    A huge aura surged behind her as if she was the controller of the sea.


    While that atmosphere of the battle had somehow been broken by Freed''s stupid words before, Ray was still anticipating the outcome of this battle.


    His two strongest monster was sparring with each other; this might change the hierarchy of the Dungeon.


    ''I wonder what will happen.''


    When the Boss-chicken signaled the start of the match, Bintang''s horn shines. Her aura spreads all over her body, and it looks like she has grown one size bigger.


    Ohhh.


    This is a form Ray has never seen before, and it looked pretty strong.


    Ray was surprised, but Freed didn''t seem to have any change in his expression.


    It seems like he''s already familiar with it.


    Bintang''s body, which previously was a small baby dragon, now turned into a medium-sized eastern dragon, giving a very majestic look.


    Bintang used her now prolonged tail and coiled her tail like a spring.


    Bintang knew that Freed was still stronger than her. She was trying to take the initiative.


    "Uraaaaaaaaaaa!"


    Bintang shouted as she jumped towards Freed. She controlled the water in her surroundings and made a few water spears that circled around her body.


    Freed easily moved sideways to avoid her.


    However, Bintang''s attack didn''t easily stop like that. Her jump route curved, and she chased the evading Freed.


    Looking at it closely, she''s not really in the air. Ray could see the tip of her tail not far from the ground.


    '' So this is why she changed into that form. With her prolonged body, she could pull a move like this which was impossible to her child form.''


    Bintang''s attack was very sudden, and it seemed even freed was caught unprepared by it.


    It is impossible for him to evade now, so Freed had no other choice but to show his fang to intercept.


    " Wind Blade!"


    Freed launched a huge wind blade in Bintang''s direction, trying to slow her down.


    But unexpected to Freed, Bintang used the water spear circling around her body to block the wind blade, and she was completely unharmed by it.


    Bintang''s speed didn''t lessen a bit as she easily neutralized the wind blade, and now she was going for the big move.

 Chapter 97 - Ch 97 : The Jakarta Awakener Associations President

    " I''ll be winning this one! Aqua jet!!"


    While rushing at Freed, Bintang also used the power of water to increase her momentum.


    Bintang was covered by the water, and a spear-shaped water aura appeared behind her, fully turning her body into a weapon.


    The attack was great, but it was still far from enough to deal with Freed.


    " That''s a good improvement, Bintang. But it is still far from me. Fallen leaves, adore my night!"


    Freed made a slashing gesture with his hand, and the power of wind immediately converged in his surrounding.


    Autumn slash, a single slash that strikes with the force of the first winds of autumn, dealing AoE wind damage.


    The blade''s passage will leave behind a field named "Autumn Whirlwind" that increases the power of the wind in the surrounding.


    BANG!!!!


    Bintang''a aqua jet was fully nullified by Freed''s Autumn slash. Both parties took a step back as none of the attacks was able to gain an advantage in the clash.


    However, from Ray''s point of view, Freed had the upper hand on this.


    Even though the name and the word Freed said before launching the move was pretty cringe, Ray must admit that Freed was able to perfectly replicate this attack.


    Autumn slash was not a single attempt finishing attack like Bintang''s aqua jet; and instead, it was more of a support attack that would open the curtain for the next big move.


    The moment Bintang was unable to defeat Freed before he launched the Autumn slash, Ray had already known the result of this battle.


    Whooshh....


    Bintang once again rushed towards Freed as she was brandishing the water spear and slashed at Freed.


    Slightly tilting his body, Freed dodged the attack, but unexpectedly the tip of the water spears suddenly stretched, moving towards Freed''s face.


    Clang!!!!


    Taking out his fang, Freed stopped the water spear, but Bintang''s attack was still far from ending yet.


    She spun her body around, and the water spear attacked Freed once again.


    Freed and Bintang were trying their best in this battle. The chickens, on the other hand, were watching with faces full of excitement.


    " Coop!" { Yeah, get him, Bintang! Don''t let my spirit berries turned to waste!"}


    " Coop-Coop!" { Dream on! Boss Freed is the strongest!}


    The chickens kept shouting as to cheer the two battling sides.


    But without them knowing, the battle was finally entering its final phase.


    Bintang, who kept attacking relentlessly, slowly became tired with all her offensive and decided to play her biggest move.


    " If you can handle this, then I will admit my lost," Bintang said with a haggard breath.


    " Hehe, just do anything you want. I will show you the difference in our strength." Freed calmly said. His breath was still normal, very in contrast to Bintang''s, and his face had calm written all over it.


    " Okay, I''ll see how you will handle this."


    Not affected by Freed''s provocation, Bintang surged her aura.


    The water spear that was formed behind Bintang constantly getting bigger, and then..


    " Water spear style: Water Dragon Blast!"


    ROAARRR!!!!


    In an instant, the giant water spear was thrown in Freed''s direction.


    The phantom of a water dragon appeared as the big water spear collided with Freed''s body.


    BOOM!!!!


    Freed didn''t dodge, and the attack hit its target. The attack drowned Freed, and his body was swallowed by the giant water spear.


    " Have I won??"


    Bintang looked in Freed''s direction with expectation in her eyes. She never thought that Freed would be that stupid to receive the attack head-on, but a win is still a win she thought.


    But just when Bintang began to let her guard down as she thought she had won this battle, a voice suddenly appeared from above.


    " Naive Bintang, you are still hundred years apart from defeating me!"


    It was Freed''s voice, and the appearance of this voice made everyone''s eyes filled with shock.


    Wasn''t Freed swallowed by the bug water spear? So how could he be standing far above everyone?


    Among everyone watching this scene, only Ray has a calm smile on his face.


    He had long predicted the outcome of this battle, and this scenario was in line with his prediction.


    Autumn slash, other than buffing the power of wind moves, also helped to create a camouflaging for Freed. The moment he launched the Autumn slash, Freed immediately jumped high into the air and used the gliding wind''s power to maintain his posture.


    In fact, the one that was battling Bintang until now was just an afterimage of Freed. And Freed had silently observed the battle from above all along.


    Soon, the big water spear disappeared, and a totally fine Freed landed down from above.


    " I win this one, Bintang."


    " Humph, I''m not talking to you!"


    With that, the curtain of the first big battle in the Morningwood dungeon closed.


    Ray, who was watching this scene, had a pretty warm smile on his face. He saw the growth of his two currently strongest monsters, and his thought could not help but go back to the time when he first met them.


    '' Freed, Bintang, the two of you have gone so far.''


    He still clearly remembers the weak little wolf trying to save his mother. Now that little wolf has grown this far, Freed might have surpassed his late mother.


    '' Maybe it wouldn''t be that long until you get your revenge, Freed... Hopefully, the DM System will give us a chance to get back to that secluded world and let you have your share of revenge.''


    Deep down, Ray knew that Freed was still not able to let go of that time, and reading manga, anime, and acting edgy was only his way to hide his frustration.


    . . . . . .


    Time flew, and without Ray realizing it, it had been almost half a month from the last Dungeon Raid.


    The progress of his and his monster''s level has been going pretty well, especially after he sold the information of the Dungeon to the government.


    To hide his identity, Ray, through Ellen, used the black market as a dealer and successfully sold the Dungeon information for $3,000,000. The money itself was good, but the main benefit of selling the dungeon information is from the DM Currencies that the Dungeon generated every day.


    With its current pace, the mountain-dew Dungeon was able to generate about 1000 DM Currencies every day, and combining it with his daily missions and sign-in, Ray was eventually able to gather about 80,000 DM Currencies now.


    Today was just like usual. Ray was about to go back to his Morningwood Dungeon when he suddenly noticed a strange middle-aged man was sitting in the orphanage living room.


    "The Jakarta awakener association''s president??"


    Did he see that right?


    Ray doubted his own eyes just then.


    A man often referred to as the most powerful awakener in Indonesia had come to such a secluded place like this orphanage...


    ''That must be some kind of joke¡­.''


    Just as Ray stood there not wholly convinced, the Jakarta awakener association''s president pointed at one of the empty seats like signaling Ray to sit and have a conversation with him.


    ''Yes, this is not a dream. The Jakarta awakener Association President is here.''


    Why was someone like the president looking for him? A powerful curiosity suddenly invaded Ray''s mind. Was his identity finally discovered? If it was true, then things might not be this simple.


    Ray was ready to take the whole orphanage to his Morningwood Dungeon and didn''t give a fuck on what would be happening later. But when he saw that there was no malicious intent in the president''s eyes, he decided to take a bet and sit with him.


    Looking at the middle-aged man sitting in front of him, Ray swallowed his saliva.


    The Mad Buto, the strongest awakener in Indonesia, the one that singlehandedly push the awakener team to clear the Lawang Sewu Dungeon.


    Jakarta awakener''s president.... this strong man was sitting in front of him.


    After discovering that Ray listened to him and took a seat, a smile appeared on the president''s face.


    "You must be Ray. Kei had told me much about you."


    The president offered his hand to Ray and gave him a handshake. The president might look like a normal middle-aged man, but his physique was far above Ray''s expectations.


    Even the current Ray felt like the president''s physique was at least two or three times stronger than him, and that was without his most popular ability, Buto state.


    However, he didn''t emit any of the overbearing aura ones might expect from someone like that. In fact, Ray could see the aura of a kind neighborhood old man from the president.


    ''That''s surprising.''


    Ray was not going to be polite and shook the hand of the president. The president saying Big Sis''s old name should mean that they have some relations with each other.


    "Yes, I''m Ray." Ray replied.


    Seeing Ray was not afraid of his sudden appearance, the association''s president''s face turned bright.


    "It''s a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I''m Budi Gunawan, the current president of Jakarta''s awakener association."


    The two men shared a short handshake.


    " Now, you must be pretty curious why I am here, right?"


    The president said with a teasing smile on his face, making Ray''s face twitch a bit.


    '' This old man.. I thought he would be a stern one and not the one that likes to play around the young one like this..''


    Nevertheless, the president was successful in gaining Ray''s curiosity, and he nodded solemnly.


    Ray inadvertently caught a glimpse of a golden badge pinned to the president''s suit. This man was currently the most respectable awakener in Indonesia and at the same time, the President of Jakarta''s awakener Association as well.


    ''He should not be coming here just for a trivial matter..''


    The president wasn''t someone anyone could meet just because they wanted to, and for him to come to the orphanage like this, Ray wouldn''t believe it was just because of some small chit-chats.

 Chapter 98 - Ch 98 : The Presidents Offer

    One couldn''t even count the number of people who wanted to speak to this man, be that the giants of the financial and political world as well as big-shots awakeners from Indonesia. Heck, even some bigshots from other countries were lining up to speak with this man.


    That was why Ray was very curious right not. Why has someone like the president come to this place? What was his relationship with Big Sis? Or the Big SIs thing was just a farce, and his real target was actually Ray?


    All these thoughts mixed up in Ray''s mind. And eventually, he decided to just use the wait-and-see approach.


    Thinking too much would not help, and it was better to just wait for the president to reveal his intention.


    The president then began speaking.


    "I''d like to first thank you for taking care of Kei all this time."


    Ray tilted his head.


    ''Is it really just about Big Sis?'' He thought in his mind..


    "You don''t need to be that surprised. In fact, I always treated Kei like my own daughter. She...."


    The association started to talk, and different from Ray''s imagination, the president was pretty outgoing.


    The two exchanged all their thoughts about Big Sis and sometimes laughed with each other as they revealed Bis Sis''s shameful secret events.


    But then, Ray had never let his guard down. He would never believe that the president would just come here for this, and even though the president might have a good relationship with Big Sis, he was too busy to take care of this trivial matter.


    The president noticed that Ray was always on guard against him and smiled. With this, Ray had passed his first test.


    The president nodded his head against Ray and took the cup of tea to drink it.


    "Well, you passed."


    "Excuse me?"


    While Ray formed a confused expression, the president formed a gentle smile.


    "The truth is, One of my reason to be is here to check whether you could protect Kei, and from the looks of it, you barely passed the test ." The president explained, but ray still had a somewhat confused expression on his face.


    "Now, let''s get to the main business." The president put down the cup of tea that he had drunk before, and immediately the full power of his aura was burst in front of Ray.


    "Ray Sandjaja, I want to ask you, do you have any relation to the Ghost Mask cult?"


    At this time, Ray felt that his whole body was pressed down by the brute force of the president''s aura.


    But Ray himself was no easy persimmon. He checked his stats on the information panel, and his eyes glowed with glimmering lights.


    .


    [ Ray Sanjaja ]


    [ Lv 25 Awakener Soldier]


    [ Exp: 10000/55000]


    [ Energy: 980%]


    [ Strength: 60 / Vitality: 38]


    [ Agility: 49 / Dexterity: 41]


    [ Intelligence: 30 / Sense: 47]


    [ Special skill: Danger sense (D-rank, evolvable), Appraisal (D-Rank, evolvable), Contracted beast summon (E-Rank, evolvable), Hawkeye ( D-Rank, evolvable), Camouflage ( E-Ranked, evolvable), Pentjak silat (D-Rank, evolvable), Energy Strike (E-Rank, evolvable).]


    [ Universal attributes point: 20]


    [ Natal weapon: The stone Mk. II]


    .


    Ray was now level 25 captain-class awakener, but his stats were not in any way weaker than someone like Eve. The oppressing aura of the president was strong, but he was still able to hold himself.


    Ray also burst his aura to face the pressing aura of the president, and soon after the two auras clashed, the two auras canceled each other.


    BOOM!!!


    A small explosion appeared in the orphanage as the two auras clashed. Luckily, the president and Big Sis had told everyone to not go inside during this moment to avoid any casualties.


    The president''s face was full of shocked expressions, but the moment he looked at Ray, his face was full of determination.


    A wide smile appeared on his face as he clapped his hand:


    "Good, you are really good!" This time, the president''s word was not sarcasm or anything like that. Instead, it was pure admiring at Ray. For such a young man to be this strong, his future is truly limitless. Now, all he needed was to handle all the external matters for him and let Ray grow without any hindrance.


    Mahkota''s heir, the little witch, and now this guy. It seems it was the time for their country to fully reclaim back that Asian Tiger title.


    The president calmed down his thought before he looked at Ray and said:


    "It seems a bit confusing to you, right? But please wait and let me explain."


    Indeed, Ray did want to ask that. What the heck is going on here? At first, he thought that his identity as the Morningwood Master has finally been revealed, but it didn''t seem to be the case anymore.


    The president answered in rather a straightforward manner.


    "You, Ray Sandjaja, will be one of the people that leads us in the all-country competition."


    ''All country competition¡­?''


    Even before Ray could ask what he meant by that, the president spoke up first, looking somewhat embarrassed.


    "Well, the name is pretty bad, but it fully represents what it is. In fact, from the time that the PvP system appeared out of nowhere, all the bug countries had been speculating that there will be country awakener wars, and every country is preparing for it."


    "¡­.Ah."


    Ray looked a bit dumbfounded. He was the master of the DM System, so why did he not know about this.


    But before he could speak any further, the president had already cut him off.


    "How about it, Ray? Do you fancy representing us in the all country war? Of course, the country will give you full support about it. You will be given Dungeons to level up, and all the procedures will be taken care of for you."


    The offer was seductive. If it was before, Ray would immediately agree. But now Ray hesitated a bit.


    He has the DM System and was the Morningwood Master. Should he risk exposing his identity just for this?


    Seeing Ray hesitated, the president didn''t look nervous at all. He knew that it would come to this, and luckily he had prepared a trump card to handle Ray.


    He took out a piece of paper from his bag and started reading it out.


    "Ray Sandjaja, previously Lv. 3 awakener with only ability: F-Rank danger sense."


    Ray heard the president was reading his info and got somehow confused. Why was the president reading something he already knew? But when the president continued his words, Ray''s face immediately turned horrified.


    "One and a half months ago was only an Lv. 3 awakener, but suddenly his level raised like a rocket in just a month and was able to reach Lv. 20 awakener before the Lawang Sewu Special Dungeon exploration. The growth rate was already unheard of before, and to make it worse. There seems to be no indication that awakener Ray Sandjaja had entered any government-affiliated dungeon...."


    Ray knew that even though the president was just reading his information, it was s basically a threat.


    All the things the president read would justify him to be detained and questioned by the government. But for the president to just bring it here and read it out loud to him, it seemed like he was saying.


    ''You already have so many dark secrets. Are you sure that you don''t want me to handle this?''


    Yup, it was basically a threat. But after some pondering, Ray noticed that this threat was not that disadvantageous to him.


    At least, all his shady history would be cleared off by the president like what he said before.


    Ray, who knew that he had no chance to say no, could only smile helplessly. He stuck out his hand to the president as if asking for a handshake and said:


    "I agree!"


    The president also didn''t want to waste this opportunity as if afraid that Ray would change his mind and immediately took ray''s hand.


    "Well then, it''s good to be working with you, Ray."


    The things that needed to be said had been said, so the president got up from his seat.


    "If that''s the case, then I wouldn''t be bothering you anymore. So I should get going now."


    "Thank you for your time," Ray said politely.


    Ray got up along with the president and was about to take him outside when the president stopped and pulled something out from his inner pocket.


    "Ah.. I almost forget. Please take this."


    It was a business card.


    ''¡­..?''


    "If you require my assistance, don''t hesitate and give me a call."


    The president was smiling brightly.


    Ray was one of the men with the brightest future in Indonesia, and the president definitely wouldn''t want Ray to get an accident.


    Although he still couldn''t fully trust Ray, he somehow believed that this man in front of him didn''t have any hostile intention toward Indonesia.


    "Oh, by the way.."


    But the moment Ray was about to take the business card from the president, the president suddenly burst out his aura once more.


    "If you are only playing around with Kei''s heart, I will make sure that you will pay for everything you did!"


    Yup, this time the threat was real, and Ray could feel all his nape was shivering.


    It was the first time he felt this much killing intent, and his knees had almost gone limp.


    Luckily, the president soon stopped the aura as he saw Ray was looking at him with a trace of horror.


    "Hahahaha, take that as my warning, kid. Kei is the daughter of my best friend, and even though he had long gone, I won''t let her daughter suffer!"


    Along with that, the president left the orphanage and went back to his car.

 Chapter 99 - Ch 99 : Confrontation

    After the president left, Ray quickly went to the Morningwood Dungeon. There were many questions in his mind, and the most suitable place to ask it was inside the Morningwood Dungeon.


    " System, can you explain what is currently happening to me?"Said Ray with a hint of confusion in his tone.


    [ DING!!! Don''t worry about it host, the all-nation competition that the president said before was just their speculation. After the release of the PvP and Dungeon raid system, the governments all around the world had met, and the result of their discussion was that sooner or later, an all-nation competition will occur to change the balance of the world.]


    " So it is like this... But for them to try predicting the future, it seems I still underestimate the wariness of the governments."


    [ The government is very worried, but the host doesn''t need to be afraid. This is just their speculation, and there is no evidence that the all-nation competition would become real.]


    Hearing these words, Ray sighed a huge relief. If the governments all over the world could truly predict the future before him, then things might really get ugly for Ray.


    [ However, the system advises the host to get stronger as soon as possible. The world has changed, and soon big things will happen worldwide, and the host must be prepared for it.]


    Ray was a bit surprised when he heard this. If even the system said it was a big thing, then what would happen to the world?


    Nonetheless, Ray should not care too much about it now. His current priority was only to get strong as soon as possible, and for the thing that concerned the whole world? Let''s just think about it later.


    Ray opened the system panel and found that the accumulation of his DM Currencies had reached a considerable amount of 80,000.


    This amount might not be that big compared to the top items in the DM-Shop, but it was more than enough for the current Ray.


    He opened the DM-Shop and began to browse all the things he currently needed.


    '' Hmm... Should I focus on strengthening the Dungeon first or....''


    . . . . . . .


    A few days had passed from the visit of the Jakarta awakener association''s president, and Ray was currently relaxing in the orphanage.


    He had almost spent his time in the Morningwood Dungeon every day, and now he wanted to get some rest.


    A little fun fact, Alyssa now called Ray almost daily, asking whether Ray could increase the number of supplies that he provided to Alyssa''s family. From the day Ray supplied the pudding to Alyssa''s family, the family had grown through significant growth, and only then did they realize the magical ability of Ray''s food.


    *Ring-Ring*


    Ray''s phone rang, and Ray picked it up.


    " Handsome boy!! It''s me, your beloved Alyssa."


    "If you continue to speak nonsense, then don''t blame me for closing the call right now."


    "*Sigh* Why can''t you be a bit kinder? It is a beautiful woman that is calling you, okay?"


    After the first few call, the relationship between Ray and Alyssa had been a lot closer, and now the two could talk directly without much nonsense.


    Alyssa then stopped her joke and began to explain her condition to Ray.


    From her explanation, It seemed that her family was planning an expansion and going to buy a lot of Dungeon exploration permits. And for that, they needed a huge supply of Ray''s food that could help heal their injury in the Dungeon.


    ''Looks like she''s really into it, huh.''


    However, Ray didn''t immediately agree with Alyssa''s condition. He had consulted Ellen before, and Ellen said to stop and wait for a while. The other party''s demand for his pudding was rising with every second passed by, and it wouldn''t be long until they raised the price again.


    The phone call was closed as Ray said he still needed some time to think. The two didn''t reach an agreement, and there''s no need to continue the phone call.


    Ray then put down his phone and sighed. Looking back, he has come pretty far, didn''t he?


    He still clearly remember the time when the orphanage was struggling with money, and they needed to fasten their belt with every opportunity possible.


    The orphanage was no longer lacking money, and the children could smile happily without any worries.


    ''It''s all thanks to Ellen. Without her, I don''t think I could make this much money so fast.''


    Or should he feel grateful to the delinquents surrounding Ellen that day, so he could play hero and get acquainted with Ellen?


    Ray let off a smirk.


    Everything that is meant to be will happen, and if Ray and Ellen were really meant to meet, they would meet no matter the reason.


    Ray was still in a nostalgic mood when he suddenly hear a sound coming from his stomach.


    *SFX for an empty stomach rumbling*


    ''Is it time to eat already?''


    Maybe because he was in a pretty relaxed mood right now, Ray didn''t realize that he had not eaten lunch yet.


    He was pondering about what to cook when Ray suddenly thought of something.


    ''Should I go eat outside, then?''


    When life in the orphanage was still frugal, Ray and Big Sis cooked almost every day, and other than that one time with Ellen, Ray had never eaten in a high-class restaurant. Now that Ray was no longer lacking money, he had some thought about trying some good foods in the high-class restaurants.


    Wearing simple, easy-to-move clothes, Ray left his home. A ten-minute Gojek''s time, he had arrived at his destination already.


    As soon as he stepped in through the door, the wide-open expense of the mall''s interior entered his view.


    All Jakarta''s mall was like this. The inside was very crowded with people, and Ray could see riches women showcasing their glamour shopping style everywhere.


    Ray was just about to enter the lift to reach the highest floor of the mall when suddenly he felt his danger sense was ringing.


    Without wasting any more time, Ray turned around his body and found an unfamiliar figure in a suit was looking at him with a smile on his face.


    "Pardon me, are you Ray Sandjaja."


    A rather friendly voice came from the man, but Ray''s danger sense told him that this man''s intention was not something simple.


    ''Who is he?''


    Because of his danger sense, Ray became very wary of the man in front of him and had no intention of letting his guard down.


    Seeing Ray didn''t answer him, the man frowned a bit, but then he suddenly realized that he hadn''t introduced himself yet.


    " Ah.. my mistake. My name is Steve, a member of the Jakarta''s awakener association."


    "Steve from Jakarta''s awakener association?"


    A slight frown grew on Ray''s face. If he was from the Jakarta awakener''s association, why was Ray''s danger sense triggered by this guy?


    The man looked at Ray''s expression, who didn''t even let his guard down a bit after discovering his identity, and sighed. It seemed he needed to do it the hard way.


    "I did hear the news about you, Ray. One of the shining stars in Indonesia that the association''s president wanted to endorse. But for now, I need you to follow me.."


    Before Ray could even say something, the man had stuck out his hand in Ray''s direction, trying to get a grip on Ray''s neck.


    Luckily, Ray''s reaction was fast enough, and he was able to dodge the man by slightly tilting his body.


    Then, Ray, who saw the man was still not giving up, knew that he had no other choice.


    He used one of his hands to block the man''s arm, while his other hand was locked in the man''s neck.


    " Tell me everything. If not, don''t blame me for being merciless!"


    Ray''s voice sounded in the man''s ear. Ray''s tone was pretty indifferent, but it was like the sound of a grim reaper for the man.


    Since he joined Jakarta''s awakener association, he had used to act as he likes, and no normal awakener would oppose him. Opposing him meant that the other side was also opposing the associations, and normally no sane awakener would do this.


    This time, however, was not the same, he had received an order to catch Ray from a higher-up in the government, and he wanted to use his position as a member of the association to force Ray.


    But he never thought that Ray would be able to detect his malicious intention and reverse their situation like this.


    Under Ray''s hold, the man could not help but tremble.


    " Hold- Hold up! I am a member of the association you.. AHHHHH!!"


    Before the man could even finish his words, Ray tightened his choke on the man''s neck.


    " Say nonsense one more time, and I would make you wish you have never been born before!"


    Ray was serious this time.


    For something like this, he wouldn''t be playing around anymore. If he didn''t teach this bastard to know his place, then what should Ray do if he actually tried to harm Big Sis and the other little guys in the orphanage.


    For the first time in his life after he received the DM System, Ray felt so weak.


    The man knew Ray was serious, and he should really consider his words carefully if he still wanted to live.


    He calmed down himself a bit and said:


    " Ray Sandjaja, I am here just as an envoy from the higher-ups in the government.. We want to investigate the accident happening to our agents in Lawang Sewu Dungeon before, and for that, your contribution is needed."

 Chapter 100 - Ch 100 : Ray Meet Tony Once Again

    "The Government wants to investigate me?" Said Ray with a frown.


    The man hesitated slightly before making his reply.


    "Yes... and that.. can you release me now?"


    When the Government had made an order, a civilian, of course, had no way to refuse, and Ray, who was an awakener, was not exempt from that. However, what had made Ray curious was that he had never received a summoning letter from the Government before.


    Things seemed so fishy, but if he wanted to get to the end of this, Ray had no other choice but to follow this man.


    Let''s just get to the end of this quickly in case it would soon get out of hand.


    Ray cut to the chase.


    "I''ll go with you."


    "Really¡­."


    A happy look floated upon the man''s face as he stared at Ray. If he knew Ray would be this easy to persuade, then he would definitely not make any heavy hand before.


    " Yes.. But if it was a trap, you know what would happen to you!"


    . . . . . .


    The two men arrived at the intended meeting place.


    A new Dungeon entrance in the middle of the road that was pretty close to residential areas. Ray had watched about this before in the news, and the police officers have stepped in to control the access to the location.


    There were almost no onlookers here, pretty strange considering the curious nature of Indonesians.


    With a thud, the door of the car was closed.


    Ray and Steve, the member of Jakarta''s awakener association from before, had exited from the car and made their way towards the location where the other awakeners had been gathered.


    But only after a few steps, some police come to them.


    "Please show me your IDs."


    The man, Steve, pulled out his wallet and displayed his Association membership.


    "I''m Steve, a member of the Awakener association, and this is Ray, an awakener."


    Of course, the police had also been told about this matter before. So when he saw it was none other than Steve, he didn''t make it harder for the two of them and just let the two pass the check easily.


    "Sorry for the inconvenience, Mr. Steve."


    "Keep up the good work."


    Steve gave a slight nod to the policemen and continued on. After being treated like trash by Ray, he felt like he was very happy when somebody else treated him full of respect.


    Ray followed right behind him, and the two proceeded to the Dungeon entrance.


    Some government agent was already waiting in front of the Gate. It was a young woman with glasses. Just from a single glance, Ray could already say the woman was not bad looking and could even score a nine in his personal opinion.


    She approached the two men after spotting them from a distance.


    "Mr. Steve and Awakener Ray? My name is Mel. Please follow me. The others have been waiting for you."


    Ray and Steve didn''t reject and just nodded at the woman.


    "Have the other comes yet?" Steve asked the woman while following her from behind


    "Yes, you two are the last ones to come here. I thought you have failed your mission, Mr. Steve."


    The Association employee chuckled and cracked a joke. But to Steve, it was more like a provocation.


    Well, the two was indeed a rival from the past. But Steve decided to jump ship and enter the Association while the woman was climbing in the rank of Government agent.


    "We have arrived. Other awakeners are waiting for you there. Mr. Steve can stay here while the two of us would head over there and greet them."


    There was a group of awakeners who had arrived earlier where the Government agent was pointing at.


    And unsurprisingly to Ray, all the people ahead of him were not unfamiliar to him except one.


    Tony, Kiara, Eve, Mira, Jane, Lucy....


    Adding Ray to the group, it was the only seven awakeners who survived the Lawang Sewu Dungeon exploration before.


    And for the last one, it was a man with a government agent suit. His face displayed a kind and hearty smile, but for some reason, Ray''s danger instinct told him that this man was very dangerous.


    Ray unconsciously made eye contact with Eve, and the other party seemed to be thinking the same as him.


    This Government agent is dangerous!!!


    Well, while Ray was still observing the Government agent, he and Mel had arrived at the location where the other awakeners were standing.


    When Ray and Mel approached closer, Mira, jane, and Lucy averted their gazes. While Tony smiled like a maniac, he seemed to be hiding something here.


    " Hahahahaha, isn''t it Ray? Long time no see!"


    For the first time in forever, Tony came to Ray and shook his hand. His acting was so good that Ray would definitely not know that Tony had a hostile intention towards him if not for the Danger sense.


    Ray narrowed his eyes.


    ''But, of course.''


    Even before, Tony was always antagonizing Ray, so it would only be weird if he suddenly acted all friendly without any hidden meaning.


    "Uhm, excuse me, Ms. Mel, when are we gonna enter the Dungeon here¡­."


    While still averting her gaze from Ray, Mira asked Mel who was standing next to Ray.


    " Don''t be hurried, Ms. Mira. We will be entering the Dungeon soon, but first, shouldn''t we explain the situation to our little friend here? He seemed to be confused about the current situation."


    Yup, until now, they haven''t told Ray what to do.


    Even though Ray had a guess after reaching this place, he still waited for Mel to further explain the situation to him.


    " Mr. Ray, on behalf of the Government, I implore you to complete this new Dungeon exploration and completely destroy it from within. Normally, Government would try and take care of a Dungeon, but this Dungeon was different. This Dungeon is in the middle of Jakarta''s road, and it will only give more disadvantage than benefit to the city." Mel said politely.


    As expected, they really didn''t intend to tell Ray what was truly happening, and if not For Steve''s mistake, Ray would have gotten duped here.


    The other party seemed to have no good intention to him, but for now, ray decided to stay low and wait for what the other side was gonna do.


    Even if it was dangerous, Ray believed that he could still escape the Dungeon safely with his current combat power.


    Ray didn''t reply to Mel''s words and just nodded.


    Of course, Mel noticed something strange in Ray''s gesture, but as long as their goal was reached, she would really give much care about this.


    It was the instruction of the higher-ups, and subordinates like her could only follow the order. Still, the only trouble was about how to explain this to Jakarta''s awakener association president. Mel just hoped that crazy man would not get mad if he knew about this plan.


    Seeing Ray didn''t give a fuck about her explanation, Mel decided to ignore him and returned her gaze back to Tony and the others.


    "Who will be taking the lead today?"


    Tony, who always has that supremacy complex, raised his hand about halfway up, and Mel nodded his head.


    "Understood."


    She didn''t care who was leading. As long as the plan was going well, then it was all good for her.


    With Tony leading them, The awakeners entered one by one.


    "Let''s get going as well."


    Mel pushed Ray into the dungeon entrance and entered, albeit at the same time.


    . . . . . .


    When Ray opened his eyes once again, he had been teleported into a whole new place.


    The interior of the Dungeon was eerily quiet.


    "¡­.."


    And not only that, but it was also completely dark, too.


    Even Ray who''s eyes were somewhat used to the darkness, could not see anything this time.


    Tony, as the leader, issued his first order.


    "Mira, give me the light."


    "Alright."


    When Mira used her fire arrow to light a small torch, she had prepared before. The surroundings became bright immediately.


    Tony looked at the surroundings and frowned.


    "What the hell? Where are all the monsters?"


    "I wonder. There is no light in here, either."


    Now, normally, there should have been some traces of monsters everywhere, but this Dungeon didn''t have any of those.


    '' Is it another Special Dungeon?'' Tony had a bad feeling in his heart.


    Yup, if it was a special Dungeon, then it was reasonable that there were no traces of a monster here.


    Special Dungeon was known to have a special mechanic, and usually, the awakeners needed to solve the special mechanic before proceeding further.


    Of course, there is also some special dungeon like Lawang Sewu Dungeon who don''t have many strange mechanics and only boast the number and strength of its monsters.


    Suddenly, a voice came from the government agent that also came in this Dungeon Exploration.


    "What are you guys waiting for? Let''s just push forward and quickly clear this Dungeon!"


    "Shush."


    But then, one of the strongest awakeners here, Eve gestured the government agent to keep quiet. Because her danger sense was ringing, reminding her about the incoming danger.


    Eve looked at Ray who also felt the same and spoke!


    "It''s not that there aren''t any, they just haven''t arrived yet."


    *Rumble¡­.*


    Soon, the others could also feel there is something coming in their direction, and their eyes were focused on the front.


    Only then did Tony realize something was amiss here.


    ''Don''t tell me this is¡­..?''


    The complexions of Tony instantly became ashen as he seem to notice the truth behind this Dungeon.


    "It''s spiders!! This is the Dungeon with Spider monsters inside of it!"

 Chapter 101 - Ch 101 : Spiders Dungeon

    "Fuck!!! Why must it be spiders!!"


    Almost all the girls cried out. Even though they had become awakeners, the nature of a woman that was afraid of Spiders was hard to be changed.


    "Stop Yapping! Get into your positions!! Get ready for a confrontation!!"


    As the two tankers of the group, Tony and Jane assume the foremost position as usual.


    But at this time, Ray''s and Eve''s danger sense rang again. Some things were madly rushing towards them in a large group from the other side.


    "Tony, there are others coming from the other direction. What should we do?"


    Eve threw the question at Tony.


    "Do we have any choice? Split into two groups, and after you finish dealing with your enemy, return quickly to support the other group."


    The spider was one of the most troublesome to deal with out of all the monster types. Their shells were quite hardy, they always moved around in large groups, and each individual possessed pretty high combat potential, as well. Furthermore, Spiders could also spit poisons or webs that could hinder the movement of awakeners or even poison them to death.


    Rumble, rumble!!


    At this time, Tony''s decision is the most correct one. Dividing the battle into two areas was a lot better than being surrounded by two sides.


    So without any further due, Eve quickly brought Ray away with her.


    " I will handle the side with Ray and leave the rest to you, Tony!"


    The sounds of the ground trembling noisily reverberated throughout the Dungeon. It meant that the spiders should have come pretty close now.


    As the group split into two, the battle would also be happening in two places.


    . . . .  .


    On Eve and Ray''s side, the two rushed in the direction of one of the passages, trying to block the spiders from getting into Tony''s area.


    "What''s going on here? Why can''t I see them?" Said Ray as he walked behind Eve.


    "Me too, but its''s strange. I was sure that My danger sense told me danger was rushing from here." Replied Eve as she also felt the same thing as Ray.


    At this time, the two''s danger senses rang almost at the same moment..


    "Above!"


    Like in a consensus, Ray and Eve immediately flashed from their current location, successfully avoiding the pre-emptive attack of the spiders.


    ''What?!''


    Ray and Eve reflexively looked up.


    Rumble¡­..!


    A group of spiders was running towards them on the ceiling.


    If they were discovered late even for a single second, those things would''ve jumped down on top of their heads.


    ''If those were discovered too late, then¡­.''


    Ray and Eve shuddered as the thought of being surrounded alive by the spiders came into their mind.


    Eve raised her voice and asked.


    "Do you think we can handle them?"


    " I don''t think it is a question anymore, but rather an obligation." Ray stretched his knuckle as he was ready for the battle.


    In fact, their stats should have outnumbered the spiders, and they should have been able to singlehandedly solve the spiders based on stats alone. But the spiders are tricky monsters, and a simple mistake would be fatal to them.


    Swish, pow!!


    Boom!!


    Kiiieeehhk!!


    Kiieehh¡­


    Ray and Eve began their attack. Ray was using his natal weapon, the rock, to hit the spiders, while Eve using her shadow.


    The spiders were not ghost-type monsters, and the effectiveness of the holy staff slingshot has been pressed to its minimum right now.


    However, the current Ray was different from before. He had raised his stats so high that he could easily kill a spider even without the type advantage in one shot.


    When a few spiders fell down after getting struck by the attacks of Ray and Eve, the rest of them followed suit and landed back on the ground. Without a doubt, they were planning to have a life-and-death battle with the two.


    From here onwards, the two must be really careful with their movement. A small mistake, and they might have found themself surrounded by webs and poison.


    Eve made a hand gesture and summoned a shadow gorilla to attract the gazes of all the spiders, lessening the burden for both her and Ray.


    And as if they had a prior agreement, all the spiders turned their heads to glare at the shadow gorilla. Eyes red like mad and were ready to pounce at any given moment.


    ROARR!!!


    The Shadow Gorilla roar further provoked the attention of the spiders.


    Kiieeehhh!!


    Dozens upon dozens of spiders rushed towards the shadow gorilla''s position.


    BANG!!!! BOOM!!!


    BANGG!!!


    BANG! BANG!!


    The shadow Gorilla was struck multiple times, but it was still standing strong.


    The burly body made of shadow easily handled the impact from the spiders'' attack without fail.


    The jaws and fangs of the spiders tried to make a hole in the shadow gorilla''s body, but the shadow Gorilla defended commendably from all the attacks, all stable and unmoved at all.


    "Ray, we need to attack now!"


    Eve instructed Ray as the right timing eventually came.


    All the spiders were gathered in one place as they tried their best to deal with the shadow Gorilla, leaving them vulnerable to Ray''s and Eve''s attack.


    At this moment, a smile appeared on Ray''s face.


    " Leave it to me, Eve." Said Ray confidently.


    " Snowy white, Swift wind, Become a shooting star in the night sky, I summon thee Bintang!!!"


    Immediately, a portal appeared behind Ray as Bintang emerged from it.


    Ray actually had thought about this before. He knew that sooner or later he would expose Bintang to everyone, so rather than keeping it low, he would go with a Bang and let Bintang''s power be witnessed by everyone.


    This time might be only Eve, but it was a good rehearsal before he eventually showed Bintang to everyone else.


    " Bintang, Water spear style: Water Dragon Blast!"


    As Ray knew he must not waste any time, he quickly commanded Bintang to use her biggest move as soon as she emerged.


    ROAARRR!!!!


    Bintang created a giant water spear behind her and threw them in the direction of the spiders.


    A phantom of a water dragon appeared as the big water spear collided with the spiders and then..


    BOOM!!!!


    All the spiders were eliminated by this one big move. The spiders were not Freed, and they obviously didn''t have any means to dodge this one like how Freed displayed against Bintang before.


    When all the spiders were eliminated in one move, Eve''s eyes became extra round in surprise.


    "Wow."


    The spiders were not that strong, but to fully dealt with that many with one move, the power of this move was definitely not weak.


    Ray was a complete mystery to Eve. She had never heard his name before the Lawang Sewu Dungeon, but now Eve felt that Ray should be no weaker than her or even stronger.


    Under that thought, Eve approached him and carefully asked him.


    "Have you been stronger recently?"


    For this kind of question, Ray didn''t answer and just smiled.


    Everyone has their own secret, and it was not his obligation to answer this kind of question.


    Eve saw Ray have no intention of answering her question and twitched a bit. This man.. couldn''t he be a bit kinder to a beautiful woman?


    Nonetheless, Eve was not the type that could not read the situation and quickly changed the topic away.


    " By the way, the other side should probably have dealt with the spider. Let''s go!"


    " Yeah!"


    The two didn''t talk anymore as Ray followed Eve who was leading the way. But just before they arrived at the place of the other awakeners, Eve suddenly said something that shocked Ray a bit.


    " Don''t worry, I''m on your side. Alyssa had told me about you and told me to protect you. However, you need to remember that you can''t trust anyone here." Said Eve without even turning away her face.


    Ray was pretty shocked when he heard this. He knew this Dungeon exploration should be a big conspiracy from the Government to investigate him, but he never expected that there would be many parties involved here.


    . . . . .


    - On Tony''s side -


    When Ray and Eve arrived, the other side had almost done with their battle.


    Kiiiehhhk¡­.!


    Tony smashed his weapon at the spider and incapacitated it in one hit. Once the surroundings were more or less clear, Tony issued another order to the other.


    "Don''t forget about the corpse! We will split them later after we finish the Dungeon!"


    "Yep."


    Without wasting any time, the other group member quickly moved to collect the loots and put them inside space storage. The monsters in the real world didn''t leave loots and only their corpse to the awakeners.


    Nonetheless, the corpse was very valuable to humanity. Humans could use them to make armor, food or even use the corpse as a fertilizer to help plants grow.


    Tony confirmed that everyone was working hard to collect the loot and walked closer to Ray.


    "Good Job brat, you and Eve were able to handle the side just by yourself, huh."


    "Excuse me?"


    Tony''s words were polite, but Ray somehow found a hidden meaning behind it.


    "Well, no need to be worried. I just think that you are stronger than everyone here, so I guess you should take a greater responsibility than others, okay?"


    '' So it''s about this..''


    Ray sighed as he heard Tony''s words.


    This bastard clearly wanted him to die in the Dungeon, but because he didn''t want to dirty his own hand, Tony wanted to use the monsters to kill Ray.


    '' But why is he telling me this? Is he an idiot.. or....''


    Ray shuddered on the spot.


    If Tony said those words to make Ray drop his guard as he thought Tony wouldn''t make a move on him personally, then this bastard''s plot is really great.

 Chapter 102 - Ch 102 : Conspiracy In The Dungeon

    - At the same time, Jakarta''s awakener association president office -


    " President, bad news! There was a source telling us that the Government was going to conspire against awakener Ray!" Said the awakener association''s secretary with horror on his face.


    He knew that the president cared much about awakener Ray, and the president''s response would definitely not be that simple.


    It was then..


    BANG!!!!!


    The president''s desk broke into two, and the ground was shattered as the president''s aura overflowed from his body.


    The president was really mad now, but he quickly retracted his aura as he knew the secretary in front of him was not the one at fault here.


    " Tell me what''s happening!" Said the president.


    The aura has been retracted, but the killing intent was not, and it made the secretary trembled.


    Nonetheless, the secretary gulped his saliva and began to speak.


    " Sir, it was the Government... They were targeting Awakener Ray and were able to bring him inside a Dungeon." Explained the secretary.


    " The Government? Is it Tony? But I have told the Government about my stance, so why are they still doing this?" The president frowned as his feeling told him there was something wrong here.


    The secretary hesitated a bit whether to tell the entire info or not, but in the end, he still decided to tell what he knew to the president.


    " Sir, from our source, the Government and the association has been infiltrated by "That Group", and it was That group who was planning to conspire against Awakener Ray.."


    At this moment, the suppressed aura before was now fully released. The building shook a bit, and the secretary fell down on his knees.


    " Ghost Mask, huh? Good.. It seems I will be able to get your revenge soon, San.."


    . . . . . . . . .


    After the group finished packing things in the space storage bag, Tony began to speak once more.


    "Well, now. Why don''t we go in a little bit deeper? We might be able to clear this Dungeon rather quickly if this keeps up."


    Tony deliberately spoke up with a loud voice.


    The other group member didn''t have any complaints about this and just followed Tony. They were here because of the Government''s order, and since the order was to follow Tony, they definitely wouldn''t have any dispute against his decision.


    Eve glanced in Ray''s direction a bit, but she still followed the other Awakener. Ray also followed after the other Awakener walking deeper inside the Dungeon.


    Only the government agent who followed them in this Dungeon Exploration had an unexplainable smirk on his face.


    . . . .


    The Dungeon seemed to go on forever. However, bizarrely enough. They hadn''t come across a single monster after that one battle.


    Since the Dungeon was shaped like a long cavern, there was no way that they''d miss each other, too.


    "Could it be that we have defeated everyone here?"


    "Stop dreaming, of course, that wouldn''t be the case.."


    The opinions of the groups started to become divided. Some said they should go back and request some help as they found this Dungeon was pretty strange, while others said they should continue to explore as this was their job. In the end, the consensus among themselves was to continue to roam around the empty interior of this big Dungeon.


    "Hold it."


    Tony in the lead suddenly stopped walking. He stopped so abruptly that Kiara, who was following behind him, ran into his back.


    Kiara, who had just slammed into Tony, looked at him with a bit annoyed expression.


    "What is it again, Tony??"


    Until now, the group has stopped a few times because of the internal dispute, and Kiara began to get annoyed at this.


    "Kiara, I may need a light over there."


    Kiara was a bit confused, but she didn''t refute. She asked Mira, who quickly made a new torch and gave it to Tony.


    " Here.."


    " Thanks, Kiara." Said Tony, but his eyes kept looking forward, which made Kiara and everyone here a bit curious.


    At this moment, Tony suddenly threw away the torch in his hands and made everyone surprised.


    "Holyfuck, Tony, what are you doing!! Are you-."


    Kiara hadn''t even finished her words when her gaze was shifted at the place Tony had been pointing at.


    " All these¡­.?"


    " No way..."


    All the awakeners except Ray spat out low groans.


    The torn legs, torsos, and even heads of the Spiders ¨C remains of the various dead Spiders were strewn about everywhere as far as it was burned by the torch Tony threw before. The further into the cave the light got to, the greater the amount of the remains they could see. And also, a huge door was located at the end of it all.


    "That''s the boss''s room."


    " Is this what I think?..."


    Someone muttered out softly, and Tony nodded his head.


    It was one of the more advanced knowledge about Dungeon that Ray only got to know after Eve told him today.


    In a normal Dungeon, the lesser the monster inside, the stronger the boss will be.


    One of the examples was the Red flower Dungeon Ray visited when he was still a newbie. There were only a few monsters there, but the Boss Monster was illogically strong compared to the normal monster.


    On the contrary, if there were many monsters inside, then the Boss Monster tends to be a lot weaker, or at least normal.


    "Everyone, get yourself ready. A big battle is coming," Tony instructed the group.


    But somehow, Ray could not erase the uneasiness in his heart when he heard this sentence from Tony.


    The other awakeners listened to Tony''s instruction and prepared. Nervousness was evident in the expressions of everyone present.


    Tony placed his hand on the big Door, and the Door slowly opened.


    With Tony leading them in, the rest of the awakeners cautiously and silently entered the Boss Room. However, their silence only lasted for a few seconds afterward.


    When everyone entered the Boss Room, they immediately knew what nightmare was waiting for them inside.


    Kiara flinched a bit as she couldn''t believe what she had just seen. Her finger pointed at the roof of the Dungeon, and there was a spider as huge as a house quietly squatting way over there.


    "Tony...."


    To the women, the sight of the giant spider was a bit too much for them. In fact, they would be better if it was Ghost-type monsters like in the Lawang Sewu Dungeon.


    Kiara began taking hurried steps backward and covered her mouth after seeing the spider''s appearance. The colossal spider didn''t even budge an inch from the spot as if it was fast asleep.


    "That''s the boss, huh." Ray''s eyes narrowed slightly as his eyes were focused on the boss.


    If he displayed all of his trump cards, then the current him might be able to Solo this boss.


    " Should we go back?"


    " Yeah, let''s go back now..."


    The awakeners glared at the spider and passed their opinions one at a time.


    After all, awakeners gathered their opinion, in the end Tony decided to postpone this exploration as everyone''s decided against so.


    Strangely, Ray felt that this was somewhat arranged, and there was a hidden motive behind this.


    '' Those guys, don''t tell me..'' A bad feeling began to rise in Ray''s heart.


    Tony came to discuss with the Government Agent, and in the end, the Government agent also approved the temporary withdrawal.


    Everyone sighed relief as they heard this, but Ray began to notice something strange here.


    When they were discussing, everyone here began to alleviate themself from Ray and Eve, and the closest between ray and Eve and the other Awakener was about four meters.


    "Okay, since everyone agreed, we will do a temporary withdrawal. Ray and Eve, since you two are the strongest here, so we would ask you to guard the rear." Tony said with an expression like a true leader. However, ray knew that it was actually a lie.


    '' So in the end, it was this, huh? It seems I thought too much...'' Ray sighed inwardly


    Everyone nodded their heads and began to leave. Only leaving Ray and Eve inside as Tony said they should guard the rear so everyone could leave safely.


    It was true that Ray was not surprised by this plot. However, it was a lie if Ray said that he was not disappointed.


    Mira, Jane, and Lucy.. With Ray and Eve, the three of them have been through so much together in the Lawang Sewu dungeon before, so when Ray saw the three of them jump into Tony''s ship, his heart felt a bit bitter.


    Everyone has already left the room, only leaving Ray and Eve inside. At this moment, Tony suddenly said:


    " Hahahahah, I never thought you would be this stupid! Ray Sandjaja, it seems it is the time for us to say goodbye!"


    Yup, at this time, Tony no longer kept the mask of a good leader and fully said everything in his heart.


    From the time he saw Ray, Tony already knew that he should get rid of Ray. Awakeners was not a good profession. You could guide a newbie today and get your job stolen by them the very next day, and that''s why there was something like the "Newbie Killer" in the world of awakeners.


    Tony, until now, had gotten rid of a few newbies he thought as threatening before. But because he had some connection with the Government, all his bad conduct was easily covered and he always get away from it.. Nevertheless, Awakener is a high-risk job, and it would only be normal if there is some accident.

 Chapter 103 - Ch 103 : Spider Boss Battle

    When Tony finished saying those words, he closed the door of the Boos Room, leaving only Eve and Ray inside.


    But different from Tony''s expectation, there was no trace of fear and panic on the face of Ray and Eve.


    Ray looked at Eve with an unexplainable expression on his face.


    " You.. they are your team member, right? Are you going to let them be killed just like this?"


    Tony would certainly be surprised if he heard Ray. Yup, when Tony closed the door and left Ray and Eve inside, Ray didn''t have any resentment for him, and instead, pity filled his expression.


    From the time Ray stepped into this Dungeon, his danger sense had been ringing like mad to the Government agent, and it wasn''t that hard to see that the Government agent had their own agenda.


    The moment Tony left Ray inside the boss room, Ray could see the Government agent''s eyes were gleaming dangerously in Tony''s direction.


    It wasn''t that hard to see that the Government agent would kill everyone here to silence them. But the question is.. what''s the advantage to him for doing that?


    " It''s not my business. They have their own choice, and they must be ready to face the consequences. Furthermore, they are not on my team anymore. After we returned from the Lawang Sewu''s Dungeon, Tony''s family got into contact with them and successfully hijacked them from my family." Said Eve as if she didn''t give any fuck about what happened to the three girls.


    " Rather than that, we should focus on what''s in front of us." Eve pointed at the giant Spider whose eyes were opened after the Boos Room Door closed.


    Just like the setting in the game, the Boss battle would only begin after some condition was fulfilled. And the condition in this Dungeon was to fully close the Big Door.


    . . . . .


    Around the same time, Tony turned around towards the boss room. The Awakeners following him also came to a stop. They had arrived at a far-enough spot from the boss room now. Even though they didn''t care about being overheard, but they still did this anyway.


    Tony smiled deeply and signaled to the Government agent.


    "We have done the part of our deal. Now we want the payment as soon as possible." Said Tony, not knowing that a big danger was watching him.


    "Sure, but I need something first?" The Government agent smiled at Tony.


    " Hmm, what thing?" Asked Tony casually. But at this time, he began to feel there was something wrong with the Government Agent.


    His posture was no longer as relaxed as before, and he put his hand on the weapon, ready to pull it at any time.


    "Why are you so tense? It''s just a deal. No need to be that cautious." The Government Agent asked him, but it only further Tony''s wariness.


    "Who are you?" Tony''s face was very grim. At first, he never thought that there was something wrong with the deal because he really wanted to kill Ray. But now that Ray has gone, he began to feel the conspiracy hidden here.


    The Government Agent''s expression crumpled, and he glared at Tony. There was no need for him to maintain the fake smile now. At least that was one less thing to worry about.


    "Well, it seems you are not as stupid as I thought. But that makes it a lot easier for me. The thing I want is not that hard to get. It is just...."


    The Government agent disappeared as he said those words, and when he reappeared once again, he had already reached Tony''s back.


    " Your Life!!!!"


    . . . . .


    "¡­.."


    Ray''s gaze was fixed on the giant Spider, who had just opened his eyes. Even his breathing was cautious. He then asked Eve on his side:


    "Should we start now? Or are we waiting for the Spider to make a move first?"


    "Who knows," Eve replied, pretty indifferent.


    After the previous battle, she knew that even if the Spider was strong, it should be no problem if the two of them were to combine their strength.


    Ray watched Eve didn''t have any intention to move and shook his head helplessly.


    This woman.. can she just be a bit more direct and stop acting mysterious?...


    Nonetheless, Ray remained economical with his words. He had more or less figured out what was Eve''s intention, and it was somewhat in line with his.


    Then, ''it'' happened.


    Kabooom!!!


    With a loud explosion, the rumbles of rock fell and blocked the Big Gate.


    It was to ensure that the awakener would try to escape, so the mechanism in the Boss room would get a few rocks to block the gate.


    The thing was finally happening. The Boss battle would start soon!


    At the same time, Ray and Eve glanced in the direction of the Giant Spider.


    "Keurruuuk. Keururuk."


    The spider boss has been waiting for this, and it was slowly raising its massive body up.


    The body with the size of a two-level house.


    Dozens upon dozens of eyes.


    That horrifying mouth, full of fangs.


    Now that it had begun moving for real, it looked like a scene came out from an 80''s horror movie.


    " Let''s get started!"


    "Ummm¡­."


    Eve leaked out a powerful aura, and immediately an army of shadow soldiers appeared.


    After that time in the Lawang Sewu''s Dungeon, Eve had trained hard, and the result was she was able to summon more than five shadow soldiers at a time now.


    On the other hand, Ray also didn''t want to lose. He summoned Bintang once again, who immediately turned into her juvenile form and took out the holy staff slingshot from his inventory.


    This was the first battle outside of the experience room where he and Bintang would battle together.


    The Natal weapon: The stone Mk.II appeared in his other hand¡­.


    Swiish.


    ¡­.As if it had always been there.


    Ray held the handle of the holy staff slingshot tightly. It was the right time to show their power and take the initiative.


    Aura surged around his body and began to converge around the natal weapon, the stone Mk. II.


    " I''m going first, Eve!"


    He placed the stone on the holy staff slingshot, and the stone began to shine. Even though this move was still deemed unworthy by the system, at least this was better than everything in his arsenal and should only be a few steps away from being recognized by the system as a true special move.


    " Stardust Bang Flash!!!!!"


    After accumulating a lot of his energy into the stone, Ray released his grip. The holy staff slingshot successfully absorbed Ray''s energy and used it to propel the stone in the direction of the Giant Spider.


    At this moment, a bright light followed as Ray launched the stone. A golden beam came from the stone, and it further increased the speed where it was thrown.


    BANGGG!!!!!


    The stone hit the body of the Giant Spider.


    The hard shell of the Giant Spider cracked, but nonetheless, it was still a bit too weak to breach the giant Spider''s defense and dealt some significant damage.


    Ray''s attack just now fully angered the Giant Spider.


    The Spider used its senses to discover Ray''s location and began to charge towards them while shuffling on its eight legs.


    Ray and the other tried to maintain some distance, but the Spider was a lot faster than how it looked.


    It was coming closer.


    And when it was close enough. The Spider suddenly did something that Ray and Eve had never expected before.


    The Spider used its strong leg to jump high into the air, and while in the air, raised its two front legs up and bent them at an angle.


    " Dodge!!!"


    Ray''s eyes shot open wide next as he realized the aim of this move!


    SLAM!!


    The Spider landed on the ground right next to Ray, and the spider leg penetrated the ground like a piece of paper.


    Fortunately, Ray, Bintang, and Eve were fast enough to dodge and were able to avoid an instakill.


    If Ray didn''t instinctively tilt his body out of the way, Spider''s legs would''ve penetrated his chest just now. The Spider''s legs stabbed into the ground next to him before rising up in the air, its joints folding back up. And from the ends of its legs, pieces of the rocky ground fell.


    Ray sneaked a glance at the ground as the stone floor now had a pretty substantial hole in it.


    ''If I got hit by that, I would be lucky to survive, huh.''


    Ray''s glare sharpened even more. Now was the time he needed to concentrate even harder.


    Just, as usual, he would be the bait to gain the aggro of the giant Spider, while Eve and Bintang would be attacking from the far.


    He had some thought about using the shadow Gorilla like before, but the plan was scrapped in the end.


    Shadow''s gorilla movement was too rigid for this kind of battle, and it should not be able to survive the attack of the Giant Spider.


    ''It''s coming!''


    Swish!


    The Spider''s legs that were as fast as a bullet being fired could now be captured in his eyes. Ray used the combination of Danger sense and his hawkeye to gain full control of the battle and predicted the movement of the Spider.


    Left.


    Ray ducked his head lower to evade the Spider''s left front leg.


    Right.


    Ray tilted his body a bit and let Spider''s right leg brush just past his nose before he took a step closer.


    The battle between Ray and the Spider was just like a kid playing hammer in the arcade, but from the side, Bintang and Eve were preparing their big move.

 Chapter 104 - Ch 104 : Spider Boss Battle (2)

    Slam! Boom! Kwang! Kaboom! Slam! Boom! Kwang! Kaboom!


    The Giant Spider''s legs stabbed and destroyed the ground so loudly that Ray''s ears actually felt a bit numb from the pain.


    It has been a minute, but the Giant Spider seemed to have no indication to stop.


    Ray evaded the Giant Spider''s attacks using the danger sense and hawkeye combination and slowly got closer and closer to the monster.


    Among all the bosses he has faced so far, Ray could say that this Giant Spider was not the hardest. Even though the Giant Spider was the biggest, it was more like an RPG Boss with high defense and not-so-fast attack, making it only require some patience to deal.


    As Ray was dancing with the Giant Spider, Eve couldn''t quite believe her own eyes.


    ''What the hell is with this guy?!''


    Even though she was watching from afar, those attacks from the Giant Spider were so ferocious that all the hair on the back of her head was standing up.


    Both she and Ray possessed the skill Danger-sense, but she never thought about using it the way Ray used it.


    This guy certainly was experienced playing with death and danger, and this was not something a normal person could do.


    Most people would have shivered and frozen from his current situation, but Ray felt so calm, like the attack of the Giant Spider was just a plaything to him.


    '' This guy would not be something like in the Novels, right? Death and resurrected to be the protagonist...''


    Still, Eve quickly shook that thought away. There''s no use thinking that kind of thing right now, and their foremost priority must be to defeat the Giant Spider.


    While Ray was currently having no problem against the Giant Spider, there''s no telling when the Giant Spider would change his attack pattern and suddenly hit Ray, so when they could, Eve wanted to finish this battle as soon as possible.


    Power of Shadow began to converge around Eve. Her A-Rank skill was the power to control the shadow, and she was gonna put her everything into this one attack.


    " Sword of death!"


    Eve crossed her arm in front of her body, and immediately a big sword made of shadow appeared behind her.


    As Ray saw this move, he immediately make a distance between him and the Spider, afraid to be caught in the afterimpact of Eve''s big move.


    " Now, Eve!" Shouted Ray as he thought he had gained a safe enough distance.


    The Shadow Sword slashed downward as a huge black slash nearly 100 meters long drowned upon the Giant Spider.


    BOOMMMM!!....


    The Giant Spider roared in pain as the shadow sword directly hit its body. The back of the Giant Spider now had a big sword mark on it, and blood kept gushing out from the deep wounds.


    Nonetheless, the Giant Spider survived the attack and was crazier than ever.


    Seeing the super-high defense of the Giant Spider, Ray felt a chill run down his backside.


    "What kind of defense was that?!" He solemnly thought on his mind


    There was no freaking way.


    Eve''s attack just now was even stronger than Ray''s and Bintang''s combined, but it still couldn''t entirely end the life of the Giant Spider.


    If it was him standing there and not the Giant Spider, then he''d be torn into ash by now. Ray didn''t have any confidence whatsoever to tank those kinds of attacks with his own body.


    However, Ray quickly gathered his mind.


    Why should he think about something that only a monster would do? As long as he was fast enough, he could dodge that kind of attack and entirely avoid any possible damage.


    When the Giant Spider was still roaring in pain, Ray knew he should not let this chance go.


    He still had one more chance in Bintang, and he could only hope that Bintang''s attack was enough to deal with this Giant Spider.


    " Bintang now, use everything you have on your arsenal!"


    Ray''s instruction came, and Bintang quickly followed.


    She had enough time to gather the aura before, and it was time to unleash another big move.


    " Hydro burst!!!"


    Different from her usual move, Bintang gathered a large amount of hydro energy on her mouth, condensed it, and fired it into the direction of the Giant Spider.


    The practicality of this move was a lot worse than the usual water spear attack since it needed a lot of time to gather the energy. Nonetheless, when handling a large enemy who didn''t move that much, this move would give a lot better result.


    The Giant Spider tried to escape, but because the wound on its back was too big, its movement speed had been reduced a lot, and it failed the pursuit of the Hydro Burst.


    BOOMM!!!!!!


    Another explosion sounded in the Boss Room. Like a bomb, the gathered hydro energy landed on the back of the Giant Spider and exploded.


    Two heavy attacks have been launched. However, contrary to everyone''s expectations, even though the Giant Spider was severely injured, it still survived, signifying the super-strong vitality on the Giant Spider''s body.


    " ROARRRR!!!!!!!!...


    After surviving the two big attacks, a red aura began to gather around the Giant Spider and it entered a madness state where it would ignore every damage it gained and continuously attack until its health was fully depleted.


    Bintang and Eve were too tired after launching their two big attacks, so Ray was left alone to deal with the finishing blow.


    Swish! Swish! Swish!


    In the meantime, the Giant Spider''s attacks poured down without a break.


    He knew he had not much time left, so he needed to solve the annoying ant in front of him as quickly as he could.


    Ray dodged all of those attacks and grew confident of his victory. He was left alone, but the Giant Spider''s condition worsened with every big move he made, and it would not take long for Ray to end this battle.


    Having decreased the distance between them little by little, the head of the Spider was almost within Ray''s reach now.


    The attack pattern of the wounded Giant Spider was relatively simple, and Ray could get close to it pretty easily.


    ''For now, I guess that I should aim for the eyes.''


    It was an awakener''s common knowledge to always attack the monster''s weak points. So, Ray''s focus instantly came to the eyes of the Spider, which looked to be the weakest point in its defenses.


    ''Let''s try firing the stones in those big eyes¡­.!''


    Ray made up his mind¡­.


    He put the stone on the slingshot and fired it right into the eyes of the Giant Spider.


    BANG!!!


    The stone hit its target, and at this moment, the Giant Spider flinched a bit. Ray had just felt happy, but then, he noticed something was wrong here.


    He suddenly sensed that the Spider''s attacks had slowed down for some reason.


    Swish! Swish!


    Was it because his five senses had adjusted fully to the speed of its attacks?


    Boom!! Slam!!


    Ray avoided the Spider leg once more.


    No, that shouldn''t be that case.


    If it was to be like that, then his danger sense shouldn''t be ringing like mad.


    It was then, a certain ominous premonition flickered past through Ray''s mind.


    '' In the RPG, a spider was identic with poison.. Don''t tell me that this Spider is also poisonous.''


    RING!!!!!


    It was at this moment Ray felt his danger sense told him to quickly get away. He jumped as far as he could from the Giant Spider, not having any doubt at his danger sense at all.


    And then¡­.


    Splash!!


    From the mouth of the Giant Spider, a black liquid was spewed out.


    Ray rolled on the floor a few times before regaining his balance. He quickly took a look at the ground in front of him. On the place where he had been standing before, the land had melted and it was now emitting a cloud of black smoke from the liquid the Spider spewed out.


    Sizzle¡­.


    Stones on the floor melted away powerlessly.


    '' Damn.. it was such a nasty poison.''


    Ray gulped his saliva after seeing that, and a thought crossed his mind.


    ''If I hadn''t followed the Danger sense just now¡­.''


    Ray could see his end, which was no better than the ground in front of him, and maybe not even his bones were left after taking the poisonous liquid with his body.


    Perhaps sensing that it was his chance to make a comeback, the Giant Spider rushed towards Ray in no time.


    Rustle!!


    Ray tried to maintain the distance. By then, the Giant Spider was already right in front of his eyes.


    Swish!


    Ray jumped up as he tried to evade the giant Spider''s legs.


    Slam!!


    The Giant Spider''s attacks had recommenced.


    Ray knew if he was to continue dodging, the battle would be disadvantageous to him. He had made the decision.


    Eye for an eye. Let''s see who would fall down first.


    Swish! Swish! Swish!


    Boom! Boom! Boom!


    While narrowly evading the spider leg, Ray placed the stone on the slingshot and began to aim.


    The Giant Spider spewed another round of black liquid, but Ray successfully avoid it by jumping sideward.


    '' Got you!''


    BANG!!!


    Another eye was hit by Ray. Two of the Eight eyes of the Giant Spider was now bleeding, and there were only six left.


    " Six more..."


    Ray observed the Giant Spider.


    If this was to go on, he would definitely be the victor of this battle. Still, Ray wanted to make sure that there was nothing wrong here.


    His eyes shifted at Eve and seeing that his position should be blocked by the Giant Spider, a smile rose on Ray''s face.


    '' It seems now is the right time to call some help.''


    At this moment, a few more portals appeared behind Ray.

 Chapter 105 - Ch 105 : Spider Dungeon Clear

    As a portal appeared behind Ray, a few small figures appeared.


    It was the three dogs that Ray found in the Mountain-dew Dungeon before.


    But compared to before, now the three dogs'' appearance had changed a bit, and they have a katana on their mouth.


    Since the Morning-dew Dungeon now had the bees, Ray decided to take the three dogs to the Morningwood Dungeon and trained them to be Freed''s confidant.


    .


    [ Chihuahua spirit wolf (Uno)]


    [ Lv: 15]


    [ A small cute battle dog. Are you cruel enough to kill this guy? Have a contract with Freed to enhance his bloodline.]


    .


    [ Chihuahua spirit wolf (Dosu)]


    [ Lv: 15]


    [ A small cute battle dog. Are you cruel enough to kill this guy? Have a contract with Freed to enhance his bloodline]


    .


    [ Chihuahua spirit wolf (Tresno)]


    [ Lv: 16]


    [ A small cute battle dog. Are you cruel enough to kill this guy? Have a contract with Freed to enhance his bloodline]


    .


    " Woof!" { What can we do to help you, Boss!}


    " Uno, Dosu, Tresno, Please help me hit the eyes of the Spider!" Commanded Ray to the three dogs.


    Along with those words, The three dogs looked at each other and immediately knew what to do. For someone like them, Ray''s command was absolute, and they weren''t afraid at all at the Giant Spider in front of them.


    The Dog''s eyes glimmered, and they became even faster as if a booster had been activated. Evading the Giant Spider''s legs with ease and slipping to the Giant Spider''s eyes..


    Swish! Swish! Swish!


    Taken by the surprise of the emergence of the dogs, the Giant Spider hurriedly spewed out its digestive juice.


    However, thanks to Ray''s timely warning, the three dogs easily evaded the digestive juice and pounced towards the Giant Spider''s head.


    Slash! x3


    Three of the Spider''s eyes were slashed by the dogs, leaving another three left.


    "Nice!"


    Looking at this result, Ray sighed a relief. It seems his decision to summon the three dogs was right.


    Nonetheless, Ray must also prepare himself. The moment all the eyes have been struck, the Giant Spider would enter a momentary weakness, and it would be his moment to dealt the finishing blow.


    Rooooaaaar!!!


    The Giant Spider roared out and staggered about.


    Of course, the three dogs didn''t want to miss this opening.


    The moment their little feet landed back on the ground, they jumped up again and climbed on the Spider''s body to get to the top of its head.


    The Spider went crazy and swung its legs all over the place, but Ray has now entered a safe distance from the Giant Spider, while the little dogs were just too agile for him to catch.


    Slam! Boom! Kaboom!


    Holes continued to appear on the poor, blameless ground instead.


    Now standing on top of the Spider''s head, The three dogs nodded at each other, ready to strike at the same time.


    Stab! Stab! Staaab!!


    ROOOAAARR!!!


    All of the Giant Spider''s eyes have been struck.


    The Giant Spider limped a bit as he had lost all his light, but at this moment, Ray picked up his speed.


    The moment the Giant Spider showed weakness, ray had prepared the stone on the slingshot, and now he was ready to fire it.


    THUD!!!


    However, Ray didn''t want to take a risk this time. He jumped to the Giant Spider''s body, came to the place where Bintang and Eve had struck him before, and launched his attack at a point-blank range.


    Stardust Bang Flash!!!!!"


    BOOMM!!!!!!!!


    "Keuruk. Keureureureu¡­."


    Along with the final gasps from the Spider, the Giant Spider was eventually dead, and several notifications popped up in Ray''s mind.


    [ DING!!! Congratulations on defeating the Boss of the Spider Dungeon.]


    [ Experience points  +10,000]


    [ DING!!! Congratulations on conquering the Dungeon: Spider Dungeon.]


    [ Proceeding to transport the host to the boss room.]


    . . . . . . .


    - At the same time, outside of the Boss Room. -


    When Ray and Eve were busy handling the Giant SPider inside the Boss Room, Tony and the others were currently abused by the Government Agent.


    The three girls who had betrayed Ray before and Kiara now lay motionless on the ground. Blood spattered all over their body, and it was great if they could still survive after this.


    On the other hand, while having a bit better condition, Tony was kneeling down in front of the Government Agent, trying to beg for mercy.


    "Please let me go¡­."


    The Government Agent stood in front of Tony, with amusement on his face. He looked at the previously arrogant Tony, who became like this and reached out with both of her hands.


    Energy gathered near the ends of his hand as he was ready to deal the last blow.


    It happened then.


    Tony rapidly raised his upper body up and took aim at the center of the Agent''s neck with a knife hidden on his armor. It was a knife made of Monster''s material, and it could carry energy well.


    Swish!!


    Just before the knife could touch the Agent''s Adam''s apple, he felt his wrist was grabbed by something hard, and he couldn''t move an inch.


    Snap!


    "Ahh¡­!!"


    The stunned Tony stumbled backward before falling to the ground. Horror filled his face as he never thought his last effort would be easily blocked by the other party.


    Plop.


    ''Who is he.. Why did we become like this?...''


    It was the first time Tony ever felt this powerless.


    It was a common occurrence for higher-level awakeners to easily deal with much lower level one, but for Tony who always stood at the top brass of the awakeners, this was the first time he felt this despaired.


    Not once crossed his thought that the plan to kill the awakener Ray would backfire, and he would lose his life like this.


    The Government agent saw Tony become despaired, and the smile on his face disappeared.


    '' So.. you have become broken too, huh? It seems you still are not worthy to receive the true power..''


    With things like this, there was no use in deliberately prolonging this any longer.


    The Government agent flashed, and when he reappeared once again, Tony''s head had been fallen from his body.


    '' *Sigh* It seems everything is futile in the end.'' The Government Agent had just wiped the blood splattered on his clothes, but at this moment, something happened, and a smile immediately blossomed on his face.


    RUMBLE¡­..


    The Dungeon began to shake just a little.


    '' Don''t tell me... Those two bastards really dod it?''


    That thought crossed the Agent''s mind before he suddenly laughed like a maniac.


    " Hahahahahahaha, if that''s the case, then maybe coming here is not a really bad choice!"


    . . . . . .


    Outside the Dungeon Entrance.


    After absorbing the Dungeon core, Ray received another 30,000 DM Currency and some other rewards from the system.


    At first, he had some thought about taking this Dungeon as a subsidiary Dungeon. But when he thought about the location of this Dungeon and how this Dungeon would eventually become a thorn in the Government''s side, he decided to refrain from doing so.


    There was no use for a subsidiary Dungeon that would eventually be destroyed by the Government. The use of the Subsidiary Dungeon was to gather DM currency, and nothing more.


    Ray and Eve had just come out from the portal, but suddenly, they saw their danger sense was ringing once again.


    Swishhh!!!


    A man was rushing at them with a speed that was no longer human.


    It was so fast that even Ray was a bit late to react. But at this time, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them and blocked the man.


    " Hahahaha! I have been waiting for this, Ghost mask!"


    The sound of laughter filled the whole space, but from the laughter alone, Ray could feel there was no trace of joy there. Only self-mocking and sorrow.


    Ray lifted his head to see the man in front of him, and it revealed a familiar figure.


    The Jakarta awakener association President! Ray screamed in his heart.


    Never once in his wildest dream that he thinks the President would come and save him in such a difficult situation like this.


    " Ray, I''m sorry about this, but can you just leave for now? He and I have a debt that must be paid by blood." Said the President.


    The President''s body now emanated an aura that was very different from before. If the previous pressure was somewhat still tolerable, then the aura this time was able to make Ray feel suffocated.


    '' How much hatred does it contain to emit such a heavy bloodlust?'' Ray secretly thought.


    Nonetheless, he knew this was not his business to interfere. Before things got more chaotic, he decided to bring the already tired Eve away from here and found a safe distance from the President.


    The President noticed Ray was leaving and a smile that did not look like a smile appeared on his face.


    " I''m sorry to make you wait. Now I will let you see my true power!"


    BAMMM!!!!!


    A huge colliding sound could be heard all over the place as the President used his fist to blow the Government Agent away.


    The Government Agent was thrown a few meters. He spat blood from his mouth, but from the look on his face, it was nothing very serious.


    " Haha... the President, huh? It seems I have attracted such a big fish. But do you think I''m not prepared for this?" The Government Agent still has that calm look on his face.


    He took something from his pocket and was ready to run away, but at this time the President screamed:


    " Sealing team! Open the formation now!"

 Chapter 106 - Ch 106 : The President Take Actions

    After the President shouted, a big barrier was immediately erected to cover the President and the "Government Agent".


    It was a barrier created by four awakeners with barrier skills joined together, and the power could be said to be able to block more than twenty few full-strength attacks of the first ranked awakeners in this world.


    The President looked at the supposed to be "Government Agent" with a smile on his face.


    " Sorry for the delay. Now the two of us can battle without any worry. Am I right? Ghost Mask?"


    When the words "Ghost Mask" were uttered, the "Government Agent''s" face instantly turned sullen.


    It seems his identity had been discovered, and there was no use playing dumb anymore.


    " As expected from the President, you are very quick to respond. But since you have known, there was no use to stay disguised. You are right, I am from the Ghost Mask, and my name is-"


    But just before the Ghost Mask member could say his name, the President had already rushed at him once again, this time with his strongest mode, the "but state".


    The President''s body became larger and dark furs grew all over his body. His face became hideous, and his eyes turned red.


    Nonetheless, the most surprising was the grew in his combat power.


    With the President''s current speed, the man that was finally revealed to be a member of the Ghost Mask could not even react.


    " I don''t need to know your name. All I need to know is you are a member of the Ghost Mask, and that is enough reason for me to kill you!"


    The President''s fist hit him right in the face.


    BAMMM!!!!


    The ghost mask member felt like he was just hit by a truck.


    But, the President wasn''t done yet.


    Now that both of his hands were free, the President began pouring out attacks like there was no tomorrow.


    Pow-pow-pabababahat!!


    Rushes of combo hit the man''s body, and if it was not for his strong physique, he would have long been dead by now.


    Nonetheless, the man was not an easy persimmon. After a few punches hit his body, he also began to counterattack.


    The man punches moved at the speed that didn''t lose out to the President''s and went on the offensive of his own, too.


    Fists and arms belonging two men endlessly collided and traded countless blows.


    None of them showed any signs of backing off.


    At this moment, Ray could only marvel from afar.


    He had his portion of battle too, but he had never seen one like this. Two people trading blows without even trying to dodge. This was the test of endurance about who could hit faster and stronger.


    However, there was one person here who was even more shocked than Ray, and that was none other than Eve who sat on Ray''s side.


    ''Just how on earth is this possible¡­..?''


    It was well-known that the President should be one of the strongest awakeners in Indonesia, and for that person to be able to stand toe to toe with the President, that man must not be a regular person.


    '' Just who is he..''


    This fierce battle of the President and unknown man unfolded at a scarcely believable speed even Eve was having a hard time trying to follow with her bare eyes.


    At one point, the President seemed to have an edge on the trading blow and successfully launched a heavy blow that pushed the unknown man a few steps backward.


    " Bahahahahaha... Not bad... You are stronger than I thought." Honestly speaking, the member of the Ghost Mask was really impressed. He had heard tales about the President, but the strength the President displayed today was far beyond his expectation. "And for that, I should also be serious too."


    The President glared at the man and frowned.


    Was this man not serious all along? There''s no way it could be true.. they have traded punch more than a hundred times, and from that, the President could somehow estimate the other side''s strength.


    But what was this bad feeling...


    After saying those words, the member of the Ghost Mask suddenly screamed to the sky. His eyes went red, and veins bulged all over his body.


    The Normal human body was no more, and instead, it was replaced by a humongous lizard about three-meter tall.


    " You..." Watching the scene in front of him, the frown on the President''s face grew deeper.


    It seems his hunch was right. This guy was no longer human.


    " Hahahahah, are you afraid now? Yes, we Ghost Mask has been blessed by the New Power. We have long left our human shell and now fully turned into a New Human! Now, the President, I will show you the horror of a New Human."


    The Ghost Mask member might laugh like a maniac now. However, the President could still feel the observant air around him even now. He looked as if he''d seize any slight opening there was.


    The President swallowed his saliva.


    Their battle would soon reach the climax, and now was not the time to hold back anymore.


    Just like the Ghost Mask Member, the President also chose to use all his power.


    The Big Figure of the President grew once more, and now he reached three-meter tall, about the same height as the Lizard turned Ghost-Mask member.


    . . . . . .


    The two behemoths were about to clash for good, and no one could stop them anymore. But at this time, Ray, who was watching from the side, was communicating with the System.


    '' System, what the heck is he?''


    Yup, when facing the ghost-mask member, Ray felt a feeling that he was utterly unfamiliar. This feeling was like smelling a rotten fish scent, and it felt very uncomfortable.


    [ Host, that person is no longer human. He had gone through a taboo experiment, combining his gene with monsters via man-made facilities.]


    Ray turned silent when he heard this explanation. It was a plot that was not very uncommon in the world of a sci-fi movie, but he never thought he would witness it right in front of him.


    [ For this kind of person, he had no place in both the monster world or human world. The System rejected their identity as a human, while the Dungeon rejected their identity as a monster. They were caught in two sides but also had no place for them. Now all they can do is to rebel against the world and try to make their own Eden.]


    . . . . . . . .


    When the dust was cleared, the two sides began to move.


    " I will show you why us New Humans are better than you old humans!"


    The Ghost-Mask member smirked derisively at the President.


    "We have far breakthrough the limit of humanity, and even something like this was possible."


    And then, the body of the ghost-mask member slowly blurred before fully disappearing from the spot.


    This was able to make the always calm President be shocked. He had seen a familiar camouflage skill, but after a closer look, this was very different.


    The Camouflage skill only covered the body and made it blend with the surrounding.


    But for this one..


    The ghost-mask member''s skill didn''t only make one''s body go transparent.


    The body, the sound, and even the smell!


    The skill that cloaked everything about the person activating it!


    Someone who can block the punches of the President and counterattack, if he was to gain the power to hide himself, then how terrifying he would be?


    The man swiftly moved to the rear of the President, exposing the wide-open back, unguarded.


    ''This is the end.''


    ''Die!''


    The man launched his full-power punch, expecting the President to be blown a few meters away.


    However!!


    BAMMM!!


    The fist hit the body, but the President didn''t even flinch a bit.


    When the body of the ghost-mask member reappeared once again, one could see the shocked expression of the man.


    "What?! But how!!"


    The punch is his full-power blow, so how could the President take it as if it was nothing.


    Unable to hide his shock, the ghost-mask member raised his eyes and looked up at the President''s face. The two''s height didn''t differ by that much after they transformed, but now, the ghost-mask member felt like the man standing in front of him was a giant.


    And the President gazed back at him with an unimpressed face.


    "Is this all?"


    "Wha-what did you say?"


    It was the first time the ghost-mask member felt fear since he gained this power.


    " I said, is this all?"


    The towering figure of the President in the heart of the ghost-mask figure grew once more, now fully eclipsed everything he had seen before.


    He tried to take his arm back, but it was too late. His arm has been grabbed by the President, and no matter how hard he tried, it didn''t even budge one bit.


    " All the pain and guilt I have felt all this year, do you think such a weak attack could be compared to them... This is the first one, but I promise, until I kill every member of your cult, I will never stop."


    The President''s leg moved in an instant, and he stomped on the man''s foot.


    The essence of a battle was to never let go, which was exactly what the President does.


    STOMP!!


    "Uwaahk?!"


    With both her hand and feet occupied by the President, the ghost-mask member no longer has a way to escape.


    he tried to say something, but in the end, it was too late.


    " Please deliver my words to my best friend out there. Please wait for a few more times. It wouldn''t be long until I get your revenge."


    When the President finished saying those words, all his aura gathered around his unoccupied right arm.


    " Basic Punch!"

 Chapter 107 - Ch 107 : Aftermath

    BAMMM!!!!!


    A huge shockwave that had almost destroyed the entire barrier came from the President''s punch.


    Dust covered the whole area, and when the dust eventually disappeared, the upper half of the Ghost-Mask member had long disappeared.


    " That''s the first one."


    The President had finished killing his enemies, but there was no trace of joy in his words. Only loneliness....


    He turned his back and shifted his gaze at the setting sun.


    The scenery was very beautiful, but it only reminded him of painful memories.


    '' Please wait for me. After I finish all this revenge, I will make sure that Kei finds her happiness before following you there.''


    About ten years ago, the President lost his beloved comrade almost in the same setting.


    At that time, awakeners haven''t come to the world, and he was still in his old occupation as a soldier. The team was ambushed when the sun had almost set, leaving him alone with the blood of his comrades.


    Ghost-mask also hadn''t become such a big threat at that time. They were just a normal cult, but who knows that the cult suddenly vanished without any trace after killing his entire team.


    And only a few years ago, he found Ghost Mask cult had slowly resurfaced and was trying to gain the power to usurp all the governments in this world.


    Now ten years have passed, the President finally killed the first Ghost-Mask member. He knew it was still a very long journey, but at the very least, he had stepped his feet at the beginning of the journey.


    After the member was successfully killed, the President gave the signal for the four barrier awakener to release the barrier.


    The barrier was lifted and the President came in the direction of Ray and Eve who was watching their battle from afar.


    " Well then, it seems I owe the two of you an explanation..."


    . . . . . .


    - A few days later, Jakarta awakener association office -


    " Here, sign here, and it is all done." Said the President as he handed a document to Ray.


    That day after the battle between the President and the Ghost Mask Member, the President had explained everything to Ray.


    Targeting him was neither the Government nor association but a cult called the Ghost-Mask.


    And for the aim of the cult for targeting Ray, there could be only two options. Either to kill him or recruit him to the cult.


    Nonetheless, none of it was a good one, and Ray sighed a relief after knowing that the other party''s plan had been ruined.


    For the awakener that died during the incident, the Government and the association could only give their deepest condolences and promised that they would try their best to ensure nothing like this would happen again.


    Now that Ray was sitting in the President''s office, he was signing a document to be a guest member of the association.


    The guest member has no actual responsibility or right, and Ray was only here to make it easier for the President to protect him.


    At first, Ray wanted to reject the offer like usual, but after some second thoughts, he realized that it only benefitted him, so he decided to agree.


    " Thank you for the cooperation!" The President smiled as he saw Ray finish signing the document.


    He took back the document swiftly as if afraid that Ray would change his mind and put it into his own drawer before locking it, which made Ray''s face twitch a bit.


    '' Why do I feel like I was scammed here...''


    Still, Ray could only sigh inwardly. The benefit that the President offered was just way too good. He not only offered to protect Ray''s identity but also the kids in the orphanage so Ray would not need to be that much worried when he was exploring the dungeon.


    " By the way, here." The President suddenly seemed to remember something as he took out two pieces of paper from his pocket.


    " Hmm? What is it?" Ray asked while his eyes were locked at the two pieces of paper the President had just taken out from his pocket.


    " Haha, just a small gift. You can use it to have a private holiday with Kei and for the kids. Don''t worry, I will make sure that my secretary will be there to take care of them." Said the President as he gave Ray a wink.


    Ray didn''t know why, but it seems the President has had a change of mind recently.


    Before, he was pretty strict regarding Ray''s relationship with Big Sis, saying that he still needed some time to assess Ray. But after that incident with the Ghost-Mask member, he now fully support Ray''s relationship with Big Sis, even sometimes giving a boost that they need.


    Ray saw the tickets on the President''s hands, and his eyes glimmered.


    " You wouldn''t be pulling a trick here, right?"


    " Hahahaha, of course not. You know that I''m the number one shipper of RayXKeisha, right?" The President laughed, but without the two of them knowing it. This scene was fully displayed on the big screen in Morningwood Dungeon.


    . . . . . .


    - Morningwood Dungeon -


    " Coop!!!" {Objection! Number One Shipper my ass, I have been shipping them even before you learn to pee!}


    " Coop-Coop!!! { Yeah, get in the line, you bastard middle-aged man. You are only number fifteenth, you know!}


    " Coop! {Wait, haven''t you jumped into RayXEllen Ship yesterday? What are you doing here?}


    " Bah, everything is wrong. The best ship is definitely PapaXBintang!"


    Freed & The Chickens: " ..... "


    The three dogs: " Isn''t it FreedXRay.."


    Freed: " Shut up, you bastards! I''m still straight..."


    . . . . .


    As the President didn''t seem to be lying, Ray took the tickets into his hand and thanked the President.


    After all this year of taking care of the orphanage, Big Sis really deserved some rest, he thought.


    Ray left the President''s office while humming with the ticket in his hand, but without him knowing it, the President was smirking when he looked at the back of the departing Ray.


    '' hehe, maybe you will meet her there. I hope the two of you could get along nicely..''


    After Ray left, the situation in the atmosphere turned a bit tense. The secretary came in a while bringing a few documents for the President.


    " President, the result has come out. We have checked the memories of the corpse you brought us, but we couldn''t find anything important there."


    " It is about the Ghost-Mask member, huh? Well, even though the information was pretty much almost inexistant, we were still able to find a few mice hiding in our associations, and that itself was a pretty good job." Said the President while reading the document the secretary brought him.


    " Well, that''s to be expected of our special division. But if I could say, letting the body be intact would make progress a lot easier. Do you know how hard he worked for something that had lost everything except their lower part?" The secretary shook his head helplessly at the President.


    " Hahahaha, sorry sorry. I''ll try to control my emotion better next time."


    What the two had just talked was about the corpse of the Ghost-Mask member. There was an association member who was specialized in getting information from corpses, and that was also the reason why the President could kill the member of the Ghost-Mask without thinking twice.


    Seeing the President didn''t seem to put any real thoughts into this, the secretary could only sigh inwardly.


    Who let him be the President, he thought.


    " By the way, you sending awakener Ray there. Do you think it is the right decision?"


    " Ray??... I don''t know, but maybe he got what it takes to convince that girl to join us. After all, he is the one that was able to fill Kei''s heart. But old men like us shouldn''t infer too much in the relationship between young uns, right? Hahahahaha!"


    . . . . .


    Back to the orphanage, Ray returned full of enthusiasm. Never once crossed his thought that he would be doing free work for the President in the end.


    He saw Big Sis was preparing dinners for the kids and a warm smile grew on his face.


    A beautiful girl who is kind and is also capable of taking care of children. Big Sis is definitely the definition of a perfect wife for Ray.


    He secretly waked toward Big Sis, and while Big Sis was not paying attention, he hugged Big Sis from behind.


    " So, what are we having for dinner, Big Sis?" Ray whispered in Big Sis''s ear.


    " It''s rendang. We have had some spare money recently, so I thought why not give the children something they would like. By the way, isn''t it Keisha when it''s just the two of us alone? Why are you still saying Big Sis, Ray?" The Big Sis pouted but felt more like flirting for Ray.


    After that day, the relationship between the two had gotten so much closer, and now the two had acted like a lover when they were alone. The only thing left was for Ray to seal the deal, and for that, Ray wanted to use this trip as the perfect moment.


    He could actually just confess to Big Sis, and Big Sis would definitely not reject, but Ray has his own pride for things like this.


    He wanted Big Sis to be the happiest woman when they finally decided to make their relationship official, and for that, he wanted to ensure the preparation was perfect.


    Ray proceeded to take out the tickets the President have given him before.


    " Hehe, don''t be angry Kei.. See what I have here, it is a trip just for the two of us."

 Chapter 108 - Ch 108 : Trip With Big Sis

    " So, are you ready to go now, Kei?"


    Ray asked Big Sis with a caring tone.


    After he displayed the ticket to Big Sis, Big Sis was very excited to go with Ray. Especially when she knew that the ticket was from the President, and the President would send some people to take care of the kids during their absence.


    Of course, with her personality, Big Sis still wouldn''t be that easy to let other people take care of the kids. She made notes consisting of what to dos and what to avoid for the kids and also the kids'' preference for the person that would be taking care of the kids for their stead.


    Only after she made sure that everything that could be done was done that she began to start packing.


    Big Sis was not like other girls. She packed up pretty quickly, and only about fifteen minutes later, she was ready to go with Ray.


    " Yup, all set now. Sorry to make you wait, Ray!"


    Big Sis proceeded to take ray''s hand, and the two went outside to the train station while holding hands like a pair of lovers.


    . . . . . . .


    - A few hours later, Jogjakarta, Indonesia -


    " Finally!"


    " Yeah, it''s been so tiring on the train."


    Ray and Big Sis finally arrived at their destination for this vacation, Jogjakarta.


    Jogyakarta (often called "Jogja") is a city on the Indonesian island of Java known for its traditional arts and cultural heritage. Its ornate 18th-century royal complex, or Kraton, encompasses the still-inhabited Sultan''s Palace. Also within the Kraton are numerous open-air pavilions that host many traditional dances.


    As one of the big cities in Indonesia, Jogjakarta was a very suitable place for vacation, especially with its rich heritage culture and beautiful beach.


    Ray and Big Sis had just come down from the train when a few associations member came at them while holding a big sign with their name written on it.


    " You guys are awakener Ray and Keisha, right? the president has informed us to take care of you during the trip."


    Ray and Big Sis looked at each other. They knew that this vacation was supposed to be on President''s tab, but they never thought that the President would be this generous.


    Nonetheless, Big Sis and Ray weren''t polite with the association members in front of them.


    Big Sis had long regarded the President like her own relatives, while ray treated this vacation as a gift from the President.


    The two followed the association member, and they took them into the hotel where they would stay during their vacation.


    " If you guys have any need, then please contact us."


    The association member said those words and proceeded to leave the two alone.


    From the President''s instruction, the two were going to enjoy their lovey-dovey moments, so the association members definitely didn''t want to stay there and become the third wheel in their small world.


    Ray looked at the scenery behind their window and came at Big Sis.


    The hotel they currently staying in was right next to Parang Tritis Beach, and they can see the beach from their hotel room.


    " It''s so beautiful..."


    " Yup.. sadly, now we can''t go swimming anymore."


    There was a trace of melancholia in the two eyes.


    After the emergence of Dungeons and Awakeners, the Sea was no longer a safe place, and the Government began to inhibit a prohibition in swimming on the beach.


    Now all the traveler could do was just admire the beauty of the beach from their window side. Well, at least now the beach looked very beautiful as it was no longer filled with trash like before.


    Ray and Big Sis didn''t stay that long in the hotel room. They have made a list of what they were gonna do on this vacation, and the two could not wait to make it happen.


    After taking a bath, Ray took Big Sis to Malioboro, the place where their first date in Jogja will occur.


    Malioboro street is a popular road in Jogjakarta city. The neighborhood is basically surrounded by street vendors and one of the most popular date spots in Jogjakarta.


    There was some small street vendor in the midst of the long road called Malioboro, and almost all the street vendors were crowded by people.


    Ray, who was still holding hand with Big Sis, came over to one of the Street Vendor and started to queue with the other, waiting to taste a few local dishes.


    Of course, the sight of a beautiful woman like Big Sis coming to the street vendor had caused some commotion.


    Just for today, Big Sis had put some makeup on her face, and it had made her beautiful face became more exquisite.


    Big Sis''s current appearance was too otherworldly, and if not for the strong aura that leaked from Ray''s body, there would be many people who would want to try to hit upon Big Sis.


    "It''s here. Don''t look down at the shabby place; I have seen from Tiktok that this place is one of the best street vendors here." Ray smiled.


    Big Sis actually didn''t really care about what food they wanted to get. As long as it was with Ray, then every food would taste good she thought.


    Ray waited in the queue for a while and took Big Sis to taste the popular Sate Klathak (a kind of meat skewer that was popular in Indonesia). He ordered ten skewers and then proceeded to leave the vendor.


    Even though there was no trouble coming up at him, being stared at as the focus of the attention was still uncomfortable. Especially when you want to go on a date with your precious lover.


    The two left the busy Malioboro road as they were looking for an empty space to enjoy their food.


    But at this moment, a small kid suddenly bumped into Big Sis.


    " Ouch, Sorry!"


    The little girl said sorry to Big Sis and immediately wanted to leave, but then, she felt a hand was holding her back from leaving.


    '' *Sigh* Not this kind of plot again...''


    Ray was holding the little girl''s arm. During their collision before, the little girl was able to steal Big Sis''s wallet.


    It was such an exquisite and swift movement, but for Ray who possessed hawkeye, it was very slow.


    The girl looked a bit panicked when she was caught by Ray. She wanted to scream, but then Ray took out a few hundred dollars from his wallet.


    " Can you return that wallet? There might not be that much inside that wallet, but it contained a lot of our precious memory."


    Yup, Ray was not going to persecute the little girl. He knew how hard it was to live in such a big city like this, especially when she must live by stealing.


    The little girl was a bit shocked when she saw ray handing a few hundred dollars bill to her.


    She seemed a bit lost at what to do at first before she eventually returned the wallet to Ray while taking the few hundred dollar bills that Ray had offered before, and left quickly before Ray regretted his decision.


    Looking at the departing back of the little girl, the hand that Big Sis used to hold on Ray''s arm became a lot tighter.


    " Should we return to the hotel?" Ray noticed the changing mood of Big Sis, so he offered to stop the date for today and continue it tomorrow.


    " It''s okay, Ray. I''m sorry, I shouldn''t be in that mood while we are on a date."


    Big Sis quickly returned to her usual smile and continued their date.


    But without Ray and Big Sis knowing it, their encounter with that little girl was witnessed by someone else.


    . . . . . . .


    - A few hundred meters away from the location where ray and Big Sis encountered the little girl -


    " I was pretty surprised with the development of the situation..."


    " Not Gonna lie, but me too. Actually, I''m even prepared to make a move in case that guy tried to do something to Gil. Still, for him to instead offer some money to Gil, it seems there are still decent guys out there."


    On the empty street, a woman was talking on her own. Her figure was shrouded in a black cloak, and she used a cap to cover her head, so it was pretty hard to see her face.


    Nonetheless, just the figure alone was enough to see that the girl was at least good-looking.


    " Hehe, it is sad that such a decent guy already has a lover. It would be good if a rich and decent guy like that would be your lover isn''t it?"


    " Bah, who cares about money? If I wanted some money, I would have received the President''s offer by now. That bastard, he wanted me to join that association under the Government... Didn''t he know how bad we have been treated by the Government before?"


    " Well, you could say it like that. However, don''t forget that we also need some money to survive. Our food supplies had almost depleted, and if you don''t make some money soon, then the children wouldn''t have anything to eat."


    Hearing those words, the figure stopped for a while. She knew there was some truth in those words, and even though she wanted to deny it, the fact that they needed money to survive was true.


    " *Sigh* Don''t worry, I''ll try to find a Dungeon as soon as possible.. And if it was not possible, then I will contact the President asking him for some Dungeon corrdinates."

 Chapter 109 - Ch 109 : Date In Jogja

    The next day, Ray continued his date with Keisha (Big Sis).


    Even though Keisha said she was okay, the last night''s atmosphere was destroyed by that one encounter, and Ray couldn''t find any suitable chance to confess.


    Therefore, for Today Ray had decided that they should avoid some quiet place that could possibly have a chance to destroy the atmosphere between them.


    Currently, Ray was on a call with the association member.


    " So, have you prepared everything?"


    " Yes, Sir. Everything is under control. But... do you really want to confess in Candi Prambanan? It might be a romantic place, but legend told that couple who confess their love there would not have a good ending."


    " .... "


    " Sir? Are you okay?"


    " What the heck do you think I''m okay? If you know about it, then why don''t you tell me sooner!!!"


    Yup, Ray was actually an idiot. Just for this occasion, he had asked some advice from the little demon king, but it seemed that little Demon king''s advice was a bit bad.


    Maybe because Ray trusted the little demon king too much, he didn''t really do much research about this. Luckily, the association''s member was there to confirm with him.


    " Change of plan. I''ll be looking for another spot. For now, just postpone everything until I told you to."


    " Eh... well sure. You''re the boss."


    Ray closed the phone and sighed. Why the heck confessing is so troublesome.


    Still, its a once in a lifetime story, and he really wanted to make it a memory that they would be able to remember in the future, so a little sacrifice would be worth it, he thought.


    Ray had just put down the phone when Keisha appeared from the bathroom, fully dressed and ready to go out.


    " Sorry to make you wait, Ray!"


    " It''s okay. By the way, you look really beautiful, Kei!" Said Ray, which made Keisha blush.


    Since coming to Jogja, the relationship between the two had taken a new step, and Keisha now felt really grateful that she chose to come to Jogja with Ray.


    " Hehe, I''m happy if you like it. By the way, where are we going today?"


    " I actually have a few places in mind. But how about you? Do you have any place you fancy?"


    " Hmm.. if it''s me then..."


    . . . . . . . . . .


    - Jogjakarta town square -


    "Hey, isn''t that the newly famous awakener?"


    "Where? Where??"


    "Huh¡­. It really is him...."


    Even though it was not the weekend, many people came to visit Jogjakarta''s town Square. It was one of the most popular spots in Jogjakarta, and many couples chose this place as their favorite dating spot.


    In the middle of the town square were two big trees, which was the focal point of the tourism spot here.


    However, there was something special for today. Almost all the people here recognized the face of one newly popular awakener and stared at him with eyes filled with amazement.


    "Who''s the beautiful lady next to him? Is she his girlfriend? I think I''m prettier than her."


    "Shut your mouth, please. Do you think you are worthy¡­. Don''t you know awakener Eve from one of the big families??"


    "No way! This is huge!"


    "What the heck? Are the two of them dating now?"


    Yup, sadly, it was not Ray and Keisha. Ray could be said as a new upcoming star in the awakener industry. However, his fame was only limited to the Government''s upper echelon and the association.


    The president had done a pretty good job in hiding Ray''s identity from the public and took away all the unwanted attention from him.


    For the pair that took away everyone''s attention, the woman was Eve, of course. She slightly lowered her head as if she couldn''t really get used to all the attention from the people surrounding them and whispered in a small voice.


    "Geez, why should I come here with you? The Family head sometimes really issued a strange task. Compared to you, I would rather go with him..."


    The man next to him replied with a nonchalant expression.


    "Do you think that my face is the face of someone who is willing to go through all of this? I am the heir of the Mahkota group, so I don''t understand why my father would set me up to go on a trip with someone like you."


    Eve stared at the Mahkota heir with an unbelievable expression. She thought Ray was already pretty bad, but now she thought that Ray''s cold personality was a lot better than this narcissistic next to her.


    Eve was no longer young, and it was understandable if the Family head wanted to help her find a partner to enjoy her life as a woman.


    Too bad for her. The man walking alongside her just so happened to be the narcissistic Mahkota heir. Eve''s cheeks flushed in anger. If not because of her respect for the Family head, she would have kicked the cocky Mahkota heir and left on her own.


    Unbeknownst to the two of them, the scene of the two walking together was not only witnessed by some common folks, but also by an acquaintance of them.


    '' The heck, that is the Mahkota heir and Eve... What are they doing here together?''


    Coincidentally, Ray''s and Keisha''s dating spot was also none other than the famous town square of Jogjakarta. Ray and Keisha had just stepped down from the car when he noticed the two familiar-looking faces currently had a date.


    '' No Ray... You should not think too much. You are on a date with Keisha, so you should not care about anything else.''


    Because of the nature of Indonesian, Ray was very curious about the truth behind the two persons walking together. However, he knew that he was on a date with Keisha.


    Ray tried to divert his own attention, even if only by a little, by changing the topic of the conversation with Keisha.


    "By the way, why do you want to come here Kei¡­."


    "Ah.. the legend said if we were able to walk past through the trees with our eyes closed, we would be able to get our hope realized.. and I.."


    Keisha''s voice was getting smaller with every word she said, and in the end, she just blushed while averting her gaze from Ray.


    Since when did she become this shy? Normally she would be bold enough to take the lead between the two. But why, now that their relationship had almost been confirmed, she began to be very shy with Ray.


    She racked her brain, trying to find the reason. That''s when her eyes locked onto Ray''s rather mischievous grin.


    "Hehe, it''s okay. No need to say anything, I know what are you thinking about¡­."


    *Blush*


    It took a few minutes for Keisha to fully recovered from her blush. She never thought that such a short sentence from ray would be able to make her feel like that.


    " Haha, just kidding. Let''s go and enjoy the date."


    Ray knew that it would be pointless if Keisha was to be in this state all their dates. So rather than that, Ray decided that he would just drag Keisha around and have some fun together.


    The two walked around the Jogjakarta Town Square, rode the horse there, played some minigames, and took a few pictures together.


    Everything was fun until Ray accidentally bumped into someone.


    " Ah, sorry..."


    " It''s okay, my friend. Rather than that, do you want to join our Morningwood Cult?"


    " Pardon?"


    Ray thought he heard it wrong.


    He thought that he had been hiding his identity well enough, so why would suddenly be some stranger calling out his name here.


    Ray was about to enter his serious mode when he turned back to see the face of the man he bumped into, only to see a scene that was deeply imprinted in his brain for the rest of the day.


    *ZIIINNGGG!!!!!!!*


    A pair of shining golden balls were displayed in front of Ray, and in the middle was a majestic stick that could even fight the heaven.


    " let me ask you once more, my friend. Do you want to join the Morningwood cult and hail the Morningwood Master together with us?"


    At this moment, Ray felt like he had just discovered the reality of the universe.


    The theory of the planets and the big bang and everything was just a lie covered by the government. The truth was always in front of their eyes, two beautiful golden balls with some hair on it....


    Truth my ass!!!!! Ray wanted to puke right now.


    What sin did he commit in his previous life to see such a thing?


    In fact, if it was not in public, Ray had some thought to just summon his Natal weapon and crash that two pair of golden balls.


    Seeing Ray was dazed, the man thought that Ray would agree to joining their Cult.


    So full of enthusiasm, he got closer to Ray and...


    " My friend, let''s join the Morningwo-"


    BAMMMM!!!


    A rock suddenly passed through the man''s hair, just barely missing his head.


    Ray''s face was smiling, but his eyes clearly indicated that he was not in a good mood.


    '' Come Closer, and I will chop that thing of yours.''


    It was at this moment the man knew he was messing with the wrong person. he apologized to ray and quickly went away, leaving the dazing Ray with Keisha.


    '' The heck was that Morningwood Cult!!! Morningwood Master is such a cool and strong person, don''t you dare you turning the name of Morningwood master by showing your ugly things!!!'' Thought Ray secretly in his heart.

 Chapter 110 - Ch 110 : Strange Woman

    After the man left, Ray and Keisha continued their date.


    And for now, there wanted to try the myth of the town square, Crossing the giant trees with their eyes closed.


    Ray actually was not the type that would believe in a myth like this. However, under Keisha''s assistance, he eventually succumbed.


    " Are you ready, Ray? Hehe.. I''m actually pretty nervous about this."


    Keisha would be the first to do this. She closed her eyes and began to walk in the direction of the Giant trees while Ray stood by her side guarding her.


    There were so many people in the areas, and Ray definitely wouldn''t let Keisha do such a dangerous thing without any precaution.


    In the end, both Ray and Keisha failed to cross the trees with their eyes closed. Even though the gap between the two trees was pretty big, there was some strange force that made them unable to cross the big trees no matter how hard they tried.


    The rest of the date in the town square unexpectedly went without a hitch. During their date, Ray could see the regular couple holding hands and enjoying themselves.


    From every single muscle on their faces, he could feel the sensation of joy and love they were experiencing right now. He also heard their racing hearts, pounding away hard enough to seemingly explode at any second.


    Only at this moment, Ray realizes how happy it was if he could spend the rest of his days like this with Keisha. Almost all his teen years were spent helping the orphanage and taking care of the kids.


    Ray and Keisha never had the time to truly enjoy themself as they had a big burden on their shoulder.


    Now that everything had been relieved, Keisha could eventually display her beautiful smile to the world, and it made Ray mesmerized.


    Keisha''s smile had been deeply imprinted to Ray''s mind. For this smile and to protect their future... this was the reason why he must get stronger and not let anyone mess up with their lives.


    On the other hand¡­


    Ray placed his hand on the chest to feel his heart beating faster than usual, and it made him slightly worried.


    Who knew what the world planning for them in the future was. Now that the world had become like this, their future would surely be unpredictable, and it might be more than just conflicts between nations.


    Honestly, Ray''s feeling about the change of the world was pretty complicated. He was thankful that it gave him the chance to create his own path and reach his happiness, but he was also afraid that the changes would take everything important to him.


    ''No matter what, I must protect Keisha and everyone else.''


    Ray''s motivation was hundreds, no, ten thousand times scarier than right now. If before he just wanted to be strong enough to survive, now that mindset has slowly changed to be strong enough to control their own destiny.


    ''Oops.''


    Ray quickly shook his head in order to get rid of the useless thoughts.


    ''I came here to have a date with Keisha, yet here I am, thinking something so heavy...''


    Ray began to wonder whether he was influenced by the DM system or something. Around the same time, he discovered his Keisha was looking at him quietly from the side, patiently waiting for him to finish his thought.


    Smirk.


    He couldn''t help but chuckle here. This girl.. He definitely couldn''t find anyone more suitable for him than Keisha.


    "I''m sorry that I dazed in our date.."


    "Ah¡­. No, it''s okay. It must be something important if even you got dazed."


    Keisha smiled at Ray seemed that she wouldn''t be angry for something like this.


    " Hehe, it''s nothing important. Nothing is more important than you for me. By the way, let''s just continue our date!!"


    Ray took Keisha''s delicate hands, and the two continued to stroll around the town square several more times.


    . . . . . .


    At the same time, in the town square, two other couples were also trying their luck.


    " Hey woman, I am a woman. Shouldn''t I be first? Don''t you know the word ladies first?"


    " Oh, shut up, woman. My lord once said: I yearn for true gender equality. I have no patience for one who talks about female privilege when it suits them, and then complains about someone "not being a man" when it''s convenient."


    " .... "


    Eve was truly speechless about the Mahkota''s heir. No matter what she said, the Mahkota heir always had something to counter her words and even checkmate her in every sentence he said.


    " *Sigh* Fine, just do all you want."


    - three minutes later -


    "No way. Did he really do it?" Eve made a disbelieving expression. The man next to her might be the popular Mahkota''s heir and an awakener with S-Rank, but anyone could see that these kinds of things didn''t have any relation towards someone''s status or ability.


    After all, the two had spent plenty of time here, and Eve had observed that the chance of crossing the Big Trees was less than ten percent. Eve didn''t want to believe what she saw, but she couldn''t refute it as she saw it with her own eyes.


    "Woman, you don''t believe me? I am the Great Mahkota heir, and it shouldn''t be surprising that I could do something like this. However, I still haven''t seen any indication of my wish getting realized." The Mahkota''s heir appeared aggrieved.


    "Your wish? Could you tell me? I promise I wouldn''t tell anyone else." Eve was rather interested in this topic. The wish of Mahkota''s heir would it be something like world domination?


    The Mahkota''s Heri appeared to be a bit tsundere at first, but eventually, he still said his wish to Eve.


    "Well... It''s nothing big. I just wanted to meet the Morningwood Master and have a friendly competition with him.''


    The Mahkota''s heir eyes were rather fiery at this time. Since that time in the Special Dungeon, he always regarded the Morningwood Master as his rival, and he wanted nothing more than comparing himself to the Morningwood Master.


    His eyes shifted to the sky, could no longer wait for the confrontation between the two.


    '' Morningwood master.. I will prove to you that I''m better than you...''


    . . . . . .


    Back to Ray, he didn''t know why, but he suddenly felt a chill coming from the direction of the big trees, and it felt like a psycho was watching over him.


    '' I shouldn''t have attracted any weirdo here, right?''


    Ray has a danger-sense passive skill, so whenever he felt a chill, it should be a sign that something troublesome would be coming in his direction.


    Nonetheless, ray decided to put it on the back of his mind for now.


    The danger and Dungeon matter could come later. Now his priority was to find a good location to confess to Keisha.


    Currently, Keisha was going to the toilet, and since the toilet was pretty crowded, ray should have about ten or fifteen minutes to find a good location and organize everything.


    The trip in Jogja might last for a week, but Ray wanted to finish this thing as soon as possible, so he could have some fun with Keisha later.


    He opened his phone and search for some suitable places, but even after some time, Ray was not able to decide. It was not that there was no good place, but there were too many possible places that made ray unable to decide.


    It was at this moment that someone suddenly appeared behind Ray and tugged his clothes.


    " Excuse me, sir, I hear that you are going to look for a suitable place to confess?"


    Ray was very shocked. It was pretty rare that his danger sense didn''t react to something like this.


    He turned his head around and saw a beautiful woman about the same age as him with blue hair and green clothes was looking in his direction.


    " Ah.. I''m sorry. I didn''t mean to surprise you. My name is Jesslyn, and I''m a local here."


    The woman was looking intently at Ray, but he somehow couldn''t brush off this strange feeling. He didn''t know why, but his intuition told him that this woman had something special on her.


    But just the moment Ray was about to open his mouth, Keisha suddenly appeared out of the toilet.


    " I''m sorry that it took so long Ray, the Toilet is pretty crowded."


    " Ah yes.. it''s okay. I''m just.."


    Ray was about to rack his brain hard about how to explain the woman to Keisha. But then, he suddenly realized that the woman next to him had long disappeared. And instead, on his right hand was a name card that he never noticed was there before.


    The current situation was very strange, but in the end, ray had no choice but to swallow the words back into his throat.. He didn''t want to make Keisha worried, and for now, maybe it would be better if he just took things into his own hands.

 Chapter 111 - Ch 111 : The Wheel Of The Fate

    At the end of the day, Ray had failed to find a suitable place to confess his love to Keisha.


    The matter about that woman had just been burdening his mind too much that he could not focus on any other things.


    During the night, Ray told Keisha that he wanted to look for some fresh air. Keisha actually noticed there was something wrong with Ray, but in the end, she still decided to let Ray go.


    She just told Ray that she would always love him no matter what, and ray could always tell her everything.


    Ray felt very guilty that he was to do this during their vacation, but his heart felt very uncomfortable to drag this thing any longer. He needed to make sure that the woman really had no bad intentions for him and Keisha, and if not, he could only choose to eliminate her.


    The loss of Edward had brought a significant impact on Ray, and now he would rather take a precaution than endanger his loved ones.


    Ray proceeded to put on a mask and a black jacket to somehow hide his identity. He left the hotel secretly and went to the place which was marked on the name card.


    . . . . . .


    Thirty minutes later,


    '' So this is the place... *Sigh* Why must it be so far from the city center....''


    After following the G**gle Maps, Ray eventually arrived at the indicated place.


    It was hidden in a small alleyway in the slump, and if he didn''t see the mark like in the name card, he wouldn''t believe that he was in the right place.


    Ray entered the small building and was pretty surprised that he was not alone here.


    Other than him, there was one unfamiliar face that now looked pretty impatient as if had been abandoned in this place for pretty long.


    " Hey, you over there! What makes you so late? Don''t you know how long we have been waiting for you?"


    " We??"


    Ray was pretty surprised when he heard the word "we" On the building right now was only him and the Mahkota Heir, so what did he mean by us?


    Until then, something appeared right next to Ray.


    " Yup, we! We have been waiting for long, you know?"


    The one that suddenly appeared was none other than the woman from this afternoon. She still used her green clothes, but somehow now, it gave a pretty majestic feeling to it.


    Ray felt his heart had almost jumped at this moment. He didn''t know why, but his danger sense didn''t seem to be effective at all for this woman. He calmed himself down before he followed the woman to sit on the floor and talk:


    " So, what is your business to call us here? Don''t tell me that you only call us here to discuss some dating spots in Jogjakarta..."


    The woman only smiled when she heard Ray''s question which somehow made Ray feel more irritated. For some reason, Ray felt like this shouldn''t be something simple.


    And right, after a few moments, the woman took out a basin of water, and images started to appear on the water.


    " You can see for yourself. Changes have started to appear in the whole world, and soon, even they would come to our beloved country..."


    In the water basin, the image of numerous Dungeon appeared on every corner of the world was displayed. Some of them were even bigger than the one that Ray had ever witnessed before. It was a common fact that the bigger the gate, the stronger the Monster inside the Dungeon.


    Ray and the Mahkota heir shuddered at this. They never thought the change would come so fast and almost caught them off-guard.


    " With the PvP system, the awakener has a new way to get stronger, but so does the Monster. The Monster could now evolve and would become stronger with every second passed. Almost every government in the world thought that it would be Nation Vs. Nation, but they are all wrong. It is Human Vs. Monster, another battle for survival."


    BOOM!!!


    Ray and the Mahkota''s heir were dumbfounded.


    Even Ray, who had the DM System, couldn''t help but wonder..


    Who is this girl who could know something that even his DM System has not told him yet?


    The curiosity on Ray''s mind got bigger, but he knew it was not the pressing thing at the moment.


    " Then, why are you telling us this? Shouldn''t you tell the President and the others?" Asked Ray which the Mahkota''s heir could only nod at his question.


    If this was true, then everyone in the world should know about this so they could prepare.


    " *Sigh* I wish I could... But you know about it, right? The existence of Ghost Mask? If this information was to fall into the hand of Ghost Mask, then who knows what casualties could they make about this. Therefore, our only option was to bring it into our own hands.


    I have asked the President about a few awakeners I could trust, and the two of you were the ones he recommended to me. So how is it? Are you guys down to solve this matter with me?"


    Ray and the Mahkota''s heir looked at each other and eventually nodded.


    For this kind of problem, do they think they have any other choice?


    " Good, then let''s introduce ourselves. My name is Jesslyn, an awakener with water-type skill!"


    " I''m Ray. A Summoner and long-range support attacker."


    " I''m the Mahkota heir. Everyone usually calls me Mr. Heir, but my real name is Peter. A crowd-control specialist awakener."


    The three introduced their name and specialties to each other. Even though there was still a slight suspicion on this, but they knew it was the best thing to do.


    The meeting concluded with Jesslyn telling them her contact number and said please be ready to accept his message or call anytime.


    After everything was done, Ray decided to leave first. He still had Keisha waiting for him at the hotel, and he didn''t want to make Keisha worried.


    He said goodbye to the two, only leaving Jesslyn and the Mahkota''s heir, Peter, alone at the shack.


    " By the way, you are the Mahkota''s heir, right? Then you should be rich, right? Can you lend me a few hundred thousand dollars first? I''m a bit broke here... ehe!"


    " ... "


    . . . . . .


    Back to Ray, after leaving the two, he didn''t immediately go back to the hotel.


    At first, his intention was just to return to the hotel, but in the end, he decided to refrain from doing so.


    The revelation just now was just too shocking for him, and he needed to confirm it first.


    He found a small empty space and used his portal to enter the Morningwood dungeon.


    . . . . .


    - Morningwood Dungeon -


    " So, can you please explain to me what''s happening out there?" Said Ray with a questioning tone to the system.


    [ It is perfectly the same as what she said, host. The world has changed, and now more Dungeon and Stronger Monster would come. The existence of the Dungeon Master is also for this. For you who is a Dungeon Master, your fate is to Maintain the Balance of the world.


    You must make sure that both monsters and humans are balanced on this earth, or if not, the world will be destroyed.]


    Ray was not that surprised about this. After Jesslyn explained those things to him, ray indeed had his own suspicion. But this is one of the worst from what he could think.


    [ But don''t worry, host. For the current you, the level is still far too weak to fulfill the role of the real Dungeon Master. Therefore, the system suggests you quickly level up as soon as possible so you can keep up with the progress of the changes.]


    *Sigh*, Ray could only sigh when he heard this. It was a fact that his current strength was still a bit far from the top ten awakeners in the world, but the system didn''t need to be so frontal, right?


    Nonetheless, this also made everything a bit clearer.


    Now not only does he need to take care of the threat from the Ghost Mask, but also from the continuously emerging Dungeon in the world.


    Ray looked toward his surrounding, where he found his Monster playing around with each other.


    Freed, and Bintang, his two top combat power were only limited to them.


    He had been trying the plant breeding for a few days, but the result was still far from satisfactory.


    Other than getting a special Hp restoration strawberry which now restores 20% of hp rather than the previous 10%, most of the plant breeding didn''t give any good result.


    At the end of the day, Ray decided to leave the Morningwood Dungeon after he got all the information he wanted.


    His current progress had reached a dead-end, and he could only hope that in the dungeon raid a few days later he would get some good reward.