When Easy Mode ended, the system practically vomited rewards at us.
[FIRST CLEAR REWARD]
[STATS +5]
[GOLD COINS: 10,000]
[EXP GAINED: 1,000,000]
I stared at the notifications, blinking once. Then twice.
"…That's...just wow.?" I muttered.
Kael looked at me like I'd just insulted his ancestors. "That's a lot."
"I know," I said quickly. "I'm not complaining. I'm just saying if this is Easy Mode, then Normal Mode is either a blessing… or a very personal attack."
Zeref hummed. "Usually both."
We didn't even get time to bask in the dopamine because the dungeon politely but firmly kicked us out, teleporting all ten of us back to the entrance like an exhausted hostess saying, Thank you for dining with us, please leave before you break something else.
The moment we reappeared, a poor human mage who was knee-deep in mana readings yelped and nearly fell over backward.
"My Lord, the mana flow fluctuated. The dunge-!"
