As she walked through the dark corridor of the dungeon, she found minerals lying on the floor. "There are really a lot of things here, I wonder which floor I'm on?"
As she began to look around a bit, she considered what might be an exit or going up to a higher floor. But a horde of Blue ogres rushed towards her, posing a significant danger.
"Graaa!!!"
"It never ends, die alone, and perhaps my forgiveness will find you in death." She said, her tone changing once again. As they ran towards her, fireballs appeared around her, this time of normal size. They were launched, and with a simple touch, the targets' bodies were engulfed in flame.
"When my authority takes over, I have a lot of composure so I have better control of my skills," she thought as she approached the charred creatures.
She then retrieved the core of one of the monsters by plunging her hand into its chest. "No doubt about it, I'm talking more like an antagonist."
She held in her hand a medium-sized purple crystalline object.
[analysis – activated]
[Name: Ogre Core]
[Description: Contains 4500 ML of mana which can be useful for refills by converting raw mana into human mana]
"Since I already have infinite MP, it won't do me any good." She threw the monster's core behind her. "Besides, I don't really need the money if I sold it."
She pressed on through the endless corridors, her blade dancing through waves of monsters — graceful, precise, merciless.
Then she saw a staircase appear before her eyes. "Damn, what the hell is this?!" The stairs led down; she had walked for hours just to finally find a way out. She gazed with desolation at the path that foretold her life, which would be trapped there forever.
She sank to the cold stone floor, hugging her knees tightly as her thoughts spiraled. "♪ La la la la la... my life sucks, la la la la la... my life's so bland... ♪" The hollow tune echoed off the walls. She sang with empty eyes and a sarcastic smile forming on her face, a bitter taste of irony lingering on her tongue.
After a few minutes of self-pity, she got up, still with that forced smile hiding the "I'm fed up!" in her mind.
She then descended, searching for her happiness in its depths. As she reached the bottom of the stairs, a giant door stood before her; suddenly her eyes widened with light.
"It's...it's..." she stammered, then she jumped for joy, "The boss room!" Her hand was placed on her chest, hoping her troubles would disappear.
"Most people would have been scared, but I feel that, on the contrary, it puts me in a good mood," she said, revealing a real smile this time, her heart was pounding.
She first took off her shoes and left them lying next to her before walking towards the door, touching it lightly.
"Let the real adventure begin," but something was wrong as she stood at the door. "Uhh... what's going on?"she said to herself, looking straight ahead. "And why doesn't it open? Damn it, that should be a mechanism in every fantasy world."
Her nerves tightened as the door remained neutral. "If there are conditions for opening it, I swear I'll kill whoever built this dungeon."
[Congratulations! Level set successfully]
→[Physical Strengthening – lvl.99]
→[Physical Strengthening – activated]
"You're going to open it…" she prepared her fist, aiming at the door which was really thick, her body glowed crimson, her eyes burning with rage — a stark contrast to her divine composure.
Is this her true personality?
Then with a loud cry "that door!" she directed her blow towards the door, shattering it completely; tremors could be heard, and rocks were collapsing onto the ground.
She moved slowly forward, looking at the monster standing in front of her.
At the heart of the cavern stood a rocky titan, over six meters tall, with crimson crystals jutting from its shoulders like molten armor.
The room opened onto a vast cavern, molten rivers crept between the rocks. Her lungs burned as the air thickened with heat.
A roar erupted from the monster. Amane's eyes changed color again, still that blue.
[ Name: Vulkram the Magma Devourer]
[Level 120]
[Description: Magma monsters that send out flame attacks on the level. Primitive, almost animalistic, but conscious of its function]
"Come on, monsters, entertain me as much as possible" she said, looking at him intently.
The ground beneath Amane opened up rapidly and columns of lava shot into the air; it was like a heat storm in an erupting volcano.
The titan's fist crashed down with a roar, scattering rocks towards Amane.
She narrowly avoided the flying rocks by moving quickly with her reinforcement skill. She moved to her right, dodging flame missiles. "No respite...hm he looks really strong," she thought calmly as she dodged his attacks.
Fireballs accompanied Amane as she ran towards the creature. A gigantic explosion erupted. "Sorry, but you're not strong enough."
But suddenly, in the dust of the explosion, blue flames erupted, he was aiming directly at Amane, then she was hit in the arm. Her arm burned, but she didn't flinch. She ducked behind a jagged boulder, whispering to herself, "Flames won't work on him…"
[Care – activated]
Her burned arm healed very quickly. The monster's attacks continued again and again as she constantly dodged them.
She looked at it with boredom afterwards. "Well, I think I've had enough."
Hundreds of ice spears materialized around Vulkram, glimmering in the molten light. With a flick of Amane's hand, they shot forward in a freezing storm. His size prevented him from dodging, and he began to freeze solid in the ice.
"AH…first of all, I congratulate you for having touched me," announced Amane as he was completely paralyzed by the ice.
A faint green circle shimmered in the air as the monster's core flickered and died. "Wow, that's so cool!" she said in amazement. "This might finally be the exit since I beat the boss."
She then stepped inside, carefree, and sighed, 'It's been a long time, but it's over.' Then she disappeared in a blinding light, the room falling into a heavy silence.