Trapped as an NPC in a Dating Sim - Chapter 110: Ancient Sacred tree, Eldrath!
Chapter 110: Ancient Sacred tree, Eldrath!
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[Congratulations!]
[You have killed the level 65 Draconic Monster, Thornscale Drake!]
[You have levelled up!]
[You have levelled up!]
[You have levelled up!]
[You have…..
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[Your current level is 45]
[Congratulations on killing the C-rank monster solo.]
[You gained title: Dracon Slayer]
[Dracon Slayer: Damage dealt to Draconic-type or dragon-blooded monsters increased by 10%. Incoming damage from Draconic-type monsters is reduced by 10%. The effect is also applicable against boss-type monsters.]
[Congratulations on killing a monster far higher in level than yours.]
[You gained title: Limit Breaker]
[Limit Breaker: Grants +10% EXP when defeating higher-level enemies. Can gain bonus EXP based on the level difference, as long as you killed the monsters solo.]
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The moment the prompt from the ’Voice of the World’ echoed, Soren felt his body change drastically.
This was the first time his level increased so much in an instant. He gained so much experience this time because he fought the monster all alone from start to finish with no external help.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been so easy to reach level 45 from level 36 just by killing a level 65 monster. In fact, Soren felt that it might also be the effect of the new title he gained.
Whatever the case, in an instant, Soren felt that his body had become quite powerful. Only, he couldn’t feel it clearly since he was still in his evolved class.
*Swish!*
Soren didn’t waste time reminiscing about the gain. That would have been too foolish.
Rather, he directly landed right in front of the Thornscale Drake that had already dissolved, leaving a few glittering drops behind.
’Let’s not waste time looking at them. I first need to reach one of the branches to see if that completes this dungeon’s objective.’
As much as Soren wanted to see what he got from the drop, time wasn’t in his favour.
He still hadn’t completed the dungeon objective after all. And with no sign of Lyra yet, it was clear that waiting for help was a bad idea.
With the motive decided, Soren swiftly stored all the drops in his inventory before flying rapidly toward the cliff.
*Roar!*
He could see that, despite how much noise he made during the fight, not a single monster paid attention to their locations.
They were still busy fighting and running to get that Golden Fruit with that crazy look.
To be honest, he couldn’t deny that even he was tempted to see if he could get one of those fruits, as it was obvious it was a very rare treasure.
But he forced himself to calm his greed.
As much as he was proud of killing a high-level monster just now, he also knew that his luck played a very large role.
And from how he was shoved into this dungeon unwillingly, teetering on a life-and-death crisis, it was clear that his luck wouldn’t work all the time.
*Swish!*
As Soren decided what to do, he began to circle the cliff while constantly changing his position at high speed, coming and going like the wind.
He didn’t even care to pick up any monster cores, focusing solely on finding a safe branch to step on.
And his decision was spot on, as Soren realised that finding a safe branch and even just stepping slightly was harder than he thought.
The closer he came, the more he realised the threat, as each entrance was heavily guarded by the domains of those Draconic monsters fighting among themselves.
It was as if they would all pounce on anyone who tried to take the route they were contesting.
’What to do? This is too dangerous!’
As time ticked by, Soren became more agitated. Even with increased mana from a huge level-up and absorbing yet another C-rank monster core, he found that the remaining time might not be enough.
For a moment, he wondered if his “Spirit of Zephyr” passive could let him escape from those monsters before they reacted.
But looking at the chaos of blood and violence and the super interposing domains surrounding the entire cliff, he didn’t want to take the risk.
“Hmm?”
Just as Soren was scanning every corner of the cliff for an opening, he finally spotted a path he could take.
Only, this path wasn’t directly attached to the cliff like the others, forming a bridge for monsters to run on.
Rather, from above, it was just a huge tree branch that had lodged itself against the cliff for stability.
In fact, the branch didn’t even lead to the core tree like the others.
’This is… perfect.’
Precisely because of that, the branch was uncontested.
Although it wasn’t a proper bridge and hung quite deep into the rift from the cliff, Soren finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, his main goal was to complete the objective, not fight. As long as he could leave this dungeon, nothing else mattered.
“Elise, hold on tight. We’re going down.”
Once decided, Soren gently hugged Elise on his arm before taking out his ever-reliable Crimson Whip.
’Hmm?’
Surprisingly, he noticed it was still surrounded by the pink hue, just like when it had been fully charged before.
Although he was a bit confused as to why the glow hadn’t disappeared after using the ’Absolute Defence,’ he ignored it for now.
Taking a deep breath, Soren jumped from the cliff and flew toward the branch at high speed.
*Clang!*
As he neared, he wrapped the whip around the branch to secure himself and landed on it with Elise in his arms, hitting the surface with a heavy thud.
’Hah… that was… quite easy.’
To be honest, Soren was quite nervous to jump just now, as he didn’t even know whether this move would complete the dungeon objective.
If not, he might have a headache going up again.
Fortunately, it seemed Soren’s gamble proved right, as the moment his feet touched the branch, the announcement from the ’Voice of the World’ came, putting a slight smile on his lips.
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[Congratulations!]
[You have successfully finished the race and reached the core of the Dungeon.]
[The objective of the C-rank dungeon, Ember Rift, has been successfully completed.]
[Gained Rewards: +5,000 Exp, Title: Pathfinder, Skill: Runner (A-rank, Active)]
[As an extra reward for completing the instant dungeon, you have gained one Goldenheart fruit from the Ancient Sacred tree, Eldrath.]
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“Oh?”
As Soren heard the announcement, he was a bit surprised. After all, he never thought he would get an extra fruit as a reward for completing the C-rank dungeon.
’Wait a minute… Goldenheart Fruit?’
Soren suddenly spun around and stared at the massive tree, its size unfathomable, glittering with countless Golden Fruits.
Even now, monsters swarmed it, fighting desperately for a chance to eat one. How many had already died, pushed into the bottomless rift, was impossible to tell.
And yet, he got one of those fruits just like that?
“Ancient Sacred Tree, Eldrath?”
Soren mumbled, finding it hard to believe that it would give him a reward.
In fact, he was already surprised that an Ancient tree was here in a mere C-rank dungeon in the first place.
After all, anything with “Ancient” in its name was usually only found inside S-rank and above dungeons.
Then again, this wasn’t a normal dungeon.
’No wonder I couldn’t see any information on it with the Eye of Insight before.’
His mere D-rank artifact was nothing in front of this behemoth.
In fact, he was fortunate that the tree wasn’t hostile. From the fact that it could give a reward, it was obviously a sentient being.
’Forget it…getting a Golden Fruit alone is a huge gain.’
Soren calmed himself down and was about to look inside his inventory when he once again heard the prompt from the ’Voice of the World’.
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[Since your team has cleared the dungeon, you are now eligible to exit the Ember Rift.]
[You are now being transported back to your last position.]
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“Wait!”
The prompt came so abruptly that, before Soren could react, he felt a strong tug on his entire body, just like the first time he entered here.
Clearly, he was being teleported out of the dungeon.
However, he still had a few things to do. For example, he hadn’t yet taken the Twin Ring of Lust off Elise’s finger and apologised to her.
Not to mention understanding her current state of sleep, which baffled him.
Unfortunately, it seemed his stay here was over, as the pull was growing stronger and stronger, so much so that Soren couldn’t withstand it anymore.
’Sigh… it seems there’s no way to stop it now.’
In the end, Soren could only sigh, cancel his state, and terminate the Mental Resonance with Elise.
Then he quickly removed the Twin Ring of Lust from Elise’s hand, placed it in his inventory, and was teleported along with her.
In an instant, the branch where he had stood was empty. Yet the fight above continued, growing more intense by the moment.
Looking at the rampage, it seemed it wouldn’t be over anytime soon.
