After an hour had passed, Kai was laying down the floor. His right leg was casually draped over his left, with both his arms rested behind his head, fingers loosely interwoven as though framing his thoughts. Next to him was Dominaredor, in her human form as she seemed to be taking a nap.
But around them, laid the bodies of the monsters, all massive in size with deadly claws, fangs and so on. Yet now they lay on the ground, lifeless, their blood making a pool below where they laid. And in such surrounding, Kai had a face of calmness, with the mixed emotions from before seemed to be gone. Whistling as he looked through his stats, slowly sat up as he mumbled, saying that maybe he should have stopped on the fifth floor.
As he said so, the system came up to him with the words forming on it;
"I told you to stop at third floor! But no! You kept on going from one floor to another and in a blink of an eye, you completed ten floors!"
Kai just laughed at it, as his status bar opened showing his level was now 300, with 800+ stat points left to use. Looking at his stats, Kai wondered if he should use his stat points, speaking up;
"Mind if I ask some question?"
To this, the system agreed to him asking for questions, as Kai smiled as asked his questions.
Who made this dungeon, what's the purpose of the dungeon, are there any other humans there except for Kai... and finally, why was Kai, or more accurately; the other Kai was pulled inside this dungeon.
The system seemed to pause for a while to Kai's questions, as Kai stared at the screen floating to his right. But after a few seconds, the screen responded that not all the questions can be answered right away. The answer to the first question was to be known after Kai would complete the dungeon, same for the third question as well. As for the second, the system replied that the answer would be complicated to explain right now.
To such responses, Kai quickly came up with an idea for why the system responded like that;
"Surely have to complete the dungeon for my answers, but for the seond question… seems like there are some humans in here, but in a tough situation I guess."
Kai was thinking deeper into the responses, as the system then came to his face stating that Kai has yet to take his rewards from the hidden boss, and the new ones as well. To this, Kai looked over the time he spent in the dungeon almost to be two hours now as he said;
"Show me my rewards list."
As he said so, a screen with more than twenty rewards listed on it materialized. Reading through the list, Kai claimed his rewards; extra status points, new skills to unlock, new skills of the magic tier skill, some B-ranked equipment and so on, with the last one as his first summon.
Kai first checked on the skills, as he gained all weapon mastery, five special buff skills, two defensive skills and three new magic skills. He asked to check the skills details, as the skills description came forward in a separate screen; showing the first two defensive skills.
[Sprite Barrier
Type: Active
Element: Neutral
MP Cost: 0
Description: A secret technique to convert energy into barrier. Consumes HP to instantly manifest a barrier. Reduces the damage taken next by 90% and gives a boost to motion speed by 15%.]
[Energy Control
Type: Active
Element: Neutral
MP Cost: 100
Description: Controls the flow of energy and turns it aside. Nullifies all form of damage received while performing it and receives a massive after-effect on attack boost for thirty seconds.]
Kai nodded his head, reading each information carefully. "These defensive skills seem to be more useful than I thought"- the thought ran through Kai's mind, as the screen shifted next to the new magic skills Kai unlocked.
[Blizzard
Type: Active, Magic
Element: Water (Ice)
MP Cost: 100
Description: A snowstorm magic. Summons a blizzard which deals damage over time to enemies within its area of effect (depends on the caster's will, but greater the range, there's greater burden on the caster), also applying a freeze effect.]
[Discharge
Type: Active, Magic
Element: Wind (Thunder)
MP Cost: 300
Description: A lightning magic, deals elemental damage in an area around the caster to the enemies. Chance to inflict paralysis on the target.]
[Starfall
Type: Active, Magic
Element: Fire
MP Cost: 400
Description: Summon five fiery meteor that crashes into the battlefield, erupting in a massive explosion. The impact scorches the ground, disorients foes, and leaves behind a soldering crater, embodying pure destruction.]
Kai nodded his head, as he expressed his curiosity on trying the skills right now, specifically the [Starfall] skill. But then again, claiming all the rewards first is the best option for him. Using his fingers, he changed the screen to the next list of skills; the five special buff skills.
[Focus
Type: Active
Element: Neutral
MP Cost: 600
Description: A refined mental discipline that allows its wielder to channel unwavering concentration. This skill sharpens perception, slows time in critical moments, and amplifies precision, whether in combat, spellcasting, or crafting intricate works. Masters of Focus can dismiss distractions and delve into a state of heightened awareness, turning the tides of battle or unlocking secrets hidden in the fabric of their world.]
[Mail Breaker
Type: Active
Element: Neutral
MP Cost: 400
Description: A temporary enhancement that imbues the wielder's strikes with an armor-piercing force. While active, each blow lands with precision, exploiting weak points in an enemy's armor and reducing their defensive capabilities. This buff sharpens both physical and magical attacks, making it the bane of heavily armored foes.]
[Element Overload
Type: Active
Element: Neutral
MP Cost: 100
Description: A secret technique to maximize element power. For 5 minutes, the power of all (except neutral) increases.]
[Resonance
Type: Active
Element: Neutral
MP Cost: 0
Description: Resonance to the rhythm of surrounding energies. Enhance all stats for 120 seconds and creates a synergy between allies, boosting combined attacks and heightening the potency of enchantments or elemental forces.]
[Regret-less
Type: Active
Element: Neutral
MP Cost: 200
Description: An empowering state that floods the wielder with unwavering resolve and fearless determination which lasts for 30 seconds. While active, this skill eliminates hesitation, boosting attack speed, critical strike chances, and resistance to fear or mental manipulation. Regret-less ensures every action taken feels purposeful, with no room for doubt. Can be only used once in a battle, and if the user doesn't eliminate the opponent by the end of the buff duration, then…]
As the list ended, Kai had an impressed look on his face as he complimented the system that all the special buff skills really are special. He quickly understood the buff skills in use for the battle and how greatly it can give him advantage to win with ease. Except for the last one, as Kai mentioned that [Regret-less] seems to be dangerous to use, especially when it didn't even explain what would happen if the user doesn't beat the enemy in 30 seconds.
To this, the system expressed that it thought Kai would actually want to use that skill, but Kai just laughed it off saying only time will tell. The system to agreed to it, as it said that now Kai only has to put his stat points to use, and the last reward to accept.
As it said so, another screen came up, with the reward for the first summon: The Hidden Boss.
-To be Continued