The Adventurers' Guild in the city of Opal was in turmoil.
"The Wandering Blades were wiped out?""All four… and not a single distress signal."
Silence fell.
They weren't legends, sure.But they were solid. Experienced.Too strong to just vanish inside a "test dungeon."
A senior Guild officer frowned, reading the report again:
"Unknown dungeon. Unknown creator. Magical signature: atypical. No corresponding entries in standard records.""Someone just built a completely irregular dungeon… without permission."
He slammed the file shut.
"Find out who's behind this. Fast."
In the shadow of a hallway, a hooded figure smiled.
"Finally… a new player enters the board."
Meanwhile, deep in the heart of the dungeon…
Lin sat in silent meditation before a glowing sphere suspended within his personal interface. Engraved lines twisted around it like living constellations.
[Dungeon Maker Progression Tree – Update Available]
[New Seal Obtained: Seal of Emotional Resonance][Specialization Path Unlocked: Structured Empathy Arcanist][Passive Ability Gained: Echo of the Heart – The more death marks the soul, the more the dungeon absorbs and evolves.]
"Interesting... Their fear, their confusion, their end... fed me."
But that wasn't all.
A new branch lit up—one that didn't follow the standard structure.A crystalline fragment detached from the tree. It had no label.
[Unidentified Origin Fragment. Establishing Connection…]
Lin leaned closer. The light pulsed.
For an instant—he heard a voice.Familiar.Distant.From neither this world... nor the one before.
"…You think you were alone? You were just the first to understand."
He stepped back.
"That was… his voice."
A name came to him—Lior.His rival.The only one who had ever matched him in his former life.
"Don't tell me…"
The fragment vanished, but a shining mark remained on his interface.A simple question mark.
[Special Quest Unlocked: "Anomalous Reminiscence"]Objective: Recover the Fragments of Lior – 0/7
Lin remained silent. His fingers slowly curled into a fist.
"This world is more than classes, levels, or labyrinths…"
He raised his eyes to the projected map of his dungeon.
"And I…I'm far more than just a Dungeon Maker."