Setting: Opal Nexus Path
The entrance to the Dark Genesis Dungeon opens, its gates pulsing with corrupted light.
System Update:
Dungeon Type: Monster Den – Mervidis
Boss: Mervidis · Level 24
Objective: Defeat mobs across five floors to reach the core
From the previous warehouse quest, Next receives a surge of experience—
40,000 EXP floods into his system.
Suit Update:
Next – King Royal Suit
Level Up: 22 → 23
Level Up Next
Floor 1 – Mavis Bat Assault
The first floor swarms with Jiggly Mobs and Mavis Bats, their wings slicing through the stale dungeon air.
Next moves fast—
He grips his saber in one hand, dagger in the other.
A swift side slash opens the path.
Then, with a two-handed assassin combo, he cuts through the swarm.
Bats fall. Shadows scatter.
System Update:
Floor 1 Cleared
Reward: 25,000 EXP Received
A timer appears.
Wait 3 minutes for next floor access.
Next stands still, blades humming, breath steady.
The dungeon waits. So does the darkness.
System Update:
Floor 2 Activated – Vision Mode: Mervidis Den
Defeat the boss to gain:
One Buff One Memory Fragment from Frosty Cave
(Collect all 5 fragments to unlock the Dress Set)
Battle Begins – Red Mervidis Vision Bats
Next steps into the second floor.
The air thickens. Shadows pulse.
Red Mervidis Vision Bats swarm around the den's core.
The boss—Mervidis V—emerges, level 25, its wings dripping with corrupted frost.
Next doesn't hesitate.
He unleashes Shadow Blaze, engulfing the bats in dark flame.
Then strikes with Sabre Slash—twice.
The combo burns through their defenses.
The red bats screech, then fall.
Mervidis V collapses into ash.
System Update:
Wave Cleared
Reward:
Frosty Cave Fragment 1 obtained EXP Gained: 42,000
A timer appears.
Wait 5 minutes for Floor 3 access.
Next stands in silence, the fragment glowing in his hand.
One down. Four to go.
System Update:
Floor 2 Activated – Vision Mode: Mervidis Den
Defeat the boss to gain:
One Buff One Memory Fragment from Frosty Cave
(Collect all 5 fragments to unlock the Dress Set)
Battle Begins – Red Mervidis Vision Bats
Next steps into the second floor.
The air thickens. Shadows pulse.
Red Mervidis Vision Bats swarm around the den's core.
The boss—Mervidis V—emerges, level 25, its wings dripping with corrupted frost.
Next doesn't hesitate.
He unleashes Shadow Blaze, engulfing the bats in dark flame.
Then strikes with Sabre Slash—twice.
The combo burns through their defenses.
The red bats screech, then fall.
Mervidis V collapses into ash.
System Update:
Wave Cleared
Rewards:
Buff Obtained: Every move now deals 2× damage Frosty Cave Fragment 1 obtained EXP Gained: 42,000
A surge of power floods Next's veins.
His blade hums louder.
Even his shadow flickers with doubled intensity.
The buff is real—and lethal.
A timer appears.
Wait 5 minutes for Floor 3 access.
Next stands in silence, the fragment glowing in his hand.
One down. Four to go.
System Update:
Floor 3 Activated – Medvidis Den Phase 2
Objective: Defeat 3 Waves
Rewards:
Frozen Cave FragmentArt of Eclipse Buff
Battle Begins – Dense Arena
The air thickens into frost. Visibility drops.
Next enters the dense zone, blades drawn.
He strikes with Shadow Courage, moving like a phantom.
His Sabre Slash cuts through the first wave, enhanced by Veil Piercing.
Wave 1 falls.
Wave 2 surges—more agile, more aggressive.
Next counters with a Multiple Slash at 120 degrees,
then follows with an Air Slash from his left dagger.
The second wave collapses.
Wave 3 – Boss Encounter: Icy Medvidis Goblin
The final wave begins.
The Icy Medvidis Goblin emerges, snarling, frost swirling around its claws.
Next vanishes into Shadow Courage.
The boss searches, confused.
From the dark, Next reappears—
Unleashing a Multiple Slash at 120 degrees,
combining Veil Piercing with both the Veil Sabre and Royal Dagger.
The goblin is torn apart.
Silence returns.
System Update:
Wave Clear – Floor 3 Complete
Rewards:
EXP Gained: 50,000 Level Up: Next reaches Level 25 Buff Obtained: Art of Eclipse → Can now use Eclipse Hidden Sabre
Next Objective:
Reach Floor 5
Defeat the final boss to obtain the hidden item:
Dark Eclipse Sabre – replaces Dark Saber Blade
→ Boosted attack speed
→ Memory Fragment of Ice Cave obtained
After a three-minute rest, Next steps forward.
The dungeon pulses beneath his boots.
System Update:
Floor 4 Activated
Objective: Step forward to complete
Floor 4 Cleared
A soft glow rises from the stone.
Memory Fragment of Ice Cave obtained.
→ Collected: 3
→ Remaining: 2
Final Trial – Floor 5: Bat Lord Emerges
System Update:
Proceed to Floor 5
Boss: Mervidias Bat Lord · Level 24
Original Reward: Dark Sabre Blade
Effect of Hidden Eclipse Buff Applied
→ Reward Changed: Dark Hidden Sabre of Eclipse Blades
EXP Reward: 50,000
Battle Begins – Eclipse vs Bat Lord
The Bat Lord screeches from the ceiling, wings slicing air.
Next charges—but the boss dodges and counters with brutal force.
A single strike nearly ends it.
Next's HP drops to 1.
He gasps.
"How… that damage…"
The Bat Lord circles, searching.
Next vanishes into Shadow Courage, heart pounding.
From the dark, he reappears—
→ Veil Pierce
→ Air Slash
The combo lands.
The Bat Lord collapses.
System Update:
Mission Complete – Genesis Dark Dungeon Cleared
Rewards Obtained:
All remaining Frosty Cave Memory Fragments Dark Hidden Sabre of Eclipse Blades acquired
System Update:
Icy Frosty Cave Unlocked
Hidden Path: Under-Cave of Rebellion
Next descends into the frozen abyss.
The air thickens. Shadows coil.
Boss Encounter – Rebellion's Core
Rebellion Boss: Necromiss · Level 25
Domain: Dark Void beneath the Ice
System Update – Eclipse Meditation Activated
The cave responds.
A circle of frost forms beneath his feet.
His sabre glows with eclipse energy.
Meditation Initiated
Learning: Eclipse Techniques
He kneels.
The blade hums.
The cave whispers.
Eclipse Techniques Acquired
Eclipse Necrovail – Shadow veil infused with necrotic frost
Eclipse Burst – A sudden eruption of eclipse energy
Eclipse Slash – A focused, high-speed sabre strike
Multiple Slash 360° – Rotational sabre barrage, striking all directions