Mike rubbed Emperor's neck and said, "I think I underestimated us."
"I thought we could only fight a Peak Rank 0," he continued, "but we already defeated a Peak Rank 1—and it was a powerful Epic-grade monster." He exhaled slowly. "So yeah, this might be a sure-shot suicide… but let's give the Rank 2 boss, Leviathan, a try."
He couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Earlier, just thinking about fighting a Rank 1 boss had made him hesitate. Now, he was preparing to face a Rank 2 boss.
"Still," Mike said, patting Emperor's neck again, "we need more preparation."
He climbed onto Emperor's back, and Emperor began guiding him toward the nearest safe zone.
Every dungeon had safe zones—areas where one could rest without danger. Depending on the dungeon's rank, these zones could range from small shelters to massive, City or even Kingdom-sized regions.
Winter Island was since a high rank Dungeon, it have a City size safe zone.
