Chapter 113: Dungeon Collapse.

[14th Everdusk 2103], CGA Branch, Dyna Crest country.

In front of the dungeon where Evan was raiding, three stood in front of it.

First was Lilia, who appeared calm but was inwardly panicking in due to the tension of whether the kid would come out safe or not.

Second was the Junior Officer, who was constantly monitoring the mana-emitting machine.

Third was the Field Agent, drenched in sweat, as he was the one who suggested this test to the kid, thinking he might be able to clear. He felt a chill down his spine as Lilia stared daggers at him.

"Ma'am, the mana readings are returning to normal," the junior officer said, prompting both the agent and Lilia to quickly move in front of the portal to see if they could spot the kid's shadow or any image.

But nothing emerged, which meant that either the kid was dead, or he was taking some time to walk out.

"Agent if that kid got killed in there, I will make you end up in jail," said, as the agent swallowed, his eyes fixed on the as if trying to see through it.

Even after a few minutes, no one emerged, and the tension increased as everyone began to think that he might be dead. Then the portal fluctuated a little, and someone's visage could be seen through it.

Evan, which means me, walked out of the dungeon, carrying the sword of the boss Knight on my shoulder.

The first one to be delighted was the Agent, who was happy not to get jailed by the manager.

Lilia was happy a good hunter had not died in the dungeon where the accident was supposed to have occurred.

"Kid, thank you for coming out," the field manager rushed at him and gave him a big hug with an almost crying face.

"Huh, what the hell is here? And what are you doing? Get off me, I don't have that kind of kink."

"No, even I am not into that stuff," he said as he backed away, denying it.

"Okay, sir, even if you have this kind of kink, we aren't demoting you," the junior officer said as he put his hand on his shoulder.

"Shut up and go handle your desk, as you have to do ten dungeon raids with me for this punishment," the Agent shouted as the officer ran away in fear.

Lilia giggled a little as she looked at me, who was also laughing a bit while seeing the comedy unfold in front of me.

"So, Evan, I think your name is right. My name is Lilia, as you may know, and I wanted to ask what happened inside the dungeon and how much the level of the dungeon boss was for the investi...." Before she could finish, the dungeon behind me started shaking. Before I could react, I was behind the pillar in the room.

Lilia was holding me in her embrace while looking at the dungeon, which was shaking and increasing little by little. After reaching a certain range, it started cracking and blasted into nothingness, releasing a huge amount of mana that raged toward both of us.

Lilia raised her hands and activated her skill, forming a shield in front of us.

The underground area was shaking due to the explosion of the dungeon, and sirens started ringing as hunters and officials rushed about.

While I was so shocked I didn't know what had happened.

After a few minutes, Lilia dropped the shield and taking deep breaths, as if her strength had been greatly drained in protecting us from the mana radiating from the blast.

If I had been alone, I would have surely been burned to a crisp.

"Thank you, ma'am, for the help," I said. Before she could reply, several officers and hunters burst into the room and found us standing where the dungeon gate had been, now replaced by a crater with a ten-meter area around it corroding if high-grade poison had been used.

"Manager, are you alright?" Darian asked as he entered, seeing her gasping for breath as if she had fought someone strong.

"What happened here? Was there a monster or hunter who attacked?" he asked, looking around and finding me standing beside her, offering her water from my bottle, which she accepted and began drinking.

"Kid, who are you, and why are you in the underground area where only Tier 1 hunters are allowed?" he asked. Before I could respond, Lilia stopped me, handed me the empty bottle, and said to them,

"Ahem~~~! Listen, everybody, there was kind of malfunction in experiment which caused this explosion, so please don't worry and go back to your work. Darian, wait for me as we have to talk with this kid for a few minutes." She said as she dispersed the crowd gathering in the room, and Darian nodded as he took one last glance at me and.

"And you, Evan, right? Come explain to me everything that happened there and what just happened now. If you try to me even a single lie, you won't see the sun of the next day, I am sure of it." She said, and like an obedient soldier, I nodded my head and started walking behind her while taking a single glance toward the crater formed behind me.

'So that's what he meant by it being the last time he fought, huh.' I thought as Lilia called me out to walk out of the room and I started following her for the interrogation.

"So where are we going now, Ma'am?" I asked her. She, who was walking in front of me, looked back and just smiled a little, which sent chills down my spine.

"Oh, don't worry, just a simple interrogation is going to take place right now, so don't worry follow me." 

"O-Okay....."

-- To be continued --

What's going to happen next? Is Evan to alright, or will his secrets revealed, showing that he has more class and talents?