Dungeon Core

With a quick dive, it swoops into the ranks of the thralls, easily killing over 12 thralls.

Seeing that it was vulnerable due to its descent, Grey quickly ordered the thralls to surround it, forming a tight wall that enclosed it.

The thralls used all their attack methods, but they were only able to restrict it for less than a minute before it burst out using a skill, Flame Burst.

All the thralls that were on its body surface were burnt to ashes, and even those in a 2-meter radius were killed, although not burnt.

Seeing they were at a disadvantage, Grey recalled them and sent the direwolf matriarch.

With a roar, the drake was stunned for just a second.

But that was enough as the thrall swung her sharp claws at its neck, drawing blood, while poisoning it under the effect of Grey's skull.

The drake, enraged by the pain, swung its tail in a sweeping arc, throwing both the direwolf and the female away.

Its eyes were locked onto Grey, who was busy giving commands to the lesser thralls.

Grey, seeing the drake heading for him, commanded the thralls to shield him while he escaped.

When the distance was enough, Grey saw that the drake was still busy dealing with the thralls, and had killed over 40% of them in just 30 seconds.

Corpse Plague Eruption, he shouted.

Instantly, the numerous thrall corpses on the floor exploded, but no flames were seen; instead, black energy began to wrap around the drake, stealing its life-force, while growing stronger.

Soon, the drake fell.

Its body and skin were pale, as if blood was sucked dry from it.

[lv 15 >> lv 17].

Then, a weapon also dropped.

[Flame whip(common): Deals 10% fire damage.]

A whip, this should make a good weapon for, wait.

She does not have a name. How could I have forgotten something this simple? He thought.

Maybe Alice, he thought.

He planned to make her one of his strongest thralls because he felt indebted to her.

He called her closer and handed the whip to her.

Then after that, he walked towards the centre of the castle, to the place the drake was guarding when they entered earlier.

Moving closer, what he saw was a shining orb, no bigger than a pearl.

It shone with blue energy, distorting the space around it.

He placed his hands gently on it, and then he received a prompt.

[Level 20 common dungeon core.]

[Harvest dungeon core: Yes/No]

Although he was not sure what the use of the dungeon core was, he instinctively chose yes.

As he chose yes, the world around him twisted, and he was back at the entrance of the dungeon, or where it used to be.

Now, there was no dungeon gate there; only a vast expanse of land was in his sight.

Then he saw the core in one of his inventory slots.

What do I do with the core, he thought.

Then he couldn't help but think of the crimson tower that was descending soon.

He felt he would get his answers at the Crimson Tower event.

I guess I just have to wait a bit more, he thought as he headed back to the city area, where the tower was going to descend in his server.

 Elsewhere, on another server.

A boy, looking no older than 18, had just finished killing the cataclysm boss, an orc.

The orc looked perfectly fine, its body unharmed.

But if a strong person who was around level 150 was here, they would see the threads that had cut the orc's lifeforce directly.

So strong, I wonder how that Grey was able to kill the boss that fast, he thought.

Then the system triggered announcements on his server.

[Player Lucien has killed the boss]

[Gained 5 global points]

[Player Lucien is the second person to kill a boss in the world.]

[Gained 5 global points]

[Global ranking:

1. Grey Anderson: 20 points

2. Lucien Thalor: 10 points

]

[Time until crimson tower descend: 5:03:00]