Last time preparation
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Skill Level Up!]
[Skill Level Up!]
Four status notifications appeared before the seven heroes after Yuki eliminated all the monsters in the 100-meter-long hallway.
Both Koharu and Mei collapsed, having completely drained their mana.
Next was Nagi and his tamed monster.
Following them were Ren and Ritsu.
Finally, Yuki and Mio looked back at Clark, who was still at the back of the room, amazed by their achievements.
Clark noticed their gaze and smiled, approving of their actions before they too passed out like the rest of the group.
As he walked toward the heroes, Clark chuckled and clapped his hands together.
Bending down near Mio and Yuki, he patted their heads and said with a smile, "That was amazing."
He stood up, waved his hand, and a platform formed beneath the heroes, lifting them as they followed Clark, who was carrying both Yuki and Mio in his arms.
As they moved forward, two giant centipedes emerged, their shells glimmering in a combination of red and black, intimidating the monsters behind them.
"These are the bosses of this challenge," Clark murmured without stopping his movement.
The two centipedes were the boss's minions in this hallway. With their high defense and agility, they could defeat all challengers in this area and continue to prey on them.
This would allow them to grow stronger and potentially cause a dungeon break, unleashing chaos on the surface while receiving the power of corruption, granting them strength beyond comprehension.
The man before them, who seemed to carry the last prey they needed to advance and finally make a dungeon break, was Clark.
In their eyes, he was just another prey that would strengthen them.
But they were wrong.
The man before them was no ordinary man.
He was the owner of this dungeon.
Who had been clearing this very dungeon, alone for the past 15 years, without any companions.
Despite being a priest known for providing support and having low attack power, Clark refused to be limited.
To ensure Sister Emilia would not have to worry about this dungeon, he pushed himself to become strong enough to clear it on his own, achieving the status of [True Ranker].
[Status]
Name:Clark
Level:127
Class: Priest | Rank: 2 ★
Title: True Ranker 2 ★
Stats:
Body: ★
Spirit: ★
Energy: ★
[ Skills: ??? ]
The title [Ranker] is known in this world for those who achieve 100 points in their six core stats.
Although this is impressive to the public, there are two higher ranks that overshadow this title: [Half Ranker] and [True Ranker].
To achieve the title of [Ranker], one needs 100 points in their six main stats: Strength, Agility, Defense, Stamina, Vitality, and Mana.
For every additional 100 points they gain in these stats, their rank will increase accordingly.
100 points: Rank 1
200 points: Rank 2
300 points: Rank 3
And so on.
However, the title [Half Ranker] is different.
Not only do they not have 100 points in their six stats, but they must also complete another four different stats to be considered as such.
Then the [True Ranker] no one knows the requirements to be one.
Not once has someone figured out how to gain this title; the people who have this will just randomly appear without a warning.
But one thing is for sure about these three titles. And that was the difference between their strength.
It is said that the differences are heaven, hell, and earth if compared.
***
Clark's gaze did not falter even seeing the two bosses before him, to him, they were nothing but a simple bug.
But bigger.
As the monster charged at him, he sighed and released his mana below his feet, killing the two without a problem.
Walking over their sliced bodies, he wondered how far the next room in this area was.
Wanting to put down the heroes where they can sleep in a much better state.
He was worried about Ria making her wait for him to signal the rune on his gloves.
...
After an hour of walking, he finally found an area wide enough for all of them to lie down.
The travel here was a bit rough; Clark had to kill more than two hundred monsters just to find this place while protecting the heroes, who are still asleep.
It took so long that he had to let go of the two, not to tire himself, and put them on his barrier to move forward.
But in the end, he was still able to find an area and protect the heroes without fail.
Sitting down after putting the heroes on the cushion. He tapped the rune on his gloves, finally giving the signal for Ria to return to the temple, allowing her to send the supplies she prepared for them.
Grabbing a sandwich on the sack she sent, he questioned for a bit, "Why a sack though?" He asked, why the food she sent needed to be inside a sack instead of anything else.
Brushing that off, he munched on the sandwich and enjoyed the warm and fresh food inside it.
Eating something like this after spending hours moving nonstop and fighting monsters all day was the best.
Feeling the lost energy inside of you return as you took a bite.
*****
"Good morning," Clark greeted the heroes who had woken up from their sleep.
A second later, a loud growling could be heard from them. They all looked at each other in embarrassment.
Watching them touch their stomach, he waved at them to move closer to eat breakfast.
Knowing they hadn't had a bite since last night, he showed the heroes the two supplies full of food that were sent by Ria back in the temple.
Seeing the food before them, they begin to eat to their fill, forgetting everything else even their shame.
Chapter 17 end.