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Silence.
Seneos couldn't hear anything anymore. The creature was huge, but it's breathing was even and didn't make that much noise. Seneos couldn't even tell if it was still there, but he wasn't dumb enough to look over the Orc's shoulder to see if it had left. He had heard about Bosses disappearing after teams failed their battles, but it wasn't a general thing. It happened only a few times.
'Arghhh...Please, just leave !'
In that single moment, Seneos to every god he knew of. Buddha, Allah, YHWH and even Zeus ! No matter who it was, if they could help he would pray to them.
As if the Gods listened to his prayers, the monster moved. However it wasn't to leave. The monster walked towards the fallen orc and Seneos' whole body froze.
It crouched and placed a hand on the orc's face.
"Eslem Finim."
'W-What ?'
This was impossible. Ever since the dungeons appeared, no one had ever heard of monsters speaking a language that ressembled a human one. Monsters could talk of course, but their languages didn't sound...Normal. It was like they were making random noises instead of actually talking. No one could find a meaning to what the monsters said and while many theories on Monster Languages appeared, none of them could be taken as universal truth.
But this...This creature, whatever it was....Seneos clearly heard what it had said. Eslem Finim. It may not have an actual meaning in any of the languages human spoke, but Seneos recognized what the monster said as actual words...Not just some guttural growls.
Seneos couldn't react though. He couldn't allow himself to make a single noise, even if the initial shock at hearing the monster speak nearly had him gasp.
He had both of his hands clasped on his mouth and was making sure not a single sound could leave said mouth.
The creature continued to look at it's downed comrade before it finally got up and walked back to the secret room it had come from.
However, it's when it was about to enter the room that something truly amazing happened.
It screamed. The creature actually screamed. Firstly the screamed seemed to be one of fright, but then it turned into one of pure wrath.
It was like the creature was screaming 'NOOOOO !'
But soon, nothing could be heard anymore. Not a single sound. And it remained this way for over ten minutes, before heavy breathing could be heard from the Orc's corpse.
"Wha....The hell happened ?" Seneos asked as he climbed the orc's body. He looked around, but he couldn't see the creature. Given that it had been screaming and then suddenly stopped...This was really weird. Not only that, but the secret room was still open.
One would think it would close after the monster entered it, however it was still open and Seneos couldn't see that damn monster anywhere.
He nearly fell off the Orc's body when he suddenly heard a robotic voice.
[ Congratulation Hunter ! You have completed this Dungeon and defeated the Secret Boss ! ]
[ You will be given the Tier 10 reward for finishing this battle with all the secret achievements. ]
"Hmmm...What exactly are you talking about ?" Seneos asked the voice. He wasn't all that surprised since it was normal for a robotic voice to announce the results after a dungeon was completed....However it wasn't normal for the voice to say anything until the dungeon was actually completed. And he sure as hell didn't remember the moment when the creature was.....Well...Killed !
"I'm pretty sure the secret boss was there until a few minutes ago...The hell happen-"
[ Oh Brave Warrior, Here are the secret achievements that you have completed during this battle:
-Defeat the Boss under Ten minutes.
-Defeat the Boss alone.
-Defeat the Boss without taking any damages.
-Defeat the Boss before it can detect you. ]
"Wait what ? You're not listening ! I didn't even see the boss, how could I...."
That's when it kinda dawned on him. He hadn't defeated the boss at all, and the others didn't..Yet it wasn't here. It wasn't hiding or anything...But the others also disappeared.
"Yeah..I defeated the boss ! Totally did ! Now....About those rewards ?" He said...But his thoughts were a bit different.
'What the hell happened ? They all disappeared, but I can't see any corpses...They all just left ? But I clearly recall..They left before the boss. I stopped hearing them but the boss was still there, then it also screamed and disappeared.'
This was all really confusing to him.
[ The Tier 10 rewards for completing this dungeon are...ERROR ERROR...RE.....REWARDS...TIER 10....ERROR ! ]
The voice suddenly started to behave weirdly. It became like a broken record and Seneos could hear many voices at the same time. And then.....It came back to normal, albeit with a little change.
[Now this is much better ! Hello there...Whoever you may be. You have completed this dungeon and as such you will be rewarded. The tier 10 rewards are....Well actually it's only one thing. Catch !]
As soon as the voice said that, something hit Seneos' head before falling on the ground. He looked down and blinked, puzzled as to what this thing was supposed to be.
It was a purple plate made out some strange metal. It shone for some reasons and something was written on it. It wasn't written in korean, but then again Seneos doubted it meant something in any languages known to man. On the plate, the words Eslem Finim were written.
'This again...I don't understand.'
[ Well here you go. With this, you are now the Overlord of this dungeon....No actually Overlord wouldn't be correct...You aren't even supposed to stay in it....Overseer maybe ? I don't know. But you have now control over this dungeon. I will guide you through your every steps to make sure you don't do anything bad like....Summoning legions of undead and letting them loose on the outside world. That would be hilarious, but unwanted. Unwanted by stuck-ups of course. Having thousands of undead roam freely in the outside world sounds like a fun thing to me ]
"Alright...Who the hell are you ! The dungeon's voice isn't supposed to sound so...Alive !" Seneos asked.
[ Calm down will ya, little Sen. I'll call you that by the way, Seneos sounds weird. Don't know who your parents were, but they obviously didn't want you...Maybe a one night stand that didn't end well....A protection that broke ? ]
This made Seneos blush before he yelled a series of curses at the voice. He only stopped after he was reminded he had lungs and so had the need to breathe air.
[ Well that was fun and all, but you have a loooooot of things to do ! Actually you don't. You can just walk away and forget about all this...But I can see here on the register that a group attempted this dungeon before you. None of them died and they were all transported at the entrance of the dungeon. They'll either come back here, or they'll leave. Either way, you won't exactly be able to dodge them. At some point, someone will know about you. ]
The voice was right. The team was most likely certain that he died in this throne room, so people would interrogate him if he was to come out of this alive..However...
" They were all transported away. I can just say it was the case for me. I was hiding under the orc right there, so it wouldn't be that weird for me to come out later." Sen said.
[.....Okay you got me there..I thought this would be enough to keep you here, but to hell with it. You are now the master of this dungeon, so you'll need to manage it. I don't exactly know who you are, but I can see your soul and given it's colour you are.....Hmmm...You are extremely greedy, a bit jealous of others and you are power hungry. You also seem to have an addiction of some kind. Alcohol ? Drugs ? Oh wait no ! You are a human, so this must be sex addiction ! ]
" HUH ?!!!"
[ Don't sound so shocked. You're a human too, so you must know just how obsessed your species is with sex. It's everywhere, it occupies your mind all the time. I think it wasn't the case a few hundred years ago, or maybe it just wasn't that bad. But well this doesn't matter. Those ugly stains on your soul, they are the reason as to why you're gonna stay here and do as I say. Because I can make you immensely powerful, I can make sure that addiction of yours disappears or stays satiated and most importantly....I can make you rise through the social ranks of your species quite easily. You are jealous of others who have a higher 'rank' than you, right ? It won't be a problem ! ]
"...I am sorry, but I don't get what you're saying at all ! Who are you even ?!"
[My name is irrevelant....Actually I can't remember it...Arghhh dammit ! Why do I have to always tell the truth ?! Freaking hell....Anyway. This is fairly simple. You need some rest so just go home. The dungeon is supposed to disappear after it's completion, but you are now it's master. You can open it anywhere you want. Just rest and come back whenever you want. I'll explain what being the master of the dungeon mean and I'll guide you through the first steps. However I can only tell you this, I cannot make you stronger directly. You'll have to do that by yourself, I can only make your dungeon stronger. With me, you'll be able to summon different creatures who'll live in your dungeon. You'll summon Bosses and even different structures for the hunters to fight in and the creatures to live in...I could explain how you'll make yourself stronger through this. But once again, you'll get some more details later. Oh and make sure to not look suspiscious to the people who'll ultimately interrogate you. ]
Sen wasn't finished. He had many more questions. However he wasn't exactly able to voice them. As soon as the voice finished what it had to say, Sen was transported back to the entrance of the dungeon. Said entrance was a small forest with tall and thin trees. He could see the castle that contained the boss room from there.
However he got the message. He got because the voice had told him to rest and because he released yawns after yawns as he walked towards the exit. He hadn't slept much the night before simply because he was really excited.
And he had to say...
This was worth the excitement !
As soon as Sen left the dungeon, he was surprised to see just how many people were waiting in front of it. And in that single instant, when everyone turned around to face him, he realized he wouldn't see his bed for at least a few more hours.
"How the hell are you still alive ?!" Someone yelled. Sen recognized the voice and turned his head only to see the face of that friend who worked at the guild, Jeol-Jong.
Stupor. That's what everyone felt as they watched this man walk out of the dungeon unscathed. After the members of the high ranked team had come back, the hunter guild quickly came and gave the Dungeon a new rank. The monster who had been encountered wasn't actually that rare, or at least not as much as one would think.
However it wasn't supposed to be found in B-rank dungeon, much less as a secret boss.
"Wait...Look ! THE DUNGEON ISN'T DISAPPEARING !" An official from the hunter guild yelled. A series of gasps followed, before the many security guards the guild had sent moved.
They all placed themselves in front of the entrance before one of them took a megaphone.
" This dungeon is irregular ! It will be analyzed thoroughly by the Hunter's Guild and then hunters will be allowed to enter it again ! Please leave the perimeter at once !" The security said exclaimed as all the hunters who had been almost salivating while looking at the dungeon's gate sighed.
"Damnit, this was such a good occasion."
"As if it's that dangerous. Those guys must have simply been beginners with talent but no experience. They aren't even part of a clan."
" Call the matriarch ! We need to make sure we are the first to enter this dungeon once it opens again."
The various hunters started to leave while making calls to their clans or to the hunter's guild directly to demand explanations. While this was going on, Jeol-Jong and Sen looked at each other and the former was at a loss for words.
She watched as some of the security guards got in front of Sen and talked to him before forcing him to enter a black car. He was then driven of, most likely to the Hunter's Guild. But she could only wonder...How the hell was that dumbass even still alive ?! What the hell happened inside this dungeon ?!
She had no idea that Sen was also wondering what was going, but for different reasons.
' Why is the dungeon still open ? Didn't I technically clean it ?! But now that I think about it...The Boss did walk a bit before suddenly he screamed and disappeared...As for the others, I couldn't see much but I did see them running away. So why did they disappear...And why did the Boss disappear too ?! This make no sense, unless...No.....No no no ! It can't be...Did the Boss....Lose because it didn't notice me and left the area ?!'
And while the F Rank Hunter was wondering about such a thing, he had no idea just how much what happened today would affect the whole world. There was something called the butterfly affect...And Sen's completing the dungeon out of sheer luck was the butterfly's batting it's wings.
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