Chapter 24: Eleventh Floor

“Thank you, Mr. Knight. I don’t know how we will ever repay you.”

“It’s fine. But I will have to send these two back”

I looked towards Mai and Mii who both nodded.

“We understand. Thank you for saving our parents.”

“...Are you still going to fight the demon king alone?”

“Yes. Not to mention that it was supposed to be my responsibility to begin with. The legend of the wish...if it’s true, then I have a wish that needs to come true.”

I will definitely free El with that wish. No matter what.

Mii went silent again then nodded, seemingly understanding something.

“...I hope your wish comes true.”

“Thanks.”

“Do they really have to go?”

The father asked, worried about his daughters.

“Yes. After being summoned to another world, they gained powers that aren’t of this world. Even if they do not misuse it, others would exploit them for it. Especially Mii’s power.”

Seriously, Mii only needs to speak and everyone can hand over their wallets or even kill themselves.

If someone finds a way to have Mii use her power for them, then this world will be plunged into chaos.

“There’s also a chance that they might’ve contracted a bacteria in another world so they should be examined immediately.”

Though I doubt it but you never know right?

“Alright. Take care you two.”

“...Mn.”

“We’ll see you later, mom, dad.”

After the two bid their farewells, I brought the two to the [IDEA] Corp. building and sent them to Saraga.

You have completed the C rank quest: [Retrieving the Summoned Heroes]!

Reward: +5000 Fame

Huh, I forgot about this.

But now that I remember it, wasn’t there a ??? in the rewards before? Hmm...maybe it’s because I didn’t save all the students? Is that it?

Some kind of hidden reward if the quest is perfectly cleared?

Damn, now I’m regretting that I killed those guys.

...Oh well. Fame is good. At least I wouldn't suffer a negative fame anytime soon...probably…no, my [Fame] is still just at 30 000. Just one [Dragon’s Wrath] and I would be -20 000 again…

Need to remember not to use the damn thing.

Alright, let’s head back to [Sennerth] and save the world!...Hopefully…

“Right, El. When are you really going to tell me how to reach the False God Realm already?”

“Ugh, I told you already that to reach the False God Realm, one doesn’t need to cultivate in qi!”

“Then how do you break through!?”

“Sigh, the Dao! You must find you're Dao! You know, normally, when one reaches the peak of Immortal Realm, they would shut themselves in closed door training to contemplate on the Dao! You’re the only freak that goes all over the place while picking up girls here and there! You...you may be a cheat character but you’re not really a cultivator!”

What the? Dao?

The heck is the Dao?

From the xianxia novels I’ve read so far, the Dao has always been rather vague to me.

Maybe it’s because of the translation, or that the Dao is really hard to understand.

Anyway, I don’t understand it.

“What’s the Dao?”

“See? I knew you'd ask that...”

“Just answer already. I’m off to face the demon lord and save the world. The more power I have, the better right?”

“Hah!? As if you can reach False God Realm that easily! Listen up! The Dao is infinite! Each person has his or her own Dao! Even if I tell you mine, it wouldn't do anything to you!”

Psh, isn’t it just the Dao? What’s wrong with copying notes?

“Sigh. I don’t think you’ll understand even if I tell you. Fine. I’ll tell you my Dao.”

“Wait, you remember you're Dao? Is your amnesia gone already?”

“The Dao is a part of me so I will forever remember it. I still don’t remember my life and background!”

“Okay...”

Sigh, there really are no shortcuts in the world...I thought I had already completed El’s quest before I knew it.

Well, we still have a lot of time. No need to worry about that now.

“My Dao is the Eternal Dao. Forever living, forever dying. The Dao exists for eternity and will forever be eternal.”

“...You’re right. I don’t understand it at all.”

The heck. What use is that?

So what if the Dao is eternal? Is that all one needs to do? Think that the Dao is eternal???

The Dao is the Eternal Dao. Forever living, forever dying. The Dao exists for eternity and will forever be eternal. The Dao is the Eternal Dao. Forever living, forever dying. The Dao exists for eternity and will forever be eternal. The Dao is the Eternal Dao. Forever living, forever dying. The Dao exists for eternity and will forever be eternal. The Dao is the Eternal Dao. Forever living, forever dying. The Dao exists for eternity and will forever be eternal. Have faith in Lord Fifth, gain eternal life. When Lord Fifth appe- wait, that’s not it.

...Nothing’s happening though?

“Oi, you’re not thinking of chanting what I said just now to break through right? What kind of stupid lame thinking is that!? If it was that easy, it would be raining False Gods every day!”

“It was worth the shot.”

“It’s not worth it! You just wasted 3 seconds of your life!”

“At least I wasted it together with you.”

“That doesn’t sound cheesy at all! More like, it’s just annoying! 3 seconds of this queen’s life is more important than yours!”

“...”

Damn, I was supposed to only think that line and not say it to El telepathically. I feel so embarrassed…

God! Kill me now!

“Also, the Eternal Dao still has countless branches! Mine is just one of them. The Eternal Blood Dao! Lucas, if you want to break through, then think of your own Dao!”

“Uuu...yes ma’am...”

“Call me milady queen!”

“...”

Okay, I’ve had enough talking with El. Let’s head back to [Sennerth].

Do I really need to shut myself into closed door training just to break through?

Dao huh?...I wonder what’s mine?

“Lucas, you’re back!”

“Aleris, hey.”

*Vii~*

Greeting Aleris, I took off my helmet and change back to my [White Haired Adventurer] outfit.

Phew, finally out of that stuffy helmet.

The only good thing in that helmet is that I can stare at girls’ breast without anyone noticing...well...except for El…so I guess it doesn’t mean anything anymore…

Vil hopped back on my head and greeted Aleris as well.

“Tell me about these Demons in your world.”

Aleris nodded and explained.

As legends had it, the Demons seems to have come from disasters and calamities in the old age.

The calamities somehow become sentient and turned into what was now known as Demons.

Some Demons came from mankind’s sins and fears.

And so on. It seems that it’s not entirely clear how the Demons came about.

Sigh, I thought knowing their background would help me somewhat but I guess not.

“So...I’ll be off to the demon lord’s castle then.”

“...Why do you sound like you’re just visiting your next door neighbor!?”

Well...what do you need me to say?

Aleris sighed and beckoned me to follow her.

“Follow me.”

“Ou...”

Confused, I followed Aleris to a room full of weapons and armors.

“Here. See if you can pull it out.”

After looking through the weapons, she took one out and tossed it to me.

The sword was pretty rusted and didn’t look good at all. What does she hope to accomplish by giving me a rusty sword?

Well, let’s just humor her.

Suddenly, the sword shined and was filled with light.

“W-what’s-!?”

Surprised, I let out a confused voice as I stare at the light filled sword.

After a few moments, the light dimmed and revealed a brand new sword.

This time, it was no longer rusty and trash looking. Instead, it was a white sword with golden linings and engravings.

A golden jewel was placed on the hilt and on the blade’s center. Revealing a holy and graceful feeling.

This...just what is this!?

Name

Durandal I

Rank

SS

Damage

150~250

Durability

N/A

Requirements

???

Skill

Holy Torrent

Holy-...fuck!

This...I just got an SS rank sword that easily!?

And it’s Durandal! A holy sword!!!

“Not bad. This means you’re truly the hero we’ve been looking for. Though, it’s too bad you’ve only awakened its first form.”

“This...you’re giving this to me!? Rather, what do you mean first form!?”

“It’s naturally yours since you were able to unsheath it. As for the forms. Legend has it that Durandal has more than one form. As for what it is, I don’t know it too. Anyway, the sword’s yours so that’s your problem, not mine haha.”

Aleris laughed and left the armory, leaving me still confused and shocked.

After a while, I followed her out and repeatedly asked her that this sword is now mine so she wouldn't take it back again.

Helpless, Aleris smiled wryly and promised not to take it back later.

Haha! Good! Good! Now I have an awesome sword to deal with the bunch of Demons!

I asked Aleris for the direction of the Demon Kingdom and left riding a horse.

My first contact with Demons...I wonder how this will turn out?

I rode the horse fast and sped through the lands, passing by [Dorville Forest] at the side.

Suddenly, I stopped and looked towards the forest again.

Come to think of it. Isn’t there usually a treasure at the bottom most of a dungeon?

...How about I go get it for now, then we’ll deal with the Demons later?

Who knows, maybe that treasure can help me greatly?

“Come on Vil, let’s make a detour first!”

*Vii!*

Vil seemed rather excited too so after parking my horse...park...is that the right term? Whatever. After leaving the horse behind, I walked on foot and went back to the dungeon with Vil.

The earth stairs are still there so I didn’t waste any time at all to go down.

Seventh floor...eighth floor...ninth floor...tenth floor...Hm? There’s an eleventh floor? Owell, no one said that every dungeon ends at ten floors.

But how come the eleventh floor was way deeper than the rest? Usually, the distance between floors was only around 5 meters. But the distance of the tenth floor and the eleventh floor are way more than that.

Also, there seems to be a huge monster on the tenth floor. Must be the boss...eh? Then what’s the eleventh floor for?

...Let’s go kill the boss at the tenth floor first. No matter what. EXP is still EXP.

The boss is a huge chimera. Lion’s head, two snakes as tails, and an eagle’s wings.

As for the monster’s level. It’s relatively high. I’ll probably level up thrice with this.

But to kill it is pretty easy.

When it flies, control the wind to destabilize it. When on the ground, control the earth to trap him.

First thing I did was cut off the snake tails with a light blade.

Everything else was pretty easy for a guy who can control the elements.

Hmmm...maybe this is my Dao? Dao of the elements?

...Nope, I don’t know what the heck is the Dao of the elements…

After beheading the chimera with [Durandal]. I leveled up...twice.

Damn, I thought I’ll level up thrice!

Again, I added 10 points to LUK while the other stats rose due to the level up.

As for drops...nope, nothing’s happening...sigh. I forgot. This isn’t [Harus]. I think one needs to dismantle the monster for the drops...well, I don’t need anything anyway.

There are no treasure chests here...Let’s check the eleventh floor.

Upon reaching the eleventh floor, I was met with a wide open space and a passageway.

Other than that, there’s nothing else.

Where does this passageway lead to?

I can’t see too far with my [World Eyes] on places I have never been to. Well, let’s just take a look.

“Come on Vil.”

*Vii!*

“Should you be doing this now?”

El asked. I just shrugged and continued forward.

“Relax, it’s not like the world’s about to end anytime soon.”

+ + +

Inside a dark room full of chains, a white-haired woman was tied at the very center of the room with chains shackling ever part of her body.

The floor lit up with a dark reddish glow and a mysterious pattern appeared on the floor.

A man with horns on his head walked into the room. His mouth curled upwards with a crazy grin and let out a maniacal laugh.

“Kukukukukuhehehehahahahahahahaha!”

His claws moved and pinched the white-haired woman’s chin and his mouth tore on the sides, revealing a monstrous smile.

“The time has come to rule the world, my Queen.”

Status

Name

Lucas

Level

15

Race

Human - Dragon

Gender

Male

Class

Wanderer

8

Stamina

10750

Mana

10800

Qi

100000000000

Spirit

1840

Cultivation

Peak Martial Emperor

STR

134

INT

132

SPD

133

DEX

131

VIT

130

LUK

238

Fire

56

Earth

49

Water

234

Wind

41

Light

275

Dark

70

Ice

12

Lightning

12

Holy

120

Space

16

Fame

30000

Rage

0

Charm

150

Titles

Light Hero of Darkness

Playboy King

Sealed

Elena Shenxue

Skills

Concoct

3.54%

Dragon’s Wrath

10.18%

Elemental Manipulation

Passive

Star Convergence

Passive

Spirit Formation

4.01%

Implosion Palm

8.02%

World Eyes

Passive

Smith

32.54%

Blink

9.30%

Stealth

8.29%

Heal

12.35%

Cure

10.24%

Triple Stab

3.25%

Successive Shots

2.45%

Hunter’s Mark

Passive