After blindly accepting a War Game from Freya, I had to go report this to Loki. Luckily, they already left on their expedition a few hours ago so it was just me and Loki in the manor.

Walking through the different streets of the city is a pain. Imagine it as walking through New York City on a New Years'.

After getting through the thick crowds, I found my way to the manor, got through the stationed guards, and found myself in the mansion's residential area.

Loki wasn't here, probably off drinking some stuff in her room, or maybe she went out.

A shadow of an Al-Miraj I killed one time appeared behind me.

"Trace Loki's scent," A command I issued to the dead rabbit monster.

But it didn't move, just stood there. They're supposed to follow orders faithfully so something must be off.

Is it because Al-Miraj cant track down someone, or is it just became she's a god.

"Return"

That was useless, I'll just find her ass myself.

I don't really remember where her chambers are located, so I just use my enhanced speed to check all the rooms.

Loki's room was someplace in the back on the second floor.

I knocked on the door.

"And whos that," a reply came right away.

"Riku."

"Whaddaya want"

"Something important, now let me in"

"Nah, tell me here"

"Alright, I got challenged to a War game, you need to accept"

".........come in."

Finally.

I turned the knob and walked in, she was laying on her front, with a bottle of some cheap booze to her side.

"Explain," she ordered.

"Sure. So after Denatus, this and that happened, Freya and I had a little scuffle and she ended up challenging me to a War Game.

"You got the vixen to challenge ya to a war game. What type?"

"Frontal assault, me vs all o Enki Familia. She'll confirm it with the other gods."

"Ya can't be serious. What the hell have ya been doing behind my back. And besides, why are you fighting Enki and not Freya," Loki asked.

"Because she's too afraid to fight me, why else?"

"Can you win?"

"Obviously"

"I don't sense a lie from you. But if you don't, I swear I'm gonna rip you a new one. You're lucky I'm acting so casual about this. This a damn big deal after all."

"Look at it this way, if I win, it just proves Loki Familia's strength to the people even more."

"Yeah, just don't humiliate yourself out there," Loki said.

Someones going to get humiliated and it ain't going to be me.

"I'm going to the dungeon. I'm thinking of bringing the level 1's still in the manor with me."

"Do what ya want, just don't kill em."

"Course, can't let them die on me, they need to be there to watch the war game."

After saying my piece, I left her room and went to gather up the other adventures in the manor. At least the ones still awake.

"He doesn't know how much work I have to do now, does he. Damn that Riku," Loki whispered.

"Yo, how many of yall are still awake? Who wants to tag along with me to the dungeon?"

There weren't many people here. Only 3, and they all seemed to be doing something.

Two were playing chess, and 1 was reading a book.

"Sorry, but we went to the dungeon earlier and our armor broke down," said one of them, an adventure named Sailren.

"Now that ain't so good, what about you two over there."

"We respectfully decline, sir."

They both said in unison.

Damn, guess I gotta go alone. I wanted to level these people up soon as well.

"Well, ok, but don't call me sir, I'm technically not your superior"

After leaving that in the air, I walked through the long hallway and left through the front door.

I found myself at the basement of Babel real quick.

Going in, I quickly rushed down the stair to floor 7.

After carefully but quickly guiding myself in the upper levels, I found a few killer ants on the 7th.

A group of 3 grouped up and came my way.

While they did that, I charged my left hand with my new technique, 'Thundering Shadow'

An aura type mixture of purple and black mixed, while the purple part gave off a more crackling type of feel, the black part felt more enveloping and warm.

So what did I do, I threw it at them, an uneven shape of purple lightning and the black matter was thrown at them. When met with contact, the ants most likely felt the purple part first because they started trembling, like that of a shock, then before disintegration, any remains disappeared.

Does that mean I can use 'Shadow' on the dungeon as well?

Bending down, I leaned forward with my arm and coated it with only 'shadow'

Upon immediate contact, the part of the dungeon disappeared almost as if it didn't exist there in the first place.

But like always, the dungeon regrew itself and covered up the massive gave in the ground.

Of course, I've gotta rank it u in the deeper floors. I assume a level 7 can go down to the later floor '50s. So a level 91 (9) should be able to make it to the lower 60's.

If I remember correctly, Loki Familia spent 10 days in their expedition before going up and rescuing Bell from the Goliath on the 17th.

I should be able to avoid them if I cloak myself with 'Environmental Concealment', a basic skill gained upon getting to level 10.

I acquired it after taking down those thugs before I got to Orario.

I poured that skill into my body's internal structure accelerating my top speed, I blitzed straight down through each floor's staircase.