The Author's POV

Arriving in front of another metal door that seemed more secure and robust than the one that led to the black market, I knocked once.

-Bam!

On the right side of the door, a small compartment opened up to which I placed my black card.

-Voom!

As soon as I placed my card, green light emerged from the bottom of the compartment enveloping my card.

-Diiii

A couple of seconds after the green light disappeared, I heard the sound of a ring coming from the compartment indicating to me that the scan was complete.

Taking my card back, the metal door started rumbling before slowly opening up.

-Vam!

Entering the building, I was instantly stunned.

A luxuriously decorated hall, where at the front stood a stunning reception counter made of a mixture of wood and marble. Various receptionists tended the guest from behind the counter, and a faint citrusy smell lingered in the air.

Because Kevin had never been here in the novel, it was also my first time knowing how this place looked like.

Words couldn't even come close to describe how a place actually looked like in real life, as things such as the smell, the sounds, and the atmosphere always tended to be hard to conceptualize in words. You could get a general idea of how a place looked like, but it would never be the same as in real life. Every time I came to a new place, I became speechless on how different the place was compared to what I had written.

In this case, even though I had no idea how this place would look like, I was still momentarily overwhelmed by this place's grandeur.

It resembled a palace created for the king of an empire.

Clean white marble floor, silky red carpets, gold-coated lamps, neatly sculpted desks, this place had everything.

This was what true luxury looked like.

Arriving at the front desk of the reception, I went towards a clerk on the right side of the reception desk.

"Welcome to [Dungeon seekers] how may we help you?"

"I'm looking to enter a dungeon"

Smiling at my reply, the receptionist took a small tablet out and presented it to me.

"These are all the available dungeons that we have at the moment"

Scrolling through the tablet I could see a large list of dungeons.

Each dungeon had a red and green circle around them, indicating whether they were available or not.

Each dungeon had a limit on how many people could enter, and if the limit was not respected the dungeon would destabilize resulting in a potential desync.

A desync was essentially a phenomenon where a dungeon would lose its connection with the demon world.

Once a dungeon lost its connection to the demon world, it essentially became a void dungeon. Which was a dungeon that led to nowhere.

Since [Dungeon seekers] knew this, they made sure that the limit was never broken by always leaving one slot open.

"We currently have three operating G rank dungeons, 6 F-rank dungeons, 18 D-rank dungeons, 11 C-rank dungeons, 13 B-rank dungeons, and lastly 4 A-rank dungeons"

Seeing the endless amount of dungeons available, I was left speechless

The number of dungeons they were hiding was enough to make people wonder how the government still hasn't done anything.

Actually considering their wealth and influence, even if the central government wanted to do something I doubt they'd be able to hurt [Dunegone seekers]. That was unless they wanted to start a full-blown war, which no one desired.

Taking the tablet, I quickly went through the list for F-rank dungeons.

- F-rank : [Kurus barracks]

Description; Directly spawns contractor inside of demon army barracks.

Price; 15% of contractor loot + Entrance fee of 500 U

- F-rank : [Blood sea]

Description; Directly spawns contractor in an oceanic environment filled with bloodthirsty sea creatures.

Price; 15% of contractor loot + Entrance fee of 500 U

:

desert-like terrain that is

+ Entrance fee of

:

of the high mountain range covered with highly toxic

of contractor loot +

: [Forest

contractors inside a forest that tempts preys by creating

contractor loot + Entrance fee of

: [Earth's

volcanic area, where

13% of contractor loot +

Hmm...what should I choose

I monetarily paused to think about which one to choose out of

was out of the question as I didn't bring any waterproof equipment with

mountains] was simply too dangerous, and I didn't have poison resistance

17% clause, where I would have to pay 17% of all profits gained from the dungeon. That was a tad bit

also out of the

with [Earth's wrath],

me, after contemplating for a while I decided to go with

and water shortage should pose no problem to me

go

well, here's a contract you will need to

contract, I patiently looked through the

In short.

so that no misunderstandings can arise when I exit

things I will bring

to be paid upfront, accompanied

time a person could stay inside of a dungeon was 30

not come out by the designated time, a specialized

contractor could, in case of emergencies, call for a support team that will come as soon

calling a support team resulted in the loss

content, I nodded satisfactorily

was nothing that

rules that tried to be as fair

"Thank you very much"

receptionist took the paper and we

"Please follow me"

total of 1500 U, deposit + entrance

--

completed the payment, I neatly folded it and placed it in my

dungeon ticket,

several individuals, who just like me, were waiting to enter the

food and drinks to the

around for a couple of seconds, I went towards a secluded area that had fewer

I wasn't nervous, I'd be

in this world has been

and there in the academy, everything that I wanted to

the VR test was successful as I managed to complete the extra

that I wanted to accomplish was completed

But that meant nothing.

achievements get

repeatedly told myself, as I was just about

shouldn't be something

was going my way didn't mean that everything else was going to

to before, I should never let

were going for me, a slight

was the best recipe

was self-reflecting, I tried

where there was a high mortality rate, one must not go in there thinking that everything would be alright and no danger would

confidence, it was

themselves and make sure to give it their all so that one doesn't

5077684 please

my number, I stood up and went towards the person who called for my

butler outfit, like most of the male employees working here, the man led me

Di! Di! Di!

-Shaaaa!

on the lock of the door and then proceeded

-Klang!

itself allowing me