The Author's POV

Chapter 233

[98-F, Demon hunter guild, guild master office]

"Young miss, thank god you're here!"

Arriving at her father's office, Amanda found Maxwell rushing in her direction. His face was visibly distraught.

"What's wrong?"

Halting her footsteps, Amanda frowned.

"Young miss, something terrible happened to the guild master"

Amanda's heart sank when she heard those words.

"...Father?"

She tried her best to keep her calm. At least on the surface.

"Investigating a potential energy spike coming from one of the ranked dungeons that we own, fearing for the worst, the guild master decided to head in to check on the situation. Unfortunately..."

Maxwell took a deep breath.

"Unfortunately, the dungeon desynced whilst the guild master was inside"

"Ah..."

Amanda took a step back. Her body turned cold.

A dungeon desync was when the dungeon suddenly lost its connection to the human world.

As a result, if anyone stayed in it, they would find themselves transported to the demon world. The most dangerous place that existed.

"D-don't worry young-miss, although the guild master is in a t-troubling situation, not all hope is lost. His vital signs seem to still be okay at the moment meaning that he is still alive..."

Seeing Amanda's state, Maxwell tried his best to comfort her.

Unfortunately, his words weren't convincing as he occasionally fumbled on his speech.

"As I've said before, there really is no need for you to worry about the guil—"

Hearing Maxwell talk, Amanda stood there in a daze. Everything Maxwell said just went from one ear to the other.

She couldn't process anything.

Even if what Maxwell said was true, Amanda knew that the situation was dire. Stuck inside of a dungeon with no way out, chances were that her father would no longer come back.

In the past, there had never been a case of someone ever escaping from a closed dungeon.

Never.

"We are trying anything within our po...young miss?"

Taking a look at Amanda, Maxwell stopped. Her face was pale. Maxwell instantly became worried.

"Young miss, please listen. Although the guild master is stuck inside of the dungeon, his life does not seem in danger at the moment. Please don't assu—"

"May I have some time alone, please?"

Amanda suddenly cut Maxwell off. A weak smile appeared on her face.

"...as you wish young miss."

Staring at Amanda's weak smile, Maxwell lowered his head.

Though he wanted to say something, noticing Amanda's current state, he decided that it was best to leave her alone.

Bowing down, he turned around and left.

"Ah..."

Watching Maxwell leave the room, Amanda walked with faltering steps. Her legs didn't move as she intended them to. She almost fell multiple times but finally managed to arrive before her father's desk.

Sitting down on her father's seat, she looked at her father's desk. Apart from the myriad of papers sprawled all over the place, on it were multiple pictures of her and her father when she was a child.

Taking one of the pictures, Amanda caressed it.

As she caressed the picture frames, Amanda's mind blanked.

"father..."

She muttered as her body faintly trembled.

Was this a repeat of the past?

Was someone else going to leave her again? Would her father leave like her mother and Agnes, her nanny?

She didn't want that.

Suddenly, Amanda's vision blurred.

—Pita! —Pita!

Only then did she realize that tears were streaming down her face.

***

[Leviathan building, 10 A.M]

a private

"Huff...huff..."

lowered my body and did

'294...295...296...'

the reps inside of my mind, I continued to do this for

was doing the pushup, on my finger

===

: Ring

Rank : C

mass will double. Whenever the setting is changed, the mass will double

===

I could

for me to improve my mana capacity, I had to

training

"Huuu..."

a deep breath, I

meeting with Jin last week, I had this sudden

so that's exactly what

matters related to the mercenary guild to Smallsnake, I closed myself inside of my room for

to begin, apart from the occasional call-ups from instructor August with regards to the tournament, I had a lot of

which I fully

from eating and sleeping, all I did was

continuously getting stronger, I realized that I

Jin had ranked up to rank. Something that was only supposed

of progress

get left

mind, I upped

'Next goal, rank'

feel it, I

***

peaceful morning was disrupted by the endless chattering coming from a bunch

stood a tall and stern

couple of hours of intense training, the instructor had

"Shut up!"

August's voice boomed across the area.

"This fucking job..."

"Here you go, sir"

"Hm?"

handed him a stack of papers. Briefly glancing at them, clicking his tongue instructor August thrust them

I need the papers for? Just send

Instructor August berated.

your job,

"B-but—"

crap. I'm here to train the students.

instructor August glared at the attendant instantly overwhelming him with his

"Keugh..."

"Understood?"

"Y-yes"

the terrifying glare, the attendant

the papers and left. Not wanting to be next to

a message detailing the games that you will be participating in as well as the rules of

attention to the students, Instructor August

"Huaaam..."

August speak, a small yawn escaped

training sessions, although brutal, were not as

theirs,

That aside...

around the

coming up in about a week's time, tensions were

Lock students and

point where conflicts arose, the tension in the air was

I've said enough for

out of my thoughts

"You're dismissed"

August's announcement, the training session came to an end. Besides me, the other students let out a sigh of relief as they

are you going

way back to the dorms, walking beside

go back to

"Ah, is that so..."

wanted to go

what was up with you this past week? I could

his head and switched

"Right, I was training"

only see him during the morning

from that, I refused

all I had in my

"Training?"

"Yeah"

see, that makes

Kevin wasn't any different.

his time training. So this was probably

"Hold up!"

crisp voice

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