The outburst was followed by awkward silence. During the silence the demon went back to floating in the air and reading. Nearly a full minute later the silence was once again broken.
“Well… is your ‘companion’ from one of those contract tokens then?”
The bunny nodded.
“Did you use the other token as well?”
[ROGER] let out a sigh of resignation. “I got an extra token for getting the boss to submit to me. I used all three tokens like an idiot. And I summoned three extremely powerful beings. If the most powerful summon hadn’t wanted to keep me alive, then I’d probably be dead right now.”
“Huh” Max said, not sure how to respond.
“I’m guessing that triage of question marks for your summons’ level means that it’s in the hundreds?”
Another nod.
“Were all three of your summons’ levels in the hundreds?”
The rabbit slowly shook his head.
“Ah, so this is the one that wanted to keep you alive then?”
The demon began to shake once more while holding his book to his belly and the other hand over his mouth in an effort to keep from laughing again.
The defeated looking bunny’s ears were now laid back in shame. “One of my summons’ was nearly [LEGENDARY] grade” he nearly mumbled.
The Fenrir looked puzzled. “What does that mean?”
A deep breath. Then he gritted out “In order to go from [UNIQUE] grade to [LEGENDARY] grade, one would need to pass [LEVEL 5000]. My highest levelled summon had less than fifty levels to go.”
Silence reigned once again.
“Hey [ROGER]?”
“Yeah?”
“Remember that time I asked you to look after my plants while I went on a business trip?”
“Yes” he replied with resignation.
“And then you thought it would be fine if you just gave them a week’s worth of water all at once to save you time?”
“Uh huh.”
“I lost my favorite orchid.”
“I said I was sorry. I bought you a new one” he mumbled under his breath.
“Sometimes you make really unwise decisions.”
“I know.”
By this point the rabbit was both looking and feeling very down trodden.
“You know what this means right?”
“Hmmm?”
“I’m going to have to stick around and keep an eye on you. Who knows how much more trouble you’ll get yourself into if left to your own devices?”
[ROGER] brightened with happiness. “I guess so then. Does that mean you’ll join me in clearing the dungeon?”
“Well, I was already heading down there. Its not like I’m going out my way” the ten-foot-tall wolf said gruffly.
The bunny acted very much like a rabbit for a moment. In his excitement, he hopped up and down a few times in quick succession. Recognizing his display of childlike behaviour, he quickly suggested they move on.
As they moved throughout the floor, they each shared their own experiences since being born in the dungeon.
*DING*
[LEVEL UP] You have reached Level 75.
[LEVEL UP] You have reached Level 76.
[LEVEL UP] You have reached Level 77.
60 Attribute points have been distributed according to the natural inclinations of your race.
You have 105 Skill points and 30 Attribute points to distribute manually.
After a bit more hunting the Fenrir mentioned that he had been trying to level for more than a day and needed some rest. The bunny showed off his amazing digging skills by carving out a hideaway for them all. The wolf didn’t seem all that impressed, but still thanked the storm rabbit before quickly falling asleep. Confidant that everything was secure, points were distributed. Of the thirty spare points, ten went into [INTELLIGENCE] and [WISDOM], while five points were increased in both [STRENGTH] and [VITALITY].
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Once the rabbit was sure that Max was sound asleep, he rounded on the demon demanding an explanation of his outburst. [ABRAXAS]’ reaction had been way over the top. It hadn’t been that funny, had it? Who laughed that much at someone else stuffing up? Apparently, the answer was demonoids. The prince brushed the issue aside by claiming that demons just had a different sense of humour to everyone else. Unsatisfied, but unable to refute the answer, the sovereign let the matter go.
Sometime later the wolf monster awoke. It was then suggested by the rabbit monster that they should move on to the next floor. There was a disapproving look in the giant canine’s eyes at his evident ‘recklessness’. Then the black wolf glanced at the [PRINCE], before agreeing with a defeated expression.
A white blizzard greeted them on the fourteenth floor. Snow and ice covered everywhere they looked. The chill of frozen mana began to seep into their skin the longer they remained on the floor.
*DING*
Skill: [COLD RESISTANCE] granted.
*DING*
[COLD RESISTANCE] has reached Level 1
The ice age theme of the floor was soon confirmed with little exploration.
Monster – [SABER TOOTH TIGER] – [LEVEL 75]
Monster – [MAMMOTH] – [LEVEL 78]
Monster – [STEPPE BISON] – [LEVEL 78]
Monster – [CAVE BEAR] – [LEVEL 79]
Going against all expectations, the herbivorous inhabitants of this floor were quite vicious and attacked on sight just like the [SABER TOOTH TIGER]s. The [CAVE BEAR]s, the only lone monsters, mostly just kept to themselves. Despite there being so many threats, something else was holding the storm rabbit’s attention. Each time his magical related attributes had increased, he felt a little more connected to mana itself. He had already become accustomed to his own innate magic, but the mana outside his body slowly came more and more into focus with every level. The density of the mana had increased with every floor descended as well.
And now, with over one hundred points in both [INTELLIGENCE] and [WISDOM], dense mana like he had never felt before, and with the magic itself being currently attuned to the [STORM] affinity, the bunny felt like all the pieces were clicking together. He could feel its very essence in the air. Standing in the middle of an icy plain which was covered in such a savage blizzard, he stretched out his own threads of mana. In the process he managed to intuit that his dual horns conducted the magic more efficiently. Focusing on channeling through them, he reached out and took hold of as much of his favourite affinity as he could. This turned out to be every drop of [STORM] mana within the entire floor.
Suddenly, it wasn’t a blizzard, it was his blizzard. At his command, everything froze. Their breathing was the only sound to be heard. The astonished huffing blowing away the nearby snowflakes. An instant later, the bunny made everything burst back into motion. The wind howled in an agonising scream. The snow flurried in a rush, bombarding all those in its path with iciness reminiscent of death. Thunder bellowed through the sky in an ominous rage. The resulting lightning sporadically lit up the entire floor, showing just how dark and deadly of a force the [STORM] had become.
Notifications fell like rain as the intense snowstorm thundered on.
*DING*
[LEVEL UP] You have reached Level 78.
[LEVEL UP] You have reached Level 79.
[LEVEL UP] You have reached Level 80.
60 Attribute points have been distributed according to the natural inclinations of your race.
You have 120 Skill points and 15 Attribute points to distribute manually.
*DING*
[EVOLUTION AVAILABLE]
Would you like to evolve?
[Y/N]
Note that further levels can not be attained until you have evolved.
Time to hide away again. He’d really been looking forward to evolving. What sort of options would he get? It wouldn’t be long before he found out. Letting the others know of his situation, they began searching for a convenient place to burrow down. Only a little while later he was once again safe and secure. [YES] was selected before a list appeared in his vision.
Select your evolution from the following options:
[VAMPIRIC SOVEREIGN MONSOON JACKALOPE]
– Title raised to [MARQUESS]
– Grants the skill: [HONED FOCUS] ([INTELLIGENCE] & [PERCEPTION] based skill)
– Grants one free [EPIC] grade skill
– Grants the unlocking of all Tier 3 [WATER] affinity types at 100%. [BLOOD], [MONSOON], [SAP] and [TYPHOON].
– Grants the unlocking of all Tier 3 [AIR] affinity types at 100%. [SMOKE], [TEMPEST] [TORNADO] and [VAPOR].
– Grants the unlocking of all Tier 3 [LIGHTNING] affinity types at 100%. [CHARGE], [CYCLONE], [MAGNETIC] and [HURRICANE].
– Automatically assigned attributes will be changed to [AGILITY], [DEXTERITY], [INTELLIGENCE], [WISDOM] and [PERCEPTION]
(All automatically assigned attributes will receive 5 points per level)
[VAMPIRIC SOVEREIGN TEMPEST RAVRAKI]
– Title raised to [MARQUESS]
– Grants the skill: [REPAIR INJURY] ([WISDOM] based skill)
– Grants the skill: [REPRIEVE] ([WISDOM] based skill)
– Grants two free [EPIC] grade skills
– Grants the unlocking of all Tier 3 [WATER] affinity types at 100%. [BLOOD], [MONSOON], [SAP] and [TYPHOON].
– Automatically assigned attributes will be changed to [VITALITY], [INTELLIGENCE], [WISDOM] and [PERCEPTION]
(All automatically assigned attributes will receive 6 points per level)
[VAMPIRIC SOVEREIGN CYCLONE SKVADER]
– Title raised to [MARQUESS]
– Grants the skill: [FAST FORWARD] ([AGILITY] based skill)
– Grants two free [EPIC] grade skills
– Grants the unlocking of all Tier 3 [AIR] affinity types at 100%. [SMOKE], [TEMPEST] [TORNADO] and [VAPOR].
– Automatically assigned attributes will remain [AGILITY], [DEXTERITY], [CHARISMA] and [PERCEPTION]
(All automatically assigned attributes will receive 6 points per level)
[VAMPIRIC SOVEREIGN TYPHOON WOLPERTINGER]
– Title raised to [MARQUESS]
– Grants the skill: [OMNIPOTENT] ([STRENGTH] based skill)
– Grants two free [EPIC] grade skills
– Grants the unlocking of all Tier 3 [LIGHTNING] affinity types at 100%. [CHARGE], [CYCLONE], [MAGNETIC] and [HURRICANE].
– Automatically assigned attributes will be changed to [STRENGTH], [AGILITY], [DEXTERITY] and [CONSTITUTION]
(All automatically assigned attributes will receive 6 points per level)
So basically, there was a magical choice, a healer choice, a speed focused choice, and an attack focused choice. So which one would he choose? That’s right. Bring on the magic!