Danny kept asking for directions, though he was being refused just as much.

"Can you take me to the nearest Dungeon to me, on the Argentis continent, near the city of Genos, preferably one that hasn't been found? And one between F- and F+ rank." He wasn't expecting much, because he had asked it similarly before.

It took a bit for the message to arrive, which was strange. Before, the answer was almost instantaneous.

[There is one. But caution is advised, since you're so weak. Here is the location from where you are...]

Danny flinched. It was just an F~ rank Dungeon, nothing a slightly powerful person could do. With enough preparation, it was simple for a normal person.

Danny did not look up from his phone, as he headed in the direction it told him.

He remembered that the main character would clear out a nearby Dungeon, gaining the complete rights to it, sometime in the near future. But that Dungeon evolved into an E- rank Dungeon midway through. The chances of that happening were nearly a one-in-a-billion or so, meaning that there was no way it would happen for him.

Of course, now he was worried it would happen. But he wasn't too worried. As long as it didn't go into E territory, he should be fine.

He was walking through a forest when he saw the Entrance. It wasn't a big, massive spiral that would suck him in, but a pair of doors. They were clean, as though they were never touched by anything. They were quite normal; just wood, with nothing scary about them. But the real problem was the pressure behind the doors.

Danny moved, as if through water. It wasn't comfortable, but not too bad. Danny chuckled to himself.

"I'm an Oddity, aren't I?" he asked. He remembered about the existences called Oddities; unnatural beings that were different from normal people.

[Well, you are from a different world. Plus, you have us. If you aren't an Oddity, then no one is.]

"True that," he said, pushing the doors open.

Instantly, it felt like his body was being torn apart, one layer at a time. He would've screamed, if he had a throat.

Just as suddenly, he felt his body being restructured.

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As soon as feeling returned, he sharpened his senses. The start of the Dungeon was where most deaths occurred. Thankfully, there was nothing in his surroundings.

If there was, he wasn't sure what he would do. Maybe he would have froze, just becoming free food, or killed them and been in madness.

But he pushed those thoughts away, as he trudged further on.

It was a cave Dungeon, one of the better types. Even though he didn't have light, there was a straight path to the end. It's just that the Monsters were stronger on the main path.

Danny stopped and picked up a rock. He threw it straight forward, just like he'd been doing for a while. He had thought it was weird that he hadn't seen any Monsters, but now he knew why.

They were all dangling on the roof, hundreds of different yet similar creatures. The only thing connecting those Monsters to the roof was a single web for each.

There was a vibration from the ground. It came from a huge Spider that attacked the rock. It scowled after noticing there was nothing.

Danny paused at that thought. 'It scowled?' he thought to himself. There was something far more unnatural happening here, yet Danny didn't want to find out. He had wanted to kill the Monsters, in order for levels...

"Shit," he cursed. Only the protagonist had the ability to grow by killing Monsters. Though he regretted saying it immediately, as the Spider turned its head back.

"Who are you?" it asked, with a high pitched voice. Sniff, sniff. "A human? Where could you be hiding?"

Danny could feel his heartbeat increasing, though he tried to quiet his breathing. No Monsters were supposed to speak, yet. That was something that happened in the late parts of the novel, not before it even started.

"I won't kill you," it said, as its legs skittered across the ground. "In fact, I'll let you walk out of here. I promise in the name of The Queen." There was something odd about the way it said those words, as if it was lying through its forked tongue.

But Danny saw the purple light shine like a beacon, meaning the promise must be upheld. Of course, Danny still didn't move.

"I'm sorry," a feeble voice spoke. Danny opened his mouth to scream something, but nothing came out. "I didn't know this was a Dungeon."

The Spider laughed, something unbefitting of its size. "Found you."

Before the Spider could lunge, which it could in just a second, Danny jumped out of his hiding spot.

"Hello, beautiful," he called. He really needed this to work, otherwise he was dead, too. The Spider stopped.

"Now, why didn't I feel you come in?" it asked, though Danny ignored its words.

"I must say, I have never quite seen something like you. Purrr." He rolled the 'r' in his mouth, though he could tell it could work.

"What are you doing?" the feeble voice asked. Danny glared at the source- a young boy, with orange hair. The same one that he had met earlier that day. He pitied the boy's luck, but he was unable to help him at the moment.

"You flatter me. What might your name be, young man?" the Spider asked, its voice more like clicks of its mandibles than actual sound.

"I am Dan-" He stopped himself, physically unable to call himself by his name. It was like his body refused to call itself that. "August Reginald VI, at your service. May I know the name of the fair maiden?"

The Spider giggled, though the killing intent had barely left its eyes. "No, you may not. You see, I am on a very important mission right now. And if anyone knew my name, I would have to kill them. Do you understand?"