Chapter 60 Dungeon Of Reverence
Looking at my radar, I could see that there was a dungeon 30 miles away from me. While at first, that might seem like a lot, I was aware that the forest I was in was much bigger than just 30 miles and was probably incomparable to the size of the Brazilian Amazon forest.
'It might compare to the tundra in size.' I concluded while looking around me.
After walking for a while, we both began to run at full speeds or to be accurate, I ran at full speeds while Blanca wasn't even breaking a sweat.
She seemed to be enjoying the run more than I was, trying to run in front of me and show herself off to catch me off guard, yet I persisted in not looking at her at all during this journey.
One useful thing I did get out of this run was my analysis of my running speed, but not my strength. After finally learning how to walk without tripping, I increased my speed to a light jog, then a brisk, then a run, and finally an all-out sprint.
I felt the wind push against my face, yet due to my intelligence stat having been increased to 40, as well as my vitality stat that increased my stamina, I found myself easily running the whole distance without tiring or accidentally hitting anything.
My intelligence stat, while seeming like a simple one that only increased my overall intelligence, did much more than it seemed on the surface of things.
My reaction speed had increased dramatically, making me see everything in slow-motion at times when I would be forced to make a split-second decision. I could also sense that my calculation speed had skyrocketed, while my reaction speed also did the same thing.
However, when it came to fights it is always better to rely on my instincts rather than calculating every single thing that happened. Sure, my intelligence is high and therefore I won't get mentally exhausted as fast as before, but if I move instinctually, I wouldn't have to rely on my mental stamina and would rather just focus on the fight as well as the battle tactics that I might apply.
After having moved through the forest for a little more than 2 hours, we finally found ourselves in front of a tunnel or cave that seemed to have been carved out extremely well, to where it could sustain itself for probably hundreds of years without falling apart.
Taking a step forward, I felt a hand grip my arm, making me look back at Blanca's serious expression, followed by a slight shake of the head.
While I would have normally felt surprised by seeing the sudden mood switch from a goofy, lustful, and even teasing aura to a more refined and cold one, I simply nodded for her to carry on saying what she wanted to say. Making a joke or saying anything else would put me on her level, and I would never want that for myself.
'She is more annoying in her humanoid form, but at least she is easier to be around now... Before she felt distant, cold, annoying, and uncaring, but now she feels a lot more... Human?'
"I don't think we should go in." She said with a visible frown creasing her forehead.
"Why?" I asked with a raised brow.
"Can't you feel the aura that it is releasing?" She asked, this time a tinge of desperation shining within her eyes.
"Yes, but it ain't that bad." I shrugged and waited for her to tell me what the real problem was.
"Isn't that bad?! The feeling I am getting from that cave is strong enough to make every single beast in the area flee without looking back. It was almost ominous in nature. I feel like I am suffocating by standing in front of it!" She cried out, making me frown in return.
My eyes darted towards the cave and with a single word, a screen appeared in front of my eyes.
'Appraisal'
[Appraising...]
[Appraisal Complete]
[Dungeon of Reverence]
[Powerlevel: Mid-Mortal]
[Information: This is a dungeon that can be challenged as a party with a maximum of 5 people. Beasts are highly repelled by the aura of this dungeon and are severely weakened when inside. The dungeon of reverence is a tunnel-like pocket dimension.
[Threat Level: Low - Dying is close to impossible]
"Ah, don't worry about it." I replied before grabbing the hand that was holding onto my arm and dragging her along with me.
Her eyes widened in surprise after she felt the amount of power within my grip, but she quickly freed herself when she sensed that the sensation gripping around her throat was becoming denser and even more powerful than before.
"I'm not going... Please... I don't want to go in." She almost pleaded.
My eyes flickered for a second when I saw her pitiful state. I could not help but clench my teeth while the visage of someone I used to know appeared in the place of her figure.
Yet unlike the woman in front of me, she didn't plead. In fact, the woman I knew was strong. She didn't let anyone stand in her way and always chose to do things on her own, barely accepting help from anyone else, including me.
Compared to her, I was living in luxury. Yet every day she would refuse my help even though I was the person closest to her. I was the man she was going to get married to and therefore, I could not simply forget who she was.
She was the love of my life, but those elves took her. And today I saw her once again, yet in the face of someone that was not her.
'No... They are nothing alike.' I thought with a slightly cold expression.
Blanca recognized this and immediately shuddered, trying her best to not look into my eyes so she wouldn't have to see those nightmarish scenes anymore.
"Then stay here..." I replied with a monotone voice and narrowed cold black eyes with a crimson ring encapsulating my pupil.
[Requirments met]
[Activating Blood eyes]
[Author's note: 1 more chapter to go. Again, thank you very much for the spacecraft Renni92]
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