It felt like a dream, yet he was inside it.
When Kieran woke up, everything was over.
All that was left was the notification of his Spirit reaching V- and the follow-up from the previous system notification.
[Special Rating: Eliminated Intruder (Rating: Perfect)]
[Calculating player final rating …]
[Player received + 3 dungeon reward!]
[Player completed main mission in a very short time, dungeon reward + 1]
[Primordial Invasion dungeon has ended!]
[Player completed the dungeon in a special way, dungeon reward + 1]
[Current reward has exceeded the calculated value, will be given out in the most beneficial way to player!]
[Distributing reward …]
[Distributing reward completed!]
...
The moment Kieran came back to his senses, the last line of the system notification popped up.
"That was the reward?"
"No!
That scene just now was not the reward.
The opportunity to trigger that scene … was the reward! "
Kieran recalled the scene just now.
In the end, he shook his head and used more precise words to describe the scene.
"An opportunity …
It was worth it! "
Kieran carefully read through the system notification and gave his rating.
Unlike the previous calculation methods, it was enough to prove how great the rewards were this time, but no matter how great the rewards were, it still couldn't compare to …
V-！
Kieran looked at the Spirit tab.
He felt the chaos that should have been hiding in his mind was ignited by a weak flame, expelling and burning the chaos away. Kieran curled his lips into a grin.
He wasn't a newbie anymore, he was close to the peak of the players. He knew what V- and what it meant.
If he was close to it before, now …
He had stepped into it!
Rachel was also pursuing the same level.
A lot of other players like Rachel were doing the same.
Kieran had stepped into it.
It was the first time he felt a step ahead of others, it made Kieran heave a breath of relief.
After understanding the "truth" of the underground game, he always felt pressured. After all, he missed the best time.
Even though it seemed like he had quickly surpassed batch after batch of Players, he knew very well what kind of Players he had surpassed. Apart from a few, most of them were just fooling around, and he was still lacking when it came to the Players who had truly put their all into the game.
As time passed, the gap between them continued to widen.
As his strength increased, every time he went to the Harvest Tavern, he would feel more and more apprehensive when he saw Rachel.
He was aware of the gap between them, so he kept chasing after them.
What was worth celebrating was …
He caught up with her.
Furthermore, it was slightly more than that.
This kind of feeling was really hard to understand for those who were not directly involved.
However, Kieran was not a person who would be blinded by joy.
He quickly calmed down.
He thought of the Demoness and the Guardians organization that remained bottomless to this day.
What would they look like?
It was hard to imagine.
Not only did Kieran understand how difficult the process was after stepping into V-, but after stepping into V-, the Spirit attribute completely disappeared, leaving only the symbol V-.
Of course, it wasn't the most important thing.
The most important thing was the unknown shard from the Church of Dawn that looked like a sword hilt, [Ancilanco Codex], the unknown gold coin that he got from the ashes of Lady Wealth, [Fenrir's Crown] from Blade of the Daybreaker, and even the claw that was missing a claw tip and a leg, the item known as the key, all of them were restless.
They were attracting Kieran's attention.
It was a scene that never happened before.
However, when Kieran's Spirit attribute rose to V-, everything changed.
They seemed to have come alive.
They became the most tempting food, causing Kieran to drool.
Kieran restrained himself.
No matter how impulsive his heart was, he didn't waver a bit.
The process was hard but Kieran was used to it.
Whether it was the devil's power at the beginning or the cardinal sins, he resisted it all the way and chose to cooperate with them until they were inseparable.
But!
It was under the premise that Kieran had no other choice.
If time could be turned back to that time, Kieran didn't have the confidence to repeat the process of rebuilding his heart.
Even he had to admit how dangerous it was that time.
Therefore, now that he had a choice, he wouldn't make a move before he understood what was going on.
Likewise, he wouldn't skip the first question.
Has the Demoness experienced something like this before?
Although it was a question, the answer had appeared in Kieran's heart a long time ago.
Based on that, Kieran speculated again.
Does the Demoness have a similar item?
If she did, what would it be?
That guardian who deemed himself as the Witch's Legacy, did he get to know everything in detail because he was in a favorable position?
Or did he know some secrets that Kieran didn't know?
Kieran sat cross-legged on the floor, thinking quietly.
Occasionally, he would glance at his right hand. Under his glove, there was a … mark.
The thinking process was destined to be long.
Kieran had to list out the most possible options.
Only then could he make his deductions.
Seconds turned into minutes.
Until his PM notifications kept popping up, Kieran came back to his senses.
It was from three people.
Lawless, Starbeck, and Wu.
Lawless: Rachel gave me a day off, come to Harvest Inn, I'll bring you Rachel's treasures.
…
It was Lawless's style as usual.
However, Kieran slightly shook his head.
He didn't want to be dragged into Rachel's list of coolies.
Having Lawless on that list was enough.
: If you don't want to sell yourself to Rachel for the rest of your life, you better not do it.
Lawless: Don't worry, I've already mastered the Transcendence level Liquor Exchange Technique!
Lawless: Rachel won't notice!
…
Looking at his friend who kept digging his own grave, Kieran decided to protect himself. Since Lawless wanted to fall into Rachel's trap, so be it.
A bartender with unimaginable skills wouldn't notice that his liquor was untouched?
What a joke.
Lawless was casting a long line to catch a big fish.
"Good luck."
Kieran wished Lawless good luck in his heart before he opened Wu's message.
Wu: Are you okay?
: Fine.
Wu: Good.
…
Kieran frowned and ended the awkward conversation with Wu.
Then, he eagerly opened Starbeck's message.
A smile appeared on Kieran's face.
Starbeck's message was simple.
Starbeck: The new dish I'm working on will take around two weeks, you'll have to wait patiently.
: Fine.
…
Kieran answered without hesitation.
Then, after thinking for a while, he added another sentence.
: I'll wait and see.
…
Starbeck didn't reply, it seemed like Starbeck was busy working on his new dish. Kieran didn't disturb him anymore, he stood up.
He had an idea.
But before Kieran could execute the idea, his body froze.
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