Alexia
"You really need a break, Lexi," Astrid says with a frown as I sit next to her on top of the wall surrounding the city, the two of us ignoring the guards who gawk as they walk by during their patrols. "You've been moving nonstop, constantly fighting and risking your life ever since the start of the System Reset." Her frown grows. "Not even just at the Reset, you've been working yourself tirelessly since you entered the academy before the Reset."
I lean back, placing my arms behind as I sigh.
"I'm sorry, but I can't do that," I tell her while looking at the rising sun in front of us. "Not until I hit a wall."
Astrid snorts and shakes her head before asking, "And when will that be?"
I don't say anything for several seconds before eventually answering, "Probably when I reach Tier 4 and can't find any Tier 4 dungeons."
Tier 4 dungeons are different from other types of dungeons after all. They vanish and reappear almost at random, and are extrely rare and few in-between.
To the point that I haven't seen a single one despite traveling through both Dinsional Blocks #108 and #109.
At most I've seen a few Tier 3 dungeons.
Dungeons that I'll be heading to later.
"Just take a single day off, please," Astrid says, making completely avoid her gaze which I know will be a pleading one. A face she rarely ever makes.
"I'm sorry," I tell her before raising my fist in front of and clenching it. "I can't stop now. Not if we want our peace and quiet."
Silence fills the wall for several seconds, eventually leading to look back at Astrid. And what I find surprises .
She has a tear going down her face that has imdiately panicking as I raise my arms and then realize I don't know what to do with them, so I just ask, "What's wrong?!"
"You rembered the promise," she says, making blink for a mont before I calm down and nod my head.
"Of course," I respond, my panic turning into a grin instead. "We'll find a life of peace and quiet where no one will bother us or anyone we care about. Where no one can bother us."
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And to do that I have to grow as strong as possible. Even if I have to risk my life and sanity to do it.
Neither of us say a word for a while before Astrid eventually sighs and says, "Just make sure you're safe, alright?"
I don't answer her. Instead I pat her on the shoulder and stand up before teleporting away.
And I don't even need to be there to know that she sighed after I left.
Because this has beco a common situation over the years, albeit not to this degree.
Both she and Gramps are always worrying about overworking myself and never stopping. But I just can't stop.
Not only do I need to fulfill that promise, but I'd feel empty if I wasn't doing sothing. Even if I'm just following a whim during whatever I'm doing. It still temporarily fills that emptiness.
I take a deep breath before letting it out and beginning to teleport through the air towards the closest Tier 3 dungeon. Which isn't close in the slightest, considering that I found it around halfway across the Dinsional Block.
It's rather annoying how rare Tier 3 dungeons are.
I continue teleporting through the air, passing by one island after another until I pause, making begin falling down towards the island underneath . Because the magical communication item that was given to by Varsac is buzzing.
So after a brief hesitation, I teleport down to the ground, ignoring the sight of the monsters nearby running for their lives, and grab the device that looks suspiciously like a phone. Then I press the accept call button on it and raise it to my ear.
Just seconds later a voice cos from the other side. One belonging to Varsac.
"Lady Reaper, I am calling to show my appreciation for your dealing of the Cataclysm Class monster of the Dinsional Block. If you have anything you would like from , I will grant it to you." The man says without hesitation, apparently rather happy that I dealt with it.
Then again, it makes sense that he would be. The Cataclysm Class monster was literally destroying islands, so it would be weirder if he wasn't happy about it.
Didn't really think much about the other people in the Dinsional Block when I killed it, to be honest.
I purse my lips and think about what I might want from him before an idea cos to mind.
"Tell about any Tier 3 dungeons you know of in the Dinsional Block, along with any Tier 4 dungeons that appear over ti," I tell him with a smile on my face.
That'll work. Will make things easier to find them if an entire kingdom is searching for .
"Very well," he says before the man quickly begins listing out a bunch of Tier 3 dungeons along with what elental alignnts they have. And after listening to him for a while, I co to a decision on which dungeon I want to try next. Then the call ends and I begin making my way Northeast, towards the dungeon in question.
This dungeon in particular is a death elent aligned dungeon.
A dungeon I should have full immunity to most of the worst effects for. Since death magic has a large focus on spiritual damage, along with necrosis. But I've already gotten the adaptation to the necrosis from my ti in Dinsional Block #109, so that won't be an issue either.
I grin as I think of the dungeon.
And along with that, I also know of a shadow aligned Tier 3 dungeon that I should be able to get sothing pretty good for Astrid.
But I'll go to that one after I level up a bit in the death aligned dungeon.
For now, back to traveling.
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