Level Up Legacy

Chapter 1494 1494: Reliving

Arthur believed this was a dream created from the moment he obtained his legacy. However, the food tasted the same, and the conversation was the same despite a few differences, depending on how he interacted with the rest.

Juan didn't mock him as much, simply because Arthur carried an aura and expression that didn't fit a porter. Yuran still tried to make a friend of him, which Arthur returned with a smile as he tried to wrap his head around this.

If the reawakening of the legacy brought him here, it needed to be for a reason. Arthur didn't know what that was, but he guessed that something needed to change this time for the legacy to awaken.

Alan took a while to explain the dungeon and its different structures, which gave Arthur time to think about what he needed to do. It could be a different choice, whether to let Yuran die or even participate in the dungeon dive. It could be his interaction with Jizo and the need to gain some sort of approval before Arthur reawakened the legacy.

The meeting came to an end, and everyone left their seats. Arthur rose to follow after them, keeping quiet. They went through the procedures, including signing the waiver for any incidents inside the dungeon.

"Don't be worried," Yuran told him with a smile. The thin, sickly man still gave out an air of camaraderie. "I'll make sure nothing happens to you."

Arthur stared at the man in silence. He had never considered it, but it was Yuran's kindness that made Arthur save him from falling into the fissure. It was his kindness that set things in motion, cursing Arthur with a terrible fate.

As they were walking toward the entrance to the dungeon, Arthur came across a familiar scene. It was the white fairy entering the same dungeon, albeit missing Yuran. The latter didn't attempt to call out to her.

Realization dawned on him. Arthur could prevent the same sequence of events from happening by either warning Fay or bringing her along with Yuran.

He didn't know if this was the right choice, but he needed to change something, after all. The group was waiting for their turn, and the White Fang party was cutting the line and heading straight into the dungeon.

Yuran tried to hide himself behind Alan.

Arthur felt sorry for ruining his plans as he stepped forward to intercept the party's movements. Before he could say anything, an armored man among them rushed forward to push Arthur back in line and away from Fay.

"Please step back," the man said as he brandished his shield. "Any fan activities can wait until we're out of the dungeon."

Arthur let out a laugh. He never idolized the woman, unlike many of his age. However, the man was just doing his job. Arthur stepped aside and walked past him as if he didn't exist.

The armored man was surprised that someone as thin as Arthur could so easily walk past him. It wasn't speed that Arthur used, but a fluid motion that seemed to use the moment the warrior's weight shifted from one leg to the other.

"Greetings, miss," Arthur said with a smile. "How about we go dungeon diving together? My party here… are quite the elite."

The fairy, with hair as white as the moon, stared at him in confusion. Then, following Arthur's gesturing hands, she turned her attention to the party. It took her only one moment to notice the man hidden in the back.

Arthur had succeeded in changing the events, but he didn't know what would happen from here. Fay agreed to let the White Fangs join them the moment she spotted Yuran, knowing why he was here.

This time, Arthur wasn't clawed like before. He dodged all monsters before they could jump him because of his level-headed attitude. Arthur didn't bring his strength or abilities into this dream, which made him rely on battle experience.

Despite agreeing to work together, the White Fangs kept to themselves on the far side of the dungeon. Fay kept glancing at Yuran and even using her ability to empower the man. She was the catalyst that strengthened them all, including Arthur.

The first three layers turned from a lethal experience to a breeze. This time, Yuran obtained the regeneration core before they were interrupted by the giant snake that guarded the inner layers of the dungeon.

Arthur never got to see the fourth layer, which he did this time thanks to the strength of the White Fangs. The fourth layer was a maze, filled with venomous vines that moved against the walls. It was a nightmare to the less perceptive but was no threat to Arthur.

His spiritual energy seemed to be the same as before, indicating that Arthur had always had this energy, but he never knew how to use it. This time, he used it to keep himself away from any lurking vines and allowed the others to do the rest.

This time, the White Fangs needed to work together with their party to survive. Beatrice used her wings to see through the maze, while Rosie used her spell to keep the vines at bay. The short woman was far more capable than Juan, who never stopped bragging.

Arthur remembered meeting Juan when he returned to Kera to stop his father and Amelio. The man had grown more mature after the harrowing experience of being transported into the mountain of undead.

The boss of the maze presented itself soon after they reached the center. A giant plant rose from the ground, controlling branches as thick as Alan and just as durable as his armor.

The two teams finally worked together to take it down. Arthur had to avoid the flailing branches lest he be killed, but was glad to see some form of camaraderie forming between the two parties.

But still, he didn't understand what he was supposed to do here. Did he make the wrong choice by bringing them together? Did this entire dream test his choices? He had no idea. In the end, he could only push forward to the fifth layer.

The giant snake was actually the boss of the fifth layer, which meant this was as far as the White Fangs reached last time before the snake tore through the dungeon.

As they reached the fifth floor, Arthur understood why the White Fangs failed last time. The entire floor was a mountain range with multiple peaks. Each mountain peak had a snake resting, coiled around it. There were five in total.

"No one has ever cleared this floor," Fay said for the first time since she agreed to join them. "It goes without saying that if you wish to go back, then this is the time. We are prepared to die fighting against the snakes."

Beatrice and Juan seemed inclined to accept; Alan looked at Yuran, while the others had unreadable expressions. Arthur looked at the snakes with confusion before a smile appeared on his face.

"There's only one snake," he said. "The others are just an illusion. If you climb the wrong mountain in hopes of ambushing the giant serpent, then you will be ambushed instead."

Everyone turned to look at him in confusion. Arthur had mostly kept to himself, and they almost thought he had died somewhere along the way. It was only then that they realized, unlike any of them, Arthur didn't have a single scratch.

"How do you know such a thing?" Fay asked with a frown.

"My father is called Seref Silvera," Arthur said. "He was lost in this dungeon. I have read everything about Avarice that's publicly available, and this little piece of trivia was told to me by my father."

Arthur lied without batting an eye.

"We can't trust his words," Beatrice interjected with a frown. "And even if we did, then we still have to find the right mountain and reach the giant snake safely. I can sense multiple monsters on this floor."

"There are three hundred and sixty-seven monsters here," Arthur said while pointing behind Beatrice. "The first of them is right behind you."

Beatrice yelped as a creature jumped from behind a grove. It was a twin-headed gargoyle that flew through the forest and cleaved down with its sword. It looked like a stone demon, one head laughing and the other weeping.

Before the monster could cleave her in half, Yuran fired his gun at its head. The magic bullet ricocheted off the monster and only managed to push it back a little.

The armored man rushed forward, and a battle ensued. The gargoyle was brought down with the collective effort of the two parties, and it was no easy task. It could regenerate, and it could fly, making it an annoying opponent.

Once the battle was over, everyone turned their attention to Arthur. They stared at him as if he were the enemy they had just fought.

"How do you know how many monsters are here?" Beatrice scowled at him.

"He counted," Fay answered instead of Arthur. "The five floors have six hundred sixty-six monsters. This is listed in the report we have regarding the dungeon. He counted the monsters we have fought so far."

"Three hundred, if we count this one," Arthur said with a grin.