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Chapter 25: The Underground Dungeon

(Yue(♀))

Returning to Vittok Town, my (Night(♂)) life returned to its usual tranquility.

However, my (Yue(♀)) life was finally starting an adventurous journey.

It was supposed to be my (Yue(♀)) life with the exciting adventures, and my (Night(♂)) life should have been ordinary. Why did my (Night(♂)) life become eventful before mine (Yue(♀))?

That's a question.

Well, regardless of the reason, everything has come full circle now.

"This is your last class of the year, and it's also your final year-end exam for your first year."

If you ask about the location, it's fifty kilometers west of the Royal Capital of the Kingdom of Dolge.

All of us first-year students from the Royal Academy's intermediate division took a school bus here.

On the map, there is a name here.

"I" Class Underground Dungeon

It's the lowest-level dungeon that follows the standardized system in our continent of Tyra.

This continent is divided into ten levels of dungeons or magic zones, from highest to lowest: S, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I. The new dungeons in the Green Kingdom are one level higher than this, defined as SS-class dungeons.

In this (Lily) world, the birth of monsters can generally be classified into two ways.

One is similar to other creatures, where they go through pregnancy and reproduction, including viviparity and oviparity.

The other method is the birth from the earth itself, where they pop out from the ground. This second method is the main reason why the number of monsters never decreases.

Legend has it that the Lily's World was born from the evolution of a God called "Lily" after its fall, and later, another God named "Dragon Emperor" also fell in the Lily's World. Its body was buried here, and the residual power merged with the remnants of "Lily."

What kind of chemical reaction occurred is unknown, but the entire world changed miraculously after that. The rules of the world changed, and monsters occasionally emerged from the earth.

What's even more important is that the earth doesn't just give birth to monsters; it also gives birth to "treasure chests."

Weapons, items, skill books, pet eggs, magical pets, herbs, potions, ingredients…

There's no telling what might be inside these treasure chests; it's possible to contain anything.

However, these treasure chests are usually guarded by companion monsters, making them not easy to obtain. It's said that these companion monsters bring many benefits from the treasure chest, so they won't leave it easily. Typically, to get the treasure chest, you must defeat the accompanying monster.

In the end, countless dungeons around the world are born in this way.

Unlike regular monsters, monsters born from dungeons have an attachment to their dungeons and won't leave them easily, making them, in a sense, quite safe. This safety factor is why dungeons become the most important assets of a country.

Within dungeons, people can level up, train their skills, obtain treasure chests, and collect a large number of magic stones. In short, although there are risks, the benefits are countless.

The reason why the Kingdom of Dolge can rival the Kingdom of Lind in military power despite having an average population and territory among the six kingdoms is precisely because the Kingdom of Dolge has the most number of dungeons among the six kingdoms, and all levels of dungeons are present, including an S-class dungeon, similar to the Kingdom of Lind.

This S-class dungeon is located twenty kilometers to the east of the Kingdom of Dolge's capital city, Redia.

Yes, that's the geographical location of the Kingdom of Dolge, where several tens of kilometers in each direction to the southeast, southwest, northwest, and northeast, there are dungeons of various levels. The dungeons in the southeast, southwest, northwest, and northeast are respectively S-class, A-class, I-class, and H-class dungeons.

Our current location is the I-class dungeon to the west of the capital city.

It's said that this dungeon only gives birth to monsters called slimes.

This is the final class for the first-year students of the Royal Intermediate Academy, and it's also the final exam for the year, the dungeon raid in the I-class dungeon.

This is a true battle in every sense.

"You can form teams freely, with a maximum of five people per team. The team that first successfully raids the dungeon and defeats the dungeon's demon king in the throne room will be declared the winner. The winning team will receive a special reward from the school. As for other teams, their test scores will be determined based on the number of magic stones obtained. The top five teams will receive scholarships based on their rankings."

"So, there are ten minutes left before the official start of the exam. Use this time to form your teams as quickly as possible."