( Outside the Dragon's Paradise )
A school teacher escorted all 16 of the school students who had won a chance to enter the dragon's paradise, while Anna tagged along with her own personal invite.
It was kind of cool that a teacher was with them because the security to enter the dungeon was extremely tight and the people gathered outside the gate all looked extremely mean and like they meant business.
Max for sure felt like he would have been lost in this place if he were alone, or would have picked an unnecessary fight, but thankfully with the school group banding together there was a slight sense of security.
The power levels of everyone were only in the tier 2 realm, so it was not like there was a huge difference there, however, while they were kids 15-19 years of age, everyone else were grown ups who had that mean aura around them that only came with experience.
There was a clear demarcation between light and dark faction forces, and the hostilities were open for everyone to see right from the get-go.
" Don't fight anyone unnecessarily, if you die once you will be teleported outside and you WILL NOT be able to carry a single non-bound item outside.
This means that whatever happens, don't linger near the dungeon centre near the end, come as close to the exit as possible and leave as soon as possible because the exit portal will only be open for 2 hours.
If you don't leave the dungeon before it becomes a Battle-Zone again, then you will be stuck inside for nearly 2.5 more years with powerful dragons who will eat you raw.
I'm not kidding guys, many have been stuck inside the dungeon due to their overconfidence and let's just say there has yet to be anyone who came out alive 2.5 years later once they got stuck inside.
So commit suicide if you have to, but get out even if you can't make it back to the exit portals.
Your life is undoubtedly more precious than the treasures you will obtain.
It's an extremely hostile place, but full of treasures, rare plants, items and loot. Hell, if you are daring enough you can steal dragon eggs too, However, it's not going to be easy to obtain any of them and your life will most likely be in danger.
Lookout for each other if possible, you are the best of the university recruits and we wish you all the very best ". The teacher instructed as the entry portal finally opened
The teacher's job ended once all the kids entered safely and he had given his 2 cents worth to them even though he knew very well that not many would take his wise words seriously.
One by one everyone placed their entry token on the scanner and once it was confirmed to be legitimate they entered the dungeon.
The good thing about the dungeon was that everyone was teleported in groups of 10 at a random spot inside the dungeon, so not everyone was crowded at the same starting point.
With this system in place and the students all going in together, the university ensured that at least they would spawn with familiar faces around them and not amongst enemies.
[ System Notification ] - You have entered a limited time Wild-zone, ' Dragon's Paradise '
Time limit till it reverts back to a Battle-Zone is 6 days, 23 hours, 55 minutes.
[ System Remark ] - You are ants voluntarily entering a world of dragons, your bravery closely resembles stupidity.
Asiva, Max , Anna , Sebastian spawned together alongside some people who they had defeated in the tournament and while everyone else hated Asiva and wanted a piece of her for being the champion, they knew that together the four of them together were a formidable fighting force and it was not worth entering into an open fight at the risk of dying at the very start.
Hence reluctantly backing off, the people gave the group some space as they themselves began to make a run for the woods and away from the other people.
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( Meanwhile The Red Hand Group )
The red hand group members deliberately rigged the entry group in such a way that they would outnumber the dark faction players 7 to 3 upon entry.
However, the support from the thunder nation administration was rather strong for the dark faction forces as they could only do this trick with about 2 groups while the rest went in intact with all 10 members.
Despite this, the fight was brought to the six dark faction members right from the start as they were outnumbered and killed mercilessly by the red hand group.
The orders of the group this time were clear, regardless of their own personal gains the dark faction could not be allowed to have significant profits out of this dungeon run and no matter what they could absolutely not be allowed to secure the dragon egg of the dragon monarch.
All red hand mercenary group members wore a red scarf on their right arm to signify the faction they belonged to and while the other groups went looking for treasures the red hand members went looking for demons to kill.
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( Meanwhile Asmodeus )
Asmodeus was seething internally when he saw Sebastian and the rest of his friends entering the dragon's paradise, however, since he was under strict orders by the higher ups to not cause chaos and stay hidden until entry, he could only reluctantly hide his identity and sulk in a corner while he watched them enter peacefully.
' I'll find you and hunt you all, you kids are one of the biggest reasons for my misery and I'll be damned if I let you walk out of this dungeon with good spoils '. Asmodeus thought vengefully.
Him and his group were one of the few who were protected by the administration and given a clean entry, as upon entering the dungeon they quickly got to work and started frantically looking for the dragon monarch.
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End Of Volume 2 : Dog Days