Digitize: Rebirth of the Silver Death God

Nero's eyes widened in shock as he saw the fresh maiden bodies collapsed on top of his figure, each having their own unique grace as the abundant Ivy that rested on his right side, seemed in synchrony with the lithe and slender Elly who had controlled the other side, the usually tiny and adorable figure in this instance, no different from any full-grown women, carrying an unusually alluring charm as her legs wrapped around his leg and warm breath blew across his neck.

'This... and to think I thought she couldn't grow any cuter, maybe she's better off when she sleeps.'

Nero thought as he saw Elly's bold but tamed posture. He shook his head as he looked at Ivy's figure on the other side.

'Aye... I never thought I'd end up like those males in mother's special books, truly amusing... but as much as I'd want to appreciate this scene, I have to wake them up after inspecting the room, it's still a dungeon after all.'

Nero contemplated as he shook his head, he slowly picked himself up not daring to move too harshly as he didn't want to throw them roughly on the ground.

After finally sitting up with a bit of effort, he fixed them onto the floor before him and looked around before noticing a large skeleton that held a large rectangular box.

Nero looked at it carefully as he scanned it with his Spiritual Awareness, but as he felt no danger, he heaved a sigh of relief before walking over and taking it away. The moment this happened, Nero's eyes widened as he saw a notification window before his eyes.

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Ding!

[You've discovered the hidden quest item, commencing the start of Unique Dungeon Quest!]

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Following that sound, the entire room shook as there was a loud rumble before everything returned to normal. Following this change, the skeleton which rested before Nero had transformed into a pile of bone dust.

Shocked by this, Nero looked at the rectangular box in his hand as he opened it to see a large, rusted gold key causing its details to appear before his eyes.

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[Mysterious Rusty Key - Opens the door to a special area, follow its will to find its destination.]

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When Nero inspected the details, the key flashed in dim light as it guided Nero's arm towards the direction of the light source. Nero's eyes lit up as he saw this, he couldn't help but think to himself, 'So this big old key is my ticket to this quest, if Elly had never performed that action, it seems that I would have never found this location.'

As Nero's thoughts reached here, he put away the item before turning and looking at the two girls that laid sprawled out on the ground. It seemed that even the tremor had failed to awaken them, he shook his head while muttering, "It can't be helped, I need to wake them up myself."

Without another moment to lose, Nero hurried over to the two girls and tapped their faces while speaking, "Hey, wake up."

As if his voice resounded in their minds, both Elly and Ivy shook a bit before opening their eyes, Ivy made an odd look as she found herself sprawled out on the cold floor, she soon felt embarrassed as her dress was a little disordered.

"I... I... I'm sorry," Ivy said in a shy tone as she hurriedly fixed her posture, tucking her dress between her legs as she fixed her hair.

Elly, though embarrassed had a different reaction, she tapped the ground pushing her petite body into the air as she did a graceful flip and landed on her feet.

After fixing her hair, she didn't even look at Nero as she turned towards the distant light source and spoke, "Hey, what are you doing? We should hurry and move onward, we're already missing Mikan and Lily."

Nero made a puzzled look as he thought to himself, 'Hmm, this is a first. Was she always this on point? Maybe I was quick to assume her reactions based on her previous personality.'

When Nero fixed his thoughts he stared at Elly and Ivy before he spoke with a smile, "Good, we'll get a move on, we don't know what kind of danger they might have gotten themselves into, so stay sharp everyone."

Elly nodded as Ivy who had only now picked herself up from the ground, patted off her battle dress and took out her whip as she nodded and answered, "Right."

Not wasting another moment, Nero started to lead the way as Ivy took out a torch from her storage space to light the way for both her and Elly as they followed behind.

While Ivy and Nero were moving, Elly seemed a bit strange, her previous straightforward and direct expression changed to that of a bashful young lady with a red face as her figure shivered lightly, recalling a few peculiar scenes especially when Nero gently picked her and placed her down from his body.

'That... that bastard! He... he... hmph! He got so much advantage and yet.. he dared to put me on the cold floor. Just you wait... I'll get you soon enough!'

Elly inwardly said as a different kind of look came into her eyes as she stared at Nero's back, it seemed that she made a bold decision, one that caused Nero to feel a slight chill despite not knowing of its true intent or her current motive.

"It sure has gotten chilly... it must be the winds from outside," Nero murmured as he shook his head no longer putting the current feeling in his mind.

The group continued onward, but no matter how long they walked, they found that the light in the distance only grew brighter a section as the pathway grew narrower with each passing moment. In fact, even a slight mist had started to form filling the halls with an eerie vibe.

Nero narrowed his eyes at this change in the atmosphere, as even Elly and Ivy showed solemn looks, they each held onto their weapons ready to attack at a moment notice. But, despite their preparedness, it was unknown when, but unaware to each of them, back within the dark of halls behind them, a series of red eyes had lit up from all directions.

These eyes gazed towards their backs with brutal and sinister looks as a cluster of shuffling noises soon became audible in the dismal halls, beckoning the start of a desperate scene.