Digitize: Rebirth of the Silver Death God

As the world around them crumbled, Nero, Mia, and Red Rain didn't seem overly panicked. Of course, they didn't like the current situation forced upon them, but they knew better than to waste time complaining about things beyond their control.

Nero stared at Red Rain deeply for a little while before he spoke to the girls, "Since you're all here, then I can assume that you've both been given the same quest that I have."

Red Rain nodded as Mia replied with a smile, "That's right, but we really shouldn't be spending time here, let's hurry and find that treasury. I can smell that it's somewhere nearby."

'Oh, she can smell it?' Nero thought with surprise.

Adult Nero took this chance to teach him as he spoke, "Correct, it's a trait of her kind, think of it as sensing the spiritual scent of things which they seek. Still, it's a bit inferior to the methods of that Red Rain."

'How so? What kind of race is she from?' Nero inwardly asked as he felt Red Rain to be a bit too odd.

"You'll find out soon enough, focus on your tasks; the time is running out." Adult Nero said.

Nero didn't bother to argue this time, his eyes shift around the room as they glowed in a green light, but no matter where he searched, he couldn't find anything.

Rumble! The earth shook even more fiercely as pillars began to collapse in different areas; one came towards Nero's direction, forcing him to halt his search as he attacked it.

Swing! His scythe sang as it cut through the air, slicing it apart into fragments that crashed onto the fissured earth. Nero then fell on top of a large erected rock, striving to keep his balance as he looked around once more.

"Where is the damn treasury?" Nero cursed as he still couldn't find it after a few dozen seconds; he checked the timer and saw that the first minute was almost over, causing sweat to roll down his cheeks.

Still, as he was about to start losing his wits, he heard Mia's joyful cry, "Hey, it's over here!"

Nero's eyes lit up when he heard those words, not even wasting a moment; he jumped forward before sliding on top of different surfaces as if skating, utilizing his Four Point Unity Steps to the max.

Seconds later, he had arrived before the scene, seeing that Mia was now standing behind Red Rain, who was using a strange technique with glowing runes to scan a large door with a plain and flat surface scan.

"Where's the keyhole?" Nero asked as he finally halted at their side.

Mia gave him a look as she replied, "Not idea, but she should be able to find it."

Nero gave the door a good look waiting for a few more seconds until a bright light shone from its center. There, Red Rain's runes had spiraled around the light source until the wall opened up to reveal a large keyhole.

"That should be the only source of access, but I don't have the key. I suppose that one of you have found it?" Red Rain asked as she glanced at Mia and Nero.

Mia shrugged with a look, saying she didn't have it, but Nero waved his hand, showing a giant key with a bit a worn.

"I just so happened to find it during my time here, come. Let's get inside."

Both Mia and Red Rain gave him a look but said nothing in the end; they watched as Nero placed the key into the lock and turned it. With a clicking sound and a few gear twisting noises, the door opened after a loud rumble adding even more disorder to the crumbling world around them.

Using their magic power to keep a firm balance, Nero and the two girls hurried into the treasury which had opened before them, rushing through a corridor of pure gold.

In a few seconds, they had arrived before a dazzling golden space of a circular shape, but at its center wasn't any jewelry or artifacts. What laid resting here was none other than a massive corpse. Looking over its features, one would see that it was of pale skin, with pointed ears, two fang-like teeth, and sharp fingernails that held onto a similar key used to enter the room.

"This is..." Nero and Mia uttered in surprise.

Red Rain's eyes narrowed as she added, "The true Master of Horrors."

Nero's eyes flashed as he inspected him, causing a few details to pop up before his eyes.

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[The Master of Horrors, Valdiz]

[Level: 10 | Race: Lesser Vampire]

[Grade: Quasi Greater | Status: Dead]

[Health: 0/1200]

[Combat Force: 330]

[Body Tenacity: 245)

[Spiritual Awareness: 280]

[Speed: 220 km/h]:

[Skill: ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???]

[Description: ???]

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"It seems that Malorvin wasn't entirely bluffing as if we were to fight this being, with that kind of monstrous stats difference, we would have had had a tough battle," Nero said as he looked at it with a grave expression.

"Indeed, but I guess it can't be helped. At least we might have stood a better chance when compared to that monstrous being," Mia said with a slightly fearful look in her eyes, recalling Malorvin.

Nero nodded in agreement before taking his eyes from the corpse; he didn't see any valuables around it. As such, he didn't want to waste more time inspecting it.

By now, Red Rain had arrived at the center of the room, where she stood before a seemingly ordinary box. Around were three different pillars with a palm craving at its center.

Red Rain thought for a bit before gesturing to Nero and Mia as she spoke, "Hurry up guys, we don't have much time left, and I think we must each place our energies into this box to take it."

Nero and Mia moved like a gust of wind, but the instant they arrived at their positions, the system sounded in their minds.

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[The time remaining: 20, 19, 18, 17...]

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"Hurry!" Nero and the other said in unison as they reached their palms out and placed them onto the pillars with the palm prints.

Moments after, a bright blue light shone from the pillars into the box, which then elevated into the air; it spun at a rapid rate before breaking apart and revealing a small sphere that had a marking engraved. A bright light then shone overall directions, illuminating each of their figures as a notification once again appeared in their minds.

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Ding!

[Congratulations, you have discovered an Ancient Artifact, you shall each receive a special reward from the system!]

[Unique Dungeon Quest: Palace of Horrors is complete!]

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The eyes of Nero and the others flickered when they heard those words, but before they could understand anything, the bright light which had illuminated the room receded as they vanished into thin air. Following this scene, the countdown had finally reached its endpoint.

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[The time remaining: 3,2,1... commencing self desss....]

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The Universe Ring's timer, which had finally ended and was preparing to invoke the purge protocol, soon halted, as everything in the realm of the palace of Horrors seemed to have frozen still.

In this still world on the verge of destruction, a familiar strange eye had appeared within the treasury of the royal chamber. It looked at the corpse of Valdiz with a thoughtful look before it spoke in a resonant voice, "Those beings, where did they come from? How could they both slip by the system?"

The All-Seer's incarnation thought as he eyed the environment, but no matter how long he pondered, he couldn't find an answer. A firm look came into the floating eyeball as it glowed in bright lights before commanding the heavens, "Rewind."

As if his words influenced it, the entire world started to flow in reverse at alarming speeds. It showed the battle between the strange man and Malorvin, even the fight with Nero's party, going back faster and faster.

Soon, it started to show images from a distant time, eventually, it reached a stage where it showed the first arrival of Malorvin, who slipped out of a terrifying-looking Rift, his body covered in wounds as if he was gravely injured. Still, the energies from his body were immensely powerful.

'Oh, this power, it is certainly beyond those Nine Supremes, maybe comparable to the Six Paragons if he's at his full strength. However, a being like this shouldn't create such a portal, since it's son, then I can only assume that he used a formation method. A powerful form of a separate dimension, and since it's so, the being who killed him should more or likely be superior to the Three Gods.'

With those thoughts in mind, the All-Seer fast forward time to the scene of the strange man leaving through the rift, his eyes glowing as if he wanted to peer into the world behind the rift, but as if the man sensed him, he glanced upward. He smirked before waving his hand, causing the rift and himself to vanished in an instant.

Naturally, this wasn't the only effect; the All-Seer's incarnated eye shook as if it was hit by thunder, blood now flowing down its corner as if it was extremely injured.

"Damn! Such power... I really can't afford to spy on these 'external' characters, che! It looks like I need to prepare ahead of time; I really can't have strangers interfering with my plan."

After saying those words, the eye flickered and vanished as the scene of destruction continued, the dungeon now crumbling into bits of pieces as it faded from the universe.