System Change

Chapter 314: Metamorphosis

Inside the cave that held the entrance to the raid dungeon, two mid-tiered guards stood. They had been stationed there since not long after Prince Edgar led the raid team inside. Honestly, their station in the cave had been more of a blessing than a curse. Because of it, they hadnt been involved in any of the fighting since the invasion began.

In fact, it seemed more like the kingdom had forgotten about them. They did feel ashamed for a time, but when they contacted their commander, he had told them that it was more important for them to stay there and contact them again if they felt that the enemy kingdoms were on the verge of finding the cave entrance, and thus, the raid dungeon orb.Gét latest novel chapters on nov(e)lbj/n(.)c/om

Luckily, both had been picked because neither of them had a family to worry about, so they wouldnt be missing much if they were stationed somewhere long term. And they made sure to keep up with whatever ongoings in the kingdom that they were privy to.

It looked like the two guards were in for another long, boring day in the cave, so they settled in with a deck of cards and began playing. If things went on like this, they would become some of the best card players in the kingdom. Well, that wasnt true, as they only had each other to play against, and neither were particularly good at cards.

When do you think the raid team will be back? the first guard asked.

You ask that question every day. I know just as much as you do, the second answered.

And you give me that same answer every time I ask. The first guard grinned and laid his cards on the table. Two pair. Sevens and twos.

Really? the second guard asked him in a deadpan voice. Sevens and twos? Are you ser

Before the second guard could finish his question, the dungeon orb, which had the faint glow indicating that there was a team inside, began glowing brighter. I think theyre finished, the man said with wide eyes and a smile on his face.

What? the first guard asked. Finished? Who? His back was to the dungeon orb currently, and he hadnt saw the change in it.

The second guard pointed. The dungeon orb, its glowing. That means theyve completed it, right?

With that, the first guard jumped out of his seat and turned to face the orb. It really is, he said with giddy excitement. But why is it taking so long? Shouldnt it be instant when it starts?

The second guard shrugged and continued to watch. A few moments later, the cave began to shake. It was bad. It felt like a massive earthquake was beginning to form. Then, in front of them, beside the orb, a man faded into existence. A man they recognized. Not from personally knowing him, but from seeing him from far away when he visited, or was forced to visit, his brother. He had the same look as the rest of the royal family.

The first guard was ecstatic, and took a step forward to greet the prince, but the second guard held his hand out and stopped him. What?

Dont get in the way. The rest will be coming out, too, he whispered.

Oh right.

But the rest didnt come out. Instead, the already massive earthquake grew in power. Soon, the stalactites growing on the cave ceiling began falling and clattering on the ground. Neither guard could figure out what was happening.

Alanah snorted. Silvi is part of my people. Ive already told you that. Besides, you do know that she isnt even here in the city, right? She smiled. And when Derek gets out oh you and your army, no both you and your nation are going to be royally fucked. And I mean that literally. Indria and Astrus will be holding events to elect a new royal family, because neither of your countries will have one any longer.

Ryvens face went ashen. Is he that strong?

Alanah rolled her eyes. Normally, Id tell you to fuck off, but Im feeling generous today. Yes. He is that strong. No, hes even stronger than you think. She actually wasnt sure of his strength, but she was having fun toying with the duke. According to what she knew, Derek was gaining strength at a rapid pace. And according to Natalie, it shouldnt be long before his overall stats caught up to Alanahs own.

That was, of course, if he continued to grow at his outlandish speed. She couldnt help but wonder how many levels he had left until he hit the cap. She would also like to know which class upgrade it was when he received his legendary class. He must have gotten it very early on to have such stats at his level. He wasnt that much stronger than Shae Holmes when he first arrived at Savannah, after all.

Are you going to do something, or is it really up to me? While she was talking with Ryven, she focused her Telepathy skill and send a message to Natalie. Ryvens sound barrier didnt prevent telepathic messages, and Natalie had slowly moved as she attacked and was no longer inside the elven commanders barrier that disrupted communications and teleportation.

She actually wasnt sure if the barrier would block Telepathy. She hadnt tried before Natalie made it outside of it. She shrugged and waited for a reply.

Do you know how much money Ive already spent? If I go all out, the expenses will be astronomical. What will it cost you to do your thing? You know, Ive heard about it. Heard about the stories from the other continent. The ones about the Dawn Siren. It cant be that bad, Natalie replied back. Besides, other than expending some mana, its free, right? Ill pay you in mana potions. Dont make me waste more money. Its your fault for letting yourself get captured, after all.

Alanah couldnt stop herself from rolling her eyes. She didnt know that Natalie had gathered information about that about her. About one of the biggest reasons she left and started over on this continent, in Cydaria. But, of course, she had. The woman had as much, if not more, money as anybody from over there. It would be easy enough for her to find the information if she looked. Alanahs actions over there werent exactly subtle.

What? Ryven asked and broke her out of her thoughts. Why did you just roll your eyes?

I was just chatting with Natalie. She has that effect on people, Alanah answered with a smile.

You two think you have time to chat with each other? In this situation? Ryven sneered.

Ryven, let me ask you a question, Alanah said coyly. Exactly how strong do you think your barriers are? Specifically, your sound blocking ones? In her adventures, Alanah had learned some things about classes, even legendary ones. Usually, you received a bunch of skills with each upgrade.

That was especially true for the more rare classes. An epic class could sometimes get six or more skills with the upgrade. But, sometimes, someone would get a high rarity class, but only receive a few skills with the upgrade. Those skills, however, were very stronger. Three skills at a level 200 epic class upgrade could be vastly stronger than the combination of six skills at a level 200 epic class upgrade.

Alanah was in that boat with her skills. Well, she had gone through her epic upgrades quite normally, getting four skills here and six skills there. But, at her level 200 class upgrade, the upgrade that she received her legendary Dawn Siren class, she only received one skill with it. And it was a skill she detested and hadnt used since her days overseas.

My barriers are more than enough for anything you can produce. I think weve figured that out by now, Ryven replied.

If Im going to do this, you better retreat back to the city and use what ever defenses you can. Im not sure if I can control it. Its been a while, she sent back to Natalie. She had yet to use the skill after increasing her wisdom or intelligence stats to such levels. Things could either go much better than she remembered, or much worse.

I hope you dont regret that. I really do. Though, I probably wont be able to recall whether you do or not. Alanah looked inward and focused on her skill before. The one skill she received after getting her legendary class. The skill simply called Metamorphosis: Dawn Siren.