Vampire Prince Trapped Into a Hunter

Chapter 60 – MEETING BACK UNDER DARK DUNGEON bag. 2

A middle-aged woman who asked me to call her with Kak Kina then introduced her guild members to me.

There are twenty people including Kak Kina from the Lephirum guild who will take part in the E level dungeon expedition this time.

That number was quite a lot considering this was just an E level dungeon, even until Kak Kina who had reached A level hunter realm.

That was because the dungeon we were going to visit right now belonged to the special category.

As I explained earlier, there are three types of dungeons: ordinary dungeons, special dungeons, and cursed dungeons.

A special Dungeon would not be able to vanish unless the true boss hidden in his secret room was defeated.

There has begun to appear oddities in the outer world region whose position is close to the dungeon which is allegedly caused by the dungeon.

Emerging new species of fungi grow in the outside world around the dungeon area.

Mushrooms that were originally one of the types of monsters inside the dungeon were allegedly able to escape to the outside world because they were carried along with the flow of the dungeon mana.

Thankfully, the fungus that grows in the outside world itself does not come alive and become a monster just like in a dungeon.

It is not the fungus that causes problems directly, but the presence of the gas it produces has evolved bacterial pneumonia into a new variant that gives rise to a new, more deadly form of pneumonia.

There have been many casualties from residents around the dungeon who do not have mana resilience because of it.

If the dungeon is not closed immediately, this is feared to cause changes in the outside environment that are no less dangerous than a cursed dungeon that can cause the death of thousands or even tens of thousands of residents around it.

But then a problem arose, though,

“What do you mean I can't come inside, Kina?!”

Professor Fritz who was preparing to participate with me into the dungeon suddenly obtained a ban notice unilaterally.

“Sorry, Fritz, this is not at my will either. This is a local government policy that suddenly appeared without prior notice, so I can only follow it. But take it easy, I will definitely keep the Arnoria Rosechild student inside well with me. I swear on my own life.”

“But how can a lecturer leave his apprentice alone in a dangerous foreign place, Kina?!”

“But I can't do much either. Or will the departure of Arnoria Rosechild students be canceled?”

“It's okay, Professor Fritz. I will definitely take good care of myself.”

I immediately interjected in the middle of their conversation and intercepted Professor Fritz arguing further with Kak Kina as soon as it appeared that the signs from Kak Kina would overturn his decision to include me.

However I cannot lose my only valuable lead that can lead me to such a secret organization.

If my guess is correct, that secret organization has infiltrated between us.

It could be that they or one of them has a kind of stealth expertise or like hiding behind shadows, or it could have been one or several who had infiltrated among us by disguising themselves among the twenty hunter members of the Lephirum guild.

“Alright then. I will wait outside while observing the dynamics of the flow where the dungeon with other researchers outside while maintaining the security of the outside area against the possibility of intruders. Students Arnoria..”.

Professor Fritz then stepped closer to me.

“If anything suspicious happens, please control your emotions, Arnoria student. If needed, never hesitate at all to use the return stone that is on you.”

Professor Fritz whispered to me.

“I understand, Professor. I'll do as the Professor suggested.”

And I accept his request to put my own safety first.

***

Special Dungeon on Batam Island.

It was a rare-type dungeon where there were absolutely no animal-type monsters inside, but instead, it was a, the dungeon itself was a forest-shaped whole whose vegetation grew on it were monsters themselves.

Plant-type monsters were not as smart as animal-type monsters except those that had lived above a thousand years.

That was why they attacked by relying more on their instincts.

They will tend to attack someone with the greatest mana flow.

The higher the rank of a hunter, then it should be the greater the amount of mana that can be stored in their body.

That was why in completing the dungeon this time, they needed a training student like me who still had a small amount of mana under the guise of being a porter, but in fact it was to find the secret door where the true boss was likely hiding.

When the attention of the monsters was diverted to the hunters, I was tasked with finding the secret door between all the nooks and crannies of the dungeon room.

The secret door of the dungeon also had very unique properties.

It could be said that there was almost no risk to me to go on an expedition inside this special dungeon.

Perhaps the reason why Professor Fritz was banned from the dungeon was that Professor Fritz was so large.

It would instantly be able to disrupt the formation that the Lephirum guild had set up in this dungeon expedition if the attention of the monsters was on Professor Fritz instead of the prepared bait.

There was still about 4 hours of time before we planned to set off for the dungeon expedition.

The researchers chose our departure time carefully by predicting which streams were exposed coming out from within the dungeon.

By knowing which energy change it was, the researchers were able to accurately predict the time inside the dungeon itself.

Most monsters, including plant-type monsters, would be nocturnal.

That's why the team decided to send us off around dawn.

Among the many monsters within the dungeon, the plant-type monsters that filled the entire dungeon forest did indeed possess the hallmark of its own difficulty.

There is no time for rest and care.

They can attack from the ground with their roots when you fall asleep in the tent.

As soon as you lay your tired body on a tree trunk, you know you have also been swallowed into it because the tree you are laying on turns out to be the mouth of a monster.

You should be on your guard 24 hours a day about all around you being monsters.

Therefore, setting off in the morning where almost all the monsters were still less active was the most appropriate decision.

***

But waiting for four hours is really a boring activity.

At that moment, one of the youngest-looking members of the Lephirum guild came to visit me.

“Hai, Dik Arno's. Right, right?”

“Ah, greetings, Brother. Introduce my name Arno from AHNI.”

The woman smiled kindly welcoming my greetings.

“Salam knows too, Dik Arno. Sister's name, Jenny. Brother is still a D rank hunter, but Brother is a battle mage.”

“Ah, greetings, Sister Jenny.”

The young lady seemed friendly to me, yet somehow I felt a little familiar with her face.

“Are you hungry, Sister? Want apple?”

“Ah, no. I'm fine, Brother.”

“What can I do. Then, I ate by myself yes.”

- Crash.

The young woman began to enjoy the apples she brought herself.

“By the way, this is indeed boring huh, Dik Arno. I read two novels that I just bought. It's all over I read.”

“Wah, Sister likes novels yes. Beyond the expectations.”

Sister Jenny then tilted her head as if I was saying something she didn't understand.

“Don't my appearance be too wild that I don't seem at all like a smart type woman who likes to read in Dik Arno's vision?”

“Ah, no. Not so, Brother.”

“Hehehehe.”

Brother Jenny laughed then suddenly began to explain his own hobby without me intending to ask him at all.

“I'm also not really fond of reading. It's just that I like alternative historical genre novels such as the story of the Sunda Empire that I recently read it.”

“Sister interested in the history of Sunda Empire?”

To my question, I don't know why there was such a long silence that I didn't predict at all for Sister Jenny.