Chapter 49: Consequences of Betrayal
"The dungeon should reset in around half an hour since one of the larger parties, Scorchveil Company, has already engaged with the Frostspine Centipede,"
"So, Sir V... if you don’t have anything in particular planned, I can share our team’s strategy to earn the most coins from our dungeon run," Elisha said and waited for his answer.
"V is fine," Vlad replied smoothly, adding, "While I do want something in particular, I will tell you about it later. For the time being, I am fine with anything you guys want to do... as long as I get to kill beasts."
"Yes. Yes, sure," Elisha said quickly, her voice flaring with nervous energy before she smoothed it down again.
Elisha quickly explained how she had planned to do the dungeon raid while Fritz and Jade, who stood to the side, stayed silent, stealing glances at Vel every other moment.
They tried their best to look calm, but standing next to what had to be a King-grade spirit wasn’t something one experienced every day, and then there was also the familiar-sounding name of their new teammate.
While the name, the trait rank, and the high-ranking spirit screamed that they might be looking at the player who recently rose to fame, they knew it wasn’t their place to start throwing questions, at least not yet.
As agreed, the group waited until the next dungeon cycle, then passed through the mist wall the moment the system allowed fresh entries.
As they entered the dungeon, the world turned silent and white. Snow blanketed the open expanse, and the wind here was sharp and dry, muffling all but the sound of boots crunching underfoot.
Frozen trees stood scattered throughout the field like petrified bones, their branches coated in layers of blue frost.
The party moved with precision, quickly falling into formation as they roamed the Frostveil Expanse. Their focus was on gathering beast cores, pelts, and rare drops from the roaming monsters.