Chapter 102: S-CLASS DUNGEONS
After breakfast, Rowan and Logan remained on the terrace for a while before heading to the library.
The palace halls were calm, but others’ presence could be felt. Their footsteps echoed softly as they passed a few guards and servants. After a short walk, they reached the library and stepped inside.
Like yesterday, Logan pulled out a chair and sat down.
Rowan marched toward the shelves and started selecting books for Logan.
Then, placing the books Rowan kept selecting on the table, Logan began reading. And soon, he again lost himself in those history books. It couldn’t be helped. It was like a thirsty person gulping down water. Each sentence, each para was like a revelation. The more he read, the more his eyes narrowed.
Cultivation was already lost within the first two hundred years after the dungeons first started to appear. Not a single one of them was left who practiced martial arts, cultivation. With cultivation gone, people started relying on magic instead. It was easier, more welcoming, no physical hardship.
And these dungeons? They all weren’t the same.
There were six types of dungeons. Starting from F-Class as the lowest, the ranking progresses through E, D, C, B, and A-Class, with S-Class being the strongest.
Since the emergence of dungeons, not a single S-class dungeon had ever been cleared. Who ever went inside, never returned again. And the more the S class dungeons kept appearing, the more the quality of the mages continued declining. In the beginning, the environment was filled with enormous amount of mana like an ocean brimming with water, when the dungeons first started appearing. But with passing time, as S-class dungeons kept appearing, the mana continued decreasing. Many began to notice these connections, but no one could explain why it was happening.
Then there were the A class dungeons. In the beginning these dungeons were difficult to be cleared but still not impossible. But now! Even they are as hard as those S class dungeons.
The more S-class and A-class dungeons kept appearing, the more territory kept shrinking. Because hunters were unable to clear them and reclaim their territory. Compared to the dawn of mankind, humanity is left with only sixty four percent of total usable lands. Remaining thirty six percent is overrun by dungeons.