<h4>Chapter 48: Dungeon Gate!</h4>


    [ Dungeon Gate Opening: 00:00:01 ]


    Erix, Rin, and Isabe were ready for a couple of minutes while waiting outside their bunkers in the open ground.


    When the countdown hit zero, they saw a small window showing the dungeon''s name, type, and Requirement.


    [The dungeon gate is opened. ]


    [Crypt of Stygian Ogres]


    _Type: Item/Material dungeon.


    _Requirement: level 51.


    _Tasks:


    —> Kill at least 10 Ogres.


    —> Kill Ogre Chief.


    _Reward:


    —> A treasure chest of Tier-1 items.


    —> A treasure crate of Tier-1 materials.


    _First Clear Reward:


    —> Guild Creation te.


    Erix and others were surprised when they saw that it was an Item/Material dungeon. This indicated that there were other types of dungeons as well.


    Moreover, the rewards seemed unique. So far, all the items they got didn''t have any Tier rank listed, which meant that the items of Tier-1 would be stronger than those they got so far!


    But the most striking reward was none other than Guild Creation te.


    They didn''t know how it would benefit them, but they were looking forward to getting it by clearing the dungeon.


    "But, where''s the dungeon gate?" Isabe looked around while standing on the empty ground outside the Bunkers.


    "Actually, I got the gate in my inventory," Erix said as he took out a palm-sized dark green gate with ck and red patterns and mist whirling around it.


    "ording to its description, I can put this gate anywhere in this military headquarters, so I''ll just put it here since there''s a big space here."


    Erix put the miniature gate on the ground, and a secondter, it became four meters tall and three meters wide!


    "Let''s go. I also have a surprise for us," Erix smiled as he stepped forward, followed by Rin and Isabe.


    They felt a weird sensation when they passed through the gate and soon arrived in a dark cave that was dimply lit with glowing stones.


    The small cave was empty, but there was a passage leading to somewhere at the end.


    "So, what''s the surprise?" Rin curiously asked.


    Erix looked around the ground of the cave while his eyes showed a very faint silver-gray luster.


    Suddenly, Rin and Isabe saw countless tiny dotsing out of the ground and condensing together.


    His mana was consumed due to condensing Iron, but it wasn''t much.


    After several seconds, two dark silver steel des formed before Erix, shining with a unique metallic luster!


    "How did you do that?!"


    Rin and Isabe were startled.


    "Iron," Erix grinned. "After sleeping and recovering, I could sense Iron in Earth. I''m sure this ability came from my Metal Affinity."


    "But the reason I am able to condense it into steel is thanks to my Metal Control skill that transformed into Metal Conduct after I got Metal Affinity."


    After all, Iron was also a metal, and it was in abundance everywhere. It was the mostmon metal on Earth!


    From now on, he could manipte Iron and condense it into steel using his mana!


    "And here''s my transformed skill."


    [ Metal Conduct (1st Tier active skill): You can conduct any metal with mana to enhance it.]


    "What''s the requirement to get an Affinity?" Isabe asked.


    "I think you have to break your limits regarding your skills," Erix mused. "I used my Metal Control skill beyond its limit and my limit until I lost consciousness.


    "Anyway, you will get a notification if you meet the requirement to build your affinity, so execute your skills in more ways and with higher exertion than just what its description says."


    "We''ll try that in this dungeon; let''s go," Rin clenched her fist with a grin. "We can''t stay behind you in progress."


    At that, the trio finally moved towards the passage.


    "It''s not that long," Rin said upon seeing the end of the passage just a hundred meters away from them.


    "The Ogres are there," Erix informed them since his ears could pick up sounds in the next cave. "But I don''t know how many."


    "The task mentioned ''at least ten ogres'', so there might be more than ten," Isabe remarked.


    ''Iron Flower.''


    Erix used his skill as a small metallic flower with six petals floated beside him.


    Soon, they arrived at the end and saw five ogres roaming in the vast cave with giant clubs in their hands.


    Each one was two meters tall with a fat stomach and dark violet skin with powerful muscles.


    Their levels ranged from level 51 to 54.


    [Stygian Ogre]


    _Level: 51


    _Rank: Supra-Order.


    _Vitality: [2000/2000]


    _Defence: 300


    _Attack: 310


    _Skills:


    —> Empowered Smash, Dark Stomp, Rage Rush.


    "This level 51 Ogre is more powerful than that level 57 spider we killed…" Rin was speechless.


    "And there are five," Isabe''s expression was ufortable. "Will we be able to clear this dungeon?"


    "It''s fine. We can read their skills, so all we have to do is to look out for the attacks that match the skill name," Erix said before he narrowed his eyes. "Also, they haven''t noticed us yet."


    "You are right; they are just roaming."


    This second cave was fifty meters long and seventy meters wide, so it was huge. There were boulders, some grass, glowing stones, and natural rocky pirs attached to the ceiling from the ground.


    "Alright, I have an idea," Erix said as he manipted a steel de and sent it toward the nearest Ogre.


    "I''ll attract that one here, and we''ll kill in a few seconds with our best attacks."


    Rin and Isabe nodded.


    Rin took out her swords while Isabe took out her Crimson Hell Staff.


    They first walked out of the passage and hid behind a pir with dark purple grass around it.


    As the steel de approached the nearest Ogre that was twenty meters away, the trio looked on with nervous anticipation.


    The de appeared before Ogre''s eyes, making it confused.


    It tried to grab it, but Erix manipted the de to dodge the grab and started controlling it back.


    The Ogre slowly followed the steel de as Erix manipted it towards the passage.


    Soon, the Ogre went inside the passage they came from!


    "Let''s go," Erix whispered before he silently but quickly flew towards the passage.


    Erix manipted his second steel de and pierced its neck after arriving at the passage entrance. The front de that Ogre was following also pierced its throat!


    -32!


    -32!


    The damage was minuscule since Erix didn''t use much mana to strengthen the des further, but it disabled and disturbed the Ogre, which was his aim.


    It wanted to speak but couldn''t. However, it started thrashing around in the passage as a rumbling sound spread out and alerted other Ogres!


    *Swoosh!*


    Rin quickly shot two Sword Beams toward its upper half from behind while Isabe used me Whips around its arms and bound it.


    -439! Sword Beam.


    -344! Sword Beam.


    -639! me Whip.


    -98! Burnx1


    -98! Burnx2


    …


    …


    All Isabe nned to use was her me Whip skill since her Crimson Hell Staff considerably boosted it!


    Erix also used two flower petals from his Iron Flower as ten iron seeds manifested and attacked the Ogre!


    Each seed dealt 86 damage!


    *Swoosh!*


    For the final blow, Rin pierced her swords behind the Ogre and killed it.


    *Dhum Dhum Dhum…!!*


    While the first Ogre died and turned into motes, not even dropping anything, the other four Ogre rushed towards them with red eyes and their giant clubs raised high!


    "Don''t panic!" Rin turned to Isabe and pped her back. "They look scary and are powerful, but we are more powerful!"


    "Focus, Dodge, Attack, that''s all," Erixmanded before he flew towards iing Ogres. His lips curled into a wide smile while his eyes contained an excited gleam in each.


    Rin also dashed forward as her swords crackled with lighting. ''Exerting our skills to the extreme and breaking our limits. It''s going to be fun!''


    Isabe took a deep breath as her expression also turned somber. ''I''ll have to support them!''