Arin celebrated his return from the dungeon. When he was laying on his bed, he was trying to figure out his sudden transformation into Dragon king. So he checked his system.
[Passive: Blood manipulation (level 3)
Dragon wrath (level 1)]
[Warning: you are too weak to handle both passive. You can only use one passive at a time and other will be locked for a time being]
[New skill: Blood steel (max)]
[New title achieved: Dragon king]
"What does this dragon mean? I never heard of them. Is this some kind of monster?" Arin became confused.
[Creator grants you a scroll]
[📜]
Arin sat down and clicked on the scroll. There were many details written down on the scroll about dragons and their history. Arin read all the details from the scroll.
"Damn, it means dragons are mythical creatures and they also possess intelligence like us." Arin was thinking about something. "If there is a title called Dragon king, it means they also have a kingdom."
[Yes, you are right]
[They have a massive kingdom]
"Do you know their location?" Arin asked.
[Yes you are.....]
[System rebooting]
[....]
[Reboot complete]
[Scroll has been removed]
"What do you mean scroll is removed. I have many questions now." Arin shouting on his system.
Seraphina was eavesdropping on Arin. When she heard Arin's loud noise she opened emergency gate and entered his room with her sword.
"What happened Arin. I heard your scream." She was holding her mana sword.
Arin saw her, first he panicked, then he settled down. "Seraphina can you please give me some privacy."
She lowered her sword. And sheathed it. "Sorry but I can't, you already sold your privacy when you got engaged with me. So from now on I have every right to be with you."
"If that's the case I want to buy it again." Arin mocked her.
"Well there is no return policy." She blinked.
"And why are you awake when it's already midnight. Now go and sleep." She pointed finger to bed.
"Fine I'll sleep but can you leave my room for now." Arin begged for some peace.
"I am leaving now but if i heard that you are not sleeping then from that moment you will be sleeping with me, understand."
"Yes commander." Arin saluted her.
Seraphina came close to him and blessed him with a kiss. "Maybe this will give you blessings so you don't hurt yourself."
Arin lowered his hand and hugged her. "I'll not make you worry again."
When Arin was unconscious Seraphina declared an emergency in the whole academy. And suspended all classes till he regained his consciousness.
Now he regained his consciousness, classes were started as scheduled. Arin attended his class with Lara. Academy cancelled every dungeon raid in which professor or any instructors were not involved.
"Students, we will raid this dungeon in two teams. One team will come with me and the other will go to the training ground with professor Reze. She is standing behind you. Say hi to her."
With 'Hi' every student greeted Professor Reze. Professor Lily divided teams first team has Sam Vitern, Lara ,Eryndor Blackfang, Valeria Thornheart and Aren Vale (Arin).
And the second team has Dravos Varrow, Celestine Marrowind, Selwyn Nightrose, Lysandra Crowveil.
Second team departed to the academy's training ground. And first team entered the dungeon.
Professor Lily and her team reached the 10th floor easily. Professor was playing a supportive role in this raid. She was only allowed to fight when a life-threatening situation appeared.
This B rank dungeon had ogres in it. They defeated the ogre lord on the 5th floor and got a warrior stone. Now they were standing in front of a giant gate. Behind that door, the 10th floor was waiting.
Sam moved forward to open that door but stopped because the professor said something to him.
"You are undefeatable till now. But do you know who is behind this door? Or do you have any strategy to kill him?" The professor raised suspicion among them to break their overconfidence.
Eryndor Blackfang was a beast-blooded noble, he had stronger instincts than most humans. He smirked. "Do not try to discourage us professor. My instinct already told me that behind this door ogre knight is waiting for his defeat."
Professor nodded like fine and rolled her eyes as 'do what you wanna do'. Everyone was laughing except Arin and Lara. Arin moved behind and dragged Lara with him.
Arin murmured in Lara's ear. "I am feeling something unusual here. My instinct is telling me to run but… i don't know. I am really confused and don't know what is inside so always stay behind me in this raid."
Everyone crushed their warrior stones. Arin used his as well. Those warrior stones were provided by academy. Sam opened the door.
Whole room was dark. When they entered suddenly torches that were hanging on the walls ignited. In a second whole room filled with enough lighting to see.
Damp
A loud sound came from behind. When they saw it. They laughed, even one student said 'ogre knight closed his only way of running.'
They took their stand to fight but they saw something unusual. Everyone's legs were trembling even professor was shocked.
"R..runnnnnnnnnn." Professor screamed.
Valeria tried to open the door but failed. Professor took everyone's hand and tried to use her teleportation power but failed. whole room was covered by a shield; they only had one option to fight.
Arin was standing behind trying to remain unnoticed by those who were standing against them. And also hiding Lara behind him.
Sam took his spear and slammed on the ground. "Stop whining everyone, we can win against them."
But that's true because he was standing against two ogre knights standing beside a throne who was covered by a mana blocking shield. There was someone who was sitting on the throne.
He removed his shield. "FINALLY SOME TOYS ARE HERE."
"Its impossible. How can this happen?" Professor Lily said.
"You do not belong here." She screamed.
Valeria was the fierce female warrior with crimson armor, she hated weakness. But today was the test of her strength against him.
Arin was looking at him. That ogre who was sitting on the throne was way more massive than ogre knights. He had a purple mana stone embedded in his head.
"What is that thing?" Arin said.
"He…he is the Ogre king." Lara replied from behind her legs were trembling. "Brother I don't wanna die here." She said.
"Hey hey don't worry your brother is here. Until I am breathing no one can touch you, it's my promise." Arin promised her.
The chamber trembled as the Ogre King raised his arm, and both knights lumbered forward. Their footsteps cracked the stone floor, each one shaking the torches that were hanging on the walls.
Valeria roared, crimson armor blazing with mana, and charged first. Her greatsword clashed against one knight's jagged blade, sparks flying as she was driven back by sheer brute strength.
"Damn it—!" She gritted her teeth and pushed, her sword glowing red. "I won't be the first to fall!"
On her flank, Sam spun his spear, the golden afterimage forming a storm of thrusts. Each strike rattled the knight's armor but failed to pierce deeper than a shallow dent. Sweat beaded on his forehead.
"Tch—its defense is too strong!"
Eryndor snarled, his beast blood awakening. His arms twisted, claws sprouting from his fingers as his eyes gleamed amber. With animalistic fury, he leapt onto the other knight's arm, slashing and biting into its shoulder. Dark blood spattered the floor, but the knight swung him off like a ragdoll. Eryndor slammed against the wall, coughing.
Professor Lily flickered into motion, teleporting behind the ogre knight and striking with a dagger glowing with compressed mana. The blade pierced a weak joint in its armor—black smoke hissed out.
But before she could finish, the second knight's blade swung at her from behind. She teleported away in the last second, but even the shockwave of the strike threw her into the ground, coughing blood.
The Ogre King laughed from his throne, a guttural voice like thunder. "Dance for me, little gnats. Show me your despair!"
The knights pressed harder, their blades hammering down like falling towers. Valeria blocked with both arms braced on her greatsword, but cracks splintered through her weapon.
"Not yet!" she screamed, red mana burning from her body. "I won't break!"
Sam dashed in, stabbing his spear into the knight's knee. "Go down already!"
The ogre staggered—but then slammed its shield into him, knocking him flat on his back, the air knocked from his lungs.
Eryndor clawed up from the ground, blood running down his face. He roared and leapt once more, but this time the knight's sword caught him mid-air, slashing across his chest. He crashed down beside Sam, groaning in agony.
Professor Lily tried to gather everyone with her teleport spell again, her voice trembling with urgency. "Come to me! We have to escape—"
But nothing happened the spell fizzled against the shimmering dome.
Her eyes widened. "No… we're sealed inside!"
The warriors' breathing grew ragged. The glow of their warrior stones flickered weakly, like dying embers. One by one, the stones cracked and dissolved into black dust in their hands.Because Warrior stone power was exhausted.
The moment it happened, Valeria's greatsword dimmed and shattered, leaving her bare-handed as the ogre knight towered over her. Sam's spear clattered uselessly on the ground, its golden glow gone. Eryndor's claws receded, his beast strength fading.
All four collapsed on the stone floor, their bodies heavy and drained.
The two ogre knights raised their swords high, their edges glinting with bloodlust. The blades came down in a synchronized arc, aiming to skewer the exhausted nobles.
And the Ogre King leaned forward on his throne, grinning wide. "Yes… bleed for me."
All four covered their faces and accepted their defeat.
"Engrave"
Dhad
Both ogre knights missed their swords pierced on the ground beside professor Lily and Sam. And ogre knights' blood was raining on them.
The Ogre king got shocked because in an instant both his knights blasted in front of him. The Ogre King saw someone standing behind that blood rain.
Arin was standing there and his body had marks. He used blood manipulation and manipulated both knights' blood to burst out from their body. Arin activated his passive; it means he finally decided to join them. "Blood manipulation. Blood steel."
Blood drops raised in the midair from ground and solidify into needles. Arin moved his hands and launched those blood needles towards the ogre king. The Ogre king made a shield in front of him by using his power.
Arin signaled all of them to retreat. "Protect Lara, I'll deal with him."
Everyone nodded. Arin moved forward now he was standing in the middle of the room with both hands behind his back.
Blood needles ended. Ogre king only had one scratch on his left shoulder.
"ALL THIS POWER AND YOU ONLY GAVE ME A SINGLE SCRATCH." The Ogre king laughed.
Arin also laughed with him and the ogre king stopped laughing. "WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING."
"You got a wound when I was not even trying to harm you. Oh shit that's hilarious." Arin mocked him.
The Ogre king got furious; he raised his hand and summoned ten ogre knights to fight.
Arin again killed them by using his blood manipulation power. Every time the ogre king was summoning his companions. Arin easily killed them. Professor Lily and those other students were shocked by Arin's power.
The Ogre king stopped summoning. He finally entered the field. He was surrounded by a shield. Arin tried his blood manipulation but it didn't affect the ogre king.
The Ogre king lunged at Arin with his sword. Everyone screamed from behind to dodge the attack because they were taught no one ever got unharmed by facing direct head on attack by the Ogre king. Arin saw that massive sword coming for his head.
To be continued…