Chapter 459

    From the moment they entered the dungeon this was one of their fastest delves ever. They had no reason to stay too long and at most they would have had seven floors to clear. With nobody having anything to gain from the first and second floors they simply took the first arch they came across on both floors.

    “You go last.” The squad captain informed the empire champion as Ajax made his way through the arch.

    It had been all but agreed upon that the Empire would have had an open kill order on Ajax inside the dungeon. Sure they wouldn’t risk killing the entire expedition but if they had a chance to take out Ajax by himself that wouldn’t draw the full ire of House Goldmancer or Manashaper. This probably wasn’t even a personal decision, just a target of opportunity.

    “That’s quite the power you’re all packing.” Clark complimented once he saw Xavier, Anna and Lexi in action.

    The monsters they had defeated had been more than five levels higher than them yet none of them had even been pushed at all.

    “Just wait, next floor you’ll see what we can really do.” Xavier said with a smirk that was reminiscent of his uncle.

    All three of them had agreed to put on a bit of a show for the Empire. As future powerhouses of their respective Houses all three of them had their safety assured. Considering the moves the beastkin were making everyone was expecting that sooner or later a war would break out so they were hoping to show that the next generation of Gryndor was more than just Ajax.

    The group had entered barely two hours ago and they had already made it on to the fourth floor. The fourth floor had one of the more distinctive natural environments that Ajax had seen. The group found themselves at the bottom of a long canyon with barely more than two hundred feet from the wall on their left to the one on their right. The walls seemed to stretch up forever and the hot sun was beating down on them from above.

    “Keep your eyes on the walls.” Xavier warned them. “I went through a similar floor before and there were small caves in the walls from where lizards that could throw spikes attacked.

    Ajax was mildly surprised to find out that the prince had seen a floor layout that he had yet to come across. “Should we climb up and check what’s at the top?” Ajax asked as he scanned the walls for a path to climb.

    “No point.” the squad captain said. “These floors have a ceiling before you reach the top. Just like you can’t reach the roots on a floor where you are on a big ass tree.” he made sure to give Ajax an example he could relate to.

    As they neared the first cavern inside one of the walls Ajax threw a rock as deep as it would go before the tunnel turned. From the sound of the impact he put together that these tunnels went deeper in the wall of stone than he had expected.

    “The other arches have to be around here.” the Empire champion said, haven’t seen any of them on the outside.

    Once inside the cave it didn’t take long before they reached the first arch. It was hidden inside a small chamber off on the side of the main tunnel along with dozens of eggs and one large salamander guardian.

    “I’ve got this one.” Anna said with confidence before she started chanting.

    The pyro mage held nothing back as she turned the entire room into an inferno the moment her first spell finished. The eggs had all been ready to hatch, part of the fight being dealing with the small and fragile creatures suddenly swarming you but none of that mattered as the flames had started melting the rock let alone the eggs and hatchlings.

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    The next two floors were no surprise to anyone, Ajax had managed to make it up to level one hundred and twenty all by himself so clearing the next two floors in under half an hour was expected.

    ‘Here it goes’ Ajax thought to himself as he stood before the arch. ‘Time to see if something happens after clearing one hundred and fifty floors.’

    As he stepped onto the eighth floor Ajax received the expected announcement congratulating him for clearing another floor and receiving another +1 to all stats. That wasn’t all there was to it however as he also felt a shiver travel throughout his entire body followed by a wave of energy.

    Racial Evolution

    Awakend Humanoid (Human) - Ascended Humanoid (Human)

    Requirements: Gain 150 to all stats from Humanoid Achievement Delver.

    Rewards : Remaining lifespan doubled. Gain +10 to all stats

    Achievement : Rapid Evolution

    Evolve your race before the age of 50.

    Requires ten Discoveries to earn: Requirement fulfilled by Researcher

    Reward : All experience gains increased by 200%.

    !(lesser versions of the achievement can no longer be obtained.)

    Achievement : Evolution

    Evolve your race.

    Requires five Discoveries to earn.

    Reward : All experience gains increased by 150%.