AWAKENING THE ONLY SSS-RANK CLASS! NOW EVEN DRAGONS OBEY MEC468: Island Of Titans
Chapter 468: Island Of Titans
Dealing with the leaders of the other top guilds was definitely not easy, especially since they clearly looked suspicious and even threw a lot of questions at Varnos.
Fortunately, Lana stepped in and explained the situation, also saying that they had contacted The Fallen and asked him for help.
If it had been any other Rank A, the leaders of these top guilds would have immediately rejected such a request. But most of them had either seen with their own eyes, or at least heard about, the fact that this man fought against a False Rank S and even won.
Because of that, after some hesitation, they all agreed. Maybe if The Fallen went inside, he really could save their guild members.
However, Lana also said that this man doesn't work for free and that they had to pay his price, just like Everlight Moon Guild had paid the cost of requesting his help.
Even though the other guilds were a bit annoyed, they didn't argue. In fact, it was better this way—it made them more certain that this man really didn't belong to any guild.
After all, a Rank A who could kill a false Rank S was a monster among monsters. They couldn't and wouldn't allow him to join any guild other than their own.
So, each of them paid either valuable items or large amounts of money. After receiving them, Daniel told them that if their guild members were still alive, he would rescue them.
Then he went straight toward the dungeon entrance. Before entering, he glanced at the portal. One was a purple-colored portal, releasing an intense amount of energy.
He took a breath and stepped in. The next moment, the world around him turned dark.
After he entered, the other guilds immediately asked Varnos how they could contact The Fallen and what the communication method was.
Varnos looked at his daughter, and after seeing Lana nod, he gave them a contact number. That number was actually an anonymous and protected one that belonged to Everlight Moon Guild itself.
That way, if these people wanted to contact Daniel, the guild could keep track of it.
Meanwhile, Daniel slowly opened his eyes. The world around him had changed, but before he could get a good look, a notification appeared in front of him.
[ Welcome to the Dungeon of the Island of Titans ]
[ Rank: Purple ]
[ To clear the dungeon, you must defeat the Giant Titan ]
He looked at the notification. Unlike the ones he usually got when entering dungeons, this one didn't have much explanation—or at least, that's how it seemed.
"Island of Titans?" he muttered. He was somewhat familiar with this ancient race, but as far as he knew, they should have gone extinct.
The Titans were a species with different sub-races, known for their terrifyingly strong bodies and physical power. But the entire species had been consumed by corruption and wiped out.
He looked around. He was standing on soil, surrounded by wet trees. Rain was falling from above, and he could hear the roar of the sea.
He slowly took off into the air, but the higher he went, the stronger the pressure he felt, until it reached the point where it seemed like his body could collapse at any moment.
That made him frown. With his current strength, something like this shouldn't have been possible—unless this dungeon had special spatial rules that heavily restricted flight.
Since he could already see quite far from where he hovered, he didn't try going any higher.
The island was spherical in shape. It had two layers, separated by a massive water channel. However, natural bridges formed by nature itself connected the two.
"If I'm not wrong, the place I'm standing now should be the outer layer." He first looked at his own location.
Even though it was an island, it wasn't small at all. On the contrary, it was massive. Just the outer layer where he was standing was probably larger than the entire capital city.
As for the central layer in the distance—it looked even bigger. But he couldn't be completely sure, since fog covered the area and made it hard to see.
Still, he could make out a massive mountain range there, with a clear beginning and end. Stranger than that, there was a tree on top of the range.
From where he was standing, the tree looked simple—just an ordinary tree, especially because of the fog.
But he didn't know why, when his eyes fell on the tree, he suddenly felt a primal sense of danger. A danger that came directly from his instincts.
His frown deepened. He tried using his spiritual senses to see more clearly, but to his surprise... his spiritual senses didn't work at all.
"What's going on?" he muttered in confusion and tried again—but the result was the same.
No matter how hard he tried, it was useless. His spiritual senses simply wouldn't activate. Eventually, he gave up and realized that besides flight, there seemed to be other restrictions in this place as well.
Because of that, he was forced to stop focusing on the central layer. Lana had warned him earlier not to go there under any circumstances anyway.
In that central layer were Rank S monsters—something he currently had no power to deal with.
So, he turned his focus back to the outer layer. Since his spiritual senses didn't work, he could only see within a limited range with his own eyes.
But even in that limited range, there was no sign of life or aura from any living being. Clearly, it was one of two possibilities: either everyone was dead, or they had moved beyond what he could see with his naked eyes.
He slowly landed and started walking, deciding to head straight toward the bridge that connected the outer and central layers.
In his mind, if the Awakened wanted to go somewhere, they would definitely head for that bridge. Maybe he could find them nearby.
He could have flown, but he preferred to walk for now. There were two reasons: he noticed that flying here drained his mana at least seven times faster, and he didn't want to attract the attention of any monster.
He walked slowly. The sound of raindrops falling on branches and leaves echoed in his ears.
The roar of the sea almost felt like it was calling to him, eerie and ominous. But Daniel walked without fear, ignoring it all.
Until he reached a place that forced him to stop—because several trees had been broken, sword and magic marks were everywhere...
And more importantly... traces of blood!
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AWAKENING THE ONLY SSS-RANK CLASS! NOW EVEN DRAGONS OBEY MEC469: Traces And Analysis
Chapter 469: Traces And Analysis
Daniel frowned as he looked at the scene before him. He had been walking for nearly half an hour. Even though he was only walking, his pace was far faster than that of ordinary people.
And now, after half an hour, he had come across such a strange sight. Trees were broken, traces of swords and magic were visible.
More importantly, there was blood on some of the tree trunks. There had probably been more blood, but because of the endless rainfall inside this dungeon, it had been washed away and disappeared.
He raised his guard and moved forward carefully. First, he examined the sword marks and traces of magic. It was obvious this was the work of Awakened.
"So they were here, and it seems they even clashed with each other." Daniel muttered, placing his hand on the sword marks.
For a moment, he felt as though an electric current had passed through his body. He did not feel pain, so without fear, he kept his hand on the sword marks.
"There's still mana. Without a doubt, the attack came from a Rank A, and most likely a Peak Rank A."
Sword marks remaining was one thing, but mana lingering in those marks was another.
If it was the first case, then even a Rank B could have left such marks. But the second case could only be created by a powerful Rank A.
He had already glanced through the list of participants in this dungeon raid. According to his knowledge, among the Rank A participants, only two were capable of such a strike.
William Rigar and Diana. The first was the eldest son of Kaelos, currently the leader of the Sairon Blade guild.
The second was a girl known as the greatest prodigy of the nation, ranked first in all the new generation rankings... well, except for one.
And as far as he knew, these sword marks most likely belonged to William Reigar, since that man was a swordsman.
"Judging from the type of these sword marks, it seems a major battle happened here. At the very least, he was forced to use a lot of power." Daniel reasoned, then turned his gaze to the broken trees.
The trees had clearly been shattered and torn apart either by sword strikes or magic. The remaining traces showed it had been done with skill.
Which meant the breaking of the trees was entirely the work of Awakened, not monsters. Yet this made him frown.
After all, in battles it was usually monsters that acted recklessly and attacked everything. It didn't make sense for Awakened to cut trees apart like this.
Still, it wasn't anything too strange. Maybe they had been forced to because of the type of monsters... or a thousand other reasons.
He walked toward the traces of blood, examined them, then summoned his first Fallen, Vorak.
The ground beneath him turned bloody, and a massive beast with a body resembling a tiger emerged from the blood.
"Greetings, my Lord." Vorak bowed with respect.
"Check this blood. It's human." Daniel nodded, pointing at the remaining traces.
Vorak wasted no time and began sniffing it.
"My Lord, this is indeed human blood."
"Then track it." He gave the order, and at the same time cast a glance at his first Fallen.
Vorak held a special place in his heart. After all, he was his very first Fallen. It had been a long time since he had last relied on this one.
Yet now, seeing him again after all this time, he could tell that Vorak had not only grown larger and more imposing, but his power had also increased tremendously.
At this point, his strength was at Rank A, not far from Mid Rank A. All of his Fallen grew stronger as he did.
The Fallen nodded, signaling his Lord to mount his back. Daniel did not refuse and climbed onto Vorak, who immediately dashed forward at high speed.
Yet after they left and went far away, a shadow suddenly appeared at the site. The shadow had no face, and indifferently watched them depart.
"Another human unaffected." the shadow murmured to itself, though it was unclear what it meant.
It cast a cold gaze around, and before long all the broken trees returned to their original state. The traces of blood, swords, and magic vanished completely.
The shadow nodded in satisfaction, then disappeared, as if it had never been there.
Meanwhile, Vorak was running at full speed, following the owner of that blood trail. The rain grew harsher and more violent, drops of water hitting their bodies rapidly.
However, before they became fully drenched, Daniel used mana to create a protective layer around them.
"I feel like breathing is becoming harder." He muttered, as if realizing something.
He could feel the air here was extremely heavy, oppressively so. If an ordinary human were here, they would already be dead.
But he didn't dwell on it, since it didn't affect him much.
Vorak kept running. After an hour, the storm finally eased a little, though the rain still fell.
The wind howled, carrying with it cries and wails filled with fear. The roar of the ocean sounded more terrifying, as if it might swallow the entire island at any moment.
"My Lord, the owner of this blood is here. But there are other things with him. Things that are not human." Vorak finally stopped.
Hearing this, Daniel wasn't particularly surprised. He had expected to encounter monsters.
He looked ahead. It resembled a shelter, seemingly formed from earth, like the remains of a landslide.
If not for Vorak telling him there were other things besides a human inside, he would have thought it was man-made.
From where he stood, he couldn't see much. Trees and branches blocked his view. And he was wary of advancing further, worried that he might suddenly be ambushed.
He didn't want to attack until he had confirmed the enemy's strength. He tried to peer through the branches, but realized the shelter-like place had been covered with rocks, making it impossible to see inside.
"He's inside?"
"Yes, my Lord."
The ground beneath Daniel turned bloody once more, and another of his Fallen appeared.
"Greetings, my Lord." Elarion bowed respectfully.
"I want you to go there and see what's inside." Daniel said, looking at his Fallen, who had the best skills in stealth and concealment.
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AWAKENING THE ONLY SSS-RANK CLASS! NOW EVEN DRAGONS OBEY MEC470: Stone Titans
Chapter 470: Stone Titans
A few minutes later, Elarion returned to where Daniel and Vorak were standing. He bowed once again.
"Tell me what you found."
"My Lord, just as you said, there really are monsters in there. But not ordinary ones. Do you see those rocks?" Elarion pointed at the stones blocking the entrance of the shelter.
"So?" Daniel frowned. Something came to his mind, especially since this place was called Titan Island.
"Those rocks are the monsters themselves. If I'm not mistaken, they're something like stone giants, but for some reason they give off a strange and different feeling."
"Stone giants... stone titans... I see." Daniel muttered to himself as his gaze fixed on those stones.
If he wasn't mistaken, those stone giants had to be a race of the titan species, most likely what was called Stone Titans. But he couldn't be sure, since he had little familiarity with that kind of monster.
At a glance, they looked strong, but they shouldn't be able to pose much of a threat to him.
Still, the thought that these same Stone Titans might have been able to defeat or even kill a group of Rank A Awakened made the warning bells in his heart grow louder.
He wanted to use the communication talisman he had received from Varnos to contact the outside and pass on the information, and maybe learn something about these monsters.
However, to his surprise, the talisman didn't work. Daniel's expression didn't change. He only sighed. He had already guessed this.
After all, the ones who entered before him had also lost their connection. Clearly, talismans stopped working in this place.
He looked at his two Fallen, then blood flowed beneath his feet and dozens of his Fallen appeared.
One by one, they knelt down and spoke in unison.
"Glory to our Lord."
"How many Stone Titans were there?" He looked at them, then at Elarion.
"Dozens, all of them Rank A. And there was also a human man imprisoned inside, just as you mentioned."
"I want you to go after those Stone Titans you see there and take them down. I don't know if they can actually be killed, but just make sure they can't do anything." Daniel nodded and looked at his Fallen.
The Fallen, led by Zaimorn, nodded back and disappeared from their spot. A moment later they appeared in front of the group of stone giants.
The titans were clearly shocked. They couldn't understand what had just happened, but they grew furious and even let out ear-splitting roars.
Their roars shook the trees within a ten-kilometer radius. They rose from their places and began fighting against the Fallen with great power.
Every strike they threw seemed strong enough to shake the whole forest. It even looked like one of them managed to kill one of the Fallen.
But to their shock, that same Fallen came back to life, leaving the Stone Titan confused and stunned.
"Their physical strength is greater than I thought." Daniel muttered to himself as he watched the Stone Titans.
He stood at a distance, observing the battle, and decided not to intervene. There were several reasons. First, he didn't want to use his own power yet and preferred to stay cautious.
Second, he had a bad feeling, like something was happening, though he couldn't tell exactly what it was.
From the moment he entered this dungeon, he had felt that way. And now, the feeling was even stronger.
"Strange... why do these titans have emotions? Human-like emotions?" He frowned, realizing something.
He could see in their eyes emotions usually only found in humans, something you wouldn't expect from Stone Giants.
"Could it be...?" A thought crossed his mind, though it seemed far too unlikely.
Even stranger, he noticed that some of the titans were using magic, and their instinctive strategies resembled those of humans.
"My Lord, now is the time." Elarion suddenly appeared near him and spoke.
Daniel nodded and cast one last glance at the three-meter-tall Stone Titans. Seeing that the entrance was fully open, he vanished from his spot.
He walked carefully and, before being forced into a clash with the Stone Titans, he managed to slip into their lair.
He stopped and quickly looked around. It was a simple lair, without light or fire for warmth, as if it was only a place to sleep.
It wasn't very big, more spread out than deep. He moved forward while Elarion guided him.
It didn't take long to reach the end of the lair. In front of them, a human man was chained with mana chains.
He looked unconscious, as if he had lost a lot of blood. His body was badly wounded, covered in deep gashes.
"It's really him... William Rigar." Daniel recognized the man's face. He quickly ordered Elarion to bring him down.
"He should be able to survive." Seeing that William was still breathing, Daniel let out a sigh of relief.
Even though he despised this man's father and brother, he couldn't let him die right now. After all, he most likely knew what had happened to the others.
Mana surged from Daniel's body and entered William's, beginning to heal all his wounds.
Ever since he had built his spiritual palace, he could use his Mana Healing freely to heal others without limitation.
While William's injuries were mending, the Fallen quietly entered the Stone Titans' lair as well.
"My Lord, we defeated those stone beings. However, just as you said, they cannot be killed, so we restrained them instead." Zaimorn reported respectfully.
"Good. I'll deal with them after this." Daniel nodded.
At that moment, William slowly opened his eyes.
"Where am I?"
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( A/N : Sorry about the recent irregular uploads, I was a bit busy and couldn't keep things consistent, but now it's sorted out and we should be back to 3–4 Chapters a day.
It's time to decide on harem or no harem.
My decision is no harem, and it seems like for the majority it doesn't really matter.
So we'll go with no harem.
If you have objections, let me know — if there are a lot of them, I'll change it. )
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AWAKENING THE ONLY SSS-RANK CLASS! NOW EVEN DRAGONS OBEY MEC471: The Truth About What Happened To Them
Chapter 471: The Truth About What Happened To Them
William slowly opened his eyes, feeling some pain in his head and eyes. It took him a while until he could clearly see the space around him.
"Where am I?" he muttered softly. His memories were scattered and he couldn't properly recall anything.
"You are in the den of the Stone Titans. You were on the verge of death and I saved you." Suddenly a voice whispered in his ear.
He turned his head and saw a masked man. His pupils widened slightly, and for a moment he even thought he was seeing things.
He rubbed his eyes, but when he saw the man still standing in front of him, he let out a sigh of relief and realized it wasn't an illusion.
"You are The Fallen?"
"Oh? You know me?" Daniel said playfully. He had a mask on his face at the moment, so naturally his true identity couldn't be recognized.
Still, he didn't expect the identity of The Fallen to be so well known. It seemed almost everyone in the country recognized him.
It had been a long time since he last checked the state of that video on Ctube, but now he felt certain it had received a huge number of views and followers.
"So it really is you. But why did you come here?"
"All contact between the Awakened and the raid team from last night was cut off, and everyone was worried. I was sent here by the Federation to see what happened."
"I see." William nodded, slowly got up, and tried moving his muscles a bit.
Daniel said nothing and also stood up.
"So a day has passed. But the way it went, I felt like hundreds of years had gone by." He said with a bitter smile. He never expected someone like him, with such vast knowledge and information, to fall into this kind of situation.
"Explain what happened."
"I don't know exactly. We were continuing the exploration as usual. Everyone had come to search for powerful items and treasures. But in the outer layer, there was nothing. No matter how much we searched, we couldn't find anything!"
"In the end, we wanted to enter the central layer, but one of the Federation's Rank S blocked our way. We had no choice but to camp somewhere. Still, I didn't expect that to suddenly happen." William said with a frown.
"What happened?" Daniel frowned as well.
"You heard the roar of the sea? That sound kept getting stronger and stronger until it started to affect everyone's nerves."
"I don't know why, but everyone suddenly went mad and began attacking each other. It was a complete mess. They all killed one another. I tried to stop them but it was useless. They attacked me too."
"So you killed them?"
"Yes and no. I thought I killed them, but they didn't actually die. They transformed into something else."
"I see." Daniel nodded. Now his suspicion had turned into certainty. He quietly walked out of the den, and William followed behind him.
When they left and saw the scene before them, William was a little shocked.
"So all the Awakened turned into these?" Daniel looked at the Stone Titans whose arms were torn off and bound with mana.
"That's right. Every single one of them that died turned into these things in a strange way."
For a few moments, silence ruled. Neither of them said anything, but the frown on both their faces was obvious.
Clearly, neither of them expected something like this when they entered the dungeon.
"That sound of the sea must have been a mental attack that caused mental confusion. But the transformation was probably a mechanism of the dungeon or something else." Daniel reasoned.
"But why didn't it affect you?" William then looked at the man standing beside him.
"Because I am strong." William didn't give any excuse and simply stated the truth. This wasn't his first body. He had once possessed a very powerful body.
Mental attacks target awareness and the soul. Even though the physical strength of his current body wasn't particularly strong, his spiritual power and mental strength were extremely powerful, even beyond Rank S.
Naturally, such mental attacks wouldn't work on him.
Of course, he didn't plan to tell this man, The Fallen, that in reality he was an incredibly powerful expert who had taken over this body.
"Makes sense. Actually, that mental attack probably tried to target me too, but it failed." Daniel nodded. Now he realized why he had been feeling uneasy since entering this dungeon.
It was because of that sound of the sea. The place they were in was far from the sea, and hearing it shouldn't have been possible unless he strengthened his senses or used spiritual senses.
He hadn't strengthened his senses, and he couldn't use his spiritual senses either.
Yet he could hear the sound of the distant sea. That alone was a problem! He frowned deeply, because he was certain there was no way such a bizarre detail could have escaped him.
'Why didn't I notice it until now?' He could be sure there was something else interfering with his ability to think clearly.
"What happened to the others?" He put the thought aside for now and asked his next question.
"The others? I don't know. That girl Diana went with the Rank S into the central layer, but I haven't heard from them. Besides, it's already been a day since I've been stuck here." William answered.
"What do you plan to do now?" He then looked at The Fallen and asked.
"I came here to save you all, and I've done that. I'm not stupid enough to step into the central layer." Daniel said lazily.
"Good. I like that. You're a smart guy." William laughed loudly and patted his shoulder.
He thought maybe this The Fallen would try to act foolish and play the hero, but it seemed this man was smart.
"Still, one question remains. How are we going to take these Awakened who transformed into stone giants with us? And can they even be turned back to normal?" Daniel asked.
"Restoring them to their original state shouldn't be difficult. A Rank S mage just needs to cast a reversal spell on them. But as for taking them out... I don't know."
"For now, we should leave and report this. The Federation and the others will think of something." Daniel said, then opened the main system.
He had a bad feeling about this place and didn't want to stay here even a moment longer.
[ Are you sure you want to leave the dungeon? ]
Both Daniel and William clicked on Yes.
Yet to their surprise—
[ Exit not possible ]
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AWAKENING THE ONLY SSS-RANK CLASS! NOW EVEN DRAGONS OBEY MEC472: Dangerous Decision
Chapter 472: Dangerous Decision
"What's going on?" Daniel frowned when he saw the notification and tried again to exit the dungeon, but no matter how many times he attempted it the result remained the same.
"You can't get out either?" William seemed to notice his situation and asked.
"Yeah. Doesn't look like you're too surprised." Daniel glanced at him and nodded.
"I expected something like this to happen. To leave this dungeon we'll need four or maybe even five keys."
"Four or five?" Daniel frowned and muttered to himself like he hadn't expected that.
Normally, leaving a dungeon without clearing it requires one key, the same key needed to challenge the tower floors. Almost every dungeon rank only needs one key, but there are exceptions. Some rare dungeons demand more than one key to leave.
These kinds of dungeons are extremely rare and don't appear often. Without doubt, the fact that they require more keys means there's a reason behind it. These dungeons contain valuable treasures and items, and if cleared, the awakened who manage to do so receive generous rewards.
"So what do we do now?" William muttered to himself, a frown forming on his face as well. At this stage the only way out was to clear the dungeon.
But could they really clear this dungeon? The moment that thought crossed his mind he shook his head.
It was simply impossible. This was a Purple Rank Dungeon. To clear it at least three S Ranks were needed, and they were only two A Ranks.
"Maybe we need to find the S Ranks who entered. Right now they're our only hope to get out." Daniel sighed as he spoke.
"That's dangerous. Leaving aside that they might have also turned into these stone giants, do you really want to step into the central layer?"
"Do we have another choice? At this point it's our only option unless we just stay here and hope someone else comes to rescue us. But since the Federation doesn't allow other S Ranks to enter, the result will be the same."
"The Federation doesn't allow other S Ranks to enter?" William frowned deeper when he heard that, sinking into thought.
It wasn't clear what he was thinking, but suddenly his eyes gleamed as if he had realized something.
"Forget it. Looks like our only way is to find those S Ranks." He then glanced at the masked man beside him and spoke in the same indifferent tone.
"Fine." Black light flickered in Daniel's eyes. He wasn't stupid and naturally noticed the sudden change in William's attitude.
What had suddenly caused this shift? Was it Daniel's words about the Federation not allowing S Ranks to enter?
Did this man know something? A secret Daniel didn't? Maybe he had even guessed the reason behind the Federation's behavior.
In truth, Daniel had thought about it himself but reached no conclusion. In the end, the only reasoning was that there was something in this dungeon the Federation either wanted or wanted to hide.
"So what do we do about these?" William glanced at the stone titans.
"For now we'll knock them out. Once we find a way to leave we'll come back for them." Daniel responded and nodded. Suddenly mana surged from his hands, entering the bodies of all the titans and locking their awareness.
The two exchanged looks and reached a silent agreement. William, more familiar with the route, moved ahead and started walking.
It would take about half an hour on foot from where they were to reach the entrance to the central layer.
"While you were here did you run into monsters?" Daniel asked calmly as he glanced around.
"A bunch of different titans, but most weren't strong." William answered.
"What about the central layer? While you were here did you find out anything about it? Or do you know anything at all?"
"Not much. Just limited info. Like the monsters inside are definitely stronger, and more importantly, it's full of corruption beasts."
Daniel frowned slightly. His condition wasn't that good. Even though he had reached A Rank, he couldn't use any of his offensive or defensive skills.
Only a few like Fallen Step, Fallen Vision, and Mana Healing were available, and none of them had much use in direct combat.
Without his skills, at best he could face a Half Step S Rank, but against a False S Rank he stood no chance, not even of escaping easily.
And in front of a true S Rank he'd die instantly, without even a chance to run.
Thinking about that made him smile faintly. Luckily, without William noticing, he had already left two of his fallen behind near the stone titans to keep an eye on them.
If something happened inside the central layer, he could always use Fallen Step and escape on his own.
"The sea's sound is a lot weaker here." Daniel then pointed out another detail he had noticed.
"When you stand on the bridge between the outer and central layers you can't hear the sea at all, even though there's water directly beneath your feet." William answered with his usual indifferent tone.
"So this mental attack doesn't exist inside the central layer?" Daniel muttered, though he didn't really believe that. He just wanted to gauge William's reaction.
In truth, Daniel was pretty sure. He felt that inside the central layer there wouldn't just be a mental attack but one far stronger and far more dangerous.
'If my guess is right then maybe even those S Ranks have turned into titans or something else.' That thought made him frown.
If even those S Ranks had transformed, what would they do then? At that point there'd be no way out at all.
"Probably. Maybe even stronger." William answered after some thought, yet no worry appeared on his face.
Daniel nodded. This William was smart. In fact, he seemed too smart, and compared to his apparent age, far too experienced.
'Could it be?'
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AWAKENING THE ONLY SSS-RANK CLASS! NOW EVEN DRAGONS OBEY MEC473: Discoveries
Chapter 473: Discoveries
The rain that had slowed for a while now poured down harder again, droplets falling fast from the sky and soaking the ground.
The wind grew stronger too, almost like it was trying to push the two of them away.
It didn't take long before they saw a massive water channel that seemed endless, and beyond it there appeared to be another island.
And a dirt and stone bridge stretched between the two islands, connecting both sides.
"We arrived.." William said.
Daniel glanced at the bridge. It looked long and sturdy, as if it had no end, yet its end was clearly visible.
He looked across the blue canal. For some reason his intuition was warning him that under no circumstances should he go there.
But did he really have another choice? He still remembered how much Lana had warned him never to enter the central layer.
Yet looking at their current situation, the only option left was to go there and hope they could find those Federation rank S Awakened.
"Let's go." A complicated light flashed in William's eyes as he spoke quietly and started walking.
Daniel followed at his side without saying anything, and the two stepped onto the bridge. He glanced at the blue canal below.
Although it was clearly water, just looking at it gave everyone a sense of dread and terror, as if something truly horrifying was hidden in those waters.
"Be careful not to fall down. Whatever is down there will probably swallow you whole." William warned after catching this from the corner of his eyes.
"The wind here is really strong." Daniel took one last look and stepped back from the edge of the bridge as he spoke.
Even though the bridge was long, at best it took only five minutes to cross it. Yet the wind kept pushing them back again and again.
That alone was strange. Both of them were rank A and possessed extremely strong physical power and resistance.
Yet the wind could push them back. No matter how hard they tried to resist it, it was useless.
What was even stranger was that the wind felt completely normal, nothing like a storm. They couldn't even sense its strength until it directly hit them.
"I agree. This is the strangest wind I have ever seen." William nodded, even with his vast knowledge and experience, this wind still felt bizarre to him.
"There's also something strange about these raindrops. Whenever they hit the bridge or the ground nothing happens. But look at the water. Whenever the rain falls into it, it causes a small explosion under the surface." Daniel pointed out another oddity.
Their eyes locked onto the water. It didn't take long for a raindrop to fall in front of them. Then—boom! A small explosion went off under the water.
William frowned. This time he looked straight ahead as a raindrop landed on the bridge. To his surprise, nothing happened.
As for themselves, from the very start they had covered their bodies with layers of mana to avoid getting wet.
Under William's confused gaze, Daniel suddenly cut his hand and let several drops of blood fall onto the ground. At the same time he stepped back.
Seeing this, William frowned and also stepped back.
"What are you doing?"
"I want to confirm something. Look there."
A raindrop suddenly collided with Daniel's blood on the ground. To their shock—
Boom!
A massive explosion went off, and both of them were forced back several dozen meters by the shockwave. Even their defensive layers were damaged and nearly shattered.
"So if it touches blood it creates a huge explosion." Daniel muttered, his expression turning grim.
"If we're in a fight and get injured, this will be a huge problem." William wasn't stupid and understood instantly. His face also darkened.
"We need to be careful. One explosion can't hurt us, but if we're wounded and covered in blood, with this nonstop rain, the explosions could be dangerous even for us."
"I get it. But why didn't this happen in the outer layer? When the Awakened were fighting there was blood everywhere while it was raining, but no explosions."
"It's probably a mechanism, one of the features of the inner layer." Daniel wasn't sure and could only guess.
Although they hadn't entered the central layer yet, this was the only explanation that made sense. At least nothing better came to mind.
Still, even if that was true, he felt like the rain in the inner layer could still harm them somehow. He just didn't know how yet.
William nodded. From his perspective, this was also the best and most likely explanation.
They continued walking, strengthening their defensive layers to make sure no raindrops touched them. Now that they knew the rain could trigger explosions when it touched any liquid, they naturally had to be more cautious.
They were close to the end of the bridge when suddenly both of them felt a terrifying sense of danger. Instinctively they leapt to opposite sides of the bridge.
At the same moment, massive claw marks tore across the ground, carving a meter-deep trench.
"Damn it, what was that?" William shouted angrily, his eyes locking onto something flapping its wings in the sky.
"A monster, a really huge flying one." Daniel frowned. He could faintly make out the figure of the beast circling above.
If he wasn't mistaken, it was over three meters long, massive in size, with wings alone that stretched more than six meters.
Each flap of its wings created gusts of wind. Wind that felt normal at first glance, but when it reached them it could push them back.
One phrase came to William mind.
"Sky Titan."
The Sky titan—he didn't know much about this kind of creature.
However, William had read a bit about them in books. According to his knowledge, back in the eras when titans were not yet extinct, this creature was considered one of the rulers of the skies.
Their speed and strength were terrifyingly high, and there were even rumors that they could fight against S-ranks even before actually reaching S-rank themselves.
Looking at this creature now... could those rumors be true?
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AWAKENING THE ONLY SSS-RANK CLASS! NOW EVEN DRAGONS OBEY MEC474: Fighting A Sky Titan
Chapter 474: Fighting A Sky Titan
"So this beast was the one creating the wind." William said mockingly.
"At least Half Step S Rank. Its energy is too chaotic to guess more precisely." Daniel answered with a frown.
As long as it was below true S Rank there was no problem. With him and William together even defeating a False S Rank was possible.
From the first time he saw this man he realized how strangely powerful he was. Other than himself, William was probably the strongest rank A he had ever met.
Strong enough that Lana had no chance against him. He didn't know why this man was so powerful, and more importantly, why he hid his real strength. But with him around, even if Daniel couldn't use his skills right now, defeating a False S Rank wasn't impossible.
The real reason for his frown and concern was the possibility of their fight attracting other beasts.
"This bird is in the process of turning into a corruption beast. Probably more than eighty percent of the process is complete, that's why its energy is this chaotic." William said, and a massive sword appeared in his hands.
The blade was more than fifty centimeters wide, completely unfitting for his build. More importantly, it looked extremely heavy, heavy enough to greatly reduce the wielder's speed.
"This won't be an easy battle. We're on a bridge, we have to be careful not to fall. That beast can fly easily, and we have limits when it comes to flight." Daniel summoned his sword, The Heavens Honor.
"We can't fly, but we can still make long jumps." William's eyes fell on Daniel's sword.
For some reason, just seeing it made fear and danger stir in his heart. As if he was standing face to face with death itself.
He forcefully suppressed the fear and focused on the Sky Titan, which had locked its gaze onto them again and was preparing another attack.
Daniel raised his sword. The aura of death wrapped around the sacred blade, evaporating the rain around it. William stood beside him, his massive fifty-centimeter blade gleaming in his grip.
The Sky Titan roared with [Sonic Roar] and charged forward. The sound wave slammed into their defensive layers like a hammer. Daniel's mana shield shook and cracked, but he quickly focused his energy and restored it.
William shouted, "Hit its wings! Break its balance! Try to destroy them and drag it down!"
With [Sky Leaper] he shot into the air and slammed his blade like lightning against the Titan's wing. Black blood sprayed, but immediately [Feather Barrage] activated. A rain of steel-like feathers descended on them.
Daniel leapt among the feathers, spinning his sword rapidly, the aura of death turning each feather to dust. Still, several struck his layer and cracked it. Gritting his teeth, he restored the shield without letting it vanish for even a moment.
The Titan came down with [Talon Crush], smashing into the bridge, shattering stone and sending debris flying. Daniel and William leapt back.
William countered with [Titan Breaker Slash]. A wave of mana from his blade split the Titan's talon and forced it back.
Daniel seized the moment and charged. The Heavens Honor shone, the aura of death so dense that even the rain couldn't come near it. He slashed through the Titan's leg. The beast's scream shook the sky.
But the Titan didn't retreat. With [Storm Wing Slash] it whipped the air around the bridge into a storm. The violent winds hurled Daniel and William several meters back. Both barely kept their footing on the slick bridge. Their defensive layers flickered and cracked, but their rapid regeneration prevented an explosion.
"This beast doesn't want to fall." William growled.
"Then we'll just have to pluck its feathers one by one." Daniel replied with a mocking smile.
The Sky Titan held its bloodied wings high. Daniel panted, repairing his mana shield and reinforcing it. William gripped his massive sword with both hands.
There was no fear or hesitation in his expression, as if it didn't matter at all. Before attacking again he carefully rebuilt and strengthened his defenses.
The stone bridge shook under the storm. The Sky Titan, like a demon craving blood, spread its vast wings and unleashed [Abyssal Gust]. The dark wind lashed at the two fighters, cracking their mana shields.
William slammed his sword into the bridge: [Earth Anchor].
The ground split, energy burst out from within the bridge, and rooted him in place so the storm wouldn't blow him away.
Daniel retreated with agility, holding his sword like a shield against the wind. The aura of death around him trembled.
But the Titan pressed harder. With [Skyquake Descent] it dove from the sky, its massive weight slamming into the bridge, shaking it violently and launching chunks of stone into the air.
"Left side! Its wing is weak!" William shouted.
Without a word Daniel leapt. The Heavens Honor cut through the black rain and split the Titan's right wing. Feathers and blood scattered.
But the strike triggered another [Sonic Roar].
The sound wave smashed into their shields, cracks spreading like broken glass.
"Damn... repair it!"
Daniel pressed his hand to his chest and poured out mana. But before the restoration was complete, several feathers pierced through the half-formed layer, cutting into William's shoulder and Daniel's arm.
A moment later...
A drop of rain fell on Daniel's open wound.
Boom!
A massive explosion went off instantly. The fiery shockwave hurled them dozens of meters across the bridge. Stone and rubble blasted into the air, and the bridge beneath them cracked.
Daniel fell to his knees, yet his breathing was calm and he was unharmed. His arm was scorched and blackened, but there was no pain on his face, not even a frown. William coughed blood, his defensive layer completely shattered.
The Sky Titan, its wing half-crippled yet still spread wide, circled above them with savage pride.
"I don't like that arrogant face of this bastard beast." William growled angrily, restoring his shield to prevent another explosion.
"Ridiculous." Daniel hissed coldly. His shield reformed, and his arm healed completely in less than a second with Mana Healing.
The injuries weren't serious. With his current body, how could such an explosion cause even the slightest effect?
But now he was angry. It was time to end this fight.
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AWAKENING THE ONLY SSS-RANK CLASS! NOW EVEN DRAGONS OBEY MEC475: Central layer
Chapter 475: Central layer
Daniel glanced at the Sky Titan, the gigantic bird still flying in the sky, occasionally casting mocking looks at the two of them.
Without hesitation, he stepped forward and appeared in the air.
"What?" William was stunned at the sight, for a moment feeling like he was seeing wrong.
This man was flying? But how? Why did it look like the restrictions didn't affect him at all?
He had thought, like himself, that this masked man could only leap long distances and didn't actually have the ability to fly. So all this time he had been deceived?
In reality, Daniel had never lost his ability to fly. It had only been limited—he couldn't go higher than a certain point, and he couldn't use much speed while flying.
But that didn't mean he couldn't fly. From the very start, the only reason he hadn't shown his flight ability was because he was being cautious around William.
For some reason, William gave him a strange feeling. Every time he spoke with him, he felt like he was talking to a very powerful and well-known Expert.
Yet William was clearly young, so where did that mature and superior aura come from? All of this had made Daniel wary of him.
But now, because he was cornered by this Sky Titan, Daniel had grown somewhat irritated. Even without his skills, that didn't mean any winged insect could stand in front of him.
The important point here was that he didn't really know how powerful he currently was. All of his guesses were just guesses.
Still, he had no doubt that below Rank S, finding an opponent for him was difficult, maybe even impossible. This wasn't arrogance—it was fact.
His sword shone in his hands. The aura of death suddenly filled the entire atmosphere, and even the Sky Titan felt fear and death pressing down on it.
For a brief moment, it felt like their roles had switched—no longer the hunter, it had become the prey.
"Playtime's over. It's time for this fight to end," Daniel said coldly before swinging his sword.
The blade surged forward, empowered with death and fused with sword aura. The beast tried to dodge, but it was completely useless.
Daniel had already created four separate mana layers around them, forming a cage. It also blocked any outside observation.
In other words, William had no idea what was happening inside.
The Sky Titan let out a horrifying scream and activated all of its defensive skills, wrapping its wings tightly around its body to protect itself.
But the outcome had already been decided... the sword pierced through its wings and then split its body in two.
The giant bird let out one last screech before its terrifying eyes slowly dimmed and closed forever.
"Pathetic." Daniel smirked with ridicule. The feeling of no longer restraining himself was incredible.
At the same time, he was a little surprised by his own power. He hadn't expected his sword strike to be that strong. That single blow had killed a Half Step S Rank.
Granted, the beast was already heavily wounded from his and William's earlier attacks, but the fact that it could still be finished with just one strike showed how absurdly and unreasonably powerful Daniel himself had become.
"Maybe defeating an S Rank isn't impossible after all," he muttered. Until this moment, he thought there was no way he could beat an S Rank in his current condition.
But now, his thoughts had changed. With [Apocalypse], there was a good chance he could heavily wound one.
Killing one? Probably not yet. But Daniel already had plans.
He had ideas on how to evolve [Apocalypse], and once those ideas worked, with the new skill that would be created, killing even an S Rank might not be impossible.
"With my current power, I'm beyond the young generation. Honestly, I'm already standing on the line between the strongest of the young and the strongest of the previous generation." A smile formed on his face.
The strongest of the previous generation were currently the S Rank powerhouses, like Leia's father and the leaders of other powerful guilds.
Considering Daniel's current strength, he was already beyond the young generation, because even the greatest genius of the young probably couldn't kill a Half Step S Rank this easily, right?
He glanced at the corpse of the gigantic bird in front of him and set those thoughts aside for now. Without hesitation, he activated Everlasting Physique.
His stomach suddenly turned into a devouring black hole, swallowing the Sky Titan's entire body in one move. As it was consumed, a notification appeared in front of him.
[ Your physical strength has increased significantly ]
The only reason he hadn't turned this bird into one of the Fallen was, first, because it would be too noisy, and second, because for now, he wanted to improve his physical strength to stand on equal ground with S Ranks.
If he wanted to find his father and learn what really happened to him, his personal strength had to be the highest priority.
Of course, that didn't mean he would completely ignore the Fallen. After all, they were his personal army and extra lives. Naturally, he wouldn't forget about them.
Even more importantly, after reaching Rank A, his limit of Fallen had increased from 300 to 1000.
He needed to find a place to fill that limit. The more Fallen, the more extra lives—and the more places he could use them.
Then he dissolved the mana layers and calmly landed on the bridge.
"You killed it?" William asked with a strangely calm face, though his tone carried an odd weight. He saw no scratches at all on the masked man.
"I killed it." Daniel nodded.
"Then let's go." William turned and continued walking. Surprisingly, he didn't ask any questions, didn't show any curiosity. Even Daniel found it strange, but he just walked alongside him.
From the corner of his eye, William occasionally glanced at Daniel, but it was unclear what he was thinking or what kind of plan he had.
It didn't take long before they reached the end of the bridge without encountering any other danger.
"If we step over there, we'll officially enter the central layer of this dungeon," William murmured. Still, it was obvious his words were meant for the masked man beside him.
That man didn't reply, only staring silently into the central layer. From where he stood, he could faintly see the tree in the middle of the island.
For some reason, he felt like that tree was calling to him. But when he shook his head, the feeling vanished.
"Am I hallucinating?" he thought, but didn't give it much importance.
Daniel took the final step and officially entered the central layer of the dungeon. Seeing this, William, who was behind him, had no choice but to take that last step as well.
Now, they had officially entered the central layer.
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AWAKENING THE ONLY SSS-RANK CLASS! NOW EVEN DRAGONS OBEY MEC476: Devoured By A Stone?
Chapter 476: Devoured By A Stone?
"Now how are we supposed to find them" Daniel looked around, the general environment was not much different than the outer layer
But the atmosphere was completely different, the air was much colder, the rain fell harder and faster and instead of the sound of the raging sea there was another sound
Come... come... come find me...
This voice kept echoing in their ears, like the voice of a little girl asking for help, but they were not stupid enough to be tricked by something like that
"I don't know either, all we can do is search carefully and hope we can find them" William said after a moment of thought
There was no direct way to find the S Ranks, the only option was to search the whole island and hope they would come across them
"Should we search this way" Daniel looked at the fork, one path to their right and the other to the left, both were dark and barely lit
Worse, both directions gave him a sense of danger, clearly there were things down there that could kill both of them
After all this was a Purple Rank dungeon, the fact they had encountered so few monsters so far was strange on its own
"What are you doing" Daniel turned and saw William covering himself with mud and then rubbing large leaves on himself
"Obviously trying to hide my scent, you want some S Rank monsters to find us"
Daniel wanted to say something but then nodded, it came to his mind that maybe monsters could track them through divine sense or something similar
But then he remembered that all senses were heavily restricted and weakened on this island and could not be used properly, meaning the monsters probably could not find them any other way than smell
He also covered himself with mud and rubbed some leaves on his body, not sure if it really worked but at least it was free to try
Besides he was not that worried about his life, if they ran into some overly strong monster he could simply use Fallen Step to get out of here
"Which way should we go" William looked at both sides and asked
"Let's go left" Daniel thought for a moment before answering
"On what basis did you decide that"
"I just feel like there's less danger there" in reality he had just asked Vorak for help and his Fallen told him there was less danger on the left
William glanced at him then walked left, they entered slowly and suddenly the massive trees covered above them
The trees were over a hundred meters tall and the leaves were so large they nearly covered the entire sky, even the raindrops could no longer reach them
For strange reasons a sense of peace and safety washed over them, as if as long as they stayed under these trees they would be completely safe
No need to worry about monsters or dangers... maybe it would not even be bad to spend their entire lives here... even the fruits of the trees looked delicious
Though both quickly turned their heads, their eyes locked on each other and they swallowed their saliva
"What was that"
"Mental attacks our minds are under attack be careful not to fall" William warned
Daniel nodded, raising his guard to the highest level, his mind had almost fallen, if that happened the result would have been disastrous
He slowly tried to stay away from the big trees and walked in the middle of the path
Because there was no day or night in this dungeon and the sky was always half dark half bright with endless rain, they had completely lost their sense of time
At this point they did not even know how long they had been walking, or how long they had been in this cursed dungeon
Maybe just ten minutes had passed maybe an hour but it also could have been a full day
There was no way to know how much time had gone by while walking, William even tried to count seconds and minutes but each time he got distracted by that strange voice and lost the count again
"Let's rest a little" Daniel suggested after seeing William's poor condition
Their minds were extremely exhausted, the fact they had endured all these mental attacks up until now was already a miracle
"Alright" William said and leaned against a huge rock nearly twice his size, rubbing his eyes with his hands
Because the rock was near the trees Daniel did not dare to get close and instead lay down in the middle of the path staring upward
Unfortunately the giant leaves had blocked the sky and it could not be seen
"I'm hungry" William suddenly said causing a frown on both his and Daniel's faces
"Are you kidding"
"No I'm really hungry"
Daniel wanted to say something but then his own stomach growled loudly announcing hunger, the frown on both their faces deepened
This should simply be impossible with their ranks they should not even feel hunger at all, their bodies could easily use mana and internal energy to replace food
It seemed they both realized something, they quickly checked their mana and energy reserves and what they saw shocked them
"What the hell" William said in disbelief, more than eighty percent of his mana and energy reserves were completely gone and worse he had not even noticed
"How the hell is that possible" Daniel groaned, the same thing had happened to him, and worse his body should have been able to regenerate energy quickly
So why had it not done anything and how had he not even noticed that much energy vanishing from his body
"What do we do now"
"You're asking me who am I supposed to ask"
"We need to get out of this part of the island as fast as possible" William said with discomfort
Daniel nodded and stood up, they were not stupid and had realized there was something wrong with this path they had entered
A heavy sense of unease surrounded both of them, they felt like something bad could happen at any moment
William also tried to get up but then realized... he could not move he tried again and realized his body was restrained
"Help me!!" he shouted but before Daniel could react the huge rock William was leaning on suddenly turned jelly-like
Without giving William any chance to react the stone swallowed him
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