[CH200+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

Chapter 240

"Welcome back, we have some work to do."

The black-scaled dragon comes flying out of my swirling white spatial magic portal, immediately opening his telepathic link with me.

"Good to see you again master, what a mana-rich dungeon... where could this be?"

A toothy grin forms across Ember's face as he begins to flap his wings to hover higher up in the sky. The majestic creature begins to glow a light red tint, showing that his plunderer skill has been activated. He absorbs a few thousand MP from the air, then continues to speak.

"This is very pure as well- and our level. We're nearing my next rank up faster than expected. I'm pleased with this progress."

I nod, struggling to keep my eyes from closing. The fact that I'll soon get a moment to rest is making me more and more tired by the second. Sleep is within sight.

I chuckle, then respond.

"We have grown a bit, and I'm exulted from fighting. I'd like for you to farm in this dungeon while I rest. It's not very large, so I trust you'll be able to cover the landscape rather quickly."

Ember lifts his head, then replies.

"This is a Rank 3 Dungeon. You're aware of this right? These are very rare to be spawned outside of a labyrinth. Truthfully, a waste of mana."

I raise an eyebrow, then shake my head. Realizing sleep will have to wait a little longer.

"A... Rank 3 Dungeon? A waste of mana? What do you mean by all of this exactly?"

Ember stops glowing red and glides down to the floor.

"Well... I guess humans would call a Rank 3 Dungeon a B-Class Dungeon. It just means the boss monster is over level 500. This indicates that it has ranked up."

There's a moment of silence, and the buzzing swirling mana around us feels like it just grows louder.

I reply.

"Alright, so it'll just be a lot stronger?"

Ember pauses.

"Something like that. Usually, the Rank 3 upgrade is a very noticeable one. An additional hidden ability or skill is awarded to all monsters that hit rank 3. In addition to that, it's very common for Rank 3 monsters to wield some level of Tier 2 mana control."

My eyes open wide with curiosity.

"Tier 2?"

The black dragon nods.

"The ability to absorb mana from the surrounding dungeon and wield it as their own."

He looks up at the thick blue fog-covered sky.

I join in for a moment, trying to picture what Tier 2 mana control would look like. Is that what these Ogres have been doing in the dungeon? Using some advanced form of mana control to wield the mana in the air?

If so, It doesn't seem like they're very good at it...

The Blue Ogres just leave large amounts of mana resting all around their body, not consuming it at a very fast rate at all. Even the mutants need work. Maybe the boss will be different, but I'm not too impressed just yet.

I shrug, then reply.

"We'll face that challenge when it comes. For now, I really need to get some rest. We'll be facing the real body of that Arch Demon soon. Right...?"

Ember turns his head from the sky back down to me very quickly with a look of concern.

"You're not ready."