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

Chapter 247

Leaving the setting sun behind, I drift off to sleep as Ember gracefully glides above the desert.

The cool breeze and the dark night sky slowly calm the adrenaline pumping through my blood post-battle. All I can dream about are the new power-ups coming soon and the labyrinth break in Solara that's giving people so much trouble.

The only logical explanation is that the two Elites sent to take care of it were not strong enough to face off against a ranked-up boss alone.

Maybe they're facing a similar problem, they can't keep up with the higher levels of mana control.

With that being said...

One of them is Fisher. I'm at a higher overall level than him now, but in my current state, I believe our mana control is nearly even.

I'm going to have to make use of this Ogre's Core in order to make it to the next level.

"... Master"

Ember's voice wakes me from my thought-filled sleep.

My body feels exhausted still, and my head aches.

"I think I might have overdone it again...."

My skin tingles and my bones feel weak. This is exactly how I felt after using up too much mana in my Floor Boss fight. Just, nowhere near as bad.

Rubbing my eyes, I look out into the distance of the night sky. Still, there's only darkness in all directions. Ember speaks again to ease my confusion.

"I believe we're getting close."

In response, I scan the wide-open desert in all directions as far as my radars will let me.

A few things all begin to hit me all at once...

Below us, no more than 5 kilometers ahead, I sense 3 enemies all between levels 460 and 470. There's a very high chance these are my teammates. After a quick Appraisal, I confirm without a doubt it's them.

"How long was I out?"

"Another 6 hours Master."

I nod, sensing thousands of other data points off in the distance about 7-8 kilometers north.

There are too many to count... Hundreds of the are over level 200, and thousands under 100. It's the same leveling distribution as back in Vice City. It must be a very well-developed area, unlike the towns we've visited so far.

"This must be Solara."

There's a very odd reading coming from further out into the desert behind the city. Either my perception skill doesn't reach far enough in my fatigued state, or there is some interference in the readings. It's like there's an outer edge to how far I can sense... anything...

Maybe there are just no more mana readings to sense out in this barren wasteland of a desert. Well... I hope at least. This void in my perception skills bugs me a bit.

There isn't much I can do about it other than wait to see what the interference is myself. With all these questions racing through my head, I just shrug and focus on the more important data. My teammates are close.

"Ember, I'll be making my way down soon. Bring us right above the cloud line then leave the rest to me. I believe our next meeting will be in the Labyrinth, so get ready."

I see a toothy grin form on the dragon's face as its glossy black wings tilt downward to change our flight direction.

We soar toward the ground and I feel the presence of my teammates getting closer and closer. Once we approach a perceivable range I open up my item storage and hop off Ember's back.