[CH399+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

Chapter 415

While we walk through the portion of town filled with small shops and street vendors, the tone of commerce is much more scattered, and many hunters and merchants look up to the sky with confused gazes.

There are some whispers that escape from a few mouths as we walk by.

"Did you see that flash of light?"

"What could it be? Lightning?"

"No- That was an explosion! You all heard the rumble. The Association must be doing some testing... They could have at least warned us!"

"Does that mean there's another surge coming?"

The closer we get to the center of the city, nearing the Dungeon Hub, the more intense the chatter becomes, and the sound of yelling guards hits my ears once the escalators to the dungeons come into sight.

"We're having a full lockdown! No hunters are allowed in dungeons until Association Squads can safely search all dungeons to make sure no abnormal breaks are in progress. The evacuation has just begun, please bear with us. This shouldn't take too long! If there are any breaks present, please be ready to show your Hunter's ID. You must be one Letter Grade above the dungeons that break to qualify for exploration."

The city lights illuminate the entrances to the dungeons, and a few hunters are being escorted out as we stop right behind a crowd of curious onlookers.

It's late in the day, so most hunters would be finishing up their farming sessions for the evening anyway. There aren't many complaints, mostly just confused people and the occasional salty hunter that wanted to spend an hour or two more inside a dungeon to sneak in a little extra profit.

Bri leans in close to my ear and asks a question.

"How are we going to do this? The Labyrinth entrance is surely on much higher security now than it was before."

I point to an empty shadowy spot behind a building devoid of people.

"I have a plan, don't worry."

We walk over as everyone else focuses on the guards yelling the same thing over and over in hopes to get the first pick at rare dungeons that break. In times like these, exclusive and valuable loot can be found that usually wouldn't be available in the City.

Weaker E-Class hunters have to go home, but D and C-Class hunters with the confidence to fight off mutants are looking to make out with a haul.

Unfortunately for them, this whole situation is most likely all a misunderstanding following the stunt I just pulled, but, it doesn't matter to me. The more chaos, the better.

I activate my stealth skill, and Bri does the same with her light magic.

Without anyone batting an eye, we slip out from the darkness and back into the crowds in full stealth mode. Then, move past every guard and hunter down into the E-Class Dungeon station.

The underground transport trains still move on autopilot, and association workers leveled 100-200 stay on guard by the platforms and on the trains themselves. However, Bri and I stand next to them without having to worry at all, making it to the closest E-Grade dungeon less than a minute away.

Once we step out and make our way up another flight of stairs, we hop through the blue spinning portal, and Bri questions me again.

"An E-Class Dungeon? What's this about? How can we-"

I lightly grab her wrist and activate dungeon walker to bring her to the labyrinth in an instant.

"Your Teleport Skill..."