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

Chapter 519

The Demon stares straight ahead at me with a confused look.

"I'm from the central kingdom. More specifically, the Realm Capital, now run by the lords of the five remaining nations. I'm serving my sentence by being contracted out as a labyrinth guardian in the human world. If I grow my Labyrinth to its maximum potential, and bring its stored mana back to the Demonic Realm, I'll be free. I'm not sure where else I'd come from, or why else I'd agree to become the guardian of this place, isn't it obvious?"

I nod slowly and step forward with my arms crossed.

"Right... Obviously..."

I stop and pause for a moment, thinking about how this demon, and even other demonic creatures and monsters, have all mistaken me for a demon before too. It's very odd. Even though I have demon cores, I've seen monsters and humans have cores before too, and it's not like I easily mistake them for demons. I'm still not sure why, but I'll take advantage of this if it puts the creature in front of me more at ease.

"So this Myth, the one about a power that allows someone to steal and grant skills. What do you know about it?"

The Demon eyes me curiously, then shrugs.

"I don't know much. It's not like I was alive during ancient times. I know just as much as any other demon in the capital. It's a story, well, more like a myth told between fledgling and even greater demons that seek more skills and more power when they're just starting out. Some Demons say there was once a Demon Lord that could manipulate the system as easily as breathing. He could just look at you and increase your power from that of a newly born demon to a peak arch demon in the blink of an eye. He could grant you any skill you wish and take it away too. It's not a real Demonic Ability, just an ancient rumor."

The red-skinned demon lets out a sigh and looks at me with his white glowing eyes.

"See? Just a child's fantasy. As a peak tier Arch Demon yourself, someone who has conquered their own labyrinth and lives free with your dragon, you know what power is. Whatever trick you've used to lock my teleportation skill is very convincing, but it will come back in time.

The Demon laughs.

"I'm not gullible enough to fall for your tricks even if you are leagues above me in strength. You know the rules of the system cannot be changed."

I stare back into its eyes.

"Well, then I guess we just disagree. I believe there's much more to the system than meets the eye."

It's not that I blindly believe this. It's that I've seen it happen, and I'm the one that makes these feats come true. Ever since Qi was introduced into the mix, the capabilities of the system have been changing. I'm able to move in and outside of the lines of pure mana-powered reason to use my skills to a capacity that shouldn't be possible by normal means.

The Demon laughs again, stepping back and shaking its head.

"You really are from outside the capital aren't you? I heard that some rebels in the outer nations were acting up because of some phenomenon happening in the human world. There must be a lot of mana up for grabs lately, what's going on out there?"

I shrug and reply, seeing no reason not to tell him the truth.

"Maybe it's because of the new throne awakening. Most of the large scale mana fluctuations have been because of that. It's the main reason I was able to create this labyrinth on such short notice actually."

Once I turn back to the demon, its expression completely changes.

Instead of the nonchalant, easy-going, curious, and almost bored attitude it was showing me before; the creature's eyes widen in shock.