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

Chapter 532

I shake my head and turn to Ember.

"Only 5 tokens for a 2-person suite. So we could have stopped after I won that first spin."

Then, I turn back to the white-haired woman that continues to follow us through the room.

"Why should we trust you? You could easily sit by that table and earn 2 more tokens in no time at all if you wanted."

I do another scan of her status to confirm what I saw before was true. She may have a unique healing skill, but she's level 501, just over the minimum barrier to entry for this exam.

We keep walking forward, even faster now, and I notice her heavy breaths and pale complexion even more than I did when she was sitting at the table.

She replies.

"I'd be in horrible shape tomorrow if I continue at this rate. I healed up other Apex applicants before you even came by the table. It's not like I can use healing magic forever."

Ember and I stop walking and turn toward her, then I reply.

"So what? You didn't have to heal any of them in the first place. It's your own region's applicants taking advantage of you, that's not my problem."

She lets out a defeated sigh.

"True..."

I turn to look at a few other interesting games I could attempt to play for just one more token instead of wasting my time here, but the healer comes up close to me and whispers.

"I can tell you more about this exam than any of the proctors here are authorized to say."

She smirks, and green mist from my lie detector skill shows me that she's telling the truth about this.

"I am from the Apex Region after all; this is where the exam is taking place."

This development catches my attention, and I forget about the flashing lights and other games to play in this room to focus on her as she backs up from my ear.

"Well, if you put it like that, I guess I'd be missing out if I say no."

She shows no malice, isn't exceptionally strong like the other hunter applicants here, and has a good reason for not wanting to wear herself out by healing random people like I proposed. I've never met anyone claiming to be from the Apex Region.

Talking to her will cost a whole lot less than it would the woman at the bar, and maybe I can get some extra information out of her that isn't related directly to the exams while I'm at it.

Ember chimes in.

"I think it's a good idea; we have plenty of time to kill."

I put my hand out toward her and nod.

"Fine, let's do it. I'm Ray, and this is Emrie. We're from the Bedrock Region. Nice to meet you."

She places her hand forward too like she's going to shake mine, but her expression shifts a bit once she hears where we're from.

However, she just shakes my hand and doesn't comment on it.

"I'm Natalie, or just Nat is fine. Nice to meet you too."

She shakes Ember's hand next, and we turn again and continue walking back to that bar with the water-wielding woman in the back corner of the room.

The bartender's eyes meet mine once we get closer, and when I place my 4 tokens down on the counter, 5 from Ember follow, and a single from Natalie.

I speak up.

"One All-Inclusive Lounge from your secret menu, please."

She smiles and accepts the coins, then pulls out a gold rectangular card.