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

Chapter 554

"We'll wait until everyone else enters the woods. I have something I want to test out before we go hunting."

Ember still stares off into the wilderness while Dane and Nat both patiently wait near him.

Marcie watches the rift far off in the distance with one hand on her spear and the other on her waist while she replies.

"Why wait? And what's in it for me to join up with all of you? Wouldn't splitting the loot five ways make us a lot slower than any of the other groups out there? Other than the apex Elites, I didn't see any teams over three members..."

I shrug, considering the fact that she is the only one here that hasn't formed a link of loyalty with me, and reply.

"Possibly. If you want to go out there alone, be my guest. I just think it'd be more beneficial to stick together. You saw just as well as I did how powerful that artifact was when Trax ate it during the tournament. These weaker monsters don't drop anything of substance either. It's clear that whatever we're looking for in this stage is going to be a lot stronger than you can handle alone..."

I look over at Nat, then back to the spear wielder.

"We have the power of the Flame Emperor on our side, after all. I'm sure if you joined us he'd be generous enough to share his power."

I smirk, and at the same time another random hunter comes out of the rift and makes his way into the woods alone.

Marcie doesn't seem amused by my comment, so I speak more while looking at everyone around me.

"I'm not kidding, each of us is closely linked to the Flame Emperor. If you join my team and trust me as your leader, you'll be granted the same power Nat showed in the ring."

I want to have Marcie as an ally, but she's never given me back the same sentiment. While I can rely on slowly building a relationship with the Talton Region from monthly trade deals, making a direct link through these exams seems like a much more efficient strategy.

She laughs at my remark and turns toward the forest.

"Yeah, right... Prove it or I'm leaving to hunt on my own right now."

I float down to meet her at eye level and think carefully about my next words.

Another hunter walks out of the rift and at the same time I open a telepathy link to Ember.

"There's really no surveillance in this place, right? Whatever I say won't be heard or seen by the Association."

He shakes his head and replies while staring at the sky.

"If they're not in the realm, they definitely can't interact with it. Whatever you're about to do or say can only be perceived from inside."

"Good."

I want to fill my teammates in somewhat, giving them the impression that I'm linked to the Flame Emperor in some way, but don't want to give out enough information to completely blow my cover. I can say and show a lot more considering the fact that the Association can't spy on me here, but I still want these new teammates to believe I'm Ray Anderson from the Bedrock Region for as long as possible.

I nod and activate my buff to give 5% of my stats and mana control to Nat, then 5% of both to Dane as well.

On cue, I weaken my limiter and raise the perceived amount of my mana control to match theirs and so does Ember.

It's a familiar feeling to Natalie, and once she feels the fire magic skill add to her status, she knows what to do.

The only one shocked at this revelation is Dane. His eyes widen as a massive amount of power flows into him unannounced and I send a wave of telepathy into his mind.