TBATE: PRIMORDIAL ASCENSION

Chapter 13: Mistral's Den I

ARTHUR LEYWIN'S POV:

As I reflected on my first three months as an adventurer, everything seemed like a blur. From the moment I began this thrilling journey with Jasmine by my side, we delved into numerous dungeons ranging from C-class to B-class and on very rare occasions to A-class. Although Jasmine initially encouraged me to join group adventures, we eventually found ourselves venturing alone, primarily due to encountering only B-class mana beasts on the boss floor of C-class or B-class dungeons. 

I had acquired numerous cores, particularly from the dungeon where it was just the two of us, and they were split into two parts. Jasmine typically sells most of them in the guild hall and manages to secure decent prices. On the other hand, I retained the B-rank cores to give to Sylvie and sold the remainder of them.

I've dedicated a lot of time to physically training myself by engaging in regular sparring sessions with Jasmine. It has become a daily routine for me to focus on improving my physical abilities and getting more in tune with my body. During these sessions, I also take the opportunity to teach Jasmine advanced skills, such as Swift steps and various footwork techniques that complement her incredible dagger skills. Her expertise in wielding daggers is truly remarkable, and her mastery over wind magic is equally impressive.

I also made a breakthrough in reaching the Dark orange stage. My mana purity seems to rise almost 3 times while the amount of mana also increased 2.5 times. 

Amid my thoughts, I felt someone tapping my shoulder to get my attention.

"We are almost there," announced Jasmine. At that moment, we were on the way to an A-class dungeon known as 'Mistral's Den'. This dungeon is a unique elemental-type dungeon which is very rare even in beast glasses, they held a special place in the Beast Glades due to a fascinating and unusual phenomenon. 

Unlike most dungeons that reset every 2 months to 1 year, depending on their rank, or the rare S-class dungeons that reset after 5 years, Mistral's Den stood out because it reset on average every 12-15 years. This astonishingly long reset period had been documented in the books I had read during my younger days, adding to the allure and mystery surrounding this unique A-class dungeon.

Both Jasmine and I jumped from our horses as we reached, the party members waved at us to get our attention. Waving back at them we took our belongings and strode towards them releasing the horses to go back to their stables at the guild hall.

"Hello, It seems you are the last ones to arrive. My name is William Jones, AA-class wind augmenter. I will be the leader of this party. It's nice to meet you all." A large blue-haired man with a friendly smile introduced himself. "Since we all are here let's introduce ourselves to everyone." He continued. 

"Well then, I will introduce myself next. My name is Henry Morrison, an A-class Earth augmenter specializing in the shield." Another man this time more bulkier than the previous one spoke. His size and body structure indicated that he has nice defensive skills. He has dark brown hair almost matching his affinity.

"Hi, My name is Emma Hart. I am a wind and sound deviant conjurer, also an A-rank adventurer." A petite-looking girl in her mid-twenties introduced herself. She has cyan-colored hair and green eyes. 

"I am Noah Smith, AA-rank, water and ice conjurer." Another man with striking lilac hair and intense deep blue eyes introduced himself. He exuded an air of seriousness and composure.

"I am Jasmine. A-class, wind-augmenter specialization in dual draggers." Jasmine introduced herself next. 

"Note, A-rank Swordsman, specialization in fire, water along with lighting and ice." Seeing all eyes on me now, I introduced myself too.