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Chapter 261 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

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The hum of magic continued to intensify. On one side, you had an ancient dragon, and while his combat power could not be compared to the very strongest dragons back in the day, none of them had lived as long as this diamond-ranked dragon had. Because of this, Ismael is the largest dragon to have ever lived, his head easily the size of a castle. The world around him seemed to darken as the moments continued to pass, as he readied for a proper fight.

Rafe was...

Chapter 260 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

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It was late at night while Merrick was walking home with his shoulders slumped. He wasn’t the best-looking—he was too slim, too lanky, and he had even become a bit too old. He often wanted to change his life, and many times he tried to be more of what he needed to be to be allowed to become a diamond rank.

Merrick wasn't a fighter, and while that was one of the easier ways to get to diamond rank, his brilliant mind had long ago qualified him—exc...

Chapter 259 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

Pov Dungeon Core

During the months when we have been under full siege, with no one getting in or out, the adventurers were starting to suffer. They didn’t have any problems with food or staying alive; the problem was with the economy.

There was no longer a place that would purchase almost all the drops that the adventurers didn’t want, so they could make coin and purchase things they needed. And, of course, many of the industries that supported a civi...

Chapter 258 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

Pov Dungeon Core

“We have lost contact with half of our forces. We still know that they are all alive, but the dungeon stone is signal-blocking, and it seems like it has already changed All of the dungeon stone to the new variant that’s even strong enough to resist diamond-rank damage.”

“You wouldn’t be here because we all expected that. Tell me what you suspect.”

“I’ve had a few experts look at the first few floors that...

Chapter 257 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

Pov Dungeon Core

It was decided that we would wait to deliver the letter until they were quite close to trying to delve into me once again. It was quite humorous to watch as one of the lookouts noticed, from the corner of his eye, the letter gently floating down almost next to him.

The way his eyes slowly started to widen as he realized what he was looking at was amusing, and then I could see a few beads of sweat running down his forehead when he understo...

Chapter 256 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

Pov Dungeon Core

I watched as a group of platinum ranks tried to enter one of my gateways, but it simply didn’t work. All of the gateways on the surface just above me were now deactivated and completely disconnected from the rest of my network.

It seems that they had some sort of device they tried to use with my gateway. I didn’t know what it was supposed to do, but whatever it was, it didn’t work, which didn’t leave a lot of happy faces.

&n...

Chapter 255 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

Pov Dungeon Core

I watched as Vivian left and quickly changed the gateways so they would no longer work or be in any way connected to the rest of my network. It should be impossible for them to use them, but you couldn’t be too careful.

Basically, while it wasn’t official yet, we were under siege now. What I also did was start to gather the last of the mana I needed to break through so I could start making the next floor but, more importantly, to impr...

Chapter 254 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

Pov Vivian

I woke up and noticed that I was alone in my prison. Where had Ismael gone? Immediately, I tried to send a message to my grandfather, but I still couldn’t get through whatever the dungeon had done. Somehow, not having that huge dragon here made me feel even more insignificant. It was like I couldn’t do anything to change my situation, even when I didn’t have a guard watching over me.

There was a way out of this cave, and without the huge ...

Chapter 253 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

Pov Dungeon Core

I watched the fight between the fast diamond rank and Ace quite anxiously. Ismael was ready to interfere, but in the end, it wasn’t needed. Ace was able to handle business. I enjoyed that turn of phrase. The adventurers were quite useful for me in getting used to the type of language they spoke. Watching the fight unfold, I was a little bit surprised by the devastation caused, but on the other hand, it was quite a good demonstration of what was to come. 2024-12-04 16:48:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 11 The Way Of Fire

The next day I was in the library researching builds as I still had to level up so I could select two new nodes. It was amazing how fast I got to level 16, but the more I leveled up, the less grey map monsters would provide me with experience. In almost every book and even in some lessons, we were constantly told that the most explosive growth was at the beginning of a new map color.

Sometimes reading was a bit difficult, as some of the originals of these books I was curren...

Chapter 252 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

Pov Ace

It was weird to have my senses open. Usually, I hide my power, but the time for secrecy was over. It took me a bit to get used to the sensory overload, but the skills I was using helped me interpret the things I wanted to know from the things I didn’t.

My talent also let me feel the amount of panic and worry my people were experiencing. At this moment, what I wished for the most was that things could just stay the same. It would be so nice if th...

Chapter 10 The Way Of Fire

I watched as Greg tackled another trent. The speed at which he was going was fast enough to almost break it in two, but the extra hug he gave made sure it was dead. This one didn’t drop loot, which was unfortunate. This time around I did get a lot less loot, so I should, just in case, research about this. I had a bad premonition that the more damaged your map stone, the less likely you were to get loot.

This was the last enemy on this map, which meant I cleared it for the...

Chapter 251 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

Recap

It has been nearly a journey of 200 years for a dungeon core named Eternal Training Ground, or ETG for short. During the course of its life, ETG grew from a small dungeon core that enjoyed watching how ants developed more than the adventurers who delved it into one of the largest dungeons in the world, with an adventurer population in the millions living in it and a population of its creatures it so enjoys observing well into the billions.

While the rest of its ...

Chapter 250 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

Pov Adventurer Guild Master

I looked upon the city I used to call home. It is still the most beautiful place I’ve ever been to. I’m glad that I was able to live here for almost a year. At least there are some good parts about bureaucracy. It also seems that the past can be forgiven when there is a looming war on the horizon.

Currently, I am in a balcony cafe, enjoying the wonderful city. Each piece of architecture and every stone—they were all so pe...

Announcement

The end of the year is coming and I feel I need some vacation time. I do not want to take a big chunk of time off at the same time as I can not write for too long. So today will be the last post and the end of book 5. I will be taking a vacation and resuming posting on the 2nd of December.

The next vacation is for the Christmas and New Year holidays. it will start on 23rd December. I will resume posting on the second of January.

Announcement

So a short one. I tried to figure it out on my own, but does anyone know how to get an Amazon e-book made into an audiobook and how much would that cost?

Chapter 249 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

Pov Vivian

I’ve never been a captive before, but I’ve always imagined it being torturous, where you are in a place that’s damp and cold, you barely get any food, all around a horrible experience. Well, I could say that I’m mentally tortured by the simple fact that the biggest dragon I’ve ever seen is just a few meters away, currently sleeping, and could kill me in an instant, but that’s about it.

This place is nice and warm. They bring me plen...

Chapter 248 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

Pov Vivian’s Grandfather

I had given him seven days to find out what had happened to my granddaughter, yet he was here on the 6th day looking confident, even though I still had not heard from my granddaughter. He seemed to have climbed pretty high for the amount of time he’s been in platinum. He seemed to want to serve and has done so distinguishably so far, but something is starting to feel off about him.

“I am sorry that it took so long. It was a ...

Chapter 9 The Way Of Fire

The next morning I sat at my table and started to think about my map choice. With the cost of living and the last day’s purchases, I had about 240 gold left, which wasn't much, so a map choice was crucial. With my elite minion, I think I should change my plan, and thankfully a good night’s sleep gave me a good idea.

In the adventure map market, there were many maps for sale that people sold for less than they were worth because they couldn't complete them themselves. Th...

Chapter 247 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

Pov Dungeon Core

It seems like all the clans that I sent the contract offer to are going to accept. The time limit for contract signing was something my advisors recommended. We knew that there would be some who would jump on this opportunity immediately, but decisions like this needed to be thought out properly. So that’s why we came up with the time limit before they could come and accept the contract.

The contract itself was quite simple. It was stil...

Chapter 8 The Way Of Fire

Fortunately, the cost of living in this place wasn’t bad, so while the amount of money I had decreased, it was still at a healthy amount. I have now been here for nearly two months, and I have yet to enter a single map, trying to figure out what build I wanted to go with. At least I have figured out what weapons suit me; the problem is, well, they weren't really the best types of weapons.

While I’m pretty sure I could be good with any weapon if I trained enough; it seem...

Chapter 246 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

Pov Carl

Caspian was sitting beside me in a room that was a bit too dark. There was a murmur of low conversation, but this wasn’t a normal situation. This sort of thing had never happened before. Currently, in this room, there were the clan leaders and some of their members from 12 different clans, including ours. Caspian seemed a bit worried, but I could understand why he would be.

“This room seems a bit dark; can someone please fix that?” I didn�...

Chapter 245 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

Pov Dungeon Core

Everything had been going excellently, and I was making swift progress on all fronts. So, of course, something had to happen that pulled my attention away. One of the more interesting playrooms I have is the one on the 39th floor, currently named the Undead Playroom. Long ago, the small pattern that turns creatures into undead proved victorious in taking over the entire playroom.

This small pattern didn’t have any conscious thought like...

Chapter 244 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

Pov Dungeon Core

I was quite busy with everything, but every once in a while, I looked outside to see what the Guild Master was doing. As we expected he was more observant than the Minder ever was. But what was weird was that he seemed to be able to sense when I looked, which he wasn’t able to do before. That was a bit concerning.

Just in case, I watched the other diamond ranks from far away as they arrived on their ship. My creature, who was pretending...

Chapter 243 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

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Dungeon Core: “The Age of Adventurers” is book 4 of this story that is now on Amazon. I want to thank you all for your continued support so I can keep telling this story.

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Pov Adventurer Guild Master

I needed to concentrate on my paperwork, but it had been nine days since the dungeon entered its breakthrough, and I was starting to get worried that something had gone wrong. "I need a break," I said to myself, leaning back in my chair and taking...

Chapter 242 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

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To anyone new, I mainly announce when there are no chapters on my discord except when there will be a longer break or I know ahead of time.

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Pov Dungeon Core

I just finished making an exact replica of my core and set a dungeon rule to continue growing the core as if I were going through a breakthrough. It was so hard to concentrate, but I think I managed it. The breakthrough was calling me—my instincts were pushing me to advance. I was so full ...

Chapter 241 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

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No chapter tomorrow I have family stuff I need to do, also Happy Halloween

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Pov Ace

I was completely confused as to what was going on, but I held Vivian as strongly as I could. She was quite strong, but fortunately, it seemed I was stronger. A few of my skills also helped sap her power with every moment.

The dungeon core in front of me was dying fast, but I still felt my connection being strong, so obviously, this wasn’t ETG. ...

Chapter 240 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

Pov Vivian

I looked out from this mountain mansion. It wasn’t as glamorous as I thought it would be compared to the open Palace in the main city. That place was one of the most opulent buildings I’ve ever been to. It’s important to also learn how the settlements around dungeons work, as they often mirror the way the dungeon itself works.

I have checked the information my people have gathered about this dungeon, and I have a lot of questions to ask. ...

Chapter 239 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

Pov Ace

Ever since I learned that the dragons have disappeared, things have just gone downhill. It only took four days after I found out for the rest of the world to learn that the dragons disappeared. No one still knows who is capable of spreading this kind of information without being found out, but I’m starting to not care. Whoever they are, they are obviously motivated to make sure that there are no secrets the public doesn’t know.

There wasn’t ...

Chapter 238 Dungeon Core: “The Eternal Training Ground”

Pov Ace

“We have expanded civil resources even more, and we are getting close to reaching this year’s budget.” My financial advisors continued to talk about this year’s budget and how well we were doing spending it.

It's still funny for me to think that our biggest problem isn’t not having enough coin but rather spending enough of it so we won’t have trouble storing it or risk causing an economic crash because we hold too much.

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