VRMMO: Am I The Strongest Yet?

They looked like an ant before a giraffe right now, a little human before the great immortals who had been around since the old ages.

"We have to jump down?"

There was a hole among the roots that were intertwined to make this particular base area, and she was telling him they had to jump down the abyss like hole.

"Hehe, you scared?" she smirked at him with an excited expression, the slime-gecko duo in her hand looking down with excitement as well.

There was something down there and they could sense it.

The slime, Az, was especially excited about this.

It wanted to be the first one to jump down but for now, Alex was holding the two of them.

"I\'m… just not sure about this."

There was only darkness as far as he could see.

He even tried throwing down a torch but it vanished in only three seconds.

There was a strange kind of energy oozing out of this hole as well.

What more, there was something strange in this entire area.

He was not sure about this place. He had been to a dungen and it was nothing like this one.

"Alex, you\'re sure about this, right?"

He was just asking her if she was sure about this or not. If she was not, he did not want to face something that they might not be able to face with the creatures around them.

"You still don\'t believe me, hun?"

A warm smile appeared on her face.

"Well…"

He knew this was not good. There was something very wrong if she had that kind of look.

"You can wait here if you want, we will be going forward."

"...?!"

She threw Az down the hole first and jumped in right after them while still smiling at him.

"Alex!"

And there was no way he was going to just let her fall in that dark abyss, so he instinctively jumped in as well.

[{ Master, it\'s alright. }]

Sera was right behind him at the very back. When they fell, she flew right behind them while reassuring her master.

He might not have experienced it himself, but he surely knew how some dungeons were a little different from the others.

[Ding!]

The dungeon that they entered back when the Dark mage had overtaken it was already turned into something that was not a dungeon anymore.

However, this one was a proper dungeon. A unique one at that.

[You have entered the dungeon: Elmguardian\'s Nest.]

[A Dungeon quest has been created.]

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Most of the natural structures that were termed dungeons were either a natural habitat of some certain creatures or were places created by some powerful being.

In some cases, the dungeon areas were so big that they were not simply just dungeons anymore, but they were too big to be called a field.

In these cases, the dungeons, with the right age, and with the right qualifications, develop their own ecosystem. And this ecosystem further grows into something that becomes an important part of the System flow itself.

"Hahahaha~!"

"Miu~!"

"Muuuuuuu!"

They were sliding down the roots while going down a dark tunnel. But, they were soon thrown out of the darkness… into a world that was completely different from where they had been just now.

[Ding!]

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[Dungeon Quest: ]

: You have entered the unique region created under the generational evolution of an Elmguardian.

The environment has evolved and grown into a unique ecosystem. There are various creatures in this land, most of which are dangerous.

Objective: Find the escape platforms created by a Great mage located somewhere in the forest and escape the dungeon.

Reward: Exp depending upon the actions in the dungeon.

Failure conditions: Death, Death of 60% or more living beings inside the dungeon, Death of Certain important creatures that maintain the environment inside the dungeon.

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"Alex…!"

When they were thrown out through the slide, they all found themselves in the air.

"Weeeee~!"

Alex was enjoying this since she knew she would land on the ground without any worries, but Elio was not as proficient with these things as her.

[{ Master! You can grab-. }]

Sera was going to help him, but before she could do that, Elio just created a gust of wind with his magic while falling down– or it would be better to say he used his natural magic to gather the winds in the area and made a counter current upwards.

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The place that they had ended up in was a forest.

And this forest was a magical place.

"Muuuuu!"

Tall, glowing trees, their leaves shimmering with bright colors without sunlight.

Strange flowers bloomed in every color, even more vibrant from the trees and leaves, and the ground was soft yet covered in dry soil and fine dust.

It was quiet, except for the whisper of wind through the leaves and the distant chirping of unknown birds.

"Miu~!"

Alex landed on her feet, Az landed on a tree branch, and the happy gecko adjusted his position and landed on a bush.

Elio on the other hand, was covered in dust that was carried up by the winds.

[{ Master…? }]

Sera was alright since she had wings, but he was not fine when he was covered in dust and sand.

He did not like this, and yet thanks to that girl, he was experiencing something so unpleasant.

"Awwww… look at you baby."

Since they were inside the dungeon now, and since she has had her share of fun, she returned back to him and helped him clear himself up.

"I am starting to rethink if I like this side of you or not."

She cleaned his face with a happy smile, and kissed his cheek.

"You\'re no fun when we are back home. At least lemme have some fun when you still don\'t know much."

She knew things would not be the same in a few months. Perhaps by the time they come out of that great jungle, he would have learned more than enough about this world.

She knew it would not take them that long to collect the remaining Keys after that with him spearheading most of the paths for her, so… this fun time was much more precious for her than it was frustrating for him.

"Anyway."

They were inside a dungeon now and when people were inside a dungeon, even with a quest in place, they were going to face beings that they would have to fight against and defeat for the experience points that they were after today.

"Looks like the fun starts now."

60% was the limit so, there was going to be a limit to their power leveling, but since this was pretty much a forest existing under a great tree, they were going to have a fun time with the various creatures of this unique ecosystem…