Chapter 965: Dungeon Mayhem

>BOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!<

In a very loud explosion, several monsters were sent flying in multiple directions.

Those with close proximity to the blast were all eviscerated by it, while the surrounding creatures were simply blown away by the shockwave.

In the end, none could withstand its power, nor the power of the being who floated in the sky above them.

"I can't even properly train in this place. The monsters are too weak..." He muttered to himself.

~Why didn't you just ask Jared for a spar? He would be a worthy training partner.~

The moment Kuzon heard the voice of his Constellation Familiar, Leo, he sighed even harder.

Clearly, even his Bond Soul was bored out of his mind.

"He's teaching a kid. How could I interrupt him?"

~Can't he... duplicate himself or something? He could just leave a clone to teach the kid and then fight you or something.~

Kuzon knew that was a possibility. However, there was a reason he wasn't involving Jared in his training.

'I don't want him to know just how much I'm capable of yet...'

Besides, there was the possibility of him losing, thus changing the status quo that they had.

~In essence, you aren't seeking his help because of your pride?~

"When you put it that way..."

"ROOOOOOOOOAAAAARRRRRRR!!!"

A massive beast, having four arms, with a ferocious face like a dragon, and bat-like wings, roared and charged for Kuzon.

It was clearly the Boss Monster, and with pretty much almost every single monster vanquished in the Dungeon, it had finally reared its ugly head.

'... You're making it sound like I'm holding myself back.'

Before the horrifying creature even neared Kuzon, several invisible threads wrapped themselves around it, cutting through it's black scales and turning it into mincemeat in no time.

>SQUELCH!<

Just like that, the blood and meat of the Dungeon Boss scattered all over the devastated landscape before Kuzon.

"Oh well, the Boss is dead. Time to go."

~The Hunter Association needs the spoils of wat gathered from eliminating the monsters, and also the useful materials that can be gotten from this place. Won't you help them retrieve them?~

"Ah, that's true. But it's difficult to find anything I can consider 'not trash' in this place." Kuzon responded, looking around yet failing to see what could be so valuable.

At that moment, it struck him that the world he was delivering these materials to didn't have the standards he possessed.

~Seems you're catching on.~

"I'll just grab whatever. We still have about thirty minutes or so before the Gate closes." He would grab anything that had any value, no matter how little.

If it had vestiges of Mana, or was shiny and dense enough to take a light blow from a low-energy output punch, then it was good.

In the end, Kuzon spent a good deal of time analyzing and ensuring he was thorough in his search.

The items and materials he ended up picking were thrown into a specific room within his Emperor's Domain.

'I should take all the corpses too...' The ones that were left intact, that is.

He used [Marionette] to sew the Boss Monster's body, giving it a whole appearance, and he also did the same for the other monsters that were rendered into mincemeat.

'Can't do anything for those already burned up, though. At least, their Cores will be useful.'

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By the time Kuzon was done, it remained ten minutes before the Gate would close. As a result, he knew he had to hurry.

>FWUUUSHHH<

In a single flash, he teleported to the entrance/exit of the dimension he found himself in.

'Welp. Time to go.'

>BZZZZTTTTTTT!!!<

The moment he attempted to leave, the Gate suddenly glowed red, buzzing with some sort of crimson spark.

It refused to part, and for some reason, the surface tension was too dense for even Kuzon to get through.

"What is this? The spatial passage is locked. Why?"

~Who knows? But I'm guessing you know what this means.~

The implications of this was simple. Kuzon was stuck in the Dungeon.

'I'm not an expert on Space Magic, so I don't have the Magic expertise to bypass the dimensional threshold.' He sighed, looking at the shrinking red Gate.

He would have loved to keep staring at the strange thing to figure it out, but the mere fact that there was a time limit bothered him.

If he wasted too much time, the Gate would completely close, and he would be stuck in this place.

'I can't fully operate the Magic Item Crazy Neron gave me since it has preset coordinates, which means I can't rely on it.'

At this point, there seemed to be only one way out.

"I know you can do something about this, Leo."

~Hm? What are you talking about?~

Kuzon nearly sighed in exasperation, but he decided to continue.

"The fact that you're silent now proves that yoh want me to ask you about it."

His Familiar was often times an attention whore. And now that it was finally time for the Constellation to show its full power, his dear Leo was playing coy.

"Please help."

~Haaa... fine. Fine, you got me.~

Kuzon instantly sighed in relief.

It was already less than five minutes before the Gate would finally close, and from the looks of it, the dimensional rift was closing much faster with each passing second.

~I'll let you use my [Representation]. I told you before, didn't I? I represent Authority and Sovereign Power.~

"Yes."

~Well, it's time to see it play out right now. Behold my power!~

At that moment, Kuzon felt a surge of power rush through him, and his mind suddenly grasped the Magic of his Constellation Familiar.

"I see." A grin formed on his face. "So that's what it is."

This time, Kuzon did not hesitate in touching the crimson Gate before him. A golden aura shrouded his palm as he did so.

And then, he whispered.

"[Authority Of The Sovereign]."