Chapter 23: Perfect Clear. What’s Going On?

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

There was a Heart of Darkness in the depths of Scarlet Church. Every time it beats, the pollution in the air would increase by a few degrees, and zombies would appear because of it.

[Heart of Darkness: Immune to all damage and counterattacks. Weakness: Use the Cursed Mirror in the depths of the Scarlet Church to destroy the Heart of Darkness.]

If he attacked the Heart rashly, it was very likely that he would die here.

Mike looked around and found the Cursed Mirror. It looked just like an ordinary mirror, but it was special because it was immune to all damage.

He brought the Cursed Mirror to the Heart of Darkness, and he used the mirror to hit it.

Bang!

Miss!

The Heart of Darkness was immune to the damage.

Then, it suddenly lit up, and counterattacked the Cursed Mirror.

Miss!

It wouldn’t take the hits either.

Although it didn’t take damage, it was still an attack. As long as it was an attack, there would be a counterattack.

The Cursed Mirror began to counterattack.

Buzz!

Buzz!

Both the Heart of Darkness and the Cursed Mirror began to light up, constantly counterattacking the damage and getting faster and faster in the process.

The whole underground church shone brightly, and it looked like two hot suns were rising.

Mike was frightened and Flashed out of the underground church, watching the changes from the wilderness outside. The entire church shone. Wherever the light could seep through, there was a blinding light that shot out.

The church was like a broken box with a very bright light bulb, and even the dark sky started to brighten.

At that moment, Mike only saw light.

So much light.

The earth began to shake, and Mike knew that the Heart of Darkness and the Cursed Mirror had reached their limit.

The Scarlet Church collapsed suddenly, and the ground sank. The Heart of Darkness exploded alongside the Cursed Mirror, causing a huge shockwave.

After a while, Mike received a series of rewards.

[Obtained: 100,000 EXP]

[Obtained: 300 Gold coins]

[Obtained materials…]

[…]

[Obtained: Level 30 Gold set equipment]

Mike examined the series of rewards, but there was still no sign of a Thunder Core. He shook his head in disappointment.

“It seems that the Thunder Core is in the other dungeons.” Mike was a little disappointed.

Level 30 Gold set equipment.

Mike put on the whole set of equipment, and all kinds of his attributes increased. Mike’s energy limit had been increased to 150 and his strength had increased by 45%.

[Overall combat strength: 21,231]

From just 8,000, it increased to over 20,000.

Just as Mike was about to exit the dungeon, there was another hidden information notification.

[Heart of Darkness: The spirit’s body is wandering, can be captured.]

[Cursed Mirror: The spirit’s body is wandering, can be captured.]

These two treasures that were immune to everything and could counter everything, adding on to the fact that the Heart of Darkness had the ability to pollute and create zombies, could be captured!

Mike, who had the ability to summon undead, could also capture the undead or spirits. But it was very difficult to capture the spirits of the Heart of Darkness and the Cursed Mirror.

If it weren’t for the hidden information, Mike wouldn’t have been able to spot them.

In the end, he still managed to capture them. By relying on the hidden information, Mike found their weakness and successfully lured them in.

[Spirit of the Heart of Darkness: Captured. Can be nurtured.]

[Spirit of the Cursed Mirror: Captured. Can be nurtured.]

Mike happily exited the dungeon, thinking about which dungeon to go next to find the Thunder Core.

Just as Mike exited the dungeon, a new system announcement appeared in the chat interface.

[Scarlet Church Dungeon (Silver) (Level 30): Mike is the first person to clear the dungeon! Obtained First Clear achievement and title!]

[Scarlet Church Dungeon (Silver) (Level 30): Mike has cleared with SSS rank! Obtained Perfect Clear achievement and title!]

Mike hadn’t expected such a notification.

Seriously?

He couldn’t keep a low profile even if he wanted to.

Shaking his head, he hid back in the array to study the various rewards he had just obtained.

In the World Channel, chaos broke out.

“Mike!!”

“Holy shit!!”

“Wasn’t he ostracized by the various palaces and couldn’t enter the dungeon?! How did he just do it? He was the first to clear the dungeon and the first to complete it at SSS level perfectly?!”

“Could they just have the same name?”

“It could just be a person with the same name.”

“Mike has been ostracized, it’s impossible for him to enter the dungeon. We overestimated him because of their same names.”

People began to check the details. They realized that he was the Mike that everyone knew.

Silence.

Then, a tsunami of messages came flooding.

“I’m freaking doubting my life!!!”

“Hasn’t Mike been shunned by the various palaces?”

“Didn’t they say that my medal had surpassed Mike’s when it reached Supreme? Didn’t they say that Mike was going to go through a period of decline? What the hell is this?”

“What’s going on?!”

“Could it be that Mike has secretly reconciled with the various palaces?”

“Don’t tell me that Mike is still a big shot, I’ve been ridiculing him for quite some time now. Don’t make a fool out of me anymore, I beg of you.”

“Fool + 1.”

“Fool + 2.”

“Fool + 10086!”

“They must have reconciled. Otherwise, Mike wouldn’t even be able to enter the city, nor be able to enter the dungeon. They must have secretly reached some sort of agreement.”

The World Channel was in a frenzy of discussion, and they began to question the various palaces’ accountability.

Hadn’t they said that they were going to reject Mike? How were they going to explain it now? What was this, settling things in private?

The various palaces were also very confused.

They immediately asked everyone in charge of the dungeon entrances, who was it exactly that allowed Mike into the dungeon and from where did he enter.

“Investigate it thoroughly!” The various palaces were all anxious, especially those from the Palace of the Heavenly King.

Not long ago, they said that they would make things difficult for Mike. Now, he was entering the dungeon.

Wasn’t this a slap to all their faces?

All the people from the dungeon’s entrances answered quickly, but they did not find Mike entering the dungeon through them.

There was no record of Mike entering the dungeon anywhere. It meant that he entered through other means.

“Could it be that Mike obtained the Dungeon Medal?” The people from the Palace of the Heavenly King speculated.

The dungeons were not created by the palaces, they were created by the Miracle.

The palaces only relied on the Miracle to survive. Therefore, they only controlled the entrance of the dungeon to stabilize it. They could not monopolize all the channels to enter the dungeon.

For example, the Dungeon Medal. It was possible to have this item dropped while fighting wild monsters. It was also possible to enter a dungeon just once using the medal.

“For a Level 30 dungeon, it’s possible that Mike had indeed gotten his hands on a medal.”

“That should be the case.”

“Tsk, the medal can only be used to enter once, while our medals can be used to enter indefinitely. In the end, using that medal would not be the same as using ours.”

“But, the probability of the medal dropping is so low.”

“Mike is only hanging on the brink of death right now. In the long run, he’s still worthless.”

The various palaces thought that they had figured out the reason.

They were all relieved.

[Voice Transmission Channel].

[The Palace of the Heavenly King: Regarding the matter of ‘Mike’ clearing the Scarlet Church Dungeon perfectly, after investigation, it was concluded that he entered through after receiving the Dungeon Medal. This was not a matter of reconciliation between him and the various palaces. The various palaces will not forgive him and will continue to reject and target him. Mike, who can only enter the dungeon once, will not be able to be compared with everyone in terms of future earnings. Please rest assured that Mike is just struggling on the brink of death.]

The World Channel came to a sudden realization.

It seemed that Mike would reach his peak sooner or later, he just needed a few days.

“In a few more days, we will be able to surpass Mike and widen the gap. By then, Mike will really be gone.”

“Fortunately… Fortunately, we are not considered fools.”

“We will just wait for Mike to reach his peak.”

…

Mike shook his head, speechless.

The intelligence of the various palaces did not seem to be that great.

It wasn’t a Dungeon Medal at all, but they weren’t all wrong.

Dark Walkers have been fighting against the various palaces for a long time, especially the old man who had been in hiding for many years. Naturally, they had an information advantage that the various palaces couldn’t even begin to grasp. Otherwise, the Dark Walkers would have been destroyed long ago.

“D*mn Mike!”

Mike’s doppelganger was in Tyrone Academy.

At this moment, he heard someone raging.

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