Chapter 71: Chapter 71: Level Up Feast

Next, Adonis and Valentina appeared at a C-Tier dungeon called: “Frozen Altar.”

The entrance was a gaping maw, covered with snow and frost at the edges.

Even from a distance, its coldness reached them.

Swordmasters and middle-aged adventurers were lining up to join the raid.

Be it day or night, this dungeon was always a hotspot for divers since it provided many materials for crafting, and sometimes even high-grade Ether Cores.

“Adonis, how will we enter there? We don’t have identification documents to prove we’re capable of taking on a C-tier dungeon,” she asked worriedly, noticing the guards’ strict checking.

Adonis smiled faintly. “I have a plan for that. Listen carefully.”

Lowering his voice, he explained the details.

He said he possessed an ability that allowed him to assume the appearance of others. By copying someone’s form, he could borrow their identity long enough to pass the inspection at the dungeon gate. Once inside, he would use the Valkyrion Mark to summon her directly, bypassing the need for any identification.

After hearing it, Valentina could not help but stare at him for a moment.

The plan was brilliant.

But also terrifying.

To copy someone’s face, their presence, their very identity… the implications were unsettling. In the wrong hands, such a power could easily plunge cities into chaos.

Yet Adonis looked completely indifferent to that possibility.

For him, it was merely a convenient tool.

Without wasting time, he activated the ability.

His features subtly shifted, muscles and bone structure adjusting until an entirely different man stood where he once had. A moment later, he quietly relieved an unsuspecting diver of his identification badge.

With that forged identity in hand, Adonis walked straight toward the dungeon entrance.

The guards glanced at the ID.

Level 25.

They stepped aside without hesitation.

None of them realized that the man passing before them was, in truth, only Level 6. Had they known, their jaws would have dropped in disbelief.

Moments later, Adonis crossed the threshold.

Cold.

Instantly, a biting chill instantly wrapped around him as he stepped into the Frozen Altar.

The interior opened into a vast frozen hall.

Its size and scale resembling an ancient cathedral carved from ice itself. Frost covered every surface like a thin veil of glass. Statues of warriors, animals, and strange creatures stood scattered throughout the chamber, their expressions locked in silent agony.

They were not sculptures. They were victims.

Even the furniture, pillars, and broken weapons had been preserved beneath layers of crystalized ice, as though time itself had frozen in that moment.

At the far end of the hall stood the dungeon’s namesake.

An altar.

Carved from pale blue ice and rising like a sacred monument, it emitted a faint, eerie glow that illuminated the frozen chamber.

Then—

Woosh. Woosh. Woosh.

Cold wind swept through the hall like the breath of a sleeping beast.

A long, haunting howl echoed through the chamber.

“Awooooo!”

From behind pillars and frozen debris, shapes began to emerge.

One by one, massive wolves stepped into the pale light. Their fur shimmered like frost-covered steel, and their breath escaped in white mist as their glowing eyes locked onto Adonis.

The system window came into view.

[ Arctic Wolf – Level 23 ]

[ Health: 1,200 ]

[ Threat Level: High ]

The pack slowly spread out, surrounding him from all directions.

Adonis stood alone in the center of the frozen hall.

And yet he smiled.

To most adventurers, the sight of a Level 23 monster pack would inspire caution, perhaps even fear. But to him, those glowing red numbers floating above the wolves’ heads meant only one thing.

Experience points.

Before the beasts could fully surround him, Adonis raised his left hand..

“Come.”

The Valkyrion Mark responded instantly.

In the next heartbeat, Valentina appeared beside him as if stepping through an invisible doorway.

Her crimson hair fluttered slightly as the dungeon’s cold breath wrapped around her.

Her sharp eyes swept across the chamber.

12 wolves.

All of them were large and muscular. Their fur was white as snow, but their eyes glowed with a predatory frost-blue light. Each exhaled a stream of icy mist, and their claws scraped against the frozen floor with a chilling screech.

Their fangs were long enough to tear through steel.

Valentina’s lips curved faintly.

“Arctic Wolves.”

The wolves lowered their bodies in a hunting stance.

“Shall we begin, Valentina?”

She responded by extending her hand.

“Yes.”

The weapon, Blood Devourer manifested instantly.

The crimson blade pulsed like a living organism, veins of dark red energy running along its edge.

“AWOOO!”

The pack leader, a massive beast the size of a carriage, let out a howl that shattered the nearby ice sculptures.

Three wolves lunged simultaneously.

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Adonis moved like a shadow. Using his Backdoor Severance Style, he slipped under the jaw of the first wolf.

He didn’t just slash, he pivoted on his heel, using the raw momentum of his Progenitor Dragon Physique to drive his blade upward.

Splash!

​As a result, the blade carved through the beast’s frosty hide, killing it.

[ EXP+ 1,100 ]

Because of the wolf’s icy blood spray on his arm, his skin felt numb. But the experience points were really worth it.

His health though, fell to: 91/103.

Valentina was a blur of bloody grace. She spun the Blood Devourer in a vertical arc, catching two wolves mid-leap.

“Devour.”

As the blades passed through their necks, the red essence was sucked into the marrow-handle, causing Valentina’s pale skin to glow with a healthy flush.

The wolves were intelligent.

Seeing their numbers dwindle, the remaining eight formed a circle, exhaling a Frost Breath that turned the floor into a skating rink.

Adonis lost his footing for a split second.

Then, a wolf seized the opportunity, and sink its teeth into his shoulder.

​”Gah!” Adonis gritted his teeth.

But he didn’t pull away.

Instead, he channeled Chaos energy directly into the wound.

“Boom!”

Soon, Violet lightning arced from his shoulder into the wolf’s mouth, exploding its head from the inside out.

​Still, he suffered a deep puncture wound on the left shoulder.

“Let me help,” Valentina hissed.

She slammed the butt of her weapon into the ground, then activated:

[Blood Art: Crimson Domain] .

Following the activation, a lake of blood spread across the ice, tethering the wolves’ paws to the floor.

​Adonis saw the opening. He activated Relentless Thrust.

His Sword pierced through the hearts of the remaining four wolves in a single, continuous motion

​Thud. Thud. Thud.

​As the last wolf dissolved into particles of blue light, everything became calm.

Adonis knelt, clutching his bleeding shoulder.

He began manipulating his body to stich the wounds.

Valentina looked entirely unscathed.

​[ Battle Results (Adonis) ]

​Enemies Defeated: 12x Glacial Dire Wolves (Level 21-25)

​ Experience Gained: 8,800 EXP

​Bonus: First time victory against higher-level elites (+500 EXP)

​[ Level Up! ]

[ Level 6 -> Level 7 ]

The total experience would passed 15000 if he had not to share with Valentina as his party member.

Nonetheless, he was satisfied by the rate of progress.

And, there’s still much more come.

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