Chapter 85: Second dimension

"You have good stealth skills ..."

They had spent several hours exploring this area and Elias praised Arthur, this boy was pretty good at hiding, be it from monsters or other hunters.

Which raised the image of Arthur within his mind, likewise Elias thought that Arthur was afraid of Women, since he seemed to be quite cautious with them, which was good and bad, at the same time it explained why he could not be caught up to now...

"Thanks..."

Of course, Arthur was not afraid of women and why his stealth abilities were quite good is due to his two years of survival in that dangerous monster area.

"Still don't let your guard down ..."

"Understood..."

As a good adult, Elias took the lead and continued searching for the next level, that after another half hour, the door to the next level appeared in front of them ...

This was a huge pyramid in which the upper part had a portal on the next level, likewise, the pyramid had a series of steps for those who can challenge its limits.

This Secret Kingdom every time the real world was commented on, tested its challengers as a dungeon, so apart from the monsters, the challengers had to pass the pyramid test and prove themselves worthy of entering the second level.

This was something that Akagi knew very well, for a long time she was waiting for the secret Kingdom to connect to the real world, the seal on the portals would vanish thus allowing people to enter and leave, so she would have the opportunity for a person to find her, Although this was unnecessary now that Arthur is their contractor, surely it would not be that difficult to break the seal if only the Secret Kingdom will connect to the world 4 years ago, Arthur and Akagi could have left this Secret Kingdom in just a few days.

Of course instead of climbing, many hunters tried to fly towards the portal, however, it was a pity the pyramid had an anti-air protection system where every hunter who approached approximately 500 meters would be struck by lightning and if that did not it was enough, the pyramid was protected by an anti-air force field so the hunters who flew faced the wrath of the pyramid and fell from the sky like flies.

"Hm? I guess we're not the first ..."

Clicking his tongue, Elias did not dare to deactivate his optical camouflage, at the base of the pyramids approximately a hundred hunters were trying their luck climbing the pyramid since they could not fly, his only option was to climb the pyramid.

However, climbing the pyramid required a lot of magic power, since gravity was increased up to 200 times, likewise, there was a distortion of mana that made each challenger who climbed the pyramid suffer from a reversed flow of magic power and absorption of it.

This was a test of endurance and willpower, so those who climbed the tower were seen by all as brave ...

"...."

And Elias knew this, climbing the pyramid will attract too much attention and as a man, it is the least he could do ...

Especially with Arthur, the resistance of a child is not very good and if due to carelessness he loses in climbing and empties all his magic power, some women with bad intentions will surely not let him go, his appearance was too dangerous and tempted to people to commit a crime.

"This will be difficult..."

It was a pity that they were not the first, but the more time passes, the more hunters will find this pyramid and the more difficult it will be to climb the pyramid ...

"Mr. Elias, I think I found another portal .."

And just as Elias was about to come out of hiding and risk challenging the pyramid, Arthur's voice attracted his attention ...

"Another portal?"

"Um! It's not too far from here but it's a portal ..."

Manipulating his holographic screen, a red dot appeared on the map and Elias pursed his lips, after all this child's technology is surely advanced, the statistics on his holographic screen and the number of sensors and explorer drones exceeded it, as they did not lose anything. for trying, Elias followed Arthur ...

"Huh? This is strange, it is not a portal, it looks more like a 'crack'"

Taking a hand to his chin, Elias scanned the 'door' after all it looked more like a crack between space, than a door, since the records left by the last explorer, there was only one portal, he never mentions this strange crack, However, these records were written more than a thousand years ago, it was not known exactly if they are correct, in addition, that during these years there have been many changes in this Secret Kingdom and there was also no guarantee that the last explorer had found this crack.

After all, it was quite well hidden in a small underground cave in the sand and it was very difficult to detect ...

"Why not try...?"

Of course, this crack was not a thousand years ago, since this crack was caused by Arthur when he passed through the barrier, the portal's defenses were stronger in the pyramid than another part of the barrier, this was similar to a house made of wood and With doors made of reinforced metal, it was much more practical to go through the walls than the door.

And right now the crack wasn't as big as when Arthur first broke it, it was smaller due to the self-repairing of the barrier, but it was more than enough for them to go through.

"I don't know, it's very dangerous ..."

Elias thought about it a lot, this crack was very suspicious that he feared it was a trap, by nature men in this world were cautious and Elias especially was one of them.

"Well, I think much better than challenging that pyramid ..."

Shrugging his shoulders, Arthur pointed again, which made Elias doubt a lot since he did not want to join those hunters either, they are men and aware of their position, besides that their existence in this place is a secret ...

"Well, let me try it first ..."

With his drones unfolding and entering the portal, Elias received live radio signals of what his drones had found on the other side, as well as knowing if this path was stable for them.

"Oh? Not a trap, well done .."

Fortunately, the road was stable and on the other side a trap was not waiting for them either, Elias's flying drones were unharmed and they also sent radio signals from the other side was a jungle ...

"Let's go!"

"Good!"

Without delay, they both entered the rift, after all, Elias feared that other hunters would also discover this rift.

"Ohh! There is such a wonderful place, it is just like the legend ..."

On the other side of the crack, Elias praised excitedly, this next level was a very large oasis, Elías could not even see the end of this massive jungle, he also made sure to erase all traces of his presence, whatever a jungle so big, it means there are also numerous monsters ...

"What do we do now?"

Asking curiously, Arthur leaned closer and smiled.

"We must hurry before the other hunters arrive, we must find the next 'door'"

Elias did not doubt his aim and began to move, while Arthur frowned again.

The door to the next level is dangerous, in that place there are terrifying monsters that Arthur prefers not to talk about, but even so, Arthur was willing to play along ...

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"How long has it been?"

"34 hours have passed my lady ..."

At the same time in the Athena city, the Bearing had both hands behind her back, the reports on the monsters and the terrain of the first level have been sent, with those hunters sent as cannon fodder, the army could minimize the casualties and act, in special now that they knew she would face desert monsters ...

"Oh ..."

The Lieutenant put a hand to her chin, more than a day has passed and she wondered how to take the next level safely.

The monsters on the other side are quite powerful, the common soldiers will die in an instant and the Elite soldiers will have trouble fighting them, the casualties among the hunters already reached 3 digits, which was a slaughter and each of these hunters had quite a considerable force on the Human continent.

"What a bad time for such a Secret Kingdom to appear ..."

Sighing, the Lieutenant shook her head, the humans are weak and at this moment the humans did not have the support of the Angels, since the Spirit Dragons, the Spirit Foxes, and the Spirit Phoenix, took temporary custody of the country of the Angels, This led to a fatal blow to religion and that all Angels are now watched over by these three forces.

The angels could barely take care of themselves, much less support the humans, although there were many protests from the human side for the abuse of power by the Dragons, in the end, the ruler Gabriel ended up giving in to the Dragons which caused a great fall of power on the human side, to the point that even its currency suffered a fall that affected its economy a lot.

The army no longer had the confidence of before and it was a pity, but they were alone and if this was not enough, the invasion of demons to the Human continent is more and more brazen, without the angels, the demons no longer held back, they did not It was even important to besiege their border cities from time to time, which was an increasingly serious problem.

Of course, this was also a perfect opportunity for powerful families to fight for control of the country that the Angels had been in control, the Devils could stay on the border but they still didn't have the guts to besiege their capital, after all this It would be too much for Humans to tolerate and they can use the World Association to stop them.

"I see the plan is going quite well, Lieutenant Nataly ..."

And this was something that powerful families knew, so they did not mind taking control again, at this moment a woman appeared.

This woman was quite tall and she also had an aura of greatness around her ...

"That's right Mrs. Clayman ..."

When the lieutenant saw this woman, she assisted with her head and continued to look at the holographic screen.

The name of this woman is Leticia Clayman, a woman belonging to one of the most powerful families in the country, so her influence in the army was quite good, as well as a sponsor in this activity, at the same time Leticia was the mastermind behind the use of Mercenaries as cannon fodder.

Nataly was quite helpless because of this, whether or not the mercenaries are also citizens of their country and the duty of the army is to protect them, but without the Angels, the power of the army, the Church, and the national government was greatly reduced, not having another option than to trust these families who prioritized their interests before that of the country ...

"Of the Order, Lieutenant Nataly, when the portal to the next level is activated, mobilize the army ...."

"Understood..."

The time had come for the army to take control of the secret kingdom.

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"This is rare..."

After flying for an hour, Elias put a hand to his chin and commented.

Until now they have not been able to find a flying monster, which was quite unusual in this jungle where life is abundant, back to the previous level even though it was a desert, there were still flying monsters like beetles, snakes, etc.

But at this level through their drones, they had found enough land monsters, too many to be exact, also the levels of these monsters were stronger than the monsters of the Desert, and monsters at their level they did not have to have to fly they could create support with mana, but until now these monsters refrained from flying and even when Elias sent a drone close enough to the forest to fly, these monsters did not attack him, as if they were afraid of something, they refused to leave the ground.

This made Elias even more cautious, for a monster of his caliber to be afraid, that thing must be very powerful.

"...."

Arthur looked away because of this, the reason why these monsters refused to leave the ground was that for a year he was hunting the kings of heaven, the Lychees until their extinction, which caused these terrestrial monsters to unconsciously fear him since Arthur was considered the biggest predator of this level and monsters were already used to avoiding anything that flies.