Frostfire Legacy

The next morning, Aster woke up to quite an astounding scene. Experience new stories on empire

"Hmm... They're all out cold."

He muttered after seeing the girls' current state. Kali, Tina, and Liz were currently piled up in the middle of the living room, like sacks of potatoes!

Their state couldn't be said as fine, even as praise. They all have traces of injuries here and there, but because Aster couldn't see actual wounds, he could tell that Cassy had already done her work on them.

"What the hell did these three do last night, sparring?"

Turning to the side, even Argus was drained. He looked like he had been working nonstop for at least a day, seemingly gaunt and out of energy.

After assessing the situation, he decided to postpone their departure until the afternoon. "With them like this, we can't even travel through the skies anyway."

As such, the morning became an extended time of rest.

Cassy, having nothing better to do, was simply watching over the fainted girls, while Aster busied himself cooking dishes for when the three woke up. Of course, he and Cassy already took breakfast ahead of them, sharing a table between only the two of them.

If Tina was there to see it, she would've stepped in and interrupted their sweet time—particularly Aster feeding Cassy directly.

The girls only woke up an hour before noon. As soon as they opened their eyes, their noses twitched, detecting the hunger-inducing aroma of the dishes that their master chef prepared.

*ZOOM!*

Like refugees who hadn't had food in a while, the three rushed forward, devouring whatever they could get their hands on.

"Easy, the food wouldn't run away," Aster muttered, watching as they turned the plates over as if a storm just passed.

However, neither the three girls nor Argus had the mind to pay attention to his words. They mindlessly devoured food, trying to get back the energy they lost from last night's training. It wasn't until they were starting to feel full that they began to return to their usual selves.

However, they refused to answer when Aster asked about what they did last night, causing them to be so tired they passed out the entire morning. Even Liz, who didn't appear to be the type to lie, declined to reveal the truth.

"... Anyway, we're setting off after a short break."

They had already been delayed for half a day, and they couldn't afford to waste any more time.

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An hour later, at exactly 1 p.m., their party finally set off.

Aster was driving the EM Van, as usual, with the girls keeping an eye on all directions—watching out for the Daft Eagles and other flying monsters, if any. Whenever they found some, instead of moving away from it, they began chasing them. They were a precious source of EXP that Aster and the girls couldn't miss!

Due to their long detours from hunting the birds, they barely reached the other end of the map at around 5 p.m. Argus finished the boss fight in one strike, as usual, causing the girls to release another glow, indicating their level had increased once more.

Although their pace dropped by a lot, they were satisfied with the result. After all, even Aster gained one more level after a long time, while the girls rose by 5 levels on average within that afternoon alone!

After entering the 52nd floor, they continued onward, searching for more EXP to harvest while also searching for a nice place to set camp on. Just as Aster was planning to land on the ground, Kali suddenly called from the backseat.

"Leader. Let's travel through the night this time." She suggested in a firm tone.

Aster raised a brow, looking at the rearview mirror, and asked. "But that's dangerous, isn't it? We can't see the flying monsters at night and have limited vision..."

If not for those fears, then Aster would like to travel through the night skies himself. The faster he got to higher floors, the faster he could start adding to his slowly ticking lifespan.

"Just now, I gained a new skill," Kali explained the reason for her suggestion. "It's called Shadow Concealment, which can hide a limited area around me from view, as long as it's under the cover of darkness."

She quickly used the said skill to demonstrate, causing her figure to turn almost invisible, even though the interior of the car wasn't that dark.

"Other than the drawback of being unable to move while using the skill, it doesn't cost energy or mana to use." She added on.

"Is that so? But then, we can't use it, since it would make you unable to move...?" Cassy muttered from the side before letting out a gasp. "Ah! Right, we're not moving inside the vehicle, so you can use it!"

Aster pondered for a bit before finally nodding his head. "Alright, let's go with that. But while the sun is up, we'll continue hunting the Daft Eagles to gather EXP."

Everyone gave their tacit agreement, locking in their plans.

Just like that, they continued hunting the territorial birds in the few minutes before darkness came. Kali's plan came into action as soon as the dungeon's fake sun sank below the artificial horizon.

"Shadow Concealment!"

She swiftly applied the new skill again, but this time, she maximized its coverage area. With her low mastery of the skill, the most she could cover was roughly a meter radius around her. Although it wasn't enough to completely hide them, that was more than enough to cover everyone within the car and conceal their presence.

"The car's still partly visible, though..."

Worried, Aster chose to turn off all light sources, ensuring their ride remained stealthy in the night's darkness. Of course, they couldn't hide the light of propulsion, but their speed would ensure they were out of reach before any monster could discover the source of the glittering light. As an added countermeasure, he even increased their altitude to the limit.

*SCRATCH!*

Until the EM Van's roof scraped the "ceiling" of the dungeon floor!Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"So the sky inside the dungeon truly was artificial..." Liz muttered in wonder, peeking outside the window at the close-up of the starry sky.

Of course, the dungeon's ceiling wasn't low either. Their current altitude would be about a kilometer from the ground, making them look nothing but a glittering, moving "star" or "satellite" from below.

And just like that, after exactly one hour, they reached the Floor Boss area. Clearing floors couldn't have been faster and easier!