Chapter 188
As Kieran’s attention was focused on the heart, information about the heart popped up in his vision .
[Name: Devil’s Heart]
[Type: Organ]
[Rarity: Epic]
[Attributes: ?]
[Effects: ?]
[Prerequisites: ?]
[Able to bring out of the dungeon: Yes]
[Remarks: This is a heart that once belonged to a Devil Lord!
. . .
Comparing the information that was given to him, Kieran stared intensely at the heart in the crystal box . His expression was serious .
Not just because of the many question marks he saw, but also because of the sudden change to the heart’s beating .
The change was as obvious as a wild tiger turning into a tame rabbit .
Kieran believed that he would need a special method to keep the heart, but then what?
He didn’t worry anymore . His mind was filled with thoughts about the reason the [Devil’s Heart] was beating differently .
"Why did it change?"
Kieran unconsciously looked through the notification log, but there was no mention of it .
"Is it a bug? Or some hidden setting that I’m not aware of?" he guessed .
Without any further information, he could not come up with a reasonable explanation .
He frowned hard over his incompetence, but he had to bury the baffling question for the time being .
Meanwhile, he placed the heart on a clean spot in the garage .
Following Nikorei’s advice, he did not recklessly transplant the heart into himself . He believed Nikorei was not someone who did or said anything without a reason . There had to be an explanation for her warning .
After setting down the [Devil’s Heart], Kieran raised his head again to check the dungeon ratings .
[Special Dungeon: The Shaman’s Partner]
[Dungeon Type: Mission Based]
[Dungeon Difficulty: Low]
[Main Mission: Be the shaman’s assistant for three months]
[Mission Completion: 100% (Rating: F)]
[Sub Mission 1: The Shaman’s Duties!]
[Mission Completion: 100% (Rating: F→E)]
[Sub Mission 2: The Shaman’s Package!]
[Mission Completion: 100% (Rating: E→D)]
[Battle Performance: Very Active (Rating D→C)]
[Exploration Performance: Normal]
[Special Rating 1: Fast Dungeon Clear Time (Rating C→B)]
[Special Rating 2: Completed an Extra Main Mission: Return to Alcatraz Island (Rating B→A)]
[Special Rating 3: Eliminated "Icy Killer" Wilco (Rating A→S)]
[Special Rating 4: Eliminated "Spectre" Gilfren Hatch (S→SS)]
[Special Rating 5: Eliminated "Usurper" Frostrill (Rating SS→SSS) Rep+1]
[Player Final Rating: SSS]
[Calculating Player Special Dungeon Rewards…]
[Player Final Special Dungeon Rewards are as follows…]
[Points: 10,000; Skill Points: 6; Golden Skill Points: 1; Golden Attribute Points: 1]
[Acquired Special Dungeon: The Shaman’s Partner II]
[Note: Reputation has reached 5 . You have earned some reputation to your name . Some natives will remember you . ]
. . .
Since the Special Dungeon had a second dungeon difficulty, even though the final rating was SSS, the final dungeon reward was considerably lower compared to the reward of the fourth dungeon difficulty [Prison on the Island] .
Different difficulty, different rewards . Kieran had realized this long ago, so after another glance at the dungeon rating to double check, he turned his attention to his newly acquired Special Dungeon [The Shaman’s Partner II] .
[Special Dungeon: The Shaman’s Partner II]
[The Shaman’s Partner II: Time flies . It’s already two years since the last incident, and the mystic world has undergone some tremendous changes . Nikorei and the five major societies have faded away from common people’s sight, and a couple of scoundrels have started to misbehave on the West Coast . Elli Jones had sent you a letter asking for help . . . ]
[Main Mission: Starts after entering the dungeon]
[Remark 1: The Shaman’s Partner II shares the same universe as The Shaman’s Partner and Prison on the Island . ]
[Remark 2: The Special Dungeon will not be counted towards the dungeon entries of the player . ]
[Remark 3: This is the second Special Dungeon of the same universe, so the difficulty will be the same as the player’s first Special Dungeon Entry +1]
[Remark 4: The Special Dungeon requires the player to clear a single player or team dungeon . After the cooldown resets, it will automatically begin . ]
[Remark 5: The Special Dungeon has a single player or team dungeon option . A team dungeon will grant all teammates the same authority . They will work on the same side as the initiator, and the Main Mission difficulty will be determined according to the different dungeon entry numbers of the players . ]
[Remark 6: If the player fails the Main Mission of the Special Dungeon, they will have to suffer a penalty equal to the player’s current dungeon entries . ]
. . .
Another Special Dungeon based on the same universe, except that there was a slight difference compared to the first one .
However, Kieran’s attention was on the background of the Special Dungeon .
"Rei and the five major societies have faded away? Is it because of that ‘thing’?" Kieran mumbled .
He had approached Simones, but he hadn’t asked him directly about the matter .
Simones had obviously known what that "thing" was, but he had brushed Kieran off by telling him he had promised Nikorei not to tell him anything .
When Simones had mentioned that "thing" though, his face had been smeared with panic and confusion, which was enough to prove how powerful that "thing" was .
The fact that even Nikorei needed to unite the five major societies to face that "thing", even though she was extremely powerful herself, also proved how terrifying that "thing" was .
By the time Kieran had left the dungeon, he still had not found out what that "thing" referred to .
"Powerful and terrifying means more rewards! Opportunity and risk always coexist, yet with my current power level, I don’t have the qualifications to join them!"
Kieran could not help but squint over the background description .
After a couple of dungeon runs, he had understood the underground game’s motives . The rewards were always correspondent to the risk he took .
If he was willing to risk it and he escaped death, his rewards would be great .
Kieran was a little annoyed about the fact that he did not have the qualifications to enter the new Special Dungeon .
"I wonder . . . If I finish the Main Mission, will there be a way to contact Rei?" Kieran muttered to himself .
Nikorei and the five major societies would not just fade away without a reason . There had to be some clues and traces left behind . For example, the last place Nikorei had been seen .
The time frame of the dungeon was two years later, which reduced Kieran’s confidence to half .
Time was a terrifying element . As it flew by, seas changed into mulberry fields and mountains were easily toppled . A small clue was a difficult thing to survive in time .
Then there was also the terrifying power of that "thing" . Was Kieran strong enough to face it?
Thanks to the [The Shaman’s Partner], Kieran had a general understanding of his strength level in that world .
He was at best equal to the average member of one of the major societies .
There was still a wide gap between him and the elites of the societies though .
It was almost impossible to face that "thing" at his current strength level, otherwise Nikorei would have invited him to join the Main Mission herself .
Of course, this was also because of the dungeon difficulty . If the Special Dungeon had a seventh or eighth dungeon difficulty, even Kieran, who lacked the strength to face it, would have to do his best to survive .
"Strength… Strength!" Kieran mumbled softly, his light tone getting more confident .
He was someone who would stick to their decision once they made up their mind about something .
Anxiety only pushed him to advance further .
Taking a deep breath, Kieran looked at his biggest rewards from the dungeon . It would be the only way to increase his strength .
He saw the hidden books from the chamber, the lab’s instruments and the crystal ball .
He had brought everything back . He had even considered bringing back the experiment table if its weight allowed it .
For Kieran, everything he didn’t know had a certain value . Even if it could not be sold, it could still be worth a lot .
The parts of the books that he could understand were enough for him to achieve his long-term goals .
"I need to upgrade [Mystical Knowledge] to Pro Level, so now it’s time to study!" Kieran said to himself .
Before he could flip a page though, he was flooded by continuous pings from his message tab .
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