[CH598+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

Chapter 794

I feel an ether orb form, and the subtle visuals of movements and ether commands triggering all around us.

All that can be seen is a blinding white light afterward, as the density and opacity of this orb are far different from the standard ones from Ellipsia.

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Seconds later, the blinding light disperses, and I feel my feet hit solid ground...

Eerily natural and familiar solid ground, actually, like there are real rocks, grass, and dampness below me.

I breathe in, and the humidity in the air is even palpable, something I haven't felt since back on the human world while diving into jungle biomes.

The divine thread density is the same as it is outside, and the number of ether commands in any given area is still so complex that trying to sort them with my unaided senses is impossible.

We're in a perfectly constructed controlled environment.

Ava looks around beside me as well, taking in the lush forest we've been dropped into.

There are tall trees, colorful mushrooms that seem to be soaked with mana, flowing water sounds nearby, and true rocky forest soil beneath our feet.

There are vibrant vines all over the trees and a blue sky overhead.

I even hear movement all around and turn my head to watch a small blue ball of slime hopping up and down next to a pond of water at the base of a thick tree.

My gaze tightens, and I continue looking around, letting my senses go out as far as they can while maintaining the output of a 5th Class human Lord.

I don't let my aura surge outward more than a few hundred meters, but in doing so, I find even more unintelligent life.

Dozens of slimes, all with five grey floating crowns rotating above their heads. There is even a forest troll about 150 meters to our right, with four crowns above its head.

"What... is this place...?" is all I muster out, my eyes wide open.

It all feels so real, and if what that guard at the door said was correct, these are all lower-class Lords without enough intelligence to assimilate into the Mensa or Ellipsia Citadel...

There must be some kind of scan done upon arrival that tests if a Lord can hear or interact with the system, and if the answer is no, they drop them in here to be used as entertainment.

Ava replies to me, but through telepathy instead of speaking aloud.

"It wouldn't make sense for them to just send Lords in here to die without reason, even if they're unintelligent... It's not like we were charged an entry fee or anything."

I nod along in agreement, and simultaneously, the blank map that was given to me starts to update itself.

Wherever I've turned my head back and forth has printed a perfect image of the terrain and even notes on the monsters and their classes.

Though, that feature isn't what catches my attention—it's the bright white dot off in the distance in an unmarked area of the map.

It's impossible to know how far away it really is without any references between myself and it, but the fact that it's labeled [Safe Zone] makes this exactly where I point in front of us.

"I'm sure you see it too, that destination is our first goal. That guard really dropped us out in the middle of nowhere."

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We head forward through the vibrant mushroom forest and cross paths with many of the docile slimes hopping about.

They look so clear and beautiful, even more real and lifelike than any dungeon I've ever been in.