Alex wiped away the sweat on his forehead.
"Lucky for me, you woke me up…"
"Or you might just sleep like that forever, am I right?!"
Nyx's stern scolding hit Alex's mind like a truck.
"If I hadn't detected something wrong with your psyche and woke up from my slumber then you were going to sleep in that wonderful dream of yours!"
"I wasn't expecting that…"
Alex exhaled slowly.
"I thought the viper bite would only result in a hypnotic state. To think it can even create such an elaborate dream constructed from my remorse, that's just…"
He had solid blokes in his entourage. He also bagged himself the perfect wife and an obedient little sister as a bonus.
Who wouldn't call that kind of life paradise on Earth?
If there's any remorse then it would be the fact that he didn't give Luna a proper wedding.
Had Nyx not woken him up then he would probably continue sleeping like that.
''Huh! Nyx why are you showing up only now?'' Alex suddenly questioned after a while.
''Well, I woke up a moment ago and noticed the state you were in beside that I don't recall anything. Did something happen in my absence?'' Nyx questioned and Alex who had a lot of questions couldn't help but shake his head, any confusing feeling he had a moment ago vanished.
ƥαṇdα-ηθνε|·ƈθm ''No, nothing noteworthy.'' He lied through his teeth, he couldn't be saying to Nyx that he promised to marry Silveria after accepting her declaration of love, for some reason it didn't sit well with him telling Nyx this, therefore Alex decided to keep it for himself.
''I see, that's good then,'' Nyx said not saying anything else.
The two exchanged a few words after.
After going through that event, Alex was sure of one thing.
The dungeon's guardian trial was aimed at making people waste the time they have on this floor.
After the time's up, anyone who can't pass the trial will naturally forfeit their right to enter the core place.
Like Alex, he would have stayed in that perfect dream conjured by the Guardian were it not for Nyx's timely intervention. He would have wasted his days hanging out with Luna and the others in his dream. In the end, he would most likely be sent out of the dungeon
"It seems I must be careful…"
Alex raised his guard immediately.
Getting sent out of the dungeon without even a chance to view the last floor wasn't something he wanted, even if one discounted Silveria's objective for raiding this named dungeon.
'What was her objective again?' Alex wondered but Nyx's next question didn't give him the time to ponder on this question.
"Magic power is sealed here, huh?"
Nyx mused out loud as if warning him.
"In other words, you can't use most of your skills?"
Alex nodded and Nyx continued with a sigh.
She said without holding back her tone.
"Get out of this place as soon as possible, your current means cannot defend against the changing tactics of the Dungeon's Guardian."
"I agree."
Alex nodded. He glanced at the green mist shrouding him.
"Before that, I need to find Silveria!"
"Make haste with it."
Nyx used a stern tone, Alex understood that he must not play around and quickly find Silveria and together they'd leave this place.
"The mist here is a bit weird. The sooner you get out, the better."
Alex's expression looked grim.
Her experience gave her the combat instinct to sense when something was wrong. Her gut was telling her that the mist around them is fishy.
Alex didn't delay this matter any longer. He closed his eyes and tried to gauge Silveria's presence.
With his magic power sealed, Alex couldn't use his divine sense. Looking for another person in this thick mist was also a herculean task.
Fortunately, Silveria has the second equipment he gave her.
This equipment is like his flaming sword, like a pair thus they are linked, thanks to this he could locate the other half.
The green mist carried a weird vibe. Alex used his acute perception thanks to his inhuman physics to gauge the location of the other equipment.
Soon enough, he found the vague connection of the second equipment.
He started dashing in a certain direction.
He was moving so fast that the green mist in his way got blown away. Like a hurricane, he forcefully carved a path through the green mist.
However, this path only lasted a short while before green mist regained control.
Alex stuck to the connection as he left afterimages in his trail. He could feel the distance between himself and the second sword shortening.
Silveria must be over there!
He gazed into the distant green mist. After getting to about twenty meters of the estimated point, he jumped one more time, immediately closing the distance between the weapon and himself.
A familiar silver-haired beauty entered Alex's vision.
He wanted to shout when he noticed something weird in the green mist. He stopped running with a stunned look.
The figure within the green mist noticed a disturbance in the environment so she looked at him for a brief moment with flashing eyes only to return to her usual nonchalant look.
That was as expected since it was not the time to greet someone casually.
He looked at the two figures with an astounded look.
There are two silhouettes over there.
That was not the most important part, the two ladies were.
They spotted the same hair, eyes, clothes, and even emotionless expressions…
They were identical in every aspect.
Two Silveria.
"What the…"
The two Silveria held each other at gun points with their bows aimed at each other. Alex subconsciously stepped back. He raised his guard instantly.
"Another dream realm?"
"No, this isn't a dream. A dream can't trap me when I am just an independent consciousness body."
Nyx explained.
"This is an illusion."
"An illusion?"
Alex narrowed his eyes. He stared at the two icy ladies.
"In other words, there is a high chance that these two ladies are fake?!"
"No, one of them is fake."
Nyx chimed in.
"However, they can't fake the second equipment aura completely even if they can conjure a realistic fake person."
"But…"
Alex was puzzled.
"I can sense the existence of the second equipment. However, I can't determine the real one between the two weapons here through their auras."
"I reckon this is the effect of the illusion. I am not surprised given the intensity of the dream realm before this…"
Nyx who manifested in a half illusionnary state was also stumped. She was examining the two Silveria before them.
"If wasn't for the connection between the two weapons, I highly doubt you can track it to this place…"
He bitterly laughed. Nyx had a point.
He looked between the two ladies, and in an attempt to determine the fake, he scrutinized everything. Alas, the two are identical, even down to the icy aura they gave off. He couldn't tell the difference between the two ladies.
With their bows drawn, the two ladies threatened mutual destruction while leering at one another. They didn't let their eyes wander anywhere else. It was like they didn't notice Alex's arrival.
Typical Silveria's response.
How is anyone going to tell them apart?
In the green mist, two identical silver beauties stood in opposition. They never said anything from the start, they just pointed their bows at each other.
Alex was a bit troubled over this.
The best way to deal with a situation like this is to get the participants to talk. Using the information they revealed, it would be easy to spot the fake.
Normally, the impostor and the real person would be busy trying to prove their identities. However, Silveria was still using that expressionless look of hers. It's unknown if she's not worried about Alex mistaking her for the fake one. In any case, if it wasn't because of the second sword's immense power, she would have fired and unleashed the hidden rune power without hesitation.
Silveria's cool attitude is an outstanding trait of hers. However, this personality trait was proving to be more troubling now than ever before.
Alex looked at the Silveria on the left and he asked despite doubting where this would take him.
"A-are you, Silveria?"
The Silveria on the left glanced at him and nodded. She was telling Alex that she was real Silveria.
However, she only nodded, she didn't say anything. How could he verify her identity?
'Wait, since she's so distant then maybe she's the real Silveria?' That's something she would do.
But, the Silveria on the right didn't defend herself. She just kept her eyes on the enemy, it was like she was not afraid Alex might believe the impostor. Yet, this was also something the aloof Silveria would do.
Alex wanted answers, he turned towards Silveria on the right.
"Are you Silveria?"
The Silveria on the right didn't spare a single glance, she explained thusly.
"She's fake."
Short and simple, that's how she said it.
But, who can conclude who is the impostor just from this simple exchange?!
Alex's head started hurting, he escaped from a weird situation to jump into another weird one almost as if he was cursed.
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