SSS Awakening: Rebirth of the Strongest Vampire God novel Chapter 144

Chapter 144: Already reached the fifth break point

"I am here!" Damon hollered at the timid little girl waiting for him by the poison dungeon. Even before he arrived, Arya looked like a total mess, nervously fidgeting about with some sort of herbs in her hands. As soon as she saw him, she instantly dropped everything and waved awkwardly.

Damon laughed at the clumsy girl and patted her head. "Sorry, I got held up somewhere and was late to our meeting. I will make it up to you."

"Ah.. no problem." Arya quickly shook her head.

"Heh. You are too nice." Damon patted her head. "You need the drops from this dungeon, right? Or also the dungeon clear achievement?"

"Ah... both. I would have gone in myself... It’s just that there are snakes..." The girl’s face changed even at the mention of the word.

Damon could only laugh at the little idiot. "Alright. Let’s go." He invited the girl to a party, and the two of them stepped inside the dungeon.

Once inside, Damon immediately took the lead, clearing out poison creatures with casual ease. Every swing of his weapon sent monsters flying, while Arya did her best to keep up. She was an earth mage, and it helped her tag a lot of creatures with a single ground-shaking skill.

After her tag, Damon swept up the poisonous spiders, worms, snakes, and everything else that came that way. In the blink of an eye, the entire dungeon was cleared, even the hidden boss, two mini bosses, and one final boss taken down.

Damon grinned as he sheathed his weapon, dusting off his hands as though the whole affair had been just another stroll in the park. Arya, on the other hand, looked stunned, her eyes wide as she tried to process what had just happened. She’d never seen anyone clear a dungeon so fast or so thoroughly.

"Wow," she breathed, her voice trembling a little. "That was... amazing."

Damon chuckled, tilting his head and giving her a playful smirk. "What, you thought I’d let those little bugs slow us down? Please. I’d be embarrassed if I couldn’t clear a place like this before lunch."

Arya blushed, brushing a lock of hair behind her ear. "Yeah, but... even the hidden boss? I didn’t even know there was a hidden boss in this dungeon."

"There’s always a hidden boss," Damon replied with a knowing look. "You just have to know where to look. It’s a good way to farm extra loot and get some hidden achievements."

Arya’s eyes sparkled at the mention of hidden achievements, and she clutched her staff a little tighter. "Thanks, Blood God. I really appreciate you helping me out like this."

Damon waved her thanks away, his grin widening. "Hey, don’t mention it. You’re one of the good ones. Besides," he said, "I still owe you one from the last time, right? Consider this my way of paying you back."

Arya giggled, her nervousness fading. "Okay."

Damon laughed. "Deal. Let’s get out of here. I have something important to talk to you."

The girl clumsily placed everything in her spatial ring, mainly collecting all the poison sacs from the beasts and their liver, and some more organs. It took a while, but Damon did not mind waiting. He joined in and helped her extract everything.

After an hour, the two stepped outside the dungeon. "Umm... what did you want to talk to me about?" Arya nervously asked. It looked like she had been anxious about this for a while now.

Damon did not judge her for that. He knew her true form after all, the frightening mastermind this girl would become in just a few weeks. He simply took out one of the frost pearls and handed it over to her.

The young girl’s face instantly changed. All traces of nervousness were gone. Instead, her entire focus was now on the small, snow-white pearl that exuded an intense, hellish chill. Not in the least caring about the frost wrecking havoc on her fingers, she examined the material with utmost concentration.

Damon smiled. He could finally see the other face of the clumsy girl. This was the master alchemist from his last life, who stood at peak popularity.

"This is... incredible," she whispered, turning the pearl over in her hands, studying its every detail. "The mana density is insane. Pure ice mana. I’ve never seen anything like this before."

Damon nodded. "I knew you’d appreciate it. Do you think you can make something from it, maybe a potion, maybe a pill, anything that can boost ice affinity even higher?"

Arya’s brows furrowed in thought, her mind already racing. "An affinity enhancer... it’s possible, but it’ll be tricky," she murmured, half to herself. "With something this potent, I’d need a stabilizer. Maybe frostroot? Or cold iron filings? Ugh, but that might dilute the effect..." She trailed off, lost in her own world.