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    *Ding*


    System: You have discovered the Dungeon ''Lesser Hatchling Lair''!


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    Dungeon Name: Lesser Hatchling Lair


    Dungeon Type: Special One-Time Event


    Dungeon Difficulty: (Default) Hard


    Dungeon Size: 20-member Limit


    Dungeon Average Level: 155 to 160


    Dungeon Requirements:


    - At least one ''Dragonkin'' in the team


    - The said member should be the bearer of the [Ancient Dragon Token]


    - The said member should be the candidate for being the owner of the [Divine Dragon Armor]


    Dungeon Background:


    - This hidden cave is the habitat of Reptilian-type Monsters, which took certain changes due to a strange phenomenon.


    The monsters underwent a massive transformation due to this phenomenon and gained powerful abilities that far surpassed their species.


    Note: This is a one-time event dungeon. It can only be challenged once before disappearing regardless of the result.


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    Arthur shared the details with the team before falling into deep thought.


    From the information that he had gotten from his quest, the [Dragon Chain Armor], which was the fragment of the main divine armor of the Dragon Race – the [Divine Dragon Armor], could be found at the depths of the Eternal Cave.


    He first thought that this was the cave that he was looking for, but given the description of the dungeon, there was a high chance that he was wrong.


    Seeing the disappointed look on Arthur''s face, Shin walked over and patted his shoulders. "There is no need to feel so down. There is also the chance that this dungeon is related to your quest."


    "Look at its background – the mysterious phenomenon must be related to that dragon powers that make the monsters within the dungeon evolve," he added, pointing out the clue that they had gotten from the dungeon description.


    "And it is only at hard difficult, it shouldn''t be that hard to clear," commented Owen from the side.


    Bang!


    But as he completed his remark, Ithilien suddenly hit him on the back of his head with her bow. "Idiot! Do you think this is still the Aurora Continent? Can''t you see what such a difficulty implies?"


    "This dungeon should be following the basic standard of the Awakened Continent, so ''it'' is indeed ''hard''!" she added, scolding Owen.


    "So, what is the plan, Vice Commander? Are we going to challenge it straight away?" asked Akailu as he recovered his stamina and concentration on a boulder.


    Shin thought for a moment as he focused his attention on the final remark at the end of the dungeon''s description. They only had one chance to clear this dungeon, so it was better to go all-out and clear it in one go.


    "They are equally troublesome, especially those Yetis, Frost Drakes, and Wendigos of the Frozen Kingdom, which were from special category monsters," he added.


    Arthur thought for a moment before joining in. "I heard that the Barren Lands is filled with Earth Drakes, Salamanders, and Golems. All are also at the average level of 250 up to 300."


    "I must say that the difficulty level of those regions is not much inferior to Awakened Continent. At least for the time being since we still have yet to explore regions where we can find similar monsters."


    While they were discussing, Owen, who initiated the topic, suddenly saw something from the forums. He frowned when he saw the title of the trend before taking a quick look at it.


    It was then he saw something astonishing. His eyes turned wide before turning to the others. "Vice Commander Sickarius and Vice Commander Siegfried! Take a look at this."


    The two were quite confused at his reaction before hearing the sound of the system that they had received a message.


    Looking at it, they saw that Owen had sent something to the team chat channel. Then the expression on their faces also turned grim as they saw the screenshots and the content of the entire trend.


    – "Players of the Evil Faction have a chance to enter another World!" –


    – "Portal towards Hell can lead the evil and demonic players to enter another dimension!" –


    – "Once the Demons entered the Atlas World, the Demonic Players can enter the Hell Dimension?" –


    Reading through the contents of the trend, Shin and the others could tell that everything was authentic as the player who leaked the quests related to it even did a live feed while sharing his status window and quest panel.


    Moreover, it was also supported by some independent players, who chose the Demonic Churches as their main faction.


    This news was already spreading throughout the online platforms.


    Shin and the others could tell how much this particular quest affected the current flow of the game, especially when the top guilds and big organizations siding with the Evil Faction got involved.


    Those guys would never let such an opportunity slip away from their grasp. This will also lead the Faction War that was currently happening in the Dark Cloud Kingdom to elevate to another level as these guilds and organizations would without a doubt do their best to hasten the process of the Portal Opening.


    The war would also escalate further as an immediate effect of these hegemons getting involved.


    This would also lead the population of the players to be thoroughly divided.


    Those who would be siding with the Righteous Churches needed to hasten their progress to quality exploring the Awakened Continent while the demonic and evil players would be doing their best to enter Hell as soon as possible.


    Neither side would want the other to take the lead nor be left behind, so they would surely do anything to get an advantage over the other.


    But at the same time, those on the side of the Righteous Churches would also be slightly disadvantaged since the demonic and evil players could still explore the Awakened Continent through different means while their sides could not enter Hell and seek opportunities.


    Shin squinted his eyes as he read through the trend before mumbling. "Whoever leaked this quest sure knows what they are doing."


    "Not only can they lead other players to side with the Evil Faction, but they can also discourage those players trying to choose the Righteous Churches."


    "They have listed out all the benefits while hiding the consequences. Regardless, this is more than enough to sway the decision of other players, especially those working independently," he added as he assessed the entire situation.


    "They have weakened the support of the Righteous Churches while gaining more believers for the Evil Faction?" commented Owen before cursing. "Tsk! They sure are sly."


    "Forget about it. It is not our problem anyway. It is just the other players don''t know what benefits the Righteous Churches can give them here in the Awakened Continent," said Arthur as he added. "Once they do, they sure will have second thoughts."


    Thinking along this line, Arthur seemed to have thought of something before turning to Shin. "How about we also leak some information about the Righteous Churches. It is not like it is any secret anyway."


    "We can just reveal it to the public and let those sly foxes have a taste of their own medicine," he added, encouraging Shin.


    Shin thought for a moment before nodding. "Not a bad idea."


    He then formulated a plan inside his head before saying. "Contact Miss Bunny. Tell her that we have a special job for her." Experience more content on empire


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