A powerful cheat in the apocalypse

The call

[ A dark level is humanity's greatest challenge. Consider them as higher levels or something similar, and I do not underestimate them. ]

[ As for the person I was talking about, do not pay attention to him for now. Just continue becoming stronger. ]

I have a bad feeling about this black portal... and you, how do you know all of this? Where do you actually come from?

Rin wondered internally.

[ Congratulations on completing Charly's mission, which consisted of taking revenge against the ice dragon. ]

[ Reward 1: Your ice resistance becomes stronger.

Reward 2: The temperature of your fire becomes stronger and could now disintegrate a target. ]

Rin nodded before moving forward.

This was not the time to be happy. He needed to find the cause of that strange feeling he had before his fight with the ice dragon.

That so-called call.

He began walking through the ice world, avoiding the portal and feeling that calling sensation becoming stronger and stronger.

After what seemed like three hours of walking through the night, he finally saw a large stone tablet standing in the ice.

It was the source of that call.

He moved forward while chuckling nervously, worried about what he might find there.

Once he got closer, he could see the giant stone tablet clearly, and he was shocked.

There were several drawings carved on the tablet.

And each one of them was terrifying.

A monster with an octopus-like head and yellow eyes, emerging from the ground, with what looked like hundreds of tentacles also coming out of the ground beside it.

To its left and right were two equally terrifying creatures, completely impossible to identify, with strange and unnatural shapes.

In front of the trio, two people were standing, wearing long black cloaks with long hoods, holding open books in their hands.

Above all of this was written a text that shocked Rin.

It was written in an unknown language, a language that inspired fear just by looking at it.

Rin slightly stepped back before asking Charly:

"What is this thing? Do you have any idea?"

[ Perhaps, but the host must ignore it for now, to the point of not attracting the attention of beings that he is incapable of resisting. ]

Beings that I am incapable of resisting?

Rin wondered, surprised.

"Then why was I attracted to it?"

After a moment of silence, Charly answered.

[ The host is not qualified to know for now. ]

"Damn it!"

Rin cursed while looking at the stone tablet a little more.

One thing was certain to him.

He had truly become abnormal after meeting Charly and ending up in the chaotic world.

The Rin from before had felt nothing in this ice world, no call, no attraction.

But the current him did.

Moreover, he had a power system he couldn't understand.

For him, it was called "stage."

Yet for the others, it was called "classes."

And even worse, his stages were numbers instead of letters.

He couldn't help but sit down for a while and continue observing the stone tablet, trying to understand something or find a message from someone.

Otherwise, why would he feel this sense of calling?

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The next day - 07:12 AM

In front of the entrance of Zenith, several people were standing or sitting, talking and laughing.

Among them, Rin's former team was standing on one side, visibly worried.

The bald man who had given the pills to resist the cold of floor 20 spoke.

"We must prevent Rin from telling what happened, otherwise we're finished. Besides, I want to know how he survived."

Eric looked at him, then laughed lightly.

"The dragon probably had an attack pattern or something like that, which allowed him to escape."

He paused before adding:

"What surprises me is the woman I saw with him on TV. Her beauty is something else."

Maya gave him a dark look, forcing him to swallow his words.

"Now that I think about it... why did he become more energetic and handsome?"

Dwayne asked while thinking.

"It doesn't matter. You just have to ask him not to say anything. After all, you are the ones who threw him toward that dragon."

Maya said with annoyance before looking away.

The man sighed.

"It's difficult. It would be better if he died for good this time."

Maya wanted to reply, but a commotion suddenly started, making her stay silent.

They all turned their heads and were surprised.

Richard, wearing a cape and holding a sword in his hand, was walking forward with his squad.

He attracted admiration from the others.

But what attracted the most attention, especially from the men, was Key, who was even more beautiful than normal.

Richard walked toward Dwayne, who frowned slightly before shaking his hand.

"Sir Dwayne, it is a pleasure to go exploring with you."

Richard said with a smile.

"Hehe, likewise. I hope we can get along well."

Dwayne replied.

Then he noticed something and asked with surprise:

"Where is Rin?"

This question reminded everyone that Rin was not with Richard's squad and Key, which surprised them.

Richard sighed and simply said:

"We don't know. He didn't come this morning. Maybe he is finally resting."

Key, who had noticed this long ago, remained silent, not really knowing what to say.

When Richard had asked her, she had simply said that they had no relationship and that she was not his girlfriend as everyone thought.

Therefore, she did not know where he was either.

Then one of the guards who had guarded the portal during the night approached after thinking for a moment and said:

"Sir, last night, a young boy came here, saying he wanted to train, and he never came back out."

"..."

Everyone was surprised by this statement.

"What color was his hair?"

Richard asked with a frown.

The guard thought for a moment before answering:

"I don't know. He was wearing a hoodie with the hood covering his face, and it was nighttime. He also said he was a pseudo Rank A."

Dwayne thought for a moment before shaking his head.

"Very well. We'll see once we're inside."

Richard said while turning toward the other present squads, specifically their leaders.

"Mr. George and Mr. Arthur, shall we begin? Sorry for making you wait."

They were two men with black hair, but the second one had slightly longer hair.

They nodded at the same time.

Then everyone turned toward the portal leading to Zenith.