Chapter 86: Back where it all ended
"Hey, Ja.n.u.s. Where are my rewards from my last mission?" Ryder asked as he began changing his clothes and got into more comfortable clothes.
[You already received the reward] Ja.n.u.s replied.
"What reward was that? All you said was that the reward was secret," Ryder said an annoyance as he rested on his bed.
[The reward was the perfect completion of your date] Ja.n.u.s replied.
"Huh, You can"t even give me Origin Points now? You"re being a cheapskate, you know," Ryder told Ja.n.u.s before he picked up the Divinity Gla.s.ses that were resting on the table nearby and wore them.
"Enter Divinity," He muttered.
His surroundings changed, and he found himself lying on the bed of the Demon Realm"s Royal Palace.
"Miku?" He called out.
"Yes, Master?" The maid replied from the outside.
Ryder stood up and opened the door. The room of the King and the rooms of the Prince, they were both made from special materials that were impossible to break unless someone was as powerful as the King himself. Even the High Dukes couldn"t break into the rooms without the door being opened from the inside.
"Where is Rale?" Ryder inquired.
"Commander Rale is in the practice arena. He is practicing with the men," Miku answered him.
"Alright, take me to him," he told her.
"Yes, Your Highness," Miku replied as she started walking towards the Practice Arena. Ryder followed her.
"Has Duke Devilia come here with a girl?" Ryder asked as he remembered about it.
"No. Madam Duke has not returned since the ceremony," she replied.
"hmm? Did she forget about it?" he wondered.
Miku brought him to the Practice Arena and stepped aside.
Ryder opened the door and entered.
He saw around 20 men and women fighting against Rale, but despite being outnumbered, Rale didn"t look as if he was in any difficulty.
"Your Highness!" Rale noticed Ryder and stopped the battle as he greeted him.
"That was a good battle. You"re quite strong; I must say," Ryder said, smilingly.
"I appreciate the praise," Rale responded.
"Anyway, have you selected the people? We need to be leaving soon," Ryder asked.
"Yes, Your Highness. The 20 people you see are the best of the best that I"ve chosen for this mission," Rale said.
"20? That"s a little on the high side, but I guess it would be much safer," Ryder muttered.
"Are they all good at stealth?" He asked.
"Yes, Your Highness. All of them are the best in stealth. They should have no difficulty staying hidden," Rale answered.
"Good, we"re leaving in an hour. You can prepare the things that you need to take," Ryder told Rale, but he immediately got the answer, "Everything is prepared, Your Highness."
"Hmm? Good. Let"s leave now then," Ryder said.
"Your Highness, Shouldn"t we tell the Dukes that we are leaving?" Rale inquired.
"There"s no need. It"s not like we"re going to war. We"ll just go there, take the thing and come back," Ryder said, smilingly.
"Alright," Rale nodded his head.
Amongst the 20 people that Rale had selected, only 3 of them were female.
"Good, Come with me," Ryder said as he turned back and left the hall.
Rale and his team followed after Ryder.
After walking for over 5 minutes, they were brought to an underground hallway. There were 5 doors there, but they were all locked.
"The first door will take us to the realm of the humans," Rale informed.
Ryder nodded his head as he brought out the keys and tried using them to open the door. He had around 50 keys, and he wasn"t sure which one opened the door. After trying over 40 keys, it was the 42nd key that opened the door.
As the door opened, Ryder saw nothing but white light.
"Is this the s.p.a.ce tunnel?" He asked.
"Yes, Your Highness. Should I go first?" Rale asked.
"Huh? If you want to go first, I don"t mind," Ryder said as he stepped aside.
"Yes, Your Highness," Rale responded as he stepped inside the s.p.a.ce tunnel. Ryder entered after him, and the 20 team members entered after Ryder.
"Hmm? This place? Isn"t this...?" Ryder muttered as his mouth opened wide.
He turned back and saw a dragon sleeping behind him.
"This is the Malta Valley? My last quest in my previous timeline. Despite being a level 175 player and having a team of experienced players, I couldn"t kill this level 200 dragon. I"m back to where it all ended," Ryder thought as he observed the dragon that was sleeping.
"Your Highness, Is there something wrong? Do you want to hunt this dragon?" Rale inquired.
"Hunt the dragon? I will, but I"m not strong enough for that yet, and I won"t take your help to do it. But soon, I will be able to kill him alone," Ryder thought as he turned back and started walking away.
"The Lightning Valley is towards the North of here if I"m not wrong," Ryder muttered.
"Rale is almost as strong as an average Duke; he should be able to fly like Devilia," he thought.
"Hey, Rale, can you fly?" Ryder inquired.
"Yes, I can. I"m from Avalorian Demon species, so I do have wings," Rale answered as two wings came out of his back.
"Oh? You keep those wings hidden? I don"t think I"ve seen the wings of Devilia when she flew. How was she able to fly?" Ryder asked.
"Duke Devilia is a demon of the Wind Demon Species. They can fly without wings. In fact, there are many High Demon species that can fly without wings," Rale answered.
"And the other Dukes? How can they fly? Are they from those species as well?" Ryder asked.
"Most of them are from those High Demon Species, but there are a few Dukes that aren"t. They use treasures to help them fly," Rale explained.
"Interesting. The team members that you selected. How many of them can fly?" Ryder asked.
"There are 4 of them that can"t fly," Rale explained.
"Good. We will fly to the Lightning Valley. Those that can fly will carry the ones that can"t. That will be faster," Ryder suggested.
"Yes, Your Highness," Rale nodded.
"Alright. You can take me as I can"t fly yet," Ryder said without the least bit of embarra.s.sment.
Rale walked up to him as he held Ryder"s hand and took him in the air. Other demons also began flying after them.