*Shudder*

The moment Cade displayed that evil smile, there was something that told Elizabeth to run.

It could not be helped, Cade who had been with Grigory twenty-four-seven, had learned some of his habits, and now he unconsciously displayed it in front of Elizabeth.

But Elizabeth was a bit late to react. Before she could even do something, Cade had already moved and shoved the strange bead inside the Phoenix's mouth.

" You..."

His movement was so swift that Elizabeth could not do anything to prevent him. And all she could do was have her eyes widen in shock.

She saw her trusted Arcane Card convulsed and began screaming like mad. And the cause of this was none other than Cade.

If she could, she really wanted to hammer Cade to the ground. But now, without her Arcane Card, she was practically defenseless in front of Cade.

Her glare for Cade would kill him a few times if glare could kill.

But then, when Cade was about to tell her about how the bead really worked..

"Bastard.. I won't let you go!!"

A deep voice rang out.

Cade and Elizabeth quickly turned around.

"..Shoot."

Cade bit his lips.

Maybe because the original game didn't have this event, he forgot about this possibility.

They were the two guys they had seen before. Glenn and gran, one was holding a greatsword, and the other was holding a double-edged axe the size of his body.

But now, there was a difference between them and the original Glenn and Gran that was killed by Cade's scheme before..

" How?"

Elizabeth looked a bit shaken while Cade stood in front of Elizabeth, putting her behind him to protect her.

For some reason, this small gesture had shaken Elizabeth's heart a bit.

She was usually a strong and independent woman who didn't need to be protected. But now the situation was reversed, and Cade protecting her made her heart beat faster.

*Thump*

Nonetheless, Cade didn't know and also didn't have the time to know about what Elizabeth thought of him. One look and Cade could see they were no longer human.

" These guys.. they should be revived by the power of the lich.."

A Lich was a controller of undead, and it wasn't rare to see Lich resurrecting monsters. In fact, the monsters in this Dungeon were originally corpses resurrected by the Lich.

But for the Lich to even revive someone before he perished.. Was his grudge that deep?

"Hahahaha, it is nice to see you guys again. I'm pretty sure you guys wouldn't expect this, right?"

Glenn, who wielded the scowled intimidatingly, but the sword-wielding Gran stopped him. He then spoke more politely.

"Well, you two. It's been a long time since we last met, didn't we?"

Gran was more polite. But obviously, he also shared the same sentiment as Glenn.historical

An eery smile decorated his face. The grudge was deeply embedded, and they couldn't wait to tear Cade into pieces.

. . . . . .

. . . . . .

At the same time, in Nexore's Fitness Center, far away from the Dungeon, Elizabeth and Cade were currently struggling with their lives.

"Huaa..."

Luna just finished her 4-hour-long training session. Her day had finally come to an end.

It was her usual training. She equipped her Arcane Card and fought against Isabel on a daily basis.

Though Isabel did not look like it, she was also one of the best in the younger generation, and having the chance to fight against Isabel in daily basis had greatly benefitted Luna.

Letting out a sluggish sigh, she murmured quietly.

"Finally it's over..."

" Haha.. thank you for the hard work."

Isabel replied with a bright smile as she offered her a water bottle.

The two then chatted for a while happily. They could be considered as pretty close as both of them knew Cade on a personal level.

But sometimes, it just took a few words to break that happiness.

'Now let's go back to my room, take a shower, and sleep. Tomorrow is the last day of the vacation, so I should use it wisely Right, I should sleep until 3 P.M. That's a good plan.'

Luna thought happily on her mind.

But when she and Elizabeth were about to go to the changing room, she happened to hear two first-year gossipings.

"..Did you know that strange guy, Cade likes our goddess Luna?"

Immediately, Luna's shoulders strongly shook.

She blushed a bit, but for some reason, she couldn't stop herself from listening.

"What, really? No way! I thought he liked Miss Isabel!"

This time, it was Isabel's turn to blush.

Unknowingly two goddesses of Orion University began to eavesdrop on others' conversations.

"No way. Can't you see how he's been following Luna around recently? People are saying he's going to confess to her soon."

"What? Confess? I don't believe it. I thought he was madly in love with Miss Isabel..?

Hearing this, the two women slowly backed off.

What was this discussion?

Confess? Love?

No, they and Cade didn't have this kind of relationship. But..

*Blush*

They were unable to understand what was happening and suddenly felt a bit dizzy.

But at the same time, slowly going on their mind was their image of starting a family with Cade. And to be honest, they didn't feel it was that bad.

..At that moment, the door was opened from the outside, and the two first years saw Luna and Isabel.

"Ah!"

Isabel quickly turned around.

And Luna, while secretly hiding her blush, she glared at them with furrowed brows.

"What are you guys talking about?"

"..N-Nothing."

The two first-years who saw Luna and Isabel were scared as they were caught talking behind their back.

But while they were thinking about how to get out of this situation, they unknowingly just dug their graves deeper and along the way, brought Cade with them too.

" Haha.. it's just a rumor.. please don't think too much about it. Furthermore, recently I heard some rumor about Miss Elizabeth secretly meeting with that guy, so this must be the case!"

Isabel and Luna: "???"