Undying Warlord

[Realm Gate leading to Instance Dungeon <Sanctum of the Blood Monarch> has been discovered by the Host]

[Realm Gate leading to the entrance of the Instance Dungeon can be entered by Tier-2 beings, and having all stats above 100!]

Dilan didn't find the Instance Dungeon he was looking for but what he found was a huge, five-meter-tall door that had unique hieroglyphs engraved all over it.

He couldn't read the hieroglyphs to decipher their meaning to begin with but the notification he received was more than enough to tell him that he was where he ought to be.

"Looks like a door that would lead to another world…somehow…" Dilan mumbled, looking at the door that radiated pure mysteriousness toward Dilan.

He was quite interested in entering the Realm Gate but it was not possible. This was quite frustrating, but it was not something he could change.

"We thought that the Realm Gate leads to the Origin of the Vampires, to our home…" Kilian, the Hybrid, said while eying Dilan carefully.

Instead of returning to his people, where Victoria and the dangerous woman were now, Kilian thought that it was much more intelligent to figure out what Dilan was doing.

In the end, Dilan ended up exactly at the position Kilian had presumed him to be.

"You think so? If the Realm Gate leads to a different realm, the place where the Instance Dungeon of the Blood Monarch's Sanctum is located, that is not even unlikely…but where the hell are Vampires even coming from?" Dilan asked, trying to get more information out of Kilian.

He was not exactly angry at Kilian for trying to attack Yvonne. On the contrary, it showed that the Hybrid was dutiful and that he didn't like the label 'Hybrid' at all.

"I have no idea where Vampires come from, and neither do I know where Werewolves or Witches come from. My guess is as good as yours. I'm just a Guardian, who's literally too weak to protect what he was supposed to protect…" Kilian sighed deeply as he looked at the Realm Gate.

Dilan could tell that Kilian was frustrated about being too weak. This was a pretty good sign and something that could be changed easily as long as there were more than enough powerful opponents.

In fact, if Dilan were to wake up Tierless and at Level 0 once again, he would only require a few days to get back to his current strength. With the resources at the disposal of his Undying group, the equipment, and the high number of powerful opponents they had to fight, it would be easy for anyone with some bravery and combat talent to advance to Tier-2 within a week or two.

The support of the Undying group in solving the missions one had to complete to advance to Tier-2 and the higher number of powerful monsters all around were enough reasons for Dilan to believe that it was much easier for everybody to receive ample chances to advance now.

"Nobody can enter the Realm Gate yet. That is quite annoying…" Dilan concluded with a deep sigh. Yvonne and Victoria were probably the closest to fulfilling the requirements. Only some, if not all of their stats were too low and would require some time to reach the threshold of 100 Units.

Meanwhile, Dilan had long since surpassed that threshold. His only issue was that he had yet to advance to Tier-2, which turned out to be his new mission.

"What…are you going to do now?" Killian asked suddenly as Dilan turned around to walk down a path the human hadn't used before.

"I will go to Victoria and Yvonne, tell them that I will advance to Tier-2 as quickly as possible and that they should work their asses off to be able to enter the Realm Gate with me," Dilan explained simply before he walked down the risky path.

He paid little attention to the Inner region of the Sanctum and focused more on the situation ahead of him. There were a few things that had to be changed and figured out, including what exactly the Guardian of the Vampire Lord would do now.

From what he knew, Hybrids were stronger than ordinary Vampires or Werewolves. This was even more the case if the Hybrid was a child birthed by any two of the following: an Alpha, Luna, Beta, and a noble Vampire.

The stronger the parents' powers the more terrifying and destructive the Hybrid. In fact, this had some disadvantages as some Hybrids would die when born too powerful.

Dilan wondered how powerful Kilian was. He seemed pretty fast for a Tierless existence but it was not as if Kilian had been faster than a fully maxed out Dilan when he was still a Tierless existence as well.

In fact, Dilan had issues figuring out if someone was powerful for having certain abilities or being fast while being a Tierless existence. His perception in that regard had been a bit clouded by the strength he had attained.

If he went all out, his body would tear apart in a single move. This was ridiculous but also the reality.

Thus, Dilan's definition of "powerful" was something that was in an entirely different league than what others believed to be the case.

After more than 10 minutes had passed, Dilan finally reached a large hall. In the middle of the hall, a coffin was located in a relatively elevated place. Stairs led up to that elevated coffin, where a total of 50 Hybrids guarded Victoria and Yvonne.

The two girls noticed him and smiled lightly as tears trickled down Victoria's cheeks. Dilan had already assumed that Victoria would cry but he approached her.

He ignored the Guardians, who looked at him with squinted eyes and in vigilance before he hugged Victoria tightly. Then he turned his attention to the coffin.

There was nothing special inside the coffin, except for the oddly well-preserved body of an old Vampire. After looking at it, Dilan felt that it was only obvious for Victoria to cry.

Yvonne hugged Victoria as well, consoling the Vampire noble as much as possible. Victoria hadn't been able to see her father after his death.

This may have happened a long time ago but it was not as if the wound in her heart had already healed. She had never gotten a chance to bid her father farewell, which was something she finally did after all these years.

Victoria felt relieved and happy to have such good and caring people by her side. She might have had difficulties with some humans, especially after they waged war with Vampires but that didn't matter to her.

After all, she had the Berg sisters, and Dilan by her side.

Once Victoria had calmed down, Dilan wanted to let go of her. However, Victoria and, oddly enough, Yvonne as well, held tightly onto him, trying to prevent him from retrieving his freedom.

"Girls…we have better things to do than hugging, you know?" Dilan reminded them, smiling dryly. He didn't dislike hugging two beauties but his heart was beating wildly at the thought of advancing to Tier-2.

He was excited to enter the Realm Gate, especially since it was something new. The Instance Dungeon would be located in some sort of realm, and Dilan was interested to find out more.

Thus, he slowly removed Yvonne and Victoria's arms around him to free himself from their grasp which made them frown.

In response, he muttered,

"You guys have to become stronger as well… How about you advance all your stats to 100 in the next…week?" Dilan asked with a smug smile on his face.

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