The Ultimate Glitch ～One Man Conquers a Dungeon That Humanity Couldn’t Conquer for Hundreds of Years, in Only Two Hours～ - Chapter 20

The Most Dangerous Dungeon

Chapter 20

“There’s nothing here!”

Arthur looked around the dark and narrow room, lighted by his sword. There was a circular platform in the middle, with a hole in the middle. “Was there something there?” He smirked, “someone was here before me.”

He inspected the room more closely. He had a strong instinct, and in that moment it told him that someone had been in the room a few minutes before him.

Suddenly, he realized that there was a strong smell. “This smell…” Arthur grinned.

It smelled like the swamps. “It must be the strange duo I met earlier. How did they get here? How did they conquer the most dangerous dungeon in the world?!”

Arthur was surprised – but also happy. To his knowledge, no one had ever conquered a dungeon before. He was honored that he had the chance to meet the first person who ever did.

It truly was, a strange duo, he thought.

Arthur started laughing. He had met many people in his life, but they had been the most mysterious so far. He truly felt interested.

“The name was… Reid Athril and… Orchid! Oh, I really want to see them again.” There was a light in his eyes. “I’ll make sure to see them again.”

****

Reid and Orchid appeared in Avalon, which hadn’t moved from Alessandro. Reid headed to the round table in the center of the hall. The pictures were still there, floating around them.

His eyes focused on one image where he could see a wreckage being cleaned up.

He got worried for a second before brushing it away and returning his attention to the round table.

“Can I put you here?,” asked Reid to Baltazar. “Yes, please.”

Reid placed Baltazar in a circular hole on the table. It fit perfectly. The cylinder started to shine, the light gradually spreading across the room. He heard a sound coming from a distant room. He figured that it must be the door that was locked before.

It felt like the Castle had come to life.

“I was able to connect to Avalon,” Baltazar said, “from now on, I’ll be able to move the Castle to your will. Reid, where do you wish to go?”

“Then, please move it somewhere it won’t stand out.”

“Understood. Could you insert the magic book into the side of the table?”

He looked and found a regular placement where he could put the book. Once he did, the book started to shine and a map appeared above him. It was so big that it showed the whole continent.

As Reid looked at it with admiration, Baltazar suggested, “let’s go here.” There was a glowing dot on the map. It’s offshore from the Principality of Morgalea. Reid agreed.

The entire Castle shook and slowly began to move, and so did the floating images above him. “It’s moving… but can’t it just teleport thanks to the book?”

“I cannot teleport the Castle because of its size.” Reid nodded once. He had been worried about leaving Avalon in the Alessandro Empire. He was now relieved to feel it move.

****

The citizens of Alessandro heard a loud sound and looked up to see the Castle move. They felt really scared, as just a few days ago, the island had fallen apart.

“What’s the sound?”

“Oh no, is the Castle going to fall this time?!” “Hey! The Castle is moving!”

Although it was the middle of the night, the moonlight was shining on Avalon and everyone could see the Castle’s movements.

The city was in an uproar.

The spectacle could also be seen from the Royal Castle.

“Oh no, the Castle is moving!,” said Foress as he rushed into Lois’ office. “Foress,” replied Lois with a sigh, “I told you to knock before coming in.” “Oh, right, I’m sorry. But it’s urgent! What should we do, Mr. Lois?”

“Send out the airships and tell them to follow it. But they shouldn’t mess up with it, just follow it.” Lois knew the Castle would move at some point and had prepared airships to chase after it.

Lois was watching the urgent departure of his airships from the entrance of the Royal Castle.

It started moving three days after being discovered, he thought, I guess it took them longer than expected to find a way to move it. During that time, was the Conqueror inside the Castle?

Lois’ thoughts raced with possibilities. The Conqueror was a mysterious person who possessed magical powers. If he ever turned into an enemy of the Country, Alessandro wouldn’t be able to beat them.

Is there food in the Castle?, he wondered. They couldn’t have brought food with them, the appearance of the Castle must’ve been a surprise for them too. Maybe they got out of the Castle and made preparations, returned to the Castle and moved it…

As he watched the Castle go, Lois said, “We’ll meet someday, Anonymous Hero.”