Grim Reaper in the Apocalypse: Reaping Immortals

The rat monster was now a contracted beast of the White Beauty. Since he lent her the LifeSkill, she could now create contracts herself.

The White Beauty felt a connection with the rat monster the way Atlan had a connection with her.

And by proxy, Atlan also felt a connection with the rat monster.

With a single command, the rat monster suddenly opened its mouth and regurgitated the key that was hiding in its stomach. It was slimy and wet, but it was still in good condition.

The White Beauty petted the rat monster's head and it reciprocated her actions by snuggling its head to her hand.

With the Rat Monster becoming an ally, Atlan had another strong puppet in his employ.

But since it was far too large to fit through the next door, the White Beauty commanded the rat monster to stay in her book of contracts for now.

With a wave of her hand, the rat monster glowed a bright light and disappeared right before their very eyes. The White Beauty looked at her book of contracts and saw that an illustration of the rat monster appeared on the first page.

With everything settled, the Prince picked up the slimy key and used it to open the door to the next part of the dungeon.

After a little bit of scouting from the Prince and the Huntsman, Atlan was sure that the next room didn't have any traps that would trigger the moment he walked through the door.

With the White Beauty next to him, they walked through the door and caught up to the two puppets.

Atlan looked around and realized that it was another tunnel.

Unlike before, this tunnel had proper lighting, with torches attached to the curved wall every five meters. And strangely enough, there was a blinding light at the end of the tunnel, as if saying that the trials and tribulations he went through in the dungeon were finally over. Experience new tales on My Virtual Library Empire

But of course, Atlan became even more wary than before. He had a feeling that whatever was beyond that tunnel was the one who abducted him in the first place.

He ordered his puppets to have their LifeSkills at the ready for whatever may come at the end of the tunnel. As for him, he also had his Fog of War LifeSkill locked and loaded. It was perhaps the only thing that could save him if things got too dangerous. As long as he had this LifeSkill, he had a chance to survive.

But as they got closer and closer to the end of the tunnel, Atlan was starting to hear a cluster of noises.

And as he got even closer, he realized that this noise wasn't indicative of a dangerous beast. No, it was something much stranger.

CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP

Atlan heard the sound of clapping resounding out through the entire tunnel. This confused him entirely. He was ready for a monster to come for his throat. He was ready for arrows to launch at his face. But he wasn't ready for this.

He moved closer and closer, and the clapping got even louder.

Once he was on the precipice of reaching the end of the tunnel, Atlan stopped. He activated his Thermal Vision and inspected what was waiting for him on the other side.

And what he saw surprised him.

He saw the heat signatures of about a thousand Canzers, all obediently sitting on the side as if they were merely spectators.

Now, having thousands of Canzers waiting for him on the other side might sound incredibly dangerous, but judging from what he could see with his Thermal Vision, these Canzers were very weak—weaker than even the Student level Canzers he faced back then.

In short, the 'spectators' were merely normal Canzers. They were probably in the same realm of strength as Tulip.

And they were the ones that were clapping for him.

As his vision swept through the room, he suddenly locked eyes with the creature in the front.

This Canzer was different. It didn't exhibit any physical strength or aura the way the Beast did back then, but Atlan felt as if she was even more dangerous than that Canzer.

The only Canzer that made him feel this way was the Enchanted Queen. She, too, seemed like a normal Canzer, but there was a hidden strength in their posture that could not be ignored.

Not only that, this creature was sitting by itself at the far end of the room. It sat on its throne.

Atlan was sure. This was the creature in the castle.

There was no use in backing out now. If he did, then he was sure that she would lunge at him and attack him on sight.

But since they 'welcomed' him so warmly with a round of applause, it seemed as if the creature on the throne was telling him that they meant no harm, at least for now.

Atlan walked forward, with the three puppets behind him.

As he did, he finally entered the room, or throne room more accurately.

The spectators on the side were what he expected Canzers to look like. They were thin, tall, and lanky, with their entire body covered in nothing but chitin. They were also wearing human clothes, giving the impression that they were an organized bunch.

He continued to walk on the red carpet leading to the creature on the throne.

As he made his way towards the foot of the throne, the clapping finally stopped. They were silent as if they were waiting for their ruler to speak.

Atlan finally had a proper look at the creature.

And it truly surprised him.

That was because this Canzer looked eerily similar to the Enchanted Queen.

They both had the same sleek, chitinous armor around their body. They had the same superior eyes that seemed to look down on everyone despite having no irises. The only difference between them was the color of their skin.

The Enchanted Queen had black chitin, while this one had a striking red color.

'Welcome, travelers. How did you like my dungeon?'

Atlan didn't respond, as if he didn't understand it.

'Forget it. I already know you can understand me.'