Chapter 68: Chapter 67: Finishing the Cliffs

Tess watched in satisfaction as the boss fell, knowing that she wouldn’t have to go through this dungeon again for a long time.

“Nice work, ladies.” Ellie said. “What say you we get our reward and never come back again?”

“I think that is an excellent idea.” Maven said, panting slightly. “This was…incredibly unpleasant to go through, and not just because I wasn’t boosting this time around.”

“Yeah, no one really likes this one.” Alice said lazily. “But you gotta get it out of the way, you know? Though, I must say, thanks to Tess, you three really didn’t get the full experience. Wading through that snow and having to be constantly on alert for nasty camouflaged enemies was not a fun time.”

“Yes, thank you for that.” Maven said, giving Tess a nod. “I…was having a hard enough time as is. I shudder to think what it would be like if it was worse.”

“Ah, don’t mention it.” Tess said, looking to the side in embarrassment. “Just doing my job.”

“Have some pride, girl!” Ellie said, slinging an arm around Tess’s neck. “You deserve it!”

“T-thanks.” Tess replied, blushing. “Um…why don’t we go get our rewards instead of hanging out here? Maybe we can like…go out to dinner as a celebration or something.”

“It’ll be my treat, if we do.” Alice said. “Call it a reward for persevering without complaining too much.”

“I’m afraid I’ll have to bow out if we do get dinner.” Ava said. “I promised my grandkids I would be home tonight, and I’m not going to hear the end of it if I’m even a little late.”

“Let’s not get too ahead of ourselves, that’s contingent on if Maven and Ellie want to go.” Ker said. “What are your thoughts?”

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“I think it sounds like a great idea.” Ellie said.

“I am always open to eating out.” Maven added. “I will admit my cooking is not…as good as I would like it to be.”

“Eh, no one’s great when they first start out.” Jin said. “You’ll get the hang of it with time. So, let’s take care of your last Rewards Crystal here, then we can talk about where we want to eat, okay?”

“Way ahead of you.” Ellie replied, stepping through the doorway that appeared and into the room with the Rewards Crystal. Tess followed a moment later, wasting no time in placing her hand on the crystal and receiving her reward.

As she did, she took a moment to think back to the other things she had got from this dungeon. There were four of them, and they…weren’t anything as fancy as what she had originally received, but they were useful, nonetheless.

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