Mythology: Ragnarok

After running back to the Adventurers' Guild, Argreed, panting but concise, told the guild's receptionist the bad news that a large dungeon might appear in the sewers. The receptionist, with his professionalism, did not take it as a joke and, adhering to the principle of err on the side of caution, immediately reported the news up the chain of command to all the higher-ups of the Adventurers' Guild.

Meanwhile, Presidian, Agreed's master, received the first-hand information from Agreed immediately. Presidian took the matter seriously and went to the Mithril Castle where the Mage King resided to report and request the Augustan royal family to send troops to clear the underground city.

This unexpected discovery immediately drew the attention of the royal family, who ultimately decided to send a team of students from the five academies in their second year or above, along with adventurers of the Augustus Steel rank or above, sixteen legendary mages, and thirty-two mages to lead the expedition against the Augustus Dungeon.

Agreed naturally joined the expedition. To be on the safe side, Agreed, Hepburn, Milton, and Pushkin formed a small group to protect themselves. Pushkin and Hepburn volunteered to join. As a member of the Church of Light, Pushkin could have stayed out of it, but he was clearly eager to contribute. Hepburn volunteered to go with Agreed, while Milton approached Agreed immediately after learning about the expedition.

To be honest, Agreed didn't want to team up at first and even advised his three friends not to participate in the war. After all, no one could say what would happen once the chaos started. Don't underestimate the ratmen and goblins; they are smarter than humans. It's just that humans developed intelligence earlier and benefited from the era, leaving them no chance to develop civilization. This is why humans want to annihilate them. Intelligence is always the most fearsome weapon of a race.

Unfortunately, Agreed's three friends were all incredibly stubborn and insisted on participating in this dangerous dungeon raid. So, out of concern, Agreed suggested that the four of them form a team and take care of each other.

The Chronicles of Augustus, May 17, 7029

Argreed and his companions joined the massive expeditionary force in their first real war!

The legendary mages leading the way had Agreed guide them to the entrance of the dungeon. Along the way, countless monsters and ratmen patrols came out to harass them, but the mages easily dealt with them in no time.

Agreed led the group to the entrance of the dungeon, but he sensed something was wrong. There were no ratmen guarding the entrance. The ratmen couldn't possibly be unaware that humans were about to attack them. Something was definitely amiss.

Argreed then signaled the main force to halt temporarily and instantly unleashed a third-tier spell, 'Fireball,' towards the dungeon exit. The fireball exploded upon contact with the entrance. Upon seeing this, the mages immediately activated protective spells to shield Argreed and the mages behind him. The explosion was extremely powerful; had the mages not been prepared in advance at Argreed's signal, the explosion at the entrance alone would have cost them dearly.

After the explosion, Agreed solemnly addressed the legendary mage in charge: "Those beasts are on guard. They have an absolute advantage in terrain, so please be extremely careful!"

The legendary mage looked at Agreed with admiration and praised, "As expected of a disciple of a master of forbidden spells, to be honest, your actions just now saved many lives."

Another legendary mage standing nearby spoke up: "What do we do next? Let's just use tenth-tier magic to blow up the dungeon. Otherwise, it's too dangerous to go into those beasts' territory."

The leading legendary mage shook his head in disagreement: "No, blowing up the dungeon will definitely cause the ground to collapse, threatening the safety of countless above-ground buildings and civilians. The best way is for us to go in, wipe out all the ratmen and goblins in the dungeon, and then use earth magic to bury the entire dungeon. I guess the Mage King has the same idea, otherwise he wouldn't have involved the five academies and all the Augustus adventurers in this operation."

“But this could result in huge casualties!” someone objected, unable to comprehend such a suicidal act.

"We've been raising an army for a thousand days, but we're only using it for one. The Mage King has no other choice. This is for Augustus, for our families living on the ground. If we let this go unchecked, do you know how serious the consequences of the plague caused by the ratmen will be?" the leading legendary mage roared.

Then, in an unquestionable voice, he shouted to everyone: "Mages of the Archmage level and above, and adventurers of the Steel level and above, follow me and clear the way. The rest of you, clean up the battlefield and don't let a single ratman or goblin survive! Hear my command, the Dungeon Destruction Operation... begins now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the legendary mage activated the seventh-tier spell 'Levitation' and led the way into the dungeon entrance. The moment he entered, he unleashed the wide-range eighth-tier spell 'Heavenly Flame Funeral', and countless enormous fireballs rained down from the sky, instantly turning the dungeon into a sea of ​​fire.

The prepared ratmen emerged from above the dungeon, brandishing their gun-like weapons and launching an attack on the mages. Countless green corrosive acids and poisonous arrows rained down from above, striking the charging enemies.

The mages acted swiftly, immediately deploying massive magical shields to cover the troops behind them as they passed through the narrow entrance and entered the dungeon one after another. Seeing that their attack was ineffective, the ratmen immediately detonated the bombs above the entrance, sending huge rocks crashing down onto the entrance.

Seeing this, a legendary mage used the seventh-order summoning spell 'Earth Guardian' to summon a giant rock giant that caught the stone steadily. Just then, a group of goblin killers wielding bone knives and wearing leather armor appeared. They attacked the mages with a clear purpose, and some of them even carried lit gunpowder barrels. It was obvious that this was a suicide squad.

The great mages quickly coordinated their wind magic to blow away the goblins carrying the explosive barrels, while the adventurers took up their weapons and stood in front to help the mages deal with the goblin slayers. This tug-of-war for the entrance quickly ended in an absolute victory for the humans, as their combat strength far surpassed that of the opposing side.

The ratmen and goblins abandoned thousands of corpses and retreated into the dungeon to defend themselves. Their tactics and decisions were both very correct. However, the more intelligent they appeared, the more determined the human side became to eliminate them.

After everyone entered the dungeon, the legendary mages briefly divided the work, working in small teams to sweep through the entire dungeon and eliminate all the ratmen and goblins.

Agreed and his three companions formed a small team to clean up the swept areas behind the main force. Just when Agreed thought the rear was safe, a group of well-equipped goblin troops unexpectedly appeared from an underground passage unknown to them. Those beasts were clever; they knew to avoid the elite human forces and instead targeted the weaker rear troops.