The female reporter's voice rang out, clear and dramatic, as the cameraman zoomed in on the scene of how Mar'Garet had closed the dungeon portal.
"Perhaps this is the rise of an era where dungeon raiding becomes obsolete. If dragons can close portals, will awakened even have a place in this world?"
Alister sighed as he stepped past an overturned car, his boots splashing through puddles of blood that had yet to dry. The cracked asphalt beneath him still radiated residual heat from the portal's collapse. Somewhere in the back of his mind, a familiar chime rang out.
⫷『Congratulations. You have leveled up. Current Level: 72』⫸
Well. That was unexpected.
He had assumed leveling up would slow down significantly now that his dragons were in the thousands and he usually splitt the experience gains. But before he could even entertain that line of thought, the system helpfully clarified: