Mickey came back around an hour later and both of them spoke for a while before going to sleep. Maria was left with Rosie and the others to recover. After speaking to Mickey, Xavier confirmed that the"Fort" attribute was the reason he could resist the Warden's stigma ability. It was his lowest attribute and Xavier's was a lot higher than his, and the description made it pretty obvious. He just never understood what it really meant until now. He also made some inquiries of the Stigma Window.
'Okay, so it won't tell me how monsters get stronger or how to gain abilities. But thankfully it told me this.' Xavier thought as he looked at the interface.
"Dungeons(Devious Maw Info Deck)"
Dungeons are the lair of a specific group of monsters across various ranks. Each dungeon is unique to the monsters, and they may contain traps depending on the intelligence of it's denizens. All monsters, except the dungeon boss, can move freely to and from the dungeon. Once the dungeon boss is defeated, and all the monsters have been slain, then the dungeon will disappear. Once the dungeon boss is slain, every member who contributed to it's death will receive a "Boss Chest", where they can receive powerful rewards.
"Monster Stones(Orb of Eldara Trading Info Deck)"
Monsters are ranked from F- to SSS+, with some being unranked due to how powerful they are. Points given for each rank:
F- & F+(100 & 150)
E- & E+(200 & 250)
D- & D+(300 & 350)
C- & C+(400 & 450)
B- & B+(500 & 550)
A- & A+(600 & 650)
S- & S+(700 & 750)
SS- & SS+(800 & 850)
SSS- & SSS+(900 & 950)
The second one Xavier got by accident, but he gladly accepted the additional information. Soon, after he went to sleep, trying to get as much rest as possible and he hoped that the guards would wake them later than usual.
"Rise and shine inmates!!" The guard said loudly as he dragged his baton against the bars. Both Mickey and Xavier woke up quickly with annoyed expressions on their faces. Looking outside the bars, it was still dark, which annoyed them even more.
"What the fuck dude?! The sun hasn't even risen yet!!" Mickey said angrily and the guard frowned when he heard Mickey's tone. He quickly opened the iron bars and slapped Mickey across the face with the baton. Mickey took a step back, before glaring at him even more furiously. The guards eyes widened, that strike would have put a normal person on their knees, but it barely did anything to Mickey. He took a step back and pulled out his automatic rifle, but Xavier appeared infront of him and held down the gun with one hand.
'Wasn't he on the other side of the room, and how is he so strong. Monsters!!' The guard thought fearfully, but he didn't make it show
"The Warden told me to wake you early, if you do anything to me, he'll have your head." The guard said a bit hurriedly, when he saw the look in his eyes.
"I'm sure he would, but here's the thing, you wouldn't live long enough to see it. I mean, if the Warden is going to kill us for just hurting you, we might as well just kill you too." Xavier said with a dangerous glint in his eyes and the guard trembled. Xavier was covered in blood and the hand that was holding his gun was severely burnt, two factors which made the guard even more afraid. He also knew that Xavier hunted ten imps on his own, ten of the monsters that wiped out so many guards on the first day. And he hunted those monsters with nothing but dull copper weapons. And he also heard the rumours that these two killed monsters that could shoot fireballs, although this rumour was mostly overshadowed by the Warden and the other three guards feats.
"Also, threats like that don't really work on us. You see, we can pretty much die anytime in this place, so most of us would gladly die if it means taking one of you bastards with us. So, here's what you are gonna do, go outside and give us a few mnutes to prepare, and when we are gone, you forget this ever happened." Xavier added, and the guard tried to move the gun, but it didn't budge.
"You-" He tried to say, but Xavier cut him off
"And don't even think of shooting us once our back's turned. You are no faster or stronger than a goblin, but I am. And I have killed plenty of those." Xavier said before releasing the gun and walking back into the cell. The guard had half a mind to shoot them both, but Xavier looked at him from the corner of his eye, and he trembled.
"You have five minutes." The guard said before leaving, trying to save the little dignity he had left.
"Coward." Mickey snorted
"A very profitable coward." Xavier said, and lifted his hand, the one that wasn't burnt, revealing a gun magazine.
"Nice, now we just need you to repeat that a hundred times and we'll have a suitable arsenal." Mickey said sarcastically
"Nah, I have a better idea. When we were fleeing the ruins yesterday, I may or may not have unhooked the two corpses belt pouch yesterday and threw them in the bushes." Xavier said, remembering that he unhooked the belt pouch of the corpse he was carrying and stealthily did the same to the one the guard beside him was carrying. Hearing this, Mickey smiled.