Kaiser continued eating for a while before looking at his father.
"Dad, I’ll help you get a new bond so you can go back to dungeon hunting if you want."
His mother suddenly stopped eating.
The spoon in her hand slipped slightly, and a few vegetables fell onto the table.
"Ah... sorry."
She quickly picked them up and began cleaning the spilled food.
Kaiser noticed her reaction but did not say anything.
His father also understood what she was thinking.
He gently shook his head.
"I know you’re scared."
His mother stopped cleaning for a moment.
"But I’m perfectly fine now," he continued. "And don’t we have our son with us now? He’ll always help me if something happens."
His mother nodded slowly.
"I know, but what if..."
She stopped.
"What if..."
She could not finish the sentence.
The memories from years ago were still clear in her mind.
She remembered rushing to the hospital with her little son after hearing that her husband had been injured.
She remembered seeing him lying there, covered in blood and barely alive.
She had never forgotten that sight.
Her husband noticed her expression and gently placed a hand on her shoulder.
"I understand why you’re worried."
She looked at him.
"But I know my limits now. I won’t take unnecessary risks."
He gave her a reassuring smile.
"I’ll only hunt in relatively safe dungeons from now on. I won’t enter dangerous Cosmic World dungeons anymore."
His wife was silent for a moment before finally nodding.
"Alright."
Kaiser also nodded.
"That’s what you should do, Dad."
He looked at his father seriously.
"Just take things slowly. Spend most of your time at home, and maybe do some light training once in a while to keep your body active. You don’t need to risk your life anymore."
His father smiled.
"You’re already telling me how to live my life?"
Kaiser laughed.
"I’m just trying to keep both of you safe."
His mother smiled as well.
"He’s right."
His father looked at the two of them and nodded.
"Alright. I’ll listen to you both."
Kaiser smiled and continued eating.
The conversation soon returned to normal, and the family continued discussing their plans for the future.
For now, there was no need to rush anything.
His father was healthy, his mother could finally rest, and Kaiser had enough strength to protect his family.
That was more than enough for him.
*****
Coming back to his room, Kaiser lay down on his bed.
"I guess I’ll do my rank-up trial tomorrow morning," he mumbled as he looked at his system screen.
"I should be more than ready. I just hope the trial goes well. I wonder what kind of trial I’ll get this time. Hopefully, it will be something simple."
With that thought, Kaiser soon fell asleep.
The next morning, Kaiser woke up and immediately looked at the white egg.
It was still incubating, and there were a few hours left before it hatched.
"Well, I guess I should start the trial now. Otherwise, I’ll just be tempted to first level up y new undead."
Kaiser opened his Cosmic System and selected the option to begin his rank-up trial.
[You have reached the requirements for the Rank-Up Trial.]
[Please choose your difficulty level.]
[The difficulty of the trial will affect the rewards you receive based on the difficulty and degree of completion.]
Easy]
[Normal]
[Medium]
[Hard]
[Nightmare]
Kaiser took a deep breath and selected the highest difficulty.
"Nightmare."
He hoped the trial would be worth the challenge.
The rank-up trials could be completely different from one another, so he had no idea what kind of challenge awaited him.
[Rank-Up Trial Created.]
A portal suddenly appeared in front of Kaiser.
He stepped through it.
The moment he emerged on the other side, he found himself standing on top of a massive fortress wall.
The entire fortress was surrounded by snow-covered land.
Thousands of knights wearing black armor stood along the walls and inside the fortress. They were arranged in organized formations, as if they were preparing for an incoming war.
Kaiser looked down at himself.
He was also wearing the same black knight armor as the soldiers around him.
Before he could examine his surroundings further, several system notifications appeared.
[Rank-Up Trial]
[The Siege of Black Knight Fortress]
[The Black Knight Fortress is a massive fortress that protects the kingdom from the invasion of the Snowlight Orcs living in the Northern Lost Mountains.]
[According to history, the Black Knight Fortress fell after one week of continuous battle.]
[Trial Objective: Rewrite History.]
[Defeat and kill the King of the Northern Blue Skins and prevent the fall of Black Knight Fortress.]
[Time Limit: One Week]
[Rewards: ???]
[The rewards will be determined based on the degree of completion and the number of survivors remaining inside the fortress.]
[Current Survivors:]
[10,000 Black Magic Knights]
[10 Grand Black Mages]
[1 Fortress Lord — Black Archmage]
"Hmm, the trial is a siege this time."
Kaiser nodded as he looked at his Cosmic System screen. Everything he needed to know about the trial was already listed there.
"Phew. Okay, I can do this. I just need to defend the fortress..."
He suddenly paused.
"Wait. Why should I just defend the fortress? I can simply go and kill the Snowlight Orcs myself."
Kaiser had already read the information about the Snowlight Orcs. They were powerful S-Rank monsters that lived in the Northern Lost Mountains.
"Hmm, I wonder if I can tame one with my Reconstruction Talent here."
A smile appeared on his face.
Kaiser walked toward the fortress wall.
"Hey, what are you doing? Stay in formation!" one of the knights beside him shouted.
"I’m going to kill the Snowlight Orcs on my own," Kaiser replied.
Before the knight could say anything else, Kaiser reached the edge of the wall and jumped down.
Several knights immediately rushed forward in panic.
"Wait!"
"Stop him!"
"He’s going to die!"
Kaiser ignored them.
As he fell, he summoned his Molten Slime beneath him.
The molten creature quickly spread out beneath his feet, cushioning his fall.
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