Zen made his way out of his apartment, after checking up on his sister, realizing that he hasn't spoken to her in days.

"And I need to make a Shadow Contract with Lizz... I'll do it later." Zen groaned to himself, as he officially shut down the Instant Dungeon.

He had gained all the various materials and stuffed then into his inventory, but he did know that he needed to focus.

"Instant Dungeon!" Zen called out, and was brought into an empty I.D.

Zen activated Black Dragon's Kick, but instead of actually kicking, he jumped. He then activated Hollowfication, landing only to take off again.

[Due to repeated application of Black Dragon's Kick, a new skill has been created!]

[Black Dragon's Leap] (Lv 1)
Young Dragons can't fly, so they leapt. Jumping can have a variety of uses in combat.
Zhen Heilong taught his 4 students that speed is one of the most important aspects of a battle. "You must be ready to jump for your life, to jump for your friend's lives, to jump in the heat of battle."
25% increase to speed when skill is activated.
1500 mana upon activation.

"Zhen Heilong... I wonder just what happened to him." Zen pondered as he ran and leapt, using his new skill, towards where Senga was.

"Do you even know where you're going?!" Zen heard a familiar voice yell out to him. He suddenly stopped, bracing himself as he fell.

"No, I don't. But do you...?" Zen turned to see Shiyeon Kon. "Do you even know why she suddenly dissapeared?" Shiyeon asked, genuinely doubting Zen.

"I mean... no, but that doesn't even really matter! I know she's sick, and I plan on helping her!" Zen didn't expect to know everything, simply because he never did know everything.

"I'll explain the basics. Everyone has souls, and hers is special. Essentially, people want to get her soul in order to have more power, because her soul should be able to give that." Shiyeon explained.

"So... her sickness wasn't sickness? It was just her soul?" Zen asked, gaining a nod from Shiyeon.

"How can I help her then?" He continued. "Well, it seems like her father is doing something right now. I'd just recommend turning around and doing other things, you don't have any reason to help her." Shiyeon coldly spoke, causing Zen to speak up.

"I do. She's my friend, so I'll be 6 feet under before the worst can happen to her." Zen sighed then turned. "I can tell you're worried as well, even if you don't want me to notice. Tell me where they are, and you could maybe even come with me." Zen got ready to jump, knowing he'd find Senga with or without Shiyeon's help.

"They're at Mount Bukhan." Shiyeon told Zen, giving him a small grin.

"Thanks Shiyeon!" Zen launched off, knowing exactly where he was going. He enjoyed the wind splashing against his face, giving him a sudden feeling of satisfaction.

Zen turned slightly to see Shiyeon silently trailing behind him. He didn't say anything, and just kept on going.

Eventually, Zen couldn't handle it anymore and flipped around, midair. "Why are you following me?" Zen asked, flipped upside down.

"I don't want to be in your debt." Shiyeon answered quickly and precisely, normal to her straight to the point personality. "That's not even a clear enough answer! Why would you be in my debt?" Zen questioned, flipping right-side up again.

"When your ally, Orihime, heals my clans-members, I'll be in your debt. I'll help you out early, so I won't be in your debt. I'll even go out on a date with you, if you wish to." Shiyeon spoke without a tinge of shame or embarrassment.

"A date?!" Zen was caught off guard, a chance to have a date was sitting right in front of him, and it was a little off putting.

True, he did have a harem skill, but that didn't make him anymore smooth. Honestly, Zen didn't even know what the skill did. All it did for him, was remind him that the Harem King existed, and that he was much weaker in comparison.

"We need to stay focused! I will accept your help, but I must ask... does your clan have any Zhen Heilong or Draconic skills?" Zen asked, with a glint in his eye.

"We do. Why?" Shiyeon asked, as the two began arriving at Mount Bukhan.

"I can... learn the skills." Zen admitted, as Shiyeon landed next to him. "That's impossible. Those skills aren't in any comprehensible language, and Zhen Heilong was impossibly strong. He once even fought 2 of the strongest groups in Korea, by himself, and he didn't even look like he was trying." Shiyeon spoke factually, her face growing red when Zen set his hand on her head.

"I can explain my ability to you a little later, but for right now... we should get going." Zen deactivated Hollowfication, saving his mana, and summoned his Shadows.

"Come my Shadows. Clear a path for me." Zen's shadow expanded outwards as he changed his skill back to "The Shadow who Gained True Strength."

[The Shadow who Gained True Strength]
Grants Shadows a 15% increase to basic skills.
As the Shadow Monarch is hurt, the increase jumps up to 30% then 60% then 100%.

"Let's go, Shiyeon." Zen trusted his generals to do what they were supposed to. "Y-yes!" Shiyeon felt a chill up her spine as she saw the Shadows come up from Zen's shadow. "Just how powerful is he?" She couldn't help but ponder.

Zen and Shiyeon went up the mountains without problems, due to Zen's Shadows taking care of any disturbances.

The Witch of Slaughter suddenly noticed a chilling energy enter the protected space. "That's... less than wanted." Lolikiano expected yet another enemy to deal with which was quite annoying for her.

"The Gamer?" She noticed, as she killed another wave of greedy monsters who couldn't handle her energy.

"The strong boy? The strong one who lived a Red Gate?" Lolikiano's partner, a man who looked like a Druid, asked.

"Yeah, him." The Witch of Slaughter answered. "I wonder what such a small fry is doing here. Well, I guess he can't be that small if I could feel his energy." Lolikiano rambled.

"Huh. It doesn't look like we were very needed." Zen mentioned when looking at waves after waves of dregs destroyed by Lolikiano's energy.

"Well, since we showed up, we should just keep on going." Zen shrugged as he got a few notifications.

[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]

"Why did I just level up 10 times?" Zen asked, gaining an answer from Igris.

"You've leveled up because we have been destroying enemies, and we just destroyed one tough enemy. You may've noticed your mana depleting some, but Nix just beat the enemy in one shot." Igris reported, seeming to go back to fighting immediately after the report.

"So I can still get exp like this... good." Zen noticed.

"Well, I guess I should try this out... Invite Player Shiyeon Kon." Zen said, causing a blue screen to suddenly appear in front of Shiyeon. Shiyeon couldn't help but let out a little yelp of surprise.