I Can Copy Curses

Chapter 76. Leaving The Dungeon - 1

As Orion lay there on the ground, thinking about what he should do after leaving the dungeon, a boat full of people landed not far from him.

Runo, Ralf, and everyone else disembarked the boat and came to the area where Orion rested. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

They were shocked to witness such destruction when they laid their eyes on the ground before them.

They saw that some parts of the ground were completely scorched black, while others appeared to be frozen. Most of the ground around Orion seemed to be completely destroyed; only debris and dust could be seen all around.

"Orion, you won, right?" Runo asked.

Orion gave him a thumbs up.

"Indeed, I have won," he said as if it were a matter of fact. "Otherwise, why would you think I would be resting here?"

"That means it's all over?" Ralf said, his face beaming with joy.

"Yes, it's all over now." Orion nodded. "We can finally leave this damn place."

"How did you kill him?" Sam asked, his face full of confusion. "He was so strong, and even if he were to limit his strength to bronze rank, I don't think any of us would be his opponents."

"It was luck, I guess," Orion laughed. Indeed, it was luck. If Quent hadn't sealed his powers to a stone and gave them to him, he believed that even if he were to defeat him, Quent would have killed him with just a fraction of his godlike power.

"The portal at the broken wall should be active, right?" Runo asked. This was the main thing he wanted to know, as it was their only ticket back to their home.

"It should be," Orion nodded. "Let's go and see it for ourselves."

Everyone nodded and left for the boat.

***

A while later, the boat carrying everyone, including Orion, landed in front of the broken wall, standing tall in the desolate realm of forests.

At the opposite end of the wall, there appeared a circular portal shining brightly in green light.

As everyone saw the green light emanating from the portal, their faces turned red with joy.

The last time they were here, the portal was red and inactive. They couldn't leave, and they couldn't even find the boss for days. Now that they saw that portal turn green, they couldn't wait to leave this dungeon.

"We should leave now," Runo said, looking at the portal in front of him. Like everyone else, he also wanted nothing more than to leave this place.

"What would happen to those who are unconscious and pass the portal?" Orion asked him. Famir and the other two had been unconscious the whole time, and they wouldn't wake up anytime soon, so he wondered if they could pass through the portal while remaining unconscious.

"I don't know," Runo said, shaking his head. "There has never been a case where a person passed through the portal unconscious, and even if there were, we don't know about it."

"Then we can only wait till they regain their consciousness," Orion said, looking at Runo. "If you guys want to leave, you can go. I will wait till they wake up."

Runo pondered for a moment before deciding on something.

"I'll send a group of our team to report outside the dungeon. Our families must be worried outside," he said. "The rest of us can wait for them to wake up."

Orion nodded at him and felt that was the right thing to do.

After that, Runo sent a group of his team members to report outside while the rest waited for Famir and the other two to wake up.

Orion sat, his body leaned against the railing of the boat. Beside him were sitting Sam and Miira. For some reason, she just couldn't stop following Orion.

"Orion, what will you do after you leave the dungeon?" Miira asked, seeing no one was talking. "Like, where will you go?"

Orion remained unaware of this fact. Indeed, he lacked any knowledge about the world beyond the dungeon's confines.

His limited understanding led him to believe in the existence of numerous planets inhabited by people, fueling his belief in the possibility of interplanetary transportation. Based on this assumption, he concluded that the world outside the dungeon must be more technologically advanced than Earth.

"I don't know," he replied to her. "I will see that after I leave the dungeon."

Miira pondered for a moment, and soon her face became red. She looked towards Orion with hesitation on her face.

"Why don't you..." she said, her voice trailing with hesitation. "Why don't you come with us?"

Orion was taken back by what she said. But now that he thought about it, he could indeed follow them after leaving the dungeon. That way, he didn't have to worry about having a roof over his head at night, and he could also learn some things about the world from them. Finally, when he would leave them, he wouldn't be so clueless about the world.

'That's a good idea.'

He felt that this was the best thing to do for now.

However, at that precise moment, Sam, who also sat beside him, uttered some words that poured a bucket of cold water on his thoughts.

"Miira, you are such a fool," Sam laughed, his eyes becoming small. "Orion, after going through that portal, won't be returning to the Human Federation Realm with us. He will be going to Magus Kingdom with all those pirates and the others."

Orion's face showed a puzzled expression as he heard Sam. He couldn't understand why he would be going to Magus Kingdom and they would go to the Human Federation Realm when they would be leaving through the same portal.

"Ah, I forgot about that." Miira patted her head in understanding as she heard Sam.

"Why?" Orion questioned, his brows furrowing as he turned to Sam. "Why will I be teleported to the Magus Kingdom instead of joining you guys in the Human Federation Realm?"

"If I am not mistaken, you came with that group of pirates, right?" Sam didn't answer but instead asked him a question.

Orion nodded. He did come with the group of pirates.

"I guessed that by your attire," Sam said as he explained some things to him. "As for why you will not be coming with us and going to Magus Kingdom, it's simple. It's because you came from the Magus Kingdom to this dungeon, so when you leave this dungeon, the portal will teleport you directly to the Magus Kingdom as well."

As he heard Sam, Orion understood. He just hadn't thought that the exit portal would be designed this way.

But he really wanted to go to the Human Federation Realm. He felt that this domain was more like Earth than the Magus Kingdom, which he knew nothing about.

'I guess I'll learn some new things by going there, but this body's family is also in that domain.'

As he thought about this body's family, Orion had a headache. He could only hope that he wouldn't encounter them. Knowing how they had abandoned the original owner of this body, he really felt disgust towards them and didn't want to meet them at all.

As Orion mulled over various matters and conversed with Sam and Miira, time seemed to crawl by, and nightfall gradually descended upon them.

Eventually, Runo instructed Ralf to guide the boat to their base—the colossal tree. Upon arrival, everyone disembarked from the boat and settled in for the night's rest amidst the shelter of the towering tree.