Hearing this, the player named Haoran hurriedly said, "You might not know this, but while I'm not exactly a top player, I'm a level 73 Swordsman with a decent reputation in my region's class rankings."
"A while ago, I happened to pick up a hidden quest exclusive to Swordsmen. Being a Swordsman was the first requirement."
The two headed toward their destination together, exchanging information about their quests along the way.
Haoran had a nagging feeling that this expert wasn't quite as powerful as the rumors suggested.
Then he talked himself into an explanation: the man must have concealed his powerful aura.
The strength he displayed now was on par with those major guild leaders.
That would certainly spare him a lot of trouble.
"The rewards for that quest were pretty generous. Besides a huge amount of experience, I got a key." Haoran stopped dwelling on it and continued as they walked. "The system said it granted access to the Sword Cavern."
"I didn't know anything about the Sword Cavern, but I tried opening it once. It seemed to be an enormous Underground Cave."
"But before I could explore any deeper, the monsters guarding the entrance took me down instantly."
A trace of embarrassment crossed Haoran's face as he recalled being one-shotted.
"Normally, even if I can't match the famous experts, I still rank fairly high among my region's Swordsmen. I shouldn't have died in a single hit."
"So I figured it was probably a high-level dungeon, with an entry requirement of at least level 75."
"At the last auction, you said you were looking for information on level 80 dungeons. I wasn't sure whether this might be the prerequisite stage you needed."
"Did you ever try going back after that failure?"
"Or contact your guildmates to go with you?"