Allies

Wong knocked on the door and only entered after hearing her voice. "Wong, what brings you here?" Wong hesitated briefly. "Are you sure he can be trusted?"

"I thought we had already discussed this."

"I just feel that he comes from a different dimension and has no reason to protect ours."

The Ancient One had once shared the same concern. However, in the future she had witnessed with Ian, he had never left to return to his own dimension. This made her suspect that something might have happened to his dimension, which also explained why he had fallen into this place.

"What made you say that all of a sudden?" she asked.

"I spent the past few hours studying those missions. Considering how absurdly difficult some of them seem—no, how utterly impossible they are to complete—I even began to wonder whether he wanted to use them as an excuse to kill us."

"Have you tried accepting one?" The Ancient One asked.

"No."

"Try the highest difficulty."

Wong was confused, but he did as she said. He focused his attention on his own Gate of Truth, and a holographic screen materialized before him. He found an SSS-rank mission: infiltrate the Hell dimension and steal or destroy the [Soul Pool].

[Mission selected. Detecting mage capabilities.]

The cold voice startled Wong. He glanced around, searching for its source.

[Survival rate: 0%. This mission exceeds your capabilities. You have been denied access to this mission.]

Wong stared at the screen in shock.

"Try a lower difficulty," The Ancient One suggested. Wong did as she said. The mechanical voice gave the same response until he selected a C-rank mission.

``` [Survival rate: 70%. Mage meets the requirements, but continued training is recommended to improve the survival rate. Do you still wish