After around 40 minutes of travel, Reyansh's cab arrived at the outer area of Mumbai, in the vicinity of the White rank gate, Emberfall Chasm.
"Public vehicles aren't allowed further, you have to walk from here on," the driver explained.
"Yeah, I know, thanks," Reyansh exited the cab after paying the fare.
"Be careful, brother," the driver warned softly. Reyansh nodded in response.
As Reyansh neared the entry point of gate, he could feel the slight rise in temperature as hot air caressed his cheeks.
A small AC cabin for gate clerk to check the credentials of hunter instead of normal stall was clear indication of difference in heat near the gate.
'So, this is Dungeon Phenomenon, it's weak here. Probably because the gate is White rank, but it's still there.' Reyansh thought as stepped in closer.
Reyansh produced his temporary ID at the window of cabin.
"Your ID is temporary, make sure that you get the permanent ID by tomorrow's evening." The gate clerk commented.
"Yes, definitely," Reyansh replied.
The gate clerk looked at him for a moment then asked, "Where are your rest of teammates?"
"I am doing this solo," Reyansh answered confidently.
"Have you done your research or are you confident enough?" the gate clerk looked at him questioningly.
"Both," he responded calmly.
"Your funeral," the gate clerk said as he returned the ID while shaking his head in disappointment.
"Thanks for your concern," Reyansh took ID back and made his way to the gate.
'Now the hardest part, what should be the title?' Reyansh wondered as he stood a bit distant from the gate.
While he thought for a title, few other hunters who stood in multiple group looked at odd one out.
"Is he going solo into Emberfall Chasm?" one hunter with a shield in his hand questioned.
"Maybe he is waiting for his team, no sane person would try this dungeon solo. Not unless they are loaded with items from a guild," other hunter with a staff in the group answered.
"Even then, there are not many who wants to experience there skin and bones melting in that lava," the third hunter with a longsword retorted.
"Either he is a genius to try and solo a Grade II dungeon or just waiting to become a corpse," the hunter with staff remarked.
This whispers did reached Reyansh's ears but he was focused on the important task.
"Is he trying that solo? We got a gutsy hunter here, should I ask what his channel name is?" a hunter with spear from different group spoke.
"This dungeon is Grade II, so maybe he is trying to just kill the elite monsters and return." another hunter with two swords on his back shared his hypothesis.
"Like it's that easy," the hunter with spear scoffed.
'People always has something to say, no matter what,' Reyansh internally commented as chatter rose.
Suddenly, the title of his stream clicked in his mind. He opened the system and mentally selected to start the livestream.
[Please select a title for your stream. If not selected, the default title will be selected as title.]
"Does Lava Burn or Melt? Let's clear the Emberfall Chasm and find out." He set the title as he stepped towards the gate.
"Man, he really is going solo. Should we contact the authorities?" the hunter with a spear spoke in a bit of panic.
"He must have a death wish, leave him. The gate clerk would have already noticed he is going alone, there's no need to call anyone," the hunter with dual sword explained.
As Reyansh stood just a step away from gate, he could see etching of some type of monsters.
Just as raised his hand to touch the door, moments before his fingers could physically touch the gate, he was sucked in.
Suddenly, he felt the heat disappearing and replaced with sensation of being pulled along a tunnel.
This feeling only lasted a second as the next moment, he landed on cracked burning hot ground.
[Your Livestream has started.]
He raised his hand in defensive position as precaution but what hit him couldn't be blocked with mere arms.
A wave of heat directly assaulted Reyansh, though the mask physically provided some comfort. It dulled the heat but didn't save him.
The smell of ground burning and invaded his nostrils and air tasted like charcoal. He could feel a bead of sweat forming on his head and he yet to take a single step.
"There's no exaggeration, it's worse," he spoke his thoughts aloud.
With no immediate danger, he proceeded to take out the katana and the long handed dagger, arming himself.
He glanced at the panel to check for any viewers, just then a string of panels appeared at the corner of his eyes.
[The Blazing Sandra has joined your stream]
[The Stellar Emperor has joined your stream]
[Storm_Knight has joined your stream]
[Red Falcon has joined your stream]
[Viewers: 4]
'Well, gang is here.' He thought as a new name caught his eyes.
'She had mentioned that there will be some big shot joining after her. Is Stellar Emperor that big shot?' he wondered.
While keeping his eyes peeled and perception focused for any unexpected monsters, he used Patron Insight on Stellar Emperor first.
[Name: Cronivov Ren Von Nova]
[Race: Stellar Dragon]
[Age: 12.4 million years | Dragon Emperor]
[Gender: Male]
[Intention: Curious & Suspicious]
[Dimension: A07 (Radiant Star, Apex Dimension)]
'Just who the hell she brought?' He tensed for a moment, his performance as a streamer threatening to break.
He didn't know the exact power level but he instinctively knew that he was easily above High God rank that he heard from Sandra.
'Apex dimension being the highest and this man or rather dragon here is an Emperor.'
'What the fuck should I do in front of 12 million years old being so that I look better in his eyes?' his heart started beating wildly.
For the first time since he started the stream, he didn't know what to do and stood frozen.
While he stood motionless for few seconds, the viewers continued to rise as chat exploded.
[Storm_Knight: Catchy title, but I won't recommend trying that, it hurts.]
[Storm_Knight: Is that a Katana you are holding? I felt you were a sword user brother.]
[Red Falcon: It's a steep upgrade for a second dungeon run, gutsy.]
[Red Falcon has donated 5 Cosmic coins]
[You have gained 500 Cosmic coins after applying Perk 1]
[Mr_Blue_Volcano: This place looks rad for a newbie. Do you want answer to your question in the title?]
[Fiery_Redina: Interesting place, I hope you perform better than the last one.]
[Daoist_kun: Hello StarWalker, Are really going to dip yourself in lava?]
[Sardina_Rohaj: Why is he just standing there and not even responding?]
[Ellise: Maybe he is checking or finalizing his preparation before heading in.]
Suddenly, distant rhythmic thump of something walking on the ground disturbed Reyansh stupor, bringing his focus back to the stream.
He tightened his grip on the sword and dagger, 'Get yourself together man. How could I become the Undefeatable Hunter if I froze myself like this?'
'Stay on your basics, let the environment do the work for you.'
He took a deep breath as he got back in his zone.
"Hello chat, welcome back to StarWalker. Sorry for the delay, I was just checking some things. Thank you for joining the stream." He addressed.
"As for your question, stay on the stream and found out."
He turned to the side as group of 3 magma skinned humanoids walked towards him.
"Let's greet the guest, shall we?" Reyansh remarked as he took attacking stance.
[Fiery_Redina: Let's fucking go!!]