It felt great to finally have a rest after such a life threatening battle, I drank my elixir and sat down for at least an hour before getting up and looting the various rooms I could find.

I piled everything up in the centre of the throne room and sorted through everything valuable that I could carry without much incident.

I prioritised enchanted gear which expectedly was nowhere to be seen, I then looked for gems and other valuables which were in a short but profitable supply.

I finished with just a little gold and enough gems for both research and funding my travels for a few weeks.

Most interesting to me were books, as expected the ritual books from the beserkers were old and unused but to me they were precious beyond any material wealth.

With everything in order I transmuted my blade back into its normal, sharp state.

Leaving the dungeon was a lot easier than entering, so when I found a large group of adults accompanying the brats I had warned previously my heart sank.

No strength remained in my body after my fighting, even with an hours rest I was exhausted.

As the first approached me and began thrusting his rapier I was unable to muster up much in the way of defence, his hits couldn't pierce my shield or armour and neither could the thrusts of a spear wielder but the female mage with a powerful look on her face simply lifted me into the air with psychokinesis.

"Fuck! A spell that high ranked? You guys aren't small fry!"

I tried to distract her whilst preparing a spell to counter, she shattered my newly repaired sword in response as a powerful ball of explosive flame flew at her.

She released her grip on me to guard and I used that opportunity to run, but a large armoured knight blocked my way.

I had no method for getting past the knight and the recovering mage flew towards me with her palm glowing bright white.

She struck me in the head and my conciousness faded, bullied by a group of powerful adults.

In my sleep I dreamt of living as an adventurer, waking up after only an hour had passed according to my internal count.

The party of adventurers were around me, unarmed and unarmoured.

"Boy, we will not punish you this time as you did not hurt anyone. However, if you wish to dive into dungeons you must submit an application to the adventurers guild and become a licensed adventurer."

They made it clear I had no choice in the matter, obviously my shield had been taken and I had very little in the way of options.

But there was not the slightest desure within me to become a false adventurer and wither away in old age like these people.

Without hesitation I grabbed the nearest one to me and threw them. My body, although groggy, was in better condition that it was an hour ago.

I fought with them as best I could, spotting and grabbing my shield before running.

The female mage once again tried to grab me, but I jumped behind cover to escape her line of sight.

When she spotted me again I was already far enough away that she couldn't do anything.

Breaking out of the room I was in wasn't the end of my escape however, I recognised that I was in a city.

The city was hard to navigate even with my enhanced body, it took me time to find a back alley and hide from my pursuers.

I slipped away through the back alleys but knew that I was unlikely to escape from the city for long, there would be archers on the walls who would shoot me and cavalry that would chase me down if I survived.

So with no other option I went to perhaps the least likely place for me to be, the adventurers guild.

The guild operated within a tavern and the signs around the city led me to them without much of an issue, finding that I could simply walk inside and order some beer and food and wait for my pursuers to leave before slipping away.

As I expected the food they prepared wasn't great and the beer was even worse, it wasn't the sort of glory chasing lifestyle I wanted at all.

Hearing news of my escape wasn't particularly damaging, I expected gossip to travel fast.

I messed with the strength of my helmets invisibility, leaving only my eyes in view and covering my self in a water proof cowl to hide my identity further.

With my identity hidden and my chance not presenting itself I rented a room at a nearby inn, hiding and waiting for the group chasing me to give up.

In the meantime I would try my best to study the book I looted, practice my magic and swordsmanship, as well as trying some emergency means to gain strength as quickly as I could.

With everything In order I sat down on my bed and rested my body after an eventful second day of adventuring.