Kico adjusted the straps of his cloak as he followed behind the others.
The stone corridor echoed with footsteps, but nobody spoke to him. Nobody ever did.
"Kico, hurry up. We don't have all day."
The party leader, Raven, looked back with a mocking grin.
Kico nodded quietly.
He was used to it.
In the hunter ranks, he was officially labeled a D-Rank Summoner—the "bottom of the barrel."
What they didn't know was that this rank was a lie placed by the system itself.
On his wrist, unseen by others, a small notification blinked.
> [INFINITE LIBRARY OF SOULS — Sealed]
Summons Available: 9999+
Authority Level: Restricted
Kico ignored it. He always ignored it.
Showing power only attracted danger.
The group reached a massive gate, covered in glowing runes.
"This is the boss door," Raven said. "Once we kill it, we jump to B-rank status."
He turned to Kico with a smile that didn't reach his eyes.
"You go first."
Kico hesitated.
Everyone stared.
Everyone expected him to obey.
He stepped through the gate.
Inside, the space was pitch black—silent, cold, endless.
Then the door slammed behind him.
SLAM!
"Huh?"
Raven's voice echoed from outside.
"You've been useful, Kico. But we don't need a burden dragging us down anymore."
The healer laughed.
The tank spat on the ground.
The assassin's tone was cold.
"Die here, summoner dog."
A spear stabbed through the cracks in the gate, piercing Kico's shoulder.
Blood dripped.
Footsteps faded.
They were gone.
Kico fell to his knees, breathing hard. Betrayal burned deeper than the wound.
Then—
The darkness began to move.
A gigantic creature of shadows rose from the abyss, eyes like burning furnaces.
[OBLIVION BEAST — Ancient Class Boss]
Threat Level: EX]
It opened its jaws to eat him.
Kico looked up slowly.
And for the first time in his life… he stopped holding back.
"System."
His voice echoed like a command.
"Release my seal."
The air trembled.
> [Warning: Seal Release will awaken all stored summons.]
Proceed?
Kico's blood dripped onto the ground.
His eyes turned gold.
"Proceed."
The dungeon exploded with light.
> [SEAL REMOVED.]
9999+ SUMMONS LIBERATED.
WELCOME, SUMMONER KING KICO.
A dragon's roar shook the dungeon.
Armored knights materialized in rows.
Shadow assassins, divine beasts, and ancient heroes surrounded him like an army.
The Oblivion Beast froze in terror.
Kico slowly stood, power swirling around him like a storm.
"You wanted me dead…"
His voice was calm but cold.
"…but now?"
He pointed forward.
"All units—annihilate."
And the dungeon shook with the wrath of 9999+ legendary beings.