In a realm full of greed, liquid gold flows instead of water. Ground was replaced by the gold coin, and it rained of gems. Suddenly, a cluster of gold coins collected itself, molded itself in the form of a human.

Little by little, the cold of metal was replaced by the warmth of life.

"What is this place..." Surprised, Dhruv looks around, inspecting the area he had spawned in.

’Who made this place...’ Blinded by all the gold’s shimmer, he closed his eyes for a second and remembered what had happened.

’What a dangerous spell that was. If it weren’t for the warlord, I would’ve died.’ Dhruv remembered how, at the last second, he jumped from the monster’s shoulder and ducked behind it.

’Still, it wasn’t enough... have I truly died. Is this heaven... haha!! Who am I even kidding? There is no way I will go to heaven with all the atrocities I’ve committed.’ Sighing, Dhruv shakes his head, remembering how he had regained his consciousness.

’No, this that’s not it...’ Dhruv remembers the voice that had called him at the last moment, ’Lucian told me about the evolution...’

"So, how am I to start the evolution?" He was about to look for a clue when his gaze landed on the panel blinking beside him.

[Mocking the fate right in its face, you have survived yet again. Is it luck or your strength that brought you closer to both the divine and corruption? It mattered not. O, master of the Dungeon of Greed, let the world witness your glory. Evolve into something superior and take the first step toward what is rightfully yours.]

[Dhruv, do you want to look at your options?]

[Yes/No]

’Hmmm!! What is all this mambo jumbo... why does this cube have to be poetic all the time? Can’t it just give me things in simple words?’ Not a fan of all this talking in circles, Dhruv wanted to complain, but didn’t know who to.

Sighing, he collected himself and tried to understand its words.

So there is really a thing called fate...and if the sentence is to be correct, I was to die... multiple times at that... cube made me survive one of them, this recent one can be counted as well... but what are the rest?

Hmm!! And what is this divine and corruption shit? Could Lucian be the source of corruption.. I mean, he is a demon. But where does this divine come from? Cube maybe... or something else.

As Dhruv thought about it more and more, a slight doubt began to appear in his head about his transmigration.

This traveling to this world isn’t as simple as I’ve thought. Hmm!! If I want to leave this world, I’ve to learn more about the cube. I’m helpless without any strength. I’ve to get stronger...fast.

Realizing he might become a pawn of this fate, Dhruv nodded his head and looked at his path ahead.

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[These are your evolution options:

- Adult Demon (Uncommon)

- Adult Vampire (Uncommon)

- Goblin Lord (Special)

- The Deceiver (Special)

- The Blight (Special)

- The Hollow Knight (Special)

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Not having any predetermined idea of evolution, he didn’t know whether to be proud of having so many options or if this was simply the norm in the New World.

’4 special... must be good.’ What he was proud of was the rank he had gotten.

"What are the ranks?" Turning his upside down, he asked, and to his amazement, the system answered.

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[Rank: It is metric to decide how exceptional your evolution is within that species. The order of the rank is this:

Common Uncommon Special Rare Epic Legendary Mythical [Authority insufficient] [Authority insufficient]

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’Whoa! Getting third rank from the very start must be good... right? Anyway, what did I do to deserve this rank... looking at it, I can be sure that these certainly can’t be norms.’ Dhruv thought.

And he was right, any other monster would be lucky to have a single special rank evolution in their tier 2 evolution. Getting multiple of these is like a dream come true moment.

What Dhruv didn’t fully understand yet was the effect his dungeon had... he simply considered it as a place he was dropped in by the cube. But that was just the surface of it.

Being here for the first time, Dhruv didn’t want to skip any options as he clicked on the ’Adult Demon’ first.

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[Evolution: Adult Demon]

[Species: Demon]

[Rank: Uncommon]

[Description: Shedding the shell of a human, you have decided to become something greater. Hardened by the endless corruption and greed, you began a new journey in the endless cosmos. Fed by the ruin, wearing a crown of sin, you walked where life ends.]

[Authority: Fire]

[Skill: <Fire Manipulation>, <Fire Resistance>

[Bonus: +10 Spirit]

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’What’s with such a bad-ass description...’ Scratching his chin, Dhruv moved to the authority section.

So I can gain additional authority with each evolution. That’s a neat way to be adapt in a variety of power... huh! What’s with the intense description when all it has for the show is authority in fire? It can at least give something like authority in ’Wrath’ of some shit like that.

Dhruv could guess the content of the skill, but he still chose to read them.

[Fire Manipulation: Having authority in fire, you gain the innate ability to give the mana property of fire, making it easier to weave fire-related spells.

Rank: Tier 1 (Upgradeable)]

[Fire Resistance: Playing with fire made you gain resistance to it.

Rank: Tier 1(Upgradeable)]

A natural increase in spirit is good, but I think this is the best this evolution can achieve. Maybe it would be an option available to Lucian. Hmm!! I’ve to tell him about these things beforehand.

Keeping to remind the little demon, he moved to the next option.

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[Evolution: Adult Vampire]

[Species: Vampire]

[Rank: Uncommon

[Description: A taste of blood is nothing short of ecstasy, don’t you agree. Aside from getting an addiction for blood, damage from the sun, fear of silver, and intense hatred for lycanthropes, there is nothing wrong with you.]

Nothing wrong with it, are they even reading what they have written? It is filled with all sorts of disadvantages. And forget that, how did I even get this evolution in the first place?

He was about to question something when Lucian’s ability to alter blood came to mind.

’Did that little demon feed me some drink to keep me alive...ulrggg!!’ He suddenly felt like puking, but nothing came out. As he focused more, he realized something strange about this realm.

’Hmm! I can’t feel my heartbeat.’ Something came to his mind as he stopped inhaling air. Seconds passed, but he never felt the need to breathe again.

’What an absurd place...’ Pondering about it, he moved to the skill section.

[Authority: Blood

[Skill: <Blood Manipulation> and <Transform>

[Bonus: +10 Stamina]

[Blood Manipulation: Having authority in blood, you gain the innate ability to give the mana property of blood, making it easier to weave blood-related spells.

Rank: Tier 1 (Upgradeable)]

[Transform: You can transform into a bat-like creature for a short duration of time.

Rank: Tier 2 (Upgradeable)]

Transform is a good defensive ability and can be used to escape. Aside from that, nothing is good with this option. Let us move to the goblin lord.

Being a special rank, he had high expectations for ’Goblin Lord’, and to his wonder, it wasn’t a disappointment.