Alex opened his World Map, his finger hovering over the entrance to the fifth floor of the Dark Dungeon. “I’m going to teleport us there.”
“Wait, are you sure about this?” Alice asked, looking slightly nervous. “What if it’s really dangerous?”
“It will be, but we’ll manage. I’ll make sure you’re safe,” Alex reassured her, and with a deep breath, he confirmed the teleportation.
In an instant, they were standing at the entrance of the fifth floor of the Dark Dungeon, a foreboding atmosphere hanging in the air.
The reason why he didn’t immediately teleport to the tenth is because he knew Alice would get scared and overwhelmed, meaning he needed to get her levels up little by little to ensure she was strong enough.
“Alright, let’s go,” he said, urging Alice forward. “Just stick close to me, and be careful.”
“Got it,” Alice replied, her expression a mix of determination and anxiety.
The dungeon loomed ahead, dark and mysterious, with an eerie glow illuminating the narrow passageways.
Alex could feel the pulse of danger throbbing within the walls, but he was ready.
He glanced at Alice, who was gripping her Bow of the Ice Queen tightly. frёeωebɳovel.com
It didn’t take long for them to meet the first batch of monsters: dozens of [Dungeons Goblins] appeared, all at level 50.
Usually, his skeletons would take care of them, but this time he decided to do it himself.
He dashed toward the first one and without hesitating swung his [Whispers of Shadows] dagger.
“Shadow Strike!”
30,297! (4619 + 1500 + 6000 = 12119 x 2.5 = 30297)
Instantly, three of the goblins were killed as the swing left a trail of shadows.
“W-WOW?!” Alice was astonished!
He had dealt over 30,000 damage!
How do you do so much damage?” Alice asked, her eyes wide.
“Heh, just luck I guess,” Alex shrugged, trying to remain humble despite his obvious skill.
The Dungeon Goblins only had 15,000 HP, so it was clear overkill.
“Star Shot!” Alice tried her luck too.
-1384!
She dealt damage, but being at level 26 meant that the goblins were twice her level.
“Don’t worry; you’ll get stronger as we go!” Alex encouraged, moving forward.
They continued to clear the rooms, Alex easily dispatching goblins while Alice took potshots with her bow.
As they progressed through the floor, they faced more waves of enemies.
Each encounter helped Alice gain experience, slowly building her confidence and skill.
And eventually, they reached the stairway leading down to the fifth floor.
Alex glanced at Alice, excitement mixing with caution in his eyes. “This floor is going to be different. We’ll face the Goblin Warlord at the end. Are you ready?”
She nodded, her grip tightening around her Bow of the Ice Queen. “Let’s do this.”
The floor was dimly lit, and the ground was littered with the remnants of past battles.
As they moved cautiously, the sound of rustling echoed from the shadows.
Suddenly, the Goblin Warlord appeared, towering over them, dressed in battle-worn armor and flanked by several elite goblin warriors.
Its menacing aura was palpable.
[Goblin Warlord NB+]
[Level: 60]
[Tier 3 Elite Boss]
[HP: 150,000]
[Skills: War Cry, Goblin Charge, Rampaging Fury]
“Here we go,” Alex muttered under his breath, feeling a surge of adrenaline.
He summoned his undead, calling forth thirty skeletons to join the fray.
They emerged from the shadows, ready to fight.
Thirty is exactly the amount of skeletons needed to summon one [Greater Skeleton], one [Bony Knight] and one [Spectral Wraith]!
He could have summoned more [Greater Skeletons] by the way, but if he did it would have taken too much mana that he could handle.
[-49500 mana]
As the Goblin Warlord let out a powerful War Cry, its goblin minions surged forward, but Alex’s undead army met them head-on.
“Let’s keep the pressure on!” he shouted, dashing forward with his [Whispers of Shadows] dagger.
He unleashed a series of attacks on the Warlord, using Rending Slash to deal damage.
-15,473!
The goblin staggered but quickly regained its footing, retaliating with a vicious swipe of its axe.
However, Alex had prepared for this.
His skeletons engaged the minions, taking down several with swift, efficient strikes. “Keep pushing!” he called out, focusing on the Warlord.
The Warlord unleashed Goblin Charge, barreling toward Alex with surprising speed.
But he dodged, sidestepping the attack and following up with another Shadow Strike.
-30,297!
This kept going for a minute, and finally, with one last Shadow Strike, Alex plunged his dagger into the Goblin Warlord’s chest.
-30,297!
The Warlord fell to the ground, defeated, and a flood of experience points surged into Alex’s mind.
Ding!
[You have defeated ‘Goblin Warlord NB+’, gained 8,500 experience points!]
Alice cheered as Alex extracted the [Goblin Warlord’s Axe] (Epic) from the defeated boss and giving it to the greater skeleton.
Feeling a rush of success, they pressed on to the next challenge.
Alex and Alice could now just stand back and relax as the undead took care of EVERY monster on the following floors.
Ding!
[Your undead have slain “Dark Ghoul”, gained 748 experience points!]
[Your undead have slain “Fire Spirit”, gained 931 experience points!]
He took way longer on each floor since he wanted Alice to level up as well.
And so by the time they reached the end of the tenth floor, Alice had gone from a measly level 26 to an outstanding level 43.
Every monster here was higher level than her, so it was expected.
Alex on the other hand went from level 48 to level 54.
[Extraction Talent Activated: +124 Strength, +59 Spirit, +42 Agility, +84 Vitality, +6 skill points]
[Extraction Points to next level: 984/1000], he was also close to leveling up his talent!
But it didn’t matter, and so after a few hours of grinding, Alex reached the door leading to floor 11.
He already had the key from fighting the boss there, but it didn’t matter, since it respawned.
The [Dungeon Golem] was back, and now in NB+ form.
…
[Dungeon Golem NB+]
[Level: 100]
[Tier 4 Epic Boss]
[HP: 500,000]
[Skills: Rock Smash, Smaller Golems Summoning, Earthen Fortify]
The battle began as the golem summoned ten [Smaller Golems] again, each one with 100,000 HP.
“Alright, let’s see how easy this is gonna be now,” Alex smiled, his staff in one hand and his new dagger in the other, his undead army marching forward.
Explosive Fireball!
A ball of fire began to gather at the tip of his staff, but suddenly, it stopped.
“Huh?”
[You have run out of mana!]
[MP: 734/62,270]
“Damn.”
Alex immediately grabbed one of his [High-Quality Mana Potions] from his backpack and drank it while his undead stalled for time.
Ding!
[+20,000 MP]
“Explosive Fireball!” He tried again, and this time, the fireball launched, hitting the golem.
-13,027!
His damage was impressive!
“M-My turn,” Alice, hiding behind him, tried to do the same with her bow.
Star Shot!
-121!
“Damn…”
But she did almost no damage.
Alex rushed in with his [Whispers of Shadows], closing the distance and taking care of the golem by repeatedly slashing at it using [Rending Slash] to deal 13,893 damage per attack.
His strength had reached this high, even with its high physical resistance!
In less than one minute, the golem fell, crumbling to the ground.
“Alright,” he smiled, extracting a second [Dungeon Golem Core].
Ding!
[You have defeated ‘Dungeon Golem lv100’, gained 10,500 experience points!]
[You have defeated x10 ‘Smaller Golems lv100’, gained 8,400 experience points!]
This allowed him to level up once more, to level 55.
Alice, on the other hand, got surrounded by golden light three times, meaning three level-ups!
In a few hours, she had gone from being a level 26 Tier 1 player to now being a level 46 Tier 2 player!
And she could only thank Alex for that!
After their hard-fought victories, Alex headed toward the door that opened the [Spider Nest] section of the [Dark Dungeon].
He had really easily gone through all these floors, even monsters at level 100 not being a problem for him and his army of undead.
But it didn’t mean the [Spider Nest] wouldn’t be difficult to go through.
If he wanted to complete the [SS-Level Hidden Quest] he got out of nowhere and save the [Beast Clan Princess] at the 20th floor, he would need to prepare.
From beyond this door, every single monster would be a tier 4 powerhouse.
But with renewed determination, Alex pushed forward.
[Do you want to use Spider Nest Key?]
“Yes.”