The party slowly made their way through the forest, it's dead silent as they listen for the inhuman laughter that was reported, the air is filled with and ominous vibe and some of the members and are making small noises to stave off the unnerving silence.

"Is it me or is this place getting more ominous the further we go in" said the knight.

"Yea it's defiantly weird here" said the rouge.

"I regret taking this quest... it feels like something bad is going to happen" said the healer while looking off into the distance.

"Quit being scared and plus if you keep thinking something bad will happen, then something bad will actually happen" said the barbarian while spinning his mace idly.

The party kept walking when the noise of rustling and falling leaves caught their attention, they all look up to see a "normal" crow standing on a branch, staring at them closely, not making a sound.

"Awe, a cute crow" the healer said while holding her hand out and to her amazement it flies down and lands on her arm "you're cuter up close aren't you" she said while scratching its head.

The other members look at her and the bird and feel... nervous?

"Something is off about that crow Carla" the knight said to the healer, "Yea, he's right... it doesn't feel normal" the rouge said to her.

"Guy it's fine... look at him" she said as she turn the crow to face her party members, "its a normal crow... does it look like it could even hurt you" she said smugly.

The crow turns to face her and opens its beak... "Run" it says as it flew off into the forest.

The healer stares blankly at the direction it flew off... "I'm going home" she says and turns to walk back.

"I second that" says the rouge.

"What about the reward though?" says the barbarian.

"I ain't dealing with any demonic crap today Steven" the healer says to the barbarian and she continues her walk with the rouge following behind.

"Oh come on, It's just one talking bird and you've already chickening out" the knight said.

"I'd rather keep my soul and not test fate Adrian... you and Steven can go get your crap kicked in if you want, but I rather stay normal and not possessed" the healer remarked.

"Once again, I second that... this is way out of my pay grade" says the rouge.

Steven turns back and was about to continue when something caught his attention.

"run... run... run... run... run... last chance... it will find you... run... escape while you can... it's getting close... run... it here... you... were... warned" he stared in shock as dozens of crows were covering the branches and saying those words over and over again.

"y...you don't scare me" he said as he drew his sword and pointed it at the birds, "Steven watch my back for me... Steven?" he turned to see the bulky man sprinting to catch up to the girls, he turned back "Well cra-".

Before he could finish the birds began to speak again "run away... it's here... it's here... you'll die... they have arrived" the creepy crows said while cawing, they all at once took flight, an eerie black mist trailing behind them as they fly around, encasing the area it darkness and filling the space with jet black feathers with a purple shine to them.

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The crows were no longer visible but their voices were loud and clear "warned... warned... you were warned... we warned you... you didn't listen... can't run now... pay with life... the arrogant will meet a... gruesome death... it is nigh" the all said in a cacophony of crazy cackling voices.

Suddenly the air became thicker and the crows stopped speaking, Steven frantically looks around waiting for something to happen... the mist from the crows didn't blind him, but limited his range of vision to a few meters in front of him... he spinning in circles as noises from beyond his visions cause him to panic more and further loose composure.

He stops spinning and spots something moving his his peripheral vision, a large fox with a mask covering its face made its way in, slowly stalking towards him. The panic in his heart burst and tears stream down his face as he turns to run only to see another fox stalking towards him... his panic rose further and stepped back and realize he stepped on something... it moved. He looked down to see several white snake at or slithering towards is feet.

He was swiftly bitten but the [Paralysis] effect was all that was inflicted he could move and monsters were all closing in on him. The fox in front of him began laughing historically and inhumanly, from behind another laugh sounded out and then... a third!?!. As he realized something dashed in from the side and leapt at him.

He barely managed to turn his head when... (Crunch), a third fox bite into his neck and the light faded from his eyes, the last thing he hear was inhuman laughter getting louder and more unbearable. The foxes, snakes and crows all tore into his body, feasting upon the fruits of their labor.

[You have slain Human, you gained 1000XP, You gained 300DP]…

"So that's why we kill sapient... despite not being strong they give an abundance of XP and DP" the dungeon said to itself, "Great show everyone, you did that flawlessly" he said to all his monster while conveying a positive feeling of praise along side the message.

The monsters responded with a satisfying feeling along with caws, yips and hisses... "you're all so cute" they thought while seeing the blood covered beasts.

Dungeon Status Level 10 Health points 550/550 XP 480/600 Dungeon Points 0 Mana Points 300/300 Element [None] Monsters [Masked Fox 3/20], [White Snake 100/100], [Shade Crows 10/30]

[Shade Crows] are cluster type monsters meaning they are spawned in groups since a single crow can't do much and can get kill swiftly... they spawn in groups of 10 and each crow has 10HP... shade crows have sharp beaks and the ability to bind enemies or create zones where light can't reach.

"That was fun... but, since the other's left and their friend is dead, I'll probably get more visitors from now on... I'm all for it" he looks over his beast and domain "Since more guest will be coming, I should probably spruce up the place" they thought.

Congratulations on reaching Lv11... Congratulations on reaching lv12... you have level up twice in one go... reward shall be granted... user can choose two monster species to have the chance of evolving.

"Oh so I can choose another species to give the ability to evolve to, just like the snakes... I choose the [Mask Fox] and the [Shade Crows]" they said.

Pending... species [Mask fox] can now become [Mimic Fox] when requirements are met... species [Shade Crows] can now become [Decay Ravens] when requirements are met.

"Now that that's done, time to start some home renovations" they said with great excitement as the dungeon grounds began to warp and change.

[End of Chapter]