First week I spend scouting the dungeon until I found the safest route to its middle area. That was the only place that probably was not plundered by other adventurers. As usual I used my concealment spell to hide myself and entered dungeons most dangerous area. After destroying three ghosts and wight I met my first serious opponent.

It was an archon. Unlike the archon that I met in Golden goose dungeon this one was smaller. As tall as a tall human would be and had only simple steel sword. I hid behind one of mausoleums and after casting my protection and enhancement spells I prepared Slow spell and stepped on the street with my sword in hand.

Archon noticed me and came closer.

- How dare you enter the town of the dead?

Instead of answering, I casted my spell and archon roared in anger, after noticing earth bubbles appearing below him. We crossed swords and I realized that he was not much stronger than me. We exchanged few attacks. He was good with his sword, but too slow and my sword went through his heart. Archon moaned in pain, but tried to counterattack. I jumped back avoiding attack only thanks to my increased speed and decreased his. This counterattack took me by surprise. Archon pressed his hand against his wound and staggered. Blood flowed from his wound down his stomach and legs, but he did not died. But at least flowing blood proved that he was a living creature.

- Cursed human. You will die for that.

- I am not human, - I answered and attacked again. Weakened monster blocked my attack, but then I cut off his hound's head and it fell on the ground, followed by the body.

I will need to be more careful and not to assume that living creatures die, after receiving wound to their heart. I cut out his magic stone, but like I thought it was too small to be a magic gem. Apparently this dungeon's archon was just a monster, not a floor guardian. Just in case I also collected his sword and continued my hunt. I encountered several undead former adventurer and killed a dozen more archons. But did not find any treasure. I avoided the middle of Cemetery dungeon, and mostly used surprise attacks alongside Destroy undead and Holy word spells and successfully killed monsters around dungeons center, but my most expensive loot was probably the former adventurer's equipment. Four weeks later I returned to capitol and decided to sell one of my throwing knives, to earn more money. I received one hundred and seventy four gold coins, most of which was for my knife. That was less than I needed and no enough to cover all my education costs. But there was nothing that I could do about it right now. During my next semester I learned how to throw axes, practiced throwing swords, different kind of knives and even needles. By the end of semester I got my Throwing skill and then reached level twenty six and chose to increase my Magic resistance skill to advance level.

I decided to learn Hunting skill to get a job connected to my Ranger job and finally increase my potential job as a scout. Some of the skills that I needed for that, like using bow, and throwing knives I already knew, but I also learned how to fight with a dagger and spear. Two more adventurers that wanted to learn Scouting skill had lessons together with me when our teacher Shawn took as to the nearby forest. I finally learned how to track animals and hunt properly. We learned how to read tracks, skin and butcher animals. We also learned how to move in the forest silently and leaving almost no tracks behind us.

That was most fun and useful skill that I learned to survive in the wilds. I started to feel like a real ranger and also discovered that my hunting lessons helped me with my dungeon visits.

After getting Hunting skill I visited instructor Shawn to apply for my last skill learning. He sometimes acted like a grandfather towards younger students, and I sometimes teased him because of that.

- Avone, come in. Have you decided to stay in academy for one more semester after all? I thought that you already have as much skills as you need.

- No, one more skill I still can learn, - I hid from everyone my Double skill slots skill to avoid the attention and decided to pretend, that I had only one free skill slot left, in case if they knew about my years in Magic academy.

- So what skill do you wish to learn?

- Can I choose to learn any skill?

- Yes of course, - instructor Shawn nodded.

- You promise, - I pouted, like a spoiled kid.

- Yes, - he smiled.

- You really, really promise?

- I promise that you can. So what have you decided?

- Do you really, really swear?

- I swear on the Goddess of light, - sighed Shawn.

- Good, - I nodded: - Then I chose Weapon master skill.

- Weapons master, - coughed Shawn: - You do know that it takes two years to learn that skill. As a rule, we allow adventurers to spend only three years learning in academy, and you already spend two and a half years studying your previous skills.

- Really? Who knew? But you promis-seed. And didn't you swear using Goddess of light? I thought that such promises are unbreakable? - I put my finger towards my lips and thoughtfully lifted up my head.

Shawn sighed: - Fine, you can stay. But you will have to pay double amount, for every additional semester.

- You're such a baddy, - I almost cried. But I got what I wanted, and I probable could afford the payment. I will need to earn more money in dungeon to cover it all, including my private room, but it was not impossible.

- Those are academy's rules. I am sorry, but I can't break them.

- That's fine with me, - I happily jumped up. I paid for next two semesters, but that nearly cleaned me up, and I will need to found a way to earn more coins or sell my adamantium block to cover my payment.

Visit to Adventurers guild was disappointing, since I failed to level up and my time in the dungeon also did not earn me enough coins.

I resumed my studies and again had to start every morning with the same exercises that I did while learning Swordsmanship skill. I also learned how to fight using all kinds of weapons like axe, mace, shield, knives and different kind of swords, using both my arms.

Some of lessons I spend learning how to take care of weapons. How to oil them, clean swords, daggers and axes. How to sharpen all kind of weapons and how to use different kind of whetstones, including the bench stones that blacksmith used. To my surprise some of the whetstones had to be actually soaked in water. And I thought they were just called whetstones.

During days free of lessons I managed to map most of Cemetery dungeon, but did not earn enough money and had to sell my adamantium block to cover my payment to Adventurer academy. I had to choose between selling one more throwing dagger or my adamantium block, but decided to keep both of my remaining throwing knives.

Four semesters later I received Weapons master job, and felt ready to finish my business in the Cemetery dungeon.

After my graduation I visited Adventurers guild and asked bunny-girl Bonnie for permission to use leveling crystal. I did not increase my level in two years and had high hopes about it. But was slightly disappointed. My level increased just by one. Well I spend two years killing only weak monsters, so no surprise there. I took a look at my stats.

Elf, LV 26 - 27

Name - Avone;

Job: Ranger;

Status:

Health: 19 - 20;

Mana: 250 - 260;

Strength: 13;

Defense: 9;

Spell power: 11;

Luck: 1;

Speed: 6;

Morale: Neutral Skills:

Archery (Advanced);

Night vision (Advanced);

Mana rapid recovery (Novice);

Magic resistance (Advanced);

Wisdom (Basic);

Earth magic (Novice);

Butchery (Novice);

Water magic (Novice);

Air magic (Basic);

Intelligence (Advanced);

Fire magic (Novice);

Life magic (Novice);

Swordsmanship (Basic);

Increased speed (Novice);

Throwing (Novice);

Hunting (Novice);

Weapons master (Novice);

Double skill slots

Possible skill acquirement:

- Air magic (Advanced);

- Swordsmanship (Advanced);

Please choose one skill!

I had a good choice between my skills. I wanted to increase my Air magic level, but decided to go with Swordsmanship. I will need it more than magic this time. I thanked Bonnie and went outside. Sun was shining high above my head. It was good day to die.

It took me six years, but I completed my map. There were eight floor guardians in, what I called, outside circle. Three in the mid circle, and then there was a center of Cemetery dungeon, that I had not visited yet. I squeezed the hilt of my sword. I was as ready as I could be. It was time to finish it.

I left the capitol and went to Cemetery dungeon. I felt familiar chills when I approached it borders, but for the first time it did not bother me.

I went inside towards the area guarded by one of the floor guardians. On my way I encountered only one ghost. My Destroy undead spell took care of him, and I continued my path. Fog covered the dungeon and then he stepped out of it. Dullahan - headless horseman. HIs dungeon's version, without the horse. He unsheathed his sword, and pointed at me.

- Holy word!

Light came out of my hand and hit the monster. He stepped back and fell on one knee. Dullahan stood up and again raised his sword.

- Holy aura! - warm light covered my swords blade. After trying out Holy word spell, I confirmed that life magic was affecting the dullahan. It was immune to my elemental spells, but apparently not to nearly forgotten Life magic spells.

We crossed blades and after few exchanges stepped back. Our skills were equal. Dullahan was stronger than me, but not faster. And I had advantage. Every time may my blade was near him, I saw him shattering, as if the light from my blade was harmful to him. I started walking in circle around him. Dullahan followed my movements turning his body, which was mistake on his part. I was not searching for a weakness, I was buying time that I needed to caste my Haste spell. My elemental magic was ineffective against him, but not on me.

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My spell worked and I attacked. Dullahan blocked two times, and then I used advantage of my spell and increased my speed. Dullahan lost his rhythm and my attack cut off his arm. He stepped back. No blood came out of his wound, and he did not show any sign of pain.

We again exchanged blows. Dullahan adjusted to my speed, but he was little out of balance. Lost arm changed the weight of his weight and he did not have enough time to adjust to it. Dullahan stepped back, and I also took one step back.

I was holding my sword in one hand, and was free to point the palm of my left arm at dullahan.

- Holy word!

Dullahan was hit by the light and stepped back two steps. I immediately attacked. He managed to block my first three blows, but missed my horizontal attack, aimed at his legs. My blade went through both of his legs and dullahan fell on the ground. My next attack cut of his remaining arm. He was still alive. Then his right arm released the sword and started crawling towards dullahan's body. I kicked it aside and took out my dagger. I cut open his chest and ripped out his magic stone. Without his core, dullahan's body slowly turned to ash. All that was left behind him, was his sword. I used Exorcism spell on it, and then placed it inside my magic bag.

One down, another eleven to go. Next was lugat territory. Undead monster came out from a shadow and hissed at me. I walked already for an hour inside what I judged to be his territory, carefully avoiding all shadows. Finally he showed himself, probably running out of patience.

He jumped at me, and I used Holy word. Stunned lugat fell on earth and I attacked him with my sword. I held my sword in both hands and used all my available strength and speed cutting his body in pieces.

He tried to protect himself, but without any weapon, lying on the ground, he was defenseless. Lugat tried to crawl back inside a shadow, but I left him no chance. I cut his body into pieces, and then removed magic stone from his chest. He turned into ash, but four of his claws stayed behind. That was lucky. They probably were valuable monster materials. I put them along with magic stone in my bag, and took a short rest. Time was after midday, and I had enough daylight to face one more floor guardian.

Next one was undead troll. Except that this one probably managed to evolve after his death. Most common evolution for trolls, was war-troll. Unlike fat bellied trolls, war trolls were more muscular, thinner and more skilled in using weapons. This floor guardian was holding mace. It looked very small, in two and a half meters long monster's hands. Unlike their living counterparts, undead trolls could not regenerate, but had all advantages of undead beings. But also their disadvantages. I used my conceal spell while searching for him, and had enough time to prepare, after I noticed the floor guardian. I used on me my entire enhancement and protection spells, and only then attacked undead troll.

- Destroy undead!

Troll survived the spell but pieces of his rotting flesh fell on the ground. He turned around searching for me, but I was using concealment spell and hiding behind broken fence. Next I used lightning. It struck troll's shoulder and his left arm was left hanging limply. He noticed me and started walking towards me, waving his mace.

Before he reached me I used Slow spell and his speed decreased a little. Troll's mace hit the ground, when I avoided his attack. I run aside keeping my distance, until my Holy word spell was ready. I aimed it at his left arm, and after magic hit him, it fell on the ground. Motionless troll ignored it, continuing his attack. I easily avoided his mace. Even single hit with heavy weapon could kill me. Not even my armor would protect me, but his attacks were simple and easy to doge. I kept my distance until I was able to cast Holy aura. Strengthened by my spell, my blade was powerful enough to cut of troll's palm. He waved around his damaged arm, trying to use it as weapon. I squatted down, avoiding his attack and cut off his leg. After troll fell on earth, I was able to reach his head, and used the opportunity to cut it off. I needed three strikes to do it, but it killed the monster. I breathed heavily, using so many spells and avoiding troll's attacks took its toll. I cut out his magic stone, and collected also his mace. First day was over and I was still alive. Six years of studying Cemetery dungeon, and its floor guardians paid off. I read every available book on them trying to figure out their weaknesses and tactics that I could use against them and increasing my strength until I was ready, paid off.

I left the dungeon and spend a night outside its borders. Rested I continued my dungeon clearing. My next opponent was a ghoul. It was wandering around his area, searching for a prey. There were to ghouls in Cemetery dungeon, and unlike other monsters they killed any corporeal monster inside their territory, and consumed any remnants of their flesh. Killing other monsters probably made them stronger, but my efforts of dungeon cleaning, left them without their prey. I spend many hours watching these floor guardians from afar and by now knew their habits quit well.

Just like the rest of floor guardians, ghoul was dangerous and without a plan I would never be able to defeat him. Not in a fair fight. I prepared, using my spells on me, and then casted Holy aura on my sword and Slow spell on ghoul. According to my calculations, there was only fifty fifty chance that it would work. I got unlucky and unaffected ghoul turned around searching for me. He noticed me and started running towards me, but I already prepared Holy word spell. It struck him and ghoul stopped. He bared his teeth and continued his attack. There was black burned flesh on his chest, left by my attack. Ghoul used his claws against my sword. I had advantage in my weapons reach, but ghoul was formidable opponent. His claws bypassed my defense several times and left long cuts on my appear arms and cheeks. My chainmail saved me three times, otherwise I would have been lying on the ground with my inner organs exposed.

Then I managed to launch a successful attack, striking from below, and ghouls arm flew up in the air. Ghoul hissed and retreated, but my enhancement and protection spell were wearing off, by then. Ghoul hissed and jumped at me, trying to cut my throat. I pressed my chin against my neck and used horizontal slash to counterattack. Ghoul's claws left four deep cuts on my face and I lost my eye and my nose hang on a thin piece of skin. I screamed in pain and took a step back, but ghoul did not continued his attack. His upper body fell on the ground, while his legs fell on the other side. Ghoul angrily glared at me and I cut off his head. I fell on my knees. Pain was horrible. I could not concentrate on my cure spell, but it would not be able to restore my eye anyway.

I took out gods mead and drunk the potion. Warm light enveloped me and all my wounds regenerated. I blinked with my left eye. It worked. Good, for a moment I was afraid that I will lose my eye forever. I would have preferred to keep gods mead and use it later, in case if I suffered any more serious injuries, but it could be used only to heal fresh wounds. If I would have used it later, then gods mead would not regenerate my eye.

This battle was harder than I expected. I nearly lost my eye, and now my only gods mead elixir was gone. Four out of eleven and I already lost my safety net. I collected ghoul's claws and magic stone and squeezed my sword. Nowhere to go, but forwards for me.

My next opponent was mummy. I increased my magic resistance skill, just for this monster. Mummies were known to use magic, and since killing it with a single attack was impossible, I needed the advantage, that magic resistance could give me.

I was using Concealment spell that by now was second nature to me, and mummy had not noticed me yet. I hid behind one of mausoleums and as usual used my magic. Covering my sword in holy aura I circled the mausoleum and approached mummy from behind.

- Holy word!

Mummy trembled and turned around. I needed to fight him in close combat. Mummy's greatest strength was his magic, and I needed to take away that advantage.

Monster turned around and pointed his hand at me. Familiar earth bubbles appeared below me and then disappeared. Low level magic spells were not powerful enough to affect me. Mummy made a mistake by wasting a spell, which allowed me to reach it, while undead monster was still defenseless.

My first attack landed on its neck and mummy's head flew up in the air. In landed several steps away. Mummy did not die as I expected. Its body turned around searching for the head.

Not wasting time I cut it to pieces, kicked away its severed limbs before they could crawl back and reattach themselves. Mummy died only after I removed its magic stone, leaving behind dirty strips of linen. I could not imagine any use for them, and they looked really dirty and smelly, so I left them behind.

My next opponent was draugr. A monster that caused me many sleepless nights and nightmares. I silently approached its resting place and peaked inside. Draugr lay on its stone resting place. There was small pile of coins near it. Apparently draugr started rebuilding his treasure pile.

Retreating from its house and casting spells, then coming back took me few minutes. Ceiling in draugr's mausoleum was high. High enough for a lightning spell. Lightning struck laying draugr and burned its flesh. He jumped up, roared and run outside.

- Holy word!

My opening spell damaged its body further and draugr tripped and fell. He almost immediately jumped up and roared again. He put up his lip, revealing sharp predator's teeth in a threatening way. He was still five meters away from me.

- Holy word!

Pieces of darkened flesh started crumbling on him and draugr roared, this time in pain. He decided to attack and I stepped aside, avoiding his attack, at the same time using my sword to cut off his legs. His flesh acted as an armor, but holy aura nullified that defense. I finished draugr by cutting off his head. I collected magic stone and his claws. After it I took his treasure, eight silver coins, four coppers and a ring, that was hidden among them.

I killed six out of twelve, and managed to kill the monster from my nightmares. The problem was remaining monsters. Next one was one more ghoul.

Last one crippled me, and I lost my only God mead elixir. This time, if I can sneak up on him, I will have slightly bigger advantage, by not using Slow spell. I needed to hope, that it will be enough.

I managed to sneak up on him and used Lightning as my opening. Ghoul howled in pain, and turned around looking for me. I hid behind a building and prepared Fire ball spell. I stepped out and ghoul immediately noticed me. He run towards me. I waited until he was close and then threw fire ball at his eyes. Ghoul was too close to avoid it and fire ball hit his face. He howled and covered his face. Moments distraction was his last mistake. My sword took off his head and both of his palms.

After collecting his magic stone I exhaled the breath, that I unconsciously was holding. This was lucky, and went better than last time. Ghouls were partially alive, and pain and physical wounds still affected them. Using my enemies weakness, was my best chance of winning, but I had no idea what is my next opponent's weakness.

It was undead wyvern. He spend all his time laying on top of a mausoleum. And only rarely put up his head to look around. Dangerous sub species of a dragon was dangerous by itself, but coming back as undead and spending who knows how much time killing adventurers and probably getting stronger made him a someone who was equal to low level floor guardian in strength.

I sneaked up on him and after casting my usual spells used lightning spell on him. Wyvern screeched and used his torn wings to flew up. His sharp eyes immediately noticed me and flying monster flew right at me. He was five meters from me, when I casted Holy word spell aimed at his bat like left wing. It broke in leather pieces and wyvern crashed into the ground, breaking some of his bones. I jumped aside to avoid the falling monster, and after he crushed jumped at him and cut off his second wing.

Wyverns were dangerous as flying monsters, but much more clumsy on the ground. Wyvern hissed, got up and turned to me, but I already run away from him. Wyvern chased me around the cemetery for almost an hour. I continued casting Haste spell on myself and Holy word on wyvern, while running away and avoiding him. I used up two mana potions and two stamina potions, before he finally fell on the ground, with his undead body too damaged to even stand. Wyvern died after I cut off his head. Surprisingly his magic stone was the smallest one yet. Well his claws where the biggest.

I left the dungeon and spend the night outside it. There were still three middle circle floor guardians left. Giant spider, one more draugr, and a zombie who looked like former high ranking adventurer.

Next day I started with draugr. I killed it almost the same way as previous one. He also had a treasure pile, bigger that the first one had. I never stole it, because his lair was too deep inside the dungeon, and I did not want to risk draugr catching up to me, before I was ready to face him in a fight. Among coins and jewels was also an axe, mace several daggers even three grimoire. After using Exorcism spell on them I looked at spells, but first ones were familiar level one spells. That meant that grimoire belonged to former adventurers, and were not some powerful magic books with secret spells, as I hoped. I still collected them, since Mage guild always bought grimoire back, even if they were filled with spells, that they already knew.

Next on my list was undead adventurer. He was wearing a cuirass and used a sword. Both were in good condition, unlike usual rusted weapons that undead used. That meant that they were either made from high quality metals, like adamantium, or were artifacts.

Undead adventurer spend his time standing on the roof of mausoleum, staring into the horizon. That looked noble, but for me it made him a good target. I used my usual tactics and hit him with lightning spell. My lightning landed direct hit, but sparks harmlessly went down his cuirass and fell on earth. So his armor protected him from magic. That was bad.

Former adventurer jumped from the roof and slowly approached me. He was radiating confidence and with a good reason probably. Protected by armor, he moved like an experienced fighter. Protected from magic, and with ranged attacks useless against him, he could probably easily took out B rank adventurer party, depending on his sword skill.

I slowly retreated from him and casted Slow spell. Earth bubbles fell apart beneath him, and undead adventurer shook his head.

- That won't work. You will die today, adventurer. Coming here was the last mistake in your life.

He stopped three steps before me and raised his sword. Judging from his moves, he was master swordsman. Probably more experienced and skilled than me. There was only one thing to do.

- Holy word!

Spell hit his leg, and his knee bended. Adventurer used his sword to prevent himself from falling on the ground. Elemental magic was useless against him, but Life magic still worked. Adventurer lifted up his head, and the last thing that he saw, was my shining blade, approaching him. I cut his head in two, and its upper part fell near undead adventurer. No fighting fare the undead.

He was still alive. Undead adventurer stood up waving his sword around him. But my attack landed directly at his eyes, and blind undead monster was no match for me. After disarming him I grimaced. I could not remove his magic stone, by cutting up his chest, because of a cuirass, so I needed to cut off the rest of his head, and then stick my hand inside his body. That was discussing. After his body turned to ash I collected his cuirass and sword. Armor that could protect from magic, will get me a lot of money. I thought about keeping it, but it was forged for a male, and it would interfere with my movements during my use of a bow. So I decided to sell it. After all I already had Magic resistance and the cuirass did not grant him full magic immunity.

Time was approaching evening. I needed a lot of time to walk around the dungeon, since I avoided going to its middle. I decided to leave the cemetery and leave the spider for next day.

Spider was giant version of a death spider that I encountered before. Its lair was surrounded by webs and was six mausoleums wide. Previously I spend many days stocking him, before I saw him for the first time.

He was almost as high as me, when standing on its eight legs. It was black, with eight blue eyes and two sharp fangs, dripping with poison.

I took out my elixir and put it in my pocket. Usual anti venom potions were useless against death spider venom, and I needed to use more expensive elixir, to cure it. Unlike the others, death spider was living creature, that could give me some advantage. But I had no idea how tough it was, and how effective my spells would be against it. Holy word was useless against it, and I had to rely on my elemental spells.

I casted fire balls and set the webs on fire. Webs turned out to be less flammable than I expected. I took out fire crystals and threw them inside the webs. Long time ago I bought them in Grimsburg, but never used them. They were supposed to be magical firewood. I used several fire balls and fire crystals started burning. Their fire was much bigger that I expected and of the hire temperature, than any firewood. Soon fire spread and all webs started burning. All six mausoleums turned into one big bonfire.

Spider jumped out of the fire, with small hairs that covered his body on fire. He turned around himself trying to put out the fire. Then my lightning struck him. Spider raised his front legs, and it looked to me like the expression of pain. Like other arachnids he was not able to make sounds, so he did not scream in pain, like other monsters.

He noticed me, and immediately understood, who caused fire in his house. Spider started running towards me, but he still was somewhat distracted by the pain, caused by fire. I used Magic arrow and blew of one of the segments of his front leg. Death spider lost his balance, but continued his charge. Second magic arrow damaged his second leg. He lost his speed and all I had to do, was run away from him and use my Magic arrows. Twenty Magic arrows and one mana potion later I ended his agony with my sword, by stabbing his head. His head and mouth were damaged by my spells, and I could not collect any poison, but his magic stone was still intact.

Now there was only middle of Cemetery dungeon left.