Michael did not have any clue on how to develop his magic skills. So he cultivated by moving every magicule he could up, down, left and right. While cultivating, his mind sometimes filled with different thoughts. Sometimes irrelevant to anything, but this time he thought ~Wouldn’t I be the primary target of the next adventurers as a dungeon master?~ The thought brought chills to his whole body. ~Maybe that’s why the stronger creatures here don’t want to take it from me…~ for him this situation made more and more sense now. ~I have to get outta here~ When he left the red screen appeared.
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Notice!
By leaving the dungeon for more than a day[20h] you forfeit the rights to the dungeon master and lose all the perks associated with being one. Keep the title for at least three months to be able to leave without losing stats.
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Michael thought for a moment. ~What will it do to me? It’s not like I will devolve back into mosquito will I?~ Then another screen appeared right after he thought that.
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Yes. You will devolve.
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~Darn…~ He had to process what he just read. He felt more comfortable now in a [Mosquito Mage] body. He didn’t even try out his next evolution because of the pain associated with it and he could lose it all if he left. ~I knew there was a catch. It was too good to be true.~ He flew back into his dungeon. ~If I can leave within three months. That means that any other dungeon master also can. Then maintenance dungeon parties are inevitable.~ Michael looked around and wasn’t happy at all because of the state of the dungeon. It was probably the lowest of the lowest level dungeon one could possibly think of. Lower than goblin or slime ones he often entered in DnD. Made up of not even magical frogs, bats and bugs. Maybe that is why the whole party that previously entered was made up of a bard, assassin and porter all not looking more than 20 years. ~What about the dungeon level?~ Michael activated his [Eye of angel] to check his dungeon lvl.
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Object: Dungeon | Level: [0] Beginner | Type: Animal
Dungeon Master: Michael | Race: Mosquito Mage(lvl:1) | Difficulty: None
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When he saw the stats he was crushed by reality. ~Difficulty none?! Man, I’m dead.~ He realized that the only way for him to survive was to get steadily stronger without losing time on useless things. He lost some time just hanging around the dungeon and not grinding. He had an empty tank now and could suck something. After a while of hesitation, he decided not to mess with animals of his dungeon until they are still alive. Michael wanted to try out drinking from the pond. It certainly looked magical when animals were going out of it. He used his angel eye on it to check it out.
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Object: Pond | Level: [0] Beginner | Type: Dungeon spawner
Note: The water is poisonous for creatures that are not part of the dungeon.
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Michael figured out that the pond won’t bring any harm. So he used the [Suck] on it.
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[Suck] Activated!
Searching for compatible:
Active skills…[0] | Passive… [3] | Inherent…[2]
Selecting random ability…
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~Wow.~ Michael was surprised. He had more compatibility with the pond than with the previous dungeon master.
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Skill acquired!
[Water](lvl:1)
Description: You make water.
Effect: -1 mana for 1 liter of water.
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Finally he had a magic skill. He gained water control by sucking on the pond. What if he sucks the air? Will he get wind control? Does he have to suck on fire to gain fire? Weird thoughts started filling his head. He was excited at the possibilities. The [Suck] was overpowered. Michael wanted to try out his new skill immediately. He activated [Water] but nothing happened. After an hour he figured it out. He had to activate it while moving the magicules. Then they turned into water. Next step for him was to use the evolution stage. He glowed and his consciousness faded inwards. This time he also had 4 choices.
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Vampire
Description: You can turn into humanoid form. | As long as you suck enough you have eternal life at the peak of your age. +10 all stats
Requirements: [Suck] | Magic affinity
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Mosquito Mass
Description: Take over control over nearby mosquitos and your descendants and share your stats with them. As a consciousness of collective you won’t die when original body is destroyed. +10 to all stats.
Requirements: Very Strong Consciousness | High Causality
Note: It doesn’t spend causality, but it is required to have it. Only original body has eternal life. Max mass: One mosquito per health point.
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Mosquito Monarch
Description: Command every mosquito on this earth. Without distance limitations. Can turn into human form. +200 to all stats
Requirements: Strong Consciousness | Very High Causality
Note: It does spend causality.
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Magic Mosquito Marauder
Description: No cooldown for [Suck] (immediate digestion), Upgrades [suck] to also take a stat point from the target. The [Suck] becomes a permanent ability (won’t lose it in later stages of evolution). Increased agility and [Dodge] ability. +10 to all stats
Requirements: [15]Health | 3 [Suck] uses | Race: Magic Mosquito
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When he read all of the possibilities he was overjoyed. It may be possible to take over the world in the future! Or even defeat the dragon like in classic DnD. Michael excluded [Mosquito Monarch] he didn’t want to spend any more causality in this life. [Vampire] was almost useless for him. ~I already have an eternal life. But it would be interesting if I could turn into human and try to talk with adventurers… Nah… It wouldn’t work.~ He was left with two possible evolution stages that had good growth potential. He would immediately take mosquito mass if not for the cap of 1 mosquito per health point. There was a possibility of having them more in the further evolutions. [Magic Mosquito Marauder] guaranteed explosive growth, but he was still confined to the weak body of the mosquito. With many bodies as mosquito mass he could also use suck through multiple bodies but he wont gain any stat points then.. Description about [suck] becoming his permanent ability would imply that he could lose it in later stages. It was a tough choice for Michael but he chose [Magic Mosquito Marauder] no matter what he chose he would feel like he lost a really good chance. Then he went on a sucking strike. He sucked the pond and gained abilities:
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Skills acquired!
[Water Movement] Description: Fishy #Effect: Move in water twice as fast as in air. Takes two times the stamina to move.
[Water spawning] Description: Pawns #Effect: Create creatures from water. Consumes mana
[Glow] Description: Angler #Effect: You glow. Uses mana.
+2 Mana | +1 agility
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No matter how much he try to suck on the pond. He couldn’t get the fifth skill of the pond. He blamed his bad luck. The [Suck] is activated only when sucking the skills so he couldn’t infinitely farm the stat points. The skills he acquired from the pond were much beyond his expectations. Michael was now confident in sucking off his lackeys. He landed on the frog. It didn’t mind. He started sucking.
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Skills acquired!
[Jump] Effect: Jump, Uses stamina
[Hibernate] Effect: Don’t lose any energy.
[Stick] Effect: Stick to any surface.
+3 endurance
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They weren’t as great as from the pond but it was expectable. More valuable were the stat points. He went to suck on the bat.
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Skills acquired!
[Echolocation](Passive) Effect: As long as there is sound you will sense the space around you.
[Bite] Effect: Deals damage based on users’ strength.
+1 luck | +1 strength
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If Michael could shout, he would scream his lungs out. He finally had a damage dealing skill. Overjoyed he went to suck on the spider.
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Skills acquired!
[Poison] Effect: The target will receive poison damage after it is dealt physical damage. It has to be activated before dealing physical damage. (Note: Poison has independent stats and level that can be improved.)
[Cobweb] Effect: Create cobwebs. Uses mana.
+1 strength | +1 mana
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Michael was getting stronger and wasn’t hopeless against intruders now. ~Glory to God~ When he wanted to go suck on the dragonfly. Suddenly the [Death Finder] gave him a flashback of the dragonfly eating him.
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Notice!
The dragonfly is the greatest enemy of mosquitos. The instincts of the dragonflies may overwrite your command over them when in a very close proximity.
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Michael was a little surprised. In a flashback he approached it without a will to fight. But now… He could test his abilities in a fight. He got another flashback. He was eaten again. Dragonfly’s speed was too great for him to handle. ~Maybe I should try on a weaker targets.~ He landed on the smallest frog he could find. Stacked [Poison] and used [Bite]. The frog died immediately and he gained exp for the first time. The frogs started to look at the dungeon master fiercely. Some jumped closer. -Ribbit- one frog shouted. (translation -Who is he to kill our kin?!-) -Reeeee- other frogs screeched. (translation: -Kill him!!!-) The epic battle has begun. The frogs started shooting their tongues at Michael. Swoosh! he swooshed to the left. More frogs started incoming from all directions. He dodged to the right. The tips of their tongues were weirdly fast, pointy and solid. Michael now knew how the frogs fought with adventurers. He started flying upwards to go out of their range. One frog jumped vertically and still could reach Michael. He couldn’t dodge it normally. He used his [Dodge] ability. It all happened fast. Michael after reaching a certain height thought that he was safe. But the frogs had other plans. Before the first frog that jumped could fall. Another frog jumped on its back and jumped again midair. The incredible double jump. Other frogs started doing the same. He was flying and dodging. ~Something isn’t right.~ Michael felt weird. He didn’t get the [Death finder] Flashback about the frogs. He had more than 50% to live right now. But more than 50% didn’t mean 0. He had to stay alert all the time. Frogs beneath him started stacking like a horde of zombies while Bats were casually watching the Civil war.