Milliana PoV
I was so happy. That scary elf boy brought a magic that removed my slave curse. Like the first day, I cried so much but these were happy tears.
When I got over it I went back with Julie to the goblin’s. They were getting smarter with each day and you can see it physically. The intelligence was making them think more and plan their hunts of the bigger animals. They started hunting in groups and began building muscle since they could eat more. They used the hides, claws and fangs that were left behind to upgrade their weapons slowly. Really smart ones could already more or less speak with me.
Without noticing I have started to like being in this dungeon. Seeing the other side behind a dungeon is...strange.
We have only ever thought of goblins as one of the gods dumb green attempts to copy elves. The ones here have started to look better but being scrawny ugly little green beasts they still remain mostly the same.
I think I've been near a month now. Besides the mage class I had I gained a new one. Monster trainer, I don’t know since when but when I looked at my own status it was there. I have heard of monster tamers, people who go into the wild or dungeons to tame monsters and train them. Monster trainer is a trainer of untamed monsters. Its a strange class but when I think of it, I feel that it’s a class made for someone in my situation. The dungeon conscious keeps the monsters from attacking and orders them to learn.
I don’t command the monsters I trained just train them. I wonder if I can train tamed monsters that someone else tamed as well?
Well I can’t answer that since I am here.
At the end of this month a big monster appeared in the village. Julie says it’s called a Queen. A dungeon race that can alter dungeon monsters.
She called the smartest and strongest goblin to follow her. After some time it returned and behind him was a 12 year old green skin boy. I identified it and became wide eyed when I saw the race.
Race:HobgoblinLevel:1Health:450Magic:30Intelligence:120Strength(attack):100Endurance(defense):110Magic Defense:15Magic Attack:0Skills:Unknown
Julie: ‘Oh so the goblins have grown strong enough that Dalson can make a hobgoblin from them. Thats good now the others can rank up.’
Milliana: ‘What happened?’
Julie: ‘The Queen took the goblin and took the magic power stored inside it and remade its body. That is how it's body was remade. Now that Mavis knows what a Hobgoblin is the others can simply rank up without having to go through the queen.’
Milliana: ‘Wow...Dungeons are strange creatures.’
Julie: ‘That is why our guild is here. We are studying him so we can understand.’
I nod and turn back to the goblins who were crowding around with expectant eyes. Seems they say that getting smarter would make them stronger.
We both chuckle and start to teach them what we already planned out. Basic language and some hunter strategies I learned from a book brought back.
Dalson PoV
It’s been busy recently. Once the thieves came by and died we expanded. We had the MP to upgrade many monsters. Also with the lizards I had to periodically change them to be born bigger to get to the size Mavis wanted.
I finished after the first week of the new month. Really large and strong. It was one of the strongest monsters but it didn’t have skills we knew and since it wasn’t so smart like the cats or rats it turned into a powerful animal instead of monster.
With the large size of the dungeon I also though the place lacked in humanoid monsters. I knew it would take a lot of power but with Mavis’s permission I snagged a mongrel from the first floor and went about altering it. I had to take nearly 1200 MP from Mavis to do this since the mutts didn’t have much power itself.
In the end I was able to create the first Kobold in the dungeon.
Though costly I made another as a pair for the first and we made a space for them to slowly create the packs.
The hobgoblins were easier to make since the goblins already lived in the second floor which was filled with MP filled monsters.
Still the Kobold were rather impressive and dexterous. They made primitive hunting tools of much better quality and were naturally as strong as a hobgoblin. It was no wonder that it took so much MP to make them. Smarter, faster, stronger, goblins can’t compare and really smart hobgoblins are on equal to them. Their numbers quickly grew after Mavis put them in frenzied growth. They are birthed like dogs, in groups of 4-6. In a week the family grew to 54 after two more births.
With a secure number the frenzied birth rate was turned off and along with the goblins, the kobold were given lessons.
The queen’s job is to make monsters but because there are so few variety and so little power, even with the constant dieing which is mostly used to maintain the monsters, I can’t exercise my true powers as a monster that creates new breeds. I know of so many kinds from my adventurer days but I can’t do anything because we lack power.
All I can help with is small changes at one time changing one or two and let that change spread.
It conserves MP but in truth I want to make monsters.
Hellen PoV
When they say women are like cats its no joke. Now when a woman becomes a real cat what kind would fit her better. For me, I just love being Saber tooth wild cats. We are all close in our pride and we are very powerful. Phil needs at least 3 feral rats with him to take down a single grown cat. That just tells you how much stronger we are. Still rats are rats so the little bastards are slippery and with phil at the helm of leadership those bastards won’t die off if he has anything to say about.
Things have gotten rather interesting with the birth of those lizards. They hatch in 8-10 and are large pests because they have no fear to fight us and shockingly they can win if one on one if the cat is careless.
Together with Phil our species gang up on them so we can keep the danger they pose to us down.
One thing we don’t have trouble with is the vampire bats. Originally they were a pain since they aim for us cats since we were the largest targets. After the lizards arrive they turned towards them since they were easier to ambush from above.
Ever since our three races have mostly hunted them down as food. They held the highest MP capacity of the animals and helped increase what we gathered. Still there wasn’t much except the few bandit parties that appeared and Mavis used the lizards one for half of them.
We have also had to deal a bit with the goblins and Kobold. With each hunt they appear and get better at it. Weaker cats are killed by them, same with any other of the races. Kobolds are stronger and faster but that's to their lack of good weapons like the monsters outside of the dungeons who take human iron weapons and armor.
Still our hides that they can gain or lizard skin are used to make some primitive leather armor.
Goblins are much weaker and it's amazing the race is still surviving. Now though, with a hobgoblin as a leader they are quite a pain in the ass. Several hobs even use some basic form of magic being able to was some basic spell he naturally learned.
Mavis is training them and it's getting annoying to deal with them. Soon even I will have a run for my money unless something is done about it.
While thinking this while I lay around in my main cove with all the small kittens running around I think about how we should deal with this.
Me and Phil might already have enough MP to rank up but who will we go about it. Mavis is very low on power since the Kobold were made and the MP gained from bugs dying naturally barely helps at the end of the day.
Shame we don’t have many adventures come in.
Philip PoV
Its getting harder to live as we are. Feral rats might be strong even with our size now reaching the old wild cats, the goblins and Kobolds are getting stronger with each successful hunt. They gain armor, weapons, tools. Things we haven’t yet been able to do. Rats don’t have thumbs that could help. We have four fingers and a small claw were the thumb would be.
Wait thats it. We don’t need to be rat men like Mavis to grow instead we need a bit more size and thumbs.
I grin as I contact Dalson.
Dalson: ”Need something Phil?”
Phil: ”Ya, I want a few changes?”
Dalson: ”We are low on MP no can do? No way in hell I will turn you into a rat man.”
Phil: ”I wasn’t going to ask for that. I’m also sure my own gathered MP is enough. I want a more primitive ape like body and thumbs.”
Dalson: ‘...’
Moment later the a portal appeared inside my nest and the large bug like queen appears.
Dalson: ”Come here.”
I walked up and he pressed his finger to my forehead. He was examining my MP reserve.
Dalson: ”Ya, changes like that won’t cost much. Your body is already pretty similar to an apes. Some simple changes should work. Also the thumb will be added.”
I nod which he replys to by touching me again. This time by body bloated and returned into a ball of muscles and was absorbed into my core.
He began working for a while. I could feel the large MP reserve I built up get used up but my body was getting bigger.
Once he ended he dropped me and my body grew larger.
Once it took shape I could finally examine myself.
First thing I noticed was that I could stand hunched forwards on my back legs.
I looked down and saw powerful rat legs with denser muscles than before. Behind me my tail had also grown much thicker and would have extremely more power behind it. I had thin brown fur over most of my body but my hands and feet had it much denser. It was also then that I noticed my arms and hands. The arms were longer and much more muscular. The hands looked like my own rat hads but there was something more human or ape about them. Where the small claw once was now a working ape like thumb was growing there with a long nail over it. I open and close the hand testing its movements. The last thing i checked was my height. I stood at 150 cm when i stand upright.
They felt strong and I could very well imagine myself using weapons or crafting with them.
Dalton: ”Congradulations, your little change was so vast that it made a new race. Feral Marsupial Rat (Variant). You still can use your old skills in this race since it’s a new rank up for your race but I think you have new ones as well.”
I focus and open my own status.
Name:Phil ShinRace:Feral Marsupial Rat (Variant)Level:1Health:600Magic:75Intelligence:195Strength(attack):250Endurance(defense):1800Magic Defense:60Magic Attack:80Skills:Iron Claw, Iron Tail Whip, Impact Kick
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Phil: ”Impact Kick?”
Dalson: ”Judging but the race I would say you get close and lean back on your tail and lift the legs up and kick. Sounds rather devastating.”
I agreed. It did sound dangerous, it was also a good setup for the future ratman form since keeping powerful legs like this would help with my speed.
I thank Dalson and leave the nest. It was kind of small and I had to have Mavis expand the cracks we used so I would fit. I was sure I would wake up with some more ranked up. I want to get used to this body and fast so lets get training.
Milliana’s Master PoV
I couldn’t believe I was so humiliated by that dungeon. Once we headed back to town and reported the dungeon we heard someone spreading the news two days later that Morgan Helm was killed in the dungeon. His treasure was still there and it was probably even better now that he died taking 29 other men with him.
I hated how I lost so pitifully which is why I called my father who was a higher ranking noble and had him purchase for me an elf slave, 2 dog beastmen slave and a wolf one as well.
The elf cost quite a lot but would give me the advantage of having overwhelming magic power at my disposal. As for the beastmen, they had keen hearing and senses so we wouldn’t be caught of guard. To make things better, a trained hobgoblin slave trained in blacksmithing was thrown in as a bonus for buying the elf.
The new slaves arrived soon after but I couldn’t trust them with my life just yet. Me and my party went to a goblin dungeon some 40km away from Kelion. We raided the place and had the them train their team work and to get them to work with the existing part as well.
We trained for 3 months and we will finally return to that shit hole.
With my slaves and team we will definitely crush this trash hole.
As we arrived in the dead of night the cave opening was already there. Inside we could see the rough cave walls and small stalagmites on the ceiling. The walls were still covered in moss and bugs but now there were also bats and lizards.
Elf: ‘Sir, it’s best we not go in. The dungeon spirit has told us to leave.’
Warrior noble: ‘Shut it you idiot. I make the choices. You just follow. Slaves like you shouldn’t even talk to someone of my position just lower your heads and follow orders.’
I was boiling as I hear this stupid elves talking.
Then I hear a chuckle come from him but when I look back he has the expressionless face on.
We moved on without caring for the weak animals. As we arrive at the first room I stop and look around I do so for nearly a minute.
Wolf Beastman: ‘There isn’t anything here. Nothing but the sound of rats and lizards coming from the walls. They seem of an aggressive breed to the ones we saw.’
Noble: ‘Get ready to fight then you imbecile.’
We get into position and walk in and wait. When nothing came we slowly advanced. It’s like that all the way through. Even the so called wild cat rooms were empty.
Elf PoV
This pompous trash is going to meet his end today. When we entered the dungeon, it was the first time I heard the voice of a dungeon.
Mavis: ”Please leave the dungeon. If you follow the moron leader then you will die.”
At the time I said the warning out loud so the spirit would hear me. His reply was much more satisfying than anything.
Mavis: ”You slaves can remain here in my dungeon. I know several people within who know how to remove the slave seal. Just don’t get in the fucking trashes way and we will kill off the humans.”
Elf: ”Thank you. The beastmen are also slaves as is the hobgoblin.”
The spirit was quiet after that but seeing all the rooms quiet showed how he had something planned.
When we got into combat positions I was just behind the three beastmen who were made to act like meat shields. The humans were behind me who was in the middle. I whispered really low counting on their keen hearing.
Elf: ‘The dungeon spirit will free us. Just jump out of the way of whatever he is planning to do.’
The four grunted after hearing that.
We passed all 12 rooms without seeing anything besides a small bat or a rat watching from their cracks.
Noble: ‘What is this. Did someone conqueror the dungeon already?!’
Elf: ‘It is still alive.’
It was a simple confirmation.
As we enter the last room we see five old treasure chests in the back near a large door that led to stairs down.
As we all finish entering the room a light from behind us shined. By the time we all look back we simply had time to see a magic circle appear before a rock wall rose up sealing the room. It was the same with the other side.
The room was completely sealed.
Noble PoV
Noble: ‘WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!!!’
I was at the place the entrance to the room was. I was striking with my sword against the wall but not even a scratch was left. It was then that I felt it. That cold pressure you can all feel when facing opponents that are beyond your power.
I turned around to meet a portal at the other end of the room opening.
From it something appeared.
It had a rat face with light gray fangs and claws and silver fur while it stood hunched.
It was baring its fangs and snarling at us. Its hair was standing making it look even wilder than any kind of monster I have ever seen.
We were all frozen in place.
Then suddenly the monster leaned in and in three bounds crossed the 20 m that separates us from him. He grabbed the elf by the shirt and spun him around before throwing him back in the direction he came from. The elf was thrown into the portal that closed. Two new portals opened on both sides and he grabbed the hobgoblin and the wolf beastman throwing them in as well followed by the two dog beastmen. It was so fast we couldn’t understand what was happening. It was only after all my slaves were gone that I snapped out of it.
Noble: ‘T-t-t-t-t-this i-i-i-is the d-d-d-dung-geon lord.’
My mouth was dry as I look at the feral beast snarling at us. My body was shaking and I couldn’t control my body.
It leaned forward and dropped to all fours. It was then that we saw the claws turn white. It was much more intense than the feral rats. It was clear this was where the skill came from the true power of this dungeon.
The beast lunged and as he reached us he stood and swiped his hands so powerfully and fast the claws seem to just go through those they cross. The Dungeon lord stopped in front of me after getting past my party.
They slowly turn back but before they could glimpse him their bodies lost their strength and fell over. As they fell I saw them fall apart in several parts that were clean cut by the claws.
It amplified the pressure of the monster.
He looked at me like a bug and turned.
Noble: ‘A-are you l-letting m-me go?!’
It just walked a few paces before he stopped and a portal opened.
My eyes grow wide once I see someone come out. With the same stern face that I have seen for years was the mage I had dad train.
Noble: ‘A-are you g-g-g-giving me m-my s-sla-ave back?’
I forced a smile but I see the dungeon lord scowl and he growled again.
A new elf girl with pink hair appears from the portal.
Julie: ‘Mavis says that he is yours.’
Milliana: ‘I thank you dungeon spirit. I hope you will let me live here.’
My mouth went dry as a desert. I see the dungeon lord nod and the slave walked up a few steps and stuck her hand out.
Milliana: ‘The only thing I have to thank you for is having me learn magic. You piece of shit. “Thunder Fall”
Above me a magic circle appear. It was purple and I knew what it was. I turned pale and tried to scream or run but my body was trapped by fear.
In one go the circle let out a discharge in the form of a lightning bolt which crossed my body from the top of my head all the way down.
All I saw was the flash before everything went black.
Milliana PoV
I was finally free. Free from my fears of being recaptured. Fears of being a slave. From now on I would remain here if I needed.
You have killed in the name of a vengeance while being a welcomed resident of a dungeon. The gods of light have forsaken you and the gods of darkness have turned their eyes towards you.
Your class Mage has met the requirements for unlocking an advanced monster race and class.
The race and magic class Witch has been gained.
You have gained the Divine Protection of the Greater God of Vengeance.
I smile. I was no longer a human but a Witch. This way I could stay here forever with my new friends.
I turn back smiling. The first thing I wanted to test out was the spirituality of my race. I turn to the dungeon lord.
Milliana: ”I thank you for taking care of me and letting me kill him with my own hands. The weight of my past is finally gone and I wish to live permanently here.”
He looked shocked as all the others but soon he smiles.
Mavis: ”Of course, we will take anyone as nice as you.”
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Dungeon Name:Mavis ShinDungeon rankWDungeon TypeCaveMagic Power2450Number of levels2Number of Rooms28Number of Biologicals1168*Number of Native Species*20Number of Non-Biologicals41Number of Drops9Dungeon skills1