I felt another surge of MP leave. The Queen cost a third of my Dungeon Lord while the cat only 300 MP.
The MP entered the two cores and just as rapidly as it entered it was released.
The smaller one was surrounded by a ball of meat just a bit bigger than a grown wild cat. The queen one was about 3 metres wide and high but 5 metres long.
They both began compacting once they reach full size. The cat formed the tail, paws and so on just like a normal brown furred black striped wildcat but the main difference was the huge canines.
The other one, the queen was different.
The meatball compacted but split into two almost separate balls. One half was smaller and was at the front near the cave's wall. That part was first to undergo quick compacting. The body turned and gained a human like format.
It had a males human like torso with highly dense muscles. Around the face were mandibles like a spider. The eyes would be one pair above that but about a third the size of the first pair and the last above that half the size of the first pair. Above his eyes were two small bug antenna. As the arms and hands took form I could tell they were bug-like made with two sections then the hands. Each digit of the fingers were like the arms, made with a small separate section reminiscent a bug. The final finger digit was made pointy like a claw but I could feel a lot of magic around them. The hands felt like something that would literally weave magic as the owner pleased.
The back started to compact faster once the upper body was complete. From near the waist, eight pointy spikes extended about 2 meters out. Then a joint formed before another extended one more meter, followed by yet another one with one meter.
The meat around that area compacted to the size of the human waist and formed bones to connect the spider like legs that were protruding out of the area. The remaining mass of meat compacted into an oval shape and could feel many organs form inside the ball and the body.
When the body was done an obsidian shell spread over the legs and large ball and a thinner softer obsidian spread over the human torso and changed a dark green color.
The queen looked similar to an Arachne but the upper body was like a bugman and with spider legs and an abdomen similar to a bee queen.
Both bodies came to life, opening their eyes and began smashing down the walls and finally broke free falling into the chamber.
My vision returned to Dungeon Lords perspective and I watch as the two creatures breath heavily and try to get up.
The cat had an easier time since it was on four legs, to a human that would be crawling. The queen though, was having a much more difficult time.
He couldn’t get upright and controlling the eight spider like legs was more than a human would ever think possible. He calmed himself and one leg at a time he planted them into the ground. When all of them were down he pushed down and stood up and raised the human bug like torso covered in a dark green exoskeleton.
The eyes were human eyes but were magically infused so it could adapt to all dungeon situations.
I could tell the two were disoriented so I poked Rey to move up and calm them before they could go wild.
He nodded and walked up.
Rey: ‘Guys are you alright. Before you say anything, yes you are monsters.’
Two new voices rang in all our heads.
Queen: ”Monsters...did my experiment fail? I remember reaching 2 floors before getting attacked countless times and then it went blank?’
Cat: ”I remember making my second floor then it went blank...Wait! I can remember my whole life! How did I regain all my memories?!”
Rey: ‘Calm down you two. We did a fourth experiment and succeeded up to now. Mavis is the current dungeon. He is a new type of dungeon and at this time we found it was safe enough to have you two come.’
Queen: ”Is Phil here as well?”
Rey: ‘Yes Dalson, he was the first because he was the weakest dungeon heart. We waited until Mavis reached a point where he can make a second floor to bring you two back.’
Cat: ”Wait that’s Dalson! Wow, what the hell are you?”
Mavis: ”He is from the Queen race, Hellen, it's a race second to the dungeon’s conscious itself. It’s made to alter and create the monsters inside of the dungeon.”
Everyone looked shocked at the queen now. But soon the cat started laughing.
Hellen: ”If you were making a queen then why not me. Why make “HIM” a queen.”
I chucked as well.
Mavis: ”Dungeon spawns have no gender unless it's based of an animal which is why you are female while Dalson only took a male like form but has no gender.”
Dalson: ”Still, this form is kind of...sick. Bug, spider, bee, what am I really?”
Help: ”A Queen is made from a mixture of various bugs that either lay large number of eggs or live in hives. Because a queen was made, the Lair has also been created. The opening is hidden within the dungeon hearts chamber. It can be opened by the queen and Dungeon Lord using Dungeon Walk at any time and any place within the dungeon but any others will have to locate the rift within the chamber.”
We were quiet and I looked from Dalson to Rey.
It seems Dalson heard that but the others didn’t
Rey: ‘Something wrong?’
Mavis: ”No, we just discovered queens live in a place called a Lair. We will look into it soon.”
At this time Julie and Theo appeared. Holding Julie’s hand was the mage girl.
Rey: ‘That girl? Isn’t she the mage from the first party that came in?’
Mavis: ”Yes, I captured her to help teach my goblins magic and how to speak human language. They have vocal cords so we just need to slowly breed them into smarter creatures.”
Rey: ‘I see, with the queen, I’m sure you will want to add the vocal cords to your dungeon lord and a few others?’
Dalson: ”For intelligent monsters they would probably need them as a prerequisite, your dungeon lord itself will evolve greatly later on and the most powerful ones are known to talk”
Milliana: ‘Y-you! The Dungeon Research Guild’s Master! W-Why are you here!’
Rey: ‘I see my fame doesn’t forgive me. I was requested today by the commander to watch over the dungeon so it wouldn’t pose a threat.’
Milliana: ‘But haven’t the elves been here a long time?’
Rey: ‘Yes, about a month I think, not like the guards need to know that. What they do know is that our young pair has a contract with Mavis and we are being treated nicely by the dungeon. Which brings me to this, kids you will be taking a break. We need you to show us the skills you gained.’
Theo: ‘What about the girl?’
Rey: ‘I only need one of you.’
Julie: ‘I’ll stay with her, you go Theo.’
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He nods and moves over to Rey.
Theo: ‘I’m ready whenever you’re ready.’
Rey: ‘One more thing.’
He pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to me.’
It was a folded paper.
I opened it up and put it in the rock ground of the dungeon.
It displayed a 30 room floor. The space between each room was around 75 blocks (112.5 meter). It was 2 blocks wide (3 meters) and weaved all over. Several time the tunnels rose over and under other tunnels and created open shafts dropping several meters down into a large pit. These rooms were bridged by 5 meter wide stone bridges.
Mavis: ”This...is huge...you know I won’t be able to do this immediately.”
Rey: ‘I know, that is why I will set up a system for you to gain magic. I will start a training group inside our guild, From it we will gather orphans and train them and bring them here. If they fail to reach the end of the first floor, you capture them and drain their mana and kick them out. If they do succeed there should be a chest at the end of the first floor with equipment as a reward. We will also need to set up a drop system for items the monsters drop. All dungeon monsters sometimes leave behind something, leather, a gem something.’
Mavis: ‘It’s a lot of power to make all that.’
Rey: ‘And you set up an ecosystem in your dungeon so you wouldn’t rely so much on human deaths.’
I kind of frowned at him and looked back down. From what I can see I’ll only be able to make 4 rooms with the corresponding corridors with the power I currently have since I also have to move various nests down and the goblin village as well.
The required power for this would take maybe 2 groups of around 5-7 adapt level adventures for me to reach this size. Considering I also work with the small bits of power I gain from the monsters, if I was left alone I would complete the second floor maybe after 2 months not considering the stronger monsters that would appear on that floor.
Since I was sure something like a hobgoblin and other more advanced level monsters would appear the amount of power would also rise.
Now that I think about it, if I split the tribe in two I can degrade the minds of the tribe on the first floor, making them animals while improving the second floor’s tribe.
I needed animals for the lower floors so we can weaken a creature while breeding it.
Rey: ‘Can you expand to 2 floors so we can make sure how much power you have left.’
I leave the lord and check on the settings.
Excavate1 Block1 MP1 Room20 MP1 Level3000+ MP
Mavis: ”Ouch another 3000 MP. I will be left with 14700 after this.”
Rey: ‘Do it, you will regain your power anyway. I was thinking of making contracts with the guards as well to have them use floor one as a training area as well.’
Mavis: ”Ok”
I choose the “1 Level” option. As soon as I do so another window appears.
Floor settingsLayoutCave3000 MPCobble stone ruins4000 MPFoggy Plains15000 MPDense Forest18000 MPMarble Labyrinth20000 MPSwamp Lands25000 MPWind Caverns30000 MPVolcanic Caverns30000 MPUndersea Caverns30000 MP
Mavis: ”Never mind, I get to choose the layout.
I read each one out to them which surprised all of them. The others who got to the 2nd floor never got these options so it’s no wonder they were shocked to here I received them.
Rey: ‘Remain with the basic Cave layout. You don’t have the MP for more even if you wanted to.’
Mavis: ”Alright, just so you know, I have no idea how this will change with you guys in here so here goes.”
I choose the first option. Instantly the main changer began expanding becoming double its length. As it reached max size the walls at the center closed in leaving a single door. The room was then rapidly pulled back away from the dungeon a good 150 meters leaving a straight but rough uneven cave corredor. Then slowly the chamber began to sink. The long 150 meters corridor began to follow and every few seconds a new step on the rough cave stairs would form.
At the end of it, 100 meters was what we ended up going down and the other 50 meters were stretched out to form a room.
Mavis: ”That was...fun”
Rey: ‘Yes, much more interesting than the other two. They couldn’t modify themselves while we were inside like this.’
Julie: ‘Sir Rey look at Mavis’s heart!’
Everyone including myself looked. What happened was that the heart grew to be as big as a small 6 inch gem and was glowing nicely. The glow surrounded the lord for a moment and then we notice the change.
The claws and fangs slowly turned from pure white claws to a dull grey. We didn’t know why but then I looked at Dalson and a possibility came up. Maybe the nails and fangs gained some obsidian in its construction.
Rey: ‘Well then, I think it’s time we go Theo. We will be gone for about a week. Be ready to receive trainees of all types and possibly a few training guards.’
I nod after getting over the daze.
Theo stuck his hand out and the portal opened, revealing the outside. The two new monster companions were shocked to see that but I explain to them what it is.
As the two left I sent the wild cat off upstairs and guided her to the saber tooth nest while the queen went into the lair and started learning to get used to the new body.
Me, I began pulling down the now complete goblin village, some bat and bug nests, all feral rat nest, saber cat cove and hound cove. I built a new area in the same location as before for the goblins and forced 1 third of the tribe to go upstairs again and moved animal nests closer to the rooms.
With the first floor mostly done I start the second floor, setting up the eco system and await for the queen to get used to his body ‘cause I was going to send him out and get some small reptiles and birds around the dungeon.
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Didn’t want to use the same queen so instead of going with an ant based queen i went with spider/bee queen