Johnathan, the first Mithral ranked Adventurer to enter the dungeon now known by decree from the newly appointed mayor as the Crypt of the Forsaken, was dramatic but considering his delve into the place showed him that it used a Mid-Orichalcum ranked monster as regular cannon fodder, it was accurate, who knew how many beasts it had down there, but more importantly, the crown had sen backup, earlier a group of ten Mithral Ranked adventurers, all with Epic rarity classes had ridden into town one day, each was handpicked by the Emperor to help me in this task, the next delve would more successful, maybe they would get past the entrance this time, but the was already difficult, the second floor would horrible to get through, he could feel that in his soul, but getting past the entrance was already hard, better to worry about it later.

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The Core was still finetuning his dungeon, there were seven rooms, and three corridors to fill but first, it decided to buff some of its new monsters, the first thing it needed to do was buff the Boneclaws, it to anointed them as Mini-bosses, the Screens gave them some interesting classes and a new message,

[Soul Energy found, Rune Echo Class found, Summoner Class found, Class Schemas changed, Echo Runeblade (Epic), Astral Echo Summoner (Epic), Skill and Spell Schemas Granted, Summon Echo, Legion of One, Take Potential, Echo of the Fallen, Resonate, Echo Blade, Runic Mastery, Blade Master, Blink, Elemental Runeblade, Elemental Mastery, Bladestorm, Runic Strength, Runic Sigils, Summon: Siege Monster, Summon: Astral Being, Summon: Monster, Contract, Exploding Summons, Unsummon, Life Drain, Sleep, Zap, Reflect, Weaken, Necrotic Wave, Skill and Spell Schemas Granted]

They were extremely lethal and combined with their minions would harrowing foes to face, the Echo part was interesting as upon looking into the Schema, it had obtained another Monster Schema, it was the [Soul Echo] with a rarity of Varies, it had obtained after it had looked at the Flame Skull flames, and an Echo that the one Boneclaws had summoned and then looking at the when activated to Schema to create one a new screen it had never seen before blinked into existence in front of it.

[Soul Echos detected, Cataloguing slain sentients, Echo List provided please select Echoes, Julian “Iron Heart” Smith, Class: Steel Forged Protector (Epic), Sarah “Gold Tongue” Neneth, Class: Summoner (Rare), Kagura “Honour Born” Toriyama, Class: Psionic Rune Echo Samurai (Legendary)]

The Core immediately selected all of them and another screen popped up,

[Wandering Bosses Created, Select Floor, First or Second}The Core decided to select the Second as the First already had a multitude of deadly monsters, it was already lethal enough. The Core felt its energy go to the second. When it directed its sight toward the floor it the ghostly appearance of the echoes, they had no facial expressions, they wore the armor and clothes that they had had on in their final moment before death, despite their appearance, the Core felt that they were still as strong as an echo they were a good addition to the floor. However, the Core needed more, there were still corridors it needed to fill, and right was about to do that another screen popped up, [Wandering Boss created before floor Ten, Select Reward, Schemas or Boon or Stat Enhancement] It seemed that it had been rewarded for creating the Echoes, the reward was a no-brainer for the Core it selected Schemas. [Reward Selected, giving Schemas, Flying Sword, Smothering Rug, Manticore, Chimera, Purple Worm, Hydra, Banshee, Spectral Terror, Wraith, Death Tyrant, Jar Brain, Revenant, Juvenile Basilisk, Sorrowborn (Forgotten), Sorrowborn (Resentful), Sorrowborn (Lost)]

The Core had so many ideas for these new monsters, first in one of the seven rooms it placed five Revenants and three Spacial Vampire Mist, in another it placed two Chimeras, which had three heads, one of which appeared to be a lesser version of a Stellar Lion the other head was an animal with fur and two horns, and the other was a scaled beast with fire that emanated from its mouth, it had a strange scaled beast for a tail and two Manticores, which looked like a Stellar lion except with fiery breath, leathery wings and a stinging tail similar to a cave fisher tail, in that room that core also placed a group of twenty Spacial Mephits.

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In one it placed a Death Tyrant, a strange floating skull with a singular red malevolent eye, and ten floating orbs of magical energy surrounding it. The purple worm schema, instead of forcing it to stay in one room the Core decided to allow it to move between rooms, adding a factor of chaos to an invader's attempt to enslave the Core. Two of the Rooms had three Spectral Terrors, a Banshee, and ten wraiths each, incorporeal enemies were so interesting and the core hoped that they would help deter any invaders and slay any in the process. In the next room, the Core placed a hydra and twenty-five Spacial Kobolds, upon being placed in the room however, the Core noticed that strange magic permeated the air, red lightning leaped from the Hydra to each of the Kobolds, and the Core felt that the Hydra and kobolds were more powerful than before, but that when they were slain their collective power would diminish.

In the final room, the Core simply placed ten of each Sorrowborn, five Spacial Vampire Mist, a mimic, and one Spacial Minotaur, it did have to make a new dungeon order saying that the Spacial Vampire Mists, couldn’t eat the minotaur, it considered it a worthy sacrifice for the Minotaurs. Finally, it designated the Death Tyrant, the Hydra, the Minotaur, and the Purple Worm as bosses, the Screen gave one of its largest screens yet, [Bosses Created, Species varying, Classes given, Species: Death Tyrant, Name: Felbris the Fallen Dreamer, Class: Reality Bender (Mythic), Species: Hydra, Name: Golzalam the Bloodbringer, Class: Undying Draconic Warlord (Legendary), Species: Spacial Minotaur, Name: Orthalian, Soldier of Forsaken, Class: Forsaken Spacial Death Knight, Species: Purple Worm, Name: Barukan the Endless Devourer, Class: Greater Absolute Vemonous Devourer (Mythic), Skill and Schemas Granted: Time Manipulation, Space Manipulation, Matter Manipulation, Elemental Manipulation, Psionic Manipulation, Soul Manipulation, Mana Manipulation, Supreme Manipulator, Psionic Tentacle, Psionic Wave, Mage Bolt, Charm Eye, Paralyzing Eye, Slowing Eye, Necrotic Eye, Telekinetic Eye, Sleep Eye, Petrification Eye, Disintegration Eye, Death Eye, Sealed Until Awakened Once More, Draconic Fury, Elemental Sweep, Swirling Windstorm, Elemental Wave, Paralyzing Breath, Battle Roar, Inspire, Vicoius Stance, Tactical Mind, Whirlwind, Crush, Final Frenzy, Counter, Healing Factor, Space Bender, Penetrative Strike, Deflect, Halting Blow, Guardian, Immovable, Forsaken, Life Drain, Mist Form, Imposing Figure, Unholy Word, Battle Fury, Unholy Smite, Unholy Strength, Redundant Schemas removed, Devour, Soul Devourer, Mind Devourer, Envenom, Tunneler, Poison Immunity] [Raid Bosses Created, Barukan the Endless Devourer, Felbris the Fallen Dreamer, Power sufficient, no changes]

There were so many new schemas but the Manipulation skills seemed the most powerful, Felbris’s Sealed Until Awakened Once More would only allow it limited amounts of power once an invader found him, but the longer Felbris was unsealed the stronger he would get eventually after around ten minutes Felbris would access to all his eye skills, and thirty he got access to all his manipulation skills.

For Barukan, his growth was seemingly endless, as his Devour skill meant that once his opponents were slain by him, he would gain their skills and have their physical might added to his, Mind Devourer allowed him to gain the spells and intellect of his slain enemies, Soul Devourer ensured that enemy souls would be destroyed and assimilated in Barukan’s making his soul stronger against attack. These beings would eventually surpass Starbreaker, but they hadn’t been tested. The Core was bored of just ogling over his new bosses and decided to finish the last three corridors.

In one it got creative, on each side the core placed thirteen Animated Armor, arming each of them with their Flying Sword that could attack on their own, on the floor the Core placed a long Smothering Rug that reached the end of the hallway, then the core placed three Spacial Vampire Mists, in the second, the Core replicated their previous design but placed a shelf above the exit, there is a Jar brain, the Core then surrounded it in stone, the Jar would disorient any enemies, fatal mistake in its halls, for the final one the Core decided to add one Juvenile Basilisk, it appointed it a Mini-Boss, [Mini-Boss Created, Name: Arc, Class: Petrifier Tempest, Skill and Spell Schemas Granted, Petrifying Stare, Petrifying Claws, Flight, Poison Breath, Relentless Tornado, Stoneborn, Fire Stinger, Intimidate, Cunning Opputunist]

To make sure it wasn’t immediately overwhelmed by one invader the Core added five Animated Armor to each side of the hallway, everything was filled out for now but there was still so much to do. As a finishing touch, the Core went over all entrances into a corridor or room and added Iron Doors with puzzle locks, then the Core created another corridor and Room, it moved itself to the Room, being careful to add a trapdoor as the entrance to the second, the corridor leading to the Room was heavily trapped with Arrow Traps on the ceiling, a lava pit at the beginning and end of the hallway, an acid pit in the middle, a pendulum trap at both ends of the hallway and finally fire traps on the walls, it was effective for it purpose, the Core ensured that it would always be at the end and that it only when all other rooms and corridors were cleared would the path to it open up. The Core decided that it would stop editing the Second floor and see if any incursions would be made soon.

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Each of the Primordial forces now bent to the wrath of the Core, the World now shook in fear