Ding!
“Whew.” Wiping away the sweat on my forehead, I slumped down onto the dungeon’s uneven stone floor.
After spending the whole week constantly fighting off wolves and beasts, I had finally managed to level up again. Although there were a few scary days where a large wolf pack came in all at once and wiped out my mobs, I had been able to clear them all out in the end.
Looking up, I murmured softly. “Status.” A transparent window slowly materialized in front of my eyes.
Dungeon Core
Lvl 4
Population
8
Type
Unspecified
Familiars
0
Alignment
Chaotic Neutral
Stored Mana
23/400
Fame
Unknown
Mana Generation
8 / day
Although he had finally leveled up, when he looked at the amount of mana that was available for use, Liam really wanted to cry. Although the amount the wolves granted upon death was no small amount, the expenses for improving the dungeon really were too high.
A single slime spawner, the cheapest one available… cost 50 mana! It should be mentioned that it took over five slimes to kill a single wolf.
Liam: What a ripoff…
System: < T_T >
System: < I didn’t set the prices, okay!? Don’t blame me! Blame capitalism! >
Dungeon Core Liam had no choice but to keep grinding. His goal? Of course, it was to become a great and mighty dungeon!
System: < … Work hard! >
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“Management.” Liam took a quick glance at his dungeons accommodations.
Active Modules 7/12
Active Mobs: 8/20
Lvl 1 Slime Spawner x4
Slime x6
Lvl 2 Slime Spawner x1
Goblin x2
Lvl 1 Goblin Spawner x1
Lvl 1 Monster Nest x1
When he had first awakened half a month ago, he had started out with only a nest and a slime spawner. Looking at his progress so far, Liam felt he still had a long road ahead of him.
Ordering one of his goblins to go out and lure some animals back, he pondered on how to further improve his dungeon. At the moment, it was merely a single room cave dug into the side of a small hill. It was cramped and unintimidating, to say the least.
Liam thought aloud, “How long will it be until I can go outside?”
System: < Host, your current form is not strong enough to last very long without the dungeon’s mana supply. As your dungeon grows larger, your body will naturally grow with it. >
Even though the strength of dungeons was based on mana, there were many ways for a dungeon to get stronger. In fact, it could be said that dungeons were the most varied yet consistent magical phenomena in this world.
Some dungeons were sparse, guarded by elite, powerful boss mobs. Some dungeons were guarded by legions and hordes of monsters, spawned en-mass. Others had few monsters, instead filled will traps and puzzles.
Dungeons could also take on any form or shape, whether it be molten volcanoes or towering castles. In short, the possibilities were limitless. Of course, the mana costs would also be endless.
System: < _(:3」∠)_ >
Liam: What kind of dungeon do you think would fit me?
System: < Whatever you like, you can reset the dungeon type whenever you want! >
System: < Of course, it also costs a bit of mana. >
Liam: …
System: < 100,000 mana, to be exact. >
Liam: …
Liam: Fuck! So expensive!
System: < ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ >
As he was cursing in his mind, a short window popped up.
Goblin x1 has perished outside the dungeon.
“Huh?” Although he could see everything happening inside the dungeon as well as within the vicinity of the entrance, he had to rely on his mobs if we wanted to explore. During his first few days, Liam had sent a slime to scout.
When it rolled back and he received a system report, he was reminded that along with low intelligence… slimes don’t have eyes!
Bumped into a tree, bumped into a tree, bumped into a rock…
That was the kind of report that Liam received.
The slime who was born with undying loyalty: … I’m sorry! QAQ
Since that day, Liam only sent goblins out to scout.
However, since the goblin had perished before it was able to come back, Liam had no idea how it even died.
After thinking about it shortly, he sent out another goblin, but this time, it was also followed by four slimes!
After a few minutes.
Goblin x1 and slime x4 has perished outside the dungeon.
Dungeon Core Liam who had confidently declared that he would become a powerful dungeon one day: … Save me!
The system who was already browsing for new dungeon cores to bind to: < ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ >
As a result, when a certain hero staggered into the cave, he was met with the sight of a green mass flying towards his face and raised his sword instinctively.
Slime x1 has perished inside the dungeon.
Liam: … Shit.
Theo: Wtf?
Liam grabbed his last and final slime, but before he could throw it, the other person collapsed onto the floor.
Liam: I think I just killed a person! *Sobs* I don't want to become a murderer!