“Before spinning the gacha, shall we look at the monster list first?”
Just before spinning the gacha, I checked the number of monsters in my dungeon.
[Owned Monster List]
– Skeleton Swordsman (★★) × 1
– Skeleton Archer (★★) × 1
– Skeleton Soldier (★) × 16
– Skeleton Archer Trainee (★) × 7
– Skeleton Magic Trainee (★) × 4
“Hmm…”
A total of 29 monsters were roaming around the dungeon.
Certainly, the numbers had increased.
The problem was that the types were concentrated on skeletons, and even those were mostly one-star monsters.
I desperately wanted to synthesize all of them, but the game system didn’t allow it.
If I got the same monsters from the summon, I should store them instead of deploying them.
Thinking so, I spun the summon.
– Dungeon Monster Summon! (1 time 550 Jewels)
– Dungeon Monster Summon! (10 times 5000 Jewels)
My current Jewels are 14,800.
According to the plan, I could do two 10x summons.
“First, let’s go with the first one!”
I confidently pressed the 10x summon.
Wouldn’t I get something good if I poured my energy into it like this?
– You have summoned a Skeleton Soldier (★).
As expected, the first one was a Skeleton Soldier.
Seeing it so often, even the old sword it held felt familiar.
– You have summoned a Skeleton Soldier (★).
“Shit.”
– You have summoned a Skeleton Soldier (★).
“Game developer, do you even have a conscience?”
Three consecutive skeletons, seriously?
Oh, my money!
– You have summoned a Goblin (★).
“Oh!”
For the first time, a non-skeleton appeared.
It was a green-skinned dwarf wearing ragged clothes and holding a small stone axe in one hand.
Even though it was a one-star, I was so happy.
This game…
Other monsters do appear, huh?
Riding this momentum, I kept tapping the screen.
– You have summoned a Ghoul (★★).
What diversity.
This time, a Ghoul appeared.
Unlike skeletons, this one had flesh attached.
However, its appearance was too grotesque.
Still, it was positive that my dungeon was breaking away from the mono-ethnic skeleton population.
Indeed, if you live in the 21st century, a multicultural dungeon is not an option but a necessity.
– You have summoned a Goblin (★).
– You have summoned a Skeleton Soldier (★).
– You have summoned a Skeleton Archer Trainee (★).
– You have summoned a Goblin (★).
“……”
Was this summon a bust too?
As I was thinking that, a miracle happened in the last summon.
– You have summoned a Death Knight (★★★★★).
“Amazing!”
This summon also had a high proportion of skeletons, but that didn’t matter.
A five-star was finally obtained at the end.
Although not as good as a six-star Subordinate Officer, a five-star monster was similar to an A-rank monster on Earth.
An A-rank monster, if unchecked, possessed the power to turn a small city into ruins, making it a disaster for humans.
“Wow, this one is even wearing armor?”
As expected of a five-star, its appearance was different.
The Skeleton Soldier’s bones were exposed without any clothing, holding an old sword in one hand.
The Skeleton Swordsman wore at least an old leather outfit and held a sharpened sword in its hand.
Even though they wielded the same kind of weapon, the Death Knight was on another level.
It wore plate armor that any knight would wear, holding a sophisticated sword in one hand and a giant shield in the other.
All its equipment was stained black, but it looked cool on its own.
“As expected of a five-star.”
In my excitement, I touched the Death Knight.
– Rank: ★★★★★
[Trait]
– Aura of Death (A): By its very existence, it bestows blessings upon fellow undead and instills fear in humans.
[Basic Information]
Health: A
Attack Power: A-
Defense: B+
Magic: B
[Skills]
– Triple Pierce (B): Strikes three times in rapid succession, dealing damage to the opponent.
– Death Revival (A): Revives immediately upon death. However, the skill cooldown is 7 days.
– Shadow of Death (A): Those who die by the Death Knight’s sword are reborn as Ghouls.
It was amazing.
Even though there was a cooldown, it revived upon death.
Especially the “Shadow of Death” skill was utterly incredible.
“Ghouls can be copied!”
Moreover, the Ghoul was a two-star.
If I could keep copying such monsters, it would be a tremendous force.
For now, I decided to deploy the Death Knight and Ghoul in the dungeon.
“It’s best to place them where the skeletons are concentrated, right?”
The skeletons were currently deployed near the dungeon entrance.
It was a cave-shaped dungeon.
Even if it was straight, the passages were narrow. However, after leaving it for several days and reconnecting, the dungeon looked completely different.
That was the result.
The enemies would enter the dungeon, walk along the narrow passage, and then suddenly enter a wide-open space.
That was the place where the skeletons existed.
Looking closely at the area, I could see a small name displayed at the top.
[Floor 1, Sector 1]
“Floor 1?”
I understood the sector.
The two wider areas behind me were named Sector 2 and Sector 3.
But what did Floor 1 mean?
Could it be expanded underground as well?
If so, the scale was larger than I thought.
– This feature is not yet available.
Just in case, I pressed the dungeon expansion tab, but it said it wasn’t available.
“Tsk…”
Since it couldn’t be used for now, I turned my attention back to Sector 1 without regret.
[Floor 1, Sector 1 Monster List]
– Death Knight (★★★★★) × 1
– Ghoul (★★) × 1
– Skeleton Swordsman (★★) × 1
– Skeleton Archer (★★) × 1
– Skeleton Soldier (★) × 16
– Skeleton Archer Trainee (★) × 7
– Skeleton Magic Trainee (★) × 4
Just by adding one Death Knight, I felt more secure.
Moreover, the Death Knight had a skill that blessed fellow undead.
I didn’t know what the blessing was, but it was probably a buff.
“What about the rest?”
I deployed the Ghoul and Death Knight.
The remaining monsters were three Goblins and four Skeleton Soldiers, and one Skeleton Archer Trainee with a ridiculously long name.
Looking again, the name was indeed very long.
I wish they had just called it Archer.
I was curious about the developer’s intention to increase the synthesis difficulty so much.
I deployed the three Goblins in Sector 2.
In my mind, Sector 1 was already established with an undead concept.
“So, you three go to Sector 2.”
If Sector 1 is breached, you three will play a very important role.
And I decided to use the four Skeleton Soldiers as synthesis materials.
To synthesize, I need to use two of the same monsters as materials.
However, since the monsters already deployed couldn’t be used as materials, I decided to use the two Soldiers I just summoned.
– Synthesizing Skeleton Soldier (★).
– Consuming Skeleton Soldier (★) × 2.
– Synthesis successful! Skeleton Soldier (★) evolved into Skeleton Swordsman (★★).
– Synthesizing Skeleton Soldier (★).
– Consuming Skeleton Soldier (★) × 2.
– Synthesis successful! Skeleton Soldier (★) evolved into Skeleton Swordsman (★★).
With this, two two-star Skeleton Swordsmen were added.
“Hmm, let’s keep this one for now.”
I only got one Skeleton Archer Trainee from the summon.
Since there was only one, I couldn’t use it as a synthesis material, and it was also awkward to deploy it in the dungeon.
[Floor 1, Sector 1 Monster List]
– Death Knight (★★★★★) × 1
– Ghoul (★★) × 1
– Skeleton Swordsman (★★) × 3
– Skeleton Archer (★★) × 1
– Skeleton Soldier (★) × 16
– Skeleton Archer Trainee (★) × 7
– Skeleton Magic Trainee (★) × 4
[Floor 1, Sector 2 Monster List]
– Goblin (★) × 3
And the Subordinate Officer, who was forcibly renamed by me.
[Subordinate Officer]: Celia (★★★★★★).
All of this was perfect.
“But only Celia has a name?”
Come to think of it, all the monsters that appeared as candidates when I summoned the Subordinate Officer also had names like Celia.
“What’s the difference?”
At that time, even the one-star monsters had names.
After a moment of thought.
“Whatever.”
I immediately entered the shop to proceed with the second summon.
“Let’s do the remaining 10x summon!”
However, this time, a new type of alarm rang.
– Intruder detected in the dungeon.
An intruder had appeared.
***
Blue leaves swayed gently in the breeze.
Thanks to that, the unpleasantness caused by the heat seemed to subside a little.
“Is the dungeon not here yet?”
Jane, who was following from behind, asked in a breathless voice.
“Looking at the map, it’s around here…”
Her brother, Ronnie, looked around while checking the map.
“Or should I give you a piggyback ride?”
“Get lost, Denver.”
“Yay!”
Ronnie shook his head at Denver and Jane.
They had been together since childhood.
It was impossible for him not to know that Denver was interested in Jane.
‘Still, we’re entering a dungeon, so have some sense of caution.’
The atmosphere was not bad, but one must always be vigilant.
A dungeon of the Iron rank.
No matter how low the rank, it’s never bad to be careful.
As he looked around, he spotted a cave among the trees.
“Found it! Is it over there?”
At Ronnie’s words, everyone’s gaze shifted.
From the outside, it looked like a small cave.
“It looks super easy?”
Denver confidently shouted and moved forward.
“Wait a minute! We should still go with caution!”
“The dungeon is this small, what do you need caution for? It’s Iron rank for a reason, right?”
Denver ignored Ronnie’s words and went straight into the cave.
Ronnie and Jane, having no choice, followed Denver.
So they stepped into the dungeon.
Unlike the outside where the summer sun beat down intensely, the inside of the dungeon was comfortably cool.
However, it was too dark.
Dungeons are usually a concept like a home where monsters reside.
But it was unfamiliar to them that it was so dark without even a single torch.
“It’s too dark, I can’t go forward.”
At Ronnie’s words, Jane conjured a torch with magic.
Thanks to the torch, the dungeon was illuminated, and there was no longer a problem.
“Shouldn’t we save our magic from now on?”
Ronnie’s concern was valid.
For a mage, magic was as important as life itself.
A mage who ran out of magic immediately became prey for monsters.
Even a small spell couldn’t be used carelessly.
“Don’t worry. I brought this.”
The necklace hung around Jane’s neck was an artifact.
“That…”
Ronnie couldn’t finish his sentence.
That necklace was an item passed down from their deceased mother.
It was also an artifact with the ability to restore magic, so he gave it to Jane, who could use magic, rather than himself.
Jane cherished her mother’s keepsake.
“I know. Still, I want Mom to see us. To see how well we’ve grown and become adventurers who even subjugate dungeons.”
Jane fiddled with the necklace.
When they were young, monsters attacked their village.
Ronnie and Jane barely survived, but their parents perished.
“Yes, you did well.”
Ronnie nodded.
“……”
Actually, he didn’t want his sister to become an adventurer.
He wanted her to go to a small territory and become a subordinate mage to a noble, rather than wandering around doing quests as an adventurer.
His sister Jane had the ability to do so.
However, Jane strongly objected and eventually followed Ronnie to become an adventurer.
There was one reason.
Having lost her parents to a monster wave, Jane must have been deeply traumatized.
Ronnie felt both pity and pride whenever he saw his sister like this.
‘Right, let’s earn some money first.’
Ronnie had one goal.
He had a dream to send his sister to a magic academy once he earned money.
But that dream.
*Screech*
Suddenly, an arrow flew and pierced Ronnie’s head.
“Wh…?”
His dream could no longer be fulfilled.
