2. Team Zuki

In the last episode, we saw how the dungeon appeared in the Tyron hills and how the researcher team was killed. After that, many teams were sent, but all of them had the same fate.

batons were light-weighted batons.

      After realising that the Dungeon was too dangerous for the researchers, they decided to leave this in the hands of Calrics. Calrics were the people who were trained to explore dungeons, caves, oceans and forests. The groups of Calrics were called Greelics.

      Now, it's 3017. It's been thirty years since the dungeon appeared and a newly established Greelic was now assigned for the exploration of the dungeon. Even after knowing the risks, Drake, Blade, Greg, Ellen and Nate of the newly established Greelic called Zuki accepted the challenge.

       Drake was a lively man. He was strength wise the best in the team and was the weight lifting champion of the Nation Calrics Training Academy. He was specialized in using axe.

      Ellen was a lazy person but he had a good heart. He was specialized in using guns.

       Nate was the shortest one but was the smartest and the most responsible person in the whole group. He was specialized in strategy making and using spears.

      Blade was a calm and collected person and he barely talked much but was always ahead when needed. He was specialized in using knives, swords and other sharp weapons.

      Greg was a crybaby. He always used to complain about everything. But he was always alert. He was specialized in setting traps and using Batons. He liked to use light-weight batons.

       After reaching the Tyron hills, team Zuki thought of camping there and heading for the dungeon the next day. They started the preparations for the tent, food and water. Greg and Drake were in charge of catching fish and filling the bottles from the river that flowed down the hill. Nate and Ellen were in charge of building the tent and Blade was in charge of gathering sticks for the fire.

      Greg and Drake reached the river and started fishing. During that time, Ellen and Nate were focusing on the tent and its size. Blade went to gather the sticks in the forest which was just on the right side of the dungeon.

      Greg started complaining about how they shouldn't have taken the job and its dangerous while holding his fishing rod. After catching a few fishes, Drake started to make fun of Greg and saying him to stop chickening out.

      Meanwhile, Ellen and Nate finished their work. Ellen went into the tent and fell asleep. Nate on the other hand thought of making a place to light up the campfire. He made a circle of rocks in which the campfire will be placed and did some sitting arrangement near the camp fire.

      While collecting sticks from the woods, Blade heard an animal's noise. He quickly understood that it was a boar and climbed up the tree to hunt it down. He saw the boar running and he jumped on it with a knife and killed it. Meanwhile, Drake and Greg returned to the camp. They started asking whether Blade was there or not. Nate told them that he still hadn't returned. They all decided to wait for some time.

      After some time, Blade returned to the camp. Everyone was shocked to see him with a boar. They asked him about it. Blade told them about how he hunted it. Everyone was so happy to know that it was a feast for them that day.

      After the sunset, Ellen started cooking the fish and the pork. Greg and Drake were playing cards and Ellen was sleeping. Blade was looking at the dungeon from far away while sitting on a large rock near the camp. He knew that the peace they had was not going to last very long.

      Two hours later, Nate called everyone saying, "everyone come here, the food is ready." Greg and Drake who were too hungry ran to the campfire and sat on the logs. Ellen woke up from his sleep and started walking slowly towards the log. Blade climbed down the rock and started helping Nate to serve the food. Drake and Greg stared to dig in. Ellen who was still a bit sleepy, started eating the food like a small bird, bit by bit. Nate advised Drake and Greg to eat slowly or they will choke. Everyone was having fun while eating the tasty food and talking to each other.

      While chatting, a question arises in Ellen's mind and he asked Blade, "Why do you wanted to come to this dungeon?" As Blade was the one to accept the quest of exploring the Tyron dungeon, everyone looked at him, expecting an answer. Blade answered, "Do you guys remember the first research team that was sent ten years ago? My father was a part of that team. It was his dream to explore the Tyron dungeon to the fullest. After he was killed, I decided to fulfil that dream of his and that is the reason why I accepted the quest to explore this dungeon."

      After everyone was done eating and talking, they went to their tents and slept soundly. But there were two of them who were still awake and were lost in thoughts. They were Ellen and Nate. Both were a little nervous as this was their first quest after their graduation from the National Calrics Training Academy.

      The next day, early in the morning, team Zuki started to prepare to go to the dungeon. Each one of them had a pocket storage of water supply along with three water bottles, preserved food for the next ten days, some devices to help them research, recycle and reuse some materials in the dungeon and a high-quality weapon to kill any creature in their way. But the question that arises now is – will they survive this dungeon or not? Will they be able to find out how the other groups died? Will they be able to uncover the truth behind the Tyron Dungeon or not?

To be continued....