0013 - Dungeon Part 4

When I eventually cleared this tunnel and moved on to the next, I counted how many tunnels I had not yet cleared, including the one I was now walking down.

From my count, I found that I still had three tunnels left to clear, which I did not mind at all, seeing that these three tunnels should also contain some Lizardmen that I could kill.

Something I will say that I have noticed is that with every level up, the following level has become much harder to reach. For example, I have already killed many Lizardman who were higher level than me, but I am still only level 4!

Perhaps the exp system is based on their relative strength against me instead of their level?

If so, that would explain why it's so hard to gain levels from them since I can easily kill even groups of them when I am careful enough.

I guess the only way I can prove this hypothesis is through time.

Heading deeper into the tunnel, I quickly ran into a small group of small Lizardmen.

[Congratulations! Your skill Spear Mastery (C) has grown to Level 7!]

[Congratulations! Your skill Mana Bolt (C) has grown to Level 11!]

Once they were dead, I did not even bother to check their disappointing loot and just continued.

It did not take me that long to clear out this tunnel as well.

From clearing this tunnel of Lizardmen, Mana Bolt rose to level 12, Spear Mastery to 9, Steady Hands to 5, and Meditation to 4.

From there, I meditated before heading down the next tunnel.

And when I finally managed to clear out this tunnel, I was somewhat disappointed to find that I did not level up.

I did, however, find the portal at the end of this tunnel but opted to clear out the last tunnel before I moved onto the next floor.

When I touched the portal, I found that the floor completion reward was not available to me, meaning I would need to completely clear the floor if I wanted that bonus reward, which I had no issue with.

I have been in the dungeon for around 2 hours by now and already have grown much in strength and skill levels, but I was still far from where I wanted to be.

And when I cleared out the final tunnel, I leveled up to 5.

[Congratulations! You have leveled up! You are now level 5!]

[Level Up Rewards: +3 Free Stat Points, +1 Physical Defense Stat, +1 Mental Support Stat, +9 Health, +7 Mana, +14 Stamina, +1 Regeneration]

Multiple skills rose in level, including the main skills I have been training, such as Meditation, Spear Mastery, Steady Hands, and Mana Bolt.

Heading down the tunnel and to the portal, I claimed the floor completion reward.

[Claim floor Completion Rewards?]

[Congratulations! You have obtained: Perk: Ambidextrous, and Skill, Raise Undead]

[Congratultaions on unlocking your first perk!]

[The Perk Section of your Status has been unlocked!]

I instantly noticed the difference, moving my spear between both hands. It felt natural in both.

That should certainly be handy, and what's this 'Raise Undead?'

Will it even be helpful in the dungeon?

There are no Lizardmen corpses after all since they dissolve into light after death and leave behind loot.

I also don't doubt that the skill would cost me a lot of Mana to raise an undead, meaning, for now, it will be set aside.

[Continue?]

Without any hesitation, I continued onto the 3rd floor.

I found myself in a wide-open cave with many stone pillars that kept the cave ceiling from collapsing upon the floor.

I could already see many groups of Lizardmen spread across the floor around the pillars, and I could even see that some groups were partly hidden by pillars, meaning that there were bound to be many more Lizardmen that I could not yet see.

With my bow drawn, and my spear at the ready, I began my hunt.

I quickly noticed that I had to focus on ending these fights as quickly and silently as possible. After killing my first group of Lizardmen, their roars alerted two small groups of Lizardmen nearby of my presence, and they rushed in to join the battle, and their battle cries alerted even more groups of Lizardmen.

Before long, I had almost every Lizardmen on the floor chasing me down. Luckily, I eventually managed to hide with my superior speed and the many pillars throughout the floor and escape the horde of Lizardmen that was chasing me.

[Congratulations! Your skill Steady Hands (C) has grown to Level 6!]

[Congratulations! Your skill Mana Bolt (C) has grown to Level 13!]

[Congratulations! Your skill Meditation (C) has grown to Level 5!]

[Congratulations! Your skill Stealth (C) has grown to Level 6!]

A full five levels from stealth!

This was understandable, but the Lizardmen never ceased searching for me, so I was currently hiding in a small opening in a pillar that barely hid me from anything. What can I say? There is not anywhere better to hide besides the floor's ceiling, and I will easily be spotted climbing the pillar.

I took this time to recuperate with Meditation and checked my status.

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Name: Eolde (E-old-eh)

Age: 10 Years Old

Level: 5

Race: Yautja

Clan: Zo'Saar

Clan Status: Youngling

HP(R/PerHour): 351/383 (91.5) (+11 HP, +3 Regeneration from Level)

MP(R/PerHour): 76/83 (20.5) (+7 MP, +1 Regeneration from Level)

SP(R/PerHour): 176/312 (33.00) (+14 SP, +1 Regeneration from Level)

-[Stats]-

(Average is 20-30 for an adult human)

Strength: 30 (+3 Free Stats)

Endurance: 21

Vitality: 26 (+1 From Level)

Agility: 25

Perception: 30

Reaction: 30

Resistance: 20

Willpower: 40

Intelligence: 10

Wisdom: 10

Control: 18 (+1 From Level)

Focus: 13

Free Stat Points: 0 (-3)

Paths: Battle Survivor (0/250), Forager III (0/100), Primitive Builder III (0/50), Fisher I (0/50), [NEW] Monster Slayer I (0/100)

Completed Paths: Newbie(7/7), Physical Defense(10/10), Magical Support(10/10), Otherworlder(50/50), Survivor II (50/50), Forager II (25/25), Primitive Builder II (25/25)

PP: 70

Active Skills: [Mana Bolt Lvl 13], [Heavy Blow Lvl 31], [Nature's Supplament Lvl 1], [Raise Undead Lvl 1]

Passive Skills: [Kenbunshoku Haki Lvl 16], [Fightning Proficiency Lvl 36], [Physical Fitness Lvl 21], [Thick Skin Lvl 7], [Meditation Lvl 5], [Bow Mastery Lvl 25], [Glaive Mastery Lvl 23], [Scimitar Mastery Lvl 21], [Throwing Mastery Lvl 26], [Wrist Blade Mastery Lvl 29], [Steady Hands Lvl 6], [Iron Stomach Lvl 1], [Second Wind Lvl 1], [Spear Mastery Lvl 6], [Stealth Lvl 6]

Crafting Skills: [Primitve Construction Lvl 6], [Foraging Lvl 2], [Forager's Instinct Lvl 1], [Forager's Thumb Lvl 1], [Builder's Insight Lvl 1]

Resistances: [Radiation Resistance Lvl 5], [Pain ResistanceLvl 16], [Heat Resitance Lvl 4], [Poison Resistance Lvl 4]

Perks: [Ambidextrous]

Level Up Rewards: +3 Free Stat Points, +1 Physical Defense Stat, +1 Mental Support Stat, +9 Health per level, +7 Mana per level, +14 Stamina per level, +1 Regeneration Per Level

[System Shop]

System Points: 941

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