First Encounter
Lux looked at the baby slime on his hands, who was also looking back at him with a smile.
After checking his Elysium Compendium, which had activated its Dungeon Exploration Function, Lux was able to see the difficulty level of the dungeon that they were about to challenge.
"Orc Dominion: Nightmare Mode".
'Sh*t,' Lux cursed internally as he confirmed his worst fears.
The Half-Elf scanned his surroundings and found himself in what seemed to be a valley. With several trees scattered all around. In the distance, he could see a fortress-like stronghold that had a flag fluttering in the wind that depicted two axes crossed over the other.
The Dwarves who were standing beside him had pale expressions on their faces because they clearly heard a voice in their head say that they had now entered the Nightmare Difficulty of Orc Dominion.
"Um… Big Brother?" Colette asked. "I thought we were just going to challenge the Normal Mode?"