Sorry for the short chapter. Be damned real life. Next chapter is a long one tho, so don't leave lol

Lia logged back in and looked around. She was in that cave from before she died.

You've discovered an hidden location!

Hidden locations are spawn and teleport points, they can only be discovered if a player dies within them. From the moment they are discovered, every NPC that knows of this location and can teleport will be able to come here.

※Additional fame will be given if the player who discovered this location permits to publicize it in the Hall of Fame.

You receive +250 Fame

You receive +100% exp

You leveled up!

Do you wish to publicize this location in the Hall of Fame?

"No."

Said Lia as she remembered her mother's advice and her own experience. She looked around, her Night Vision saw that the cave continued on and sighed. This whole virtual reality thing for her was no more than a job. She had to play at least until she was sure nothing in Hyria could invoke some emotion in here, or at least until she reached level 200. She also didn't have to visit her psychiatric as long as she played, so she had more in-game time.

Later she opened the status window, she distributed the points she just received and then walked deeper inside the cave. The cave went down and down, with 3~5 ramification every 30~45 minutes. Thanks to her Predator Instincts, she knew if ahead of her path there were mobs or not and after she checked each path, and repeated this action 3 times, she knew that choosing the path without monsters ahead was the right way. It was like the other rooms were there only for training, since they had only two or three different types of mobs and all were around the same level. It was strange how she was the first to discover this place. After 5 hours walking she reached a door, a big stone door with a symbol, a diagonal line which passed over the two centers of two circles, one white and one black, probably representing a solar eclipse. She pushed it, and the white circle shined a little but nothing happened.

'There is probably a condition to make the black circle shine. And maybe even the stick has to shine. It's gonna take weeks.'

She walked back to the entrance and looked around and memorized the path from the cave to Thyw as she fought the various mobs on the way. Once in town she went to eat and sleep at the 'Loose Goose.' Done that, she went to sell her loot and buy what she thought would be useful to clear the dungeon. New armor, new katana, tools to cook, spices, repair kits and bandages.

Sturdy KatanaA katana made by a mediocre blacksmith. It's a resilient katana made to last in long-drawn battles.Durability:100/100Restriction:level 5Effects:+15% Damage

Reinforced Leather ArmorLeather armor reinforced with iron.Durability:80/80Restriction:level 8Effects:+30% Defense+10% Health-5% Speed

After changing, Lia made her way to the cave, no, to the dungeon, once again.