Author note: Sorry about releasing this chapter a bit after 7:00 GMT. I did say 5:00 - 7:00 because I thought I would get back home and on the computer to write and 5 ish. Turns out I got back at 6:30. So much for that plan. Anyways, that's why it's a tad delayed. Tomorrow I don't have to do anything so the next chapter will probably be released at around 2:00 PM GMT like usual. Anyway, hope you enjoy reading.

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The routine continued for 5 more days. Being taught (self study. damn that halfling) in the mornings in the library and training or slime hunting in the afternoon.

Annoyingly, I couldn't spar against the aggressive soldiers from the first day, I could only go against Arthur. Maybe that was a good thing, I haven't seen them fight much so its difficult to gauge their strength. I want to be a lot stronger when I do fight them, maybe denting their armor with my wooden scimitar, crushing skin, fat, muscle and bone underneath the surface. I would love to see their faces if I managed to do that. They would probably fall on the floor, howling in pain. First, I have to raise my strength though.

A good thing about these last 5 days is that Arthur doesn't treat me as a hassle and is actual on time in the mornings now. Also, I managed to last 7 seconds against him in a spar (personal record).

So, through my efforts in the first week of arriving in this world, I have managed to level to level 7 according to my amulet.

Amulet of StatisticsNAMEDraculus AsdainRace???Class[/tds][td2]Foreign WarriorLevel7Health160Mana180Strength16Intelligence18Agility19Wisdom32Vitality19Luck73Passive Skills:Lucky chance: Due to abnormal amounts of luck not normally found in a creature, you are twice as likely to activate a percentage chance activating skill. In addition, you are automatically given a 1% chance to have a critical strike wherever you hit an enemy???: An unknown passive. Will unlock when certain conditions are met???: An unknown passive. Will unlock when certain conditions are metDemonic aura (weak): Some low level monsters will naturally follow you, treating you as their masterActive Skills:Hero's shout: Grants the caster a 30% increase in stats for 15 seconds. Usable once per daySummon familiar: Summon a familiar to your side for a certain amount of mana. Cost=Level of familiar x 20Titles:Slime nii-san: The youngest and weakest of the slimes recognize you as their older brother and will follow your orders. This is the result of the passive: Demonic aura (weak). Warning, you are not strong enough for them to treat you as their dark lord. Therefore, they will follow any stronger slimes in the vicinity instead.EquipmentSteel scimitar+15 dmgSteel kite shield (small)+5 defenseLeather braces+1 defLeather shin guards+2 defLeather breast plate+3 defDefense11Damage15Familiar-GreenyRaceSlimeLevel3Health80Attack17

(I didn't give him any extra wisdom. Drac re-used the same tactic over and over again)

I doubt I could get this strong so quickly in my old world. I'm going to have to get used to these new world physics that play to my advantage.

Something weird happened at the start of the second week. The librarian actually decided to teach me something. Or at least I think so. He's standing next to an open world map on a desk instead of sleeping in a pile of books like usual.

"Come here, boy" (halfling librarian)

I walk towards him and the map, only the map isn't like the one I previously saw. Unlike the last one, there are dots in 7 of the 8 countries.

"These are the 7 great dungeons that have prepared heroes for fighting the demon lord for the past 100,000 years. Each time a new demon lord appeared, each successful hero has gone through the dungeons. The ones that didn't, lets just say that ages of darkness and slavery came as a result. The dungeons are magically infused by the gods, changing the difficulty of each dungeon in proportion to the strength of the demon lord. The last person to have conquered each dungeon was the founder of Golrend. You will have to conquer all 7 dungeons. The last 6 heroes died horrible deaths in the first one. That's how we know that this time, the demon lord's strength is greater than anything before." (halfling librarian)

"6? Does that mean there were 6 recent ages of darkness?" (Drac)

"No, they all died fairly recently, in a range of a month of each other, when they went to the first dungeon. Each time, we one died, we immediately summoned another hero." (halfling librarian)

So that's why no one really liked me. Those bastards all thought I would die and why the King hasn't spent much money on them. Just means they will die worse deaths than before if they had treated me nicely.

"When will I have to go to the first dungeon?" (Drac)

"We only informed you last minute so you couldn't run away like the last hero. It was a hassle catching him. You are going to the Great Labyrinth of Golrend right now." (halfling librarian)

"Eh?! I'm not strong enough yet!" (Drac)

Without warning, a large blunt force hit me in the back of my head, knocking me unconscious.

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Amulet of StatisticsNAMEDraculus AsdainRace???Class[/tds][td2]Foreign WarriorLevel7Health160Mana180Strength16Intelligence18Agility19Wisdom32Vitality19Luck73Passive Skills:Lucky chance: Due to abnormal amounts of luck not normally found in a creature, you are twice as likely to activate a percentage chance activating skill. In addition, you are automatically given a 1% chance to have a critical strike wherever you hit an enemy???: An unknown passive. Will unlock when certain conditions are met???: An unknown passive. Will unlock when certain conditions are metDemonic aura (weak): Some low level monsters will naturally follow you, treating you as their masterActive Skills:Hero's shout: Grants the caster a 30% increase in stats for 15 seconds. Usable once per daySummon familiar: Summon a familiar to your side for a certain amount of mana. Cost=Level of familiar x 20Titles:Slime nii-san: The youngest and weakest of the slimes recognize you as their older brother and will follow your orders. This is the result of the passive: Demonic aura (weak). Warning, you are not strong enough for them to treat you as their dark lord. Therefore, they will follow any stronger slimes in the vicinity instead.EquipmentSteel scimitar+15 dmgSteel kite shield (small)+5 defenseLeather braces+1 defLeather shin guards+2 defLeather breast plate+3 defDefense11Damage15Familiar-GreenyRaceSlimeLevel5Health80Attack17

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Author note: Thanks for reading the chapter and once again, sorry for the delay. Also, chapter 5 was inspired by Nasir05's comment on chapter 2. I'm sorry I forgot to give credit last chapter. Remember, I read all comments and reply to the ones that have questions in them, or suggestions. Another thing, sorry that this one is a bit shorter than the others. I wanted to send him to the first dungeon quickly but I also had to release this chapter asap as I was late.