《Arcane Universe[AU]》Ch 10: Dungeon
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-Today was another busy day at Arcane Universe. An SR item appears on auction and is purchased by the Pegasus guild. We had another surprise, right after the guild killed the Orc Lord.
-Pegasus is the first Guild in the country of Koura to kill a Rank Lord boss.
-Players find out about a dungeon near the town of Inaross. The reward for completing the dungeon/Death of King Lizardman is a magical book with unknown rank and gold coins. The guilds seem to be making preparations.
"So they already found out about it." Aizen turned off the TV. He was just finishing eating at this point. Hours ago he was reading the magic books in the game.
'Those books are a great help.' Aizen has gained some new knowledge. He learned how to make and mold mana shields. In the book, it didn't say about molding, but Aizen taught himself. His control over mana and the fire element had also improved.
"I'm getting back to the game." Aizen warned Moris.
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"A room please."
"Here it is."
Aizen took the keys and went upstairs, he had paid for a room at an inn because he didn't want to be on the street all the time. Upon entering his room, he placed several Grade I items on the bed.
Aizen took the Oblivion out of the inventory.
"Consume."
Oblivion began to emit a purple aura. A vacuum was created and the items were sucked. In the next moment, the Oblivion started to glow.
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【Oblivion raised its Rating to I】
Skills gained:
appearance change
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"Well, it's not bad." Aizen changed the shape of the Oblivion to a sword and altered its appearance. The hilt of the sword was black. The sword blade was black and red (red on the cutting edge).
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'let's go to the dungeon.'
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On a large green plain full of trees, several players were gathered. Here is the supposed location where the dungeon is.
In front of the dungeon, the atmosphere was a little tense, as many players were gathered here. Guilds also appeared, each bringing several members. Small guilds came to try their luck. Popularity was very important for a guild because it could attract members. Small guilds came to try to gain popularity and recruit more promising players.
The intermediate guilds also appeared, but with the purpose of not only gaining fame but conquering the dungeon.
There was another unexpected problem. No player ever imagined that NPCs would enter the dungeon as well. Several adventurous NPCs were in front of the dungeon at this time, they were confused when they saw the players.
'Looks like the dungeon got popular.' They think.
'Why are these NPCs here?' The players thought.
This dungeon is owned by the Adventurers Guild, so several guards were monitoring the entrance. When the tribe of Lizard Men began to inhabit this dungeon, resources became scarcer, especially magical resources. The guild of adventurers and wizards decided to place a bounty on King Lizardman's head.
"Identification card." The guard asked. To enter the dungeon, players and NPCs would have to pay some bronze coins and have an ID card.
"Let's get going. Pegasus will dominate this dungeon!" Ren raised his sword.
"We're gonna win!" The Pegasus guild players cheered excitedly.
"Tsk! They make a lot of noise." Amarys commented.
"Boss, we're gonna win this!" A little girl said, with a confident expression. She was the Healer of the group, her name was Alura. Finding high-level healers was a bit difficult, as healing magic was rare among players and low-level NPCs.
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"Don't overdo it, little girl." Amarys patted her head. She found Alura's strength of will admirable.
"Well Well, is the great guild of Hunters here? How admirable." A young man said, with a mocking smile. He was Fang, deputy leader of the Rumbleford Guild, an intermediate guild.
"And what do you want? Do you think I don't have the heart to kill him here?" Amarys glared at Fang.
"Leader, calm down." Ryo tried to stop his leader from screwing up. Ryo was the young man with the glasses. His main role is to assist his leader, as she was very reckless.
"You're still so angry. Unfortunately, your glory is gone. Times have changed and now Hunters are no longer… a great guild."
*Slash!*
Amarys pulled his long sword from behind his back and attacked Fang, but he managed to dodge at the last second.
*BOOMM!*
The sword hit the ground, causing a small tremor. The members of Rumbleford upon seeing Fang being attacked went into combat formation.
"Boss…" Alura was anxious. they were outnumbered, how could they win?
"If you think you can beat me with these players, forget it!" Amarys pointed his 6-foot-long sword at Fang.
Players watching were excited when they saw guilds fighting. They didn't want to get involved, but it was fun to watch. Many had already recorded the scene from the beginning.
"You…" Fang took his spell staff from his inventory and prepared for combat.
"Hey, you guys! What do you think you're doing?" The guards were angered to see players causing trouble.
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"Tsk! You were lucky this time." Amarys turned his back and headed towards the dungeon. She wasn't scared, however, she didn't want conflicts with the NPCs, because that could harm her guild.
Ren, the leader of Pegasus, just watched the scene with some interest. He knew the Hunters, a guild that had a lot of glory in the past, but now…
'Well, it's no use thinking about it.' He had a goal to fulfill.
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【You have joined Lizardman's Lair】
*steps!*
'So that's how dungeons are.' Aizen thought as he walked through the dungeon. The interior of the dungeon has a very nature-oriented appearance, although it is a little bleak. The dungeon was like a maze in terms of structure. The floor and walls were covered with moss. There were trees around the place, but they looked artificial. The place was big enough for dozens of people to walk together. The distance between the dungeon floor and the ceiling was over 30 meters apart.
'It doesn't look that big on the outside.'
Aizen had entered the dungeon shortly before all other players. He had also looked for information about this dungeon, but he had nothing useful other than a map. The map showed the location of the dungeon floors and their structure.
'It's better than nothing.'
*Roar!*
'Looks like we have visitors.'
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