Looking at his build, Dorian wasn't sure on how he wanted to play the game. A tanky bruiser? A fleet footed rogue? A mana powered magician? Something else? In Immerse, he had played as a DPS warrior, dealing out heavy amounts of damage while staying relatively low on defense. That later came back to haunt him, after his guildmate, Swann, sniped him with one blow when they were matched against each other in the quarterfinals for the Immerse 3rd year world cup. This time, he wanted to be able to deal some damage but also survive without the help of a guildmate or dedicated frontline.

He decided to check out if the goblins had dropped any loot. An auto loot feature would be pretty handy. He would check it out later and see if he could find a setting for it.

[ Goblin rogue Lvl 10 ]

>Rusty Goblin Cleaver

>Worn Tunic

>Rat meat

[ Goblin rogue Lvl 10 ]

> Goblin horn (2)

> Rat meat

[ Goblin rogue Lvl 10 ]

> Shamanic Charm

> Goblin horn

"Hmmm....."

Apart from the cleaver, which was too small for Dorian to wield properely, the rest of the drops seemed pretty useful.

[ Rusty Goblin Cleaver ]

durability : 10/40

attack power : 80

> Rust has set into the blade. Each attack unconditionally reduces the durability. Weaker attacks consume less durability. Each attack has a chance to cause poison damage.

>The handle is too small to be held comfortably.

-The blade of a Goblin. Who knows when it was last cleaned? -

[ Worn Tunic ]

Durability: 28/35

Defense: 10

- good for staying warm. It seems to be second hand. -

[ Rat meat ] (2)

Consumable.

+10 Hp.

- Tough and unpleasant, but still edible. -

[ Goblin horn ] (3)

Crafting Material.

>Often used in basic recipies or crafting techniques, the Goblin horn has become almost standard as a starting material.

- Flexible but strong. Good for all sorts. -

[ Shamanic talisman ]

Item. Consumable

> When in the inventory, causes spirits to appear randomly near the owner.

> Upon being broken, releases a curse that latches itself onto an enemy in line of sight. If there is no enemy nearby, the curse will target you instead.

- A doll made of sticks never seemed quite this creepy. -

Dorian picked up all the loot, equipping the tunic. He took the Rusty Goblin Cleaver, but left it in his inventory to either dump or sell later, since equipping it was impossible.

' Those goblins were way too overpowered...If I don't find something else to deal with the troll...I'm dead...'

The troll wouldn't even be on the same level as the goblins. It was the boss of this temporary dungeon, so would have stats to match. Most likely, if he was hit once, Dorian would die, even through a block. Stupid quest.

Setting aside the quest for now, he decided to explore the dungeon some more. Maybe there would be a loot box? A hidden treasure to let him escape the dungeon? Dorian didn't know, but regardless, his adventurers blood was racing.

[ you have discovered an iron vein! ]

[ mine the vein to gain the minerals! ]

Taking out his pickaxe, Dorian got to work. The pickaxe was fairly good quality so it didn't take long to mine the vein until there was nothing left. Although, the vein also wasn't that big.

....

[ you have obtained iron ore ] (8)

The mine split into a few branches, so Dorian chose the left most one, just to remember his path. A few spiders were crawling around, but they were pretty harmless. That didn't stop him from killing them though, getting the small amounts of XP that they did give.

[ you have defeated Small spider Lvl 1 ]

[ + 15 xp ]

[ Gained Weak Spider Venom ]

...

' Hmm, whats this? Looks interesting...'

[ Weak Spider Venom ]

Consumable. Item.

Can be used to coat blades, adding extra poison damage to attacks.

If consumed, poisons the target for 3 poison damage every minute, for five minutes.

- A vial of weak spider venom. Don't mistake it for your health potion... -

Dorian walked to the end of the tunnel, where a miner lay collapsed against the wall. His pickaxe lay next to his unmoving hand.

[ Dead Miner ]

' I don't want to be disrespectful, but I really need that lamp...'

Bending down, Dorian took the lamp and oil from the body, closing its eyes and saying a quick prayer for the body, in case they were religious.

[ you have opened theFaith stat! ]

[ Visit a temple or shrine to learn more! ]

[ Until then, Faith is locked at 1 ]

"...."

'But I.....Ugh never mind...'

Rounding a corner, Dorian came face to face with the one thing he didn't want to meet. The disgruntled troll was hunched over the corpse of what could only have been a goblin. Presumably, it had been one of the more annoying ones.

Dorian came up to waist height on the troll, perfectly in line to see its only adornment - a ragged loincloth that seemed as though it was more dirt than fabric at this point. A particularly odorous stench wafted out from the many stains that made up the cloth. However despite somehow surviving a lack of personal hygiene so bad that it would make a skunk gag, its yellowed teeth and claws were still sharp enough to gouge chunks out of the very dead goblin in front of it.

[ Emaciated Troll Lvl 25 ]

'Maybe now would be a good time to use those stat points...' His hand shook over the allocation button, but the roar from the troll snapped him out of the menu just fast enough to see a rock arcing its way towards his head. Duck.

'Damn, thats vicious. What the hell am I supposed to even do to this thing...? '

Although emaciated, the troll still had strength that Dorian couldn't deal with. Let alone killing it, just piercing its tough skin with his training sword would be challenge enough.

The rock flew over his head and smashed against the wall, practically exploding on impact and sending rock shards out in all directions.

[ you have taken 4 damage ]

"...." Great.