C004 — THE DUNGEON
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Walking through the crimson door, Zayne found himself in a lush green forest, but the eerie thing about it was the blood-like crimson sky, with a black moon.
Despite that, the forest had good visibility.
< You have entered the ??? Dungeon. Reach the 10th Floor to exit. >
"Alright, time for a hunt," Zayne muttered in excitement. He was feeling giddy about all the treasure he would obtain from clearing this dungeon.
With that thought, Zayne started exploring the floor, hoping to clear it as quickly as possible. But only after a few steps, he encountered his first monster.
{ — — — — —
NAME: Demonised Rabbit
TYPE: Physical Dungeon Monster
RANK: F
|> DESCRIPTION
This twisted creature resembles a rabbit only in shape — its eyes glow with malice, its fur is matter with ash and blood, and jagged, blackened teeth line its unnaturally wide grin. Fuelled by dark powers, it moves with unsettling speed and silence. A single bite from this creature of hell is enough to infect anyone with the demonic curse.
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"That's one hell of an ugly rabbit," Zayne muttered in disgust as he looked at the demonised rabbit's appearance. It was greyish with black marks, with a grotesque face.
{Fire Magic — Firebolt}
Without hesitation, Zayne launched a tiny bolt made of flames at the rabbit, which appeared to be grazing on black grass.
WHOOSH!
SQUELCH! SIZZLE!
The firebolt hit the mark with a squelch, burning the demonised rabbit from inside. Before the rabbit could screech in agony, it was cooked to ashes.
| A/N The sub-skill of Fire Magic, Fire Arrow, has been changed to Firebolt.
< You have slain a Demonised Rabbit (F). >
< You have received +6 EXP. >
"Well, that was easy," Zayne chuckled softly. With how easy it was, Zayne knew it wouldn't take long for him to clear this floor.
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It has been six hours since Zayne entered this unknown dungeon. Just moments ago, he has slain the last monster of the 4th Floor. Along with that, he has reached level 8 at the start of the 4th Floor.
After killing the last monster, a portal appeared before him. It would lead him to the next floor.
Without hesitation, he walked through it.
In the next moment, he found himself in a large cave. There was not a single exit, only a golden orb floating at the centre that illuminated the entire cave.
< You have entered a Safe Floor. Do you wish to exit or head to the next floor? >
"So, there won't be any monster here?" Zayne muttered in disappointment as he was hoping to grind as much as he could. After all, he did need ten times the normal EXP.
"But what's that?" As the only thing in this closed-off cave, except the crystals in the wall that illuminated the otherwise dark cave, the floating golden orb easily caught Zayne's attention.
He moved closer to it and used {Inspect}.
{ — — — — —
NAME: ??? Bloodline Essence
TYPE: One-time Consumable Item
GRADE: ???
COMPATIBILITY: 100%
|> DESCRIPTION
Assimilates the ??? Bloodline. Changes race to ???.
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< You have found a superior bloodline. Do you wish to change your race to ???? >
"Damn, that's a though choice," Zayne muttered in shock as he never expected to find a race change token. Race change tokens were one of the rarest items. It would allow a player to change their race to a particular species depending on the bloodline.
Normally, the players would begin as humans, which, although had no debuffs, but also did not grant any buffs. Changing their race would allow player to obtain suitable buffs depending upon their builds, but there was also a chance of gaining racial debuffs.
For instance, if a player changes their race to undead, they would gain high stamina, curse immunity, but they would also become susceptible to light and holy attacks.
It was the unknown debuff that made Zayne hesitate. But then again, getting a 100% compatibility for any bloodline was simply unheard of.
So, after a few minutes of contemplation, Zayne decided on yes.
Immediately, the golden orb flew towards Zayne, turning into golden liquid and seeping through his chest.
"Argh!" A piercing pain shot throughout his entire body as Zayne screamed in agony, but in the next moment, it disappeared.
< Congratulations, your race Human (BOSS MONSTER) has changed to Primordial Chaos Dragon (BOSS MONSTER). You have obtained +25 All Attributes. >
< You have obtained the title — Child of Chaos. You have obtained the trait — Primordial Chaos Dragon. >
< You have obtained +3,670 EXP. >
< Congratulations, you have levelled up to 9. You have obtained +2 All Attributes, +10 Attribute Points. >
< Congratulations, you have levelled up to 10. You have obtained +2 All Attributes, +10 Attribute Points. >
< You have unlocked your Primary Class. >
< Congratulations, your Primary Class has changed to Primordial Ruler. You have obtained +25 All Attributes. You have obtained the class skills: Ruler's Domain, Ruler's Authority. >
< Congratulations, you have ranked up to E. >
< You have obtained +50 All Attributes. >
< You have obtained +50 All Attributes. >
A huge number of notifications began popping up before Zayne. The amount was enough to drown him alive.
"The hell!" Zayne screamed in shock as the sudden appearance and disappearance of pain was completely unexpected. Even more so, these many notifications were not what he was ready for, especially those juicy '+ to all attributes' messages.
He started reading the messages one by one.
First of all, the bloodline belonged to the Primordial Chaos Dragon. Just from its name, which Zayne had never heard previously, it was enough to say that this was a top-tier bloodline, even borderline overpowered.
Second, he reached level 10 and unlocked his primary class, which automatically changed to Primordial Ruler, granting him two class skills. From its name, the class was probably related to this bloodline.
And lastly, both his new race and bloodline granted him a total of 150 points to all attributes. It was simply insane.
"Well, first, let's see my status," Zayne became excited at the thought of seeing his status increase tremendously.
— — — | STATUS | — — —
- NAME: Zayne Morningstar
- RACE: Primordial Chaos Dragon (BOSS MONSTER)
- TITLE(S): Child of Chaos, Reincarnated Villain, Dungeon Master, Limit Breaker, Goblin Slayer (I)
- RANK: E
- LEVEL: 10
——— EXP Required: 0/4040
- CLASS: Primordial Ruler (???)
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|> STATS
- HP: 3,620/3,620
- MP: 3,740/3,740
|> ATTRIBUTES
- STR: 187 | (+20%) (+2)
- VIT: 181 | (+20%)
- END: 181 | (+20%)
- AGI: 187 | (+20%) (+3)
- INT: 187 | (+20%)
- WIS: 181 | (+20%)
- PER: 181 | (+20%)
- LUCK: 189 | (+20%)
- ATTRIBUTE POINTS: 0
|> TRAITS
- Primordial Chaos Dragon (From Race — Primordial Chaos Dragon (BOSS MONSTER))
——— You are Chaos.
——— Gain innate racial skills: Dragon Transformation, Chaos Breadth, Primordial Authority.
- BOSS MONSTER PHYSIQUE (From Race — Primordial Chaos Dragon (BOSS MONSTER))
- EXP Boost (From Title — Reincarnated Villain)
- Limit Breaker (From Title — Limit Breaker)
- Celestial Semen (From UNKNOWN)
|> SKILLS
INNATE SKILLS
- Dungeon Master Lv.2 (???)
- Dragon Transformation Lv.1 (Epic)
- Chaos Breadth Lv.1 (Legendary)
- Primordial Authority Lv.1 (Legendary)
CLASS SKILLS
- Ruler's Domain Lv.MAX (???)
- Ruler's Authority Lv.MAX (???)
AQUIRED SKILLS
- Thunder Arts Lv.3 (24%) (Epic)
- Fire Magic Lv.5 (58%) (Rare)
AUXILIARY SKILLS
- Inspect (63%) (Rare)
|> EQUIPMENT
- Refined Iron Katana (Uncommon)
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There were various changes in his status panel. First was his race, then the new title and class. Then, his attributes, all of which were above 180. Additionally, the multiplier for HP and MP has increased from ×10 to ×20.
Talking about his traits, he gained a new one — Primordial Chaos Dragon. It granted him three innate skills, which were {Dragon Transformation}, {Chaos Breadth} and {Primordial Authority}, from which the latter two were of Legendary-grade.
{Dragon Transformation} allowed him to transform his body into a dragon. Currently, at Epic-grade, he could only change into a humanoid form.
{Chaos Breadth} was similar to the normal dragon breadth, only made from chaos energy instead of flames. It was just that its power was about ten times more.
And lastly, {Primordial Authority} allowed him to manipulate natural elements, such as fire, water, air and earth, by expending MP.
Zayne also gained two class skills from his new class. His first skill, {Ruler's Domain}, was a passive skill that increased his attributes by 20% and his allies' by 10%, while decreasing his enemies' attributes by 10%.
His second skill, {Ruler's Authority}, was similar to {Primordial Authority} as it allowed Zayne to manipulate objects through telekinesis by expending MP.
Both skills were at maximum level and cannot be upgraded further as they were already at the highest grade.
As for his original three skills, his {Thunder Arts} has been upgraded to Epic-grade, unlocking the second sub-skill {Thunder Arts — Lightning Aura}. It allowed Zayne to coat any object, including his body, with lightning elements.
His {Fire Magic} has also reached Rare-grade, unlocking two new sub-skills {Fire Magic — Fire Wall} and {Fire Magic — Absorb Fire}. Both were quite useful skills.
Lastly, his skill {Inspect} has also reached the Rare-grade.
Maybe the only pitiful thing about his status panel was the Refined Iron Katana.
"Hmm, maybe I need to find a more suitable katana," Zayne mused as he walked through the portal leading to the 6th Floor.