Return of a King

Chapter 5: Gear and Dungeon

It's decided that I will go to the dungeon today but I still have to have something with me, I can’t just go to the dungeon unprepared.

So, today I will buy some gear to help me defend myself, last time when I fought slimes there was no damage inflicted to me since slimes are soft but goblins aren’t.

Goblins have rough skin and that’s why I got damage just from fighting those goblins bare-handed. I earned twenty silver coins last time I did some quests so I guess I’m set.

I proceeded to the armor shop and picked some gears, I got one leather breastplate that cost two silver coins, two leather armguards that cost four silver coins, and two shin guards for 4 silver coins. I’m all set so I’ll just go to the dungeon….Oh, I don’t know where it is…

Since I did not know where the exact location of the said dungeon I walked aimlessly towards the forest and spent a lot of time there.

I first encountered a horned rabbit that went out of it's hole. Although soft-looking these rabbits are kinda hard, they are also know to be a delicacy for adventurers since the flesh of these rabbits are firm it's not too hard and not too soft either.

The rabbit seemed to have notoced me and immediately ran towards me, a horned rabbit's way of attacking is charging and plunging it's horn into it's target but too bad for this rabbit, I am not an ordinary adventurer.

As the rabbit plunged it's horn to me I immediately ducked and put a lot of force in my right arm and pointed it upwards so that it may hit the rabbit, it did and the rabbit was sent flying but of course it did not die easily.

The rabbit wobbled as it tried to get back up, I immediately took this chance to unleash a flurry of blows towards it. My old man used to say that to be able to make meat tender we have beat it first, I did so with the rabbit and after the flurries of blows it eventually weakened down and I took a. small knife that I brought along with me and started to cut through its hide and dismantled everything from it including its core.

The dark sky had appeared and it was time to camp, I reached out for.my bag but a pesky lizard took it, although this lizard was not very dangerous it is still very agile. I quickly moved my feet in order to leep up with it and grabbed my bag and killed it at the same time.

I set up camp immediately, started a fire, and cooked the rabbit meat that I got earlier, everything seemed okay so I slept. The next morning I hastily disassbled my camp and started. to explore some more and after so much I eventually found the dungeon's emtrance, I marveled at the arch before me and went inside.

As I walked through the passage I felt a gust of wind pushing against me, I braved the wind and proceeded deeper into tue dungeon.

At first it was nothing more than some other species of slimes, although it did help me train since this species are a lot tougher, the deeper I go more atronger monsters came. Wolves appeared and as such it gave me more insight on what I should do to utilize this skill of mine. But, I'm still curious as to why nobody knows of such a convenient way of fighting, after I become stronger I need to find out the reason for all the stange things that is happening to me.

I've learned a lot today and I feel tired, I believe there's always a spot for adventurers and explorers to take some rest in dungeons, I'll head straight there. I set up camp and ate then took some rest. I awoke to a very loud noise and rumblings in the ground, I immediately put my camp away and proceeded to the next room after the resting area. As I was walking the tremors kept on getting stronger and stronger.

I entered the room and it was dark and only the light from the previous room can be seen, as soon as I took a few steps forward the door behind me suddenly shut close, lamps lit up the dark room and it woyld seem that there was a troll acting as a mid-boss in there.

The only option for me was to beat it in battle or I will die. I took a battle stance that I saw from the fragments or some kind of images that I see in my dreams, the troll started swinging it's club yet it was a bit slow for it was a big troll even for its kind.

I dodged every single swing that he threw and then I started to run to him and give him a flurry of blows from my fists. I landed every hit yet it felt off and I was right the troll did not take much damage, it was hurt, yes, but only a bit.

It only lost some balance, I tried to give it a push so that it may tumble and fall but it was too heavy even for me. The linger we were there the more exhausted I got, the troll gained significant damage yet it was still not enough, after quite a while of swinging I noticed a change in its attack pattern.

It got faster, indeed, his swing became faster and more harder to dodge. I matched its pace yet his speed still surpassed mine and as such I got hit by his club, I spew out blood and I could feel a sloght dizziness. I tried to stand up but I wobbled and shaked while trying to, I will never give up yet though.

I ran faster than ever and landed consecutive blows to it, the more damage it took the faster it got. Suddenly it swept me off my feet and grabbed my foot and swung its club to me I felt pain surging to my body, I quickly tried to stand up and suddenly a familiar boice shouted at me.

"Use you whole body, your arms, legs whatever" it said, I was hurt yet I followed it and quickly used my feet to kick him in, a consecutive attack to be exact, the kicks were much stronger and more efficient against big guys

I put all my remaining strength to the kick and then as expected from a warrior, I beat it senseless, I took this time and decided to dismantle it since it might have a relic or something.