A Week later.
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I was moving swiftly all around the place, dodging incoming attacks from the dungeon boss.
The beast was a long, slender lizard and lion-like hybrid with no vision, but high concentration acidic breath – which was capable of burning through the hard stone floor like it was nothing.
The beast leaped back, roaring loudly towards me, before shooting out several projectiles made from its acidic breath towards me.
I quickly dodged them, leaping into the shadows to ensure no damage from the projectiles whatsoever, before leaping out of the shadow right under the beast – sinking my fangs into its stomach, before ‘Harvester’ activated – allowing me to rip off a portion of its resilient body and tear a hole in its stomach.
The monster howled in pain, before stumbling back and flipping its head around to face me as blood poured out of its stomach followed by its organs hanging out – which, may I add, was an absolutely disgusting sight.
This thing had three different stomachs… and all of them were oddly an off-green colour.
The monster roared before leaping at me, trying to catch me under its front claws.
I quickly leapt out of the way, before the creature could land – however it immediately followed after me and tried to pounce onto me again – only for me to sink into the shadows in a split second.
“Screw it – I am removing that throat.”
I thought, before coiling up my body and propelling myself up at the creature instantly biting into its neck, before wrapping my lower body around its neck and tearing out its neck – bit by bit, blood spilling everywhere.
The monster shrieked and howled, stumbling across the place, before seizing movement and collapsing to the ground – its blood slowly drenching the stone floor underneath it.
I exhaled, before spitting out the chunks I had bitten off and wiggling my way off of it, looking at it with a nervous gaze, before exhaling lightly.
“That thing does not taste good at all… It’s like I was biting at a rotten piece of meat that had poison poured all over it the entire time.”
I commented to myself.
A second after my victory over the beast, a window confirming my victory appeared in front of me.
+ Congratulations +
You have cleared this dungeon and defeated its boss.
Would you like to receive the rewards?
Without hesitation, I selected the yes option.
Reward Distributed.
Beside me appeared some fancy looking armour and weapons, before another window opened up in front me.
Rare Skill [Venom Bullet] has evolved into the Epic Skill [Venom Mastery].
Well that’s certainly nice to see.
A skill managed to evolve – however, other than that, I didn’t get much useful rewards from this dungeon either.
I exhaled heavily – it has been a week since my battle against that Kitsune woman, I have been busy raiding dungeon after dungeon, however, for some reason I haven’t gained a single experience point.
My growth has completely halted ever since I hit level fifty – as if I couldn’t level up anymore.
At first, I didn’t think much of it and simply assumed that I hadn’t levelled up simply because I hadn’t gained enough experience, however, after an entire week of fighting Dungeons filled with monsters in level ranges of thirty five to forty five – with the bosses sometimes being over level fifty, with one even being level sixty – I am not so sure off that fact anymore.
Surely all of these pretty powerful monsters would be enough to allow me to level up?
I don’t know.
At this point, I’ve sort of accepted the fact that I am not levelling up any further.
After a quick exhale, I threw one last look at the equipment, wondering what to do with it.
I could just leave it here in case any adventurer or something passes through here – however, at the same time, it just feels like a waste leaving behind equipment of this caliber.
Helmet of Resilience [C Rank]
Gown of Resilience [C Rank]
Hard Iron Longsword [C Rank]
Reinforced Shoulderpads [B Rank]
Though I imagine that it’s not going to be as good the further I gain power, at this point in time, I imagine it was pretty strong – especially considering that from all these dungeons I’ve raided, the monsters in them have been in the ranges of C Rank to B Rank. This chapter is updated first at novelping(.)com.
I thought about it for a bit longer, before exhaling and shaking my head lightly, turning around and beginning to slither towards the exit.
There was no point in taking them.
They’re clearly made for humanoid creatures that could use them, but I’m just a snake – I don’t even have arms to hold a sword with.
Besides – that Longsword is the same size as my body.
Even if I somehow had arms as a snake, I would not be able to hold it.
Plus, it’s not like I am struggling right now – Fighting using my skills to my advantage is quite reliable and easy, as well as efficient.
I slithered back through the dungeon, using ‘Devourer’ to absorb the magical energy still lingering within the bodies of the deceased creatures, before eventually making it out of the dungeon – being met with a bright sunny day blasting down at me.
I breathed in a heavy dosage of the fresh air, before slithering towards the dense tree line and out of the clearing that the dungeon was in.
I wanted to find a nice, cool and quiet spot to rest at for a bit – so I could first allow my Magical Energy to regenerate a bit, as well as so I can take a look at my stats.
It’s been a little while since I’ve done so.
After moving through the forest for a while, I eventually found a pretty cool spot under a large tree – with a large shadow falling over me.
I coiled up below the tree, sinking slightly into my body as I exhaled heavily.
“This is nice… Resting after spending about an hour or two fighting through a dungeon really relaxes the mind and body.”
I thought, before closing my eyes for a bit.
I simply rested there, slightly sunken in my rather soft body for a bit – just taking in the fresh air and listening to the peaceful and calm noises around me.
Birds chirping, other small critters going on about their day… It reminded me of when I was younger, just sitting underneath a tree and reading stories to her…
Those were good memories.
After resting for a little while longer, I eventually exhaled, before lifting my head up and shaking it lightly.
“Alright, time to take a look at the status window.”
“Status Open.”