BRAGR) First Dungeon: Cave Of Flames Part 1 (Patreon)

“Oh? A House?” Derrick looked around the small cottage with a bit of amusement.

“This is just a forward base for the next dungeon. Silvie, here, is one of my golem maids. She is very powerful, so she can protect this place with ease. She can also take things out of my inventory. This includes things from the real world.” My words made Derrick raise an eyebrow.

 “Now, this is what I am talking about. I hope you have plans to abuse such a cheat.” Derrick was already rubbing his hands together. I could tell he was excited about this new development.

“That can wait until after we go to the dungeon. I have not leveled in a week because we have been trying to get things settled. Now that you are here, we will be going into the level 20 dungeon. We will need to play it safe. And you are an aggro magnet due to you only being level 1.” This was one thing I hated about this game. Lower levels were like target number one when it came to higher-level monsters. Which, in a way, made since when I thought about it. I have watched many documentaries on animals in the wild, and they, too, always go for the weakest of the pack. It was the easier target and would fill their belly.

“Okay, okay, but once we are done we will be gathering some things to fill this place up. I am sure your maid will also enjoy some entertainment. Matter of fact, if we can bring some heavy equipment in, we can make a full-on base.” Angel’s father was off in his own world. I am starting to wonder who wants the world to end more, me or him!

“Angel, do something about your father!” I whined as I pulled on Angel’s arm. But she could only sigh and shake her head. I knew she couldn’t do anything but I still wanted to ask! After another long tangent, we finally said goodbye to Silvie again before heading to the Dungeon.

The entrance to the dungeon was nothing really to write home about. A purplish spiral gate that was inside a cave like entrance. Beside the entrance was an obelisk used for summoning other players. The only thing was that you needed three players to even use it. You could only have a maximum of five players in a team. It was only ever used when you were power-leveling someone or needed to summon someone who was far away.

“Alright, before we enter. Angel will be on healing and long-range attacks. I will be tank. Mr. Roberts, you will be standing near the entrance of the previously cleared room. Luckily, monsters do not respawn in dungeons. Angel, worry more about your father. I still have a few skills I can use to deal with any major situations.” Up until now, I had no real need to use my skills. Most monsters were very easy to deal with, but things would be slightly different in a dungeon. Not only were the monsters elite with higher health and higher damage, but they were all around my level.

“Got it.” Derrick gave me a serious nod, which was good. Angel, I did not need to check if she understood since she followed my orders to a T in all fights.

“Then let’s do this!” I walked forward and stepped through the portal.

When my surroundings changed, I was met with a dimly lit cave and heavy hot air. This place had lava flowing around the edges of the map. While different in the layout and realism, it seemed they decided to take influence from an old MMO from many years back. It was like the king of MMOs for the longest time.

“This dungeon is filled with Flame Wolves and Fire Goblins. Make sure you stay alert because they have both ranged and melee attacks.” I gave a small warning before equipping my sword. Angel equipped her staff and clutched it tightly. We were finally going to do this.

With white stone walls tinged with black soot stains, the room, after leaving the entrance, had two rivers of lava on both sides. It was not the most welcoming sight in the entire world, that is for sure, and it made it very hot. All three of us had sweat already building up on our foreheads. “Angel, be ready. The first set of Flame Wolves will be patrolling here soon.”

One thing about dungeons was everything had a defined path. Going by what I can only call my dreams at this time, even though I am starting to suspect they are something else, the first patrol of Flame Wolves will be a pack of three. “What should I do?”

“Put up a barrier around your father. Then, root one in place while I take care of the other two. But do not leave your father’s side.” I explained as I watched the head of a Falme Wolf slowly appear around the corner. “Here it comes.”

As in my dreams, three wolves appeared. I took a deep breath and readied my sword. It was now time to see if my skills would come in handy or not…