A new day rose and a journey begins. I asked Lam where the locations of the dungeons he asked. He gave me a warning.
"Lord, even though artifact dungeons are short, there will always be a monster stronger than any of the enemies inside. We don't know any of the artifacts inside but we do know there are artifacts based on the magical reading we do on the dungeons."
Is what they said.
I head over to the first dungeon which the minimum level required is about level 40.
The entrance of the first dungeon was small but I could feel the threat of the monsters inside.
I went in the monsters that greeted me... Were skeletons.
*rattle* *rattle*
"Damn you all are a lot. Poison Mist."
[Skeletons are immune to poison]
"Well. That's unfair. Time to smash then." I pulled out the hammer and I can finally lift it. "Huryah!" With the swing of my hammer the skeletons were blown away in one hit. I didn't feel any strain in my body nor any pain. Its finally a usable weapon.
"Okay. NOW. That's unfair." The skeletons rebuilt itself from the bones near them. They literally ressurected. And it seems blunt damage won't do good.
I pulled out the twin curved swords from my inventory and began slashing every bone I could see.
*rattle* *rattle*
"Ah. This is gonna be a long one."
*Slash* *crack* *rattle* *hiss* the battle was long and tedious. Most of my time was breaking the bones regenerating the skeletons.
The end was near. With the last skeleton standing, I slashed all of its bones to the point you wouldn't even know its bones.
"Finally." I sat down in the ground calming my breathing. "That was so long. *pant* I can't even get any single EXP every time they revived. That was a waste of time and effort." I stood up and regained my stamina. "Now what's behind this door?"
I pushed the door and a black aura passed through the door.
"HUmAn... LEavE! ThIs ArTifaCT doESn't bELONG tO yOu! ARgH!" His overwhelming presence engulfed the room in a dark black aura.
He was massive. He has flesh but its overed in the corpses of the skeletons. His face is peeking out through the skeletons surrounding his massive body. He is covered in a black aura. It looks like my Dark Armor before.
"Sorry but I need it."
"YoU. HuMAn. JUst liKe eVeRy liVINg beIng iN thIs pLanET. GREED. GREED. GREED. GREED. GREED. GREED. GREED. YoU AlL aRE thE EMboDiMeNT oF GREED. AGHHH!!!! FiNE tHEn. If YoU sHaLL seEK DeAth, sTeP fOrWard."
I took a step forward.
"I sEe. THaT iS wHat YoU chOse. La Da Fa Trey Zi Ta."
"What is this?" A horde of skeletons spawned below me and took a hold of my feet. They are dragging me down to the ground.
"PrEPare tO bE dRagGed iN ABYSS!"
"Sorry about that. But I am abyss itself. Unholy Armor!" A bright light shone upon my body.
"HOlY ElEmeNT!"
Then the light turned dark. My unholy armor is half light and half black.
"HoW cAN iT bE? DArK aNd HoLY, MERGED! ThE iNsolence! Po Re Za Da Ma!"
"What are you saying?!" When he said those last words, a horde of skeletons appeared again but not on my feet. They were like the skeletons I fought before. It seems it was summoned by this... Giant skeleton.
I used my twin curved swords and attacked the skeletons. They still revive just like before.
"Za Da Resh Lo Pat"
"Now what is it this time?!"
A red aura glowed from his summoned skeletons. They were faster and stronger.
I continued slashing and slashing and slashing until the skeletons can't revive anymore. It seems he can't spam that summoning spell or it has a long cooldown to it.
"HnGH! Za Fa Rah Ma Ga!" A giant red magical circle formed above his head and then down to his body. The giant enemy grew smaller and smaller. And then the skeletons surrounding his body exploded in different directions. From his humungous stature of a monster, he turned into a human like form. His skin is brown and the dark aura like my dark armor is surrounding his body. He has two horns on his head and he was laughing maniacally. "Finally. HAHAHA. After sucking all the magic in the vicinity of this forest. I can now regain this form." He raised his hand and swiped it from left to right. When he did that, the area where he moved his hand were left in rubbles and destroyed.
"Sprint, Berserker, Rage." With my curved swords, I rushed at him and with my full force I slashed.
He dodged it easily and moved behind me.
With one chop of his hand I was sent flying through the room on the other side.
"*Cough* *cough* Heal, Great Heal. One more time! Poison Mist!"
"Child's play." He waved his hand the poison mist was swept away by the wind.
I continued running circles to him. Attacking once, run away, run in circles, attack again. This tactic was safe but my stamina can't last forever.
"You bore me." He slapped his hands on my armor and I got blown away by his power.
I can feel it. My consciousness disconnecting from my body. I'm starting to move but not thinking about it. The rage skill is taking over.
"Oh? These movements. I see. You abandoned your sanity in exhange for power." He continued speaking even though I was launching a barrage of attacks. "You humans are truly... GREEDY AREN'T YOU?"
He punched me in the guts and I was launched to the ceiling breaking the ceiling and the terrain above it. But... I can't feel it anymore.
The rage finally entered its final stage. I can't see anything nor hear anything. I'm falling from a deep, dark abyss that goes nowhere.