When they walked inside the dungeon everyone in there class was in formation and waiting for them. The dungeon was like a giant cave it had little lighting with nothing but torches on the walls. The cave was fairly big enough for the 20 students to fit, it also had an awful smell of rotten flesh and shit. This caused everyone to cover their noses while some were puking on the spot.
They knew the instant that they walked into the dungeon that it was going to be a long and hard couple of days for them. The group quickly started moving through the dungeon to make it to the boss as fast as possible because they all unanimously wanted to get out of here soon.
When Ryuji stepped foot through the gate he got a new skill all of a sudden.
[New Skill: Smell lvl Max]
[You can pick up on the most minute sense of smells and can even recognize certain people through smell as well. However you are more sensitive to bad smells. Is an always active skill that can not be tuned on/off.]
Reading the description for his new skill he was both excited but also upset, he was excited because he got a new skill that was really good and could help him at max level but he is upset because as soon as he got this new skill the smell factor went up a 100 fold.
"Gaahhh... eeeeewww."- Ryuji
"Hey you okay man, you don't look to good."- Mako
"Ugh Yea I'm good just smells really bad."- Ryuji
"Just leave him he is only going to slow us down."- Johnny
"If he cant even handle the smell he is as good as worthless."- Ito
"I'm fine it just caught me by surprise that's all."- Ryuji
""Tsk""- Johnny and Ito
With both of the bullies glaring daggers at Ryuji they head further in. Mako is worried about Ryuji because this is the second time that he has groaned in pain today. He decides that it'd be best if he just watches him every so often because he knows no matter what Ryuji is not going to leave his dungeon until the boss is dead, he can see it in his eyes.
A few minutes later they come upon their first monsters and its purple goblins, they are not really that hard to deal with except for the fact that they can use weapons almost like humans and they travel in groups so they are never alone.
Now these are not the kind of goblins that like to take and rape women these are just your normal goblins that love to eat humans they don't do anything sexual to them. They also don't see humans as anything else other than food plus their birth rate between their species is high.
The front runners easily take care of the purple goblins with a few magic spells and swings of their swords. The Archers didn't really do much since they were in a small area. After they were taken care of and the ones that killed them got the EXP were happy they continued on but being more vigilant since they just had to fight some monsters.
Mako and Ryuji are in the back of the group no one is paying them any mind as they really don't care what Ryuji does and since Mako who is strong is with him they figured if anything were to happen he would be safe.
Ryuji is having second thoughts about this dungeon all because of his new skill he has been getting the smells of purple goblins, purple hob- goblins and another monster that he cant recognize just yet.
"Hey Mako do you think its weird that there aren't as many monsters around."- Ryuji
"I mean I guess its kind of weird, why do you ask."- Mako
"No reason, just don't have a good feeling about this."- Ryuji
Johnny is up front leading the charge to the boss room swinging his sword without a care in the world at the purple goblins that come at them periodically. This is also making the the students in the group upset because he and the two brothers are the only ones getting kills because they block anyone else from getting any. Even though there are stronger people here than Johnny none of them want to start a fight inside a dungeon as that would be stupid and very bad.
Ryuji and Mako have not gotten a kill this entire time and it has been pretty easy going for them so far. When the group comes up upon a fork in the tunnel that splits into two. While everyone is trying to decide which way to go Johnny says that his group (three dumb-asses) are going to go down the right side and everyone is going to go to the left.
No one is happy about this because you should never split up your party ever it's the first thing they teach you in school and it's just pure common sense. But He doesn't want to listen and the three of them just go down the right without discussing it further. Ryuji using his sense of smell notices that the left is the right way to go because that is where the goblin smell is, meanwhile the right is where the unknown smell is that Ryuji cant identify.
"It's okay everyone we are going the right way."- Ryuji
Ryuji says this to try and alleviate the tension but everyone just looks at him like he is crazy but still go down the left side, because at least someone is optimistic about it.
"All right everyone I am sure you know me my name is Tony and I'll lead the group does anyone have any objections."- Tony
"'....."
Everyone remained silent as no one really wanted to be the leader and Tony is an A- rank Tank so they know he is capable to lead.
One of the mages comes over and she's asks Ryuji how he knows this tunnel is the right one.
"Your Ryuji right."
"Yea, I'm sorry what was your name again."- Ryuji
"Oh sorry its Veronica."- Veronica
"So what did you need Veronica."- Ryuji
I was just wondering how you new this was the right way to go."- Veronica
"Oh that, I could tell by the smell."- Ryuji
"Smell"- Veronica
Veronica was looking at Ryuji trying to discern if he is joking or not. But his face says that he is 100% serious which confuses her since the only thing anyone can smell is rotten flesh and goblin shit, how can anyone tell by smell in here. She shakes her head thinking that he must be either joking or stupid then goes back to the other mages in formation not giving it another thought.
A few more hours down the tunnel and a few units of purple goblins deaths later they finally come upon an opening that is a giant room. When they reach the center of the room sounds of feet scurrying dozens of them could be heard and a single pair of heavy feet could be heard as well. It was dozens of purple goblins around 50 and 1 purple hob-goblin, they were lured into a trap.
Ryuji in his mind and on his face has the look of (see told you it was the right way.) As everyone including him and Mako get into a circular formation ready to fight them off. When weird sounds start coming out of the purple hob-goblins mouth that none of them could make out.
"CHSXKSHWOCN."- Hob-goblin
Everyone is freaking out because the purple goblins are just surrounding them while making hungry faces and the purple hob-goblin keeps making weird sounds. The one who is more confused is Ryuji because the moment the purple hob-goblin started talking he got a new skill.
[New Skill: Universal Translator lvl max]
[You can understand any language regardless of species and can talk fluently in that language as well. An always active skill.]
"HE IS HERE, HE IS HERE, HE IS HERE."- Hob-goblin
Ryuji is confused by what he is saying because until a second ago he didn't even think monsters had intelligence to this degree.
Ryuji then decides to ask no matter how weird it will be for everyone else, he wants to get the most use out of the skill before they kill them all and wants to know who he is.
"Who is he."- Ryuji
Everyone turns to look at him because they couldn't believe that he just started communicating with the hob-goblin. The hob-goblin is also shocked but then has a smile on his face and speaks again looking at Ryuji.
"THE DRAGON OR SHOULD I SAY YOU."- Hob-goblin
Ryuji is at a loss with this statement because he isn't a dragon and the only dragon he say put thinks isn't real is the one from that night.
When that voice that he heard earlier speaks up again making the whole situation confusing for him.
"YOU WILL ALL DIE IF YOU DONT ACCEPT ME, AND YOU WILL NEVER BE STRONG."- Dragon
Ryuji thinks it over and if the dragon wanted him dead he would be and looking at the situation right now with all the goblins and hob-goblin there odds don't look good plus there is that one weird smell that he cant identify which could come and attack them any moment so they truly are on deaths door in a shitty situation.
The Dragon asks again and for the last time.
"DO YOU WANT TO BE STRONG... THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE BOY."- Dragon
Ryuji grits his teeth thinking about how helpless they are right now and screams at the top of his lungs which startles everyone in the room including the goblins.
"OKAY YOU WIN I ACCEPT YOU! DRAGON!!"- Ryuji