As the scritcher boss stares at me I look back from my core and evaluate its condition. While watching the creature a prompt hovers off to the side of my vision and after a few more minutes of staring I finally decide to check it out.
{Wild Boss found within the dungeon! Wild Boss found to be at low health. Wild Boss has refused an equal partnership pact with the dungeon core! Wild Boss's health gives dungeon core Kyle two options 1-Normal wild boss procedure where the core chooses a boss currently within the dungeon and initiates single combat. If the dungeons boss wins the wild boss is subjugated and forced to become a boss creature. If the wild boss wins it obtains a mass of experience as well as a skill from the opponent it beat. 2- Although hostile the wild boss does not have the strength or ability to fight back leaving it defenseless. The dungeon core Kyle can use the Enslavement skill on this extremly weakened boss to instantly enslave it and insure its loyalty. The use of this skill on a boss monster is limited to once every six months.}
After reading through I accept the enslavement option and feel a burning pain rush through my core as I fight against my vision going black. In the background I can hear a blood chilling scream of pain and desperation from the scritcher boss before it goes silent and passes out right before my vision returns and I see two new prompts, one being the description of the boss while the other being something I didn't expect.
{Species- Scritcher Despot Class- Boss Rank C Description- A scritcher that was born weaker than most and abused for its birth. fueled by its hatred it left the pack and soon found talent in magic. After honing its skills in the wild it strengthened itself on the blood and bodies of all who it found until evolving into this rare boss class. The despot is the opposite of a king and rules through fear and violence. Its word is law and its abilities revolve around commanding its followers, the strength of its abilities growing as more lives around it are taken. Using the magic it has it can rip even the souls of its followers from the death cycle and force them to die once again for it. This creature can only be created through extremly despairing circumstances.}
{Congratulations Young Dungeon Core! You've subjugated/enslaved your first wild boss! Wild bosses can have a plethora of uses and are not just for battle! They can be used as advisors, researchers, crafters, and explorers(Depending on if they're given the rights)! Due to this achievement you have unlocked the dungeon boss gacha option! Some wild bosses have tons of uses but there are other bosses that are not so useful. A demonic boss in a holy dungeon? A mindless Berserker in a library themed dungeon? A creature that coveted your core and failed and is now in your possession? Some bosses even though useful just don't fit or for personal reasons you would refuse to use them. After much consideration the Gods of Dungeons created this system to allow you to use those less than desirable bosses to have the chance at getting a better boss creature or new blueprints, room schematics, and rare weapon/armor options for your dungeon. All bosses used towards this gacha are put into the drawing and marked so that you will not see them again(We won't kill a useful/innocent creature no worries young dungeon core.) You can draw gacha in single draws or in groups of ten. All bosses you want to use for gacha can easily be placed in your creature inventory. Better chances of higher tier draws appear when using the draw of ten vs single draw. Well Done Young Dungeon Core and good luck! We are watching your progress!}
'Hey Tilly what do you know about this gacha thing? Is it like the phone games in my old life or what?' I can't help but ask as I remember a mix of Treasure Cruise purchases mixed with Tact scouting that left me a few hundred dollars lighter in my old world.
"Info just popped in like it said, if you don't want this guy you can store him and use him for a gacha pull. He'll disappear and enter the system the gacha runs on and you'll get either a new maybe better, maybe worse boss or a new room option that you don't need to decorate. Looks like you can also get an item that can be added to loot of various rarities and there are options for dungeon abilities as well but looks like you only get a fraction of a percent to get one. Also before you ask his class ranking is a system to grade the challenge of bosses in the world. Lowest is F rank and the highest is X so his C ranking is decent since we have scritchers that he can use as minions his skills can be used. Spooky and Shank are both D rank so he could be the next floors boss once its up and running. Oh Tyr and Slax are back and looks like that demon is showing up in the distance so be ready." Tilly says and then warns as I nod and look at the kneeling form of the despot in front of me before mentally telling it to go to the living area and start working on the home for it and its group.
As the despot rises it stares at my core with a small amount of malice in its eyes before it fades and it nods before making its way into the living area before Tyr carrying a still unconscious Slax enters the core room.
"Yo Kyle, Slax needs help. Also we left that thing he summoned to fight the lanyo and....is that the damn lanyo and that thing coming to the dungeon....?" Tyr asks as she watches the demon finally reach the entrance of the dungeon with the lanyo in tow.
'Yup now get Slax back to his home and get ready to welcome that thing. Once its inside I can get info on it and maybe it'll give us a lanyo blueprint which would be awesome.' I say as Tyr nods before the demon finally enters the dungeon followed by the lanyo.
"Now be a good dog and offer a pact to the dungeon unless you want to be turned into a puddle dear." the demon says as the lanyo's body shakes in fear before a prompt appears.
{ Lanyo(Dread Variant) Level 63 has offered a pact to serve the dungeon core Kyle}
Seeing the poor beast shake like a leaf I accept its pact quickly and summon it to the core room before letting it into the living area to make a home for itself with the warning that we'll speak later. After the lanyo leaves with relief apparent on its face I finally inspect the demon.
{Species- Hermaphraditic Abyss Demon Progenitor Boss rank-X(Sealed) C(Set) Description- An ancient abyss demon that rarely leaves their own plane. Summoning of this creature is a matter of extreme luck and a turn of fate. Neither male nor female this demon possesses both genders and aspects of both showing on either side of its body. Wearing a mask and armor that grows from its body it has mastered magic far beyond most mortal creatures and its physical ability is not far behind. This species of abyss demon is more focused on enjoying the pleasures of life and obtaining knowledge and enjoyment when granted freedom into the natural world but have the potential to exterminate most foes that approach with little to no effort. This abyss demon is the creator of several hermaphrodite species in the world and has had its original power sealed to match your dungeon ranking.}
"So you've accepted my gift young dungeon, and I have been summoned by one of yours so shall we meet and discuss how we can help each other for our long partnership." it says lightly as it begins walking through the dungeon, following the link to its summoner and ultimately to my core.