The next day, he returned to the same hole. Although a bit more careful this time,because of its giant size, the wolf's body was something he could not move just on his own. Setting fire to it would literally be calling attention to him, so the only option was to leave it there. At best, some wild animals find it and drag it away from the place.
At worst, the giant finds it and starts looking at what caused the death of the wolf and investigating it. But it seemed to be the former when he came back. There was a trail of blood where the body of the wolf used to be. He was sure it was dragged away, so he had no need to worry, and so he made his way towards the hole. As soon as he got close to it and placed his hand on the ground, a screen came up in front of him.
[The Dungeon Forge of Rhurtas has been found. Would you like to challenge the dungeon?
Y/N
Warning: The player cannot leave until the dungeon has been completed.]
"So once I'm in, I'm in, huh? Well, I assumed so; that's how the dungeons go generally." He was glad he packed some meat and fruit while leaving. He then took a deep breath as he clicked on Y, and the hole lit up, the darkness within it vanishing as if it were opening up.
"Well, I took out that giant wolf. How bad can this dungeon be?" He said to himself before thinking about it, "Yeah, I should not say that." He wasn't going to end up jinxing himself like that if he hadn't already, as he sighed and jumped down into the hole.
He went down the hole for quite a bit. It was honestly like a slide without the sliding part, but his back was not taking it well, and he kept going down, falling through the tunnel for who knows how long. Ultimately, he saw an opening after a while, and as he fell through it, he found himself right above a lake. A lake with water so clear that he could see the bottom of the lake from the top of it. As he fell into the water
Good for him; he knew how to swim, at least as he swam back to the top and caught his breath before looking around. He seemed to be inside a lake, inside a giant underwater cave of sorts. This was not what he was expecting when he heard the words forge. Honestly, he expected a volcano or something. He swam to the shore of the lake, climbed onto the ground, and finally looked around himself.
There was not much to see in the cave, though. It was mostly a simple cavern with crystals growing from the top, which illuminated the entire cavern, and in front of him was a giant door. The door had the pattern of a snake on it, and next to it was a stone statue of a giant snake, but it looked different than a normal snake. He was not well versed in races of fantasy, because if he was, he would know exactly what it was.
He sighed and walked closer to the door, seeing the images and engraving on it, perhaps trying to tell a story. He looked at them closely and recognized the figures of the snake being struck by a person holding a hammer. Wait, wasn't that the story of Thor and that huge snake? What was it called again?
"Ragnarök"
He said it out loud as his mind finally remembered where he had seen this exact story before—the story in which the son Odin fought the giant snake and was killed by it. Or did he survive? He wasn't the best at mythology, so even he could hardly remember that. but as soon as he muttered these words, the whole room started moving. Maybe he had triggered a trap of sorts, or maybe not, as a screen popped up in front of him.
[Dungeon Trial: 1
Time limit: 10 minutes
Reward: access to the next room
Objective: Defeat the stone basilisk.
Note: Your weapons will be confiscated during this trial. You may fight using the hammer this forge offers.]
Before he even finished reading, his aquamarine fangs vanished from their sheaths. A black hammer with a golden dragon twirling around its handle appeared right in front of him. It was not a giant hammer made for war. It was a hammer made for smithing.
"Hey, that's cheating."
Before he could even finish his sentence, the snake statue that was right next to the door moved. Its eyes glowed red, and suddenly it jumped from its place, the stone moving as naturally as a real snake lunging at him.
"Shit"