Chapter 018
A black whirlpool floating in a space surrounded by sturdy-looking walls is the entrance to the different dimension known as the dungeon. Guild guards were standing on each side of the whirlpool, and when they spotted me, they started talking to me.
"Hey, are you planning to enter the dungeon dressed like that? Do you have any combat skills?"
It’s common sense to enter a dungeon dressed appropriately. However, those with useful combat skills can enter even the 5th floor without any equipment. Though it’s bad manners to pry into someone’s skills, the guards probably felt it was their responsibility to ask.
"I only have non-combat skills. Instead, I have a special constitution, so it's not a problem."
"A special constitution? What kind of constitution do you mean?"
"It's a disease called Hercules syndrome. It's a congenital condition that causes high muscle density, making it more than three times denser."
The two guards were quite surprised when they heard my answer. It's a very rare disease, and most people probably don't even know it exists.
"I think you'll be okay, but don't push yourself too hard."
"Yes, I'm planning on getting used to the dungeon in the shallow areas on the first floor."
I bowed slightly to the concerned guard and entered the dungeon's whirlpool. My vision went dark, and the next moment I was standing in a wide grassland.
"I'd heard about it, but experiencing it was quite moving."
In my previous life, dungeons only existed in stories. I was now in a mysterious space that I had read about many times.
"Oops, It's not time for be lost in emotion, I need to find some monsters."
The monsters in each dungeon are generally the same, though some dungeons feature exclusive monsters, but the number is small.
So I'd like to say that the difficulty of the dungeon is the same everywhere... But the difficulty may vary slightly depending on the compatibility with the field.
"Oh, so the first monster has appeared."
A pig glared at me from the grassland in the distance. It was a first floor monster, a charging pig. As you can guess from its name, it's a monster that charges like a bullet and rams into enemies.
"He's going to charge right away... Hey."
I dodge the charging pig as it charges at me with momentum to the left, then turn around. It fails to ram me, scraping the grass as it digs its feet in and quickly turns to face me.
The charging pig paws its front paws two or three times and charges again. I dodge it in the same way, but this time I lightly brush the charging pig's foot with my right foot as it passes by.
The charging pig, which was running at full speed, loses its balance and rolls across the grass with its momentum. I run after it, delivering a heel drop to its head as it finally stops, dazed and dizzy.
The charging pig, hit with the damage from its own blow, turns into mist and disappears, leaving a small stone behind. It's a magic stone, a familiar sight in fantasy stories.
If this were a maze or cave, you could defeat the charging pig by simply putting your back against a wall and dodge its charge. However, in this grassland there is nothing to hit, so it takes more effort to defeat it than in such field.
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