Chapter Seventy-Nine - Happy Dance
Chapter Seventy-Nine - Happy Dance
We all just... stood there and panted as the glass golems body cracked and snapped apart under its own weight.
Awa, we did it, Awen said.
I felt my lips twitching up. We sure did, I said.
Congratulations! You have shattered Glass Golem, level 10. Bonus Exp is granted for breaking a construct above your level! Due to combating as a team your reward is reduced!
Its dead for real then, I said.
Bing Bong! Congratulations, your Cinnamon Bun class has reached level 8
Health + 5
Resilience +5
You have gained: One Class Point
You have unlocked: One Class Skill Slot
I levelled up! I cheered.
Awa, s-so did I, Awen said. She blinked a few times and her eyes refocused until they fell on me. Th-thank you, Broccoli.
Pfft, dont be silly, you did your part. I gave her a big thumbs up, then, because I still had a whole lot of adrenaline, I skipped over to her and glomped her. Ohh, Im so happy. I said as I let go.
M-me too, Awen said.
I started to dance a little, shaking my hips from side to side while pumping my arms up and down to a happy beat that only I could hear.
What in the world are you doing? Amaryllis asked as she walked down the hill.
Im happy dancing! I said. Its what you do when youre happy. You should join in.
Absolutely not.
Awen! Lets use peer pressure on her! I cheered with a laugh. Cmon, dance, dance!
I started walking the Egyptian around an increasingly flustered Amaryllis. It only got worse when Moon Moon joined in with a happy bark. His own dancing looked more like a bouncy ball caught in a drier but it was definitely dancing.
Awa, I don't know h-how to dance like that, Awen said.
I rushed over to her side. Its easy. See, you stand up like this, then you shake your booty. I demonstrated.
Awen, the poor soul, went very red in the face.
Ding! For repeating a Special Action a sufficient number of times you have unlocked the class skill: Dancing!
I paused mid swing. Oh, hey.
What? Did the world do us all a favour and dislocated your hips to stop you from swinging them in such a debauched way? Amaryllis asked.
Nope. I got the Dancing skill. As a class skill. That might be handy, right?
Amaryllis sighed. If it means you look like less of a fool, then certainly. Im certain Awen here would love to teach you how to dance.
Awa! Awen said. I-I wouldnt mind, really. Um. Im not that good though.
I snorted and waved it off. Its fine. We can look into that some other time. Did the glass golem drop anything neat?
Amaryllis shook her head. Dungeon made monsters outside of a dungeon act like normal creatures. Im certain someone could find a use for all this glass, but otherwise, this is all a bit of a waste.
You cant eat it, Moon Moon said. It hurts going in, and it hurts more coming out.
Yeah, I can imagine, I said. I decided not to think of the poor drolls that were sacrificed to discover that. Well, weve proven that we can take them down when working together. I walked over to the golem and yanked my shovel out of its side with only a bit of wiggling to get it loose.
The edge of the blade didnt have any chips on it, but it was still a little hot to the touch and there was a slight warp to it. Obviously it wasnt made to have Amaryllis levels of lightning running through it.
We should get moving, I said. We might encounter more of them before reaching the dungeon.
Moon Moon nodded. They used to always be three, and all near the dungeon, but now theyre moving out of their territory.
I nodded. Cool. We worked really well together, by the way! Im proud of all of you.
Age Health Stamina Mana Resilience Flexibility Magic Skills Rank Cinnamon Bun Skills Cleaning B - 86% Jumping C - 100% Gardening D - 23% Cute D - 100% Dancing F - 05% General Skills ` Insight C - 47% Makeshift Weapon Proficiency E - 89% Archeology F - 57% Friendmaking D - 100% Physical Manakinesis F - 43% Skill points General Skill Points
My next General Skill point might go into Friendmaking, but that wasnt immediately useful, not in a dungeon, I didnt think. So that wouldnt change either.
Putting points into Cute was right out.
I checked my gear in a hurry, then nodded. Im as ready as I can be, I said.
Awa, m-me too, Awen said.
Amaryllis shook her head and poofed pen and paper into existence before she crouched down. Broccoli, Awen, Moon Moon, how are your potion stocks?
Ah, Im fresh out, I said.
I dont have any, Awen said.
Moon Moon was chasing his tail.
Right. Amaryllis scratched a few things on her paper and then sent it off with a poof. Moments later a book and eight trifecta potions appeared. Two each, She said as she gestured to the potions.
I placed one in my bandoleer, the other in my backpack surrounded by some cloth to keep it from breaking. Does your ring work in a dungeon? I asked.
No, it wont, Amaryllis said. Which is why I got this out now.
Oh, I said as I recognized the title of the book. Midhves compendium of Dungeons and Associated Classes. Do you think this dungeon will be in there?
Amaryllis shrugged and started leafing through the book. Soon enough she went aha and poked a page with the tip of a talon. Here it is.
Awen and I both crowded around her shoulder to read. Even Orange jumped onto Amaryllis lap, though I think it was more to be in the way than to see what the fuss was.
Awa, Awen said. She rooted around in her little hip sack and pulled out a pair of big round spectacles. S-sorry, she said as she slid them on. They made her eyes look huge.
Those look cute on you, I said before returning to the book.
The Path of Broken Reflections
Approx Dungeon levels 5-7
Suggested levels 10+
Party composition: 3+
Special warnings: Illusions. Mind Games
Located North-West of Greenshade and along the Eastern fringes of the Ostri desert.
At ToW this dungeon has three floors.The delve room is built in a large ravine with bridges spanning the gaps from floor to floor. Beware of wires between bridges preventing clever delvers from skipping ahead. Otherwise safe.
First Floor:Puzzle room. Move pillars to move beams of light to the crystal above the exit. Each moved pillar summons a guardian Glass Golem (common).
Second Floor:Narrow bridge over pitfall trap. Mirrors on sides will attract attention towards sides. Mental resistance suggested.
Third Floor: Boss room. Large open arena where a Lesser Glass Wyrm (uncommon) awaits the delvers. Flying boss. Will strafe and use minor illusions.
Loot rewards:
Mirrors, small glass weapons
Class reward:
Glass Cannon class
Specializes in ranged attacks and creating items out of glass.
Looks easy enough, I said.
Amaryllis shook her head. No. Look at the date. She poked the numbers at the end.
Um. And whats the date today?
She sighed. This is over a year out of date, nearly two. When I stood by the entrance it said the dungeon was levels seven to ten. We can expect one, maybe two more floors.
I nodded and looked into the dark pit of the dungeon. Part of me wanted to back off, tell the world to find someone else for its lame quests.
A bigger part of me was excited to run in there and have an adventure.
Well then, lets go fight a wyrm!