49 Lesser Purgatory Part 3 (1/2)
Any healing spell like Dispel can kill the boss but no one knows that yet except me. They might have an idea of it but they would usually just do the normal beating up the monster using force. When the boss died, it didn't drop anything much. But I got the title that is received by the first person who gets to clear a dungeon first in the whole game server. And since this game is worldwide running in a worldwide server, that means I am the first one to ever earn the title.
[Title: Dungeon Cleaner has been awarded]
However, just like the first title I received after I discovered the dungeon, this title is a bit worthless and I don't need to equip it. After that, I beckon Leona and Lina. Leona quickly munches towards the boss' remaining body and ate it in one swoop.
”What are we going to do now master?” Lina asked.
”We will get out, and get in once again.”
”Huh?”
I can see Lina's confusion. It was very well known to everyone including the NPCs that once a dungeon is cleared, you can only enter once but who said we are going to enter the Normal Difficulty? When we arrived outside, I entered again and a prompt to enter the dungeon appeared with the Normal Difficulty greyed out and has a countdown timer. However, the other difficulty, the Hard Mode is now available for selection.
”Uh...Master? Are you sure we will proceed to the Hard Difficulty? I heard from my fellow Battle Maid companions that Normal and Hard Difficulty has a large amount of rise in difficulty. This might cause us to get killed inside the dungeon!”
”I know, that is why we are challenging it.”
As soon as I selected the Hard difficulty, the entrance of the dungeon started to get hotter and the color of the entrance is starting to have a darker color of red. More specifically, it shifted from the normal looking one to a sinister-looking dungeon. Anyone in the early stages would be having second thoughts of going if they see this new atmosphere. Even Lina shook when she saw the changes happening.
”Let's go. The auction won't last forever, we need to finish this dungeon diving as soon as possible.”
Despite Lina's urges to retreat, with me as her master, she can't do anything but to follow me inside. Accompanying Leona, we entered the now hotter dungeon and the beginning of our challenge. The difficulty will just spike up in here.
As soon as we entered the entrance, the humid... no, it's not humid, it is hellishly hot air damp into our skin and even though it is virtual reality, the hotness in feeling is real and I have forgotten the surroundings here to be like this. I may be able to withstand the heat before but since I returned to my past body, that means that I am back to square one where my body is not accustomed to the hotness.
”I know, I have underestimated the hotness of the flames in this difficulty. Have I known this, we would have brought an air conditioning powder to allow us to cool down.”
Leona seems fine despite being a bird covered with fur and feathers. Maybe she is resistant to the heat. As we moved in, the whole place that looked like it was a mansion before became a burning land of hell. It no longer resembles the mansion anymore. And anyone who just cleared the Normal Mode will see the difference immediately.
The second change that occurred that I already anticipated are the enemies. As soon as we arrived not too far in the entrance, the Fire Imps appeared and now looked bigger and they wear Leather armors now and they are now equipping decent spears. Which means they are now posing a threat at me and everyone following me.
[Fire Imp]
Level 25
HP: 30,000/30,000
Attribute: Beast, Fire