16 Our First Intruders Part 1 (1/2)

”Are you sure that there is a dungeon this far out? I'm pretty sure there is nothing but forest for miles”, Emily said.

”According to the guild, they got word that another dungeon arrived a few days ago. Since it's still new, this is a good opportunity to map the dungeon's layout for the guild”, Ronan said.

”Who cares about that stuff! Think about the untouched treasure that's inside! I heard we can get a nice amount of coins if we destroy the Dungeon core!”, Miller said.

Ronan, Emily, and Miller have been on a research expedition to find the newest dungeon, which arrived 3 days ago. They left their town of Ravenscar and have walked 3 miles to find the dungeon. According to the church, the new dungeon could be found in this direction. Their orders were to report back what they find and leave the dungeon as is.

”I can't believe the church would send one of their newest healers on such a long expedition! May the Gods bless my legs with more strength!”, Emily prayed.

”Stop whining! This is what we have to do if we want to get the treasure that awaits us! Think about it! If the dungeon is new then we should be able to raid it for loot! The mobs in there shouldn't be more than a C-rank!”, Miller said.

”I already told you, Miller! Our orders were to leave the dungeon as is! Use your brain more than your muscles and you would know that every dungeon is different. We don't know what to expect from this dungeon, so we should move carefully once we find it!”, Ronan said.

In this adventuring party were a group of three adventurers who were working together for the first time. Since the Guild marked it as a C-ranked quest, newbie adventurers were encouraged to accept it. Fresh from their training, they decided to have their first quest to be the easiest one to complete.

Ronan was a sophisticated Mage fresh out of the Ravenscar Magic Academy. Despite being highly intelligent, he was still a beginner in the ways of magic. However, he was able to control multiple types of magic despite only being 18. His current rank was C+.

Miller was a 19-year-old Brutish Warrior who was good at what he did but exhibited unfavorable characteristics. After years of training his body, he was officially able to get the title of Warrior from the guild. He was currently a C+ rank.

Emily was a 17-year-old Holy Healer from the Ravenscar Church. Since she was a beginner in the ways of healing, the church sent her out on daily minuscule tasks. This was the first time she was assigned to help out adventurers, despite exhibiting lazy tendencies. She was also a C+.

After walking through the forest for 3 days, they finally saw something other than trees: a large and circular grassland. It was currently 1 PM in the afternoon.

”Grassland? That's not on the map. This is too large to just be a cartography error! This must be what we are looking for!”, Ronan said.

The group of adventurers walked out of the forest and onto the grassland, where they saw a large mountain in the middle of the circular field. Upon looking at the top of the mountain, they noticed a large Griffin's nest. Judging from the way the nest was made, it seemed that it was a new nest that housed at least two large Griffins. However, the Griffins in question were nowhere to be found.

”Oi! Isn't that a Griffin's nest, Ronan? I thought you said it was rare to find one?”, Miller asked.