15 Into the Dungeon (1/2)

Kerym opened the door of the dungeon and went inside. The rest of the group followed behind him. When they entered the dungeon, a window popped up in front of each of them.

[You have entered the 1st level of the dungeon. Reach the last level and the system will reward you with something you desire.]

They read the window and looked around, finding themselves in another jungle. There was a sky and even a light source inside, comparable to the sun.

”It really is bigger on the inside,” Kerym said.

”Are we inside the dungeon?” Dilya asked.

”I believe we are.” Karl pointed at the door behind them. ”Look.”

”How do we get to the next level?” Dilya asked, looking around for any information.

”I don't know. We'll probably have to go deeper into the jungle to find out.” Kerym grabbed his weapons from his bag and wore them. They were iron brass knuckles that the craftsmen made for him. ”Everyone, be careful. This is unknown territory and we're probably not alone.”

They started walking deeper into the jungle, being careful not to make too much noise. Karl manifested his shadow daggers and cloak. Heath unsheathed his sword and was holding it. Dilya was in the middle as she was the weakest in terms of defense. As they were walking, something in the sky was watching them.

It was massive, casting a giant shadow on them. The creature had two giant wings and looked like a prehistoric bird. Its giant wings flapped loudly as it flew above them.

Karl looked down at the ground and saw how dark it was. He looked up, trying to find out why it was so dark and saw the giant bird. ”What the fuck is that?!”

Everyone turned their heads and looked up and saw the giant bird.

”I've never seen anything like it,” Kerym said. ”Don't let your guard down, we don't know if it's hostile.”

”That thing's massive, I hope it doesn't see us,” Heath said while gazing at the bird.

The giant bird looked down and stared at the group.

Heath raised his sword. ”It's not looking at us, is it?”

The bird cawed loudly and dived down at the group with incredible speed.

”I'm afraid it is,” Karl said. ”Everyone! Run!”

The group ran in different directions, trying to get away from the bird. Luckily, they were able to get far enough away to not get hit. The bird landed on the ground with tremendous speed, sending dust everywhere.

”Is everyone ok?!” Kerym yelled, coughing.

”Yeah, I'm ok!” Heath replied.

”Me too!” Karl answered.