39 Chapter 39 (1/2)

Chapter 39

”Bet ya-”

”Nope.” James cut Rue off before she could state her bet. They were watching the countdown timer, and there was less than a minute for the adventurers to arrive.

”But, you didn't even let me finish.”

”You were going to bet Z and the gang were the first guys to enter the dungeon this time around.” James glared at his Pixie. He was on to her shenanigans. She wasn't going to get any more easy bets from him.

”You don't know that.” The way she looked at him, confirmed his suspicion. That was exactly what she was going to bet.

”Oh yeah, then what do you want to place a bet on?” He was fine gambling resources, just not on something he had no chance of winning. She had gotten him for a good amount of resources when he was sleep deprived.

”Ummmm.” Rue watched the timer, there were only a few seconds remaining.

”Well?”

”Never mind.” She huffed and turned her back to him, acting like she was watching the entrance of the dungeon instead. From their vantage point, they could easily see the path leading from the forest to the dungeon entrance, as well as make out the town that had been considerably growing during the last night of immersion.

”Called it.” James pumped a tentacle in the air in victory, as he watched a bright light wash over the landscape. The adventurers had returned.

James rubbed his tentacles together excitedly. He couldn't wait for another night of immersion with the adventurers. James had to wonder how far he could climb.

From what he could glean from the dungeon core forums, those dungeons that had reached tier 2 in a single night were the oddities. The part they all had in common was their love for hunting achievements, meaning the group was also some of the more inquisitive types of players.

Because of this, the forums had been filled with explanations of dungeon layouts, trap brainstorming, secret achievements, and secret features. The last two had drawn James's attention the most, and he had spent the last few hours of his time, before his 8 hours of rest, browsing those threads.

James thought he had been handling his dungeon nicely, but some of the dungeon cores on the forums had taken a whole different approach. They had rushed a lot of their research using dungeon tokens, leaving their floors a lot barer than James's. However, this had allowed them to unlock more tiers of research than James, and they had shared the combinations they had discovered.