A Warlock's Ascent

After reading all about the items, weapons, and information that Steve offered, he was very intrigued. There were several items on those lists that caught his eye, but before buying them, he had to do thorough research and planning.

He decided to be extra careful before buying anything because the way he saw it, having SP allows players to become stronger and more versatile, so in a way, SP is the most important currency of this world, especially for players. And it would be very foolish to buy the first thing that catches his eye.

After he was done, he asked Steve, how he could start hunting, it is then the skeleton guided him towards the passageway just beside the shop. He thanked the skeleton and then started heading inside.

The dark passageway was illuminated, as soon as he stepped foot in it. Before he could take another step, a message appeared before his eyes. He tried to move, but his body got stuck in its place as if someone had paused his body like a video.

.........…

Please select the difficulty of level-1 of this dungeon

1>Easy

2>Normal

3>Hard

4>Veteran

.........….

After thinking about it, he chose the 'Easy' option, he was not a hero and knew firsthand that any mistake in this world could cost him his life. So, the 'easy' option seemed like the best alternative to him.

As soon as he chose the option, his body became free. He looked around and found himself in a narrow passageway, it was dimly lit, it had a rustic smell to it as if it has not been used in a long time, the spider webs in the ceiling also told that same story.

Instantly he brought his lantern out, the passageway was lit enough to make what was in front of him, but the way the torches were kept, there were some dark spots in his path. He didn't want to take chances, and if he had something that he could use in the situation, why shouldn't he use it? He took out a sword and his shield, and begin moving.

His eyes were peeled, and while his heart was beating faster and faster, he didn't know what to expect from this place. At first, this place looks like a normal abandoned passage, but he knew that just around the corner, monsters were lurking about…

He didn't need to walk a lot, and he encountered his first monsters. There were goblins at the end passage, doing god knows what. As those creatures heard his footsteps and saw the light from his lantern, they came running towards him with their weapons drawn.

Three goblins were very easy targets, he had confidence that he could take care of them with ease, as he had not warmed up yet, he started by stretching his sword-carrying hand, and he raised it high up in the air.

CLUNK

His sword touch the ceiling, stopping his movement, it is then he realized that this passageway was very narrow, he could not use the same moves with the long sword that he uses outside.

But the realization came very late to him, the goblins were then finally on to him, and one of them jumped on him, brandishing its knife at him.

CLUNG

He slammed his shield onto the goblin in the air, making it fly back. It is then he instantly put his sword back in his inventory and brought out a spear, shoving it toward the second goblin that came. The spear went through that little bastard with just a little bit of force and poking.

By the time he took out the spear, the last goblin ran past his dead friend and was on to him, panicking that it would cut him, he called out his sword again, but while calling out he imagined a specific grip that he wanted to the sword to come out.

Surprisingly, the system equipped his sword with the same grip that he wanted, now holding his long sword like a knife, he stabbed the sword incoming goblin with his sword, killing it instantly.

With two goblins dead, the third one stood at some distance, it didn't look like that it wanted to fight, but he could not let this opportunity go, he put back his shield and sword, and brought his bow and arrow out.

Seeing the bow, the goblin tried to run away, but with his proficiency with the bow, he was able to shoot it down with ease. With three goblins dead, he sighed with relief, but now he had to make a very important decision, do he move on, or go back?

'I came here today to get acquainted with the dungeon, and that I have done. I would need to do some planning before attempting the dungeon again, his narrow passageway is not ideal for my long sword, spears could work but were not ideal, bow and arrow, on the other hand, are ideal…' he then turned around thinking about strategies that he could use in the future.

He would come back here with more planning and plotting…

On his journey back, he kept looking back, trying to see whether there was any monster following him, and when he made it back to Steve, he sighed with relief. He asked the skeleton how he could return, and the answer surprised him.

"You just need to yell return, and you go back."

He did just that, and he soon found himself on the other side of the tower. He looked around and saw that this side was filled with tents and injured adventurers, some of them have normal bruises, while some of them had missing limbs, it was a very brutal scene.

All of this had nothing to do with, thus he started returning back to the city, the sun was about to set, and he could use some snack around this time. He also needs to find a spot where he could sleep, he had a lot of work to do.