<h4>Chapter 28: Ruins of the Bandit Lord Husk II</h4>


    I got to spend some time with mom and dadst night and we got to hang out just the 3 of us. I went to bed after that. Now that its morning I can hop back on and check out these old ruins. I get into my gaming pod and load into Ancients World. I wake up in the tent I fell asleep in, the sun is just starting to rise over the mountains to the east. I wonder what other continents are going through, there are billions of yers and multiple continents along with vast oceans that separate the yers.


    It takes a ship or a working teleporter to get to new continents. People wont start migrating to different continents till there tier 2 level up quests. That is a long way down the road and nobody other than me knows the secrets of the tiering up system. I pull out my map and see how close I am to these ruins, looking at thendmarks and coordinates I am about an hours walk from the ce. I pack up all my gear and make my way to the old ruins.


    I should check out my stats so I can preparebat tactic''s. I think to open my yer stat tab and it pops open in front of me.


    [yer (Zern) Lvl.19]


    [Exp: 7180/21,000]


    [Title: The Son of Arch-Angel Michael (Hidden),+1 more]


    [Stats]


    [Strength - 850]


    [Endurance - 800]


    [Dexterity - 805]


    [Speed - 800]


    [Focus - 800]


    [Mana: 8000/8000]


    [Health: 6,600/6,600]


    [Stat Points: 120]


    [Armor rating: 475]


    [Inventory]


    [Skills/Perks]


    [Inheritor of the sword (Passive) - Son of Heaven (Passive) - Heavens light Lvl.3 150/300 (Active) - Protected by Heaven Lvl.3 25/400 (Active) - sh Lvl.8 500/800 (Active) yer of Evil (Passive) - Holy Willow Trees savior (Passive) - Parry Lvl.1 80/100 (Active) - Finder of Legends (Passive) - The divine who has legend (Passive) - Destined for Greatness (Passive)]


    That perk Destined for Greatness sure brought mybat power up. I open my inventory so I can calcte my new damage numbers with my swords.


    [Inventory]


    [10x water rations]


    [5x food rations]


    [Silver sword req. Lvl.10]


    [Quality: Umon]


    [Damage: 500]


    [Durability: 250/250]


    [Dead''s Bane req. Lvl.10]


    [Damage: 650]


    [Quality: Rare]


    [Durability: 250/250]


    [Unique effect: Twice as effective on undead]


    [Complete Dungeon armor set: Hardened Sap]


    Since I am dual wielding now I canbine the damage of the 2 swords together. 1,150 is thebined damage for the 2 swords. Add the 8,500 t damage from my strength stat and I get 9,650. Now all I have to do is multiply the new total damage by 2 since I am dual wielding, doubling my total damage. My new total damage without using skills is 19,300, I cant stop myself from smiling when thinking about the new calctions.


    I cant wait to test out my skills on stronger enemies now. I turn off my interface and continue to the ruins on the map. After about 50 minutes of walking I make it to the vast gates of the ruins. There are no indications of a military presence here and I can feel some monsters inside. I put my hand on the door and I get a system notification.


    [You are about to enter a solo dungeon]


    [You can only enter alone]


    [Do you wish to enter the dungeon: The ruins of bandit Lord Husk? Y/N]


    So this is actually a dungeon, and a solo one at that. Solo dungeons are rare because most ces have high concentrations of powerful enemies, if youe across a solo dungeon it usually indicates a one sided battle filled with traps and tricks. It is meant to be a way to kill yers period. You really aren''t meant toplete it, just die a bunch of times till you learn all the traps and can avoid them.


    I think yes and the massive gates open. I walk into the courtyard and I can see remnants of a society and amunity. Now its just empty and worn down old buildings. I walk the path for awhile and Ie across a group of mobs, all of them are strong enemies and haven''t noticed me yet. I inspect one of them since I cant really make out what they are. They really surprise me because they don''t belong in a ce like this.


    [Ghoulish Abomination Lvl.15 Strong]


    25,000/25,000 HP


    Ghoulish Abomination? These are only found when a necromancer is ying god and doing a bad job. They have no thoughts and are impossible to control, they are usually killed by the necromancer once they are deemed failures. The fact that they are alive is suspicious, a necromancer never leaves traces of his or her existence if possible. This is also the ruins of a bandit lord, not a necromancer. This whole thing reeks of a trap. No point in risking this for such weak and more than likely trap filled enemies.


    I sneak away and go down a different path, after some walking I feel powerful magicing from a building up ahead. I reach it and walk up to the door, I ce my ear against it. I listen for the sounds of an enemy, I hear nothing. The power I senseing from the inside is also moving and fluctuating, this ismon ce in solo dungeons. If an old magic trap hasn''t been set off in a very long time it will start to destabilize. I think this is exactly what is happening here, if I open this door I will be killed.


    I leave the door to the building and continue down the courtyard. I am met by a crossroads, one goes to an old Greek looking temple. The other path leads to what seems to be an armory. There is probably a boss to this ce and if I was a betting man it would be in the temple, but this is a solo dungeon and you have to think like a trapper would. The armory and the temple are no go''s, they are more than likely filled with traps and tricks. Since I am at a crossroads and I don''t intend to go forward I turn back the way I came.


    After making it half way back I notice a path that wasn''t there when I walked by earlier, typical of a solo dungeon. This little trick has killed many yers in solo dungeons before, even me when I was a higher level in the future. I look down the new path and see a little building, why would such a small building be hidden from everyone. I didn''t have to do anything special to open the path either, no key, no password, nothing to open it except walk back. This is a trap too so I am passing on this. I make it back to the entrance of the dungeon and check the adjacent part of the courtyard.


    This path is identical to thest one, except the first building doesn''t have a trap from the feeling of it. I make my way to the door and listen for any movement, I hear nothing and I feel nothing so I push the door open and I am greeted by a room filled with pristine books and scrolls. I am not going to touch anything, this ce is not magical in origin like the dryads. So there is no way that all this stuff would look this good after such a long time. I ignore this room and head into the back, after looking at the empty room I can see an old key on a table. I inspect it from a distance incase its another trap.


    [Key to the main chamber]


    Main chamber to what? After I inspected the key a map materializes on the wall. It is a map of the ruins and where everything is located. I look for the main chamber and all I see is a pathway to hole in the side of the cliff this ce was built on. I should check there next, I ce the key in my inventory and I make my way outside. I follow the correct path and make it to a little road that cuts through some trees. I walk down it and Ie across a heavy door, I try and push it open. I get a system notification telling me otherwise.


    [You need a key to open this door]


    I take out the key I got from the table and I put it in the keyhole. I turn it and the door clicks open, it creaks loudly as I push it open. Suddenly torches light along the walls start to light the path. That means this leads to the main chamber, and to the boss of this dungeon. I make my way down the path mentally preparing to for a battle. There was nothing in the forums about this ce, so I have no idea what I am walking into.