Chapter 63: Dungeon Cleared
Elmo sighed as Jonas left to check on Elin and Kim, after talking with the others, which only seemed to briefly interrupt their agrgument. While Sonya was brought over to be by Heather, Elmo still felt like he should stay with them. Not that he had any idea of what to do. He knew he could talk to them, but couldn't think of what to say that hadn't already been said. Especially since he had no idea of why there were like that.
Though, as he looked at those arguing over near where the body of the troll was, something tickled the back of his mind that he couldn't place. He tried ignoring it, but when the group finally dispersed, he was able to see everyone. Which left one fewer than what he remembered having entered the room with them.
Where was Michelle, he wondered? She had to be around somewhere. From what he'd seen between her and Bart, it was clear she looked at Bart as a little brother. So, if she had gone exploring somewhere he would have expected her to wait for Bart to have gotten better. It didn't make sense to him.
However, he pushed that thought out of his mind. He was more worried about what to do to help Heather and Sonya out. As he looked at them, he realized they looked much the same as when they'd rescued them from the goblins. What had caused them to revert to this, he couldn't say, only that it certainly a pain.
"Congratulations! The dungeon boss has been defeated. The challenge completion is awarded to Heather Goldblum, Bart McKenzie, Elmo Garcia, Sonya Harris, Elin Davies, Kim O'Hare, Elwin and Leon Bell, Jonas McCain, Patrick Sullivan, Patricia McIntyre, and Owen Andrews. However, during the fight Michelle Baker was killed. I wonder how many had put their money or her being killed that manner? The highlights of that fight will be shown when we break for the night as well as in the morning.
"So, now that the dungeon has been defeated, the exit will reveal itself soon. Also, this will count as our evening announcement, since it's close to that time anyway. Hope all of our remaining contestants survive the night and the goblins that are starting to roam the dungeon!"
Elmo was shocked to hear that Michelle had been killed. He wasn't sure where he would have expected her to have disappeared to, but he certainly hadn't thought that she had died. He glanced towards Bart, not sure how he'd take the news. After all, the two of them had been on a team together from the start.
However, he knew that he needed to consider what to do next. Especially since they had no idea of what the next challenge might be, and he couldn't say what kind of dangers it would come with.
Then glancing at the troll, he realized that he should check his status, as he could imagine having gained a level since then.
"Status," Elmo said quietly.
HP 15/24