Chapter 8: Goblin Boss
Vlad entered the Grimroot dungeon, instantly getting assaulted by a disgusting, oppressive stench, a mix of filth, decay, and blood, it being bad enough for someone to puke if one had a weak stomach.
He stood in a medium-sized cavern with a dead end behind him. The ceiling was roughly fifteen feet tall, and the floor was eight feet wide.
The walls were rough and uneven, jagged rock surfaces smeared with grime and streaks of a dark, unidentifiable substance.
The air was thick and damp, filled with the pungent stench of mold and filth. The only source of light was the crude torches, their flickering flames casting long, twisting shadows on the uneven walls.
Vlad quickly adjusted to the smell and the dim lighting before he opened his inventory and equipped his common-grade gauntlets, simple leather gloves covered with a thin layer of iron.
As he walked, he opened the dungeon map from the status window that showed him his current position and the entire layout of the relatively large dungeon.
"KEKEKEKEKE"
A snickering voice rang as Vlad got near the end of the passage, and moments later, a short creature stepped out of the left corner.
A small creature standing short of four feet tall. Its arms were long and thin, ending in boney claws, and it had large beady yellow eyes with dark slits that shined through the flickering light of the flames.
It had a hunched back, sickly green skin stretched over its bony frame, large bat-like ears, and a large hooked nose. Through its twisted snarl, it showed its sharp, dirty teeth.
Vlad closed the status window before using appraisal on the creature.