Chapter 76: Shopping
Chapter 76: Shopping
He ascended the stairs upward for a few minutes. Each step sent jolts of pain up and down his body, but it was manageable. His final healing potion had patched him back together enough to stave off death. It didn’t remove the lingering pain and stress though. He climbed the steps in silence for awhile, it took an hour for Alex to finally see the top of the stairwell.
It can teleport me in, but I have to actually climb back out? Alex was back to being annoyed by The System’s shenanigans.
“It’s exercise, aren’t you always wanting to increase your stats? ”
Alex ignored Obby’s quip and focused on his ascent.
At the end of the stairs lay a stone archway. Beyond was a circular room of smooth clean stone. Unlike the rest of the dungeon’s grim aesthetic, this room almost felt sterile. There was no dust and no smell of death. Inside was a hovering interface gently spinning at its center like a slowly turning crystal wheel.
As Alex stepped forward into the room, The System finally acknowledged him.
| Dungeon Complete! Lone Challenger (x1.5 Dungeon Points), First-Time Challenger (x2.0 Dungeon Points), Speed Modifier (x1.15 Dungeon Points), Side Mission Completion (x1.2 Dungeon Points) Total Modifiers: x2.85 Dungeon Points: 26,487
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