System Change

Watching Silvi as they continued to run the avian dungeon was a treat. Derek’s little murder bunny companion was basically in heaven, as she seriously selected the best birds for cooking during each entry. He had heard the phrase over and over back on Earth, but Silvi truly was like a kid in a candy store.

Now, the avian dungeon was much simpler to complete and restart than the golem dungeon before. Since the golem dungeon had time limits on each wave, there was a minimum amount of time that they had to stay in the dungeon each time they entered. The avian dungeon, however, did not have any of those limits, so completing it was all based on ability, and Alanah’s ability to clear such a dungeon was second to none. Derek was sure that not even he could clear a whole dungeon as fast as Alanah could clear this one.

All of that meant that the whole group was rapidly completing the dungeon in minutes each time. And since each person who could gain the rewards had some version of the Repetitive Dungeoneer Achievement, it meant that the flow of extra ingredients for cooking almost never stopped. Silvi’s already liked the siren, but the bunny’s affection for the siren increased with every reward, as all the ingredients were given directly to her.

However, all good things had to come to an end. Alanah was putting everyone else before herself, so when the time came that Silvi killed a bird and their level jumped to level 245, Derek had to be the bad guy and call it. They had completed the dungeon more than enough times. Luckily, the combination of Alanah and her Deathsworn had greatly increased the speed of completion, so by the time Silvi hit her limits, they hadn’t yet stayed in the dungeon for as long as Alanah had planned.

Derek was even beginning to feel bad—like he was taking advantage of the siren. It seemed like most of the dungeons the woman had picked out were all to help Derek or his people. She could say that she picked them because they were interesting, which they may have actually been, but they still all had the underlying effect of helping Derek.

“Okay, Silvi,” Derek said with a clap of his hands after they exited the dungeon for what he planned to be the last time. “You hit level 245. That was your last dungeon run.”

“But what about all the chickens?” the bunny whined. “Just think of the meals I can cook.”

“Look,” Derek continued. “Your skill has already hit level 6 in this short amount of time. And your Void Lightning Bolt is only one level away from 20. Not to mention that your storage ring is already bursting at the seems with birds and other cooking ingredients. Alanah has been very kind and generous to us. It is time for us to do the same. Do you understand?”

The little bunny pouted, but eventually nodded her head.