The Weakest Kobold In The Dungeon Gets A Level [Book 1 Complete] Chapter 2: Prologue

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Prologue Stepping through the massive, city gate sized door, Eric felt abuzz with energy. This was gonna be a whole lot of fun. Both feet left stone, stepping onto the grass covered ground of the emerald forest in the first tier of the tower. Before following the path that led North, Eric paused to breathe in the scent of oak and pine that mingled its way along the breeze. The air was so much more crisp here than the smog filled air that choked his Los Angeles apartment. It was incredible the way that the sunlight dappled through the canopy of leaves and branches to warm his skin where it touched. Ding! His admirations were interrupted by a notification bell. Welcome Sir BlackDagger! Level 1 Human Warrior Strength: 10 Agility: 5 Fortitude: 10 Intelligence: 5 Perception: 5 Charisma: 5 Luck: 5 XP 0 out of 200 to Level 2 Skill gained: Shield Level 1! Shield ability gained: Shield Bash! Mana Cost: 5 Skill gained: Blade level 1! Blade ability gained: Flurry of Slashes! Mana Cost 10 HP 100 of 100 MP 20 of 20 “Yes! Sir BlackDagger is back, baby!” Even being almost retro at this point, Hallowed Errant Realm Online was still impressive in its realism. Good VR games sometimes had a way of feeling almost more real than being unplugged, and Errant Realm was a true gem in that regard. He set off walking along the worn path that wound through the trees and towards the starter town, where most of the players would gather between their adventures in this large world. The walk alone was building up within him all of the joys of re-experiencing a fond memory. Sweeping his view left and right to enjoy the landscape, Eric was hit by a moment of realization as he glimpsed the straight edge of worked stone. The sight just east of him jogged long dormant images in his mind from his very first time on this floor. His mind was filled with memories of his adventures with forgotten friends back when they had been among the first to reach the tower’s peak. Now, instead of moving forward, he was reminiscing over times past before bigger guilds had shouldered his own aside. There, between the trees and nearly hidden by dense foliage, was the entrance to the smallest and poorest excuse for a castle that had long since been buried underground by some sort of magic gone awry. The halls where he had killed his first goblins and other pitiful starter area monsters. Smiling wide and picking up his pace, Eric ran off from the road and uphill to the edge of a slanted platform made from blocks of granite that sat in the middle of a small clearing. Off center in the rectangle of rock was an opening that looked like it was once a trap door roof access built into the surface, but this was now the solitary entrance to the castle. “Time to gain some levels,” he said to himself. Eric reached down to the rusted handle. He heaved it up and to the side, exposing both the ladder that led down into a stone room flickering with dim blue light and a waft of very stale air. The old ladder groaned from his weight as he climbed, but the rungs held unbroken as he reached the bottom. Taking a look around as his eyes adjusted to the semi-darkness. He grinned at the familiar sight of the castle walls lit by mana torches powered by the crystals socketed into their bases. I’m gonna have to remind myself to steal some of the torches on my way out later. For now, though, it's time to go find some green-skinned walking XP , he thought. The small room he was currently in was once some sort of storage room, if the smashed crates were any indication of its former use. Aside from the mana torches the walls were otherwise barren save for the doorway on the northernmost wall. Following along the halls beyond the doorway led to three optional paths: continue around the halls that lined the outer wall, take one of the stairways down, or turn in towards the central chambers of the castle. “Adventurers delve deep into the dangerous places of the world,” Eric stated aloud like he had an audience to h