Dungeon of Chance: Even Odds: A Dungeon Core Novel (Serious Probabilities Book 1) Jonathan Brooks (book recommendations txt) 📖

in 2 neat rows of 5 and arranged equidistant from each other, allowing only enough room between them that the blobs didn’t cross into another’s space.

The blob contraction for all of them happened at the same time, as did the explosion of glittery light, and he had to admit that it was an even prettier sight to watch when there were 10 of them doing it at the same time, as opposed to just the 1.  Soon enough, the theatrics were over (he thought he might eventually get tired of them, but for now they were an enjoyable experience to watch), and there were 10 egg-shaped vessels waiting for him.

The difference from the first time he purchased a Common Spawn Egg, however, was that he could see a difference in the coloring in 2 of the Eggs.  While 8 of them were the plain pale-yellow color as he had seen before, 1 of them was a slightly darker yellow…and another one was practically golden in hue!  Wanting to leave those for last, he started “tapping” on each of the pale-yellow Eggs, watching them crack open one-by-one and displaying a familiar rectangular glass slab with a picture embedded in the middle of it.

Ember Boar ★

Attack Type: Melee

Rarity: Common

Element: Fire

 

Bilge Rat ★

Attack Type: Melee

Rarity: Common

Element: Dark

 

Jumping Spider ★

Attack Type: Stealth

Rarity: Common

Element: Air

 

Ice Bat ★

Attack Type: Aerial

Rarity: Common

Element: Water

 

Ember Boar ★

Attack Type: Melee

Rarity: Common

Element: Fire

 

Glowing Slime ★

Attack Type: Magical

Rarity: Common

Element: Light

 

Stone-tipped Fern ★

Attack Type: Ranged

Rarity: Common

Element: Nature

 

Tree Rat ★

Attack Type: Stealth

Rarity: Common

Element: Nature

 

The bounty reaped by opening all his Eggs included a variety of Common Rarity 1-Star monsters of different elements, though it was interesting to see that he received another Ice Bat.  In addition, he also received two Fire-element Ember Boars, which had looked like normal boars he had seen in the forest near Renton, though these looked mean; oh, and they also had red and orange streaks running through their brown fur, and a slight burning look in their pupils.  It was frightening, really.

There were also 2 large Rats, which were nearly the size of the Ember Boar, though they were different elements.  The Bilge Rat looked to be covered in some sort of slimy, nasty black substance and had a Dark element associated with it; the Tree Rat was Nature-based – which Clay was beginning to understand meant, like, plants and dirt-like stuff – and had a greenish tinge to its brown fur.  The attribute that set it apart, however, was its much longer tail that Clay figured was helpful in…navigating tree branches?  It was hard to tell without actually seeing it in action.

There was a creepy Jumping Spider that was at least 2 feet across in size, and being an Air Element, he wouldn’t be surprised if it could jump and practically fly across one of his rooms in an instant – all while doing it as silently as possible.  Though, based on its attack type of Stealth, that was likely the case.

The Glowing Slime was a blob of, well, glowing slime.  It was nearly transparent but hard to see through because of the glow emanating from it, but Clay could see what appeared to be a dark sphere the size of his fist—or what his fist used to look like—embedded in the middle of the monster.  He assumed, since the slime was just a squishy mass, this sphere was what acted like a brain…or something.  The new Dungeon Core was definitely not an expert on dungeon monsters.

Lastly was…a plant.  It seemed rather innocuous, actually; while the Stone-tipped Fern seemed relatively large in comparison to the other monsters he had received, it appeared as if it would be planted in the floor of his dungeon and couldn’t move.  Still, the thin stone slivers on the ends of its fronds appeared to be dangerous enough – and there were hundreds of them – so it was possible that Clay was wrong about it not being very effective.  That, and the fact that it said that it was a Ranged Attack Type, made the monster a little confusing.

Once all their glass slabs broke apart and were absorbed into his Core, he turned to the last two Eggs.  First, he “tapped” on the darker yellow-colored one and watched it open up, revealing another glass picture that made Clay inwardly smile when he saw what it was.

Flame Kobold ★★

Attack Type: Melee

Rarity: Uncommon

Element: Fire

The Flame Kobold was unlike anything he’d ever seen or heard of before.  All of the other monsters he had received seemed to be just more-dangerous versions of creatures he had seen or knew about, but the Kobold was entirely unlike any of those.  The closest thing he could compare it to was actually Dwight, the baby dragonling, though it was fundamentally different.  While the red-scaled figure he saw had a similar reptilian head shape as Clay’s guide, it was standing up on two feet like a Human would.  In fact, it had two powerful-looking legs and arms, feet and hands tipped with sharp-looking claws, and…it was wearing armor.  It was a bit ragged-looking leather chestpiece and short skirt, but it was armor, nonetheless.

And it had a wicked-looking pair of knives in its hands.

“Her hands, Clay.  All of your dungeon monsters are female, remember?”

Oh, yeah.  Forgot.  Now that he was looking, he could see that there was a bit of a swell in her chest region, but thankfully before he could attempt to look for any further signs of her being a female like a pervert, the glass slab shattered and was absorbed into his Core.

Now it was time for the final Spawn Egg, the one that nearly looked golden in color.  With anticipation