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

and soon enough there were 10 Spawn Eggs sitting on the floor of his BOO, waiting for him to crack them open.  As had been fairly typical before, there were 7 pale-yellow Eggs, which he assumed were going to be 1-Star monsters or even traps. There was also a darker-yellow Egg (that he assumed was a 2-Star), as well as a golden-colored Egg that he figured was his guaranteed 3-Star (he was crossing his non-existent fingers that it wouldn’t be another cat) – but that wasn’t all that awaited him.

In the back row in between two of the pale-yellow Common Spawn Eggs was a pink-colored one that appeared highly out of place.  It was certainly one that he hadn’t seen before, at least.  Leaving that for last, he started opening up all 7 of the pale-yellow Eggs, receiving an assortment of Common 1-Star monsters.

Shade Cat ★

Attack Type: Stealth

Rarity: Common

Element: Dark

 

Heat Slime ★

Attack Type: Magical

Rarity: Common

Element: Fire

 

Spitting Serpent ★

Attack Type: Ranged

Rarity: Common

Element: Nature

 

Bog Boar ★

Attack Type: Stealth

Rarity: Common

Element: Dark

 

Gust Fern ★

Attack Type: Magical

Rarity: Common

Element: Air

 

Now those cats are invading my 1-Stars!  He was planning on sacrificing it later, but he wanted to finish opening up his Eggs first.  With the pale-yellow Eggs were two surprises; they were 1-Star, but they weren’t Common.

Forest Wolf ★

Attack Type: Melee

Rarity: Uncommon

Element: Nature

 

Weak Light Elemental ★

Attack Type: Ranged

Rarity: Ultra Rare

Element: Light

Ultra Rare!  It was his first monster of that Rarity, and…well…it didn’t seem all that great.  Especially since the name literally said “Weak”, he wasn’t sure what to expect with it.  Inside of the glass slab, it looked like a glowing orb that had projections on its sides – almost as if they were supposed to be arms – but they were so short that Clay wasn’t sure what they were supposed to do.

“Elementals are particularly powerful, especially when used in conjunction with traps and other types of monsters,” Dwight added for clarification – which really didn’t clarify anything at all for Clay.

As for the Wolf, it was definitely a step-up from the Common monsters he had now in his possession.  Nothing particularly impressive, but certainly more of a challenge than anything but his Swamp Troll in the 1-Stars.

That was it for his pale-yellow Spawn Eggs, so he moved onto the golden one and…yes!!!

Nether Mage Slime ★★★

Attack Type: Magical

Rarity: Common

Element: Dark

It didn’t really matter that it was a Common 3-Star – he was just happy that it wasn’t a stupid Cat again!  The Nether Mage Slime appeared to be about twice as big as its 1-Star cousins, but it also had a vaguely – very vaguely – humanoid shape; it had an obvious protrusion on top that appeared to be its “head”, two short bumps on its sides that he thought were supposed to be “arms”, and a split on the bottom of its form that created extremely wide “legs”.

Clay moved on to the last Spawn Egg, the pink-colored one that he hadn’t seen represented before.  He knew from experience that a dark-orange color was likely a 5-Star, from his Colossal Serpent monster he received, but a pink one was a mystery.

Moving Walls ★★★★

Type: Crushing

Material: Reinforced Stone

Location: Room Center

Damage: High

It turned out that pink was the color for something that was 4-Star, and this one happened to be another trap.  Based on the glass slab with an indication of what it was, it appeared as though the trap was composed of two opposite walls coming together rapidly, crushing any Heroes – or monsters, he supposed – caught in between.  The image showed that these walls weren’t large enough to completely encompass the entire side of a room, only a portion, but it seemed extremely deadly, nonetheless.

Better yet, when he dug into it a little more, he found that he could either place the trap with a trigger or have its walls continuously activating, creating a pinch point in a room that the Heroes would have to navigate their way through.  Either way would be deadly, and would also be a great addition for some extra security.  He wasn’t sure where, or whether, he was going to place it right now, because of the high Star cost, but he kept it in mind for the future.

With all of his new additions, Clay figured he was ready to start remodeling his dungeon.  Shall we?

“It’s about time,” Dwight commented with an endearing dragonling smile.  He now knew why the dragonling was chosen to be his guide – it lifted his spirits every time he looked at her, because she was just so small and…adorable.  “Let’s see what you’ve learned.”

Chapter 23

Jeska woke the next day expecting to be sore from the previous day’s events, but instead she woke up feeling refreshed.  Like, very refreshed, unlike what she’d felt for a long, long time.  While she wasn’t necessarily a morning person, she didn’t normally hate getting up out of bed; many of the activities she typically participated in – such as fishing for Golden-scaled Hornblowers – required her to be up early.  Therefore, she was used to it…but rarely, if ever, had been woken up so alert, and feeling as if she had gotten the perfect amount of sleep.

Not only that, but she had expected to have nightmares that would’ve kept her awake for most of the night, but she didn’t remember her dreams.  Nor remember dreaming at all, in fact.  That was a little worrisome, but it was also a blessing; so much had happened in such a short time that she wasn’t sure she’d have been able to sleep, otherwise.

There had been a brief meeting among all of the Heroes last night, after the last group finished