The Dungeon Fairy: A Dungeon Core Escapade (The Hapless Dungeon Fairy Book 1) Jonathan Brooks (the dot read aloud TXT) 📖

as you can see, it didn’t work so well for my weapon.  My foot and ankle are also a bit messed up, though I don’t think there is any permanent damage…at least, I hope not.”

“Well, that just seals it – we need to leave.”

“I…have to agree, unfortunately,” Gwenda said, which relieved Sterge to no end.  And then… “Wait!  Do you feel that?”

He wasn’t sure what she was talking about, because all he could feel was a bit of pain throughout his body, but then he felt something coming from his chest that he couldn’t explain.  Without his volition, his Raider Status popped up in his mind and he immediately saw that he had just reached full Power; even as he looked at it, the 100/100 seemed to fade away, only to be quickly replaced by 0/200.  At the same time, the 1 on his Raider Level changed to 2 – and then his body felt like it was going through changes as well.

The muscles all over his body gently spasmed and he immediately fell to the ground, joining Gwenda who was already there.  Whereas Sterge felt like his skin was tightening up everywhere, she was holding her head in what appeared to be pain; his experience wasn’t exactly painful, but it was super uncomfortable, nonetheless.  At the same time all that was happening, he felt the slight agony in his chest bleed away, and he looked down to see the wounds on his arms sealing up all by themselves.  Looking over at his best friend, he could see that her wounded ankle and foot were also repairing themselves miraculously.

In less than a minute, he felt the strange sensation in his chest fade away…and he took stock of the situation, while also looking at his Status.

Raider Status

Name:

Sterge Stonewell

Class:

Melee

Raider Level:

2

Power:

0/200

Physical Attack:

2 (5)

Physical Defense:

2 (6)

Ranged Attack:

0

Ranged Defense:

1

Magical Attack:

0

Magical Defense:

2

Resistances:

Physical 2

Mental 2

Earth 1

Fire 0

Water 0

Air 0

Nature 0

Life 0

Death 0

Skills:

Blade 1 (32%)

Blunt 1 (54%)

Two-handed 1 (0%)

Block 1 (51%)

Light Armor 1 (27%)

Heavy Armor 1 (0%)

Abilities:

Forceful Smash (Blunt)

Slam (Shield)

Not only had his Physical Attack and Defense raised by 1, but his Physical and Mental Resistances had increased as well.  None of it was significantly higher, but he could almost feel a difference in his body as he picked himself up off the ground; for one, it was easier to do so because he could feel his muscles responding a bit more powerfully than normal.  In addition, his shirt underneath his leather chestpiece felt just a little tighter than he remembered, though it wasn’t like his body was trying to break free or anything – it was just a little tighter, after all.

“What…what happened,” Gwenda asked as she got up herself, shaking her head as if to clear away residual pain.

“Well, I think you got your wish – we leveled up.”

“Wha—?” she continued, before her eyes went unfocused.  “Ooh, I got a new spell.  I was wondering why my head felt like it was going to explode; it must’ve been the influx of knowledge that was being shoved into my brain.”

“What spell did you get?”

“Umm…it’s actually for me only, I think; ‘Magibarrier’ is a spell that creates a thin magical barrier which surrounds the caster just above the skin, preventing up to two physical attacks before collapsing.”  She looked strange while she was talking.  “Huh, weird; that knowledge just appeared in my mind when I thought of my new spell.  It didn’t happen like that when I first became a Raider, though I guess that was a little different from now.”

Her mention of a new spell made Sterge look at his own Status, where he saw that he too had received something.  Two Abilities were listed at the bottom: Forceful Smash (Blunt) and Slam (Shield).  When he thought about them, he heard himself speaking involuntarily out loud.

“‘Forceful Smash’ is a Melee Ability that can be activated while wielding a blunt weapon; by using a measure of the Melee user’s stamina, the next blunt weapon attack will apply twice the amount of force compared to normal upon impact.  ‘Slam’ is a Melee Ability that can be activated while holding a shield; by using a measure of the Melee user’s stamina, they can shove their shield upon activation and cause slight damage to a target, while also knocking it back up to 10 feet.”

Huh…that was strange.  He wasn’t sure what a “measure of stamina” was exactly, but he assumed it was something like the magical force that Gwenda seemed to use to cast her spells.  He’d have to experiment with it in the future…but for now they needed to get out of this dungeon.  “Ok, time to go; we can look at all of this stuff later.  Despite being healed again, I’m getting tired.”

“Absolutely…except…”

“What now?  We got enough Power to raise our Raider Level, and judging by these piles of coins and – ooh, look, a new robe for you and a new chestpiece for me – we’ll be set for a while as far as money goes,” Sterge said gruffly, getting a little annoyed now.  “And don’t forget the finder’s fee reward.”

“Yes, but I’m just really curious about what else is in here.  I agree that we should leave, but I think if we leave with as much information about this place as possible, the better off we’ll be able to let the Raider Clan know what to expect,” she explained.  “Let’s just look at the next room from the safety of the tunnel, and then we can leave.”

Sterge looked at his best friend for a minute like she was crazy, before finally giving in.  “Fine – but stay behind me.  We’re going up to the edge of the