Valknar

Chapter 74

This year's winter was harsh in the mountains. The ice and snow seemed endless, and the freezing wind howled through the mountain valleys, bringing day-long blizzards. Many wondered if Strumass the...

Chapter 73

Reality shifted and warped as I left the internal Core view, returning to the outside world.

I dismissed the alert notifications straight away and opened my status screen.

Name B...

Capter 72

Elain had managed to avoid the reception for the Dwarven emissary that had arrived today. Albrot was unhappy until she showed him the message she had just received, and he told her to deal with it ...

Chapter 71

The return of the team Tutanus had taken into the Dungeon on the surface had no effect apart from adding another shadow-infused boar hide to the market. In private with the elves, there was chaos t...

Chapter 70

Another day has arrived. The dawn light was now touching the tower.

The adventurers were expected to arrive at any moment. Meanwhile, I was painstakingly grinding up my essence count, inching...

Chapter 69

Ranus stood on one of the town's docks. It was empty, as he had reserved it for today's guests. Albrot from the Adventurer’s Guild was standing with him. The other docks were a hive of activity, ...

Chapter 68

The last few days had been tense around the town. The population is understandably on edge.

Ranus, with his characteristic precision, ensured that his instructions were meticulously carried o...

Chapter 67

As the seasons shifted from summer to autumn, my experiments continued to bear fruit. Each day brought new discoveries and advancements while adventurers bravely tested their mettle against the cha...

Chapter 66

The snake needed 2 CP to be created. So, it was cheap, at least.

I looked over the snake’s character sheet. It was not very interesting or strong. It was an excellent possible basis for a f...

Chapter 65

Sliva’Elania Fellonia, child of the Lands of Starlight, wondered what she had done to anger the Gods to demand such a cruel punishment.

The message scroll she had been using to contact her ...

Chapter 64

“Well, that was interesting.”

The elves had just left the Dungeon and it was resetting. My focus was with Larry in the rafters again. The resetting was automated and did not need my full ...

Chapter 63

The floor boss was dead.

Sliva looked over her party. Noting the heavy breath and signs of injuries.

The Dungeon had mercilessly pushed them far beyond what she would have anticipated f...

Chapter 62

The sun is yet to rise.

Sliva and her group were in front of the Dungeon's surface building. They were armed and ready to go. The guild flunky that would record their entrance was standing in...

Chapter 61

Elain was thinking the Gods were laughing at her.

Not one or two, but a group of them. That was the only thing she could think of to explain the last few days.

Just yesterday, Elain had...

Chapter 60

Shadow Vale was a growing town.

The population and boundaries of the town were expanding nearly daily, a testament to the allure of Shadow Vale. People were coming from all over the continent...

Chapter 59

Elian’s day had not ended with her return from mapping the new fifth floor in the Dungeon.

She had returned weary from her exploration and had just managed to freshen up when the messenger ...

Chapter 58

Danrum had a sheet of vellum before him. He looked up from it and began.

“The town has sufficient watchman numbers at the moment. This will change soon due to the continuing expansion and l...

Chapter 57

Authors note - I have found myself with a bit more spare time over the next few weeks (maybe months). With this extra time, I am going to try for two chapter releases a week. Pateron will have its ...

Chapter 56

It took several minutes for Kimor to recover and explain what had happened.

“As soon as I opened the chest, I heard a soft click. That is when I knew the trap was triggered, and my [Sense o...

Chapter 55

Elian was in her office, feeling more like it was a prison these days.

The day had started early, as always. She needed to be on hand if anything happened that fell within her realm of respon...

Chapter 54

Another short corridor was now added to my Dungeon. Room 5E soon followed. A rectangular room as all were on this floor so far. It was facing west.

I stopped to take stock. It was approaching...

Chapter 53

“EErrrww.”

I came back to awareness. Levelling was such an unpleasant thing. It's not as bad as dealing with corruption, but it is bad.

It takes a few minutes to collect myself, but...

Chapter 52

Authors Note - The chapter is late due to technical issues.

“Come on! Someone use more skills or spells… even die in a stupid way, please!”

The last few weeks have been a g...

Chapter 51

“I am so fucked! So completely and utterly fucked!”

I was in a bit of a meltdown combined with an anxiety attack. My Core had been found! The thing I had spent these last few years avoidi...

Chapter 50

I do not need to be here.

She thought this as she watched Doltum and Seela discuss the copper vein in the wall. The last group she had sent through had detailed the only change to the Dungeon...

Chapter 49

“Tripwires. Tripwires. Tripwires. What can I do with them?”

Over the last few nights, I had been consumed by my experiments with traps and finally, a new door of possibilities opened. Cou...

Chapter 48 (1/4 today)

My essence was 65%. The fight against the fourth-floor guardian gave me the most of today's 5% increase. The miners had just finished for the day and the sun had set, allowing me to focus on my pro...

Chapter 47

Ranus was again in Comus’s laboratory. This time, the body of a massive boar was on the table. It bore the scars of a brutal death and was cut open. Its organs were scattered around in jars with ...

Chapter 46

Comus was in his laboratory with Ranus and Elain again. He had been there for nearly an hour, pointing out things of interest on the corpse of the second-level boss that they had acquired for him.<...

Chapter 45

My Dungeon was resetting now that it was empty of visitors. After the last group got mauled, I wasn't sure I would get any more today. It was going to take a few minutes to be fully restored. I mad...