"System, please analyze floor 10."
[Sora, you disregarded my messages about you leveling up to level 3. Congratulations. You are now level 3. At level 2, you gained 5 HP. At level 3, you also gained 5 HP. You are at full 60 HP. No other skills gained.]
'Holy shit I only had 50 HP? That's something I probably should have checked.'
[Secondly, the boss, Dreadhook, awaits you. He is a goblin type. He's very slow but very powerful. Optimizing your plan of attack– Complete! Evade his blows and when given an opening, use water magic to assist your blade and slice through his neck, leaving yourself uninjured while getting some practice in with your magic.]
Sora opened the door and as soon as he took one step in, a massive boulder slammed into his body, knocking him down and causing him to spit blood. Sora could hear the goblin snickering, as Dreadhook grabbed another boulder.
'Shit, that hurt, bad. I should have listened to my system.'
[Critical hit: 30 damage to your HP. Current HP 30/60. When HP is at 50% or below, it will show on your status bar.]
Sora didn't mean to cut his system off, but he was pretty pissed off. He did exactly as the system originally suggested, evaded the bosses' boulder throws, and at the precise moment he had an opening, Sora screamed, "Aqua Slash!"
Jets of water flew out from behind his blade and aided the blade's raw power as it cut clean through the goblin's neck. Sora rode down the goblin's arm, jumped off, and listened to the goblin's large body hit the floor. He felt so badass.
[Congratulations Sora! You have defeated a C ranked boss. Reward: 800 experience points. You are now level 5!]
"Yes, level 5! That means I've achieved my current goal in my system, correct?" He asked excitedly.
[Correct Sora. Level 5 reached. HP remains 30 of 60 HP but new passive skill unlocked: regeneration, level 1. Unlike your other abilities, this ability levels up as you level up. Current status: regain 1 HP every minute you do not receive damage. At maximum level, you will be able to recharge 1 HP per second if you do not receive damage.]
"Sweet, thank you system! Are there any new goals?"
[Create a party and add a party member: Reward: Unlock Personalized sealing magic
Clear a dungeon: 10,000 experience points.]
'Bummer. Well, I guess I can't expect a new goal or wicked ability every level up when I'm already starting at the top, can I?'
Sora took a more cautious approach as he cleared floors 11-14, making sure to watch his health bar regenerate when he wasn't taking damage.
As he approached floor 15, he decided to take a quick breather.
"Hey system, you said I could teleport out of here, right?"
[Yes, do you wish to return and grab some potions?]
"Yes, I think that would be a smart thing to do."
A strange pressure overcame Sora as he teleported out of the dungeon. He landed right in front of the doors he originally walked in. Following his internal GPS, he sprinted back to his mansion.
"Hey system, where are the potions?"
[There are several stored in your third-floor hospital room. I marked the path in blue.]
'This thing has multiple GPS routes? This is crazy. I would have killed for ANY of these abilities back on Earth. The only reward I got was being burnt to a crisp for saving my Orphanage.' Sora thought as he stashed 10 potions into his dimensional void.
Sora sprinted back to the dungeon and noticed the floors he cleared were still empty.
"Hey system, when I clear floors, do they stay cleared?"
[Yes, unless other travelers come in and clear them. Then they will reset. Luckily for you, no one has cleared any of the floors you cleared beforehand, aside from the party that is ahead of you in the dungeon.]
*****
"System, analyze floor 15."
[Boss: Werewolf. Optimizing plan of attack–]
"Do you mind if I try to figure this one out on my own?"
[By all means. Please say system if you are in need of help. If you are in a dire situation, I will teleport you out of the room.]
Sora pushed the door illuminated 15 open and saw a massive, black werewolf growling at him. Sora equipped two claymore swords from his dimensional void and fended off the werewolves swipes.
'This idiot attacks blindly, this shouldn't be a problem,' Sora thought, brimming with excitement.
"Hey ugly! This way!" Sora teased as he sprinted away from the werewolf.
The werewolf let out a raged "Awoooooo," and followed Sora.
Sora began using Earth magic to build small stones upwards. He jumped on one each time it formed. Once he was out of reach from the werewolf's swipes, he cast, "Wind Slash," with his two claymores, which cut through the werewolf's head cleanly. It bounced on the floor awkwardly.
[Congratulations Sora. You have defeated a B rank Boss. You are now level 7.]
'Oh shit–' Sora thought as he tumbled to the ground. He lost his balance on the small Earth stone, crashed into the floor and started laughing.
"System, please give me a potion."
[Certainly. Drinking it will refill your HP to 60.]
Sora watched in amazement as the potion formed in his hand. He popped the top off and drank it.
'These taste so good. Where the hell were these on Earth?'
His system allowed him to defeat another goblin boss on floor 25 and another werewolf boss on floor 35.
[Congratulations Sora, you are now level 10. You currently have 80 of 80 HP.]
As Sora approached floor 37, he could sense something was different.
"Hey system, it sounds like there's fighting going on inside. Can I still enter?"
[Yes, you may still enter. I advise caution. Current people remaining inside the dungeon: 2.]
Sora gasped. Does that mean, this person is in danger? This person is the only one left from their party.
His HP was back to full, so he fearlessly charged in.