Chapter 74: VR Dungeon (2)
The crystals grew dimmer as we descended.
The air shifted, heavier, damper, carrying the smell of something feral. The faint drip of water echoed, each sound amplified in the cavern's throat.
[ Environmental shift detected. ]
[ Caution: Enemy difficulty increasing. ]
And then we heard it—harsh, guttural laughter.
"Grrrhahhh…"
Figures emerged from the shadows. Tall, broad-shouldered, covered in mottled gray fur and jagged bone armor. Each carried crude stone axes, eyes glowing with a sickly yellow hunger.
D-Rank Stone Gnolls.
Six of them, snarling in unison.
Maria sneered. "Finally, something with a spine." She lifted her staff, mana already crackling in the air.
But Aurelia raised her rapier, stepping forward gracefully. "Wait. If you flood the field with ice, you'll scatter them. Control is key."
Maria's eyes narrowed. "Control is a waste when I can obliterate them in one strike."
I stayed quiet, watching. Perfect. Conflict already.
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