The moment that Karl stepped into the dungeon, he knew that this was going to be a good day, despite being pulled away from his work.
The Demons all turned to look at him, not lost in rage and contained by the Dungeon, just waiting in circles drawn on the stone floor of the ruins that the dungeon was set in.
"That’s not right." The Dwarf muttered.
"What’s not right? The dungeon is full, they’re ready and waiting. Looks like we’re in the right spot." Karl replied.
"That’s just it. Why are they looking at us? They shouldn’t know that we’re here."
The dungeon entrance was on a platform that used to be a large building, and looked down over the rest of the dungeon. So, Karl used the opportunity to search for a trigger to the odd behaviour.
The answer was clear.
The moment that he met the eyes of the final boss, a massive red Demon with tattered wings and black plate armour on, the creature made a slashing motion across his neck, staring intently at Karl.
[Oh, it is so on.] Cara laughed.
"That’s not supposed to happen." The Berserker laughed, but Karl could see that he was excited about the possibilities.
"Well, I think we know how to challenge the dungeon difficulty. When we get to the final boss, I will duel him." Karl explained.
Then, the rest of the dungeon reverted to normal, with the demons appearing oblivious to their presence.
All except Carnage, who was eagerly watching their every move.
"That is just unnerving." The Dwarf complained as they reached the first boss.
The boss was acting normally, but Carnage was still staring at them.
"I think I have an idea. Fight the boss as normal, but I will only send my Golems. Carnage will appreciate the fight more without spoilers." Karl offered.
"Do you think that a Mythic Dungeon is so easy that you can just step out?" The Berserker asked.
Karl shrugged and swapped his Epic Golems for a pair of Demonic Apes. They were well-matched to the boss in fighting style, and they would keep it from turning on the others.
The Golems clashed with the axe wielding Wrath Demon, and blood flew.
The boss was unexpectedly fast, and he was actually winning two on one before the rest of the team showed up, and Dana’s Golems with [Auto Parry] came to rescue the apes.
The Wrath Demon Berserker was actually the best matched of them for the boss fight, other than Dana’s Golems.
Everything else that would have been an option was too weak or incapable of properly defending. Even the Dark Elven Kings would have been batted around the Dungeon by the pure force of those swings.
Then Karl remembered that he had other options.
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