Staying alert, the ordinary Dragon Newts were no problem for the party as they were barely better than the Black Walkers. It was mostly a higher defense. This dungeon had other dragon-thed beasts like Drakes who posed a slightly bigger hurdle.
The pools of lava here were filled with the equivalent of aquatic life but in molten stone. Giant toads and crocodiles that would charge out of the opaque glowing liquid or start spitting molten rock at them without warning.
The dungeon may have been a lot harder without Bulko giving everyone an increase in Fire Resistance. And these were just the first ten floors. Seeing this place, Seth quickly realized why the Dragon Newts didn't just overrun weaker territories.
These lizards were much more specialized in defending by growing an advantageous environnt and using it skillfully. However, these kinds of dungeons needed a lot of energy and\or ti to grow and be created.
Taking over one dungeon at a ti and turning it into this kind of fortress made a lot of sense. The only reason they suddenly attacked their neighbors and expanded their territory was probably because the Oathguard had already weakened them. This sudden push may also have sothing to do with the weaker dungeons creating a coalition to take over the wasteland the hive left behind.
As they proceeded through the dungeon, Seth kept the role of Tank and didn't directly kill any of the newts himself. He still got the sa amount of experience as the others but his Dragon Slayer Title had less chance to grow, which was what he wanted.
The boss of the 10th floor was a Dragon Newt Warrior at lv.90. Although his level was not much higher, as a boss his stats were inflated to the max. Its stats were quite high with almost 500 in attributes like strength, endurance, and agility. In its hands, it held a crude, sturdy spear and shield.
"Leave this one to . I want to try fighting it one on one," Mike suddenly asked to have a duel with the boss.
Looking at Mike using the
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