Warlock of Oceans: My Poseidon System

Chapter 9 Dungeon: Sentient Sludge Sewers (1)

My head hit the ground with a hollow sound.

...

As soon as I snapped my eyes open, I was met with dim darkness slightly illuminated by a hole in the ceiling.

The sound of running water flowed beneath my feet, and when I looked down, I saw the dirty water of what seemed to be mixed with sewage.

But, water wasn't the only thing that I saw... but the corpses of about thirty men, which were being consumed by sentient sludge, and a few large rats the size of cats.

Suddenly, the stench of the rotting corpses hit my nose, and I threw up all over the metal interior of this strange hole... after tearing off my mask, of course.

"*cough* *cough* *cough* *cough*... I see... The man tossed me down the well, and I survived due to [Water Ring[ increasing my defense... or that should be it. I don't know what else could've happened," I muttered and soon remembered something.

Slowly, I looked toward my left arm and noticed it was completely fine as if the laceration from before had never even happened.

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[You have entered The Dungeon: Sentient Sludge Sewers]

[Recommended Level: 15]

[The benevolent sanctuary has granted you The Buff: Sewer Vision]

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Suddenly, everything around me lit up, and I had a clear view of where I was, and it matched exactly with what the panels before me said.

"That makes more sense," I muttered before waving away the panels that blocked my vision.

When you enter a dungeon, your entire status resets, so you have the best chance of completing it.

It isn't a commonly known thing since most people enter the dungeon in their best form, but essentially, your body and status become their best.

This is why my injuries healed, and even though I was intrigued at the thought of fighting in a dungeon... I had no idea where the exit could be.

Soon after the other monsters saw the quick kill, they backed up a bit and watched me more carefully.

"Alright,"

Bloop... SHING SHING SHING SHING

[2 XP]

[2 XP]

[2 XP]

[2 XP]

I quickly eliminated the rest of the rats with another spear made of water but controlling it so much sucked up practically all my mana.

"Now... It's just you left. You aren't affected by physical attacks or water attacks... But I do know your weakness," I muttered with a large smile and began to slowly walk around it.

After seeing me eliminate its pseudo-comrades in the blink of an eye, it couldn't help but back up a bit, which only helped my plan out more.

[Tidal Strike]... and then, [Water Manipulation].

A wave of water burst from my hand and completely submerged the sludge. And normally, it is pretty buoyant, but as the strikes water is so much denser than regular water, it could only get crushed by it.

I then used [Water Manipulation] to form the water into a box that encased the sludge so that eventually, it would drown.

It may be immune to water attacks, but since it is buoyant, there must be a reason for it being buoyant, right?

And that reason is... that it can drown in any liquid.

[5 XP]

After seeing the notification as confirmation of the sludge's death, I sat down and leaned against the curved pipe.

"I need to get my shit together. I'm no longer my past self... I have to focus otherwise, I'll die a stupid death. Come on, Rome, get your shit together. I can't believe you didn't even notice that man's inner power,"

I had to stop blaming my mistakes on "rust" and actually try and improve, so I could be stronger than in my past life.