“Well, this is interesting especially to me, not to others especially the earth.” Ordis muttered as he watched the massive D. Spider prowl across the first floor. Despite her enormous size, she moved with eerie speed, a silent predator that defied expectations. Spiders weren’t the type to chase—they were ambush predators. And now, she was proving exactly why that strategy worked.

  The moment she located the sunbeam snake, she immediately scaled the dungeon walls, her legs clinging effortlessly as she crept toward the ceiling. Then, without hesitation, she positioned herself directly above her prey, ready to strike. Ordis watched in anticipation as she fired her first Silk Shot—only this time, something was different.

  Instead of the usual web thread, the shot was thinner but had a much wider spread. As it expanded mid-air, it became clear—this was an AOE web bst, covering an area nearly 30 to 50 centimeters wide before nding squarely on the snake. The poor reptile barely had time to react before it was caught, its movements restricted just enough for what came next.

  Ordis barely had time to process the implications before D. Spider unleashed her follow-up attack. This time, instead of a spread-out web, she fired a thick silk spear, nearly five centimeters thick and up to two meters long, smming mercilessly into the snake’s head. But she didn’t stop there. Another silk spear struck the midsection. Then another, pinning it in pce. And finally, the st one nailed the tail to the ground.

  The result? Absolute stillness.

  Ordis stared in awe. The once-writhing snake was now completely immobilized, locked in pce like some twisted art instaltion. It was a simple yet terrifyingly efficient strategy—stun the target with a wide web bst, then pin every vital point with silk spears to ensure total immobilization.

  "Yeah… she's not just big. She's tactical. That’s way more terrifying," Ordis muttered, both impressed and very happy with this situation.

  Before D. Spider even descended from the ceiling, its hunt was already over. With eerie precision, the massive arachnid positioned itself directly above the immobilized snake, its eight glossy eyes locked onto its prey. Then, like a horror movie monster making its grand finale, it plunged its serrated 15 cm fangs straight into the most vulnerable spot on the snake’s body.

  If the silk hadn’t already rendered the poor reptile completely helpless, the venom would have sealed its fate. Not that Ordis could even see a reaction—because, well, the snake wasn’t moving at all. It had been gift-wrapped and frozen in pce like some kind of exotic museum dispy.

  What a poor, unfortunate serpent. But in the end, his body eaten by Ordis’s dungeon.

  [Successfully analyzed the body of a snake. You can now summon Snake as a minion.]

  Name: Dungeon SnakeLevel: 1Rank: LesserMana Cost: 15 Mana Reserve per summon (Lv1)Lifespan: 30 days (unless sustained by the dungeon)Size: 150 cm

  Attributes:Strength: 20

  Speed: 22

  Defense: 15

  Magic: 12

  Intelligence: 14

  Abilities:Constriction Grip: Wraps around prey, squeezing with immense force. The longer it constricts, the more damage it deals.

  Camoufge Scales (Passive): Can subtly alter skin color to blend into surroundings, making it harder to detect.

  Silent Stalker (Passive): Moves without making noise, increasing its effectiveness in ambushes.

  Venomous Fang: Delivers a bite that injects mild paralytic venom, slowing down an enemy’s reaction and movement for a short time.

  Rapid Reflexes: Has heightened reaction speed, allowing it to dodge attacks more easily or strike first in a fight.

  “Hah! Just like I thought!” Ordis grinned, barely able to contain his excitement. “Even though I analyzed a non-venomous snake, the system still gave me poison abilities. Genius! Absolute genius!” He chuckled to himself, patting his metaphorical back. He was truly a visionary. A mastermind. A pioneer in dungeon biology!

  Then reality hit.

  “Wait… 15 mana per summon?” His excitement fizzled as he stared at the Dungeon Snake’s cost. He quickly did the math. Right now, he had eight minions in py—though, thanks to his achievements, he had extra special slots: three for insects, one for reptiles, and one for amphibians. Merging his D. Spiders had freed up one more regur slot, which was perfect for his new snake minion.

  Still, mana management was becoming a serious pain.

  “Alright, let’s break this down,” he muttered, entering full accountant mode. “I regenerate one mana every 40 minutes, plus an extra five mana per day from achievements. That’s a total of around 41 mana per day if I include natural regen. But then there’s the daily dungeon upkeep…”

  His metaphorical eyebrows furrowed.

  Blessing each floor used to cost only 15 mana per day, but now that the second floor was coming to life, it had jumped to 20 mana per day. Small insects had started showing up, which was great for dungeon biodiversity—but terrible for his energy economy.

  “Wait, that means after covering dungeon upkeep, I’ll only have 20 mana left per day to spare… And if I need 5 Dungeon Energy to create a new permanent minion…”

  He trailed off, slowly realizing the horrifying truth.

  “Damn it! That’s gonna take me nearly 20 days just to build up enough mana! To rank up.”

  Ordis groaned dramatically. Being a dungeon was supposed to be cool and exciting, but the growth was kinda slow.

  “Ugh… in other words, I need another achievement.” Ordis groaned, rubbing his metaphorical temples. “The fastest one I can think of is analyzing ten types of reptiles or amphibians… just like I did with insects.”

  Great pn, in theory.

  The problem? He had no idea where to find that kind of diversity.

  Using the system, he tried scanning for potential targets. But as expected, he got nothing new. Not even the sun skink lizard counted, meaning the system must have lumped it together with his already analyzed reptiles.

  “Gugugu… nothing! No new reptiles, no new amphibians!” Ordis grumbled, feeling a little frustrated. The only ones he could think of were turtles, crocodiles, and possibly monitor lizards.

  None of which lived anywhere near his dungeon.

  Nope, those beasts preferred rivers and wetnds, not a dry underground cave in the middle of nowhere. He’d have to send his minions on a grand adventure just to track them down, and that was way too much effort right now.

  “Ah… forget amphibians entirely.” He sighed. “There’s only frogs in this area.”

  That left only one viable option: mammals.

  Turning his focus to the dungeon entrance, he noted the lush grassnds stretching over 500 meters. A perfect feeding ground for herbivores. And judging from the system’s observations, they weren’t just passing through anymore—no, they were coming here regurly.

  Rabbits, deer, squirrels, rats… even curut (shrews).

  It almost felt like the local wildlife was becoming more abundant over time. Ordis had a sneaking suspicion that the dungeon’s mana might be subtly influencing the environment. Maybe it wasn’t dispersing randomly but instead sinking into the soil, enriching the pnts. If that were the case, it would expin why herbivores kept flocking to this pce like it was some kind of five-star buffet.

  But for now, it was just a hypothesis.

  The real takeaway?

  “If I can analyze just one of them…” Ordis’ eyes gleamed. “That’s 20 or even 25 mana—a huge boost for me!”

  His excitement skyrocketed.

  Forget chasing after river monsters. If he wanted a quick power-up, all he had to do was catch a bunny!

  “Honestly, catching a small mammal shouldn’t be that hard.” Ordis mused, watching his swarm of D. Mosquitoes and D. Butterflies flutter through the dungeon. Their ability to weaken and debuff prey made them excellent support for a quick hunt. Once a target was slowed, D. Spider could finish the job in no time.

  Right now, it was still the middle of the night—perfect hunting conditions. But something nagged at the back of his mind.

  “…Would it be a problem if a human saw D. Spider?” He gnced at his massive arachnid minion, standing tall at 181 cm in length. Its sheer size made it comparable to a rge dog—except, well, way scarier.

  Yeah. People would absolutely freak out.

  “Oh well, not my problem.” Ordis shrugged.

  He already knew that destroying the dungeon core required an absurd level of power—something on par with an atomic bomb. And thanks to his reverse mana, he could just close the door in the first floor and people didn’t have a way to even breaching the dungeon’s first-floor door since it would take an explosion equivalent to 20% of an atomic bomb’s power.

  Not exactly something a small Southeast Asian country had just lying around.

  Besides, if people did stumble upon a giant spider?

  Maybe Gantahon Isnd—where his dungeon was located—would turn into a scientific tourist attraction. Like Komodo Isnd, but instead of dragons, it had monstrous dungeon creatures.

  “…Actually, wait. Why stop at mammals?”

  A realization struck him.

  “D. Spider can probably hunt birds too! That’s another 20 to 25 mana bonus from an achievement! How did I forget that?”

  His giddy ughter echoed through the dungeon.

  With that, Ordis gave the order.

  His minions would leave their nest—just for a little while.

  Age : 9 Day 1 hour 20 Minute

  Mana Reserves : 130 / ??? (Capacity Expanding) 1 Mana per 40 Minute

  Dollbreaker