[Dungeon Pioneer (Upgradeable): While inside the Dungeon, you deal 40% more damage to any being.] [In Praise of the Dungeon (Upgradeable): While inside the Dungeon, your effective luck cannot fall below 2.] [The Dungeon's Gaze (Upgradeable): While inside the Dungeon, your experience gains increase slightly.] [Digestive Bacteria (Fixed): When you kill an enemy inside the Dungeon, you have a chance to acquire a random skill or skill fragment from that enemy.]
A string of system notifications shimmering with pale golden light slowly unfolded before Greg's eyes.
"Looks like... even though it was terrifying and nearly got me killed, the rewards for completing a challenge this far above my level really were worth the risk."
Greg leaned against the cold stalactite, steadying his racing heart and recovering from his near-total exhaustion as he carefully read the upgraded talent descriptions.
All three talents had advanced.
[Dungeon Pioneer]'s damage bonus had doubled from 20% to 40%, which would give him a tremendous advantage in future battles inside the Dungeon.
[In Praise of the Dungeon] had raised his minimum luck from "no lower than 0" to "no lower than 2." The numerical change might seem tiny, but with Greg's base luck sitting at a staggering negative 10 on the surface, it meant the chances of some freak accident killing him through sheer bad luck would drop significantly inside the Dungeon. At least he now had a basic safety net.
The increased experience gains from [The Dungeon's Gaze] were vaguely described, but every little bit counted. Small gains would add up.
As for his core talent, [Digestive Bacteria], it remained unchanged. It was already absurdly powerful, after all.
The tremors and crashing rocks from the collapse finally subsided completely, leaving only dust slowly settling through the air.
Greg waited another few minutes before