“Are you sure this is the dungeon she is in?” I asked, breaking through the door onto the 5<sup>th</sup> level.
“Yes, Master.” Celeste nodded. “This is the dungeon we marked as undead.”
“You say that, but where are the undead?”
“Ah… they’re outside the dungeon. The entire area is dark, creepy, and covered in zombies. Lydia said that this was similar to Mina’s dungeon the pair of you met in.”
Although she said that, I hadn’t seen the outside, and so far, the inside had very few undead elements. I supposed that ghost slimes made it undead in the barest terms, but it still didn’t look like what I would have expected.
“Ah, wait, here’s a skeleton!” I said excitedly as we walked onto the 5<sup>th</sup>-floor room.
Like the other floors above, this dungeon consisted of a single room that contained some puzzle in it. In each room leading up to this point other than the 1<sup>st,</sup> I was able to easily pass just by breaking down the door. It had only been a few minutes and we were already on the 5<sup>th</sup> floor. Whether the puzzles were getting progressively more dangerous or difficult, I didn’t know because I hadn’t defeated any of them legitimately.
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This floor was the floor that was supposed to have a miniboss on it if it had been one of the more traditional dungeons. It didn’t disappoint, as there was a skeleton standing there. There were also two shut doors on this one, which made it distinctly different than the other ones.
“Welcome, adventurer.” The skeleton declared as we approached. “One of these doors leads to certain death, while the other door leads to the next level. You may ask each door a question. Hehe, but I warn you, one of them always lies, and one of them always… hey, what are you doing?”
As I walked by the skeleton, I grabbed him and picked him. He barely had a moment to struggle before I reached one of the doors, opened it, and then tossed him inside.
“What are you do… not this door! Ahhhhhhhh!” A scream resonated and I slammed the door shut.
I glanced over at Celeste. “We’ll take the other door.”
The pair of us walked to the other door, but as I grabbed the doorknob it wouldn’t turn.
“Hey, buddy! That’s not how the game is played!” The door shouted. “You have to ask us each a question and find the right path!”
I lifted my sword. “Do you want to die?”
“I do! Please kill me!” The door cried.
I turned to the other door. “Is this the safe way?”
“Ahh… y-yes… be cool, man. We have no problem…”
“We do have a problem!” The door in front of me yelled out. “Agh… darn my truthful ways!”
I raised my sword. “No one likes liars.”
“I… I will never surrender…” The door started crying. “Oh… crap!”
A few moments later, there was no longer a door, and the two of us moved on to the next floor.