Predictably, the entrance to the UA dungeon was a very well developed place.

A giant hall had been constructed in front of it, with the entrance on the back wall. The hall had a lot of small offshoots, spaces where merchants and crafters paid top dollar for a spot right in front of the dungeon to buy, sell and repair the gear of the adventurers that delved into the dungeon.

Izuku ignored all of them for now, heading straight towards the entrance. He mentally scanned the squadron of town guards around the large wooden double doors of the dungeon, his eyes settling onto one of them who was obviously the leader of the guard.

"[Identify]"

Izuku whispered to himself as the guard noticed him approaching and stepped out to meet him. There was a soft ding like usual and a much smaller screen than his own popped into existence.

Kurimuzon Raiotto

Level 36

Class: Fire Dancer, Earth Bulwark

A much smaller screen than usual!

Most of the time Izuku at least got a small description about the people he used [Identify] on, which meant that Kirumuzon was at least Danger Rating 2 or above if he got such a small amount of info from the ability.

The man was a giant compared to Izuku and was built like a truck. Weirdly, his torso and upper arms were bare, but he had an odd red helmet with a horn sticking out the front like a unicorn. He raised his palm at Izuku as he neared, his other hand falling to the pommel of the sword at his hip.

"Halt before the gate! I will need you to confirm that you're allowed into the dungeon before I can let you pass."

Izuku nodded quickly, riffling through his pocket and pulling out his Dungeon Pass. He handed it over to Kurimuzon and waited for the guard to confirm it. After a few moments, Kurimuzon nodded and looked over his shoulder. "It's legitimate! David! Come over here and give the boy his mark for me will ya?."

Izuku watched as one of the guards stepped forward. He looked like a cross between a [Mage] and a [Rouge], with light clothing covered in dark leather. He also had glasses on, something that definitely made him look more mage-like.

David arrived next to Kurimuzon and smiled at Izuku. "Could you hold your hand out for me, please? I'll just be applying a permanent enchantment to your hand that makes it so we can know that you're allowed in without all this hullabaloo every time."

Izuku smiled and held out his hand. David reached out with both of his own and clasped them around it, closing his eyes. Izuku felt a small tingle on the back of his hand and when David pulled back there was a small Golden 'V' seemingly engraved into his skin.

Izuku pulled his hand back from the man and his smile grew even wider. David and Kurimuzon seemed to get that he was a little impatient and smiled at him. "Alright then kiddo, go on in. But If you're going solo, I suggest sticking to the first few floors. The lower ones can be brutal for someone of your level."

Both of the guardsmen seemed adamant about this, so Izuku gave them a small nod. Before he sprinted past them though, he rubbed the back of his head. "You wouldn't happen to need anything at the moment… maybe something you'd be willing to pay someone for doing?"

The pair looked at each other and laughed. Kurimuzon patted him on the shoulder. "Trying to get a quest out of us, squirt? Gotta say, seeing someone with a bonafide [Heroic] trait is rarer than you'd think, so yea, I'll give you one."

Izuku grinned as the man took his hand off of his shoulder. The man pulled out a small scroll and seemed to whisper something into the top of it, before unravelling it. Izuku watched, enraptured, as a map seemed to draw itself, the words First Floor writing themself in the top left corner.

It wasn't incredibly detailed but it was more than he had seen of the dungeon. His hands twitched as he almost reached out to grab it, but he didn't want to be rude, so he didn't. Kurimuzon chuckled, having seen it.

"Basically, David is our major spellcaster, and some of his better enchantments require material components. Nothing special, otherwise we wouldn't be sending you to get them, but like, powdered goblin bones. Shouldn't be too hard, not even for a low level like yourself."

He turned to David and held up 5 fingers, and David nodded. "I reckon a single goblin body should be enough bones for the foreseeable future, so we'll give ya 5 copper pieces if you bring one back for us to salvage. A silver piece if you salvage it yourself. Fair warning it can be messy if you don't know how to do it properly."

Izuku nodded rapidly, his grin staying on his face. Two quests! He had two quests and they kinda synergised together! He heard the familiar 'ding' of a quest forming and opened up the menu.

Goblin Bones

Bring the body of a goblin back out of the Dungeon with you and give it to [Kurimuzon and David]

[1] 5 Copper pieces for intact body | [2] 1 Silver piece for the bones

400 XP upon completion

Looking at the screen with wide eyes, Izuku turned to the pair and gave them a messy salute, before storming past them with a smile, towards the entrance of the dungeon. They gave him a wave as he passed, and turned back to face the town.

Izuku passed the rest of the guards and reached the large double doors, placing his hand on the door. He felt the wave of power flowing from the Dungeon and heard another 'ding' of his menu.

You have reached [UA Dungeon]

Party Size: 1

Do you wish to enter?

Nodding to himself, Izuku pushed forward, feeling the menu acknowledge his choice. A second later his vision faded for a moment, everything going black before suddenly the air around him shifted and his vision returned.

He had been transported into the first level of the Dungeon.

The first level of the Dungeon was pretty much what he expected.

Dark, cavernous rooms filled with loose bricks and moss-covered floors, torches lining the walls to give light to things that couldn't see in the dark. Already Izuku could hear the echoes of goblin speech and rats scurrying up ahead.

From the research he had done, he had figured out that the first 'room' on any floor was a safe zone that no monsters could enter. Usually. Sometimes there were special occasions, but they were few and far between.

So while he was safe, Izuku made sure that he was all together before he headed out into the Dungeon. Being transported like that made him a little dizzy, so he waited until his head calmed down.

It only took a few minutes for him to recover, and he moved towards the hallway in front of him. Like the starting room, it looked ancient, so Izuku kept an eye out for hidden alcoves in the walls where traps could be hidden.

His diligence paid off when he was able to avoid an arrow trap completely, cutting the tripwire with a knife before he set it off. The arrow launched anyway, but Izuku wasn't in its line of fire.

He moved forward, continuing to check for traps before he reached the next room. He pressed up against the wall as the sounds of goblins and rats became even louder. Drawing his sword, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

This was it. His first dungeon fight. This would make or break his career as an adventurer. He could do this. He would do this. He opened his eyes and looked around the corner to see where the goblins were and smiled to himself.

There were around 3-4 of them in the first room, and the room itself was only around 20 metres wide. That meant they were in range for his [Lunge]. He stepped out from the corner and held his sword in his fighting stance, and yelled.

"Lunge!"

The world blurred around him as he darted forward, his arm already swinging his sword as he appeared in front of one of the goblins. It didn't even stand a chance against his attack, his sword passing through the goblin with relative ease.

The other goblins reacted immediately, picking up their daggers and charging him. Izuku jumped back from the first one's swing, before stepping forward again as the goblin overextended and yelling out again.

"Double Strike!"

A shimmering copy of Izuku's sword appeared above the goblin's head, hitting the goblin the same instant Izuku's real sword did. The goblin died immediately, dropping to the floor. Izuku was forced back by the other two goblins, having to dodge both of their attacks at once.

He moved around the room, jumping over boxes and generally being hard to pin down. Eventually, the goblins lost their cooperation as one rushed forward to try and stop Izuku from running anymore, and Izuku struck.

His sword gave him greater range than the goblins dagger did, allowing him to run the goblin through the chest before he got within its striking range. The goblin died as well, leaving Izuku with the last goblin, one on one.

The last goblin rushed him down, jumping at him with its dagger primed to stab him. Izuku sidestepped the goblins attack, and before the goblin could recover and turn to face Izuku again, stabbed it.

It fell to the floor, and Izuku smiled to himself. He did it! He quickly ran around the room and grabbed the daggers off of the floor, placing them in his pack so that he could bring them back to the Innkeeper.

As he did so, he heard another 'ding' from his menu.

Congratulations!

You have earned 200XP for killing [4] lesser goblins

Level Up!

+1 Strength | +1 Endurance | +5 HP/Mana/Stamina

Izuku couldn't even stop the cheer from escaping him this time, jumping up and down in joy as the menu followed him around, showing him the message. [Prodigy] was already paying off! If he had gotten to Level 7 just from 4 goblins, how quickly would he level up going further into the Dungeon?

God, he couldn't wait to see what else the dungeon held for him!