A collasol crocodile emerged from the water. The thing dwarfed the crocodile he had fought before. It was like he had gone through the children and now he just pissed off their mother.

The thing was a mixture of green and black rough looking skin and it was as big as a truck twice the size of the other crocodiles.

Alaric now understood why the water was black, it was probably a reflection from it's skin.

It's green eyes glowed as it looked at him it's mouth wide open for him to see it's rotten teeth and the mouth flaps moving.

Alaric stepped back and readied himself for a fight. He could already guess that the thing was the dungeon boss .

It lunged at him fast even with it's enormous body splashing the murky filth everywhere.

He dove side way rolling in the dirty mud as the crocodiles jaws snapped shut at the place he had been standing. The crocodiles tail whipped towards him in a terrifying speed before he could even balance himself.

He pushed himself to his feet fast and jumped backwards the tail only managing to scrap of part of the coat he was wearing.

The crocodile turned towards his direction. Alaric flicked his wrist and ladhed the whip against it's snout. He thought of the common knowledge of animals retreat if you hit the snout.

The collasol crocodile didn't even flinch, it's scale were hard as stone and slippery so Alarics whip landed with a wet slap.

The tail came again towards him faster than the first time. Alaric jumped back again as the tail swiped before him the pressure sending him back.

The moment the Crocs tail passed he sprinted out of it's reach heading for the few standing trees.

He looked back to see the monster diving into the mud disappearing from sight. Under the barely standing tree Alaric stood on it's half submerged root and looked out in the marsh the place where it had disappeared but nothing.

The place had become as quite as it had been when he arrived.

Just as he was thinking of coming down the root, the ground under him started to shake.

" Shit.."

A large open mouth appeared below him surging upwards towards him. Alaric launched himself from the tree root wrapping his whip on a broken tree stump and jumped anchoring himself over the crocodiles open mouth and head.

He watched as it closed it's mouth missing him by just an inch then he landed on the back of it's head.

The monster noticed immediately his weight and started to shake and twist it's body violently as it roared . Alaric slid on it's wet back as it moved.

While barely keeping his grip on it's slimy skin he used his other hand to to stab the whips hard handle into it's scaled back. He sighed as he stopped his fast decent.

Then the crocodile rolled suddenly, a death roll, fast. That was practically an instant kill if he stayed any longer on it's back.

The moment it started Alaric kicked off it's body pulling out the whips handle. He was flung across the mash from the momentum and crashed into an old tree shattering it to pieces. Pain shot through his ribs as he felt a splinter dig into his ribs.

The whip flew out of his hand while disoriented and landed several meters from it.

The croc tired to him and he watched as it's throat started to swell. Alaric had seen enough fantasy to know the situation had just gotten worse. He stood up fast.

" Don't you.."

A cloud of green gas came from it's mouth heading towards Alaric as it spread. Alaric from the corner of his eyes saw the only reeds starting to dry.

He quickly ripped off his wet and muddy coat and covered his mouth with it as he rolled out of the center point of the bellowing gas aimed at him.

The thing on top of being big could now spit poison that seemed to drain the vitality of any living thing. The grass and trees where he had been standing had shiverelled up and nothing remained of them.

If he had been just a little bit late he would have joined the poster.

Looking at the devastation with watering eyes he knew he needed to find it's weakness. It lifted it's head and roared after meeting it's eye.

Then Alaric saw it on it's soft underbelly was a faint glowing light. In a dungeon something so well hidden probably ment it was a weakness.

If he had to get to the shining underbelly, he had to piss it off. He had done that before and it got angry.

" Come on ," he shouted hoarsely, " you big swamp bastard!"

Alaric sprinted towards the whip and summoned it back to him and held it tightly looking at the now more angry croc. He thought for a moment that the thing could understand him.

The croc charged straight at him its mouth wide open, Alaric rolled to the side and flicked his whip hitting it right on it's open jaw. It bit down at the place he had been standing missing him.

He skipped backwards but the crocodile charged at him as though the whip hitting it had done nothing to it. He struck his whip and hit the croc across it's nose and eyes in quick strikes.

It roared at him more from annoyance than getting genuinely hurt. Alaric wanted that, he wanted it to be as angry as it can be since the grin light seemed to be shining brighter than before.

"There it is," he shouted with Manic glee,"get more angry."

Alaric ran towards it and the croc reared up to crush him with it's weight. Alaric smiled as the glowing under belly came into view.

While running he slashed his whip releasing the red arc straight to the green light. It cut through the skin like butter.

As it came down on him, he slid down skidding across the mud and water the cut up underbelly fully exposed.

He flicked his whip and aimed it directly at the wound and wrapped around it's beating glowing heart.

He continued sliding as he pulled the whip hard with every ounce of his strength.

He came out at the other end and braked on a small sticking stone and pulled hard.

The croc not one to admit defeat thrusted around trying to pull him to the front. It waved it's tail thrashing it around as water and mud sprayed everywhere.

" I'm not giving up now," Alaric muttered to himself as he summoned the very last strength and pulled leaning back.

With a small squelch, the sound of meat tearing was heard before the glowing heart was yanked out.

The rebound force was too much. It sent Alaric flying across the mush with the heart still in on the whip and crushed against the island Kisha was standing on.

He felt pain shot through his ribs but everything else was okay. He looked towards the crocodile to see it falling in the marsh with a big thud and went silent.

( Reward:+5 stamina,+5 vitality,+3 reputation)

" Alaric, are you okay," Kisha's voice came , Alaric nodded. She then added," look at the croc it's the dungeon core."

Alaric looked at the dead crock as a core started to appear from it's body.

It flew directly to him and he held it up looking at the green light shimmering inside.

He dragged himself up and went to the heart and dug into it. He found a small awakeners stone inside it and a red card next to it.

He had never heard of such a thing.

" Don't you want the body?" Kisha asked.

Alaric looked at the dead croc and shook his head, he didn't have a need for it.

He looked at the dungeon core in his hand and crashed it. A white shimmering gate appeared Infront of him.

Behind the dungeon started to roar. He looked back to see the white light coming towards them.

He took Kisha's hand and pulled her into the exit gate.

They stepped out of the gate holding hands and dirty. The moment Alaric breathed the fresh air from the outside, he sighed in relief.

The dungeon had been such a roller coaster that he just wanted to go home and sleep for a day.

" You guys are out," the awakened who had admitted them inside said and looked behind them then asked," where are the others?"

Alaric shook his head and replied," we got separated right at the entrance, they wanted to find the boss first."

" Ooh, those kind," the man nodded in understanding. Healso knew about those types of people.

" What are you talking about?" Alaric asked pretending to be oblivious.

" Ooh you know, the kind that abandon their teammates so that they can get better loot and cards," he explained and went back to the tent and gave them back their cards.

" I'm leaving," he said to Kisha, he really needed a bath.

" Ooh that's too bad, I'll come find you. My cousin is coming for me," she said and leaned in and kissed him. He kissed her back a small kiss.

" Kisha," a familiar voice called.

Alaric turned to see someone he was more familiar with, very his first customer.

" Cousin!" Kisha shouted back.

Ooh shit.

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