Dungeon of Pride, Laplace

Chapter 192: The Mutation Menace (3)

Each of these mutated Fanged Mouse were radiating an intense amount of heat from their body and made their lair very similar to an actual mouth of a volcano. One ould imagine the kind of heat the thousands of could emit together.

These Fanged Mouse inside the hole were layering on top of each other with the small ones on top of the big. When they moved, Simon could see the huge ones quietly lazing around at the bottom of the hole.

Their size were massive, their tails serpentile and huge fangs protruded out of their mouth. They looked completely different from how a typical Fanged Mouse should look like which goes to show how much they have changed after the mutation.

Simon was convinced looking at their numbers and the huge ones down below that once they moved, even the so called apex predators of this floor the Direwolves and stromwolves would be no match for them.

Even from this distance, he could feel their might and the wild heat that their body was producing.

He used [Analysis] on them and soon became aware of their species. The small ones on top were called the Fire Fanged Mouse and the big ones were the Fire Eater Rat.

It seemed that the Fire Eater Rater was the next evolution of a Fire Fanged Mouse. The fire fanged Mouse was still an [E] rank monster while the Fire Eater Rat was displayed as a [D] rank by the analysis.

Generally, the Fanged Mouse spawned by his dungeon was an [E] rank monster, the weakest of the weak. However, after the mutation, the same could no longer be said for them anymore.

Although the fire Fanged mouse was till an [E] rank, they now had an ability to utilise the fire attribute of mana whereas the Fire Eater Rat had jumped evolutionary tier and had reached [D] rank, the same rank as the stromwolves.

Even their level were all above hundred with even the smallest Fire Fanged Mouse being at level 102 not to mention the huge ones at bottom were all above level 200.

[The Fire Eater Rat and the Fire Fanged Mouse had been registered, the authority of dungeon is now effective on them]. A notification from the system sounded out.

As soon as Simon recognised them with his eyes, the races of the mouse was registered by the dungeon and a message window pooped up in front of him, the Guardians and the [Helpers].

A mysterious effect passed over the thousands of Fire Fanged Mouse and the Fire Eater Rats as they stopped frolicking. Seeing that the dungeon had brought them under control, Simon silently covered the hole with the mountain of rubble once again.

When he did that, he could hear all the [Helpers] audibly sighing, the sight of thousands of gigantic mice frolicking on top of each other was too much of a sight for them.

Now that he had brought the troublemakers under his control, the ensuing question was how to deal with them next. Their presence had completely altered the ecosystem here and if he let them be, then the wolves wouldn't be able to stay here anymore.

The 15th floor which was modelled after a forest, was unsuitable for these mutated mouse as they spread fire everywhere they go from their bodies. Even now from the corner of his eyes, he could see a quarter of the forest burning.

The reduction in the numbers of the wolves did hurt him a little economically; after all, it would need quite a sum of DP to spawn them back before the adventurers reach this floor in the future. But the addition of the mutated mouse increased and fortified the power of his dungeon even further.

Not to mention he did not have to spend a dime to spawn them and their reproduction rate made them self sustaining. A mutated species appearing in a low teir dungeon such as his would completely change the way the adventurers perceives his dungeon.

Settling the mess on the 15th floor, Simon finally had a peace of mind. Now the next question that popped up was which floor should he shift them to. Leaving the small fire fanged mouse aside, the huge Fire Eater Rats were all level 200 which was enough to place them on the same standing with the monsters on the lower floors.

Going by the standards, they were on the same level as the monster guarding the 31st to 33rd floor. If he placed them on the early floors, it would be like the difficulty going up through the roof all of a sudden.

No low-level adventurers would be able to pass through them and it might even hamper his future plans if this kills the motivation of the adventurers.

However, all the lower floors had already established their own ecosystem and if he put them there, the same event as the current 15th floor would occur once again. By process of elimination, the only choice left was to create a new floor specifically designed for them.

Making his decision, Simon looked at the [Helpers] before directing "The mutated monsters have been registered in the dungeon and as [Helpers] you authority also extends to them. They will no longer be able to dismiss your control like before so make sure they do not skirmish with the remaining wolves for the time being".

Just as he finished saying his piece, Irene appeared along with Cecilia and asked "What are you going to do with them?".

"Hm? Ah, now that the situation has developed this further, I'm going to create a new floor for them since them being here would make the wolves go extinct. A new floor built specifically for them would be the best choice since bodies continuously releases heat which would affect the surrounding terrain and their high reproduction rate make them quite self supporting" Simon replied giving it some thought.

Irene nodded her head while Cecilia made a complicated face. She looked like she was still on edge even after the lair of the mouse was covered and couldn't wait to get away from here.

After giving the [Helpers] their individual orders, Simon along with Irene and Cecilia teleported back to the main floor.

Inside the white palace on the main floor, Cecilia immediately bowed her head and apologised for her error in monitoring. "Im sorry big brother, elder sister Irene… even though you taught me how to use the [Main Menu] I wasn't able to perform my duty".

Irene sighed and gently consoled her by ċȧrėssing her hair.

"It was not your fault Cecilia, it was a mistake on my part. I did not know that the Scarlet Mutation Crystal that I placed on the 15th floor would bring this much of a drastic change" Simon said.

It was true, he was not simply consoling her. Mutation occurring to a whole colony of monsters, even he as a dungeon master couldn't foresee it and because of that, the situation became what it was now.

Well, everything will be settled once he creates a floor specifically for the mutated mouse and there would be no need for anybody to brood over it. A terrain that would be suitable for the mouse having the ability to harness the fire attribute of mana.

What came to mind was a volcanic area filled with lava and flame but because those kinds of terrain was only available to high-level dungeons and needed an enormous sum of DP to install, Simon could only give up.

The next option was a desert area like the 31st to 33rd floor which was vast a desert created by him using the crimson agate. The desert terrain was similarly only available to mid-to-high tier dungeon and he was only able to imitate a similar feeling to it by spawning the crimson agate crystals that produce intense heat underneath the sand.

The ceiling was still of phosphorescence crystals. An area like that might be suitable for the Fire Fanged Mouse and the Fire Eater Rat. But Simon didn't want the 34th floor to be the same as the floor above it.

Another thing he had to keep in mind was the high reproduction rate. The colony of the mouse was already more than thousands and this number was only going to increase further with time.

Therefore, he needed to create a floor big enough for their population to reside. Hence the 34th and 35th floor was created with that in mind. The area of these floors made them currently the biggest floor of the dungeon by far.

The other name the adventurer gave these floors was The Pit but that was something for the future.

The 34th and 35th floors were a wide plains more that thirty-five kilometres in area with sparse mountains and trees. The ceiling was high but did not have any phosphorescence crystals to light up the place.

The entire floor was dark and only the crimson agate that spawned underneath the ground which surfaces occasionally was the only source of light.