The stone that slowly began to turn into a boulder clattered down into the dungeon, with a dead goblin underneath. It has reached a new level, a new skill.
Shitou thought, these green things are very convenient for leveling. Isn’t there a proverb that says... kill two birds with one stone?
It's probably settled now.
But the dungeon now has an intruder. The dungeon responded too.
Rock sensed someone approaching, and his stone-like feet tapped against the tile floor. Or more accurately, bony feet.
A swarm of skeletons, like a swarm of people, walked down a long, downward-sloping corridor. The rock saw them and was not frightened. It is a stone after all.
But it does feel hot. It braked once on its way down, converting quite a bit of heat energy into itself in the process.
Storage temperature: 150K
Got enough energy to conquer dungeons? Maybe. But Rock noticed something else strange. A corridor where an army of skeletons lurches forward...
This is a downward sloping corridor.
Energy conversion starts!
Convert [heat energy] into [kinetic energy]!
Δ5K = Δ5 m/s
New speed [unnamed]: 5 meters/second
Storage temperature: 145K
The rock pushed forward slightly, up the slope, and began to work. Become a member of the Rolling Stones. The ground was smooth and quite steep, making it easy to roll into. Much more pleasant than the rugged mountainside. In front of the rock...
The skeletons all stopped and hesitated in the face of the approaching shells. Rocks though only see the harvest of experience and roll to the whetstone. The skeletons turned and shuffled back to where they had come from, but they could not accelerate like rolling stones.
It approached the skeleton, then used its new skill a little, and tied an ethereal thread to the ceiling. Then it went up.
Pivot point activated!
direction:
Rotation:112°
The stone flew up, and I carefully used [Stee
], struck the first skeleton on the ribs, and was ground to pieces. It barely slows down, just changes speed by 5 meters/second as it passes through.
Collision activated!
[Unnamed] deals 5 * 128.8 / 4 = 161 damage to [Common Skeleton Todd]
New speed [unnamed]: 14m/s
It continued forward, hitting the next skeleton in the hip as it barely slowed down the rather light-skeletal warrior.
Collision activated!
[Unnamed] deals 4 * 128.8 / 4 = 129 damage to [Normal Skeleton Tadd]
New speed [unnamed]: 7 meters/second
Then it started to slow down, getting too close to the ground and there were skeletons everywhere. It's time for a shift. It uses a bit of energy to point the new velocity to the right.
Energy conversion starts!
Convert [heat energy] into [kinetic energy]!
Δ10K = Δ10 m/s
New speed [unnamed]: 15 meters/second
Storage temperature: 125K
It turned to the right, a [turn] and a new burst of energy driving it, and two more skeletons came together and crashed into the wall.
Collision activated!
[Unnamed] causes 6 * 128.8 / 4 = 193 damage to [Common Skeleton Couple]
New speed [unnamed]: 8.3 meters/second
Then the rock finally paused for a moment, surveying the results. In an instant, the four skeletons were destroyed, and the rest fled down the hillside as fast as they could. The rock stopped in place, gathering a little heat and not rushing to catch up.
Because it noticed something.
The top of the ramp is quite wide, allowing the bones to be clustered side by side. But there is a door and a narrow corridor ahead. Just enough to allow the skeletons to move in single file.
If the rock knew these things, it would be inspired by the joy of bowling.
So it waited, slowly rolling forward, slowly picking up speed. It waited for the skeletons to rush forward wildly. Then, as the last skeleton entered the narrow space, the stones began to roll.
and acceleration.
Brakes, heat.
And speed up.
Flow speed: 25 meters/second
It rolls forward like a stone, ready to crush all enemies into powder. Then walk to the corridor. The skeletons were ahead, stumbling in a frenzied panic, moving faster as they heard the approaching rumble.
The rocks lined up and then fixed a pivot point on the ceiling, for that brief moment.
It flew a little higher in the air, about as high as the skeleton's hips. Like a golfer hitting a perfect shot, this driver finally hit a home run.
Energy conversion starts!
Convert [heat energy] into [kinetic energy]!
Δ25K = Δ25 m/s
New speed [unnamed]: 50 meters/second
Storage temperature: 90k
It shoots forward, at only a slight upward angle, using the most heat at the current level. A giant cannonball that requires no gunpowder, just movement of its own.
It hit the first skeleton. Next. Next. And all of them.
Collision activated!
[Unnamed] causes 8.9 * 128.8 / 4 = 286 damage to [Common Skeleton Monster]
New speed [unnamed]: 39.2 meters/second
It surged forward, bones shattering in a heap behind it, the magic holding them together cracking across the stone surface. It barely slowed, as each impact was like braking against another thin wall of magical barrier.
Collision activated!
Causes 10.1 * 128.8 / 4 = 286 damage to [common skeleton monster]
[Unnamed]'s new speed: 26.7 m/s
It started to fall closer to the ground, so the stone turned slightly and dug into the ribs of the next skeleton.
Pivot point activated!
direction:
Rotation:15°
The bones were shattered, and the last skeleton fell to the ground in a motionless heap. There are no skeletons ahead, just stairs. The rock fell, hit one staircase, then another, then realized it didn't really like stairs.
Because...for the first time ever...
It's damaged.
Received collision damage!
HP 8/8 -> 5/8
Shi Tou felt that he really didn't like stairs. The rocks shouldn't have been harmed! They should have just exploded!
Ramps were invented for a reason!
So it swerved, braked, and spun to keep itself in the air, just one step away from hitting all the stairs.
It was almost up to the ceiling, but suddenly a panel in the roof opened and wooden pegs poked out, facing the flying rocks.
They bumped into it, but knocked it down hard. The stone hit the stairs again.
Received collision damage!
HP 5/8 -> 3/8
This is simply not true! Can dungeons cause damage to stones? That's not fair. The stone became angry. It made it to the bottom of the stairs, keeping a good pace.
Then a trap opened below.
It throws a [pivot point] to the ceiling and gracefully jumps over a 4-meter pit. It landed on the other side and continued on, rapidly deeper and deeper into the dungeon.
Suddenly, vents throughout the corridor opened and gas began to pour into the tunnel, making a hissing sound. Stone was just confused by the gas trap and didn't slow down.
Maybe the dungeon has become unbreakable? As long as there are no more stairs... What on earth is that green mist? It's never seen anything like it.
It remembered seeing clouds and fog before, but they really didn't belong underground, did they? Something was wrong.
Then there was a flash of sparks, and the whole corridor was suddenly ablaze.
The rock stopped and sat down, marveling at the burning trap of gas. Is this a place where you can collect energy for free?
After a while, the flames disappeared, engulfing the stone for only a moment but still darkening its surface. The hissing started again, and soon more fire was ignited. The rocks heat themselves up.
But it wasn't that effective, the flame was so short-lived that it barely stayed positive in the energy sector during the time it had to wait.
It decided to move on. Another energy conversion, moving backward at a speed of 15 meters/second.
It went further in and had to turn a corner, then suddenly stopped because a wall blocked it. The vents open above. A familiar hissing sound.
Then two jets fired at the rock.
Shitou decided to rest for a while - contentedly. Finally, it was properly treated. These flames don't stop, so it has to sit patiently and wait for its energy level to increase.
Remaining storage temperature: 200K
Alert: Maximum allowed temperature reached! Take punitive measures!
Punitive damages have been received!
HP 3/8 -> 2/8
What is this? Angry about Rock's behavior? A punitive measure.
The rock dazzles the air around it, or you can at least imagine it does, and then it starts to move on. But... there's a wall in front of it... maybe it should just go through it? It converts 10K into its own energy and fires it towards the wall.
It blasted away the magical illusion and reached the other side. A giant flesh monster stood in a vast chamber, looming over the stone. A black-robed goblin sat on its head, barking orders, but it stopped when it saw the intruder.
The rock also stopped.
The goblin [Necromancer] narrowed his eyes. Had someone thrown a stone into his lair? Who would have moved the stone so deep into the dungeon? Where were the intruders it had been warned about?
It instructs the meat puppet to come closer and examine something. The hulking giant took two steps forward.
Then the goblin realized that the stone was hot. The temperature is nearly 200 degrees higher than normal.
It realizes something is wrong.
It's too late, it's close. The rock swooped forward with all its might.
Collision activated!
Deals 9.5 * 128.8 / 4 = 305 damage to Drath Flesh
New speed [unnamed]: 14.5 meters/second
It blasted right through the meat puppet, which was too soft to withstand the flaming stone and destroyed it instantly. It then attached a pivot point to one of the pillars in the room, slightly to the right, and began to rotate.
Along the way.
Pivot point activated!
Direction: Right
Rotation: 360°
It circled around and the golem fell to the ground, slowly falling, with a panicked goblin sitting on its back. The golem descended a perfect amount, bringing the goblin into the perfect position.
The stone hit the goblin right on top, knocking him and the goblin into the outer wall.
Collision activated!
[Unnamed] deals 6.2 * 128.8 / 4 = 200 damage to [Great Necromancer Grogg]
New speed [unnamed]: 5.5 meters/second
The goblin was crushed between a rock and a hard place, and the golem completely dissolved.
Level!
259 / 150xp
discard overflow xp
You have reached level 6!
Statistical data!
Mass (m): 128.8kg -> 434.6kg
Diameter (d): 0.46m -> 0.68m
HP: 8 -> 13
The stone fell down, still retaining some heat - ready to continue challenging the dungeon. Upgrading it makes it grow even more than before, which makes it very satisfying.
These things are so handy! It only scrolls forward a little and it already gives away energy charges and experience for free.
It loves these dungeon things.
A door opened on the other side and the Stones moved on without hesitation.
Pursue:
Current altitude: 5257 meters
