Pioneering the Apocalyptic World - Chapter 136
Chapter 06: The dungeon in the mountains
“It’s a big hole.”
“It’s huge.”
In front of us a large side hole was opening up.
The opening was over two meters in length and width, and the path was dark, so it didn’t seem like it would be an immediate dead end. I had Fricka throw a light ball into it, but since the path was curved instead of straight, I couldn’t see all the way into the hole.
In the game, there were several types of holes in the mountains.
The first one is just a naturally formed cave. It was created by erosion from wind and rain, so it is unknown what is inside. Of course, sometimes there is nothing inside.
The second one, It’s originally open hole or a burrow that a monster dug to live in. If it’s still in use, it’s definitely a monster house inside.
The third one is a tunnel dug by someone, including the ones dug by dwarves. There were no signs of people climbing up or down this mountain, so even if it was a mine shaft, it’s probably no longer in use. In that case, there is a high probability that the inside has already been dug up and the ore veins are depleted, so it is often impossible to extract much ore unless you go really deep inside. However, deep within the very hard bedrock, rare ores may be left behind.
When I looked into the type this time, I couldn’t find any shafts to support the hole, so I don’t think it’s the third one.
Well, one thing I can say for sure.
“… This is a dungeon…”
“Oh, seriously?”
I’m envious of Regulus’ ability to always reacts happily to things. Well, I also want the materials. The magic stone that a core is made out of have high quality… It’s frustrating that sometimes you can’t get one of that quality even when aim for it.
I knew it was a dungeon and I had to conquest it, but there was one thing I was concerned about.
The thing is, I can feel a strange presence coming from this dungeon.
But what’s the strange part about it… That I can’t put into words. But is not like I have an extremely bad feeling about it.
If it was the latter, I would have told the others the truth and ran away, but… Hmm, I’m worried.
“Rion-sama”
“… Hmm? Fricka, what?”
“If you have any worries, please tell us.”
… Oops, it was a little obvious.
No, but Uru was nodding in agreement, so I guess it was showing on my face…?
Well, It’s true that there’s no point in worrying alone. I told about the feeling to everyone to get more opinions about what to do.
“If you don’t have a bad feeling, I think we should go.”
“I see. Maybe there’s something there, we should go into it.”
“Whatever, let’s go!”
“I think I’d like to go too.”
Woah… They all agreed that we should go.
… Well, even if my ability to detect danger is bugging out, as long as Uru is here, I’ll be fine.
Am I depending on her too much? No no, this is just trust.
“… Then, let’s go.”
After taking out the lanterns for everyone and distributing them, I urged everyone to go in.
The formation remains the same, with Uru at the front.
The reason why we are able to proceed without hesitation may be because there is still a straight road from the entrance, but it is also because there is no smell of monsters or traps(?). I move forward steadily, even if it looks like I’m restlessly looking around.
I left the front to the others and pointed my lantern at the sides and above to see if there was anything unusual. In this case, the unusual thing is mostly the material. Yes. However, I couldn’t find anything in particular, except for the occasional bat or insect that wasn’t a monster. I’m sad that there are no materials.
“Hmm, there’s a fork in the road.”
The road that had always been a straight road, although it was winding left and right and up and down, but here it branched out. The left side remains the same size, and the right side is only large enough for a single person to pass through.
After thinking for a moment, I pointed to the road to the right.
“Do you sense that strange thing?”
“No, it’s just that the road is narrower that way.”
“Hmm? Is there something wrong with being narrower?”
“The fact that it’s narrower than the entrance means there’s a high probability that it’s a dead end rather than a path.”
“… What’s wrong with being a dead end?”
“Well, there might be some materials, and I want to explore the entire map.”
I answered everyone’s questions, and they let out sigh in the end.
Then, Uru said, “Well, it’s Rion…” with a resigned look of approval. Thank goodness that you guys seem to understand my point…? Huh, it’s a bit different?
As I had predicted, the road on the right immediately came to a dead end, but since there was nothing out of the ordinary or any materials, I just laughed it off trying to change topic.
… No, I’m sorry for wasting time. But no one knows what is wasteful and what is useful here, okay…?
Since then, as is to be expected, a fork in the road has appeared again. And there were places that were divided into three parts instead of two.
Reading the atmosphere, I put aside searching for materials for the time being and tried to see if there was a path that seemed like the right one, but I couldn’t find it. So I decided to go with Uru’s intuition.
I’ve already drawn up a mental map, but… It’s quite complicated. This may make me get lost. The good news is that I put markers and have a return stone, so there’s no chance that we won’t be able to return home.
But… Something in this dungeon changed compared to before I entered it.
“… Rion, this is really a dungeon, isn’t it?”
“Hmm? That’s right.”
Uru tilts her head as if she’s having the same strange feeling.
And that was made clear by the following words.
“Then… Why aren’t there any monsters?”
“–”
…… Ah.
While I was stunned at the unexpected content, Regulus asked a question.
“Huh? Isn’t nee-san trying to avoid them?”
“No, no, I can’t say for sure if there was any further down the path that we didn’t take, but… At least, as far as I can tell, there hasn’t been a single one so far.”
Regulus’ question was reasonable, but Uru denied it.
… That’s right, the fact that we hadn’t encountered any monsters yet in this dungeon was subconsciously bothering me.
It is no exaggeration to say that a dungeon is the place where monsters are born. Monsters instinctively understand this, which is why guardians exist to protect the core.
Then why are no monsters spawning here?
Actually this isn’t actually a dungeon? No, my senses as a miko tell me that this is definitely a dungeon.
Are they accumulating in somewhere like a monster house?… I can’t say anything at this point.
Or… All the resources in the dungeon are being absorbed by the guardians…?
The moment that thought passed by my mind, a shiver ran down my spine. If so, the guardian of this dungeon is a very formidable enemy. It’s going to be a tough battle as Uru won’t be able to use her full power inside a cave.
But… I don’t have a bad feeling about it. I don’t know the exact distance, but I feel like we are getting closer to the core. Still, that strange feeling doesn’t change.
What on earth is that…?
“Well, if Rion doesn’t know, no one else will either. I guess we have no choice but to move forward for now.”
“… That’s right.”
Judging from the way she said it, Uru doesn’t sense something dangerous ahead.
Of course, that doesn’t mean we can let our guard down. It wouldn’t be strange if there were monsters skilled enough to hide their hostility.
Besides, aside from the obvious danger, I can’t help but wonder what’s at the end now. If possible, I want to know the cause of this or I won’t be able to calm down.
After we nodded to each other, we resumed walking towards the core.
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but it’s not resolved as to whether there is a rise in plasma testosterone, see for
instance Brown et al. (1999). This is no surprise as a end result of
within the adult males the general peripheral contribution of these precursor
steroids to circulating testosterone is small. Any contribution from exogenous DHEA or androstenedione might be largely moderated by
the massive amount of testosterone contributed by the testis.
In women, a rise in efficiency may be attainable following ingestion of those supplements, as circulating testosterone can be anticipated to extend.
The plasma focus of endogenous testosterone is
roughly 1/10th that present in men and the relative proportion arising from peripheral conversion of weaker androgens is far higher.
Even though only 12–14% of androstenedione is transformed peripherally to testosterone (Horton and Tait, 1966; Bardin and Lipsett, 1967),
this amount accounts for about half the circulating testosterone within the girls.
As the peripheral contribution to blood testosterone
is far larger in the younger adult ladies than the men, ingestion of modest quantities of androstenedione, DHEA or androstenediol (the pure steroid or
the ?4 analogue) is more probably to considerably increase circulating
testosterone.
For example, a study of 227 men admitted in 1999 to a non-public remedy heart
for dependancy to heroin or other opioids discovered that 9.three p.c had previously misused anabolic steroids
142. Of these, most reported using opioids to counteract insomnia, irritability, melancholy, and withdrawal from anabolic steroids 142.
Anabolic steroid customers are extra doubtless to use drugs
such as marijuana, prescription opioids, cocaine, or heroin 138,
139. In a examine of men admitted to remedy for opioid use issues, 25
percent reported prior use of anabolic steroids.
In common, this class of compounds facilitates a center
floor degree of muscle development, neurological results, and enhancement
of cardio mechanisms. They all have robust influences on pink blood cell count, vitality techniques, and exhibit a hybrid of behaviors in the body analogous to how endogenous steroidogenesis
would otherwise regulate balanced activity. Testosterone is
the father or mother hormone of this part of the household tree, and can be technically
the parent hormone of the complete anabolic steroid family tree as a result of
DHT and Nandrolone are both derived from Testosterone.
AASs have proven great promise as potential therapeutic
device in a big selection of scientific situations related to orthopaedic surgeons.
Primarily Based on current evidence, AASs can augment organic healing after muscle damage, fracture repair, or rotator
cuff repair and have the potential to improve postoperative restoration after
ACL reconstruction or complete joint arthroplasty.
A health care provider can prescribe human development hormone for
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To maximize benefits, corticosteroids are prescribed in the lowest possible dose over the shortest time frame to achieve the very best consequence.
This success led to elevated steroid use among athletes in other nations, including the us and Japan (Franke and
Berendonk, 1997). The Worldwide Olympic Committee
(IOC) banned AAS in 1975 (Hartgens and Kuipers, 2004).
The use of anabolic steroids has gained popularity because the 1980 s, driven by the will to enhance
muscle mass and bodily look (Pope et al., 2014).
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used to forestall muscle losing in patients with
vital burns, who are bedbound, or are in any other case debilitated.
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human information assist these claims. AASs usually are not a typically recognized medical
remedy for the muscle dysphoria type of body dysmorphic
dysfunction (9). Behavioral well being professionals ought to become involved when psychological unwanted effects are noticed.
Anabolic steroids (also called anabolic androgenic steroids) are artificial (man-made) variations of
the hormone testosterone and related substances that are often used
to extend muscle size and power. Abuse of anabolic steroids, nevertheless, can result in significant hurt to the body.
Regardless Of the large variety of articles identified, the proof base consists of
case stories of predominantly treatment of physiological harms and there’s scarce evidence on treating dependence, managing withdrawal,
or initiating behaviour change in users in any settings.
Evidence is urgently required to assist the development of effective companies
for customers and of evidence-based steering and interventions to respond
to customers in a range of healthcare settings.
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initiated, and publication within broader health- or drug-related journals, will assist development of the
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describe treatments offered to AAS users, there is scarce proof
on treating dependence, managing withdrawal, or initiating behaviour change in users in any settings.
The function of the transcriptional activation domains
on the receptor is to mediate the binding of the receptor to the
comodulators. The receptor has an N-terminal activation function-1 (AF-1) and
a second activation function-2 (AF-2) in the C-terminal ligand-binding area.
The mechanisms of AF-1 and AF-2 gene activation, with emphasis
on AF-1 and AF-2 conformation and co-activator binding, have been reviewed by
Warnmark et al. (2003).
The second carbon substitution with oxygen is assumed to increase the
soundness of the 3-keto group and tremendously enhance its anabolic element.
This AAS could be very anabolic, with little androgenic effect at a therapeutic dose.
5AR doesn’t scale back oxandrolone to a stronger androgen, and as
a DHT by-product, it cannot be aromatized.
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muscle tissue manufacturing. The only method to avoid unwanted side effects from
anabolic steroids is to keep away from them altogether.
Due to the potential negative affect Oxandrolone can have on cholesterol
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rich in omega fatty acids, in addition to loads of cardiovascular exercise.
All who supplement with Anavar are encouraged to restrict saturated fats and easy sugars, think about a ldl cholesterol antioxidant supplement and to
keep an in depth eye on their ranges. In males, its ranges increase throughout
puberty to advertise the development of male sex
traits, such as physique hair growth, a deeper voice, intercourse drive,
and increased top and muscle mass. DHT is answerable for the
event of physique hair, prostate, penis measurement (during puberty),
and libido.
As was said earlier, anabolic steroids had been adopted initially by athletes in energy sports similar to weight lifting and football to extend
energy and muscularity. From the beginning, these athletes persistently reported that the medicine also decreased their recovery time between workouts.
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time, and with higher depth. These observations by athletes very
likely played an important role in the diffusion of anabolic steroids among sprinters in quite
lots of sports and, thereafter, to endurance athletes.
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ranges that anabolic steroids could cause.
Winstrol is quite a potent steroid; therefore, females don’t
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Understanding esters in natural chemistry could be troublesome for the non-scientist.
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testosterone on the earth of steroids, and for sure, you will need to know what it all means.
When it comes to the best location on your steroid injections – as a beginner, it’s
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Every time you eat meals, the liver has to digest it;
thus, when taking hepatotoxic steroids and consuming large portions of meals, the liver is turning into
increasingly taxed. The body’s means of coping with this is to
suppress the person’s appetite (as a self-defense mechanism), lowering
food consumption. Due to Dianabol’s aromatization results and being highly estrogenic,
it’s a compound that causes vital amounts of
water retention. This can depart users trying puffy,
bloated, and smooth-looking; hence, why it’s typically used in the off-season.
This means muscle progress, sustaining lean muscle and elevated energy, and mental advantages like enhanced clarity and focus.
Sustanon 250 promotes protein synthesis and nitrogen retention, growing Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1
to spice up anabolism while lowering destructive stress hormones.
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In adolescents who’ve yet to complete growing, using steroids may stunt progress and stop bones, joints, and muscular tissues from reaching full maturity.
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enhance protein synthesis, which in turn is what builds muscle.
You wish to maintain your fuel and by no means enable the muscles to
turn into depleted. The higher you eat while on a cycle, the better your results shall be.
Figuring Out the half-life of a steroid you’re taking makes it easy
to plan your cycles and know which steroids to use and
how lengthy you want to use them. When you’re new to steroids, you are likely to
have plenty of questions. Beneath are some
of the most typical questions I see being requested by people considering using steroids for the first
time.
This will be important when you’re utilizing a number of sluggish appearing (long ester) steroids that have long half-lives.
With Out a kickstart or frontloading, you might be ready weeks to see
outcomes with steroids like Deca-Durabolin and
Equipoise, that are well-known for their lengthy half-lives.
Steroids play a task in optimizing the nutrient pathways
of the physique by effectively shuttling vitamins to muscles which might be giving the signal that protein synthesis is being initiated21.
So all these quality carbohydrates, wholesome fats, protein, nutritional vitamins, and minerals are making their method to the muscle tissue quicker and more significantly than if you weren’t using steroids.
Mild hirsutism happens in round 1 out of 5 girls given a hundred and fifty mg testosterone enanthate every four weeks and
is reversible after cessation of use (223).
The researchers discovered levels returned to normal
about 4 months after individuals stopped taking them. The potential for important hepatotoxicity from Winstrol
necessitates relatively brief cycles to prevent excessive liver injury.
Winstrol, when stacked with additional oral steroids, will increase the danger of jaundice or liver cholestasis (impaired bile flow).
Trenbolone is thought to significantly scale back fats mass whereas
facilitating muscle growth. Some bodybuilders
additionally employ trenbolone as a slicing steroid to speed up
fats loss whereas sustaining muscle on fewer
calories. Anavar and testosterone are broadly regarded as the
least dangerous anabolic steroids concerning ldl cholesterol.
In our expertise, the cardiovascular pressure of Anavar is marginally greater than that of testosterone.
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