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[Dungeon] Chapter 51 – Not So Smooth First Try
🕑 Added 2025-04-15 13:36:29 +0000 UTC"Itachi and Kisame... They were banned?"
[Yes. I have saved the footage of their offense.]
The one that answered Cain wasn't the system, but the assistant. A screen appeared in front of him, playing the replay of two ninja trespassing the entrance. They entered the Fun Fun Dungeon! immediately.
In the beginning, they showed enough vigilance while dealing with the traps, though there weren't too many in the Tutorial Floor. Just some signs that instructed them to be careful, with some additional details here and there.
Nothing threatening until they reached the end of the corridor.
At the final step, they fought Chicken Jockey, a meme mob that Cain had prepared specifically for this reason.
But it proved to be useless as Kisame defeated them easily.
At that time, the smiley taunted them before opening the door.
"Pfttt!" Cain almost choked.
"Ha... hahahahaha! That was epic!" Laughing at his success in trolling them, the boy pointed at the replay video.
When Kisame punched the sign and got punished by the system, Cain felt the urge to give the blue-skinned man thumbs up. To think someone would fall for such a cheap provocation.
"How much Coins did I get from them?"
[It's 320 Coins.]
"That's a lot."
For one floor without any mob, 320 Coins were plenty enough. Especially considering the fact that they didn't collect any chest either, leaving the item untouched.
They only took one dungeon coin.
"They will come for sure. Anyway, it's time to use the avatar. I want to experience diving into my dungeon and do some adventure.”
Then, he selected yes and his consciousness was shifted.
The throne room was no more. He saw the Hub that he created to welcome his guest. The hub, with its various gates connecting to different dungeons, was quiet. None of the challengers entered since that day.
Which meant, Cain was free to explore.
"Wow..." He was amazed by his own creation.
Seeing it through his own eyes was different compared to looking at them on the monitor.
It looked so real. The lights that lit up the whole hub were a bit dimmer than he thought, but it didn't matter much. He looked around, finding the mirror he placed in a few places and ran toward it.
There, his created avatar was reflected.
"Muahahaha! My new body is awesome! I am handsome!" He shouted and admired himself.
Not only did he admire himself, he felt stronger than before. As if a hidden power surged throughout his body. He raised his hand, clenching them hard.
A sword and shield strapped on his back. His red eyes hidden slightly by white hair glowed ominously.
"This is great! Haahahaha!"
As a result of messing up with settings a lot, his appearance looked similar to his original self, but his hair became smooth and straight instead of spiky. Also...
"Hmm, my original self still looks better." He nodded to himself, slightly proud.
Still, with white hair and red eyes, there would be no way someone would mistake him for normal humans. The aura around him already showed him as something superior, though he himself couldn't feel it.
He knew, because he saw his own reflection in the mirror.
"Now, which dungeon should I try?"
There were two, Tower of Resentment or Elemental Tower. Both were the only dungeons he opened to the public aside from Fun Fun Dungeon!, the tutorial dungeon.
"I have a tank build with a high VIT. Dealing with a strong monster alone might be impossible, so..."
Tower of Resentment's second floor had skeletons and zombies. They had a basic F-rank status, so a weak attack to their weaknesses could take them out easily.
Not only that, they were also humanoid monsters that Cain set to spawn in a group of 3 to 5, perfect for testing his skills against multiple enemies at once.
While a normal challenger would be worried, Cain knew exactly how the monsters worked because he was the one who set them. He knew everything, the spawn point, weaknesses, and even the hidden room.
"I don't think I will visit the hidden room. Let's just learn how to fight, then."
Without wasting any more seconds, he headed into the Tower of Resentment's gate. Once inside, his sight went dark for a moment, before he felt cold air.
After regaining his vision, he found himself standing in the dark corridor with an eerie atmosphere.
"Oh, the first spawn point."
Cain had set 5 different spawn points, creating a star shape in the second floor. The first one was this, where Rias' group spawned back then. The second was a foggy graveyard where Naruto's group spawned.
"No one visited the rest of them. Well, it's good then. Rias has taken care of most of the monster her with her group, so there are only a few left and the newly spawned one."
Equipping his Prototype Shield and Sword that matched his silver plate armor, Cain felt ready to fight the monster. His lips curled up into a smile as he advanced forward.
Before long, he spotted a pile of bones in the middle of the corridor. Knowing they were skeletons, Cain wasted no time getting close and crushed their head, the weak spot.
He was confident that he could do this because he had watched many fights before.
Also, as expected from undead creatures. Their lack of brain and self awareness made them easy prey, thus no one tried to stop him.
Clang!
Or so he thought.
"Huh?"
The skull only cracked when he wacked it with his sword. It survived, and three skeletons stood up while holding their crude swords.
Cain stepped backward to prepare his defensive stance. All three of them rushed at once, but thanks to his shield, he managed to block all three of them simultaneously.
However, he was pushed back.
"Oh no!"
It was at that time he realized something. STR was also needed to defend against the attack. If he had a high defense but low strength, the enemy could push him backward like what just happened.
If Cain had chosen AGI build, he could evade and counter attack. Also...
Clang!
"It hurt!"
The pain from receiving an attack was unbearable for a normal teenager like him, something that he couldn't get used to. Even when he was covered by plate armor, his body felt numb when a sword struck him.
"You damn skeleton!"
Swinging his sword, Cain failed to hit one of the skeletons directly. Its body shattered upon impact, but they wouldn't die unless he crushed their skull. When he tried to do so, the other two skeletons assaulted him at the same time, causing his attack to miss.
"You freaking asshole!"
Feeling numbness all over his body, Cain became angry.
"Enough!" He decided to go on offensive instead of being on defense all the time.
Jumping backward, Cain avoided one horizontal slash that came dangerously close to his chest area. Using his left foot as pivot, he spun and slammed his shield onto the skeleton that just attacked him, smashing its entire body.
Its companion also suffered the same fate afterward, but the first skeleton had already returned to normal and rushed toward him. It was the one with a cracked skull.
Crack!
"Die already!" Swinging the shield upward, Cain aimed his strike at the skeleton's jawbone. "Now... To finish you off!"
He raised his sword to crush the head.
Crash!
His sword managed to destroy the skeleton, ending its life. Before he could rejoice, however, a sword stabbed from his back to the front. A skeleton got him unaware.
Cain groaned painfully. Thanks to his VIT, the sword only managed to scratch him, but it hurt nonetheless.
Pissed, Cain smashed the skeleton who attacked him from behind with his shield, destroying it in one strike.
"Dammit! Fucking skeletons! Who created them? Oh right, it was me!"
They had F rank status which meant their VIT were paper thin. But Cain, not used to combat at all in his life, was having a hard time against the three of them.
Now that there was only one left, he confidently raised his shield to deflect its sword. Without waiting, he slashed horizontally, but then the skeleton jumped back to avoid.
"What? It can dodge?! Bullshit!"
Angry and feeling challenged, Cain stepped forward and thrust his sword.
Crash!
This time, the skeleton wasn't fast enough to evade. His sword shattered its body and he used his shield to bash the skull to pieces.
"Phew... Damn, fighting is hard. Stats alone can't help you win..." He complained, falling down and sitting while taking a deep breath.
Nothing dropped from the three skeletons, not that he hoped for anything. Rather, he felt tired and spent.
"Huh, what do I expect anyway? At least I have an idea what kind of monster I will put in the higher floor of this dungeon. Fighting is hard for me, but not for Devils and Ninja."
Naruto, Rias, they both looked cool defeating many monsters effortlessly. It was time for him to make some strong boss with special powers and skill. Like Wendigo in Elemental Tower, he could create a monster based on urban legend.
As he rested, the clock ticked slowly. About 30 minutes later, Cain stood up.
"Okay, next is... escape. Being solo as a tank is not possible. Let's join a party next time."
With that said, Cain hurriedly escaped from the floor by returning to the entrance where the exit door was located. He returned to the Hub once again, sighing in relief.
"Well, it's been fun but not very satisfying. I can buy special skills such as Swordsmanship or Fighting Instinct, but that costs too much. 5,000 Coins are out of my budget right now."
He looked up to the empty ceiling of the hub, imagining stars floating far away.
"Well, guess it's time to return to the throne room. Let's put this avatar here. In case someone enters, I can join their party."
