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[Dungeon] Chapter 43 – Hard Fight
🕑 Added 2025-04-07 09:04:23 +0000 UTCThe battle continued.
Dullahan had a pretty high VIT as an undead.
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Race: Dullahan
STR: D
VIT: C
AGI: B
MP: C
HP: 460/800
Special Skills:
─ Mana Manipulation
─ Mana Slash
Trait:
─ Undead Lord: Able to absorb nearby Undead's HP and convert it into his. Conversion rate: 2:1.
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Due to its natural Trait, it was able to recover HP every passing seconds. If the devils and the shinobis unable to land a solid attack, defeating it would be extremely difficult.
From Cain's observation, maybe Naruto's Rasen Shuriken or Rias' amplified Power of Destruction was able to destroy the Dullahan in one hit, especially since his HP had dwindled and the regeneration wasn't as fast as modified Wendigo.
Maybe Guy and Lee could also defeat the monster if they opened the fifth or sixth gate. But that would put them out of commission for the remaining run.
Their choice was to either destroy the monster in one hit or attack it until it couldn't recover. The latter would leave the two parties exhausted, while the former was impossible unless they knew Dullahan's trait.
"And that is why you don't want to meet him without Appraisal monocle," Cain chuckled.
In fact, his real purpose for putting the Dullahan in this place was to make them learn. Appraisal Monocle wasn't only useful to know an item's effect and description, but it could also look at the monster's status.
Cain had created it with an MMORPG game in mind, that's why he put Dullahan here. Unless the challengers knew his traits, they wouldn't stand a chance.
But, of course, he was thinking ahead about the challenge. If they were to fail this time, they could hunt the Elemental Tower to get another Appraisal Monocle, which only dropped from the boss monster, Wendigo (Small).
After all, their equipment would be dropped when they died.
'Hahaha, fools. They don't realize there are still undeads hiding in the corridors behind the door. Unless they kill them all first, Dullahan would keep recovering his HP.'
He took a sip of his Cola again. 'Mmmh, delicious!'
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Back to the battlefield...
The ninja regained their footing as the shockwave ended. They looked at the destruction that unfolded before them.
The Dullahan's power had caused much devastation in the room, tearing apart everything in its path. Their jaws dropped at the sight of it.
"He is too strong." Naruto muttered.
"If we keep fighting like this, we will lose eventually." Guy said, his face grim. "Kakashi, I will open my gates and fight him alone. You go make some plan to defeat him."
"Guy..." Kakashi's eye widened. He nodded and opened his Sharingan, "Leave it to me."
The red eyes with three magatama circling the pupil allowed him to record any techniques or attacks used by enemies, effectively giving him an edge in any battle.
At the same time, Guy crossed his arms in front of his face and opened the gate.
First, second, third gate...
When he opened the fifth gate, a green aura enveloped him and he burst forth with newfound power.
This aura filled the room and startled Rias and her peerage. As Devil, they had sensed the immense strength radiating off of the man, and it filled them with awe.
It was clear that Guy possessed incredible strength and it was a wonder why they hadn't noticed it until now.
However, it wasn't over yet.
"Sixth Gate: Gate of View."
Boom!
"Open!"
Sound of popping bones could be heard as Guy opened the sixth gate. This time, the green aura around him intensified greatly, becoming even more powerful and intimidating.
Everyone felt the overwhelming pressure and they took a step back.
The only exception was Dullahan who didn't move at all and remained stoic.
"Here I come." Guy took a stance with his fist clenched.
His eyes were focused on the opponent in front of him.
Suddenly, he disappeared!
Gone from their sight, leaving behind only a faint trace of smoke, was Guy. When everyone realized it, he already stood behind Dullahan. His fist covered in fire smashed into the headless horseman's back.
Smoking fists covered in flames smashed into Dullahan's headless body.
Following that, a fury of fists sent Dullahan tumbling to the ground and flying into the air.
Dullahan groaned as he tried to retaliate against the devastating blows that had knocked him into the air. His sword whizzed through the air, trying to find purchase on something, anything that could break Guy's relentless assault.
The green beast of Konoha didn't stop his attack. In the air, he flipped his body backward. Then, when gravity worked on his body, he rotated his body and sent a kick straight at Dullahan's chest.
Impact!
The horseman groaned in pain as it flew away, landing with a loud thud against the wall and bouncing off the ground.
"Huff... Huff..." Panting heavily, Guy stood with his feet firmly planted on the ground. "Kakashi... How is it?"
"No use."
With his sharingan, Kakashi was able to gather some information.
Dullahan wasn't incapacitated even when taking those destructive attacks and its body didn't break down. He moved slowly to grab the sword lying on the ground and walked toward Guy.
"That monster is strange. After Guy-sensei sent him flying, its power recovered and its movements became faster." Neji explained to the others. "If we want to kill that monster, we must find its weakness."
"Can you see where it is?" Lee asked.
"Not really." Neji shook his head.
The devils watched as Dullahan fought against Guy once again, feeling the weight of the situation. None of them wanted to face such a formidable enemy, even if it meant their lives.
As he stared at the enemy, Issei spoke. "Guys... Maybe the Appraisal Monocle will show the monster's weakness?"
Hearing the unexpected suggestion from no one other than the famous pervert in Kuoh Academy, Rias and the others were stunned. They weren't expecting such an idea from him.
In the midst of confusion, only he was able to think about that.
Even Rias had to admit she missed the chance to use the Appraisal Monocle due to wave attack earlier, but she didn't show it on her face.
Instead, she coughed into her palm while putting the monocle on her eye.
"Of course I already know that, Issei. I just don't want to rely on an item if possible, though. Let's see." Rias said as she looked at Dullahan.
The information about the monster appeared. What was displayed was similar to what Cain's monster status showed, but it didn't show the monster's remaining HP, only the max HP.
"This Dullahan has the Undead Lord trait!" She shouted, "If there are other undead nearby, he can absorb their HP to recover!"
