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[Dungeon] Chapter 40 – Stampede Trap
🕑 Added 2025-04-04 12:33:03 +0000 UTCNodding in satisfaction, Cain applauded at the slime's bravery.
"Indeed. Slime is a weak monster, but a newbie wouldn't realize that its core is actually the weakness. Kiba from Rias' peerage also only realized it after fighting a few times, thus he was able to kill it at that time. It would be dangerous to fight it when it's in large numbers, though. And this slime actually took a life. Bravo!"
Cain was impressed with the slime's fighting skill to take out the newbie.
If the challengers had encountered the monster when it's in a horde, Cain was confident they would lose. Even though their individual fighting strength was high, the challengers hadn't experienced it yet.
For that, Cain wanted to use a slime to show his challengers the strength of this new dungeon. He had a plan in his mind.
"Let's start with that."
***
Meanwhile, in Tower of Resentment...
Naruto and his group, the 2nd team of Konoha Shinobi, entered this new dungeon and encountered the undeads. It was the second floor of the Tower, a graveyard filled with skeleton and zombie enemies.
Their entrance led them into a different place than the devils, a dark and spooky place where the air smelled like decay. There were skeletons, zombies, and various other creatures that roamed the graveyard.
"Ugh, what a smell." Tenten covered her nose, "And it's so cold in this place!"
Neji said, "The fog is making it difficult to navigate. Somehow my byakugan is also affected and couldn't see clearly in this thick fog."
"Be careful." Kakashi ordered.
The group proceeded slowly, keeping a sharp eye on the environment around them.
A zombie suddenly attacked. Its hands reached out, grabbing at Tenten's shoulder.
"Hyaa!"
Tenten screamed, her eyes wide with fear as she was grabbed by the creature. The rest of the team quickly moved into action.
Lee jumped at the zombie and kicked him right on his face, making him fly back and hit a tree. The impact made a crack on his skull.
"Take that!" Lee exclaimed.
But, he didn't know that it was a fatal mistake.
A crack appeared on the zombie's skull, and in just a second, strange fluid gushed out from it. A black, tar-like liquid that reeked of death and decay, spilling onto the ground.
The zombie fell on his back. He convulsed for a few seconds, and then stopped. The smell was nauseating and horrible. Everyone who was close could feel it, and the group recoiled at the sight of the creature's remains.
"Whoa, this is sticky." Lee said as he pulled his feet out of the sticky black liquid. Some of it splattered on his face and hair.
But, his face changed in a split second.
"Lee? What is wrong?"
"Umm, I feel... a bit weak."
His movement was sluggish and he was panting. Neji's expression changed when he saw the black fluid in his hand, and quickly warned, "That thing must be poisonous, stay alert. We have to move out quickly. We need to get Lee some medical attention."
"Hey, bushy eyebrow, take this." Naruto handed an antidote bottle to him.
Lee took it and quickly drank the liquid, feeling relieved. But, his body was still feeling weak and sluggish, and he was having trouble walking. It seemed that the poison was strong.
"Strange... It doesn't work well. That was the one Tsunade granny give me though." Naruto said, frowning.
"It's better than not having anything. We should proceed." Kakashi said. He then turned to Lee and asked, "Are you alright to move?"
"Uhh, I feel weak." Lee shook his head. "But this will be good training. Let us proceed."
"That's the spirit, Lee!" Guy said, giving him a thumb up with a toothy grin, "You are a splendid man. But, if you really can't move, you have to let us know."
Lee smiled weakly and nodded, following the group. They were now more cautious than before, especially since Lee was poisoned.
This time, Guy took the leadership and he used the other entrance as the reference to find their way. He and the other were walking through the graveyard carefully.
The thick mist in the area made it difficult for them to see very far ahead, and they had to rely on their sense of direction and Guy's memory.
"Hey, sensei, do you even know where we are going?" Tenten asked.
"No!" Guy answered loudly, "I don't have a clue. But there is nothing stopping my youth spirit. I believe in my youthfulness!"
"Guy..." Kakashi shook his head and sighed. He then looked around, trying to see through the fog.
The ninja group advanced through fogs. They encountered more zombies and skeletons. But, it wasn't too difficult for them.
"Rasengan!"
A blue ball appeared on Naruto's hand as he slammed it against the skeleton's skull. It crushed its bone, breaking it to pieces. He also attacked the zombie behind the skeleton.
The zombie cried out in pain and stumbled back. He was about to counterattack when his body suddenly turned into dust.
With Rasengan, a strong jutsu that could destroy the enemies, Naruto was unstoppable. He easily destroyed any enemy in his way.
Even when the enemy tried to counterattack or defend themselves, it didn't matter. With the help of his clones, the zombies' poison wasn't a problem. And Rasengan or Kakashi's chidori could defeat most skeletons.
Still...
"Huff.. Huff... I used too much chakra." Kakashi said, wiping the sweat off his brow.
Because the enemies were pretty tricky to deal with, they ended up using more chakra than they thought.
Only Guy, Neji, and Tenten were in the best condition. Naruto also recovered pretty fast thanks to the Nine Tailed Fox.
Kakashi noticed some shiny things on the floor but ignored it.
They were lost and didn't know where to go. Just like before, their priority was to investigate the place and wouldn’t touch anything without knowing what it was
Just as they wondered where to go, the fog began to clear, and they saw something that they hadn't noticed before.
A door!
The ninja looked at it with a sense of surprise and wonder.
"That must lead to another place, right?" Naruto asked.
Kakashi nodded, "Most probably."
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's open this door!" Guy exclaimed.
"Wait-" Neji tried to stop them, but it was too late.
He then pushed open the door, revealing a room that was completely dark except for the dim glow of the torches that lined the walls. They were in a large clearing surrounded by walls made of stone, and there were many doors on each side of it.
Seeing no enemies in the room, Kakashi stepped in. Everyone followed a step behind.
At that moment, all the doors closed and a rumble echoed in the room.
"What the!?" Naruto said as he looked around, seeing that they were trapped.
Kakashi's expression was grim. "We fell into a trap."
At the same time, the doors on the sides of the walls began to open. They were all dark, but the light from the torches lit up some of them.
Rattling noises could be heard, and they came from inside the doors. Following that, loud footsteps followed as they came closer to the group.
"What is this?"
"Stay on guard."
The footsteps were getting closer, and they were louder than ever. The group could feel the tension in the room. It was like a countdown to the end of the world, and the silence was broken by the sudden appearance of the monsters.
Among them, bigger zombies also presented themselves. Their body was twice bigger than the others, making it more threatening.
The creatures were approaching the group, and the tension in the room was building up.
It was a huge trap, designed to kill any intruders that entered this room.
