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[Dungeon] Chapter 16 – Two Groups in a Run
🕑 Added 2025-03-17 15:40:52 +0000 UTCCain looked at his screens, seeing Raynare and her gang of Fallen Angels standing in front of the dungeon's entrance.
The girls looked at the red door with an astonished expression. The raven haired S&M beauty, who Cain recognized as Raynare, clicked her tongue and looked around.
"What the hell is this?"
"A strange gate?" Dohnaseek offered an explanation, which was quickly shot down by a glare. "I-I mean, a weird gate?"
"It's called the Elemental Tower." Kalawarner pointed at the glowing letters on top of the double door. "That's made by magic, right?"
Mittelt nodded, "It is. Maybe it's the Devils who are responsible for this. They might be hiding something inside."
"No," Dohnaseek shook his head. "This isn't Devils' doing. It feels different than magic from Devils. If anything, I feel like a human made this."
"Humans can't use this type of magic. Or any magic, for that matter. It must be a Devil's doing." Kalawarner scoffed, pushing her breasts up by crossing her arms. She then turned to the raven-haired Fallen Angel. "What do you think, Raynare? Should we enter this thing?"
"We have to." Raynare gritted her teeth, "We don't have time to waste. We need to get to Asia fast. She's inside this place for sure."
Facing the unknown, they debated whether or not they should enter. However, time was running out, and the fact Freed and Asia had been missing for more than a day forced them to act.
"Alright, we're going in." Raynare said and the other nodded, though they seemed reluctant. "We're going to enter this place, and find out what's going on here. If there's someone inside, kill them."
[Elemental Tower. Limit: 8 people!]
[Current challengers: 4/8]
Not realizing the words written on the door, the group of 4 walked inside the door.
As they did, the door closed behind them and the inside of the Elemental Tower greeted them. They stared at the forest, full of burning trees, lava and rocks. It was hot and steamy, which made their skin wet.
Heatwaves came from the ground, causing sweat to drip from their foreheads. It felt as if the air itself had been cooked and was trying to cook them as well. The ground beneath their feet was cracked and dry, and they could feel the heat coming off of the molten rocks beneath their feet. The wind blew fiercely around them, carrying embers along with it.
Lava flowed from the ground to the rivers on each side, creating small pools that bubbled violently. Raynare stepped back when the bubble popped, and she could feel the hot air blowing towards her.
Liquidated fire dropped from the trees, creating small pools on the floor. When the bubble burst, it caused a loud pop sound and splashed the lava on the ground.
Raynare looked around her and noticed something.
"What is this place?" she asked aloud, "It looks like a forest. But... Why does everything seem so..."
"Strange." Dohnaseek finished her words, "I've never heard of a place like this, not even in the Underworld."
The fallen angels looked around, confused by what they saw. They had never seen anything like it before, not even in their lives.
"I think we should leave." Mittelt said. "I have a bad feeling about this. It's dangerous. Let's get out of here and ask for help. Maybe he will know what's happening."
"No." Raynare replied sternly, "We will find Asia here, that's our priority."
There was no way Raynare would report this to the higher ups, after all the man was already caught. She didn't want her achievement of getting Asia to be acknowledged by other people. This would be her mission, her chance to get promoted.
Her ambition was to be Azazel's most trusted person and become a leader of a group of her own.
She looked at her fellow Fallen Angels and frowned. If she were to lead her own team, then she wouldn't pick people like these. They were too incompetent.
"We're going in." She ordered, "Keep your eyes peeled. Who knows if there's anything dangerous in here."
With that, they began their search.
***
Back to Cain and his throne room.
After the Fallen Angels' group entered, he grouped his monitors into three, front, left, and right. Two screens on the left followed Issei and the others while the right one was dedicated for Raynare. And then there was the main screen that showed everything in front of him. It would switch when they met something interesting or if the group did anything noteworthy.
But, even after seeing how the Fallen Angels' group were faring against his dungeon, Cain still focused on Rias' peerage. They were quite a strong and experienced group. They had fought against all monsters that appeared in the first floor and was gotten used to their new effect and attack, which involved spewing flames.
Akeno's lightning magic was also very helpful to defeat the monsters in this floor, and the fact she could heal and strengthen the others with her demonic powers was a great boon to the group.
And on the side...
"What is that?"
The Fallen Angels group encountered a fire goblin hiding behind a tree. The red-skinned goblin held a black stick as it looked at the group with an aggressive look. Its eyes glowed red, its teeth were bared, and its muscles were tense. The creature stared at them with an intimidating expression.
"Kill it."
At Raynare's order, the other three quickly moved forward. Light spears appeared in their hands, and they thrust it at the monster. The goblin tried to dodge but failed miserably. The light spears pierced the monster, and its blood splattered all over the place.
"That was easy," Raynare muttered to herself, "Let's keep moving."
They walked for a while until they encountered a slime. It was a small creature with no legs or arms, just a blob body. Its skin was red, and it was very slimy.
Kalawarner was the first to attack the slime. She created a light spear, threw it at the monster and hit the slime. However, instead of dying, it only made a loud noise and exploded into a thousand tiny pieces of gooey liquid that sprayed all over the place.
Raynare and her gang quickly dodged to the sides as the slime's body parts flew everywhere, but Dohnaseek was caught by the surprise attack.
A tiny bit of the slime landed on his face, and the burning sensation was enough to make him fall down to the ground in pain.
"Aghhhhhh! Damn it! Get off me! Argh!" He slapped the slime away, but the after effect was apparent, turning his skin red.
