Dungeon of Pride, Laplace

Chapter 867- The Growing Dungeon

"Well, who gives a damn what race they are? Haven't we already encountered more unusual creatures we have no knowledge of like that Ape which was not only able to wield a sword and a shield, but also conjure flame magic?"

Unexpectedly, the one to provide them with a reasonable answer was the one who lacked the most brains and was a cluster of all brawns, the Ivory Terraquake Rhino.

The creature tried to struggle under his death like grip, using its tendrils like fleshy stomach to bite his hand. However, under that pure destructive weapon that was his endogenous armour, even the razor sharp teeth of the creature broke.

"Hmph" Yverza gave a snort, applying pressure on his outstretched hand and quickly crushing the enemy.

Gil-Garna and Shasurna looked at the corpse of the creature before shifting their gaze towards the darkness above. It was just as Yverza said, it didn't matter what the being was, a evovled race of scavenger mummies or maybe something else.

The dungeon has shown them far too many irregularities for them to question such things at this point. They could only attribute the appearance of these creatures as one of the dungeon's quirkiness.

"To think that, I would get to hear a rational answer from you of all people" the king of the black ogres smirked "But we can't be complacent yet, the battle isn't over. There is more of where they came from".

THUD… THUD… THUD… Just as his words sounded out, numerous sounds of something dropping from the ceiling sounded out before a creature that looked similar to the one Yverza had had just destroyed, showed its appearance.

This time, they even brought numbers.

 "Haha, interesting" Ivory Terraquake Rhino laughed. He stomped his foot and charged again destroying numerous enemies just like that. He was like an unstoppable train, anything or anyone trying to stop him would face a force like that of a battering ram and flung high up.

All attacks were useless against his armour and bounced off against it.

 "His armour really makes one jealous. It is like the best weapon that one could be born with"

Shasurna observed Yverza going on a wild rampage in the distance. The next moment, he licked his weapon a harpoon that appeared in his hand out of nowhere and charged at the enemy too.

"Hehe, the sight of these many enemies, it really makes one's blood boil. Well, then let me stretch my body too" The last of the three, Gil-Garna joined in the fight too.

 And just like that, three of the seven kings banded together to exterminate a swarm of unusual creatures. There was no flashy magic or skill being used only pure destructive power and attacks.

However, these seemingly basic attacks were enough to completely overwhelm their enemies.

For a time, the place echoed with the dying growls of these mummy type monsters. Before long, the entire hall was filled with a mountain of corpses of these creatures.

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Atop three of the tallest corpse mountains, three figures could be seen standing flamboyantly. Even though a scene of carnage lay around them hinting at an incredible battle, not a single wound; no, forget about a wound, not a single scratch could be seen on them.

Who could these figures whose might was enough to breeze through these hurdles be other than the seven kings of the forest?

"Based on the strength they displayed, I would say they are around the upper level of 300. However, the skills they possess are quite high tier making them more of an annoying opponent than they appear to be" The Ivory Terraquake Rhino stated his opinion.

"Your assessment is right, they are called the Crypt Scarabs and are around level 380 to 400. However, given that they possess quite a few unusual and high tier skills they might be more troublesome of an opponent than some 400 beings. No wonder so many of our teams were completely decimated facing them"

 Gil-Garna spoke using [Appraisal] on the enemy. It was not like the others didn't have the skill, it's just that given the position they stood at, which was at the pinnacle in this forest, there was hardly anything they had to use [Appraisal] on.

As such, not using appraisal became a sort of second nature to them and a form of egotism.

"Heh, so that's what they are huh" Shasurna nodded.

Race- Crypt Scarabs

Level- 389

Skills- [Poison Immunity], [Dark Magic Resistance], [Super Enhanced Strength], [Super Enhanced Endurance], [Super Enhanced Magic], [Bandage Bind], [Scarab Swarm], [Tomb Tendrils], [Mummy's Wrath], [Corrosive Bandage], [Curse of Frailty], [Decay Aura], [Body Slam], [Suffocate], [Sharp Teeth]… He picked a corpse of the crypt scarab and tilted his head "Although their skills are quite unusual, it doesn't seem like they were the enemies who were attacking us earlier"

The attacks that rained on them when they were surrounded by darkness had more properties of a light attribute as opposed to these mummies who used attacks like bandages and tendrils to warp their prey.

"You are right, it just means that there are more enemies like these Crypt Scarabs hidden in this ruin"..

"Hehe, no matter what enemies there are, I will crush them with my fist"

 Yverza bumped his fists. It appeared that fighting this many enemies was not enough for him as he still looked like he was raring to go again.

"That said, Gil-Garna why is the exit not appearing? Haven't we defeated all the enemies here?"…

"Not all, this place is a tomb. From what I understood from the murals, this hall is the place where they honoured their king by burying his coffin here. Unless we destroy that coffin and whatever is in it, we won't be able to leave this place"

The ogre king shook his head and looked up. There in the darkness, he could see a pair of eyes glaring at them.

DING… at the same moment, a notification appeared in front of the three seven kings.

[The king of the scarabs, Crypt Wight is staring at you. He holds an enormous grudge over you all for desecrating his place and killing all of his followers. The Crypt Wight's [Curse of Frailty] spread across the hall, under the effect of the curse, your bones and joints will weaken, causing your agility to drop. Defeat the Crypt Wight to get the key to his treasure room].

The seven kings read the message and wore various kinds of expression. Although they had some knowledge about the dungeon and how it actually functioned, that was just from the memories of the world they inherited when trying to integrate with the inheritance of the ancient beast.

They had never attacked nor entered a dungeon before today. As such, this was the first time, they received a notification like this. Well, not the first time since they had also received a similar notification when entering the dungeon.

CLANG… sparks generated as Yverza bumped his fists "Interesting, so it is basically saying that we need to defeat this whatever Crypt Wight to get his treasures right? Finally, we get to see the treasure we came here for".

The other two kings also nodded their heads. No trace of worry or anxiety from facing an unknown enemy could be seen on their faces.

ROOAARR… at this moment, a deep rumbling roar came from the darkness in the ceiling above and a dark energy that carried a unique effect with it, hit the three of them.

Creak-Creak… Gil-garna and the others, felt their bones creaking and joints paining, making them feel like they had suddenly aged by a lot. Not only that, under the effect of the dark energy, they could also feel their agility dropping sharply.

"So this is the [Curse of the Frailty] huh? Such an unusual skill. However, there is too much of a power gap between us. There is no way it can affect us"

 The three kings smiled undauntingly and used the mana inside them to push back the invading energy until they completely removed the effect of the [curse of the frailty] from them.

No matter how powerful or unusual a skill was, if there was a huge gulf in strength between the caster and the target, the chances of the skill failing or the target negating the effect was extremely high. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Just like what happened right now.

ROARR… enraged by the fact that the opponent easily negated his powers, the Crypt Wight hidden in the darkness gave another roar. The next second, its two eyes shone bright and it dropped down on the ground.

"Finally willing to show itself huh? Good, I haven't had enough. This would be a good warm up before I fight against the demon and the queen of the harpies"

Yverza spoke. He then turned around to face his fellow seven kings "It would be too boring if all three of us fight that guy. How about we decide it with a simple game?".

The Terraquake Rhinos, Balck ogres and Snakemen were all warring races and took excitement in battle. When there is a fight, there is no way they would back out. However, there was just one enemy and three of them. As such, Yverza proposed an idea.

"What do you suggest?" asked Shasurna.

"We will let that wight thing decide who will fight him. The first person he attacks, will be the one to fight him. What do you say?"

 Shasurna and Gil-Garna took a moment to contemplate before nodding their heads. His suggestion sounded fair and everybody had an equal chance of being selected.