[Dungeon] Chapter 61 – How To Make Them Fight

Meanwhile, in the Ninja group, the situation was also intense. Especially when they were fighting in a tight alleyway between graves.

"Kage bunshin no jutsu!"

Dozens of clones appeared behind the blond haired boy who shouted those words aloud. They immediately rushed forward, charging straight ahead towards enemy lines with weapons drawn out ready for combat...

Their enemies were an army of skeletons holding a sword and spear.

They attacked them in droves, overwhelming their defenses through sheer numbers alone. Fortunately, these monsters weren't strong enough to pose any threat even against one shinobi alone, let alone an entire squad composed solely out of Kage Bushins.

"Rasengan!"

Each clone slammed a blue swirling chakra ball, shattering every bone that blocked them.

"Good job, Naruto!" Jiraiya shouted, laughing loudly at the sight of all these monsters getting destroyed so easily.

Naruto Uzumaki grinned broadly in response, feeling proud of himself for being able to defeat such a large number of enemies with his technique alone.

"It's nothing at all! They are weak as long as you know how to defeat them. Look, Gaara also took care of a bunch of them already!"

And he pointed at the person who controlled sand to kill all zombies coming his way. He killed them by crushing their bones or burying their head on the ground.

Shikamaru sighed as he observed everything going on around him.

"Troublesome," he murmured quietly under his breath.

He observed everything from the side and used his keen senses to understand the situation.

Naruto and Gaara had defeated all the enemies in front of them. And from a few enemies, he had found something dropped on the ground.

"A coin?" He picked it up.

"Looks like it." Jiraiya muttered from the side, surprising Shikamaru.

The latter didn't even feel the white-haired ninja approaching him. But when he saw his face, he understood why. Jiraiya's eyes were twinkling in excitement as he looked at the shiny metal thing in his hand.

"A coin made of... bronze? Copper?" Shikamaru asked. "No, it's different from the coin used for our money."

"Maybe this will be useful? Let's collect it for now." Jiraiya proposed.

"Yeah." Shikamaru nodded and pocketed the coin.

Afterward, the duo explained to the others to collect the coins from fallen enemies. Gaara listened to their explanation and nodded his head.

He understood what they meant instantly.

The reason why the coin dropped from the enemy's body must be a rule they weren't familiar with yet. In fact, it reminded him of how the world works in his home country.

"Shouldn't you use that monocle you get from Granny Tsunade to see what this coin is, Ero Sennin?" Naruto suddenly interrupted.

Jiraiya and the others looked at the blond ninja. They looked at him as if he was an alien.

Meanwhile, Shikamaru glanced at Jiraiya and was confused what monocle that Naruto talked about. He wasn't given any explanation, and so were the Ninjas from Sunagakure.

"What? Did I say something weird?" the boy asked, tilting his head.

Jiraiya laughed awkwardly, realizing his mistake. He actually forgot the monocle given by Tsunade in the Hokage's office.

"Sorry, Naruto. I didn't bring it with me. Hahahaha..."

"What the hell, Ero Sennin!" Naruto cursed, but Jiraiya only laughed.

"Let's continue. Just gather everything for now, isn't that easy?" Temari spoke, cutting the atmosphere. She was right, the best way was to continue and explore the place rather than stay here and talk about useless things.

Gaara nodded in agreement and stepped forward, leading the group. He was followed closely by his friends and teammates.

Jiraiya smirked slightly. He secretly played with the monocle in his pocket, hiding it from the others' eyes.

'It's better for me to hide this thing from the kids.' He thought to himself.

***

"What a sly guy." Cain chuckled when he watched Ero Sennin's antics. "He probably doesn't want Suna to know the monocle's existence."

He understood his intention. If he used it, then the Sunagakure's shinobi would know that he had an item that could detect the item's information.

It was smart of him.

If he was in his position and had other people in his party, those that he didn't know well, then he would do the same.

Both teams had members who experienced Tower of Resentment before. Even if they spawned in a slightly different path, because Cain randomized their starting point, they already knew the monsters and their weakness.

So, they quickly got used to the situation. Especially the Devil's group with Rias who had plenty of experience of dungeon diving. That's why Cain did something a bit unprofessional for someone who managed a dungeon.

"Let's add more big zombies in their way. Sirzechs' fascination will give me a lot of points. He's a siscon, so his feelings toward his sister should give me a lot of good coins." He muttered, "Assistant, make sure to give the Devils and the Ninjas a HP potion each from a big zombie monster drop before they reach floor 2-1's main area."

The assistant responded.

[Affirmative]

Cain grinned as his work was done. He had put a bait for them. A reward.

It wasn't a lot, but it was a start. He would continue to guide them to the main area and let them fight each other after something.

He only had one more preparation left.

"Let's move that monster into the monster wave. And then, set a 100% drop rate item. Appraisal Monocle has already proven its use, so both sides will definitely want to get it." 

He told his assistant, "Make sure it drops when the special monster is defeated, and don't forget to give the Dullahan buff. Let's use 500 Coins to add an increased strength and agility trait to it."

With 250 Coins, he could add a greater Trait to the monster. He was curious about the increment and opened Dullahan's status.

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Race: Dullahan

STR: C

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. Convertion rate: 2:1.

Modified Trait:

─ Greater Strength: Increase STR by one level

─ Swift Leg: Moderately increase AGI

---

He nodded in satisfaction.

"Perfect. I'll save the rest of the coins for now."

Satisfied with his work, Cain sat on his chair and enjoyed the spectacle. He was especially waiting for the battle between Dullahan and the challengers.

He had a feeling this was gonna be good.