Tensei Shitara Slime Datta

Chapter 157: Battle of the Dungeon

Slowly, the soldiers and generals of the imperial army began to enter the dungeon.

Each has a rope in hand, connecting them at intervals of 3 meters. There were combat teams stationed elsewhere, and they should be able to untie the ropes quickly.

Since they had made various preparations beforehand to conquer the dungeon, their actions were quick and quick.

Through interrogating Shinji and his partner, Calgurio has a good understanding of the structure of the dungeon, and prepares measures to combat getting lost in the dungeon.

While the spirit mage confirmed his path ahead, the special team would disable any traps.

The combat team will work to subdue the monsters, and the analysis team will collect the dismantled monsters and “monster core”

The money and Goods collected from the treasure boxes of the various rooms would be transferred to the back, and prepared to be transported to the Command headquarters.

With the army connected, they could act according to the situation.

The Calgurio plan is officially going well.

But things started happening inside.

Contact with the first incoming soldiers was cut off, causing a minor disturbance.

There were also reports of the labyrinth, it was a vast space internally.

Previously connected to a ladder, the order to continue the search was issued assuming that it was a distorted structure.

The spirit witches reported that due to the messy spirit, the path was sometimes uncertain.

Thanks to Shinji's report, he knew that the dungeon would change its internal structure every week.

This has caused Calgurio's decision to go awry.

(What shit. We have just clashed with the labyrinth renovation period ..).

Thinking of this, he gave orders to his subordinates.

Even so, deeply panicked due to the changing labyrinth, Calgurio was deeply dissatisfied with the humiliating display of the imperial army.

Among the items continuously sent from the dungeon, each and all of them were first-rate equipment made with demon steel.

“Monster core” collected is also of high quality, with high energy conversion rate.

Before all the gains, confusion is a small matter no matter the scale.

After a day, the majority of the 350,000 troops had successfully entered the dungeon.

Ground troops were on standby at the entrance of the basement, communicating with internal groups through ropes and making preparations.

In addition, they were working on setting up tents to place wealth and transported goods.

That's when the real disorder begins.

Losing contact with the soldiers inside, the rope was suddenly severed.

This happened right when all 350,000 soldiers entered the underground chamber.

They tried to contact, via telepathy and clairvoyance communication, but there was no answer.

Things were going well until then, the transportation of goods from inside was also disrupted.

The way to confirm the internal condition of the basement was all gone.

The entrance to the basement remains open as it once was.

However, near the inner entrance, the presence of the soldiers were all lost.

With an indescribable silence of foreboding, the imperial army felt a bad premonition.

Calgurio was no exception, as it hindered his decision-making.

However the situation changed too quickly, he did not have time to worry about the people who went to conquer the dungeon ……

Calgurio was left with little time.

Filling through the pile of undead-type monsters, the soldiers of the Empire's cybernetic ethernetics army charged deeper into the dungeon.

Having a delayed headstart, the battle group vigilantly guarded each other as they took careful action.

First of all, the soldiers individually were quite strong.

In adventurous terms, they were all at least above B rank.

Their first-class bear skills.

If it was them, they would not have to panic because they were dealing with monsters.

After the first day in the basement, things changed drastically.

Losing all contact with the ground forces, they were completely isolated.

No, this is not true.

They have dropped 9 layers.

And then, there was a huge space, absolutely nothing there.

They continued to descend, but as soon as 10,000 passed, the stairs had disappeared.

Instead, a giant door.

Without hesitation, they opened the door.

And……

“Welcome, to mine the kingdom of death, Dystopia.

Now, let's drown in a fun time.

We're holding those behind you, so let's get started! “

A skeleton, one word describes everything.

With his pure white polished bones, he spoke to the imperial army in fluent human language.

Right after, a demonic roar sounded as if space itself was shattered under its pressure.

And with it a Spectral dragon (death dragon).

The strongest of the undead type and the most ruthless dragon, attacked the imperial warriors.

The huge door was swung completely open, and the consecutive death knight cavalry was led by an indicted death knight.

The Spectral Dragon (death dragon) released corrosive zombie breaths from above, while the death knights started their attacks from the ground.

The number of imperial soldiers decreased in an instant, and the first 10,000 were destroyed in less than an hour.

After all, even if the death of knights only numbered around a thousand, they would rise no matter how many times they were cut down.

This situation broke the minds of the imperial soldiers, pushing them to the edge of despair.

Their enemies knew neither exhaustion nor death. Then, there was the overwhelming threat from the sky known as the Spectral dragon (death dragon).

The second wave followed, and the first wave also met the same fate.

More and more imperial soldiers descended down, unbeknownst to them as they relentlessly entered the jaws of death.

――Dungeon Stratum 71 ~ 80――

The imperial army that crossed this level was forced into a battle against an endless swarm of insects.

The relentless attack, the insects attacked fiercely.

Without fear of death, they fought in their herd without rest.

However, the amount of “Monster core” collected was high in number and quality, bringing a smile to the soldier's face.

They were simply endless, their individual fighting strength was not much.

If this was a normal adventurer party, they would not be able to rest from the endless attacks, fatigue hindering their performance and eventually being lowered.

However, even if there were a large number of bugs, the number of empires could not be underestimated.

Replacing those who were tired, the empire could still advance as one.

Although the content from the dungeon did not match the reports, this was not content that one person should be aware of, and should not object to their superior reports.

There wasn't much time for rest, and the situation could still be controlled, but the amount of luxury they obtained was what made their mood bright.

For example, the previous room had a treasure chest, and a soldier found a dagger inside.

Sliding with gold and silver, it was a dagger that looked expensive. It had superior abilities, and was made of demon steel.

A demon steel core alone would make something extremely expensive, yet the entire dagger was made of pure demon steel.

The soldier spoke with a smile.

Of course there will be a body search after that, but daggers of this level can easily be snuck in.

The soldiers around him were envious, and hoped to themselves that they would be next.

If there was no such privilege, it would be unbearable to fight insects in such a place.

The amount of “deman” cores collected also piled up a lot.

“Core extremely pure devil” is hard to come by, yet they can be easily obtained here by defeating monsters.

This alone guarantees enough bonuses.

There was a feeling of resentment when the first group shouted something about ghosts, but they felt like hitting a jackpot with this insect-filled layer.

And everyone's delusion about being lucky continues to swell.

While some started acting recklessly, some still remained vigilant.

Soon, the men gathered secretly and formed a group, consisting of an intelligence bureau and a reconnaissance bureau.

They were originally allocated to different groups, but soon they gathered.

Simple reason.

They feel danger.

“This underground prison is dangerous, conquering plans may have failed”

By holding hands and communicating via telepathy, this is a unique method of communicating within the intelligence bureau.

“Ah, did you notice?

Strong individuals before, I thought they were known as floor boss .... “.

“Ah, the one in front of the stairs right?

His strength was in different leagues, even bringing down some high-ranking warriors. “

“Ah, that guy. But the reports that followed him were hard to believe.

Re-installed, in 3 hours. “

“A ..... TF ......?”

So, they exchange information.

The more they listened, the more chaotic this dungeon seemed to be.

The current situation, it turned out to be different from the previous report.

When the situation did not match the previous intelligence, forced action would be avoided when a re-investigation began.

However, the higher-ups forced the search to continue.

Clearly this was the result of prioritizing their wishes, so the intelligence bureau members wondered if they were abiding by the mission and failing with it.

As they were discussing whether they should withdraw from the dungeon first.

The head of the army next to them fell to the ground.

They're too late.

They could not decide, because the time to talk was over.

“Fufufu. The bait has arrived.

Good work all of you. You can die now. “

They've heard voices.

Reverberating from the floor, a beautiful voice.

That, was the beautiful voice of this level's protective floor boss, Queen Apito Insect.

Turning into a Mental wave, it surged all over the floor.

And that's where it started, a one-sided massacre.

Any amount of confidence in their fighting strength was now all meaningless.

Even if they were A rank, if they were below a certain threshold they were no different from amateurs.

Those who could not react were not even given a chance to fight back.

The wasp army was led by Apito.

They were the original identity, a massacre with 3D maneuverability with hypersonic speeds that only reached a size of 30cm.

The invisible little wings let out a terrifying high-frequency blade. Approaching you at a speed exceeding sound, they are silent killers.

This massacre amounted to more than a thousand being able to search for humans (games) with their high senses.

Amazing dynamic vision is meaningless, if one does not have the unique skills “accelerated thinking” and “very high reaction speed”, they are not even likely to react to it.

Opponents beyond human reach, even if only one, will be classified as disaster class rank A ―― Next to the record when such monsters are found in western countries emergency alarms will be triggered. A subjugation team consisting of elite holy knights would be formed, and a large-scale holy barrier would be erected to weaken the monsters followed by a sweep of a large area. Still they had to enter with confidence to make sacrifices, because the danger from that class of A – rank disaster was such a monster.

And thus began the celebration of the massacre.

And the time it took to slaughter the imperial army was less than 10 minutes.

――Dungeon Stratum 81 ~ 90――

They can say it now.

The first 2 floors are the bonus stage.

Michael and Raymond are at war 2 desperate men.

Their friends are no longer here.

They were all slaughtered.

The demon before them, with beautiful white hair, was an ape with wisdom.

But they are not the only ones suffering.

What they did not know, was that outside of the 81st stratum, those who reached the lower floors were all engaged in a miserable battle.

The 81st Strata is just the level of the taster. Where powerful beasts roamed, it was a demon beast heaven.

However, even though there were some heads and shoulders above their group, they were basically unwise monsters.

For veteran warriors with a lot of experience in their belts, they were opponents that could be taken down easily.

Monsters exceeded what they expected ―― average, B + monsters that appeared in groups of 3 to 5 ―― was a difficult fight, but they managed to clear the first floor without casualties.

At this rate it may take several times, but given a few days conquering the dungeon is still possible.

Until the man showed up.

With the ability to speak human language, he is an ape with wisdom.

Utilizing Youjutsu, it had annihilated the army.

Pure white Youkai apes, Byakuen.

Using a unique Taijutsu that utilizes the staff, it is a way of killing ghosts from the air.

Manipulating the wind and sound, calling out for a storm.

Then, slashing the void sword in all directions, it was an extremely dangerous demonic beast

Their encounter with this demonic beast had lasted over an hour, and their friends fell down one by one.

Michael and Raymond, as “otherworld” and as soldiers, are quite trusted.

With their pride as powerful individuals, they desperately fought against demonic beasts.

The sniping army's attacks were hindered by the storm, the witch squads' debuff, status effects, and even the magic itself, all of them being interrupted through Youjutsu.

A wind barrier threw the wrench into the plan of all direct magic attacks because their power was not enough.

Even the elites among the enhanced imperial cybernetic forces were toyed with like children with Byakuen as their enemy.

At first it was an unbelievable sight.

But in reality, it soon developed into a desperate battle, and only Raymond and Michel remained in the end.

Similar beasts also lurked in other layers.

The soldiers leading the invasion began to collapse painfully.

When asked, there were also black spots on their skin, and a high fever.

Little black rats ran around their feet. Their existence was so insignificant that the army ignored them.

However, the rats are the perpetrators of the current situation.

Black Rat Coccus.

They, are the bosses of this level floor.

Spreading the Black Death everywhere, the lords of the plague.

If someone with an ability like Shinji was here, they would probably be able to neutralize this floor, unfortunately none.

Magic treatments had little effect on illness, and this completely healing divine magic was rare.

The treatment of wounds and the treatment of diseases is based on very different basics.

In this way, death had spread all over this floor.

Same on the other floor,

The trigger that was struck by Thunder Tiger Raiko's lightning, blocking all who were trying to pass the strata.

―― rabbit manipulating gravity etto Lunar Rabbit Getto ―― spreading tyranny here and there.

Snake with wings ―― winged snake Yoda ―― lowers oxygen concentration in air to 0 by manipulating air content.

Sheep reaping the consciousness of soldiers ―― sleepy sheep ull put to sleep all to hallucinogenic hypnosis.

Bird with fire hood ―― Fire Bird Enchou ―― kill all warriors with temperature.

Dogs that use mirrors that reflect all h Mirror hound Igami ―― send any and every technique back to the sender.

In every strata, there were ferocious vicious beasts raging around.

What was worse was the fact that even after being defeated they would rise again.

This truth easily paralyzed the hearts of the soldiers.

They could do nothing but fight nonstop.

Tikus ・ Harimau ・ Kelinci ・ Serpent ・ Lamb ・ Kera ・ Bird ・ Hound are all demon-type beasts.

They, were the Nine-Head Kumara (pet) squads of eight.

Their form belongs to Kumara and they each manifest aspects of his abilities.

Kumara has the bewitching form and beauty of a prostitute, but in reality she is the evil empress of a demonic beast who invites death.

Before Kumara, the fools finally arrived.

However, they are only food for Kumara ……

It seems that death is being mass-produced inside the labyrinth.