Epic of Caterpillar

2317  Entering The Dungeon

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Once everything was said and done and misunderstanding were cleared, I decided that it was time to get going. I quickly used the key in my hand, piercing the empty air and opening a black and phantasmal portal.

FLUOSH!

[You have used the [Random Otherworldly Dungeon Key (SS Grade)] x1!]

[A Random Dungeon Gate has been opened!]

[The Dungeon chosen has become: {Abandoned Temple of the Lich King}: Recommended Rank: World Realm: Tier 5+]

[Until you defeat the Final Boss, you can enter and come out of the Dungeon through opening a gate using the key as you please.]

[New Monsters won't spawn, the Dungeon already has a limited, yet very large amount of foes.]

[This Dungeon has a Hidden Boss! Do you think you can find it?]

[Once you defeat the Boss and the Hidden Boss, you'll receive special Dungeon Rewards.]

"Let's go!"

Leading my entire family inside, we decided to delve into the lugubrious dungeon's interior. The gate that was opened was leading to a long, dark, and damp corridor. The interior looked like your average dungeon, dark and damp, barely any light. It was mostly made of large gray and black colored bricks faintly illuminated by torches of blue fire.

[You have entered the Dungeon's Floor 1/5]

[This Dungeon Floor has been completed successfully and the Boss has been defeated, leaving it as a Cleared Floor.]

[Please proceed through the stairs to reach the Next Floor.]

My children immediately displayed their boredom.

"Wait, mom, there's no monsters here!" complained Solyth, the golden feathered harpy girl was flying around with her wings, looking for anything to kill. "Were you scammed with those dungeon keys? Who sold these to you, mom?"

"Hey now, don't be so insolent with your beloved mother!" I said. "I wasn't scammed, I already told you I completed the first floor before. There's four more to go, so come, let's move downstairs."

"Have more patience big sis," Alucard said.

 "Yeah!" said Electra, standing by my side.

"Second floor, let's go to the second floor then!" Scarlet said.

"Yeaaah!" Nirah cheered, following Scarlet like a puppy.

As we moved downstairs, I noticed that the presences of hundreds of creatures quickly made themselves very clear to all of us, a second before seeing what laid down there, we saw a dozen large figures charging at us almost instantly.

"There they are, everyone, we finally got some guests!"

[You have entered the Dungeon's Floor 2/5]

[The [Armored Nether Zombies (World Realm: Tier 5+)] have set their gazes on you!]

[Their hunger surpasses entire worlds; they charge towards you furiously.]

"GRAAAH!"

The Zombies roared, rushing towards me the moment their putrid eyes set their gaze on me. I summoned my Fallen Angel Hammer and Mammon's axe and armored shape to battle them… Except that my children rushed before I could even move. Right, I guess this was more for them to have fun than for me.

"They're here!" Scarlet said. "Come! I'm hungry! Nom, nom! {Uroboros' Maws}!"

With a single wave of her hands, giant jaws made of her Blood Aura materialized, biting through the zombies, and devouring large chunks out of their bodies, dozen died instantly.

CRUNCH! CRUNCH! CRUNCH!

The army of over a hundred Zombies clashed against us. Their bodies were not normal either, incredibly tough, hardened with large quantities of Cosmic Energy and Nether, they weren't World Realm for nothing, a few of these zombies could easily end a world's life within days.

Yet against Scarlet's overwhelming biting abilities, a derivative power of my own Gluttony's Devour Powers, further combined with her Blood and Space Elements, made her a terrifying foe for these cosmic pests.

"Hey Scarlet, don't steal all the fun!"

Electra rushed forward flying faster than the rest, her entire body encompassed of neon blue electricity. Her body glowed as several blue circuits over her skin glowed, making her long blue hair become electrified, as if it had turned into just electricity.

"{Mechanized Electric Titan Fists}!"

At the same time, from her hands, large metallic fists materialized, hyper charged with her blue electricity. With several blows, she pummeled and crushed dozens of zombies, explosions of thunder reverberating.

"Heh, Vudia's not here so I get to shine too! Look at my thunder!"

My golden-feathered harpy daughter, Solyth, rushed into the battlefield with her golden feathers emanating sparks of electricity. The more her feathers glowed and rubbed against each other, the brighter and stronger their light became.

"{Golden Thunderlight Discharge}!"

FLASH!

Several rays and thunderbolts emerged from her wings and feathers, bombarding the zombies, and rapidly beginning to burn through their bodies. Although Scarlet was the only one one-shotting them, Solyth and Electra only took a couple hits to kill them.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

"Wow, my sisters are so strong…!" Alucard smiled, his eyes shining bright red. "I also have to show off a little then! {Cosmic Blood Blade Storm}!"

FLUOSH!

The little vampire boy conjured a giant storm of blood blades imbued with cosmic blood, his powers surging from within as his Cosmic Energy combined with his Blood Energy wonderfully.

SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!

Countless slashing attacks slashed through the zombies, cutting them into pieces. Alucard then would proceed to shape his storm into a dozen of giant blood claws, crushing the zombies even more.

BAAM! BAAM! BAAM!

"Not fair, don't take down all the zombies!"

"Yeah, not fair! Not fairrrrr!"

"Wait a bit, Scarlet, you said we would take them down together!"

Fafnir, Emerald, and Nirah stepped forward and unleashed their attacks. The space was too small but that didn't stop them from transforming, now easily capable of changing their sizes, all three of them became gigantic creatures.

Fafnir and Emerald took their draconic forms, Fafnir resembling a giant draconic sand worm and Emerald a combination of a dragonfly and wyvern-like dragon, their insectoid and draconic features combining seamlessly.

Meanwhile, Nirah took upon her monstrous form as well, a giant snake with many long snake heads, like a Hydra, and a larger draconic one at the tail. She devastated everything with gigantic humanoid-like arms with sharp claws and deadly venom that melted the zombies' flesh.

After just a couple of minutes, the entire second floor was cleared. Even the Boss of the Floor was swept over by the storm of attacks, the Nether Titan Zombie died without even being able to fight back.

I kind of feel bad for him, somehow…