Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken novel Chapter 158
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Gradually, the soldiers and the generals of the empire's army began entering the dungeon.
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Each one had a rope in hand, connecting them at 3 meter intervals. There was a combat team stationed elsewhere, and they must be able to detach the rope swiftly.
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Since they have already made various preparations beforehand for conquering the dungeon, their actions were quick and swift.
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Through interrogating Shinji and co, Calgurio had a fair grasp of the dungeon's structure, and prepared measures to combat getting lost in the dungeon.
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While spirit mages confirmed the course ahead, a special team would disable any traps.
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The combat team would work on subjugating monsters, and the analysis team would collect dismantled monsters and "monster cores"
TN Note: "demonic crystal stone" is the literal translation.
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Money and Goods collected from the treasure boxes of various rooms would transferred to the back, and be prepared to be transported to the Command headquarters.
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With the soldiers connected, they could act accordingly to the situation.
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Calgurio's plan initlally went well.
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However, things started happening within.
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Contacts with soldiers who entered first were cut off, causing minor disturbances.
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There were also reports of rather than a labyrinth, it was a wide space internally
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Previously connected to staircases, an order to continue the search was issued under the assumption that it was a distorted structure.
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The spirit mages reported that due to the spirits being in disarray the path would sometimes be uncertain.
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Thanks to Shinji's report, he knew that the dungeon would change its internal structure on a weekly basis.
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This had caused Calgurio's decisions to go awry
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(How unlucky. We've just clashed with the maze's remodeling period......)
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Thinking about this, he gave his subordinates their orders.
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Even so, to panic so much over a changing maze, Calgurio was very dissatisfied with the empire army's disgraceful display.
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Among the items continuously delivered from the dungeon, each and everyone of them were first rate equipment made with demon steel.
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The "Monster cores" collected were also of high quality, with high energy-conversion rate.
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Before all the reaped profits, the confusion was a minor problem no matter the scale.
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After a whole day, the majority of the 350,000 troops had successfully entered the dungeon.
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The ground troops were on standby at the dungeon's entrance, communicating with the internal group via ropes and making preparations.
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In addition, they're work on pitching up a tent in order to place the transported riches and goods.
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That's when the actual abnormality began.
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Losing contact with the soldiers within, the rope was suddenly cut.
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This happened exactly when all 350,000 soldiers entered the dungeon.
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They tried getting in contact, via telepathy and clairvoyance communication, but there was no reply.
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Things were going well up until then, the transportation of goods from within was also interrupted then.
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The means of confirming the internal conditions of the dungeon were all lost.
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The entrance of the dungeon remained opened as it first was.
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And yet, near the entrance within, the presence of soldiers were all gone.
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With an indescribable foreboding silence, the empire's troops felt an ominous premonition
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Calgurio was no exception, as it hindered his decision-making.
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However the situation is changing too rapidly, he had no time to spare worrying about those who went conquering the dungeon......
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Calgurio was left with little time.
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Charging through a hoard of undead type monsters, the soldiers of the Empire army»cybernetic troops invaded deeper into the dungeon.
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Having a delayed headstart, the combat group vigilantly guarded each other as they took cautious action.
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To begin with, the soldiers were all individually fairly strong.
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In adventurer terms, they were all at the very least above B rank.
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Their bear first class prowess.
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If it's them, they would need not panic as they dealt with monsters ... ... or so it should have been.
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After the first day in the dungeon, things took a drastic sharp turn.
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Losing all contact with the surface troops, they were completely isolated.
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They've descended 9 layers.
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And then, there was a large space, with absolutely nothing there.
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They've continued to descend, but once 10,000 had passed, the stairway had disappeared.
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In its place, a giant door.
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Without hesitation, they've opened the door.
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"Welcome, to mine kingdom of death, Dystopia.
Now, let us immerse in fun-filled times.
We're holding back those behind thee, so lets begin!"
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Skeleton, one word describes it all.
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With Polished, pure white bones, it spoke to the empire's troops in fluent human tongue.
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Right after, a demoniac roar bellowed as if the very space itself was crushed under its pressure.
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And with it a Spectral dragon (death dragon).
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The strongest of the undead types and the vilest of dragons, it assaulted the empire's soldiers.
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The large door was swung completely open, and a continuous steam of death knight cavalry lead by a death knight charged.
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The Spectral dragon (death dragon) released corrosive zombie breath from above, while the death knights began their assault from the ground.
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The empire army's numbers diminished in an flash, and the first 10,000 were wiped out in less than an hour.
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After all, even if the death knights only number about a thousand, they would rise up no matter how many times they were felled.
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This situation broke the minds of the empire's soldiers, driving them to the edge of despair.
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Their enemy knew neither fatigue nor death. Then, there's the overwhelming threat from the skies known as the Spectral dragon (death dragon).
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The second wave followed, and the first wave also met a similar fate.
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More and more empire soldiers descended below, unbeknownst to them as they ceaselessly entered the jaws of death.
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The empire's forces traversing this level were forced in a battle against an endless swarm of insects.
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An endless onslaught, the bugs attacked fiercely.
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With no fear of death, they fought in their swarms without rest.
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However, the amount of "Monster cores" collected were high in both quantity and quality, bringing a smile to the soldier's faces.
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They were simply endless, their individual fighting powers were nothing much.
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If this were a normal adventurer party, they would be unable to rest from the endless onslaught, fatigue hampering their performance and ultimately be brought down.
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However, even if there were a large quantity of bugs, the empire's numbers are nothing to scoff at.
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Switching out those who are tired, the empire can still advance as one.
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Even though the contents of the dungeon didn't match the reports, this isn't content a single should care about, and shouldn't mind the reports of their superiors.
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There wasn't much time to rest, and the situation is still manageable, but it's the amount of luxurious goods they've obtained that brightened their mood.
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For example, an earlier room had a treasure chest, and a soldier discovered a dagger within.
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Glided with gold and silver, it was an expensive looking dagger. It had superior capabilities, and was made of demon steel.
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A demon steel core alone would make something very expensive, yet the whole dagger was made of pure demon steel.
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The soldier spoke of it with a grin.
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The surrounding soldiers were envious, and hoped themselves that it would be them next.
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If there weren't perks like these, it would be unbearable to fight insects in such a place.
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The number of "demon cores" collected had also piled up considerably.
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High purity "demon cores" were difficult to come by, yet they could be easily procured here by defeating monsters.
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This alone warranted quite the bonus.
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And so everyone's delusion of getting lucky continuously bloated.
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While some started acting carelessly, there were also those who still remained alert.
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Soon, those individuals gathered secretly and formed a group, consisting of the intelligence bureau and the reconnaissance bureau.
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They had originally been allocated to separate groups, but soon they gathered.
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The reason is simple.
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They felt danger.
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"This dungeon is dangerous, the conquering plan may have already failed"
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