章節 51: Chapter 51 - Battles in the 2nd Dungeon 04
The two fighters moved at the same time. Within a second they reached the middle of the field and resumed their battle.
"Claang…"
[You have sensed killing intent.]
Blades clashed and sparks flew in the air. Murderous killing intent filled the air as both fighters looked to cut down their enemy. Even though their fight was gruesome, it had its elegance.
Every step, every motion, the dungeon ninja made was elegant and covert. While Daichi's sword swings were filled with fierce intent and brute force. But it had its own beauty as well.
Every second several swings rained down against each other. Daichi and his opponent blocked, deflected or outright avoided the attacks while maintaining vigilance on their surroundings. Daichi's current sword skills paled in comparison to the dungeon ninja.
'This guy. He's far better than me. If it wasn't for my speed he would have taken my head by now. I need to keep fighting him and improve my sword skills. That's the only way I'll beat him if I fight like this.'
Daichi concentrated on every motion his enemy made and tried to study it. His intelligence gave him faster understanding of not just theory or concepts but also of the physical skills he observed.
[Skill Sword Mastery's level has risen by one.]
Daichi slightly smirked as he parried another slash from his enemy. Seeing his attacks not getting through, the dungeon ninja decided to switch attack patterns. He disappeared from Daichi's field of view.
'He vanished. His footwork is incredible. His speed increased and he was able to completely evade my attacks.' Daichi immediately used the chakra sense skill and enhanced his eyes, ears and nose.
Suddenly like a specter appearing out of nowhere the ninja appeared behind Daichi and slashed down. But luckily Daichi found his enemy in time to block the attack. The moment Daichi blocked the attack the enemy disappeared from his view.
'Damn it! Disappeared again. Right now the broken shuriken all around is definitely slowing him down. This terrain is to my advantage. His speed decreased by a small margin when he came to attack. So I was able to block it. But I doubt it will be like this for long.' Daichi didn't want his enemy to take him by surprise. He wanted to be the one to make the next move.
"Claaang…"
Sparks flew as Daichi blocked another sword swipe. Seeing his attacks blocked, the dungeon ninja jumped back and focused chakra into his sword. A blue hue could be seen around the weapon.
'What is he doing?'
Daichi wondered only for a second before his eyes widened in realization. The enemy ninja slashed several times in a second sending strong gusts of wind and several wind blades.
The moment he realized what was about to happen, Daichi pushed chakra to his legs and jumped as fast as he could. The next instant the area he was standing in was blown away by several powerful wind slashes. Most of the scattered sharp metals on the ground all got blown away by the strong wind attack.
Daichi safely landed several meters away from the destroyed ground. His eyes never left his foe. The ninja lowered his hand and looked at Daichi. The next instant he disappeared and appeared in front of Daichi and slashed down.
Daichi used both hands and coated his sword with chakra flow and deflected the attack. Both of them started to fight ferociously. Their blades clashed several times per second. The strength with which they clashed caused a small wind storm to be formed around them.
Sparks scattered all over the place as they battled each other. Daichi was on the defensive due his lack of sword skill.
'This guy's sword skills are incredible. It's not just fast. His movements…. It's almost impossible for me to predict them at my level.'
As the battle raged on, Daichi was analyzing his opponent. He barely dodged a swing aimed for his neck but the next second a thin line appeared across his chest.
'If I hadn't leaned back at the last second that would have been a serious injury. His ability to quickly change the attack trajectory and paths. His insane accuracy, and the swords ever changing orbits… Whoever he is… He's based on someone powerful.'
[Skill Sword Mastery's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Chakra Flow's level has risen by one.]
[+1 SENSE]
[+1 Dexterity]
'But I'm also getting stronger. My sword skill improvement speed is much faster than I expected. Maybe it's because I'm fighting an expert.'
As they clashed, Daichi's skills improved. He was starting to keep up with the ninja. He blocked a strike and deflected the sword away from him and quickly sent a slash towards his enemy.
The dungeon ninja recovered from the failed strike quickly and used more chakra to increase his speed and block Daichi's strong incoming slash. Due to the force generated from the clash both of them were thrown away from each other.
They stood opposite to each other and stared down.
'His speed is almost equal to mine but his strength is slightly less. But he still successfully suppressed my attack… Unbelievable. I need to restrain him.'
Daichi wasted no time and rushed forward. He was a ninja before he was a swordsman. And his life was more important to him than anything else. He was going to use every arsenal he had to win.
He reached the ninja quickly and tried to restrain him using chakra threads. He used his left hand to create the several threads to keep his enemy in check. His threads connected with the enemy ninja's hands and feet and rooted him in place. Daichi swung his sword with his right hand intending to deal a huge amount of damage.
But there was a problem with this strategy. The moment the ninja was restrained he used his chakra coated sword to cut the strings and was able to barely block the attack.
Daichi's eyes twitched as he saw his strike blocked. 'Of course it wouldn't be that easy. Grr….'
The dungeon ninja rushed and aimed for Daichi's heart but Daichi with the help of his superior senses and agility evaded and didn't allow the attack to land. The swords clashed once again. As the battle progressed Daichi focused on the trajectory of the enemy's sword more and more and his mind unknowingly disregarded the enemy's empty hand.
'If I can just hold on and increase my sword skill I can…'
"Ku… ock' [-216 HP]
[Negative Status - Bleeding.]
Daichi's eyes widened and trembled as he felt a dagger stab into his side. The enemy ninja quickly pulled the dagger out and was ready to attack again but Daichi immediately used Body Flicker and gained some distance.
He placed a hand on the wound. "FUCK!!!" 'I was careless. He made me focus on his sword so much that he was able to get a sneak attack in. Bastard's smart.'
Despite his opponent landing a wound on him, Daichi smiled. ' A sneaky attack like that. So it looks like you're a shinobi before you're a swordsman too after all.'
[You have sensed killing intent.]
At that moment the enemy ninja rushed in and began to fight using both the weapons. The ninja's swordsmanship became more dangerous and threatening as he started using two blades. The gap time between the attacks was reduced and the path of the attacks became more complicated.
Daichi responded in kind and took a dagger from his inventory. Due to using two bladed weapons, the Dual wielding mastery skill was activated. It increases the damage inflicted, speed, critical rate and balance of the user. Due these buffs and the effects of the sword mastery skill, Daichi was able to match his opponent and bring the fight to almost equal terms.
Both of them fought vigorously. Daichi was getting wounded and coughing up blood but he was also able to reduce the health points of his enemy. The fight went on for several minutes with neither side able to get in a decisive blow. They were only able to inflict non lethal strikes on each other. But soon the tides turned and the battle began to favor a certain side.
When Daichi's health fell below 25% the effects of the persistence stat activated. It gave an 8% stat boost, increasing Daichi's speed and power. The ninja held on but was unable to block attacks due to the new increased speed. But he was still able to inflict damage on Daichi. His chakra flowed through his sword and dagger and blocked Daichi's attacks and slashed at Daichi's left leg wanting to take the boy's footing away.
[-355 HP]
[Negative status - Broken leg, Bleeding.]
The powerful attack landed and Daichi went down to one knee.
"Aaahhhhh…. Fuucck…." Daichi desperately blocked the attacks coming his way but he was somewhat unsuccessful due to the injury. At that moment another skill activated, saving Daichi from the onslaught.
[Health points have fallen below 20%. Skill 'Ozark's Resilience' is activated. +2% to Strength, Vitality and Agility stats for 20 seconds.]
This boost, coupled with the stat boost from the persistence skill, pushed Daichi's speed and strength beyond his enemy. Daichi swiftly deflected the bladed attacks and slashed the hands of his enemy. The hand holding the sword severed and the one holding the dagger was torn up.
[-622 HP]
[Enemy Negative Status - Crippled buff in effect.]
[+1 PERSISTENCE]
'I only have 14 seconds left. Need to make it count.'
Daichi quickly stood on one leg and started his fierce counter attack. He used chakra thread to make sure the enemy didn't escape and attacked him with his tanto. He was able to link over 10 strikes in quick succession and activated the skill Linked Kill Strikes. Several other skills activated and Daichi's hands became a blur.
Brutal strikes landed on his enemy and in less than 10 seconds his health was reduced to zero.
[Enemy killed.]
[+2500 Exp.]
[+375 Exp.]
[Enemies killed: 89/168]
"I won. Finally...It's...over…" Daichi was breathing hard. He let go of his tanto and fell on his back. He looked at his Minimap to make sure there wasn't anyone around. He slowly took his sword and crawled to a nearby tree. He sat and looked at the piled up notifications.
"Oh man! That's a lot of messages."
He started treating his wounds and bandaging them while going through the messages one by one.
[Skill Dual Wielding Mastery's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Ozark's Resilience's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Sword Mastery's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Death blow's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Chakra Thread's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Danger Sense's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Vital Strike's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Killing Intent's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Chakra Enhancement's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Chakra Flow's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Physical Endurance's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Danger Sense's level has risen by one.]
[Due to defeating a special enemy of this dungeon, you have received the Passive skill Combat Arts.]
[Combat Arts - Passive (LV.1): This skill allows the user to be more proficient in hand to hand combat and usage of weaponry. ]
[Effects: Passively increases the user's minimum and maximum melee Damage, Critical rate and Balance. Make the user ambidextrous.
2% Increase in Damage inflicted.
2% Increase in Attack speed.]
[By fighting on dangerous terrain and quickly adapting to it, the skill 'Light steps' has been created.]
[Light Steps - Passive/Active (LV. 01): This is a footwork skill that increases the movement speed and terrain adaptability of the user. When fighting an enemy this skill could also be used as a charging skill or avoidance skill according to the user's proficiency. ]
[Effects: Increases balance of the user when in unstable and dangerous terrain.
3% Increase in movement speed.
CP Cost: 50CP/min]
'Wow. Fighting this one guy really pushed a lot of skill to the next level. And I even got two new skills.'
Daichi looked over the details of the skills and its effects.
'Not bad. Not bad at all.'
Daichi finished his rudimentary treatment. He stood and slowly made his way back to the cave. After drinking plenty of water and eating the foods stored in his inventory he was able to replenish some of his HP. He reached his cave and took his sleeping bed from his inventory dimension.
"Time to take a good long rest."
Daichi slowly breathed in and out. His mental exhaustion was extreme due to the battle he just went through. Since he was in a relatively safe space, within seconds his eyes closed and he fell asleep.
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Author's note:
Now onto other matters. I realize that this dungeon run is way too long. When I first started writing this arc, I thought I would complete it in like 4 chapters. But by the time I was done with the boss battle, the whole dungeon arc was almost 9 chapters.
Even I know that's waaay too long. But I couldn't bring myself to cut down the chapters because I had fun writing it. Especially some of the fight scenes.
But fear not! There will only be a couple more dungeon runs before he becomes genin and I'll be sure to keep those arcs 3 chapters or less.
Now I realize the story has a slow pace. The truth is… even I didn't expect that. When I first planned out the story, even before writing the chapters, I thought I would complete the academy arc by chapter 50 or max. 60! Chapters. And eventually reach the chunin arc by chapter 100 or 120. Never did I imagine it would take soo long. Once this dungeon is completed I'll try and pick up the pace.
I've also taken into consideration how often I show skill stats and what not. I have reduced it in the coming chapters. There will be a skill list at the end of this dungeon arc but then there won't be any skill stat updates on for a while. Like for 20 chapters at least!
And how do you like the fight scenes in this dungeon… I wanted to show that Daichi was strong but not too OP.
Anyway guys, thanks for the reviews. I read all of it. It helps me improve my writing. Thank you for the love and support.
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章節 52: Chapter 52 - New Quest and Skills
[You have slept in a bed. HP, CP, SP and MP have been fully restored.]
Daichi woke up from his peaceful sleep to the sound of the notification ringing. He let out a small yawn and got up from his bed. Daichi got ready and prepared for the challenges ahead.
He left the cave and looked at his Mini-map. "It's been a week since I began fighting in this dungeon. Up until now of the 168 opponents, I took down 89 enemies of this dungeon. And now I'm at level 33. Along with the skill level ups this is turning out to be quite a productive dungeon run. Not bad for a week's worth of fighting."
Daichi looked at his stats and skills and he was satisfied with the results. He walked forward and headed to the red dots shown on the map. Daichi wanted to complete the dungeon as soon as possible but he also didn't want to be caught off guard. But still with the experience of fighting over 7 dozen ninjas, he was ready to face whatever this dungeon could throw at him.
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Days went by with Daichi fighting several types of ninjas. Most of them were based on a Genin from a clan who survived the Akagahara exam grounds but there were some that weren't from any clans. Daichi experienced what it was like going against enemy ninjas and learned their various tactics.
He fought some ninjas in one-on-one combat. While others he fought were in a team of two or three or sometimes even four.
During one such fight where he had to engage four shinobi's at once, he used the Atamagai' cloak for the first time. He completely disappeared from the enemy senses and he successfully ambushed them within a short time.
[Enemies killed: 110/168]
[You have leveled up.]
"Yes. Level 34! Finally."
Once the battle was over Daichi sat down on a nearby tree stump after making sure he was safe and took off the cloak.
"Wow. So that's how it feels to be invisible."
Daichi marveled at the abilities of the cloak. 'I remember in the observation info on this thing that it can respond to the user's thoughts in a limited capacity. I didn't understand what that actually meant until now… '
'The moment I put it on it reduced its length to match my height and size. I was just thinking that it was too big and wished it was smaller and this thing shrunk. I can't even begin to imagine what kind of seals were used to create something like this. If anyone in the world knew that this existed they would do almost anything to get their hands on it.'
During the fight Daichi tested some aspects and abilities he thought the cloak might have and he was satisfied with what he learned.
'Once I put it on it takes 100 mana points to activate but other than that there is no other cost. At least not if I continuously use it. If I try to extend the time by switching off the invisibility then I have to spend another 100 MP to activate it again… And It seems the moment I put it on, I can somehow tell how long the invisibility of this cloak could last. It was as if the cloak had connected to my mind… Strange… I remember that the max time I get is 3 hours and if I stretch it I can maybe extend it to 10 hours but that's going to be difficult. Right now my mana is limited. So I have to use this thing carefully and maximize the usage efficiency.'
At that moment a new quest box popped up.
[Quest Created - 'Obtain the 5th Cloak.']
[Atamagai Uzumaki created 5 cloaks with special abilities. The first three cloaks were destroyed. You are currently in possession of his fourth cloak. Although the 4th cloak has exceptional abilities, Atamagai deemed it imperfect and a failure due to its limitations and thus he even refused to name it. He used the information learned from creating the previous cloaks and used it to create a perfect final work. Find out more information on Atamagai Uzumaki and obtain his masterpiece. Time Limit: None.]
[Rewards:]
The Abyss Cloak.
New skill.
[Failure:]
None.
[Accept (Y/N)]
"A new quest? Didn't expect that…" Daichi looked over the quest information and he accepted it immediately.
"Wow… My current cloak is incredible and this guy deems it a failure.?!! Then what the hell does he consider perfect? I wonder what kinda abilities the final cloak has?"
Daichi decided he would look into the quest once he left the dungeon. Refocusing his attention to the current dungeon quest, Daichi moved forward.
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Daichi spent another 3 days exploring through the dungeon. He avoided traps and tracked his enemies. His stealth skills increased by a wide margin and he learned how to leave as little evidence behind when escaping a dangerous situation.
Daichi was currently battling a ninja with the abilities based on a member from the Hyuga clan.
[LV.40][Gentle Fist Nin]
HP: 4421 CP: 4002
[A ninja created based on a Genin of the Hyuga clan who survived the Akagahara exam grounds. This enemy is immune to Genjutsu and has powerful Taijutsu abilities capable of destroying internal organs. Capable of tracking the enemy from long distances and confronting them head on. This enemy prefers to fight alone and he intends to kill you.]
He had been fighting for a while and managed to reduce the HP of his opponent to less than 150. Daichi went through several hand-seals as he evaded the palm strikes from the dungeon Hyuga genin.
'Water Style - Hydro Blast jutsu'
A powerful point blank spiraling water blast sent the ninja flying back to a tree. He crashed and it took his last remaining health points.
[+1200 Exp.
[+180 Exp.
[Enemies killed: 137/168]
[You have leveled up.]
"Level 35 huh. With the number of ninjas remaining it looks like I'll be able to increase my level by one more by the time I finish this Dungeon."
Daichi looked over the experience needed to reach level 36.
'Almost 34000 huh. With the experience points from the ninjas and the reward of the quest that should be enough to get me to 36.'
As Daichi was looking over his stats a new skill notification appeared.
[Due to defeating a special enemy of this dungeon, you have received the Passive skill Absolute Chakra Mastery.]
[Absolute Chakra Mastery - Passive (LV. MAX): This skill allows the user to expel chakra from all Chakra points on the human body. It helps the user have more control over the chakra used in jutsu and other chakra related techniques. This skill also passively increases the speed of the user's chakra control mastery. Once the user reaches the pinnacle of chakra control they will be capable of using Yin and Yang chakra in various ratios.]
As Daichi read the first part of the information his mind recalled everything he remembered about the chakra points.
'This will come in handy. Most people are only capable of expelling chakra from the hands or feet but the Hyuga clan, Naruto and a few others are capable of releasing chakra from every part of their body. I figured it might be possible for me too with the gamer's body and all that but I definitely would have needed to train more. So this skill helps in that regard. And it reduces my chakra control training time. So that's a bonus as well. All in all… Not a bad reward.'
As Daichi read the full description his mind boggled at the possibilities.
'Oh yeah. This is definitely a great passive skill. If I can use Yin and Yang release as I want then theoretically it's possible for me to create and use jutsus resembling secret clan techniques. The possibilities are limitless.'
With a smile on his face Daichi resumed his hunt.
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Another 4 days passed. Daichi took his time and didn't rush to battle his enemies. He spent several hours a day training and improving his skills. And his training bore fruit. His skills have all seen tremendous growth during the last week. It was currently noon and Daichi was fighting a ninja based on someone from the Uchiha clan.
[LV.41][Copy Nin]
HP: 4391 CP: 4064
[A ninja created based on a Genin of the Uchiha clan who survived the Akagahara exam grounds. A powerful enemy capable of Genjutsu, Ninjutsu and Taijutsu. Proficient in fire attacks and has a two tomoe Sharingan. His speed is much greater than the average Genin and is capable of exceptional shuriken jutsu and swordsmanship. This enemy fights alone and intends to kill you.]
Daichi blocked a punch with his palm and retaliated with a fast, strong kick. It sent the ninja several feet back. Daichi took several breaths of air within the few seconds he bought. This ninja had forced him to go all out and Daichi pushed himself to his limits.
Once he got a few breaths of air, he rushed towards the red eyed nin. The enemy ninja threw several shuriken at Daichi but he deflected the weapons and defended himself with a kunai.
[Mental intrusion detected….]
[Unyielding spirit has neutralized the foreign attack.]
'That's like the 10th time he's tried to ensnare me in a Genjutsu. It's getting annoying.'
Daichi blocked a stab from a kunai and punched the head of his enemy. His opponent exploded into smoke.
"Shadow clone jutsu huh. This bastard is using my tactics against me.*
The copy ninja created a clone and used Genjutsu on Daichi. But seeing his Illusions ineffective, the clone engaged Daichi, buying the real one time to set up another attack.
The real copy nin threw several shuriken with ninja wire attached to them. The shuriken wasn't aimed to hit Daichi but rather confine him to a certain area. Once he let the ninja stars fly he quickly weaved several hand-seals. In just a couple seconds he completed the seals with the last one ending in a Tiger seal.
By the time Daichi finished off the clone the shurikens surrounded him with flames speeding along the wire.
'Dragon fire jutsu huh. You won't get me that easily.'
Daichi weaved signs for the substitution jutsu and landed on a nearby tree. The moment his feet touched the branch his senses alerted him to someone coming his way.
Daichi looked behind him and saw the enemy flying at him with his leg outstretched and aimed for his back. Daichi dodged by jumping down from the tree branch. He landed and looked up to see a fireball jutsu heading his way.
Daichi went through several seals and slammed his hands into the ground.
'Earth style - Rock shelter Jutsu.'
The rock dome formed and protected Daichi from the burning ball of death. The fireball hit the rock dome and exploded creating dust and smoke. Daichi's ears picked up movement and he parried a kick coming from his side.
The two ninjas engaged in hand to combat once again. Daichi quickly took out his dagger and sword and battled the ninja. The buffs due to using the bladed weapons gave Daichi the advantage and after some time the fight came to an end with Daichi as the victor.
[+1250 Exp.]
[+187.5 Exp.]
[Enemies killed: 167/168]
[You have leveled up.]
[Due to defeating a special enemy of this dungeon, you have received 'Fire Style - Phoenix Fire jutsu'.]
[Fire Style - Phoenix Fire Jutsu - Active(LV.1): The user kneads chakra and converts it to fire and then spits several volley of small fireballs into the air. The small fireballs move wildly through the area and quickly surround the target. With enough control over the fire element and the jutsu, the user can guide each individual flame with his chakra and direct them towards the target. Shurikens can be hidden within the flames and make this technique even more deadly. ]
[Rank: C]
[Type: Ninjutsu]
[Hand Seals: Rat - Tiger - Dog - Ox - Rabbit - Tiger]
[CP Cost: 240 Per use.]
[Note: Currently the user is only able to create 6 small fireballs per attack. But with enough mastery over the fire nature chakra this limitation can be removed.]
"Hmm… This is an excellent offense. Looks like I'll have to focus on fire nature chakra control along with earth nature. One for offense and other for defense. I suppose for the moment that will create a balance in my Ninjutsu skills."
Daichi dismissed the blue boxes and opened his status page. 'Status'
[Name : Daichi Hekima (The Gamer)]
[Class : Student]
[Age : 7]
[Title : Capable Child, Explorer, Prodigy, Beast Slayer,Apprentice Dungeon Warrior.]
[Level : 36 (650.5/35550)]
.
HP : 3995
CP : 6532.2
SP : 3730
MP: 2395
.
[Primary Stats]
Strength - 85
Vitality - 81
Dexterity - 80
Agility - 83
Intelligence - 105
Chakra - 107
Wisdom - 55
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[Special Stats]
Sense - 80
Stamina - 97
Indomitable - 13
Charisma - 39
Persistence - 14
Dignity (LOCKED)
Luck (LOCKED)
.
[Stat Points - 505]
[Ryo - 252000]
Daichi smiled as he looked over the numbers. He was happy with the increase in stats so far.
"Looks like all my stats have increased by a substantial margin. I can feel the strength and power of my body so clearly. Must be due to the sense stat. And now I have over 500 points accumulated. Once I complete this dungeon I'm gonna increase the primary stats to a 100."
As Daichi was pondering on his next move several notifications appeared.
[You have defeated all the ninjas and as a result has awakened the boss of this dungeon. ]
[The dungeon boss has 100 minions. Defeat all of them to complete and exit the dungeon.]
Reading the message Daichi prepared himself. The ground started shaking and several meters in front of him Daichi could see a rising platform made of white and red stones. And standing on it was Daichi's final opponent.
'About time. Let's get this over with.'
Daichi took out his tanto and braced himself.
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