Ch 4 - Making A Home /1st Dungeon battle

As he watched the ants dig into what he left in the pot for them he couldn't help but notice that a few were different. They were marked with a blue oval on their backs.

- [Siafu Infantry]

- Driver Ant type Beast

- Primal - med

- Abilities

- [Knife Jaw]

- [Pocket Stomach]

- [Stoneskin]

'Woah, born primal-medium, that corn must be some good stuff. Let me taste.'

[Stone energy detected...]

[Injecting into a similar skill...]

[Lack of a similar skill detected...]

[Stone energy will dissipate...]

'Huh, where am I supposed to find a rock skill? Can they teach me a skill? Queen have one teach me [Stoneskin].'

Wondering whether or not such a thing could be possible he still wanted to try his luck. Siafu Queen, in obedience, nods at a nearby infantry member who then begins to walk before Donny. The ant stared at Donny for a few seconds before its core began to fall out of its body.

'Oh no. I didn't want it to die. Not my baby. Don't be dead.' Panic stricken like a worried mother Donny instantly dove to recover the body.

'Sqmmmm'

'Huh? Its not dead? Oh. Forget you saw any of that.'

'Sqm'

After the queen responded life seemed to return to the ant carapace in front of him. Yet, there was no longer an oval on its back, and it went from an infantry member to a regular soldier variant.

Seeing life return to his 'baby' Adonis finally let out a sigh of relief. He then placed the insect back down as he inspected the core.

[Siafu Infantry Core]

[Would you like to absorb the core?...]

[Yes]

[Absorbing…]

A shooting pain permeated throughout his skin as a portion of his soul sea began to run in a weird order. Forming a runic formation.

[Absorption Complete...]

[Skill shard - Stoneskin 1/15]

[Stoneskin] - Passive

Skin hard like stone.

+20 Endurance

+10 Strength

'Woah, with all of my skills active my strength and endurance is insane. With these numbers I can probably get accepted into a nice taskforce as well. Wait, what am I thinking? I have my own dungeon. I can probably create my own faction one day.'

'I need another 14 shards though. That's 14 less infantry, but it might be a worthwhile price to pay. It will also give me a permanent passive defense.'

Just like a blood drive, 14 more infantry ants lined up to have their cores be donated to their master.

'I am sorry little buddies. I promise I will pay each of you back in the future for your wonderful donations.'

[Absorption Complete…]

[Skill shard - Stoneskin 15/15]

- [Stoneskin] - Passive 1/2/5 UP

- Skin hard like stone.

- +20 Endurance

- +10 Strength

'Great now with this and [Lead Boot] my stats will be great, for now.'

- Stats

- Strength - 30(10)(10)

- Perception - 15

- Endurance - 30(20)

- Agility - 15(5)

- Charisma - 10

- Mental - 10

- Soul - 15

'Beauti….'

(Dungeon Attack: Race Spiders)

'Queen Prepare for war.'

'Sqeeeeeeemmmmmm'

A vortex opened over the field as 30 spider beasts descended upon the plateau.

- [TickTaker]

- Spider type beast

- Primal - high

'Oi, that's tough. We can't fight them head on with the size difference. Infantry form a line up front in lines of 100x3. Soldiers do the same on either side. 200x6. Workers dig tunnels behind the lines.'

A plan quickly formed in Adonis' head as the group of spiders charged forward. Although there was never time to go over actual plans and tactics, as long as he could stick to the fundamentals they should be able to win with the large difference in numbers.

'Sqqqeeeeeemmmmm' The ants released a piercing battle cry before the lines engaged the enemy. With the Infantry and their [Stoneskin] they were able to nullify the spiders' charge and force the battle into a standstill.

With the spiders' becoming encircled they began to be overwhelmed by the number difference. Yet each of their strikes took a soldier's life.

Finally the first spider was about to be brought down. In a desperate attempt it seemed to be casting its ability. Then an hourglass appeared over its body and all of its wounds were healed.

'What? That's cheating.'

It soon developed into a war of attrition. Which would run out first? The ability energy of the spiders or the numbers of the ants.

'That's it I need to join.'

The infantry managed to heavily wound 4 of the spiders in the front all of whom seemed to be getting ready to cast their ability.

'Oh no you don't.'

[Lead Boot]

[Lead Boot]

[Lead Boot]

…..

[5 UP]

Even heavily injured it still took 3-4 [Lead Boots] to take one down. These spiders are tough. Isn't my strength at like 30 why do these feel like my regular kicks before the buffs? I need to train more after this.

As the battle drew on, the spiders began to push the front lines of the ants further into the plateau. Then out of nowhere the ants scattered. The spiders quickly gave chase but it was too late.

The spider's biggest advantage in the battle was size. Yet, now it is their downfall as each of the spiders fell into a pit.

'Wow, the workers are so efficient. They were able to dig a 10m hole this fast?'

With this new development the battle quickly developed from an all out field skirmish to trench guerilla warfare. While Donny was busy stomping on top of each of the spider's heads, the ants would launch sneak attacks from all directions in the pit.

The last 10 spiders were all stuck with their limbs buried in the earth and a 16 year old boy standing on their heads.

'Sqmmm'

The queen appeared at the mouth of the pit. She was asking if she could talk to the beasts.

'Uh, sure. Why not?'

As Donny exited the hole he saw the queen crawl over to the smallest of the spiders.

After a few moments of auditory silence, as far as Donny could tell. The queen informed him that the spiders were willing to submit.

(New Dungeon Species: [TickTaker] accepted....)

'Oh wow, that can happen? Hahaha, look at me. King of the...umm...bugs? I guess it's as good a title as any.'

Soon the field was cleaned up without a spot or remnant of a battle ever taking place. The work rate productivity of the workers has been proven once again.

'Let us all take a moment of silence for our lost, brethren…'

'Sqeeeeemmmmm'

After they buried their ant siblings everyone turned to leave back towards the shack area. As they departed, Donny couldn't help but feel like there was some commotion going on behind him, maybe due to his enhanced perception.

When he turned around, his mouth hung agape at what he saw. The souls of the fallen ants were rising from the ground forming the tiniest of stars in the sky along with the souls of the spiders.

(5 DP awarded)

'What only 5 for all of that? Such a rip-off. Maybe the dungeon considered those spiders weak.'

With that new development, the biggest gain received from the battle were the 10 new pets in the dungeon.

- [TickTaker]

- Spider type beast

- Primal - High

- Abilities

- [Unbreakable, Unforgettable]

- The longer the beast lives the stronger their carapace becomes

- [Time Heals All Wounds]

- Can summon an hourglass, than can reset the spiders health 15 mins

'Woah for an unevolved species that's a little too overpowered. I am too old for you to hurt me and oh, you thought you were about to kill me. Hold on, let me go back 15 minutes.'

'Who let spiders be so broken.'

Over the next few days Donny led the beast on an underground expansion project. They dug an entire underground home for everyone in 3 days.

He also made sure to make the dungeon more into an underground maze where the invaders could be attacked at any time and from anywhere. After the project was done he decided to find a maze designer when he makes it out to design a more complex construct.