A dungeon is a place full of monsters and treasure.
...yeah, that's basically it.
Its difficulty is ranked from E to S.
Except for the Great Abyss Dungeon, because that place is beyond S-tier.
Inside a dungeon, there are all kinds of different locations—like graveyards, grasslands, or maybe even your mom's house.
...and the Abyss is special because each floor is its own separate dungeon. That's why it's the easiest place to get rich and also the easiest place to die (lol).
Wait, was I talking about a B-rank dungeon or the Abyss just now?
"So... this is a B-rank dungeon?"
A space gate inside a dark cave—it actually looks pretty scary.
"By entering this gate, we officially enter the Dungeon," Irilia said casually, then looked at the suicide squad.
Yep, me and this group of simps have to go first to scout.
Being cannon fodder really sucks...
Annoyed, I got my stuff ready and went in with the others.
"Irilia's puppies! Move out!!!" one guy yelled proudly.
I've never felt so humiliated in my life.
Damn it, I threw away my honor for money and karma come right away and slap me in the face.
And so, we went forward, stepping through the gate.
"Umm, do you think they'll be okay?" Violet asked while Kanna looked worried.
"..." Irilia placed a hand on her chin, thinking.
"They're probably all dead."
"..." Everyone stared at her.
Then she remembered Kai's face.
"But that green-haired guy—he might make it. Maybe."
"..."
Why does that not sound reassuring at all?
***
"Umm? This place looks kinda familiar," I said, glancing around the damp cave.
It really reminded me of the 2nd floor of the Abyss Dungeon, the one Tyler and I got "stuck" in.
"Let's go, brothers! We gotta gather as much info as possible—for Irilia and the beautiful ladies!!!"
"UOHHHHH!!!"
"Hey, wait up you bastards! We need a plan fir—"
...and they're gone.
Kai watched them scatter like headless chickens, now standing there all alone.
"Calm down, Kai. Just observe for now," he muttered to himself.
He took cautious steps—he knew nothing about this place, one wrong move and he's screwed.
But before he could even take a full step—
"AGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
"Huh?" Kai looked toward the source of the scream.
In front of him was a pitch-black path, looking sketchy as hell.
"Hmph! Only an idiot would go toward the scream. A smart person would go the other way!" I sneered, turned, and walked the opposite direction.
Click
The moment I took a step that way, a bunch of traps went off—arrows grazed past me, blades sliced through the air just inches from me, and a freaking cannon fired right above my head.
"..."
I stepped back, moved to a different spot.
"It's fine, just bad luck. This spot'll be different."
Click
A cage dropped in front of me. Inside... was a goblin. And... well... something about 30 cm long.
It looked at me and smiled. Brightly.
"..."
I pulled my foot back. The cage was lifted.
"...One more spot. It'll be fine."
Click
This time, space itself ripped open. A man stood there, tapping furiously on his phone.
"And then Kai gets punched in the face over and over, his face rubbed into the dirt, then tossed into the ocean to get eaten by a Leviathan... Perfect! I'll add this into the novel later! Readers will definitely complain, but who cares?! That's what they get for projecting themselves onto the main character in an NTR story! Haha!"
"..."
Kai slowly stepped away. The space rift disappeared.
"..."
I held my face. I was so close to crying.
"...Damn it. Do I have to take the path with the scream? It's probably from one of the simps..."
No other choice, I had to go.
And of course, fate decided to mock me—because I walked down that cursed path without triggering a single trap. Like the place wanted me to go there.
"Ugh..."
After a while walking through the darkness, I started to make out something ahead.
It was a corpse—missing its upper half. Looked like someone grabbed its legs and smashed it into the ground.
"...Brutal. Better handle this quick."
I walked up and looted whatever was still usable.
They were simps, sure... but at least they didn't commit any crimes. I felt bad for them.
Hope they get girlfriends in their next life, I guess?
Then I kept moving forward, carefully scanning my surroundings.
After a few more minutes of walking, I noticed footprints—way bigger than mine.
"Thank god there aren't any girls in this suicide squad... Judging from the size, I can already guess what kind of monster it is..."
Suddenly I remembered those stories with the 'Monster' tag. I shivered in fear.
"Well... at least those things usually only target girls. They just kill the guys."
I gave a nervous chuckle and took a few more steps forward...
Only to stop dead in my tracks when I heard heavy panting.
"...?"
I moved closer, trying to sneak a peek at the source.
It was one of the suicide squad members—lying completely motionless.
...and right next to him was a fat, pig-skinned monster with a pig's head and two sharp tusks.
Oh yeah, and both of them were... naked.
There was even some white liquid... all over the simp.
Right then, the monster turned and looked straight at me.
My eyes met its two beady little eyes.
"..."
I smiled. And got into a marathon runner's starting stance.
Coward's Boots sensed my fear had hit max level, so they kicked into full power mode.
I ran.
Ran like The Flash.
"NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE!"
I ran at full speed, terrified the monster would catch up.
Oh wait—scratch that.
It already caught up.
"W-WHAT?! HOW ARE YOU SO FAST?!"
Kai panicked as the monster chased him—with its terrifyingly huge banana flopping wildly as it ran.
"PLEASE!! TAKE ALL MY MONEY, TAKE EVERYTHING I OWN—JUST NOT MY ASS!!!"
Unfortunately, the monster didn't give a damn.
Within seconds, it caught up.
"UGAH!" Kai felt a massive blow to the back of his head—his vision spun.
He collapsed, face-first into the ground.
The monster stared at me, then grabbed my leg and started dragging me somewhere.
"P-Please…" I sobbed, eyes full of tears, "Someone save my ass..."