After teleporting to the other side of the entrance door, Ulmer saw a group of four guys playing poker in the distance.They looked bored.Ulmer walked toward them, his footsteps loud enough to be heard.The four men looked at him and were startled and confused at the same time. Who was he? Where did he come from? How did he even get here when the door was closed?“I heard this was an old entrance, not used by people anymore,” Ulmer uttered, “so how come there’s protection even in this place? It seems the security of this underground criminal city is tighter than I thought. I was not expecting criminals to be doing their guarding duties so diligently.”“Identify yourself!” The four men grabbed their guns and pointed at Ulmer. “Who are you? State your name!”“Easy, guys. Maybe, I’m here to register in the city?” Ulmer said. “I heard that there’s a process where we can join this city and become part of it?”“Only criminals who shed human blood can become a member of this city,” one of t
The priest was wearing a black cloak, with a tiny black cap on top of his head. He also had an earring with the number 3.Ulmer was wondering if the priest would recognize him, but he didn’t.The priest smiled very much as he offered a handshake. “It’s becoming a trend these days for the rich to wish to become super-rich. In that pursuit, so many are visiting our church.”“That’s not a good thing,” Ulmer replied.“What?” the priest’s expression changed.“I mean, it would make you a whole lot busier,” Ulmer explained himself.“Haha, it’s fine. Every hour spent for the dragon is worth it. All those hours will be paid back in gold one day,” the priest said. “So, why don’t you introduce yourself to me?”“My name is Ulmer. I don’t have any job, but I want to explore Crimia. That’s why I came here,” Ulmer replied. He wasn’t exactly lying as he excluded some of the key details.“Entry-level registered members start from level zero,” the priest said. “You’re on level zero now. But once you pr
“Take the knife and cut its throat,” the priest said once more. “It’s the easiest thing there is. Once you taste its blood, you will want to do it again and again.”Ulmer’s expression turned cold. “You want me to kill that little lamb? Do I look that easy?”“Mm?” the priest looked at Ulmer with a bit of astonishment. (Is he suggesting that this is too easy of a task for him? There were those who show up every now and then. They are so wicked that they hate doing simple tasks like killing an animal. Is he one of those super psychotic people?) “Can you clarify yourself?”“What’s there to clarify?” Ulmer replied.”If you want me to explain myself, take me to the Council of Nine. I will give them all the explanations they need.”The priest’s eyes widened some more. (He’s asking me to take him to the council? Does that mean he knows about the main sacrifice he needs to do to prove his loyalty to them? I was underestimating him since he only showed some gold coins, but it seems this young ma
The thug with the big arms didn’t know what he was getting into. He attacked Ulmer with his bare hands, trusting his brute strength.His fist connected Ulmer’s face, and the others started to snicker, including the women dancing on the poles.However, it was the man with the big arms that started cringing in pain. “Argh! My wrist…”“EH?” the others were all shocked by his reaction. “Jordan got injured from punching him in the face?”“He’s gotta be acting, right?”“How could he get injured from hitting someone’s face?!”Ulmer cast a glance at the big-armed man and grabbed his face and lifted him up casually.The eyes of everyone there enlarged because the big-armed man should weigh around 130 kilograms. What Ulmer was doing was only possible for someone with superhuman strength.As the big-armed man started crying in pain, Ulmer coldly asked, “What happened to the confidence from before?”“Let go of our brother!” A few more men charged Ulmer.He threw the big-armed man onto them, makin
The Nine Veils were the rulers of the first nine levels of Crimia.They were all individually known as strong masters of martial arts and were famous for their superstrength with which they could keep order on their respective floors.In the past couple of years, the Nine Veils didn’t change, as they were strong enough to maintain their ranks.The main purpose of the Nine Veils was to rule and to maintain order on their floors. This was why the Nine Veils never fought against each other.What most people didn’t know was that the real purpose of the Nine Veils was to fight off any big threat that would infiltrate Crimia.When the Nine Veils come together, they could create a combined martial art that could rival some of the top experts in the martial world. This wasn’t the first time when they had to come together to kill someone in the past two years.And the moment they realized that Ulmer was not someone they could just randomly attack and use the advantage of numbers, all of the Ni
After taking care of the Nine Veils, Ulmer made their corpses show up on their respective levels.The dead bodies of the Nine Veils shook all the criminals at first, but before they even figured out who killed them, there were many who were trying to become one of the Nine Veils themselves.The priest who had met Ulmer, however, was hiding in a room, shivering in his boots. “Help me, Satan. Save me from this monster of a man,” he prayed to the god he believed in, not even daring to even talk to anybody else at this moment. “If he can kill the nine veils all at once, then he’s someone nobody on the first thirty floors can handle. Only the ones in the deeper levels can handle such a monster.”Even at this point, the priest was unaware that Ulmer was the man with a trillion dollar bounty as the Nine Veils hadn’t told him.Meanwhile, Ulmer was roaming through one floor after another, saving every slave he came across.Even the ones in the cells and in shackles just vanished from sight. No
“Didn’t you hear the news? The ruler of our floor has died!” one of the criminals named Jason was shouting in the streets, gathering the attention of many. “The time has come when people are going to fight for the throne of the veil. The martial arts are going to come in handy more so than ever right now. Those who are interested can learn sword skills from me. Simple moves cost ten gold. Complex moves cost a hundred to a thousand gold!”“Isn’t a thousand gold too much?” someone from the crowd asked. “All you’re going to teach is a few tricks and tips anyway, so why charge so much money?”“Hahah,” Jason laughed out loud. “We live in a world of good and evil, Brother. The minute someone discovers how to help mankind, they never tell you hundred percent how it is done because of money. But I’m still willing to teach you everything if you give me as much as I asked for. So you should be happy instead.”Ulmer was also among the crowd. (His words contradict himself. He’s not going to teac
The first level was also known as the Brawlers land, thanks to the infamous Brawlers Arena.Champion brawlers fought the challengers all day and night to entertain the violent crowd. They were all drunk on violence and danger, swinging their fists even when sitting in the audience seats.When Ulmer entered the big stadium, a staff member came to him and said, “Do you want to bet on the contestants?”“Can I participate?” Ulmer asked.“Oh, of course, but you need to pay 1 gold coin,” she replied. “For every match you win, you will double the amount. If you win five matches in a row, you can challenge one of the champions.”“Can’t I just fight the champion?”“Haha, you can but you should pay 100 gold for that,” she said. “Do you have that much money?”Ulmer took out a sack of silver coins. “There’s exactly 100 gold inside.”The woman was shocked by it. “P-Please come to the VIP section, sir. We’ll arrange a fight for you soon.”Ulmer sat in the VIP section, and the manager of the arena