Ulmer’s exploration through the labyrinth-like third level wasn’t as easy as he had hoped.Many gangs attacked him, and he had to deal with them.A gang of smugglers who followed him from the second level also attacked him from behind. However, they couldn’t withstand Ulmer’s ferocity. He grabbed the first person and threw him like a projectile to knock down three more people.Another gangster attacked with a knife. Ulmer sidestepped deftly and struck his arm, which dropped the knife to the ground. A slap to the chest sent that man flying and crashing into two more people.The next person that attacked him was sent sprawling against the crater-esque wall. The wall did not break because the craters were made out of sturdy black teak wood which could last for centuries.All of those gangsters learned their lesson and ran away.Ulmer continued his journey through the labyrinth. “There are only a few slaves here from as far as I can see. Even though they’re creating a lot of items, it’s s
Most people on the third level didn’t bother the Brutal Brothers, so they were able to guide Ulmer to the designated location earlier than they expected.However, all they found at that spot was a big stone statue of a man holding a goat in his arms. It was also the junction of six streets.“We came here, Boss. Now what?” The brothers looked at Ulmer.“Now, you can eff off,” Ulmer told them.“Uh, can’t you pay us for bringing you here? We fought many people on the way and shed blood for you.”Ulmer cast a cold glance at them.Both of them ran away without looking back.Ulmer then kept staring at the statue which was nearly sixteen feet tall. “Whose statue is this?”[If I’m correct…] Dove’s voice rang in his mind. [This statue must hold the key to the entrance of the Creator’s Vault. Why don’t you break-] Dove was saying, and Ulmer broke the statue to pieces with a single punch.As Dove predicted, there was a stone key inside.If one didn’t look carefully, they wouldn’t have noticed it
Ulmer explored the fourth level a little more to see what kind of things these criminals were doing.They weren’t just experimenting on animals but were also experimenting on food. They were adulterating the food with many things. Artificial flavors which could severely affect a person’s health negatively were being created to increase the shelf life. That wasn’t all. They were mixing chili powder with brick powder. They were mixing pieces of coconut sticks with cumin seeds. They were making plastic rice, vegetables, fruits, and even eggs.Ulmer had never seen this level of corruption before. He could not leave the fourth floor alone, knowing how many people’s lives on the surface were probably being ruined from all these experiments.Instead of destroying this place, Ulmer transferred sections of people one after another to a far away deserted place, where the temperature was so cold that no normal human would be able to survive more than a couple of minutes.Even the dealer that was
Ulmer entered the fifth level, known as the Hunters’ Haven because criminals hunted the human targets.The fifth level looked like an indoor forest with buildings here and there.Anybody who entered through the regular entrances and not through the special elevator were automatically deemed to be a target.Ulmer’s face was still covered by the hood, but many bettors recognized him as the Beast Hunter who made a name for himself recently in the Brawlers’ Arena.“Haha, why did that fool enter the Hunters’ Haven? Does he think he can fight here just because he created a record on the first level?”“Let’s show him what we got then. Release the dogs first.”These bettors who were watching the live feed from a secret place on the fifth level were thrilled now as they were expecting to see Beast Hunter get beaten and killed brutally. And they were betting on whether Beast Hunter would lose or win.A cage rose out of the ground not far from where Ulmer was.He stopped and turned toward the do
Just like how the marionettes vanished, the other targets also kept disappearing one after another.This left the bettors, the organizers and the guards confused and even scared.As they had worried, Ulmer targeted them next. He sent the bettors to where Elephant Eater was sent to.Elephant Eater didn’t even listen to what the bettors tried to say in the darkness that surrounded everyone. He attacked them, destroyed them, and then ate their remains to vent his anger and frustration.The organizers and the guards were sent to Dark Monarch who interrogated them and found out from them that they were sent by Beast Hunter.“So he’s in Crimia now, huh…” Dark Monarch didn’t spare any of the organizers, or the guards. Some of them attacked him, but they couldn’t even touch his hair.They all died, and Dark Monarch looked all the more angry now.“Ulmer Jem… You think you cornered me by placing me here?” He used his dark energy to project himself into the air and traveled through the chilling,
The Criminals Chamber was the second-most fortified place in the first ten levels of Crimia. This was because the important lawyers and judges were staying on the sixth floor.Some of these judges and lawyers were millionaires on the surface and were popular for their successful and inspiring stories, but in reality, they were all eager to play their role in Crimia every week.Passing down judgment on criminals and other people alike in Crimia would give them a lot of thrill because there was no limit to the type of punishment that could be given to the criminals. Some could get fined for a few gold coins, whereas some others would have their limbs ripped apart. It all depended on the mood of the judges, and how much they favored or dejected you.If the lawyers and judges weren’t on your side, then you wouldn’t be able to escape the seventh level unscathed.This was why most people avoided coming to this floor because everytime one were to come here, all the good and bad things they h
The seventh floor appeared bright and colorful, looking just like an open farm house. The ground had grass. The ceiling looked like an open sky. And there were horses running around, with many barns in the distance.As Ulmer explored, he came across a few aerial barriers.“Multi-layered magic barrier… Interesting…” Ulmer walked right through the barrier, completely unaffected by it. “What are they hiding inside for them to make a barrier like this?”What he saw inside the barrier wasn’t what he expected. There were children playing games on the lawn near a barn.There were also armed guards, already pointing their weapons at Ulmer.Ulmer raised his hand, and all except one guard fainted and fell to the ground. That single guard’s body was pulled toward Ulmer. He couldn’t resist it.Ulmer caught his neck and asked, “What are these children here for?”The guard was already pissing in his pants. “They are being bred.”“For what?”“For selling to the highest bidders. Please spare me,” the
As much as Ulmer wanted to meet Lera, he couldn’t ignore the children on the seventh level. He worked extra hard to send them all to safe places for now as he didn’t have the time to convince them and then ask them where their homes were. Some of them also seemed too young to even know where their real parents were, so Ulmer could only temporarily move them to a different place.Ulmer went to the auction centers, where children were auctioned for gold bars. Ulmer transported all the sellers over to where he had sent Elephant Eater who greedily attacked and then brutally killed them. He didn’t eat them because he was already full, but he still didn’t spare them. He killed them all, not even leaving one person alive.It seems he preferred to be alone in that darkness than to spend time with some random person.Meanwhile, Ulmer entered the eighth level, also known as the Shadowsnare, which looked like a town where criminals hardened by their experiences, imbued with bizarre, superhuman a