“Myles…” Rashn’s eyes glowed. “To think I can’t sense any magic from you… What an interesting fellow you are. Did you radically increase your strength in the short time we haven’t seen each other?”“Why did you call me here?” Myles asked.Asgar raised his scythe a little. “Know that you’re in the presence of the one and only Nether King. Give respect, or your head will roll.”“I doubt you can make my head roll,” Myles casually replied.Silence followed.“Hahaha,” Rashn broke the silence. “You have some funny bones in you, too. Good. Good.”Puck also chuckled and said, “I want him as my puppet, Father. Can you make it possible?”“Puppet? Who? That guy?” Rashn cast an angry glance at Puck, causing her to put up a confused expression. “You still don’t understand how strong he is, do you?” He paused for a brief second, making his daughter wonder if he was going to whip her. “Then again, even Asgar can’t seem to grasp his strength, so it’s only natural that you couldn’t, either.”“Does tha
Justin and others were fighting black-backed hyenas, and the ground and ceiling started vibrating. The monsters stopped fighting and ran away as if running away from an approaching disaster.“What the hell is going on?” Biskie’s heart rate went up and down against her will. She had to jump to her left and right to avoid getting crushed by the sections of ceiling that kept collapsing. “What can cause an earthquake this vicious? Is the entire first floor going to collapse on us?”“If that happens, we’ll die for sure,” Casey worriedly said.“The vibrations didn’t come from above,” Ria glanced down. “They came from below.”“I just had this crazy thought…” Justin said. “Maybe, Myles is fighting someone.”“Huh?” Biskie looked at him like she was looking at an idiot. “He’s strong, but how can he make waves come up here? Doesn’t that sound too exaggerated even if it's Myles who’s fighting?”On the 66th floor.Puck thought she had died, but Asgar had shielded her, or she would have probably di
Thousand years had passed in the dimension since Myles and Rashn started fighting. Neither of them were able to bring the other to their knees.“Why isn’t your stamina going down even after we fought for so long?” Rashn was utterly frustrated.“If only I had my magic powers, I would have wrecked his ass long ago,” Myles thought. “But with this body, there’s only so much I can do in this spiritual dimension that suppresses my power but enhances his powers.”Rashn’s bones were covered in bruises. “At this rate, our fight will never end.”“I have the same feeling,” Myles suffered many cuts and a hole near his right shoulder.Both of their wounds were taking longer to heal than they had expected.“Then, let’s postpone this battle to the next time we meet,” Rashn suggested, “assuming you don’t ever step foot in my dungeon again.”“You mean Abaddon’s dungeon, right?”Rashn squinted his eyes for a second but then forced out an angry smile and snapped his fingers.Both of them appeared on the
“A human?”That was the last soul everyone watching probably expected to come out of the 66th floor.“I-Is he the Nether King?”“T-The Nether King can’t be a human, right?”“Maybe he shapeshifted into a human to deceive us?”“That’s definitely possible.”“Let’s not lower our guards.”The top mages that had humans as well as woke animals among them were on full alert.Cerberus, on the other hand, didn’t recognize this human that just walked out through the door. It growled in a threatening manner.“Yo,” Myles waved his hand at Cerberus and kept walking, confusing the undead monster a little bit.Cerberus could very much tell that Myles wasn’t the Nether King, but… should it attack or should it not?A human had never come out through this door, so it seemed a little perplexed for a moment.Nevertheless, it had received no orders that it shouldn’t attack any human that would come out of the 66th floor, so it kicked the door shut and thrust its tail toward Myles from behind.“Watch out!”
Two weeks later.Kong and the twin sisters came out of the dungeon with a large power crystal in their hands, shocking the guards.“W-Where did you get your hands on a power crystal?”“Can you please tell us? We’ll pay you for the information.”The guards requested without any shame. Power crystals could be sold for great money, of course, but if they were to give one of these crystals to a high-ranking mage, they would be making acquaintances, which would later be of great help to them.Kong had a similar plan. He was thinking of giving it to one of the city council members so that they would consider making him a warden.It was extremely hard for one to directly become a warden, but as long as the mage rank was within top 2000, it was definitely possible.Kong joined the team of the twins, so his rank was also below 10,000, but it wouldn’t be enough for him to become even a vice warden, so he was planning to bribe a city council member with this rare power crystal.Kong and the twin
In the warden’s office, Don Saber just finished eating lunch and was licking his hands clean.A woke-dog rushed into his room. “Sir, that guy’s here.”“That guy? Doesn’t he have a name?” Don spoke with a temper.“T-The one who beat you the other day…” he folded his hands and humbly said. That human is here, sir.”Don’s eyes widened. “Bring him in. Now!”“Y-Yes, sir!”After the guard left, Don realized that his heart was beating fast. (Why’s he here? He didn’t come here to pick on me, did he?)Soon, Myles entered the room, and Don ended up standing before he knew it. “Please sit down,” he gestured.“I didn’t come here to have a chat,” Myles straightforwardly said. “First, I appreciate that you took the bounty off my head. Second, I want you to do me a small favor.”Don folded his arms across his chest. “I’m listening.”“I want you to get me a pass into the central prison.”Don’s heart skipped a beat. “That’s not small favor! W-Why do you want to go there? That’s a place even we wardens
Don went out to get an appointment for Myles to meet the city lord. He knew a council member, so he believed he could use their influence to get the appointment. That was the idea, though he wasn’t sure if it’d work out or not.Myles, meanwhile, didn’t return to Ria’s house. Instead, he went to Rockell’s house. Rockell was the rice mill owner who had given work to Myles for a day and paid him about 2000 dollars. More than that, he treated Myles well, so Myles wanted to return the favor.However, when Myles came home, he was shocked to see someone else living in the house.“Where’s Rockell and his family?” he asked the new resident who was a woke-coyote.“I don’t know. He’s sold his house to pay off his debts.”“Debts?”“You don’t know? When it stormed a couple weeks back, his warehouse was destroyed, and all the goods he stored there were spoiled. It was a huge loss for him. Most people would have committed suicide from suffering such a sudden loss, but he’s a strong ram. So, I’m sure
“Why did you want me to buy this Duck park of all places?” Kong asked the twins.“When we were exploring the dungeon in the past, we heard its previous owner saying that he buried his treasures here. Maybe if we look around, we might find them.”“If we really find a treasure, I’ll promise a long night for both of you,” Kong replied, making them both blush. Then he noticed a family of woke-sheep under a tree. “Hey, you!” he snapped his fingers. “Come here.”Rockell hurriedly came over by himself.“What are you doing here? Don’t you know this is a private park?” one of the twins yelled at Rockell.“I’m sorry, ma’am. I’ll leave now,” Rockell said, his posture loose and meek.“You’re not leaving without paying,” Kong blurted. “10,000 dollars. Pay that, and you can leave.”“T-Ten thousand dollars?” Rockell’s heart shook. “Even if I sell all of my wool, I wouldn’t be able to make that much money.”“Then sell your family’s wool, too,” one of the twins mockingly said, making Kong snicker.“Ye
Aero’s attack was deadly enough to easily kill a group of individuals without them even realizing what happened.The table where Myles and others were sitting was utterly destroyed.However, nobody was harmed because Myles had warped them a few meters away at the last moment. The only being he didn’t warp was Dusty.Dusty took the attack head on and was injured just a little. “This is…” he didn’t take more than a second to understand who it was. “Don’t say anything and just run away!” he shouted in ant language.“What nonsense are you talking about!” Aero attacked him with his spear-like limbs. “Her Majesty trusted you and sent you on a mission, but here you are, eating sugary things!”“You idiot! I didn't have any other choice!” Dusty defended himself. “I was forced to work for these humans!”“Shame on you! How can you work for humans?” Aero grew all the more aggressive. “You surely deserve to die!”“Who is that bastard?” Sercy asked angrily because part of the cafe was destroyed by
General Aero of the Battle Ants leaped toward the two old timers and used his jelly-like body to set himself on fire, causing a nasty explosion that covered almost a hundred feet in every direction.It was so hot the ground cracked and the metal melted.Aero used this opportunity to fly away fast. Some automated machine guns recognized this intruder and shot at it, but Aero was able to easily slip past the bullets and flew away into the distance, covering a mile per second.Wise Servant and Sweet Beggar stepped out of the explosion, and Wise Servant sucked in the explosion and contained it in her single hand and squashed it into nothing. The compressed flames no longer existed as a candle light would turn off.“Are you going to go after that thing, or do you want me to go instead?” she asked him.“You’re the wiser one,” Sweet Beggar picked his teeth. “So you should go, since you decided to let that little ant go.”“I thought he might lead us to the one that escaped last time,” she rep
Outside the forever S-rank dungeon where the Battle Ants were present, Wise Servant and Sweet Beggar stopped playing chess and started drinking a strong tea made out of boiling many potent green herbs.And both of them felt energized and relaxed right now as they sat laid back in their chairs.Wise Servant lost in chess once again. She had been trying to win just one game of chess against him for so long. She grew experienced enough to be easily called a grandmaster of chess, but still, she was not able to win against Sweet Beggar just one more time. All she wanted was for him to forgive her and say ‘I love you’ just once more.Both of them had long crossed 100 years of age. So, they weren’t thinking of sex or anything like that. They were purely thinking about each other’s souls.Wise Servant had already beaten him 999,999 times, but she really wanted to win another game; however, Sweet Beggar didn’t make it any easier for her. He remained ruthless all the time so that she couldn’t e
In the dungeon swarming with ants of all kinds numbered in trillions, with more of them joining the ranks as seconds passed by, this dungeon was becoming more and more of a threat to the very existence of not just the Venture city but the very existence of humanity.The queen of all ants, Queen Wiggles, was currently crunching on wafers and looked to be in bliss.“Mm… these are the best things I’ve eaten in a while,” Wiggles looked at the captain ant that brought her a single packet of wafers. “What are these things called?”“Wafter, Your Majesty,” the captain ant kept his head and antennae lowered.“Water… it’s crispy, sweet, and easily melts in your mouth,” Wiggles was drooling. “I think I can eat a mountain of these. Why did you bring only one of these?”“The guy that entered the dungeon had only one of these in his bag,” the captain ant replied.“Oh, I thought you managed to leave the dungeon and then come back inside,” Wiggles said. “But some fool entered the dungeon, huh. Did you
Sercy found an A-rank healer, but he asked for a lot of gold in order to heal Judas and Glint because it wouldn’t be an easy task.“Instead of money, I’ll give you the spoils of an A-rank dungeon we’ll clear,” Sercy told him.“That’s even better,” the healer happily agreed to it.After forming a contract, he came to the Dawn guild to heal Judas and Glint. However, when he approached Judas, Judas attacked him by grabbing his throat and lifting him up.“Who do you think you are…” Judas coldly said. “Did I give you the permission to heal me?”“Judas!” Sercy unleashed a flaming punch and struck his face, sending him flying into the wall right next to him. His head went halfway through the wall. “How drunk are you to attack a guest who came to help you!”Judas pulled his head out of the wall and spat a few pieces of bricks out. “I’m not drunk, Sercy. And I don’t want to get healed because I’m perfectly fine.”“No, you’re not fine. You are mentally disturbed,” Sercy blurted.“Hmph, you thi
In Basil District.Sercy and Ria were heading toward a certain address.“Why did we have to travel so far?” Ria expressed discomfort without hesitation. “Couldn’t you find any healer near our district?”“I could, but I doubt they can fully heal Judas and Master Glint,” Sercy replied. “Judas has been drinking a lot. I’m sure his liver and other organs are not healthy. We need a proper health potion that can improve his health significantly. And Master Glint also needs to drink a health potion because he’s not eating properly.”“His daughter died long ago, so why is he still depressed?” Ria asked.Sercy glanced at her with a bit of a surprised look. “You lack emotional depth. Were you not raised by your parents?”Ria frowned. “Do I have to be raised by my parents to know a father’s love?”“...Not really,” Sercy said. “Some lives can be explained by pen, but some… only by pain. By emotion. If we haven’t experienced the same emotions ourselves, it’ll be hard for us to put ourselves in oth
The glass cube was torn open like it was jelly, which genuinely dropped Sercy’s jaw for a second.Dusty was also not expecting that at all, but he grinned as he unsheathed his sword, ready to attack Myles. However, just when his eyes looked up and his gaze was set on Myles, he suddenly felt invisible pressure crushing him down from every direction.Myles was not even moving his eyelids, but Dusty couldn’t move. In fact, his body was trembling slightly. (What’s this feeling?) He looked very anxious. (This regal aura he’s giving… It’s as if I’m looking at Her Majesty. No, perhaps, dare I say… he’s even greater than Her Majesty Wiggles?)“Myles!” Sercy yelled. “How did you do that? I mean, how could you do that!” She quickly caught Dusty with her hand. “What if this little monster is more dangerous than we think?”“Then why are you holding it in your hand?” Ria asked.“B-Because he’s like a little doll,” Sercy said. “I feel like squeezing him to death.”“Eeek!” Dusty was terrified by her
Myles and Ria came to the canteen while Biskie and Casey were so tired and beaten they had to take rest in the basement training grounds. Myles wasn’t the one who fought them, but they fought each other to the extreme just to test them and so wounded themselves a bit too much.“Our guild has good core fighters now,” Sercy told them while they were eating crunchy leaf burgers. “We only lack a good healer. If we can get someone who can not just heal the wounds but also boost our skills, it’d be wonderful.”“Someone who can do those things will be in high demand,” Ria opined. “Do we have enough money to recruit such a person?”“Money? Screw that,” Sercy snorted. “I want someone who will willingly work with us and share our burdens and not expect too much in return. I don’t want those types that go after money and fame as they cannot fit into anything. They are only going to abandon you when a better opportunity knocks on their door.” She then looked at Myles. “You explored some districts
Dusty stealthily entered the guild building, expecting there to be tight security. However, all he found was an old man mumbling something in his sleep.“What’s this? They have the dragon king’s item, and they’re this relaxed?” Dusty frowned. “Are they that confident in their abilities, or are they just that stupid?”Nevertheless, he kept his guard on and traveled in the hall while using the objects as his cover.He saw Sercy who was loudly talking at her reception desk.“I’m telling you that I will buy those lands!” Sercy was shouting. “Sell me those infested lands, you bastards! If you do that, We’ll become ghost-venerers for you and clear three dungeons of your choice in the next year. How does that sound?”“Five dungeons for three years is okay for me.”“Three years is too long, and five dungeons is too much,” Sercy said. “Three dungeons and one year is final.”When a dungeon breaks, the nearby lands and environment get corrupted. This would cause the value of that land to drop, e