Chapter 48-54: Place of the Fallen Gods (1/2)

Chapter 48-54: Place of the Fallen Gods

I looked at the lava fields on the 6th floor filled with satisfaction.

The adult pyrocks that the dwarves and dark elves raised were flying around on wings.

Except for the fact that their wings were similar in size and shape to a bat, they looked like miniature dragons.

4 pyrocks had finished growing to the 3rd stage. One adult would be useful so this harvest was larger than expected.

An adult pyrock was an intermediate 4Lv creature. It was one level lower than Inferno but boasted the efficiency of 20,000pt.

40 pyrock larvae cost 48,000pt while 4 adults would be 30,000 pt each.

“Good work.”

I praised their performance.

Julliom and the dwarf chief Stein fell to their knees.

“It is natural. Dungeon Master!”

“What do you want? If it is appropriate then I will give it to you.”

Julliom looked around nervously before saying.

“…Is Yihi here?”

“She went to gather honey.”

“Then…can you change the garden?”

“The garden?”

Julliom cried out with a desperate expression.

“The large structure with the bizarre shape that is on our floor. The fairy told me it is a garden but as an elf, it is indescribable…”

Yihi professed to Julliom that she had made a great garden. She seemed to be talking about the shit-shaped structure. The dark elves’ sense of aesthetic received a shock from the structure.

I lightly nodded.

“I’ll allow it.”

“Thank you!”

“What do the dwarves want?”

I looked in the direction of the dwarves.

The chief Stein’s eyes lit up.

“Dungeon Master. I’ve found some unusual minerals all over the dungeon. Will you allow me to dig it up and refine it?”

“I will also allow this. However, half the things created will be sent to me.”

“I’ll remember that, Dungeon Master!”

The dwarves were a species obsessed with making things.

Unusual minerals were found in this dungeon. Half of them would be turned over to me.

‘And I should give a separate floor for the dwarves.’

I looked at the excited faces of the dwarves. They had a lot of work to do so I should assign them a floor.

‘Sooner or later, the Awakened will pass the 4th floor in order to reach the 5th floor. After that, they will taste the frustration of the lava filled 6th floor and their stamina will be consumed.’

I was locked in thought.

The 5th and 6th floors would trouble the Awakened. Then it was necessary to adjust the pace on the 7th floor.

‘Repair their weapons and recover their stamina. A type of safe zone…’

Normal demons absolutely won’t allow this. But I was walking on a totally different route.

To some extent, understanding humans was a favourite game in my previous life. Because of this, I know how to utilize their focus.

This flexibility only existed for me.

‘Gaining information from the Awakened in exchange for them killing the creatures. It is very tedious to collect things one by one. Chrisley will also find making undead easier.’

Making undead could quickly increase the Undead Manufacturing skill.

Anyway, the magic power inside the creatures would just return to the dungeon or be eaten by other creatures. It would be very tedious. So it was a good idea to leave this with the human Awakened.

I spoke after organizing my thoughts.

“Listen dwarves.”

The dwarves turned to look at him.

“We are listening.”

“I will give you a place to stay on the 7th floor. But your role is to help the Awakened, not stop them.”

The dwarf chief Stein said in a terrible tone.

“…We don’t understand your words, Dungeon Master.”

“The dwarves will live on the 7th floor for the convenience of the human Awakened. They will be tired and weary at first but after your welcome, they will soon ask for information. Tell them what you know. In addition, repair their equipment and obtain the dead bodies of the creatures. Those are the two tasks required of you.”

I had to be careful with the information posted on the internet. I couldn’t write down everything so the role of the dwarves was very important.

It wasn’t enough to get their bodies. I was always seeking more efficiency.

“Bring the corpses obtained to Chrisley. However, report to Yihi the information that you shared with the Awakened. Aside from that…you don’t have to care about the Awakened.”

“The humans are suspicious people. What if they attack first?”

“The current humans have very low levels. And their numbers will be reduced before reaching the 7th floor filled with dwarves. Their numbers won’t be enough to threaten you.”

“We will follow your words!”

Losing some dwarves wouldn’t give me a lot of damage. One of them cost 5,500 points so there was no reason I couldn’t increase their numbers by 100.

After the performance report, I looked at the 4 pyrocks again. They were floating on the lava while looking at me. Their instincts meant they naturally gravitated to the Dungeon Master.

But it was clear that someone had been gentle with them.

“Who has trained the pyrocks?”

Julliom replied.

“Chrisley, Dungeon Master.”

I knew it.

I could guess who had a hand in raising the pyrocks. Ever since Chrisley underwent the ritual, she had never betrayed my expectations.

I nodded my head.

“Chrisley come forward.”

Chrisley who was sitting in the middle of the dark elves came forward. Apart from Yihi, she was the only one allowed so close to me.

I was glad to see the adult pyrocks but Chrisley’s overwhelming growth was more satisfying.

Especially after she turned a great number of humans into zombies. Thanks to that, it was possible to fill the vacant spots left by the monster wave.

In this current situation, Chrisley was the most useful one.

I studied her face and said.

“Chrisley. From now on, you will find special places in the dungeon with the pyrocks. Is it possible to navigate to places with strong magic power?”

“It is possible.”

Chrisley answered confidently.

I nodded.

“Okay. Lead the pyrocks and look for a place with strong fire magic. Don’t forget to report it to me first before entering.”

“I will keep that in mind, my Dungeon Master.”

3 days later.

Chrisley came looking for me.

“I found three places with powerful fire magic.”

I was expecting it to take a week so I was surprised at the quick turnaround. No matter how quick the feet of the dark elves, 3 days was quite short for the pyrocks to search. They must have wandered the dungeon without sleeping.

I spoke with a satisfied smile.

“Let’s go together. Guide me to the place with the most intense magic power.”

Chrisley laughed, revealing a dimple.

“I will gladly do so. My Dungeon Master.”

In the meantime, she had started adding ‘my’ to Dungeon Master.

Was it due to the ceremony? Somehow it felt like my ears were ringing.

***

The dungeon’s 29th floor.

The pyrocks that had been acting like hyperactive dogs suddenly stopped in front of one wall.

‘There’s something there.’

I had 90 magic power. I was able to sense the wavelengths of magic power flowing around to a certain extent.

I placed my hand on the wall and noticed a portion that was thinner.

I gathered power in my hands and immediately struck it down.

Kuang!

My superior strength and the power of the Lightning God Technique meant the dungeon wall didn’t stand a chance. I repeated the actions several times and soon the wall was completely demolished, revealing the other side.

It was at that moment.

-Great achievement! One of the four altars that exist in the dungeon, the Altar of Fire has been found.

Once the altar collapses, magic power will start circulating around the dungeon. In addition, the barrier outside the dungeon protecting it will evaporate.

-2 Fire Golems have been given as compensation.

Beyond the walls were two enormous fire golems protecting the altar.

‘I’ve found it.’

Advanced 3Lv creatures. This was compensation and I was able to obtain two creatures that were worth 170,000 pt.

‘I should look for the other altars later.’

Previously I quickly lost my dungeon. I didn’t know where the altars were. A demon in my previous life only found it by chance.

“Fire golems…”

Chrisley muttered. The pyrocks following her shrunk back in fear. The other creatures were in an entirely different class.

“Don’t be scared. The fire golems won’t move without my instructions.”

“I understand. By the way, what is this place?”

“The fire altar. It adjusts the flow of magic power through the dungeon.”

Anyway, I was the one who could get the fire golems working.

I was about to leave when Chrisley opened her mouth.

“Letters are floating in the air. Do you see it?”

“Letters?”

I looked around the altar and didn’t see any letters. I never heard of such a thing but Chrisley wouldn’t be lying.

“I think the information is related to the dungeon.”

“Read it.”

Chrisley carefully opened her mouth.

“This is the place of a fallen god. A place inside the dungeon. I am the God of Wisdom, Minerva. Thy will…thou who obtained my wisdom, I will give you one last gift.”

My expression changed the moment I heard Chrisley’s words.

Minerva!

It was the name of one of the gods who played a decisive role in my return. I had made a deal with them at the end in order to return.

So why was that name here?

In addition, I couldn’t see the letters. The phrases were only visible to Chrisley.

‘Maybe it is because Chrisley’s intelligence reached 100.’

It was just a guess.

And at that moment, a crack appeared over the altar. The crack was infused with chaotic magic power and divine power.

A giant creature was revealed through the crack.

Kkiruk!

It had an eagle’s head but the size was no comparison. A creature completely different from the fire golems.

“G-griffin!”

Chrisley was shocked.

One of the finest lightning creatures, a griffin…!

It was a high class creature and the difference between medium and advanced creatures was like the difference between heaven and earth.

‘Ha!’

I looked at the griffin sitting on the floor. It had a noble presence that made even the fire golems look small.

I opened up Mind’s Eye to check the status of the griffin.

Name: Griffin

Stats

Strength 88 Intelligence 77

Agility 69 Stamina 84

Magic Power 85

Potential: (403/405)

Uniqueness: A pet raised by the Goddess of Wisdom Minerva. But as a last favour after her death, it recognizes Randalph Brigsiel as its new owner.

Skill: Fire and Lightning (Epic)

A high class creature with stats beyond 400.

It was similar to my level when I had Wrath, my titles and all the special options. But unlike me, the griffin was optimized for attacks.

If a griffin appeared right now then it would be a disaster. Right now, there were no demons with high class creatures. High class creatures could only be obtained from the Demon World Auction or special events.

‘Are there more in other dungeons?’

This was the last present from Minerva. Yet there were three more altars that might have something there.

But…

What about the other dungeons?

The place of the fallen gods. I had an agreement with the fallen gods. If the other dungeons contained the places of fallen gods then there might be gifts left for me in those dungeons.

‘I have to change my plans a little bit.’

I got an unexpected harvest.

The high class griffin meant it wasn’t necessary to cause a monster wave. An overwhelming power that would dominate humans.

The purpose of the monster wave was to quickly increase the growth of the Awakened. They would grow and remain vigilant.

Now I could use the griffin and Chrisley. If I used them and the advanced fire golems to produce a monster wave…

‘The gods. I will accept their gifts.’

I formed a strong fist.

Originally I planned to raise the Awakened and preserve the creatures in my dungeon before hitting the dungeons of other demons.

That idea was still unchanged.

But…there was a chance to obtain similar gifts from other demons so I should probably check the dungeons near me.

I started looking for the most vulnerable dungeons in the neighbouring countries.

Where were the nearest dungeons to Korea?

China and Japan. In particular, there were five dungeons in China. But China was huge so it wasn’t particularly geographically close. I would rather cross the sea towards Japan.

‘The dungeon in Japan is under the rule of Grand Duke Upa’s faction. The name…Adol?’

I pondered over it.

I needed to choose the dungeon carefully.

I would be passing through an area under the supervision of Grand Duke Upa. He had one of the biggest forces but I didn’t care for Upa. In the latter half of the war, demons started acting selfishly in order to get their hands on points and dungeons.

If a demon killed another one then they could take over the dungeon and absorb the remaining points. The intact points in the dungeon could be obtained as profit.

This information was only revealed after 5 years due to the brutality of Grand Dukes Upa and Ariel. Of course, it went without saying that the process involved a fierce struggle. The remaining two Grand Dukes, Pandemonium and Okullos embraced strategy over plain destruction.

Anyway…

The situation right now was the most important. It was highly likely that Earl Adol from Upa’s faction was in Japan. Grand Duke Upa would give most of his attention to the dukes under his command.

‘I have to kill Earl Adol.’

My goal was set.

‘If I increase my dungeons then I can clear the Demon World Auction in a minimum of 2 years. That was my original schedule but it is okay.’

Obtaining advanced creatures from the altar would give me a definite advantage. The demons that didn’t have the points to participate in the auction would strengthen their dungeons instead.

On the other hand, some might have delayed strengthening their dungeon to save points for the auction…

The damage caused by killing Adol would be tremendous.

Although I had advanced creatures, Krasla and Chrisley, the losses caused by taking over a new dungeon might take years to repair.

But it was a different story now that I had the high class griffin. The griffin was specialized in attack and Adol’s dungeon would be powerless in front of it.

‘The first dungeon that I explored in my previous life.’

The distance was close so after losing my dungeon, I headed to Japan first.

I quickly passed through the dungeon.

‘Certainly…I remember he was a very disgusting bastard.’

Normal demons under Grand Duke Upa were rare. It was also true for Adol.

He had a hobby of playing with the orcs, kobolds and gnolls. It seemed to excite him to make the orcs wear sexy underwear. The creatures didn’t understand and gave birth to mutated children. Their minds were twisted and they became filled with lust and envy.

I frowned as I recalled it.

A demon I didn’t want to deal with. It was Earl Adol.

‘His dungeon contains a lot of creatures, especially orcs. A griffin is their natural enemy.’

Memories of my previous life were evoked.

If I could obtain more advanced creatures from the dungeon then I could use them to push against Adol’s dungeon.

Japan was a bit far across the sea but the idea remained inside my head.

‘Anyway, that is for one day in the future.’

My plan had changed but my ultimate goal was still the same. I began to prepare to strike Adol’s dungeon with excited eyes.

***

Fire, ice, earth and wind golems.

In a little more than 2 months, I was able to find two golems of every attribute.

In addition, I collected 250,000 more points during that time and had approximately 410,000 points. Therefore I bought the 2Lv advanced creature ‘Turtle Island’ without worrying.

It was smaller on the ground but would grow to the size of a small island once in the water. The size and defense made spending 110,000 worth it.

But I didn’t just want to move the creatures. I decided to use the remaining 300,000 points on a lich. The lich was an advanced 4Lv creature so it would match well with the griffin.

‘Lich…the skills it can use are quite unconventional.’

The lich’s power increased with more corpses.

It could explode or move the dead bodies. In addition, many of the creatures had minor skills that were useful.

So I finished the configuration.

The list of creatures that would hit Adol’s dungeon were as followed.

Krasla and Chrisley.

40 dark elves.

4 pyrocks.

2 advanced golems from the 4 attributes, for a total of 8.

1 lich.

1 griffin!

The dwarves were busy creating their village on the 7th floor. Turtle Island was purely a means of transportation. Anyway, they would be a great help when targeting the dungeon.

An elite and organized group would be striking the dungeon. The power was enough to destroy half of South Korea.

My expectations would be lower without the griffin but I nodded lightly at the configuration of the creatures.

***

Kung!

First the 8 golems escaped from the dungeon. Huge figures over 10 metres.

The fire golem caused flames to roar while the ice golem froze the greenery. The earth golem gathered earth together to form special soil while wind blasted around the wind golem’s body.

They were followed by 4 pyrocks who looked like miniature dragons with bat wings, 40 dark elves and Krasla who was riding Inferno.

Finally, the soldiers observed Chrisley riding on top of the enormous griffin.

This was a completely different scale from the crude 1st monster wave. Everyone’s instincts clamoured not to get near.

“…Should we attack?”

The chain of command couldn’t respond to the soldier’s question.

What should they do?

Of course, if they fought then there would be a counterattack.

After the 1st monster wave, tight defenses were formed around the dungeon. They hadn’t expected that the creatures to emerge would be beyond their imagination.

At that moment, someone suddenly shouted.

“L-lich. I heard that a lich wiped out hundreds of thousands of soldiers and some Awakened in France! I saw a video of it.”

“What? Lich?”

“Crazy…wasn’t the monster wave in France called Nightmare Day?”

“I heard tactical nuclear strikes were required…”

The soldiers started buzzing. Everyone present was terrified at the existence of the lich.

The monster wave that took place in France. There was the appearance of a lich. In the case of France, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and Awakened died.

They were able to handle other creatures but the lich caused a huge headache. The lich’s body was immune to any attack skills.

In the end, tactical nuclear strikes were used to deal with it.

“…Should we attack?”

“Wait. I’m still thinking!”

A decision couldn’t be easily made. It was difficult to attack but they couldn’t allow the creatures to enter the city. The damage would be incomparable to the 1st monster wave. It couldn’t be allowed to happen.

There was no choice in the first place.

“Damn. Get ready!’

“Ready!”

The tanks aimed at the creatures heading away from the dungeon.

“Send a request for support! We just need to buy some time!”

All eyes turned to the west.

The troops gathered here had stopped the 1st monster wave but they honestly admitted that they couldn’t defeat the lich.

However, it was enough if they could buy some time.

This was an operation mobilized by the United States Forces Korea (USFK). They just needed to buy time for the support from the USFK.

Kwang! Kwa kwa kwang!

Soon all the firepower was concentrated on the creatures.

“Poor humans…”

But Chrisley who was playing the role of general didn’t care. These crude attacks couldn’t hurt the advanced creatures.

Chrisley lightly slapped the griffin. And the griffin turned its head! It sucked in everything around it as it took a deep breath.

Huuung!

Hwaaaaack!

The epic grade skill, Fire and Lightning! A wide area breath skill emerged from the mouth of the griffin.

At the same time, the fire and lightning evaporated everything it touched including the tanks. The sight after the skill ended was even more disturbing.

A decimated field!

“Huaaaah…!”

The surviving soldiers flopped to the ground.

Their fellow soldiers had disappeared without a trace. The only thing left were some lower bodies on the ground…it was like a natural disaster.

This was the grandeur of the high class creature, the griffin.

One attack was enough to make them at a loss.

The government in Seoul declared an emergency.

The area was urgently evacuated as dozens of jet fights flew in the sky. Numerous tanks and armoured vehicles also moved in the region.

Some news helicopters risked their lives to broadcast the scene but eventually the words ‘Doomsday’ was caught in their mouths.

“The creatures are flocking. The brave soldiers of South Korea are fighting but…the creatures are too powerful.”

“Is this the end of South Korea?”

“We don’t know when the troops from the US will arrive to help. Please pray for the soldiers.”

Every person stopped working and carefully watched the tv screen. They could only sit and pray.

The griffin’s lightning skill that evaporated everything and the overwhelming strength of the golems. The dark elves’ maneuverability and the pyrocks fought against the fighter jets.

The situation didn’t look favourable at all.

It was decided that the soldiers couldn’t stop the advance of the creatures.

“Ah! The Awakened! The Awakened has appeared!”

A reporter relaying live from the helicopter cried out.

The camera rolled quickly.

The lens showed a series of people running towards the Awakened.

They had finally come.

I smiled.

Hundreds of Awakened were around me.

***

The eyes of all humans were focused on South Korea.

There were magic items that could conceal the atrocities but I didn’t want to use them.

A long-awaited S rank. I started to prepare as soon as I received it. All through false acting!

Despite the plan changing, the result still ended up with the awareness of the Awakened increasing. I recruited Awakened and sold the name of Devil Hunters. Among them, there were some with low and moderate potential.

‘Food.’

Yes, food.

The initiation ceremony…a large amount of food gathered under the pretense of ‘saving South Korea!’ They didn’t realize they were just feeding themselves to the tiger.

Humans acted as true ‘heroes’ but wasn’t that just script that I wrote?

Of course, I didn’t include Yoo Eun-hye and Lee Ji-hye in this.

I needed to fatten them up a little bit more before consuming them. In a word, rabble!

The Awakened gathered here were unlikely to reach the limits of their potential. They were just lumps of points.

At the same time, all the people seeing this were respecting them as ‘true heroes.’

“Defend South Korea!”

“We are heroes! Heroes who don’t fear death!”

The momentum of the Awakened were growing.

They could only watch during the 1st monster wave but now it was different. The strongest Awakened that would protect South Korea.

Furthermore, the word ‘hero’ existed in the status window.

It heightened the ridiculous atmosphere.

The battlefield was filled with the corpses of the soldiers but the Awakened had faced numerous deaths in the dungeon.

Kwakwang!

The lich used the skill ‘Corpse Explosion.’ Strong magic power washed over the corpses of the soldiers.

Hundreds of corpses became zombies. Their physical abilities had weakened a lot but the soldiers felt enormous pressure.

The intelligent Awakened went after the necks of the zombies. The guarders and magicians also poured out their skills.

Kuaaang!

The body of the earth golem shook!

The echo passed through the ground and caused an earthquake. Dozens died but it didn’t stop the Awakened.

“Charge!”

And finally, my turn came.

A group composed of 100 people followed me.

“Do you see it? The appearance of the struggling heroes!”

“There is still hope. The advance of the creatures has slowed.”

All media outlets were broadcasting it.

The army stepped back while the Awakened went forward to block the monster wave.

The eyes of millions of people were fixed on them. The real time broadcast meant that people were cheering for the Awakened on the internet.

The housewives doing housework forgot about as they watched the screen, professionals at work looked at their phones while others drank in a bar and focused on the television.

“Ahh…! So terrible. The lich is a vicious creature.”

“Awakened. No, Heroes! Have strength. Everyone is cheering for you.”

The battle situation still wasn’t good. But it felt like things were gradually tilting to the side of the Awakened. Such hope burned in everyone’s chest.

“Look at this! Hundreds of heroes are marching towards the larger creatures!”

“The one leading them is the captain of the raid group Devil Hunters!”

Devil Hunters!

That name was engraved in everyone’s ears at that moment.

Kuaang!

After a fierce competition, the earth golem fell.

“Wahhhh!”

“A golem has collapsed!”

The dying Awakened were revived by the news. Already more than half of the Awakened had blood spilling on the ground!

Now one of the earth golems had fallen. At that moment, all the Awakened and people watching the scene screamed.

‘If they knew the real truth.’

I smiled at such a reaction.

Naturally this was a screenplay that I wrote. The earth golem was lying on the floor but it hadn’t really reached the end of its strength.

I was an absolute existence to the creatures in the dungeon.

After some moderate attacks, it fell according to my command. There was no need to speak. I just needed to open up my magic power in order to convey my meaning.

The earth golem succumbed to it so the attacks stopped.

The Awakened who were fighting briefly hesitated.

“Ehh, what’s going on?”

“The griffin is coming down!”

The Awakened with observation skills discovered that griffin was the name of the creature.

And the creature that caused fear in the sky was descending. Half of the damage had occurred due to the griffin. The griffin was more terrifying than 8 golems. Such an existence descending to the ground caused goosebumps to form.

But the thing that caught their eyes was the person riding the griffin. A beautiful and dazzling sight. But somehow the woman gave off a cold impression!

It was Chrisley.

She landed in front of me and asked.

“Great skills. What is your name?”

It was unlike her usual tone.

She was placed in an awkward position but right now she was acting. Chrisley was performing my command with a cold expression.

She wore a half skull mask but this one covered the left side of her face.

There was a simple reason for this.

‘I doubt the demons are watching but I should be careful.’

The demons weren’t interested in human civilization. And the demons felt the need to destroy humans. Their pride was very strong so they isolated themselves. Something like human culture would never enter their eyes.

Even if it was broadcasted on television, the demons wouldn’t be interested enough to give it a single glance.

My name might eventually leak to them but they wouldn’t move until they were confident. No, would they even make a move?

It would undoubtedly take them a long time to confirm this. I was certain of this because I knew the nature of the demons. During that time, I had confidence that I could get ahead so that they wouldn’t be able to touch me by the time they noticed.

I looked Chrisley in the eye.

“There is no need to know that.”

“Huhu. You really have courage. But I don’t love people like that. Humans like you are stupid for stepping into the dungeon owned by me. Someone like you is called an Awakened?”

The translation magic and voice amplification spell meant that Chrisley’s words were clearly heard.

Everyone panicked at her remark.

Dungeon Master! 72 dungeons had simultaneously appeared in the world. Many investigations were being made but almost none of the mysteries had been revealed. This was the first time an owner had been revealed.

Chrisley turned her head.

“Listen humans.”

She was calm and dignified.

Her intelligence was 100 and her magic power was also very high. A beauty and poise that couldn’t be shaken by anyone.

“Not long ago, I became aware that humans had entered my dungeon. Those dirty feet dared enter my dungeon without permission so I gave them direct punishment.”

Her tone and nature seemed to slightly mimic the Grand Duke Ariel. Grand Duke Ariel was a cold demon and this was quite effective on the humans.

The people who heard her words were resentful. If that was true then the 1st monster wave wouldn’t have happened.

However, Chrisley just continued without caring.

“But that wasn’t enough. You really don’t know anything. It won’t be difficult for me to get rid of this country. You saw that just now.”

Her words had power. People had seen the overwhelming combat strength of the creatures. If she called out all her creatures…

Just imagining it was horrible.

“Humans. I am speaking to the Awakened. I am the king of the dungeon and your destiny is to kill me. Just like you killed the mighty earth golem in front of me!”

Chrisley’s eyes became more intense.

“I am a Dungeon Master. I like a strong challenge. The ability for the heroes to grow is truly remarkable. Facing strong people gives me great happiness. Continue to grow stronger in the future…but I can’t stand for weak and ordinary humans to step foot in my dungeon.”

Kung! Kung!

Grrruk! Grrruk!

Her mood seemed to worsen.

The tense people around her clenched their fists as they waited.

After 30 seconds.

Chrisley slowly opened her mouth.

“I will only permit the heroes to enter my dungeon. I firmly believe that one day they can become strong enough to challenge me.”

It was at that moment.

One of the silent Awakened suddenly shouted.

“Wait! Then what is the monster wave? If you were intending to remain quite then why the monster wave?”

Chrisley replied with a flippant attitude.

“I’m not the master of the creatures in my dungeon. Not all the creatures are under my control. So if you heroes want to keep this country, your family and your friends! Make further efforts to become stronger. The creatures beyond my control will gradually escape the dungeon.”

Suitable bait.

The 7th floor dwarf village was accessible to humans and the Dungeon Master was notifying them that not all creatures were under her control.

Chrisley looked at me with curious eyes.

“Your eyes are filled with life. One hero, there are thousands of golems sleeping inside the dungeon that can level this country!”

This was a lie. Something to create fear in the hearts of humans.

There were only 8 advanced golems. If there were several thousand golems then they really could smash the earth.

Chrisley spoke with a lot of strength.

“Humans. Heroes! Reach me. On that day, I will tell the world the truth.”

The speech ended and the creatures started moving. But they weren’t moving back to the dungeon.

Chrisley gave off the impression ‘Since I already came out I might as well visit other dungeons’ as she refused to return. In addition, her overbearing presence said ‘if someone makes the wrong move then I will release the creatures sleeping in the dungeon.’

Everyone could only watch quietly as the parade passed by.

Submission. It was a tacit declaration of defeat.

The dungeon was an unknown place. There were bizarre creatures they had never experienced before.

It might be able to resist other countries but it was impossible to prepare measures against the dungeon. It wasn’t possible to destroy the dungeon itself. Every firearm that entered the dungeon was neutralized.

What should they do?

The 21st century. Various countries would go to war for their own interests. But it was impossible to understand the dungeons and creatures.

An overwhelming force that humans couldn’t resist so it could be considered a natural disaster. Natural disasters would cause great damage but would pass one day.

But people didn’t give up hope. Although the troops were defeated…

The Dungeon Master directly mentioned it.

The last card left for them was the heroes.

***

The body of Turtle Island in the sea started to rapidly swell.

It absorbed the water and quickly grew to the size of a small island.

Soon the creatures boarded it. And I was also among them.

We disappeared like smoke after reaching the east coast of South Korea.

Just like Chrisley, I was wearing a skull mask that covered the right half of my face. It seemed like one mask that had been split in half.

Dark black smoke rose around me like steam. This fog was caused by a creature called ‘Shade’ so that the humans wouldn’t recognize me.

But combined with the skull mask, it created a strange fear.

“It went better than expected.”

Chrisley who was next to me opened her mouth.

The scenario went better than she expected. Initially she was awkward but assimilated over time. No one doubted that she was the Dungeon Master.

Chrisley’s cheeks turned red.

“It feels like putting on a costume.”

“You should become familiar with it.”

“I will remember that, my Dungeon Master.”

She replied without even turning her head. I had carefully explained human science to her.

That’s why Chrisley was comfortable. After my explanation, she eagerly used her brain. She was starting to take the initiative. From training the pyrocks to following the script, she showed complete obedience.

“Depart.”

I said after all the creatures had boarded Turtle Island. Soon the holes on Turtle Island released intense, compressed air to create a powerful shield of air.

Turtle Island took advantage of this air shield for large scale transport. It also acted as a strong form of defense.

Turtle Island began to dive into the sea.

The dungeon wave that took place in South Korea was broadcasted live around the world. The world had no idea where the creatures went after leaving the dungeon.

The creatures were moving around so they couldn’t relax.

Everybody was lost for words at a report that a giant turtle dived into the waters of the east coast. The creatures onboard the turtle disappeared in one move.

Destroyers and submarines urgently tried to search for them but it was too late.

And the giant turtle once again appeared at Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

It arrived at Sagami Bay in less than a day.

Kamakura had no large buildings and was filled with many small houses huddled together.

‘We’ll walk from here.’

I had intended to advance to Tokyo immediately but the water depth of Tokyo Bay was too low. I judged that it would be better to move slowly from here.

Turtle Island once again dived back into the sea once all the creatures were off. I opened up my magic power to become familiar with the surroundings.

Chrisley asked with confusion.

“Where is this place?”

“A country the humans called Japan.”

“…This place is going to become filled with turmoil.”

Chrisley laughed bittersweetly as she summarized the situation.

“C-creatures! Run!”

“Eh? Those are creatures? Are they shooting a movie here?”

The humans were greatly surprised and started fleeing. But there were many humans who didn’t…

At any rate, it was only a matter of time until Japan’s self defense forces arrived.

I smiled coldly.

“We can arrive in half a day. Nothing will stop us.”

In fact, it wouldn’t even take half a day. All the creatures could arrive in Tokyo in a few hours.

There was no reason to treat Japan differently from South Korea. This territory would be under my jurisdiction so I needed to show an exceptional performance.

“Trample on all of them.”

At the same time, the 8 golems started moving heavily.

There was an event nearby and people started running away as soon as they realized the situation.

The golems were at least 8 metres high and they were taller than the surrounding buildings that were only 6 metres. They lightly smashed or stepped on the buildings.

Tatang! Tatang!

The police received a tip but they weren’t very helpful. The crude pistols were only useful against creatures like the kobolds. The lowest level creatures were the vanguard but the guns just tickled the medium and advanced creatures.

It was impossible as the golems reached out and squeezed the police cars.

I followed behind the huge golems causing destruction. The dark elves and pyrocks used their mobility while corpses were turned into zombies and joined their ranks. There were already over 300 zombies.

‘A high value.’

The expensive creatures were quite worthy. The 4Lv advanced lich cost 280,000 points but it was worth it.

The griffin caused overwhelming destruction but the lich stimulated the primordial fear of humans. Just that alone made it easy to work.

The griffin flew low above the ground and Chrisley told me.

“My Dungeon Master. The human soldiers aren’t far away.”

Fairly fast. It had only been 30 minutes since I left Sagami Bay. The difference with South Korea was huge so I admired their reaction speed.

“Prepare to meet them. The griffin will suffice.”

“I will follow your command.”

Chrisley bowed her head and lightly kicked the griffin. The griffin spread its wings and flew into the sky.

Soon the Fire and Lightning skill could be seen as it melted the Japanese self-defense forces.

Japan’s dungeon was over a radius of 3 kilometres in Tokyo Park. The size of the dungeon was different from South Korea’s dungeon but the composition was similar.

The size was always different from the outward appearance. This dungeon had 35 floors but I remember that the structure was complex.

‘We’ve finally arrived.’

I clicked my tongue as I stood in front of the dungeon.

Handling all the obstacles would be time consuming.

South Korea was my headquarters and this was the enemy’s territory. Crushing the dungeon of Adol who belonged to Grand Duke Upa’s faction would be a declaration of war.

Of course, I wasn’t really interested in Adol and Japan…It was just a formal work. Soon this area would be under my jurisdiction so I needed to let them know fear.

‘Adol. I’m back.’

There were many differences between what I was seeing now and my previous life.

At that time, I was the underdog who lost my dungeon. I had come to Japan thinking to make this dungeon mine.

Of course, it was another loss. I had a severed arm and barely managed to run away. It required 8 potions to restored my severed arm.

Just thinking about the humiliation made my body tremble.

But…the dungeon looked very small to me now.

Could Adol stop the current me?

At that time, I was alone but now I had many powerful creatures around me.

Griffin, lich, dark elves and pyrocks!

I was much stronger than before.

‘Please don’t disappoint me.’

I slowly entered the dungeon.

Unlike my dungeon, Adol didn’t gradually increase the level of his creatures. He had no interest in the ecology and randomly placed it.

The first thing I saw were the orc shamans. General Awakened wouldn’t even think of entering the dungeon.

It was followed by gnoll champions and arc goblins.

Quite a number of them had been mutated. There were very few creatures naturally born with mutations in my dungeon.

My heart was a little envious when looking at them but only the strong would survive. The ecological balance would completely collapse. The foundation to raise the Awakened would also be lost.

A vicious cycle. This result was due to Adol’s insensitivity.

‘Similar to my previous life.’

A few floors were for breeding. But this type of configuration continued to be repeated. I was sure of it due to my experience.

“I will take the lead from here.”

I knew the inner configuration of the dungeon. I led the creatures through the dungeon maze.

I mercilessly used Wrath as I quickly navigated the dungeon.

***

The dungeon’s top floor.

The demon Adol was in the middle of having sex with an orc when the fairy of the Dungeon Core approached.

“Dungeon Master. Someone is trying to invade.”

Adol’s expression crumbled.

“This lowlife bastard! I told you not to tell me when the someone is acting!”

“I-I can feel some great magic power. There are 8 advanced golems and a griffin…”

“Crazy bastard! A griffin is a high class creature! There is no way to get one yet!”

It was dismissed as a ridiculous story.

The fairy of the Dungeon Core shed tears.

“Really…another demon is invading.”

“Guyo! You damn young bastard. This isn’t the first time you’ve said such things. A fairy is really mischievous and conniving.”

The name of the fairy was Guyo. Just like many fairies, its playfulness made it cross a river of no return.

Adol’s fairy was very mischievous and full of lies.

Even if the fairy had a spiritual body, Guyo didn’t have a death wish.

Adol was a deviant demon that copulated with orcs. Guyo was regularly cursed at by Adol.

But now Guyo’s expression was desperate.

This was the one time Guyo wasn’t lying.

The high class griffin and advanced creatures were rapidly rising through the dungeon. From the beginning, they never seemed to get lost at all.

Right now Adol was just snorting incredulously.

It was upsetting that Guyo’s words weren’t believed.

“The real thing…”

Chwiiik!

Adol was immersed in his previous actions.