Dungeon Odyssey [EN]: Chapter 300

Dungeon Chronicle – 301

The Celestial Giant Lord was soon buried by the Evil Gods and completely disappeared from sight. However, I could tell without looking that the tough giant’s breath had not yet been cut off.

If it ended this easily, the dignity of a High Lord would be tarnished.

Kim Jin-woo was satisfied with the Evil Gods subduing the Celestial Giant Lord and turned his gaze again.

“Hmm.”

However, the Beast King, who had been fighting fiercely, was nowhere to be seen.

“Tsk. He’s still quick to assess the situation.”

It seemed he had quickly retreated as the situation turned unfavorable. By the time he realized this, even the numerous beasts had vanished.

Only a few unfortunate ones who had fallen behind were struggling desperately on the hopeless battlefield.

Though it was a shame, Kim Jin-woo soon dismissed the thought of the Beast King. It was time to clean up the battlefield.

-Angela, watch the situation and take Catherine from behind.

Just a moment ago, they were outnumbered, so he had to be wary of a possible sneak attack, but now that the Celestial Giant Lord had been subdued and the Beast King had fled, there was nothing to hold back.

So, he secretly gave instructions to Angela, and she appeared behind Catherine as soon as he finished speaking, grabbing her hair roughly.

“Kugh!”

A pathetic scream, and Angela buried her face in Catherine’s exposed white neck.

“Don’t move. You better breathe carefully too. If you get even a small scratch, I don’t think I can hold back.”

Catherine trembled at the warning of the vampire, who was excited in the face of the High Lord’s fresh blood.

But it was only for a moment, as she herself realized that the tide had completely turned, and she no longer showed any intention of resisting.

“If you have any cards prepared, wouldn’t it be better to take them out now? There won’t be another chance.”

Catherine sighed briefly at Kim Jin-woo’s words.

What good would their prepared cards be now? It would be impossible for her alone to reverse the situation, unless the Celestial Giant Lord and the Beast King were both intact. He knew this fact well, but he examined Catherine’s expression with a sharp gaze.

Even if it was a fish in the net, he couldn’t let his guard down because the opponent was cunning. He couldn’t rest assured until the moment he cut off her breath.

Watching him not neglecting his vigilance until the very end, Catherine finally raised both hands.

“I lost, completely.”

But unlike her words, she didn’t look like a loser at all. The gloomy eyes of a defeated general who had missed victory, the impatience and pitifulness of waiting for the victor’s disposition, could not be found in her.

The fiercely resisting patchwork monsters gave up regenerating and were torn to shreds by the Evil Gods’ attacks.

The Evil God, who had been snapping its jaws fiercely, tilted its head when the monster it thought would revive no longer got up.

But with the summoner giving up resistance, there was no way it could rise again.

The Evil Gods, unaware of this fact, did not leave the wreckage of the patchwork monsters until long after the last death throes were over.

Thus, Kim Jin-woo was able to overcome the crisis and achieve another victory.

As usual after the battle, the cleanup began by sorting the enemy’s corpses and collecting anything useful.

“Wow! With these materials, we can create not just an army of apostles, but an army of Death Gods!”

The Naga magicians, including Valishus, were the most excited. They made a fuss, looking at the corpses of the fallen giants and beasts.

It seemed they couldn’t resist seeing the corpses of the powerful ancient summoned beasts.

But the joy was short-lived.

“Uh…”

Valishus met the eyes of the Wyvern, who was staring intently at the corpse he was about to move, and froze.

Krrr.

The Wyvern, drooling thick saliva and growling as if it would bite at any moment, looked terrifying.

Even if only one appeared, they were powerful monsters that could destroy any ordinary underground labyrinth in less than a day.

It was no wonder that Valishus was surprised to be faced with such hostile eyes from the Evil God.

“Stop. He is my subordinate. He is not your prey.”

Had his consciousness been completely blown away by the great fear? When Valishus regained his senses, the Wyvern’s foul-smelling snout was right in front of his nose.

If the master hadn’t stopped it, it would have bitten him mercilessly.

Valishus, belatedly realizing this fact, collapsed as if his legs had given way.

“T, thank you, Your Majesty.”

“If you’re grateful, how about letting go of that hand?”

At Kim Jin-woo’s words, Valishus gave an awkward smile with a pale face. His hand, however, was gripping a part of the corpse tightly, as if he had snatched it at some point.

It seemed that even the fear of the Evil God could not stop the nature of the Naga magician, who was crazy about research.

“I give up the corpses. That’s the price I promised them.”

Valishus, who had been trembling, finally shook off his hand, though he did not give up the research material until the end. Even in the midst of fear, the greed in his blue eyes was still there, and the eyes of the Naga magicians who had subtly started cleaning up the battlefield were all the same.

Kim Jin-woo clicked his tongue, watching them. But his eyes, scolding the Naga magicians, were not much different from theirs.

[Are you going to break your promise!]

The Red Giant, the most ferocious of the Evil Gods, shouted fiercely.

“No, I’ll keep my promise.”

[Then what does your current behavior mean!]

At the Red Giant’s protest, he glanced down at his feet.

“S, save me…”

The Celestial Giant Lord, who had already reverted to his human form, was lying at his feet in a battered state.

“Remember the promise well.”

He chuckled at the Celestial Giant Lord’s miserable appearance, which he was seeing for the second time, and said to the Red Giant.

[Surely, in exchange for helping you, you agreed to hand over the body of the dead High Lord to us…]

The Red Giant, who had said that far, finally realized Kim Jin-woo’s intention and frowned.

“That’s right. What I promised you was the corpse of the ‘dead High Lord,’ not the body of the living High Lord.”

[Such wordplay!]

The Red Giant, flared up, was angry, but he remained unmoved.

“Then you should have somehow cut off his breath before the battle ended. I clearly gave you enough time.”

[I can’t accept it!]

“Whether you accept it or not, I clearly kept my promise. Among these numerous spoils, all I’m going to take is this one stupid guy.”

He handed over all the weapons of the nobles with all sorts of backgrounds and the bodies of numerous fallen soldiers to the Evil Gods. Of course, the one who survived had a value that overwhelmed the rest of the spoils, but that was a good story for him.

After all, he had never broken his promise.

[Do you think you’ll be okay after deceiving us like this!]

His mind, ringing with anger, was full of resentment. But Kim Jin-woo was calm. Rather, he threatened the Red Giant.

“If I’m not okay?”

He asked with an unpleasant look. The energy that had been sinking low surged up, and a black shadow flickered, and a glow began to flow from his eyes.

“Don’t be mistaken. The only ones I have trouble dealing with are the High Lords. And you are not High Lords.”

If he hadn’t been holding back the Awakening of the Night, he wouldn’t have had to solve things so difficultly. Just wearing the guise of the Evil Dragon and rampaging for a while would have ended everything.

And to him, the Evil Gods, who were not even interested in the Night, were just troublesome existences, no matter how many they were.

If he had time, he was confident that he could handle them as much as he wanted.

[You have become tainted by coveting the energy of a cunning schemer!]

The Red Giant lamented, trying to suppress his anger. He had already seen his power, and he seemed to think that starting a fight here would be a great loss.

“That’s right. I didn’t know, but I found out today that I am also a High Lord like them.”

The Red Giant frowned at his brazenly spouting words with a face that was not at all sorry.

[After finishing our meal, we will return. Our clan will never help you again…]

“Don’t be too hasty. I don’t want to make a fool of you either.”

What was he saying now? The Red Giant’s face was filled with confusion, as if he was no longer angry.

“I’ll take it because I have something to use it for now, but when everything is over, I’ll give you what you wanted so much.”

It was the Celestial Giant Lord who was surprised to hear his words this time. He didn’t even have time to be angry that the high-ranking lord was being treated like meat in a butcher shop.

If he stayed there, he would be eaten by those brutal monsters without leaving a bone, so there was no sign of falsehood in the urgency that appeared on his face.

“T, this time, I will cooperate with you…”

Kim Jin-woo asked as if he had been waiting.

“Then, would you tell me why you were after the Wish Stone?”

At his question, the Celestial Giant Lord hesitated for a moment and then closed his eyes tightly.

“The Wish Stone is…”

“Shut up! Don’t say it!”

Catherine, who had been admiring his skill in handling the Evil Gods, stopped him as if she was having a seizure.

But the Celestial Giant Lord, who had already weighed his life, did not stop speaking.

“It’s not just a medium connecting the underground and the surface.”

“Tell me in detail.”

Kim Jin-woo urged the Celestial Giant Lord, taking in the sight of Angela slamming Catherine’s head into the floor.

“What forms the foundation of the underground is the mystery of the underground, what governs the major and minor affairs of the underground is also the mystery of the underground, and what governs the birth and death of the race is also the mystery of the underground. It is no exaggeration to say that the mystery of the underground is involved in everything.”

If he couldn’t understand even after hearing this much, he was definitely a fool. And of course, Kim Jin-woo was not a fool.

“Could it be that the Wish Stone is…”

“That’s right. With just the Wish Stone, it’s not a dream to have that mystery under your feet.”

The Wish Stone, which he thought was simply a key to integrating the underground and the surface, was a much more important object than he thought. He was shocked by the unexpected fact, and on the other hand, he understood.

It couldn’t be a medium for the absurd task of integrating the underground and the surface without that much value.

“The one who controls the mystery of the underground becomes the king of the underground.”