Dungeon Maker

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Behind the throne of the Demon King's chamber is a hidden door. As I took the old curtain hanging behind the throne, a small, sturdy door appeared.

“As I said before, dungeons are not just architecture, they're a living work force. The heart of a dungeon is literally the heart of an organism. ”

“Send magic instead of blood? ”

As Yongho adds, Eligos smiles and replies.

“That's right.”

The room containing the heart of the dungeon was not much different from any other hallway room. It was square, dark, and hard.

One difference was that a large circular orb was mounted on a crude altar in the middle of the room.

A green orb slightly larger than a human head. The dragon-ho, which connects the soul and the soul of the dungeon, was confident as soon as I saw the orb.

“Clearly.”

That was the heart of the dungeon.

[Hello, Master.]

The spirit of the dungeon speaks at the right time. In front of the heart of the dungeon, not elsewhere, I thought I would see the soul of the dungeon in the form of a hologram, but I could still hear only its voice.

Dragon hides his disappointment and asks the soul of the dungeon.

“Is that marble your main body? ”

[Yes, Master. It's still small, but it's going to be bigger soon.]

Dragon Hat looks a little closer to the orb. In the emerald beads, a whirlpool of sparks is swirling.

Eligos, who was watching from behind, opens his mouth.

“There are several ways to grow a dungeon, but in the end it can be summarized in one sentence. ‘Magical powers’. ”

Yongho looks back at Eligos. Eligos continued to explain.

“Every creature in the horse system has its own magic. And so do the lesser ministers without horns. And of course, the more horns you have, the more magical you have. We call that mass of magical power essence. ”

The dragon was able to sense many things about Eligos, the servant servant. Flow of emotion, spirit, and magic revealed on the surface of Eligos.

The fluctuating flow of magical power in Eligos' entire body began and ended in the middle of his chest.

“When the Horsemen die, the essence, a mass of magical power, spreads naturally like water or wind. But as soon as you're dead, you can recover that essence into a barrel. ”

“You're going to inject that essence into the heart of that dungeon? ”

Eligos smiles.

“That's right. You're quick to understand. ”

I understood the concept roughly. In this game, you can invest the experience gained by catching monsters into the heart of the dungeon.

“And there is one more extreme and simpler way. ”

Eligos said, and Yongho understood again.

“You can draw essence from the heart of the dungeon. ”

“That's right. That's the biggest reason for 'dungeon hunting’ or ‘dungeon fighting’. ”

Several times, Eligos emphasized that the dungeon is also a kind of minister. It was logical to be able to collect essences from the Horsemen, even from the heart of the dungeon.

“The amount of essence you can extract from the heart of a dungeon is enormous. The bigger the dungeon, the older the history, the greater the essence. ”

Again, it was a logical story. But Yongho felt a sense of camaraderie in this story. I asked Eligos.

“Can you collect essence only while the owner is alive? ”

It was a question that skipped a step, but Eligos immediately understood. I replied with a very pleasant face.

“That's clever of you. First of all, the answer is no. When Gaju dies, the soul of the dungeon ends its life, but that doesn't mean the heart itself dies. ”

“That's a little weird, isn't it? ”

It has been over a year since the previous owner of the Mamon Family committed suicide.

Gaju was able to collect essence from the heart of the dead dungeon.

Combining the two facts raises one question.

How have the dungeons of House Mamon survived so far?

“The reason why the Mamon clan dungeons were safe for a year after the death of the previous owner. ”

Eligos approaches the dragon. He pointed to the heart of the dungeon with a polite hand.

“In the heart of the dungeon is a kind of protective shield that protects essences. It takes quite a bit of magic to break this shield. But this shield also weakens when the host dies and the heart of the dungeon goes into sleep. ”

“The other ranchers- so the crumbs in the area waited until the shield weakened? ”

“Yes. The Mamon family dungeon is... sorry. It's fallen, but history will be within ten fingers of a vast spectrum. The protective shield that protects the essence of the dungeon has become powerful in proportion to the history of the dungeon, so it is no wonder that the debris around here have not thought of touching it. ”

I understood a great deal. Moreover, Eligos and Katarina should not have just been watching the heart of the dungeon be plundered with their eyes open.

But there was still a question.

“What about those who are not crutches? ”

Eligos' eyebrows draw a figure with an arm.

“The shield is powerful, but there are very few essences you can get since the dungeon collapsed. ”

“But I guess it's because of my temper. ”

The pruritus feeds the prurigo, but the shield is too strong.

There is too little essence to get for the hard work of powerful housewives.

The situation is somewhat understandable. Yongho asked about the future.

“How long will it take for that shield to weaken? ”

“Depending on the protective shield of the dungeon, it usually falls by less than half a year. ”

“If only the peasants had waited.... ”

Eligos didn't answer, but I could see what he was thinking inside his face. This was the best time for Mamon to plunder the heart of the dungeon, assuming that the crumbs would compete with each other.

“We need to fortify our defenses quickly. ”

Even though I thought about it, the owner of the local chicken house was more promising than the owner of the Mamon family.

But what has already begun. Yongho examined what to do instead of complaining.

“Reinforce all three traps to work properly this time. I want a report on the next available improvements and traps we talked about. ”

“Very well, my lord. ”

Eligos replies coolly and gives an example. Dragon Hoe takes a big breath and looks around the room with the heart of the dungeon.

Either way, there will be enemies in the future.

Complaining about a future that will not change was foolish of them. The best I could do now was what the dungeon master had to do.

“Good. Shall we go dig up some rhoda?" ”

The mighty dragon leaves the room where the heart of the dungeon lies.

It was time to explore the dungeons of House Mamon.

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Dragon has crossed his arms. I stood a little stiff and looked down, slowly raising myself back up again. The user glances at the target in front of its eyes and asks.

“Hey, what's with the hood? ”

Katarina, the Dragon Warrior.

Katarina was not her usual suit. He wore black leather trousers with smooth, angled edges that adhered to his body, and his shoes also wrapped around his sturdy calf.

In his torso, he wore only a black leather garment reminiscent of his swimsuit, and his pelvis and waist appeared halfway above his belly button. Both shoulders were pronounced, with a black leather torch strapped to your arms just before your shoulders, and a small hand-held bracelet on your left arm that could fire with even one hand.

So far, it's been in good harmony. It was like a sexy bandit outfit in the game.

The problem was the black hoodie on the head.

If it was a proper hood, it would cover over the shoulders or run like a cloak behind the back, but it was just a cover of the neck, head and face.

Katarina replied with a shy tone to Yongho's point. I can't see properly from the hood, but my ears seem to be sagging.

“Er... This is my battle costume. ”

“Yeah. Well, it fits. ”

Considering Katarina's battle style, which was really pretty and focused on agility, it was also a reasonable choice of outfits.

‘The hood matches the image of the thief. ’

The lone convincing dragon teases his hand to form the Spear of Light in the air. It was a talent that I was able to perform after I became quite familiar with the spirit of the dungeon.

The dungeon preaching was spread in the window of light.

“For now, I'm thinking of digging through parts of the sublet or sublet that the sublet households didn't activate. ”

Yongho points out the black spots outside the dungeon as well. Katarina said again cautiously.

“But, Lord. Wouldn't that be too dangerous? ”

I knew what Katarina was worried about. But the dragon's mind was firm.

“I'm sure it's safer where the tenants activated it. But that's where all the previous housewives have been. There's not much left, is there? ”

Katarina nods her head because it was a reasonable story. Yongho looked at Katarina like that and asked.

“But what does it mean to be dangerous? ”

It wasn't just a trap I was worried about.

Katarina hesitates for a moment, then breathes her shoulders and breasts as if she had made up her mind. He said, facing the dragon directly.

“The dungeons of House Mamon are vast and deep. None of the previous owners were able to run the dungeon like Mamon did. Both the sublet and the sublet owner didn't have access to the second floor of the basement. ”

“Wait, there's a basement? The spirit of the dungeon didn't show up on the map. ”

The dragon's startled face doubles the window of light. No matter how much I studied the dungeon preaching, I couldn't see the basement.

Katarina looks into the dragon's eyes and says.

“Uh... With all due respect, it's not enough that Lord Gajor's power still dominates the entire dungeon. The power of the soul of the dungeon is proportional to the power of the owner of the dungeon, Gaju. ”

“You don't have the strength to go through the entire dungeon just yet. ”

Katarina smiles awkwardly instead of answering, and the dragon nods. I asked something else.

“How far down is the basement? ”

“Sorry, we don't know the exact number of floors. ”

“It's not your fault, Katarina. Don't be sorry. Just tell me what you know. ”

Every time I'm this careful, I get tired of the opponent's position. Fortunately, Katarina responded immediately, instead of The Umsrud.

“I'm not sure I've heard that story from a former escort knight, but it's at least five stories tall. The escort knights speculated that the inverse triangular structure was getting narrower as they went down. ”

“Hmm.”

It was already big enough to fit 100 rooms on the first floor. However, if there were more basements here, it was a really huge dungeon.

“Katarina, you said it was dangerous because it wasn't just a trap, right? ”

“Yes, Lord. It's not just a trap.”

Katarina pauses. I closed my eyes for a moment to find out how important it was. The dragon gazing at me was so tense.

Catarina said she was ready to swallow the dried saliva.

“Somewhere in this dungeon there are still ‘Mamon's Servants’. ”

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The End

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