The Dungeon Master's
Chapter 129 - Return to Dungeon Origin
“Ancient Dragon, Ruderioss?” I asked with my mouth open.
“Absolutely. He was the first Desert Dragon in the world. Of course the strongest. Ordinary creatures like us let alone to defeat him, even scratching him can never be.” Reply Cathy who has now sat down and returned to playing sand with an expressionless face.
“Then…. What does this have to do with the ruins? Don't say that?!” I said it immediately after realizing it.
“The Ruins are Holy Temples to the Ruderioss Devotees. After all, Ruderioss possessed strength equal to Gods. Perhaps the two most famous for humans are Julia and Celestine? That's how strong he is. Therefore, entering the Temple is the fastest way to commit suicide.”
Cathy again explained the situation in detail. I'm starting to understand it too.
Even when fighting the Inquisitor Leo who was only a representative of the Goddesses, I was already in trouble. Moreover fighting a being equal to a God in this virtual world? No way! But….
“Don't that mean…. There is a great treasure in it?” I went back to Cathy.
“I'm not sure. After all, that place was a temple. Again, I highly recommend staying away from that place.” Reply Cathy.
Seeing Cathy insist on her words, I realized that the place must be very dangerous. Moreover, for Cathy who was an NPC, then death also meant the end for her. Not like me who can come back to life. Hence….
“Cathy, I understand how you feel. But I will live again even though I die. Therefore, I will still enter to explore the ruins or the temple. And you…. I will ask you to return to the Origin Dungeon. I have a new assignment for you.” I clearly.
Listening to my answer, Cathy seemed a little sad and relieved at the same time.
“Alright, Milord. I'll do it.”
I again assimilated with Cathy and flew to Border Town. Immediately after, I teleported to the Origin Dungeon.
...***...
...In a Castle...
...Dungeon Origins...
...5 Floor...
“Mr Eric? Who's the Woman?” Oliver asked with a puzzled face after seeing her.
“The name is Catherine. You can call her Cathy. I want you to hire him as an appraiser of a material. Later you will understand by yourself about the ability of his eyes.” I replied to Oliver while introducing Cathy.
“Please help, Mr. Oliver.” Cathy said as she bowed her body.
Seeing that, Oliver simply nodded with a smile.
“Stop that formal attitude to me, Cathy. Especially since you're a direct choice from Mr. Eric. By the way, just a moment ago the Vampire Queen, Asmodeus left you a greeting Mr. Eric.” Oliver said to me.
Hearing the name, Cathy looked a little surprised.
“Ah, Deus huh? What did He say?” My question's short.
“Soften make a strong slime. That's how it says.” Reply Oliver.
God fucking. That Deus from time immemorial always asked me to make Slime a powerful monster. I've proved it more than 73 times that the Slime can't do Evolution.
Every time I do it, only failure awaits me. I already knew that and passed it on to Deus. But he kept asking me to repeat it over and over again.
Unexpectedly, Cathy spoke up right before I opened my mouth.
“Mr Eric. Can you hand the Slime thing to me? Your Majesty said the truth.”
“Cathy. I don't know what your relationship is with Deus. But I've tried...”.
Before I could finish my excuses to Cathy, she immediately cut them off.
“That's because Slime isn't a creature that can make such an evolution. Unlike other monsters, Slime is a monster that has no evolutionary direction.” Cathy Clear.
Listening to Cathy's explanation, I began to understand her a little. At the time of Evolving on Slime, I was indeed unable to determine its direction. But what does that mean?
Cathy's last words awakened me.
It's possible….
“Can you really handle this Slime problem, Cathy?” I asked with a face that was still a little doubtful.
“Send it to me. But perhaps, it would take decades to reach perfection. Instead, I need a special room as well as tens of thousands of Slime to research.” Reply Cathy.
I looked up at Oliver. Understanding my point, Oliver immediately nodded and started walking.
“Follow me, Cathy. I'll prepare your work space. Mr. Eric, I beg your help to prepare that Slime.” Oliver.
“Before that, where is Lucien?” My name is Oliver.
...***...
“Do you guys understand?” Say a Man with Mithril Armor in that shiny white, Agmar.
“Of course. In this way, we will be partying soon right?! Hahaha!” Shouted a woman in witch-like clothes.
“Pacify yourself, maybe that guy's subordinate is still watching us.” Said a swordsman.
“Didn't Agmar have reminded you to be careful?” Reply to a healer.
“Take it easy! No matter how great the man who was able to tame the monster, he won't be able to keep an eye on us at all times!” Shouted Agmar.
“Detection...” Said a magician while using his skill. He plans to detect the presence of strangers in this room.
The outcome?
“I told you. I use Skill Detection all the time to find out who and what is around this room. Even a small ant can I know its existence and movement. Moreover, the monster of his tame.” Said the witch.
“Good then! Let's party tonight!” Shouted the swordsman loudly.
“For the Witch and the stupid monster tamer named Eric! I will obtain this Kingdom for myself! As for you, be happy to waste your resources and energy on me!” Shouted Agmar loudly.
Without them knowing….
There was someone hiding in the shadows.
‘Fufu…. They're all moving according to your expectations, Mr. Eric. As soon as these clowns finish their work, I will make sure they suffer the worst fate for having dared to insult you, My Lord!’ Lucien said inwardly as he watched their every move.
...***...
“Tuan...” Said a Woman with bat wings and that very seductive appearance. Even so, the man's eyes were completely uninterested in the beauty that was before him.
“Be quiet. I was thinking about how to gain enough souls. I threw away too much in the time against that Sainteess many times.” Said the white-haired man.
“What if we start raiding some rural areas?” Asked a monster with one eye on his face.
“You think I'm a lowly bandit? Rejected.” Reply White-haired man.
“But isn't that a good start? Hunting monsters were indeed able to harvest souls while gaining EXP. But due to their high strength and low number of them, I'm not sure if it is the best choice.” Said a dark-skinned woman with those pointed, long ears.
“You told me to hunt humans? But it's not a challenge at all, you know it's.” Reply White-haired man.
“Forget about the challenge for now. But think about the number of Souls you need to build a Necropolis.” Said a man with pale skin and sharp fanged teeth.
“Good…. Let me think about it first..”.
And so, the beginning of the movement of the group of 8 people towards Civilization. But now, no representative of the Goddess would protect her destination.