Perfect Acting
Novar raised his middle finger while smiling at Anubis who couldn't take revenge. He managed to make one of the monsters called the god of death in the desert taste defeat.
"AAA... DAMN...!! at least let me kill one person so I can vent this frustration...!!!"
"No no no… That's not how it's played, little puppy… based on the books I read... tomb-type dungeons are usually hundreds of years old… and they have their own uniqueness that is different from other dungeons... where the dungeon owner will evolve once every hundred years... faster than other dungeons…"
"How did you…?"
Anubis looked panicked and broke out in cold sweat when he heard Novar's words that were true to reality.
"Now tell me how to move this core... because I'm sure that soon the demon lord or his generals will come to this place…"
"You even know about that…!?"
Novar had previously read all the books in the vampire empire's library. He even reads ancient books that are difficult for others to read. All the ancient books containing forbidden knowledge about dungeons have been read by Novar. Even some books that other people can't usually read are not spared.
"Hurry up... we don't have much time."
"Okay… okay… just calm down… I'll do it… if that for my core safety… just give me 2 minute…"
Outside the dungeon, ten overseers were lining up waiting for the demon lord's arrival. Moments later, a large hole in the eternal sandstorm that enveloped the dungeon was created. A man in a black robe came from the big hole. The demon lord's figure that the overseers were waiting for came into view. His four black wings spread wide as he landed on the pre-prepared stage.
"Are you ready...?"
"Yes…! My lord…!"
"Good… now let's go inside the dungeon…"
In the dungeon core room, Anubis was cutting off the mana flow throughout the dungeon. The spherical dungeon core slowly started to rise from its place. Which network is connected to the dungeon core is also clear. One by one the networks in the form of thin blue threads were cut off from the dungeon core.
"What a rare sight... where you can see the dungeon owner hand over his own dungeon core."
'You talk too much... all of this happened because of your actions little brat… 💢'
Anubis could only groan inwardly as he slowly took out the dungeon core from its cradle. The signed contract is also valid and cannot be contested because it is witnessed directly by the gods. Anubis' only chance to survive was to follow Novar's plan.
When the dungeon core is completely disconnected from the dungeon network, the entire core room becomes dark. The dungeon entered the hibernation stage, even the sandstorm that had surrounded it for hundreds of years just stopped.
"core release complete... in 2 days the dungeon will still be intact as the remnants of the magic energy are still there… but after 3 days… the dungeon will start collapsing because this hibernation period is just to conserve the remaining magical energy usage."
"I see... it turns out that there are still a lot of things that aren't recorded in the books... if I'm not mistaken a collapsing dungeon will become a mine for material gatherers, right...?"
"it still makes sense... since the materials for building this dungeon are made of very hard materials and contain a lot of magic in them... I can even make some weapons using the materials from the dungeon walls…"
"I see… ah…! I almost forgot... looks like our time is up... can you hide yourself Anubis...?"
Novar immediately remembered the existence of the supervisors because he felt their magical energy starting to enter the 3rd-floor area.
"It's not that hard... I just need to get into the core…"
Anubis handed the core into Novar's hands, then the dungeon core shrunk. Then Anubis' body started to emit a golden glow and he was sucked into the core.
"This core is very versatile, I'm sure you've hidden a lot of good stuff in this thing too…"
"I have nothing to hide... trust me…"
"Ok for now I will trust you... my little puppy…"
Cold sweat kept coming out of Anubis' body and he got goosebumps when he saw the sweet smile on Novar's face. He was very afraid of the treasures hidden in the cores being snatched away by Novar as well.
'dammit... this brat keeps on scaring me... it feels like I'm being completely restrained like his pet…'
"Now everyone gets ready, we will have a special guest... and don't discuss anything about the contract in front of them…"
"Yes, sir…!"
Novar and his party members made several preparations before finally the dungeon core door opened. The supervisors led directly by the demon lord also came with serious faces. Because they thought the remaining participants inside nearly died from fighting against the dungeon owners. But all they found were a bunch of young demons who had suffered some serious injuries.
"Immediately give them the best treatment...! Don't let them die…!"
"Yes, my lord…!"
The demon king approached Salva who only suffered minor injuries on his body.
"Tell me… what happened young lady…?"
"Our leader... he... he... risked destroying the dungeon core to save us…"
Salva's body seemed to tremble as he pointed to the place where the cores were stored which was very messy. There also saw a boy who was still standing with a body covered in blood. The curious demon king approached and saw that Novar had lost consciousness while standing. Suddenly a thin smile appeared on the demon king's face, but the smile disappeared immediately when he turned around.
"Quickly prioritize the safety of this child...! he was injured far more badly than the other kids…! and take him to the royal medical facility."
"What…!? Royal medical facility…!?"
"Is there a problem with my order to make you so surprised...?"
Abaddon looked very annoyed when he saw the expression of the supervisor he had assigned to bring Novar. His eyes seemed to stab the supervisor's body many times like a very sharp knife.
"N-no my lord… forgive me… I just a bit shocked…"
"Then do it…"
"YES MY LORD…!"
Finally, all members of Novar's party were successfully evacuated and received medical treatment. But only Novar was taken to the royal medical facility, where no one could enter without permission from the demon lord. Inside the facility was a woman who was the Demon Lord's kingdom's top medical expert.
"This kid even got permission to enter the royal medical facility... how interesting…"
The incident of the death of a member of the Young Devil Party is nothing new. But this case is a little special because, according to Milena's testimony, the owner of the dungeon has evolved. The demon lord used his power to prevent the leakage of information about dungeon selection errors by his subordinates. An evolved dungeon owner should be very hard to beat. It took at least 1 Demon King General to defeat an evolved dungeon owner.
'A vampire boy can defeat an evolved dungeon owner by bringing in 5 low-ranking young demons… if this information leaked out... his future would be in danger…'
The demon lord continued walking towards the royal medical facility while thinking about Novar's power. Upon entering the medical facility, he saw the woman who was the demon race kingdom's best medical expert in confusion.
"Why do you look confused Alysa...?"
"My lord… this patient looks like he's seriously injured, but somehow the devil's healing magic doesn't work on him…"
"Hahaha… Of course, it couldn't be healed... because he used a special method to make his body injured…"
The demon lord approached Novar who was lying on the bed with a body full of wounds. Then he brought his face close to Novar's ear with a faint smile.
"If you don't wake up... I will destroy and make the entire vampire empire disappear…"
Novar's right hand immediately shook when he heard the threat from the demon king. Then his hands clenched and made his thumbs up. His hand directed his thumb to tap the 7 nerve points of his body. His hand movements were very fast and steady as if he had not suffered the slightest injury.
"Haaa…!"
"You finally wake up…"
The wounds on Novar's body slowly disappeared until he was finally fully healed. Alysa as a medical expert could only remain silent because she was so surprised to see that her patient could recover on its own.
"How did you realize it...?"
"Simple… I saw that the flow of magic energy in your body didn't move as if the path was deliberately suppressed… I am being curious... why did you do that...?"
"Unfortunately I can't say it when there are too many people around us…"
Abaddon immediately turned to Alysa with a serious face. Alysa, who understood the meaning of the gaze, immediately left the room.
"Then I will check the stock of medicine in the warehouse… if you need anything, don't hesitate to call me…"
The door to the medical facility was closed, only Abaddon and Novar were in the room. Even Abaddon used magic to cover the entire room so their conversation wouldn't be heard.
"Now it's just you and me... so... let's start the conversation…"
To be continue~