Murmurs resounded in the village square as Jake pulled Yahul by his hair. With his other hand, he bought a small bottle of high-class healing potion and gulped it in one go.
Everyone who saw him stood dumbfounded. Some even started bowing and kneeling in fear as he looked at them. They could see that Jake's wounds were patching up extremely quickly. That was the combined effect of the potion and his regeneration skill.
As he walked out of the square, everyone made way for him. No one pointed out Yahul being dragged against the ground.
At this moment, Maise, who had run away earlier, bravely stood in front of Jake. Her father was beside her, holding an old sword. Her mother hadn't changed out of her apron. She had a spade in her hand. Simple villagers trying to save their son, how brave.
"NO! You all run! He isn't someone you can defeat!" Yahul cried, spitting some blood out of his mouth. Of course, they didn't listen to him and continued blocking Jake's way.
They looked around for support and called those they knew. However, the village square was already more than half-empty. Nobody wanted to remain here and get caught up in this mess. When they were called, they all ran way faster instead. They had just witnessed Jake kill a person. Who's to say he wouldn't kill them?
"Kneel." Jake's voice was like two brittle iron bars grinding against each other. Cold and harsh. When he saw their persistent behavior, he just slapped Yahul's father away, knocking him out.
As for Maise and her mother, they were just putting up a front. Both of them quickly knelt when Jake actually hit, begging him to spare Yahul. Jake lifted them by their head and said deeply, "Oh actually, there is a way for you to save him. If you do as I say, I promise to leave him alive."
Hope bloomed in their frightened hearts as they heard him. He put them down and told them to walk forward. Behind him, Yahul felt like something really bad was going to happen. He looked at his father and felt a pang of pain. Glancing ahead with his blurry eyes, he could see his home.
So they came here. Was he going to take Elena away? Sparing his own life by giving her to him…? It was all Yahul's wishful thinking.
Inside the home, Jake stepped into the living room with Maise and Jenna, her mother. The girl inside who was helping Elena climb down suddenly shrieked as she saw them.
"Eh… hubby? Wha-" Before Elena could finish her sentence, he dashed forward and knocked her out.
"Take her upstairs," Jake ordered and the girl beside fearfully nodded. Just what was happening here?
Jake was looking into her irises at this moment and seeing what was reflected, he stretched his hand back and pulled violently.
"Ugghh!" Yahul crashed against a table and blood flowed out of his mouth.
"Where were you thinking of going?" Jake turned around and cracked his knuckles. Behind him, the girl carried Elena upstairs as her body trembled. Who was he and why was he doing this?
"Yahul!"
Maise and Jenna went to help him. Seeing the blood spilled everywhere, they both felt dizzy. Just… just… yesterday it was his marriage, and now this.
"Johnny, why?!" Maise started crying, holding her brother. This adventurer seemed friendly at first but this change didn't make sense to her. Yes, Yahul tried to fight him but wasn't this too much?
"Get away from him or I'll burn you three at the same time." A black fire appeared on Jake's fingertip again. This time, they didn't dare to take any chances and quickly obeyed.
Maise wiped her tears and asked, "Wh-what do w-we need to…do to s-save him?"
"Strip."
This single word caused both of them to take a step back. However, when they saw Jake grab Yahul's neck, hesitation appeared in their eyes.
At this moment, some people entered the house. Jake glanced at the open door and saw Rose and Vin here to resolve the situation. Behind them, Elena's parents were also there along with Maise's friends. Yahul's buddies didn't come.
"Johnny… I'm sure we can talk about this. There's no need to go this far…"
"Welcome, welcome! Looks like I'll unlock another sin for sure today."
They didn't understand what he was saying. Still, they all tried to "calm him down." Violence was never the answer, they thought. But today's answer was something different.
[Ding! You have equipped the title "Lust Demon." Females around you within a 10 meter radius will be aroused.]
"Let's have some fun."
– (R-18) –
It happened right after Jake equipped his title. The air inside the living room seemed different to the eight women. In their mind, they wondered why they weren't having sex. It all seemed so unnatural to them.
"M-Mother, what are you doing?!" Yahul asked in panic, seeing Jenna squeezing her breasts and biting her lips.
On the other hand, Maise crouched down and was about to kiss Yahul, but Jake pulled her back. Before they became fully aroused, he immediately kicked all men out of the room, injuring them badly in the process.
They groaned and cursed, but he shut the wooden door on their face. Laying on the floor, these men tried to cope with the pain. They were having difficulties standing up or they would've immediately tried to break open the door.
"Mrrmmm~"
"Wh-what is happening…?"
"Ah~"
Rose, Vin, her daughter Niru, Maise, her two friends, Jenna and Elena's mother… all eight of them felt their bodies heating up. They just couldn't resist this feeling. All of them began rubbing their private regions and made alluring sounds.
Jake suddenly looked up and saw that the girl from earlier was also coming downstairs. That made nine of them. Even he wasn't sure how long he could last with all of them.
He could hear the shouts of those outside, but didn't listen to them. Instead, he stood in the center as the women automatically began stripping themselves. Seeing such a sight, his little brother rose, becoming harder and harder.
When all of them had removed their clothes, Jake unbuttoned his pants and said, "Kneel, all of you."
However, the women didn't listen and instead jumped at him like hungry cows over fresh grass. Their eyes were cloudy, and they all had flushed faces.
"Give me that, boy!"
"Annhh~ Please!"
The fastest of them were Elena's mother and one brunette friend of Maise. However, Jake didn't like their behavior. He used [Fear Aura] and once again told them, "Kneel."
This time, they all gulped and obeyed. But they were still pleasing themselves and had thirsty looks on their faces.
"Line up in front of me and open your mouths."
At his order, the women crawled as juices leaked from their caves. They were already wet and ready to be fucked, but Jake was in command here. When all the girls and older ladies had lined up kneeling, Jake kept his pants in his inventory and unbuttoned his shirt while casually walking towards Maise. She was the first on the left side.
"Good, now that's the expression I want!"
Jake looked into her eyes, which contained different emotions such as rage, fear, lust, anticipation, happiness… They contradicted each other and thus, it was so much fun to look at her face, squeeze her mouth open, and shove his thick cock inside.
"Ougghh!"
[Ding! You have committed a lustful sin. You gain 20 Evil Points!]
Maise was surprised at first and started crying when she realized this hateful Johnny was doing such a thing to her. However, two seconds later, she moaned in delight and sucked harder. Her lust reached an unprecedented level. This meat stick, this juicy dick was hers to eat!
"Mrrmm… mgghh… ommpghh… ommppgh!"
Foamy saliva dripped from her mouth as Jake moved his hips. Grabbing Maise's head, he fucked her face. Just beside him, the other girl couldn't stop herself and crawled under him. She opened her mouth and took Jake's balls inside.
Jake's dick throbbed, feeling the unexpected pleasure. He could feel her soft tongue mushing his two family jewels. As she sucked on them, it felt too good and he couldn't help but cum directly into Maise's mouth.
[Ding! You have committed a lustful sin. You gain 85 Evil Points!]
The moment he heard the system message, Jake pulled out and switched to the girl below him. Seeing this happen, the other women became brave and crawled over to him. Some went behind him while some fought for the earlier premium spot.
Jake felt all kinds of soft sensation on his body. He looked around. His one hand was squeezing Rose's right breast while his other was busy pinching Jenna's left nipple. Elena's mother stood on her tiptoes and Jake accepted her offer of a deep kiss.
Rolling his tongue together with this beautiful woman, he glanced down. Vin and that earlier girl were licking his dick while taking turns to suck it.
"Annhh~"
Slurp…Slurp…Slurp…
The furniture in the living room was subjected to all kinds of vulgar sounds. Jake had never felt something like this. It was… It almost felt like a dream. Yet the system's unending messages told him it wasn't.
[Ding! You have committed a lustful sin. You gain 18 Evil Points!]
[Ding! You have committed a lustful sin. You gain 69 Evil Points!]
[Ding! Congratulations on making a lustful combo. You gain 550 Evil Points!]
[Ding! You have committed a lustful sin. You gain 77 Evil Poi…]
'Stop the notifications, but keep the logs.'
[Command Accepted.]
After he dealt with it, Jake let the other women suck his rod one by one. Among them, he quite liked Rose's daughter. He remembered her name was Niru.
"Come here." He wiped the cum on her lips and carried her to the table. The women followed him, but he told them to stay put.
"Line your faces up against that wall and raise your buttocks. Your turn will come soon," Jake ordered, gently kneading Niru's soft breasts.
He then stroked her thighs while laying her on the table. Niru's lips trembled as he spread her legs and bent them. She could feel them touching her belly. Jake's two hands clutched her soft thighs and brought his unsheathed sword closer to her wet flower. Just 18, she had some pubic hair on her pussy, but that didn't bother him.
"Hug your thighs," Jake commanded.
Niru looked at him with her deep brown eyes. She could feel his manly scent with her pointy nose. Coupled with her unnatural arousal, it made her feel strange. She wanted that meaty thing inside her so badly that she accepted his every order.
"Good!" Jake rubbed her pussy and, finding it already lubricated, tried inserting his tip.
The moment he put it inside, her hymen broke, and virgin blood leaked. However, she was too aroused to feel it and instead moaned joyfully.
"Annnhhh~"
Jake didn't stop after hearing this and drilled deeper. It was damn tight, however.
"Ah~ Ah~ Ah~"
Niru's small but tight breasts shook as Jake thrusted. He stroked her hips and rested his palms on her asses, feeling this girl's curves. His first experience with her wasn't that pleasant, actually. However, after some time passed and her canal adjusted to his shape and size, he started feeling it.
Warm, wet, and tight… this pleasure of fucking her virgin pussy, this pleasure of hearing her moans, hearing her say more… more… more…
Pah! Pahh! Pah! Pahh!
The women looked jealous as Jake pounded Niru's cunt on the table. They couldn't help but cum themselves when Niru orgasmed.
'Lucky girl…' Seeing the juices dripping down, Jenna couldn't help herself and cautiously went forward.
At this moment, Jake pulled out from Niru, who was panting restlessly. Seeing this woman crawling towards him, he frowned. "Impatient, what did I tell you t-"
"No, mom! Don't!"
Jake and everyone else turned their heads to the window, which was half open. Yahul and the others were trying to break it, but they didn't have the strength.
"Heh…" Jake suddenly smirked and patted Jenna. She looked at him with upturned eyes as he dangled his cock in front of her.
"Turn around," he said, and she quickly obliged, as if a bitch trying to bite her own tail.
"Annhh!" Jenna moaned as Jake spanked her ass.
"No!" Yahul cried.
However, neither Jake nor Jenna seemed to listen to him. Jake aligned his cock's tip and rubbed it on her clit. Glancing at the window, he held her waist and thrust inside.
Pah!
"Watch me fuck your mother."
– (R-18) –
The sounds of fucking were crisp and clear. Yahul's mother had a good ass which jiggled when hammered.
"What did I tell you?" Grabbing her wrists, Jake bent them on her lower back and plowed deeper.
"To- Ah~ To stay put!"
Slap!
"Nice, you didn't forget. But this deserves some punishment." Ripping her cunt with his dick, Jake leaned and held Jenna's chin. He turned her head towards the window and moved his hips faster.
Pahh! Pah! Pahh!
His balls slapped her dripping wet vulva while she moaned facing her son. The look on her face made Yahul bounce away as if he had seen a ghost.
As Jake drilled Jenna's motherly pussy, clapping her buttocks in succession and bending her legs to his will, the other women impatiently moaned. However, that only added to his fun.
"How does it feel to be fucked in front of your son?" He grabbed Jenna's blonde hair and pulled it while thrusting deeper.
"It feels great, Annaahh! More~ Ahh~"
"More?"
"Yes, punish me more~ Annhh!"
Hearing his own mom's rear getting smacked hard, her moans and even her pleas for more of it, Yahul felt dizzy. He wanted to stop all of this, but his severe injuries hindered him.
"Annh! I'm cumming~"
After finishing with her, Jake quickly switched to the girl who had come from upstairs. She was rather thin but cute. In front of Jake, however, she really looked too small even though she was 19.
Her petite ass was something new to Jake. He was worried that his cock might not fit inside her, but thankfully, it did. She was not a virgin, yet it still felt tight to him.
"Mhhh~" Hazel's lower lips were stretched to their limit when Jake slipped his meaty rod inside. She had not felt so content with sex in a long time.
She was actually pregnant. It had been five weeks, and her husband had stopped doing it with her because it was unholy to fuck until the baby was born, or so the Book of Light stated. However, Hazel didn't care at this moment.
It felt good when Jake nailed her against the wall and pounded her bubble butt. It was so nice… His hot and hard rod dominantly cleaving a deeper way, Ah~ All the way inside to her womb. Spreading her naked legs, making her cum!
"Annhh~ Mhhh~ Yes, yeeess!"
Jake smiled deviously as he felt her insides tightening. She was about to cum and so was he. He had felt the unnatural resistance when his glans hit her womb and knew her condition.
Pah! Pahh! Pah!
Jake increased his movement and tears flowed out of Hazel's eyes. He… he was being so rough!
"Aaannnh! Ahhh~ Ahh~" She couldn't contain herself and cummed on spot. However, she again released a primal cry when Jake's seeds burst inside her.
Plat! Plat!
Jake didn't stop until he had shot every drop of his semen in her already full womb. That felt great… Pulling out, he turned his head to the other women and sat on a chair.
"Come here and sit." Jake patted his lap. Elena's mother was the fastest again as she came and immediately occupied his pelvis area with her tight fat buttocks.
Despite being over 35, she still retained most of her youthful charm. Such were the perks being a village leader's wife. She didn't need to do too much farm work.
After he slipped his dick in her, Jake comfortably spread his legs and let her do the work.
"Annhh~ Annhh!"
In this reverse cowgirl position, he could see her butt tremble as she smacked her meaty pussy on his hard rod.
While she was busy pleasing herself and Jake, he was kneading her motherly breasts. Soft and squishy… these flesh bags were to his liking.
"Ah~"
As if called by her moans, every woman pounced on Jake again. Rose came and massaged his head with her humongous boobies, Niru and Maise stood on both sides as he rubbed their kitties, Jenna sat on his left thigh and kissed his neck, Vin switched places with Elena' mother, and the remaining three girls took turns to kiss him.
Like this, Jake fucked each and every one of them. One healthy man and 9 sexy women, it was a tensome.
"Annhh~ Aaannh!"
"It's my turn again~"
"Fuck me more!"
"Mrrrrrmmm~ I love it!"
Smacking peaches, slaying pussies – This debauchery lasted until the evening, until they could moan no more, and he could cum no more.
This was the first time Jake felt truly exhausted. After he was sure that he had expended his stamina and tried every fucking position, he unequipped the title. Leaving the women twitching there, he staggered upstairs.
Opening the door to Elena's room, he found that she still hadn't woken up. Her bed smelled of her juices which she had unintentionally released due to the effect of his title.
However, that didn't bother him as he got over her and used her body as a pillow to sleep. He could get used to this softness…
…
It was midnight when Jake woke up. The outside wind was gently blowing the window cover, and there was silence everywhere.
Darkness reigned when the moon was not present. Jake examined his body and found that he had fully healed. Even his mana had regenerated.
Getting up from Elena's body, he headed downstairs. Using his [Dark Fire], he brought a red light with him and saw the women still in the living room, laying on the floor.
He didn't like all this mess, so he carried and placed all of them on three couches. After that, he touched each one's head and used [Memory Erase], beginning to wipe what happened today.
However, when it came to Rose, her daughter, and Vin, he didn't erase their memories. They were worth making his servants. As for others, he didn't care about them.
After he was done with this job, Jake headed outside. Feeling the cool whistling wind and looking at the distant twinkling stars, he strolled this village while checking his system logs.
When he reached the village square, he found that the corpse was already taken care of. Jake looked around and saw no tents. The merchants had fled, but it didn't bother him. They were ordinary merchants who came from the west, and posed no threat to him.
'Alright!' Jake waved his hand. He had been holding back his curiosity for a long time.
'System, how many points do I have?' As he asked internally, a panel immediately flashed in front of him, and Jake couldn't help but gasp in surprise when he saw the amount.
[Evil Points: 23,600]
'Over twenty thousand points! That is enough to spin the roulette two times!' Jake thought. Wasting no time, he pulled up the status panel and scrolled down.
[Sinner's Roulette (Available, Requires 10,000 Evil Points to spin again)]
There it was. This time it wasn't gray but of the same dark color. Jake clicked it and a dark red disk appeared in his sight. This time, he could catch sight of the various intricate letters on it. It was like a pie chart with seven, even sections. Only one, the lust, was red. All others were black.
Jake anticipatedly clicked on the disk and it started spinning after it rang. It took over five seconds for it to stop this time and the result was to his liking.
[Ding! Congratulations, you have unlocked the Sin of Greed!]
The section opposite gluttony changed colors and became red. His Evil Points decreased to 16,000. Jake didn't feel any different from before. However, there was some type of notification on the top right corner of his status page. Before checking it, he glanced at the roulette and couldn't help but shout.
"What the fuck?!"
[Sinner's Roulette (Unavailable, Requires 100,000 Evil Points to spin again)]
Did the system become greedy because he unlocked Greed? Jake had this thought, but soon dismissed it. After some thinking, he realized that with 2 Sins unlocked; it was really too easy to accumulate 10,000 points now. So, the difficulty increased. It would take some time to get that many Evil Points.
'Does it multiply by a factor of ten with every sin unlocked? Interesting…' Jake thought, and opened the notification.
[Congratulations on unlocking your second skill, host. The system has updated the guide with the information relevant to the Sin of Greed.]
[For this sin, only by doing something greedy can you gain Evil Points. Examples include stealing someone's possessions, refusing to give any share in a mutually owned scenario, hoarding everything for oneself, or anything that can be rooted back to one's greed. The more sinful the act, the more Evil Points you gain.]
The first thought that came to Jake's mind after reading through all of that was taking everything in this village for himself. However, as he had already exposed himself a lot, he decided to consider this matter.
'I could just steal every man's wife and take them for myself… Lust plus Greed combined, that would give me double points!' Jake thought, getting back to Yahul's home.
After an hour of careful thinking, Jake decided to conquer this very village and expand the territory of his dungeon. However, he wasn't sure that he could do that with his current strength. He was only a 2nd Circle demon with little experience. Sure he might get more points by acting greedy here, but he couldn't buy combat mastery with those, only skills.
Speaking of Evil Points, he still had over fifteen thousand remaining. He had planned to save them at first, but knowing that he couldn't unlock his third sin soon, he decided to use them all to empower himself. Yes, he could do much more to his dungeon with it, but Jake was confident that he could amass that much by the time he returned.
Thus, before he slept, he first scrolled through the shop and used his points carefully. After analyzing his fight with that mercenary guard, he invested in where he was lacking. That meant new skills and increases in stats.
This took him nearly two hours, but it was worth the effort. Jake's overall strength had at least doubled. If he fought Hog now, Jake was sure he could defeat that mercenary spearman within a minute!
Before his eyes shut, Jake looked at his status panel.
[Name: Jake Farlen]
[Species: Demon]
[Rank: 2nd Circle]
[Title(s): Demon Baron (+30 Reputation among Demon Nobles, partial command over lesser monsters), Lustful Demon (When equipped, you can arouse any female in a 10-meter-radius, and whose will is below 200)]
[Job: Dungeon Master]
[Evil Points: 2,598]
[Sin(s) Unlocked: Lust, Greed]
[Strength: 215 / Agility: 220 / Stamina: 215 / Vitality: 241 / Intelligence: 230 / Mana: 300 / Charisma: 280 / Will: 258]
[Abilities: Fear Aura (Superiorーlvl. 4), Demonic Grasp (Rareーlvl. 4), Mana Communication (Superiorーlvl. 7), Dark Fire (Rareーlvl. 5), Minor Regeneration (Superiorーlvl. 5), Spider Tongue (UncommonーPassive), Marking (Uniqueーlvl. 2), Demon Eye (Uniqueーlvl. 2), Memory Erase (Rareーlvl. 2), Body Transformation (Rareーlvl. 3), Blood Control (Uniqueーlvl. 1), Phantom Steps (Rareーlvl. 1), Bewitching Gaze (Superiorーlvl. 2), Smooth Learner (Uncommonーlvl. 3)]
[Inventory / Shop]
[Sinner's Roulette (Unavailable, Requires 100,000 Evil Points to spin again)]
[Sin Meter]
…
The next day, he woke up early along with Elena. The first thing she did after waking up was to go pee.
She had known about everything yesterday from Yahul's mother. However, after having sex with Jake, she didn't want to take anyone else as her husband.
"I'd rather be your concubine than his wife!" Elena said in front of all the people in Yahul's home.
Actually, she had never wanted to be caged in this village all her life. After spending time in Orlando, she wanted a better lifestyle. It was only because of her family's pressure that she had become like that.
However, after Jake thoroughly pounded her, she woke up to find herself changed. She desired to leave this village and go with this strong adventurer.
Jake thought for a moment and decided to take Elena into his harem. She would only be wasted with someone like Yahul.
Speaking of that guy, he should just kill him and end his misery. And another thing, he had most likely impregnated all nine of them yesterday. Leaving Elena, Rose, Niru and Vin, he erased the other's memories of that orgy. They would only know that they bore his children way later.
However, Jake didn't care. He was going to be the daddy of thousands of babies. These nine were just the lucky first batch. This village was soon going to be his territory and they would be under his protection, so it was alright. As for the other four, he would take them to his dungeon because, well… they gave him the greatest pleasure.
'I think it's time for me to leave this place now. My goal was to get Evil Points which went well. I've even unlocked the Sin of Greed. This was more fruitful than I'd expected…'
About 4 days had passed since he left the dungeon. Jake had told Lena and Erin that he'd return in less than a week, but he wasn't sure if he could do that.
The nearest town from here was Rustfall, which would take another day to reach. Jake wanted to go with the merchants there at first. However, things didn't go the way he wanted.
Leaving the house, Jake went to find Yahul. However, when he reached near Rose's Inn, which was of course closed, he sensed a strong mana signature in the air.
Six unfamiliar people were standing outside the inn's entrance. Two women and four men. Jake turned his head toward one orange-robed man with a wand on his right hand.
This man was a 2nd Circle mage, and he was also looking at Jake with interest. He had sensed the magical powers Jake's mana core emitted.
'Adventurers?' Jake thought as he squinted.
"We're looking for two people," said a young girl carrying a bag. The black-haired swordswoman beside her turned to the mage in their group and he nodded.
"Have you seen a priestess and a swordsman? We were informed that they came here to look for a recently spawned dungeon."
When Jake heard that from the mouth of the tanned swordswoman, he immediately understood who she was talking about.
"Their names are Perry Liseberg and Keirth Maximilian. They came here a month ago," a tall, muscular man behind them said.
Jake shook his head and turned around to hide the glint in his eyes. He had expected people to come looking for those two, but didn't think a search party comprising powerful adventurers would arrive.
However, considering Perry's beauty and her previously gentle nature, she had to have good relationships with various adventurers and even the priests stationed in Orlando.
Of course, they would look for her in her absence. Adventurers disappeared for years sometimes and a month was normal. However, Perry and Keirth should've at least sent a message by now. Something must've happened!
Jake gave them a quick glance and suggested, "Maybe you can ask others."
The adventurers behind him sighed and looked around. This village seemed gloomy. People were afraid to even talk with them and even the inn was closed. They had come here as soon as they could after someone issued that emergency quest. However, they were still late.
"You're a mage. Are you here for that dungeon too?"
Jake was waiting for that question.
"I know the innkeeper here. Wait for some time, I'll bring her and we can talk inside."
As Jake left, the adventurers behind him chatted.
"He is also a mage? What circle, Alex?"
"I can't tell. He has more mana than me."
The response made them skeptical. If even the mage in their party couldn't tell, then that tall man was definitely more powerful. What was such a person doing here?
…
Half an hour later at the Honey Fork Inn, Jake, Vin and Maise were sitting with the adventurers who had come from Orlando. Their party made the villagers nervous, who had already been troubled by Jake. Now more trouble had come.
The villagers were eager to shoo away these people, so everyone in the village spouted exaggerated bullshit about the nearby dungeon. Not about how dangerous it was, but about how attractive the treasure inside 'might be.'
"I tell ya all, that place may sound scary but think about what y'all get there!"
"Golden swords, magical pendants, secret maps, and treasure boxes!"
"Yah, this fella knows! I say ya go take em before others come…"
The drunken oldies tried to entice the younger ones. Of course, they wouldn't send their children to that cursed place, but these adventurers who always brought trouble should just die and rot in the dungeon.
Maise and Vin tried to counter the situation by telling them it was actually quite dangerous. They had even met Perry and Keirth.
"After they went inside, they never came out. I think they might be already…"
"No!" a man holding a large shield interrupted. His name was Harris, and he was the shielder of their E-Rank adventuring party, which was named Red Eagles.
"They must be trapped inside. T-They can't be dead…"
The conversation went on for another half an hour. As Jake had come to this village after Perry and Keirth disappeared, the adventurers didn't suspect him.
Morning was coming to a close, and Jake was frustrated. With the arrival of this search party, his plans about going elsewhere had vanished. Instead, he had to inform Lena and others that adventurers would come to their dungeon.
This E-Rank party was strong and Jake knew just Erin, Perry, Yunna and the monsters couldn't handle them.
"Let's not delay. If there is even a sliver of a chance that they are alive, we have to rescue them as quick as possible!" Alex, the captain of the Red Eagles, stood up as he said.
Jake knew he couldn't stop them from visiting his dungeon. Thus, he made plans to kill them there.
'However, that will make more come. I have to speed up my plans. I need to make my dungeon bigger and stronger. There is not much time left!' Jake also stood up.
The villagers may not come, but adventurers and treasure hunters from other places would surely come to attack. Jake couldn't hide his dungeon for long, and he was still unprepared. If he hadn't restored the mana of his dungeon and just idly stayed, his situation could've been much worse.
He didn't want to return now, but he had no choice.
"I'll help you," Jake said. First, he should deal with this party and then conquer the surrounding villages. He shouldn't waste any more time.
Hearing Jake, Vin also stood up. As for Maise, she was hesitant and shook her head in the end. Her family's situation was too much of a mess at the moment.
Her father was injured. She was pregnant with her brother's child. Yahul had disappeared, and she didn't know where he was. In such a situation, how could she go anywhere?
Thus, the six adventurers went outside the inn to the delight of the villagers. As for Jake and Vin, they stayed at the Inn for a while, and chatted with Rose and Niru. The hostess and her daughter were bearing Jake's children, and were worried that he might abandon them.
He left the inn with the promise that he would come soon. Vin vowed she would make sure he comes back.
Outside the village, Jake met with the adventurers. They had already done their preparations and were about to head to the dungeon. However, an interruption arrived at this moment.
"He's a black mage. Kill him!" It was Yahul's voice.
A black mage? Everyone became apprehensive after hearing Yahul. They glanced at Jake, who only sighed.
"You're accusing me for no reason, my friend. If I were a black mage, would I be willing to help these troubled adventurers? Think wisely." Jake's tone was warm, and he seemed to be advising Yahul rather than retaliating.
He wanted to kill Yahul using his new ability [Blood Manipulation], but he couldn't do that in front of a mage who sensed the flow of mana.
'Heh, I'll kill you later.'
On the outside, he was putting on a friendly attitude which made Yahul more angry.
"You're definitely plotting something!"
"If you don't have a valid reason to stop us, then we would like to go now." One adventurer said while frowning. He was the priest of the group. If Yahul pushed this matter any further, then they would attack him.
Although he wanted to prove that Jake was a black mage, Yahul had no evidence. He wanted to bring someone here as a witness, but they were too scared of Jake. Villagers led simple lives, and they had no business with any dangerous sorcery.
Yahul gritted his teeth. He thought the adventurers would take his side, but with Jake willing to 'help' them, that was not the case. Jake also had high charisma which Yahul was disadvantaged at.
Right now, he didn't have the guts to attack Jake. Thus, he had no choice but to watch as they went out of the village and into the forest.
'I hope he dies in that dungeon!' Yahul cursed internally.
…
This forest in the Karsuda province had a name called Redwoods, because most of the tree trunks had a red shade on them. Even the leaves were red.
The adventurers were here for the first time. They had heard that there were many magical beasts in the Redwoods forest, but they saw none.
During the entire duration of 3 hours, they didn't encounter a single monster. The mana compass brought by their captain pointed straight ahead until they reached a place where the compass's pointer started vibrating.
"This is the place!" Alex exclaimed after reaching the outside of a dark cave.
"Hic- you scared me!" the young girl tightened her grip on her backpack and frowned at her captain. Her name was Riri.
She had long silver hair, light blue eyes, and a petite body of 160 centimetres. At a glance, she seemed like a 15-year-old, but she was actually 20.
"Sorry," Alex apologized and moved on. "Are you ready?"
He glanced at his every teammate. Diana, the swordswoman who killed and questioned later… Harris, the self-proclaimed 'guardian' of their team… Matthew, the ever-so-arrogant priest… Riri, their pretty doll who carried food and medicines for them… and Gordon, the giant who once brawled against a great hilly bear.
They all nodded one by one when his gaze fell on them. He had been adventuring with them for 5 years. Despite their flaws, they were all his precious teammates, whom he didn't want to lose in this dungeon.
'Thankfully, with two new adventurers, we'll be able to rescue the priestess and that boy… if they are still alive. Johnny is a more powerful mage than me. We'll surely succeed!' Alex thought.
"Then let's go!" He turned around with determination and immediately cast Minor Illumination when he entered the dungeon.
As they descended the stairs, Alex clearly felt the density of mana increase by three-folds. This made him more alert. Vin also unsheathed her dagger and looked around. The only person relaxed here was Jake, who was walking far behind. A cute voice rang in his ear.
'Welcome back, master… Uh, who are these people?' Lena's pleasant voice contained a hint of panic.
'Inform Erin that we have intruders. Are Yunna and Perry back? Did they get the water source?' Jake calmly asked. He had given them that task before he left.
'Yes, they found that there is a hot spring under our dungeon!' Lena seemed excited. Even Jake was surprised, but now was not the time for it.
'Tell them to inform the Spider Queen and the Orc Warrior about the intruders. You also fly over to the third floor and rouse the trolls to—'
'Um, about that, master…'
'What?' Jake asked and Lena quickly replied.
'There is a minotaur on the third floor and a Nekismis Python on the second floor.'
'What?!'
'…More powerful monsters have taken the space on the lower floors. Thankfully, they fear the Hell Knight and don't go to the sixth floor.'
Just as Jake heard this, he and the adventurers entered the first floor. Riri immediately shierked, seeing the wine snakes slithering on the wall.
"Hiss…"
"Hisss…"
They had matured and reached their full size.
"Everyone, get ready!" Alex shouted as he pointed his wand ahead.
Jake cut the call after telling Lena to hurry and stretched his hand towards Matthew. He should take care of the healer first.