Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 103 - 101: Accepting to Be a Dog

Chapter 103: Chapter 101: Accepting to Be a Dog

Yanor Kingdom, Royal City.

A sneaky man stopped a passerby in a dark alley and chuckled, "Brother, interested in some good stuff?"

Before the passerby could reply, the man swiftly opened his coat!

"Pervert!" The passerby quickly covered his eyes, but the man helplessly said, "What pervert? Take a good look, I’m selling Image Stones,"

The so-called Image Stone is a kind of magic stone specially processed to record and replicate images, an indispensable item for people’s daily entertainment.

"Quality goods from Bed City, they’ve all been selling like hotcakes recently, I barely managed to get hold of these,"

The man said in a very tempting voice: "Produced by the Shadow Brotherhood, guaranteed top quality!"

The passerby suddenly realized and became excited: "Does this include the footage of Sain going berserk?"

The man smiled and nodded.

"This is a forbidden footage of the Kingdom, if you miss it, you’ll never get another chance in your life,"

"I want it, I absolutely have to see it!"

The news of the Sain Dungeon going berserk spread across the continent within half a month, not only because the rampage caused the death of an Earl, but also because of a segment of footage—

The towering Dragon Hunter Armor and the Storm Dragon walking on the earth, with dark clouds, fierce wind, and lightning strikes, the grand scene was almost like a God descending to earth, thunderbolts striking down those who desecrated the Dungeon, while the innocents following them remained unharmed.

The footage started with the entrance of the Dragon Hunter Armor into the city and ended with endless lightning submerging the Bed Family residence.

Sold out!

Such a rare scene, people must see it for themselves!

The Storm Dragon and the Dragon Hunter Armor stirred up a wave of discussion in Yanor Kingdom, everyone wanted to know who they were, their past, and which story of them Sain Dungeon truly recorded.

More people developed a reverence for the dungeon, their long-standing ease made them forget, the dungeon could also go berserk when angered.

A sense of unease brewed among the crowd, but then, someone suddenly stood out and said:

"The Sain Dungeon does not kill the innocent, see for yourselves in the footage!"

The speaker detailed the acts of Earl Philip and the Light Eagle Group and combined with history to prove that it was their offense that led to the dungeon’s rampage, as historically, similar actions had elicited the same consequences!

And the dungeon only killed those from that power faction, while innocent civilians, adventurers, and others were left unharmed.

This explanation quickly fermented in a short time, almost as if somebody had planned it, and overnight, the initial panic towards the dungeon was reversed.

Even the detestable nobles and bloodthirsty mercenaries who died gained the dungeon a wave of goodwill from the common folk.

There were also bards who seized the business opportunity and made a fortune from a new song "Sain, the Exterminator of the Common Folk," the previous hit about Earl Philip was also his creation.

Unfortunately, the footage was sold for only a few days before the King issued a decree banning its sale across the country.

After all, it was the nobles that had died, and this was a challenge to the ruler’s authority.

People expected the King to take measures to control the Sain Dungeon, however, aside from the sales ban, the King did nothing, which puzzled everyone.

He left the handling of Sain entirely to the newly appointed Earl of Bed, Philip’s eldest son—Charon.

What would the latter do facing the Sain Dungeon that killed his father?

Bed City, outskirts.

Charon stood in front of Earl Philip’s grave in a splendid new outfit, head bowed in silence.

As the new Earl, he dismissed his guards, staying here alone.

The guards stood in the distance, whispering, "With Lord Philip gone, the Earl must be very saddened."

They watched as Charon kneeled on one knee in front of Philip’s grave, validating the guards’ speculation.

He caressed the tombstone, saying:

"Father, you died wonderfully,"

Charon revealed a content smile.

"Unfortunately, he died too soon, leaving me a mess,"

"In order to solve the troubles you left behind, the family had to give away more than half of its assets, including some of the most profitable industries. I didn’t want to let them go, but if I didn’t do that, soldiers from other cities would have marched in,"

"The family has to pay for the city’s repairs, the Light Eagle Group is still pressuring me for compensation, and the King is also putting pressure on me. The people of Bed City think less and less of our family..."

He rambled on for a long time, as if he wanted to vent all his troubles.

"But I am stronger than you, father," Charon stood up, looking down at the gravestone, "I will definitely do better,"

"Not just to prove it to you, but also to prove it to those bastards who abandoned me..."

His fists clenched with a crackling sound, his expression unchanged.

It had been said that Charon was abandoned by a Gold Level adventurer team because he couldn’t keep up.

This almost became his obsession, and his father was biased towards Sali, looking like he would leave the family heritage to that illegitimate son.

Charon was very upset and wanted to prove to everyone that he was not inferior, which led him to stray off the path and ally with people he should not have.

During his days away from Bed City, he lied about going on business trips abroad, but he was actually doing jobs for those "people". When Sain went berserk and Count Philip died, he hurried back—bringing with him a group of mercenaries of unknown origin, yet with formidable strength.

Upon his return, he demonstrated decisive and swift actions, settling the mess left by Philip in the shortest time, planning to revive the nearly starved to death Bed Family.

By the way, Sali and his Hero friends were driven away—it might not be accurate to say driven, but they did indeed leave Bed City and their whereabouts are unknown.

And Wild, who, through his heroic act of risking his life to save his father, cleared his name—although Philip deserved to die—is now living happily with Pikachu.

People were shocked that he could tame a Monster, and many came to ask how, so much so that he dared not go out anymore.

"Sain... Its power is even stronger than my current allies,"

Charon suddenly looked towards a large tree in the distance; a bat was hanging upside down on the treetop. During the day, the bat didn’t rest but kept a steady gaze on him.

"I need to seriously consider which side is worth my trust, or even my allegiance,"

He patted the dirt off his knees and walked away without any attachment.

The guards hurriedly followed, closely protecting Charon at his side.

Now, the Bed Family’s reputation had taken a hit, although no civilians died when the Monster entered the city, but many people’s homes were destroyed.

People vented their anger on the Bed Family, blaming Count Philip for provoking the Dungeon, and Charon might be pelted with rotten eggs if he went out alone.

Regarding the Evil Nest Dungeon—whom he could very well claim as his father’s murderer—he made this decision—

Annul all orders from Count Philip, continue business as usual.

Not only that, but the Bed Family would also cover some of the costs of Teleportation Crystals and resurrection for the people, actively supporting adventurers exploring the Dungeon; of course, the prerequisite is that whenever adventurers have new discoveries, they must report the information to the Bed Family, and they can choose not to sell the items found.

This... might be an olive branch to the Sain Dungeon, right?

The Dungeon’s master saw all this but didn’t have time to deal with him at the moment.

Currently, Gong Qiying was staring vacantly at the world map in front of him.

The map was still colorful, but the green that belonged to him had visibly increased, even covering the entire continent.

Though only in "points" rather than "areas", this indicated his growing influence.

The area around Bed City was completely stained in his color, a pleasing shade of green no matter how you looked at it.

From time to time, several letters appeared on the altar, one gray letter read:

"Well done! Love from Giant Stone Dungeon!"

The sea-blue letter was filled with tender concern and subtly suggested a meeting, presumably written by a gentle maiden.

All these were tossed aside by Gong Qiying; since the rampage, letters arrived here every day.

But only the deep blue letters were of current interest to him.

It was a message from the Asta Alliance.

"Thank you for joining, the alliance is more glorious because of you, in pursuit of pure lineage!"

"Regarding the Evil Nest Dungeon ruled by the mongrel Demon Clan, the alliance has gathered some information for you, which you might need..."

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