Chapter 126: Eternal Spire (12)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 126: Eternal Spire (12)
As time passed, the participants slowly adapted and found their places.
The city was gradually transforming into a small society of its own. The participants naturally split into three groups.
The first group consisted of those who remained solely within the city. Having given up on hunting and growing stronger, they chose survival by begging or selling their bodies, barely scraping by day to day.
The second group was made up of those who operated only near the city. They prioritized safety, only fighting weak monsters. This group, which comprised the majority of participants, chose to grow stronger slowly while minimizing risk.
The third group, the smallest by far, consisted of people like me who ventured far from the city, deep into the wilds.
So, things are starting to settle down.
The city was now establishing itself as a society ruled by the law of the jungle. The weak were culled, and the strong grew stronger. As information began to circulate, competition grew fiercer.
Amidst all this, the location of the entrance to the 2nd floor was finally revealed.
I never imagined another party would find it first.
The party that discovered the information shared it on the city's central bulletin board.
- Minimum Challenge Requirement: 50 people
- Entry Level: 6 or higher
- Boss Room opens once every 3 months
The conditions are the same as the original story, but didn't it say the location would be revealed three days before it opens?
They shared the conditions for challenging the boss, but not the location.
When other participants demanded they reveal the location, the party ignored them, saying they would announce it later.
This is a little different from the original. Or are they trying to seize control?
There was a clear intention behind this. Withholding only the location while having all the other information was likely a move to control the other participants.
As I was lost in thought, I heard Tia’s voice from below.
"Sluurp… Seo-yun, Yoon Jae-ho found something interesting… lick…"
Tia, who had been performing fellatio on me between my legs, licked her lips as she spoke.
"What is it?"
"Mmph, sluurp… He found a map to an undiscovered dungeon. The location is in a deep forest to the east…"
"The east?"
"Yes… haup… About three kilometers north of a place with a giant rock…"
Tia’s lips briefly left my cock as she spoke.
"It says the Golden Goblin’s Dungeon is underground there…"
"Keep talking while you suck."
"Tssup… I heard Yoon Jae-ho talking about it while looking at the map."
Looks like he found something interesting again.
Tia’s information-gathering skills were improving by the day. Her reconnaissance using snakes was particularly useful.
"Did you confirm the map Yoon Jae-ho has?"
"Of course… I’ve already confirmed everything."
"Good girl."
"Hehe… I’ll explain the details with a map I drew myself."
As Tia tried to get up, I pushed her head back down.
"You can explain later. Take care of this first."
"Yes…"
Tia’s red lips closed around my cock again. Her tongue moved skillfully.
"Sluurp… tssup…"
After shooting a load in her mouth, I immediately fucked her.
Slap, slap, slap, slap, slap!
"By the way, how are things between Isia and Yoon Jae-ho?"
"Nngh…! Ah, ahn♡ ugh♡ aaahn♡"
She didn’t answer the question. Tia was just trembling, lost in pleasure. I squeezed her breast and asked again.
"Tell me. How are Isia and Yoon Jae-ho?"
"Hah…! Their relationship… ahn♡ it’s awkward…♡"
Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!
"More details."
"Whenever Isia… haaht♡ comes to visit… she raises her voice… aaahn♡"
Her juices overflowed from her pussy. Her violet eyes were glazed over with pleasure.
"Yoon Jae-ho is going crazy… with jealousy… hahng♡"
"Heh, good. I was getting tired of acting nice in front of Isia anyway. This is perfect. It might be time to fuck her."
Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!
"Ahn♡ And… haht… Park So-young… is also interested in you, Seo-yun…"
"Oh? That bitch, too?"
"Yeess♡ Haaht♡"
I thrust into Tia’s pussy even harder. Her vaginal walls tightened firmly around my cock.
"Haaahng… Seo-yun… please cum inside me…♡"
Spurt, spurt…! Spurt!
I shot my load deep inside Tia’s pussy.
Gush, guuush…
"Heuugh…♡"
The pleasure was so intense it blanked out her mind, and she squirted as if she were pissing.
As Tia’s body trembled intermittently, I held her close and thought about what she’d told me.
The Golden Goblin’s Dungeon… A dungeon that wasn’t in the original story.
I could feel Tia’s sweat-drenched body press against mine as her lips began to kiss my skin.
Is this information Yoon Jae-ho knew from before his regression? He keeps finding things like this.
Thanks to him, Tia would steal whatever information he occasionally found, allowing me to get to it one step ahead of him.
I should clear this dungeon quickly, too.
"Tia, when is Yoon Jae-ho’s group planning to move?"
"In about two days… they said they’ll leave after they finish preparing."
"Good. We’ll leave at dawn tomorrow."
"Yes… Seo-yun…"
*
At dawn the next day, Tia and I headed for the eastern forest.
After walking for about an hour, my senses picked up a human presence. Tia, too, must have spotted something through her summoned snake, as her beautiful face scrunched into a frown.
"What did you see that made you frown like that?"
"Up ahead, four men are trying to rape a woman."
Tia said in a calm voice.
"Looks like there are bugs everywhere."
I let out a short sigh and moved quietly in the direction of the presence. I stopped and gently parted a large bush, revealing the scene before me.
Two white men and two black men. They were hitting a woman and tearing her clothes.
The woman was lying on the dirt ground, her clothes almost completely ripped off, exposing her body. What was strange was that she was enduring it all with a blank expression. Other than an occasional frown, she showed no reaction.
Are they already using it?
They must have used the same paralysis poison on her that the goblins used.
As if sensing my presence, one of the white men turned his head and looked up at me. The moment our eyes met, a contemptuous smile spread across his lips.
"What’s this? It’s a monkey."
At his words, the black man next to him glanced at me, then his eyes landed on Tia. He grinned lewdly.
"Fuck. Hey, James, look at the woman next to him. She’s fucking hot."
He licked his lips, his eyes shamelessly raking over Tia’s body.
They stared at us for a moment, then nodded to each other and began to move slowly, like predators that had found their prey. I saw their hands fumbling for the weapons at their waists or feet.
I let out a light sigh and took a step toward them.
"Hah, trying to rape a woman who might become mine. Should I start by cutting off your arms and legs?"
At my words, the white man’s face twisted. He spat out a rough curse, mocking me.
"What the hell are you saying?! This monkey—"
But before he could finish, I swung the sword in my hand.
Swoosh!
Blood sprayed into the air as his right arm fell to the ground. Crimson blood gushed from the severed stump, soaking his clothes.
"Aaargh! My arm… my arm!"
He screamed and curled into a ball. His face was contorted in terror, his eyes bloodshot.
"You still have one arm and two legs left."
I said calmly, raising my sword again. At my words, the other men’s faces hardened. One of the black men, in particular, looked as if he recognized me and hastily backed away.
"Uh… uh… wait a minute… that… that Asian guy is…!"
His voice was filled with fear. He turned to run, but it was too late.
"Yor, go kill them."
As Tia gave the calm command, a black energy began to flow from her fingertips. The energy slithered across the ground like a living creature, writhing before taking the form of a massive shadow snake.
The shadow tore through the ground, speeding toward the fleeing black man. It opened its massive jaws right behind him. It was one of the two snakes she commanded.
CRUNCH!
A giant snake covered in violet scales erupted from the ground and swallowed the man in a single gulp.
"Kraaah—!"
The man’s final scream echoed in the air, and the snake proceeded to devour the remaining men.
Tia took a step back, calmly watching as the snake’s form dissipated.
"Cleaned up nicely, Seo-yun."
"Good work."
I looked at the woman who had nearly been raped.
She was a blonde, blue-eyed beauty. For a woman, she seemed to be as tall as me, if not taller. The slight muscle tone on her body suggested she was no ordinary person.
I took an antidote from my inventory and placed it in her mouth.
Before long, the antidote took effect, and the woman sat up.
"What, you seem to be doing better than I thought."
"Thank you for helping me…"
The woman seemed surprisingly composed. Her blue eyes watched us warily.
"What’s your name?"
"It’s Lauren."
Wait, Lauren?
A memory flashed through my mind, and I was startled.
Isn’t this the crazy bitch from the original story?
She was the woman from the original who used a large axe as her main weapon and went around collecting the severed genitals of rapists.
She doesn’t seem crazy yet… Was she repeatedly raped by those guys in the early stages of the tower?
Either way, I had found a useful bitch.
"Lauren, do you have anywhere to go?"
"No…"
"If you don’t, I’ll help you. Go to the Inn of Abundance in the city. Tell the woman there, Kim So-yeon, that I sent you, and she’ll provide you with food and a place to sleep."
At my words, Lauren looked at me suspiciously and took a step back. She covered her chest and said.
"Are you also after my body?"
"I’m not particularly interested in your body. See the woman next to me? If they’re not as beautiful as her, I’m not interested."
Tia smiled slightly and approached Lauren.
"Don’t worry. Seo-yun is not a bad person."
"Then… why are you helping me?"
"Because you look useful."
"I look useful?"
Honestly, even though I said I wasn’t interested, my eyes kept lingering on Lauren’s body. The slender, smooth line of her neck, her faintly visible collarbones, and her curvaceous figure made it hard to look away. Lauren noticed my gaze and slightly covered herself. A mix of caution and anxiety flickered across her face.
"……."
I said that, but… was I being too obvious?
A short silence followed.
"Are you going to accept the offer or not?"
I asked nonchalantly. Lauren seemed to contemplate for a long time. Her eyes wavered, and her lips opened and closed several times. Finally, as if she had made up her mind, she spoke.
"Alright. I’ll do as you say."
"Good. When you get to the inn, get some money from Kim So-yeon, then go to the temple and get yourself treated."
"Okay…"
"Tia, attach a snake to her."
At my command, Tia nodded and raised her hand. Black energy gathered at her fingertips, soon forming a small snake. The snake moved smoothly, instantly slithering up Lauren’s body and coiling around her wrist. Startled, Lauren looked down at her wrist.
"Lauren, that snake will protect you until you reach the city. So don’t worry."
Tia said in a gentle voice. Lauren still looked bewildered, but she nodded.
"Yes, thank you… um…"
"Please call me Yekaterina. And the man next to me is Jin Seo-yun."
Tia replied with a smile. Lauren glanced at the snake on her wrist and nodded.
"Yes, Yekaterina, Seo-yun-nim, thank you."
"Go on. We’re busy."
As I spoke coldly, Lauren bowed her head once more and headed toward the town.