Chapter 66

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Translator: penny

Chapter: 66

Chapter Title: Dungeon Expansion

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The reactions to this live stream were positive too.

I filmed a ton of footage just in case, and good thing I did.

Blessed Ones could enter other veterans' dungeons as well.

This Doppelganger battle scene footage seemed to help a lot.

"Feels good."

3M Hamster said to me.

If I, as a medium, end up helping other dungeons.

Maybe a hopeful future awaits the Dungeon Masters too.

As I said before.

The Dungeon Gallery was my social network itself.

They were as precious as the dungeon's heart stuck in the core room.

So.

I set a new goal.

Let's make a dungeon so terrifying that even a Blessed One wouldn't dare think of entering.

And help my friends.

Right now, I have 300,000 points on hand.

Passing level 100 this time unlocked 5-star artifacts for purchase.

Like in gacha games, it's like definitively buying characters you'd otherwise need to whale for—they're all insanely OP.

Basically, all traps come with this tag.

Up till now, I've been looting intruders' items with student council prez, merchants, etc.

But no need anymore.

If a 5-star trap activates in a zone and they use an escape scroll there.

It'll just become worthless torn paper.

Of course, it works normally if used in the elevator.

But plenty will die figuring that out.

No scam like this scam.

Veterans say performance ramps up from 5-star.

Anomalies were scammy from the start, so I didn't expect much.

But true scams have sub-scams, and they showed me the tier directly.

That said, maybe because of that.

From 5-star, traps and minions come bundled as sets.

Zones with 5-star traps have this school-like gimmick where only 'designated minions' can use them, but even accounting for that, they feel pretty damn good.

Anomaly minions aren't all winners anyway.

Even in AOS games, you got OP and trash chars, and items branch too.

Anyway.

So the new traps and minions to add are.

Not bad at all.

Pricey, but worth it performance-wise.

Personally, I'd love for these to be Dreamland's killer follow-up to the school.

I decided to place them in Zone 3.

To counter Blessed Ones with trap nullification traits.

Huh?

What about Goblin Cave and the merchant then?

Obviously not ditching them—moving to Zone 4.

I grabbed my helmet and shovel.

Doesn't mean much, but it gets me in the mood for construction every time.

I'd already mastered the dungeon expansion function.

Learned from one-shot tutor Nabu—now I can proudly call myself proficient.

Points are tight, though.

So, split Zone 3 in half to make Zone 4.

Terrain editing costs points too, but only about 5,000P—not bad.

Of course, Goblin Cave weakens a bit.

But I figured adding the mansion gives better returns.

Expand again later when points flow in.

Split the zone in seconds.

Brought the merchant to Zone 4 and laid him down personally.

"Ugh."

Reason I don't use Squishy here is simple.

During the Blessed One fight, Squishy.

Ate the trash she left and leveled up.

Leveled up without eating much.

Suggests Squishy's growth ties more to Dungeon Master level than food.

Maybe ate too much dwarf junk and hit an exp cap.

Anyway, anomaly touching Squishy makes that part melt and absorb into Squishy.

Probably the ??? tag.

Could use this later to clear useless anomalies and free slots.

Maybe Squishy awakens someday.

But no useless minions now, no time for experiments.

Anyway.

After moving merchant, placed Strange Goblin Cave Generator anew.

And in empty Zone 3.

Haunted Mansion Generator and Mirror That Shouldn't Exist.

Add one more elevator, construction done.

Points spent clean.

Now wait for intruders.

Blessed One.

Coming back?

Honestly thought Fire Forge was just gallery bait now, sigh.

No way I became a superstar among Blessed Ones?

Whatever, come as many as you want.

Can't dodge this Newbie's iron fist if you enter.

│Passage│
│Elev  │
│      │
│      │
│Maze  │
│      │
│      │
│      │
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│          School            │
│                           │
│                           │
│          School            │
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│          Mansion           │
│                           │
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│          Cave              │
│                           │
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│       Core Room            │
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Two months passed since then, but no Blessed One entered.

Veterans' predictions hit the mark, it seems.

Did I freak out for nothing?

All that worrying and tension feels stupid now.

Oh.

Come to think, never talked about the expansion.

While tossing bait about the unfamiliar 'TRPG' concept to bored veterans.

An intruder entered after a long while.

Figured it was a Blessed One, obviously.

Or so I thought.

Not dwarves—what humans all of a sudden?

Pretty out of left field, kinda caught off guard.

"Look at these ChewBastard fuckers all thinking alike."

Not some U-Ben No.2 or whatever.

This time, two combatants leading a bunch of slaves.

"Every time I see it, it pisses me off so much."

As a former human before becoming Dungeon Master, this is embarrassing.

What do these guys think of other people's lives?

They're so obviously reluctant to enter.

Yet using them as sacrifices to uncover anomalies.

Whatever.

Time to stretch my hands a bit.

I clapped my hands clean.

Fight ended in my victory.

Leveling up is truth itself.

Played with the soldiers like kids.

Sensationally, two regular soldiers are now.

Goblins to me.

But.

Easy win in battle, but my expression wasn't bright.

Passage full of corpses.

No survivors among intruders.

Even the slaves I wanted to spare—all dead.

Not by ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠my hand.

No reason, and I had questions for them anyway.

Why North Kingdom humans came to Dreamland in Fire Forge specifically.

Can't ask corpses that.

Magic bombs.

Moment soldiers sensed defeat.

Pulled out magitech essence for mutual destruction.

Bombs went boom.

Swept up everyone including me.

Suicide nuke to them.

Luckily, no fatal wounds for me.

Some injuries, but regenerating fast.

Lucky.

Soldier fucked up.

Almost wasted Drake Heart from carwash ham pointlessly.

Still chills me.

Happened right after I thought it was over and relaxed.

Stay focused till the end next time.

That said.

Heard something from soldiers I can't ignore.

"Told me clearly it's a calamity... that's what they said."

Unlike past intruders just after magic stones.

Burned with endless hostility the moment they saw me.

-You're that Dungeon Master who'll be North Kingdom's calamity.

-Die, die, puke your magic stone and die here!

What's going on?