Chapter 187

but……

As Will who has seen the original work, he believes that this should be one of the settings that exists in the original work but has not been revealed.

After all, when he entered here, the original work had just finished writing that three defeated dogs were killed in an explosion, and each of them headed for a fate far away from Xiu, while Xiu reconciled with the empress at the "top of the galaxy" and moved towards the true destiny of Xiu. The "Inside the Dungeon Circle" section.

If the energy to open dungeons comes from adventurers' battles...

It seems that all the weird operations in the original Empress make sense.

For example, adventurers who have obvious intentions of retreating are not killed. Although the contents of each level of the dungeon can be arranged at will, they are still arranged in increasing difficulty, and "flaws" are deliberately sold on some levels to increase the sense of accomplishment. They'll come back for the challenge next time - why does it sound like something a game planner should do?

She does seem to be a little different from other dungeon emperors. She doesn't "know about it" but "tells it without reservation."

Will looked at Shona.

Her hand was actually always close to the leg ring where the dagger was placed. Her expression seemed relaxed and she was chatting. In fact, she seemed to be ready to fight at any time.

but……

Will always felt something was strange.

His purpose in standing in the 10th Castlevania was actually to "find materials from the 10th Castlevania that can be used to make a sword dedicated to the yandere princess."

but……

In the past, he and Shona would go here because they needed to know one thing——

Where did the "green stone" that came here from the original game come from? Who brought it in?

Why...it seemed like they heard an incorrect answer from Lucifer's mouth?

It's like asking what 1+1 equals and being answered "obtuse angle".

What they really want to hear is not "the secret of underground city operation", but...

Xiuna turned her head and glanced at him, said "You're secretly looking at me again" in reply, nodded as if knowingly, and then stepped forward.

"There are indeed very critical questions. Because... someone recommended us to come to you. She said we can get the answers we want from here."

"Someone...recommended?" Lucifer seemed even more surprised by this matter. "It has been almost three months since there has been a challenge from an adventurer. How could..."

"We have been looking for the source of an object. And the source of this object seems to be somewhat related to the struggle within the dungeon..."

Shona took out the fragments of the "Green Stone" she had taken out countless times from her pocket.

Although it was only broken into small pieces like slag, the manufacturer or someone who had used it would still be able to tell at a glance that there was something wrong with this thing.

after all……

The random things the game artist painted are so obvious!

Spreading her hands, she pushed it in front of Lucifer's eyes.

"Yes, that's it. Are you the maker? Or do you know the maker..."

"Well..."

Lucifer carefully picked up the small piece of gravel with her fingers and held it up to the light to examine it.

Her expression was serious.

He seems to have an "I know this thing" look on his face!

There's drama!

——Just when Will and Shona thought so.

"What is this thing that looks like scraps from the mining area that are on display at a third-rate stall?"

"..."

ah! ?

After a brief silence, Shona and Will looked at each other in confusion.

It was Lucy's turn to panic, as she was not very experienced in the world.

"What, what's wrong, I, I, I...did I do something wrong? Why do you look at me like this?"

Will rushed forward, snatched the stone from her hand, then grabbed her shoulders and shook it in front of her eyes.

"Look again, you really don't recognize it?"

"I really... really don't know him."

She showed circles around her eyes.

"No adventurers have been here this year. A year ago... they didn't seem to have seen it."

broken.

Will's heart tightened.

They originally followed this clue to the Queen of the Moon Ice Pole, Colodai, who might have cut the stone. Through this, they met Leah's mother Lisi, who was suspected to be the transporter of the stone.

But now...

clue……

Broken?

Was the clue given by Liz wrong?

Or did they fail to understand what Liz meant by the answer she wanted?

No, no, no, it seems a little strange to believe in Liz. Liz may be the witch who transports green rocks to various dungeons! On the one hand, she is in the same group with that group of people, and on the other hand, she is a witch who is very playful. It seems that her words are not trustworthy...

I can only say that the identity of "Lea's mother" is too confusing.

"Then...that...I really don't know you. Can...can you let me go? I'm just a spiritual boss, and the devil's body is still very fragile."

Will let go of his hand.

He found that he seemed to be really anxious and acted a little harshly. There were red handprints on Lucifer's exposed shoulders.

"It was a bit harsh, I'm sorry."

"Uh... Actually, it's quite strange that you, an adventurer, attacked the queen of the dungeon and then apologized..."

Lucifer shrank back on the bed as if a little scared, and then spoke.

Forget it, it doesn't matter.

This clue originally appeared in a strange way without beginning or end.

If it wasn't exactly the same as the props in the game, he might not even care.

Cutting off in a no-brainer way is something we have to accept.

All I can say is...

The people who made it were really careful.

It's the same as fearing that others will discover the secret behind it.

The BOSS level, which was still joking around happily, now seems to have reached a freezing point.

Xiuna seemed to be thinking about something and kept silent.

Will was waiting for Shona's reply.

In this silence, the one who seemed most eager to break the awkwardness was the emperor of the dungeon——

Lucifer looked left and right. She was now like a child who had done something wrong and wanted to make up for it.

"Well, I...it doesn't matter if I don't know about it. You...as adventurers, don't you have something to want when you come to challenge the dungeon? This is a rare dungeon dominated by demons. , don’t you want to get some rare materials?”

Chapter 213 "I want your heart"

Will was startled by her sudden plea.

"Devil's materials have many uses. For example, the devil's wings are very good for soaking in poison. The horns on the devil's head can be used as luminous products in dark dungeons. The tail seems to be mostly used as a sex toy. I have to say If so, the devil's heart has good resistance and black magic carrying capacity..."

Seeing no reaction from the two people, she kept talking and counted them one by one as if she had memorized a manuscript.

So humble!

It’s hard to imagine that the queen of the dungeon could reach this level.

At least most of the empresses that Will has seen sit on their seats and wait for adventurers to come forward and engage in a life-and-death contest.

But……

He looked at Lucifer, who still retained some dignity as an empress, sitting upright and holding her hands.

Her expression, eyes, and words seemed to be reaching out to pull the sleeves of both of them, looking up with tears, asking them if they could stay as adventurers for a little longer.

Is this dungeon really so short of adventurers that it needs to send materials?

"You really please us very much."

"So...don't you consider having some? Use the number of battles you have in exchange."

"This is it."

For Will, he was going to take the devil's things from here, and he would definitely not return empty-handed.

But, he was thinking about what was really useful here.

Before he could say anything, Xiuna behind him spoke again:

"Let's go back to the question at the beginning. After all, it is related to the final secret of the dungeon."

"Shuna? You seem to have thought of the question you want to ask."

"Um."

She nodded.

However, Will felt that something had changed in her during those few minutes of thinking.

The most outstanding thing is...

Her voice was a little cold.

She walked up, stepped over Will, and stood in front of him.

Black stockings took up half of her legs. She stood upright, her right hand tightened and did not leave the position of the dagger.

But this time, Will saw that she put her hand on the dagger with the mentality of "if the empress in front of me doesn't tell the truth, she will force her to do so".

She seemed to have thought about something before asking the following question unusually calmly——

"What does it mean that the energy needed to open up the dungeon downwards can be obtained from the adventurers' battles?"

"Literally." Lucifer spread her hands, "If there is no challenge in the dungeon, as the emperor of the dungeon, I will not be able to open the door to the next blank layer."

"The door inside the dungeon is physical and can be opened physically? And it has permission?"

she asked very urgently.

"That's right."

"In other words, you are actually cultivating in the blank layer?"

"Not exactly. In the blank layer, there will be 'materials' and 'personnel' for our emperor, which we can arrange at will. Therefore, the characteristics of each dungeon are consistent with their imperial style."

"What will happen if the monster in the dungeon is killed?"

"As long as this dungeon remains destroyed, as the empress, I have a way to bring them back - in fact, monsters below low-level are mass-produced."

"What about you? If you die..."

"There are actually people who care about our life and death. I don't know, maybe...disappeared, or maybe, you will see me again in the underground city someday."

"How many adventurer challenges will it take to open the next door?"

Every word came out like a barrage of bullets.

Shona was full of curiosity and asked a series of questions about the interior and operation of the dungeon.

Some of them were things that Will had heard about in the original novel, and some were things that he had heard of for the first time.

She almost dug out all the secrets inside the dungeon, in front of this empress who was not stingy with her answers.

Hearing this question, Lucifer sighed and did not give an answer as quickly as before.