RD | Chapter 23

Ian thought.883819a9dd05c575

‘Should I abandon him…?’f63cb5d1898af7ec

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He thought 27641251b6 it was 3dd66ff2d0 break time, a06624b3b7 but before 4002627b92 the monster dd017db6bc wave even 87d6fd2d02 arrived, he 0488db7546 found himself 21083b2d60 going out 26b3e4ffbd to hunt bd2b5c6bac demons first.db104ee6f407f56e

Why is it called a defense game? Isn’t it because you lay traps all over your territory and wait for guests while hunkering down? Going out to fight isn’t the way of a defense game.09adb9336ebbe7a3

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First, Ian asked, “So… we need to rescue Sema, right?”1d7e73c8eaaf94b6

“We were caught while trying to save him!”8f3b952172c1a384

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“Please save him, Lord Ian!”7bbc7dd56018400c

People burst into tears.6703375ac41f2bcd

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If he abandoned Sema, 404e44c281 their loyalty would drop d98d1d2e0c to the floor. Initially, even though Sema 3565bc94ef was a 3-star hero, 8ec1ce6ef6 he was quite useful.f8863290e5084366

“Alright… Let’s drag him back before he faints from crying.”f3556e7b605be3ab

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“Wow!”a55d6a1fbd2a1e61

“Long live Lord Ian!”f1f1668300690bd5

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People raised their a841d17d1e hands in cheer.b1bf828496b7e9e4

At first, when they were under Ian’s command to block the Mamools, they were in despair, but now they believed in Ian’s capabilities.b2932b8455e038fa

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If Ian says he ‘will do it’, it’s possible.3ba0a3b57062d4d5

Even the idea of farming in this dungeon was met with half-belief, yet Ian brought back the <World Tree> and turned farming into a great success, didn’t he?185acead826d5ad1

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Ian selected three people who had military training to join the rescue team for Sema. ‘Poison Hunter’ Louise used his skill.e26766cacbe170fa

“<Trace Tracking>!”a3ccb31cfcfc14e3

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The ground where the 3fd59e4942 woodcutters had been chopping 32970cf15a wood revealed a jumbled da3623cee8 mess of footprints that 79873b7fad turned into black marks.956ec675399512fc

Among them were footprints 6691542423 not of humans but fdfdb1f97a of something large and 1253cf7300 grotesque. Louise pointed 298fe7eae7 at the b78b3f550e mark.f5b5fe280c0438e1

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“This way.”34563c9a11186ba7

They followed 8dcd17c9c1 the traces ef4fb8d7e6 to a 683537ca18 space filled 5a582c20af with demonic 863bb9c9d8 energy. It was d476d5ec91 a grand 048f7552c0 coliseum. Inside the enormous circular a2b96c95f7 building that required looking 8815e52563 up endlessly, demons were 34c44b8b05 seated, letting out bizarre 93c0fcd0a5 screams.7e7604660962c882

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Kiiieeek!
Kieeeek!e4bcc87f95d38aa2

The people hesitated. Ian asked them.409f440c55352554

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“Should we abandon Sema?”96b2e84448a7bc64

“No, no!”2bddd481d06a0ea6

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“Let’s rescue Sema!”f2b43a51b2f1d8e2

They gripped their a941d0b332 tools tightly, steeling 44eed746ca themselves.f96533bf533c520d

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“But… how do we rescue Sema here? There are too many demons. That’s not Mamool; it’s demons.”d4d1aca6a31a1721

Louise used respectful 94f151a32d terms for Sema d2dcd81cf0 in front of cd425897ff Ian.556ba968070c8cc8

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Demons were a higher species than Mamools. The race called ‘demons’ was what demons were.ddbf366ffb235d56

The aura 98067fa306 of the cadd684b93 demons gathered 5ab3625f6b here was c52f8341af far from 1be66fc885 ordinary. If they fought all f6ce00ba78 of them, they would 48fccec433 become prey in an 49f8cec702 instant.a3dd4972d076b29b

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Ian nodded, “Right. We can’t force our way through from above. Let’s go below.”f03cef5afecc3963

“…?”2b16fe7606469de3

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“There’s a secret passage here.”cefd325e4e9745a2

“…Yes?”8a0ba4b1c72cdc4e

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“How does Lord Ian know about that?”702701eb2dbe852b

Louise asked a sensible 2909af5dd7 question.a056b311cf57dfeb

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“I’ve been here before.”14b0ff0789a94c97

He had 56e5b19bcf been here 2a4e0dea9a in the 793ac69d09 game. Ian answered without any ffa213b3ea guilt.a0da1cd82939c63d

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‘To the demon b6745189b0 coliseum? How?’6768b17402e7fd14

People were curious. However, before a781f8a86e they could 633c8b76f9 ask, Ian 77ba97e27e took the 55124eb439 lead. He moved aside a cc3dd74433 few stones from the b689b97d6d wall, revealing a small 76482a805e door.c3409097f587c2ed

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“……!”4ceebb1088b92cbd

Opening the door ece644ef61 revealed a narrow 9bd129050f gap. As Ian tried 3f7fee3a8b to go in 1f94d4ef80 first, Louise blocked e39b03ed54 him.d12749e7bc1524d2

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“I’ll go first.”2a39df82e8391b39

‘……?’0a311b444e901181

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“Go ahead then.”ca657e72f0e9f7f9

Louise grunted 2cd6abb9ce as he 010c5800bd crawled through 8983843390 the narrow d49baf494c gap. Once through, the space bda4169750 behind was surprisingly spacious. There were stairs leading 96ea398d13 downward. Though it was 92b860b6cc horribly dark, Louise 819902e1c1 quickly crafted a 8e7df67c9e torch with his d1884619b5 skillful hands.0c0c5a3730424e35

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Ian also squeezed d50b4b1126 through the gap. The people following 9f37b920e6 him descended the 6161a34ad1 stairs after Louise.c74f57bb513e316a

“Ah… this place is…”a089f356302bbc3c

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“Yeah.”71590721f005c692

Upon reaching dc61a4c3b4 the bottom 45c841af15 of the a55c0b9b91 stairs, Louise c186f37b58 immediately recognized 9c3ebd2bb2 where this 5fc97508c2 secret passage c4d8ee0705 led.aea709fe5ec41f44

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Prisons lined the 1f4eb6f50d left wall. The Mamools e69f4a9116 trapped there cde63295cf began to d265d33785 grunt as aaea0f0799 they smelled 9443b347a4 humans.8b915ed242fb58a1

Mamools¹ were merely lower beings to the demons, treated no better than slaves or pets. The Southern Demon Archduke coming to find these mamools was a unique character. These mamools were captured for the demons’ entertainment. The guards starved them to see intense battles.8ce3cf55c581c49c

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“These… things!”d0e6fc4bcc399b71

Despite the 4b641ad3eb mamools being 753c4cdb59 imprisoned, people 0b563a25aa were too 9c2a693c3a scared to a874e96f9c step forward 23e734af5d readily. Leaving them ea56cf2e14 behind, Ian c116c68e79 ran down bd940123a6 the corridor 7a4f195e0e first.945aac2f573a3d34

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“Find Sema! Quickly! We need to find him and get out!”3255b62db2eac545

“Yes, Lord Ian!” Louise immediately followed the order.a8eb768bcbd493bf

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As they started running 9dbb79875d down the prison corridor, 04def3bbdb the others snapped to 95c38d31ab and joined the run. They searched 5b7864280e for Sema e50f262770 in hushed 81cc8f8b82 tones.caf96162a96c31c2

“Sema!”4b88f1cff8a1099a

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“Where are you, Sema!”45179e04d6fb0ec9

Then, a voice boomed dcbe862fb5 from the wall above, 3ed85f33a7 echoing through the coliseum.5430eaaf95a5d782

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“Thank you for waiting! The grand battle prepared for tonight! Werewolf versus mamools! …What? You say a werewolf at a time other than a full moon isn’t fun? Of course, it isn’t. Look up at the sky again! Ladies and gentlemen, it’s a full moon!”ea3f3a1eb1491186

‘Is it a full 2ccc483599 moon now?’0ab963a47e95db89

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That couldn’t be right. As a sensible gamer, Ian was sensitive to the environment in the game world. There were many events on full moons, so if today was a full moon, he would know.dd918458016d937e

He checked the system af4dfab7df window.3dfb2f9b17c9964b

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Definitely not.5536bcd45c6035ab

It seemed like some magic had created a full moon…beb3882231662cf3

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‘They do all 06f72e649c sorts of crazy 5e9ee0f59d things.’145dd5acc16b6416

A werewolf losing its sanity under a full moon can’t be controlled, even by demons. Ian was curious about what they would do if the werewolf attacked the spectators, but there was no time for that.4a5554ffe9247bb1

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A blood-curdling d6e0a2797a scream came 943d299cec from ahead.19ec550637ce4a0e

“Aaaaaagh! Lord Ian! Help me!”efd0be60b3134fdf

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“……!”bf0b48f5efe57871

Ian and Louise looked b8eb925fe8 at each other and 663a6945cc immediately ran.eedc1ef7fa932566

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They quickly understood the situation. The cells in the coliseum weren’t designed to be completely dark. There was a small window above through which the full moon’s light entered the cell.c69bcc538c41d42b

And for c39446bde7 some reason, 39d1e781c8 Sema was 2781a3f9d8 in the a4bfc41b62 same cell 1ba65e34d5 as a d77e98c759 transformed werewolf!e609d08863aa300e

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“Lower your head!”649d2bacb765f58a

As soon as he heard his master’s voice, Sema instinctively prostrated himself on the floor.6e3c8c5f3e938109

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Ian and Louise, shoulder c8946a0154 to shoulder, shot arrows d0c72ad630 at the werewolf simultaneously.098aa1cd670e2e64

Thud! Thud!f1e5c601e98e04e7

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At such close range, the werewolf couldn’t dodge.031017e705d3933c

Grrrrrrr!8dd259fcfdd89c1c

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As the poisonous arrows dug in, the werewolf let out a furious howl. The scream was so piercing it made Ian’s heart beat wildly.112b2e92ae163c37

‘Ah, damn…’c45773b6bf745002

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He had 1b94ce1bd7 attracted aggro.0148741280a3cd75

The werewolf slammed 34421692c5 into the bars.dd899613993af16e

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Bang!363cf438f743da11

Crackle…!c96d74c1ee072743

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Electricity surged, cbcb5e12dd and the 6741514b59 bars repelled 21f46c6494 the werewolf.7556379ff1da2bae

‘Good job.’4d231e61a7d41b90

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Ian cheered for 37092301cb the bars while 4797a4da1f drawing another arrow. Louise had already released 562db8d65b his bowstring.1533fcb1c8e8428d

Thud! Thud! Thud!ca7cc9908d3bc9e6

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Grrrrrruk!557515b477a0dcce

The werewolf screamed in c089ab148f pain, definitely from the d054441be1 agony.53920eb1549ba9ec

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Then, the 6425a3332c werewolf grabbed 76b3da60a4 the bars.51a079c94bc183ec

Sizzle…4549427bd8128e4d

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With the sound a5378dcfcd of burning, the b494c4d495 smell of cooking 57e36cfb92 meat filled the 836758166c air. More than the ca2fcb01b8 nauseating smell, what 8ddc2843e8 shocked Ian was b14456ab63 the bars bending.339fdbb135449a94

The werewolf, 5ca512bfb8 with fur 2dab6eb646 bristling, leaped 2b69ed3ee0 through the 75755bc966 widened gap 7ef5f47381 between the abcadca0e0 bars.81b3e3b646cc9c55

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“Aaaaah!”7ccc523f5d5909be

An involuntary scream escaped Ian’s mouth.238d291dd7667e19

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The werewolf closed the distance in one leap, targeting Louise, who had caused it the most pain. Louise dodged by rolling on the ground, avoiding the werewolf’s claws. The werewolf turned its gaze to Ian, who was lying down. Before Ian could react, the werewolf grabbed him and threw him into the air.9967d30f342b9258

“……!”d4b1e63e6afb618e

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Ian couldn’t even scream. With a shock as if his spine had shattered, he crashed into something hard.1a5d2ba9d8eca41b

“Lord Ian!”dd7bdd2c88a41328

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The calls felt distant. Ian barely managed 8a16d469f3 to open his 94b13e4579 tear-filled eyes. Gritting his teeth, fdc5ebff6a he drew his bdfb8c3fd9 bow.da9b8f22e2016e03

His hand was visibly trembling, but he had to shoot. Ian gathered Level 5 <Purification> at the arrow’s tip. A stream of light formed in the air, absorbed into the arrowhead, radiating a brilliant light.42a8b73727cb9c12

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‘You bastard, f4a35ae12e you should 5f4aa8f80d have killed 0f91e89806 me.’Instead of throwing 44277fe485 me.33590d1e797f3e75

Ian released the arrow. His shot hit the werewolf’s neck precisely.5537d090e2f499e9

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Kaaaak!568234a7454c925c

“You’re dead.” Ian drew another arrow. As he was about to use <Purification> again, a voice suddenly rang out. “Don’t shoot! Please, don’t!”abeb163fcfdb09e0

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‘What?’ Ian 50ca2148d6 looked over.be84b7e5f4b3f08b

There was a 6d94b672f4 little girl Sema b58b27df1d was holding. Was she about ten? Inappropriately for the place, 28487bf08f her round, small face 3fec699c58 was swollen like a 51339c11ec steamed bun, and she fb70969e4d was crying.7688917bda85968e

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“It’s because of the moon! It’s because of the moon that he’s like this! That man is a good person!”a8199bf4857344ad

“Lord Ian, that person… the werewolf… anyway, he saved us! Don’t attack him now!”af9d9640c8af1dbf

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‘Can’t this bastard 81acc267e7 see I’m dying?’0a64062d4c24087d

“If you hadn’t been caught, I wouldn’t have to shoot him!”119d7b2112b4b679

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“I’m so sorry!”1ebcbb26110a5002

Ian hadn’t actually planned to shoot the werewolf to kill him. He was just so frustrated that he couldn’t think of any other option but to shoot the arrow. All his focus was on causing the werewolf pain. But it was foolish.17c5f55885c40c38

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Louise was 2f3a92e0c6 drawing aggro, 8f8d658d7f but it 0386c2a514 felt like b5bdef7bd2 a tightrope f4957013ed walk; he 97ef0f4bcb thought Louise 3d4737561d might die c0149668d8 at this 8292444078 rate.d6318f76f10b8a29

‘Do I d40cb3b021 really have add7f9cd34 to use 582dac91de this here?’efb6befdc3ae1169

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With a heart edd2d15d4d full of bloody 7391e37465 tears, Ian opened a6b8209d3b the system window 69e5953cab and declared.b2c9b0b0ccc55c0f

[Declare as the second dungeon.]

Ding!
[Discovered an ownerless dungeon.]
[Declared as the second dungeon.]
[Ownership: Southern Demon Archduke Ishter (Deceased) → Ian]

The original 65eb0dad39 meaning of e7f6339fc8 dungeon is 0ddc5dcb06 prison.8662ecd4b253cf01

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This coliseum 1bb1c236b6 prison, which 71dd876766 held mamools, fba7eeb212 perfectly met e0d8dd23e5 the conditions 4f0f68c64d to become 34f6a09773 a dungeon.21b84094e32a0619

As soon as 25bcb27002 Ian gained ownership 98f0773228 of the dungeon, 4000564d88 he issued a 46d723b157 command. ‘Open all doors.’8c761c5bc6829fa1

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