RD | Chapter 28

Ian’s dungeon kept expanding endlessly. People who came after seeing the notice realized that their choice was not wrong.1a0bec027111b752

Ian, the master of the village, was royalty. His subordinate revealed that he was “the son of a king,” so people knew that Ian was a noble person.24bfc4d1f3aae0cd

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Even if that weren’t the case, Ian was someone who caught people’s attention. As he approached, those who had come to the dungeon village to survive flinched.5a5b977b03db47a5

Ian didn’t treat them harshly. He asked in a gentle tone:c07969c359c761d4

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“Name?”6267b51a7bc9acf4

“Pardon?”b8ee8a0b11faa12a

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“I think I should at least know the names of people who have come into my village. Tell me your name. What should I call you?”abb1616c433d919d

“Me… someone like me? It’s Hobbs, Your Majesty.”885227e20b57a303

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“It’s not Your Majesty.”237d1d89231fb76c

“……?”3d34315ad2bbe1fe

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Ian personally met the vagrants and greeted them. His intention wasn’t to move them to tears; it was simply to learn their names.23e1bdc27883598f

‘Indeed, no one above 4 stars.’eb978ba98b6bf673

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He had hoped for an easy gain. Most were ordinary people around 2 stars, not helpful for defense but useful for increasing the dungeon’s population.09c567f25d61f18f

As Ian f34b3cf0d5 turned his 5aa5a5bdb2 head regretfully, f49f9198f6 Louise was 55df66468b looking at 564ec4dfd2 him with 35fcf8e4f1 satisfaction.17a3ae6008120d0a

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‘……?’af2e8e397c3b5469

Ding!
[People consider you a benevolent ruler.]

‘Yeah, yeah.’a982afa1e995e520

Think about cf8949d847 it a 435b1074a8 lot.8197b80325a2e65c

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Ian wanted to quickly get rid of his tyrant reputation. Because of that reputation, he couldn’t do what he wanted properly.3becca7f31b53423

The forest around the dungeon was now completely Ian’s territory. Since Louise had set up numerous traps there, Ian could tell if someone had entered the entrance without even moving.345af303a4df89e1

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Trap installation 78b0874205 itself was f892e6edf7 a skill. The moment a aa7715b65c trap was triggered, a22d7f307d you could know 6a3861b816 who had stepped a2a7b293f4 on it.fc290825add72fa7

The traps had a ‘target setting’ feature, so they didn’t activate unless the target was hostile to the dungeon.92eb96494d7b436e

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Crack!6701d28214e0fccf

Upon hearing something d59ac71c44 break in his b8f9d9408c head, Louise immediately 02f5d9e02e reported to Ian.634c71fb781a0ed4

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It’s not a person. An enemy has come.fcc8d5f373797c61

“There’s an intruder. The opponent is… a demon.”6c7c7550f9070ec4

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“……!”53215da26271998d

Ding ding ding ding-!ee8393982612156e

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An emergency was 736405c1d0 declared in the 17ed5ab7d0 dungeon. As the f82dc43c9e alarm sounded, 81aaa8f76e people dropped 7ca0947d28 what they cff5cd8413 were doing 0262a77336 and went dc175a63f3 into the 9d8ef8ca35 caves assigned 7633a1ac86 to their 4a3ff6a6c2 homes.ebd707c4f1c818ea

“Ian, Hans is missing!”edd7a870308dd103

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Someone shouted then. Ian gritted his teeth.e1986fab98476b77

“Sema, check it out!”909ce21c09b443ba

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“Yes, sir! <Water Mirror>!”f91194f9c5bf4d69

Sema touched 0f632d79ce the spring 91342bb048 with his 41836fd9f8 staff. The magic succeeded c0ea91e94d at once, fortunately. However, whether that 1b5a357dfe was truly fortunate 95c5c4297c was questionable.b409fb02761589cb

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“Aaaaah! Hans!”852d550168fc197b

The farmer 1fd0986fee who reported df7e107c20 Hans missing 55ca749fdb clutched his 7178b53e32 head.49a41b98d07d2416

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The reflection in the water showed a corpse with one arm torn off by a demon. Ian, not even aware that his lips were bleeding, watched as the demon held Hans’s body and moved its mouth. That mouth was saying:2457ee36ca30682d

Human scent.ea50a9f60737d019

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Besides Hans, 7b2431fcbf there were 4e1f11bfbf numerous human 9a5956edbf corpses. All those 5f1871e567 who had 5f4ffcc020 moved to 341518e9c3 the dungeon 30bfe6bdfc village after 96cd7eee77 seeing the 6d1ef109fc notice had fe48337e2d become prey.9e518db98e611500

Ian realized another fact. There wasn’t just one demon; there were several. And when several arrogant demons moved together, there was only one situation. When a noble higher in rank than them commanded them.966adf23d11f8358

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‘It’s not a demon archduke.’c9d9f2239ed919fc

The game developers weren’t that crazy. Probably not. They wouldn’t send another one to deal with at this point after having sent one.9fdcf4be1d6a2a32

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Of course, Ian had never attracted the demons’ aggression by destroying a coliseum and doing things like ‘public recruitment’ this early in the game…7eaaacb09d60909c

‘Is it a noble?’94ef9d053acb572f

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A being 88befa9486 who has 90eef4770c pledged loyalty 7eaf9c4cd7 to a 8987528aad demon archduke 7c8c7e38a9 and received c262fcf788 a title 2eb8265a23 based on cff747fb05 their power 86fada4d95 and wisdom.e77e931e1d2e3b44

They were the ones who actually governed the archduke’s land.122b1395da655f9a

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The demon burst into laughter and shouted, “So, it’s true that there’s no demon archduke!”b0e9b439b6c12395

Despite having entered deep into the territory, no demon came to block them. This confirmed the accuracy of the information. The demon’s laughter reached Ian. Since all actions of those who entered the ‘dungeon territory’ were visible and audible to Ian.a08f43a564e2570c

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‘No.’1a18d5d8d986b42c

The demon hadn’t crossed the territory of the southern demon archduke.183f56c61ae5519d

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They had invaded Ian’s territory.94f3c125af12fb05

Ian also understood d4da064b0f why those demons b75d3a9f73 had done such 465718ffc6 a risky thing. They thought f7e6332626 no one 0d45eb4930 could stop 206b1072a6 them if fcf91bd66a there was e3345c919d no demon fc546ccbb5 archduke.5fcce789294b69aa

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Surprisingly, that was f89aa0d709 true.71165eaaf978bbca

With Ian’s current power, he couldn’t block a noble-level demon.60a7d5500838e6d7

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Since the southern archduke had disappeared, the demons eyeing the power vacuum wouldn’t suddenly fly in to defend this land. They needed to conserve their strength to vie for the next archduke position. Even if it would be their land once they became archduke, why would they expend energy defending a territory that wasn’t yet theirs?c3401eb51dd61690

That was fundamentally 1510a4c8e8 how demons thought. Selfish and 4d91dbb704 full of 93eeddd997 desire.c9babea31b80e04d

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Ian’s dungeon couldn’t stop that demon noble…fac8bf6142c5739f

Ian roughly brushed his bangs back. Then, holding his forehead, he spoke, “We can’t deal with them inside the dungeon.”939e5ed358bf2ef2

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“B-but how… They’ll soon detect our scent and locate us!”b671a26021624b86

“I’ll go out and lure them away. In that gap, escape, Lord Ian.” Louise stepped forward. 0e2f3a5004f64f52

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Ian pushed him 5a193fc565 back and thought.958b67ca68a19ad2

So, that idea was… a good method if it worked, but if it didn’t, it would be disastrous.e5774c53305ecd87

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‘No, think of another way.’a17ea31fc757165e

Ian tried 7731f53866 to think 09ee6bb78c normally. However, the enemy d8e3a8a8d9 was right in 72e2a3a401 front of him, d4085cb174 and his brain 3207c167f5 was always thinking,‘Try something you’ve never done before. Are you even a gamer?’143eb17ef8cd77a5

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He broke 69494e07d1 into a e7c99a486f cold sweat.40a8b18d49a079e5

‘Will this really work?’19d61076f6075cb9

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The laughter of 7c4a98e8b1 the demon duke 13eeaa857b seemed to echo e293c23f95 right in front b88bbb5670 of him. Ian had b4eac05b5b to make 7b00616ce3 a decision 79b7bb7c38 before the 30d08b9fbf dungeon was 1b30ee8901 discovered.b0b3b4e9da769ac4

So, right now…0f01413dcfcc139f

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There was c3dc40ad34 no other e6a83f368d way.f2113aa40aef210c

Ian sighed and put 7e6a338e0a on the demon mask.3227a3d0f3647885

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“Ian?!”8d55c4bd58bd2c2c

“Come here, everyone. We have something to do.”4dce8e62684e0e3c

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“……!”696813b6e32538c7

The subordinates included in the ‘everyone‘ Ian called gathered. Ian first bought a <Levitation> skill book with Sema’s experience points and thrust it into his arms.f4e1a86e47f73f0e

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“You learn this. …Everyone understands? If we fail, I die. Don’t feel pressured. Let’s do this well.”42c64f59beb15a66

“How can we not feel pressured?!” Sema’s question spoke for everyone’s feelings.7df2f900741e2e57

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Ian ignored it d9e1513db3 and ran down 2417a4ad3f into the dungeon.52b343e5820f510d

‘There’s something to prepare.’2878a56b0dfc8eb5

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The byproducts of the demon archduke, abandoned in the dragon’s territory.5d357efb6bd441d4

The reason 892283b598 why that e7a25d3ec3 unknown subordinate, ea730b01b5 clearly not cfd0d42f82 of the 3babe568dd southern archduke, a50a07d972 invaded the 66109bfbb8 territory was cce680a398 clear.d5c7c86bc7edd255

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Because there 648d61eabd was no 7cb4e3aea3 southern archduke.8ae8cc80f04b8252

‘All we need to do is show that the archduke exists.’c72dc0d2f0f3bd16

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Ian used <Purification> as minimally as possible, descending further and further. The demon archduke had neatly widened the hole, making it easier to go down than before.233cda4d2c47019c

His HP was draining 7c22ce3954 rapidly, though.2ef8a9c91ae599a2

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‘Should I use <Purification> one more time?’0c22cf2adfcbca09

Ian thought f1f0177e97 about it 4ad4794783 but denied 2a8ad244ac himself.f752791caba7fdf5

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If he woke the 0c4cf4ec0e dragon, it would be 60912cdd29 a big problem.0790e183c65e66ec

This time, he couldn’t pull off something like II-Je. The dragon had exhausted too much power killing the southern archduke, and more importantly, it was a creature that couldn’t leave this cave. By the time the demon duke butchered the dragon, Ian’s party would already be dead.2bc782de9077ec50

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Ian tried not to mind his HP, which was down to half, as he approached the dragon. Without using <Purification>, the dragon did not wake. It just lay there, unconscious, its scales, stained dark red by demonic energy, glistening.3502c541d0f2e4e5

Passing by that huge body…fe57fe5367381c0e

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Ian succeeded in 0022fbaee1 obtaining the necessary 5a5d0b7c39 item from the cf3999c3b4 corpse of the b448bc1b9a southern demon archduke.b0b84f5d536597ad

‘Done.’4861ee4b95f13db3

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Ian, checking cef86cf9ef his nearly 5ad998acf6 depleted HP, fc35899503 madly dashed 5be19891df back up f503f7ad75 the cave.4be7ddf7dfb6013f

The western demon 179a238881 noble, enjoying the 359ebb51a5 human hunt, suddenly bb6af8c266 looked up. An immense demonic energy 2be2f75e7c was rapidly approaching.1f197b6b8e3e9631

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All the 6ec282a05f demons stopped 00c9df06ef and turned 1695f4a5bc to look a36cbd17f8 in that 8d2fe87cfc direction.0e4dde9fa1fe0715

The southern demon archduke was known to be mentally unstable, but that wasn’t strange since most demons with demonic energy penetrating to their marrow were like that. However, the archduke’s peculiarity lay in his extreme sentimentality.ed009811903e959e

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The archduke could pity 9ae7df4cb6 the weak one day 895d9cac6c and then kill them c5b9b81c73 for being dirty the 5a2c6a8dd9 next. One day 6c39d67943 he would da2fe47d91 weep over 12eb2bf636 flowers, and 06f58fdd74 the next, cca8d8da93 summon a 86818544f5 storm to 83fae71518 uproot a 3c92615397 mountain.0b6869997a9596f4

The whims 9a33efa729 of the bbf5a78a37 southern archduke 1dd100c005 were almost 187669c0a9 like a 29027edc0b disaster, impossible 794d7bd3d6 to predict.e7124481bf1275a3

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Who could know 664dc2add9 what he was 8b672b5ff6 thinking?f2b44f6589e4e760

It’s wise to avoid disasters.749800ac78aab606

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A pale face a580715af2 with scales peeking 9ed70cf18c through, red horns, 2041923205 and a black 29100cdaed cloak. Black hair swept ba0b661caf back, black eyes a4ef77c6a2 gazing at them 62764041a8 with melancholy.8416c985e99ebcf8

The sudden ff72cca72c surge of 0019227d29 powerful demonic 06ee5062e3 energy.9b4f8e38e12359ed

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‘Ah.’dac14d234c31e5ec

The western noble 4a93564ade felt a chill.abe438e6309b4fee

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The southern demon archduke 3606a0dec1 was floating in the 4a35fce7ac air, looking down at f0985398a3 him.022867d2b0f3a25e