RD | Chapter 23

Ian thought.21fe75d5e3fc4290

‘Should I abandon him…?’6ce470b653fb838f

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He thought it was 11e12cbe07 break time, but before 0e4e44312c the monster wave even 1328544bc4 arrived, he found himself 90319970c1 going out to hunt 6d86880c24 demons first.f4125d2013c03102

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.b40e70afc445ddc5

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First, Ian asked, “So… we need to rescue Sema, right?”811731816f90f9c1

“We were caught while trying to save him!”d9712dee3b9c0523

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“Please save him, Lord Ian!”7d679088dad5dc68

People burst into tears.2a78f95b9e8739d4

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If he f20156f109 abandoned Sema, 955470806a their loyalty 0597e7fff4 would drop d30a6d387e to the 98ec2ec5dc floor. Initially, even fe854c5b7d though Sema 27a94bde5c was a ab920b6b1b 3-star hero, 43e2ac4765 he was 28c5a0ee86 quite useful.66903106620971bd

“Alright… Let’s drag him back before he faints from crying.”494eb4ad8c1ad93a

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“Wow!”6ed12756787dc991

“Long live Lord Ian!”a28f57ad246b1d9a

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People raised their hands 8457977019 in cheer.ebbf36418089bcd4

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.0ae6df5bd6767532

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If Ian says he ‘will do it’, it’s possible.b2e12ef5cf0710a0

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?da618869d190c8d7

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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.84aa293d2cf1199c

“<Trace Tracking>!”19e8a9c84b7362b4

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The ground where 1d94ae6215 the woodcutters had 962d4848d8 been chopping wood 7e2a7c6583 revealed a jumbled f94bf9a99a mess of footprints e266c4f778 that turned into 03a95e46d0 black marks.980fafc6cb924f3d

Among them 4c6364c19b were footprints 00afe61328 not of 64fccfbed1 humans but dcc3d250eb of something a296822671 large and e4e998d49c grotesque. Louise pointed at 26ef97baff the mark.c2c3101d6a18f5cd

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“This way.”1ccd209d2af07b00

They followed 7fcc27570e the traces 686b5281c7 to a 3f29b2afab space filled 7623ada48b with demonic 0418050fc4 energy. It was a 79d84b65f5 grand coliseum. Inside the enormous 012f286f62 circular building that 038c4582b3 required looking up 30d2eba5a0 endlessly, demons were 3e899cc287 seated, letting out eba225e9c0 bizarre screams.0857914e2dcbfbb2

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Kiiieeek!
Kieeeek!0612291451f4ee81

The people hesitated. Ian asked them.563430abb455bc20

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“Should we abandon Sema?”ad61d12fa8107aca

“No, no!”c3c7b8d39222431f

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“Let’s rescue Sema!”628787c47d45dcaf

They gripped fd0a9c3009 their tools f3a707af93 tightly, steeling 0df4cb1c9d themselves.df692a4fb12b81c1

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“But… how do we rescue Sema here? There are too many demons. That’s not Mamool; it’s demons.”af95d6836da7831a

Louise used respectful terms 53346f8515 for Sema in front 2be7bfd46f of Ian.966e5d33460b4f69

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Demons were a higher species than Mamools. The race called ‘demons’ was what demons were.47a412b251f2693c

The aura of f37068f5f4 the demons gathered 3454fd148e here was far cac148f798 from ordinary. If they fought d98707e353 all of them, 74075637c3 they would become 5d51608b73 prey in an 60b1a3de75 instant.646426ab10a85f83

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Ian nodded, “Right. We can’t force our way through from above. Let’s go below.”a83b702fa653cdc8

“…?”9588e5b66dd25875

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“There’s a secret passage here.”b2daed2cef1410de

“…Yes?”90792ace32b66f46

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“How does Lord Ian know about that?”12e7d3e39ceb8d1f

Louise asked a 1feacfbcfa sensible question.537e7c097b560389

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“I’ve been here before.”171b342e3cbf713c

He had been ab3fa763a5 here in the 41420b3ddf game. Ian answered dd13a9f860 without any 3c956259fe guilt.a1e7b98eb3681f17

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‘To the demon 9674a9429a coliseum? How?’1b0bf374afd1228d

People were curious. However, before 7ef55262b4 they could c632a1655f ask, Ian eaade779c5 took the 0a4e4bf372 lead. He moved 9dc954728f aside a 6fa08a1e7b few stones 4481eca600 from the d3cae176ce wall, revealing 5a95bda4e3 a small 95b5153f8f door.cdf73e3248ae5a84

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“……!”c55adcb2e5d46846

Opening the door revealed d6900739a3 a narrow gap. As Ian tried to 374daf88ab go in first, Louise bf80dac101 blocked him.f46c906e8205f8ff

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“I’ll go first.”9915af26eb8aeb27

‘……?’0d569227b9b11541

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“Go ahead then.”3526d40620fcb682

Louise grunted as 3a7ddbb7e8 he crawled through 9e2b2b7424 the narrow gap. Once through, the space e4c16e6d0f behind was surprisingly spacious. There were stairs leading bc06106a04 downward. Though it was horribly d6897ef324 dark, Louise quickly crafted 2d8a5f87f0 a torch with his 39c6350b19 skillful hands.5ea92dc7ab1abbc3

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Ian also 5b7dc975c5 squeezed through 7eb336a606 the gap. The people following him 4d82ed4b6f descended the stairs after 1afb2c9aa7 Louise.b69ea3f3ce611af3

“Ah… this place is…”b2ed956e08f9cda0

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“Yeah.”e4fb9a5bbef6bfce

Upon reaching the bottom ccdb520770 of the stairs, Louise fb6cd0a70e immediately recognized where this 3b2122a2ac secret passage led.1e8eaa569caa70aa

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Prisons lined 54d8a0c546 the left 5dc3c4c43e wall. The Mamools 0bb7dc3401 trapped there 3d4d73b201 began to 09e6ee7c58 grunt as 91cfda8a8f they smelled 97ab8a4199 humans.d64c0d281415f106

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.69a06befdae61c79

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“These… things!”5f06d7f5ab9f0365

Despite the mamools 24046f81f5 being imprisoned, people c846f4d624 were too scared 2ae59d7801 to step forward be15edafcc readily. Leaving them behind, 1b8f53adff Ian ran down 61c4f96694 the corridor first.85a5ea858610f0b8

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“Find Sema! Quickly! We need to find him and get out!”d7dc7bd62817acfb

“Yes, Lord Ian!” Louise immediately followed the order.12f51caad91def96

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As they started 6b0e7bb10b running down the ea955a0a00 prison corridor, the d6d443f7c9 others snapped to 93b6edd953 and joined the c1e05446c5 run. They searched for Sema d0392347bd in hushed tones.72b92ae4b1a988f5

“Sema!”0775aa7655dfa3e6

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“Where are you, Sema!”1629bba4bf614624

Then, a voice fddfd1fa56 boomed from the 942aff543e wall above, echoing 95c0d3545a through the coliseum.1ce3ed38b6692a41

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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!”12f2b6b4c6465545

‘Is it a 29d19f9423 full moon now?’da2e064efdb76910

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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.5de594ae353577a7

He checked the 59253c2549 system window.2911b001500b5b04

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Definitely not.12f81aad35411359

It seemed like some magic had created a full moon…9a7cdd175042fb8f

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‘They do all 36d3a6f065 sorts of crazy 2eb6b5f312 things.’178d219411c844d9

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.56ca0497a16cc95f

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A blood-curdling c4bad72669 scream came ee6ef83fc3 from ahead.8af7993a570bb0cf

“Aaaaaagh! Lord Ian! Help me!”01fb81fa597a141d

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“……!”7be54edf256b8c9d

Ian and Louise looked 6af7dc88ae at each other and cb6db425fb immediately ran.4fac0f88adea866e

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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.21eccfa1791e7333

And for 89c31d7df3 some reason, d9d5539fc3 Sema was 9228eb4ac9 in the 25b18d2d31 same cell 805cd923ad as a ab733faa1d transformed werewolf!c1fb93c5bc452e9f

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“Lower your head!”213507a1ab3d75dd

As soon as he heard his master’s voice, Sema instinctively prostrated himself on the floor.266bb48cdf1e9714

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Ian and Louise, 94b5c20cbc shoulder to shoulder, 7f293a6c11 shot arrows at 1aa1ed740a the werewolf simultaneously.476a51db3a67ae9e

Thud! Thud!3d5c3ea019ff7538

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At such close range, the werewolf couldn’t dodge.63cf516713d7d75d

Grrrrrrr!cd0d2c2facb58aa6

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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.8da775266525f450

‘Ah, damn…’fdd8e84ab7d8a683

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He had eb5b98533f attracted aggro.d3edbcdbf2ee6c23

The werewolf eda058c8f1 slammed into cf87bc4ecd the bars.b06e74ed9284e160

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Bang!2b8e82e62e3b7164

Crackle…!ed18ad9cfc9b86a9

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Electricity surged, 51b831e7e1 and the bbb55f5696 bars repelled e7dcff9e9b the werewolf.1a3ef10c6ffee914

‘Good job.’d6a85ddc1402cc7b

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Ian cheered c0da357542 for the 6ce8c09a2f bars while bb5cf76898 drawing another c504a25c47 arrow. Louise had already 495b1df6d9 released his bowstring.f345d30649a71146

Thud! Thud! Thud!edb0b7354cc97e33

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Grrrrrruk!dedfdeeaa622dd15

The werewolf d93b0a13fa screamed in 5b1d867e2b pain, definitely 13b0431223 from the 0af1f1c22e agony.9b679f7b74030085

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Then, the 20ec9e6454 werewolf grabbed bf6202c787 the bars.c01a66ef88f45ed2

Sizzle…26f4335056b9d8e3

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With the a51ef98120 sound of 152d07224b burning, the 644412823f smell of 0f82e64f84 cooking meat d4fcd5434d filled the cf7c93efc9 air. More than the 7faf65a212 nauseating smell, what f9bc22e4bb shocked Ian was b06443ce32 the bars bending.614e659c9c68e180

The werewolf, with 8da58f413a fur bristling, leaped e27a1626cc through the widened 1f85e65f19 gap between the aad1c3589f bars.ec6a6364dae386ca

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“Aaaaah!”066c899beb79e7c5

An involuntary scream escaped Ian’s mouth.babc79450cd3be31

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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.c299c922734a20f1

“……!”bebf9cdcd10cbeb1

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Ian couldn’t even scream. With a shock as if his spine had shattered, he crashed into something hard.59923631ba84ac30

“Lord Ian!”8cd0445f0abf62be

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The calls 1d28223b45 felt distant. Ian barely managed to bbd8ecefe5 open his tear-filled eyes. Gritting his teeth, he 2c54baf693 drew his bow.b66b3f5a312f16c4

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.a4bed221b660e9eb

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‘You bastard, you should e14ea3137c have killed me.’Instead of ba315a34fa throwing me.849a729cf22cdcb4

Ian released the arrow. His shot hit the werewolf’s neck precisely.1eeb6627e7162e58

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Kaaaak!ba171ad5b5148acd

“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!”acfd09686ea325a5

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‘What?’ Ian 61ce6d1496 looked over.6bdcaf9530fc0555

There was 256ac00e08 a little 9c1144a671 girl Sema a8b7d65802 was holding. Was she about 055a29ee81 ten? Inappropriately for the place, bc076bd832 her round, small face 1885311b60 was swollen like a 22f6222bbf steamed bun, and she 9fafa6d10a was crying.29269876fd3d10b8

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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!”321b2c57fc79ab8a

“Lord Ian, that person… the werewolf… anyway, he saved us! Don’t attack him now!”1675fe913a8477cc

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‘Can’t this 37ba5458a9 bastard see 523d491c8a I’m dying?’a348f7853e68df0f

“If you hadn’t been caught, I wouldn’t have to shoot him!”125c0cd6025f1c42

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“I’m so sorry!”c82ad2bbc78e5a94

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.704500f534e33115

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Louise was drawing 1d2cbda6b7 aggro, but it 16997049d5 felt like a 6ae2714a5d tightrope walk; he 6d705cf87c thought Louise might b1ab189444 die at this f950f2d19a rate.e718e758607424e1

‘Do I really have 4f66c38af4 to use this here?’365863c67b040dff

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With a heart full ecaeaadefa of bloody tears, Ian c42fa94006 opened the system window 13fe572d63 and declared.78ea86c0ac96e690

[Declare as the second dungeon.]

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

The original meaning of 26758ce51b dungeon is prison.fde030dc3fd81860

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This coliseum prison, which 3f4c84fe21 held mamools, perfectly met 18dffc7d62 the conditions to become 35d04546f8 a dungeon.53440e730cdbdb06

As soon as Ian 3eb81d4719 gained ownership of the d16444e8f3 dungeon, he issued a c90991bb7f command. ‘Open all doors.’0c33f1f0ee7126ff

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