My Dungeon Life: Rise of the Slave Harem - My Dungeon Life – Chapter 1055-1057

Chapter 1055

We began working our way down, one trial after another. After the 4th trial, it moved up to three clones. Each time, I had to figure out a new way to kill them. Then, the pain of that death was transmitted through Alysia, although I secretly took it upon myself.

In the third trial, I was able to electrocute them to death. At least that was pleasantly numbing. In the fourth trial, I use absorb until I had completely eaten away their souls. It was an unsettling feeling, but I had experienced enough pain in my soul that it was something I could handle pretty well. In the fifth trial, I took them out by removing the oxygen around their heads, effectively asphyxiating them. My lungs ached after that one.

After each one, I needed to take longer and longer rests. Also, eventually bringing them down often took more and more effort. The last one took nearly ten minutes of continuous casting, and that was already after wearing them down. Although I was growing increasingly shaken, Alysia seemed to be encouraged and upbeat. I did everything I could to keep her from noticing my problems.

The murals were of course on every level too. However, it was difficult to make heads or tales of the ones I saw. One of them depicted the man going around killing people with his sword, bathing it in blood. Another one depicted him forging the soul of his daughter into the sword. The final one depicted him leading villagers into the dungeon.

If I had to put things together, I’d say that the man made some kind of agreement with the dungeon and sacrificed the villagers. In exchange, he got her soul back. However, for some reason, he didn’t resurrect her. Instead, he made her into a sword. Either way, he wasn’t a good person. It wasn’t a surprise he killed himself in the end.

“How will you defeat the next ones?” Alysia asked eagerly.

“I was thinking of crushing them. There is also falling to death. That would be difficult though. Maybe I could use portals so that she gains enough momentum and… splat.” I spoke without thinking.

“Ah… Deek.” Alysia sounded awkward.

I coughed. “Ah! I’m sorry. It’s just…”

“It’s okay,” she said. “I know you’re trying your best. I’m happy to be by your side. I feel… comfortable, in your hands. I just wish I could help more in the upcoming battles. Since they are immune to my slice, I feel like I’m useless. I just wish… I could be something else.”

As she spoke, her body suddenly morphed. I let out a cry of surprise as her body reformed, and a moment later, I was holding a giant hammer.

“Wh-what did you do?”

“Ah! I don’t know! I was just… I was wondering if crushing would be the same as slicing, and then I was hoping that I could be a hammer, and then I was a hammer!”

“You… you can be any form you want to be!” I cried out in surprise.

That would make the last few trials a lot easier. The two of us walked out into the sixth trial, and we continued to fight. I didn’t seem to unlock Magic Hammerman or anything like that. Although her appearance was that of a hammer, I guess her soul was still a sword.

Chapter 1056

Smashing was not a pleasant feeling at all. I tried to make it swift, but that was impossible when I was fighting three of them, and they were all more powerful than before. The good thing was that my magic swordsman had gained many levels from this trial. Even without my dungeon bonus, I had already reached level 5. I probably would have been level 10 if I had all of those bonuses. As the last of them fell, I desperately tried to maintain my focus.

“Your weapon has transformed.” The guide noted. “Impressive. It would have done this a long time ago if you hadn’t been using your tricks. I almost considered banning them.”

So, it really was like that. The pain that Alysia felt was supposed to force her to evolve. Every time I helplessly cut down her soul, she’d become desperate enough that her shape would change and she’d kill it a different way. This trial wasn’t just testing my ability to defeat the clones, but Alysia’s ability as well. I had been cheating up until that point by using spells, but I was supposed to be depending on my weapon.

Most people who would enter this world would likely only have a handful of similar jobs. So, it’d make sense that a swordsman wouldn’t be able to defeat them nine different ways. I was simply far too versatile for this dungeon, making it far easier than it was supposed to be. That was something I was extremely used to, and it actually caused me to relax a bit. For a while, I had been worrying that this dungeon was a bit too easy.

I did worry that Alysia might have been losing out by not feeling the pain she was supposed to. My hope was that her refining process was in fighting alongside me, and not in feeling some kind of soul torture. My mind was still a bit shaky, but I felt like I could make it to the end of this dungeon now. It was in sight.

“The next trial will be your final match.”

“Match?”

She nodded. “The last two trials will be… special. They will finalize your sword.”

I nodded, and then continued on into the 6th safe room and rested up. After being crushed three times, I decided to take my time. At this point, I had been in the dungeon about three days by my count. So much could have happened outside by now. It was best to complete this trial soon.

“Deek.”

“Hmm?”

“I think there is more to this than I originally thought.”

“How so?”

“I’ve been acting passively, and letting you handle me. However, what is the point of that.”

“Like a girl just lying there during sex.”

“Wh-what did you say?” She yelped.

“N-nothing!” I quickly sat up.

“I’m just saying that I feel like I could do more. I should use my strength to your advantage.”

“You may be right. Upon thinking about it, most people can’t do what I do. Most people would just be a single fighting class. How would they be able to kill an enemy in so many different ways? I believe the trick to that is you. You’re supposed to be learning about yourself, and grow powerful.”

I didn’t mention the pain part of it. She had long forgotten about it, but I would never be able to forget it. It was a truly spartan form of training.

“I… will grow stronger. I want… I want to be Master’s weapon!”

“Mm… I’ll be counting on you.”

I was still recovering from my own pain and trauma, so I was answering nonchalantly. I hadn’t realized that this would be an oath that would carry us together through a turbulent future.

Chapter 1057

Alysia wanted to remain in the safe room for a longer period of time so she could get a grasp on her abilities. We practiced a bit, and then I allowed her to contemplate on her own. One of the best parts of the slave bond between us was that she didn’t go into sleep mode anymore. While this might mean she spent a lot of time alone, it also gave her the time to think and contemplate. This was something none of the other soul weapons in this dungeon could do.

While she was taking a breather to think about things, I surveyed this mural. It showed the little girl. At first, she was hopeful and bright-eyed. Then, it slowly showed her facial expression changing. She grew less and less enthused, and in the final image, her expression was downright hateful. That was it, that was the clue. I wasn’t able to grasp anything from it.

“Deek.” Alysia contacted me through the Slave Communication I left open for her.

“Yeah?”

“I’m a sword made out of a soul, right?”

“I guess so.”

“And this is a soul dungeon, which is created our of a world of souls, right?”

“I mean, I don’t know what a world of souls is, but that sounds about right.”

“Then, shouldn’t I have the ability to cut a soul?”

I stopped, only coming to realize what she meant. Soul-reaving weapons were rare magical items that could damage a soul. Even rarer were the malacrum weapons, which were capable of not just hurting a soul, but poisoning it with a soul-destroying miasmic infection. Other than certain spells, magic, fairy fire, and jobs like the Spiritualist, I didn’t know how else to attack a soul directly. However, she might very well be right. She might be able to chop through someone’s soul. That meant she could kill someone permanently. She’d be better than a soul-reaving weapon because she’d be able to choose if she wanted to damage their soul or not.

“You… might be on to something there.” I agreed.

“I think I’m ready to start.”

“Okay.”

I grabbed Alysia, and her form returned to the sword I had grown used to.

“I’m going to try to cut their souls, destroying them completely.”

“Then, I’ll follow your lead!”

The pair of us headed the 7th trial and the last of the battles. As I waited, five Alysia’s appeared. That was two more than the last level. I took a step back, feeling a bit worried.

“It just occurred to me… if this is the final match, then these Alysia’s… are probably at your level.”

The women immediately began to circle me. Their eyes seemed to contain cunning and knowledge. This battle would be like fighting Alysia, the powerful S class adventurer, five times at once! Furthermore, every bit of damage I did to them would be reflected onto me. I suddenly felt like I could have taken another few days break.

The girls began their advance. I lifted my sword. I had to give it my all.