My Dungeon Life: Rise of the Slave Harem - My Dungeon Life – Chapter 1190-1192

Chapter 1190

“Are you sure this is the dungeon she is in?” I asked, breaking through the door onto the 5th level.

“Yes, Master.” Celeste nodded. “This is the dungeon we marked as undead.”

“You say that, but where are the undead?”

“Ah… they’re outside the dungeon. The entire area is dark, creepy, and covered in zombies. Lydia said that this was similar to Mina’s dungeon the pair of you met in.”

Although she said that, I hadn’t seen the outside, and so far, the inside had very few undead elements. I supposed that ghost slimes made it undead in the barest terms, but it still didn’t look like what I would have expected.

“Ah, wait, here’s a skeleton!” I said excitedly as we walked onto the 5th-floor room.

Like the other floors above, this dungeon consisted of a single room that contained some puzzle in it. In each room leading up to this point other than the 1st, I was able to easily pass just by breaking down the door. It had only been a few minutes and we were already on the 5th floor. Whether the puzzles were getting progressively more dangerous or difficult, I didn’t know because I hadn’t defeated any of them legitimately.

This floor was the floor that was supposed to have a miniboss on it if it had been one of the more traditional dungeons. It didn’t disappoint, as there was a skeleton standing there. There were also two shut doors on this one, which made it distinctly different than the other ones.

“Welcome, adventurer.” The skeleton declared as we approached. “One of these doors leads to certain death, while the other door leads to the next level. You may ask each door a question. Hehe, but I warn you, one of them always lies, and one of them always… hey, what are you doing?”

As I walked by the skeleton, I grabbed him and picked him. He barely had a moment to struggle before I reached one of the doors, opened it, and then tossed him inside.

“What are you do… not this door! Ahhhhhhhh!” A scream resonated and I slammed the door shut.

I glanced over at Celeste. “We’ll take the other door.”

The pair of us walked to the other door, but as I grabbed the doorknob it wouldn’t turn.

“Hey, buddy! That’s not how the game is played!” The door shouted. “You have to ask us each a question and find the right path!”

I lifted my sword. “Do you want to die?”

“I do! Please kill me!” The door cried.

I turned to the other door. “Is this the safe way?”

“Ahh… y-yes… be cool, man. We have no problem…”

“We do have a problem!” The door in front of me yelled out. “Agh… darn my truthful ways!”

I raised my sword. “No one likes liars.”

“I… I will never surrender…” The door started crying. “Oh… crap!”

A few moments later, there was no longer a door, and the two of us moved on to the next floor.

Chapter 1191

We walked into the 9th floor safe room, immediately preceeding the boss. As for the lore, I didn’t bring myself to care. I made some promises about respecting and understanding lore, but that nicety ended when that dungeon was holding back one of my girls. They had also covered one of my other girls in sticky white stuff, so there went the last of my consideration.

I didn’t spend too much time resting. It was just enough time to adjust my stuff and potentially prepare for anything. Celeste and I walked out into the 10th-floor boss room. I frowned as I approached a young boy standing there with a glower on his face.

“A child?” Celeste asked curiously.

Since the upper levels, she had mostly been sitting on my shoulder, enjoying the ride. It had been such a long time since I had felt her there, that I didn’t complain about her lack of accomplishments. Well, it wasn’t like I was solving these puzzles myself. However, was this a puzzle? It could be a boss fight. Expecting me to fight a child? Was that one of this dungeon’s tricks?

“Fellow dungeon master, what are you doing here?” The little boy demanded as I approached him.

My steps slowed to a stop. “You know that I’m a dungeon master?”

“Hmph! Who else could you be? Those foolish humans don’t possess the kind of strength that we do! They have to fight in groups just for the hope of overpowering us!”

“I see…” I was a bit more than a dungeon master, but for all intents and purposes, it didn’t matter. “Why have you come? Shouldn’t you be on the bottom floor?”

“It’s clear that you are a superior level dungeon.” He snorted. “I don’t know why you haven’t initiated a takeover yet, but if you intended to probe out my dungeon further, I should say that you have already seen all there is to see. Although my dungeon is a bit older, I did not waste my absorption on growing my dungeon. Twenty levels are all that I possess. Oh, if you were hoping that meant my mana stores were valuable, I assure you that they are not. I have been continuously using the mana I absorb.”

“On what?” I blinked.

“That’s none of your concern!” He sniffed haughtily before pulling out an orb. “Here is my lore glossary. It contains a penance of mana, as well as my registered mobs and traps. Take it and leave here.”

I stared at the glowing orb in his hand. It resembled the dungeon lore, except that it wasn’t as large nor did it glow as brightly. Using my intuition mixed with my Dungeon Master skill, I had a feeling that this was some kind of copy? It was like scanning a copy of the basic lure. It didn’t contain the heart of the dungeon, but the information could be used. What information? That would be the knowledge to create different monsters, traps, and biomes. I didn’t know dungeons could exchange such things.

When I hesitated to take the item offered, his face grew dark. “If you intend to continuously break through each of my carefully laid out puzzles and take everything, I’ll warn you. I’m part of the dungeon master council. I’ve tolerated your presence thus far for my reasons, but if you press me any further, I will report you. A high-level dungeon cannot attack a weaker dungeon. This is according to the dungeon master pact!”

I felt like I just stumbled on something big that no one from the surface even knew about. Dungeon masters were organized.

Chapter 1192

I grabbed the lore from his hand and then absorbed it. It absorbed a lot like the lore from before, but that was a blessing. This seemed to stem from miasma. In fact, if I didn’t have a god soul, this kind of thing would probably be bad. It stood to reason that if dungeon blessings were a piece of lore that attached to your mana soul, then perhaps you could similarly merge yourself with karmic curses too. I didn’t know how to make use of such information now.

At the very least, this wasn’t a curse. My head filled with all kinds of information. It was much more organized and logical than the usual flood that I received and didn’t provide nearly as much discomfort. Part of the reason is that the lore was streamlined and censored, only giving me information that this dungeon was willing to pass with. That didn’t include the story that created this dungeon in the first place. I had scanned it and sighed.

“This doesn’t have what I need.”

I had thought that it wouldn’t contain information about Miki, but I had to give it a try. However, this was reassuring as well. If Miki had died and was absorbed, then there should be knowledgeable about her in this core. At the very least, there should be some kind of spiritualist-like mod.

“That’s all I have!” The little boy snapped angrily.

“No, two months ago, there was a girl that entered this dungeon. Where did she go?”

“Huh?” He blinked. “You mean that girl who stunk of death? Ick!”

“This is an undead dungeon?”

“I only did that to keep away people like you!” He glared at me. “Most don’t like the undead. It’s dark, wet, and smelly. They’re ugly, dumb, and hard to control! It’s been enough to keep the other two dungeons nearby from eating me. You must be that new one that sprang up in place of that city Dungeon. They were ghosts too, so you must have wanted to add zombies. But I heard that place was a no… wait! Was that girl sent by you?”

I was trying to keep up with everything this guy was telling me, but the only thing that mattered to me was Miki.

“What happened to Miki? What happened to the girl?” I demanded.

“So, she was one of yours. I didn’t think much of you having a dumb house fairy as a familiar, but to also work with mana creatures…” His expression turned ugly. “The council has warned us to stay away from you. You’re not a true dungeon master. You’re just a human!”

“I came here to find Miki.” I tried one last time as I started to lose my patience. “Tell me where she went or what happened to her, and we’ll leave in peace.”

“Heh.” The kid grinned. “I killed her. She died screaming.”

“No!” Celeste cried out.

I pulled out Alysia. “Since you won’t tell me, I’ll just take the lore from your dungeon. You better prey what you just said was a lie.”

The boy became startled at my look, stumbling back, but then he stuck his tongue out at me. “You’ll never know! I’m closing up this dungeon! Without defeating the 10th-floor boss, you can’t continue, and I’ve hidden the boss. That door is reinforced! You won’t be able to break through it like the others! This is the farthest floor you’ll get down!”

“Tell me what I want to know!” I slashed at him, but he disappeared before my blade struck, likely transporting himself to somewhere else in the dungeon.

Now, I was pissed.