My Dungeon Life – Chapter 1238-1240

Chapter 1238

“She came in the night.” The man shook. “The darkness flooded out, and then people died. I was sent out scouting. It was the only reason I survived. A cloud of darkness floated by and engulfed the village. All of our lights were snuffed out at once, like a ghost. Then, I could hear the screams of dying people. I saw her, on the outside of town, dressed in white. The shadow stretched out from her like a cape. It was her own shadow that engulfed the city.”

After we deduced the man wasn’t a danger, the Wolf Pack brought him into the house and sat him down. He was given some food and then he relayed his story as he drunk something hot and huddled in some blankets one of the wolfkin provided him. In normal days, there might be some tension between wolfkin and catkin, but that didn’t mean they wouldn’t set aside those bias in the name of the unity of Dioshin. It was for this reason that despite existing as 12 independent tribes, they still managed to function as a single nation keeping out invaders.

“Do you know if she was an animalkin?” One of the wolfkin pried softly.

He thought about it for a second and then shook his head. “I don’t know. She kept her hood up. I wasn’t able to see her body or face. It was at a distance. I have the best eyes in my village. It was the only reason I saw her.”

His cat eyes shone in the light of the fireplace we were using, punctuating that fact.

“If she kept her body hidden, how do you know it was a she?” One of the other wolfkin asked.

“Sh-she spoke… immediately before the attack, she gave a warning.”

“What did she say?”

He looked up unblinking for a moment before turning his head away. “Death comes for us all.”

“I guess that explains the name.” The lead wolfkin sat back.

Seeing the increasing number of atrocities had caused the Wolf Pack to steadily grow more somber. Now that they had an eye-witness account, they were truly starting to take things seriously. This wasn’t just a mission of revenge. This was a mission that could very well cost them their lives.

“I need some air.” I declared, slipping out.

Everyone was so wrapped up in their thoughts, they didn’t even glance up as I exited the building. I wrapped my cloak around me. Even though the weather was warm, the night felt cold. I found myself shivering as I pondered the man’s words.

“What are you thinking?” Alysia asked.

I had come outside to be alone, but I guess I was never truly alone. Even if Alysia wasn’t there, Elaya, Astria, Xin, and Celeste were all just a Slave Communication away. As my mana increased, so did the distance I could form and maintain Slave Communication. Without anything interfering with that connection like certain types of magic or dungeons, then I could probably contact any of my slaves from just about anywhere in the countries. Unfortunately, most of the girls I was worried about currently weren’t my slaves, making this whole situation difficult.

“I’m thinking about Miki,” I answered.

“Do you think it is her?” Alysia inquired. “Do you think Miki is Lady Death?”

“I originally refused to tolerate the thought without some kind of evidence. Now…” I sighed. “I can’t deny that Miki might be Lady Death.”

Chapter 1239

What would drive the meek and mischievous Miki to start slaughtering people? Of all of the girls, she was the most gentle and good-natured. If such a thing came from Shao, I wouldn’t be surprised, but Miki. Not only was she a kind soul, but with her mental abilities she didn’t need to hurt people to fight them. She could knock someone unconscious or use the power of suggestion to bend them to her will. Although she was a powerful spiritualist, she was the one most equipped to fight without killing someone.

Miki had become popular in Chalm, despite the old prejudices against foxkin. She had spent her free time assisting the elderly and soothing their loved ones. It was said that she was closer to death than anyone. That used to be a source of fear, but it was becoming a source of comfort. Now, for her to become her own reincarnation of death, it wasn’t something I was willing to accept without personally seeing it. That meant that I had to find proof.

That night, I returned to my bedding and slept. In the morning, the Wolf Pack gave the man a few supplies, mostly borrowed from the village we were in, and sent him on his way. He was heading to the capital of the catkin, to ask for further aid. After he left, we started packing up for our next day of journey. At that point, I plopped a map I had hastily drawn up down on a table in front of the Wolf Pack leader.

“If my calculations are correct, we should be about here.” I pointed to an area on the map.

I didn’t calculate anything. I knew exactly where we were because I could see it with my Map skill. The Wolfkin looked down at my map and then nodded with interest. He took out ink and a quill from his own bag and then started making some marks. I didn’t mind. I had also borrowed this paper from the village, and making it cost me nothing.

“These are the spots we know Lady Death has hit.” The pack leader explained. “Since there seems to be a clear progression in her power, it seems like her path is moving like this.”

He drew a line, showing the direction that Lady Death was heading. She would be directly breaking into the rabbitkin tribe. That’s when the leader wrote something else on my map, causing my eyes to widen.

“The rabbitkin capital?”

“Every tribe has its own center of power. You visited ours. I happen to know the rabbitkin seat rests here.” When he got looks from his friends, he shrugged. “I used to date a rabbitkin in my youth.”

“Is it true what they say about rabbitkin, boss?” One of the younger men licked his lips.

“Get your head out of the gutter! We have more important things to do!” His leader admonished him, causing the older men to laugh.

I took the pin and then started tracing the other direction. If the swirling pattern of movement was right, then there was a starting point. The leader looked down at the line he had drawn, a frown forming on his face.

“If Lady Death is going to be going through the rabbitkin capital, then that means that Lady Death started here. We’re pretty close.” I pointed down at a point marked on the map.

“What are you suggesting?” The pack leader asked.

“I think we need to get some answers. I think we need to figure out how this all started.”

As for where my finger was pointing, it was a location I had gotten from the Slaver’s Guild. It was the place Miki was born.

Chapter 1240

“It’s hard to determine exactly how fast she’s moving, but based on the catkin’s words, she’ll reach the rabbitkin capital inside two days. If we continue on our current path, we’ll encounter her before she reaches it. If we go to the foxkin tribe, I can’t guarantee that we’ll be able to reach her in time, and if we don’t intercept her in time…” He let the words linger there.

“If we intercept her without knowing what we’re getting into, it’ll still work out the same way,” I responded.

“If she started there, it’s possible, no, likely, that everyone is dead. Right? If this is where Lady Death started, then this would have been ground zero for facing her wrath.” Their leader protested.

“You’re right,” I responded. “We might find nothing but long-dead bodies.”

I didn’t give him a counterargument. Even if there was nothing but dead bodies, I would still go. I had to see it for myself. I had to confirm it. I had to know if it was Miki. I didn’t want any more lives to be harmed, but I had my own way of doing things. The leader’s fierce predatory eyes matched my own. For a moment, the pair of us stood there staring at each other. He gave off a certain degree of pressure, his eyes like blades, but I didn’t flinch. My resolve had already been made. He looked away first.

“We were ultimately ordered to follow your lead. I will go where you send us.”

I gave a nod. In animalkin terms, I had established myself as alpha of this pack. At the very least, their leader deferred to me on this. As for getting there in time, I still had the abilities of a Blue Mage. If I felt we couldn’t get there in time, then I would do what I had to do to stop Lady Death. However, call it instinct, but I had a feeling that I had to go to that foxkin village. I had to find out what happened.

We didn’t wait too much longer until we were riding out of the city. However, we were no longer following the path of Lady Death, but instead going to an area she hadn’t been in likely months. It was the village that Miki was born. It wasn’t the foxkin capital, but it was on the outskirts of Dioshin. It was a town nearly pushed out of the animalkin country, abandoned and forgotten.

It was only a half-day journey before we reached the village. As we drew closer, the frown on the leader’s face deepened. There was no one out on the street. He let out a bitter sigh. We had wasted half a day traveling, and this village was no different than any of the other villages. That was until we heard a door slam.

A man dodged into a door as soon as he saw us, closing it. A woman was walking nearby.

“Excuse…” One of the wolfkin tried to flag her down.

The woman quickened her pace, racing into an ally to avoid talking to us. The people here were very much alive, but it felt just as much like a ghost town as any of the other places we had visited. We had to get answers. The clock was ticking.