My Dungeon Life: Rise of the Slave Harem - My Dungeon Life – Chapter 1256-1258

Chapter 1256

Miki was standing in the middle of a field. Her body was covered in dark robes. I couldn’t see her face at all. The reason I knew it was her was because of the distinct tail sticking out the back of her robes, so much paler and more fragile than the other foxkin.

An army of animalkin made up of catkin and rabbitkin was racing toward her. This was probably part of King Roth’s plans. The rabbitkin wouldn’t hesitate to fight to defend their kingdom. Fighting alongside your common foe was a great way to breed unity. It had essentially been how I united the west in a single swift moment. All of those lords and ladies who had ignored me and my rank were now tied to us after we defeated the demon lord. Well, my death might have put a hamper on things, but they were probably too busy rebuilding their seats of power across the west to focus too much on what happened to Chalm.

I took a step forward, but then Alysia called out. “Wait!”

I stopped, not because she told me, but because I also felt it. There was a strange static to the air. It felt like a miasma, but also not miasma. That’s when I noticed that her tail was spreading out into nine tails. However, they weren’t the cacophony of rainbow colors that I had grown to admire. Instead, each tail was as black as night, giving an appearance like her shadow was growing from behind her. It was extremely menacing, but the soldiers still charged.

Black flames erupted in a circle around her feet and spread out in a circle around her. At this point, a gathering of magicians all launched spells in her direction while also putting up protective barriers for their men. I wanted to leap out and block those fireballs, but my danger sense was exploding and telling me not to go. I had stood in front of armies before. The fear didn’t come from the army. It came from Miki herself.

She raised a hand, and black fire rose in a massive wave. Wherever the magician’s spells struck, they disappeared just as fast. This wasn’t a shield that blocked mana. This was a shield that ate mana! She was absorbing their power! I recalled that the crazed scientist had said that Miki had become a conduit become life and death. In many ways, that also made her a conduit of mana and miasma. It was clear to see her absorptive abilities were unbelievable.

The men had crossed 2/3rds of the distance to Miki. They were lowering their weapons, some even glowing with the power of activating some unknown skill. They had spoken of capturing her, but they didn’t need her alive. There were probably better ways to control her if she was already dead.

She looked down at the army of nearly five hundred men racing toward her on mounted crag cats. She didn’t appear frightened in the least. She casually raised her hand.

“Die.”

Her words were quiet, but they seemed to pierce through the air, filling it. She didn’t speak it like a threat. She wasn’t angry. Instead, it felt more like an order that had to be obeyed.

An aura erupted out from Miki, spreading out in a dome-like pattern. The first wave of crag cats reached, and the men barely let out screams as their bodies disintegrated. Within two steps they had gone from fully fleshed men and muscular mounts into only bones collapsing to the ground. There was a splash of dust that fell forward a bit, and then nothing.

Chapter 1257

The dome around Miki grew, striking the second group. They experienced the same fate as the first, being quickly reduced to nothing but ash and bone. Perhaps other eyes couldn’t see this, but I could tell that their souls were being sucked from their bodies. They were being directly dragged into Miki along with the remainder of their life force.

By the third row of soldiers, they had realized the folly of their charge and desperately tried to turn around. The army became a mess as those in front tried to turn around. The dome kept growing though and it struck them all. The magicians who were in the back frantically put up shields around themselves. Soldiers who were lucky enough to be near the mages tried to get within their protective shells. Those that weren’t fast enough hit the outside. They started hammering against the dome with their fists, desperately crying to be let in.

Miki’s massive spreading dome of death overtook the protective shells. Those on the inside could only watch in horror as their allies on the outside were reduced to dust before their eyes. However, they let out breaths of relief as they were safe. The only ones who didn’t look relieved were the magicians, who had expressions of fear and panic, sweat running down their faces. Had the soldiers breathing out sighs of relief noticed the looks of horror on the ones keeping up the shield, maybe they could have predicted what came next.

One by one, the shells flickered out, as if all of the mana within them had been drained away.  As the magicians collapsed, the miasma flowed in. The men inside barely had time to scream before they melted into ash as well. The barrier of death shrunk back down, moving far quicker this time, snapping out of existence as if it had never been there. There, Miki stood in the middle of the field.

All of the grass around her in a massive circle was brown and dead. There wasn’t a single living thing within five hundred meters of where Miki was standing. She stood in a field of bones and ash. Even the insects and birds in the forest behind me had gone eerily silent as if this act had shocked the nature of this world. As for the five hundred soldiers, there wasn’t a single one remaining.

The king hadn’t been among these men. He was probably still waiting in his castle for good news. It seemed he had severely miscalculated Miki and her strength. I had as well. Miki casually lifted her head, her eyes falling on the city beyond. From this angle, I could see the city had fallen into panic. Women and children were fleeing out the other side, praying they could escape the incoming wave of death.

Miki started to walk toward the city, her stride unwavering. Her feet crunched on the desiccated grass, and it was the only sound that could be heard. I swallowed hard and then stood up. It was time for me to back my move. It would bring Miki home.

Chapter 1258

“Master, are you sure she’ll be peaceful toward you?” Alysia asked nervously.

“No.” I shook my head. “I don’t know how she’ll react to seeing me. She might attack.”

“That attack…”

“Just in case, can you detach her from the dungeon?”

“No.”

I blinked. “What?”

“She isn’t connected to the dungeon. She absorbed the dungeon. In a way, she is the dungeon. It’s not unlike when master powered a dungeon with his soul, except yours was an external dungeon, and hers is internal.”

“What are you saying? The dungeon is inside her?”

“I don’t know anything more about dungeons than you do. In fact, I know a bit less. I can just tell you what I feel. I don’t see a bond that can be cut.”

“Can you knock her unconscious?”

She hesitated a minute before her voice was transmitted. “I can’t…”

“Seriously?” I responded in disbelief.

“I knock someone out essentially by striking their spiritual energy. She’s a spiritualist. Such an attack on her would be useless.”

I frowned, finding that if things did come to blows, this would be troublesome. Of course, there was always the possibility that the second Miki saw me, she would break into tears, run into my arms, and cry. There was a chance that this would all end the second I called her name. There was a time I might have just run out and called to her, but I had experienced too many unexpected circumstances and was more cautious these days. I wanted a plan before I approached her. Regrettably, I didn’t have a lot of time. Every second, she was getting closer to the city.

“Can you cut the bond between the soul and the body?” I asked.

“This…”

“Is that no good?”

“No, I can do it, but…” Her voice drifted off. “I should be able to do it.”

“Tell me…” I didn’t allow her to hide such a thing.

She sighed. “You felt it when she used her power. That sucking feeling. Just being near her, even when she’s not doing anything, threatens to suck your soul out of your body and into her inner dungeon. I believe Master won’t be sucked in, at least not easily. Your soul and body are too powerful to be easily ripped apart. However, my soul and blade are one…”

“You’re a god blade though…”

“It’s true, but the pull is incredible. She might be able to rip our bond apart and suck me in.”

“We have to try…”

“Trying isn’t what I’m worried about.” She explained hesitantly. “The thing that leaves me worried is whether I can cut her body and soul while she’s pulling on me. I might miss and strike her soul instead.”

“What are you saying?”

“I’m saying… I could kill her!”

“We have to give it a try,” I responded, bringing her blade form out. “Let’s leave it plan B though.”

“Y-yes…”

With no time to spare, the two of us leave the safety of the forest and walk out onto the dead plain, following behind Miki. I move quickly but stop about two hundred meters away from her. This was far enough. If she did do some kind of attack, I wanted to be ready for it. Holding my hands up to my mouth, I shouted.

“Miki!” Her body froze at my call. “It’s me, Deek! Your master? I’m still alive! Ah… actually, I did die, but you know it is me, right?”

Miki slowly turned around. Slowly, her hands reached up and she grabbed the edges of her hood, pulling it back. Seeing her pale, sad face immediately tugged on my heartstrings. I instinctively took a step forward.

“Master…” Alysia warned.

“You don’t need to do this anymore,” I explained. “We can go home now. Okay?”

A light smile formed on Miki’s face. Tears began to run down her cheeks.

“Master…” She spoke quietly.

“Miki…”

She did recognize me. I let out a breath of relief. She gently raised her hand.

“Die!” A wall of miasma shot toward me.

It looked like it would be Plan B!