My Dungeon Life – Chapter 1581-1583

Chapter 1581

As much as I wanted to remain in hiding, I couldn’t reasonable stand back while there were wounded people there. I appeared next to the girls, kneeling to the closest unconscious man with my White Mage already equipped as a job. I immediately began healing. A priest’s healing could still do some good, but when it came to fixing the body, I was the best.

“Ah, Deek, there you went!” Alysia cried out.

As the drunk Titan girls acknowledged me, I concentrated on healing each of the men in turn.

“I recognize you from somewhere.” The leader scratched his chin as he looked at me.

“It’d Deek. You met him in Mirror’s Labyrinth once.” Alysia explained.

“Oh, Titan Fall? You’re here as well? Wait? Deek? Do you mean that F-ranked party? Wasn’t that guy just a little runt?”

“He’s come a long way,” Alysia responded defensively.

“Wait for a second… I seem to recall you having a crush on him. Is that what happened? Did he and you… is that what happens when a guy sleeps with an Osterian?”

“Shut up!”

“Don’t be an idiot!”

The other girls immediately jumped down the leader of Demon’s Head who’s logic went in a strange direction. It had been a while since I had met anyone who didn’t know about my physical transformation, although I guess it could still be surprising for some. The last time I had seen them had been what felt like forever ago. To think that it was the first time that I had met Alysia. Too much had happened since then, that the time before and after my physical change felt worlds apart.

“You were saying that some other party attacked you?” I asked, trying to bring the conversation back on track even while I continued to heal everyone in the party.

As I was healing the party, I began to realize that it wasn’t just Demon’s Head. It looked like they had rescued another group, where most of the most damaged were. After making sure the most wounded got healed, I focused a group heals on everyone. At that point, the Demon’s Head members started to finally lose some of the tension in their eyes.

“Yes, we heard this party shouting for help, and we went to investigate. We saw these men cut up and tied up. They were gagged, hanging from ropes, and tied to trees. We didn’t realize until it was too late that it was a trap. We were besieged on all sides by a mysterious force. We did everything we could just to free their party and escape. Thankfully, one of my men had a one-use return item. We broke it and returned here. I hope these guys we rescued won’t mind if we charge them for it!”

It sounded like the Demon’s Head were as harsh as ever. They might have saved the other party, but they wouldn’t do it without their reward.

“Did you see who the ones attacking were?” Alysia asked.

After a second of thought, the man shook his head. “They used a lot of magic and kept their distance. Plus, there was a lot of fog out and so it was difficult to see into the forest.”

I frowned as he said that. It sounded somewhat familiar to pirate attacks that Calypso had been talking about. I decided to refresh the one from the captured party who seemed the less beaten up and then used awaken. I wanted to get to the bottom of this.

Chapter 1582

“What party do you come from?” I asked as I woke the boy up and helped him sit up.

I snapped some fingers and was a bit surprised when one of the girls responded and brought me a drink. I helped the man take a drink, and once his breathing steadied, I asked him again.

“My party… we’re called Gold Ring, um… C rank.”

“C rank? Hmph… you shouldn’t have been on the 4th island then.” Demon’s Head scoffed, crossing his arms.

“F-forth island?” The man’s eyes widened. “We are on 2nd island, I swear! We were just trying it out to see if we were ready when we were suddenly… well, there was this fog. The next thing I know, I’m tied up.”

“The island’s ranking closely matches the rankings of adventurers,” Alysia spoke to me through our soul connection, as she often did when she thought I didn’t know something. “The 1st island is for C rank, then B, A, S, SS, and SSS. There isn’t an island for D through F.”

“Nonsense! We found you on the S-ranked island.” The Demon’s Head leader declared.

“So, you also didn’t see the enemy?” I cut in.

The man opened his mouth and then closed it again. “No, I didn’t get a good look at them.”

We had two parties attacked, and neither of them was able to get a look at the assailant. They might also have some attachment to the pirates that have been affecting the coast. I had thought that once we left the coastline, we wouldn’t be dealing with them anymore. That was part of the reason I hadn’t hesitated to drag Calypso along. I reckoned the farther I got her away from the pirates, the better off things would be. Then again, if she was telling the truth, then how was this all connected?

“Are you going to pay me for that Return item we used? That was 50 gold.” Demon’s Head’s leader pushed forward.

“Fifty gold! We don’t make that much in a year!”

“Then you’re just going to have to increase ranks and take more risks, aren’t you?”

“That’s what we were trying to do. Just before we were captured, we decided we weren’t strong enough to keep going.”

“How’s that my problem? You owe me!”

“Hey, why don’t you leave them alone?” One of the Titan Fall girls cut in. “If you were strong enough to save them, you wouldn’t have needed to use a last-ditch item in the first place.

“Why you… I could have just allowed them to die, couldn’t I?”

“If you feel you went above and beyond, why don’t you just log in with the adventuring guild? They’ll offer compensation for rescues…”

“Not fifty gold worth…” The Demon’s Head guide continued to argue, but he was quickly earning the ire of many of the other adventurers and his words were losing strength.

I was mostly ignoring their complaining as I considered the situation. It was suspicious. Alysia was also lost in deep thought.

“Someone captured a C rank team and used them to lure an S rank team?” Alysia frowned. “Why?”

Her voice was heard by everyone, and the conversation seemed to die down a bit. Even though she was my sword most of the time and typically kept going as a passive observer, she still had the force and authority to command a room when she wanted to.

The Demon’s Head leader cleared his throat awkwardly. “Well, the truth is that we wouldn’t have been able to get out the returned item and escape if we hadn’t had a little help.”

I frowned. “A little help?”

“The… um… they call them the Shiny Knight. It’s an adventuring team of one, but they can fight at the level of an S-class party all on their own. They answered the cries the same time we did. They managed to keep the enemy at bay while we escaped.” He spoke in a somewhat embarrassed voice.

A shiny knight… my eyes widened as I realized who they were talking about.

“Carmine.”

Chapter 1583

“The shiny knight is a paladin from the church. They don’t say much and keep to themselves. They’re very strong and can take a lot of damage. They’ve saved a lot of adventurers. They have a penchant for showing up just when someone needs them. Ah, but they’re also always begging people for compensation. You’d think an S-class adventurer wouldn’t be so poor.” One of the adventurers started musing.

“I’d imagine… just that fancy suit of armor which they keep spotless must cost an arm and a leg to maintain.”

“A paladin with an expensive taste in armor… there is no doubt.” Alysia spoke up.

“Where on the 4th island is she?” I demanded.

My voice came out louder and harsher than I intended, cutting into all the casual talking and bringing all of the eyes onto me.

“The trap was on the western side.” The Demon’s head leader spoke. “But you don’t need to worry too much. If anyone could escape that mess, it’d probably be the shiny knight. At least, none of us would be able to change much.”

“Don’t bet on it.” I stood up and started heading for the door.

The priest had already arrived, and no one was in jeopardy of dying anyway. However, if Carmine was on that island, then I wanted to head there. The sun was starting to set and it was getting dark. As I reached the door, I heard someone yell out.

“That island is filled with S-class enemies, and if these people can make a trap, they are likely even greater than S-class.”

“That’s why I’m going,” I responded.

“Even if you arrive, it will be too late. The ferry doesn’t run after sunset.”

“I have other ways of getting there.” I didn’t argue anymore as I left the room.

“Who does that guy think he is?” One adventurer muttered.

“When did that small-fry get such a big head?” The Demon’s Head leader scoffed.

“It’s been great, but I need to go,” Alysia explained to the Titan Fall girls.

She quickly bid her farewell with them and made sure to get out of their sight before turning into a beam of light and returning to my soul world.

“Master, are you sure we’re not being a little hasty?” Alysia cautioned.

“Do you think I should stay?” I asked.

Alysia remained silent, and I gave a nod. I immediately jumped up onto one of the rooftops and then quickly picked up speed. I quickly left the city, aiming for a large rock outcropping. I needed a safe area to push off from or I’d end up causing damage to the city. Plus, I wanted to get the area I was heading in view. From this main island, there were six other islands in all, forming a teardrop pattern that shrank with each drop. I could only see the island known as 1st island, or the C-ranked island, from here.

With a shove, I pushed off, flying up into the air. I created a platform and then pushed off of it, heading straight to the 1st island. I didn’t land on the island for long before pushing off and heading to the second island. As I landed on the third island, I realized that I couldn’t see the 4th island at all. That was because the entire island was shrouded in fog. In the distance, I could just seem like a mysteriously low-hanging island.

“You’re going to jump into that?” Alysia asked worriedly.

“Here goes nothing.” I crouched down and then leaped forward, disappearing into the mist.