My Dungeon Life – Chapter 1698-1700

Chapter 1698

“Switch.” As the blade went for my hard, I switched placed with Carmine.

I had given her a warning via Slave Communication before swapping us, and the strike slammed into a shield, jarring the assassin. The other attacks also bounced harmlessly off her armor. Meanwhile, I appeared where she had been, giving a wave of my blade. These assassins were the lower-tier ones. In a single strike, I had dispatched two of them and caused the other one to retreat.

Carmine’s defense was always greater than her attack. Although we had worked on her attack a bit, she was still a rather slow fighter, and so she hadn’t landed any attacks on these quick-footed assassins. That wasn’t a problem for me though. I used another Quick attack, aiming at the assassins behind Carmine, who were currently turned away from me. They had more warning than the lower-level assassin’s though and managed to escape out of the way.

I ended up back-to-back with Carmine with nine assassins around us. They were very skilled in their craft, and they were determined to kill me. The crates had been intended to create a distraction. Then, while I was still on the ground, they’d swoop down and kill me. Their plan was simple, but I had to admit it probably would have worked. The problem was that that first crate went off early. Had the two groups of paladins not been there fighting over it, then they never would have dropped it and given us a warning.

As was, the first crate exploded a few moments early, and the damage was light enough we were able to prepare for the second explosion. They were now looking to salvage the situation, and even with their plan interrupted, they were still able to surround Carmine and me pretty well and push us into a corner. I was considering escaping using Return, but that was when there was a boom. A large rock golem landed in the middle of the assassins, grabbing the closest one before he could react. Terra slammed him into the ground brutally.

A formed blurred passed her, and Lydia appeared with a spear already spiraling in a circle around her body. She immediately intercepted the lead assassin, forcing him back. He was fast, but she was far faster, and so she gave him no room to escape. While this was happening, several wind blades came from the sky. One assassin managed to block the blade, but two others weren’t lucky and ended up getting chopped up.

The sounds of the explosions had naturally alerted the other girls, and they immediately came running. We had managed to delay them just enough that everyone was arriving.

“Get over here!” Miki reached out her hand, and a stream of light shot out at one of the assassins.

He didn’t even have a chance to duck. The light struck him, and when it pulled back, his soul was ripped out his body. Did she just pull a Scorpion? As the soul flew back to her, it tore apart into pieces, and the body collapsed to the ground.

The other assassins started to run realizing that the odds were no longer in their favor, but one of them only took a few steps before he suddenly slashed to the side. A form seemed to rise out of his shadow directly behind him.

“You wish to out assassin me, huh?” Shao’s eyes flashed red.

Those were the last words he heard.

“I need one alive!” I cried out helplessly.

When had my girls all become so ruthless? They were slaughtering the assassins gleefully.

“Okay!” Lydia knocked the weapon out of the lead assassin’s hand, spun around took his knee, and then in a single motion spun around him and slammed the spear in his shoulder, pinning him to the ground, but leaving him alive.

“Th-they’ve gotten stronger,” Carmine muttered.

I nodded in agreement.

Chapter 1699

With the assassins dispersed, I approached the lead assassin. He was glaring hatefully, trying to get up but unable to as long as Lydia pinned him down with her spear.

I walked up to him. “Who hired you?”

“The assassin’s guild honors our client’s confidentiality.”

“There is a guild for that too!”

“Of course, Master.” Lydia nodded. “It’s underground, but they are still a guild. They even have ranks based on difficulty.”

“Ranks?”

“That said you were a B…” The man spat. “Our S-class team should have been able to wipe you out.”

“B? Ahh… I think that’s my current adventuring rank.” I snapped my fingers. “That’s why you guys were confused.”

It seemed like my low-profile status in the guild had saved me this time. Well, they still send an S-class team after me, so they had truly been prepared to go all out.

“Don’t get too comfortable.” He groaned. “The assassin’s guild never drops a target we accept. When we fall, a high-ranked assassin will be sent in our place.”

“You’ve made two mistakes.” I lifted my fingers. “First off, you attacked me in my home. This is my city. If you dare bring it here, don’t blame me for being ruthless. Second, even if you’re not willing to say anything, I don’t need your lips. I find a soul speaks wonders!’

I reached out to sieve him, but he only started laughing, and that laughing turned to convulsing. Before I could even get my hand on him, he was spitting out blood. A moment later, he collapsed dead.

“Eh? I didn’t hurt him that bad!” Lydia’s smug expression was replaced with a pout.

Shao kneeled next to him and reached out her hand a second before drawing it back. “Poison. He likely took it the second he was defeated. There was nothing you could do.”

“I don’t feel his soul.” I frowned, touching his shoulder.

“It was a soul-eating poison, and it’s probably transmissible.” Shao winced.

I pulled back my hand, casting Ablution, Cure Poison, and a few other spells just in case. I had Poison Immunity equipped from my dungeon store, but there was no point in taking risks.

“These guys are hardcore,” I muttered. “Destroy your own soul when you’re caught?”

“Assassins wear artifacts that keep their souls in their bodies. All assassins are ready to die when their bodies die. They commit to no resurrection during an assassination attempt. I fear we won’t be able to get any information from these guys, living or dead.” Shao explained, earning the eyes of everyone present. “Ah! I just looked some information up! Given my jobs, I thought I might learn a thing or two from them.”

“It could be anyone.” I sighed. “I had been warned that I was getting attention and people might want me dead. Now that there is a hit on me, I don’t know how I feel.”

“S-sister!”

While we were focused on the dead poisonous body of the assassin, a cry came out. I stood up and turned to see Anne looking over at the crowd of orphan children. Lying in front of them was Mary, and she was covered in blood.

Chapter 1700

“Ma’am!” Carmine was the first to react and make it to Mary’s side, but I quickly followed her.

Miki raised her hand, burning away the assassin’s body with her spirit fire as Carmine brought up Mary’s head and I began healing. I had reached out with both hands to heal her just as Carmine raised her body though. Normally, this would have been nothing, but considering her size, my healing hands ended up instantly being filled. As I grabbed onto her chest, Mary’s eyes popped open. She stared at me, and I stared at her.

Then, she flushed. “How bold.”

I pulled my hands back slightly, continuing to heal. “You’re hurt.”

“I was struck with shrapnel. I have a defensive shield, but it wasn’t much.” She sighed. “Are the children safe?”

Carmine glanced up and looked through the children. They had been rattled by the explosion, but the secretary wasn’t a slouch. She had once been part of the adventuring guild, after all, so she had put herself in front of them defensively. Between the two women, the children hadn’t been harmed at all, even given the previous massive explosions.

“The damage isn’t too bad,” I observed with relief.

“H-how could it be?” Anne had walked over, but she was still maintaining her distance, looking a bit shaken. “She has so much padding there!”

She wasn’t wrong. Mary’s large chest had blocked a lot of the shrapnel, which is why it wasn’t able to get any of her vital parts. However, as the wounds started to close, I realized that the shrapnel was probably still there. Despite being a White Mage, I didn’t have very much experience healing people. When the damage was a cut, a stab, or magic, it was all too easy to quickly heal everything. However, when there was something still in the wound, if I just closed it up, wouldn’t the shrapnel be stuck inside her breasts and continue to cause damage?

“Before I heal everything, we may need to remove the shrapnel manually.” I voiced my concerns and looked down at her chest.

It wasn’t like I was a surgeon. I only had a bit of first aid training. I was just about to worry about what to do when a shadow fell over us.

“I got it.” Terra held up her hand, and just like it was magnetic, all of the shrapnel slowly pulled out of her.

I continued to use light healing, and Mary’s teeth clenched as the shrapnel slowly emerged out of the wound, but it was only a minute later when it was all in Terra’s massive hand. I had forgotten how handy an earth golem could be. I immediately switched to stronger healing spells, repairing the rest of the damage.

Once the healing was done, Anne approached with her arms crossed. “Hmph… and they still look as smooth as ever.”

“Anne… I…” Mary began.

“Why did you do it?” Anne demanded angrily.

“What?”

“You protected them!” She pointed at the children, shaking slightly. “You protected all of the children. They have flat chests, but you were there… while I was scared and could move, you put your life on the line for them. You’re the Archbishop! If you died, then your church would be lost! Why would you do something so reckless!”

Anne had tears in her eyes, and she had even raised her voice, shouting at the other woman angrily.

“Anne, she…” I began.

“Tell me why?” She reached down and grabbed the other woman by her cuffs.

“I represent the mother.” Mary’s eyes met hers. “What kind of mother would I be if I didn’t protect my daughters?”