After yesterday's sparring, my date with Hilda was over.
I woke up to a new day, surrounded by my girls. One by one, I gently woke them up. I washed my face and got dressed.
Today, we venture into the dungeon deep within the fallen kingdom of Farmist.
The party heading into the dungeon included:
Me, my girls, Princess Aurora, Prince Desmond, Ion, and the royal twins.
After breakfast, my mom hugged me and my girls tight, her belly clearly showing.
My father reassured me, "Don't worry about your mother—just come back safe."
Baran placed a hand on my shoulder and said, "Be careful in there. Dungeon Conquering is never what it seems."
> "We'll be fine, guys. Don't worry," I smiled.
And so, we departed from Bertha Town, leaving the Indrasia Kingdom behind.
Our journey to conquer the Endless Dungeon had begun.
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We traveled through several shortcuts, cutting across the overgrown lands.
Monsters attacked us along the way, but my girls—strong and beautiful—handled them with ease.
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Meanwhile…
The Evil Gods were watching.
> "Ara~ It looks like they're coming," said Cynthia, the Evil Goddess of Love, overjoyed. "Is the dungeon ready, Byjack?"
"The Endless Dungeon is ready," said Byjack, the Evil God of Diligence, calmly.
"Hehehe… I've got a little surprise for them once they enter," chuckled Gaive, the Evil God of Temperance.
"The five bosses are all in place," declared Serdeck, the Evil Goddess of Charity.
"Tch. Let them in already!" groaned Amarath, the Evil Goddess of Patience. "They're so slow!"
"Aren't you supposed to be patient?" smirked Hummel, the Evil God of Humility, raising a brow.
Dengka, the Evil God of Dreams, silently stared at the scene.
"Someone needs to go down there," Dengka muttered.
"Dengka, wait! I'm going to my twin bosses!" said Hummel, leaving quickly.
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Back to us.
We arrived at the ruins of Farmist.
Broken houses, charred wood, and rubble were scattered everywhere.
Vines covered crumbling walls. Crosses lay shattered. Wild monsters roamed through the foggy, damp ruins, where even sunlight couldn't reach.
Reshia clung to me tightly, clearly frightened.
We reached a broken gate, and beyond it, the dungeon's entrance.
There was no sign of a dungeon break—just a heavy, eerie atmosphere.
No other adventurers dared enter.
> "The dungeon's time flow is different from outside," Ion explained.
"If a day passes outside… years could pass inside."
"Really?" I asked, surprised. I had never entered a dungeon before.
"When I escaped one, I was starving and half-dead," Ion recalled.
We checked our gear one last time.
Then we stepped into the dungeon. The entrance shimmered, the ground rumbled, and it felt like we were being transported into another dimension.
> "Darling!" Aisha shouted.
"Master!" Reshia cried.
"Dear!" Luna called.
"Ares~!" Yuki said.
"Husband!" Hilda added.
I turned to see them—but the moment I did, light blinded me.
> "Don't leave us!!" I heard them cry out—
And then… we were separated.
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When my vision cleared, I found only Aisha beside me.
The others were gone.
The dungeon hallway around us looked like a haunted prison. Cold, echoing metal, chains clanking in the distance.
I shook Aisha gently—thankfully, she was okay.
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Meanwhile, in another section of the dungeon…
Ion, Hilda, and Reshia woke up together.
Reshia trembled as she realized we were separated.
Ion quickly jumped to his feet, searching for the royal twins—but they weren't there.
Reshia woke Hilda, who groggily looked around.
Their dungeon had no walls—it was a vast ocean.
They were floating on a wooden raft.
But suddenly, the raft cracked apart.
They were plunged into the dark water below.
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Elsewhere…
Yuki, Prince Desmond, and Kana woke up in a lush, dense forest.
The dungeon looked like a jungle, with root-covered halls and glowing flowers.
Yuki was clearly upset. She sat up and looked around.
> "Ares…" she whispered, frustrated.
Prince Desmond stirred, rubbing his eyes.
Kana cried out softly, realizing her twin wasn't there.
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In a different dungeon…
Princess Aurora, Luna, and Kira opened their eyes.
Luna was already sobbing, her tail curled tight.
Kira looked like she might cry, too—until Aurora hugged her gently.
> "Shhh. I'm here," Aurora whispered. "We'll get through this together."
The walls around them were etched in glowing sigils. The ruins hummed with strange energy.
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Back in the Dungeon Maker Room…
> "WHAT!? Why is she with him!?" Amarath shouted, pointing at me and Aisha.
"It's random, you know," Gaive replied. "Calm down, will ya? Be patient—oh wait…"
Amarath clenched her fists in fury.
"I'm releasing monsters. How many? What types?" Byjack asked.
"Anything is fine," said Cynthia with a smirk.
Dengka still stared silently at me, his clenched fists trembling.
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Then, the monsters were released—one by one.
My dungeon began to fill with spirits, undead, and skeletons, their moans echoing through the air.
Ion's dungeon—now sunken underwater—was filled with dangerous aquatic beasts, schools of them swarming through submerged caves.
Yuki's dungeon brimmed with forest spirits, giant mushrooms, and living trees—Ents with glowing eyes and heavy footsteps.
Aurora's group?
Their dungeon turned into a nightmare—monsters from hell: horns, fire, and fangs.
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And mine?
Mine…
was about to become a horror show.