The dungeon has been parasitized

Chapter 100 Earthquake

After the explosion, Quilton was reduced to scorched earth, and the ground was several meters lower than before.

There was also a giant red dragon that was completely unharmed.

"Oh dear, that's a bit too much."

"It should have been kept to a minimum... Its power is terrifying; a single strike could destroy a large cavern."

The two returned to Quilton, seemingly unharmed despite the city having been engulfed in blue and white flames.

The man adjusted his glasses, seemingly deep in thought.

"This barrier isn't very effective either."

"That's because I've already cracked it..."

They continued deeper into the city, searching for their target. Quilton had been razed to the ground, nothing was left, but there was one exception.

"Found it."

"Hurry up and get it done, four-eyed guy."

The two looked into the scorched earth, where the only thing that survived the explosion was a black, circular, open-air altar.

The altar was constructed of a black substance, a circular platform protruding from the ground, with strange runes that shimmered on the surface of its base, the material of which was unknown.

The two walked up to the altar and examined it carefully.

"With such explosive power, it didn't even leave a mark, let alone damage it. What kind of material is this? It feels disgusting."

"I won't argue with why you find it disgusting, but based on my suggestion, it's probably not just made of sturdy material, but also protected by a special magic array. How wonderful..."

The man's tone was tinged with excitement as he reached out and stroked the runes on the surface of the altar.

"You're disgusting..."

The blue-haired witch stood to one side with her arms crossed, her tone filled with disdain.

"Ahem, now it's up to me."

The blue-haired witch pursed her lips, stood aside, and waved to the red dragon.

Rumble, rumble... The red dragon, accompanied by the rumbling of the ground, ran towards the blue-haired witch.

The man then took out a book he always carried with him and began to decipher it while referring to the references.

"Hey, four-eyed guy, can I go now? Is there anything else I need to do?"

After the blue-haired witch finished speaking, the man remained focused on deciphering the mystery, seemingly oblivious to the sound.

"Ugh...he's starting again. It would be too much trouble to interrupt him now. Oh well."

The blue-haired witch sighed listlessly and looked at the red dragon that had come to her side and was looking down at her.

"His head is too high."

"Yes."

With a casual remark from the blue witch, the red dragon obediently lowered its head to the ground.

The blue-haired witch stepped over his face and stood on his head.

"Does it still have magic?"

"One more thing, Master."

So, does that mean the attack just now could increase in power?

Dragons are truly powerful, so powerful it's disgusting.

"But now, no matter how powerful you are, you are just my servant."

"Yes, Master."

The red dragon beneath the blue-haired witch responded.

"Shut up."

The red dragon obediently listened and remained silent.

The blue-haired witch did not leave immediately, but stood on the head of the red dragon and looked around, even though there was nothing left to see.

She remained nearby, waiting for the man to finish deciphering the code. After some time, a slight tremor suddenly came from the ground.

"alright!"

From the center of the originally flat truncated cone, a curved cone protruded, and as the ground trembled slightly, the cone grew while rotating, rising into the air.

It bulges out as it rotates, just like a drill.

The cone continued to grow, becoming taller and larger, revealing the part buried underground, and finally reaching the top of the cave.

It did not stop there, but continued to grow, drilling through the dome, drilling through the rock, slowly advancing towards the ground, transmitting the vibrations to very distant places.

"Finally... the node has been activated again! We've expended so much effort to find it! Finally, we're one step closer to the sky!"

The blue-haired witch stood atop the giant red dragon head, looking down at the woman shouting loudly below, and curled her lip.

"How boring."

………………

Klein, by the lake, was already planning to dispose of the corpses while controlling the winged serpent dragon, while Yanami was still sleeping, too tired.

Suddenly, a panel appeared in front of Klein.

The reincarnated one's mission: ...▒▒▒...

[Data corruption]

[Unable to resolve]

[??????Sky?????]

[Completion Rate]: 70%

Huh? What happened?

Klein was confused and didn't know why the mission panel had suddenly popped up. After reviewing it again, he noticed something strange.

The completion rate... has dropped to 70%? It used to be 51%?

Huh? Could it be related to me catching a dragon? Or is it because my combat power has skyrocketed?

But shouldn't this have happened when I successfully parasitized the dragon? What exactly happened?

Rumble rumble rumble...

Just as Klein was still wondering, he suddenly felt the ground begin to shake, not violently, but not to the point of the earth collapsing. However, the feeling was particularly strong for Klein, who was rooted to the ground.

Was there an earthquake?!

Oh, right, Yanami!

Klein quickly found Yanami, who was still fast asleep. The earthquake wasn't too big, so Yanami hadn't noticed anything and was still breathing sweetly.

"Hey! Yanami, there's an earthquake! Get up!"

"Ugh... Huh?! W-what's wrong?!"

Yanami was startled awake from her sleep. She opened her eyes groggily at first, but when she realized Klein's serious tone, she immediately became alert.

She jumped up from the ground, and the blanket she was wearing fell to the ground.

"Quick, find somewhere to hide!"

"Where are the monsters?"

"what?"

Klein was taken aback by Yanami's words before he could finish speaking. He looked at Yanami in surprise as she was seriously and vigilantly scanning her surroundings, as if some kind of monster was about to attack.

"What are you doing?"

Yanami, on the contrary, was puzzled.

"Didn't Klein say there was an earthquake? Where is it?"

"Don't you know what an earthquake is?"

"I don't know, I thought it was a monster attack."

Yanami honestly shook her head, leaving Klein with endless surprise, shock, and doubt.

People who have always lived underground don't know what an earthquake is. Why? Is it because they use different terms?

"Anyway, it's dangerous! Let's hide first, and I'll explain later."

"oh oh!"

The tremors didn't stop, but they didn't intensify either; they just continued slowly. Klein led Yanami to the lakeside, where the bronze dragon Mariens's corpse lay there, mangled and bloody.

It had already woken up and had been called to the lakeside by Klein beforehand.

Klein let Yanami come beneath him, using the dragon's powerful body as a barrier to protect her.