Chapter 64: Slurping Souls Like Noodles (2/2)

”Maybe I could use this to fight even better… But I consume soul density, which means a lot of miasma and mana too… Perhaps not yet until it grows stronger,” thought Chaos, as he quickly brought back his soul inside of his body and he rested over his throne.

”Amazing my lord, your soul has grown stronger! Perhaps you won't feel as tired now whenever you spend too much mana and miasma from your soul,” said Abyss.

”You're right, it might be different now… But I don't think that was enough, my soul seems way too big, I need more souls and bigger ones,” said Chaos.

”Don't worry, my lord. We shall leave the Undead Team in the task of gathering souls every day for your nourishment, you can just sit tight and enjoy your life of relaxation,” said Belphegor.

”Ah… Thanks. But no, I can't sit there all the time, I have to move on and explore more, and also grow stronger. Even if I can grow stronger with what you bring me, that will only… be detrimental to my growth,” said Chaos.

”Hmm… My lord is right, I suppose we might be able to go to the dungeon you went to a few days ago?” asked Dura.

”Yes, that's what I have been thinking, but we can bring more people this time, so all of you can also gain more essence and power while slaying the beasts, such as Abyss and Belphegor,” said Chaos.

”Sounds like an excellent idea, my lord!” said Jack, as his long wooden body released cracking sounds eerily.

Suddenly, as Chaos was thinking what else to do, the Wendigo he had summoned some time, ago, which now had the power to take the form of a beautiful beast-kin-like girl with goat legs, fluffy white hair, pale-white-skin, and crimson eyes shining eerily beneath her skull-mask, named Yuki, rushed at him.

”Master, I had almost forgotten to tell you something…” she sighed.

”Oh? Yuki, right? What is it?” asked Chaos.

”Well… It is complicated… T-There's a hole outside,” said Yuki.

Chaos furrowed his eyebrows.

”A… hole? A monster came out of it? I've seen worms coming out of big holes-”

”N-No! That's not it, my lord… Well, it is weird, not even my team could understand what it was, but the hole was absorbing a lot of the miasma of the environment, perhaps this is why the monsters had stopped their charge as much, it is as if this hole is filtering out the excess miasma… Though I am sure that the monsters might come back in the near future,” said Yuki. She was now able to talk quite eloquently.

Lilith and Ifrit also showed up at her side, as they were with her when she found it.

”Indeed, my lord. I believe this might be something that Yuki doesn't really know…” said Lilith.

”Yeah, it's a dungeon!” said Ifrit.

”Eh? A Dungeon?” asked Chaos.

Everyone seemed in disbelief… Dungeons usually took thousands of years to form. Yet just two days ago that hole wasn't there… it emerged right after Chaos went to sleep, and it was in the backyard of the castle to boot.

”A Dungeon… how odd. My lord, perhaps… you created a dungeon out of the overaccumulation of miasma you produce!” said Belphegor, feeling enlightened.

”Dungeon… Did I create a Dungeon? I can do that?” asked Chaos in disbelief.

”Indeed… It is as Belphegor said, I can't find other reason,” said Lilith.

”Ah…”

Chaos didn't know what to think…

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