Chapter: 901

"Now… where the hell is Red?" Jay wondered. "Maybe my order didn't go through the portal?"

He scratched his chin, "or maybe it's trapped…"


In a starving crucible of hungry villagers, under an ancient castle filled with parasites and an insipid plant creature, a battle raged in the very depths of a research labyrinth.

Armor thundered and steel smashed as all alike funneled into a passage filled with the vile Ova. Poisonous and near-unkillable, the decaying knights crushed them underneath, but still the Ova fought back, attacking with whatever parts of them could still move.

The rusted armor blocked most of their attacks, but not all. It was a tiresome battle, but as long as at least one knight died, the armor would rust and fall apart. They would claim the body parts and would have the last victory.

In the grand chamber, with a small army of Ova surrounding him, Jay was safe. Behind him, a silver portal crackled with unfathomable energy, distorting the surrounding air.

Nearby, a giant flesh-root head pumped, each pulse like a ticking clock counting down to Jay's death. Yet to this moment, it had not even moved.

And while Jay was safe, it also trapped him here. He could not guarantee his safety on the other side of the portal.

The only other escape option? To climb onto the giant milky sap-carrying root and run along it, though even that was not much of an option.

The tentacles waited near the head, along with a sea of knights about to break into the room.

For now, he could only hope that whatever Red, Lamp and Handy were doing on the other side of the portal would help, and that they were not stuck there.

Jay watched as more of the knights charged to their deaths, and now, just as many were being killed by the tentacle as by the ring of Ova around him.

With some spare time, checked his quest, wondering how all of this related.

Yet at the top of his notifications was another one waiting for him. One he received before but ignored and had since forgotten about.

[Level up - Level 13]

[Locked dungeon - Time dilation of 1:10 until dungeon is completed.]

[You may not leave until the dungeon is completed]

[Dungeon Quest: Save the innocent]

[Requirements: Level 15 or below]

[Innocent: Unsaved]

[Rewards: Level up]

[First clear reward: Passive skill]

[Temporary Item acquired: Needle of the Starved]

"Level thirteen? Finally. I knew I was close. Now, I want more skeletons, but I also want them to reach level five and fully realize the benefits of their roles." Jay nodded, hoping to see what Blue would become.