The Devil's Cage

Father, save me!

It"s dark here, I am scared of Mordin!

. . .

There wasn"t an opening but the name, in the end, made Kieran raise a puzzled brow .

Mordin?

Mordin!

There were a lot of people with the name Mordin in the dungeon world but there was only one Mordin that could be involved in such a high-level battle in Kieran"s mind .

The master sculptor from the papal age 600 hundred years ago, the Mordin!

Kieran never believed in coincidences .

The moment he stepped into this dungeon world, he was faintly connected to Mordin"s sculptures .

Kieran was suspecting, other than the visible opponents, was there another manipulator behind the scenes?

Even with the effects of [Lucky Card], the dungeon before him progressed a little too smoothly .

If a single [Lucky Card] was able to achieve this effect, Kieran believed the prayer technique would have changed it all . But the fact was, even prayers had limits, a lot of limits, any slight misstep would cause one to fall short and fail miserably .

"So this is all your set up? Just for a single rescue? Or… you are being used as well?"

Kieran scowled hard as he read through the two lines of words at the bottom of [h.e.l.l Breath] . He couldn"t verify the validity of it, especially when [h.e.l.l Breath] itself didn"t undergo any changes .

Though he knew one thing in his heart: never blindly believe what the eyes see .

The eyes will deceive the mind, especially under another"s meticulous arrangements .

"The setups and arrangements from 600 years ago?"

"Next time . . . I"ll be looking forward to it next time . "

Kieran muttered to himself softly .

His figure vanished amongst his mutters because the duration was up .

. . .

[Single Player Dungeon: Hero and Villain]

[Dungeon Type: Free Mission]

[Dungeon Difficulty: Average]

[Main Mission: Acquire the least amount of recognition in 6 weeks . (The higher the recognition, the higher the rating)]

[Mission completion: 500% (Rating: A)]

[Early completion of mission: Rating A → S]]

[Special event: Alkender City Revolt (Perfect Rating)]

[Perfect Rating: S → SS]

[Battle Performance: Very active (Rating SS → SSS)]

[Exploration performance: Average]

[Special Rating 1: Eliminated Ironjaw Croc, Slither Bone, Predator, and Thousand-faced Man (Rating SSS → Z, Rep + 1)]

[Special Rating 2: Eliminated Mr . Ghost and Death Knell (Rating Z → ZZ, Rep +2)]

[Special Rating 3: Eliminated Grudge Dragon (Rating ZZ → ZZZ, Rep +2)]

[Player final rating: ZZZ!]

[Calculating seventh single player dungeon reward…]

[Final player rewards as follows…]

[Points: 200,000; Skill Points: 40; Golden Skill Points: 4; Golden Attribute Points: 4]

[Acquired special dungeon: Hero and Villain II]

[Acquired special item: Old Pappy the Third]

. . .

The ratings appeared line after line when Kieran returned to 13th Wallway in the big city .

Kieran wasn"t surprised by the low rating of ZZZ .

According to his plan, he would have acquired the ideal rating that he was after but he did not expect that Grudge Dragon Krelin was a key character, thus expediting the dungeon main mission .

Kieran shrugged and couldn"t do anything about it .

He understood he was just a player with transcendent power in dungeon worlds, not an omniscient G.o.d .

However, the lower rating reward didn"t mean he didn"t have others to compensate .

[Winchester Hunting Rifle], [Strange Little Finger], [Thousand Face], plus the fourth, fifth, seventh Mordin"s sculpture and last but not least, [h.e.l.l Breath], was the most obvious reward of all .

As for the least obvious ones, it was more than he could count .

At least Kieran wasn"t a blind man in the background of [Hero and Villain] anymore .

"Hero and Villain? What a confusing name . "

Kieran was recalling the demonic energy that was hiding under the normal city, recalling the energy that Grudge Dragon possessed and the filler illusions that he saw . Finally, the insanely strong willpower within that b.l.o.o.d.y vortex, plus the few words about that "place" that Grudge Dragon and Death Knell spoke off, Kieran already has some guesses .

"A terrifying world hiding in the dark!"

Kieran took a deep breath and shook his head rapidly to adjust his emotions .

The world that hid under the normal world was no doubt scary but that was a matter for future him; he still had enough time to prepare .

However, something else before him couldn"t wait anymore .

[City of Fiends II: Perforation Sting is more vicious than rumored . You who accidentally messed up their plans have been viewed as a hostile and an obstacle…]

[Main mission: Starts when enters the dungeon]

"Perforation Sting!"

Kieran glanced over the organization name that somehow sounded weird; he squinted his eyes .

Following his increase of power, he had a deeper understanding of how powerful G.o.ds were, thus he also understood the strengths of a G.o.dslayer .

Even if the organization was formed by a bunch of humans, fiends, half-fiends, and other various beings, it was not to be underestimated, more so…

They had a G.o.d among them!

A G.o.d that was heavily injured!

Kieran remembered what the Fiend Hunter, Ren, said to him before .

Perforation Sting succeeded once and failed once .

When succeeded, they created a G.o.d .

When failed, they were almost wiped out .

"A heavily injured G.o.d…"

Kieran"s squinted eyes glimmered . A thought came into his mind .

After that, he had more thoughts about the G.o.ds in that world . Other than the G.o.d of Perforation Sting that he had to face eventually, there was Great Swamp which seemed to be a friend at this point plus many more G.o.ds with their ambiguous standings .

"Fiends, mortals, G.o.ds, all staying in the same world . "

"Fiends move at night . "

"Mortals walk the day"

"While G.o.ds reside in the mountains . "

Kieran muttered to himself .

After the thought appeared, more related ones started to appear as well .

Kieran understood if his thoughts and plans were somehow be realized, the kinds of luxurious rewards will be waiting for him would be beyond measure . "

However, before that even began, he had to tread carefully by getting more information .

Luckily, he had someone around him who could provide some help .

Rachel!

Rachel obviously hadn"t been into [City of Fiends] but it was hard to say that she never experienced similar dungeon worlds before or seen similar G.o.ds .

Even if she had not, the high-rankers in the small living room would have some useful intel .

Opening the PM tab, Kieran sent out a message .

2567: Rachel, do you know what occurs when a G.o.d merges with a city?

2567: Or should I say how powerful it would be?

Kieran added after cooking up his words .

But before Rachel replied, he got an unexpected PM from someone .Father, save me! Its dark here, I am scared of Mordin! . There wasnt an opening but the name, in the end, made Kieran raise a puzzled brow . Mordin? Mordin! There were a lot of people with the name Mordin in the dungeon world but there was only one Mordin that could be involved in such a high-level battle in Kierans mind . The master sculptor from the papal age 600 hundred years ago, the Mordin! Kieran never believed in coincidences . The moment he stepped into this dungeon world, he was faintly connected to Mordins sculptures . Kieran was suspecting, other than the visible opponents, was there another manipulator behind the scenes? Even with the effects of [Lucky Card], the dungeon before him progressed a little too smoothly . If a single [Lucky Card] was able to achieve this effect, Kieran believed the prayer technique would have changed it all . But the fact was, even prayers had limits, a lot of limits, any slight misstep would cause one to fall short and fail miserably . So this is all your set up? Just for a single rescue? Or… you are being used as well? Kieran scowled hard as he read through the two lines of words at the bottom of [h.e.l.l Breath] . He couldnt verify the validity of it, especially when [h.e.l.l Breath] itself didnt undergo any changes . Though he knew one thing in his heart: never blindly believe what the eyes see . The eyes will deceive the mind, especially under anothers meticulous arrangements . The setups and arrangements from 600 years ago? Next time . Ill be looking forward to it next time . Kieran muttered to himself softly . His figure vanished amongst his mutters because the duration was up [Single Player Dungeon: Hero and Villain] [Dungeon Type: Free Mission] [Dungeon Difficulty: Average] [Main Mission: Acquire the least amount of recognition in 6 weeks . (The higher the recognition, the higher the rating)] [Mission completion: 500% (Rating: A)] [Early completion of mission: Rating A → S]] [Special event: Alkender City Revolt (Perfect Rating)] [Perfect Rating: S → SS] [Battle Performance: Very active (Rating SS → SSS)] [Exploration performance: Average] [Special Rating 1: Eliminated Ironjaw Croc, Slither Bone, Predator, and Thousand-faced Man (Rating SSS → Z, Rep + 1)] [Special Rating 2: Eliminated Mr . Ghost and Death Knell (Rating Z → ZZ, Rep +2)] [Special Rating 3: Eliminated Grudge Dragon (Rating ZZ → ZZZ, Rep +2)] [Player final rating: ZZZ!] [Calculating seventh single player dungeon reward…] [Final player rewards as follows…] [Points: 200,000; Skill Points: 40; Golden Skill Points: 4; Golden Attribute Points: 4] [Acquired special dungeon: Hero and Villain II] . [Acquired special item: Old Pappy the Third] . The ratings appeared line after line when Kieran returned to 13th Wallway in the big city . Kieran wasnt surprised by the low rating of ZZZ . According to his plan, he would have acquired the ideal rating that he was after but he did not expect that Grudge Dragon Krelin was a key character, thus expediting the dungeon main mission . Kieran shrugged and couldnt do anything about it . He understood he was just a player with transcendent power in dungeon worlds, not an omniscient G.o.d . However, the lower rating reward didnt mean he didnt have others to compensate . [Winchester Hunting Rifle], [Strange Little Finger], [Thousand Face], plus the fourth, fifth, seventh Mordins sculpture and last but not least, [h.e.l.l Breath], was the most obvious reward of all . As for the least obvious ones, it was more than he could count . At least Kieran wasnt a blind man in the background of [Hero and Villain] anymore . Hero and Villain? What a confusing name . Kieran was recalling the demonic energy that was hiding under the normal city, recalling the energy that Grudge Dragon possessed and the filler illusions that he saw . Finally, the insanely strong willpower within that b.l.o.o.d.y vortex, plus the few words about that place that Grudge Dragon and Death Knell spoke off, Kieran already has some guesses . A terrifying world hiding in the dark! Kieran took a deep breath and shook his head rapidly to adjust his emotions . The world that hid under the normal world was no doubt scary but that was a matter for future him; he still had enough time to prepare . However, something else before him couldnt wait anymore . [City of Fiends II: Perforation Sting is more vicious than rumored . You who accidentally messed up their plans have been viewed as a hostile and an obstacle…] [Main mission: Starts when enters the dungeon] Perforation Sting! Kieran glanced over the organization name that somehow sounded weird; he squinted his eyes . Following his increase of power, he had a deeper understanding of how powerful G.o.ds were, thus he also understood the strengths of a G.o.dslayer . Even if the organization was formed by a bunch of humans, fiends, half-fiends, and other various beings, it was not to be underestimated, more so… They had a G.o.d among them! A G.o.d that was heavily injured! Kieran remembered what the Fiend Hunter, Ren, said to him before . Perforation Sting succeeded once and failed once . When succeeded, they created a G.o.d . When failed, they were almost wiped out . A heavily injured G.o.d… Kierans squinted eyes glimmered . A thought came into his mind . After that, he had more thoughts about the G.o.ds in that world . Other than the G.o.d of Perforation Sting that he had to face eventually, there was Great Swamp which seemed to be a friend at this point plus many more G.o.ds with their ambiguous standings . Fiends, mortals, G.o.ds, all staying in the same world . Fiends move at night . Mortals walk the day While G.o.ds reside in the mountains . Kieran muttered to himself . After the thought appeared, more related ones started to appear as well . Kieran understood if his thoughts and plans were somehow be realized, the kinds of luxurious rewards will be waiting for him would be beyond measure . However, before that even began, he had to tread carefully by getting more information . Luckily, he had someone around him who could provide some help . Rachel! Rachel obviously hadnt been into [City of Fiends] but it was hard to say that she never experienced similar dungeon worlds before or seen similar G.o.ds . Even if she had not, the high-rankers in the small living room would have some useful intel . Opening the PM tab, Kieran sent out a message . 2567: Rachel, do you know what occurs when a G.o.d merges with a city? 2567: Or should I say how powerful it would be? Kieran added after cooking up his words . But before Rachel replied, he got an unexpected PM from someone .