Gamers of the Underworld

“Trash! You’re all trash!”

 King Potato II smashed a colored goblet in his bedroom. He was very unhappy with the developments in the Godly Kingdom.

 

The battle reports of Victoria City sieging the Godly Kingdom were placed on his desk. The reports were depicting massive casualties of hundreds of thousands and the occupation of the cities and villages by the enemy.

 

In a direct confrontation, the Victorians were unable to achieve victory, as they depended on simple tactics. The soldiers of the Godly Kingdom were able to use tactics to divide and conquer the Victorians. However, no matter how the Godly Kingdom’s soldiers attrited the Victorians, it was of no use.

 

Within a few days, the same number of killed Victorians would emerge from the Victoria Forest to reinforce their frontline.

 They had unlimited replacements, but the Godly Kingdom had limited reinforcements. Even if the Godly Kingdom achieved victory, they were unable to hold on to their gains.

The Victorians implemented various policies as though they were sent by the Heavens to rescue the commoners.

 

The conquered lands were shared with the commoners, and a progressive tax structure was levied on them. The poor paid fewer taxes, while the rich paid more levies. In addition, various social benefits were implemented. For example, there were housing subsidies, free road construction, and employment services. They would even teach Potion Concoction, Alchemy, and Blacksmithing to the commoners since there were severe shortages of these skilled workers.

 To learn these skills, the commoners had to pay huge sums of money previously. Now, the Victorians were teaching them free of charge.

 It was incredible.

 The commoners who were captured by the Victorians became supportive of Victoria City. Even if the soldiers of the Godly Kingdom were to reclaim their conquered lands, they were met with the commoners’ rebellion.

 King Potato II couldn’t figure out why things had developed to this stage. He also didn’t know how Victoria City became so powerful and where the terrifying Victorians came from. He couldn’t figure out the standing of the Elves and Fairies in Victoria City. However, he knew that he had to stop them.

 

The Godly Kingdom must not be destroyed in his hands.

 “Your Highness! Your Highness!”

 Someone hollered in panic outside the King’s bedroom. King Potato II got him to come in since he must have the latest battle report. He didn’t care that it might be bad news.

 King Potato II was mentally prepared. Even if it was bad news, could the situation be worse than now? After listening to the messenger, King Potato II almost fell to the ground.

 The Victorians had constructed a Teleport Portal outside the Royal Capital!

 “What!”

 The hot-tempered King Potato II slapped the messenger to the floor.

 It wasn’t helpful to beat up his subordinate, and King Potato II couldn’t stop the flooding of Victorians into the Godly Kingdom.

 “Summon the Great Magician.”

 King Potato II inhaled deeply. He didn’t want things to be in such a bad state. As his enemies were at his front door, he had no time to prepare.

 The mysterious and evil Great Magician who could control the Wyverns was his last hope.

 “And summon General Shidan!” he said after pondering.

 …

 Victoria City had a slew of successful battles. Even though he knew that the gamers had incredible combat power, it was better than what Sherlock expected.

 Within a short period of time, the gamers used various ways to infiltrate the Godly Kingdom, recruiting the natives into their army. They even constructed a Teleport Portal near the Royal Capital. Though the Teleport Portal wasn’t large and had limited capacity, it helped the gamers gain a foothold in the southern region of the Royal Capital. Before the soldiers of the Godly Kingdom had the chance to retaliate, the gamers had constructed a medium-sized Stronghold.

 A fierce battle broke out at the Stronghold.

 

Sherlock wasn’t very concerned since it was an affair of the Surface World. He didn’t care about the outcome since his base was Eternal Kingdom.

 Eternal Kingdom also had some successes in their recent battles. The Hades Devil army was trapped in the farm by the gamers.

 In order to be the first one to defeat the Hades Devil army, the gamers strove very hard to attack the enemy continuously. However, their overwhelming numbers weren’t able to diminish the powerful combat strength of the Hades Devils. The Devils were unlike Humans of the Surface World.

 The stalemate lasted for three months before there was a conclusion.

 Devil King Mammon apologized publicly and offered to compensate the affected parties.

 A special investigation team of the Devil Management Committee was tasked to investigate the rumor that Mammon occupied the farm to obtain the Dungeon Core of the Ancient Gods army.

 The most suitable witness for the investigation was Dungeon Lord Sherlock.

 Sherlock didn’t meet up with the investigation officer of the Devil Management Committee. Instead, he met up with an unexpected guest.

 It was an emissary of Devil King Mammon.

 He was a tall superior Devil.

 The superior Devil wore well-ironed formal attire as he sat in Sherlock’s Dungeon Lord Main Hall.

“Lord Sherlock, let me be very frank.”

 The Devil adjusted his spectacles and said, “Lord Mammon hopes that you will cooperate with the investigation conducted by the Devil Management Committee.”

 “Apologies, I don’t understand what cooperation is required…”

 Lukewarm bloody chrysanthemum tea was placed on the table. Sherlock supported himself on the tabletop and looked at the emissary as he asked, “Is it regarding the Dungeon Core of the Ancient Gods army?”

 “I’m sure Lord Sherlock knows how to handle this delicately.”

 Sherlock nodded and said, “Mammon is indeed prudent.”

 “What about my benefits?”