Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?

Afterwards, Gong Qiying counted the spiritual power reserves of the Sain Dungeon and compared it to the situation before coming to Red.

It was then he realized that although there was a showdown with the Evil God's consciousness avatar over the backup hidden energy, Sain still had some gains in the end.

And quite a bit of it!

Although the Evil God's consciousness avatar eventually self-destructed, consuming a wave of Sain's spiritual power, it also dissipated spiritual power upon its death.

The two achieved a strange balance.

The spiritual power consumed in the previous showdown could be compensated from the parasites, and doing the math, it was still a profit. However, the Evil God's interference turned a big profit into a small one.

Overall, it wasn't a loss.

On the other hand, Savis City gradually saw a ray of hope.

Previously, after several days of full-scale extermination by the Sain Dungeon, the number of parasites in Savis City had been steadily declining, and if it developed steadily, it would be exhausted in two days.

But the power rampage of today's Evil God consciousness avatar caused the remaining parasites to mutate.

They fused into larger monsters, resulting in a further decrease in numbers, and the targets became more conspicuous. Though in terms of strength one was as strong as ten, in front of the Sain Dungeon which mastered the dirty work, even if it could fight a hundred, it became meaningless.

Initially, these mutated parasites would pursue the exposed survivors, and that scene was indeed quite terrifying.

But when the survivors all hid, the parasites, losing their targets, were infected by the Evil God's consciousness avatar and locked onto the dungeon, rallying indignantly into the dungeon for a charge, trying to gain face for the consciousness avatar.

The result was predictable. Once they entered, Gong Qiying directly threw them into the scene of Mansis' mind's showdown with the Evil God's consciousness avatar. These hideous monsters couldn't survive more than a few seconds under the gaze of Mansis' mind and died, then their bodies directly dissolved.

Their sacrifice went completely unnoticed by the Evil God consciousness avatar, a classic case of nobody caring.

In the end, Sain reaped a small spiritual power profit, various versions of Hidden Blood Parasite samples, some intelligence about the Evil God, and even caught Gapar's daughter.

And the survivors?

After one night, they regained their homeland.

"Is this enough?"

On the highest bell tower of Savis City, Fanen gazed down at the smoky yet notably quiet Savis City, eyes full of emotion. The clothes soaked with filthy blood didn't feel as uncomfortable anymore.

From his perspective, the city looked like it had been ruthlessly trampled by an army's iron hoofs, with no intact places anywhere. The only living things to be seen were survivors gradually crawling out from shelters, nothing else.

But for him, this was the best state since only living people in Savis City meant the parasites and the parasitized had been completely cleared out.

"Yes, this is enough."

Uffie focused as she scanned the city, mysterious light flashing in her eyes, perceiving hidden risks in the city; any murderous aura couldn't escape her perception.

Her spear bore some wear and tear, apart from the marks left from fighting Maria; the rest were all from slaughtering monsters.

At this moment, Fanen looked at her as if looking at a War God.

Previously, when Uffie was in a critical situation of being parasitized by mutated species, Fanen pointed her a way to run into the dungeon.

He thought she'd need some time to recover to a state of peak condition, but unexpectedly, as soon as Fanen had just slain a few monsters and rushed to the Underground City Teleportation Gate, he bumped into Uffie coming out of the dungeon.

Blood Therapy plus the battle with Maria actually didn't take much time, just lasting the impression.

The Uffie emerging from the dungeon was unprecedentedly energetic, pulling Fanen directly to kill monsters without even resting, of course, those which hadn't yet been drawn into the dungeon. It wasn't necessary to waste time dealing with those already lingering near the teleportation gate as they would eventually run into the dungeon themselves.

When Fanen found Isha and the others and organized a group to join them on the battlefield, they had already fought seven times in and out of the monster horde, leaving traces of their battles throughout the city.

For some reason, there was a hint of impatience in Uffie's battles this time. She no longer showed off, wholly focused on swiftly clearing out the monsters as if she was in a hurry to attend to other urgent matters. The rampant Fighting Qi left Fanen and the others watching helplessly as the monsters were slaughtered and their homeland dismantled.

What exactly have you protected!

After killing throughout the night, by this dawn, Uffie's killing spree finally reached its end, leaving only the search for remnants at the bell tower.

"Some parasites are hiding in some obscure corners. Do you have a map? I'll mark them roughly for you."

Fanen handed over the map, and Uffie quickly circled several areas on it.

"These places have the greatest gatherings, and there are scattered ones elsewhere, so it's inconvenient to mark them all. Don't let your guard down during the cleanup."

Although she was just a nominal general in the Warrior Country's army, the way she spoke now indeed carried a commanding weight, primarily because she had become serious.

Fanen keenly sensed the change in her. If before entering the dungeon Uffie felt like a carefree optimist, now she seemed to have learned some extremely urgent news she was rushing to address, so he asked:

"What happened? Encountered a problem?"

"Yes, learned of some unpleasant things."

While marking on the map, Uffie narrated what she saw during Blood Therapy, especially when she mentioned someone mixing parasites with advanced red wine, even Fanen couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"You mean—"

"I need to head back right now."

Uffie stuffed the map back into Fanen's arms. The current situation in Savis City was more than enough for the survivors to handle, so it was time for her to return to the capital to investigate what this so-called Insect King truly was.

Her intuition told her that this couldn't be unrelated to the King of Red. Otherwise, why would he obstruct their army from going to the disaster-stricken area to provide aid?

"I'll go with you too," Fanen suddenly said.

"You?"

Uffie felt surprised, not because she looked down on his capabilities. To be honest, she considered Fanen among the best she had seen. With more honing, he could definitely become an elite.

How should she put it? From her observation, Fanen simultaneously possessed rich hunting experience and slightly unrefined combat experience. These two seemingly contradictory traits coexisted in him in a strange way, as if his hunting skills had grown rapidly in a short period.

These skills were effective, but some aspects hinted at a rough technique, making them seem raw. If he underwent systematic training, his strength could be multiplied several times.

Perhaps she could offer him some guidance along the way.

The reason Uffie was surprised was that Fanen seemed like the leader of the survivors. Without him here, who would lead them to wrap things up?

"My sister is actually the one managing everyone. I'm just the muscle; it doesn't make a difference with or without me."

Fanen said, "However, I must go to the capital at least once, to personally find out who is responsible for all the disaster!"

Even if it's to strike a blow on the culprit!

Soon after, the survivors of Savis City gathered inside the shelter with the Teleportation Gate.

The people looked a bit weary; even those who had become Hunters couldn't avoid exhaustion, but there was a gleam in everyone's eyes.

Because everyone knew the hardest part was behind them, and whatever came next, it would be uphill.

The survivors instinctively left a space for Fanen, as if respecting him as a leader, but knowing his lack of leadership skills, he simply pretended not to notice.

"Everyone, I will leave Savis with General Uffie, who came to rescue us from the Warrior Country, and head to the capital to uncover the truth behind this disaster."

Fanen announced loudly. Because they had been informed in advance, most people weren't surprised. Although Isha felt reluctant, she couldn't follow him.

"I promise I will seek justice for everyone!"

The people didn't have the energy to explode in cheers, but the trust and encouragement in their eyes surpassed any surface-level cheer. They hoped these two could quickly resolve the parasite disaster.

Without further delay, Uffie and Fanen gathered some supplies and set out on the road to the capital.

Before leaving, Uffie lingered wistfully at the Underground City Teleportation Gate but ultimately didn't waste time going in to look at the puppet.

According to the mutant species, the parasites transported the flesh masses and parasites to the capital where the Insect King resided through the underground tunnels.

So the two of them chose to enter the underground tunnel of the museum, following this almost unbranching, dark passage while slaying the parasitic insects wandering within, rushing to the capital.

Although Red's terrain was narrow, with their speed, they would probably reach it soon.

After the two left, under Isha's organization, the survivors officially began the cleanup of Savis City.

The hidden parasites were uprooted, and the insect nest in the museum was completely purified by a blaze. In the end, people couldn't lure any bugs even when deliberately bleeding.

Only then did everyone believe the parasites in Savis City were truly eradicated.

And not even three days had passed since Uffie left; the efficiency was surprisingly high.

"Next up is restoring the city... but we have no Civil Engineering Magician, how could a hundred or so people possibly repair a city?"

"The Dungeon seems to have become even more attractive to the parasites. Some parasites that fled Savis earlier are now returning to the city, so we can't let our guard down completely."

"It would be great to have more manpower. I wonder what my brother's situation is."

Isha was drawing and writing in her room, contemplating what to do next. She had already become the leader of the survivors.

Just then, her room door was knocked. Bell's voice sounded.

"Isha, a group of strangers suddenly came out from the Teleportation Gate. Come and take a look!"

Strangers?

Isha hurried out of her room, hearing the howls of wolves from afar, causing her heart to sink. From just the sound, she knew the monsters producing those howls were formidable.

When she saw the whole scene, her body wavered instinctively from the pressure.

Giant wolves, a wolf pack, in short, a group of not-to-be-messed-with wolves staring straight at her!

And incredibly, there were people riding on these terrifying wolves!

"Where has Sain sent us this time?"

Looking at this unfamiliar place, Dal deeply furrowed his brow.