Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?

The resources in the Red territory are not very abundant, but the spirit of the Reid people is quite rich.

Due to the scarcity of material possessions, they use limited resources to come up with ways to entertain themselves, and because they are coastal, the Reid people generally procure some materials from the sea for fun.

The most flamboyant spectacle Fanen has ever witnessed is a group of people conducting breath-holding contests around a big lump of harmless marine life that resembles both shellfish and seaweed.

The specific rule is to let this creature swallow you whole, and the competition is to see who can hold their breath the longest inside it. People even gave this activity a name, something like **Maru**-something-swallow.

From a young age, Fanen felt this sport was extremely sinister, the scene indescribably filthy, and he never participated in it.

Unexpectedly, now, in this underground space, he encountered a scene eerily similar to this sport.

It refers to Uffie being "swallowed" by an insect egg.

"Not good!"

The insect egg moved incredibly quickly, but Fanen, now a battle-hardened warrior, responded as soon as the egg had swallowed Uffie halfway.

He knocked aside the monster in front of him and rushed towards the insect egg. However, in just the span of two steps, the insect egg completely swallowed Uffie, closing tightly as if it never opened.

He paused, somewhat shocked.

First, by the speed of the insect egg, and secondly, by a look Uffie gave before being swallowed, a look with a clearly obvious meaning, comprising two words:

[Run quickly!]

After understanding the meaning within that look, he turned around to survey the surroundings.

Hundreds of enemies were fixated on him.

"..."

The scale of the enemies was not as overwhelming as the previous swarm of parasites; however, they were all elites.

A multitude of bugs formed humanoid monsters starting from triple digits, along with most being unrecognizable human forms from Warrior Country soldiers, two still spirited Flying Dragons, and the yet unknown strength of the Insect King....

This combination would require extra time and effort even if facing Uffie, or her father, and now, Fanen must confront it alone?

Although his strength had leaped forward thanks to relentless battles and Uffie's guidance, making him prominent among Silver Level adventurers, this was certainly stretching capability.

His face was drenched with sweat, his body slightly rigid.

He looked up at the insect egg, which had completely formed into a huge sphere; nobody knew what was happening inside, and it was silent for now, with Uffie's condition unknown.

Around him, the place where the warriors from Warrior Country had initially entered left a large pit leading outside; one could escape through there, but the path was piled with a large number of monsters, even the Sain Dungeon wasn't stacked so extremely with monsters, making escape impossible.

Suddenly, a shrill screech rang in all living creatures' ears within the Red territory, not a beast's roar, but a piercing insect screech symbolizing the imminent birth of the Insect King.

The bugs in the underground space became fervently agitated, seeming restless, and with this cry, the capital's surface burst instantaneously into a parasite disaster, a peaceful night turned into a living hell in a blink, and the tragedy once occurring in Savis City was about to replay here!

Even while underground, Fanen seemed to hear the screams of the residents above, a faint bloody scent hovered around, judging from the monsters' eyes staring at him, it wouldn't be long before his blood joined the bloody aura.

The screech seemed to carry some hidden information; the monsters, although agitated, hadn't attacked him yet.

Facing this nearly hopeless scene, Fanen's eyes unexpectedly lacked emotion, not abandoning himself to despair, but showing a sort of sense of release.

Having mentally prepared before coming, he was psychologically conditioned to face potential hopeless circumstances, so facing it now didn't frighten him.

Speaking of which, such examples of "a good situation suddenly turning into a hopeless scenario" seemed like he experienced countless times within Yarn, like painstakingly winning the bonfire party, only to turn and face two Brick Brothers blocking the way, or desperately escaping a monster cluster just to encounter a dead end with several Wolfmen closing in...

In summary, he became desensitized to hopeless situations.

The sole distinction between here and the Dungeon was, upon death, he wouldn't see the gentle puppet lady anymore.

"Tch."

He shook his head, and at this moment, a mutated soldier broke free from the screech's control and charged at him.

Although controlled by parasites, it was worthy of being a trained Warrior Country soldier, with every move being exceedingly fierce, full of lethal intent.

Fanen leaned back to dodge the opponent's slash, and with a firm kick, struck the soldier's knee, immediately causing a loud cracking sound as it bent at a bizarre angle!

It was as if he knew the soldiers' routines and weaknesses, something not learned overnight!

Others found it strange, and Fanen felt the same.

Because the moves and routines the soldiers used were similar to a set his father taught him, only the soldiers' strategies were simpler.

No wonder Uffie found his tactics peculiar; why were Warrior Country army moves seen on a Reid person?

Fanen remained interested in his father's past experiences, but there was no time for thinking about such matters now.

The soldier with a broken leg lost balance, Fanen fiercely grabbed the opponent's head, pulling it towards him, and then exerted force!

"Rip——"

The sound of tearing flesh resounded, and blood like a fountain sprayed from the neck's severed surface, dyeing his clothes red.

Indeed, a Hunter only feels most alive when drenched in blood.

Fanen, as if having endured for a long time, finally found a reason not to hold back anymore, his clear eyes gradually filled with bloodlust, unlike those parasitized by the insect, he was actively awakening his desire to hunt!

Like Father Gascoin, nobody forgets the pleasure of being addicted to hunting, but his rationality prevailed, advising himself to suppress normally, but now, in this near-death situation, suppressing further was pointless!

For each extra bug he killed here, perhaps it meant one more person above could escape safely!

"Huh..."

With a burst of hot breath, without any battle cry, he silently charged into the sea of enemies vast enough to induce despair.

The insect eggs simultaneously delivered clear orders of hatred and 'no mercy,' unleashing the insect tide!

The swarm instantly engulfed him, but in the next moment, it suddenly broke open, and a blood-drenched Fanen emerged from the encirclement!

The purest, most intense, most bloody slaughter was unfolding here!

Even when covered in wounds, the Saw Meat Blade never ceased waving.

Most of the monsters were about to leave the underground space and head toward the city, but at that moment, Fanen let out a roar akin to a beast.

This cry seemed to clash with the parasites, instantly stirring their disgust, slowing their steps toward the surface and drawing all their attention to him.

This was perfect! Fanen grinned.

The Insect King issued chaotic yet clear instructions:

It wanted to brutally kill this eyesore of a human.

Meanwhile, King Ule was in distress.

"No, it shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be!"

During the promise of the Evil God, when the Insect King was born, his soul would leave the frail human body and enter the mighty Insect King, welcoming a more colorful second life.

But until now, upon the premature birth due to injuries, he realized the Evil God's promise seemed to be a lie!

The chaotic and domineering thoughts of the Insect King were gradually eroding his autonomous consciousness, if not for the Insect King's weakness due to premature birth, he might already have been turned into a puppet.

King Ule's belief had collapsed.

His trust in the Evil God had completely crumbled, looking at the city plagued by insect disaster, his gaze filled with bewilderment.

Perhaps it wouldn't be long before the Insect King digested Uffie, marking the point of his consciousness's complete extinction.

King Ule stared blankly at the sky, suddenly gritting his teeth, his face contorted in ferocity, he cursed at the starry sky.

"You, you want to harm me!? Then I won't let you have it easy either!"

From his previous attitude towards Uffie, it could be seen that King Ule was someone who enjoyed harming others regardless of whether it was beneficial to him or not.

So now, with his belief in the Evil God collapsed and a remnant of consciousness, he's determined to use his last ounce of strength to disgust the Evil God!

If the Insect King could affect him, then he would try to affect the Insect King in return!

"Heh heh heh heh!"

He suddenly slapped himself with a scroll recording Chaos Magic, immediately sending his insane and chaotic thoughts to the Insect King.

At that moment, the insect eggs in the underground space suddenly contracted, as if they had been fed something disgusting, causing the swarm's actions to slow momentarily, even swaying.

King Ule successfully messed up the Insect King big time!

Before his consciousness was extinguished by the Insect King, he would continuously, tirelessly, and relentlessly disgust the opponent!

This would be a long process.

The swarm was affected as well, staggering and swaying, greatly reducing combat power, giving Fanen a chance.

Currently, his body was slowly enlarging, giving the impression of approaching Father Gascoin's beastified form, with a massive increase in combat power, but at what cost?

Perhaps he would never be able to return to normal.

This battle, initially destined for the insect swarm to crush everything, was dragged on by various unexpected factors, not only was King Ule resisting the Insect King, Uffie was also exerting influence.

The three, in an unimaginable way, managed to hold the main force of the parasites underground!

The people in the city were unaware of what was happening below. They fled in all directions amidst the insect disaster, everyone was calling for help. Even without the main force, the parasites still posed an unstoppable threat to the residents.

And King of Red had sent most of his army to the front line to fake an attempt at dealing with the insect disaster, leaving the city without armed forces to protect the residents.

"Please, someone come save us!"

Someone was about to escape the chaotic city, but in the blink of an eye, they were blocked at the gate by the persistent parasites, extinguishing all hope of escape.

People knelt in despair, endlessly crying out for help, parasites were already pressing close, ready to invade their bodies the next moment.

"Awooo!"

Suddenly, a familiar beastly roar echoed, followed by several similar howls.

It was a wolf howling!

The parasites seemed to sense a strong enemy, turning their heads instantly.

The fleeing people also suddenly quieted, looking towards the source of the sound.

On the city gate, silhouetted against the moonlight.

Several figures riding giant wolves suddenly appeared there, emitting an undisguised killing intent toward the marauding aliens.

The leading youth waved his finger, and several wolf riders wielded their Magic Wands, causing crystalline Fran Short Arrows to rain down, shooting at all the insects!

The wolves have arrived.

The Fran Guards have arrived at this moment!