Chapter 316 - 81: The Celestial Wing Knight Order’s Crisis

After thinking for a moment, Duan Fei looked at Falan and continued asking, "Next question, do people who die in the Dungeon resurrect here?"

"Yes, you can think of it as a type of Magic. Each time a human dies, it stimulates some kind of Power within their bodies, making them stronger so they can continue to challenge the Dungeon."

Falan thought for a moment, then pointed to her own head. "However, this resurrection isn’t without a price. They lose their memories of the Dungeon. That’s the mandatory cost of revival. So, it’s very likely they’ve entered the Dungeon many times, but they’ve forgotten all of it."

"So that’s how it is. No wonder the resurrected show some animalistic traits. Next question, why do some people become bosses?"

"Because they have no potential left. Their latent abilities have been completely squeezed dry. Without the potential to break through to the very bottom floor, the Demon King binds them to different levels using the power of Magic."

"Why would the Demon King do something so troublesome?"

"Sorry, I can’t answer that question. Only when you meet the Demon King will she be able to tell you."

After asking Falan several detailed questions, Duan Fei had a rough concept of the Dungeon’s existence.

’First of all, assuming everything Falan said is true, then the Demon King is definitely not an evil entity.’

’This world already experiences a certain degree of climate change, and land annexation is constantly occurring; it just reaches a peak every so often.’

’These strange phenomena are misinterpreted as the Demon King’s influence. The uninformed masses are swept up by lies and begin charging into the Dungeon, thereby culling the excess population.’

’Some Adventurers make it out alive. They then use the wealth they obtained from the Dungeon to dilute the holdings of other major landowners, allowing the Kingdom’s rule to continue for a while longer, until the next cycle begins.’

’You could say the Demon King’s existence gives the people of this Kingdom a common enemy, a new outlet for population control, and a new way to obtain food. She is an indispensable part of this world.’

’Looked at this way, the Demon King here is actually a good person.’

Understanding this, Duan Fei said to Falan, "I have a task for you next. Can I entrust it to you?"

"Is it a lewd task? I’ve always wanted to play lewd games with a Slime!"

"Shut up, you Slime fanatic! And we are wholesome creatures!"

"But Slimes aren’t wholesome creatures to begin with."

"...You make a good point. I’m speechless. Anyway, enough nonsense. Please assist Jinghong and transport as many of my companions in here as possible."

"That’s it?"

Noticing Falan’s lack of enthusiasm, Duan Fei added, "We have tens of millions of compatriots, every single one an intelligent Slime. These guys are astonishingly skilled and full of countless surprises. I guarantee they can give you even more... excitement!"

’And they’re all wholesome,’ Duan Fei added silently in his heart.

The moment she thought about so many Slimes waiting outside, Falan’s face flushed crimson, and she smiled so wide she couldn’t keep her legs together.

Wiping the drool from the corner of her mouth, she eagerly went to find Jinghong, ready to establish a massive channel to quickly transport the players inside.

Having motivated Falan, Duan Fei was about to go handle the next matter.

That was to completely capture the Celestial Wing Knight Order.

The Celestial Wing Knight Order represented humanity’s current strongest fighting force, but the incident where they blockaded the Suspended Bridge on the twelfth floor had already been exposed.

Coupled with their intention to slaughter the natives on the fifteenth floor, this Knight Order had transformed from the strongest military power into a group of old codgers hindering progress, or even sinners holding humanity back.

’While a group of Demons is helping humans continuously explore the Dungeon, you guys are actually holding them back. Is that right?’

’That’s not right.’

’And seeing as you show no signs of remorse and even seem inclined to stir up trouble, don’t blame us for taking action.’

「One day later.」

More and more players had lit up the fifteenth floor.

Most players entered the sixteenth floor after lighting up the waypoint, then promptly died and came back.

The sixteenth floor was an area even the Celestial Wing Knight Order had never reached. The players were the first creatures in history to arrive here, earning them the naming rights.

After learning it was full of traps, Duan Fei named it the Trap Floor, and it soon became the official name for the sixteenth floor.

The sixteenth floor was a pitch-black underground cavern. The inside of the cavern was a labyrinth of passages leading to different areas.

The cavern floor was uneven, with standing water in most areas, and glowing mushrooms on the walls provided illumination.

Although it looked ordinary, most players couldn’t even walk a meter after entering.

There were traps everywhere. Taking even half a step would trigger a specific mechanism.

Some mechanisms were terrifying Burst Magic spells that would blow a player’s fragile body to pieces in a single hit.

Other traps released poison gas. This gas would cause a Slime’s body to melt rapidly, and the melted body would then create more poison gas, filling the area with a toxic fog.

You could say that exploring here meant the players were paving the way with their lives. Every step forward required a dozen players to sacrifice themselves just to clear the traps.

Fortunately, the terrain here didn’t change randomly, or the players would have explored until they fell into despair.

Every second, the sound of a player triggering a trap echoed through the cavern.

The lightning from electrical traps and the thunder from noise traps grated on the players’ nerves every moment, filling them with resentment as they cleared the floor.

Their resentment toward the game developers had become almost tangible. The players were like zombies, numbly using their bodies to clear traps, and then dying.

So, when Duan Fei announced that he needed players to go beat up the members of the Celestial Wing Knight Order, a huge number of them signed up. The players, who had been driven nearly insane by the traps, rushed back to the fifteenth floor, joined Duan Fei in the world of ice and snow, and prepared to give the Celestial Wing Knight Order a thorough thrashing.

’After all, if we can’t beat up the developers, we can at least beat you up!’

Duan Fei didn’t know how to plan or how to wage war either.

In any case, this group of players wasn’t afraid of death, nor did they need logistical support. They just had to charge in recklessly.

And they weren’t afraid of dying. Every death added some Reincarnation Points, which could be used to improve their Attributes, making them stronger next time.

Under these circumstances, the players’ fury was completely unleashed.

They frantically charged the Celestial Wing Knight Order’s strongholds, using their bodies to draw enemy fire and exhaust their stamina. In the end, they used their advantages in numbers and revivability to topple them one by one.

By the time the Celestial Wing Knight Order had a Reaction, it was already too late.

The Celestial Wing Knight Order’s strongholds were slowly being dismantled. Many strongholds would often disappear overnight. The member in charge of making the influence map hadn’t even finished revising the last one before a new map of their territory was sent over.

As long as they weren’t blind, they could see one fact.

The Celestial Wing Knight Order’s influence on the fifteenth floor was about to be eradicated.