After accepting the Koboldsâ surrender, Yong-Ho fainted and after a long rest, he was able to wake up. Maybe itâs because he rolled around a lot, but raising his body while lying down caused his muscles to scream out in pain.
They were really lucky.
They wouldnât have been able to win if he didnât obtain Aamon before the battle.
If the Skeletons didnât intercept in time, they wouldâve lost.
âIâm crazy.â
He thought about when he ran towards the hammer.
Did Yong-Ho have an aggressive side? Or was it a change that occurred when he awakened as a demon king?
Anyways, they won. They survived.
His horizon widened after experiencing it himself.
First, Aamon. It was still a red lance, but it was definitely placed beside Yong-Ho.
And Catalina and Eligor.
âMaster!â
âYouâve awakened.â
He didnât see them when he woke up, but they somehow knew and were now standing before his eyes. They both had a similar expression.
Like babies looking at their mother?
âCatalina looked cute, but Eligor was a bitâŠâ
Yong-Ho chuckled at the thought and when the two saw him, they reacted to it. It seemed like they understood it as him being in a better condition.
Yong-Ho extended his hand out towards Catalina.
âYou did well yesterday. And Iâm sorry, but could you get me some water?â
âPlease wait a moment.â
Catalina quickly answered and went to grab a cup and kettle. Yong-Ho turned his attention to Eligor.
âHow long was I out for?â
âYou were in bed for a day.â
âNo wonder why my lower back hurts.â
Yong-Ho rolled his shoulders after answering Eligor. Catalina came back and handed Yong-Ho the cup of water.
âHere you go master.â
âThanks.â
He felt a lot better after drinking the water. After drinking the entire cup of water, he felt a bit lightheaded and after briefly closing his eyes, he asked.
âWhat happened after the battle?â
âThe remaining four Kobolds are locked up in the prison. The corpse of the low-level demon family has been stored in an empty room. Oh, we also collected the weapons that they used.â
Yong-Hoâs eyes widened at Eligorâs answer.
âStored? The corpses?â
Why did they store the corpses? Did the corpses turn into a Zombie or a Skeleton in the demon world?
âThat means free soldiers, so is itâŠa good thing?â
Eligor interrupted Yong-Hoâs imagination. He had a very serious expression.
âEven though you obtained the spirit, thereâs still a good amount of mana left in that body. The dungeon currently doesnât have that facility, butâŠlater when the Mana Room has been created, youâll be able to drain out the mana.â
Eligor had been serious and stern from the beginning. He was wanting to take everything that he could from the enemy.
âOhâŠokay.â
But, draining out mana from a corpse?
Yong-Ho did feel uncomfortable about it, but decided to keep it to himself. The dungeon wasnât in the best condition to quibble over it and it might be common sense to do this in the demon world.
On top of that, Eligor wasnât done talking.
âAlso, itâs a bit of a high-rank facility, butâŠlater, when a Magic Room has been created, you can reuse the corpse by turning them into either a Zombie or Skeleton.â
It was true.
Yong-Ho briefly looked at it from a humanâs point of view, but quickly dismissed it.
He couldnât build it right now anyways. Itâs something he could think about later.
âAnd the weapons youâve obtained?â
âThe quality of the cape and hammer are very good. A magic was cast on the cape to help maintain the temperature and a simple strengthening magic was casted on the hammer, so itâs very sturdy.â
âAnd the others?â
âWe collected all the money that they had. It may be possible to purchase a Rank Two spirit.â
Eligor kind of smiled cunningly.
Yong-Ho did the same and continued asking.
âAny casualties?â
âAll the spirits are safe. Itâs all thanks to you that the battle ended the way it did.â
âThanks to this battle, the spiritsâ loyalty and respect has increased tremendously.â
As soon as Eligor finished talking, the Spirit of the Dungeon spoke. Not only the spirits, but the Spirit of the Dungeon seemed to like him more after that battle.
âIâm sure itâs obvious from the expression.â
Yong-Ho looked at the Catalina that stopped being the cool-headed spirit and Eligor thatâs always crying. He closed his eyes after taking a deep breath. He tried circulating the mana.
Maybe itâs because he started out with a small amount of mana, but his mana level increased a lot. It felt like the mana that was circulating within him increased by two folds.
âThis is because I obtained the spirit.â
Yong-Ho felt joy by the fact that his power increased and then took a deep breath.
âItâs weird that I donât feel anything.â
Even though they were a demon family, a person died. However, he didnât feel guilty about it.
âIt was so that I could live. They tried to kill me.â
Thatâs what Yong-Ho told himself. And purposefully calmed himself. As long as he didnât kill without reason, it was fine. He decided to leave it at that.
After he finished circulating his mana, Yong-Ho opened his eyes. Catalina and Eligor looked at Yong-ho quietly. It seemed like they tried to stay as quiet as possible since he was concentrating.
Yong-Ho showed with his action what he was going to do. Green flames blossomed out of his eyes.
[Name : Chun Yong-Ho (M)]
[Race : Half Human / Half Demon â Demon King]
[Element : Fire / Darkness]
[Development Rate : 50/100]
[Strength Level 0 | â â (1.5)]
[Stamina Level 0 | â â (2)]
[Mana Level 0 | â â (2)]
[Charm Level 0 | â â (1.5)]
[Agility Level 0 | â (1)]
[Skill Level 0 | â â (2)]
[Seven Deadly Sins | Greed]
Even if it was small, the number of stars that Yong-Ho had increased. The Seven Deadly Sins category wasnât shown before, but now, Greed was next to it.
âIs it because I obtained the spirit?â
He saw things he couldnât see before. The same applied to the âlevelâ that was attached to the categories.
This time, he looked at Catalina.
[Name : Catalina (F)]
[Race : Half Succubus / Half Dark Elf]
[Main Elements : Wind / Darkness | Secondary Elements : Thunder / Water / Earth]
[Main Stats : Succubus â Charm / Mana | Dark Elf â Agility / Skills]
[Development Rate : 25/100]
[Succubus : Charm Level 0 | â â â (3)]
[Dark Elf : Agility Level 2 | â â â â (3.5)]
[Hybrid Level 0 | â â â â (3.5)]
[Succubus : Mana Level 0 | â â â â (3.5)]
[Dark Elf : Skills Level 1 | â â â (3)]
She had more changes than Yong-Ho. The category that stood out the most was agility because it had âLevel 2â at the end.
âShe did evolve onceâŠprobably means it was level one before, right?â
If thatâs the case, then it made sense why the skills level was at one. She was a soldier that was fast and specialized in using a dagger.
âThe amount of stars changed too. Since her agility was developed, did her other stats change a bit as well?â
Yong-Ho nodded his head since it was a reasonable change and then looked up. A bitter smile appeared on his face when he noticed two boxes of light that heâs never seen before appear.
[Shadow Elf]
[Succubus]
Catalina was a half Dark Elf and half Succubus, so she had the choice on how she wanted to advance.
It wasnât an easy decision. It was a âpromotionâ that could be decided after the next development, but he needed to see the information regarding the different advancements.
After deactivating the Power of Evolution, he lightly nodded his head and looked at Eligor.
âYou said that if I get stronger, then the Heart of the Dungeon will get stronger too, right?â
âYes, thatâs correct. Not only that, but Catalina, me and the other spirits will be affected by your growth.â
âI wonder.â
The relationship between the owner and the spirits wasnât a master and servant relationship. It was more direct and intimate. If the owner was the head, then the spirits were the hands and feet that the owner commanded.
âDid you find out anything from the Kobolds?â
Eligor answered as if he was waiting for Yong-Ho to ask.
âTheyâre known to be scared and cowardly, so as soon as their leader died, they did start talking, but you canât believe every word that theyâre saying. While weâre talking about thisâŠhow about building a torture chamber after the prison?â
âTorture chamber?â
âYes, itâs used to punish the spirits, but itâs also needed when we need to question the prisoners. If itâs built right next to the prison, itâll be very effective. The prisoners will be able to watch the other prisoners getting tortured.â
Eligor looked at Yong-Ho and was waiting for him to compliment him.
It happened last time when he mentioned prisons, but Eligor looked excited while talking about it.
Yong-Ho closed his eyes for a moment. He imagined Catalina crying while being tortured by Eligor.
âNo, this is too dangerous.â
When he changed his target from Catalina to the Skeleton, he felt more calm.
Prison and torture chamber.
They were horrible facilities, but the prison was already built, and if they had to continue fighting, then a torture chamber would be necessary.
Yong-Ho pushed aside on making a decision and asked Catalina.
âHow strong were the group that invaded recently?â
âI donât want to belittle your victory, butâŠâ
Catalina carefully spoke. That was basically her answer.
âSo they werenât that strong. Thatâs probably why they rushed.â
He knew they were skilled in fighting. If thatâs not the case, there was no reason for them to have that bloodthirsty expression.
However, out of all the weaklings that targeted Mammonâs dungeon, they were the weakest.
They waited for the protective shield to weaken and out of all the weaklings, they were the ones that attacked first.
âWill there be more weaklings attacking the dungeon?â
A frown appeared on Yong-Hoâs face as he mumbled quietly. Even though he just woke up after passing out from the battle, he didnât have a lot of time. He had to decide on how he was going to defend the dungeon from future enemies.
âI have two options.â
One. Evolve the spirits.
Two. Delay the development and strengthen the dungeon facilities using that mana.
Both choices had pros and cons.
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If they evolved them, then the quality of the soldiers will increase. However, the dungeon wasnât in the greatest condition, so they had to be careful when fighting the enemy.
Strengthening the dungeonâs facility was good in the long-run. Even though he couldnât increase the power right away, developing several spirits into different levels at once was impossible.
In the end, he had to do both.
However, he had to pick the best one right now.
Yong-Ho looked back and forth between Catalina and Eligor. It was short, but he made his decision.