Chapter 153.Entering The Moonlight Forest
Jake left the town of Nule near the evening. One more person was inside the carriage now, though there was plenty of space remaining.
Without having to look at the map, Jake as well as the centaurs knew where they would be heading.
The Moonlight Forest.
It was said that this route was dangerous for various reasons like bandits, monsters, and the strange illusions people see. Many claimed that they almost lost themselves passing through this forest.
That's why humans usually took the roundabout way of going through the Lebion city, and reached Mount Huan from there.
However, Jake wasn't afraid about any of these. Actually, he was itching to find out just how 'dangerous' this forest could be.
''Though we'll only be going through the periphery…'' He muttered, resting his left elbow on a windowsill and looking at the changing scenery.
''Master, what is her name?'' Perry asked, leaning toward him.
''I already fucking said I have no name, arrgh.'' 006 slumped on her seat.
Ruxa and Erin immediately frowned at her behavior. A slave like her dared to speak in their master's turn? Their eyes were shooting daggers at the panther girl.
''I have a name for her,'' Erin snickered. ''Cumellia. It means homeless woman in the language of vampires.''
''Or Sss…Slutena, maybe. It's pronounced a little differently, but it means spit on dung in parseltongue.'' Ruxa joined the fun.
''Fuck off. You two didn't buy me, so shut up!'' 006 rolled her eyes at them, not afraid of their powers.
Perry smiled and got closer to her master while the three of them bickered. She was silent and not easily irritated.
''A slave doesn't need a name,'' Jake said. ''Just call her 06.''
He then closed his eyes to fall asleep. This immediately made them turn silent. Ruxa covered 06's mouth and glared at her even though the slave girl wasn't talking.
''Master, you can rest your head on my lap,'' Perry gently said and Jake nodded.
He lay horizontally on the long seat and used the Dark Priestess's thighs as pillows. She immediately began stroking his long, black hair.
The vampiress and the Gorgon couldn't help but think that they had missed such a chance. Why didn't they think of it?
On the other hand, 06 leaned on her seat and tried falling asleep as well.
As it was autumn, there were fewer clouds in the sky. The sun had reached the horizon and nighttime was coming. There weren't any villages on this side of the town. Just a large area of flat, grassy land.
Jake would call it a prairie. A narrow yellow trail cut through it and a luxurious metal carriage ran on it, pulled by exotic centaurs.
The light of the setting sun coupled with the peaceful atmosphere made this a scene straight out of fairy tales. But those inside the carriage were all evil.
…
10th floor of the Dungeon of Sin.
''Haha, baby girl… come to me… Ah yeah, so soft…''
An adventurer was burning but he couldn't feel the pain. The man enjoyed every moment as the fire roasted his flesh and soul.
The evil power harness from that fueled a potent illusion which caged the short adventurer's mind. In the illusion, he was having sex with the woman of his dreams while his life slipped by.
[Pleasure Flames]
Yunna's eyes were glowing pink as she used this skill to kill off the intruder. These days, she was actively trying to hone her skills.
Her master had told her about the bloodline which ran in her body. He had encouraged her to train while he was gone.
''Master…'' Yunna's focus wavered as she thought of Jake.
The man's illusion suddenly broke, and the pleasure turned into pain. He cried and writhed on the ground, unable to die. The sight of this man disgusted the succubus, so she quickly killed him off with [Life Steal].
There were dead bodies of other adventurers in the surroundings. Not just Yunna, but other women were also honing their skills.
Vin, for example, was being trained by Ariel and Diana made the incoming adventurers her training dummies just like Yunna.
Riri had just healed and was trying to learn magic from Irene. Amelia was still healing. Elena and Rose, on the other hand, didn't want to train themselves and devoted themselves to taking care of the children.
Mary and Numa disguised themselves as normal priestesses, joining unsuspecting adventurer parties and always betrayed them at the last moment. They were stuck on how to improve themselves though, as there was no Dark Priestess higher in rank than them.
Charlotte and Ria still had difficulties mingling with everyone in the dungeon. Though they had formed an interesting friendship with the harpies.
Minerva had gotten bored being inside, but Jake had told her to guard the dungeon. Thankfully, Lena kept praising her look and the narcissistic necromancer fully indulged herself in that.
She was also noticing the changes this Dungeon Fairy was going through.
All in all, things were going well inside the dungeon. Well, except for the time Droge had wanted to descend to the 66th floor because of the slight evil aura of Hell leaking from the Dungeon Core.
Surprisingly, this 5th Circle Wyvern was intimidated by the Dark Knight who sternly refused that request, unwavering in front of a monster one whole rank higher than him.
Ash Harely didn't talk much and remained absent most of the time. However, when he did speak, the firmness in his tone commanded a heavy aura.
If Jake was here, he would notice that corruption had done something interesting to this ex-paladin.
…
''Master!'' Bella called.
''It is ahead, we're entering the Moonlight Forest!'' Ella said.
A dark shadow covered the silver light leaking from the windows. The trees here were tall and dense. Tonight was coincidently a full moon.
As he heard the centaurs' voices, Jake quickly opened his eyes. He lifted his head from Perry's soft thighs and rubbed his forehead.
'What was that dream…?'