Free Web NovelChapter 112: Chapter 112: No Need for More Words, This Is My Plan!
"It was just by accident that a human slipped away, and you didn’t even lose any of your origin." Ding Ning lounged against her chair, eyes half-closed in leisure, one hand propping up her cheek.
"Besides, as far as I know, some SSS-tier dungeons have already been breached." She chuckled, casting a glance at the other Lords.
The enormous round table was encircled by ten shadows, each Lord veiled in blackness, their silhouettes barely visible, presenting grotesque shapes for all to see.
Most of the shadows were shapeless, like heaps of rotten mud slumped atop their thrones.
Humans have always speculated about how many SSS-tier dungeons exist, and now, those sitting alongside Ding Ning as equals—
Ding Ning gazed at those two mud-like shadows, "From what I’ve heard, before humans started their livestream, your dungeons had already been broken through."
As soon as she finished speaking, seven pairs of eyes immediately fixed themselves on those two Lords.
The No. 9 dungeon was always being livestreamed; any escape by a human was impossible to hide.
"You’re lying!"
As Ding Ning finished her sentence, a deep, rasping voice echoed from within the mud, moist and heavy, reverberating throughout the hall.
"No need to get so worked up, I’m just telling what I’ve heard. Besides, according to my info, there’s one dungeon that’s still letting humans escape, constantly transporting talent to the human side." Ding Ning presented what she’d discovered lately.
Her eyes drifted lazily across the SSS-tier Lords assembled.
Though everyone hid themselves well, her data showed that eight out of ten Lords had already been breached—some before livestreams began, some afterwards, intentionally concealing the truth.
She’d only called out two just now.
Items that block livestream feeds weren’t rare; each dungeon Lord had underlings who could handle such tasks.
According to her investigation, one dungeon Lord had been nurturing humans continuously for five years—both before and after the livestream began.
When Ding Ning’s words landed, all eyes turned to another Lord, the one rated as the Lord of Dungeon 10 by humans.
"Dark Star, isn’t that talking about you?" A Lord looked toward the seat of Dungeon 10’s Lord.
Seeing everyone staring, that lump of mud merely wriggled, finding a more comfortable position on his chair.
"That’s right, it’s me." A low chuckle oozed from the mud pile. "But I disguised myself well. Those silly humans think I’m just an SS-tier dungeon, not carrying the SSS banner."
"More importantly, you haven’t interacted with humans, so you don’t know what a fascinating species they are." Dark Star squirmed, "Humans are weak, yet incredibly resilient. Give them just a chance, and they’ll struggle their way up."
"Honestly, I rather enjoy such pets." He extended a tentacle, dirty water dripping onto the table, congealing into the shape of a tiny human figure.
"Utter nonsense! No one even understands why, but a passage opened between us and the humans, and soon they invaded our territory, dubbing it a ’dungeon’?"
"Humans have been eating away at our power bit by bit, paving a path with their lives, and now you claim you bred them all?"
Ding Ning listened to the angry rebukes beside her, unconsciously covering her mouth as she laughed quietly.
The speaker next to her was one of the two Lords whose dungeons had never seen a human escape: Rabbit-man.
He glared at Dark Star, eyes burning red.
Ding Ning watched them with interest—she didn’t even need to say more, and the heat instantly shifted onto someone else.
Compared to Dark Star, who’d raised countless humans, letting two go was trivial for her.
"Then, was it you who opened the passage between humans and us?" Rabbit-man stared at Dark Star, searching for an answer.
"That wasn’t me. But I was indeed the first to discover the passage; humans first appeared in my dungeon." Dark Star laughed breezily, utterly indifferent.
He no longer tried to hide anything, laying out his past actions for all to hear.
"I wiped out a batch, but left one alive—just wanted to see what would happen if I let him go. Played with him for two days. Found I could grant a human a skill, so I did."
"Still, I didn’t just set him free without precautions—left a mark on him, ready to snatch his life any time."
Dark Star cared nothing for the others’ stares, continuing, "By tracking the mark I left, I found once this human left the dungeon, his strength soared. Later, humans named this level Tier Five Peak. Now, using the skill I gave him, he’s constantly moving in and out of dungeons."
"The humans’ top expert, Tier Fifteen, is mine." He let two tentacles spread open.
"There’s really no need for panic. Humans are easy to control."
"I can reclaim his power whenever I choose. When that energy returns to me, I’ll shatter my current limits and you’ll all serve under me!" Dark Star made no effort to hide his ambition.
The ten SSS-tier Lords had always been competing, but at this level, growth was nearly impossible.
So everyone managed their own territory, never interfering with one another.
"Have you thought that maybe your territory didn’t disguise itself as an SS-tier dungeon? Maybe after being drained by humans, it’s already become an SS-tier dungeon?" Rabbit-man sneered. He’d long wondered why Dark Star’s strength was fading, but, abiding by their principle of mutual noninterference, hadn’t investigated too deeply into other Lords.
"No rush. Everything’s right in my plan."
"There are many of my seeds among the humans. Once they mature and I reclaim them, I’ll surpass all of you."
"Everyone, Dark Star no longer has the matching strength. I suggest he be excluded from future meetings." Rabbit-man snorted lightly.
"Maybe you didn’t get it. If I recollect all the seeds, my current strength will far exceed yours."
"I just haven’t withdrawn them yet—the timing’s not right." Dark Star snorted, unconcerned.
"So, the fusion of the Human Realm and our world—that was you??"
"Correct. That was the joint plan executed by me and my seeds." Dark Star laughed. "Listen, this plan benefits you all. Now, each of you is seizing human territory according to your own strength. Once our worlds merge, your lands will expand, and so will my power."
