Free Web NovelChapter 178: Chapter 177: This Is Only the First Step!
The Lord of Dragon Cloud Tower saw someone speak up for Jiang Che, and the last sentence even called him out, saying that Jiang Che had mastered the method for humans to set up dungeons.
He instantly realized he’d been a bit impulsive.
He’d always been shouting slogans about putting human survival first, but now he hadn’t kept up with the times.
Jiang Che ignored the Lord of Dragon Cloud Tower’s threats, and casually walked into a room beside the corridor. In the video, the sheets on the sickbed were old and yellowed, lost the softness that fabric should have, their sharp creases had hardened long ago.
Jiang Che sat down on one of the beds without concern, not caring what the Lord of Dragon Cloud Tower said. The reason he started the livestream this time was precisely to tell them how to set up dungeons.
"There should still be a lot of people who haven’t placed anchor points to form their own territory yet." Hearing this, Flying Eagle’s heart skipped a beat. He realized maybe he’d acted a bit too hastily.
He didn’t think his own daughter would ever hurt him. The only possibility was that they’d just not known this info at the start.
[Why are you telling us this?]
[Someone who can watch his own kind die right in front of him—doesn’t strike me as such a good person.]
[I always thought he was just some lucky lunatic, but what kind of lunatic can clear an SSS-grade rules dungeon? Luck can’t explain that.]
[Generating and setting dungeons? Isn’t that exclusive to evil spirits?]
[I just have this feeling this guy isn’t simple. What he’s saying isn’t very believable.]
[Why kill fellow humans? We want an explanation!]
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The Lord of Dragon Cloud Tower didn’t say anything; instead, ordinary people began to barrage Jiang Che in the chat. Why?
Dragon Cloud Tower was the one organization they truly believed had humanity’s best interests at heart—yet now its own had been killed by one of their own.
Flying Eagle and the other leaders saw this string of barrage messages, but unlike when they tried to call out to the Lord of Dragon Cloud Tower, they said nothing now.
"Why?" Jiang Che repeated the question, finding it a bit funny. "Not long ago, you all entered so-called Six-Star Pond—went in eleven, killed one for a ticket made of his ten fingers, and nobody came to me asking why someone had to die for that."
At his mocking words, the chat fell silent for a moment.
[That’s not the same...]
[Can you really compare the ones you kill to the ones we kill?]
[Have you ever thought for the sake of humanity?]
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Seeing the mocking smile grow on Jiang Che’s face, Flying Eagle hurried to request a voice connection.
Seeing his request, Feihu mouthed silently off camera: "That’s my dad."
Jiang Che nodded and accepted the connection. He didn’t care what those people said, he just thought it was all a farce.
The connection went through instantly. Flying Eagle chose to turn on his camera.
He needed to show Jiang Che that he meant no harm.
A square-faced man with a full beard appeared on camera. His hair was a mess, as if he hadn’t managed it for a long time. The collar of his suit was pulled open, his tie loosened, worn casually.
"Hello, is my daughter alright?" The first thing he asked after connecting was about his own daughter.
He treated Feihu very well. His conglomerate was founded in her name, and despite humanity’s shortage of high-tier survivors, he’d sent many to protect Feihu’s safety.
If his daughter hadn’t chosen to risk her life in an SSS-level rules dungeon, he never would have let her go in alone.
He hadn’t stopped Feihu from entering the dungeon, because he knew: in this era, without strength, everything’s just meaningless, just a matter of living one more day or one more month.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Che’s expression softened ever so slightly.
"She’s fine."
Getting that answer, Flying Eagle lowered his head slightly, not meeting Jiang Che’s eyes.
A calculating glint flashed through his half-closed eyes. Yes, he cared about his daughter, but now that he knew she was safe, he started thinking about many other things.
For example, was his daughter able to survive that dungeon because of Jiang Che?
He couldn’t be blamed for thinking this way—the spread of the Dark Forest had devoured several cities in moments. He had no idea what happened in that dungeon, but it definitely wasn’t a path to survival.
Jiang Che was able to make it out alive—and even brought his daughter out with him.
That took more than just strength and luck.
Everyone here was sharp as knives; hearing Jiang Che’s words, they couldn’t help but narrow their eyes.
Leng Feng was silent. He’d been under Dark Star’s control, and over the years had sent many of humanity’s own into their dungeons to level up.
He represented the state. The Survivor Alliance he’d set up was made up entirely of those who’d survived Dark Star’s dungeons.
He and Dragon Cloud Tower were nothing alike. The people from Dragon Cloud Tower were hot-blooded, but his own people kept stealing power from Dark Star’s dungeons.
The first time he heard Jiang Che’s name, it was just as a lucky SSS-dungeon challenger.
He’d specifically studied Jiang Che’s past dungeon videos—the killing intent in the eyes of the evil spirits was no lie.
He’d investigated Jiang Che’s whole past. It was spotless, like a blank sheet of paper.
Someone like that, linked to evil spirits? He didn’t buy it for a second.
But now Jiang Che had survived several SSS dungeons in a row, something he knew all too well—because he too could walk out of Dark Star’s dungeons every time.
Only those controlled by evil spirits could remain unscathed.
He joined Jiang Che’s livestream this time, not because he was curious about another pawn under the evil spirits’ control, just like him.
He was simply puzzled—why did Jiang Che know the mechanics and process of dungeon generation?
He didn’t blame Jiang Che for killing people. The other organizations didn’t care about those three deaths either; only the Dragon Cloud Tower people couldn’t stand losing one of their own.
He’d been with Dark Star so long, even he didn’t know any details about dungeon generation.
Yet Jiang Che knew all about it—and had even generated his own SS-level dungeon, just a step away from reaching SSS-level.
Thinking of this, his breathing grew rapid.
Everything he’d ever done was for humanity—even if controlled by Dark Star, he’d been racking his brain for ways to break free.
Territories were the essential foundation for Evil Spirit Lords to grow.
Now, humans could actually generate dungeons too.
Unconsciously, he licked his lips, swallowed hard, but his throat was still dry.
Standing against Evil Spirit Lords, pushing humanity into the Superpower Era—that had always been his effort and goal!
For that, it didn’t matter how many died or what was lost—when the dawn finally came, it would all be insignificant.
He didn’t care whether Jiang Che was just another pawn of the Lords, nor whether generating dungeons his way might be a new kind of evil spirit trap.
Humans still had a long, hard road ahead of them—gaining power was only the first step.
Even if controlled now, he believed someday, someone would break the shackles around humanity’s neck.
Get stronger first!
[Can you explain the principles of dungeon generation in more detail?]
He sent a barrage message.
