CHAPTER 198: 198. A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY

Dungeon of Sins.

As soon as the elven force reached the 12th floor, they quickly noticed that the mana here was qualitatively denser than the floor above.

This was also the first floor where even a 4th Circle Mage’s senses failed to touch the boundary.

In other words, this floor was huge and it didn’t take a fool to realise that this was the first checkpoint of the dungeon.

Other than its size and quality of mana, most of the floor consisted of a large forest which was covered in thick white fog.

An E-ranked adventuring party would find it nigh impossible to clear the 12th floor because of the presence of multiple forest trolls.

Since Jake deployed them here some months ago, at least three trolls had already advanced to the 2nd Circle.

As the suppression of evil mana increased to another level starting from this floor, even a veteran D-ranked party would find such monsters troublesome.

However, the elven team wasn’t really worried about such pests. After a preliminary scan of the entire floor by the scouts and mages, they discovered that only a 3rd Circle Hell Knight was worth a mention. However, what this implicated worried them the most.

"An average 2nd tier dungeon has anywhere from 60 to 72 floors. Logically speaking, a 3rd Circle monster shouldn’t appear this early." One of the squad captains expressed her concerns.

"Miss Jeanne is right. The humans also raided this dungeon not so long ago. How could it become so powerful again? This is not a Tier 3 Labyrinth where the fallen can resurrect!" Elder Edgar, another squad captain, spoke.

The ones remaining, Captain Linda and Captain Mark also nodded, feeling something fishy. At this moment, one of the scouts suddenly returned and knelt before commander Issac.

"We’ve discovered a huge mana signature rapidly approaching from the-"

Before the 3rd Circle Elf could say more, however, Issac waved his hand and grimly looked to his right.

Some distance away, the ground opened up to let out multiple hordes of monsters mixed with humanoid creatures.

At the front, a tall knight clad in full-plate dark armor floated gently and locked eyes with the elf which was looking his way.

"So it’s like that... No wonder the humans failed." Issac said, slowly unsheathing his longsword.

...

The Horizon Belle was a three-masted sailing ship which operated all over the Sapphire Sea.

It was one of the main passenger ships working under the The Mercury Agency, a cargo and transportation company based in Lazeption Commonwealth.

In this day and age, where pirates roamed all over the seas, a company like TMA still operating in profit spoke volumes about their ability.

Standing on the main deck and silently looking at the fading outline of Cheshire, Jake could already sense a couple of 3rd Circle Knights hidden among the common passengers.

On the surface, a squad of five 2nd Circle guards patrolled the deck and the cabin corridors.

Contrary to what he expected, many passengers seemed to know these guards and chatted with them in a friendly manner. It appeared they trusted these guards very much.

’Well, today that trust is going to be broken.’ Jake pulled the cloaked girl beside him closer and smiled devilishly.

"Wanna do something entertaining?" He asked while fondling Fiona’s lemons.

The homunculus curiously glanced at him and nodded.

At the moment, this ship was in the middle of the sea, packed with nearly a hundred people. Going through a checkpoint, it would take a full day to reach Basburg.

There couldn’t be a more perfect opportunity to gain Evil Points!

Pah!

Pointing at the hidden 3rd Circlers at the rear side, Jake slapped Fiona’s booty and whispered into her ears

"Go restrain them."

"Mhm!" She let out an obedient whimper and immediately disappeared from her position.

The next moment, startled voices and sounds of battle came from the poop deck a dozen meters away. Not just those on the main deck, but even the people living below felt the commotion.

"Who’s there?!"

"What happened?"

The patrolling guards were quick to respond to the situation. However, Jake wasn’t a bit worried about Fiona. At best, they’d distract her for a few more seconds.

By now, Jake had already identified the 14 crew members. Except for the Captain and his mates, the rest were ordinary unranked individuals. Corrupting them was a piece of cake.

Using shadow motion, Jake swooshed through the deck full of frightened passengers, placing seeds of corruption in his targets.

Within 5 minutes, the whole crew was under his control. By now, Fiona had also finished subduing the hidden guards.

This time, she didn’t break any limbs and looked naughtily at her master, expecting a reward... or rather a punishment.

’This girl...’ Jake shook his head.

Taking out mana locking chains that had been eating dust in his inventory, he first restrained all the ranked individuals. Except for one 2nd Circle female guard, he tied the rest to the main deck’s railings.

As their mouths were gagged, they could do nothing but struggle while letting out trivial noises that the crowd’s chatter swallowed.

However, one voice pierced through that chatter and attracted all the attention at this moment.

"You dirty bastard! Let go of me right now!" cried the female guard whom Jake was carrying on his left shoulder.

This scene immediately made the people around distance themselves. Collective murmurs resounded on the deck as Jake walked to the middle with an evil smile.

"Y-You’re gonna regret this..." The female guard kept shouting. "Wait till my big sister-"

Phat!

A crisp slap rang in the deck area as Jake’s large hand smacked the guard’s well-exercised peaches, making them visibly jiggle.

"Umprrh!" Mina looked at the man holding her with absolute hatred in her teary eyes. However, her pretty face was suddenly filled with the red of shame when she heard the sound of clothes being torn.

"No!"

The young woman cried as Jake ripped her white leggings to reveal smooth, tanned thighs and a fat, juicy cake which had a red handprint on it.

Manhandling her with a look of interest, Jake pinned her against the main mast and pinched her small mouth.

"Y-You dare!" Mina’s chest was heaving. She shuddered in rage at being humiliated like this in front of so many people.

"Such a feisty little woman." The demon chuckled and ripped her upper garment as well, revealing a pair of shapely breasts wrapped together by a piece of thin linen.

Right then, collective gasps suddenly came from the crowd which surprised Jake.

"I’ve seen that mark on her waist!"

"Heavens, she’s one of those pirates!"