Chapter 94: Minato within the royal dungeon

Minato did only one step in the dungeon, yet he was surprised like never before. One wouldn't expect to see a scene in the dungeon that unfolded before him and Ingrid.

Volcano Lizards, the dungeon race, caught escaping royalties and other soldiers. Those fools literally fled here even before the war started, hoping to find shelter in the race whom they had been working closely with.

Alas, the Volcano Lizards were well aware of the low world's matters.

They feigned ignorance, then assaulted all royalties and humans with overwhelming strength, tying them up in tight ropes that scorched.

Those ropes weren't life-threatening, but they would leave scars for the whole life.

And that was only if they all survived this ordeal.

"We have been waiting for you, Master," A tall woman stood at the helm of the Volcano Lizard's group.

She was the reason for Ingrid's wide eyes, as the elven queen had believed her race finally found the competition.

Tall, abundant curves, and beautiful.

Veronica checked all of these, and her race also shouldn't repel Minato's tastes. Her race was close to humans, except she had reptile eyes, a thick tail behind her big ass, and scales covering sensitive spots such as her nipples or nether region.

Those scales indeed hid the enticing parts of the ladies, making ignorant people believe these women had to take off their own scales to urinate.

Those scales were the only cloth on their bodies. In this part, Volcano Lizards were similar to the elves.

One wore skimpy clothes while the other used their natural parts as cloth.

Minato also felt like the other race would soon share the bed with him. Of course, since he had refused many races already, he wouldn't be the one to propose it.

Dungeon Races and other worlds' people were different after all.

"So you caught wind of my plans," Minato replied, scrutinizing the whole scene with a casual glance.

Still, out of all dungeon races, Veronica was the least submissive.

She stood straight like the leader she was, even though the leadership would surely fall into his hands soon enough. All other races bowed and showed respect in every move, which was in stark contrast to what Minato used to see in the dungeon.

Was it due to the cooperation with the royalty that those lizards grew complacent? Minato thought inwardly, but that kind of expression only lingered on Veronica's face.

'She's good,' Minato inwardly praised.

That was because different Overlords could have other plans for the whole race. What if he wanted to just blatantly use them as a sacrifice for his project or have even crueler plans for all of them?

Minato believed Veronica was desperately trying to see through him so that she could make the best move for her race.

The Volcano Lizard's representative nodded, "People profit from all. One of the dungeon raiders passed information about you, Master, in exchange for one of the armors we made together with the Hard Steel Empire.

Those armors and us belong to you, however. I allowed him to fuck off in less than 5 minutes, then gathered my people to wait for your appearance. You here means that the Hard Steel Empire has lost already," Veronica said without any pause, but a little respect lingered in her voice.

And as she mentioned the empire's fall, all Volcano Lizards joined their hands and said in tandem, "Congratulations on your conquest, Master!"

All caught royalties, and soldiers shrieked in fear, their faces paled, and tears welled up in their eyes. They knew they would die soon, yet no one wanted to accept their death. They thrashed in one spot, and muffled sounds rang out.

They were naturally gagged.

Minato and Veronica shifted their eyes to them.

He said, "Well, thank you for your nice words, ladies and gentlemen. Let's see what those cowards have to say first."

"I am also curious, Master," Veronica smirked.

Still on the mecha armor, Ingrid belatedly added, "Me too! Minato..." Since it was out of place, all lizards glimpsed at the elven queen and tilted their heads, which resulted in the elven queen getting red.

He laughed out loud, not minding it at all. Minato somewhat expected it since the opposite race matched his tastes.

Dual Cultivation was necessary, especially for the Overlord named Minato. While Minato wouldn't push the dungeon races for the deed as he had high spirits as his beloved, the dungeon races indeed would express their intent about it soon enough.

Ingrid imagined such a scenario, and Minato didn't fail to notice it.

Still, it was not time for such things.

"Overlord! What have we done to you? Why do we have to die just because one of the royal children insulted you?! Why do we have to pay the price just because you want to erase the empire?!" He rattled off all that weighed on his mind.

Minato arched his head back, looking down on the guy, "And why do I have to explain myself to you?"

A silence ensued.

One could only hear Veronica's faint voice as she nodded in approval, "Good."

Minato strutted forward, then golden mana flashed, conjuring the magic circle of the same color. A unique circle drew all attention, and all hovered their eyes on Minato.

What he summoned was Magic Circle [Kill].

That peculiar skill also became stronger. It floated before Minato, but its reach expanded in a circle around him!

All surrounding prisoners felt their life force running away from them! Beautiful golden-green streaks oozed out of them, going straight to Minato's magic circle.

Minato still lacked a lot of life force due to the incident with Bei. That was why refilling it up like that was quite significant.

The deceased from the war also would replenish it more as the life force stayed on dead bodies for some time.

"Guide me through your dungeon and show me the lands with hatred. I will save your people and clean the dungeon out of it," Minato casually said, his eyes set on Veronica.

Not even a second passed before the strong-willed and tough leader dropped onto her one knee. With her scaled hand pressing on her ample chest, Veronica swore, "I offer my soul and body to you, Master Minato. I will serve you as long as my body burns, fulfilling each of your wishes."

While the shock spread like wildfire across the Volcano Lizard's bodies, Minato lowered his eyes and said, "You have quick judgment, don't you?"

Veronica closed her eyes and smiled, nodding in response.