radicalducati Chapter 113 dungeon settlement, huge improvement.
Chapter 113 dungeon settlement, huge improvement.
Chapter 113 dungeon settlement, huge improvement.
The altar was raised to the top of the tower.
A huge red vortex appeared in the sky.
The clouds were torn apart from the center outwards, and dark red lightning rolled around the edge of the vortex.
With each flash of lightning, one could vaguely see the dark purple sky deep within the vortex, a sky that belonged entirely to a realm other than the human world.
This is the gate to the demon realm.
The seal was broken, and the severed connection between the demon realm and the human realm was re-established.
Li En and Virgil exchanged a glance before leaping into the whirlpool simultaneously.
The moment the body passes through that door, the density, temperature, and even the direction of gravity of the air undergo drastic changes.
The aura of the demon realm surged in from all directions, filling my nasal cavity and sinking into my lungs through my trachea.
Li En could feel his blood boiling; it was his blood resonating with this space.
With each breath, the strength slowly increased, as slowly as water dripping into a pond, but it was definitely rising.
With each breath, the magical particles permeating the air of the Demon Realm seep into the blood vessels through the alveoli, flow throughout the body, and are then engulfed by the cells.
The two advanced across the surface of the Demon Realm.
The sky here is an eternal dark purple, with no sun, no stars, only an unknown light source constantly churning on the distant horizon.
The ground was made of charred black rocks, and you could feel the residual warmth from the soles of your shoes when you stepped on it.
The native demons of the demon realm are far more ferocious and numerous than the guards in the tower.
But against the two Spartan sons who had fully mastered the demonic transformation, they couldn't even buy time.
The Rebellion Greatsword and the Yamato Blade were swung alternately, leaving a trail of broken road signs made of the demon's remains along the way.
The two soon arrived at a strange space.
The rocks beneath their feet came to an abrupt halt, and ahead lay a massive, slowly rotating void vortex, with a faint, dark red light flickering within its depths.
The moment Li En's gaze fell on the sphere at the center of the vortex, his blood surged almost in a cheer.
His heart skipped a beat, and then every blood vessel seemed to tremble slightly as if stimulated by a weak electric current.
He instantly understood that this was the power that Sparta had left behind.
Virgil glanced at him sideways and said, "Let's go together, Dante."
"I thought you would just rush over and absorb it all." Li En was a little surprised and turned to look at him.
"This is just a stepping stone," Virgil replied calmly.
Li En nodded, and the two of them simultaneously reached their hands into the sphere.
The sphere liquefied the moment it touched their fingertips, spreading upwards along their arms, penetrating their skin, seeping into their blood vessels, and flowing into their hearts.
The whole process was extremely fast, so fast that the sphere went from existence to disappearance in just a moment.
Only Li En and Virgil remained in the spot, standing with their eyes closed, each with a faint halo emanating from their bodies.
The two opened their eyes at the same time.
Red and blue light burst forth from their eyes, briefly illuminating each other's faces in the dim void of the demon realm.
Virgil opened his hands, looked at his palms, and slowly closed his fingers, then opened them again.
The voice escaped his throat so low it was almost a soliloquy: "This is power."
"Don't forget the Demon Emperor is still down there." Li En looked down at the slowly rotating vortex at his feet. "That's the real main course."
"Let's go."
Lee En jumped into the center of the vortex first, and Virgil immediately followed.
The two passed through the vortex and landed in the deepest part of the demon realm.
This was an extremely large room, so large that the edges of the walls were completely hidden in darkness, and the boundaries could only be judged by the tactile sensation of the stone slabs underfoot.
The room is composed of various strange and distorted statues.
Some resemble demons, some resemble humans, and some resemble aliens that defy both classifications; all the statues face the same direction.
At the far end of the room, a colossal statue sat enthroned on a throne.
The statue is in human form, with its hands resting lightly on the armrests of the chair, in a casual posture as if it were watching TV in its own living room.
It has a third eye in the center of its forehead, with its eyelids tightly closed.
As the two approached, a voice came from inside the statue.
Deep and resonant, it carries a certain majesty that has not been completely worn away even after being suppressed for thousands of years.
"The blood of Sparta—face you again. Isn't fate amazing?"
Demon Emperor Mondes.
Although sealed within this statue for thousands of years, his power was completely locked beneath the stone shell by Sparta, but he still retained the ability to speak and think.
His voice echoed throughout the empty hall, causing dust to fall from the statues.
"Son of Sparta, by absorbing my power, you can indeed become the ruler of the demon realm."
"But there is only one power, and there are two of you."
In the past, the Demon Emperor Mondes would have unleashed his absolute power the moment he saw these two Spartan brats, forcing them to their knees.
Unfortunately, the Demon Emperor's power is now sealed, so he began to rack his brains, hoping to buy more time.
If the two of them can fight here, there's still a chance.
Virgil did not speak.
He tilted his head slightly, his gaze shifting from the corner of his eye towards Li En's direction.
His right thumb rested lightly on the guard of the Yamato sword, without pushing it away, just resting on it.
Li En spread his hands and shrugged.
"When did I ever say I wanted to absorb your power, Demon Emperor?"
"What do you mean?" Mondes' voice trailed off.
His carefully planned script, using absolute power as bait to lure the two Spartan sons into killing each other at his feet, was suddenly ripped up in the first act.
Virgil frowned, his eyes fixed on Lee En.
He wasn't sure what the guy was thinking either.
Li En turned around to face Virgil.
His tone was as calm as it had been at the altar.
"You can sense it now; the Demon Emperor is sealed away."
"So weak that she can't even break free of this stone shell."
"His core power belongs to you; I only need an arm and the Yamato Blade."
He smiled as he spoke, his voice low.
"After becoming the Demon Emperor, you won't need the Yama Blade anymore, right?"
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"As for an arm with flesh and blood, it doesn't actually contain much power; compared to the core, it's not even a fraction of it."
Virgil turned around to face Lee.
His brows remained furrowed, and his eyes scanned the other person's face several times.
"What are you thinking?"
He mentally analyzed and weighed Li En's earlier suggestion.
Give him the core of the Demon Emperor's power.
The Yama Blade, given to Li En, plus a severed limb of the Demon Emperor.
The Yama Blade is indeed his most suitable weapon right now, but compared to the power of the Demon Emperor's core, it's not even in the same league.
The Demon Emperor's core is the highest-level power source in the entire Demon Realm, while the Yama Blade is merely a weapon capable of cutting through space.
Even if you were to give Li En all four limbs and his head from the Demon Emperor, it wouldn't affect the core power in any way.
As for the Yama Blade—once he absorbs the core and becomes the new Demon Emperor, taking the blade back will be a piece of cake.
Virgil casually tossed the Yamato Blade at Li En.
The knife twirled several times in the air, its scabbard reflecting a cold light in the dim light.
Then he turned around and walked toward the statue.
Li En caught the Yama Blade and put it into his spatial storage.
The inventory in the space warehouse has now visibly expanded.
Requiem, vibranium dagger, ebony and ivory, nunchaku, Rebellion Greatsword, Yamato, and that shotgun.
There is only one empty space left, which is reserved for the arm of the Demon Emperor Mondes.
But at this moment, he was still carrying the Wind and Fire Twin Blades and the electric guitar on his back.
If you can't take your belongings with you when you clear customs, you'll have to choose between them.
Requiem and Vibranium Dagger are items obtained by completing the game perfectly previously.
In terms of sheer combat power, they are indeed inferior to these magical artifacts.
Requiem is merely a pistol that can strike the soul, and Vibranium Dagger is merely a dagger that never needs sharpening.
However, they each possess unique attributes that magical artifacts do not have.
Damage to the soul has only been seen on bullets in Requiem.
This dagger possesses both unparalleled durability and extreme sharpness.
This characteristic cannot be replaced by magic; it must be brought back.
Li En lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then took out the shotgun from his spatial storage and stuffed the electric guitar inside.
As for the Wind and Fire Twin Blades—these two blades are not inanimate objects. The two demon heads embedded in the hilts are still holding their tongues and dare not speak, so there is no way to store them in the spatial storage.
If you can take it with you, that's a bonus; if you can't, there's nothing you can do.
When he looked up, Virgil was already right in front of the Monds statue's chest.
He brought his right hand together, his fingertips glowing with blue magical light, and plunged his entire palm directly into the center of the statue's chest, the spot where the energy reaction was most concentrated.
The stone shell began to shatter from the pierced hole, cracks spreading in all directions along the breastplate, and stone pieces peeled off one after another, revealing the core beneath, which was surging with dark orange light.
The Demon Emperor's power was flowing wildly into Virgil's body through the arm that was inserted into the core.
Li En used his feet to propel himself forward, instantly cutting to Virgil's side.
He gripped the Rebellion Greatsword tightly, raised it with both hands, aimed at the shoulder joint where Mondes' right arm connected to his torso, and chopped down with the sword.
The sword blade sliced into the stone shell and the flesh and bone beneath, producing a dull, sticky slashing sound.
With one stroke, his entire right arm was severed at the root.
He bent down, grabbed the arm, and stuffed it into the last compartment of the storage space.
Then he turned around and walked up to Virgil.
Upon seeing this, Mondes roared, his voice a mixture of anger and a twisted excitement born of desperation: "This guy's trying to ambush you while you're absorbing power!"
Virgil ignored the Demon Emperor's howls.
His entire attention was focused on the torrent of power flowing through his veins into his heart.
Stone fragments continued to peel off from the edges of the back of his hand, and the color of the Demon Emperor's core was darkening at a visible rate.
Lee reached out and brushed his hand across Virgil's neck.
His fingertips hooked the necklace around his neck, and with a gentle flick, the necklace fell into his palm.
He turned around, walked directly below the whirlpool he had just jumped down from, grabbed both ends of the necklace with both hands, and pulled hard to both sides.
The necklace was split in two again.
The vortex overhead began to reverse direction at the same instant.
The airflow, which was originally rotating slowly clockwise, suddenly accelerated and then abruptly started rotating counterclockwise.
The passage between the demon realm and the human realm is gradually collapsing due to the separation of the necklace, and the edge of the vortex has begun to collapse inward.
"I see." Virgil didn't turn around.
He still stood in front of the Demon Emperor statue, his entire forearm buried inside the core.
The dark orange power climbed up his arm veins, already coating his shoulders and neck with a layer of dark orange light.
His voice came through steadily.
"This is your idea—the human realm belongs to you, and the demon realm belongs to me."
Li En did not reply.
Seeing that the vortex above his head had expanded to almost its full size, he leaped up and rushed toward the center of the collapsing vortex.
The moment my body passed through the spatial rift, everything went black.
When I opened my eyes again, the fluorescent lights in the Umbrella School bathroom were humming softly overhead.
The cubicle door was still locked, and a faint sound of water flowing could be heard from the toilet tank.
He stood in the cubicle and looked down at his hands.
The hourglass mark left by the Gryphon Chariot Demon on the back of his left hand has disappeared.
He swept his body around, but the Wind and Fire Twin Blades didn't follow, nor did the shotgun appear at his feet.
He ignored the settlement report scrolling on the screen in front of him, opened the character panel, and went into the space warehouse.
Nine compartments, completely full.
Requiem, Vibranium Dagger, Ebony, Ivory, Nunchaku, Electric Guitar, Rebellion Greatsword, Yamato, Right Arm of the Demon Emperor Mondes.
Everything that was stuffed in is still there.
A smile crept onto his lips as he leaned against the cubicle door, satisfied, and turned his gaze back to the light screen.
[Instance: Devil May Cry 3 Completed]
[Start Settlement]
The rewards have been slightly increased after defeating several demons.
The reward for defeating Cerberus, the three-headed hellhound, has been moderately increased.
The rewards for defeating the demon beast Beowulf have been moderately increased.
Defeating the Carriage Demon Gryphon will result in a moderate increase in rewards.
The rewards for defeating the Demon Emperor Mondes have been greatly increased.
Successfully acquired the power of the Spartan bloodline, resulting in a significant improvement in evaluation.
Successfully obtained the Demon Emperor's arm; rating greatly improved.
The final deal with Virgil was completed, and his reputation improved significantly.
The entries scrolled up line by line, and the scrolling continued for quite a while before stopping.
[Instance: Devil May Cry 3]
[Rating: SSS (Perfect)]
[Reward Title]
Legendary Witcher: Deals fatal damage to dark creatures of Hell, possesses a sense of the dark creatures of Hell, and can identify their fatal weaknesses.
Weapon Masters: Short Weapon Master, Firearms Master, Fighting Master, Swordsmanship Master, Knife Master.
Demon Transformation: Transforms into a demon for a short period of time, greatly increasing all attributes.
[Reward Items]
Legendary Forge: Allows you to melt down any three pieces of equipment, with a chance to synthesize a higher-level piece of equipment.
Forging Workshop: Allows forging and upgrading of equipment.
[Perfect Rating Reward: Spartan Family - Your family will definitely stab you in the back.]
[Choosing the perfect rating reward will grant you all completion rewards.]
Li En frowned slightly.
This time, the perfect evaluation, like before, gave three incredibly powerful titles.
Legendary Witchers possess special attacks and perception against the dark creatures of hell.
Weapon masters can upgrade skills such as swordsmanship and knife skills to the master level.
Demon transformation is a transformation ability that explosively enhances all attributes for a short period of time.
However, the item rewards are completely different from the previous methods.
Previously, they either provided finished equipment or design blueprints.
These are all things that can directly drive the equipment system and improve its overall performance.
This time, the items given are the legendary Forge and Blacksmith; their functions can be roughly guessed from their names.
Smelting equipment, forging and upgrading.
It's not that it's bad, it's just that it's good in a slightly different way.
However, when his gaze fell upon the perfect evaluation reward for the Spartan family, he couldn't help but purse his lips.
Your family will definitely stab you once or many times.
This side effect might cause a lot of trouble for others, but it doesn't matter to him at all.
His family had long since died; the murders of his parents and sister had ended the day Zi Ren was sniped.
Even if they do form a family in the future, the risks are still within a completely controllable range.
A perfect reward with zero risk; there's no reason not to take it.
Choose directly to receive the perfect reward.
[Titles Obtained: Legendary Witcher, Witcher Transformation, Weapon Master, Spartan Family]
[Items obtained: Legendary Forge, Blacksmith's Workshop.]
[Rewards have been distributed.]
[Dungeon Cooldown: Three months.]
[Optional subsequent dungeons: Nation-destroying level, Continent-destroying level —]
Li En scanned the available subsequent dungeon difficulties.
I never expected that after only one run of Devil May Cry, I would clear the entire province/state level.
It's estimated that this is largely related to Vergil becoming the Demon Emperor, which made it difficult for the Devil May Cry series to continue. Or perhaps, the later Devil May Cry series was no longer about destroying a state (province).
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