Seventh Dungeon: Hero And Villain

## Seventh Dungeon: Hero And Villain Summary

[Entering single player dungeon!]

[Dungeon difficulty: 7th dungeon]

[Background: This is a strange world, heroes and villains that exceed commoners exist and both sides were always at conflict for their respective ideals. You are an inexperienced young man who stepped into this world with an unrealistic fantasy, so “you” have paid the price…]

[Main Mission: Get minimal recognition within 6 weeks. (The higher the recognition, the higher the rating)]

[Temporary language pack, Disappears upon exiting the dungeon.]

[Clothing, backpack, weapons, and other items remain unchanged, Temporarily altered appearance, returns to normal upon exiting the dungeon]

[Note: This is your seventh official dungeon. You can fail the Main Mission, but you will have to pay 700 Points as a penalty and your highest attributes will drop by 2 ranks. If your points are insufficient, the system will deduct from your equipment. If your equipment is insufficient, you will fail.] (Ch 1043)

Kieran spawned in a narrow alley, next to a dead body. The body was wearing an outfit very similar to the one Kieran was wearing, and it also had a similar physique. Kieran flipped the body over and noticed that the face of the body, despite being horribly disfigured, was very similar to Kieran as well. He realized that the “price” that the system mentioned was his death, and he searched the body, gaining a leather case, some cigars, and some equipment. After determining the body had been killed by a point-blank gunshot, Kieran realized that the attacker left no tracks. Kieran concluded that the people of his dungeon world were very powerful, then he realized that he could either take this dead hero’s identity, or he could go through the dungeon while hiding his face to avoid being recognized. Kieran decided to assume the hero's identity, and found the hero’s address in the leather case before completely burning all of the evidence of this attack.

As Kieran walked out of the narrow alley, finished, a person ran into the alley and fell onto the ground. It was a heavily wounded woman with a deep, bleeding cut on her back. Kieran wondered why a wounded woman would come to this secluded alley, and concluded that she was sent here by the killer to “discover” the body, but then he wondered why a killer would want the body to be found. Kieran looked away from the fainted woman and at the entrance to the alley, where a knife-wielding man was standing. He got angry when he saw Kieran, and charged at him with the knife. Kieran wondered if this man was also sent by the killer before knocking him out. Kieran patched up the giant wound on the lady before taking both of them to his new address.

The house was small and in very bad shape, but despite the broken furniture, there was plenty of food and medical supplies. Kieran made himself a meal and ate, until the woman woke up and immediately thanked Kieran for saving her. She continued by saying she would reward him if he helped her with one more matter, but Kieran was uninterested in the rewards she offered. Kieran interrupted her by asking why she went to the alley, but she snapped at him saying it was a private matter. Kieran then heard a whistle, and grabbed the lady and the man and dashed outside just in time before Kieran’s address exploded. The lady realized a rocket missile was shot at the building as it started burning, and she revealed that she had previously eavesdropped on information that she personally thought was worthless, and was in shock that someone had used a missile to try and kill her.

Kieran asked her to leave after pretending to be worried for his own safety when she said she was being hunted, but she begged Kieran to continue helping her. Kieran asked her why he should help her, since she was just a stranger to him, and she told him that she would tell him why she was in the alley in exchange for protection. She told Kieran that she had gotten some intel for a person named “Hell Breath”, and she learned from a person named Baryl from the Scorch Fire Bar that Hell Breath’s receiver would be waiting for her in the alley. After listening, Kieran knocked out the lady, Emma Eddie, and carried her and the man to the Scorch Fire Bar.

When he arrived, he saw a person hung to death in front of the store; Kieran was confident that it was Baryl. Kieran then decided to use the [Lucky Card] he had bought from Wu before this dungeon. He then woke Emma up and showed her the hung body before asking her about Hell Breath. She remained silent, but Kieran picked her up and jumped away as the spot where she was standing was showered with bullets. She then told Kieran that Hell Fire is a sculpture that was a master sculptor’s final masterpiece, but it had vanished a long time ago only to reappear in an underground market. It was found by the Bloody Ridge organization, who was trying to sell the sculpture; the receiver that Baryl introduced Emma to was a part of this organization. Kieran asked her to tell him more about the Bloody Ridges later as he walked toward some police officers.

Kieran was in the police station with Chief Officer Pudder, and Pudder was telling Kieran about how he hated the voluntary police force (which the identity Kieran stole is a part of) since they always acted recklessly. Kieran reminded Pudder that he was here to report that his house was blown up, but Pudder ignored him and asked him why he was Scorch Fire Bar and how he was related to Baryl’s death. Kieran told him that he arrived at the bar while chasing down the people who blew up his house, and he was unrelated to Baryl; he again reminded Pudder that he was here asking for help, not confessing to a crime. There were many reporters trying to record this conversation, though they were being held back by other officers. One reporter broke through and tried interviewing Kieran, but they were pushed back by Pudder. Pudder was angered by the reporters, and vented his anger on Kieran by threatening him.

Kieran followed Pudder to an interrogation room, and Kieran asked if this room was secure before asking Pudder about Bloody Ridges and Hell Breath. Pudder was a little surprised, but said several other voluntary police had joined this case in the past. After Pudder ranted about the voluntary police a little, Kieran revealed that the Bloody Ridges are a decoy placed by someone to distract the police, but he did not know who. He then told Pudder that Emma Eddie had intel, and also needed protection; Pudder, although not trusting Kieran, still hurriedly went to arrange the protection.

Emma was in a cell, feeling betrayed by Kieran. She was still in pain from her injuries, but she was fearful when she realized the man who chased her into the alley was being locked up in the cell right next to her. The man woke up and mocked Emma, saying she had angered the Bloody Ridges; as he continuously insulted her, the officers left, ignoring Emma and the man. Suddenly, the man was decapitated by a formless force, and his blood started pooling together, forming a head. Emma recognized the head as Bloodman, a very dangerous and notorious murderer. Bloodman told her that he would spare her life if she told him her intel on Bloody Ridges, but Emma started talking very slowly, stalling, as she knew he was lying. Unable to fight and unable to escape, Emma decided to obscure the truth and take down Kieran with her, since she thought he had betrayed her. Emma told Bloodman that she and Kieran had teamed up to steal Hell Breath, but Kieran failed his part of the plan, resulting in Baryl’s death and his house being blown up. She then told him that she noticed Kieran had a different backpack when he went to the police for help, and she was curious as to what he was hiding in the backpack.

Suddenly, another person appeared, and froze Bloodman solid before shattering him to pieces. Emma recognized this person as the Freezer, another dangerous murderer who was more feared than Bloodman. Emma closed her eyes in fear as the Freezer walked toward her cell, and when he had opened the door to her cell, Emma offered to lead Freezer to the backpack. The Freezer told Emma that he wanted to start with learning more about Kieran, but before Emma could start talking, Kieran walked out of the shadows, grabbed the Freezer’s neck, and lit him on fire. The freezer fought, but when he turned around to face Kieran, [Mesly Ring] was used on him, dominating him.

When the Freezer left on Kieran’s orders, Emma was angry since she realized she had been used as bait, but Kieran didn’t respond to her as he started thinking. He concluded that the person who killed the Hero that Kieran is pretending to be would try to kill Kieran again, and that this killer would be someone close to the Freezer. Pudder then arrived to see the decapitated man and accused Kieran of not keeping his promise, though Kieran assured Pudder that he would keep Emma safe and find the mastermind; he had not promised to protect this man. Kieran then reminded Pudder that he should focus on interrogating the officer that leaked info to Bloody Ridges.

After Pudder interrogated the officer, he dismissed Kieran and Emma. Kieran disappeared into the shadows after telling Emma not to follow him, and to stay with Pudder where it was safe, but Emma decided to leave anyway. Emma wanted to gather intel about Kieran, as he left a huge impression on her after defeating the Freezer.

Kieran had used the Fire Raven to follow those who blew up his house and killed Baryl, and he was arriving at the Bloody Ridges base that they all went to. Kieran wasn’t really interested in the Bloody Ridges, but he decided to destroy this base on the chance that it would disrupt the mastermind’s plans, as Kieran was sure that the mastermind and Bloody Ridges were collaborators. Kieran arrived at the base after thinking about the Hell Breath statue. There were several guards outside of the base, but they all were complaining and were not actually patrolling. Inside the base, there were six fully armed men sitting around a table who were all petrified, turned to stone. A man who was drunk entered the room and the petrified men all exploded; their organs were still flesh, and the drunk man started ravenously eating the organs. As the drunk man ate, a small statue of a face floated behind him, and it bit down onto the man’s back. Tendrils extended from the statue and plunged into the man’s body, taking control of the man.

The man then ran out of the base, controlled by the face, and started attacking the patrolling Bloody Ridges guards. The man easily slaughtered the guards, and souls started escaping from the bodies. An illusive red arm shot out from the statue and grabbed the souls and pulled them into the statue. The man started getting restless, and he started emitting a light that would petrify whatever it shone on. Kieran was watching, and he felt the Devil’s disgust at the man, which was urging Kieran to kill him. The man noticed Kieran and charged toward him, but when he was forced to the ground, the illusionary red arm shot toward Kieran. Kieran summoned the Devil mirage, which grabbed and broke the red arm. Kieran suppressed the devil before it devoured the statue, and Kieran pried it off of the man’s back. When Kieran saw the info about [Mordin’s Third Statue], Kieran recognized Mordin as the same sculptor who sculpted Hell Breath. He then left before the police arrived, knowing Pudder would be angry.

The Freezer, whose real name is Ferris, had spent all night researching and finding books about Mordin for Kieran. He was on his way to a hideout, carrying books while also trying to shake off several people who were tailing him. When there was only one person following him left, he turned to face them. Emma was the person following Ferris, and she told him that she had intel about Mordin that she would give him in exchange for a promise. Ferris agreed to the deal, but before Emma could tell him what she wanted, Bloodman reappeared and attacked the two of them. Ferris quickly killed Bloodman again, and also mentioned Kieran, though he called Kieran “master”. Emma was terrified not only from the sudden attack, but because she did not know about [Mesly Ring] and wondered who was so powerful that the Freezer would call them master. Ferris guided Emma to a hiding spot just in time before several other attackers arrived at the scene of the attack. The attackers saw Bloodman’s frozen body and recognized it as Ferris’ powers before leaving.

At a hideout, Kieran got the books about Mordin from Ferris and thanked him. Emma saw this and was in shock, realizing that Kieran was Ferris’ “master”. Kieran didn’t even look at her as he asked her about the intel she had on Mordin. As she started talking, Bloodman, who had morphed into a tiny ball of blood and hid himself in Emma’s boot, was terrified of Kieran’s devil bloodline and was trying to escape. He left Emma’s boot and was almost out of the door before Kieran assaulted Bloodman with his aura, and commanded him to look into his eyes. Once dominated, Kieran ordered Ferris to heal his wounds. Kieran then turned back to Emma, who quickly told him that Mordin is a woman, not a man. After confirming this piece of intel, Kieran asked Emma what promise she wanted from Ferris, and she explained she was being hunted by someone and wanted protection.

Kieran hoped to use Emma to reveal the mastermind, and he wondered what role the identity he stole had in this whole plot. He then concluded that Emma was not in the alley in order to discover his body, and he wondered what Emma’s role in it was as well. As he thought, there was a knock on the door which Ferris answered after guiding Emma to a guest room. Pudder and a few officers were at the door, demanding to see Kieran. Ferris didn’t like their tone and threatened them with his killing intent, but Pudder raised his voice and asked Kieran why he was avoiding coming to the door. Kieran revealed that he did not want to see Pudder right now, as he was afraid of his plans getting messed up. He then read that Mordin had sculpted eight sculptures, Hell Breath being the eighth, but in none of the books Kieran had was there a description of any of the first seven sculptures. When Kieran concluded that he wanted to find all of the other sculptures, he ordered Ferris to let Pudder in. Pudder barged in and showed Kieran a warrant for his arrest, demanding that Kieran come with him.

Kieran was shocked, knowing that he had been very careful at the Bloody Ridges base, and he asked Pudder if he believed he was the murderer. Pudder said he did not think Kieran was careless enough to be caught in this murder case, but still insisted Kieran come with him to the station. Kieran followed after ordering Ferris to take care of the hideout. At the station, Pudder led Kieran to the same interrogation room they were at before, and Pudder told Kieran that he was in danger. Pudder gave Kieran the case file of this murder, and Kieran saw photos of himself shooting someone to death; the victim was a Bloody Ridges member, Elphonder. Pudder revealed that he believes the true suspect is the Thousand-faced Man, who is famous for being able to impersonate just about anyone. An officer then walked in and whispered to Pudder that Kieran had already been found guilty of the crime. Pudder left angrily, assuring Kieran that he would talk to someone.

Once alone in the interrogation room, Kieran summoned Bloody Mary and ordered it to wear his face and publicly kill a Bloody Ridges member. Kieran then summoned an officer to ask for breakfast. The officer requested some food, then opened the door when he heard footsteps, assuming it was the delivery, but he was shocked when three men wearing suits walked in instead. Kieran looked at the leader of the three men, feeling that the man was very powerful; he suppressed the Devil Force and Cardinal Sin Force, and used Dawn Force to counter the man’s aura. The man noticed this and introduced himself as Drexton, offering a handshake while smiling at Kieran. Drexton explained he was a representative of the Hero Alliance, and he was here to not only defend Kieran in court, but also to offer him an invitation to the Alliance. Drexton gave Kieran his business card after assuring him that he would be forced to join the Alliance, though he would get many benefits if he did. Drexton then sat and chatted with Kieran until the breakfast came, when Drexton left.

Drexton was standing outside of the interrogation room when he got a report that, not only did Thousand-faced Man strike again, but Bloody Ridges was also being targeted by Slither Bone, Predator, and Ironjaw Croc. Draxton was worried about this fight being carried into a civilian area, and started giving orders to begin taking care of this problem. Kieran walked out of the interrogation room and offered to help.

Sphinx, the boss of Bloody Ridges, was angry about Elphonder and Bloody Mary’s victim’s deaths. He regretted all of his recent plans that led to these deaths, and then pulled out a cell phone to call someone who instructed Sphinx to only call in emergencies. Sphinx called twice, but both times he was hung up on without an answer. He realized he had been abandoned, and started making some plans to escape and launch a counterattack. Sphinx then heard someone ask if he was Sphinx, and he quickly denied it as he reached for a gun in his desk. As he touched the gun, his entire right arm was instantly ripped apart. The pain made him admit to being Sphinx, and he felt the pain ebb away. Sphinx then looked at the man who spoke and recognized him as Slither Bone, who asked Sphinx where Hell Breath was. Sphinx tried telling Slither Bone he did not know, and even after Slither Bone destroyed Sphinx’s left arm as well, Sphinx continued to say that he did not even know the true identity of his superior, who would know where Hell Breath is.

After some more torture, the only thing Slither Bone got from Sphinx was that the superior had given him a phone to contact him with, though Sphinx had destroyed it in anger after being hung up on. Slither Bone went to pick up the pieces of the phone after killing Sphinx, intending to repair it, but he then quickly dodged a bullet. Slither Bone recognized the person who fired the bullet as Predator, and Predator told Slither Bone that Ironjaw Croc was also on his way. Neither of them wanted to fight Ironjaw Croc, so they decided to settle their own fight quickly. Before they could start fighting though, they heard footsteps and turned to face the door. Kieran walked in, holding Ironjaw Croc’s decapitated head.

Both Predator and Slither Bone feared Ironjaw Croc’s strength, so they were terrified when facing someone who was able to quickly and silently kill him. Both of them instantly decided to escape, but Kieran stood in the way of their escape route and used [Deadman’s Gaze] on them. Kieran got the [Winchester Hunting Rifle] and [Strange Little Finger] from their bodies. Kieran then looked at Ironjaw Croc’s head and revealed that [Primus Arm] had absorbed Ironjaw’s blood and leveled up. Kieran loved and trusted [Primus Arm] as his first piece of Legendary equipment, and as a piece of equipment that had saved his life countless times in the past. However, he realized that [Primus Arm]’s defensive capabilities were slowly becoming too weak to handle the stronger dungeons that Kieran was facing. He wondered if he would be able to make the decision to replace [Primus Arm] given the opportunity, or if it would be too painful for him to give up on one of his partners. Therefore, Kieran was very happy that [Primus Arm] leveled up, allowing him to continue using the piece of equipment without worry. He praised [Primus Arm], and all of his other equipment that had souls started waking up, looking for attention too.

[Eliminated Ironjaw Croc, Slither Bone, Predator, acquired Below Average recognition…]

[Main mission is completed, leave the dungeon?Yes/No] (Ch 1059)

Kieran chose to remain in the dungeon, seeking a higher rating, and Drexton arrived. Drexton again invited Kieran into the Hero Alliance, happy to see that Kieran can hold his own in a tough fight. Kieran learned more about Heros from Drexton, that many heroes acted alone, but the heroes that preferred group work were the ones that banded together to form the Hero Alliance. Drexton said that the Hero Alliance gives great benefits to its members in an effort to tempt people with powers to join them, to keep them from using their powers for evil, but there was nothing that could be one to completely prevent a person from turning to evil like Slither Bone and Predator. Drexton invited Kieran to lunch, and Kieran accepted, hoping to gain more information from him.

Drexton led Kieran to a restaurant that was known for its incredibly spicy food. Kieran was excited to taste it, but one of Drexton’s men, Willis, warned Kieran that the food here was so spicy that most people can't handle it. They walked in and sat down, and as Kieran was placing his order, he realized that Drexton had vanished. Kieran also realized that the owner who was taking Kieran’s order was an illusion, though everything else in the building was real. Kieran did not want to get involved in Drexton’s matter, since it was obvious that there was a trap targeting him specifically, but Kieran couldn’t just ignore it. He told the owner that he would order the whole menu, and if it could satisfy him, he would let the owner go. Kieran then released his Cardinal Sin Force, to intimidate the owner.

Drexton was in a small prison cell, all the walls made of solid iron. He put a lot of his strength into a punch aimed at the floor, and broke through the iron flooring, only to see the ground beneath was purple with poison. Drexton was worried that, although the villain Mr Ghost was targeting him right now, that Kieran might get dragged into the fight; Mr Ghost was significantly stronger than Slither Bone or Ironjaw Croc. The voice of Mr Ghost started mocking Drexton and asking him what he would do, and Drexton stood on the poisonous ground and continued throwing punches at the ground and the other iron walls. When all of the walls were broken, Mr Ghost was still nowhere to be seen. Drexton started calling for his assistant Willis, but when he got no answer, he started realizing that he was transported somewhere and might not even be in the city anymore.

Kieran was eating some lamb, despite him concluding that it was undercooked and was not good. Because he was dissatisfied, he ordered Gluttony to eat the owner. He waited a few minutes, but realized that Drexton was still nowhere to be seen. Suddenly, he heard Willis’ voice telling him that Drexton had been transported to Printon City, and needed Kieran’s help.

[Triggered Special Event: Alkender City Revolt]

[Based on player’s choice, player will be distributed to Hero Alliance’s side]

[Mr. Ghost has activated the plan that he has been toiling away on for a very long. He successfully deceived Drexton’s eyes and ears, “transporting” him out of Alkender City. Now, Mr. Ghost will go out of control and act recklessly. Player must stop Mr. Ghost]

[Note: The faster the player stops Mr. Ghost, the higher the rating] (Ch 1062)

Willis offered to arrange transportation for Kieran, but he declined. Kieran left the restaurant and returned to his hideout, where he asked Ferris if he had worked with Mr Ghost before. Ferris said he was not qualified to work with him, and those who are qualified choose not to work with him; Mr Ghost always works alone. Ferris also told Kieran that Mr Ghost had a lot of men working under him within Alkender City.

In a theatre, a black and white movie was playing, and there was only a single person in the audience. When the movie ended, the audience member got up to leave, but he heard a voice from behind the exit, telling him that many heroes were gathering on Olinde Street Block. The audience member said he would turn the city into a wasteland, while the voice disagreed, saying destroying the city would cause too much trouble. The audience member, Mr Ghost, destroyed the door, only to see that no one was behind it. Mr Ghost then merged with the shadows and left.

Willis had told authorities that Drexton had been captured, so police were evacuating and patrolling Olinde Street Block. Many heroes, Kieran included, had gathered on the street, and Willis introduced Kieran to the other heroes who had already heard about the Slither Bone, Predator, and Ironjaw Croc incident. Kat Lady, Vine Whip, Machinist, and Silencer introduced themselves. Vine Whip asked Willis how they knew that this street was Mr Ghost’s target, and Willis revealed that they were the true target. Machinist and Silencer left under the guise of making preparations, but they all knew they weren't going to be participating in the fight. Vine Whip assured Willis that they would stay and fight, but as he took a step toward Kat Lady and Kieran, Kieran’s body exploded and a giant green plant started growing out of his corpse.

Willis was confused, trying to figure out why Vine Whip would kill Kieran, but Vine Whip revealed that he was a spy with the goal of destroying the Hero Alliance. Vine Whip dodged Kat Lady’s attack, and used the giant plant to counterattack; many vines sprouted from the plant and whipped Kat Lady, and tied down Willis while keeping him alive. Vine Whip told Willis that he would be needed when the villains go after Drexton. Willis tried bluffing Vine Whip, saying more heroes were coming and that this was a plot to lure more villains into the trap, and as he spoke he hoped that Vine Whip would come closer to him so he could attack. Vine Whip did walk closer, but he stopped just out of range of an attack, and started laughing, saying he saw through Willis’ bluffs. As he laughed, Willis recognized his distinctive laugh as Mr Ghost’s, and he realized that Vine Whip had been Mr Ghost the entire time. As Willis and Kat Lady looked at him with shock, Mr Ghost took a moment to bask in the feeling of being the center of attention, until Kieran snuck up behind him and pierced through Mr Ghost’s chest with his hand.

At the same time, at a different location, there was another Mr Ghost and another Kieran; this Kieran crushed this Mr Ghost’s head with a kick. This Kieran revealed that he heard from Ferris that Mr Ghost had the ability to appear at two different places simultaneously, so he sent Bloody Mary to Willis’ meeting in his stead. Kieran, however, did not think that Mr Ghost used up all of his clones, so he sent the Fire Raven to scout the city for more clones.

Mr Ghost was flying over the city in a formless state, until he found a body that he possessed. He remembered how he was killed and started cursing, but then Pride, carrying the Frost Wolf pup, walked out of the shadows and killed Mr Ghost. Pride wanted to continue chasing Mr Ghost, but Kieran felt his intentions and ordered Pride to stop; Pride was unable to disobey Kieran’s orders, so he vented his dissatisfaction on the other Sins. The other Sins were suddenly struck with an energy opposite of their sin; Wrath calmed down, Sloth woke up, etc. This opposite energy was causing them immense pain, and it caused them to start doubting their own existence. Pride stopped the torture before they committed suicide. The other Sins were terrified and confused at how Pride, who was a Sin just like them, could manipulate this opposite energy, but they did not dare to confront Pride. Instead, the other Sins just focused on their own task of hunting down Mr Ghost clones.

Mr Ghost was in shock of Kieran’s abilities to track him down as soon as he reincarnated; he revealed that in order to make his clones, he had to prepare suitable bodies ahead of time, and he was on his last body now after each of the Sins killed his other bodies. Mr Ghost was confident that this body would not be found so quickly as it was well hidden, but he fell asleep as Sloth walked out of the shadows. Suddenly, Sloth felt a presence whose energy was very tempting to him. He unconsciously took a step toward this energy, but he forced himself to stop. He however couldn’t resist the extreme temptation with his willpower alone, as it caused extreme mental pain to resist it, so he ignited the little bit of Kieran’s Origin Force within his own body to help him continue resisting. With the Origin Force ignited, Sloth’s body turned weak, and he eventually succumbed to the temptation. He started walking toward the source of the temptation, but Kieran arrived and Sloth quickly returned into the [Fusion Heart].

Sloth, inside of the heart, was recharged with Cardinal Sins Force and he felt a subtle change within his body. Sloth was extremely happy with these changes, and even started dancing in celebration as he thanked Kieran. Kieran felt the gratitude, but he did not know why Sloth was thanking him, as he also did not feel Sloth’s vicious battle against the temptation. Kieran decided to continue investigating Mr Ghost before seeing what happened to Sloth. He went to Mr Ghost’s last body and saw the loot that he dropped, which was the source of the temptation; [Mordin’s Seventh Sculpture]. Kieran started wondering how strong the other sculptures might be, and what would happen if he got all eight of them. He then thoroughly searched Mr Ghost’s base for loot.

The news that Kieran killed Mr Ghost got out, angering many villains who were relying on Mr Ghost for their own plots.

Kieran and Willis returned to the restaurant with the illusionary owner, where Drexton had already returned. Drexton told Kieran that he inspired him, as Kieran had shown true bravery and valiantness when going to fight Mr Ghost; he then again offered to buy Kieran a meal, and introduced the restaurant’s real owner, Hoss. Kieran was excited for the food, but he noticed that Drexton was injured. Drexton explained that the city he was transported to, Printon, was full of villains after all of the city’s heroes vanished suddenly one day without explanation. After that, heroes would inexplicably suffer a debuff while in the city, while villains would be greatly buffed. Willis explained that he was afraid that Mr Ghost would try to turn Alkender City into another Printon City, and thanked Kieran for defeating him. Kieran corrected Willis, saying he killed Mr Ghost, not defeated him, and gave Willis a package with Mr Ghost’s head in it. Both Willis and Drexton looked at the package and were disgusted but elated; Drexton again asked Kieran to join the Hero Alliance.

[Special Event: Alkender City Revolt (Complete)]

[Eliminated Mr. Ghost, acquired High ratings, do you wish to continue? Yes/No] (Ch 1067)

Kieran chose to continue this dungeon, and again rejected Drexton. Drexton pressed the matter by giving him a large check of reward money, but Kieran turned it down, saying instead that he would like to be rewarded in the form of information about Mordin’s sculptures. Drexton then seriously warned Kieran that Mordin’s sculptures bewitch and enslave people, and even people with special powers like him and Kieran were unable to resist the bewitchment forever. They changed the topic and chatted until their dinner arrived, which Kieran devoured, loving the taste and the extreme spiciness of the meal. Kieran ordered a few more helpings and sincerely thanked Drexton for introducing Kieran to this restaurant.

[Consumed Spicy Hell, triggered attribute in a small chance: Fiery Hot]

[Fiery Hot: You are closer to fire, every authentication regarding the Fire element will be increased by 1, lasts for 1 hour.] (Ch 1068)

Both Gluttony and the Devil grew active, the Devil enjoying the feeling of his fire powers being strengthened, and Gluttony promised Kieran that if he could continue eating, he would give Kieran more powers. Gluttony’s unique Cardinal Sins Force circulated through Kieran’s body, and Kieran wondered if there were more restaurants in the city that served special food like this. It was only after eating ten servings that Kieran decided to stop; Willis was in shock, but Drexton knew many other heroes that could eat a lot. Kieran asked Drexton for a list of other good restaurants and left after telling the owner he would be back tomorrow. Kieran looked at his body; after allowing Gluttony to go free in his body, the darkness and chaos was dissipating much more quickly than usual. There was still a large amount of darkness in Kieran’s body, but he was confident that he could slowly erode it over time.

Over the next few days there was peace without Mr Ghost. Kieran spent the days visiting restaurants and indulging Gluttony in an effort to clear up the darkness quicker. He eventually realized that Gluttony would only react when eating new food, and eating similar foods repeatedly would make Gluttony disinterested.

There was a knock at the door of Kieran’s hideout, and Ferris answered the door, allowing Kat Lady inside. Kat Lady gifted Kieran some sardines before asking him some questions. Kieran truthfully explained to her that Ferris was his butler now, and that he was searching for Mordin’s sculptures. Kat Lady also warned Kieran that the sculptures were dangerous, but she also added that they were valuable. She hinted that she knew more about the sculptures, and Kieran opened a secret room, revealing a pile of gold that he looted from Mr Ghost’s base. The gold was useless to him, so he offered her a percentage of the gold in exchange for the intel. She told him that a collector she had been monitoring had a statue, and Kieran promised to pay her once he confirms this intel.

Kieran and Kat Lady were eating lunch, and Bloodman and Emma Eddie arrived with the results of their investigation. Bloodman, whose real name is Odork, and Ferris were cooking and serving the lunch. Emma ate with Kieran and Kat Lady, though she still hadn’t truly forgiven Kieran for using her as bait; she also had a feeling that she would be used in Kieran’s plots again in the future. Emma had heard the rumour that Kieran killed Mr Ghost, and she was silently in shock that she was collaborating with someone so strong. When lunch was over, Kat Lady left with her share of the gold, and Emma prepared to go to the collector pretending to make an offer to buy the sculpture. When Emma left, Kieran ordered Odork to secretly follow and protect Emma. When only Kieran and Ferris were left in the hideout, Kieran noticed several people approaching, and he ordered Ferris to kill them; he knew they were sent from the mastermind in an effort to investigate Kieran.

The collector, Bunder, was giving orders to his security chief, Colossal Arms; there had been an attempted robbery recently, so he was increasing security. Bunder was worried as the thief had skillfully slipped through the security, and he did not know when the thief would return, or if they would come with friends or not. After listening to Bunder’s concerns, Colossal Arms decided to contact Drexton. He wondered who the thief might be, his suspects being Mr Ghost, Death Knell, and Kat Lady. After Colossal Arms left, Bunder revealed that he knew the thief was Kat Lady, and that she was enlisting Kieran’s help to steal the Mordin sculpture. He looked forward to Drexton arriving and fighting Kieran. Soon, Colossal Arms returned saying Drexton agreed to help guard the collection, and that Emma Eddie had arrived offering to purchase the sculpture on Kieran’s behalf. Bunder was in shock that Kieran wanted to purchase it, and not try to steal it.

Emma was sitting inside of a parlor inside the collector’s house, waiting. She was looking at everything displayed in the room, everything beautiful, old, and authentic. When Bunder walked into the parlor, Emma took the initiative to greet him and offer to purchase the sculpture. Bunder glared at Emma, terrifying her with his aura, and told her that the sculpture was not for sale after asking her how Kieran knew he had it. Emma said someone sold Kieran the information, and left after assuring Bunder that Kieran would understand that it was not for sale. After Emma left, Bunder was extremely angry at Kieran for messing up his plans, and he decided to get revenge by killing Emma.

Emma felt the killing intent, but knew she was safe as long as she was still in Bunder’s property, as he wouldn’t kill her in such an obvious place. She then felt an extremely cold breeze that froze her in place; she touched her nose ring, a piece of equipment given to her from Kieran, and a defensive barrier formed. The nose ring shattered after protecting her from the freezing breeze, and Emma ran behind a corner to hide. As the defensive barrier went away, Odork appeared and signaled for her to be quiet as he used his powers to corrode one of the parlor walls. Inside of the parlor, Bunder was injured and Colossal Arms was fighting the person who injured him. Suddenly one of Death Knell’s men appeared and slit Bunder’s throat. Emma was filled with fear, knowing Death Knell’s organization was very powerful. The Death Knell member started walking toward Emma before being punched to death by Drexton who just arrived. Odork had finished corroding a wall, and Emma followed him through the hole, expecting it to be an escape passage. After walking through the corroded wall, Odork told her that they were finding Bunder’s collection room; Emma continued to follow Odork despite being extremely angry.

At Kieran’s hideout, Pudder was angrily knocking on the door. Ferris answered and coldly told Pudder that Kieran was resting, and refused to let Pudder in. Kieran walked into the room and told Ferris to let Pudder in and to make tea. When Kieran and Pudder sat down, Pudder revealed that Ferris had frozen the mastermind’s men who were approaching Kieran’s hideout, and left their frozen bodies in front of the hideout. Kieran pretended to not see the problem, as he had them killed in self defense, but Pudder demanded to know why Kieran was working with the Freezer. Kieran lied and said the Freezer and Ferris were two different people with similar skill sets. Kieran then noticed people outside and ordered Ferris to kill them; Kieran then left the hideout, leaving Pudder.

In the collector’s house, Drexton and Colossal Arms were fighting together against someone who was attacking the collector’s house. This attacker wore a mask, concealing his identity, and was so powerful that neither of their attacks were able to harm him. Drexton launched a powerful punch that knocked the attacker back, but he was still unharmed. The attacker went to mock Drexton, but he threw up some blood, and the mask that the attacker was wearing shattered, revealing their identity. Drexton was shocked and hurt to see that the attacker was Kieran, and he asked Kieran why he was doing this. Kieran responded he was doing this for himself, which confused Drexton because he thought he knew Kieran fairly well. Drexton was so confident that he knew Kieran, that he concluded that Kieran had been bewitched by the Mordin sculpture he got from Mr Ghost. Drexton swore to defeat Kieran and help him regain his sanity, and he launched another powerful punch at him. Kieran retreated and the punch missed, but he was suddenly flung back toward Drexton as another Kieran revealed himself.

Drexton knew Kieran had cloning abilities, as they were crucial in his fight against Mr Ghost, but he couldn’t comprehend why the two Kierans were fighting each other. Drexton followed Willis’ advice and stepped back, allowing the two Kierans to fight, and the second Kieran announced that the “real” Kieran had been bewitched by Mordin’s sculpture. They argued with each other, and the “real” Kieran, an imposter, saw the Fire Raven in the sky and realized that their plot to frame Kieran had been discovered.

Odork and Emma were running down a corridor, Odork using his corrosive abilities to destroy traps along the way. Emma was angry and afraid about the appearance of Death Knell, and wondered what Kieran’s true goal was. Odork suddenly told Emma to stop running and to back off, but as Emma retreated, she realized she was caught in an illusion. She felt her body growing weaker, and she realized Odork was gone, and then someone grabbed her neck and lifted her into the air. The illusion caused her to lose the will to live, so she did not struggle as she suffocated and recalled her tragic backstory. Just before she blacked out, Kieran arrived and smashed the skull of her attacker. He reminded her that she was under his protection before he quickly merged with the shadows and left again.

At Kieran’s hideout, two Death Knell members were smuggling out the gold Kieran looted from Mr Ghost. Kieran was using  [Mordin’s Seventh Sculpture] to teleport through the shadows to his destination instantly, so Kieran arrived at his hideout within a moment after leaving Emma from the collector’s house. He knocked out the Death Knell members, then wondered about the overall plan; he knew that the mastermind was using an imposter to turn Kieran and Drexton against each other, and he could tell that the Death Knell organization was also being used.

Drexton arrived at Kieran’s hideout and cursed when he saw the two Death Knell members that Kieran knocked out. Drexton believed Death Knell was behind everything, including Bunder’s death and the emptied out collection room. Ferris brought Drexton some tea, and Drexton and Kieran talked about Death Knell. Kieran told Drexton that he did not think Death Knell was behind everything, and Drexton left to do some investigating. Kieran then looked at the impersonator that Drexton brought him, and used [Mesly Ring] on him.

After [Mesly Ring] was used on the imposter, a mirage of a demon appeared out of his body. The demon tempted Kieran with a contract, and Kieran walked closer to the demon. Kieran reached his hand out, acting as if he was going to sign it, but he instead grabbed the contract and burned it to ashes with Devil Fire. Kieran then summoned the Devil mirage which grabbed the demon, and he ordered the demon to answer his questions. The demon was terrified but still unwilling to comply. Kieran unleashed a little bit of Devil Force, which made Kieran see an illusion.

In the illusion, there was a war between good and evil; the war lasted for a long time, and both sides eventually grew exhausted. The Devil, who led his army of demons, eventually collapsed after a tough fight, and the demons that it led betrayed him and cut his body into pieces. Kieran saw each of the Devil’s body parts separated and used for different things, including the Devil’s heart which was locked away into a bronze coffin and sealed. Kieran felt the Devil’s anger of betrayal, and the pain it felt over the thousands of years it had been dismembered and sealed away.

The illusion ended, and Kieran was left with the overwhelming desire for revenge that the Devil carried. Kieran watched the Devil mirage rip the demon apart. The demon begged Kieran to save him, swearing that he would tell Kieran everything, but what Kieran had learned from the illusion was to never trust a demon. He allowed the Devil mirage to kill the demon. Kieran walked away as Ferris picked up the sculpture that the demon dropped, and Odork showed Kieran the two sculptures that he pilfered from the collection room. Kieran noticed the sixth sculpture was damaged, but he was unconcerned with that since the encounter with the demon caused changes to his Devil Force. He considered breaking all of the sculptures in order to use the demons inside of them to further strengthen Devil Force, but he also wondered what might happen if he collected all eight of them. Kieran ultimately decided to break the sculptures, starting with [Mordin’s First Sculpture] and [Mordin’s Second Sculpture]. Once broken, a demon would appear, and Kieran would summon the Devil mirage to devour the demon, slightly enhancing the Devil. Kieran was confident he was close to a true upgrade, so he also broke [Mordin’s Third Sculpture].

As Kieran broke the sculpture, his body burst into flames, and all of the Devil’s negative emotions spilled from his heart. He used Dawn Force to slowly calm the Devil, until the negative emotions were subdued.

[Consumed special energy, Charles’ Fire enhanced!]

[Detected that Charles’ Fire has reached Transcendence level, authenticating…]

[Bloodline priority passed…]

[Constitution passed…]

[Charles’ Fire leveled up to Devil Burning (Grand Master)] (Ch 1080)

Kieran tested the upgraded skill by charging a fireball, which he was now able to manipulate the shape of. Kieran was in complete control of the fire, but when he summoned the fireball, the room was filled with the negative emotions that not even Ferris and Odork were able to withstand; they left the room, but were still unable to escape the emotions until Kieran extinguished the flame. Kieran thought of the remaining sculptures, and ordered Ferris and Odork to spread news that Kieran was purchasing information about the sculptures; he had concluded that the energy in the remaining sculptures might be enough to upgrade his Devil Force again.

As Ferris and Odork left, Emma arrived and gave Kieran a package. She spoke differently, but assured Kieran the package was clean. She quickly left, and Kieran carefully opened it, understanding that Emma was trying to warn him about it. Inside was a phone, which instantly started ringing. The person on the other side greeted Kieran and said he and Kieran should be honest with each other. The person introduced themselves as Death Knell, and revealed that the identity that Kieran was impersonating was a person trying to join the organization. Kieran spoke neutrally, neither confirming nor denying that he wanted to join Death Knell, and Death Knell warned Kieran that he needed to make his collaborator stop acting so recklessly. Kieran then changed the subject, offering to purchase info on Mordin's sculptures, but Death Knell said he knew nothing. Death Knell said that Kieran would need to find him if he wanted to talk again, and hung up; Kieran then burnt the phone to ashes. During the entire phone call, Death Knell was very polite and friendly, but Kieran knew that the purpose of the call was to test him.

He then ordered Emma, who had been eavesdropping, to come out. Emma was confused and scared, wondering if Kieran was truly one of Death Knell’s men. She came out and apologized for eavesdropping. Kieran then told her his plan and gave her the Frost Wolf as a bodyguard, though in her eyes the puppy was just a normal dog and therefore unreliable. Both Kieran and Emma left the hideout.

At the morgue in the police station, Drexton was investigating Bunder, the collector’s, body. Drexton was disappointed, as he had hoped to find signs that Bunder had special powers to explain why he was targeted, but Bunder was just a normal person. Colossal Arms was worried that his reputation as a bodyguard might be forever ruined as a result of his employer’s death, but Drexton assured Colossal Arms that he would protect his reputation. Drexton still was not satisfied with Bunder though, and ordered Willis to continue investigating. Pudder then arrived and asked the heroes to leave for the night, and he gave a file to Drexton for him to read and sign. Drexton took the file on Bunder’s case and carefully read through it, before flipping to the last page where there was a handwritten note saying something is wrong with Willis and that Bunder was a member of Death Knell. Drexton hesitated, having complete faith in Willis, but Colossal Arms suddenly asked Drexton why he was so late to arrive at Bunder’s house. Drexton told Colossal Arms that he arrived at the time that Willis specified, before realizing that there might really be something suspicious about Willis.

Pudder, Drexton, and Colossal Arms were about to leave the morgue when Kieran walked in. Kieran invited the three of them to tea, saying he needed to tell them something. Kieran left, and the three followed him after a moment. Kieran led them to Smorewill Street, which was infamous for being full of criminals and traps. Drexton warned Kieran that they shouldn’t recklessly enter this street, and Kieran declared that he would kill Pudder. Pudder and Kieran then got into an argument about why, and the two of them accused each other of being bewitched by Mordin’s sculptures. As it was common knowledge that Kieran was collecting the sculptures, Drexton and Colossal Arms started to suspect that Kieran was in the wrong here, but Kieran then suggested that the people who attacked Bunder’s house were not Death Knell’s men, and actually Pudder’s men. Kieran then claimed that Pudder was completely different from the first time he met him, and offered to prove his claim by quickly appearing behind him and dealing out a very fast kick.

Pudder vanished and dodged the kick, that no normal person should have been able to even see. Drexton and Colossal Arms were shocked that Kieran was telling the truth. Pudder mocked the three of them before declaring he had a trap, but after he tried activating the trap a few times with no result Kieran revealed that he was not alone. Pudder was shocked, and furious as he demanded to know how Kieran found where he stored Hell Breath when all of Kieran’s men were under his surveillance. Kieran then told him that, although Pudder did a really good job hiding it, the Frost Wolf was able to follow Pudder’s scent to the hiding spot. Pudder was embarrassed, as he had seen the Frost Wolf before but assumed it to be a dumb dog. After a moment, he laughed and told Kieran that he won this round, and pulled out a dagger and gutted himself with it.

A wicked aura seeped out from Pudder that assaulted them, but Drexton and Colossal Arms chose to stand their ground instead of escaping the energy. Drexton prepared to attack Pudder, but Pudder warned Drexton not to do anything if he wanted Willis to be safe. The wicked aura engulfed Pudder and he declared that Kieran was about to die. The aura spread throughout the entire street, bewitching all of the criminals that lived here, and Pudder ordered them to kill Kieran and turn Alkender City into another Printon City. Before Pudder could finish giving his order though, Keran activated a giant [Seal of Dawn] he had previously drawn, which filled the street with an aura of hope, happiness, and warmth, driving out Pudder’s aura. The criminals stopped their attack, the bewitchment ending, and Kieran ignored Pudder’s screams as he summoned a [Dawn Sword], killing Pudder.

Kieran revealed that Pudder had made many mistakes which allowed him to learn of Pudder’s plans. Pudder had allowed the Fire Raven to watch Bunder’s mansion, which alerted Kieran of the imposter’s existence, but Pudder did not expect Kieran to be able to get rid of the imposter so easily. He also thought of Printon City, and how quiet Mr Ghost’s men were after his death, which also supported Kieran’s theories. Kieran wondered how big of a part the [Lucky Card] played in this result, but when he thought of Wu, he concluded that he wanted to see as little of her as possible. Drexton and Colossal Arms were mourning Pudder’s betrayal, as they thought of Pudder as a friend, but Kieran hinted to them that the person he just killed was not Pudder, but the Thousand-faced Man. he got the [Thousand Face]

The three of them left, and later, a man wearing red walked over to the battlefield to inspect where the [Dawn Sword] had left a gash on the ground. He had made sure the Fire Raven was not nearby before inspecting, and left silently after he wondered about Kieran’s skills. Despite his caution, the area was being monitored by the Eye of Chimera’s [Evil Eye].

Kieran was in his hideout with Drexton and Colossal Arms; he had seen the person through the Eye of Chimera, but chose to ignore it for now. Instead, he was praising the Frost Wolf for retrieving three more sculptures, though Drexton and Colossal Arms were confused why Kieran was calling the pup a wolf, when to them it looked like a normal dog. Kieran looked at the fourth and fifth statue before looking at [Hell Breath], which was damaged and also needed to be appraised. The sculpture was not badly damaged, but he did not know enough to guess what could have caused the damage.

[Exposed Thousand-faced Man’s scheme, recognition from Alkender City greatly increased. Continue? Yes/No]

[Eliminated Thousand-faced Man, recognition from Alkender City greatly increased. Continue? Yes/No] (Ch 1085)

Kieran chose to continue the dungeon, and confirmed a plan with Drexton and Colossal Arms. Later, Willis arrived at the hideout, and Ferris politely let him in. Ferris led Willis to the study room where Kieran was waiting. Kieran was reading some case files on Smorewill Street, which his plan was to completely crack down on every single criminal living there. After reading the files, Kieran asked Willis if the information in them was accurate, but Willis said he could not confirm the accuracy, as it was very difficult to gather intel about the dangerous street. Willis then wholeheartedly thanked Kieran for defeating Thousand-faced Man. Willis gifted Kieran some rare soft drinks. Kieran thanked him, knowing that the drinks were more valuable than the money and gold that Drexton had been paying him with. Willis left, and Ferris and Odork arrived, asking Kieran to allow them to fight by Kieran’s side in the upcoming battle.

In Smorewill Street, the criminals that lived there were completely silent with fear after Thousand-faced Man and Kieran’s battle. A few criminals decided to leave, but they were laughed at and mocked for their laugh of courage. However, those who left and those who laughed all fell to the ground following the hero Silencer’s initial attack. With a path into the street formed, an army of police and voluntary police charged forward. Unfortunately, the army had to stop sooner than expected because of landmines and machine gun fire. The hero, Fortress, stepped forward and summoned a defensive barrier to protect the army, while another hero used his powers to control the mines. A villain, Venom Snake, fired a shot at the heroes, but the bullet was evaded. Venom Snake saw the hero charge at him, and he called for backup, but he had to dodge as Kat Lady silently attacked him. Venom Snake’s backup, a villain dressed like a leopard, started fighting Kat Lady. Many different heroes and villains appeared and fought against each other.

Inside of the street, a young man was watching the battle with disappointment. He had expected Drexton and Kieran to put on a better show for him, and he ordered his men to start destroying landmarks within the city.

Within Alkender City was a charity hospital that the villain Bomber Maniac was heading toward, pretending to be homeless. Before he arrived though, the hero Wine Barrel stopped him. Bomber Maniac feared Wine Barrel, but then a doctor, Ellen, arrived and told Wine Barrel to stop. Wine Barrel subtly knocked Bomber Maniac out and followed Doctor Ellen’s orders to carry him into the hospital.

Willis watched the hospital using his skill that allowed him to see anywhere from any distance. Seeing Bomber Maniac knocked unconscious, Willis reported to Drexton that the hospital was safe, and told Drexton it was time for him and Kieran to attack Smorewill Street. He then looked at the police station, where he saw the real Pudder gathering equipment and driving toward the battlefield. Willis telepathically warned Pudder to stay away, and suggested he rest more after being imprisoned by Thousand-faced Man. Pudder said he had rested enough and declared he would bring back law to Smorewill before telling Willis to stop spying on him. Willis then contacted Drexton and a few other heroes to warn them of Pudder’s arrival, making sure that someone would protect him.

As Willis worked, a villain had sneaked past all of the defensive measures protecting Willis. He was crucial for this plan to work, keeping everyone in contact with each other, and the villain, Shadow Freak, knew that if Willis dies, the plan falls apart. Shadow Freak  summoned a sword made of shadows and slashed down, but Willis just so happened to drop something and leaned down to pick it up at the right time, dodging the sword. Shadow Freak was about to slash again, but Gluttony appeared behind him and ripped the villain apart. Willis was shocked, not being able to tell the difference between Kieran and Gluttony, and asked what he was doing here, but Gluttony demanded food from Willis. After ordering several different types of food to be delivered, Willis went back to work and realized that Kieran was using clones when he saw Kieran simultaneously at many different locations.

The young man in Smorewill Street also realized Kieran was using clones, and said that usually using clones comes with a cost, such as increased stamina consumption. As he wondered how the clones might be affecting the real Kieran, he ordered his men to target Drexton since he was alone right now.

Knight was the hero leading the army; he was old, but very experienced. He gave out a command, and led the heroes further into Smorewill. Colossal Arms heard the advancing army and urged his men to finish their missions before the army reached them. His men found the electricity generator and water purifier like they were ordered, but were shocked when Colossal Arms picked up some C4 and ordered his men to continue with their missions. He explained that his mission was located in the underground tunnels beneath Smorewill. Above ground, there were several spots that started collapsing into giant sinkholes following Colossal Arm’s detonation of the C4; the villains knew that, with their underground base destroyed, their food and utilities were also destroyed. Knight happily announced to his hero army that they would be finishing this battle.

The young man in Smorewill was angry when the power went out, and it was only when the backup power turned on that he was able to continue monitoring the battle. He was enraged to see Knight’s forces pushing back the villains. The man then concluded that everything was planned by Drexton, and that he personally needed to fight against Drexton. A masked person then appeared in the room, and greeted the man, calling him Krelin. Krelin went to punch the masked man, but the man quickly warned Krelin about Kieran. Interested in Kieran, Krelin stopped the punch, only to continue when the masked man didn’t say anything more. The punch carried the same force as an explosion, which tore the masked man’s body apart and even corroded his organs. The masked man stood back up as if nothing had happened, and they revealed that Krelin was Grudge Dragon, and the masked man was Death Knell, the two most notorious supervillains in Alkender.

The two unleashed their auras at each other, until Death Knell suddenly vanished into the shadows. Grudge Dragon, Krelin, laughed before launching a punch at Colossal Arms who had just arrived. Colossal Arms guarded against the punch, but its explosive power was something that not even Colossal Arms could defend against. Plus, the corrosive energy filled his body and left him weak. Colossal Arms cursed Grudge Dragon before the last of the C4 in his backpack was activated. In the moment before it detonated, Grudge Dragon let out another punch that ripped apart Colossal Arm’s body, and created a defensive barrier out of the corrosion energy. He then grabbed the backpack and threw it as far as possible. After the explosion, Grudge Dragon was unharmed.

Kieran then appeared, and walked toward Grudge Dragon, who laughed at Kieran’s arrogance. Grudge Dragon let out a punch that engulfed Kieran with corrosive energy, but Kieran passed all of the Constitution authentications and was unharmed. Kieran continued to walk forward leisurely, until he stepped in front of Colossal Arms’, who was still alive. Kieran praised Colossal Arms’ bravery, and used [Expel Toxin] and [Healing] on him. While Kieran did that, Grudge Dragon launched another punch, but this time a physical punch instead of a blast of corrosive energy. Kieran stood still and allowed Grudge Dragon’s punch to land on his [Devourer Shadow Mail]. Grudge Dragon was shocked when the power of his punch was absorbed into the armour, and he asked Kieran if he was from “that place” (Ch 1091). Grudge Dragon said he was also from that place, and transformed into a crocodile-like monster with a human head. He then announced that he had the power of plague, and released his energy out of his scales.

The energy created an illusion of a community ravaged by a plague, where everyone was sick, dying, and full of despair. After the illusion, Grudge Dragon launched an attack, and Death Knell, who was still hiding in the shadows, simultaneously launched an attack at Kieran as well. Kieran ignored Grudge Dragon and turned to Death Knell. Grudge Dragon’s attack landed, and his body collided with Kieran forcefully, making plague energy explode everywhere. Death Knell knew Grudge Dragon’s powers and decided to cancel his attack and retreat to avoid infection, but Kieran summoned a whip made of flames to capture Death Knell. With a shock, Death Knell saw Grudge Dragon’s body stuck to Kieran, who was using [Absorb Plague] to use Grudge Dragon to feed [Knights Of Plague Body Tempering Art]. Grudge Dragon’s plague-filled body was completely absorbed by Kieran.

[Absorbed special bloodline power, Knights of Plague Body Tempering Art level +1]

[Knights of Plague Body Tempering Art reached Transcendence]

[Acquired Transcendence Option: Plague Arrow] (Ch 1092)

[Eliminated key character: Grudge Dragon, Krelin, treated as early completion of main mission…]

[Main mission completed, player will leave the dungeon in 10 seconds…]

[Please take whatever items you wish to keep with you.]

[Note: Any items that exceed the maximum weight will be discarded!] (Ch 1092)

Death Knell was filled with fear at Kieran’s strength, and decided to do anything to stay alive. He revealed his ace and his biggest secret, and abandoned his body to reveal that he was actually a spirit-like being. He flew away quickly, and Kieran quickly drew and activated a [Seal Of Dawn], which burnt his formless body. Death Knell fell to the ground and begged with Kieran, but Kieran only had ten seconds that he did not want to waste. Death Knell’s body exploded, but suddenly an extreme pressure was forced upon Kieran, pushing him into the ground. Death Knell’s physical body regenerated, and he reached out to touch Kieran’s cheek, calling Kieran a masterpiece. Kieran kicked Death Knell dead, but the body again regenerated and Death Knell continued to gush over Kieran. Even after burning Death Knell to ashes with Devil Fire, the body would piece itself back together. That time though, instead of a face, Death Knell had a bloody vortex that Kieran could hear pained wailing from.

The wailing created Spirit authentications that were quickly growing stronger, so Kieran used several of his skills and equipments that allowed him to temporarily boost his Spirit. Death Knell again called Kieran a masterpiece, and was happy to see Kieran’s strength, but he was not expecting Kieran to be able to continue withstanding the Spirit authentications. Kieran picked up [Arrogant Word] and attacked; this slash was buffed with the soft drinks Willis gifted Kieran, and [Lucky Card] resulted in the critical hit being activated. The slash was powerful enough to slash through the bloody vortex, and Death Knell dropped the missing shard from the damaged [Hell Breath]. The sculpture floated out of Kieran’s backpack and repaired itself, but Kieran was unhappy to see the sculpture bore his own face. There was an inscription on the sculpture that read;

“Father, save me!

It’s dark here, I am scared of Mordin!” (Ch 1094)

Kieran wondered about Mordin and who might have written the inscription, but he knew he had to wait to figure that out.

[Single Player Dungeon: Hero and Villain]

[Dungeon Type: Free Mission]

[Dungeon Difficulty: Average]

[Main Mission: Acquire the least amount of recognition in 6 weeks. (The higher the recognition, the higher the rating)]

[Mission completion: 500% (Rating: A)]

[Early completion of mission: Rating A → S]]

[Special event: Alkender City Revolt (Perfect Rating)]

[Perfect Rating: S → SS]

[Battle Performance: Very active (Rating SS → SSS)]

[Exploration performance: Average]

[Special Rating 1: Eliminated Ironjaw Croc, Slither Bone, Predator, and Thousand-faced Man (Rating SSS → Z, Rep + 1)]

[Special Rating 2: Eliminated Mr. Ghost and Death Knell (Rating Z → ZZ, Rep +2)]

[Special Rating 3: Eliminated Grudge Dragon (Rating ZZ → ZZZ, Rep +2)]

[Player final rating: ZZZ!]

[Calculating seventh single player dungeon reward…]

[Final player rewards as follows…]

[Points: 200,000; Skill Points: 40; Golden Skill Points: 4; Golden Attribute Points: 4]

[Acquired special dungeon: Hero and Villain II]

[Acquired special item: Old Pappy the Third] (Ch 1094)

## Seventh Dungeon: Hero And Villain Received Items

[Name: Mordin’s Third Statue]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Attack: None]

[Defense: Powerful]

[Attribute: 1. Petrifying Light; 2. Petrifying Glory]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: It originates from Master Sculptor Mordin and it was his third masterpiece but Mordin’s will caused it to mutate in a weird way.”

[Petrifying Light: Using beams of light, force every living being within a 25-meter range to undergo a Petrification authentication (Living being’s with Constitutions lower than C+ will be petrified), twice per day]

[Petrifying Glory: After successful activation of Petrifying Light, you can follow up with Petrifying Glory with a 20-meter radius range, causing another round of Petrification authentications (Living being’s Constitution lower than C+ will be petrified)] (Ch 1052)

[Name: Winchester Hunting Rifle]

[Type: Firearm]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Attack: Strong]

[Attribute: 1. Heavy Firepower Strike; 2. Ammunition Favor]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: This is a hunting rifle from a certain family and it is a very common kind in the family’s collection, nothing worth bragging about.]

[Heavy Firepower Strike: Brings out the full potential of a bullet]

[Ammunition Favor: All kinds of bullets gains +1 attack buff (Cannot exceed Extreme rank)] (Ch 1058)

[Name: Strange Little Finger]

[Type: Bone]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Attack/ Defense: None]

[Attribute: Swap]

[Effect: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: It has a certain special use]

[Swap: You can swap it with one section of your little finger bone and acquire strange powers] (Ch 1058)

[Name: Primus Arm]

[Type: Protective Gear (Left Armguard)]

[Rarity: Above Legendary]

[Defense: Extreme]

[Attributes: 1. Primus Scale II; 2. Primus Crunch II; 3. Primus Greed II]

[Special Effects: None]

[Prerequisites: None]

[Remarks: The Pope of the Church of Dawn wished to keep the millennium treasure safe, so he bred a special breed of giant crocodile called Primus. Primus was reinforced with alchemy, which made it even stronger, but it was robbed of its senses in the process, making it impossible for anyone to control it. As a result, it became the last straw that crushed the Church of Dawn. That was a thing of the past but now, it is in your possession, it helped you overcome hurdles multiple times because you trusted it! So now, it chose to trust you!]

[Primus Scale II: When the skill is active, a force field barrier with Extreme defense will appear, Lasts 5 seconds, 2/day]

[Primus Crunch II: When the skill is active, it grants the user the strength and sharpness of Primus itself. Your left hand will be transformed into a sword with Powerful attack and defense Lasts 10 seconds, 2/day]

[Primus Greed II: When using Primus Crunch, the Lifesteal Effect is activated, recovers 20% of Damage dealt as HP] (Ch 1059)

[Name: Mordin’s Seventh Sculpture]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: Epic]

[Attack: None]

[Defense: I]

[Attribute: 1: Shadow Trailing Steps; 2. Shadow Trailing Strike]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: It originates from Master Sculptor Mordin and it was his seventh masterpiece but Mordin’s will caused it to mutate in a weird way.]

[Shadow Trailing Steps: Able to perform short-range teleportation with shuttling through shadows. Able to teleport yourself or others but user would need Shadow Counter to pinpoint the location beforehand; Gains 2 Shadow Counter every day, able to store up to a maximum of 10. When the teleportation is used, consume 1 Shadow Counter. (Each teleportation of more than 30 kilometers distance consumes 1 Shadow Counter), Shadow Counter: 0]

[Shadow Trailing Strike: Consume 2 Shadow Counter to perform a Strong shadow attack on enemies within sight. Following the increase of Shadow Counter, attack level will increase as well (Highest attack rank is I and would consume 10 Shadow Counter). When Shadow Trailing Strike kills an enemy, replenish Shadow Counter based on target’s HP.] (Ch 1066)

[Name: Mordin’s First Sculpture]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: Magic]

[Attack: None]

[Defense: Strong]

[Attribute: Watchful Eye]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: It originates from Master Sculptor Mordin and it was his first masterpiece but Mordin’s will caused it to mutate in a weird way.]

[Watchful Eye: Place a magical ward at will, watch range is within a 50-meter radius of the ward. 2-hour duration, 4 times per day] (Ch 1079)

[Name: Mordin’s Second Sculpture]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: Magic]

[Attack: None]

[Defense: Strong]

[Attribute: Eavesdrop Ear]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: It originates from Master Sculptor Mordin and it was his second masterpiece but Mordin’s will caused it to mutate in a weird way.]

[Eavesdrop Ear: Collect any voices regarding the user within a 200-meter radius. 2-hour duration, 4 times per day] (Ch 1079)

[Name: Mordin’s Sixth Sculpture]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: Legendary]

[Attack: None]

[Defense: Extreme]

[Attribute: 1. Adamantine Body; 2. Attack Shift]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: It originates from Master Sculptor Mordin and it was his sixth masterpiece but Mordin’s will caused it to mutate in a weird way.]

[Adamantine Body: Acquire an Extreme level defense boost for an instant on your body (included but not limited to your skin). 3 times per day]

[Attack Shift: After Adamantine Body’s successful defense, able to shift an enemy’s attack to another spot (limited to physical damage only)] (Ch 1079)

[Name: Mordin’s Fourth Sculpture]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Attack: None]

[Defense: Powerful]

[Attributes: 1. Fire Breath; 2. Fire Burning]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: It originates from Master Sculptor Mordin and it was his fourth masterpiece but Mordin’s will caused it to mutate in a weird way.]

[Fire Breath: Fire a Strong level fire element attack in a 70° cone that has a 3-meter range, twice per day]

[Fire Burning: When the target has been attacked by Fire Breath, +1 fire attack to the next Fire Breath on the same target] (Ch 1085)

[Name: Mordin’s Fifth Sculpture]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: Legendary]

[Attack: None]

[Defense: Powerful[

[Attribute: 1. Poisonous Mist Breath; 2. Poisonous Mist Enshroud]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Remark: It originates from Master Sculptor Mordin and it was his fifth masterpiece but Mordin’s will caused it to mutate in a weird way.]

[Poisonous Mist Breath: Your breath has Extreme level toxin. All living beings within a 15-meter radius will have to undergo 3 Constitution authentication of A+, B+, C+ respectively. If the target passes all three they will not be damaged; if target passes two, they will suffer a Strong level poison damage; if target passes one, they will suffer a Powerful level poison damage; if all are failed, target will suffer an Extreme level of poison damage.]

[Poisonous Mist Enshroud: When the target is within range for 5 minutes, a second round of 3 Constitution authentications will occur with +1 to respective authentication rank.] (Ch 1085)

[Name: Hell Breath]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: ???]

[Attack: ???]

[Defense: ???]

[Attribute: ???]

[Effect: ???]

[Prerequisite: ???]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: This is Master Sculptor Mordin’s final masterpiece yet it was damaged somehow, maybe you can find some professional to repair it.] (Ch 1085)

[Name: Thousand Face]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Attack/Defense: None]

[Attribute: Perfect Transformation 2/2]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: The biggest difference between humans isn’t the physical appearance but the heart. Those who are addicted to transforming into someone else will fall into eternal hell.]

[Perfect Transformation: Able to transform user to another person completely. Not just the looks but the temperament as well. The transformation will be removed if deactivated or received damaged on the mask.] (Ch 1085)

[Name: Old Pappy the First]

[Type: Beverage]

[Rarity: Above Legendary]

[Attribute: Old Pappy Raging Roar]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: This is a legendary beverage that Willis collected. It has a special meaning among collectors and it doesn’t have an expiry date. You need to have an extremely high Constitution to drink it, or else prepare yourself to stay on the toilet overnight.]

[Old Pappy Raging Roar: Able to increase the critical effect, attack rank by 1 on any skill within the 30-minute duration.] (Ch 1086)

[Name: Old Pappy the Second]

[Type: Beverage]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Attribute: Old Pappy Shouting]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: This is a legendary beverage that Willis collected. It has a special meaning among collectors and it doesn’t have an expiry date. You need to have an extremely high Constitution to drink it, or else prepare yourself to stay on the toilet overnight.]

[Old Pappy Shouting: Able to increase critical damage by 50% on any attack within the 30-minute duration.] (Ch 1086)

[Name: Old Pappy the Third]

[Type: Beverage]

[Rarity: Magic]

[Attribute Old Pappy Growling]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: This is a legendary beverage that Willis collected. It has a special meaning among collectors and it doesn’t have an expiry date. You need to have an extremely high Constitution to drink it, or else prepare yourself to stay on the toilet overnight.]

[Old Pappy Growling: Able to increase critical damage by 25% on any attack within the 30-minute duration.] (Ch 1086)

## Seventh Dungeon: Hero And Villain Learned Skills

[Charles’ Fire leveled up to Devil Burning (Grand Master)]

[Name: Devil Burning (Grand Master)]

[Related Attribute: None]

[Skill Type: Offense]

[Effect: Create a rank I attack Devil Flame from your left hand. Able to burn continuously and cannot be extinguished by water, sand, or other elements. Has the ability to burn souls and consume life energy.]

[Effect: Devil Flame (Your bloodline contains fire, it is your natural gift and also the proof of your identity. You can trigger Devil Flame at will with attack ranks that vary from None, Feeble, Weak, Average, Strong, Powerful, Extreme, and rank I. When charged for 4 seconds, +1 fire elemental damage, has Great chance to trigger Flame Burst effect)]

[Transcendence Option (Charles’ Fire): Rapid Accumulation (Shorten charge time to 2 seconds)]

[Devil Mastery: You can create 2 fireballs at once or alter the original shape of the fireball based on your will. (You can only create 1 fireball when charging and can not alter the original shape)]

[Consume: Stamina]

[Prerequisite: Constitution Z+]

[Remark: This was originally a special spell that didn’t require incantation and casting movement. It was created by the alchemy master fusing ancient hidden techniques and his knowledge! However, it showed extra unison with your bloodline and it called out to the shattered soul in your bloodline. The shattered soul also triggered the spell’s original potential in the same way and caused both to become inseparable, complimenting each other perfectly.]

[Note: You relied on learning and mastery of your bloodline to acquire this skill. Unable to rely on Points and/or Skill Points to level up.] (Ch 1080)

[Name: Knights of Plague Body Tempering Art (Transcendence)]

[Related Attribute: Constitution]

[Skill Type: Ancillary]

[Effect: After going through a dangerous start, you have learned the body tempering art that people dreaded, Constitution +7 (Basic +1, Entry +1, Master +1, Pro +1, Grand Master +1, Musou +1, Transcendence +1)]

[Special Effect: 1. Absorb Plague; 2. Release Plague; 3. Tenacious Body]

[Transcendence Option: Plague Arrow]

[Consume: Stamina]

[Prerequisite: Constitution S]

[Remark: This is the origin of the plague, it has limited benefits to you but it bears a destructive power.]

[Note: You have acquired this skill through learning, not through a Skill Book. Therefore, you cannot upgrade it with Points and Skill Points. If you want to level it up, you will need to continue learning or acquire a Skill Book!]

[Absorb Plague: Absorb plague energy at a considerable speed and has a 10-meter radius range]

[Release Plague: Release plague energy in an extreme speed]

[Tenacious Body: Gains +5 buff on any Constitution authentication]

[Plague Arrow: Gather the Plague Force in your body and form a plague arrow with Extreme attack. Requires 3 hours to create 1 arrow, able to create at most 3 arrows at a time. The arrow has a firing range of 50 meters, able to fire 1 arrow at locked-on target or all 3 at once. No bow required when firing Plague Arrow] (Ch 1092)