Special Dungeon: Primordial Invasion II

## Special Dungeon: Primordial Invasion II Summary

[Entering Single Player Special Dungeon!]

[Difficulty: Fifth Dungeon]

[Primordial Invasion II: Benefiting from your reminder, Herbert is currently under the surveillance of the government, pretending he has amnesia. He is waiting patiently for your return! And because of your reminder, something was brewing in the darkness, enemies hiding in the deep are always watching…]

[Main Mission: Open or destroy the Emperor’s Legacy in 60 days, 0/60]

[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]

[Detected firearms and grenades not matching dungeon’s time period, firepower decreased by 50%, handgun reloading speed +1 second, sniper reloading speed +30 seconds]

[Note: This is a special mission and because you have achieved I rank, you cannot fail the main mission. Once you fail the main mission, you will fail the game!] (Ch 777)

Kieran was concerned when he saw that failing the main mission would mean death instead of just his skills and attributes weakening, but he quickly calmed himself and focused on the dungeon. He spawned within a very small, moldy room that he quickly went out of. The hallway outside of the room was filled with unconscious drunkards, and the building reeked of mold and feces. As he left the building, one of the drunkards quickly got up and lunged at Kieran with a dagger, but Kieran killed him with a single kick, quickly grabbing the body to prevent the other drunkards from waking up. Kieran wondered if the attack was related to Herbert, and as he left the building he saw a patrol of soldiers, that Kieran was pretty sure they were looking for him.

Kieran hid and watched as the soldiers stormed the hotel, and they came out with the attacker’s body on a stretcher, indicating the attacker was also a part of the military. The leader of the squad used signals to order the squad to leave, and Kieran was impressed with the skill of the squad, especially with how their raid was entirely silent.

Kieran quickly started heading toward the police station, not confident in his ability to fight an entire county that the soldiers represented, but was frustrated when he saw the station had been seized by the military. Kieran had wanted to find the new police chief, Rosher, to learn where Herbert had hidden himself, but since he could no longer count on Rosher even being alive anymore, Kieran started to leave. Before he could move though, Kieran saw a group of people in front of the station.

Kieran watched as Cohen, one of Herbert’s students, was thrown into a carriage, his injuries from the previous [Primordial Invasion] even worse and he was close to death. Kieran was concerned, since the three students should have long since left Herl City; he followed the carriage, examining the soldiers that guarded it, and concluded that they were elite soldiers.

Harold, another one of Herbert’s students, was with Pierre, Herbert’s bodyguard, and his own bodyguards. He was holding a gun, and was very scared, but was stubborn in his determination to save Cohen. Pierre started shooting at the soldiers guarding the carriage, then charged toward it with a sword. Harold and his bodyguards stayed and fired at the remaining soldiers, covering Pierre. Pierre got shot in the shoulder, but they managed to kill all of the outside guards; Pierre started attacking the guards within the carriage, worried about running out of time before reinforcements arrived. They managed to kill all the guards, though both of Harold’s bodyguards died in the fight. Harold grabbed Cohen, and Pierre urged them to start running as quickly as possible. But, as they left the carriage, the three of them found that they were surrounded by hundreds of soldiers. The leader of the soldiers mocked them for being so stupid, and thanked them for falling into his trap, which was meant to lure out Kieran. Pierre gripped his sword, and Harold could tell he was intending to fight to the death instead of allowing himself to be captured. Harold, though scared, gripped his gun in agreement. The leader ordered the soldiers to capture them alive, but before anyone could move the Fire Raven swooped down.

The Fire Raven dodged bullets shot at it by the soldiers, and attacked in retaliation. While the Fire Raven was keeping everyone occupied, Kieran was approaching the army, dual wielding [Arrogant Word] and [Elmerius Sword]. Kieran started slaughtering the soldiers, as they shot at him. Harold knew how strong Kieran was, but he still prayed that Kieran wouldn’t die; he and Pierre were relieved when they saw Kieran unaffected by the soldier’s bullets.

The leader of the soldiers had his eyes gouged out by the Fire Raven, and because of the lack of order, some of the soldiers started fleeing. Others started ignoring Kieran and turned to Harold, Pierre, and Cohen instead. The Fire Raven shot fireballs at any soldier that wanted to harm the three of them, until all of the soldiers fled. Kieran did not go after any of them, and went to Harold, Pierre, and Cohen.

Kieran grabbed the blinded leader as Harold and Pierre led them to a building in Herl City’s wealthy district that Harold’s parents anonymously bought for them. Harold knocked a coded knock, and Joanna opened the door. Her face was scarred, but she looked excited to see Kieran. She turned serious when she saw Cohen, extremely injured, and hurried them inside. Kieran admired Joanna as she calmly grabbed medical equipment and gave orders to help Cohen and Pierre, who was also injured.

Kieran asked Harold why they hadn’t left Herl City and Langdon country, and Harold explained that the entire border was sealed off and everyone even remotely related to Herbert was placed on a wanted list. Harold continued to say that right after they returned to Herl City, the military invaded the city in search of them; they split up to hide, but since Cohen’s leg hadn’t healed, he was easily found and captured. Kieran thought about the border being closed, Harold’s words implying it had been closed since even the previous [Primordial Invasion], and he wondered if the ruler of Langdon was waiting for Herbert to discover the Emperor’s legacy.

Joanna then called for Kieran, telling him that Cohen did not look right; when Kieran went over, he saw that Cohen’s face was turning green and smelled of poison. The leader who was tied up mocked Kieran, saying it was only natural that they would poison Cohen. Kieran silenced the leader and used both [Repel Toxins] and [Heal]. Pierre, Cohen, and Joanna were astonished at how rapidly their wounds were healing, and the leader could tell that something was wrong; he tried threatening Kieran, but Kieran silenced him again. Kieran knew that there were reinforcements approaching since he felt the gazes of hidden soldiers.

Kieran grabbed the leader and left the building, where three soldiers in black armour were waiting. The soldiers started shooting at the leader, though the leader begged for his life, saying he hadn’t revealed any information. Kieran dodged the bullets with his Intuition and Agility, but both the soldiers and Pierre believed that Kieran had a Bullet Perception skill, implying Kieran was not human. Kieran then used [Deadman’s Gaze] on the soldiers, killing two of them and leaving one in [Fear]. Kieran captured the surviving soldier as Pierre started believing that Kieran had the legendary lineage.

Kieran, with the two captives, asked Harold if they had more hideouts, since the gunshots and screams would undoubtedly attract reinforcements. Harold started leading them to another hideout and Kieran used [Mesly Ring] on the black armoured soldier, Rayhart. The blinded leader was filled with fear when he heard Rayhart submit to Kieran, and started spilling everything he knew, declaring he knew where Herbert was. The leader told Kieran Herbert was in the Carlhart military camp, which he heard from Rayhart’s superior, Carlhart. Without the leader noticing, Kieran and the group left the building, and when the leader heard footsteps from the approaching reinforcements, he called out to the soldiers. The soldiers, who were also wearing black armour, shot the leader dead. The black armoured soldiers then searched the building and the area. They spent the rest of the night patrolling through the Wealthy District, beating the rich residents of the district.

Their next hideout was in a slum, and Pelby, a bodyguard that Kieran had previously used [Mesly Ring] on, was guarding the building. Cohen and Joanna did not trust Rayhart, not forgetting he was an enemy just a few moments ago, but they saw how Rayhart followed Kieran’s orders just like Pelby. Kieran announced that he knew where Herbert was, and asked Harold to gather all of their allies; once Kieran rescued Herbert, they would be escaping from Langdon. Joanna, who was still treating Cohen, watched Kieran as he frowned. She remembered how he saved her life and was curious about his strength, but she was wondering why he was frowning. Kieran was mentally going through everything that had happened within the dungeon so far, and he felt like something was wrong.

Kieran thought everything so far was far too intentional, and he did not believe that the leader would have just accidentally heard about Herbert’s location; Kieran believed everything so far was planned by someone in an effort to get Kieran to go to Carlhart Military Camp. Kieran asked Joanna and Rayhart about the Camp, learning it was where Langdon’s strongest soldiers were born; Rayhart said he did train there, but was not skilled enough to graduate. Rayhart said that graduates are chosen from the beginning, as potential Neegor Dynasty Nobles, and the purpose of the Camp is to transform them into real Nobles. Rayhart said the program had been creating Mutants for about three years, which Kieran estimated meant there were a hundred Mutants created. Kieran realized that whoever was plotting wanted Kieran to fight the Mutants within the Camp, and Kieran started making his own plan.

Many allies arrived at the hideout in the slums, including Lander and Joanna’s parents. Everyone was happy to see Kieran, and Lander asked Kieran if he could be of any help in finding Herbert. Kieran asked Lander to compose a letter describing how he had been captured by Landon soldiers and was suffering.

As the recipient of the letter, Smithton, read it, he looked very concerned and conflicted. At the hideout, Harold asked Kieran if the letter would work, and Kieran explained that he was confident it would since the reason they were put on a wanted list was not only because of their relationship with Herbert, but also because of Lander’s wealth. Kieran wanted to gain the rich residents of the Wealthy District as allies, and had Lander write them a letter explaining how severely he had been beaten by the soldiers to prevent them from protesting how they themselves had been beaten last night; they would fear further beatings from the soldiers too  much to protest. Harold continued protesting the plan, not believing that it would work, until Lander got Harold’s attention and pointed out of the window. They all saw Smithton standing outside.

Kieran and Rayheart then started heading to Carlhart Military Camp, which was a very peaceful city. Kieran wondered how much of the peace was real and how much of it was a performance created by the Mutants as he reached the hotel Rayhart had booked a room in. Kieran ate dinner as a figure appeared outside of the hotel, holding Rayhart’s unconscious body and releasing a killing aura at Kieran. Kieran completely ignored him and the aura until he was finished eating. Kieran finally turned to the man and immediately used [Measly Ring], causing him to enter the hotel, place Rayhart onto the floor and kneel before Kieran.

There were other Mutants hidden around the hotel watching, and they were astonished to see the Mutant suddenly submit to Kieran. When they heard the Mutant call Kieran “my Lord”, the Mutant spies started believing that Kieran was a Royal, and they wondered if he was the heir to the Neegor Dynasty. Kieran pretended to not notice the spies, and ordered the mutant, Retsu, to wake up Rayhart and replace the tablecloths that had been shredded from Retsu’s killer aura. The Mutant spies recognized Rayhart, and were even more confident in the guesses when they saw Rayhart also following Kieran’s orders.

Kieran watched Carlhart Camp through the Fire Raven’s eyes, and quickly noticed when a wagon started approaching the hotel. Kieran ordered Rayhart to greet the visitors. As Rayhart went outside, Kieran wondered what kind of personality a Neegor Dynasty Royal would have, and he decided to allow the Cardinal Sin’s aura to emanate from his body. Rayhart returned with the Mutant Eander, and both Retsu and Rayhart kneeled before Kieran’s sinful aura. Eander had a skill that allowed him to inspect other Mutants, and his skill made him conclude that Kieran was a very powerful Royal. He saluted Kieran, and Kieran scoffed at him, putting on the impatient act of a Neegor Royal. Kieran asked where Herbert was, and when Eander said Herbert was not in the camp, Kieran summoned a Devil Fire fireball, allowing the Devil’s aura to also escape. Eander started begging for his life, vowing that Herbert was not here. Kieran told him that he was told that Herbert was here, and Eander offered to ask the person in charge of Carlhart Camp. Kieran killed the flame, and allowed Eander to leave. Eander slowly crawled out of the hotel, completely terrified of Kieran’s strength and authority, then went back onto the wagon and drove away.

Eander drove to a large hall in the center of the Camp, where ten Mutants were waiting. Eander quickly exclaimed that Kieran was a real Royal, and told them that someone leaked to Kieran that Herbert was here. The Mutants started cursing, until the very muscular Mutant sitting in the middle of the hall, Carlhart, ordered everyone to be silent. Carlhart then ordered that they make a welcome feast for Kieran, but the Mutants started arguing amongst themselves. The topic eventually landed on Herbert and the Emperor’s Legacy that he was looking for, but Carlhart said the Legacy did not matter to them since only a Royal could use it. They then left after Carlhart ordered the Mutants to send a letter, and Eander started worrying about their plots.

That night, the Mutants hosted a banquet. Eander went back to the hotel where some women presented Kieran a traditional Neegor Dynasty Royal robe, embroidered with a design of the Creature of Desire, but Kieran turned down the robe as it would require him to remove his equipment. As Kieran walked out of the hotel, Eander slipped Kieran a piece of paper that he burned as he read it. Kieran allowed the Sin’s aura to run rampant, causing the horses pulling the wagon to struggle, and attack their riders. The riders killed the horses, and, affected by the sins, started attacking each other. Several other Mutants became frenzied and they all started slaughtering each other, startling Kieran as he had no clue the Sins could affect the Mutants so easily. Kieran walked forward, through the bloodied street, completely ignoring the slaughter around him as the Mutants grew more feverish in their attacks.

The high ranking Mutants stepped back in fear as Kieran walked toward them, until Carlhart demanded everyone stop and then attacked Kieran. He used an electric attack, but Kieran passed all of the Constitution authentications and counterattacked with [Armor of Excellence]’s [Soul Summon], summoning the ghosts of all the Mutants who died in the slaughter. The watching Mutants were terrified as they watched the ghosts of their allies attack Carlhart, and then Kieran summoned the white wolf from [Wolf’s Remnant Feast] to attack Carlhart too. As Carlhart realized the strength of both Kieran and the wolf, he started regretting his actions. Kieran continued walking toward the other high ranking Mutants, who begged Kieran for forgiveness for Carlhart’s actions. Kieran smiled as they begged for Carlhart, and then summoned his two-headed serpent to help the wold kill Carlhart. Carlhart’s body exploded into a shockwave of electricity and he dropped the [Thunder Fall Stone].

The high ranking Mutants were too terrified to speak when Kieran asked them when the feast would start, but Eander excitedly ran up to Kieran and told him the feast would start immediately; Eander was elated that he had correctly betted on Kieran, and was hopeful that Kieran would chose him to fill in the seat that Carlhart’s death opened up. The feast started, maids serving Kieran the extravagant dishes, as all of the Mutants averted their gaze out of fear, torturously waiting for the feast to end.

Eventually, a group of black armoured people entered the hall, leading three others. Kieran recognized the three as Contly, Becker, and Herbert, though he did not want Herbert to see him in this situation, and Kieran was not entirely convinced this was the real Herbert. Kieran read a letter from the Mutant Carlhart had contacted; the Mutant, Carderweld, apologized to Kieran for the misunderstanding, and assured Kieran that Herbert was unharmed despite the memory loss. Carderweld then finished the letter by inviting Kieran to his castle.

Kieran looked at Herbert, who was smiling at Kieran, and Kieran realized that Herbert must have had some restriction placed on his body. Kieran became very angry at the thought, and released killer aura at the black armoured men who placed a box in front of Kieran, trembling. Kieran opened the box, revealing the [Aimida Flower]. Kieran asked Eander if he knew about the flower, and Eander explained that the flower prevents Mutants from undergoing a “falling period” which is when their bodies randomly start deteriorating and die. Kieran realized that Carderweld must have many of these flowers, and released more aura towards the black armoured men, demanding that the flower is not enough to show Carderweld’s sincerity. Kieran gave a signal, and Retsu summoned a blast of wind that blew Carderweld’s men out of the hall. Kieran gave the flower to Retsu for him to hold onto, and Kieran had the maids escort Herbert, Contly, and Becker to a different room. Kieran then resumed the feast, and the Mutants continued to silently, fearfully wait for it to end.

When Kieran was finally done eating all of the dishes, and the Mutants were dismissed, Kieran was led to an ornately furnished room where Herbert and the others had been waiting. Herbert asked Contly and Becker to leave, and Herbert told Kieran that his identity as a Royal was terrifying. Kieran suppressed the Cardinal Sin’s aura as he spoke with Herbert, and Herbert explained that after Kieran left after the first [Primordial Invasion], the military, who knew about the Night Race and Mutants, took over Langdon. He said that the military was greedy, and the military and Carderweld wanted the Emperor’s Legacy. As he spoke, Herbert used signals to tell Kieran that he had been poisoned and implanted with a listening device.

Carderweld was listening to the conversation, saying that he was looking forward to seeing Kieran and Carlhart fighting. The black armoured men that escorted Herbert, Contly, and Becker arrived, and immediately told Carderweld that Carlhart was dead. Carderweld felt grim when he learned that Kieran was able to kill Carlhart without moving a muscle, just by summoning animals, and he decisively ordered his men to retreat to his old base. When he was in a wagon being driven to his old base, Carderweld took out an old wooden ring and activated it, causing it to burst into flames.

Kieran and Herbert continued to chat leisurely as they communicated through sign language;

[Triggered Special Event: The Fated Battle]

[Based on your current progress and performance in the current dungeon world, you cannot reject this special event!]

[The Fated Battle: Bearing the name of the heir to the Emperor, Royalty and the Royal Bloodline, most of the Mutants have acknowledged your existence. With Carderweld’s guidance, the mortal enemy of the old Emperor was lured forth and this will be a prolonged battle. You need to assure the victory of the Neegor Dynasty!]

[Based on your performance on the special event, you will acquire different dungeon clear ratings!] (Ch 794)

Kieran was shocked that he was not able to reject the special event, as he had always had the option in the past, and he asked Herbert about the enemy of the Emperor. Herbert explained that the Neegor Dynasty was very powerful and therefore had few enemies, but the closest to a mortal enemy would have been the Witches, who disappeared after offering the Emperor the Eye of Chimeras. After a slight hesitation, Herbert told Kieran that Cardenwel’d old base was at Sutherlin Castle, which was also where the Emperor’s Legacy was hidden.

Eander prepared a small convoy to go to Sutherlin Castle, and as they rode one of the riders of Kieran’s wagon was killed. The convoy stopped, and Contly investigated the body, astonished because she did not see who killed him or how he died. Contly looked at Kieran and she saw his expression, asking him if he found any clues. Kieran pointed out that the head of the decapitated rider was nowhere to be found. The convoy started searching for the head, but after a while the only thing that was found was a large crucible filled with a green liquid that had a pungent smell. Kieran had the search area increased, but nothing else was found, not even the head. Contly asked Kieran about the body, and she was sure that Kieran had figured something out but he did not share anything with her; Kieran asked Contly to talk to Herbert as he again searched the area. When Kieran finally ended the search and returned to the convoy, Herbert suggested that they turn around, but Kieran passed him a paper that said Sutherlin Castle was safe as he ordered the convoy to continue driving to the Castle.

Contly went to Kieran’s wagon after learning from Herbert that the Witches were after Kieran, surprising him about her knowledge of the Witches. She explained that Isogu City had fought a long war against the Witches, and she tried stressing to Kieran how dangerous their poisons and curses were. Kieran thanked her for the information, but released a little bit of the Sin’s aura as he told her that he would destroy the Witches. Contly returned to her wagon, disappointed.

As they approached Sutherlin Castle, they saw bodies of the previously killed Mutant riders hung with their own hair on the trees beside the road. Contly recognized the hanging technique as a display of power from the Witches, and she and Herbert again tried convincing Kieran to turn around, not confident in their abilities to fight both the Mutants at Sutherlin Castle and the Witches along the way. Kieran ordered the convoy to continue moving, ignoring Contly as she claimed that Kieran had been affected by the Royal bloodline and lost his good judgement.

Contly was shocked and anxious when they arrived at Sutherlin Castle without being attacked by Carderweld’s men, but the convoy quickly smelled a bloody stench, and realized that the castle was filled with the bodies of Carderweld’s army. They appeared to have died without much resistance, even Carderweld himself was dead with only a single slash across his neck. The riders from Kieran’s convoy were intimidated by the freakishness of the scene, but Kieran acted excited, and asked Herbert to start their plan.

Herbert followed Kieran inside the hall, where he started chanting an incantation. As he chanted, Contly, Rayhart, Retsu, and the Mutant riders all lost control of their body and attacked Kieran with all their might. Kieran fell to the ground, pierced with blades and bullets, and Herbert started gleefully laughing, calling Kieran a fool for being affected by his bloodline. Herbert saw the way everyone was looking at him and mocked them for actually believing that he was the real Herbert. Many fighters then appeared from the shadows, ready for the fake Herbert to give them orders.

Contly was astonished, trying to figure out how long this person had pretended to be Herbert, and they explained that ever since Cerderweld abducted them, they had switched places with Herbert and dutifully pretended to be the old scholar. They said they were afraid Kieran would realize they were a fake, but when they realized just how much Kieran was affected by the bloodline power, they were confident Kieran would never realize the truth. They then cast a spell that caused the convoy members to point their weapons at each other.

Before they could start killing each other, Kieran’s “body” vanished, and the real Kieran attacked the fake Herbert; the fighters went to attack Kieran, but were stopped when Kieran summoned the Creature of Desire. The fake Herbert, knowing he was going to die when he saw the Creature, asked Kieran how he had seen through his plan, as he was sure that he had emulated Herbert perfectly. Kieran did not answer as he stepped on the fake Herbert’s skull, killing him; he dropped the [Puppet’s Cord]. Kieran could feel the Creature of Desire’s thirst, and realized there was likely some good loot within the Castle, so he started searching the building.

Contly caught up to Kieran and asked him when he noticed Herbert was a fake; Kieran recalled that he had initially thought Herbert was real but being controlled somehow, but started doubting Herbert when he told Kieran that the Emperor’s Legacy was in Sutherlin Castle, as he did not believe in coincidences. He then remembered the rider that was killed and they were unable to find their head; Kieran had seen the [Puppet’s Cord] slice the head off and smelled blood on Herbert. He was also able to tell that the riders hung with their own hair was another plot from the fake Herbert, which indicated to Kieran that the fake Herbert was still in contact with his men; Kieran chose Pride to go inside the castle with the fake Herbert to have the Sin influence him into spilling the truth.

Kieran easily found a secret room inside Cerderweld’s study, and when he opened it he saw a giant pile of treasures. Kieran stopped the Creature of Desire from devouring the loot, and examined a tree covered with blooming [Aimida Flower]s. Kieran could feel the Creature of Desire craving the tiny flowers, so Kieran one by one started picking the valuable flowers and throwing them at the Creature, which were rapidly devoured. Each time the Creature ate a flower, its hunger would increase and got more ravenous. Contly then entered the room and the Creature immediately turned on her, terrifying her so badly that her mind blanked and she couldn’t move. Kieran ordered the Creature of Desire to leave, and Kieran was pleased to find that after eating many flowers, the Creature obeyed his commands quicker.

After Kieran examined his body and the game system, checking to make sure the flowers hadn’t had any effect on the [Fusion Heart], he asked Contly what a “King Beast” was, which both she and the fake Herbert referred to the Creature of Desire as. She explained that it was a symbol of the Neegor Dynasty Emperors, and then she asked Kieran if he was willing to become the Emperor. Kieran asked if Isogu City Guardians submitted before the Neegor Dynasty Emperor, then told her that he did not want to be the Emperor.

Kieran ordered Rayhart and Retsu to dig up the tree and load it on a wagon, being sure to protect it. Kieran turned away from the rest of the treasure after realizing it was all just useless gems and ornamental weapons that couldn’t be used to fight with. Contly tried chasing after Kieran, calling him “your highness”, but Kieran just ordered her to go with the convoy back to Carlhart as he used the [Night Owl Token] to summon a horse. As Kieran rode away from Sutherlin Castle on the Night Owl horse, Rauhart, Retsu, and the Mutant riders started chanting a poem that had been passed down among the Mutants;

“Calamity in the shadows! Dictator of the darkness!”

“Magma will be the armor and the greatsword will tear the heavens and earth!”

“When I return, the monster in the void shall roar once again and the warhorse from the shadows will ride again!”

“Despicable rebellions! Wait for me, for I have returned!” (Ch 799)

The Mutants all knelt, and Contly also knelt as the Mutants called Kieran “your majesty”.

Kieran could feel the [Lionheart] medal growing active as he rode the Night Owl back to Carlhart, where he saw the Military Camp was under attack. Eander was guarding a room full of injured Mutants, where one badly wounded Mutant started chanting the same poem as he died. The other wounded Mutants finished the poem, yelling the last line “I have returned”. [Lionheart] started buzzing, and the mirage of the majestic lion leapt out from the medal, roaring at the Military Camp;

[Detected corresponding energy, Lionheart, King’s Trait temporary conversion enhanced!]

[King’s Step initiated]

[Insufficient energy, King’s Praise not yet initiated]

[Insufficient energy, King’s Dignity not yet initiated]

[Insufficient energy, King’s Fury not yet initiated]

[Insufficient energy, King’s Slaughter note yet initiated] (Ch 800)

Kieran activated the new attribute, [King’s Step], and the lion turned into a ball of light that engulfed Kieran.

After the poem was chanted, the Carlhart defenders fought with more vigor, and pushed back the attackers, led by Naiyer. Naiyer ordered his men to summon panzers, which terrified Eander when he saw the panzers reveal their cannons. The panzers bombarded the Military Camp with cannons, then when they were done, switched to a machine gun that sprayed the camp with bullets. Eander led a team to destroy the panzer, but they failed due to the machine’s defense. Eander looked at his team and saw morale had plummeted, then he saw as the high ranking Mutants came out from a shelter, completely unharmed. They commanded Eander to surrender to the attackers, but Eander protested as his team was slaughtered, then one of the high ranking Mutants raised a white flag, surrendering to Naiyer. The Mutants that had fought to defend Carlhart started booing the Mutant, calling him a traitor. Maiyer accepted the high ranking Mutant’s surrender, but turned the panzer to target the hall where the mounded were still loudly chanting the poem, ready to silence them.

Before a cannon could be shot, Kieran dashed into the Camp, throwing a Devil Fire fireball at the panzer, exploding it. Naiyer and the traitorous high ranking Mutants started trembling when they saw Kieran on the Night Owl, and they started to believe the poem, but Naiyer refused to die and ordered his men to attack Kieran. He was shocked when he realized that no one obeyed his command, then he realized that Kieran had summoned the Creature of Desire whose aura was preventing the soldiers from moving. Naiyer’s men then started slaughtering each other because of the influence of the Creature of Desire; Naiyer himself tried desperately to avoid being bewitched by the aura, and transformed into a giant, grotesque form. He attacked Kieran as the Carlhart defenders knelt, chanting the poem and acknowledging Kieran as the Emperor.  Kieran and Naiyer charged at each other, but instead of fighting, Kieran looked at Naiyer, activated [Deadman’s Gaze], and Naiyer died instantly. The Carlhard defenders started cheering for Kieran, calling him “your majesty”.

There was a group of humans and Mutants watching the assault, and as they turned to leave, Kieran shot a fireball at them. All of them died except for the leader of the group, who was set on fire from the Devil Fire, and died without being able to put out the flames. Kieran started searching the battlefield, sure that the person behind the assault and the person who truly had Herbert was nearby. Kieran used the eyes of the Creature of Desire and the Fire Raven to eventually find something.

Deep in the Camp, a Mutant named Zakar Krely was carrying an unconscious Herber through the Camp. He went inside the hall full of wounded, and went through a secret passage. Zakar eventually reached a staircase going underground, and he woke Herbert up by slapping him; Herbert started laughing and taunting Zakar once he realized what was going on, saying Kieran would not fall for his traps. Zakar threatened to kill Herbert, but Herbert called the bluff, calling Zakar a hybrid Royal when Zakar did not kill Herbert. After being mocked by Herbert, Zakar released an aura that shined like a rainbow, though not nearly as vibrant as Kieran’s aura. Herbert writhed in pain, but was saved when Kieran kicked Zakar with all his might, leaving Zakar inches away from death.

Kieran and Herbert greeted each other, and Kieran helped Herbert up. Herbert said that although he was in a rough shape, he was still capable of unlocking the Emperor’s Legacy. Kieran then dodged as Herbert splashed a poison at Kieran, and Kieran shoved Herbert back to the ground. Herbert asked Kieran how he knew he was a fake, but Kieran killed the fake Herbert with a fireball without answering. A woman then emerged from the fake Herbert’s corpse like a butterfly out of a cocoon; she compared Kieran to the Emperors from the legends, and then she activated a trap that lit up markings on the walls around them. The markings summoned countless blades of holy energy that burned Kieran’s skin, sealed his Devil and Sin powers, and prevented him from moving. Zeker then woke up, groggily looking at the woman and asked her if she was his sister. The woman admitted she was his sister, then killed Zeker, telling Kieran that the previous Emperors had made a rule that in order to unlock the Emperor’s legacy, a Royal had to drink the blood of another Royal. The woman, Alinda Krely, then revealed that she had the lineage of both Mutant Royals and Witches in her blood, and she called herself the strongest descendent.

Alinda then activated her Royal and Witch bloodline powers, creating a mirage of a five-headed snake bathing in moonlight; each of the heads exuded the energy of a sin, though the snake’s aura was not as powerful as Kieran’s Sins. Alinda then raised her hands, causing the staircase going down to crumble, causing a giant, deep crater in the ground. Where Kieran stood, held captive by the tiny holy swords, the edge of the crater grew closer and within it Kieran saw a giant Creature of Desire. Kieran frowned though when he saw the giant Creature was a carcass, though it still had enough aura left in it to make the five-headed snake scared. Alinda made the moonlight shine brighter, which calmed the snake.

Alinda then suggested Kieran not move, saying the holy swords were made to kill Kieran, but she was shocked when Kieran started dashing toward her, ignoring the swords. Alinda shot the swords at Kieran, but they were unable to pierce [Armor Of Excellence]. Every sword that shattered against the armour shattered into tiny specks of light that burnt Kieran’s skin on contact, but as he had been tortured with holy light in [The Shaman’s Partner III], the slight burns did not bother him at all; Kieran charged at Alinda, causing her to feel like her pride was challenged since she had planned on the swords to be able to kill Kieran. In response to Alinda’s anger, the five-headed snake grew in size until one of the heads swallowed Kieran with a single bite. As Alinda turned around, confident Kieran was dead, the five-headed snake exploded as Kieran summoned [Dawn Sword].

[High density positive energy field detected, authentication starts…]

[Detected player talent, The Warden…]

[The Warden, Weak Spots Immune has higher authentication than detected positive energy!]

[Player receives non-lethal damage!]

[High-density positive energy field detected, Dawn Force power +1…]

[High-density positive energy field detected, Dawn Force power +1…]

[Dawn Sword attack increased to I rank!]

[Dawn Sword charge-up duration lifted, immediate fire possible!]

[Dawn Sword Stamina consumption lowered by 150%!] (Ch 805)

Due to the dramatic change the [Dawn Sword] went through, it easily cut through both the snake and the radiant moon; the power of dawn banished the darkness of the moon easily. Alinda activated a skill that transported the five-headed snake to where she stood, allowing the snake to be slashed by [Dawn Sword] for the second time. [Dawn Sword] then slashed the wall of the room, slicing right through the mountain that the building was built into. Alinda realized that it was not just her pride in danger, but her life was in danger also. Kieran was also alarmed at the strength of [Dawn Sword], as the display of strength was outside of his expectations. As [Dawn Sword] faded, Kieran was hit with exhaustion from the consumption of stamina, and he looked at Alinda who was watching him with fear and confusion.

The body of the five-headed snake that was just barely still alive was laying by Kieran’s feet. The Creature of Desire carcass was slowly rising out of the crater, and Kieran stomped on the snake, causing its body to sink into the carcass. Alinda asked Kieran how he was so powerful as she secretly cast a spell that made a clear, odorless gas spread through the room. Without answering, Kieran used [Dispel Toxin] on the toxins she released, and used [Heal] on his wounds. Alinda then realized with fear that Kieran was a Holy Knight.

Alinda recalled the history of the Neegor Dynasty that the Witches passed down, that a long time ago all of the Holy Knights in the world banded together to create their own country, and formed the Neegor Dynasty. This was a secret that the Witches tighty kept, but Alinda did not believe it to be true until now.

Realizing the runes of holy energy were giving Kieran strength, she quickly undid her traps and the runes died down, undoing all of the buffs that Kieran got from the holy energy, but also undoing the seal on the [Fusion Heart]. Kieran immediately transformed into the Devil and fired [Flame Blast II] at Alinda; she was engulfed by flames and her screams of pain died down, but Kieran could tell she was still alive. He summoned his giant [Beheader Flaming Sword II], and when he slashed down he could tell Alinda was no longer where she was just standing. Kieran quickly found her with his Intuition, and he watched as her body started disintegrating.

Kieran wanted to follow up with another attack, but his body was suddenly pinned down by an extremely powerful force that completely immobilized him. He was then faced with a feeling of death, so cold that it clashed with the fiery magma that his Devil body was made out of. Devil Kieran’s magma body started hardening, and Kieran’s human form appeared, and he was suffering from nonstop authentications for all of his Attributes. The authentications spammed his vision so rapidly that the lines of code formed a whirlpool that threatened to suck Kieran into it. [The Warden] then started glowing;

[Weak Spots Immune]

[Authentication Advantage] (Ch 807)

[Encountered Secondary Malevolent Curse, Constitution has passed authentication…]

[Encountered Secondary Malevolent Curse, Spirit has passed authentication…]

[Encountered Malevolent Curse, Constitution has failed authentication, receive Extreme rank true damage, detected talent The Warden, Weak Spots Immune and Authentication Advantage have priority, Extreme rank true damage decreased to Powerful true damage…]

[Encountered Malevolent Curse, Spirit has passed authentication…]

[Encountered Secondary Malevolent Curse, Constitution has failed authentication, receive I rank true damage, detected talent The Warden, Weak Spots Immune and Authentication Advantage have priority, I rank true damage decreased to Powerful true damage…]

[Encountered Malevolent Curse, Spirit has failed authentication, being drag into Death Realm, detected talent The Warden, Weak Spots Immune and Authentication Advantage have priority, Death Realm difficulty decrease by 1…] (Ch 807)

Kieran looked at his HP which was dangerously low and quickly used [Ring of Blessing] to heal, and he turned to Alinda. Alinda was floating in the air, yelling at Kieran, demanding to know how he had two hearts and how he survived all three Malevolent Curses. Her body continued to vanish, though slowly and painfully. She had sacrificed all of her limbs to place the Malevolent Curses on Kieran, though because he had two hearts, it required Alinda to pay double the cost to activate the three Curses; the price was her whole body. Alinda, refusing to lose and die, started flying toward the Creature of Desire carcass, but Kieran shot a spider web at her disintegrating body, killing her. She dropped the [Gezardrake Sacrificial Spell] skill book that Mardos, who left the wristband along with the spider web, expressed he wanted to devour. Kieran felt his Creature of Desire and Sins go silent at the sight of the skill book, which he placed in his backpack to deal with later when he saw the Emperor’s Creature of Desire finish floating out of the crater.

Kieran was shocked by the immense size of the Creature of Desire, which he compared to a mountain, but he was most shocked when he realized the carcass did not have the core eye, the strongest part of a Creature of Desire. Kieran wondered if someone had found the Emperor’s Legacy before him, but after searching for a while, Kieran found the giant core eye hidden within the tentacles and tendrils that made up the body of the giant Creature of Desire.

Kieran used [Priority Timing] to reset the cooldown of [Desire Summoning], and summoned his own Creature of Desire. Kieran went over his main mission, and decided to destroy the Emperor’s Legacy since he did not have the knowledge or qualifications to activate it; Kieran also recalled how Alinda coldly killed her own brother, and he realized with a heavy heart that it was very unlikely that Herbert was still alive. Kieran wondered if this was a result of an increased difficulty after the Talent Dungeon, or if Herbert’s death was a punishment for him trying to make the Special Dungeon easier by making preparations in the previous [Primordial Invasion].

Kieran watched as his Creature of Desire devoured the Emperor’s Legacy Creature of Desire, making sure he was circulating Dawn Force throughout his body in case the [Fusion Heart] lost its balance.

[Creature of Desire consumed another one of its kind, Fusion Heart triggered Incomplete Evolution.]

[Constitution and Spirit authenticating…]

[Authentication passed, Incomplete Evolution begins…]

[Fusion Heart Incomplete Evolution complete!]

[Desire Summoning usage increased by 1 per day!] (Ch 808)

Kieran was suspicious with how smoothly the [Fusion Heart] was taking the increase of strength as well as how obedient the Creature of Desire was, and he wondered if it was because of all of the [Aimida Flower]s that Kieran previously fed it. The Creature of Desire then started shining with a rainbow light, and a shining door appeared within the rainbow.

[Completed special event: The Fated Battle!]

[Complete main mission: Destroy the Emperor’s Legacy!]

[Player will leave the dungeon in 5 minutes]

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

[Note: Any items that exceed the maximum weight will be discarded!] (Ch 809)

Kieran recalled the danger he was put in when he went through the stone gate in [The Shaman’s Partner III], so instead of going through the door immediately, he spent a little bit of time organizing his loot before entering. When there was only a few seconds left on the timer, Kieran went through the door, but was shocked to see a very modern world on the other side.

[Special Dungeon: Primordial Invasion II]

[Dungeon Type: Free Mission]

[Dungeon Difficulty: Average]

[Main Mission: Open or destroy the Emperor’s Legacy in 60 days!]

[Mission Completion: 100% (Rating F)]

[Special Event: The Fated Battle (Perfect Clear)]

[Perfect Rating Boost: F → D]

[Battle Performance: Very Active (Rating D → C)]

[Exploration Performance: Low]

[Special Rating 1: Eliminated Carlhart (Rating C → B)]

[Special Rating 2: Eliminated Fake Herbert (Rating B → A)]

[Special Rating 3: Eliminated Alinda Krely (Rating A → SS, Rep +2)]

[Player final rating: SS!]

[Calculating player final special dungeon reward…]

[Final player special dungeon reward below…]

[Points: 60,000; Skill Points: 10; Golden Skill Point: 1; Golden Attribute Point: 1]

[Detected player has entered a special area, special dungeon initiated: Primordial Invasion III]

[Primordial Invasion III: As time zips by, a thousand years have passed. The passing of time cause people to forget about the old history, leaving behind absurd and wild legends, including yourself…]

[Main Mission: Starts when player enters the dungeon!] (Ch 809)

## Special Dungeon: Primordial Invasion II Received Items

[Name: Thunder Fall Stone]

[Type: Gemstone]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Attributes: ???]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: You need to find a specialized pro to appraise it!] (Ch 791)

[Name: Aimida Flower]

[Type: Plant]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Attribute: ???]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: No]

[Remark: You will need a specialized expert to appraise it!] (Ch 792)

[Name: Puppet’s Cord]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Attack: Strong]

[Defense: Powerful]

[Attribute: Puppet Control]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: Strength B+, Agility B+, Puppet Control (Master)]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: This is the favorite of a certain puppet master, but in order to use it, you have to possess a special set of skills]

[Puppet Control: Puppet control difficulty -1] (Ch 797)