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52.51% The Illicitous Dungeon / Chapter 91: Mana Generation

Capítulo 91: Mana Generation

The next day, Klair and Niah were still slightly despondent with large, swelling stomachs. Niah had wanted to get stronger through evolution and felt left out, while Klair had complex feelings.

Her sister had successfully evolved, so she was happy for her, but at the same time it dug up old feelings of inferiority she felt toward her. She had gotten a better class since reaching adulthood and was always more talented than her, and this distinction between the two twins had reared its ugly face once again.

Klair rubbed her large stomach and held bittersweet thoughts on how she could support Kale more in the future.

~~~~~

Several days had passed and the two cocoons where Elena and Kale were evolving began to break apart, revealing the two dark elves within. At least they used to be dark elves, now their race transforming into something else entirely and bringing a new range of enhancements to their strengths.

Elena's skin had become much paler and her eyes had turned icy blue. A small vertical fold could be seen on her forehead, alluding to a hidden third eye. Two short red horns poked out of her head too, alluding to the devil part of her bloodline

She had become a yin oni, the grass and flow petals rapidly covered by a layer of frost wherever she stepped, the air also rapidly cooling.

Kale's looks remained mostly the same, except she had intricate violet tattoos containing the secrets of space within them on her body, a faint sigil of a dark star on the back of her hands. Her eyes had also taking on a strange attribute as they would look purple when reflecting the light. Her long hair had adopted a similar violet hue within its darkness and become slightly straighter.

On top of her head, a second set of ears appeared, these ones similar to a beastkin but more pointed and tipped with red fur.

Kale was a cosmos prowler, something even Styx couldn't understand. One of her abilities was the ability to control the space around her to fly though.

As soon as she broke free from her cocoon, Kale teleported and jumped on the waiting Styx with her arms and legs wrapped around him.

"I feel so different... and strong,"

She nuzzled her face against his whilst still adapting to her new powers. Klair stood to the side with a large smile on her face, ready to congratulate her twin sister.

"Kale, I'm so proud of you."

Klair hugged her twin whilst Kale also responded.

"Don't feel bad, you will be able to evolve next time, I promise."

Klair simply smiled and didn't say anything else.

The two girls were still naked, although Elena had half gotten dressed before Styx stopped her and dragged the two of them off to truly try out their new and improved bodies.

The following day, the newly evolved dungeon wives were in the birthing room with the others, large swelling stomach and exposed vaginas that were contracting as they were ready to give birth.

Elena did her best to maintain a steadfast expression whilst holding Kale's hand beside her. She breathed deeply as Beatrice and Therina helped both girls relax as was ritual.

An icy aura spread throughout within the room and everyone breath condensed into steam as Elena pushed the monster out. A mid sized ball-shaped monster with a single eye and short tentacles around its body was squeezed out of the narrow hole and into a waiting midwife's, Beatrice's, arms.

Kale was also going through contractions as a catlike beast with three tentacle like tails was pushed out of her.

These were a moongazer and void mage beast. The former was a monster that flew through the air and emitted beams of icy energy, the latter a strange monster which teleported and attacked with spatial blades which curved through the air and attacked from hard to defend angles.

~~~~~

The great shaft, Styx's new mana generator had finally been completed.

The giant hole seemed to extend into the bowels of the earth as orbs of varying light hues drifted down from the array on the ceiling into the depths.

Styx had already prepared enough mana eaters, the large violet flowers with pulsating blue veins through their petals. That were planted at the bottom of the chasm and immediately begun sucking up mana from the deep earth before sending it out into the air.

As the natural mana density increased, several sets of giant rings began to absorb the ambient mana until they reached saturation point and activated.

Each ring consisted of three sections. An upper section which rotated clockwise and a lower section rotating counterclockwise. In the middle was a static ring that didn't move. It instead had several large ports on it that could have a mana insulating pipe connected to them, allowing for easy distribution of mana to anywhere the connected pipes led to.

In the upper and lower rings, countless finely carved arrays and glyphs were active, which not only lifted the rings up and made them float within the shaft, but also formed a barrier to keep all the mana inside except for the outlets on the central sections.

Styx also had emergency pipes already in place that would extract the mana within the containment barrier and eject it outside of the dungeon into the world should the internal mana density grow too high.

Without more effective control measures, the dungeon lord didn't dare allow the mana density increase beyond the point where its potency could enter a critical stage and form a mana calamity.

Another benefit of the deep excavation was that it allowed Styx to locate several large deposits of ores and gems deeper within the earth. His mineral detection subskill created large sonars in the area around the excavation and revealed a multicolored display of various resources.

He begun digging the shaft wider and building living areas alongside the walls, its supports digging deeply into the walls.

These houses were mostly built out of stone, but large amounts of iron, brass and wood formed intricated details and fancy balconies around this shaft.

There were several main thoroughfares that corkscrewed up and down the side of the wall, allowing people and cargo to be moved around easily.

It also opened up easier passage to lower floors which could begin construction. Service shafts for moving large quantities of materials were also being dug.

~~~~~

Rebecca Euklid sat at one of the taverns in the dungeon city and watched the magical projection of adventurers challenging the dungeon along with everyone else.

She appeared free to move around, but she knew that any person in this place could immediately become her supervisor. She was becoming more and more reclusive as she constantly felt like everyone was watching her.

She sat in the corner with a hood up over her head, sinking into the shadows.

"What are you doing?" A dark elf child, Piri, stood next to Rebecca and asked in an innocent tone.

Behind the child were three slave children, each looking at her with expressions of curiosity.

"I am just watching the… sport."

"Really? You don't seem to be very happy though."

"Well, I am human prisoner after all, and there are humans being used as sport."

"A prisoner? But mom told me the prisoners were held down below and were turned into Miss Aura's food. Did you escape?"

"…No."

~~~~~

Rebecca left the tavern and went for a walk around the dungeon to clear her confused head. She had already gotten used to life here and was much more reserved than she had been growing up as the duchess' daughter.

She walked to where the great shaft was and stood on a balcony overhanging the endless chasm. The falling balls of light had been replaced with rising will-o'-the-wisps riding on the surging mana.

She looked down at the still being constructed living area and felt it held a distinctive beauty to it. She leaned on the railing of the viewing platform and absentmindedly gazed down into its depths, where a faint pulsating blue could be seen as if it were the earth's heartbeat.

"Beautiful, isn't it," A masculine voice suddenly sounded behind her, causing her to jolt to attention and stumble backwards with a yelp.

Rebecca stumbled straight into Styx's arms and fell into his embrace. His hands wrapped around her waist and instinctively grasped onto her very large breasts and causing her to quickly protest.

"Where do you think you are grabbing me, scoundrel?"

"Oh? But I'm just catching you when you fell into my arms."

Styx held on firmly and squeezed, taking advantage of her body before she grabbed his wrists and forced his hands off her.

"You are being uncouth! How long until I can leave?"

"Soon I assume. The duke has built most of the road here to the dungeon. Your mother is being very verbal about this affair after all. Even your capital and royalty have remained mostly quiet. You have gotten comfortable with life here, are you sure you want to leave? It's very convenient after all."

"Of course I do!"

Styx simply chuckled and placed one finger under her chin, lifting the beautiful blonde woman's face up and moving in to kiss her.

Rebecca was stunned and didn't know how to react. Styx got close enough they could feel each other's breath on their lips before her flight mode kicked in and she pushed Styx back.

His Avatar Creation skill was high so his body was quite powerful, but Rebecca Euklid was considerably powerful in her own right and pushed his avatar back before escaping with only her scent remaining.

Rebecca was flustered and her heart was pounding in her chest. She had learned many things during her life here, including how the dungeon communicated with everyone. The women of the dungeon could also talk to one another over the same network, which she discovered after a while of running into people seemingly speaking into thin air.

What she truly couldn't understand was how breeding with the dungeon was not only not illegal here, it was encouraged and seen as an admirable trait. To be one of Styx's personal dungeon wives was a dream many elves, and especially the female tiger beastmen, held.

Seeing people with large, swelling stomachs growing monsters wasn't an uncommon sight either. Styx had created a system for allowing them to breed and receive social benefits and preferential treatment.

Rebecca looked forward to leaving, but she would be deceiving herself if she said she didn't like life here in the dungeon. There was a reason why all the nationless exotic races flocked to join the dungeon and why none of them left.


Capítulo 92: Release

The factories were once again at full capacity and growing more numerous as raw ores and items were fed to them in systematically arranged conveyer belts.

The ambient mana density in the dungeon was constantly increasing as the output of the mana shaft continued to climb as the flora Styx planted in the giant base cavern below the shaft spread their roots deeper and begun maturing.

A new unforeseen problem cropped up within the shafts though. As the mana density increased, the blood crystal bees could no longer enter the area to pollenate flowers and create honey from the incredibly mana rich nectar.

Styx's avatar was just as effective at absorbing mana as his core was, so even he felt like he was suffocating when he was down there.

His natural mana absorption speed had been approximately one mana point every minute, increasing to one point every 27 seconds at its highest point.

When he stepped into the base of the mana shaft, this immediately skyrocketed to a staggering 53 points every second.

In order to solve this, Styx first designed and created an insulated cast iron suit, as cast iron was not very mana conductive and would block most of it. It first needed to be completely sealed, meaning it also needed its own life support system.

Mana still leaked in slowly, especially from the seals in the joints, but a greater issue was that cast iron was incredibly heavy. While the girls and many other residents could wear one due to their strength, the bees couldn't fly with a small cast iron suit protecting them.

Scrapping the idea, Styx shifted and created a mana repelling bracelet. It followed the same principle as the barrier rings within the mana shaft, but instead of containing the mana within, it was inverted to keep mana outside.

Instead of feeding off the ambient mana though, this bracelet was powered by the user themselves, although there was a slot for an emergency mana gemstone to be placed in alongside proper attribute filtering arrays carved into it.

These bracelets where lightweight and could be powered by the wearer or a small quartz mana gem for a limited period. The bees had very small individual mana pools, so Styx had specially produced bands that they wore around their abdomens and would be powered by a mix of ambient mana along with their own. This allowed them to survive in the heavily mana rich zone for about 10 minutes at a time.

Aura had taken a deep liking to both the mana rich shaft base and the mana potent honey that only she could eat undiluted. Styx had labelled the honey at a mana content of 5.7 StSc, otherwise known as the Styx Score.

For reference, standard rice in this fantasy world held a rating of 1.4 and was safe for everyone to eat. Styx's mana rice held an equivalent score of 2.7, being a little over ten times as mana potent. This honey, at 5.7, was almost exactly 1,000 times more potent than the mana rice.

~~~~~

Styx had Rebecca accompanying him today. The duchess' daughter had been secluding herself as of late and he wanted to prevent her becoming a complete introvert.

She had been lively and curious about everything at the beginning, but had been developing a sense of paranoia ever since.

"Young mistress, I want you to play with the kids today," Styx leaned over and whispered into the large breasted blonde's ear, his long dark hair dangling straight down.

"…Do I have to?" Rebecca asked, remembering her interaction with the young dark elf girl known as Piri the other day.

"Yes."

Styx wrapped his arm around Rebecca's waist and pulled her into his grasp. The duchess' daughter yelped in surprise but oddly didn't try to escape his embrace.

Her freedom was guaranteed the moment the Duke fulfilled his side of the bargain between them. Duchess Euklid had also visited the town outside the dungeon in a heavy handed fashion to demand to see her daughter, only to be forced away each time.

Styx had every intention of honoring this part of the bargain, but the condition of her when she was released was never guaranteed. Rather than harming her though, Styx had been building up his relations with her.

He leant over her and softly whispered in her ear.

"Do you want to be the same as everyone else? To see what they see, to hear what they hear, to fit in?"

"…"

Rebecca didn't respond, her mind currently in turmoil as to what to do. Her brain was telling her to escape, but her heart was telling her to stay in this position just a little bit longer.

"Relax," Styx said as he placed one finger under her chin and raised her face up.

He leaned in and placed his lips over hers, her body trembling in his arms at the same time. Styx extended his mana tendrils and probed her body.

Her defenses were completely down and those tendrils slipped inside and filled up her mana network. She felt like she was within the most comforting hug she had ever felt while Styx wasted no time and planted a small piece of himself in her head.

The duchess' daughter seemed to come to her senses though and she shoved Styx away, causing his avatar to cough for breath. Her fierce resistance also violently forced out his mana tendrils and left him in the pain of closing his fingers in a door.

"It's already too late, young mistress."

Rebecca's eyes went wide as she panicked at the voice that sounded directly in her mind. Her vision was also infiltrated as all the mana in the air, flowing through the mana lines underground and radiating from the dungeon residents all around her.

She backed into a wall as Styx leaned over her, brushing her hair out of her face.

"You should just accept that you are already mine."

~~~~~

Duke Ashburn hadn't spared any expenses and had people working around the clock to build a road leading to the dungeon, the agreed upon trade route.

It was completed and the Duke alongside Duchess Euklid arranged themselves outside the dungeon trading town along with an armed force of 500 city guards ready to attack should Styx renege on their deal, even if it meant the duchess' daughter were to become a casualty.

Duke Ashburn was unsure whether he had been walking the correct path as he could see the dungeon was rapidly spreading above ground in the forest.

Traders bargained with elves and tiger beastmen in charge of the stores in this town. Strange and exotic monsters that they had never seen before lurked in the shadows with crimson eyes glaring out into the visitors.

"Duke Ashburn," Earl Vermonte bon Housen commented while looking down his nose as the group from the Royal Academy of Research and Technology joined their force.

"Earl Housen, why are you still here?"

"Research, but that is complete now."

"So, you will be returning to my city then?"

"Just to collect the remaining of my belongings. Should this dungeon have been less of a high priority research target, I would not stay out in the outlands for this long."

The duke snorted and ignored the pompous noble from central, instead focusing on the dungeon entrance where a small group of individuals emerged, including the elusive dungeon lord and Monster Lord residing within the dungeon.

"Becca!" Duchess Euklid cried out and vanished from the spot, raising a cloud of dust and cracking the ground as she abruptly arrived before her daughter.

Rebecca was in perfect health by all appearances. She had a new set of clothes on which were made with impeccable skill from high quality cloth.

"…Mom."

Despite her clean appearances, the duchess could naturally tell there were some changes in her daughter from being in captivity for so long.

"It's okay now, let's go home."

~~~~~

Back at Duke Ashburn's mansion in the heart of Lagoon Porter City, Rebecca Euklid sat before a giant window and watched the crimson sunset over the horizon, a sight she hadn't seen in what felt like years.

Her mother, Duke and Duchess Ashburn, Gabralter, and her two compatriots, Lora and Dare, sat around her making sure she was okay.

"That dungeon lord didn't harm you, did he?" Lora, the blonde baron with silver phoenix makeup in the corners of her eyes asked while also nervously insinuating darker events. "You weren't force to… you know… help make monsters?"

Rebecca thought of her time in the dungeon and expertly hid her expression when thinking of her interactions with Styx over the past several days when he stole her first kiss and several more.

"No, none of those."

Duchess Euklid pushed a tray of small cakes and biscuits to her daughter and also asked, "Where were you being kept? They didn't just lock you in a small cell, did they?"

"No, I had my own home and was free to walk around."

"So you saw everything in the dungeon."

Rebecca was nervous but described various locations. Standing off to the side of the room, Earl Housen sat with a notepad and jotted down notes on their conversation, especially the layout and life within the dungeon.

Several facts that Rebecca didn't mention were that Styx was the dungeon itself, not just a dungeon lord, and that a piece of him was in her. Firstly, she didn't know how to bring it up and explain it, while secondly, she was deeply embarrassed because she allowed it to happen.

"There is one other thing that has been decided during your… absence."

"…What is it?"

"We have confirmed the wedding between you and Gabralter."

At Duchess Euklid's declaration, a silence fell over the room. Rebecca forcefully nodded her head while the duke's son grimaced and looked away.

Whilst Rebecca had been in full support of wedding him to help her mother and create a protective net over their territory, her heart was more disturbed now.

Dare hugged Rebecca's arm affectionately and congratulated her while wishing her the best, but the duchess' daughter could only think about Styx's words which rung in her mind

'You should just accept that you are already mine.'


REFLEXIONES DE LOS CREADORES
Wolfick Wolfick

Late chapter today! I have been sleeping 5-6h nights all week and also worked today, so I ended up doing some light reading and falling asleep today.

Big news, we have reached 1m views! I saved a screenshot of the final moment when we were at 999.9k views.

We have also entered the default main power stone chart which is 90-180 days, so I expect we will be seeing an increase in new readers joining the ranks.

I will choose an editor tomorrow for vol 1 too and get that done. 2 more chapters tomorrow!

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