My Dungeon Life: Rise of the Slave Harem

First pushed the animalkin to attack the ghosts, even through their reluctance. Some of them froze in the process, and as a result, they were killed. However, that didn’t stop First from pushing them forward. We had underestimated how many of Roth’s harem were animalkin. We had presumed most of them would be, but there were plenty of other girls besides the lionesses.

King Roth appeared to like to collect a variety. There were Osterians, Dwarves, Esmere, Demons, and even an Elf. That was the first elf woman I had ever seen besides Faeyna. There might have been room for celebration in another circumstance, but she had assuredly been touched by King Roth, and so unless he got her pregnant, I didn’t see any elf babies in her future.

With their fighting restricted due to fear, if it was just the animalkin fighting, they might have been defeated there. Unfortunately, there were plenty of other girls, including First, who were able to deal with the ghosts aggressively. However, First seemed to take particular joy forcing the animalkin to the front of the line and forcing them to face a monster they were weak again.

She seemed to put a lot of that onto Second, or rather the lioness queen, the former First. She would force her and her subordinates out before anyone else, using her much like they had used the first few groups to pave the way. Unfortunately, she had underestimated the lioness queen. Second and the higher-ranked lionesses weren’t as vulnerable to the spiritual attacks as some of the other animalkin. Through pure willpower, they overcame their fear and managed to fight head-on.

This seemed to cause the group to progress even faster than anticipated. It wasn’t long until they reached level ten where they fought a ghost boss not too dissimilar from the spirit I had used in the dungeon I had created in the Deep. At this point, their numbers were still nearly one hundred. Despite the Magician’s brutality, the harem seemed to make up for it in desperation and numbers. Some even seemed to take strength in Second’s valiant fighting, something that only irritated First even more.

“Come on, Celeste, where are you?” I muttered to myself as I watched them progress past the boss.

She was taking a long time. Given her speed, she should have been back already unless she had encountered something bad. There was still an hour though. I had given her six hours to complete her mission, and so far five had passed since the battle began.

Although I had promised her six hours, I was beginning to worry. The dungeon in its current design was only twenty levels, and rather than slowing down, the progress of the harem seemed to be speeding up. With all of them working together, and First’s reckless pace, I feared that they’d be reaching this floor before Celeste could return. If that happened, then we’d need to resort to the most desperate measure.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Master, you don’t need to worry,” Miki spoke up. “They’ll be stopped by my level. I know it.”

Her words did calm me down a bit. Celeste would have her six hours. Celeste would come back. I hoped.