Chapter 32

The monster girls around me vanished. I groaned, the boulder still on my leg.

We had won, but I was in agony. Siwang did it. He pulled it off. I closed my eyes, my body in agony. I had wounds all over my body. There was nothing for it but to heal myself.

“Graven wounds pulse in pain, let the healing of Lord Dumazid flow,” I muttered, the magic flowing through me. It mended the wounds, but...

“Fuck!” I snarled as the rocks were still on me. Still crushing me.

“Leo, Halia is in peril!” Siwang shouted in my mind. “She saved us with her faith, but she’s dying.”

Fear shot through me. I sat up and glared at that damned boulder. A spell I don’t recall using flitted through my mind. Expert tier. Earth Shatter.

“The hammer falls, let the strength of Lord Abzu smash!”

The boulder crushing my leg burst into a thousand pieces that fell off me. I groaned, my legs useless, but I had Fly still on me. I rose into the air and spun about. I got my bearings and hurtled for the temple.

“Graven wounds pulse in pain, let the healing of Lord Dumazid flow!” I roared, healing my hurt legs as I flew.

“Hurry!” Siwang roared, fear in his voice. “She’s badly hurt!”

Flying took too long. I focused on the entrance to the distant temple and unleashed Electric Jump.

“Lightning flashes, let the passion of Lady Uttu fly!”

I flashed to the entrance of the temple and stared down at the path my monster girls had forged.

“Lightning flashes, let the passion of Lady Uttu fly!”

I appeared in the sanctum by the stairs to my dungeon.

“Lightning flashes, let the passion of Lady Uttu fly!”

I flashed down to where Kassie waited for me by the teleport circle. She stood there, her face pale. She clutched her magic symbol as I rushed onto the pad. The moment I stepped onto it, she screamed the words.

“ASUD GU!”

White light engulfed us, my heart screaming. I appeared in the teleport hub. Siwang knelt only feet away, Halia sprawled before him. Hagza was there, holding my paladin’s damaged breastplate. Siwang had hands over her belly, blood spilling around his digits as he fought to keep her from bleeding out. The color had drained from Halia’s features. A pool of crimson spread out from beneath her. The horror of it struck me.

She was dying.

“Life revitalizes and mends, let the restoration of Lord Dumazid mend!”

An arrow of positive energy flew from a bow that appeared before me and struck Halia. She gasped as the healing magic washed over her. She spasmed there, her eyes shooting open. The color returned to her cheeks. Her body. Her large breasts quivered.

“Lord Leo,” she said.

“We won,” I said. My entire body shook. “We won! We won! Siwang, you did it! You beat him.”

“I ... I did,” Siwang said. He rose on his shaking knees. He swallowed, looking around in shock as the realization washed over him. “We really did it. We won.”

“You beat him,” I said, thrusting my hand out to him.

He clasped it. Squeezed it, his hand sticky with Halia’s blood. The joy on his face shone from him. He threw back his head, laughing in delight. His plan had worked. Tuerien never saw it coming. I doubted that bastard believed I would let one of my subordinates kill him and get all that power.

Yes, Tuerien sent his own lackey in here, but I doubted that little pissant that attacked with hellhounds was meant to be a threat. He was a distraction. A way to keep my dungeon locked down so Tuerien could unleash his Level 4 monster girls. Munjan had defended my dungeon.

I laughed. What a day.

What a glorious day.

Halia stood, her big breasts jiggling. I released Siwang’s hand. I was so glad she had lived. She came close to dying. So close. I shouldn’t have sent the adventurers into the dungeon. I didn’t think Tuerien was that powerful.

She threw her arms around me and pressed her large breasts into the shattered armor I still wore. I dismissed it as I kissed my paladin. Her lips melted to mine. She was so lovely. As was Kassie and Hagza. They were both there, grinning.

“I need to revive my monster girls,” Siwang said. “And I need to see Anji.”

I nodded.

“I’ll take him back,” Hagza said, slapping Siwang on the rump. “You destroyed that bastard. The shock on Tuerien’s face when he realized he was dead was hilarious.”

Siwang chuckled as they walked to the teleport circle that led to the entrance of his dungeon. With a spoken word, they vanished. I knelt to kiss Kassie when the light flared bright again and Hagza returned, stretching her back.

Kassie’s lips felt wonderful on my mouth. They were delicious to enjoy. I thrust my tongue into her mouth, swirling about in her. She trembled against me as our tongues played with each other. I held her tight.

“My turn,” Hagza said, grinning at me.

“Yes, yes, you deserve your reward, too,” I said and rose. She was taller than Kassie, but short enough that I had to bend over to kiss her.

My dwarven mage threw her arms around my neck. My tongue danced through her mouth. She trembled as I kissed her like that. Her tongue flicked around in my mouth. She tasted so good. I loved that. She was delicious to make out with. Just perfect.

I broke the kiss with her and glanced over to see Priestess Lysila holding the Blessed Sword of Water and Fara watching. They both were all smiles. I stared at the blade. We had accomplished something magnificent there.

And Fara believed she knew which shrine was Water. The one beneath the ocean. It made a certain sense, but there was only one way to find out. I had already been driving my dungeon that way when the events of the last few days had overwhelmed me.

But now...

Now it was time to have a breather.

“King Thanitis, your city is liberated,” I told him. “Tuerien is dead.”

“That is wondrous news, my Lord,” he answered, relief in his voice. “I am so grateful. I shall tell my people at once. You are, of course, invited to the celebration.”

“I’ll make an appearance,” I said. “Later. I have a lot to do. It was a costly victory. Tuerien had more power than I thought.”

“Of course, of course,” said King Thanitis. “Enjoy your bevy of beautiful monster girls.”

I grinned. I would have that.

Tuerien had Level 4 monster girls. That meant his dungeon had sixteen mana veins running through it. I would have those soon. I would have the Ultimate power. I would be on par with Fuegin now. Things would only grow more tense between us.

I didn’t want to go to war with him.

But at the moment, I had to celebrate. I pulled Halia to me and led her and my other lovers from the teleport hub. I moved them into my living quarters. I wanted to revive my monster girls, but I had almost died, and so had Halia.

“Let’s get you cleaned up,” I said, leading Halia into the steamy baths.

“Yes, yes, we must cleanse you,” said Priestess Lysila. She sat the sword against the wall. I would have to find a safe place to keep it. I had a feeling I wouldn’t be able to manipulate it with my dungeon functions. I don’t think Lysila counted as the owner. She just could touch it.

I stripped out of my robe as did Hagza. Her magical symbol dangled between her big breasts. Kassie pulled off her red-and-blue robes, her magic symbol resting in her own cleavage. She stretched her back as Fara helped Halia remove the rest of her gear.