Chapter 151

“How did last challenge even make sense?” Natalie blurted out. The question had been on her mind, but other developing events had taken priority. With the two of them about to venture into the next—likely lewd—challenge, she found herself needing to ask.

“What do you mean?”

“It was literally just sucking your cock. How is that a challenge? Something worth rewarding? At least with Liz, she had needed to—” Natalie bit her lip to cut herself off, remembering that Liz had asked for her to be discreet about that event.

Ana, and the rest of the party, had seen the initial description of the rules, and the saddle device, though. “It required her not to climax,” Ana finished for her. “So there was an aspect of imposed difficulty. A challenge in the more traditional sense.”

“Exactly.” Whereas the blowjob room—and the fact that Natalie referred to a dungeon challenge in that way kind of broke her brain—had just been for Natalie to get on her knees and pleasure Ana.

“I’ve been wondering about that too. The nature of your class,” Ana said, sounding way too academically interested for both the topic at hand, and what was coming up. “If we consider a typical delver, their class urges them to become a better combatant—and that’s what the dungeon does as well. Throws powerful monsters at them until they grow in skill and competence. If viewed under that light, then the dungeon offering a sex-based class any type of lewd challenge is reasonable, since the class-bearer would become more proficient in sex. An artificial constraint like Elizabeth’s is unnecessary. I could liken it to how the dungeon often throws a simple monster at us, without any complicated scenario accompanying it. The goal is to make you grow in matters related to sex, perhaps by pushing boundaries or simply giving you opportunities to refine your skill set. So, it makes perfect sense.”

Wow. Ana had actually thought about it, then. Natalie had mostly shrugged and dealt with the practical results of her class, but here was an explanation. Though it missed the why behind being given a class that urged her to ‘grow in matters of sex’. It at least explained why the dungeon acted like it did, and also why the blowjob room had been so straightforward.

“Huh,” Natalie said. “So, what’s the end result? It wants to turn me into some complete degenerate?”

“Not necessarily. High-level delvers are hardly all violence-addicted sadists. They’re simply very, very good at killing. Which I suppose means the dungeon wants you to be very, very good at fucking.”

Natalie stared at her. “How do you do that?”

“Do what?”

“Say something so ridiculous with a straight face.”

“Years of practice,” Ana said coolly. “And, fascinating as I find this discussion, I do believe you’re stalling. Didn’t you promise me I’d get to put this thing inside you?” She grabbed her cock and wiggled it at Natalie. “I’m getting impatient.”

Natalie’s face instantly started burning, and she bashfully looked away. Why did Ana’s impassionate delivery of such lewd requests turn her on so much? Ana’s whole personality was a strangely effective enigma.

“We don’t even know if that’s what’s coming up,” Natalie mumbled.

“Combat, fucking, combat. Three makes a pattern. I find it a safe assumption.”

“And you’re really looking forward to it, are you?” Natalie shot back.

“As much as you are, if I had to guess.” Ana’s lips twitched. “Which is to say, very much. I’m itching to get going. Now, hurry up.” She made a shooing motion. “Staring at your ass all day has me pent up.”

Natalie didn’t have a retort for that—she never had a retort to Ana’s complete lack of shame—so, red-faced, she swung open the hallway door and advanced. The two girls passed by a familiar ladder, and sure enough, above the next doorway was the same pink gemstone they’d seen heralding the first lewd challenge. It really was alternating combat and fucking, then. Three suggested a pattern, but four confirmed it.