When Leon stood hesitating at the entrance to Sain Underground City, he would never forget that day he fought monkeys in the forest.
It had been the most humiliating moment of his life.
Buried in shit, utterly at a loss.
It was not only an insult to his character, but an insult to his soul—the ultimate insult to a man's dignity.
No matter how much of a loser someone was, after suffering such unprecedented humiliation, he would surely be thinking of nothing but killing the other party and chopping them into eight pieces—no, sixteen pieces, thirty-two pieces, sixty-four pieces, one hundred and sixty-eight pieces!
Leon had thought he had succeeded in taking revenge. He had thought he had washed away his shame. However...
That roar had shattered his dungeon dream.
"Screech, screech, screech, screech!"
Sain Underground City.
When their leader was killed, the monkeys cried out in agitation, though their cries clearly carried an added note of sorrow.
Leon washed away all the filth and listened to the monkeys' wails, feeling utterly delighted.
So delighted that a few "hahahahas" slipped out before he knew it.
He laughed wildly while the monkeys screamed madly.
Every monkey howled its heart out. The sound surpassed even the previous scale, leaving the Strategy Group able to hear nothing but the howling.
They could not hear anything. Even if a sound came from directly behind them, they could not hear it.
"These monkeys were quite attached to the giant ape," Dru remarked. "Dungeon monsters are supposed to be emotionally detached, yet they're still so loyal and devoted. Sigh."
"Old men get sentimental when they get older," Maru teased. This dwarf had gotten shit smeared all over his face and still had not gotten angry. His mental fortitude was pretty impressive.
Tel sat cross-legged on the