Zane: Surrender

The Lord's Room in the Zane Dungeon.

"If You Lei Sha knew how much Spirit Power I'm gaining every day, she'd probably be twisted with jealousy."

Lying relaxed on the Shrine, Gong Qiying watched his Spirit Power numbers rise rapidly, and even though he was already quite wealthy with such things, he couldn't help but smile.

It turns out that people feel very happy when they see numbers rise sharply, but let's forget about blood pressure and cholesterol.

When You Lei Sha, the lord of the Bonds Dungeon, first mentioned that the main source of Spirit Power for Reid's dungeon was the parasites and parasites, she revealed a lot of disdain. However, now that the number of parasites entering the dungeon has increased, the income is quite considerable.

Gong Qiying did not intend to tell the other party this news proactively, lest she feel resentful.

On the other hand, Reed's survivors were far more capable than he had imagined. They actually came up with the idea of taking advantage of the dungeon to attract parasites from other areas, and it worked.

However, although the roads created by Fan En and his entire army were effective, their effect was not strong enough. They could only attract parasites to follow the roads to the end and enter the underground city, but if any humans appeared along the way, the parasites would not hesitate to turn their guns on the humans.

If Fan En and his group want to guide the parasites, they will inevitably have to use manpower to throw various blood products or trigger some mechanisms. They will inevitably be discovered by the parasites, and the road they have worked so hard to build will be destroyed in the fierce battle, and who knows how many people will die.

Of course, the trigger condition for this series of bad endings is that Gong Qiying does nothing.

Previously, he had been systematically releasing some of the parasites back into the wild. Some of these released individuals were tainted with a sufficient amount of Yharnam Blood, and once they were released, they would inevitably be targeted by other parasites and torn apart by the Bloodlust parasites. These parasites, having tasted the sweetness of high-grade goods, would naturally crave more, and other parasites that had not yet tasted the blood would very likely target these parasites.

The allure of blood spread like wildfire among the parasites, much like the evil god's spread of the beast-like disease in the Leyndell.

Each transmission thins the blood, but the taste is imprinted in the parasite's brain.

Gong Qiying simply enhanced the blood's allure to the parasites and expanded the underground city's influence with the authority he had borrowed from other city lords. The parasites, who had already memorized the scent of blood, swarmed in, completely ignoring Fan En and the others.

At this moment, humans are no different from dirty roadside stalls in the eyes of parasites; nobody wants to eat them.

Looking at it this way, it seems that the few pathways they painstakingly created are not very effective.

Well, after all, they worked so hard and diligently, so we should acknowledge their contributions and give them some praise. Clearing out these roads has certainly sped up the efficiency of this fully automated parasite slaughtering production line.

The population of Savis City was already quite ordinary. With some dying and others fleeing, the remaining zombies controlled by parasites wouldn't last long on the assembly line run by Sain. It would probably be finished in the next couple of days.

Saving an entire city feels pretty good.

"This method can also be used to deal with parasites that have escaped to the outside of the city, but it takes a long time, and we have to be careful not to let the disaster spread during this period. It seems that it would be best if King Rhee did nothing, just sealed off the surrounding area to prevent the disaster from spreading."

"Training people with immune systems to actively combat parasites is also a viable option, and so is..."

Gong Qiying sometimes likes to talk to himself, and speaking out what's on his mind helps him clarify his thoughts.

But before he could finish speaking, a warning signal came from the dungeon.

"What's wrong?"

He opened the Crystal Ball and saw the enormous mutated parasite in the image, the one that had been possessed by the consciousness clone of the evil god. This should be the strongest individual parasite to date to have entered the dungeon.

"So it's a large shipment being loaded."

He snapped his fingers.

"Switch to Plan B."

Dungeons, dungeons again!

For some reason, I've had bad luck with anything related to dungeons this year, and I even got blamed by the main body for it!

The evil god's consciousness clone finally managed to take control of the mutated body, but unfortunately, it had already escaped into the dungeon.

This thing must have eaten hundreds of people to grow to this size, and it looks like this huge lump of flesh is not only composed of humans, but also of all kinds of life forms mixed together. That's pretty much what it looks like, even more intimidating than the previous Meat Mountain.

The consciousness clone thought this body had terrible taste, but its strength was indeed strong enough to make it unstoppable in this area of Reid.

How did such a large body fit into such a small portal?

It looked around in confusion, only to see the parasites rushing in one after another, pounce on and devour the Beastification Citizen, and then be hacked to death by hunters dressed like the survivors from the outside world.

What's going on with this underground city?

It was puzzled for a moment, but it didn't find it strange. It was normal for people who entered the dungeon to be attacked by dungeon monsters.

So the consciousness clone turned and headed towards the portal it had entered through, where parasites were still pouring in continuously. It needed to go out and eliminate those humans who seemed capable of resolving the parasite disaster.

They had only taken a few steps when the portal suddenly flashed and disappeared in a flash.

[?]

The scene seemed familiar, and it froze, just like the Meat Mountain it had encountered before, perhaps even longer.

The next moment, the twisted flesh began to writhe, and a mouth capable of speaking was forcibly grown from the surface of the body, saying in an icy tone:

Do you know the price of being my enemy?

As expected, a being of such high status as an evil god knows about the Dungeon Lord.

Gong Qiying blinked upon hearing the voice, initially assuming it was a mutated species that had evolved the intelligence to speak. However, after careful consideration, she realized the voice sounded somewhat familiar. Upon further reflection, she discovered:

Wow, you smell like an evil god!

An unexpected presence has entered the dungeon.

However, he wasn't immediately intimidated, thinking that the evil god himself had possessed the parasite. Firstly, being possessed by a parasite would be too embarrassing for a god, and secondly, the evil god himself spoke in a more hollow and ethereal way, just like the voice of a deity in people's imagination.

The clone's imitation really does have a bit of the feel of the real evil god, it's a pity that Gong Qiying would have believed it if he hadn't seen the real person speak.

It clearly carries the aura of an evil god, but it's not the evil god itself. So what is it?

Relatives? Agents? Apostles?

Gong Qiying suddenly realized that he did not know what the "official name" of this existence was.

However, since this guy is on the side of the evil god, there is no room for a peaceful resolution to this matter.

The first thing to think about is how to capture it. It would be even better if we could extract some information about the evil god through torture.

Gong Qiying revealed a rare serious expression. He didn't know how this guy related to the evil god had appeared on the parasite, so he had to make preparations in many aspects.

Of course, if he comes up and starts attacking without even a greeting, he would seem as rude as a barbarian.

On the other side, the evil god's consciousness clone was still waiting for the city lord's response.

It knew of the city lord's existence; however, the information it possessed might actually be somewhat different from what Gong Qiying had imagined.

As mentioned in the original text, most of these city lords dare not oppose it, therefore...

A Beastification Citizen suddenly gained a glimmer of intelligence in its eyes and spoke in a voice it could also hear:

"You should surrender."

[?]

The consciousness clone was stunned for a moment, then surrendered. Me?

As a result, the body of the parasitic mutant it possessed began to tremble violently, as it sensed the change in its emotions.

Well, first a King of a mortal kingdom dared to provoke me every now and then, and now an unknown dungeon dares to challenge me. Have I been dormant for too long and everyone has forgotten how to be afraid?

And how dare the city lord here not come to meet it in person!

Let's start with this dungeon today!

It exhibited a strong desire to attack, and the power originating from the starry sky was continuously transforming this already formidable body.

"You are at odds with God!"

You are at odds with Sion.

This time, magical text appeared directly in front of me.

To be an enemy is to be—

Wait, what's the name of this underground city?

The consciousness clone's frenzied momentum suddenly froze, as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water on it in the dead of winter.

Saine?

Before it could even react to why this familiar name was here, the scene in front of it suddenly changed.

The hunting grounds prepared for ordinary parasites are rapidly disappearing, and new scenes are emerging with the storm, with every brick and tile undergoing a rapid formation from nothing to something.

Finally, it suddenly found itself inside a walled enclosure with no exit, filled with an indescribable atmosphere, the air itself seeming to exude a maddening stench.

It turned around abruptly and saw something quite bizarre.

[Mensis Brain]

It was a huge brain covered in eyeballs, suspended by chains!

It still had life; its eyeballs swayed up and down, its flesh throbbed and contracted, chaotic and disordered, but unlike the inferior and filthy Undead Creature, it exuded the majesty of a Great One.

This is a part of the flesh and blood of those in Great One, without thought or consciousness, but retaining certain characteristics.

For example, any creature it sees will be trapped.

Mensis Brain suddenly emitted a bright yellow light, enveloping its consciousness clone. It felt the blood in its body boiling, as if it would burst out of its body at any moment. As a wisp of consciousness of the evil god, its mental resistance was undoubtedly far superior to that of other life forms. However, bathed in the gaze of this brain full of eyeballs, it felt as if it had undergone some subtle changes.

Those parasites that were fortunate enough to move to the new scene with it and be exposed to the brain's gaze were, without exception, trapped in a certain state.

Frantic!