Dungeon of Pride, Laplace
Darkness reigned before the dawn of light... Who would have thought that his mundane life would take a chilling turn one day? Trapped in the monotony of his office existence, Simon suddenly finds himself thrust into an extraordinary realm beyond imagination. Death was merely the beginning... When Simon opened his eyes next, a fantastical landscape vastly different from his familiar office cubicle awaited him. A marvellous sight, a different world. The cruel life... Althaea, a realm of merciless brutality where the law of survival dictates: eat or be eaten, kill or be killed. Born not as a human... Simon emerges as a demon, a being shunned by humanity and embroiled in a relentless war between humans and demons. The Seraphims, protector of humanity, and the Demon lords who rule across all demonkind. Amidst all the chaos, he must navigate the treacherous hierarchy of demonkind as one of the lowest-ranking Demon Nobles. The unique power... The art of dungeon creation—a golden opportunity to ascend above the chaos and establish his dominion. With power comes adversaries... Now he must delve deeper, unveil its hidden powers and forge alliances that will dictate his fate. Fight rival demons, vengeful seraphims, and ancient evils who were up to no good. . Join Simon on his odyssey through a world teetering on the edge of destruction, where every step forward is fraught with danger and every decision could mean life or death. Will he rise to the challenge and defy the odds, or will he succumb to the unforgiving darkness that threatens to consume him? ----- Join our discord for Q&A and to chat with fellow members- https://discord.gg/bXexmSNeqn You can support me by helping me buy illustrations:- patreon.com/ViciousPepper.
Chapter 240- Comparing Knowledge (3)
From his observation, he soon found out that this clearance was not something natural and was created by felling the trees. As if ascertaining that his thoughts were correct, he could see some distinct wide claw marks at the trunks of some trees.
The marks were heavy and gouged deep within the trunk, one could even determine a little bit about the strength of the entity through this. These marks were by no means left behind by Mountain Bears, who are at the lower hierarchy of the food chain.
It would be no exaggeration to say that Simon who was a Dungeon Master and had spent most of his time exploring the dangerous lands of the Ghastly Winding Forest, was the most experienced guy out of all of the people present here when it comes to monsters.
"This place has not been deserted, the inhabitants of this place should soon be coming back. If we camp out here, it would be no different than inviting trouble and causing unnecessary casualties".