[CH598+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

A brief history of the Vermillion and Morevale families is taught by Seraphel as we make our way further and further from any signs of life.

I learn of a few very interesting facts that widen my perspective on the hierarchy of Demons all the way up the many Zones of the Upper Realm. One fact in particular being that the Vermillion Family head used to be a strong general in the Morevale family army, and that he has a much longer history with the Green Zone of the Upper Realm than just these past few millennia as a Royal Family Head.

The Ellipsia Citadel cannot be sensed at all, and the Exile Zones where Ava continues to farm Ether and bring freed slaves up to the surface leave my senses as well.

Even the transport point where I arrived here from the Lower Realm—a massive cloud of ether and silver threads—we pass this by too, flying so far off into the endless green clouds until finally reaching a point where Seraphel speaks up and lowers his gaze downward.

"This is the way to what's left of the Wyvern's old sanctuary. Maybe it will be put to good use one last time."

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After Seraphel and I dive down into the clouds and begin my second stage of training, seven full days pass.

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If the Ellipsia Citadel were ten million kilometers closer, the immense distorted waves of Noble Vibrations coming from deep within the green divine fog would make the small display that caused a citywide blackout seem like a tease.

During this week of prolonged peace and quiet, business returns to usual in Ellipsia.

The taxes being collected by the Demonic Servants aren't any higher than usual, and there has been no cruel mistreatment by the new Noble Demon Lord.

A small disturbance from a few humans in the Maple District has been whispered about but soon forgotten, as no formal report to the Demonic Servants was filed.

In fact, many of the lower races have been thriving more than usual.

This is because a very high number of 5th, 4th, and 3rd Class worlds with low Ether and Mana resources have been bought in bulk for reasonable prices by a team of Demonic Servants led by one named Rukor.

These worlds are thriving with life and system users, but they are not as abundant in resources to farm.

This means they've already been drained, their dungeons will decay in strength, and in the next few decades, the hunter population's level growth is sure to stagnate. It's both an unprofitable short- and long-term investment.

Though, these were the orders given to them by the Citadel Lord, so they are followed out without question.

The general morale of average citizens in the Citadel lightens up a large amount as the lower-class economy was just injected with a million low-quality Ether.

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At the same time, below the Citadel, as a full week has gone by since Ava began training her Ether sense, the Goblin Queen has become a lot sharper.

The fractures in her Avatar are becoming larger and hotter, sending waves of dense Ether out to let her true form sense her surroundings.

With every new stone she finds and adds to her Ether base, the more this forces her senses to grow stronger as her abilities grow more potent.

She takes advantage of the 4% of stats granted to her as well to speed up the process.

The entirety of the Central Peak is looted, and a large amount of the outer ring is too.