Chapter 861: Dungeon Breaks May Happen Now
I looked around the mass of dead monsters, waiting for a moment to see if anymore was going to show up.
When nothing happened for a good minute or so, I finally relaxed and returned to Lisa's side, my Infrid dispersing her light armour when I approached her.
In the meantime, I got my Shadow Guards to start looting the dead monsters, no reason to leave all these materials to waste after all.
"Is this normal?" I asked, gesturing to the dead monsters.
Lisa opened her mouth to answer but suddenly snapped her mouth shut and stared off into space.
I was worried that she actually got hurt during the fight when her eyes glowed again and she floated off the ground slightly.
I frowned, "What do you want now, Hiandoca?"
She smiled, "Mmm~ How cold of you, Aster~ Don't you know that only turns me on more?"
I ignored that and asked again, "So what do you want?"
"Mnn~ How cold~ Isn't that hot, Lisa? Ehehehe~ I agree~ Want her to spank us? Oh, I don't mind, she's done it before~ Alright then~"
She floated back down to the ground and turned around to present her ass to me, "Go on, Aster~ Even Lisa's begging you to do it~"
"Stop using her body to fulfil your fetishes. Now tell me what you want or get lost."
"Mnngghhh!! That's so hot~ Well, alright, I suppose this is a serious situation after all~" She giggled before straightening herself.
If it was a serious situation then why the hell did she do all that…
"To lighten up the situation of course~"
… I'm just going to not think about it anymore…
She giggled before her face turned serious like a switch was flipped, "In all honesty though… This was more serious than I thought…"
I titled my head, "What do you mean?"
She pointed to the dead monsters, "Those are monsters from the Dungeon. That means they had escaped from the Dungeon."
"As I thought… But is that something that isn't possible?"
She shook her head, "These monsters are formed using the Dungeon's mana so they need that to survive. Being outside of the Dungeon's mana would cause them to disintegrate back into mana to be absorbed back into the Dungeon. Only in the event of death would the Dungeon's hold over the monster break, allowing their corpses to be transported outside."
I frowned and looked at the dead monsters, "Then why…"
"Why are these ones outside? That's the question isn't it?"
"You mean you don't know?"
"Oh I do~ I know the answer the moment I see them appear around here, but you won't like the answer for this."
"Why?"
She gestured at me, "Because this is happening because of you."
I blinked before pointing at myself, "Me? What did I do?"
"Ehehehe~ Actually, it's because of you Off-Worlders, not just you specifically."
"Ok… What did we do then? Did our existence cause a change in dungeons or something?"
The goddess nodded, "That's right. You see, most of the people on this World, before you Off-Worlders showed up that is, did not have a lot of mana and the overall power level is on average at a C ranked Dungeoneer or Mercenary. But after Off-Worlders showed up with all the boons we've given all of you, it pushed the average to A and B ranks."
I frowned, "So… With more mana in the World… The monsters are able to survive outside of the Dungeon without relying on the mana from the Dungeon?"
Hiandoca tapped her chin, "Well… I suppose you can say it like that. The actual reason is a lot more deeper than that but I'll have to explain how the mana flows into the Dungeons and stuff which I can't be bothered to do right now. But to summarise, the monsters are indeed surviving because of Off-Worlder mana being in the World."
"Doesn't that mean that all Dungeons run the risk of having monsters pour out from them?"
"Mmm… Technically yes. But this only applies to Dungeons that are overflowing with mana and have too many monsters that some of them would start to get pushed outside of the Dungeon by the new monsters. Sort of like water overflowing from a cup when you fill it with more water than it can hold."
I understood what she was suggesting immediately, "So that's why we need people to clear out Dungeons of the monsters to prevent monsters from overflowing?"
The goddess giggled, "Ehehe~ That's right~"
"I don't see how this is a laughing matter though? Monsters could start attacking settlements and wiping out villages!"
Hiandoca smiled, "That would be nothing new to be honest. Monsters have already been attacking settlements even before this and people are used to dealing with them. This World isn't as peaceful as you think it is, Aster. Why else do you think The Guild could flourish? It's because there's still a lot of work for them to do. And with you Off-Worlders joining in, I'd say that the danger is cancelled out as well~"
"Ok… But shouldn't we like… Warn some people or something to make sure all the Dungeons are periodically cleared out to prevent a Dungeon outbreak?"
She waved her hand at me, "Oh don't get me wrong, I'll definitely give an oracle to my followers and I'll tell the other gods about this as well. They should also be giving their own oracles to their priests and priestesses. But that would be the extent of what we will do because it's still up to the people of this World to decide how to deal with it~ Our creations are not so incompetent to be unable to deal with this after all~"
I'm not sure if I should consider this as having confidence in the people or that they just can't be bothered…
Hiandoca definitely heard my thoughts but she simply smiled instead of answering.
I sighed, "At this point, do you still want me to clear the Dungeon in that case?"
She smirked, "Of course! I have some plans for this Dungeon but I can't do it when the old monsters are still inside so help me clear out some of them, ok?"
"And the reward?"
"Ehehehe~ Don't worry, I'll make sure to give a suitable reward since the scale of this has increased~"
Fine…
The goddess blew a kiss at me before the light in Lisa's eyes disappeared and she stumbled forward for me to catch her.
"Are you ok?" I asked.
"Mnnngghhh~ Ahhhhh!!!" She suddenly screamed.
I thought I accidentally hurt her until I realised her body was convulsing and a very distinct squirting sound came from between her legs.
Ah… I guess having Hiandoca occupying her body for that long caused her pleasure senses to go into overdrive which made her orgasm as soon as she returned to her body…
"Ahhhhhh!! Asterrrrrr!!" She screamed, holding on to me tightly for dear life.
I held her to make sure she didn't fall and waited until she finished.
"Ah… Ahhhh~ That was… That was great…" She moaned.
"You mean having the goddess you worship occupy your body?"
"Hmm? Oh, that was definitely nice, I meant being held by you the moment I returned~ My body's really sensitive when I come back so when you held on to me, that was what made me cum~ And you just kept holding tighter too so I couldn't help but cum even more~"
…
I'm just going to ignore what she just said…
She finally managed to stand on her own and she pulled back to grin at me, "So… Are we going into the Dungeon now?"
I looked behind to see my Shadow Guards had already finished looting all the corpses so I had them put all the loot inside my Pack of Folding before turning back to Lisa.
"Since there's only two of us here, I'll have my Shadow Guards fill the roles that we're missing. Will you be playing the role of the party's mage again?" I asked.
"Ehehehe~ If Aster wants, I can also serve as your personal cocksleeve for this Dungeon dive~ Mmmm~ Oh that sounds like a good idea actually~ Could I do that?"
I went up and gave her a flick on the forehead.
"Owww~ Ohhhh~ That hurts so gooooood~ Do it again please!"
This Infrid of mine is beyond saving…
She pouted at me, "Oh fine, if you don't want me to do that then I can be the mage. I'm not sure what to expect from this Dungeon though so I could very much be useless. Judging by the Assassin Panthers, this Dungeon might focus on monsters specialising in stealth. But there's the goblins too so I'm thinking there might be monster hordes too."
"We should be able to deal with it since it's only a D ranked Dungeon at most."
"In that case, we have nothing to worry about, right? You could just summon more Shadow Guards if anything happens~"
"That's the plan, yes."
"Then what's the problem with me being your cocksleeve? Let me be one pleeeease~"
Why do I have a feeling that having Hiandoca possess her made her even more horny than normal?