Villain of my own novel-Chapter 44 43. The Artificial Dungeon.

?In an unknown location.

A man with sharp facial features, dark red hair, crimson red eyes and a chiseled body like that of the Greek gods walked naked with a white towel covering his lower half towards the door which resembled the door of royal palace's crown room, humming.

"Hmm~hmm."

A woman appeared out of nowhere, wrapped in a thin layer of long white cloth from head to toe.

"Your bath has been prepared, your majesty." She bowed politely.

He ignored her and proceeded to the door, which was elegantly opened by the woman.

The 40-meter room had a 3-foot-deep circular pit in the middle that was filled with blood. 30 human bodies were hung upside down with their heads and hands severed and hung above the pool, filling the pool with dripping blood, and their heads, which were filled with horror, were used as a display around the pool.

"Hmm~" The man hummed as he entered the room, followed by the woman.

"'He' is enjoying his life it seems." The man spoke in cold tone making the woman flinch.

"Ye-yes, your majesty." The woman stuttered.

"I have been so bored without 'him' making any effort to find me." The man said in a dejected tone, like he was missing his lover.

"Your pawn awaits your order, your majesty." The woman bowed deeply with lewd expression.

"Order the pawns to start to poke around 'him'." The man exclaimed excitedly. Dropped the towel and dipped himself in the pool of blood as the woman disappeared from the spot.

"Hehehehahahahaha." The man laughed maniacally.

"I can't wait to wait to see the expressions on your face." The man grinned menacingly and chortled.

***

A week later.

My days have become increasingly occupied by new activities such as the orphanage, teaching, and observing training sessions.

Today is the first artificial Dungeon raid for the students.

Near the sector five border. The academy's northern west side. 200 students in switch cadet uniform stood at attention, staring at a white-haired handsome young man, a gorgeous black-haired young woman, and around 20 robed people who gave off a 'magician to the bones' vibe.

"Today will be your first dungeon raid." Said Isha in low tone.

"You should raise your voice, I think." I said sarcastically.

"That won't be a problem at all, professor." The average-looking man with dark brown eyes and hair, dressed in a purple robe with golden borders. who is 'apparently' the mages' representative said

'This guy….. has been trying to hit on Isha from the start.'

Every time he spoke, I had a very uneasy feeling because he was giving off the same 'innocent' vibe that I felt when I saw the ranked Vampire.

He waved his hand in the air, creating a small magical ripple. I was channeling mana to my eyes when I noticed that half of his mana had been depleted to create a small ripple that didn't even have any pressure.

"Whoooaa!!" students exclaimed.

"Pfft." I closed my mouth with my hand and stared at the clown's play.

"….. you can speak now lady Isha." The guy said this while forming a small grey wisp in front of Isha's mouth, which normally wouldn't require more than 0.1 percent mana.

"Ahem…" Isha simply cleared her throat, which was very loud and clear.

She was taken aback by how loud it sounded, but this time she spoke clearly.

"Today will be your first dungeon raid; this is the representative of mages, Stuart Pelletier, and his team, who will be creating an artificial low rank dungeon." Announced Isha.

Creating an artificial Dungeon requires nothing more than a concentrated concentration of mana in one location. A dungeon is formed when the concentration of mana is high and unequally distributed.

A simple highly concentrated mana whirlwind and an undistributed mana in the middle of a four-way crossroads can create a lower-level dungeon.

So, to avoid the unnecessary traffic and panic caused by the sudden appearance of a gate, four-way crossroads are usually guarded with at least one guard or surveilled at least once a week.

"We will have them create a lower-level dungeon, but keep in mind that the monsters you will encounter are still monsters who would gladly kill or cripple you on sight." Isha mentioned scaring some students while others smiled smugly.

"Remember that an artificial dungeon, even if it is a newly created one, can change due to mana interference or mana overload. We have no idea what will happen inside a dungeon after all." I said it out loud, grinning. Scaring almost everyone present.

Mana overload occurs when the amount of mana inside the dungeon exceeds what the gate can handle. Monsters are spat out of the dungeon in this case, or the dungeon rank rises abnormally.

Mana interference is caused in the same way. The stronger a hero, the more powerful their aura, which is why they avoid low level dungeons unless absolutely necessary. Natural mana and awakened mana can sometimes interfere with mana inside or outside the gate, causing it to react violently at times.

"..... so I'll come with you to keep an eye on you, but I won't help if I don't think it's necessary, even if you're crippled." Isha said, pausing for a moment to allow everyone to process what she had just said. 𝘧𝓇𝒆𝗲𝓌𝙚𝙗𝓷o𝘷𝒆𝘭.𝐜𝚘𝒎

"We'll go in groups of ten, and I'll stop you if I think you can't go any further." Isha kept a casual expression on her face, but she was enraged when I suggested taking the students into a dungeon for some real-life experience.

While she may not like it, it will be an invaluable experience for the students who are still green and too naive, especially those in the first year.

"You can proceed.." I 'ordered' the mages representative in a hoarse voice.

"…." Stuart frowned when he heard me 'order' him but compiled.

Eight mages walked behind us and began concentrating on their mana; four mages-controlled wind elemental magic, while the other four concentrated entirely on their mana.

CRACK (2x)

WHOOM

"Isha. Get ready and help them only when they are half dead or crippled."

"…. Why're you…?" Isha mumbled.

"Ho, nice improvement." I said out loud because she showed a bit of anger and spoke in a casual speech.

"….." Isha flushed red.

"Hm? Why? Is it that odd to speak casually?" I asked noticed her acting odd.

"….. it's my first time…." She mumbled.

"Pfft….Cute." I mumbled involuntarily which made Isha blush violently.

"…."

"Katline, Vinny, Katharine and Violet." I called out loud and they ran towards me.

"Yes Eshwar?" Katharine asked while Katline looked at her with a surprised expression. 𝐟𝚛e𝐞𝙬𝗲𝒃𝓷𝒐𝘃e𝒍.c𝑜m

"I want you guys to go with Isha and don't help anybody until they are crippled or half dead." I looked at them from the corner of my eye.

"Huh?" they all mumbled in shock as one, Isha included.

"….. okay." Said Vinny after pondering for a moment.

"Why me?" Violet asked.

She is stronger than Katharine but doesn't like to fight because it's too bothersome and maintains her rank in top- 10. If she ever ranked above rank-5 she would curse at them for being so incompetent.

"…. Because I know how to recognize 'the strong' and 'the talented'." I furrowed my brows and looked at her.