The Young Master in the Shadows

Chapter 334: Blood Moon Dungeon

“Ah… I may have changed enough things to have pushed some events forward…” Victor whispered to Elise and Lily who ran to his side as they went outside, into the balcony to look at the bloody moon.

It was 2 times larger than usual, with a red halo around it as if it was dripping blood, and in its center, there was a strange red glowing 門 symbol that only Victor and Lily knew what it meant. 

It was a GATE.

“What is this?” Mira, who was already on the balcony, asked.

“A dungeon gate… The blood moon dungeon!” Victor said as he took his phone and dialed Alphaʼs number… It didn’t work. He cursed and disabled the mansion’s protective barrier then dialed again.

“What is that thing?” she asked immediately. 

“It’s a dungeon…” Victor said, making sure his wives who had all gone outside and were standing around him were listening. “Did you finish with the warehouse?”

“Affirmative… Some girls may have unique bloodlines…”

“You tasted it?”

“Aha…”

“Bad girl!” he scolded. “Bring them to the factory base, check their background, then head here immediately with Yin and Nightshade, I will give you only two hours!”

“This is not enough, I need four at least…” she said coldly.

“Then I will depart before you. Leave the command there to Camellia and get your sorry ass here, I will leave you the instructions on what to do with the Hilda!” he said, “This is a chance you don’t want to miss!” he said before hanging up.

“We are not going with you?” Mina asked, biting her lip.

“No!” it was Lily who replied. “The moon is a dungeon, a very dangerous SS ranked one… Only I and Victor will go…” she said, making the girls pout and look at their husband, pleading to take them along.

“Sorry, Lily is right!” Victor said. “Lin and Alex, you two will also come… “

“Me too?” Alex asked as Lin smiled.

“Yes, you two are powerful enough to protect yourselves, but the rest of you have to wait here!” Victor said, giving Alex who was standing to the side a nod that meant. ”You are the man I can count on!”

Alex, who was feeling a little sad for being ignored for the past few days, nodded back. She really liked how he trusted her. Little did she know that he didn’t want her to stay in the mansion with the girls.

“I want to go too!” Margret complained.

“No… This is very dangerous for your level… And I need someone to stay in command in case this dungeon takes more than expected to clear!” Victor said, “And to lie to my family in case they came looking for me!”

Margret frowned. “How long will this take? Didn’t teacher Isabella say that S-ranked dungeons take years to clear?” she asked.

“This one is not a normal dungeon, but a trial left by an ancient civilization! It won’t take that long…” Victor said.  “I should be able to clear it in a week at the earliest, and two months if things donʼt work out as I expected…”

“That long?” Monica asked.

“Yes!” he said. He was not really sure, but he couldn’t delay this. “So make sure to find a way to hide my departure… And go with Elise and check the plans I left in the study if needed!”

The moon dungeon could only be accessed when the moon was full. And this was only three days every four weeks! Today was the last day of this cycle.

In his previous lifetime, it appeared five years before the reckoning and stayed in the sky for 9 months before it disappeared. Unfortunately, at that time he was not in a position to inquire about it, and he had no idea who cleared it.

In the royal library, only the dungeon’s characteristics were recorded, not the one who cleared it. And even those were sparse as the families only leaned on how to enter the dungeons a little too late, and from those who tried to enter it, only one-tenth survived.

“Lily… You take care of the preparations,” Victor said. “For six…”

“Six?.. Oh…” Lily nodded then quickly left after she watched him take his phone and make another call.

“Zoe… Are you in Vein City?” he asked directly.

“Ah… Yes…” she answered in a little surprised Voice, she just finished her evening training and was prepared to go take a bath.

“Can you be here in an hour?”

“Here?”

“My mansion!”

“Why?”

“A rare opportunity… This might take a month, and you can’t tell anyone!”

“... How rare?”

“Once in a lifetime!”

“... Fine…” she hung up.

Victor sighed and looked down at the mansion’s grounds, where the girls from the other building walked out to watch the moon with the chicks.

It was time to upgrade their bloodlines before he left. He had 3 hours until the moon was in an optimal position anyway!

…

“Esteemed father… Is everything alright?” Lara asked as she tilted her cute head. Her father asked her earlier to show him her new martial arts taught by her esteemed brother h, but for some strange reason, he kept making strange faces and stranger noises as he watched her perform it step by step.

“Ah…Yes… yes…” Theodore said as he looked at the stone slab that Lara crushed using two fingers. Sure, he could do this too, but the damn Loli was not a player!  “So what kind of pill did Victor give you?” he finally asked. He wanted to act all mysterious, but he really wanted to know.

“Ah… You knew he gave me a pill? He told me not to tell anyone…” Lara said nervously.

“I am your father, not anyone…” Theodore said. “And I already knew everything!” he lied. Damn, that Victor… Teaching his little sister to keep secrets from her father!

“Oh… well.” Lara was nervous. “... Please don’t punish Brother Rex… He didn’t know that his training method was hurting me….” she said pleading for her brother. This was the thing she was most concerned about.

“WHAT? Who said anything about Rex?” Theodore asked in shock.

“Ah… Didn’t Esteemed father already know?” Lara asked, looking nervously at Theodore.

“Ehm… Of course, I know, I am just not asking about Rex now, but about Victor!” Theodore said. “We will talk about Rex later!” he added.

“Ah… I see…” Lara nodded. For her, her father was the wisest man in the world… That was after Victor of course.

“Well, Esteemed brother gave me this pill that was prepared by Sister Hana… Then my entire body began to hurt, but my brother had already warned me so I just focused on practicing the art he taught me… Then I don’t remember what happened…” she said, frowning. “When I woke up the next morning, I was in my bed, and my body felt very light! My practice seemed to have advanced a lot, and I seemed to have become a little taller too!” she said.

“Oh… What did Victor tell you the pill was for?” Theodore asked.

“Ah… He said it was a blood restoration pill… He told me that the art that I was practicing before had ruined my bloodline and I needed to fix it before my ceremony or I would fail…” she said. “Esteemed father… Do you think it is good now?”

“It is perfect! I am sure you will fare magnificently…” Theodore nodded, not telling her that if they couldn’t find a new awakening artifact by the time she was an adult, she might not get any ceremony.  “The art you had been practicing before, could you explain it to me?” he asked. “The one Rex taught you…” he added, squinting his eyes.

“Oh…” Lara nodded and slowly began to explain the standard family practice. It was not until the end when Lara began to explain concentrating her energy in one spot that Theodore found the problem… He was not sure if this was malicious, but this deviated from the family practice.

He should have noticed before, as Lara did practice it in front of him a few times, but he was not focused enough to notice the small details back then.

“Are you sure Rex taught you that?” Theodore asked. He could easily connect some dots.

“Um… Father, please do not punish him. I am sure he didn’t know…” she pleaded, biting her lip. He didn’t want her esteemed brother to end up cut into pieces.

“Don’t worry, I am sure this is just a misunderstanding…  Did Victor tell you anything else about the art you were practicing before?”

“Ah… He mumbled something about it burning my pure blood instead of the impurities…” She frowned. “He added that this made me look healthy, but be sick at the same time…” she said, she was not sure what those contradicting sentences meant.

“Oh… I see now… Don’t repeat anything you told me to anyone…ah… Other than me and Victor…” Theodore added, squinting his eyes. Usually, he trusted his wives and sons, believing that although there would be some troubles here and there, they would never truly harm each other. He believed that the frictions were only minor and that they were beneficial for them, building their character and making them stronger and more wary. He had trouble with his brothers after all, and although they were not on the same page most of the time, they would always help each other in their time of need!

But now it seemed like he needed to reexamine some things! And if this was really on purpose, he needed to prepare a very pointy screw… Maybe more than one!

“Esteemed father… What is that red symbol on the moon?” Lara suddenly asked, making Theodore frown and look up then gasp.

“What the fuck is that?” he asked just as his phone began to ring. The family elders were being invited to meet about the moon!

…

“Why are we standing in line like this? Wasn’t this mansion sealed?” Hana asked after she yawned. She was awakened after ordering the girls to gather in the basement, and they were now standing in line.

“I have no idea…” Theta said. Ruby was not with her, as only the girls with bloodlines were allowed to come. So the only people here were Hana, the seven alphabet sisters, and Nora, one of the assassin girls whom Victor seemed to have asked to stay after the wedding.

”... Be sure to tell find suitable maids among them...” Victor suddenly entered the basement with Hilda and Margret behind them. ”And give that girl nightshade the letter I gave you!”

”I understand!” Hilda said. ”Anything else?”

”Nothing for now... Just make sure to arrange the rooms as I told you, and send Zoe to me as soon as she comes!”

Hilda nodded then turned and left.

“Sorry for the wait…” Victor turned to the girls and said. They didnʼt respond. They were in shock as they gasped involuntarily. Did he become hotter after marriage? They did hear that married men became more confident, and charming, but Victor seemed to have doubled his charm a couple of times!

“Why are we here?” Hana asked to distract herself from looking at his handsome face. “And what is that?” she asked as she noticed the huge black bag in his hands.

“We need to awaken your bloodlines… Behind that door, there is a noble beast who will help you guys become stronger!” Victor said, “Just wait for me to call your names!” he added before disappearing behind the door with Margret, who seemed to be a little nervous as she followed.

“KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!” the next moment an angry screech could be heard from the inside!

…

“Calm down, pal!” Victor told the cock that was arching its back and spreading its wing defensively as it glared at Margret who in turn was absolutely shocked by the huge cock!

“KAAAA! KaaAA!” the cock said. Get that slut away from me. 

The cock seemed to have gone defensive the moment he noticed her.

“That hurts!” Margret said. This was a new low even for her, getting called a slut by a damn cock!

For some strange reason, she could fully understand it.

“Easy, this one is my slut…. She is not allowed to touch you!” Victor said.

“KWA!” the cock replied. Then get her away from me! 

“Come on now…. She will be running things here while I am away… so treat her nicely!” Victor said, “Look at the offerings she brought you!” he added, gesturing to Margret to give the cock the plastic bag.

She hesitated.

“Don’t worry about that, it is a friendly cock… Just don’t touch it!” Victor said. “It comes from a conservative family… You know how prejudiced some can be!” he added as the cock nodded solemnly.

She nodded and slowly approached the cage as the cock eyed her.

She sighed and slowly began to dump the bag’s insides on the cageʼs floor. 171 panties collected from Horizon’s media and its affiliatesʼ virgin female artists!

Collecting those on short notice was definitely a hassle, but money could really move people!

The cock angry face changed in an instant as he sniffed them, then it jumped into the mound of panties and began to flap its wings as if it was swimming! Its face displayed a depraved expression that didn’t no member of a conservative family should ever have.

“We will get you more during the next week…” Victor told it. “Now, I brought you some more girls to drink their blood, are you ready!” 

“KWA! Hais!” the cock said. Bring them, this cock is in a good mood!

“Good… go call the girls!” Victor said as he watched Margret who headed to the door. She seemed to be able to understand the cock’s language, and this meant that she either had some chicken bloodline or some really powerful soul!