[5F, Materialized Demon Realm]

I returned to the Materialized Demon Realm. Players had conquered the demon castles, but no one knew about the secret underground bases and the NPCs that hadn’t been rescued.

“Is it here?”

I brought my trustworthy comrade, Cheok Jungyeong, because of the unfavorable terrain for sharpshooters.

“Yep.”

We followed a secret passageway on the outskirts until we reached a huge boulder. I glanced at Cheok Jungyeong.

“It better not be boring.”

Cheok Jungyeong looked like a legendary giant with the armor I gave him. His body grew even bigger with the special skill, [Secret March].

“It’ll be somewhat interesting.”

The demons should be high level according to my settings and a demon had even tamed a drake here. I planned to make myself a wrist protector with the drake leather.

“Let’s go.”

“Sure.”

We entered what looked like a manhole.

The darkness didn’t hinder my vision at all. My eyes penetrated the walls and detected several heat sources. This underground base contained at least 30 enemies and the NPCs resided on the bottom floor.

[Quest discovered!] [Rank – High] [Summary – The demon Ryukai has hypnotized and enslaved many NPCs. The NPCs will only regain their sanity for 3 hours per day.] [Goal – Rescue all the trapped NPCs and undo Ryukai’s mind control magic.] [Reward – Mystical Whetstone, Mandrake]

A quest popped up. Cheok Jungyeong saw it too as he squinted at the air.

“Mmm… so what’s our plan?”

“Just follow me.”

I led Cheok Jungyeong, but the base’s defensive system activated before I could even take a few steps. Koong— Koong— Koong— Koon...