On the soft velvet bed, Labrynth lay limp within the snow monster fur blanket.
Her small face showed two rosy blushes, her silver-white long hair spread across the pillow, with a few strands clinging to her forehead and cheeks.
"Hah... I'm alive again."
Labrynth let out a long sigh.
As a former corporate slave who had now transformed into a petite loli, she had long since thrown human moral constraints to the winds.
Being able to roll around hugging a cool-moe maid within the Dungeon; this was the treatment a capitalist deserved to enjoy.
Beside the bed, Arianna stood quietly.
This demon maid's gothic maid outfit was somewhat disheveled, the bow at her collar tilted to one side, red marks still visible on her neck, yet her expression remained calm.
Arianna extended both hands, gently helping Labrynth straighten her crumpled puff-sleeve dress.
"My Lord, your magical energy fluctuations have stabilized," Arianna reported, simultaneously polishing Labrynth's silver demon horns until they shone.
Labrynth rolled over on the bed, wrapped her arms around Arianna's waist, buried her face against the maid's soft abdomen, and nuzzled, cooing, "Greeny, the texture of your wings feels so nice, even more comfortable than the blanket."
"It is my honor, My Lord." Arianna lowered her head, her bat wings folding inward to envelop Labrynth's body, guarding her treasure.
After lingering in bed a while longer, Labrynth finally released her hold and climbed up.
Pleasure was important, but as a black-hearted capitalist, Labrynth hadn't forgotten her duties. The territory had completed its upgrade, ten Pure White Dolls were already in position–now was the time to review her assets.
Stepping onto the carpet, Labrynth directly activated her LV3 Silver Castle Lord Skills and linked them with Mental Visualization.
Accompanied by the hum of spatial resonance, a massive Holographic Projection unfolded mid-air.
This sand table map had undergone a qualitative transformation compared to before.
Originally covering only a radius of one hundred and fifty meters, it now expanded to a radius of five hundred meters. Most of the Dungeon's sixth level was reflected within Labrynth's mind.
"Let me see how magnificent my fortress has become." Labrynth rubbed her hands together, controlling her psychic power to roam across the sand table.
At the center of the sand table was the Labyrinth constructed from Silver Citadel Stone. With the X-ray vision function enabled, Labrynth could see the load-bearing walls, their interiors emitting a metallic cold glow.
Even if a mage bombarded them with fireballs, they would leave no marks on these walls.
The labyrinth passages were filled with flipping floor tiles, lower water dungeons, Inverted Spikes, and dead ends. Any prey that stepped into this hell would be tormented by traps until mentally broken, providing her with Emotion Points.
Shifting her gaze to the spacious hall surrounding the labyrinth periphery.
Ten light points moved through the hall and passages. These were the ten Pure White Dolls Labrynth had created.
Their faces were flat, bodies entirely snow-white, right arms capable of transforming into silver blades, currently patrolling along designated routes.
Behind the patrol routes, the special Thunder Thermal Furnace roared.
Flames churned within the furnace, ready to incinerate monster corpses completely, refining materials like Refined Iron and Magic Crystals.
"Perfect. This is what a black-hearted processing factory should be."
Labrynth stood with her hands on her hips, letting out an arrogant laugh. "As long as the prey dares to enter, we'll first drain their Emotion Points with traps, then have the Dolls cut them into pieces, and finally toss them into the furnace to explode into gold coins. A one-stop service, no resources wasted."
Arianna watched the Dungeon Lord's demeanor and handed her a cup of black tea, playing the role of a maid.
Labrynth took a sip of the tea and continued expanding the view on the sand table, preparing to check the situation on the outskirts.
As the sand table map extended outward, large areas of darkness were illuminated.
Labrynth observed while stroking her chin, deep in thought. The sixth floor of the Dungeon was known as the Silver Ruined City, filled with massive stone pillars and architectural ruins. Ever since the disappearance of the Skeleton Lord, the ruler of the sixth floor, this place had become a playground for Monsters to run wild.
"Hmm? Wait, what's going on here?"
Labrynth's gaze suddenly stopped at the northwestern edge of the sand table map.
She realized that in her pursuit of a sense of security, she had expanded the outer walls of the Labyrinth outward. However, due to the lack of visibility, the thick stone walls had been bulldozed straight through a large stretch of ruins.
Under the magnified perspective view, Labrynth saw that the sturdy city wall not only cut off the underground river but also pressed down on a vast graveyard.
The graveyard was littered with pale bones and tombstones. The tall outer wall of the Labyrinth had blocked the graveyard's entrance and even crushed over a dozen luxurious stone coffins.
"Oh dear, I didn't pay attention to the boundaries during construction and accidentally built an illegal structure on someone else's ancestral graves?" Labrynth blinked her eyes, her expression utterly unfazed.
Far from panicking, her eyes gleamed with excitement.
For a capitalist, this wasn't a conflict; it was wealth delivered right to her doorstep!
"Look, Greeny."
Labrynth pointed at the massive graveyard on the sand table. "So many bones. I'm not sure if the Thunder Thermal Furnace can burn bones into useful materials, but even if we can only extract inferior magical power or grind them into bone powder for use as construction auxiliary material, it's still a guaranteed profit."
Arianna followed Labrynth's finger and analyzed, "My Lord, according to the Dungeon's ecological distribution, this is either a gathering place for the remnants of the previous Skeleton Lord or a large undead settlement. Forcibly occupying their territory will provoke retaliation."
"Retaliation? I'm afraid they won't come."
Labrynth chuckled lightly and waved her small hand. "If they dare to come, I'll show them what an impregnable fortress looks like."
Just as Labrynth was about to order the puppet troops to provoke the edges of the graveyard and actively lure monsters, a sudden change occurred on the sand table.
Beep. Beep. Beep.
The system panel emitted a rapid alarm sound.
The graveyard area at the northwestern edge of the sand table map lit up with red light, representing intense hostile biological signals.
At first, there were only a few scattered red dots, but within mere seconds, they rapidly multiplied at a terrifying speed. Ten, a hundred, a thousand...
In the blink of an eye, the northwestern edge of the map was flooded with dense red dots. These dots converged into a massive torrent, surging with killing intent, heading straight for the outer walls of the Labyrinth.
"Well, looks like we don't need to invite them; the guests have come knocking on their own." Labrynth watched the sand table, channeling her psychic power to lock the perspective view onto the torrent.
The image rapidly magnified in mid-air.
Through the projection of the sand table, Labrynth and Arianna witnessed the scene outside the outer walls of the Labyrinth.
In the dim ruins, the soil churned as countless skeletal hands broke through the earth, clawing at the rubble.
One after another, ghostly green skeletons crawled out from the graveyard.
Their bones emitted grating sounds as they gripped iron swords, bronze battle axes, and spears.
Not only were there skeleton infantry, but behind the ranks, a large number of skeleton archers also appeared.
They nocked arrows to their bowstrings, their ghostly green eyes fixed intently on the towering walls ahead.
From the darkness further away came the sound of hoofbeats. A group of skeleton knights emerged.
They raised their battle flags high, soul fire flickering beneath their helmets, exuding an overwhelming sense of pressure.
The clattering of bones, the scraping of weapons, and the neighing of skeletal warhorses converged into a deafening symphony, echoing through the corridors of the sixth level.
Dense ranks of skeleton soldiers were frantically gathering toward the Labyrinth.
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