After being reborn, I was turned into a slave girl by a princess.

After everything was ready, the group set off.

Despite Lonnie's repeated attempts to dissuade her, Zhou Suling insisted on going... even though Lonnie wanted to seek help from Elusia, hoping that this cunning girl could help her persuade her.

But the final answer was...

"Yes, I actually agree with Su-ling's feelings."

"Wow, that's great... Xiao Luo, look, even Elusia supports us."

"Miss Ai, Elusia, why are you supporting Su Ling? The Mingjin Temple seems to be in great danger."

"How can we grow without experiencing danger? Life is always full of firsts."

"Uh……"

"This time, our journey is relatively safe. Although it is an underground continent, it is near the Temple of Bright Ashes, so those truly terrifying monsters will not come near."

"Waaah..."

Since Elusia has said so, Lonnies has no choice.

……

……

The entrance to the teleportation array is located underground in the capital city, but coincidentally... its location is also the dungeon of the Mingjin Kingdom.

"Guests, it might smell a bit bad here, let's go quickly."

"Um……"

However, unlike ordinary dungeons, the dungeons of the Kingdom of Mingjin are not primarily for humans, but for all sorts of monsters.

This really broadened Lornish's horizons.

Not only were there goblins and slimes that I was familiar with, but there were even some orcs and gnolls.

These all belong to the demon race, but they are low-level demons; they are more like animals than humans.

They look ferocious, and even when they are imprisoned, they have not lost their wildness... According to Cecilu, these demons are actually tools used by them to train their warriors.

"Although it may sound cruel, many combat skills can only be learned in life-or-death situations."

"what?"

"Every sword and shield guard in our Mingjin Kingdom must undergo a trial against monsters before graduation. And every year during the trial, someone will be injured in battle against monsters."

The Kingdom of Mingjin is on the edge of human civilization.

In other words, beyond them lies the territory of the demons. This country has been in constant warfare for many years, and naturally, it has many martial customs.

However, Elusia, perhaps remembering something, suddenly asked Cecilu, "So, Princess Cecilu, were you also fighting against these monsters?"

"Huh? What I said..."

"I can sense that you're not a hothouse flower, are you? Were you also trained in this kind of dungeon?"

Elusia blinked.

As they passed through the prison, many monsters pounced on the cages, roaring at the top of their lungs. But Princess Cecilu strolled through the garden as if she were walking, without even blinking.

……

"I'm actually... quite ashamed. I was once captured by the demons and even trained."

"Huh? Captured and even trained?! Were they orcs?"

Lonnie was startled. Although she respected Princess Cecilu, a strange scene from "The Defeated Princess and the Orcs.avi" involuntarily popped into her mind—a silver-haired princess surrounded by a group of orcs, her clothes torn and her body covered in strange liquid.

But just as she thought that, her tail was tugged by Elusia.

"Whoa?!"

"Lonnies, don't make that weird face... We're talking about serious matters now."

"Waaah..."

Lonnie tucked her tail between her legs in fright, but Cecilu seemed completely unconcerned, simply saying:

"Hehe, it's alright. Actually, being trained is part of the trials in our Mingjin Kingdom. Without this trial, I would never have been able to understand the true meaning of Mingjin's power."

"what?"

"Only by trying to fall can one know... what purity is. This is the duality of Mingjin."

Princess Cecilu nodded and said very seriously.

Chapter 34 Teleportation Array

"Princess Cecilu, the materials are ready. The passage is slightly unstable at the moment, so we need to be careful when teleporting."

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, Nana."

Naronat carefully opened the heavy iron door for everyone, and what came into view was a magnificent, golden rotunda.

Although not spacious, a huge teleportation array is engraved in the center of the rotunda.

Similar to the teleportation array on Academy Island, but this array looks significantly more advanced and has a much longer teleportation distance.

"Please stand here. Next, I will chant the secret spell of the Corlotia family to take you to the temple in the underworld."

"Ok."

Lonnies was ready and stood eagerly beside Elusia.

Su-ling looked at herself happily, as if she was proud of herself for persevering.

……

“Ancient bloodline, light hidden in shadow, I, in my capacity as Cecilu Moon Corlotia of the Kingdom of Bright Ash, command you to open the gate to Bright Ash for us.”

As Cecilu chanted, something magical happened.

The surrounding air melted into a golden light, and Lonnies could feel the space disintegrating and shifting... as if it were about to be exchanged with the teleportation array in the underground world.

But, at this very moment...

……

"Princess Cecilu, something's wrong!"

"Lonnies, watch out!"

Elusia immediately pulled Lonnie into a tight embrace, wrapping her arms around her body.

Even though Yi Cheng spoke up to warn them immediately, it was too late... The light did not continue; instead, a dark power emerged in the void.

(What's this?)

Lonnies had never felt this power before, but just from the first glance, she instinctively felt a tremor in her heart.

……

"What's going on... Why were the coordinates changed... This is..."

Cecilu looked around in surprise. The magnificent golden walls around her gradually disappeared, replaced by rows of black iron pillars.

Countless metal shackles hung from the ceiling, and chunks of flesh were suspended from spears, dripping with black blood.

No matter how you look at it, this is a chilling place. Even though the teleportation wasn't completely finished, the surrounding space was filled with the stench of blood.

"It's Caster's dungeon."

Yi Cheng recognized the place at a glance.

"Cast's dungeon?"

"Have we... fallen into a trap?"

Lonnie was startled. She knew that Castor was one of the most important generals under the Demon Lord of Tricks, and the place she had gone to in the Levi device was Castor's Castle in Yicheng's memory.

This is undoubtedly a place full of traps and disasters. If the girls were teleported here directly, their chances of survival would be slim.

however……

Princess Cecilu was no pushover either.

"Reverse, magic circle!"

Seeing that something was wrong, Cecily forcibly stopped the reversal of the teleportation. She tried to reverse the flow of the teleportation channel and return to the underground of the royal capital.

but……

That dark force, however, continued to interfere.

Obscure and dark, disordered and complex, Princess Cecilu, who was in the process of controlling the teleportation, was the first to be attacked.

"your Highness!"

Nana ran to help, but it was all in vain.

In the end, the dark power swept over Princess Cecilu, and the surrounding scene returned to calm...

It was still the magnificent circular hall, still the underground palace.

However, the silver-haired princess was seriously injured and collapsed.

……

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……

"Oh, it failed?"

Standing atop the castle, a pale-faced man smiled gently.

His skin was as dry as a dead person's, and even the veins that were visible were dark blue.

However, he exuded an indescribable aura, a kind of extremely calm madness, and a kind of hysterical rationality.