Chapter 162: Top-Tier Squad's Current Dungeon Run Status

Broly smoothly got the Succubus Shop's Custom Dream Service for free, and after the Succubus Shopkeeper told him a specialized Succubus would come over tonight to provide the Dream Weaving Service, reminding him to leave the window open, Broly went back to the Magic Tool Shop side with Wiz.

"Where did you all go, wasn't it agreed we'd go to the Dungeon today?"

Aqua had been waiting at the Magic Tool Shop entrance for a while already.

"Sorry, I went to handle the Consignment Vitality Potion matter."

Wiz apologized.

"Hah, so you've finally learned to be a Slacking Shopkeeper?"

Aqua was a bit surprised, then patted the Lich lady's back.

"I've said it before, if work is busy, you should hire someone to help."

In the aspect of being a Slacking Shopkeeper, Aqua has plenty of experience.

Before this, she had been a Slacking Goddess many times.

Handing her own Goddess work over to the Junior Goddess who came to intern on her side.

Eris suffered deeply from it, oh no, she was deeply tempered by her workplace senior.

"Alright, no time to lose, let's set off!"

The Dungeon we're going to this time is fifty kilometers south of Axel.

Back then, Marian and her younger brother had an accident while exploring this Dungeon.

"Listen up, our purpose this time is to clear this Dungeon, and find Marian's younger brother's remains inside.

Wiz, you're a Lich, you can manipulate Undead to do things, so the task of searching for remains is left to you. As for Darkness, you have great strength and a sturdy build, if there's any brick-carrying or wall-demolition work, it's yours."

"Then what about you, if we do all the work, what do you do?"

"I'll naturally pray for the departed souls here, use Purification to send them to the Afterlife."

"Then what about me, what should I do?"

Broly asked.

"You're responsible for beating any potential BOSS characters that might appear in this Dungeon."

Entrusted by Aqua with the task of beating any potential Dungeon BOSS, Broly charged into the Dungeon full of vigor alongside his three wives who held the identities of masters, friends, and teachers.

This Dungeon was as rumored, filled with large amounts of Undead, as well as monsters that liked dwelling in Dungeon environments.

However, facing this combination of Crusader, Lich, Goddess, and Saiyan, all obstruction was merely a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

"Hey, Maryjo, your sister is calling you home for dinner!"

Aqua put her hands by her mouth and shouted into the Dungeon's twisting caves.

"You guys don't just watch either, help shout together."

"But, isn't the person already dead?"

"Dead is dead, but given this Dungeon's environment, the dead will definitely be transformed into Undead, and if the other party still has consciousness, they might react upon hearing the sound."

That's what was said, but retaining human consciousness after becoming Undead is a relatively rare situation.

Shouting was just trying their luck; mainly they still had to rely on the Undead summoned by Wiz to search for traces of the relevant remains. But before they could find Marian's younger brother's remains in the Dungeon, a Teleportation Magic Circle pre-arranged on the ground suddenly activated, teleporting the group to an Underground Plaza.

And an Undead wearing a Mage's robe sat on the main seat above, saw them, and spoke: "I've finally waited for you, Adventurers with powerful purification power. I am this Dungeon's Master, my name is..."

Before this fellow Lich — except his level was lower than Wiz's, unable to maintain human form like Wiz — could finish introducing himself, Broly threw an Energy Bullet over.

"BOOM!"

A huge explosion occurred in the Dungeon, that Dungeon Master was instantly annihilated, not even surviving a single move.

"Nice shot~"

Aqua waved her arm, praised Broly's throwing action, and the group continued searching for Marian's younger brother's remains as if nothing had happened.

As for the Dungeon Master, he had eloped with a certain Young Lady for love in life, and even after transforming into a Lich still deeply loved her as a human, wanting to wait for an Adventurer capable of purification to break in, help purify his Undead aura as a Lich, so he could go to the Afterlife and continue pursuing his beloved's footsteps...

This tragic story was completely skipped.

"Found it!"

"What, where?"

"Not remains, but this Dungeon's treasure."

Darkness said.

Treasure chests full of treasure, originally prepared by this Dungeon's Lich as a thank-you gift for whoever could purify them.

But now, Aqua looked at this glittering wealth, yet appeared somewhat indifferent. After all, unlike the Poor Goddess on the original Fate Line, the current Aqua is a Rich Goddess.

This bit of wealth amounts to maybe three days of Vitality Potion Business Revenue sharing, fundamentally not worth her attention.

"Keep it, bring it out together when we find the person."

After saying this, the group continued searching.

Clearing the Dungeon took less than three minutes, but specifically searching for one set of remains in the vast Dungeon consumed most of the day for Broly's squad which possessed the power to steamroll the entire Dungeon. Until even the collapsed areas were dug open did they find Marian's younger brother in the collapsed brick pile, a Zombie pinned immobile by the cave-in bricks.

"Purify here?"

Wiz asked; for Undead that had lost human consciousness, she also had no way.

"Keep as is for now, bring back to Axel side."

If Purification manipulation proficiency is high enough, it can let Undead recover some human consciousness before being purified.

Although Aqua often quarreled with Marian, if possible, she was still willing to let that stinker converse once more with her deceased younger brother.

However, bringing a monster like a Zombie back into the city violates City Safety Regulations somewhat, so upon returning to the Axel Town Gate in the evening, Aqua had her own Disciple go call Marian out.

"What are you up to, giving me another surprise?"

Today is Marian's birthday; when she was brought out, she was still a bit strange, asking Broly beside her just what the situation was with bringing her out.

However, before this, Broly had already been instructed by Aqua to keep it secret from Marian.

Mainly because earlier Aqua was afraid they might not find the younger brother's remains, which would make her happy for nothing, so she had him keep it secret.

Of course, there's no need for secrecy anymore.

"Marian, look, what surprise have we brought you!"

The zombie carried back wrapped in a shroud now had its hood removed, and upon seeing people it immediately began to roar.

"It's just a zombie, what kind of surprise is this..."

Marian's voice weakened, and after the shroud was completely opened, she had already seen the uniform on the zombie's body.

"You can't recognize him now, but that's fine, as long as I use a Purification~"

Aqua directly used Purification, and her Purification Level was God Rank, so the clamoring zombie quickly calmed down.

"Sister?"

From the zombie's mouth came a dry, hoarse voice.

"Joe, is that you?"

"It's... me..."

Confirming the zombie's identity was her missing younger brother, Marian's tears came pouring out at once.

"You don't have much time, say your final goodbyes."

Aqua extended the time for sending the departed soul to Heaven, and said to the one person and one zombie.

"Sister, you're alright, that's really great. Remember to find a good man and marry early, I still want to be an Uncle."

The dialogue only lasted a little over two minutes. The zombie left those final words, then its body was Completely Purified, and its soul went to Heaven.

At the city gate at dusk, the Fighter wiped her face and wept. She had originally thought she had accepted her brother's death, but truly confirming her brother's death still made her unable to hold back a painful cry.

"Ah, on someone else's birthday, you unexpectedly made them cry."

Darkness said.

"Hey, I didn't know it would turn out like this either."

Aqua also hadn't expected the situation to develop like this.

"Who taught you this trick, finding the other party's deceased brother and sending him back as a birthday gift?"

"Does it not work?"

Aqua didn't want to take the blame for making Marian cry, but the fact was, Marian was indeed made to cry by her.

"Miss Aqua, you went too far."

Finally, under the verbal abuse of the other two — actually wanting the Fighter to feel a bit better and forgive Aqua's behavior — Aqua also realized her mistake and apologized to Marian: "Sorry, I shouldn't have done that."

"No, Aqua, you don't need to apologize. If not for you, I might never have seen my brother again in this lifetime.

Now, knowing he doesn't blame me, I can rest assured. I'll find a good man, have a bunch of kids, and have them call him Uncle."

The weeping Marian spoke these words, light in her eyes.

【Marian right now, perhaps her heart is happy, blissful.】

Broly thought, feeling he had learned another useful birthday gift trick from Aqua Master.

"Thank you all, Aqua, Broly, and Darkness and Miss Wiz."

Marian offered sincere thanks.

"No need to thank us, just offset the favor of you taking us in, and since you want to find a good man, you can't set your sights on my Disciple."

Aqua said in a somewhat atmosphere-ruining way, putting on a completely Broker-like appearance, but one supposes she was a bit not used to an acquaintance she often quarreled with thanking her so solemnly.

Of course, after Aqua issued an invitation to join the Axis Cult to Marian, she was still decisively refused by the Female Fighter who, though very moved, still had reason.

According to her, joining the Axis Cult meant she could forget about finding a decent man for the rest of her life, which made Aqua somewhat puffed up with anger.

(Chapter End)