[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dungeon-of-lust-managing-otherworldly-beauties":3,"chapter-dungeon-of-lust-managing-otherworldly-beauties-dungeon-of-lust-managing-otherworldly-beauties-chapter-204":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Dungeon of Lust: Managing Otherworldly Beauties",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1445691,1897,"Chapter 204: Fragments of Despair","dungeon-of-lust-managing-otherworldly-beauties-chapter-204",204,"\u003Cp>A girl in a dainty white dress sitting on a swing whistled. The rusted chains holding up the seat squealed and threatened to rip from the rotted wood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>♫Hm-hm-hm. Hm-hm-hm!♫\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl kicked her feet back and forth, her long blue hair swaying in the breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was shrill, high-pitched, and damning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>♫Pray the demons go away♫\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>♫Go away. Go Away♫\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>♫Pray the demons go away♫\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>♫If they don’t. That’s okay♫\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>♫Hm-hm-hm. Hm-hm-hmm!♫\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>♫Hm-hm-hm-hm-hm-hm-hm!♫\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she sang, the wind quieted down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl closed her eyes and rocked her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She continued to kick, a bit of her feet scraping the ash below her, staining her unblemished skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>♫Pray the demons go away.♫\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>♫Go away. Go Away♫\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she opened her eyes, the girl looked at something inexplicably far away, yet suffocatingly near.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes began to blacken and melt as she stared at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind returned and began raging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>♫Pray the de-mons go away♫\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl’s skin grew flaky as it peeled off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>♫Go. Away.♫\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Becoming shrill and reverberating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mias and Ophelia, along with the three others, ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kicking up mounds of ash with each step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale cursed under his breath as he held the beautiful woman as she breathed her last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he set her down, the ash consumed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dropped to his knees and screamed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did it have to end this way?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But why did it have to be you...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diligence fell to her knees as the blade pressed against her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t you already know, Leila?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold your ground!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not possible! Its pressure is too overbearing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t care! Hold. Your. Ground! Else we’ll all die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Envy stood atop a mountain, drenched in blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her right hand, she held her severed left arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is it, huh? This is how it ends?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below her, an endless horde of Corrupted beasts clawed at the cliff, slowly dragging their bodies upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man’s voice boomed from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn’t have to be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gluttony held her splintered Dungeon Core in her hands as the last few of her warriors desperately held back the Corrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Champions already all slaughtered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’At least I got to see you one last time.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wrath stood amidst a sea of fire, looking vacantly off toward the engulfed horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Burn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His anger only grew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Burn!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His helmet long been shattered and lost in the ash beneath his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"BURN! ROT IN HELL!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zayn looked at Maribel with tired eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The succubus begged him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please! Please don’t go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man avoided her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sorry. I’m sorry I was so late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He summoned his cloak of night and disappeared into the portal, leaving Paradise behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The portal, which shattered upon his entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maribel fell to her knees, tears streaming down her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! Come back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A nameless woman screamed at a nameless man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This isn’t right, you bastard! He’s your son! Do you not care about him at all?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is he, now? I don’t remember giving birth to a beast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liar! You raised him! You fed him! You brought him here! You made him a beast!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was always a beast. I brought my daughter here; he just so happened to get dragged along by coincidence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other two there looked dazed and confused, as if they’d just walked into the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, that’s because their memory was being continuously wiped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nameless woman growled, her long white hair flowing in the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So be it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rivania held the broken corpse of a young maiden in her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up at the vile existence. The Vice that took them all away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lust...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears stained her eyes as she stood and drew her sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man looked confused, like he didn’t even know how he’d gotten there. Like something was wrong with his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rivania charged and activated the Item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ash engulfed them both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vale stumbled around and clutched at his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What’s going on?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice of his father drifted in his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s okay, Val.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mother’s voice followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just rest, honey. We’ll take it from here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Salome spoke next:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Val, let it go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sivian added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let it all go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ximena whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And let me in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lone man lay sprawled upon an island no more than two paces wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cursed internally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I had him.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grit his teeth and threw a clump of sand in the air, watching the grains scatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I almost had my revenge...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alone for once, Lucas began to cry the first tears he’d ever allowed himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would be the last as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pudgy man snapped his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, he’d traversed a few seconds back in time, but it didn’t matter. He fell forward onto the ground and began coughing up blood, the result of overusing his Privilege.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark-skinned man looming over him looked dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a few moments passed, and the hint of realization plagued the man’s gaze. He looked down at the pudgy man and opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Restriction is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Axel frowned as he looked over at his friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you crying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What’s wrong with him?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sorry. I’m sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Axel tilted his head in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he looked down at the empty book his friend had given him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An insidious presence crept and nestled in his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Axel’s eyes went wide...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze snapped to his crying friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man who was once a king watched it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched it all collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched it all fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched it all return to dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chained man hummed to himself a poem, invoking his ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tempered by flame\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forged by fate\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where fires cry\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New life awakes\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tempered by flame\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reforged by hate\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the world that drowned\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I await.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chains rattled, then snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His divine grace drew memories from countless past and future lives into his mind, and their weight swelled his power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man stood, opened his eyes, and breathed in the toxic ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despair smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>",1045,"2026-06-06T01:43:37.938Z",1,"novelbin.me","1b2042c293516f28031f31c1c3994224df2a19ac079eee4bd84da5f4240debda","dungeon-of-lust-managing-otherworldly-beauties-chapter-61","dungeon-of-lust-managing-otherworldly-beauties-chapter-60",306,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdungeon-of-lust-managing-otherworldly-beauties-cover.jpg"]