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Chapter 297.2. The World Of Darkness
Hana somehow ended her reply with a question mark. She watched as Itsuki and a few black cats entered the dungeon at the speed of wind.
The dark pillars descending from the sky and the appearance of dungeons and monsters were confirmed in various places. All of them appeared right in front of or within cities.
Each one was an A-rank dungeon with powerful monsters.
But as if waiting for them, the Jester Knights and the familiars of Amatsugahara Corporation swiftly defeated them.
“Hey, what’s up with these monsters? They’re all show and no substance!”
In the city center, a dungeon and monsters appeared. Konoha, determined to defeat them, was bewildered by the unexpected result.
Dragonkin appeared, pouring out as soon as the dungeon formed. These were the advanced versions of the C-rank Dragonewts—A-rank monsters called Greater Dragonewts. They were about 3 meters tall, with golden scales and wielding golden halberds—beautiful yet terrifying monsters.
Even one of them could turn the surroundings into a hellish scene, and the city could easily be destroyed. Konoha, along with her maid, prepared to fight, but they were taken aback by how easily they defeated the monsters.
Despite being powerful monsters, dark mist was seeping from their bodies, and they could barely stand, using their halberds as canes. Some tried to counterattack, but their attacks were so weak that Konoha could easily deflect them.
“Come on, leader. Isn’t this fine?”
“Yeah, yeah. Let’s just take them down. With some flashy moves.”
For some reason, Konoha was fighting alongside the self-proclaimed Jester Knights, transformed into a [Jester]. The girls were oddly familiar, reminiscent of Rei, and their power was equally astonishing.
The monsters, though seemingly on the verge of death, were still tough. The military’s AP rounds bounced off them, and it took bazookas to bring them down. Their defensive power was still intact. It seemed only Konoha and her group could break through their defenses.
But the girls were taking them down in a single strike. The Greater Dragonewts swung their halberds wildly, and the soldiers fired their ineffective rifles from a distance. The girls charged in, tearing through the monsters’ bodies like paper with a single swing of their arms.
The soldiers, though puzzled by the strange state of the monsters, still found them difficult to defeat and praised the girls for their efforts.
“It’s the Jester Knights!”
“We’re saved, the Jester Knights!”
“Thank you, Taira-sama!”
It felt like they would receive a round of applause once the battle was over. The girls, all cute or beautiful, only added to the praise.
“Is this really okay?”
“It’s fine, my lady. It seems the name of the Jester Knights will be firmly established after this.”
The maid blocked a halberd with her shield and slit the monster’s throat with a dagger. Konoha, still somewhat unconvinced, continued to defeat the Greater Dragonewts.
In the Amatsugahara Special Zone, a dungeon also appeared. This time, it was giant golden rats. Not the lowest rank of giant rats, but sacred rats that could manipulate light. They were supposed to be A-rank monsters capable of incinerating humans with their light and heat abilities. But now, they were staggering, seemingly on the verge of death.
“Meow. These rats are all show. Are they dying or something?”
“No, they’re fearsome enemies. They can withstand my attacks, the Sword Saint. But I, Yoko Oda, will protect everyone and annihilate you all! I, Yoko Oda!”
“Come on, they’re just durable! Let’s do our best!”
Karin and Yoko, along with a masked girl who suddenly appeared, were repelling the monsters. Yoko, realizing the enemies were weak, used flashy moves and repeatedly shouted her name. The defeated rats were carried away by nearby people. It was unclear why, but a child muttered something about preparing smoked meat.
Similar events were happening all over Japan. High-level dungeons appeared, and monsters surrounded them.
It was a scene reminiscent of the first time dungeons had appeared in the past. Cities were destroyed, and people fled in chaos. It seemed like the same thing would happen again, but the situation was entirely different.
The masked girls calling themselves the Jester Knights, along with black cats, crows, and snakes, were overwhelming the monsters, who were inexplicably on the verge of death, and quickly invading and conquering the dungeons.
Some of the dungeons were S-rank, with dangerous enemies, but as soon as they appeared, they were so weakened that they were easily defeated.
The ominous dark sky. A scene that should have instilled fear and a sense of the world’s end. The dungeons, which had gained power from the darkness, had somehow lost their strength and were easily wiped out.
All that remained were the voices of people praising the Jester Knights and the familiars of Amatsugahara Corporation, the saviors who had averted the crisis.
And later, the unprecedented economic boom brought about by the high-level monster cores obtained from this anomaly began.