[CH399+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

Chapter 581

The waves of gravity grow more intense, and the red aura surrounding the two A-Class hunters glows brighter.

While the levels of all three of my body doubles are quite similar to these two, the fact that they're A-Class hunters and more than double Rodrigo's level makes me certain they have powerful Soul Energy that will likely overpower my body doubles' pure mana control.

The wind user speaks up after I remain silent in response to their threat, he pulls a bright white bow out of an item box and holds it by his side.

"Where is your leader? The Flame Emperor. Bring them to us now so we can accept ownership peacefully. Refuse, and your barrier will fall."

The bright green and blue flashes of light grow brighter below me. At the same time, the fire wielder pulls a large red glowing axe from his own item box and stares down at me like I'm nothing but a grain of sand.

I smile inwardly at their overconfidence as I sense another pair of blue and white energies coming from the guildhall, zipping directly toward the canyon of dungeons—likely Lydia and Fisher retrieving the army from their training.

With these thoughts bolstering my confidence, I finally respond.

"You're looking for the Flame Emperor? Well, you're talking to him right now. I assure you, surrendering this city isn't going to be an option I'll accept."

Theories rush through my doubles' minds as I try to figure out why the Hunter's Association would show up here of all places and use that name.

They even mentioned the B-Class exams...

My main body must have a plan in motion, and the higher-ups in the Association have already caught on and are trying to stop it.

This city's population has grown to over 1,000, and the number of traveling traders that visit the outer village has reached as high as 4,000 on some busy days.

Word has been spreading fast among Dark Continent cities, and the currency I've created has been used and accepted in Solara and Valor City on many occasions already, thanks to Lith and Chester's help in my expansion.

Solara is still a very large city with business influence rooted in the 8 Great Regions. Chester is only the Sector 4 underground trade leader; he doesn't have direct influence over the entire city just yet.

This leads me to believe there must be many Association workers hidden in this city, and it would be extremely easy to investigate further, considering the Crimson City's outer trade villages are open to the public at any time.

If my main body revealed itself or forged new alliances during the B-Class exams to gain more powerful allies outside of the Dark Continent, I can see how the Association leaders wouldn't like this rapid expansion once they put all the scattered clues together.

They see my City's exponential growth as a high potential threat to their control over this vast and profitable Dark Continent land, so they must extinguish my influence before it's too late.

The angry yell from the wind user makes far more sense once I realize what exactly is going on here. He creates an arrow of white wind in his bow and points it down at me.

"Well then, give us your decision! Surrender and submit, or die by the hands of the 8 Great Regions. This is not optional, this is an order. We have been ordered to eliminate any growing threats that endanger our country. Your actions place you high on our immediate disposal list."

I think to myself as the gravity waves of red energy increase in strength again, and I feel a mental attack pushing down on my psyche, while the air around me thickens.