Vale stared listlessly at the sight.

While Lust was still hoodwinking his feelings, it didn't mean they were all gone. He still felt some sort of true companionship with the pitiful goblin. While he still couldn't say he loved Toy, or anyone, he could at least declare that he enjoyed being around her and didn't feel joy at watching her suffer.

Vale began to walk over to help her, even if it was too late, but Salome stopped him as she promised she would.

Toy cried out in pain as the frog held the sword in Toy's abdomen.

"Yahh!"

The green frog tried to twist the blade to further mar Toy's intestines, but the determined goblin gripped her hand around the sharp ridge and held it still, allowing the ends to dig deeply into her fingers and palm.

Toy coughed up a mountain of blood as she patted the stone floor of the dungeon with her free hand, repeatedly searching for her lost blade. Then, her fingers nudged the hilt. With ferocious tenacity, Toy gripped the hilt and swung with her remaining strength.

[Anuran Warrior has been slain]

[+1 Aether]

[You have completed Level 1, good job!]

The light in the frog's eyes diminished as it let go of its blade, slumped to the side, and sank into the ground. Its blade didn't disappear, however. It remained lodged in Toy's gut. As for Toy herself…

Toy's reckless attack wasn't without expense. Since she'd needed to divert her power to generate enough force to kill the frog, she'd let go of the blade, and before she killed the frog, the frog had managed to succeed in its task of swiveling the blade and mangle her intestines.

Ximena stayed where she was, but Vale and Salome trudged over and stood by the dying goblin's side. Salome said:

"Excellent work, Toy."

Through labored breaths, Toy blinked, opened her eyes, smiled, and gently questioned Vale and Salome:

"R-reward?"

Salome kneeled and plucked the blade out of Toy's gut, as a gigantic green pool of blood seeped out from under her.

Salome solemnly replied while placing a hand on Toy's open wound.

"Of course…"

A moment later, Salome collapsed backward, and Vale barely managed to catch her. Utterly confused, his gaze snapped back to where Salome's hand had been before she fainted, and he witnessed Toy's wound closing on its own, the thinning color of the goblin's face slowly evening out.

Ximena, not caring for the two in dire straits, approached the group slowly.

"Oh, so that's how she did it."

Vale, who was still processing the whole situation, lethargically brought his head up to meet Ximena's ruby gaze. Vale wasn't even sure if Toy was alive, and now his most valuable asset had collapsed and looked to be on the verge of death as well, her face growing deathly pale.

"What do you mean?"

"I knew she had a Trait which allowed her to steal the life force of her enemy, it's the only reason why I would have any worry over facing her. But it appears she is also able to give it. Not only that, if that ability is this powerful in its Nascent state… no wonder she was able to regrow her arm when at full power."

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Thankfully, everyone managed to survive, even if it was just barely.

With the help of the Workers, since Ximena couldn't approach the two, Vale managed to transport Salome and Toy safely into the core so they could recuperate.

If Vale understood correctly, then Salome had used Vitality Drain on herself and gifted much of her vigor to Toy. And, since Toy was on the brink of death, it must have been incredibly taxing, resulting in this languid state.

After safely tucking them away, there wasn't really much more he could do for them.

'Well… maybe…'

Vale was very curious about how the battle played out on the other side of the wall and was intent on asking Ximena about it; however, there was something to attend to first. Something with a bit more urgency.

'Status…'

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Name: [Valentin Laurent]

Title: [Fifth Advent of Lust]

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Dungeon Class: [Vice]

Dungeon Core Rank: [Nascent]

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Aspect: [Lust]

Class: [Vice]

Core Rank: [Nascent] - (1/700)

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Aether: [20]

Satisfaction: [0]

Traits: [Rudimentary Shapeshifter] [Charm] [Ember of Lust]

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'20…'

Vale now had 20 Aether to spend.

With little hesitation, Vale opened up Salome's status page and tested something out. He focused intently and…

[Would you like for your Champion, Salome, to absorb 4 Aether?]

"Yes…"

Ximena studied Vale as if he were crazy.

"Huh? What did you say?"

But Vale paid her no mind and paid close attention as he watched a slight amount of color return to Salome's face. While the demonness didn't stir, she had most definitely been healed a little bit.

'It worked'

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Name: [Salome]

Title: [Sucubi Queen]

Aspect: [Succubus]

Class: [Demonic]

Core Rank: [Nascent] - (10/600)

Loyalty: [100/100]

Traits: [Charm] [Quillstorm] [Slight Masochist] [Rudimentary Shapeshifter] [Vitality Drain]

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Vale immediately tried to replicate this action with Toy, but for some reason, the system didn't let him. Well, it actually wasn't all too surprising. He wasn't even able to open her status page at all. Probably something to do with her only being an Affiliate.

While it had been hasty and possibly reckless spending of precious Aether, Vale didn't regret his actions.

'Store'

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Recruitment:

Champion: [40 Satisfaction]

Worker: [1 Aether]

Warrior: [10 Aether]

Archer: [15 Aether]

Mage: [100 Aether]

Random: [25 Aether]

Items:

N-Mystery box: [5 Aether]

C-Myster box: [10 Aether]

R-Mystery box: [20 Aether]

???: [1000 Aether]

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The first thing Vale did was purchase a new Worker to even out the number.

Thus, Dickless the Worker was born. And, just like the frogman he was named after, when the red imp appeared and fell from the endless above, it was dickless.

With 13 Aether remaining, there was one clear thing to spend it on.

While the items intrigued him, they were expensive and not worth it, especially when he didn't get to choose what he got; however, he did see a hidden potential in them. He didn't exactly know what he'd get when he bought one, but if whatever it was was deconstructed and analyzed by Larry and Sizzy, maybe they could reproduce it.

But, at this point, that gamble was anything but worth it. They not only lacked the required ability but also the necessary materials. Only having a few strands of twine, and miscellaneous stones and sticks found in the ravine.

[Would you like to purchase a Warrior for 10 Aether?]

"Yes…"

Ximena stared at Vale.

"Is your head okay? You didn't get concussed in the battle, right?"

'Did she not notice Dickless fell from the sky after I spoke to myself literally a couple of seconds earlier?'

Once again, a figure appeared above in the white expanse and drifted down, landing gracefully in front of Vale. It was the Warrior.

The Warrior planted its knuckle into the ground and dropped to one knee.

"I greet you, Master Lust. What is your order?"

Vale stared at the kneeling being and then handed it a sword.

"Go into the dungeon and defend the Core."

"Understood."

The Warrior stood up and marched off into the pink portal.

Ximena curiously followed the Warrior with her carmine eyes. Tracing its unique proportions as it walked away.

"I can't decide if she was disgusting or beautiful. Not that anything created by you would be disgusting."

'I didn't create her though…'

Vale shrugged as he looked over the pale faces of his incapacitated Champion and Toy.

The Warrior looked like a humanoid version of the imp. Its face was beautiful and enchanting, very similar to Salome's. It had short black hair cut in an unruly bob. Its skin looked painted on and was half pink and half black. The colors swirled around and orbited each other, but never mixed.

It was slender and had small lumps where breasts would be, giving the impression it was a woman. It also had hips that jutted out and a pink tail meshed together with its skin.

But, while the Warrior didn't seem to be clothed, just like the Anuran Warriors, she didn't have nipples or a vagina.

It wasn't tall, but it wasn't short, like half a head taller than Toy.

Finally, it had small pink horns that protruded and stood out against her dark hair.

"Err…"

Ximena looked at the source of the groan and sighed.

"Oh… great."

Vale's gaze drew to his Champion, who began to writh around on the floor and weakly opened her eyes.

"Salome…"

Vale rushed to her side and crouched down.

Salome was straining to keep her eyes open as she slowly lifted her hand and brought it to Vale's face.

Vale questioned her:

"Yes?"

Then, with a weak pull, Salome urged Vale's face toward her and opened her mouth. Salome's tongue slithered into Vale's mouth like a snake, and she began licking and absorbing his saliva.

Ximena stared at the scene before her and lost her stoic expression, nearly forgetting to keep rotating her sash.

"What the fuck, whore! You can't just do that!"

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