Ma Jun was still testing the new weapon he had just obtained.
At that moment, a strange sound suddenly reached his ears.
He turned his head and saw that both Daniela and Cassandra were reacting oddly.
Their lips were pressed tightly together, their eyes shut, and their bodies trembled slightly.
Only after quite a while did the two of them return to normal.
Waves of delight surfaced on their faces.
"Master, I feel like I've gotten stronger again!"
"Me too!"
After the initial shock, the two of them eagerly showed Ma Jun their changes, as if presenting treasures.
"I feel like my body's become much stronger!"
"I'm way more powerful than before."
"My muscles feel denser than ever."
"Master… would you like to check it out?"
There was a hint of shyness in Daniela's eyes, yet what she said was extremely bold.
Ma Jun swept a glance over her.
What she said didn't seem wrong.
"Let's talk about it after we get back," he said.
"This icy wilderness isn't a good place for that."
"Master, this pork chop is amazing."
"Can I take a portion back for my sister to eat?"
Cassandra plucked up her courage and made her request.
She said shyly, "If Master agrees, I can…"
After experiencing certain things, Cassandra realized it wasn't as terrifying as she had imagined.
On the contrary, it was strangely intoxicating.
Ma Jun refused flatly, his expression unchanged.
"No."
"I granted you power because you chose to serve me."
"You must remember your current status!"
His words were resolute.
Cassandra panicked instantly.
She didn't want Ma Jun to grow distant because of this.
"Master, I was wrong. I'm sorry."
"Mm. Just be careful next time."
His tone softened a little.
Secretly, Cassandra made up her mind: once they got back, she would definitely persuade her sister.
She had to get her sister to agree to grow closer to Master.
The power contained in these dishes was simply too great—the taste alone was deeply intoxicating.
She could clearly feel how much she had improved.
If her sister could become stronger as well, then the Akuna family might even overwhelm the Hainsberg family!
For the sake of the family's honor, she had to convince her sister!
"Keep handling the pork. We'll grill it next," Ma Jun instructed.
"Yes!"
The two answered in unison.
Cassandra was already calculating how she should persuade her sister, Beilei.
…
At this moment, Beilei was curled up in her room.
Her face was burning.
When she thought about what happened yesterday, her heart couldn't help but tremble.
So embarrassing!
How could she have just passed out like that?
It was all Ma Jun's fault.
She walked up to the mirror and admired her own body reflected within.
At the moment, she was wearing only a thin nightgown.
Her fair skin, her long, shapely thighs—
Her figure was far better than that of her two younger sisters.
Perhaps because of her age, she understood far more than her slightly naive sisters.
Now, whenever she closed her eyes, scenes of yesterday—Ma Jun and her sisters—would surface in her mind.
They made her whole body burn.
Then she recalled how Ma Jun kept using [Praise] to strengthen himself.
Her heart began to pound uncontrollably.
Could it be that Ma Jun wanted to use [Praise] to strengthen her too… and then…
Just thinking about it sent all her blood rushing to her head.
She promptly lost consciousness.
When she woke again, the sky was already fully bright.
She even began to regret it.
The entire day, she kept wondering what that feeling would actually be like.
"No… I can't keep thinking about this."
"I am the heir of the Akuna family. How could I be so preoccupied with a lowly human?"
She cooled her expression and slapped her own cheeks lightly.
Then she put on her luxurious dress and left the room.
Inside the castle, the players were laboring bitterly.
Another grueling day of backbreaking work.
Many of them bore injuries, though thankfully still within tolerable limits.
Any injuries sustained inside the instance dungeon would automatically heal once they left.
That single thought was enough to keep them going.
They just wanted to survive.
Three days had already passed, and they were gradually getting used to it.
Some even felt that the dungeon didn't seem all that dangerous.
"Just hold on for three more days and it'll be over."
"Hang in there!"
"Tsk, seriously unlucky. If it weren't for Ma Jun, we wouldn't have ended up in a Nightmare-level dungeon."
"With our strength, if it were a Hard-level dungeon, we'd probably have made a name for ourselves by now."
"And we wouldn't have to suffer this much!"
Several players whispered among themselves.
Once they no longer felt an immediate threat to their lives, they couldn't help venting their true thoughts.
"That's right. Maybe we'd already cleared Hard-level dungeons!"
Someone snapped angrily, "If it weren't for Ma Jun, we'd probably be dead already!"
"And you still dare blame him?"
"Hmph, I don't think this mission is even that hard."
"Even without relying on Ma Jun, we should still be able to clear it!"
The two sides clung stubbornly to their views, and a quarrel quickly broke out.
Jiang Han listened to the players' argument, her expression growing colder.
"Enough! Shut up!"
Her voice rang out sharply.
"You wouldn't seriously think that just because of you, you can survive a Nightmare-level dungeon, would you?"
At that moment, a tall figure slowly approached.
"Lowly humans—arguing yourselves to death!"
A sharp, piercing voice echoed out, and the players instantly turned pale with fright.
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