Holy Night: My Husband is Definitely a Paladin - Chapter 95
‘It’s an unstable dungeon this time as well.’
Most dungeons appear in specific regions.
Specifically, at the foot of the massive mountain range right in front of the fortress.
After dungeons first appeared in the world, the small kingdom that once stood there was wiped out by the monsters that emerged from them.
Now, people know how to deal with monsters and have purifiers, but back then, humans were completely helpless.
In less than a year, there wasn’t a single living creature left in the area, turning it into a wasteland.
Officially ownerless, the land was cleared by a coalition of several kingdoms a few years later.
The longest wall in the continent’s history was built around the dungeon zones.
And right in front of the dungeon regions was this place—the fortress.
Since then, this place has become the most dangerous, yet wealthiest location.
Humans, eager to share the risk but keep the wealth to themselves, saw more deaths from their internal power struggles than from monsters in just a few years.
Fearing that they would be annihilated from fighting among themselves rather than from clearing dungeons, they created a new organization called the Alliance of Kingdoms.
Representatives from each kingdom held shared authority, which rotated periodically.
Anything without clear ownership was considered shared property, and the wealth gained was meticulously divided.
In the beginning, there were arguments about fairness, but after several years, the Alliance of Kingdoms solidified its foundation and became the most powerful organization on the continent.
Naturally, the Alliance prioritized its own safety above all else.
As a result, the fortress was rebuilt several times, each time seeking a safer location.
Eventually, it settled where it is now.
Close to dungeons but on land where no dungeon had ever appeared.
It was later discovered that an artifact buried beneath the ground made the surrounding area impenetrable to monsters, similar to the treasure rooms within dungeons.
Once this was known, the fortress thrived even more.
Thanks to this, the current fortress was practically a massive city.
Every year, when dungeons appear and artifacts start emerging, people from across the continent flock to the auction houses.
Naturally, several hotels were built in the fortress for the spectators.
These were considered the second safest areas in the fortress, after the quarters for purifiers and knights.
It was only natural to ensure the safety of those who came to spend money.
Irene headed to the document archive first.
She wanted to check the scale and nature of the dungeon that had appeared the day before.
When she asked about the previous day’s dungeon, the staff handed her a copy made using an artifact, as if expecting her inquiry.
“If you hadn’t seen it yourself, you couldn’t imagine how chaotic it was. Since the high-tier dungeon appeared within the fortress, the higher-ups were in a complete panic.”
Had this issue been causing commotion since yesterday?
The staff, unable to contain their excitement, eagerly recounted the events of the previous day to Irene.
“Really, who could have guessed that an unstable dungeon would form in a place like the heart of the fortress? And it was truly unstable, so no one could tell when it might disappear. If Sir Michael hadn’t gone in, they wouldn’t have even been able to recover the bodies of the victims!”
“But it was a high-tier dungeon, so why didn’t others enter with him?”
Even if it was an unstable dungeon, once its appearance was reported, it would be treated like any other dungeon, with the discoverer gaining first entry rights.
This time, since it appeared in the center, there would have been many potential discoverers, and with civilians involved, there was plenty of reason to enter under the guise of a rescue mission.
“Sir Michael advised it might be dangerous and recommended they stay outside.”
“Still…”
These knights entered dungeons daily.
With an unstable dungeon, some might even feel a thrill and want to venture inside.
Not to mention, unstable dungeons were known to yield a higher chance of artifacts.
So no matter how much Michael dissuaded them, could it be true that no one else entered?
“Well, one knight did go in at the very end, but he quickly came back out. He looked completely dazed, like someone who had seen something horrific.”
“What on earth did he see?”
