Dungeon of Niflheim

405 Chapter 405: Azure spark quail

Frost laughed with pride, incredibly pleased by his creation.

The Ronsos; a unique type of tiger beastkin with massive potential, an appropriate hallmark in regards to Frost’s talents as a creator and pseudo God.

“Khuno come to the private space.” After laughing Frost opened up a channel to Khuno and ordered him to teleport to the private space. Frost had given him the same rights as Findlay. After today he would have two capable commanders by his side, managing the dungeon’s forces and the dungeon as a whole. The dungeon would only grow larger and more complex from now on, it wasn’t appropriate for him to handle everything himself.

“Yes my lord.” Khuno replied back with a joyful tone before entering a space warp to arrive before his lord and master.

Frost continued to lie on the enchanting pillow that was Maya’s lap and receive her attentive massaging to aid his exhausted eyes and excruciating headache. He really needed to get some rest but wanted to make sure the difficult wave was fully dealt with first.

Frost smiled and nodded at Khuno’s arrival.

“You did well Khuno, you and your ronso kin have made me very proud. I’ll be leaving you in control of the dungeons forces while I rest. Findlay can fill you in on anything you’re unsure of. You and he will be my left and right hands.” Frost’s face tensed as he spoke, his consciousness flickering.

“Understood milord, I’ll convene with Findlay and handle the dungeon in your absence. Please rest without worry.” Khuno placed his arm across his chest and bowed in salute to Frost before walking over to Nanna.

“Lady Nanna I’ll leave the bounty left by the wraiths in your hands, please pass them to master once he wakes from his rest.” He spoke with a gentle tone and smile, clearly he was quite fond of children.

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Nanna took hold of the purified curse crystals and high quality ectoplasm handed to her. Frost wasn’t in the best state to examine the materials dropped from the battle at the moment and Khuno needed to return to the battlefield thus the best recourse was to hand the items to one of Frost’s most trusted subordinates, his family members.

Nanna smiled with pride before placing the items to the side and responding to Khuno with a military salute that looked immensely cute. Maya almost swooned at the sight, her heartbeat stopping for a second.

Khuno responded back with his own salute before vanishing from the private space. He teleported to the 3rd section of the first floor so as to convene with Findlay. It was time for him to introduce himself to his equivalent counterpart.

“Ugh!” Frost groaned in pain as his headache intensified, he was barely staying awake however there was one last thing he needed to do.

With difficulty Frost brought up the dungeon menu and replaced all the monsters that were lost within the past 24 hours, amounting to several tens of thousands of DP, this wave truly dealt a major blow to his forces. Now however with the addition of the dozen C-rank ronsos and Khuno at the helm there’d be nothing to worry about, such a situation would not happen again while they were still in the mid-stages.

“Rest Frost, you’ve earned that much.” Maya gently caressed his temples and whispered into his ear, allowing him to finally let go and slip into unconsciousness.

She waited a few moments to make sure he was completely out of it before letting out a deep sigh. “He’s just like a child, putting all his focus on an exciting task and forgetting about everything else even the state of his own body.” Though she was complaining about him her gaze was filled with affection.

“Looks like I’ll have to wait a little to give you your reward.” She leaned down and kissed Frost on his forehead before gently manoeuvring from underneath him. She wasn’t about to let herself be placed in such a precarious situation again.

Gently Maya removed herself from the sofa before picking Frost up in her arms, an impressive feat if one just looked at her outward appearance. Frost was a whole head taller and chock full of trained muscle. His body wasn’t light by any means yet this dainty looking woman who was around 165cm was lifting him up as though it was effortless.

Nanna couldn’t help but blush a little as she watched on. The beautiful princess was giving the handsome prince a princess carry, a picturesque scene for the young girl.

Maya held Frost close to her chest being careful not to disturb him as she carried him to his bedroom. He would rest better on a proper soft bed instead of the sofa.

After setting him down she closed the door to prevent the hustle and bustle of the private space bothering him.

Maya gracefully moved to the kitchen to prepare a meal for her and the kids. The last wave was quite strenuous on their minds after all.

“Nanna, Loki remember to have the dismantling corps set out to work and have those on shift work on repairing the damage inflicted upon the bunkers.” She gave out instructions while donning her apron and retrieving a kitchen knife. She was going to make something special for the three of them or rather four.

“Also teleport Kiba to the private space, he can rest here while he recovers and join us for a tasty meal.” She hadn’t forgot that Kiba was still passed out while the bats’ poison flowed through his body. It’d be safer to have him nearby, for moral support. Though the wave just ended the tension hadn’t quite left Nanna and Loki’s system. When it did it’d be nice to have a big fluffy cat to hug.

“Un” The two phoenix kin nodded in reply before setting off to work, their stomachs grumbling in anticipation.

Maya opened up the dungeon menu and set off to purchase some tasty ingredients. She was restricted to only buying food and drink supplies as per the covenant struck with Dark, but it was up to Frost to allow access in the first place as well as assign budget restrictions. But since Frost was either a big softy, na?ve or simply wished to favour her because of their relationship she had no limits in what she could spend. Hell if she wanted to she could purchase B-rank alcohols or higher for tens of thousands of DP and she’d get away with it. Well until Frost found out of course.

Knowing that she had a lot of trust placed in her, Maya kept her budget to a minimum, only occasionally splurging on a C-rank bottle of alcohol. This behaviour seemed to work in her favour as Frost would frequently splurge on her behalf, a win-win.

Right now however she wasn’t going to cheap out. She had to face off against ghosts, she and the kids deserved something special.

With a predatory smile Maya honed in on what she wanted to cook.

Thankfully ingredients weren’t as restricted as monsters and materials. So far they’d feasted on creatures that were available in the local area, ones attuned with the ice element. This time however she wanted to cook something special.

“Azure spark quail” Maya couldn’t help but lick her lips as she spotted the ingredient.

The Azure spark quail: a B-rank monster of the lightning element, found on the peaks of the storm mountains. It’s one of the fastest bird monsters in Nova, moving at such speeds that its flight paths are akin to lightning. Its behaviour are usually minorly aggressive but when provoked and threatened it utilises its intense speed to pierce through its foes like a bullet. Even heavily armoured monsters can see themselves riddled with small holes when getting on this thing’s bad side.

A single azure spark quail isn’t much bigger than a regular quail so multiple would be required to feed their group.

Without a single ounce of hesitation Maya purchased 4 of these quails that cost 2500DP a pop. 10,000DP was gone just like that and all she got in return was the meat of 4 small birds.

She spent another 3500DP on spices, accompanying vegetables as well as additional ingredients to make a light sauce.

This azure spark quail was one of her favourite dishes ever since she was a child. Her grandmother would always cook it for her whenever she returned from visiting the storm mountains. She wanted to share this recipe and her joyful memories with Nanna and Loki. Frost too but he was resting, and she didn’t feel like waiting. Besides if he was awake he may not sanction such a large purchase. Sometime it’s easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.

Kiba was teleported to the private space a few moments later. He was still suffering from the effects of the bat’s poison, but his complexion was looking much better, he’d wake up in another 5 minutes or so.

Nanna and Loki both crowded around the big tiger, resting their bodies against his to hear his breathing and heartbeat. The moment they did however they suddenly felt weak, their limbs turned to jelly, and they collapsed onto Kiba’s fluffy fur.

Maya turned around and smiled expecting such an outcome, they’d been through a lot over the past 12 hours. Thankfully Khuno and the other ronsos were now here thus the dungeon would be fine even without their input.

Maya turned back to her ingredients, a bright smile adorning her face as she began to hum.