Chapter 48

Prepotente arrives with his level 70 hellspawn familiar Bianca to assist Carl's forces. After an emotional reunion where Prepotente reveals his loneliness, he joins Carl's army as a Colonel. Meanwhile, Elle reports killing one of the four key targets—the head of the guard and the Sultana's boyfriend—triggering the next phase of the plan as Edgar detects non-corporeal movement rising through the castle.

Prepotente lands with his hellspawn Bianca, now level 70 and significantly larger with a second set of wings. Pony himself has reached level 99, making him the strongest crawler in the dungeon. When Carl approaches him, Prepotente demands to be recruited into the army, the only way they can communicate. Carl makes him a Colonel. Prepotente then unexpectedly breaks down emotionally, revealing he felt lonely after Carl failed to meet him at the Bahamas on the last floor and has been afraid since a previous incident. Carl comforts him, promising they will talk more. Samantha, having climbed onto Bianca's back, taunts Prepotente about his dead mother, prompting Katia to restrain her and Carl to warn that she will be left behind if she mentions his mother again. Samantha complies reluctantly. Baroness Victory observes the group's tense dynamics. Elle then messages that she has killed one of the four required targets—the head of the guard and the Sultana's real boyfriend—generating a notification. Donut confirms receiving a notification about one of the four dying. Edgar reports detecting non-corporeal movement rising from below the castle. Carl gives Li Na a thumbs up, and she begins climbing the clock tower. Rosetta, monitoring from the FUPA with Tipid, signals that the plan is proceeding and that it is now Carl's turn to act.