As much as the middle-aged man wanted to scream curses at Knox, he couldn't even find it in himself to infuse emotions into his voice. He simply sighed before resuming where he left off.
"For thousands of years—prior to the Beast Revolt—animals were treated like, well… animals," the middle-aged man explained. "And the animals took that personally. So, after they gained enough power to win the war and become the dominant race, certain members of the Beast-kin developed peculiar… habits."
"The one who owns this dungeon and the palace above is known as the 'Cobra Empress,'" he continued. "And similar to her friend—Emperor Yin Tiger—the Cobra Empress loves to slowly torture her prisoners. What better way to do that than to throw them into a dungeon to rot and waste away their lifespan? Furthermore, after the Foundation Establishment Realm, one no longer needs to eat or sleep, so those tossed into the Cobra Empress's dungeons have no way to end their suffering sooner."
