The Dungeon Monsters Keep Offering Sacrifices
Chapter 46

EP.46 Everyone Carries Poison

At first, I just visited the dungeon.

It was to measure Maru’s combat power.

However, my senses caught a very subtle mana movement.

That movement continued to observe me and Maru.

‘Too blatant, isn’t it?’

It was too obvious to be just a coincidence.

Since then, Maru concealed his power.

He had already hunted most of the orcs.

And if someone was really watching me, there was no need to show all my cards.

And then, the alarm rang on my smartphone.

– Successfully supported the dungeon ‘Temptation of Illusions’. –

– Successfully repelled intruders. –

– Successfully completed additional missions. –

– You can purchase Lich’s promotion bonus package once. –

– Azmo, the owner of the dungeon ‘Temptation of Illusions’, dedicates his dungeon to the master. –

– Became the ruler who possesses dungeons in both dimensions for the first time. –

– Acquired the trait ‘True Dungeon Master (EX)’. –

– Due to the trait, the following systems are now available. –

– [Dungeon Monster Level-Up System] (Locked) –

– [Dungeon Monster Enhancement System] (Locked) –

It seems that Death Knight and Lich, dispatched to the Incubus Dungeon, have successfully completed their missions.

‘Faster than I thought.’

I quickly scanned the alarm.

By completing additional missions, I gained the authority to purchase the promotion package related to Lich.

Of course, what caught my eye more than that was.

‘EX rank?’

The trait’s name is ‘True Dungeon Master‘.

Surprisingly, the rank was written as EX.

The rank that the Hunter industry had simply assumed to exist as EX finally appeared in front of me.

‘Did I really get a rank beyond the standard?’

The owner of the Incubus Dungeon, Azmo, dedicated the dungeon to me, and this trait appeared.

‘Two dimensions….’

I checked it slightly, and it turns out Azmo’s dungeon was on Earth.

I didn’t know until now because it was marked as another dimension.

This part was not an issue to think about right now.

I wanted to open the status window and check what the trait was, but unfortunately, I couldn’t.

‘… No explanation?’

Was there a trait without an explanation until now?

As far as I know, all traits and skills always had explanations.

But unlike the skills that existed until now, this trait was not S-rank, and it was beyond the standard, so in a way, I understood.

Just looking at the name gave me a rough idea of what kind of trait it was.

The problem is that it was just a rough idea.

‘In this state, I can’t exactly know what ability it is.’

If I had more time, I wanted to look into it more closely.

I was curious about the monster level system and enhancement system in the dungeon.

But right now, I couldn’t do that.

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It was because of the beings that were openly observing me even now.

First, it was a priority to catch the mice hiding far away.

“Let’s go out quickly.”

Maru nodded at my words.

Since I had already hunted most of the orcs, there were no monsters inside the dungeon that would disturb us.

Even if there were a few remaining orcs, they didn’t approach me.

They must know that if they come closer after seeing Maru’s slaughter scene, there is only death for them.

Maru and I immediately left the orc dungeon.

Instead of going straight home, we moved our steps to another dungeon.

To be precise, the F-rank Skeleton Dungeon.

‘There shouldn’t be any variables in the Skeleton Dungeon.’

No matter how many orcs I captured in the dungeon, I couldn’t relax.

Orcs were intelligent beings that could attack anytime if I exposed any vulnerabilities. Of course, I didn’t think I would lose.

I already had Maru by my side, and Maru was powerful enough to annihilate a horde of orcs even if they rushed in.

‘Still, I need to eliminate all the small variables.’

The problem lay with the opponent, not me.

Considering that those currently observing me didn’t rashly approach, they seemed to be concerned about the orcs.

‘Then their rank might not be that high.’

But it wasn’t good that the opponent wasn’t moving at all.

I needed to get rid of the opponent quickly so that I could move freely.

That’s why I moved the dungeon.

Not to the D-rank Orc Dungeon but to the F-rank Skeleton Dungeon. With this level, the opponent would surely make a move.

And that thought was correct.

As Maru and I left the Orc Dungeon, the opponent naturally continued to tail me.

It continued until I entered the Skeleton Dungeon.

As soon as I entered the dungeon, I positioned Maru nearby.

And,

“Ha. you won’t hide this time, right?”

I felt the mana that I had been sensing outside the dungeon fluctuating.

It meant that the opponent had decided to use their power seriously.

Well, even if I wanted to think of them as a hunter really trying to hunt skeletons, I didn’t need to bother thinking about it when it came out so blatantly.

In the current world, all you needed to remember was this.

‘If I don’t kill, I die.’

Hesitate for a moment, and you die instantly.

That was how to survive in this world.

A brief moment passed, and the opponent began to move into the dungeon.

‘Two people.’

Seeing that the mana of the one in the lead was shaking more significantly, the rank was probably higher.

It was a fortunate turn of events.

There was no better opportunity than the one where the most powerful one entered first.

I nodded slightly toward Maru and waited for the intruders.

Finally, one of the intruders came out, and our eyes met.

The opponent seemed confused and hesitated, then raised his weapon.

But,

The opponent’s weapon didn’t reach me.

Maru’s attack had already pierced the side of the opponent.

“Kuk!”

The opponent began to groan in pain.

“I didn’t have any intention to harm you…”

No, it wasn’t a groan but nonsense.

If there was no intention to harm, why wield a weapon?

And the person continued talking.

In summary, they received a commission, and even though he didn’t care about his own life, he pleaded to spare his son’s life.

“Well….”

The one behind was his son.

His face looked tougher than expected.

I glanced at Maru.

Maru drew his sword and rushed toward the son standing behind.

Maru’s sword pierced through the guy who claimed to be the son.

Of course, the pants were stained red, but he wasn’t dead yet.

I couldn’t kill him right away. I needed to gather information first.

“Why…”

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The man looked at his son and showed a despairing expression.

I smiled at the man’s face.

“Wow, you’re really good at acting.”

Then I approached the man’s son.

In the son’s hand was a small throwing dagger.

But there was no need for him to throw the dagger.

His current state was beyond words due to the pain he was feeling.

This was the way of this world.

A world where everyone carries poison in their hearts.

A place where unnecessary sympathy might cost you your life.

I confirmed once again what kind of place this world was.

While looking at the suffering guy, I moved forward again.

“If you listen well, I’ll spare your son.”

I raised one hand and continued speaking.

“Even though I have a healing skill, you know?”

One of my skills, the Goddess’s Healing.

Even though it’s F-rank, the Goddess’s Healing will show much better results than other healing skills.

That’s what I observed on the El Dorad Continent.

When the opponent heard my words about having a healing skill, their expression changed.

“Is, is that true? Do you really have a healing skill? No, if you do, I’ll, I’ll say anything!”

The opponent eagerly awaited only for my question to heal his son as quickly as possible.

“First, tell me your name and affiliation.”

To my question, the opponent quickly responded.

“I, my name is Ji Tae-hoon. I’m affiliated with the Black Sun Guild.”

Black Sun Guild?

It was a name I hadn’t heard before.

When I made a slightly puzzled expression, Ji Tae-hoon explained to me.

In short, it seemed like a group similar to a mercenary, not a formal guild.

I knew this much.

And then, I moved on to the most important question.

“I mentioned it earlier, right? This job was just a request. Who made the request?”

Although Ji Tae-hoon hesitated for a moment with this question, as soon as I looked at his son, he confessed.

“Kang Jin-soo! Yes, he’s a government official at the Awakener Center!”

A familiar name came up.

Kang Jin-soo.

The academy’s connection led to this.

But why did Kang Jin-soo suddenly target me? That was what I was curious about.

The Kang Jin-soo I knew was not the type to take on such tasks alone.

‘This part needs to be investigated.’

I pulled out various questions and listened to the story from the opponent.

What kind of compensation they received for the job, why they were carrying their son, and other trivial stories.

Among them, if there was one word that caught my attention, it was the compensation.

They asked me to film me inflicting pain, and as I suspected, it seemed that what Kang Jin-soo did alone was not at all realistic.

Moreover, the statement that Kang Jin-soo would raise Ji Tae-hoon’s son’s rank seemed even more unrealistic.

‘Someone is behind this.’

Could it be Kim Soo-ho?

It’s just speculation for now.

If that’s the case, I need to quickly increase my strength.

If he notices me, more things will happen in the future than now.

As I was lost in thought for a moment, Ji Tae-hoon began to plead again.

“My son is really docile! He has a good heart. So, please spare him, at least…”

Well.

Until a moment ago, he was the guy holding a dagger, and I didn’t think he had a good heart.

“I’ll spare your son….”

I had already said I would spare him a while ago.

However, there was a condition.

I grabbed the dagger from Ji Tae-hoon’s son.

Maru was guarding by his side.

A warning not to do anything foolish.

At the same time, Ji Tae-hoon, who had no idea what the warning meant, sighed with a disappointed expression.

“You’ll spare my son’s life, right?”

Ji Tae-hoon asked the question again.

I nodded.

“I keep my promises.”

With that said, I approached his son.

The guy was already in a state of unconsciousness due to the pain.

I immediately activated the healing skill.

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Goddess’s Healing.

Light began to emit from my hand.

The light slowly began to heal the wounds.

Of course, it was still an F-rank skill, so complete healing was impossible.

It could only stop the bleeding for now.

Obviously, the place pierced by Ji Tae-hoon’s son wouldn’t function normally in the future.

But for now, it meant saving his life.

Although he tried to harm others, showing this much mercy could be considered generous.

And, more than anything, there was something I wanted to check.

‘Celia offered sacrifices until now.’

The sacrifices Celia offered were used to obtain my Trait or skills.

Or even to summon Maru or obtain the demon sword he wielded.

If that’s the case, can I offer sacrifices in reverse?

When I tried to send Maru again, it was impossible because the altar’s level was too low.

But what about a person? Would they be treated the same as monsters?

I planned to experiment with this guy to satisfy my curiosity.

It might seem cruel, but now it was a matter of survival for me.

I needed to thoroughly check what functions were available. I had to use them to increase my strength.

Before that, I wanted to finish the current task.

“Is this enough?”

At least I didn’t kill the guy’s son.

Instead, I showed mercy by using the healing skill.

Ji Tae-hoon realized that my words were indeed true and nodded. Then, after looking at his fallen son, he took the dagger in his hand.

The next event happened in an instant.

“Snap!”

Ji Tae-hoon, holding the dagger, immediately pointed it at his own neck. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ ɴøᴠel Fɪre.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of nøvels early and in the highest quality.

He plunged the dagger into his own throat.

With the sound of gurgling from his throat, Ji Tae-hoon’s body collapsed.

At the same time, an alert appeared.

Not on my smartphone, but right in front of my eyes.

– The trait ‘True Dungeon Master’ has been activated. –

– Would you like to use this hunter as a sacrifice for your dungeon? –

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