Dungeon Monsters Keep Offering Sacrifices

19 – The one who sacrificed himself

“Please…” Kill me…. I would like to ask you this….”

Kim Min-jun, who was captured by Celia, spoke in a desperate voice.

His face became haggard, and deep dark circles appeared under his eyes.

‘This kind of existence cannot exist…’ !’

Kim Min-jun was inwardly shocked as he was out of breath.

He had a long dream.

Sometimes there were pleasant dreams, and sometimes terrifying nightmares appeared.

The bitterness felt after the sweetness made the gap feel even more severe.

The process resulted in eroding Kim Min-jun’s mental strength.

How much time has passed?

When Minjun Kim woke up from a long dream, he realized that not even 10 minutes had passed.

And from then on despair and fear came.

“Please…” Please kill me….”

The being in front of me was a succubus who freely played with people’s dreams.

When she, who introduced herself as Celia, said she was showing her dream for the first time, Minjun Kim laughed.

It’s just a dream.

Because you won’t be able to control yourself with your dreams.

As she said, he had the complacent thought that he could just dream for a while.

But now my thoughts have changed.

The being before my eyes was not an ordinary succubus.

‘If such a being appears on Earth….’

It was terrible just to think about it.

No, if you think about it, this dungeon didn’t make any sense.

There is even a Goblin Lord in the Death Knight.

But the thoughts did not go deep.

“How was your dream?”

Because I saw Celia approaching with a smile.

“Please…” ….”

I begged.

I pleaded desperately.

If you close your eyes, you will dream again.

You will suffer for eons.

What was even scarier was that even after suffering so much, only a few minutes actually passed.

His mental power has already reached its limit.

“Oh, then have you finally thought of becoming your master’s sacrifice?”

Celia was pleased.

Kim Min-jun nodded his head like crazy.

I never thought her words would come across so sweetly….

“Yes… yes! “I will become a sacrifice!”

Kim Min-jun responded by hitting his forehead on the floor.

“Please let me become a sacrifice! Please offer me up for that glorious position!”

When I first heard what Celia said, I dismissed it as bullsh*t.

Why is it an honor for oneself to be offered as a sacrifice?

But now I know.

No, I had to know it as an unconditional honor.

If that would make him comfortable, he would always choose to become a sacrifice.

“It’s an expression of sincere respect for the great master…. “Celia was really thrilled.”

Kim Min-jun wanted to swear right away, but he didn’t really do anything stupid like say it out loud.

He was just relieved that he wouldn’t have to dream again.

“Now, please come this way.”

Kim Min-jun slowly got up and followed Celia’s instructions.

I could see a simple, sloppily made altar.

What have you lived for until now?

Have you lived like this just to meet this end?

Maybe it’s the karma from the past.

Kim Min-jun walked very slowly into the altar, thinking about many things.

“… ….”

It was the last time he was seen alive.

Soon, flames erupted on the altar.

* · * *

Thing-

Thing-

Thing-

In a room with the lights off, the alarm on my smartphone kept ringing.

“Mr. Ha… , Some kind of alarm keeps going off.”

Lee Kang-hyeon, who was sleeping well, woke up irritated.

Then he lifted up his smartphone.

“What kind of alarm is this?”

I checked the alarm window and saw that it was a game I started after returning from another world.

– An intruder has appeared in the master’s dungeon.

“Intruder… ?”

However, I knew the situation was over with the next alarm.

– You have successfully repelled all the invaders!

– Rewards are given!

– The action radius of minions in the dungeon increases.

– Minions can now move outside of the dungeon and up to certain parts of the mountain range.

“… ….”

Lee Kang-hyun, who was looking at the alarm, woke up and was in a dazed state.

– Celia offers ‘Kim Min-jun’ as a sacrifice to her master.

– Absorbing the abilities of the sacrifice ‘Kim Min-jun’. (Remaining time: 6 hours)

“Huh?”

But I came to my senses a little when I saw the familiar name.

Of course, it was not a name he knew, but a Korean name that anyone could see.

“Why does this name suddenly appear?”

Kim Min-jun?

Isn’t the background of this game the El Dorad continent?

After thinking for a moment, Lee Kang-hyeon was able to deduce one fact.

“Oh, is this historical evidence?”

In reality, people from Earth also exist in Eldorad.

They were hunters who had been summoned to the continent.

Did they even include this historical evidence?

Lee Kang-hyun was slightly amazed that the producer used such detailed details.

Still, ringing the alarm in the middle of the night crossed the line.

“But what is ability absorption?”

It is even written that it takes 6 hours.

“Well, it will work out somehow. Let’s get some sleep….”

But I couldn’t continue my thoughts due to the sudden drowsiness.

Lee Kang-hyeon collapsed on the bed and soon fell asleep.

Thing-

Thing-

Nevertheless, the smartphone alarm did not stop.

– Absorbing the abilities of the sacrifice ‘Kim Min-jun’. (Remaining time: 5 hours 50 minutes)

– Absorbing the abilities of the sacrifice ‘Kim Min-jun’. (Remaining time: 5 hours 40 minutes)

The alarm continued.

* · * *

People were surrounding the round table.

This is the highest center of the White Church.

An important meeting was being held to the extent that not only the highest priests and cardinals within the denomination, but also priests representing various institutions such as law, administration, and military gathered.

A gathering of the most powerful people in the church after the Pope.

All of these people were in a position to control the denomination with a single word.

As such, various words were being exchanged and arguments were being made at the meeting.

“This time, the Holy Father has officially requested the dispatch of heresy inquisitors to the Kingdom of Seil.”

Titan, the priest who manages and supervises the Heresy Questioners, opened his mouth.

Some priests expressed admiration at his words.

“Oh, my church will finally take root in the Kingdom of Seil.”

Yuel, a trainee priest whom the church was paying attention to, has gone missing.

As the final destination was the Kingdom of Seil, it was natural for the church to investigate.

As the first step, heresy interrogators led by the titan himself are dispatched.

As a titan who was once an Inquisitor, I was very proud and satisfied.

“That’s right. Among the Heresy Questioners, the ‘best elite’ were selected. Now all that remains is to advance into the Demon World using the Kingdom of Seil as a bridgehead.”

He was afraid of saying something else, so he emphasized the most elite part.

But this place was not easy.

There were also forces that did not want even a little more power to go to the other side.

“However, I have some concerns.”

Firent, who is in charge of inspection within the church, opened his mouth.

The Titan frowned at those words, but Pirent did not care and continued his words.

“You may be aware of the incident where a succubus broke through the boundaries of our church and was released from its seal.”

Everyone nodded quietly.

It was not even a simple succubus, but a succubus that inherited the blood of the original being.

This was a huge event that could shake the doctrine of the ‘goddess’, the one and only being from the beginning, as claimed by the church.

Of course, the church cannot acknowledge existence other than the goddess.

That’s why, other than the goddess, monsters descended from primordial beings were randomly captured.

The power class of the church was in an uproar as the succubus that had recently been released from the seal was the last bloodline that existed on the continent.

“But!”

Thump-

Pirent slammed his fist on his round table.

“The Heretic Inquisitor, who represents the church and judges heretics, was in secret with the succubus queen. Does this make sense!”

Those around him flinched at his extremeness, but it was true.

How did the succubus break through the tight security and break free?

The church immediately launched a large-scale investigation.

And it was revealed that one of the Heretic Questioners was in secret with the Succubus Queen.

There was even evidence that the succubus sent a secret letter to the queen after being released.

Of course, this happened because he was possessed by the succubus queen.

The Titan countered his words in a calm voice.

“Of course that is true. I would like to apologize on behalf of this place. “The Heresy Questioner in question was immediately dismissed, classified as a heretic, and various investigations are underway.”

The titan took on the nuance of slitting his throat with his hands with a murderous look in his eyes.

“But I think Priest Firenze’s words went too far.”

“What! “You are now insulting me and the Department of Inspection!”

When Firent stood up and shouted, the Titan motioned for him to calm down.

“Ah, that’s not it. I just want to make one thing clear. “It is said that the Heretic Questioner was in secret with the Succubus Queen, but he was not working in the basement on the day of the incident.”

Firent stepped back slightly at his words.

The Heretic Questioner was in secret with the Succubus Queen, but he was not at the scene of the incident.

I was just trying to overturn the entire incident with false accusations.

“And the succubus who escaped this time was sealed in the past through a deal between the church and the succubus queen-“

“Stop.”

Someone interrupted the titan.

It was Aurel, the highest priest.

Even the Titans fell silent at his words.

“Let’s stop with that now.”

In the very distant past, there was a record of the church making a deal with a monster.

The person we traded with was the Succubus Queen.

It was just a deal to catch one succubus.

It was an example of what could be called the denigration of the religious order, and I did not want that scandal to come out of the mouth of a single priest.

Therefore, Aurel changed the topic of his words.

“What is the reaction of the empire and other kingdoms to the Kingdom of Seil’s dispatch?”

A plan to dispatch heresy interrogators to the Kingdom of Seil.

From the denomination’s point of view, it was a natural measure since the priest it belonged to went missing, but it seemed reasonable to handle it independently without the consent of the surrounding countries.

Therefore, this was notified, at least formally, to neighboring countries.

In fact, it was no different from notification.

“The Kaln Empire and the Orobis Empire have provided support to the church.”

“After all, there are no idiots who would oppose the work of the church.”

“Since the two empires supported it, it would be obvious without looking at the rest. “Cluck.”

Hearing the priests’ words, High Priest Aurel quietly closed his eyes.

Since the two huge empires on the continent provided support, this was a story that could be skipped over.

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“Well, let’s skip that and is the vampire hunt going smoothly this time?”

This time, when the topic of vampire hunting came up, those who were laughing became quiet.

This was a plan that the church was secretly pursuing.

“They say the paladins are raiding their dungeons right now.”

The task was to attack vampire dungeons and weaken their power.

This was something the church put into practice because of one being.

That being is Baalzerit, a 5-star vampire.

Of course, the idea was not to exterminate that being right away. The plan was simply to subdue the surrounding vampires and reduce their power.

5-Star monsters were very dangerous creatures.

It was difficult to deal with from the perspective of a religious organization that conducted activities secretly rather than officially.

These people who were around 5 stars had the power to easily turn a city into ruins.

If there were no obstacles, it would be easy to build a large city.

Because it was such a dangerous being, the church also avoided direct confrontation with Baalzerit.

“All of the paladins who participated in this operation are elite, so there will be no major problems!”

“Hmm….”

In that case, I thought it would be a good idea to skip this story as well.

Highest High Priest Aurel.

He thought for a moment and then returned to the first topic.

“It is only a matter of time before the church uses the Kingdom of Seir as a base. But the bigger problem is when pioneering the demon world.”

The Demon World was an unknown land.

It is said that adventurers sometimes enter the demon world, but if you look at the overall size, the proportion is not even the size of a fingernail.

Therefore, we can only guess what kind of beings there are, but we have not been able to provide an accurate guide.

“Probably beings like Baal Zereit will get hit by their feet. In preparation for this, Holy Knights and Inquisitors must also know how to deal with 5-star monsters. And even more, 6 stars….”

Aurel, who was about to mention the 6-star existence, was interrupted.

“Hmm. “I’ll stop here.”

Aurel broke off his topic and closed his eyes.

Now the remaining priests would continue the meeting on their own.

‘Six stars….’

The existence of 6 stars only existed in past records.

It was said that he single-handedly brought about the destruction of a small country, so it was nothing short of a disaster.

But fortunately, their appearances were few and far between.

There were even 7-star beings, but this was out of the question.

It appeared only once in the records, and it was said that when a 7-star entity appeared, stars fell in the night sky.

In short, it was safe to say that it does not exist now.

That’s why the continent set 5-star power as the maximum.

But no one knows what will happen once they enter the demon world in earnest.

Aurel was concerned about this and wanted to increase the intensity of training for Paladins and Inquisitors.

If only it succeeds.

If we succeed in pioneering the Demon World, the power of the church will go beyond strength and turn into absolute power.

The entire landscape of the continent will change.

Although Aurel was looking forward to such a future, he also couldn’t shake off the feeling of discomfort.

‘I wonder if I’m waking up sleeping beings for no reason….’

To prepare for the worst, Aurel tried to prepare as best he could.