The Dungeon Monsters Keep Offering Sacrifices

The dungeon monsters keep offering sacrifices – 031

EP.31 There are Monsters in that Dungeon

– Celia offers the ‘Demon Sword’ as a sacrifice to the owner.

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– In the process of receiving the offering ‘Demon Sword.’-

– Celia offers a White Order Holy Knight as a sacrifice to the owner.

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– Currently absorbing the abilities of the offered Holy Knight.

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– Successfully repelled all intruders! –

– Rewards are given! –

– The minions’ operational range has increased.

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– The types of dungeons available for [Dungeon Support & Dispatch] have increased.

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– The list of facilities that can be constructed in the dungeon has expanded.

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– The variety of items available in [Gacha] has increased.

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– Unlocked the conditions for [Monster Enhancement]! –

– [Monster Enhancement] unlocked! –

– The dungeon’s reputation is gradually spreading across the continent.

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– Warning! To adjust the causality rate, the purchase price of gems is doubled.

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“?”

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It was the first time I had seen such an alert.

– Successfully absorbed the offered Holy Knight.

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– Absorbed the ability ‘Goddess’s Healing’ of the Holy Knight.

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– Absorbed some of the divine power possessed by the Holy Knight.

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– Successfully absorbed the offered Holy Knight.

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– Absorbed some of the divine power possessed by the Holy Knight.

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While I had seen alerts about absorbing offerings before, this was the first time it specified what was gained from the offering.

“I should have known this earlier.”

If I had, I could have been more aware.

Nevertheless, the results were satisfactory. I absorbed two Holy Knights, gaining one skill and their divine powers.

“But why did this come out here?”

The skill I acquired was ‘Goddess’s Healing’, an advanced skill only a few priests could use, allowing the healing of others.

Essentially, it was a position similar to a healer among hunters, or even a higher-level skill than a hunter heal.

However, how did a Holy Knight end up with such a skill? Did they not know their own abilities, leading them to mismanage their tech tree?

I briefly pondered but soon shook my head.

“It’s not my concern.”

In any case, having more skills was better. In that sense, absorbing divine powers was beneficial.

“In that sense, absorbing divine powers is good.”

While the absorbed divine power was minimal, the new Divine power category appeared in the status window, marked as F-rank.

The Goddess’s Healing skill’s rank also corresponded to the rank of the absorbed divine power. In other words, both were F-rank.

In different words, the Goddess’s Healing skill was a skill that could grow. By increasing the divine power rank, the skill would also improve.

The method of improvement was the same, sacrificing offerings. At the moment, it was the most advantageous condition for me.

Continuing to absorb divine power through offerings would eventually increase the amount of divine power I possessed, leading to an increase in the rank of the Goddess’s Healing skill.

“I’m already looking forward to it.”

I wondered if there were more Holy Knights that could be offered, so I opened the game. However, I soon lowered my head.

I had spent six hours absorbing the Holy Knights. I realized I had fallen into a state of drowsiness during the absorption of the offering’s abilities.

In other words, a state of complete incapacitation where I couldn’t move.

So, even if there were potential targets for offerings, I didn’t feel an immediate urge to demand sacrifices. Instead, it seemed like a situation where I needed to be informed to offer sacrifices whenever I wanted.

“Anyway, it all comes down to offerings.”

My earlier speculations turned into firm convictions. Every status and attribute I obtained so far was a result of offerings. A system where I became stronger by sacrificing someone.

However, I didn’t feel any guilt or remorse about the offerings. The game provided answers. The small entity at the center of the dungeon, the Dungeon Core, was the reason.

Clicking on it revealed the description.

[Dungeon Core]

Supplies energy as the core and essential element of the dungeon. It is also referred to as the heart of the dungeon. If the core is destroyed, the dungeon is also destroyed.

Up to this point, everything seemed fine. Simply losing a dungeon in the game didn’t pose any real disadvantage for me. However, there was another sentence below the description, written in tiny text:

“This text is smaller than ant writing.”

It was genuinely difficult to read, and the content was absurd.

– Warning! If the dungeon is destroyed, the master of the dungeon will also perish.

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Here, the critical word was ‘perish’. Perish couldn’t mean something good. Given the deductions I made so far, ‘perish’ was a serious consequence.

“Death.”

There was a high probability, if not a certainty, of dying. If the game reflected reality, then to survive, I needed to eliminate the opponent first.

It was the same as in the game, the intruders in my dungeon were essentially threatening my life. If they succeeded, I would die.

Knowing this, I understood how I should proceed. It might even be fortunate to have such an element in the game.

Otherwise, it would have been suspicious if I kept gaining abilities without any consequences. It wasn’t bad. I gained a means to continue growing, and it eliminated any guilt regarding the offerings.

The invaders in my dungeon were essentially holding a knife to my throat. If that were the case, I had to eliminate them first to survive. The game was no different.

The increased gem prices were a bit disappointing. Now, to purchase 5,000 gems, I had to spend not 55,000 won but 110,000 won, twice the original price.

However, I understood. Even now, the gems were essentially cheap. Moreover, having unlimited gem purchases just because one had a lot of money wasn’t realistic. The game was balancing things appropriately.

I examined the inside of the dungeon by touching the screen. After repelling the invaders, the dungeon seemed busy.

“I see new faces.”

However, it wasn’t crucial at the moment. I first decided to change the settings regarding the altar. When sacrificing a person instead of an item, I wanted to give specific instructions.

Additionally, I wanted to conduct an experiment. What would happen if I sacrificed an item instead of a person? Even with the example of the Demon Sword, it would take a long time to confirm.

Furthermore, could monsters, beings neither human nor items, be offered as sacrifices? If I could absorb their abilities, sacrificing the monsters I already had would be advantageous.

I immediately clicked to put the plan into action.

“Sure, you’ll do.”

It was a 3-star monster, a Skeleton Knight, equipped with armor and a sword. Lower-star monsters were too weak, and sacrificing higher-star monsters was a waste.

Besides, given the importance of protecting the dungeon and my life being at stake, sacrificing high-level monsters would be a foolish act.

Therefore, I chose the Skeleton Knight. The 3-star monster ascended onto the altar.

“I wonder how this will turn out…”

Holding my breath, I stared at the game screen. Eventually, as the altar blazed, an alert popped up:

– The level of the altar is too low. Please upgrade the altar.

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What? Couldn’t I do it because the altar level was low?

Even for a 3-star monster, it shouldn’t be that high of a grade, right?

I clicked on the offering to proceed with the upgrade, but a problem occurred.

– Unable to upgrade the altar.

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– Altar-related upgrades have not been unlocked.

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“…….

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I reluctantly sent the Skeleton Knight away and then tried again, this time with a 2-star Skeleton Warrior.

– The level of the altar is too low. Please upgrade the altar.

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“Oh…”

Not even a 2-star? Surely not a 1-star, right? Nervously, I sent a 1-star Skeleton Soldier to the altar.

A Skeleton Soldier holding only a rusty sword. Even if I sacrificed this guy, it seemed like there wouldn’t be any significant abilities gained.

“Well, let’s check it out anyway.”

This game was now crucial for me. I needed to visually confirm how these detailed aspects worked. Fortunately, this attempt was successful:

– Celia offers a Skeleton Soldier to the master.

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– Warning! The Skeleton has been confirmed as belonging to the master’s dungeon.

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– Soon, the master can receive the Skeleton. –

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Wait.

Did I misread the sentence with “receive”?

It wasn’t about absorbing abilities?

I was somewhat fearful.

My intuition desperately hoped for a cancellation of the current situation. Unfortunately, there was no cancellation function.

Shortly after, a bright light began to emit from my smartphone.

“…!”

As the intense light subsided, a familiar presence stood on the smartphone.

“Skeleton…”

A monster with a skull holding a rusty sword.

A Skeleton Soldier.

The entity I had seen numerous times in the game’s gacha was now right in front of me.

– Clatter –

– Clatter –

The Skeleton Soldier approached me, making a creaking sound. I raised my guard for a moment, but the next action of the Skeleton Soldier was unexpected.

– Thud.

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The Skeleton Soldier suddenly bowed its waist and greeted me. Simultaneously, it opened its mouth and seemed to say something.

“Huh…”

This was quite perplexing.

In that moment, I obtained a Skeleton Soldier in addition to skills and divine power, excluding the original ones.

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The Phoenix Guild was currently in a gloomy state. An emergency meeting was taking place, and it was so crucial that both the guild leader and vice-leader attended.

All because of Jung Woo-jin.

He had been found in a pitiful state after entering the Incubus Dungeon. It seemed like the dungeon owner had capriciously acted.

Jung Woo-jin could come out of the dungeon. Fortunately, he still had his life, but the only thought on the minds of those who saw him was one thing.

“I might be better off dead.”

Jung Woo-jin’s condition was that dire, and even the hunters who accompanied him looked horrendous.

“What the hell happened inside the dungeon…”

“No, weren’t they all supposed to enter the Incubus Dungeon?”

“An Incubus enjoying a sodomy. This really breaks conventional thinking.”

Hunters from the Phoenix Guild who attended the meeting expressed their thoughts.

In fact, no one anticipated failure in this subjugation. Jung Woo-jin was an A-rank hunter, and all the hunters entering the Incubus Dungeon were men.

However, not only did they fail, but they returned in a pitiful state, so who wouldn’t be surprised?

“Everyone, quiet.”

Jung Taek-su, the leader of the Phoenix Guild, opened his mouth. At his words, the noisy meeting room fell silent in an instant.

– SIlence.

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Everyone closed their mouths, confirming that Jung Taek-su continued speaking.

“Vice-leader, brief them.”

Vice-leader Jung Tae-young was the leader’s eldest son. However, the fact that he was addressed by his position rather than his name indicated his emphasis on separating public and private matters.

Jung Taek-su appeared indifferent, even though it was his son, Jung Woo-jin, who suffered. Because of this, he seemed cold-hearted to others.

Jung Tae-young, aware of this, felt no resentment. He began briefing others on the information he had organized.

“The dungeon Jung Woo-jin and 21 others entered was a B-rank Incubus Dungeon. We confirmed through multiple reconnaissance missions beforehand that only Incubus existed. All members were male hunters.”

However, they suffered a devastating defeat. The only fortunate aspect was that they preserved their lives. Of course, having their vitality drained by an Incubus didn’t make them feel alive even if they survived.

“… Through interrogating the survivors, we confirmed the existence of a Succubus in the dungeon. Simultaneously, we received responses suggesting that she might be the dungeon master.”

As Jung Tae-young finished speaking, everyone was shaken.

“Isn’t this presence comparable to a Succubus Queen? To dominate Incubus alone…”

“Since the first subjugation failed, we need to respond thoroughly.”

How terrifying a place it must be. One Succubus dominating the Incubus within the dungeon.

“If monster waves occur in that dungeon…”

Someone spoke with a trembling voice.

Although left unsaid, anyone could easily infer its meaning. The worst-case scenario, a situation no one wanted to imagine, would unfold.

Jung Taek-su, the guild leader, spoke after Jung Tae-young’s briefing.

“As of now, the dungeon’s rank is upgraded from B to A. We will thoroughly prepare for the Succubus part and embark on the subjugation again. There will be no room for failure this time, so be thorough.”

Since even the guild leader showed interest, the dungeon would undoubtedly be subjugated. However, Jung Taek-su couldn’t shake off the uneasy feeling.

‘A Succubus ruling an Incubus Dungeon…’

It must be a formidable existence.

Jung Taek-su thought so.

In that dungeon, a monster lived.

An unknown monster.