Demon King

[Quest Occurred!]

[You have conquered a very small part of the Black Palace. But the Black Palace is vast and deep beyond your imagination. Prove yourself, train yourself, keep going.]

[Remember, you are not the only one to conquer the Black Palace.]

[War Wolf Hunt and Devouring 0/2 ,000]

[Battle Spider Hunt & Predatory 0/2 ,000]

[War Wolf Elite Hunt Predatory 0/500]

[Battle Spider Assassin Hunt Predatory 0/500]

[Giant Wolf Hunt Predatory 0/5]

[Giant Spider Hunt Predatory 0/5]

[Jinma Tower 1st Floor Conquest 0/10]

[Werewolf Hunt Predatory 0/1]

“ ……. ”

If a monster with the name quest were in front of me now, I would have cut it down with Blood Bastard.

[Are you sure you want to give up the quest?]

“Who's going to give up? ”

The fourth evolution is not great? There was so much to catch and eat! Moreover, what the hell is Jinma's Tower that has been infiltrated by silver?

Let's get this straight. Quests are always perfectly aware of my situation and provide appropriate tasks. In other words, I will probably be on the second floor of the Black Palace, meeting with a man called War Wolf and a man called the Battle Spider. I don't know if it's just them, but these two are gonna come out for sure.

War Spider Assassin with the Wolf Elite. They're the top of each monster, given the word Elite Assassin after their name.

Giant Wolf and Giant Spider, on the other hand, may have evolved into Hobgoblin because their names have changed.

However, if you go deeper into the dungeon, you will meet them naturally.

Even if it's hard right now, if you level up and challenge it, you won't be able to catch it. It is clear that you can catch it at least with the power of Hobgoblin Easter.

There are two things left. Jinma's Tower, and Werewolves.

I've heard of werewolves A werewolf. Burns under the moonlight, harnesses its power, and makes the target another werewolf. Maybe this is the boss on the second floor.

Of course, being a wolf doesn't mean I want to be bitten by him on purpose. There is no guarantee that it will actually happen, as it is used in novels, movies, etc., and even if I become a werewolf, there is a very high probability that I will become a werewolf, not a werewolf.

It is because of

It's the worst outcome, I assure you. I didn't want to die.

But what the hell is Jinma's tower? I can't tell even if I moan by myself.

I have no choice but to ask the rain. I hope the information isn't too expensive, and I've embarked on the last job I have to do here.

That is, to confirm the identity of the wooden chest when the Goblin King died.

To be honest, I wasn't really looking forward to what this wooden box of dungeons would contain.

When I first experienced mass appearances, I didn't think that the Naruton Dungeon would do me any good remembering the vibrations of that time.

However, what I felt as I crawled into the dungeon for a short time was that there were rules and regulations in the dungeon.

If you wanted to kill me unconditionally, you could have ignored the boss' room key and just released that horrible man. But the dungeon did not. I was able to meet the Goblin King.

So maybe there was a reasonable price for conquering dungeons, as is common in games in wooden crates.

I opened the box with my bare feet just in case.

Inside is an elongated staff.

“Erai.”

[Herma's Red Jade Staff (200/200) Magic Attack Power 250]

Good weapon. Rarity and detailed options are not available unless there is an emotional scroll available in the dedicated shop, but the amplifying widths of the magic attack were unusual.

But nothing I can use. I've always been more of a magic-assisted warrior.

If it was a sword, not a staff. It would have been better than Blood Bastard.

Then the Goblin King's sword. I was hoping to get that sword, but it melted away before I could do anything about it. But surely there are only gems left. I took the red jewel out of my inventory with anticipation.

[Pelcardia's Jewel (Enemy)???]

“Of course.”

This may also require the help of emotional scrolling. Nothing in life is ever easy.

[Blood Bastard Sword (197/268) Attack Power 118]

Blood Bastard is also growing in blood every day, but its growth cannot be so fast. That was a shame.

Then I got his armor, too. A quality leather armor unlike that of a Warrior or Knight. Though it should be repaired once, if it's better than the Blood Iron Armor, it's ready to change.

[Kesia's Leather Armor (37/350) DP 200]

But the reality was not. It was clearly well defended, but it was quite a slam compared to the Blood Iron Armor.

Moreover, considering that the Blood Iron Armor is slowly increasing in defense power…… it will be difficult to fill the gap even with options in the armor of Kesia.

Let's leave this alone for now. It's not useless enough to throw it away right now, but it's not what powers me.

When the jewels and armor did not meet my expectations, there was a moment of desire.

If we go back to Goblin territory and get the Boss Room Key again, we might have a chance to wage war against the Goblin King.

Maybe we can get a weapon other than staff.

However, I quickly shaken my head. If I can fight one more time and get the Great Sword, so be it. However, there was a very high chance that something else would appear.

In the worst case, there was even the possibility of this staff popping out again.

Moreover, we don't know when we'll see the Goblin King again, so we don't have time to waste there.

It was important for me to become strong even now.

I had to go down to the second floor.

“Phew. Ha. ”

I took a short deep breath and took a deep breath. The staff is in your inventory, activating the detection to its fullest, and placing their feet into the hole that appears after the boss.

I walked relentlessly through the darkness. Silent and silent, only the sound of my footsteps made a tiny sound.

At first I was just listening to it, but soon I thought how stupid it was that I heard my own noise.

I had no idea so far. I always thought I'd be careful, careful. I thought you wouldn't notice if I yelled.

It was another arrogance I was committing. Where there's nothing, I'm making this much noise.

Who can't hear this sound? I felt like I had survived so far.

Pride is the enemy of growth. Never be satisfied with myself.

It bothers me. The noise I make is so annoying.

There must be a way to make less noise. There must be a way to kill sound, kill intelligence, and prevent me from even noticing myself.

It's foolish to go down to the second floor like this. How can you ambush wolves and spiders while making this noise?

Failure to ambush means that your skills will not grow, and the safest and most reliable skills to kill your enemies will result in weakness.

It's a surprise that you've grown the most since becoming a Hobgoblin Earlter. Why? Because it's the most specialized skill in killing and surviving your enemies. Will you give it up like this? I never could.

A little light came on. The tip of the activated detection detects a slight vibration of the creature. My noise begins to fade gradually to the pulse of life.

I don't think I'm gonna be able to make that much noise. I start to think about it.

No, we can't let that happen.

I turn my back. I turn my back on the light and face the darkness I passed again.

‘We can't go out like this. ’

You can call it enlightenment. To put it more simply, it saves the need.

The dark space through the first and second floors was very special. There was nothing but me.

It was definitely not a physical space. It was a unique place created by a mixture of real space, fiction, and magic. You can call it the only safe zone in the dungeon.

It's literally nothing, so going back in might look stupid.

But I threw myself back into the darkness without hesitation. I realized I couldn't bear it without solving it. I had to fix it.

[Lesser Raid has become Lv2.]

We cannot understand how much time has passed since we can take out the clock from the darkness, but of course we cannot see it.

However, the surprise grew even though I was just walking in the dark, even though it didn't take that long.

It was the right thing to do. It was like a reminder that would speed up my decision.

I returned to the first floor and filled my inventory with the bodies of the Goblin Warriors I had left behind because eating did not increase my abilities. Food was indispensable because he was planning on staying in the dark for a long time.

As I became a Hopgoblin sledder, my inventory expanded again to 5x4, so all the space was empty except potions and staff.

I filled that void with Goblin Warriors.

I noticed something strange while filling it up.

“ ……. ”

Why didn't I realize it sooner?

There is no human corpse.

The bodies of two men who entered the dungeon earlier and were killed by the Goblin Warrior are gone.

There is no ability to erase items in an inventory.

That's why I ate it.

Tons of battles.During those battles that crossed the boundaries of life and death, they didn't even realize they were eating humans.

“Ugh."

At that moment, I felt vomiting. When I realized it, I felt relieved.

I cried out in tears.

Shit. Shit! Oh, shit.

Why didn't I notice that?

There were many possibilities. Anything that touched my mouth during a fierce battle, anything that would protect my health, I could eat.

It wasn't about putting people into inventory. If you were not prepared to defend yourself by eating humans, you should have turned your back on that point.

It was my fault for being a coward on hold. Without even realizing it, he banned it in the most idiotic way possible.

Shit. Shit!

‘But I'm alive now because of it. ’

The thought was to leave my stomach feeling suffocated.

Eating a human corpse. The two human corpses, who don't even remember how or when they ate, helped me live.

Fighting so hard you can't even tell what you're putting in your mouth. If it hadn't been for that, it might not have survived. And what if...

‘Let us say that if we eat a human corpse, we can survive in a situation where we may die. Then will I not eat it? ’

I know myself well. In the past, I hesitated to leave a human corpse in front of my eyes because I could spare it. It was because I didn't have to eat them right away, but I didn't die.

If only I could have survived by eating it, then I would have survived by eating a human.

‘Then, will I never eat humans for the rest of my life? ’

I was able to answer that question with certainty.

No, I don't.

The damn taboo, and I was the most important thing to survive. So if there's a situation where I have to eat humans, I'll eat humans again.

‘But not like this. We need standards.'

I can now make a clear decision. The bodies of those two men were something I shouldn't have eaten.

They just walked into a dungeon and fought a Goblin Warrior and died. But I ate it like it was some kind of preserved food.

It was an insult to two men.

"Sorry."

I apologized to two men who were already dead and had not been eaten by me.

I will never forget this until I die. I have already been away from humans for a long time, but the moment I forget this, I will no longer be convinced that I was once human.

Criteria.

It is time for me to acknowledge myself now and, on the other hand, set clear standards to not tarnish my remaining human will.

That's why I decided never to use humans who were never engaged in a hostile relationship with me as a prey.

Because if I allow this, I will prey on the entire human race. Yeah, my family, too.

However, no matter how human I am, those who oppose me and try to kill me will be treated as monsters and will no longer hesitate to eat.

The enemy does not respect me, but I respect the enemy because it is equal to giving my own life.

I know that. It seems obvious to me that this is actually a very ambiguous criterion, and I have only confirmed that I will eat humans in the future, no matter what I wrap it with.

But I had to admit I can't go back to being an intact human being anymore.

And I had to realize what was most precious to me now.

No hesitation. It's my life. My dignity as a human being and my life, if I had to choose either, I would have to choose mine. I could not choose death to not hurt my own human heart.

I raised my head.

The vomiting disappeared one day. I emptied my stomach, and I felt a strong emptiness.

Confidence about myself has returned. I was confident about how to think and act.

First, you have to fill your hungry stomach. The action was next.

I muttered to myself, biting the entire Goblin Warrior around me.

‘All enemies are monsters. Even humans are monsters. And I'm not human either. I am a monster.'

I'm a monster. I'm not a human being, I'm a monster Paite.

Until the moment I filled my stomach and walked back into the darkness, I kept muttering.

Paite is a three-letter name, a three-letter name at the end of death.

Chapter 9. The Third Evolution 2 Ends

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