The Dungeon Monsters Keep Offering Sacrifices

Chapter 17

EP.17 C Class Hunter from Earth

In the late afternoon, the sun was gradually setting, coloring the sky with shades of red.

It was close to evening, but the adventurer’s guild was still bustling with adventurers.

“Sir, here’s a quest for you.”

As one adventurer reached for the dungeon quest offered by the receptionist, a sudden intrusion snatched the quest away.

“Is this chick going into the dungeon?”

The hand that suddenly appeared snatched the quest and looked it over for a moment.

Then, the man chuckled as he turned towards the receptionist.

“This dungeon was a Bronze Rank until a few days ago. Why did it suddenly drop to Iron Rank?”

The dungeon mentioned in the quest was initially a Bronze Rank but had recently been downgraded to an Iron Rank dungeon.

“It’s a decision made by the guild. I don’t have the authority to explain it to you.”

The receptionist, Ralli, replied in a cold tone.

In truth, she had no idea why the dungeon’s Rank had dropped.

She had simply followed orders from the higher-ups. However, she wasn’t clueless enough to openly admit this fact.

“And please return that quest.”

Despite Ralli’s request, the man tucked the quest into his pocket.

“I’ll make good use of this. There aren’t many dungeons available these days. They’ve even sealed off areas near the demon realm.”

“That’s because marcel is not a Silver rank adventurer.”

The Sael Kingdom was surrounded by a large mountain range in the north.

Crossing that range would lead you into the heart of the demon realm, a land filled with monsters and dungeons.

In this demon realm, anything could happen, and those who ventured in might never return.

Hence, the Adventurer’s Guild placed one restriction, Only adventurers with a minimum Silver rank were allowed to accept demon realm dungeon quests.

However, even with a Silver rank, it wasn’t guaranteed that you’d be able to explore the entire demon realm.

The farthest most Silver-ranked adventurers could go was the outskirts.

And yet, Marcel, who was not a Silver-ranked adventurer, dared to call others inexperienced.

‘Is this fledgling a joke?’

Ralli thought to herself. Marcel, who was merely an Iron-ranked adventurer, calling other adventurers inexperienced was rather absurd.

Nevertheless, Marcel stood his ground.

“Oh, by the way, I brought my teacher with me.”

As soon as Marcel finished speaking, a man appeared behind him. The man wore a robe and held a staff in one hand. It was evident to anyone that he was a wizard.

“Stop it, Marcel.”

With just one word from the man, Marcel, who had been boasting, fell silent immediately.

Marcel was quiet in response to the man’s request. The man reached into his pocket and took out a Silver-ranked emblem.

“Is there a suitable dungeon?”

It was the emblem of a Silver-ranked adventurer.

Ralli inspected the emblem.

“Your name… Oh, you’re Adventurer Kim Minjun, right?”

“That’s right! My teacher isn’t just from here! He’s an amazing wizard!”

Marcel suddenly appeared next to Ralli and proudly declared.

As soon as she saw the name, Ralli had an idea. Kim Minjun was not a common name on the continent.

‘Probably from Earth, I suppose?’

It had been a while since individuals from other worlds had started coming to El Dorad.

They had been appearing for quite some time, to the extent that even the children in small villages knew about those who came from other worlds.

Of course, Ralli, an adventurer receptionist at the guild, had to be familiar with the stories of the outside world.

Moreover, it was no longer unusual for her to encounter people from other worlds.

In fact, there were adventurers among them.

“If you’re looking for a dungeon in the demon realm… “

The man was a Silver-ranked adventurer.

And adventurers of this rank generally preferred dungeons located in the demon realm, no matter how dangerous they were.

Especially adventurers from the Sael Kingdom, who were closer to the demon realm, tended to favor such dungeons.

Ralli began to check the requests.

After rummaging through several of them, she soon lowered her head.

“I’m sorry, but there are currently no dungeons near the demon realm available…”

It was not a good time.

All the dungeons near the demon realm had already received quests, and the only remaining dungeons were deep within the demon realm, inaccessible to Silver-ranked adventurers.

“You don’t have to worry about that. My teacher will soon hold a Gold rank!”

“Marcel.”

Marcel spoke up again, but he quickly fell silent.

However, Marcel’s words were true. Kim Minjun currently held a Silver rank, but he had the potential to rise to the Gold rank at any time.

His special ability was magic sensitivity, an ability that allowed him to sense and read magic better than others, with an impressive A-rank proficiency.

“So, can we take the quest that Marcel picked up? After all, it seems like no one else will be taking it.”

“Oh.”

The novice adventurer who originally owned the quest had disappeared without a trace. But there was another issue.

“Is that dungeon an Iron rank?”

The dungeon didn’t seem suitable for Kim Minjun. He asked this as a matter of courtesy, but the other person shook his head.

“It doesn’t matter.”

With no other choice, Ralli nodded and transferred the rights to Kim Minjun.

“Indeed, you are amazing, sir!”

Marcel admired and bowed his head. However, Kim Minjun remained indifferent.

“All right, then. Take care of your team. Get ready, and we’ll leave in the evening.”

“Evening? Isn’t that too late? The mountain range near the demon realm is still dangerous, isn’t it? Wouldn’t it be better to leave early tomorrow morning?”

“Doesn’t matter. Just don’t question my decision.”

“Understood.”

Marcel briefly wondered why Kim Minjun insisted on leaving in the evening, but he dismissed the thought.

After all, Kim Minjun was a Silver-ranked adventurer, so it didn’t really matter when they entered the dungeon.

Kim Minjun and his party began to move toward their destination.

Including Marcel, there were a total of four of them. Two men and two women. In reality, Kim Minjun didn’t mind which dungeon they went to.

He actually preferred the Iron-ranked dungeon they were heading to over dungeons in the demon realm. It was easier, and he intended to kill Marcel and his party from the very beginning.

That was his purpose all along.

Kim Minjun had arrived on the El Dorad continent just two months ago.

Before being summoned to this continent, he had been a hunter on Earth.

Most hunters would enter dungeons to hunt monsters, but he was different. Kim Minjun was a hunter who hunted other hunters.

He had a C-rank hunter rating, but that, too, was an intentionally low rank.

His A-rank ability was magic sensitivity, which allowed him to manipulate magic spells as long as he had magic to use.

He could have achieved at least a B-rank or higher, but he intentionally chose to remain at a C-rank. The reason for this was simple.

A C-rank hunter’s reputation was neither too high nor too low, and it allowed him to eliminate other hunters without attracting too much attention.

Among the hunters he killed, there were even a few B-rank hunters, and no one would have thought a C-rank hunter was the culprit.

However, a long trail attracts attention. When the net began to tighten around Kim Minjun as they tried to capture him, he was suddenly summoned to the El Dorad continent.

It was fortuitous timing. Had he been caught, he wouldn’t have met such a pleasant end.

Even better, the El Dorad continent had a much higher concentration of magic than Earth.

With his magic sensitivity ability, he had more growth potential here than on Earth.

He believed that by growing stronger here and returning to Earth, he would be unstoppable, with no one to stand in his way.

Of course, that didn’t mean he had stopped his killings even after coming here. In fact, with less surveillance compared to Earth, he had gone even more mad.

His reasons for harming others? There were none.

It was purely for his own amusement.

Whether on Earth or here on the El Dorad continent, Kim Minjun prioritized his own entertainment above all else.

Kim Minjun utilized a technique, using his Silver rank as bait, to approach novice adventurers. As soon as they entered the dungeon together, he killed them.

It was a perfect crime.

Of course, if he continued this, he would eventually be caught, but that didn’t matter.

By then, no one would be able to oppose him. Kim Minjun was confident that he would become much stronger than he was now.

“Among the party, there were two women, right?”

Kim Minjun smiled as he looked at the women in the group.

He was already looking forward to it.

Despite enjoying murder, he was still a man.

‘It’s been a while since I’ve collected some trophies.’

Evening was approaching.

When it got dark outside, he would lead them into the dungeon. From then on, his world would unfold.

“Hehe.”

He believed it without a doubt.

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The appearance of the dungeon had changed significantly a while ago.

The structure of the dungeon had shifted, and the types and numbers of monsters had increased significantly.

All of this was a miracle performed by a great being.

As the servant, Celia felt joy at these changes, but at the same time, a bitter emotion welled up inside her.

“I relied on Master’s power again…”

It was none other than her master who had used his power directly.

Until then, Celia had expanded the dungeon by making deals with demon merchant and repelling intruders.

She thought she was doing well. But now she seemed to have been mistaken.

“If only I had done better…”

Celia reproached herself. However, she soon raised her head and clenched her fist.

“Of course, Master used his power for us.”

Her master was a compassionate person.

Maybe he didn’t use his power for himself but for the people in the dungeon.

There was no other way to explain why he provided shelter for goblins, even giving them a place to live and going so far as to create a space for the captured human adventurers.

All of this could only be attributed to the compassion of the great being.

“Oh, thank you.”

A skeleton soldier handed Celia a warm cup of tea.

This monster, one of her minions, was provided by her merciful master.

“Yes, I shouldn’t lose heart. I just need to continue doing well.”

The skeleton next to her also nodded in affirmation.

Celia smiled at her minion’s positive response.

Yes, she needed to regain her strength.

“By the way, I don’t even have a small offering to give to my master…”

At the end of the dungeon, there was a small altar, the only place where offerings could be made to the master.

Although her master had used his power for them, Celia hadn’t been able to make an offering.

Originally, she had intended to offer the artifacts the adventurers carried, especially the ones the women had.

But would her master be pleased with such artifacts? Probably not.

Her master was a great being, and these artifacts were unlikely to be of any value to him.

“It’s probably better to offer a living human.”

Perhaps it would be better to offer a living human as an offering rather than these artifacts.

But these adventurers turned out to be useless.

One died instantly, and the other turned into a ghoul.

The female adventurer was struggling for the sake of the dungeon.

Of course, it was involuntary, but from Celia’s perspective, it didn’t matter.

“I hope someone comes soon.”

The next opponent would definitely become an offering for her master.

There was no more glorious task than being offered to the great being.

“It’s better to offer the highest quality, if possible.”

Even among humans, there was a clear difference between a regular person and a mage who knew how to manipulate magic.

If she had to choose one of them as an offering, the answer was obvious.

Perhaps her master would be satisfied as well.

Celia looked forward to someone entering the dungeon.

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