Demon King
Chapter 27 Third Evolution [2]

[Mission made!]

[You conquered a small part of the Black Palace. However, the Black Palace was wider and deeper than you could imagine. Go ahead and prove it yourself!]

[Remember, it's not just the Black Palace that you have to conquer.]

[Wolf Predation hunted 0/2000]

[Predation of Hunting Battle Spiders 0/2,000]

[Wolf Man Elite Predation hunted 0/500]

[Predation Hunter Battle Spider Assassin 0/500]

[Giant Wolf Predation being hunted 0/5]

[Giant Spider Predation hunted 0/5]

[Conquer the floor of Jinma Tower 0/10]

“……”

If the quest giver was a monster in front of me right now, I would slash it with my Blood Colossal Sword.

[Are you sure you want to give up on the mission?]

“No! Who gave up ?! ”

Is fourth evolution difficult? There are so many things to catch and eat! What is Jinma Tower?

I gathered my thoughts. The search is always in tune with my situation and suggests tasks that fit my level. I will probably start meeting the Wolf Man and the Battle Spider as I ascend to the second floor.

The Wolf Man Elite and the Battle Spider Assassin. These might be high-level monsters, with the words Elite and Assassin added to their names.

Giant Wolves and Giant Spiders might have different levels and were even higher than Elites and Assassins, as their names had changed, like Hop Goblin to Goblin.

I would meet each of them naturally as I went deeper into the second floor.

Even if the search seemed difficult now, if I took it and completed it gradually, I would eventually be able to catch it all. At the very least, I believe I can compete with them with the power of the Hop Goblin Assaulter.

There are two things that are still unclear – Jinma Tower, and werewolves.

I've heard of werewolves. Under the moonlight, they turned into powerful beings whose bites could turn humans into werewolves like them.

Even though werewolves have a human form, it doesn't mean that I want to be bitten by them.

The information I know about them mostly comes from novels and movies, and there is no guarantee that the reality is indeed the case.

Even if it worked, I very likely became a ‘wolf goblin’ rather than a werewolf with a human form, so I wouldn't take the risk.

The worst case scenario is that I could die after being bitten.

But what is Jinma Tower? I can't understand it myself.

The only way to find out is to ask Rain.

I hope it doesn't cost much, I thought, when I was going to do the last thing I had to do in this room.

To find out the contents of the wooden box.

The wooden box appeared suddenly after the death of the Goblin King.

I hope it has a reasonable reward for someone who has conquered the dungeon.

In the past, during the first mass appearance, I remember that I felt that the dungeon was trying to kill me.

Eventually, I learned that the dungeon had its own laws and rules that I had to abide by in order to survive.

If he wanted to kill me unconditionally, he wouldn't have given me the keys to the boss' room. It would only let me enter the room and face the terrible unknown.

Fortunately, I received the key and was able to face the Goblin King.

I was armed just in case and kicked the box open.

There's an elongated staff inside.

Erma?

[Carnelian Erma Staff (200/200) – Magic Attack 250]

That's a good weapon. It required me to get a scroll of emotions from a special store to check the detailed information, but the magic attack power shown was enough for me to decide that it was a powerful one.

However, this is of no use to me. I am a close combatant using magic as support, not as my main attack.

I wish for a sword, not a stick. Something that could be better than the Colossal Blood Sword I have.

I wanted the sword that the Goblin King had, but it vanished. Only the gems inside were left.

I took out a red gem from the inventory with a little anticipation.

[Pelcadia Gem (Red) – ???]

Oh no, again?

The jewel also needed me to get a scroll of emotions.

It doesn't make life easier.

[Colossal Sword of Blood (197/268) - Attack 118]

The Blood Colossal Sword also grew day by day, covered in blood, but its growth was not as fast as I wanted. Very unfortunate.

I checked the Goblin King's armor. It was a quality leather armor that was incomparable to that of a Warrior or Knight. Although it seems like it needs to be repaired, I am willing to change it if it is better than the Iron Blood Armor.

[Armor Leather Kecia (37/350) – Defense 200]

It definitely had excellent defensive strength, but it was quite weak compared to the blood iron armor.

Moreover, the Blood Iron armor still had the capacity to gradually increase, a feature that the leather armor lacked.

I'll leave it in the inventory now. I don't want to use it, but that doesn't mean I should throw it away.

As soon as I checked the gems and armor, I had an instant desire.

If I go outside the dungeon to meet Rain, will the Goblin King be here once more when I return?

Then, can I get a different weapon from a stick?

I wiped that thought away as I shook my head. If I believe I will get a great sword if I do battle the Goblin King again, I will.

However, the chances are that I will get the same staff once again.

Moreover, I'm not even sure I can meet the Goblin King anymore, so no time is wasted here.

It's important to get stronger quickly now.

“Hoo..”

I took a deep breath and prepared myself. The staff was thrown into the inventory, Detection was activated to the maximum, and I stepped into the hole that appeared when the Goblin King died.

I was covered in darkness. There was complete silence, except for the sound of my footsteps.

At first, I listened to my footsteps without thinking as I walked, and then I realized how stupid I was.

Any monster within my range could hear this. I'm lucky I've been able to survive this far.

With my Detection ability, I have made sure that no one is around. I was in the space between the first and second floors, and it seemed like it was a safe place, until I walked on.

Arrogance is the enemy of growth. I should never be satisfied with myself.

That's meganggu. The sound I made was very disturbing.

There may be ways to reduce the noise. There must have been a way to turn off the sound, eliminating so much of my presence that I didn't even notice it.

It was ridiculous to go to the second floor like this. How could I shock a werewolf and a spider while making this sound?

I thought about my strength. As the Hop Goblin Assaulter, the most developed skill was Surprise. With that, I realized it was the most specialized technique to kill enemies and survive.

Will I give up now? I could never.

I turned around and looked back at the light I was coming from. It seemed like I was in the space between light and dark, and my Detection ensured that there was no one else.

It's a safe place if I stay here.

“No, I can't go back.”

I turned away from the light and remained in the darkness. As long as I know what I did was wrong, I can solve it. I have to finish it.

[The Lower Surprise has become Lv2.]

I don't know how long time has passed. It is impossible to check a pocket watch in the dark. It didn't seem like long, and I was just walking around in the dark, but Surprise leveled up.

As if it was a confirmation that what I did was right.

With that, I went back to the ground floor first to buy Goblin Warriors. Food is indispensable if I am going to be in the dark for a long time.

My inventory as Hop Goblin Assaulter has increased to 5 × 4. All the space was empty, aside from the slots with potions, sticks, gems, and armor.

I began to fill the empty space with the body of the Goblin Warrior.

Suddenly, a terrible consciousness awakened me.

I remember that there were two men who entered the dungeon and were killed by Goblin Fighters. I killed the Warrior before the bodies of those people were eaten.

However, the bodies of the men were lost.

Inventory has no function to remove goods.

There's only one possibility…

I eat a man's body.

I have countless battles. Amidst the battle of life and death, it was impossible to distinguish the meat I consumed.

“Ugh.”

I felt like vomiting as soon as I realized it. Tears poured down from my eyes as I knelt down and vomited on the ground.

Damnit damnit! Damnit damnit! Damnit damnit!

Why didn't I realize it?

I could have put their bodies in inventory!

What I did was a terrible taboo.

Damnit. Damnit damnit!

But I live now because of that …

Eating the human body .. The bodies of two humans I don't know helped me survive.

In a situation where you might die, and you can only survive by eating the human body – Aren't you going to eat it?

If I had to eat it to survive, then I would choose to survive.

Will I never eat another human for the rest of my life?

I can give you a definite answer to that question.

No. gabe.

It was unthinkable and disgusting, but the most important thing for me was to survive. If a situation prompts me to eat a human, I will eat a human.

But not like this. I need a standard.

Now you can judge for sure. The bodies of the two men were something I should not have eaten.

They had just entered the dungeon, fought the Goblin Warrior, and died. However, I chewed and gnawed at their heads and limbs as if they were nothing.

It was a blasphemy against the two men.

Excuse me.

I closed my eyes tightly as I apologized to the two men who had been eaten and left without a trace.

I will never forget this until I die. I have strayed far from man, but I will not forget my humanity.

It's time to set a definite standard so as not to pollute my will as a human being.

I decided not to become a predator for the humans I would encounter in the future. If I allow myself to be aggressive, I will eventually prey on the entire human race. Yeah, even my family.

However, I will not hesitate to slaughter and devour those who treat me as a monster and threaten my survival.

My enemies won't respect me just because I respect them, so it would be best to take their lives before they take my life.

I-i know. It seems an ambiguous standard, but the main point is – I will still eat humans in the future.

What matters to me is survival.

There can be no doubt. If I have to choose between dignity and life, I have to save my life.

I cannot choose to die just to save my human heart.

I raised my head.

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The vomiting disappeared. The stomach emptied through vomiting now has an intense hunger.

Self-confidence has returned. I am sure how to think and act to move forward.

First, I need to fill my stomach.

I promised myself out loud.

“Monster is my enemy. Some humans are monsters. And I'm not human anymore. I am a monster. ”

I am a monster. I was human, but now I am a monster.

As I filled the inventory and walked back into the darkness, I kept repeating those words to myself.

Fate is a name that means death. [TL NOTE: I have to completely rewrite this section because it uses word games that bind ‘destiny’ and ‘death’ in its raw.]