The Dungeon Monsters Keep Offering Sacrifices

Chapter 103: Vetter’s Diet Definition

The dungeon monsters keep offering sacrifices – 103

EP.103 Vetter’s Diet Definition

“Thunk!”

Suddenly, a sword flew through the air.

It pierced the neck of the guy standing right next to it.

“…”

The sudden turn of events left everyone initially stunned, with no immediate reaction.

They just stood there in silence.

But shortly after, as the person with the pierced neck began to spew blood and painfully died, everyone screamed in horror.

Even Jeong Chansik, who was at the forefront, was no exception.

The fact that the subordinate, who had just been calling him ‘brother’ moments ago, was now dead, was unbelievable.

‘What just happened?’

Surely, the hunter who entered this place was rumored to be a Rank F hunter.

Surely, it must have been true since they even checked for Hunter certification.

But one of his subordinates, killed by someone he thought to be Rank F hunter…

‘Could he have fake his Rank?’

It was a quite reasonable thought.

Come to think of it, something was off.

Was it possible that someone of only Rank F would enter the dungeon adorned with gold and various jewels?

Unless they were out of their minds, no one would do such a crazy thing.

“Seems like it was a lure from the beginning.”

Food laid out in the middle of a battlefield was obviously poisoned to anyone’s eyes.

“Hah!”

Realizing roughly the situation, Jeong Chansik laughed as if incredulous.

“I never thought I’d fall for such a trap.”

He muttered, blaming himself.

He couldn’t even read such a simple situation and ended up losing a subordinate.

“Was your guy also from that side?”

“……”

He questioned with a meaningful tone, but the other party didn’t respond at all.

However, Jeong Chansik had already guessed the identity of the other party.

In fact, the silence only confirmed his suspicion.

There were occasional cases like this.

Those who deceive their hunter Rank.

It was a strategy often adopted by individuals known as ‘villains’, and quite an effective one at that.

It could make the opponent lower their guard.

Villains.

They were usually different from other hunters.

They entered dungeons not to hunt monsters but to hunt other hunters.

Jeong Chansik was no exception.

He had always lived his life hunting other hunters.

He was always in the position of a predator.

Even this time, he didn’t think he would become prey just because he came in to hunt other hunters.

But the result?

He, who thought he was the predator, fell into a trap.

Of course, falling into the trap didn’t mean the situation was over, so Jeong Chansik remained composed.

He saw through the opponent’s scheme, albeit belatedly.

Although one subordinate had died, he still had the numerical advantage.

With a smile on his face, Jeong Chansik observed the presence in front of him.

‘Two of them.’

One was clearly a young man who emitted a scent of innocence.

Although he looked immature, he wore a gold necklace around his neck, making him appear desirable to anyone who wanted to snatch it away.

Probably, in reality, that guy wasn’t much of a threat.

So, he must have played the role of bait.

Of course, one shouldn’t let their guard down just because the opponent was also a hunter.

‘The real threat must be the one next to him.’

Thinking so, Jeong Chansik looked at the presence beside him.

A figure cguy in a black robe, covering their entire body.

They concealed their appearance tightly with a mask and gloves.

Above all, the image of him throwing the sword a while ago and killing his subordinate was still deeply ingrained in his mind.

But now, he didn’t think they could do anything after coming here.

“Alright, how about we call it quits here? If you hand over everything you’ve got, I might spare your lives. After all, you don’t even have weapons, do you?”

Jeong Chansik said with a vile expression.

No matter the opponent’s skill, there were only two of them.

He didn’t believe that he and his subordinates couldn’t handle just two of them.

Moreover, hadn’t they foolishly thrown away their weapons?

In the end, besides bare fists, the opponent had nothing.

But despite his consideration, the opponent still responded with silence.

‘Why are they just standing there?’

To anyone’s eyes, he was the one with the upper hand in the situation.

But compared to him, the opponent seemed too relaxed.

Jeong Chansik, in turn, became restless at the opponent’s relaxed demeanor.

Was it just a bluff? Or did they have confidence in their real skills?

Otherwise, they couldn’t be so nonchalant.

Jeong Chansik’s mind raced.

If the opponent’s skills were indeed genuine, perhaps it would be better to retreat from here.

But giving up on the prey right in front of him was too regrettable.

If he had only seen the gold and jewels on that guy’s body, he wouldn’t have ventured here.

After all, no matter how much of a villain he was, his own life was precious.

Of course, this was assuming he didn’t know about the purple gem the kobold behind him had.

‘Surely, it’s a magic stone.’

Seeing the magic stone, Jeong Chansik erased the option of retreating from his mind.

And perhaps the opponent was also using the magic stone for psychological warfare.

‘Yes, that must be it.’

Jeong Chansik forcefully brushed away his anxious emotions.

And then, he looked at the sword lying on the ground.

The black sword that the opponent had thrown.

It looked sophisticated at first glance.

“Ha… This might be my last chance.”

He muttered softly and reached out slowly towards the sword.

But at that moment.

– Swish. –

A presence suddenly approached.

It was the guy in the black robe.

“How… How did…”

The opponents clearly at a distance, but suddenly they were right in front of him. And they swatted away his wrist as he was about to pick up the sword.

But that’s not all.

After picking up the fallen sword, he swung it towards the empty air.

“Hu…”

It happened in an instant.

In that short time, the opponent had approached, picked up the sword, and swung it.

It was a simple action, but the result was far from simple.

Jeong Chansik was the first to sense a subtle change.

‘Huh…?’

The signs of his subordinates behind him suddenly disappeared.

He heard something dropping, but he didn’t want to turn around to look.

Jeong Chansik’s body trembled.

He couldn’t understand what had happened.

No, he didn’t even want to know.

The stench of bitter blood wafted into his nose.

Underneath his feet, crimson liquid oozed vigorously.

He wanted to deny what had happened.

But he had no desire to turn around and confirm it.

He simply kept his mouth shut because he felt that he would regret it if he turned around now.

At this moment, there was only one action Jeong Chansik could take.

“P-please….”

He quickly knelt down.

The ground was covered in red liquid, but he paid no attention.

He knelt down and pressed his forehead against the ground.

“Please spare me…!”

The hunter whom he thought was Rank F turned out to be a formidable opponent with overwhelming skill.

Even if there was a slight difference in skill, Jeong Chansik was no match.

He could only beg for mercy, hoping that the opponent would spare his life.

“Tick”

For a moment, he heard something.

‘Bone cracking?’

Curious about what it was, Jeong Chansik continued to keep his head down, holding his breath.

He simply closed his eyes and silently observed the situation.

– Thud, thud, thud. –

“Indeed, as expected, it’s Sir Maru.”

Another voice chimed in.

They even applauded, creating an atmosphere of praising the other party.

‘Maru…?’

Jeong Chansik listened carefully to the opponent’s words, not letting them slip by.

The name Maru seemed peculiar.

Perhaps they were a foreigner.

He continued to observe the current situation, hoping that a way out might arise in this very moment.

Except for Jeong Chansik, who was kneeling on the ground, Vetter and Maru began discussing the current situation.

“Tick.”

“Sir Maru is correct. It seems they aimed for the dungeon. And they were targeting that purple stone.”

As Vetter spoke, the kobold, the dungeon master behind him, was taken aback.

“T-That…!”

While intruders entering the dungeon was a problem, the incident was quickly resolved.

But there was a separate issue.

“It doesn’t seem good if this purple stone continues to be here, Dungeon Master.”

In response to Vetter’s words, the kobold vigorously nodded its head.

“What should we do! the case! Don’t want to die!”

Even if the contract promised protection for the dungeon, it wasn’t good to have intruders continuously.

Therefore, the kobold asked Vetter if there was a good solution.

But perhaps as expected of a merchant.

Vetter quickly proposed a solution.

“It’s simple. Dungeon Master. Change the 90% transfer condition for the yellow and purple stones specified in the contract to 100%. We’ll take all these dangerous items.”

With a pleasant smile, Vetter presented a new contract to the kobold.

“O-Okay! Please protect our dungeon! I’ll give you the stones! All of them!”

Moved by Vetter’s consideration, the kobold signed the contract once again.

Watching the scene with satisfaction, Vetter turned to Maru and said,

“This concludes our business.”

The first customer was secured, and the intruders were defeated.

Although the dungeon was now dirty with the intruders’ bodies, the solution was simple.

Maru took off the robe and revealed the cloak behind him.

It was the ‘Cloak of Corpse Harvesters’.

A cloak bestowed upon Maru by the great master.

The cloak, made of black and white with mysterious patterns, stirred and moved on its own as the strong scent of blood emanated from it.

Then, it began to greedily devour the scattered bodies on the ground.

Strangely, the bodies kept disappearing into the cloak endlessly.

It took less than a minute to process all the bodies lying on the ground.

Once the cloak had consumed all the bodies, Maru put on the robe again.

“Tick.”

(How should I deal with him?)

“I’m also considering how to deal with this guy, Sir Maru.”

Now, they only needed to handle the guy who was bowing his head on the floor.

Vetter hesitated for a moment, then asked the guy lying on the ground,

“What’s your name?”

“I-It’s Jeong Chansik. Please, please spare my life…!”

The guy responded to Vetter’s question with a frightened voice.

It felt somewhat strange to see the guy, who was brimming with confidence just moments ago, now begging for his life in fear.

But Vetter felt no sympathy.

He simply pondered how to deal with this human guy.

He was someone who dared to defy the will of the master.

Just killing him would be too merciful.

Then, a thought suddenly occurred to Vetter.

“Oh, how about this? It’s a diet plan.”

“Tick?”

(Diet?)

Maru expressed doubt at the unfamiliar term.

While Maru had spent considerable time on Earth, he was no match for Vetter, who had spent years studying the human world in a laboratory.

Vetter explained in detail, considering Maru’s lack of knowledge.

“Diet is a term frequently used by some researchers. It’s a process aimed at reducing body weight.”

Maru nodded in understanding at Vetter’s explanation.

“Well, what does reducing body weight mean? It doesn’t mean removing part of the body, does it? That’s what dieting is.”

Vetter continued his explanation.

“And this diet should proceed very slowly. In other words, it’s nothing but slowly cutting off parts of the body and inflicting torture. If I’m correct, methods like gradually peeling off the skin or removing organs from the body would work.”

“Ah, I see.”

Maru’s expression showed that he understood Vetter’s detailed explanation.

Today, Maru learned new knowledge.

Even small knowledge would prove useful in assisting the great master in the future.

Of course, Jeong Chansik, who overheard Vetter’s words, had a different thought.

‘These lunatics. They’re completely insane!’

Who describes dieting in such a manner?

Jeong Chansik, convinced that he had fallen into the hands of lunatics, cried out in despair.

“Please spare me! Please!!”

But for Vetter and Maru, human life was worth less than nothing.

No matter how much Jeong Chansik screamed, Vetter said only what he intended to say.

“Sir Maru, then let’s finish this quickly and look for the Black Sun Guild.”

Indeed, they were busy.

While they had secured their first deal with the Kobold Dungeon, it was just the first step.

They were still far from embodying the image desired by the great being.

Above all, the constraints were too severe.

Even now, wasn’t it necessary for Vetter to transform into the appearance of a human hunter to leave the dungeon?

Maru, as a skeleton, also concealed his appearance by wearing a large robe and a mask.

There were inevitable limitations to their activities.

So, Vetter decided to make use of humans.

The first was the Black Sun Guild, to which the transformed hunter Jiseongmin belonged.

However, from what he learned, the Black Sun Guild was more like a makeshift organization than an official guild.

Therefore, Vetter pondered how to locate the Black Sun Guild. But was it just luck?

“I know! I know someone from the Black Sun Guild!”

Jeong Chansik, who was lying on the ground, shouted.

“I’ll tell you everything, just spare my life!”

Jeong Chansik finally had his chance. It was a chance to survive among lunatics who defined dieting arbitrarily and were fixated only on killing.

Vetter didn’t want to miss this opportunity either, so he bowed his head.

Because his main body was a slime, Vetter’s bowing looked eerie.

Then, he whispered quietly to Jeong Chansik.

“If you’re lying, you’ll painfully experience a ‘diet’ you’ve never imagined.”