Why did he die? I did my best to perform CPR, didn’t I?

I don’t understand.

CPR is an emergency procedure to save someone’s life, isn’t it? Yes, this is not my fault.

It’s the fault of the cult members.

I tried my best to save a life.

He was just on the verge of death. Yes, yes.

As I rationalized to myself,

[The Goddess of Fate is appalled by your audacity.]

The Constellation sent me a message.

What are you talking about? I didn’t kill him. I was just trying to save him!

For some reason, I feel wronged, but anyway, that’s not the important thing.

First of all, judging by the wounds of this unknown adventurer, the two cult members must have offered him as a sacrifice to the monsters and entered the room.

That’s because the monster corpses around here look much cleaner than the previous ones, indicating that they were resisting the monsters.

So, it’s clear that these guys were fighting the monsters.

Then, if we go a little further, we’ll find them.

I slowly stood up and turned my head towards the two, who were staring blankly.

“Huff… Let’s move.”

“Yes, young master.”

“Yes, master.”

The two of them didn’t seem surprised, probably because they had seen many people die.

Well, it’s natural for Lise, who has been an assassin for a long time.

As for Kage, she might not be surprised because her family or the Dog Beastkin tribe was destroyed by the cult members.

After all, that adventurer wasn’t close to us.

With such callous thoughts, we walked while being cautious of our surroundings.

Soon, a closed door appeared.

… These guys are hiding in there.

The room in front of us is most likely the boss room.

That’s because I can clearly hear the sounds of the cult members fighting inside.

It seems like they haven’t defeated the boss monster yet.

“Lise, what’s the situation in the room?”

“I think someone is fighting the boss.”

Lise also thinks the same as me.

So… it’s better to wait, right?

There’s no need to open the door right now.

It’s easier to wait for them to defeat the boss monster and then fight them when they’re exhausted.

I hope they don’t use that.

For some reason, I feel uneasy, but for now, it’s better not to intervene.

“Then let’s wait a bit and go in. It’s not polite to interrupt a fight.”

“Hmm… When have you ever been polite?”

“Yes, I’m only being impolite to you.”

“Hiss!”

Kage always reacts the same way.

I ignored her reaction and increased the Volume Adjustment to the maximum to focus on the sounds of the fight inside the room.

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Meanwhile, at that moment.

Guy and Dai, who were chosen by the cult’s orders, were busy avoiding the attacks of the monster, or rather, the statue that was rumored to be the Goddess. ȓἈNоᛒЁs̈

The statue approached the two of them and punched forward.

Guy raised his hands and barely blocked the punch.

-Boom!

However,

Despite blocking it, Guy rolled on the ground.

Dai, ignoring Guy, took advantage of the opening and swung his dagger at the statue.

-Clang!

But the statue was so hard, like vibranium from Avengers, that the dagger bounced off.

Dai frowned, feeling the pain in his hand as if it was about to tear.

“Tsk! It’s so damn hard.”

He stepped back.

“Guy, are you okay?”

“Hmm! No, brother. This statue is so damn hard.”

“I know that without you telling me.”

Guy stood up and glared at the statue in front of him.

“Brother, I’ll distract it, so you go and get the item behind the statue.”

“Huh? You’re going to sacrifice yourself? That’s not like you.”

“Sacrifice is bullshit. This is the only way, so just do it. Anyway, that statue doesn’t have a mind.”

At his words, Dai also nodded in agreement.

“Yes, it’s definitely strong, but it doesn’t have a mind.”

That’s not all. The statue only attacks if someone crosses a certain line.

Hmm. It seems like it was created to guard the item inside.

If it were a fight against the statue, it wouldn’t be a problem.

For Dai, who has spent 25 years with Guy, it wouldn’t be difficult to break through the statue and get the item in the treasure chest.

The two of them have been together for about 25 years, so they communicated just by looking at each other.

They nodded at the same time, as if they had been waiting for this moment, and took a step forward.

The two of them moved at the same time, but the statue kicked at the one who crossed the line first.

And that person was none other than Guy.

Guy took out a shield from his dimensional ring, expecting the statue to attack him.

The statue stretched out its fist towards the steel shield.

-Bang!

Is that a punch?

Guy gritted his teeth and barely endured the statue’s attack.

He turned his gaze towards Dai.

“What?!”

When did the statue move?!

The statue suddenly appeared behind Dai.

Guy used Aura to enhance his body and threw the shield like a boomerang.

-Whoosh!

The shield flew towards the statue.

-Thud!

Damn!

The statue turned its head and grabbed the shield with one hand.

In the meantime, Guy kicked the statue to prevent it from approaching Dai.

On the other hand, Dai…

While Guy was distracting the statue, Dai ran towards the treasure chest at the end of the room.

-Click!

It turned out that not only the statue was guarding the treasure chest.

As he ran, the floor suddenly lowered, and ten arrows flew towards him from both sides.

-Whoosh!

Tsk! There are also traps.

Dai clicked his tongue and took out another dagger from his dimensional ring.

He deflected all the arrows.

The arrows fell to the ground like trash. Dai ran even faster to close the distance.

As he ran, numerous traps appeared.

Arrows were the basic, but there were also knives with poison stuck in the ground, and sometimes the statue would attack Dai.

Despite all these attacks, Dai finally reached the treasure chest.

“Huff.”

Finally, he made it.

Dai turned his head back.

The statue tried to approach him, but it was constantly blocked by Guy.

Dai turned his head back towards the treasure chest.

“What the…”

What’s in there that…

Usually, a dungeon doesn’t have this many traps, monsters, or boss monsters.

If there are a lot of traps, the other two are usually weak.

However, this dungeon is strange.

Before reaching the boss room, there were countless monsters and traps.

Usually, if there are a lot of traps, the boss monster is weak, but contrary to expectations, the monster he encountered was the strongest among all the monsters he has faced so far.

Fortunately, it didn’t have a mind, and it only attacked those who tried to get close to the treasure chest.

“Anyway, I need to get what’s inside and get out of here.”

With that thought, Dai opened the treasure chest.

He looked inside and widened his eyes.

“Huh?! What the hell…”

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At that moment, in the room, Kaine felt the silence and turned to the two of them.

“The fight seems to be over. Let’s go in.”

“Yes, Young Master.”

“Yeah, Master.”

I put my strength into opening the door.

-Creak.

As the door slowly opened, we were shocked by the sight before us. It was hard to imagine what had happened in the room, as countless arrows were embedded in the floor, and the statue of the goddess, identical to the one we had seen before, stood motionless, as if broken.

I looked at the two cultists in the room. They seemed to be struggling, perhaps because the boss monster was not as easy as they had expected.

“Guys…”

“…”

At my serious tone, the two of them tilted their heads.

“Let’s finish these bastards. By the way, they’re from the cult.”

At my statement, Lise didn’t hesitate and charged towards the statue, swinging her dagger at Guy, who was standing in front of it.

“What?!”

Caught off guard by the sudden attack, and with his exhausted body, Guy barely managed to block Lise’s strike.

Kage looked at the other cultist standing in front of the treasure chest with cold eyes.

“Master, are you sure they’re from the cult?”

“Yes, I swear on my honor.”

“…”

This guy is still giving me a hard time, even in this situation. Kage must be on the verge of losing her sanity.

Finally, she had found two of her enemies right in front of her. It was clear that Lise had trained her well, even in terms of mental strength.

“Then I’ll bet my balls on it. You bastard.”

“If you say so, I’ll believe you. Master, don’t get involved. I’ll take care of the other one myself.”

“Uh, okay. I’ll help if it gets dangerous.”

“Okay.”

Kage nodded and turned his gaze to Dain, who was standing in front of the treasure chest.

Wait, what’s wrong with that guy’s face?

It’s hard to describe, but he looked like he had just been betrayed by someone he trusted. Could it be that there was nothing in the treasure chest?

That’s impossible. I clearly remember that in the game, there was a divine elixir hidden in that treasure chest by the divine beings.

Well, we’ll see. As I was thinking this,

“Young Master, I have completed your order.”

Lise appeared before me, having already killed Guy.

“You killed him so quickly? I thought he would be a tough opponent.”

“He was already exhausted and injured before fighting me.”

“Hmm. I guess that makes sense. What do you think?”

“…”

At my question, Lise tilted her head.

“Do you think Kage can beat that guy alone?”

“If he’s as strong as the one I just fought, she can definitely win.”

Hmm. Then there’s no need to worry. In the game, Dain and Guy were supposed to be of equal strength.

In reality, Dain was also exhausted and wouldn’t be able to perform at his best. That’s probably why Lise said Kage could win alone.

I took out some popcorn from my pocket dimension ring, which I had prepared for this moment. After all, watching a fight between weaklings is always the most entertaining!

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Meanwhile, Kage was trying to control her anger.

Lise had told her before, “The most pathetic thing in a fight is losing your sanity. Get angry, but never lose your rationality.”

Kage was following her advice. She wanted to rush forward and tear that pathetic man in front of her to shreds, but she knew that she might be defeated if she lost her rationality.

She released the golden aura surrounding her body, enhancing her physical strength. Dain, seeing this, felt even more irritated, as if the anger of a child was fueling his rage.

But that wasn’t all. Guy had been killed, and when Dain saw what was inside the treasure chest, he felt a sense of emptiness. He couldn’t help but feel furious that Guy had to sacrifice himself for such a meager reward.

Dain felt like he would lose his sanity if he didn’t kill someone right now. He turned his gaze towards Kage.

“Damn it!”

He decided to kill Kage first and then escape from here. Just as he was about to throw his dagger at her, Kage’s tiny fist appeared in front of him.

-Whoosh!

This could be fatal! Unconsciously, Dain tilted his head back.

-Bang!

Kage’s fist hit the wall instead of Dain’s face. Dain felt a chill down his spine.

-Gulp!

He had to kill her now. There would be no second chance. He had to take advantage of this opportunity.

Dain swung his daggers with all his might towards Kage’s neck. However, Kage scoffed at his attack.

“Hmph!”

Kage quickly pulled her hand out of the wall and transformed it into a dog’s paw, then swatted away the daggers. The sound of metal clashing filled the air.

-Clang!

“What?!”

Dain’s eyes widened in surprise. It was understandable that he was shocked, as even with his enhanced physical strength, it was still difficult to block an attack from a cult member with his bare hands.

But Kage had deflected his attack with ease. Dain’s entire body was now exposed. Kage punched him in the chest.

“Cough!”

Dain coughed up blood and flew towards the direction where Guy had fallen, his forehead dripping with blood. He struggled to stand up, his legs trembling.

“Ugh!”

At this rate, he would lose. What should he do? As he racked his brain, he glanced around and noticed Guy’s body lying next to him.

Dain clicked his tongue.

“Tsk!”

…There was no other choice.

To escape this situation, he had to use that method. After all, he and Guy were originally one being.

It felt a bit uncomfortable, but there was no other way for him to survive. With this thought in mind, Dain reached out towards Guy’s body.

Kaine, seeing this, widened his eyes.

“What the hell? No way, right?”

Something felt wrong. His instincts, honed from countless near-death experiences, told him that he wouldn’t like what was about to happen.

Kain handed the popcorn to Lise and activated his physical enhancement, kicking the ground with all his strength. At the same time, he drew a sword from his pocket dimension ring and swung it towards Dain, who was in the process of merging with Guy.

“Stop the fusion!”

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