## Chapter 747 – Paladin Kim Kat

“Yes. That’s right… I’m sure! It was talking to me!”

Hilde shouted as she jumped up from her seat.

“What? The golem? Or the monster?”
“Both!”

Perhaps because she had found the cause, Hilde’s dizziness seemed to have disappeared. I asked if she was okay, and she said she was.

She even felt refreshed.

Anyway, that monster and the golem were talking to Hilde? Initially, Hilde said she felt a demonic presence. If that was their energy… and they were talking to her, it was clear that this dungeon was related to demons.

Wait a minute.

But wasn’t this an ancient dungeon? Was the golem made to react to demons? So, instead of attacking indiscriminately, it was trying to communicate?

Why?

Wasn’t it a dungeon made by humans?

Everything was unknown.

“If they were talking,”

Risha said then,

“There must be a reason.”
“Ah.”
“We need to investigate.”

Certainly, there must be a clear reason for them talking. There was no way that golem or monster would be still without a reason.

I don’t know if this dungeon is friendly to demons, but for now, we have no choice but to investigate further.

“Then let’s rest a little longer before we leave.”
“Okay.”

We filled our stomachs with the jerky, dried fruit, and nuts we had brought, and then laid out our cloaks and lay down. We didn’t really need to sleep. We could just lie down and rest for about thirty minutes before leaving.

* * *

ㅡClang!

As expected, the golem was still standing still. We easily crushed the stationary golems and went a little deeper inside. Actually, even if they had moved, they would have been easy opponents.

We can’t investigate right away.

There will be other exploration teams and royal knights nearby. After destroying a few and ignoring a few others, we carefully erased our traces.

It doesn’t really matter if those golem bastards appear behind us anyway.

We can crush them all even if we are surrounded.

And we already know the way.
We are also making a simple map.

How deep did we go? The time had come to test it out.

“Then Hilde, please. Pull back immediately if it seems dangerous.”
“Yes. Don’t worry.”

ㅡGreeee.

One of the golems walked towards us and stopped in its place. ㅡRustle, rustle. Hilde slowly walked towards it.

ㅡSwish.

Soon, Hilde released her transformation.

At the same time, demonic horns, wings, and a tail sprouted. She was taking the form of a succubus for smoother communication.

“But, it’s strange.”
“What is?”

Risha tilted her head.

“Clearly, all of Hilde’s energy is being blocked… How can the golems recognize her…?”
“Ah.”

Hilde wore a necklace that Risha had made herself.

It was the ultimate item that concealed all of Hilde’s demonic energy. Even if I took Hilde in front of the Saintess, she wouldn’t be able to recognize her as a demon.

“Ah, that’s it. I just felt it.”

Hilde looked back at us.

“I’ve been trying to detect demonic energy, right? I think they recognize that detecting power and use it to convey their intentions to me. It’s still happening now.”

ㅡSqueak.

Suddenly, the golem began to approach.
Then it raised its arm.

“If I stop detecting, they don’t seem to know I’m a demon.”

ㅡClunk.

And it froze in that position.

“And if I start detecting again, they recognize me and stop like this. I’ve been detecting since we came in.”
“Hmm, is that so? Anyway, I’ll have to work on it again when we get back. I didn’t think about that.”

One thing became clear.

The golem was definitely reacting to something demonic. It was also showing some kind of favor… Anyway, Hilde stood still in front of the golem and opened her mouth.

“But Kat, what should I ask first?”
“Ah. That’s right.”

What should I ask?

What should I say?

As I was pondering, Winia said,

“First, ask for the location of the place to go down to the 5th floor.”
“Yes, yes. That would be good too.”

Hilde looked at the golem again and stood still in the frozen position for a moment.

It seemed like she was trying to communicate from now on.

“…”

A moment of silence passed.

Hilde looked back at us again.
At the same time.

ㅡGreeee.

The golem turned around and slowly began to walk towards the darkness.

“What, really?”
“Is it really showing us the way?”

Karin and Liz asked in surprise.

“Yes. Maybe. Let’s follow it for now. Maybe we can easily reach the secret of this dungeon.”
“Let’s go!”

We immediately followed the golem.

“Hmm, what could it be? A dungeon that welcomes demons.”
“Could it be… a dungeon made by demons?”

Ari answered Claudia’s question.

“Maybe?”

Even if it was ancient, could a demon create something like this in a place where humans live? And did the church just let it go? No, maybe this facility was suddenly summoned underground.

Everything was questionable.

Still, one thing was certain: it was quite ambiguous to report this to the Saintess. I’ll have to edit and revise this appropriately.

“Risha. Maybe this dungeon… was summoned from another dimension?”
“Oh. That’s a possibility. Another dimension, another dimension. There is a possibility.”

Saintess Kadia had explained about other dimensions.

Maybe it was something like that.

ㅡClang, clang.

The golem moved endlessly. The journey was fine, except that the speed was a bit slow and frustrating. Nothing attacked us either.

“Ah, sisters. There.”

After walking for a while while chatting, a large door appeared over there.

“We arrived more easily than I thought. It feels like we’re just traveling.”

Liz said with a smile.

Since we didn’t really fight properly, it felt more like a tourist attraction than a dungeon. In fact, the inside of the dungeon was very mysterious.

“It does feel like that. Anyway, Kat. I think we can go down there. I can’t communicate with the golem properly. It seems like it can only answer with actions.”

ㅡGreee.

The golem was just standing next to the door.

“I guess so. Then let’s go down for now.”
“Yes, yes.”

We went down right away.

* * *

The 5th basement floor wasn’t that different from the 4th floor. But we found something interesting here.

ㅡA slightly different type of golem.

There was a golem about the size of a human. It didn’t seem to be for combat. If the big golem from before was a ‘soldier ant’, this golem felt like a ‘worker ant’.

But that alone wasn’t very interesting.

What caught our interest was the corpse.

ㅡA corpse.

We happened to find a small golem moving the corpse of a dead human. We immediately subdued the golem and checked the condition of the corpse.

ㅡGreee.

As expected, the golem stopped in front of Hilde.

We subdued it, but thanks to Hilde, there was no resistance.

“…Did they bring it from another floor?”

Winia said as she examined the corpse.

The corpse didn’t seem to have been dead for that long. Blood was dripping. It was definitely dead today. Did it get separated from the group during the exploration and get killed?

“I think so… What is it?”

Why was the golem moving the corpse?

Moving it means it has some use.

Whether it’s being controlled by someone or it was created for this purpose. Whether it’s the one controlling it or the creator of this facility. They want the golem to act like this, so they do it.

The golems were extremely hostile to those who were not Hilde, a demon.

After killing them, they move the corpses somewhere.

What does it mean?

“Why were they moving this?”

Karin asked.

“Because there’s a place that needs it.”

As I answered, Risha took over.

“That’s right. It seems clear that they have some purpose. They also have the characteristic of being friendly to demons, and the fact that they are moving human corpses somewhere has also been revealed.”

What does that mean?

“It smells evil? Kat. Don’t you think so?”
“Yeah. This is something evil.”

I heard that there are cases where something evil is sealed in the basement of a dungeon. Maybe there’s really something like that in this basement?

And it’s a demonic being.

So they’re not hostile to demons and they’re collecting human corpses? That makes sense. But Hilde said that demons aren’t particularly friendly with each other… Has it been sealed for a long time and reacted when a member of the same race approached?

“Blackie. Let’s have it pick up the corpse again and follow it. Then something will come out.”
“That’s a good idea. Let’s do that.”

Winia and Liz said.

“Um… that seems to be the best way for now. Kat. Let’s follow it for now.”

Hilde also agreed.

“I guess so. Then let’s do that.”

That would be the best for now.

We immediately returned the corpse to the golem and had Hilde make it move again. The small golem resumed its work with a machine-like, indifferent reaction.

ㅡGreee.

Of course, there were other golems like this on the 5th basement floor.

“Rumble…”

There were many deformed monsters.

Monsters that looked similar to the ones we saw on the 3rd floor.

However, the shapes were slightly different. They had diversity. Of course, they didn’t attack us.

It felt like we were diving into the deep sea in a safe glass tube. We chatted and followed the golem endlessly.

The 5th basement floor was long, complex, and winding. Of course, we didn’t get lost. We were making a map. But there were quite a few golems and monsters.

If we had broken through with brute force, it would have taken us a very long time. Even if we destroyed the enemies, it would have taken us a long time to find the right path in this long and complex place.

Like that.

6th floor.

7th floor.

8th floor.

We went straight down to the basement.

“Why is it so deep? Haven’t we already come down to the 8th floor?”

Karin asked, wondering.

“Yeah… To be honest, I feel a little weird coming this deep. Karin. Have you ever been to a similar dungeon like this?”
“I have, but it wasn’t a dungeon this big.”

The golem was diligent.
It kept moving with the corpse.

But at least I knew for sure that this bastard was only taking the shortest route to the next floor.

“Ah… Haa… Kat.”
“Hilde? Are you okay?”
“Ah, yes… I’m okay… It’s not a physical problem. But Kat.”

Hilde said as she clung to me.

“I can feel something. Since I came down to the 8th floor… I think I can tell because I’m a demon… This slimy feeling… All I know for sure is that I need to go to the end to resolve my questions.”
“…”

I put my arms around her waist.

Was something down there making Hilde feel slimy?

What the hell is it?

If there’s a bastard like that, I have to kill him.

“What’s down there…?”
“I don’t know.”

Ari asked anxiously.
But I don’t know.

But can we go down?

Even with those worries, I walked.

Soon.

ㅡWhoosh.

A large door appeared.

Not only that. I could hear a familiar sound from beyond the door. A familiar sound? What was this sound?

And this feeling.

“Kat. Look at the floor.”
“Oh.”

There were many bloodstains on the floor.
They seemed to have dried up recently.

The golem that guided us stood quietly in front of the door with the corpse.

As if waiting for something.

“Maybe those golems are bringing all the corpses of the humans who came into the dungeon and died here? Is that why there are so many bloodstains on the floor?”
“I think that’s really it.”

I have a feeling that Claudia’s words are correct.

ㅡWhoosh.

The sound continued to be heard from beyond the door.

ㅡThud.

And with a sound like stopping.

ㅡGreeeeee.

The door opened.

“The door is open?”

When the door opened, there was a large room inside.

ㅡA familiar sound.

“Ah.”

Right.

It was an elevator.