Dark-Devouring Midir Defiled You

What were the thoughts of the first person to eat a tomato?

What was the first person to eat crab thinking?

What happened to the person who came up with the saying "Don't touch a tiger's butt"?

We may never know, but it is precisely because of the actions of these people that humanity has been able to accumulate a wealth of knowledge, gradually clearing away the fog of war in this unknown world.

No, this isn't about philosophical questions; it's just an attempt to demonstrate that a person's life is only complete if they do something crazy.

The above describes the internal struggle Leon faced while trying to convince himself to choose the third option.

A dark dragon devouring a mysterious space? This description sounds pretty impressive, with its darkness and dragons, like a hidden boss that only appears at the end of a level.

What exactly is the darkness he devoured? What would happen if I took a bite? At best, I'd get diarrhea and have to run to the toilet; at worst, I'd mutate into a monster. In any case, it probably wouldn't end well. Otherwise, why would it be called "darkness"?

The third option seems to have some serious flaw. Who would kick a dragon for no reason? And to even dare to mock it is utterly absurd.

Rationally speaking, any normal person who wants to live should choose the second option: to leave quietly.

But, but...

Leon clenched his teeth, his hand hovering over the second option, unable to press it.

A gentle voice inside him said, "Press it. You always have to be careful when exploring dungeons."

He hesitated, and slowly pressed his finger down.

But then, a sharp voice whispered in his ear:

Are you really just going to leave like this? Aren't you curious about what surprises other options might bring?

But be careful when exploring dungeons.

"What do you mean by being careful? If an adventurer doesn't take risks, wouldn't they be disqualified?"

But

"Stop dawdling and think about the meaning of your adventure!"

What was the point of my adventure? Wasn't it initially to prove myself?

By the time Leon came to his senses, his hand was already on option three.

[He kicked Midir and said to him, "Please stop eating garbage."]

His expression immediately turned horrified; he must have been bewitched to choose such an outrageous option!

Thankfully, all feedback will only appear in text form, so even if I do something really stupid, it shouldn't be a problem—

The moment that thought crossed his mind, the scene shifted, and he was suddenly in a pitch-black underground area.

A colossal Black Dragon stood before him, its ferocious head less than a meter away, so close that Leon could see the reflection on its scales.

The Black Dragon stared at Leon, seemingly waiting for his answer.

"No way?" Leon was dumbfounded. "How can it have an immersive experience?"

Dark-Devouring Midir, that is the name of the Black Dragon.

However, what appeared here was not the real Midir; the true Midir's rank cannot be summoned in the current Zane Dungeon.

Leon had no idea about all these intricacies; he only felt that he could die at any moment, and that the Black Dragon's breath could knock him over.

His body was struggling to suppress its trembling, but at this extremely critical moment, an idea uncontrollably popped into his mind.

Kick Midir!

No, no, no—

Leon's expression was truly horrified. No matter how hard he tried, his legs were uncontrollably moving towards Midir.

Black Dragon looked at the "dwarf" with suspicion, unable to understand what he was trying to do.

"Heh, heh heh."

Standing beside Midir's foreleg, Leon slowly raised one foot, a bitter, self-deprecating smile on his face.

"Smack!"

A shoe covered in a disgusting, sticky substance was kicked into Midir's foreleg.

It was clear that Midir paused for a moment.

This behavior, which didn't even qualify as an attack, wasn't worth getting angry about in his eyes. Anyway, he touched and even ate the darkness on the ground every day, so it didn't matter if his body got a little bit on it. He even rolled around in it sometimes anyway.

But just then, Leon opened his mouth with difficulty and stammered:

"Please, please, can you stop eating this junk food?"

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A deathly silence.

Midir stared at Leon, on the other hand, was sweating profusely—no, he was on the verge of tears.

How could there be such a misleading option?!

He only heard a roar and saw the Black Dragon raise its front claws before losing consciousness, but he did not see the claws fall.

He was killed the instant he heard the roar.

Your actions have puzzled Midir. Devouring darkness is the mission given to him by Gwyn, the Sunlight King. Although he is indifferent to your actions, your offensive words have led him to decide to punish you slightly.

Your mouth is filled with darkness, and your whole body is defiled.

[Decreased vitality, sluggish movement]

[Blessed: Devouring the Abyss]

Abyss Creature will be filled with fear of you, and the combat power of Abyss Creature that oppose you will decrease, but at the cost of your mental state being corrupted by the abyss and becoming unstable.

[Item Obtained: Handful of Black Mud]

The black mud that Dark-Devouring Midir, personally stuffed into your mouth will attract Abyss Creature if you throw it away.

The scene flashed, Leon was sprawled on the floor of the room like a salted fish, coughing incessantly and straining his throat, trying to vomit up the black mud he had swallowed.

But it was all in vain; his stomach only contained his breakfast from that day.

The previous scene seemed like an illusion. He clearly remembered being stuffed with mud, but why wasn't he?

He was supposed to be killed by the roar, so why did he come back to life?

Unfortunately, their vitality has been genuinely weakened, and they don't know whether the blessings they receive are good or bad, which is truly distressing.

Delu was beside him, and the other man seemed perfectly normal, showing no signs of nausea, vomiting, or depletion of life force.

"What happened to you?" Delu quickly used Healing Magic on Leon to slowly replenish his depleted life force. Fortunately, there was a nanny with him.

"You, cough cough, didn't you see the Black Dragon?"

"What Black Dragon?"

The two stared at each other for a long time before realizing that they had seen different things.

Leon saw Dark-Devouring Midir and made a fatal mistake.

Delu, however, said he saw a blacksmith named Andre, and the two exchanged some blacksmithing tips, during which Andre taught him a set of boxing techniques.

It's a pity he's a magician, so he basically doesn't need to use his fists; it's a bit of a waste.

After a short while, the two suddenly heard strange noises coming from the front of the room.

Looking up, they saw a group of strange, grotesque monsters falling from the ceiling. Their heads were abnormally swollen, their bodies were deformed and elongated, and they exuded a dangerous and dark aura.

Leon's body suddenly reacted, not in that way, but rather the black sludge inside his body reacted.

This means that the monster on the other side is Abyss Creature!

"Hehehe, you've come at the perfect time," Leon drew his Backhand Sword and charged forward with a Swift Slash, laughing loudly.

Delu stared blankly at Leon, sensing that something was off about the other man's mental state.

Thankfully, I didn't encounter such an incident, he couldn't help but feel somewhat relieved, but at the same time, he worriedly thought:

What about the others? Hopefully, they won't encounter anything too outrageous.

[You travel through chaotic time and space, and inadvertently catch a glimpse of a fragment of a past era:]

You have identified three people who need help:

The first one is sitting in the Firelink Shrine sighing and lamenting; hopefully you can cheer him up.

The second person is a thief, shivering in the sewers. He needs your help to rescue him.

The third person is an upright knight who has accidentally fallen into a well. We hope you can rescue him.

You will receive a reward regardless of who you choose to save.

What is this?

Malu blankly at the words that appeared before her.

Where did Te Er go? He was just following him a moment ago.

But she quickly calmed down and analyzed the text above.

Let's rule that out first. She's never been good at comforting people; getting someone who's feeling down to cheer up is harder than defeating the Farron Undead Legion.

As for the second one, his profession is thief? He doesn't seem like a good person, so we can rule him out as well.

Without a doubt, she will choose the third one!

The scene before her eyes changed in an instant, and with a gasp of surprise, Malu found herself next to a well, where she threw down a rope.

Shortly afterward, a person dressed in full armor climbed out of the well.

His armor was rather strange, resembling an bloated onion, and looked rather comical.

The man immediately showered Malu with profuse thanks, showering her with compliments. Even though Malu knew he was just flattering her, it still made her feel quite flattered.

But why does this person's voice sound familiar? It's like I've heard it somewhere before.

That can't be right, it must be my imagination. How could I have heard of that?

"My weapon is missing. Could you help me check it? It's probably inside too. If you can find it, I'll give it to you." The knight's voice was somewhat shrill, which didn't quite match his simple and honest armor.

Malu leaned over the edge of the well, peering intently at the water, but found nothing.

Wait a minute, why does her pose look so familiar?

A tremendous force suddenly came from behind, unexpectedly kicking her into the well!

Before falling in, Malu tried to turn around, only to see the knight take off his helmet, revealing a familiar face.

Why is this guy here?

"Hehe, you can only blame yourself for being greedy. Who told you to covet my weapon?"

"Thump!"

You saved the knight, but little did you know that his armor had been stolen by a despicable person who was lurking in the well, harming passersby.

[Good deeds often go unrewarded; perhaps next time you should learn to be more wary of strangers?]

You were soaked in cold water, caught a bad cold, and your mind started to go blank.

"Patch!!!"

While everyone else was experiencing bizarre events, the Sword Saint Gapar also encountered strange occurrences.

At that moment, two demonic creatures appeared before him.

One of them is Mushroom Man looks harmless.

The other was a Rotten Kindred that looked like a worm.

Please make a choice:

Option 1: Fight the Mushroom Man with a punch.

Option Two: Embrace Rotten Kindred