None of us was prepared; this dungeon was too cramped to fight, and the momentum of this cave crushing was just a matter of time. Yet, on the other hand - having to fight wargolds on their territory was nowhere near a better idea.

'So how reliable is that plan you are coming up with?' It was clear that even Archdevil lost any once of hope by now

'~10% at best, I would say, but if you give me part of clothes inherited in the blood of yours - it might go up to 15.~'

'15% hah... ahahahaha DAMMIT!' The mere moment he said it, the knife he probably was holding in his pocket till this particular moment had pierced and cut off the left arm of his.

'I know I was one asking, but aren't you being unreasonably radical?'

'Ah... yeah... sorry... wasn't thinki....'

'Ah, so now to all those inconveniences, there a place to one for fallen unconscious archdevil, well now with that dagger of his, that wouldn't be the biggest problem for both of us, oh and I'm gonna check your pocket in case if you have something else cool that you forgot to show me besides that glowing flower.'

'Wharewher living in this cave - come outside!'

It must be one of the wargolds. 'You guys are really that impatient - huh!'

With those words, I crawled from a tiny hole. There were around 50 wargolds that were clearly way above me, with the leader wearing something that looked like a small crown, but the first thing that caught my eye was...

'~Today, the sky is painfully clear, isn't it?~'

'What the hell are y...'

'~You know? I was born this morning, yet I have already met just how unfair this world truly is! You said: "Wharewher living in this cave - come outside!" right? But the thing you missed is that thing you were calling a cave right now is actually a fully artificially made dungeon! Hilarious yeah... IT'S NOT EVEN WORTH JOKING ABOUT ~'

"Ouuu"

In mere seconds - all but the leader of the wargolds herd had fallen to the ground with the inability to even raise their eyes.

'What's going on - what have you done to my brothers!!'

'I just thought that when it comes to diplomatic conversation- it would be more plausible if it comes to a 1 on 1 meeting, so I decided to show some of my power to those fools you call family.'

'There were 47 of my best soldiers, yet all of them have fallen with just a mere aura of some weakling bag of bones? Don't screw with me! There is no ordinary monster that could control his presence on this st...'

'There is no ordinary monster, you say, hah ah ah hahahahahaha! I knew you were stupid, but not having any sight of the slightest self-preservation is truly pitiful.'

'Then who in the hell is standing in front of m...'

'~SILENCE!~ However, as a gesture of pity to you, shall I answer this one. ~REMEMBER~ as I am one among limitless creations of the most powerful servant of original daemons, the leader of 4 spears, the most fearsome legion in all Latrian - Larniaus Arconiya Salis Enratren Regalia! As for my name, let's see... yeah, ~KNEEL~, as for my name is Darius Lerchendar De Archiel - one of 100 undead apostles!'

The leader of the Wargolds clan trembled in fear and was put to the ground.

'Undead apostol and Archdevil in a place like this! Don't screw with me like that... Ah, what is this, a wall?'

'Yet I made another gesture for the pitiful soul like you and put a simple barrier that would block one attack - as for why? Well, that cuz starting from now, if you ever crossed the line where the barrier previously was - 1 of your dear brothers will painfully die.'

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'Just how many craps is going to come from ur mouth.'

'~Aaand here you crossed the line.~'

'Auuuuughk.'

'Oi Warto what hap... guh.'

The leader of the wargolds was terrifying, 1st All of his soldiers felt unconscious, 2nd his opponent introduced himself as the monster he couldn't even imagine reaching, and finally, when he was looking for one of his closest "relatives" that was lying on the ground; almost everything was fine: it's paws were untouched, his claws were as good looking as always, even his tail wasn't any different. Yet one thing was totally off, his head - nothing was above his neck, and everything near it was painted with a dark red palette.

'Looks like one of our friends finally learned what happens when someone buries his head in a situation he has no control over.'

'Wh... just wha... guh.'

'I told you that one of your friends is going to horribly die if you're not going to listen to me, but you completely ignored every word I was trying to send into your stupid brain.'

'Impossible, he was alive just a second ago - h-how have you done this!'

'What a troublesome victim - looks like I have to show what spell I cast on another victim. Here! See this stick in my hand? It might look simple - however, it's actually a magical staff that would help me with this test. To begin with - we need to find a victim test subject, Ringo - right? You know, today's sky is so beautiful that I would definitely regret blowing your head, but since your leader is the definition of an asshole - I have no choice but to demonstrate how my silly skill works. LOOK, as I am pointing my staff to his head, see? He has a dot on his forehead, now I'm going to use my life energy aaaand - boom!'

Suddenly, the head of one of the wargold army started to misinform and rot till becoming completely unrecognizable. There was one proud wargold called Ringo - he was one of the smartest and strongest among this family, he was...

'Well, it would be a waste of energy to blow someone's head twice - so I leave it like that, hehe!'

"aaughhhh"

'~Looks like our little crying puppy! What's wrong? Want to eat - here, it's a little expired but it should be better than nothing!~'

'Ho-how... guh.. h-how did you g-get here so fast, a-and... and what is that thing in ur h... guh.'

'~Hey, what with that tone of ur's! Aren't you supposed to be grateful for bringing food to a helpless soul like you in the middle of dessert?! Monsters these days really forget how to appreciate free food. Here, let me feed you!~'

With that said, with a quick move, I put my hand with Warto's head into the wargold's mouth and all the way to his throat. He wasn't showing any sign of resistance.

'G... bl...gu...ahh...cah...ju...ahh'

'And after all of my hard work, you end up just vomiting all of it - I guess an ungrateful dog will still be an ungrateful dog no matter what. However, that doesn't discard the fact that you still have to pay me for coming to our territory, but worry not since I have a great deal for all of you! Initially, this dungeon was made as a test subject for creating a red sphere, but as you probably guessed - it failed. Now, I need to find a new place for the experiment, but it seems that the closest dungeon from here is nearly 4 days away, and I'm too lazy to cross that by myself, so if you form a contract with me and let ride on you I might spare all of you! That's a great offer, isn't it?'

'B...t... uh.'

~'Is that yes or no? Ah, I can't hear you - maybe killing another of ur's dear brothers would help.~'

"ouu... guh." It looked like the leader of wargolds was about to lose consciousness - when suddenly 'Y... e-guh...a.'

'You definitely made a right! Now sleep well, and let me handle the rest.'

I picked up the dagger I had taken from my lord. The mark on the handle symbolizing the 3 gods of this land had a surprisingly comfortable grip, the red blade looked filled with the blood of hundreds of enemies, and finally, it was filled with magic, seemingly on the level of the dark blue sphere. It was definitely a precious item to the owner.

'Kinda sad to waste all of energy on this - but.'

Holding the dagger in my right hand and the lord's hand in my left, I began the ritual. At first, it required an enchantment to spell.

"Normally, I would need to use individual rituals for each of them, but since this crown on the leader's head connects his mind with others, I probably can control just him. So here we go! LISTEN, as for I am Darch, the skeleton servant of this dungeon, is here to sign a servant-master pact between my lord - Larniaus Arconiya Salis Enratren Regalia, and the leader of the wargold family - Sarka."

Then I raise my hand - as almost reaching to cut the sky, then the quick strike penetrates the hand - piercing all layers of its skin. The dagger starts to glow and flash red lightning.

"skt"

Notes from other world:

The name of the wargolds race takes roots from a particular war with gnomes where almost half of the gnome's population from their home for several decades till they called human hunters for help.

After wargolds are born, they are immediately thrown into the cave where they live by themself until they reach adulthood and will be worthy of having a 2nd name and join the "main family."