The Man Who Made a Pact with God

Name: Avisotel

Title: Man-Eater

Race: Water Monkey

Lv: ??? (Tier ?)

HP: ???

MP: ???

Skills: ???

Using Observation revealed nothing but a string of question marks.

Even the level couldn’t be determined—no information could be seen.

This situation had only occurred once before.

That was when Ye Yousheng transformed into the Goddess of Life and checked his own status panel.

At that time, he also couldn’t see an exact level.

But this time, since the target wasn’t himself, and the level gap was too great,

he could only see the name and race.

“What’s going on here? You’re actually still alive?”

“I thought you were definitely dead just now!”

“These idiots can’t understand my orders at all! I told them so many times to hold back and leave them alive, but they still killed everything! So stupid!”

The monkey creature angrily slapped a nearby gargoyle—

and shattered it into pieces instantly.

“Ah~ sorry, guess I used a bit too much force~”

“……”

“But seriously, it’s so strange!”

“Normally, a weak human like you should’ve died from that kind of attack!”

“Well, whatever, being alive is a good thing~ congratulations, congratulations~”

“……”

“To catch two at once, and even a man and a woman—this is amazing!”

“I really hit the jackpot this time! Muhehehe!”

The monkey monster rambled endlessly.

No monster dared respond.

Ye Yousheng remained silent as well.

Yet it didn’t seem bored at all, continuing to scratch itself and giggle alone.

Talking to itself.

Answering its own questions.

Laughing one moment, clapping the next, then suddenly dancing.

Like a deranged lunatic with a broken mind.

Something was wrong.

From this creature, Ye Yousheng felt a kind of eerie strangeness he had never experienced before.

After a while, the monkey suddenly noticed something and hurriedly said,

“Ah, wait, that woman’s about to die!”

“Tch, that won’t do, she can’t die.”

“Which one of you can heal? Hurry up and fix her!”

None of the monsters dared step forward, afraid of getting themselves into trouble.

But if no one healed the human woman,

they would all meet the same fate as the pigman.

In the end, a trembling bell-maiden was pushed forward.

This creature looked more human than monster, with pale skin and a black hood.

If anything, she was probably the weakest among the monsters on the thirtieth floor.

She had almost no offensive ability—only healing skills.

Her existence was solely to repair the bell atop the Death Knell.

She cautiously approached Alicia.

Under Ye Yousheng’s watchful gaze, she cast a healing spell.

Monsters in the labyrinth… healing a human?

In truth, not all monsters were inherently hostile.

On the Ethereal Continent, many monsters coexisted with humans.

It was even common for mages to keep monsters as familiars.

But monsters inside the labyrinth…

would absolutely, absolutely never show goodwill toward humans.

That alone proved just how abnormal the current situation was.

“Kikikiki! Didn’t expect this, did you?”

“I already knew you’d come down from that trap, humans!”

“……You did this?”

At last, Ye Yousheng broke his silence.

“Oh, so you can talk! I thought you were mute! Muhehehe!”

The monkey grinned at him.

“That’s right, I did it. I did everything!”

“That stupid bell thing? I moved it to the twenty-first floor myself—just like this, swoosh~”

As it spoke, the monkey used the hand on its tail to cover a Bloodthirst Beast on its left—

then, like a magic trick, moved it to the right side.

“Too bad I can’t move myself with this ability.”

“What a pity, such a pity~”

“I really want to go up to the surface.”

“There must be so many delicious humans up there!”

The monkey pressed both hands—and the hand on its tail—against its face and head,

pulling at its skin in exaggerated frustration.

“But I thought you’d run upward.”

“Instead, you came down… how stupid!”

“This is the first time I’ve seen such foolish humans, walking right into a trap~ Muhehehe~”

“Why did you capture us?”

“What? Why?”

“Isn’t it obvious?”

“Of course it’s to……………… eat you!”

The words sent chills down the spine.

“Hehehe, humans are so delicious~”

“Once you’ve tasted them, you get completely addicted.”

“Just thinking about it makes my mouth water!”

“Especially when you gouge out their eyeballs, break their teeth and nails one by one—”

“and feast while listening to their despairing screams…”

“That’s a whole different level of flavor! Muhehehe!”

The man-eating monster closed its eyes, as if savoring the memory.

Its lips curled into a twisted smile.

The chuckle grew into laughter—

and then into uncontrollable, manic cackling.

It laughed without end.

“Hihehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe…”

At that moment, Ye Yousheng finally understood.

This wasn’t a rational, intelligent monster at all.

It was a creature that had completely fallen into madness.

The laughter stopped abruptly.

The man-eating monkey, Avisotel, spoke to Ye Yousheng,

“But don’t worry.”

“I won’t eat you two.”

“I’ll ‘raise’ you instead.”

“Perfect—one male, one female.”

“As long as you keep breeding, I’ll have even more humans to eat.”

“Human babies must taste even better~ Muhehehe…”

“Impudent!”

The one who interrupted wasn’t Ye Yousheng.

It was another presence.

Eve’s phantom appeared beside him, her eyes filled with fury.

“To think that such an evil creature exists deep within the labyrinth—your sins are unforgivable!”

Seeing the goddess’s form, Avisotel froze completely.

Perhaps it was the first time it had ever seen such a dazzling, beautiful ‘food.’

“Eve.”

“Mm.”

“I’ve got nothing left.”

“I feel like I’m going to collapse just standing here.”

“I know.”

“So…”

“Yes, don’t worry, Yousheng.”

“You won’t die.”

“Not only will you not die—you’ll tear that arrogant monkey to pieces!”

“Because…”

Eve—the Goddess of Life—revealed an absolute, confident smile.

“You are a man who has made a contract with a god!”