A Guide to Becoming a God Starting from a Monastery

If it could succeed, it would have succeeded long ago, and Thomas wouldn't have had a chance to succeed. If it failed, the monster would have rushed out long ago.

Is it that every time I inflict a certain amount of damage on the monster, it always fails before it can break out?

Or is there another reason?

We must believe what the old priest said, but we must not believe it completely either.

For example, in his mouth, it was a disaster caused by human greed.

But from a neutral third-party perspective, a very normal thought immediately comes to mind.

Could something have gone wrong with this deity?

Otherwise, how could it endlessly give humans the power to surpass their own endurance limits?

Even if you have too much divine power and don’t know where to use it, this is not how you should use it!

Gandalf had mentioned before that not all gods were rational, but Perun at least seemed to be rational.

Could it be...that something happened to Peren?

He was just thinking about this when a wave of enthusiastic cheering like a raging storm came from afar. It was the climax of this sacrifice.

The old priest stopped talking and looked into the distance, not moving.

After a long time, the old man turned around, raised his cane, and pointed at the void in front of him.

A wave of energy, like a wave of water, blossomed before Thomas' eyes, eventually forming a mirror.

That's a space door. Step through it.

Chapter 101 Evil Thoughts 1

Everyone present looked at Thomas.

Thomas looked around.

Not to mention the old priest and his servants, just looking at the people who just participated in the selection competition, out of the sixteen people, twelve are still unharmed.

Although the battle just now was fierce, the casualties were actually not high. And there were only wounded, no dead.

Even if they were injured, most of their injuries were not serious and they still retained some combat power.

Facing over a dozen elite soldiers, even Thomas had to admit he was at an overwhelming disadvantage. Escape, let alone victory, would be difficult.

Not to mention there is an old priest who is obviously difficult to deal with.

This is the noose of fate... a deadly danger mixed in with all reasonable and normal developments.

Thomas's gaze lingered on the nearest man—the one with the power of Diamond. Their eyes met, and then the man unconsciously averted his gaze, not daring to meet Thomas's gaze.

It turns out... I was scared!

This is also normal. In fact, it is to send an elite soldier to die every once in a while, sacrifice him in exchange for a period of respite, and try to use this time to find a solution.

We have all been through so much and survived many dangers to gain this extraordinary power, why should it be sacrificed in vain?

To put it bluntly, an elite soldier can do well anywhere and become a leader.

This is why Thomas was admired and even worshipped by everyone before.

Others might have avoided this fate by deliberately losing the fight, but Thomas made it clear from the start that he wanted a bye.

What is this attitude?

This is the attitude of "if I don't go to hell, who will?"

This kind of person is a self-sacrificer or a martyr.

Not everyone is self-sacrificing, and not everyone wants to be a martyr.

For example, the one Thomas was looking at was clearly not one of them.

So at this moment he didn't dare to look Thomas in the eye, and didn't dare to face the fact that his faith was not devout enough and not fanatical enough.

Thomas withdrew his gaze and looked at the old priest again.

"My Lord," he said. "Why can't we all join forces?"

No matter how strong the monster is, there's only one of them. Why not just surround it? Instead, why send only one person to die?

The old priest gave a wry smile. "You can't do that, child," he sighed.

“You’ll know it when you see it.”

There was nothing more to say, Thomas took a step and walked into the space door.

From an objective point of view, this was a forced battle.

But Thomas did not feel any negative emotions such as fear, unwillingness, or frustration at this moment. Instead, he only felt a high will to fight.

There is a famous saying in the past that when you carry a weapon, you will naturally have the desire to kill.

A confident martial artist will naturally face his or her own challenges with courage.

Then Thomas saw that he seemed to have entered a cave.

A bottomless cave. But it's not dark. Some light source from nowhere provides basic lighting.

The air is fresh and there is a slight breeze.

Is this a secondary plane? An alternate dimension? Thomas turned back. The dimensional door behind him was still there, clearly allowing him to retreat at any time.

But now is not the time to retreat.

Thomas walked forward and soon saw a dried and rotten corpse.

It wasn't human remains, but... something he couldn't identify. Judging from the condition of the body, it must have been several years old.

All the flesh and blood on the corpse had been corroded away, and there was no odor at all.

Was there more than one monster created?

Thomas continued forward as he thought about it.

The cave wasn't cramped; on the contrary, it was spacious. It didn't resemble an ordinary cave, but more like the bomb shelters or highway tunnels Thomas had visited in his past life. Both the ground and the surrounding rock walls were clean, free of mud or water.

This is a battlefield suitable for the strong, because there is not much terrain to rely on.

His field of vision was limited by the light, but not significantly. He could see within a dozen meters without issue, and with the help of Thomas's spiritual field, he wasn't worried about being attacked.

Thomas soon saw the second body.

Just like what I saw before, it was a non-human corpse. Moreover, this time the corpse was severely damaged.

It's more like he was torn apart by the force of the explosion than being killed by cold weapons.

Interesting... Thomas calmed down. There must have been an internal fight among these monsters, just like selecting Gu, and in the end only one strongest monster was left?

But... something was wrong. Why were there no human remains?

And the old man said that we can’t fight in groups.

In other words, either the other party is not afraid of a group fight, or there is another reason.

If you say you are not afraid of a group fight, that doesn't match the current intelligence.

Could it be...

Thomas thought to himself as he continued forward.

Furthermore, the environment of this demiplane is quite bizarre. Why is it a cave? What could be outside the cave?

The wind ahead brought a strange smell.

The sound of some kind of animal breathing came into my ears on the wind.

Although it was the first time I heard it, I instinctively understood that such strong breathing could only belong to a large predator.

There's something over there.

However, it was still quite far away, probably over a hundred meters. It was the cave's specific environment that allowed Thomas to detect it so early.

Thomas's steps were light and his breathing steady. Unless the monster possessed extraordinary senses, it probably hadn't noticed Thomas's arrival. At least not yet.

Thomas saw a new corpse at this time. It was still a monster, and the remains were also badly damaged.

However, this "damage" refers to the skeletal parts being scattered everywhere. The bones themselves are not damaged and can be put back together without much effort.

Thomas pieced the bones together and was convinced it was an unknown creature. It was larger than a human. If it walked on two legs, it would have been between two and two and a half meters tall and quite sturdy.

Its arms still had five fingers, suggesting it could still use tools. Its legs were thicker and stronger than its arms, suggesting it could have walked on two legs for short periods, if not bipedally.

From human to...so the whole thing is very close to human?

It's different from the beast ghost.

Thomas was thinking, when he suddenly felt the ground shaking.

Something is approaching this way rapidly.

Was he discovered again? Thomas was not afraid. He drew his sword, stepped back a distance, and waited for his destined enemy.

Then, he felt the huge creature in his mental field.

It rushed into the mental field and then appeared in Thomas's field of vision.

Chapter 102 Evil Thoughts 2

It was a bipedal creature that barely retained its human form overall.

But if you look closer, you can see that his head is completely twisted and deformed, and he has become something other than a human.

Whether it is the protruding fangs in the upper and lower jaws or the ferocious eyes, they all look like evil spirits resurrected from hell.

It was at least two meters tall, with no visible skin or hair on its body, but instead covered in a layer of bloody mucous membrane, like a skinned corpse.

On the hands and feet, the nails have become claws, but the hand structure itself is still there, so it can still grasp and hold.

Of course, it has nothing in its hands at the moment.

The most bizarre thing was its forehead. There was a red eyeball there, as if embedded in its brow.

This eyeball reminded Thomas of a memory from his past life... a computer game... probably called Resident Evil. It featured a monster with eyeballs growing out of its body.

No... IQ stuff?

Although this monster's movements are fast and scary, the logic behind its actions is problematic.

Normal creatures would not launch such a swift attack.

Every human being attacked by a wild beast has actually been observed by the other party for a long time.

Observe, judge, and then choose to attack. This is the logic of the beast, not just rushing in rashly.

Thomas assumed a fighting stance, ready to fight.

However, the monster slowed down at the last moment and did not rush forward directly. Instead, it seemed to be sizing up its prey.

The vertical red eye projected strong malice towards Thomas.

It was naked murderous intent, as if to skin and bone Thomas.

Although it did not launch an attack, it clearly pressed a heavy sense of danger into Thomas' heart.

"Interesting!" Thomas felt his fighting spirit ignited.

It is very obvious that this monster is the same as the remains seen before.

A dull sound came from the monster's throat, which only a wild beast could make. Then it swung its arm, and its claws covered with blood-red muscles swelled up like a balloon.

"That's more like it!" Thomas sneered.

Fighting with bare hands is a bit inconsistent with the character of this monster.

With a wave of the claw, the space seemed to be torn into a blood-red claw mark, and the huge claw grabbed Thomas fiercely.

But Thomas had anticipated the opponent's attack and easily avoided it one step ahead.

The last time we dealt with the beast ghost, we had already gained experience in dealing with this kind of enemy.

It was fast, but the pattern was monotonous and completely unobtrusive. Thomas could see through the trajectory of the attack at a glance.

Furthermore, in terms of speed alone, the monster's attack was actually no match for the beast demon's. So Thomas not only dodged the attack, but also managed to use his sword to try and deflect the monster's giant claws.