【Afflicted Monk (Cultist)】

Belong to the foundation personnel in the Inner Circle Monastery.

They were promoted by 'seekers' or 'martyrs'.

The detailed promotion method varies from person to person, but all of them need to have a high enough level of attainment in the 'painful side'.

In the promotion assessment, not only do you need to survive, but you also need to be recognized by at least one Hell Monk.

Afflicted monks (devotees) are treated higher throughout hell.

In general, they do not leave the monastery...... Those who have reached this point hope to go one step further and become the Monks of Hell who are revered by all people.

Of course, the time limit for this quest may be 100 years, 1,000 years, 10,000 years, or even until consciousness withers and the universe collapses.

According to statistics, one out of 10,000 suffering monks (believers) may become a monk of hell by detaching himself from the source of suffering in the process of seeking enlightenment.

Every Hell Monk has a different level of ascension, there is no shortcut, and in order to reach this level, one must carve out a path of suffering that is unique.

In addition, for each Hell Monk born, an additional monastery will be built in Hell.

It also means that the monastery where Lu Ran is currently located corresponds to a hellish monk.

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The proprietress continued:

"Since your ring was given by a monk, Mr. Yi, your foundation must be higher than that of us ordinary seekers...... Later, take this ring and report to the monastic buildings in the city, and you will definitely get the status of a martyr. ”

Lu Ran waved his hand.

"Similar to the identity of a civil servant, forget it...... I mainly come here to practice, and my time is limited. I would like to ask the proprietress if it is possible for me to be promoted within a month and go to the inner circle as a sufferer. ”

"One month...... It's hard to say.

Even if you are very special, Mr. Yi, according to what I know, the seekers or martyrs who have been promoted in recent years have been in the outer city for at least thirty years......"

"Thirty years ......" Lu Ran continued to ask, "Boss, can you tell me in detail about 'promotion'?"

It is naturally unrealistic to want to become a [Hell Monk]...... Lu Ran's primary goal in coming to the monastery this time was to become a person in pain and go to the inner circle monastery to have a look.

At the mention of the word 'promotion', the proprietress who loved pain seemed to evoke the terrifying memories of the past, and she couldn't help but hug her arms, and her body trembled slightly.

"Promotion ...... I attended one three years ago. It can be said that the most terrifying experience of my life, I barely saved my life, and decided not to think about promotion for a hundred years. ”

"Some kind of extreme pain test"

The proprietress was afraid, got into the futon and leaned on Lu Ran, and when she found a certain sense of security, she continued:

"Before the start of the "Painful Promotion", a series of benchmark tests are required to confirm that the individual meets the conditions for promotion before they can participate.

The rules and places for the promotion of pain were created by the 'original group of monks' and were extremely adaptive.

After the promotion is opened, the corresponding pain space will be created according to the characteristics of the individual...... The internal speed of time is different from that of the outside world, and no matter how long it has been inside, the outside world has only passed for a second.

The entire promotion process may last for a hundred years, a thousand years, or even an indefinite period due to substandard standards...... A large part of the seekers will be trapped in it until their consciousness decays and dies. ”

"If you can't quit halfway, then Miss Eve, how did you survive?"

The proprietress pointed to half of her head:

"I persevered in it for one hundred and three years, and found that I had missed the best opportunity for promotion, completely lost in the labyrinth of pain, unable to leave.

In despair and fear, I want to end myself...... So he cut his head with a sharp object

Who knows, this move made me loosen my consciousness and interrupt the promotion process on my own and survive...... It's just that because my mind has cut off my upper head, my head is only half left, and I can't recover it. ”

Lu Ran got several important information from the boss's wife's words.

The so-called [Painful Promotion] belongs to a kind of assessment method of consciousness out of the body, if it cannot be promoted, the consciousness may be trapped in it forever, and it will never be able to be reborn.

Destroying the brain has a chance of surviving, but it will also permanently lose part of the skull.

If he is not prepared and recklessly participates in the promotion, Lu Ran may fall here.

In this case, tomorrow I will go to the core building of the Quest City to take a benchmark test for promotion, and then I will consider going to be promoted...... Judging from the current situation, staying only in the outer part of the monastery has not greatly improved my own strength.

"Thank you, Miss Eve."

"This information is part of the 'transaction' and the gentleman paid enough pain beforehand, which is what I should have done...... If you want anything else, just whip me up. ”

The proprietress leaning on Lu Ran's shoulder stretched out her hand and pointed to the various leather whips in the room......

At this time, ......Lu Ran's stomach rang with a bang, and hunger struck.

Lu Ran, who crossed the suspension bridge, hadn't eaten for more than a day.

"Miss Eve, do you have food here?"

"Hehe, I'll take my husband to the [monastery cafeteria] to have something to eat...... The 'food' in the monastery is unique in hell. ”

"Uh, okay."

To be honest, Lu Ran had a bad premonition.

In the outer part of the city, a public monastery refectory was established, where all seekers ate three meals a day, without paying for pain.

There is only one condition, at least three dishes are served at a time, and they must be eaten all.

Standing at the door of the dark red cafeteria that exuded a strange aura, Lu Ran wanted to find an excuse to return to the inn and solve his hunger problem with the food stored in his stomach.

"Come on."

Under the warm invitation of the proprietress, Lu Ran gritted his teeth and stepped into the canteen.

In an instant, Lu Ran's basic understanding of the canteen was overturned......

As diners eat the food in the bowl, their expressions and body movements will give corresponding feedback.

Or the body convulsions frantically during eating, or the whole process of maintaining a state of abdominal hemorrhage, or even some diners can be seen with foreign bodies in their abdomen squirming, as if they have been spawned by aliens.

A few seekers fell into a deep coma while eating, but the 'fresh food' in the bowl continued to burrow into their bodies.

"What the am ...... Is eating also part of the practice?"

For a while, Lu Ran missed living in the [House of Horror] very much.

I was very helpless why I didn't simply make a "difference" and had to have something to do with this monk.