The Clone's Sacrifice

I hadn't built a tunnel underground, so I had to make one now. Lime, indifferent to the noise or anything else, tore through the foundations of Gremory’s dungeon, moving in a straight line. Kkeureureuk— The speed was that of a short sprint. Lime created just enough space for me to run forward. I held Gremory’s clone in my arms, stepping backward while keeping a sharp eye on the enemy's movements.

Thump! Thump-thump! The sound of angry hooves echoed through the underground passage from the ceiling. It felt as if the creature with four humps—presumably a 4-star monster—was slamming its feet against the floor above. Dust rained down, dirtying our hair, but the thumping was short-lived. I moved along the path Lime had carved, freely molesting the clone I held in a back-hug.

"Heh, confused, are you?"

"Ugh! Ugh-ugh!" Gremory’s clone shook her head violently in protest. Even as a clone, the main body’s rage was clearly transmitted, and I was busy sharing something "good" with the main body through this vessel.

"Keep struggling and I’ll really pierce you," I threatened, adjusting my lower body. The clone was a perfect hostage; at the touch of my blade against her skin, Gremory’s resistance subsided once more.

"A dungeon lord conquered by an orc! Heh, if Lord Solomon allows it, I’ll record this and sell the footage to every other dungeon lord for a profit."

The scream from the ceiling echoed like floor-noise. It seemed the main body was shouting from above. "So what if it's a clone? You look exactly the same. Do you think the people watching will be able to tell the difference?"

You son of a bitch!

"Oh my, you went from a pig to a dog. Want to be fucked like a dog by a dog? How about here?" I stepped back, pulling my spear back slightly. The tip grazed Gremory’s crotch before pulling away, my head held high. The way her body flinched was unmistakable. That’s a filthy place!

"Can I use it if I clean it up nicely?" That’s not what I meant! Come up here, you bastard! Come up and fight me fair and square!

"You snuck into someone else's dungeon and installed a portal, and now you want 'fair and square'? What a load of crap." Feeling spiteful, I grabbed Gremory’s breasts and pulled them back hard. I gripped her firm mounds, pinching the nipples between my fingers and twisting them painfully.

"Hngh, huff...!" The clone gasped in agony. At the same time, the shaft of my spear began to grow damp. Gremory’s clone was clearly getting wet from the stimulation I was providing.

"You must be used to rough play if you're always doing it with horses, right? Or is it a camel? Whatever. But my equipment is on par with that, you know?"

You bastard! I’ve got you now, you’re dead! Kiiieeeek!! With Gremory’s roar from the ceiling, the screams of goblins echoed from the other side of the passage. Angry goblins with glowing red eyes were charging toward us.

"Stupid things! Ryun!"

"Yes!" I grabbed Gremory’s clone and hunched over. Ryun, who had been between me and Lime, climbed onto my back and aimed her bow forward.

Kueeek?! The goblins panicked, milling about in confusion. But the tunnel Lime had carved was a one-way street. It was a dangerous path for us in many ways, but a narrow, one-way corridor was the perfect battlefield for Ryun.

Thwip-thwip-thwip! Ryun unleashed a rain of arrows at the goblins. The low-level goblins were riddled with holes by her wind arrows and collapsed.

"Master, I killed them all!"

"Let's move!" After Ryun hopped off my back, I stood up straight. To ensure not even the goblins could follow, I reached under Gremory and lifted her thighs high.

Kyaaaaak!! Since the clone couldn't speak, the main body screamed for her. The noise from the ceiling vibrated down to the basement, and I spread her thighs, which I had pressed together, slightly to the left and right.

Kiiieeeek! The goblins had just arrived. Don't look! They turned their heads away in shock. Gremory shrieked, ordering the goblins to look away. Currently, Gremory was held completely in my arms, her vulva fully exposed. I held her up, supporting her with my own member.

"Hehehe, you’d better give up." The area where my member rubbed against the clone’s crotch was slick with moisture. She was in the perfect state to be penetrated, but I held back, thinking that pleasure is sweetest after hardship. I had to at least reach the portal.

"Surrender and I’ll forgive you for three humps!" Cut the crap!

"Then four!" You’re dead!

Thwack! I instinctively threw my head back. A stalactite-like rock spike pierced my right shoulder. The sudden pain made me lose my grip, and I nearly shoved my member inside the clone.

"Master?! Are you okay?!"

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"I'm fine, d-don't pull it out!" Pulling it out might cause blood to spray everywhere. I set the clone's legs down, hugged her waist, and dragged her backward as if she were dead weight.

"Ryun, focus on dodging!"

"Yes...!" I alternated between slowing down and speeding up my retreat. It seemed Gremory was sniping at me by calculating the movement speed and the sensations transmitted from the clone. I had to throw off her calculations.

Squish! I shoved two fingers into Gremory’s vulva. The moment I did, her insides tightened around me. My fingers slid deep inside, reaching the very end, and I moved them around, searching for her weak point.

Press. A spot that could only be reached by digging my middle finger deep inside. I scratched it lightly with the tip of my nail.

"Hngh?!"

Pshhh. Gremory’s clone exploded with fluids below. Warm liquid flowed onto my palm, which was supporting her mounds. I pulled my fingers out and wiped them on her stomach.

Aaaack!!! A hysterical scream from the main body echoed from the ceiling. I flicked the clone’s earlobe ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠with my tongue and whispered to Gremory, "Heh, feels so good you’re dying, right?"

I can’t take it anymore! Fuck her or don’t, do whatever you want!

"......That’s just bluffing." You allowed me to escape this long because you didn't want your subordinates to see your clone getting fucked, and now you’re finally going to pursue me? 'Is she really pissed off?'

I grabbed the clothes covering Gremory’s front. I pulled them aside so that her vulva was fully visible the moment I lifted my hand. Grrr, grrr. A group of goblins approached us, ready to blow their poison needles. This time, they seemed to be elite troops, as their equipment was clean.

And just as I was about to say something—Pshhh-shhh! The goblins fired their poison needles indiscriminately. Fearing my spear might get hit, I hurriedly pushed the clone forward. Gremory’s clone became a shield against the goblins' poison needles.

Thwip-thwip! The needles grazed the clone’s body. ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Fortunately, none of them touched my skin, but I understood immediately just how pissed off Gremory was.

"Crazy bitch. She’s throwing away her own clone."

Gremory was willing to kill me even if it meant ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠the clone suffered the pain of death. I pulled the clone back to check the front. Her body was covered in scratches from the goblins' needles. Thump, thump-thump-thump! Even heavier stomping echoed from the ceiling. It sounded like she was going to collapse the very passage we were digging through.

I pulled my lower body back, grabbed Gremory’s head, and shouted into her ear, "The goblins are all going to die!"

They’re expendable anyway!

"You insane woman!" She was willing to bury a massive number of goblins alive just to kill me. My mouth went dry. Since Gremory was now willing to kill her own clone, the hostage was useless. On the other side, the goblins kept stepping over their comrades' corpses to reach us, and from above, Gremory and the camel monsters were stabbing at stalactites and trying to collapse the ceiling.

"Master, this is..."

"I suppose we dug our own grave." Since we made a new path, there was nowhere left to run. Anxiety seeped into Ryun’s voice, and I grew anxious as well. It felt like enough time had passed, but there was still no reaction. If this kept up, one wrong move—

"It worked! Lime! Now!" Kkeureureuk. As soon as my pre-arranged signal dropped, Lime began to create a slope toward the ceiling. Ryun started running behind Lime, and I grabbed the clone tightly and ran backward. I couldn't see behind me, but there was only one place we could break through.

Hmph, you foolish bastard! Gremory must have realized how the portal had changed. Just as I had been anxious, Gremory was anxious too. I had spent a considerable amount of time tunneling and fleeing, and now I could escape to our dungeon. You think you can escape through the portal? It’s usele—

"Lime!!" Kwang!! Lime punched a hole toward the ceiling. As promised, Lime clung to Ryun’s body as she ran at full speed, and I backed up the slope, exiting the underground passage.

Kkeureuk, kkeureuk. Because of the commotion, the monster that had been clinging to the ceiling began to stir. I ripped the blindfold off Gremory’s clone and pulled the gag out, stuffing it into my pocket.

"T-this...!" A sense of defeat flashed in Gremory’s eyes. I cheered at that look and whispered to her. The place I had emerged into was presumably the hatchery of Gremory’s dungeon. Captured women were everywhere, and on the other side of the passage, Gremory, riding a camel, was biting her lip.

"Why? You like doing it with horses, but tentacles aren't your thing?"

"H-hmph! You foolish bastard! You don't care what happens to your subordinates, do you?! Kkeureureuk!" The giant tentacle monster on the ceiling began to scatter long, thin tentacles in every direction. The targets were, of course, me, Lime, Ryun, and Gremory’s clone, who had entered the heart of the dungeon. It was a crisis where we could be captured and wiped out at any moment. I turned my head toward the two who were fleeing.

"Ohoho! I’ve already deployed my troops!" In the opposite passage, camel monsters stood with their arms hanging low, blocking the path. It was a dilemma, and a tentacle was quickly trying to snatch Ryun’s hair. I watched Ryun’s running speed and beamed at Gremory.

"Did you think I came here without a plan?"

Ryun, wearing Lime, jumped at the wall with all her might. To the naked eye, it looked like she was charging into a wall, but—Kwang!! The wall was pierced as easily as Styrofoam. A Ryun-shaped hole appeared, and she ran through it at high speed. The tip of a tentacle nearly grabbed Ryun’s hair, but Lime reached out first, pulling her hair and dodging the tentacle.

"W-what? A passage here too...? What the hell did you do to my dungeon!!"

"Why? Didn't expect me to save my subordinates first?" I couldn't let Ryun or Lime die or be violated because of my reckless charge. So I made them escape first. Except for Gremory herself or the camel monster she was riding, there was no enemy strong enough to stop Ryun and Lime. But conversely, I was surrounded on all sides. I saw some of the camel monsters blocking the path to the portal turn around to chase them.

"Heh, hehehe, you stupid pig! This will be your grave! You’ve walked into a death trap! You’re unlucky, that’s for sure! Hahaha!"

"Well, it’s true I’m unlucky, but my improvisation is top-notch." I grabbed the clone by the nape of her neck. The tentacles aiming for Ryun and Lime were thrashing about in a rage. I pointed to the dungeon floor. "Why aren't you coming into this room? You’re the dungeon lord, why won't you come in? Hehehe."

"......." Gremory’s expression turned pale. Gremory’s subordinates, and even she herself, had not set foot in this hatchery.

"Hey. There’s a pot-bellied orc and a glamorous beauty here. What do you think the spawning tentacle monster will target first?"

"N-no way." The clone shook her head. I beamed at the clone, then shoved my hand under her crotch. The clone tried to flee in a panic, but I held her tight.

"You eat this!" I threw Gremory’s clone toward the ceiling. And, naturally—Pshhh-shhh! Every tentacle of the monster flew toward Gremory’s clone. I watched the spectacle and gave a thumbs-up to Gremory’s main body. She stood there with her mouth agape.

"That’s why you should have chosen subordinates that fit your station." Otherwise, they’ll stage a mutiny like me. I turned and ran toward the exit where the portal was. The panicked camel monsters hurriedly tried to block me, but even three-humped camels couldn't stop me.

Thwack! I kicked the camel in the stomach, and at the same time—Thwack!

"Kyaaaaaaaak!!" Gremory’s scream filled the spawning grounds of the tentacle monster. Whether it was the clone or the main body, I’d find out later.

"Move aside!!" I ran toward the exit at full speed. As I ran, my heightened hearing caught only the sound of squelching tentacles and Gremory’s moans echoing like a refrain. It was a moment where I was glad to have been born a man, even if I was an orc.