31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 184)
I profit…
Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
Ur looked at the closed door and said.
“Well, I gave it a complicated spell that regenerates the magic circle the moment it closes..”
“Is it a problem??”
“at all. Rather, it makes it difficult for the other party to notice the intrusion. If it were me, I would have changed the design from the beginning.….”
Snowfall recalled Ur’s abilities when she had just opened the door and asked a question..
“Ur, what was that ability just now??”
“ability? did i use my powers?”
“You swallowed the magic circle engraved on the door..”
“That cannot be considered an ability. Don't you know from whom magic was born??”
The first mage to cry.
Understanding his actions was difficult even for the current snowfall..
“However, there are limits.”
“limit….”
“This is all because I have become your summons. I briefly checked and found that this body is limited in its ability to interpret, decompose, and condense..”
“what does that mean?”
“It's simple. Items related to magical power or magic itself can be interpreted, and based on that, they can be decomposed into magical power..”
“condensation?”
“Compressing the disassembled magic power and turning it into lumps..”
“Where do you use that??”
“I don't know where to use it, but of course it's used to kill enemies..”
“…….”
“It is also my only means of attack at the moment. Simply put, it devours magic, stores it, condenses it into magical energy, and fires it at the enemy..”
“…That's all I can do?”
“Shut up! This is all because of you! Because you were weak, I was able to summon you only after all my strength was taken away! It's really hard for me to endure such a helpless situation.!”
“Hmm….”
“And this body was mainly used for other things than fighting in the first place..”
“Other?”
Ur laughed darkly..
“Nurturing and coordination. You have no idea how many magicians have left their mark on the world because of me..”
“You don't know, because there's no name left as a mage..”
“…That is a mistake. There must be something wrong.”
Snowfall paused the conversation and checked the details of the unexpected adventure that came to mind earlier..
[The twenty-third adventure begins.]
[Adventure 23. Stockholm Syndrome]
Adventure 23. ‘Stockholm Syndrome’’
It is rare to sympathize with and be influenced by a villain. But it definitely happens.
Malachus, who once pushed you into a corner, lost both his eyes and his family to unidentified assailants when he was young..
He lived screaming in anger. You found out about his past by reading the letter left in his arms. Malachus had the audacity to ask the person who read the letter to avenge his enemy..
Whether you grant his request or ignore it depends on your mood that day..
Your relationship with Malachus is light..
First, by chance, you have discovered a person with the characteristics of the evil beast that stole Malachus' family, and by chance, you are now in a secret space where he is clearly hidden..
It is truly an auspicious day..
to you.
No, not even to the enemy who happens to meet you..
Anyway, you want to find out the secrets of the basement..
Objective: Identify the secrets of the basement.
This adventure is a sudden adventure.
Current remaining time: approximately 3 days」
‘Yeah, it's really elaborate..’
Snowfall honestly had no interest in Malachus' past..
There's something to know about how he lived and what he went through in the past.?
However, somehow he ended up taking on the appearance of someone who had come to avenge Malachus..
‘That's ironic.’
Bornuil, who borrowed Ur's body, said:.
“Oh hoho… The basement is quite large. This can't be an ordinary warehouse..”
Bornuil usually gives control to Ur and just sleeps..
The saying that old people don't sleep didn't seem to apply to him..
[Intermediate insight activates.]
[We find traces of crushed spider webs..]
[I find indelible footprints.]
[This place was maintained until recently..]
Snowfall goes inside, checking here and there as if she were a detective..
food deukdeuk…
A crow that had been sent out in advance responded..
‘That place.’
Even though it was a basement, there was hardly any dampness..
“Shut up….”
Snowfall entered a separate room..
A man with both arms and feet shackled to the wall was looking forward, drooling..
“tongue, brother?”
“…Gyeongtaek.”
“brother! It's my brother?”
The man was Gyeong-taek Gyeong-taek..
The equipment was neatly removed and there was nothing on the body other than a pair of underwear..
“brother… escape… I have to run away... here….”
“It's okay, it's okay now.”
“…….”
“I came.”
Jo Kyung-taek lowered his head..
“sorry….”
“what.”
“just.”
Kwasik!
Snowfall worked hard to loosen the shackles..
Fortunately, Kyung-taek Kyung-taek did not appear to be injured..
It's just that he's been tied up for a long time, so he looks a little uncomfortable to move..
“are you okay?”
“It's okay, but... where am i?”
“…Don't you remember??”
Kyung-taek Kyung-taek looked distraught..
I rolled my eyes and looked up at the sky as if trying to remember something..
“me… What happened??”
“What happened?”
“Because of my colleagues' work, I was guided by an employee of the Gatif family and sat quietly waiting... I have no memory of it since then. When I woke up, it was here..”
“…I can move my body?”
“Yes, fortunately my body is fine. What about my brother?….”
Kang Seol calmly explained to Gyeong-taek the story of how she came here. After listening to the whole story, Kyeong-taek expressed his gratitude to Kang-seol..
“Because of me, I came all the way here….”
“It was simpler than I thought.”
“And brother… This is marked as a dangerous adventure... This is my first time on that dangerous adventure.….”
Dangerous adventure indicator that occasionally appears as a message.
But there was no need to worry too much.
‘Alkatron was a special case..’
Even though it is a dangerous adventure, it does not mean that it is difficult to overcome. It seemed like that sign was attached to adventures that were more dangerous than the average for that level..
‘It doesn't matter as long as the level is similar..’
Because the current snowfall wasn't at a level that would warrant much attention to such things. Didn't he come back alive in Alkatron?.
This was the basement of a noble estate in the middle of the Timbrian. There was no way an Alkatron-level adventure would appear out of nowhere..
“You don't have to worry.”
“Well, then… Colleagues, are my colleagues here too??”
“There's still time, so let's find out..”
Squeak… Squeaky…
They moved forward, kicking away the rats that were wandering under their feet..
Kang Seol had Gyeong Taek use the extra equipment he carried in his belongings just in case. It was better than walking around naked..
“…These are all more than rare.?”
“Even if it's uncomfortable, I'm wearing it until I get out of here..”
“…yes.”
big…
Ur spoke to me from the shadow space..
- It smells like blood.
‘I felt it too.’
Snowfall stiffened at the smell of blood coming from nearby..
He was already used to corpses and blood, but it would be different with Kyung-taek Kyung..
“Gyeongtaek.”
“yes?”
“It smells like blood.”
“…….”
“There may be colleagues.”
“…are you okay. I'll calm down now.”
That… Jeopuk…
They reached a secret space.
“here is….”
There was a leather sack piled in the corner, and the rotten me vibrated there..
Additionally, blood stains were clearly visible on the apparatus, which could not be determined whether it was a test bench or a torture rack..
Gyeongtaek opened the bag and turned his head..
“Ugh… Wow….”
Kyeong-taek Cho, who recited what was inside, spoke..
“It's a corpse….”
“…Let's take a closer look.”
The blood had all drained from Jo Kyung-taek's face..
It was probably because I witnessed a series of shocking scenes as soon as I woke up..
Sigh…
I found another room.
“excuse me! There's my equipment.!”
“okay?”
“yes I'm going to change..”
Kang Seol nodded..
This place looked like a treasure trove..
‘No, it won't be a treasure trove..’
It's probably a keepsake..
These are the items that the corpses we saw in the previous room had..
Unlike the less-maintained room before, this one was quite well-maintained. Because the items were categorized by item, Kyung-taek Cho was able to find his items in an instant..
After confirming that the quality of the goods here was not that good, Snowfall became interested in other things..
Paralarak…
“document?”
There was a bunch of paper lying in the corner, so Snowfall touched it..
Sreuk…
Slurp…
Land title deeds and various property-related documents.
‘This is just property.’
They were probably extorted after murder..
Kang Seol was looking through the documents, trembling at the meanness of the beast..
Then.
“…….”
Kang Seol held a certificate in his hand and stopped quietly..
Soon a stinging memory came to him..
- No more… It’s impossible… I want to go back. If you've done this much, that's enough.?
‘Probably not.’
- So, I guess I'll stop being an adventurer. I'm going back to my hometown and start farming! Because my family is waiting! I have no intention of dying in a place like this.!
‘
Adeline's land... here, i mean….’
Snowfall hastily confirms the location on the map recorded in the land title certificate..
Kyeong-taek Kyung-taek approached that kind of snowfall..
“brother? What's wrong?”
“…Come on, I need to check something..”
After Kang Seol put the land title certificate that made him anxious, he left with Gyeong Taek..
Before coming here, Gyeong-taek Kyung-taek was alone and anxious, but things have changed..
* * *
They began searching the basement faster than before. Soon, fortunately, Gyeong-taek's colleagues were discovered..
“Gyeongtaek!”
“Hyomin's older sister!”
“I have it too!”
“Kang Oh hyung!”
A total of 2 colleagues.
No other personnel were seen.
“…other people?”
“that is….”
“dead! I clearly saw the fucking masked bastards killing it.!”
Crumbling…
“damn bastards….”
A woman named Hyomin and a man named Kang Oh were released from custody..
They were able to avoid the humiliating situation because they brought some equipment to cover themselves..
Hyomin said as soon as she realized the situation..
“Oh, you have to run away. Gyeongtaek! We need to run away….”
“why? all those kids….”
“No, we heard what they said. This thing... It's not something we should get involved in..”
“Then the dead people!”
“…….”
However, the choice was not theirs..
“I can't go back yet.”
“Who are you… hmm? no way!”
“It's my brother! Seol hyung came.!”
“really? Really?”
“okay! So believe me!”
When the group realized the existence of Kang Seol, they smiled brightly as if they had won a thousand soldiers and ten thousand demons..
However, after hearing Kang Seol’s continued story, his expression crumpled again..
“We'll have to see what happens here.”
“Ha, but….”
“Let’s do what our brother says, sister. It's dangerous to go out on our own.”
After a short period of persuasion, Hyomin and Kangoh accepted the idea. The search begins again.
However, the search ended quickly..
- It's in front of me.
Kang Seol nodded at Ur’s words and walked forward. There were iron cages everywhere, trapping people..
“…Right.”
“oh my god… It's all a shadow?”
“Brother, this… It's okay?”
Snowfall pressed its face to the caged shadow..
“Ugh… Ugh….”
The shadow couldn't speak properly. The name was written on the iron cage where the shadow was confined..
Perhaps it is the name of someone who was forced into a shadow. The arrangement of the iron cages seemed to be in the order of the names..
‘then….’
Snowfall quickly began to search for someone’s name..
‘…No, there won't be.’
However, soon the snowfall stopped in front of an iron cage..
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu….”
A middle-aged man caught in a metal cage tried to say something when he saw the snowfall..
That moment.
Kwakwakwakkwak!
Several daggers flew out and stuck in the spot where Snowfall was originally located..
I heard a sound in the dark.
“Uhuhu… Did you avoid that? As expected, it's a good move for a former player.?”
Snowfall responded to the appearance of the cat Suin who appeared in the hall..
“…That fishy cat from earlier?”
“The fuss... What if I get here? You've all been caught. What should I do... You seem to be quite strong….”
Hyomin said to Kangseol from behind.
“It's too dangerous….”
“…….”
The cat woman reacted to Hyomin’s reaction..
“you… You know something.?”
“No, I don’t know.….”
“can you guess who I am?”
“I don't know….”
“Then who do I work for??”
“stop…”
Kang Seol asked calmly..
“Is it Yeongsaenggyo again this time??”
“like! that's right! Yeongsaenggyo will look after me. So what should we do now??”
Gyeongtaek said in shock..
“Yeongsaenggyo!”
“Hehehe… That kid knows us?”
“…….”
Perhaps the name of Yeongsaenggyo has now secretly spread to the transferees as well, Kyung-taek Kyung's face hardened gravely..
On the other hand, Kang Seol spoke to the woman with an expressionless face..
“Yeongsaenggyo doesn’t do this. I'm not interested in things like this. Because they are friends whose minds are filled with thoughts of the religious leader..”
“how do you know that?”
“Doing something like this... It was probably done by some stupid guy who wanted to get involved with the Yeongsaeng Church. maybe like you.”
“Hehe… In the past, you would have been right... Yeongsaenggyo today is a little different.?”
“…okay?”
Kang Seol's eyes were still on the cage, not the cat woman..
When the cat woman felt ignored, she growled and asked.
“Focus on me! ah! Could it be that the shadow there is someone I know??”
“Uh, unfortunately.”
name written on iron bars.
Ryan Kuros.
The one who was once a snow horse.
The person who was sent back to his family, why is he here?.
There is a line that everyone cannot compromise on..
If you cross that line, you'll get angry..
For Kang Seol, such a line is his life..
were his words.
“you will die here.”
“Phew… okay? What is it… If I die, will the Church of Eternal Life remain still??”
If you cross the line, Snowfall gets angry.
“If it bothers you, I will kill the Youngsaeng believer..”
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
A dark energy flowed from both of Snowfall’s hands..
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