31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 55)
Traces of scratches on each uniquely shaped tree.
Snowfall thought that this trace might have been left by the Chao he was looking for..
‘follow the traces.’
Along the way, the traces of wagon wheels and carvings in the trees could have diverged into different paths, but now they appeared to be moving in the same direction..
Snowfall walked, checking the traces from time to time..
He could have sensed any suspicious presence, so he focused only on the search..
He was feeling strange.
The deeper you go into the forest, the more suspicious it becomes. In particular, there was a stench coming from far away that made you wrinkle your nose..
‘smoke? No, it smells like a corpse.?’
When I came here, I saw a corpse to the point where I would bite it, and I also remembered the smell. It would be more correct to say that the smell was so terrible that it was imprinted in her mind..
The traces were gradually fading away..
It means you took a wrong turn or are almost at your destination..
[Sensitivity is triggered..]
[Crude magic installed.]
[Sensitivity is triggered..]
[Insight is activated..]
[I feel the curse.]
Snowfall's golden eyes detected something abnormal..
Waves of magic and curses contained in a thin, invisible wire..
‘Double traps are not installed carelessly, and what's more, the curse contains something quite powerful..’
Even if a curse or magic is detected, the intruder becomes alert..
This trap was set up by someone who is not skilled in setting traps. Or, you are a low level person..
The most appropriate action on the part of the other party should have been to aim for one of the two..
Either the intruder is cursed, or an alarm spell is activated and the opponent notices the intruder's presence..
‘Since I have insight, I won't fall into a sloppy trap in the future..’
Although the insight was activated first, the insight was also excellent at preventing danger..
Snowfall was satisfied with the golden snow effect and checked the options that came to mind..
[A double trap has been set up. how will you act?]
1. Trigger a trap.
2. avoid the trap.
3. [Required: Trap disarming] Remove the trap.
4. [Required: Warlock] Remove the curse.
……
Snowfall did not choose to disarm traps as a talent, and she was not a warlock as a profession. However, if the trap was activated, the intruder would be discovered, so it was best to avoid it..
‘Aside from the trap, this curse is the problem. It's not easy to avoid.’
If you don't touch the line directly, the trap won't trigger. The problem was an overlapping curse..
Since this curse was a territorial curse, it was clear that if you carelessly crossed the line, you would be swept away..
‘I need to find a plinth.’
If you find and destroy the plinth that is the medium for the curse, you will be able to easily get over the trap..
Snowfall moved laterally from where she was currently standing and carefully looked around..
[Insight is activated..]
[Capturing the vector of the curse.]
Slurp…
Through the effect of insight, I found an object with a golden outline that was different from other objects around me..
‘found.’
Owl sculpture hidden around a stone beak.
This medium was the culprit that unleashed the curse wave..
Whilick-! Sigh.!
Ppajik!
His whip cracked and broke into pieces..
[Sensitivity is triggered..]
[The curse encroaching on the area is lifted..]
Snowfall just avoided the trap and went inside..
Probably, if it had been someone else, there was a high probability that he would have been cursed while trying to avoid a trap, rather than avoiding the curse like Snow Seol did..
If that happens, things will go seriously wrong from the start of the adventure..
- The Snowman is truly enjoyable to watch. The progress is ordinary, but extremely meticulous.
- If it were me, I would have asked Jamard to ride the wooden horse and rushed off..
- Because I’m meticulous, I don’t feel frustrated.
- The insight plan is a scam haha. It catches traps and all kinds of shit..
- Really
Snowfall approached the direction from which the stench was coming, moving more cautiously than before. The closer we got, the worse the smell and dreary feeling became..
‘Clearly, something is happening.’
- There are those who try to exploit the vitality of the great forest. Life force is the source of life and is especially used by those who want to reject death..
Chao's words.
The great forest was a treasure trove of resources and a cradle of vitality, so those who coveted it were infested like flies..
However, so far, these actions have not caused much damage to the forest..
‘The name of the adventure says it's a necromancer, so I'm pretty sure they're necromancers..’
Necromancy, like shadow summoning, was a type of black magic. Black magic was the pinnacle of these magical techniques and the origin of these magical techniques..
This was also the reason why warlocks were arrogant..
As Kang Seol moved, he kept thinking about the phrase Chao left behind..
- Someone has sneaked into the forest. Are they remnants of eternal life, or are they something else entirely? No, if you can use them, you might be able to obtain a powerful shadow. Those in hiding are those who refuse death and are clearly necromancers..
Because information and questions were mixed, not all of the information was usable, but at least it was worth mentioning that it could be a remnant of Eternal Life..
‘Eternal life... Was it still there??’
The relationship between Yeongsaeng and Kang Seol was very deep..
If they were just a little intertwined, I wouldn't have said it was deep..
Kang Seol was the leader and founder of Yeongsaenggyo..
‘The immortal must have left, but why??’
Yeongsaenggyo, which brought turbulence to the continent.
In the words of Kang Seol, the immortal master of black magic was the master of the Eternal Life Church..
‘If this is something the Yeongsaeng Church has planned, I don't think we should tread lightly..’
Yeongsaenggyo was dangerous.
Although they were obedient servants who were absolutely loyal to the cult leader, Bulsa, they were ruthless villains to Kang Seol, who had no contact with the Yeongsaeng Church..
A group that it is normal to encounter at least after the middle of an adventure. If you run into them at the beginning like this, your future adventure could be spent only trying to avoid their pursuit..
‘Then their growth slows down, so I guess I'll have to check first if they're from the Eternal Life Church..’
Of course Chao was important, but not to the extent that it could change the entire direction of future adventures..
While continuing her thoughts, Snowfall discovered a hidden campsite. A place where tents are spread out here and there without any order..
‘approach slowly.’
Snowfall first approached the nearest tent. Just in time, the sound of words caught his ears..
“…Riya!”
“…decided.”
“Do you look serious? The schedule has already been delayed for several months.!”
“So what should I do? Would you rather go into that corpse's head instead??”
“that….”
“Come to your senses, that devil has already devoured over 20 members solely with their minds. You saw that with both eyes open too.?”
“Ugh….”
Kang Seol was lost in thought while listening to the shouting conversation..
‘devil? corpse's head?’
As Kang Seol pondered their conversation, an artifact passed through his mind..
‘Modification of death sentence!’
When necromancers created a necromancer of the same level, it didn't take much effort..
However, the story is different when the level of the necromancer is much higher or when it stubbornly resists being reborn as a necromancer..
‘They are now trying to forcefully bring about the order..’
The modification of the death sentence enters the corpse's memories, dismantling and disintegrating them. In the process, the necromancer comes to understand the necromancer and, conversely, the corpse accepts the necromancer's request and becomes a necromancer..
In short, it was a terrifying artifact that infiltrated the mind of a corpse and forcibly created a ghost..
The voices continued to be heard..
“That devil doesn't even move even after eating so many people! Isn't it too dangerous? This is done to a corpse whose identity is unknown.….”
“I know, I am overinvesting and I am also anxious. In particular, I'm not sure if I can control it even if I turn it into a necromantic body..”
“So, if my words continue to be delayed like this,….”
“So the archbishop decided to come instead..”
“what?”
“I think the Archbishop is very angry about this incident. I guess he decided that Yeongsaeng has been ignoring us for a while, and that even though this matter is quite important, he doesn't seem to have any intention of helping us at all..”
“but… Wait in eternity….”
The man paused and spoke softly..
Snowfall's ears caught the sound of his words..
“The Archbishop may now be thinking of severing his link to eternal life..”
“what? If so, eternal life….”
“I know, they'll crush us and feed us to pigs. But what do you think if the Archbishop turns that corpse into a ghost??”
gulp…
The sound of swallowing was heard instead of an answer..
“From that day on, the Shinrikyo Church of the Four Lions is reborn. We are no longer the ones who accepted the dregs of eternal life.!”
“So when is the Archbishop coming??”
“You're almost there. I think you'll probably arrive at camp by tonight at the latest..”
“Finally, even that damn devil bastard gets down on his knees..”
“Until then, we must protect this place without any problems..”
“Hmm, who comes deep into the forest anyway? And there are traps set up everywhere, so you can't come in..”
“anyway….”
Their conversation continued, but there was nothing more worthwhile to say..
‘They are the Truth Society of the Dead, a subcontract organization of the Church of Eternal Life... hmm….’
Lion's Shinrikyo.
It was a group I had never heard of..
It is probably a parish with a large number of necromancers, but Kang Seol's feelings when facing them were strange..
I wondered if this was how the former chairman of a large company felt toward the employees of a low-level subcontractor..
To them, Yeongsaeng Church seemed infinitely larger, but to Kang Seol, it was nothing more or less than an organization created out of necessity..
Because of its enormous size, Yeongsaenggyo had spread its power to many places. Naturally, similar black magic groups were under its influence..
Perhaps the Lion's Truth Society was one of the new organizations recruited in that way..
‘Anyway, if they're involved with the Eternal Life Church, they're not clean people..’
If he ate the dregs of the wicked, he too would eventually become a wicked person..
‘If it becomes a problem, I'll have to clean it up..’
Still, the priority was to find Chao..
Snowfall found a tent that might have more accurate information than these people..
‘There it is.’
Finally, the largest and most colorful tent in the campsite caught my eye. Snowfall approached there.
“Ugh… pouroooo….”
The owner of the tent seemed to have fallen asleep..
Still, just in case, I quickly sneaked into the tent accompanied by Karuna..
There was nothing special inside the tent except for a bed with a fat man lying down trying to sleep..
Except for the suspicious bundle of documents on the table and the unusual-looking crystal..
‘I never thought I would find it all at once.’
Apparently, Kang Seol had become expert at searching, and found the items he was looking for in an instant..
He placed his hand on a crystal that glowed dark red..
‘It was originally a very black crystal, but it ate a lot of people..’
The fact that the crystal had a red tinge meant that there were quite a few people who died trapped in the crystal..
[Obtained a Crystal of Death Sentence.]
Next, there was a bundle of documents..
Bizarre patterns and their explanations.
And a stack of documents filled with information about magic and the mysterious corpse that is the reason the Shinrikyo Church of the Dead gathered here..
‘The technique is no different... As expected, they are trying to forcefully turn the corpse into a phantom. But what on earth is this corpse??’
Chao was also interested in this mysterious corpse..
She guessed that this corpse contained great power..
Kang Seol slowly read the relevant information..
- The place where the Dead Shinrikyo Church discovered this body was in the Mirage Desert, far from the Great Forest..
desert of mirage.
A huge desert located far from the south, but closer to the center of the continent..
No one knew why this desert was created or what kind of civilization it formed..
That was the same for Kang Seol, who played Milan, a great sage who is said to see through everything..
- There was a time when we had no choice but to endure a desert sandstorm for quite a long time. The body stood upright in front of us, wearing armor, one day after the sandstorm had cleared. The power contained in the corpse was powerful, and its internal history was unknown. Where did you come from, why were you standing there?.
The content was interesting.
Kangseol curled his lips and looked at the next content..
- We recorded what the body looked like when we first discovered it..
A drawing close to a photograph, with some magical processing, was left on the document. And after confirming that, Kangseol’s pupils shook greatly..
‘card… Luna?’
When the body was found, it looked so similar to Karuna that people thought it was Karuna's..
Karuna's eyes, who were checking the report next to him, suddenly wavered..
“interest….”
It seemed like he knew the body..
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