31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 56)
Snowfall asked Karuna.
“I know someone?”
“In my memory… It remains. Ugh….”
“what's the matter?”
“Shut up….”
There was some commotion, so the sleeping necromancer tried to wake up..
“Ugh… What, what! kyung….”
Powok-!
Karuna quickly approached the necromancer and knocked him out..
It was so fast I couldn't see the movement clearly, but it felt like he had been forcefully hit in the neck..
“He's dead?”
“I didn't kill him. Sorry for the fuss.”
“are you okay. I wish I didn't get caught.”
The man was clearly alive, as he could hear faint breathing..
Kang Seol turned his attention to the documents again..
- We were sure. All of this is an opportunity for the Shinri Church of the Dead to overcome the Church of Eternal Life and be reborn. We put it into action right away.
From then on, the actions taken by Shishinrikyo were revealed..
- An attempt was made to forcibly resurrect the corpse as a spirit body, but failed due to the corpse's rejection. In addition, because a corpse needed an enormous amount of life force to be resurrected as a spiritual body, the ritual location was moved to the Great Forest..
However, because the spirit's consciousness was so strong, it used a modification of the death sentence. And so far, 21 people have not been able to escape from the crystal..
There was still a way for the Archbishop to enter directly, but if the Archbishop could not return, it would be the end of the church, so we had no choice but to tell the news to the Church of Eternal Life..
Nothing much was said after that..
Tuk.
Kang Seol put down the documents in the first place..
And then there was silence for a moment..
‘I understand the general situation..’
An unidentified body discovered by the Shinrikyo of the Dead in the Mirage Desert..
The Shinrikyo Church of the Dead tried to resurrect the corpse as a spirit body, but the power of the corpse was so strong that it had to travel all the way to the Great Forest..
Additionally, the ritual continued to fail and as many as 21 lives were lost..
‘There's no way they went in voluntarily... Was it forced on you? vicious bastards.’
It was a bit shameless for Kang Seol, who was also the founder of Yeongsaenggyo, to say..
Anyway, it is said that the Archbishop, the owner of the Shinri Church of the Dead, is coming to perform the ceremony either today or tomorrow, so there is not much time left..
‘Then where is Chao??’
Either they decided that the situation was not good and they retreated..
‘Has it been edited??’
I felt frustrated because there was no way to check..
Ever since Snowfall came here, her anxiety suddenly increased..
The fact that the unidentified corpse resembles the way it looked when she first saw Karuna, and that Karuna suddenly remembered memories and suffered..
‘damn… Should I step down??’
Snowfall glanced at Karuna..
Karuna looked at the snowfall with confused eyes..
After facing those eyes, there was no other way for Kang Seol..
“Let's check the body..”
“yes.”
The location of the body and the use of the crystal were recorded on the first page of the document..
Snowfall avoided the snow everywhere and headed to the recorded location..
Grumble…
‘They even make fun of the weather.’
As I came to a place where there was the smell of rotting corpses and looked at the dark sky, my ominous premonition continued to grow stronger..
- It’s cold… A dagger flies and stabs me in the chest..
- But it's okay. Because Karuna’s unsalted spending is such a fraud..
- If you have to, you can just blow up the camp..
The border has become quite strict..
‘We have to deal with that necromancer before he wakes up..’
Either check this place and leave, or go in further..
“karuna.”
nod.
Karuna nodded..
Since I had a general idea of what kind of organization they were, there was no need to avoid getting involved..
sreung-
“Who are you?!”
“enemy… Wow….”
Shugak- Seueuugh…
Sigh.-!
Karuna quickly disposed of the personnel guarding the ritual site. Even Kang Seol was surprised by how quickly he got things done..
‘It became incredibly fast.’
The destructive power of ignoring the enemy's defense and slaughtering them with one blow was destructive, but his movements, whose abilities had risen significantly, were difficult to follow with the eye..
‘It would have been terrible if Karuna had been the enemy..’
The assumption that it would have been terrible if it had been an enemy was, on the contrary, reassuring because it was an ally..
“I think these are the only surveillance personnel here..”
“okay. Let's go in.”
The closer we got to the ritual site, the stronger the smell of corpses became..
Snowfall approached the place where the bizarre magic circle was installed..
“This is it.”
A stake was erected on top of the magic circle. And on top of the stake was a corpse wrapped in chains..
“Karuna, I see you.?”
“…I see it.”
“If I'm not mistaken, the armor the corpse is wearing doesn't look much different from the armor you were originally wearing..”
“…….”
the body was female.
The armor he was wearing was all broken, and the sword next to him was broken and the blade was cut in half. Still, she couldn't shake the feeling that she was similar to Karuna..
‘It's not even a task to go into revision... The question is whether to go in or not..’
The best outcome was to discover Chao without entering the crystal, and the worst outcome was to enter the crystal but not discover Chao..
‘What is it?….’
The good news is that when you enter the crystal, your body is also sucked into the crystal. If the body remained here, it would have been killed by the Lion's Shinrikyo, so this was a hopeful condition..
‘The survival rate of crystals varies depending on the quality of the corpse..’
If the corpse was nothing special, there was no need to worry about returning, but if the corpse was stronger than Kang Seol thought, a big problem could arise during the return process..
This was information that Kang Seol could know because he had dealt with the modification of death sentences..
‘What if the power of the corpse is too strong??’
Of course, there must be a way to come back alive..
Especially since Snowfall has two powerful summons..
“after….”
Snowfall sighed and looked back at the corpse. Karuna was near there..
However, something unexpected happened to Snowfall..
“who… who are you?”
Karuna suddenly started talking to herself..
“Why why… It's here?”
“karuna?”
“I am… who am i?”
The situation has become serious.
Karuna's spirit suddenly sank..
As if about to die.
“Off… Ahhhhh!”
“karuna!”
I wasn't relaxed enough to find out what was going on..
Snowfall approached Karuna as her instincts told her..
“Ahhhhh!”
Crying-!
flashing!
Along with the thunderbolts that lit up the sky, light emanated from the crystal of death sentence that Snowfall held in her hands..
[Modification of death sentence is activated.]
[Go to the spirit world of a corpse.]
[‘The main contents of ‘Secret Ritual of the Necromancers’ will be changed..]
[‘‘Secret Ritual of the Necromancers’ is changed to ‘Promise’.]
‘Damn it….’
Snowfall's visibility suddenly turned dark..
And his and Karuna's new form was sucked into the crystal..
Tuk.
Shoot aaaaa…
In the place where Snowfall and Karuna were, only the crystal of the death sentence remained and was hit by rain..
* * *
Snowfall experienced her consciousness being fragmented as if she was passing through a dark tunnel..
‘Huh... Huh... I need to focus.’
It was a sudden incident, but it wasn't a problem as long as you kept your wits about you..
Once Karuna calms down, we can solve the problem with Jamad..
As Snowfall came to her senses, her consciousness slowly concentrated in one place..
“karuna!”
“master.”
Karuna was standing there..
Kang Seol was relieved to see him not suffering. And the fact that we faced each other without losing our way made me even more grateful..
however.
“here… Where is it?”
“Perhaps, it is the spirit world of a corpse..”
“I know that, but I'm talking about location..”
“…….”
They were standing in the middle of a huge city. The city was full of life.
“ha ha ha! So that's it….”
“If it were me, I would run out right now, you idiot..”
“So I guess we're not friends?”
Many people passed by them..
Different colors, different horses.
The problem is, Snowfall and Karuna could see them but not vice versa.
They passed through snowfall and karuna.
‘Ghost?’
Snowfall looked at Karuna and Karuna nodded..
They were lost here, in the spirit world of corpses..
‘It's unpleasant... I need to get out quickly.’
First, Snowfall confirmed the changed adventure contents..
Adventure 9-1. 'promise’
You have traced the necromancers. Hoping that their traces will soon lead to Chao..
Here are some secrets we learned from tracking.
The reason the necromancers hid in the Great Forest was because of some kind of plan. Their plan to resurrect a powerful corpse using the vitality of the forest. 21 lives lost as a result.
You have reached the mysterious corpse that is the cause of all this, and it is also carrying a ritual tool, the Death Sentence Crystal. And, for some reason, I was instantly sucked into the corpse's mental world..
There is only one way for you to get out of here safely. Understanding the mental world of a corpse. Or finding out what the body wants.
Failure is death.
Goal: Check the corpse's mental world.
Current remaining time 「None」」
Now that even Chao's story is not mentioned, saving his life seems to have become the absolute goal..
“Can you guess where this is??”
“memory… It comes out little by little.”
“Really?”
“Yes, maybe this place….”
Karuna looked around and said confidently.
“Looks like where I grew up.”
Hehehe-
crackling…
Suddenly the world became distorted.
People disappeared like a mirage, and the bustling noise disappeared in an instant..
Snowfall and Karuna frowned and looked at the scene..
‘It's enormous..’
If I had fallen into a place like this alone, I think I might not have been able to come back like the 21 people who were sacrificed earlier..
Snowfall and Karuna's view came back into focus..
‘Palace?’
Just like the main hall of a palace, there were numerous ministers and knights lined up. And, there was a huge chair at the highest point..
There was a handsome man sitting there, looking down..
“You are those kids..”
“Dirty birth, Your Majesty! What should happen to those sold as slaves?….”
“noisy!”
“Inhale….”
The priest who spoke to the frost-like voice was intimidated. A woman wearing a mysterious crown next to the emperor spoke.
“At best, they are children. Take back your dignity, Your Majesty..”
“haha… yes. I made a mistake.”
“Your Majesty makes no mistakes.”
“Oh, that's right. Another mistake.”
“your majesty….”
“Could you please stop? I can't get the conversation going at all..”
All of the ministers lowered their heads and suppressed laughter. The emperor just smiled at such disrespect..
And where did the thunderous majesty go? He looked at the children with a humorous expression..
“what is your name?”
Snowfall's gaze followed the emperor's gaze..
There were two children there..
Ears that look different from humans, and an outstanding appearance. And there were bruises here and there, probably from abuse. Skin stuck to bones due to not being able to eat well.
Kangseol looked at the children and suddenly turned his attention to Karuna. With a questioning look.
“That's right, that's me as a child.”
“Next to?”
“…….”
the two children answered.
“name… doesn't exist.”
“There was nothing like that.….”
The emperor rested his chin in thought and suddenly blurted out..
“The child with blue eyes is Karuna, and the child with red eyes is Karen. How are you??”
“…….”
“Since you don't say no, I guess you like it..”
Karen was holding Karuna's hand tightly..
Although they were of different genders, they were twins and looked very similar..
the emperor asked them.
“Is there anything you want from me??”
Karen, who had been hesitating behind Karuna, kept trying to come forward to see if she had something to say..
“No, don't do it..”
Karuna stopped it..
“Why are you doing this? I think I have something to say..”
“…….”
When Karuna stopped trying, Karen stood in front of him and spoke clearly. With a soft voice and an expressionless face.
With burning eyes.
“I want you to die. Emperor.”
visor-! Chaeng!
Even though the words were uttered by a child at best, the knights' swords were pulled out in an instant..
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