episode_0096

The wind passes by my ears.

I felt like I was going to scream at any moment, but I gritted my teeth.

A fall from which there is no return.

You only get one chance.

Without hesitation, I threw myself out of the elevator.

Coo!

Falling.

Before I could gain momentum, I held on with all my strength to the protruding part between the floors.

The one that came first was the right hand, which was often used.

Tdu-duk-duk-

With the sound of bones breaking, the falling body is firmly fixed in the air.

At the same time, the arm screams as it cannot bear the weight.

The right arm hangs limp after completing its mission.

Now I have to endure it only with my left arm.

You probably won’t be able to last even a few seconds with this body, so you need to hurry to achieve your goal.

I hang on and look around.

The cool air makes me frown.

My limp right arm only throbs occasionally, but I feel no sensation whatsoever.

The mossy concrete wall was slippery with water constantly flowing through it.

I can only hold out for so many seconds now.

Where is he?

I inadvertently tried to look down.

“… … Heo Eok.”

My breath stopped for a moment.

It was only for a moment, but what I felt was definitely regret.

And resentment.

It was about my reckless past self, who left the seemingly comfortable elevator and stepped into the abyss.

He wasn’t in the corner.

It wasn’t stuck to the wall or perched on the ceiling of the elevator.

It floats in the air, as if swimming.

Rather than a tangible being, it seemed like a concept.

Death is embodied in the cessation of breathing, the last breath, and terminal pain.

The essence of forgetfulness and fear roamed the darkness like smoke.

The moment I recognized it, I instinctively became unable to breathe.

Just one sip.

That’s enough.to breathe that in.

That alone makes a person completely forget reason, and everything remains unknown to him.

I was trying to get rid of that.

I was planning on being the bait and keeping the guy stuck on the elevator away.

Wasn’t it just the arrogance that he could do anything?

Even now, my mind is immersed in a blur.

I promised that until just now.

Now I have no idea what to do.

The strength in my hands is gradually weakening.

Wouldn’t it be better to just give up?

No matter how much I think about it, I can’t find a reason.

Because I lost it long ago.

Why was I here?

I couldn’t figure out why I should endure the pain and face the fear.

Instead, a terrible panic covered my eyes.

Like a swarm of bugs.

My vision becomes pitch black.

My heart feels like it’s about to burst, and my thoughts become blank in my mind.

just.

Let’s just let it go.

All.

That moment.

It started to vibrate somewhere.

It was a smartphone that I had in my pocket.

Why a pocket?

Before the fall, it would have been better to put it deep in the bag.

There was clearly a separate reason.

Why?

“Because I have to listen to the alarm.”

I was so startled that I almost lost my grip.

My voice answered my question.

“I recorded my voice on my cell phone. An alarm will appear in a few seconds.”

I see

That’s why.

“First of all, never give up. Don’t let go, keep checking where he is.”

why?

Why should I do that?

As if it had expected everything, the voice in the alarm answered.

“Don’t think about anything.”

“Just do what needs to be done and that will be fine.”

It’s still on my head.

It wasn’t long before he realized that the easiest prey was here.

Because he was just moving here.

“Get the timing right.”

“I was watching him come,”

With a crackling sound, the recording stopped for a moment.

later? Then what?

“What should I do!!!”

I feel like my heart is sinking.

That ‘oblivion’ floating in the dark didn’t just affect people.

The enemy of all existence.

The deadliest cloud is almost upon us.

An unknown god personally distilled the river of oblivion and mixed the vapor with graphite powder.

For the humility of all people of reason.

… …

This time, instead of an alarm, I answered it myself.

“Take out the key.”

[Implement the ‘key’ with the librarian’s authority.]

A metal symbolizing the power of the Infinite Library librarian appears in the hand.

A brilliant light spread out like a stream.

Eternal records that will never disappear and will last.

The lamp that symbolizes it.

For a guy who was like the essence of oblivion, it was extremely fatal.

Hwareuk-

A fever tickled my cheeks.

I can see him wincing through his messy hair.

Now the clouds of oblivion are floating in front of us.

From the part of the key that was touched by the light, smoke was constantly billowing out.

Just a little longer and complete extinction is possible.

The problem is that we have already gone far beyond the limit.

Tuk.

The strength in your fingers is completely relaxed.

“Augh.”

With a small scream, I fell down.

This is a very old movie, though.

There is a movie called [Monster].

Set on the Han River, the film follows a man wandering under a bridge over the Han River in search of a daughter who has been kidnapped by a monster.

A place like this also appeared there.

I never thought I would explore a place like this myself.

“Ugh.”

My whole body is wet. My body is even shaking.

The surrounding area is concrete and moss. And it consisted of several buckets of water.

Since it was like this as soon as I opened my eyes, it means that I wasn’t dead.

Rustling.

First, I decided to take out a few things from my bag and prepare for the future situation.

First, long-sleeved outerwear.

Taking my last experience as a lesson, I brought something warm this time.

It is not a thin cardigan, but a windbreaker for mountaineering that can block the harsh winds of alpine areas.

Next is the light.

It seems like my eyes got used to the darkness while I was unconscious, but it’s still not as good as looking directly at the light.

I took out my smartphone and clicked on the flashlight icon.

Faaat.

Buzzing, buzzing, buzzing.

Something is gathering on the wall.

From a distance, it looks like just a shadow, but if you look closely, it looks like a swarm of insects.

Is there something there this time too?

Seeing so many strange things coming to me, it seems like I’ve been unconscious for a while.

I can’t move properly due to the recoil from using the ‘key’.

I can’t move my arms or legs as I want.

It seemed too late to just pass by, so I decided to look through it until the end.

Buzzing, buzzing, buzzing.

Buzzing, buzzing, buzzing.

Buzzing, buzzing, buzzing.

Buzzing, buzzing, buzzing.

Many hands are clinging to the wall.

To be exact, they were the shadows of hands.

There is no substance, only shadows clinging to the wall.

As if playing with shadows, each finger moves and creates a wriggling shape.

There doesn’t seem to be much hostility.

Can I just pass by?

Stay calm.

Stay calm… … .

“Ugh!!!”

Something is blocking my breathing and invading my mouth.

A figure hurriedly retreats when the light shines on it.

It was a shadow that crawled up through the darkness of the floor.

There’s no way I’d just let it go after all.

I quickly tried to get away, but my ankle was already tightly grabbed.

Pot- Pot- Pot-

Shadows climbing the wall.

Every time it moves through a corner, the shape of the wriggling arm bends at a right angle.

It was so fast.

Before I can even react, fingers penetrate every hole in my face.

I couldn’t breathe and couldn’t help but panic for a moment.

“Ugh! Ugh!!!”

All that’s left is an eyeball.

Closing my eyes tightly wasn’t enough. I covered my eyes with both hands and struggled wildly.

You must never fall on the floor.

A shadow hand extends from the floor.

Like a swamp, you will be drawn into the darkness.

Is the smartphone light not enough?

Then take another flashlight from your bag?

I barely managed to shake off the shadows and take out the flashlight, but I dropped it before I could turn it on.

This was before the flashlight even reached the floor.

The black hands snatched the flashlight and disappeared into the floor.

The flashlight remained only a shadow on the flat surface.

I was completely drawn in.

What do we do?

Should I use librarian authority again?

Using the key can help you escape most crises, but it puts a lot of strain on your body.

I was unconscious for a long time just now, so I might not be able to wake up for several days this time.

I can’t guarantee what it will be like when it wakes up.

That means it is a last resort.

After struggling with my weak body for a while, I just lost strength.

I’m not giving up.

I just got lucky.

I relaxed my body and quietly left myself to the shadows.

And the next moment.

Intense lights passed through the hallway at high speed.

It was another elevator traveling through a different time zone.

Cheeek-!

With the smoke billowing heavily, the shadows are engulfed in white flames and flutter.

It really didn’t take long for them to completely disappear.

“Heo Eok. omg. Huh… … .”

I almost died.

I took a deep breath and looked around again.

I shined the light here and there, but I couldn’t see the monster.

Things like that damn forgetfulness and fear.

I have just completely escaped its influence.

Throwing myself out of the elevator was really scary, but I did it well.

As I sit with my back against the wall, I gradually remember things I had forgotten.

First of all, his identity.

His name is [Memory Hunter]. He hunts by stimulating the fear of his prey.

Since that day, I have been looking into various things through AI.

When the problem came, it was of no use to me.

anyway.

The greatest fear is the fear of the unknown.

That’s why he uses forgetfulness.

This terrible being, nicknamed the [Memory Hunter], gradually erases the memories of its prey, turning everything into the unknown.

So that the poor being targeted by this bastard feels the greatest fear.

In other words, it has two main abilities.

– Amplify fear

– Causes memory loss

That’s why they usually sit in dark places.

If the prey is scared in advance, it will be easier to amplify the fear.

But I never thought I would find a place like this.

I wasn’t able to kill him properly earlier.

As long as it continues to nest here, it will continue to be a threat in the future.

You will have no choice but to take the elevator to move.

We must regain our strength as quickly as possible, and then destroy him once and for all.

I raised my head and looked up.

In the darkness stretching overhead, the only thing clearly visible is a single dot shining like a star.

It was the light of the elevator I was riding.

As I was trying to get up and move, I let out a loud scream without realizing it.

“Augh!”

My right arm was completely numb.

However, this does not mean that the left arm is fine. Even now, my fingers are numb and I have trouble controlling the details.

What should I do next… … .

I already know what to do.

After completely killing the memory hunter, you can return up there where the group is waiting.

But the method is difficult.

Should I just die?

“… … .”

Anyway, I guess there is no law that says you should die.

Not long after I thought about that, I came up with a new method.

[Retrieve information with librarian authority.]

[Do you want to display the requested information?]

[“Yes, you selected “.]

… …

[Typographic error!]

[Due to limitations in observation, the exact time cannot be indicated.]

[Would you like to adopt probability distribution notation?]

He nodded his head to express his agreement.