episode_0023

[Connection failed. This unique number has been expunged.]

“What’s wrong Enas? What’s going on?”

When Sirna asked a question, Enas muttered with a sad expression.

“They say it is an expunged unique number… I think the distance unique number has been changed.”

“…”

Sirna sighed and sat down on the ground, and Kozaric spoke as if he was annoyed.

“Damn.”

Belin just covered his knees and muttered, looking like he didn’t know what to do.

“Maybe I’m being punished…”

After hearing those words, Enas looked at Belin in confusion and asked a question.

“What did you say, Belin?”

“I didn’t say anything…”

After Belin finished his story, he gradually moved further into the corner of the cave. After fiddling with the distance for a while, he did nothing more and closed his eyes.

“I need to find some information.”

At a time when everyone was getting frustrated, Enas said that and started looking through Distance. In the current situation, there is only one place where the network is connected properly. There was only an interrunner. Go to the interrunner site and look through information related to monsters. Redgate, Monster While searching with various keywords, she eventually arrived at one post.

[Nickname: LEO]

[Title: Appearance and characteristics of 50 types of monsters, simple countermeasures]

[Text: 1. Debringer: The ability to detect humans… 2. Liard: A mantis-like mutation…]

Information about 50 types of monsters posted by a person using the nickname LEO. It was listed as a popular article with over 5,000 recommendations, but I had not been able to properly check it until now. First, before checking the information, I looked at the comments one by one to confirm whether the information was true or not.

[Thank you, LEO. I survived thanks to you. Damn, I met a crazy guy named Debringer, but when I heard you say that he would detect me even if I hid anyway, I just ran like a dog, killed him, and ran away.]

[I also met a monster, but I was lucky enough to meet this guy here and survived thanks to him. I will add recommendations to every post I post from now on.]

[Wow…Could you please release other information as well? There are so many kids who say they survived thanks to you, so please release more information quickly ㅠㅠ I haven’t met a monster yet, but I’m not sure what to do if I do in the future…]

‘Does this make sense?’

An article written anonymously by someone in an online community. The reason I checked the comments before reading the text was because I thought the information was unreliable. Isn’t it? It was strange that there was someone in this community who knew the characteristics of monsters that were difficult for even those who worked as gatekeepers to know. However, after seeing the comments, Enas thought that the information had some reliability and began to read the text carefully.

“If there is a monster outside, please tell me right away.”

Enas said that, but Sirna shook her head.

“If you tell me…what will change? Anyway, the moment we are discovered, we will all die. Because there is nowhere else to run from here…”

A situation where everyone is in despair. Enas no longer talked to them and focused on Distance. Then Kozaric came up to me and said with a smile.

“Enas, are you crazy? In this situation, what are you doing when you see a community banned by the empire? If you belong to the empire, at least you shouldn’t go to sites like that…”

“Be quiet. Because I’m trying to find information. Is there any other way than this?”

As Enas spoke while glaring at Kozaric, Kozaric sighed and left.

“I’m doing something useless. Even if there is information in the community, what is there? I’d rather fight to the death.”

She ignored Kozarik’s words and began to read slowly. And soon after, his pupils dilated and he sighed involuntarily.

‘This… doesn’t make sense…?’

Although there were only 50 types of monsters, and even the characteristics and countermeasures for the monsters were only briefly described, the quality of information was nonetheless incredible.

[Monster No. 31: Entity name: Palico. It is a long-distance teleportation type monster that can teleport up to 1M. However, since there is a tendency to slightly tremble at the mouth before teleporting, the timing of teleportation can be inferred by looking at it. When teleporting, you cannot move in the air and can only move within the same Y axis. In other words, if you go up to a high place or go down to a tunnel, they cannot follow you there. Opponent: Since the attack power is weak, just be careful about teleportation. Generally tends to move behind the enemy. Just think of it as moving backwards and prepare for it. The cooldown for teleportation is at least 20 seconds. All you have to do is take advantage of the moment it teleports, aim for the lower part of its abdomen, and cut it with a knife. Risk: low]

Palico was a monster that Enas also knew about. That’s right, that guy was a regular monster, not a mutant.

‘This is perfect information. There’s no clutter.’

From characteristics to relative law. Details that even Enas, who had personally fought the battle, did not know were all contained in the short text. After seeing that, Enas went back to the beginning of the article and began checking the appearance and characteristics of the monsters one by one. Please, I hope that there will be a way to deal with the Minotaur mutants they encountered.

At that time, I had already reached number 45. Enas almost screamed.

‘There is…you know…?’

[Monster No. 46: Mutant Minotaur, whose main external characteristic is that it has two heads. One side uses ultrasonic waves and the other side fires flame magic. Basically, each head takes turns using the skill, but if the battle continues, both heads use the ability together.]

[Opponent Law: Since they are extremely powerful, it would be crazy to fight them head on. The strength of the arms and legs is similar to that of steel, so give up needlessly exchanging attacks with the sword. In the beginning, keep your distance from a distance, but when it first fires ultrasonic waves, aim for the moment when it slightly stiffens and throw a dagger at it. If it opens its mouth and gets hit by the sword at the same time, the ultrasonic power is canceled out. If significant damage is done to the face, the ultrasonic ability cannot be used, and one side of the head becomes defenseless for about 50 seconds. At that time, aim for the magic stone in its chest and stab it with a knife. If a fireball is thrown at the opposite head while running, increase your speed as much as possible and rush towards it. The Minotaur’s fireball deals increasing damage the farther away it is, so although it will burn you if it hits you at close range, it will not cause enough damage to kill you. If you run away out of fear, you will most likely die. You can’t run away, so believe me and hit me from close.]

It was a short strategy of less than 500 characters, but Enas saw it and gained hope. She quickly ran to where her colleagues were and talked to them.

“Everyone…I think I’ve found the solution”

“What? Really? where? How?”

When Kozaric asked a question, Enas spoke while showing his distance.

“There is someone who wrote information about monsters on the Interrunner bulletin board. At first, I thought it was a lie, but now that I look at it, it turns out to be really reliable information. If you just keep doing this…”

The moment she spoke, Rek, a man who had been quiet until now, stood up, looked at Gryeo, and shouted.

“Enas, are you crazy? Are you really out of your mind? Are you telling us to entrust our lives to you by looking at community posts like that? What happened to your hair?”

Rek walked up to Enas and pushed her as if he couldn’t stand it anymore.

“I really didn’t like you for a long time. I kept your mouth shut when you defended Leos and when you got caught trying to contact him secretly, right? I thought about it from then on. It really seems like something is missing.”

“…”

At that moment, the surrounding atmosphere begins to become cold.

“What is it, Enas? Did you try to secretly contact Belin even after he made that mess? Wow…that’s no joke.”

“…”

Kozaric laughed and muttered as if he was dumbfounded.

“It’s really amazing. amazing. Since you have that level of intelligence, you probably just read shitty posts on the community. In this shitty situation right now.”

Enas was silent for a moment and then opened his mouth with difficulty.

“Lek said he would reveal everything if he contacted me, so in the end…I couldn’t contact him…”

“That’s not important, right? Well, it sounds like I made a threat or something? I helped you. What would you have said if you had contacted him? They must have tried to brainwash you.”

As Rek began to push her, Enas bit her lip and swallowed what she was about to mutter.

‘LEO…LEO…Leo…Leos…’

As far as Enas knows, there is only one person who knows this much about monsters. Is it a coincidence that the nickname is similar to the person’s name?

Enas was actually trying to say that Leos might have written this article, so why not trust him and give it a try. But she had to swallow those words.

Firstly, the other disciples still had very strong negative feelings towards Leos, and secondly, above all…

‘Captain Leos…there’s no way he could do something like a community…’

Leos is a person who never used distance for anything more than just making contact. I barely even sent that common text message. If you think rationally, there is no way Leos wrote it. But…I guess it’s just my feelings that his way of speaking and LEO’s way of speaking seem to overlap.

What is more important than who LEO is is that the only thing that can be trusted right now is what he wrote.

Just as Enas was thinking that, Rek shouted.

“Mo…it’s a monster! He said he was close by! Kozarik! Get ready to fight!”

Detection devices nearby began to sound, and Rek and several others began running forward. The goal was to secure as much space as possible.

‘Can I do it…’

Enas took out a dagger from his pocket and looked at it blankly. There was a small engraving engraved there so that only he could see it.

[For Enas, who will become a great gatekeeper]

A dagger given to me by Leos when I joined as a chief gatekeeper after completing endless training.

She clenched it and stood up.

‘Leos… no, Captain Leos… if I survive here… can I go see you? ‘Can I say, even though it’s late, that the leader couldn’t have done that, and I don’t think so?’

Those painful times, the countless times she regretted conflict between colleagues and the leader, she made up her mind and made a decision. No matter what the outcome is, if I survive, I will go to Leos. wherever he is Because I wanted to hear it directly from his mouth.

Toouk.

She put down the distance and all the heavy things, took only the sword, and stood up. An interrunner site appeared on her distance window that had fallen to the ground.

Leos Gallery Post List

[Title: What do you all think of today’s article… I don’t understand… Did Leos have a reason to do that…]

[Subject: Today…they say it’s the day Leos goes on trial. Where should I go to observe? Does anyone know?]

[Title: The trial results are out… What happens if Leos appeals?]

[Title: Can writing a petition be of any meaningful help?]

[Subject: If I write a petition, can someone else check my name?]

[Subject: How do I write a letter to an inmate? Can I send it anonymously?]

[Subject: Where can I check the release date? Can I use Distance even while incarcerated?]

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[Writing time: just now]

[Title: Leos… Actually, I missed you. I’m sorry for not being able to do anything]