episode_0032

The cloud of dust blowing in makes me cough.

“Cluck cluck! What is here!? Prison?”

“Everyone be careful!”

“Everyone behind me!”

The basement I looked at as I stepped back from behind my brother Gyeong-gyeong looked gloomy, as if it were a combination of a torture chamber and a prison.

It has maintained its original form, probably because evil spirits have not exerted influence on it.

The prison bars lined up on both sides were separated by thick stone walls, and each prison had a book that looked like a journal.

“……”

Even at first glance, I could see that there was something terrible and secret hidden here.

And that story probably has a deep connection to the evil spirit in the sky.

Maybe I could have used that to get rid of that evil spirit.

However, it was too late to do that now, and it was more urgent to respond to the immediate reality rather than clinging to the unknown possibility.

-Kiiiyaaaa!

The evil spirit, whose presence gave off a presence that made us faint just by looking at it, was glaring at us with eyes filled with vengeance, even though it had not yet been able to restore its body from being hit by the mirror of resentment.

“Ugh…!? I still have ‘Invulnerable Throat Lozenge’ left…?”

Although he was clearly invincible, the pressure pressing down on his shoulders was terrifying.

A presence that is even bigger and more powerful than when seen through sunglasses.

“Ahhh…”

Just looking at it feels like my brain is going crazy.

A feeling of despair suddenly rears its head, and only negative thoughts fill the head without even a glimpse of hope.

The stiff body could not move.

-Kick, kick, kick, kick…!

As the creepy sound of laughter penetrates my head, the fear I had tried so hard to suppress comes out.

“Agh, uhb, mo, I can’t win, I can’t win against something like that. We’re going to die. We’re going to die…”

“Aaaah! That’s it!? Ugh!? Ah, ahhh! We shouldn’t have come here! We made the wrong choice! We should have run away! We should have run away…!”

“Both of you, come to your senses!”

Eun No-eul, clutching the chin of Gyeong-hyeong and Heo Sae-ron, who are in a state of panic, looks at them with pink-glowing eyes.

“Uh, sister…?”

“Noel…”

“Oppa Hangil! Don’t give us time! Attack!”

“I’m already doing it!”

Sssseu! Sssseu!

I fired ghost bullets diligently.

However, this guy’s bullets have absolutely no recoil, so I can’t tell if I’m attacking or just standing still.

It’s extremely frustrating.

-Kyaaa!!

It seems to be effective as you can see the hole and pain, but it regenerates quickly so it seems impossible to get rid of it with this.

“Eunnoeul! ‘Space Charm’ is needed!”

“Oppa Gyeong-gu’s grip is so tight that I can’t get it out!”

“shit…!”

Ssssuk!

Since I had no other means of attack, I had no choice but to fire a lot of ghost bullets.

-Quaaa! I feel resentful! I feel resentful! Damn human! Hateful intruder! What did I do! What did I do! I’m telling you to leave me alone!

The guy who screamed horribly is glaring at me.

From those eyes, it seems as if flames are rising.

Squirt!

“Wow!?”

The dagger that was lying around on the basement floor was shot at me without any warning.

I was able to avoid the attack because I was able to read it in advance. Otherwise, it would have pierced the side of my head without me moving, which makes me feel bitter.

-I’ll kill you! all! Hateful humans! I will destroy it without leaving anything behind! Ah ha! Hahaha! Hahahahaha!

A voice full of madness carries physical force and spreads in the form of concentric circles, filling the space.

“Ugh…!?”

A dull shock that resonates in your mind.

It’s not just the head.

Every time that guy’s voice passed through my body, I felt like my body was withering away, like I was being eaten by countless insects─

Taktaktaktak! Tsuzu! Tsuzuzu that is!

“Wha!? W-what!?”

It was a real bug!

Countless insects with bizarre appearances that I have never seen before climb up my body and burrow into my flesh with their disgusting mouths ticking.

“Aaaah!?”

The pain was, and this is not an exaggeration, more terrible than when the body was cut by a ‘space strike’.

“Aaaah! Aaaah!”

“Oppa!? What’s wrong!?”

“B-bugs…!”

I tried to get rid of the bugs by rolling around on the floor, but no matter how many times I hit them with my palms and swept them away, they moved their legs as if they were fine.

“What on earth is this…! Kwaaa!?”

Fuwaaa! Oh my!

Immediately after, ominous flames streamed out from the Mirror of Resentment and quickly died out, and a bizarre snout protruded from near the chest.

“Kkkk!”

“Huh!?”

It felt like my head had been hit with a blunt object by level 1 water that was so cold and clean that it made my bones ache.

With my head forcibly cleared, I hurriedly looked down at my body, but I didn’t see a single bug that had been swarming just a moment ago.

“…Could it have been a hallucination?”

I was so dumbfounded that I looked at the evil spirit.

-Quick! This is it…! Kiyi! What a thing!

I thought he was suffering from hallucinations that were brought back by the Mirror of Resentment, but the guy who quickly shook it off glared with an even more angry expression and gritted his teeth.

The wounds and mutilated body suffered by the ghost bullet are now in a better state as if they have been washed away.

However, perhaps it is weaker than before, and its presence and intimidation have diminished.

Although it was only a little bit.

“Noeul. What should I do with this…Noeul!?”

“Keugeukgeuk, so big…!”

Before I knew it, Eun No-eul, Heo Sae-ron, and Gyeong-gyeong were all down and shaking with foam at the mouth.

“this…!”

I think I ended up in this state because my skills were directly affected by the evil spirit’s hallucinations.

[Cry of Despair, Pain, and Grief] is a very reliable skill, but the inability to block enemies is a really inconvenient drawback.

-Hee, hee hee, hee hee…!

After confirming our condition, the evil spirit approaches us with a creepy laugh.

“Damn it…!”

It was the worst situation, but I couldn’t just ignore it.

I have to protect it.

Eun No-eul lifted the gun he had let go and opened Gyeong-hyeong’s hand with all his might, starting from the little finger, and obtained a ‘space attack’.

“die!”

Sssseu! Blah blah blah!

-Kyahahahaha! Weak! Weak!? You are weak!

With one hand he fired a ghost bullet and with the other he swung a sword that could even cut through space, but the guy easily dodged it with an eerie smile on his face.

“Huh…!?”

The movements of the evil spirit, which were not affected by gravity, were so fast and varied that my eyes could not follow them, so I could not match them.

-Heeheeheehee! You bastard! I will kill you! I will give you the most painful death!

“Whoever wants to do it…! Kwaaah!?”

I looked down at the sudden pain and before I knew it, there was an awl stuck in my right thigh.

“It… hurts!”

Fuwaaak!

By amplifying the resentment, the damage received was doubled.

-Kiiik!?

The guy whose right leg was completely blown off panicked and spread the distance away.

-Kkkkiyaaa! I feel resentful! I feel resentful! What on earth is this?! Why can humans use such magic!? Only a witch who has made a contract with the devil can use such a spell!

“How should I know!”

Ssssuk!

Before he could finish speaking, I fired a ghost bullet at him, but the guy easily dodged it and smiled a creepy smile.

-Hehehe! Hee hee hee! But, that might be the only secret! I know! Because I saw it! Because I saw it all in my dream! That’s the only means you have!

“Whoa, whoa…! You suddenly start talking fluently… Just shut up and attack me.”

-Kyahahaha! That can’t be possible! Killing you is the last thing! Put it to sleep hundreds of times! I will bring you the pain of hell thousands of times!

“Ha, a dream? Try it if you can. For us, it’s a silver glow…”

Startle!

“You bastard, no way…!”

While I was talking, I realized the guy’s intention and quickly ran back.

Wudduk, wudduk…!

“no!”

As expected, Eun No-eul was on the verge of having her neck broken by a force that looked like telekinesis.

Kaaaang!

“Kuheu!?”

I quickly stretched out my hand, but my palm was torn and thrown away, accompanied by tremendous pain.

-Kyaaaak!?

I could hear the scream of an evil spirit behind me, but I didn’t even have time to turn around now.

Wood-duk…!

This is because an urgent bone sound began to come from Eun No-eul’s throat.

Gritting my teeth, I reflexively held out the ‘space charm’.

The only one I can trust is you! Please cut down only what I want!

I muttered earnestly to myself and moved my hands while even stopping my breathing.

Squeak, squeak!

As I carefully swung the blade of the ‘Space Charm’, which looked like a kitchen knife, past Eun No-eul’s neck, I felt the sensation of slightly splitting something invisible.

Hot!

Only then was he able to grab the back of Eun No-eul’s neck and return it to its original position.

“Puh-haa!”

He took a deep breath and blocked the path of Eun No-eul and Gyeong-gyeong.

“You damn bastard…!”

Blah blah blah!

-Kihihihihi! Kihihihi! It’s no use! It’s no use! You can’t beat me! An attack like that wouldn’t be possible even after a hundred years! But what about you!? Can you stop my attacks for a hundred years!? Can you protect your colleagues!?

“Pupp…!”

Even if it wasn’t what he said, I already knew.

I am the one at an overwhelming disadvantage right now.

If he abandons the goal of killing him in as painful a way as possible and gives his all, he won’t be able to hold out for a moment.

It is truly a desperate situation.

“Shut up! All I have to do is kill you before that happens!”

Blah blah blah! Blah blah blah!

-Kyahahahaha! How pitiful and pitiful! Are your hands shaking because of despair and nervousness? Are your eyes shaking because of fear and helplessness?

The guy who flew gracefully through the air raised his voice while holding the tide.

-iced coffee! It’s rising! The expressions on the faces of those who killed me and those who tried to kill me! Hateful enemies, resentful people! They too struggled like you, but died in vain in the cave and their souls were eaten! Their souls were so delicious! What about you? What will it taste like?

“I told you to shut up!”

Even if I left it to my anger and swung the ‘space attack’, the guy just dodged it and continued to mock me.

-Child, poor child. I’ll give you a chance to live! Try killing your comrades with your own hands! The abominable girl who dominates dreams! If you do that, you may be shown a bit of mercy and save your life!

“Damn, I’m doing it…!”

Now, as I listen to the condescending tone of voice, my anger rises.

Out of breath, I stopped my arms and gritted my teeth as I glared at him.

In fact, there was no way at all.

“…Damn it, I’m at a loss…!”

I quickly searched my colleagues’ arms and found the ‘potion’ they were carrying.

“One and half, maybe…”

I had already used a considerable amount of ‘potion’ to heal my torn body, so this was all that was left.

“Whoa…! Okay. It’s a gamble worth taking…”

-Kyahahahaha! Did you come up with any good ideas?

“Hey. You better prepare yourself.”

Pooh wow!

Without hesitation, I stabbed in the ‘space charm’.

In my heart.

“Wow, heheo…!”

-Kihihihi? Have I finally gone crazy? Are you in despair? Have you realized that there is no hope? Hahahaha!

The evil spirit laughed at me, but I also laughed at him.

The basic principle of the ‘Mirror of Resentment’ is, of course, ‘reflection’, which returns the damage received as is or several times over.

However, there is no need to wait for the opponent’s attack.

The reason is because ‘Mirror of Resentment’ can specify a target.

This is a function that the Sahagin shaman used even before the spell was transformed by me.

All of the damage suffered by Sahagin Shaman, who was headbutted by Manish, was returned to me.

In other words, as long as you are willing to sacrifice your body, active attacks are possible.

Really, it can’t be anything other than a magic spell from the beginning of the history of history.

Fuwaaa! Puhwaaa

The flame of resentment overflowing from the eye tattoo begins to amplify.

The upper limit is about ten times that of before.

“Duuu uuu!

Ssssut…!

Immediately after the powerful resentment faded away somewhat in vain, the heart of the evil spirit was pierced from within without any warning.

-Kyahaaaa!?

I wonder if heart attacks are useful against evil spirits, but judging from their reactions, it seems that they don’t work.

“Knock, knock…!”

I would like to do some teabagging if possible, but unfortunately I didn’t have time to even observe his reaction.

Because my nose was already on fire and my feet were on fire.

Sigh!

As I quickly poured in the ‘potion’ liquid, my heart and chest began to heal quickly.

“Puuu!

-Kyaha! Haha! Oh, this arrogant person!!

Awesome!

All kinds of objects are pouring towards Eunno-eul and Gyeong-gyeong from all directions.

“Where!”

I quickly jumped in and covered them both with my whole body.

Puff poop! Quang! Wow!

“Turn it off…!”

Something got stuck in my back and something heavy dug into my leg and side, but I gritted my teeth and endured the pain.

Fuwaaa!

After all, I’m not the only one who feels this pain.

-Kyaaa! Argh! I feel resentful! It’s so hateful!

When the damage was returned again, the guy lost half of his senses and began using his telekinesis in earnest.

Kuguung!

His power was beyond what I imagined.

A great feeling of pressure, as if the space itself was weighing down.

In the meantime, he twisted and squeezed his body locally and never stopped attacking Eunno-eul and Gyeong-hyeong, looking for an opening.

“Kahak! Ugh…fuck…! You bastard!”

He protected the two people and returned the pain several times whenever he felt it, but the more he tried, the more violent the attack became.

“Grrr to!”

It wasn’t until I got to the point where I couldn’t breathe that I thought I couldn’t go on like this, so I swung the ‘Space Crush’.

-Do you think an attack like that will work? die! I’m dying!

In the meantime, I burst out laughing when I saw the guy avoiding me, but if I don’t have teeth, I have no choice but to bite with my gums.

Sigh! Phew!

-Aaaah!

When I attacked my body with ‘space attack’, he suffered equally and pressed me down with even stronger telekinesis.

“Ouch…!”

Sigh! Pooh wow! Phew!

Pop! Pop! Pudddeuk!

The more my body becomes messed up from being stabbed and cut by its attacks and ‘space slash’, the more its shape becomes messed up as well.

-Kikiyaaa! Kggyaaa!

“Kkeuk, krrrruk! Kwaaaa…!”

Strangely shaped cross counters break into each other’s bodies without stopping.

“Mandible, huh …”

-Keuuu…

How many minutes have passed like that?

No, maybe only a few seconds.

In the end, we got tired of attacking each other and just glared at each other with our messed up bodies.

-Kick, kick, kick, kick…!

“……”

The guy suddenly laughed as if he had lost his mind, but I couldn’t say anything because I could guess what he meant.

No, I don’t even have the strength to speak in the first place.

-Well, I’m still human! At best, you’re human! The limits of vitality are clear! If this continues, I will be the one who survives!

“What can a guy who has already fallen and become an evil spirit say…”

I tried to scoff, but he was right.

Just like how I frantically attacked and killed the Sahagi shaman, if we continue to attack like this, I will eventually be the one to fall.

“……”

Let alone whether this body can really die.

-Is it unfair? Are you sad? Are you desperate? Hahahaha! Hahahahaha! I will torment your soul for a very long time! Even after death, I will make you suffer for eternity!

“Kkkk…”

-What’s funny?

“I…cough, I have a chance left. Besides…if you kill me, you won’t be safe either…?

When I killed the Sahagi shaman, it was nothing else but the ‘Mirror of Resentment’ itself that dealt me the final blow.

I don’t know how that is possible, but it is a terrible curse spell that even returns death.

-You’re bluffing! All humans are like that! Even so, I am helpless in the face of death…Ugh!?

“…?”

While speaking, the guy suddenly looked in the wrong direction and had an urgent expression on his face.

-…? Isn’t it nothing? Hmm, anyway, I killed you, hehe!?

What is that guy doing now?

Why are you looking at a blank space and reacting like you’re scared…

“…ah.”

A beat later, I remembered the existence of Heo Sae-ron.

Now that I think about it, I was desperate to protect only Eun No-eul and Gyeong-gyeong.

Completely forgetting about her existence.

-Kwaaa!? What, what!? What is this? Something, something is coming towards me! Something huge and scary! It’s crawling in a creepy shape! iced coffee! Ahhh! AA AA AA!

Heo Sae-ron is a human being eroded by something called ‘non-existent danger,’ a supernatural entity that makes one feel an impossible danger and creates a sense of crisis and ominousness.

-Aaaah! come! It’s coming! Something is coming! Something that will destroy me, something that will trample on me, something that I cannot resist is coming to tear me apart and crush me!

“…That’s amazing.”

Is that what happens if you are defeated by Heo Sae-ron’s abilities?

An exclamation of pure exclamation came out at the sight of the evil spirit trembling and screaming as if he had lost his mind.

-no! No way! I don’t want to disappear like this! It can’t disappear like this! I, I will kill more! I will take more revenge and cause more pain!

“…uh?”

Immediately after that, the crazy guy entered my body.

There was no time to resist or escape.

“…Keuuu!?”

And, the pain of hell experienced on that fantasy desert island was recreated again.