episode_0097

[The nearest elevator will pass by here in 3 minutes and 12 seconds based on the current time zone.]

[Select View Details to get information about probabilities.]

There is not just one elevator here.

There are elevators from different time zones and world lines, and they cannot affect each other.

Even if we meet by chance, we just pass by. It’s like bumping into a ghost.

3 minutes and 12 seconds to go.

At that time, another elevator appears here.

I recorded the time on my cell phone timer and pushed the complex probability information to the side. If there is an error, it is only a quantum error. The probability is close to 100 percent.

Approximately 7 seconds have just passed, so there are 3 minutes and 3 seconds left.

With the time firmly engraved in my mind, I deactivated the ‘Insight Eye’.

Now all I have to do is wait here and wait.

It doesn’t look particularly easy.

The shadows that seemed to have retreated were coming back. This time, the number had increased considerably.

On the other hand, the condition here is not good. My arm is almost completely destroyed and I have no strength left.

It might be okay if I take a little rest and recover. I can’t use things like keys, which are my privileges as a librarian, because it puts a lot of strain on my body.

I have no choice but to figure it out in my own way here.

I unzipped the bag and rummaged inside.

There were a few more spare flashlights.

“She’s a girl alone. Come this way.”

As if they weren’t just calling out numbers, the shadows even spoke.

A snot-like voice rings in my ears.

“We are not alone. It will definitely be fun to walk around together.”

That doesn’t even work.

I’ve already seen what happens if you get caught by those guys. They are drawn into the dark wall, and only their silhouettes remain as shadows.

To lose your form and become a shadow.

There is no way that life would be enjoyable if you were clinging to the wall and struggling.

“It’s dangerous to walk around alone. You know that, right?”

I just decided not to react.

The fact that they bothered to talk to me also meant that they couldn’t attack me right now.

If I were to guess the reason, it would be because of the elevator light that still dimly remains.

But the light will soon disappear.

That elevator from another time zone won’t wait for me. It will soon fly to its seat.

“It only takes one step. Come here and extend your hand.”

click.

Instead of answering, I turned on the flashlight and turned it towards the wall where the shadow was.

“Keuuu!”

“Stop! Stop it!”

Voices filled with pain.

It seemed as if they were damaged just by being touched by the light, and the black figures could not come together and repeatedly gathered and scattered on the concrete wall.

The voices of men and women, old people and children resonate in a strange mixture.

Then, finally, a very familiar voice was heard.

“Dabin.”

It’s Choi Se-rim’s voice.

“Why do you keep trying to remain a shadow? Is there any reason?”

“Hey, Dabin Lim. We have to get out of there quickly!”

This time, Heo Yoon.

“Oppa. Please.”

“Trust us and extend your hand. Quick!”

Even Daju Yoon and Hyeonmin Seok.

Am I really mistaken this time?

Is it me who is trapped in the shadow, and are those in reality the figures I thought were shadows?

It was so convincing that I was fooled for a moment.

“… … .”

[Choi Se-rim: It’s in the elevator.]

[Heo Yoon: It’s in the elevator.]

[Yoon Da-ju: It’s in the elevator.]

The librarian’s insight conveyed only accurate facts.

“Bullshit.”

Tuk.

I took out another flashlight and placed it side by side on the floor.

The doubled rays harassed the shadows more clearly.

“Quaaah!”

“Aaaah!”

As I was using the Librarian’s Insight Eye in my worst physical condition, the load on my body was heavier than I thought.

“Wooow!”

I held on to the mossy concrete wall and recited what was inside.

“Cold, cold.

under… … .”

Everyone who lives here seems to have a knack for inciting fear.

They were reading my fears. They probably figured it out when they covered my face.

– Is where I am now real?

– Will I be left alone?

A concrete incident was added to the vague anxiety.

The incident on the 7th floor where everyone except me was struggling in ‘another reality’.

While riding the elevator to solve that problem, I ran into a ‘memory eater’.

The experience of being in an elevator with water pouring down from the ceiling became a fear deeply rooted in my heart.

Shootaaa-

That damn sound of water.

I was so shocked that I checked the wall and saw that it was the shadow guys’ work again.

Add one more flashlight.

“Ouch.”

“I won’t do it anymore. Please take that away.”

“Ah! Ah!”

Even if you say that, I have no intention of cleaning it up.

Because the price of touching someone else’s trauma is high.

This was all we had to do to push them against the wall.

The elevator is gradually moving away. As the light pouring down from overhead is slowly fading, it is only a matter of time before they become active again.

As I put my hand deep into the bag, I felt the smooth cylindrical surface. I just put my strength into my hand and pulled the item out.

A device reserved for emergency situations.

Now all you have to do is press the switch to activate it.

My physical condition is truly unbelievable. Even if I sit still, my vision fluctuates and I cannot perform even the simplest movements.

Pushing the switch itself is very easy.

However, timing is also more important than anything else.

If you measure the time incorrectly, you may get caught up in it, so be careful.

Before starting the actual work, I first increased the brightness level of the flashlight one by one.

Screaming shadows.

But it seems much more bearable than before.

In just a little while they will be active again and will easily devour at least three flashlights.

Still, I guess I can at least block the view now.

After a while.

The last ray of light staying in the air disappeared.

The shadows raced across the floor. There were voices full of excitement and joy.

“I can move now. I can swallow it all!”

“Bring it here!”

The flashlights placed on the floor were also swallowed up in the shadows.

It melted just as it was left in, and it felt like falling into a black swamp.

The surroundings become completely dark.

click.

I activated the device by pressing the switch.

Although it is much worse than a flashlight, the LED light is still enough to illuminate the front of the eyes.

“What should I do? Should I avoid it and go back?”

“No. I can swallow that much right away.”

“The brightness is much smaller than before. There won’t be any problem.”

I slowly lowered the device to the floor, being careful not to give it a big impact.

The red LED light drew a straight line between the shadow and me.

“I also doubt it. Is this okay?”

“There is no problem! Look!”

indeed. Part of the shadow hits the light, but nothing happens.

In front of shadows swimming in the darkness, the brightness of the small LED is insufficient.

In the end, the last light was helplessly swallowed up.

Shadows approaching in the dark.

“Now come here, Dabin.”

One guy persuades me.

“Okay. Even if you don’t come now, I’ll swallow it anyway.”

Among them, there are those who threaten

“Did you think you could drive us out with just a few light bulbs? Huh?”

There was also a guy who was laughing wildly.

However, none of the words reached me.

Because that was just the will of those who would disappear anyway.

Quang!

An explosion occurred on the concrete wall.

The explosion continued without stopping.

Homemade bomb.

Using butane gas cans as the main material, a simple pressure control device was attached to maximize the explosive power.

Quang!

bang!

Kwaaang!

Even though it was a homemade bomb, it required quite a bit of specialized knowledge. Finding at least that kind of knowledge in the library wasn’t a problem.

In terms of power, it is enough to blow up a classroom. If detonated inside a bus, it could cause the vehicle to overturn.

A weapon like a double-edged sword that can get even me involved if I’m not careful.

However, even though such a bomb was activated, no repercussions were felt here.

The chaos is in the shadows.

Sparks fly and smoke rises above the flat surface, as if watching a movie on a screen.

They were torn to pieces and left limp, never able to move again.

Now all that’s left is to catch the elevator in another timeline and get on it.

Right under my feet, an intense light that seemed to burn my retinas was gradually growing in size.

Keygigigigigigi-

An elevator approaching at incredible speed.

If I got hit by something like that, I wouldn’t be able to recover even a single bone, but right now, there’s no problem if I hit it.

As we are two beings belonging to different timelines, we will pass through and cross each other quite naturally.

Rather, the problem is that collisions cannot be prevented in time.

Can I do it?

The longer I stayed in this shitty place, the worse my physical condition became. The situation has made it more difficult to use the librarian’s authority.

As I tried my best to use my librarian authority, the key gradually appeared in my palm.

[Implements the librarian’s power and keys.]

[You can change the flow of the story by modifying the world line.]

[Warning: Excessive intervention may cause destruction of probability, loss of order, and even irreversible destruction of the narrative layer on which the world exists. ]

little bit more.

I held on to my blurry vision and stretched out my hand toward the elevator.

Coo!

A huge impact, like being hit by a truck.

However, there were no crushed bodies or broken bones.

[Librarian’s authority: This is the minimum ability to protect oneself in an infinite library environment. It protects the body by greatly reducing external shock.]

“… … I did it.”

The sentences that followed let me know that I had succeeded brilliantly.

[Narrative modification: The timeline of the elevator has been modified.]

[Narrative correction: The elevator path has been modified.]

There is only one last thing left. That bastard is still up there.

The ‘Memory Devourer’ who was unable to stop breathing earlier.

If we leave him alive, he will interfere with our exploration for a long time, so we need to get rid of him now.

I sat on the ceiling of the elevator and stared upward.

The thing that looked like a cloud of fog at first has now taken on the form of an animal, perhaps due to loss of strength.

If that’s the case, there’s no need to take any special action. Just physically press it to kill it. All you have to do is adjust the detailed position a little.

“You too, come here.”

I pointed at the guy’s body with the hand holding the key.

[Narrative modification: Adjust the location of the memory predator.]

Grumble.

Something warm flows from the corner of my mouth.

It was blood.

Even now, with intense pain coursing through my entire body, I might have to pass out for at least a week.

Since the librarian’s authority has been abused to this extent, I don’t have anything to say.

Shake!

Shake!

Noise heard nearby.

The elevator I initially jumped from is now getting closer.

Sister Serim. Daju, and… … .Anyway, to the place where everyone is gathered.

At the same time, it was also moving towards the memory predator.

The guy who was catching his breath while hanging from the ceiling also noticed the strange thing too late. He seemed embarrassed and prepared to jump, but it was already too late.

“Hya.”

In that short moment, I feel relieved.

I’ve been through a lot, but I don’t think I’ll ever have a panic attack again.

Who would be afraid of something like a rat?

“You had a hard time too.”

Finally, I looked up at the monster’s face.

Water is constantly flowing out from around its body, which is covered with short dark blue fur.

I was so scared of the water flowing from the ceiling of the elevator, but now it looks like I’m crying.

Shootaaa-

And just before the newly summoned elevator collides with the Memory Devourer.

I threw myself off the ceiling and headed back to the starting position.

Hwiik. The wind cuts through my ears. A heavy sensation hits my spine.

What followed was a sensation I felt for the first time in my life. It feels like the blood in my whole body is boiling and burning, like a cricket boiler.

Is this a living hell?

Coo!

I feel the shock later, and my consciousness slowly sinks to the floor.

Still, there was one thing that was comforting.

Just before I lost consciousness, the voice I wanted to hear so much buzzed in my ear.

“What, what! Oppa?”

“Dabin!!!”

“Hey, Dabin Lim. What are you. What happened!”

Daju, Serim’s older sister, Heo Yoon and Seok Hyeon-min. AI. Jeong Haewon.

Everyone starts by checking my condition as if I’m okay.

thank god.

You came to the right place.