episode_0101

Clap…clap…clap…

A rustling sound echoed across the ground, which was spread out like mud.

As if swallowed into the stomach of a huge monster,

The pitch-black space of light was regularly wrinkled and pulsating.

Underneath the black robe, the opponent’s face was completely hidden, and

The Inquisitor was slowly looking me up and down, holding a staff and a sharp sword.

The moment when the gloves of pure white light faintly shine.

I was squinting and looking at her.

‘Pure white gloves…? No, that can’t be true…just because the gloves are white doesn’t necessarily mean it’s him…’

“What does it feel like to come face to face with the real heretic interrogator you were playing?“

click—!

Crunch–!

Without saying a word, I pulled out all my weapons in subspace,

I quickly pulled the charging handle and checked the chamber.

‘I have enough ammo, my body isn’t in perfect condition… but I can at least bide my time.’

Clunk—clunk—!

The armor that protruded again from subspace tightly wrapped around my body,

One by one, they quickly clicked together and began to be fully assembled.

Paaat—!

In the pitch-black darkness, the armor I was wearing glowed intensely with the color of a rainbow.

My reflection on the wall looked like starlight leisurely cruising through an abyss.

Or it looks like the end of a fallen wandering knight exploring a nightmare.

“I didn’t know it actually existed. This is a person who has never even seen his nose puffed out.”

“…I’ve been retired for a long time.“

Swish—!

She held the staff and shook it lightly,

Kaaang—-!

“Ugh…!”

A sharp, invisible sword flew straight at my neck.

As I raised my sword body, relying on my extra senses, I deflected the attack at just the right time.

She and I were glaring at each other and having a slow battle of nerves.

“Pretty good.“

“…Why did you attack Azur? Wasn’t he already excommunicated?“

There was quite a bit of blood soaked under my feet.

Standing in front of me, her voice was growling low, like a monster from a nightmare.

It was as if my whole body was sinking in water, and I did not listen to words easily.

Every time my eyes meet the numerous tentacles protruding beyond the robe,

Goosebumps were forming on the skin all over my body.

“It’s simple. Like you impersonated me. This time, I just went to see the kid myself.“

“I will nullify the excommunication, so hand over your location to me. Then… I’ll turn a blind eye to everything that happened… on the condition that…“

Weee—!

Numerous saw blades came out at once from the ground,

They all rushed towards me, emitting a strong flash of light.

Ta-ta-tang—!

Grumbling…

bang—-!

The M60 machine gun flying over the shoulder spouted fire and stopped the saw blade.

The attacks that could not be blocked were melted beyond recognition by the fireball that had just been created.

But the interrogator just watched my movements closely and said,

He stopped moving for a moment as if waiting for my answer.

“I’m sorry. I already told the truth to Azur and the other believers. Even the fact that he has been deceiving those people by pretending to be a fake.“

“…So you tried to run away as soon as you saw me…“

The interrogator clapped slowly in the silence.

Like a bitter sound mixed with respect or ridicule.

Following her, numerous tentacles were clapping their bodies against each other as if imitating her.

“It was just a narrow miss. If you had still lived under a false identity… that child would have been dead by now.“

“The fact that he tried to contact you to warn you even in such a life-threatening situation…seems like he trusted you quite a bit.“

“…I can only see him deliberately creating an opportunity to call me out.“

Easy profit—!

This time, numerous tentacles trembled and poured out from the ceiling.

Grumbling—!

Concentrating all of his magical power in his right hand, he slowly swung his arm as if drawing a circle.

Then, exhale and throw the magic bullet with all your might towards the ceiling…

bang—–!

The tentacles that stretched out in a disgusting manner were caught in a violent explosion and were instantly reduced to ashes.

“Just ask one question. Why did you do something like that to the church? As far as I know, they…wouldn’t have done you any harm.“

“…’Not yet’. 24 hours is not enough to talk about how fucking shit your church is doing.”

“But your prophecy does not apply to me, who came from the outside world… and my actions are not written in the script. And we aimed at that point in reverse.“

Quad deuk… Quad deuk…!

When I held the katana tightly, red flames flickered intensely,

I put the blade on my shoulder and walked out proudly.

“Trash should be cleaned up by whoever sees it first…“

Boom—!

Flames burned like crazy along the sword’s path.

“If I don’t step forward, everyone will die again.“

“You talk as if you came from the future…”

Kwak-ga-ga-gagak—!

Countless sword energy flew fiercely again.

“…Is that your will?“

The interrogator nodded and slowly walked towards me.

The sword she was holding glowed so brightly that it gave me goosebumps.

At the same time, tentacles were circling around the staff in his right hand, leaving a disgusting afterimage.

“Then I will pass judgment on you.“

“…You don’t plan on resolving it through dialogue now, do you?“

“…To you who have committed heretical acts against the church…“

bang—-!

The ground shook, and strong cracks appeared.

And she leapt as quickly as a ghost, leaving behind a black afterimage.

“I sentence you to death.“

Kwaang——-!

The moment her sword and my sword met, the distorted space of black light let out a terrible scream.

It felt like my eardrums were being sharply torn, and blood was gushing out of my ear holes.

It felt like my wrists were already going numb after just one encounter.

Swish—!

A staff burning with pitch black light stabs my abdomen,

Shirrick—!

The blade, which curved freely like a snake, struck the nape of the neck precisely.

Kang—!

Percussion—!

The blessed two-handed sword struck the blade in an instant,

I hit the staff that was thrown out with all my might with my elbow.

Shiriririk—!

Dozens of swords flew through the air, all heading towards her.

Slurp…

‘shit…!’

But her appearance was like a pile of ashes, crumbled into powder.

It slowly flew into the air.

thud…!

When she landed on the ground again, her opaque body regained its shape.

The Heretic Inquisitor held the staff and slowly walked towards me again.

Ta-ta-ta-tang—!

Easy profit—!

Numerous bullets pierced her body at once,

The pierced parts immediately regenerated in just a few seconds, hiding the injury.

Just wasted lead bullets rolled slowly toward the floor,

The black floor cracked and began to chew and swallow the shell casings like the maw of a monster.

“There is only one reason why I didn’t kill you until now.“

“There is no disposition for you in the script. And I was just watching your actions.“

“…But the tide has changed. It looks like the Great Mother will not tolerate your atrocities.“

“Yeah…the high priest or something changed his words later…!“

The swords flying in the air all flew towards her again,

The interrogator walked slowly, passing the incoming attack leisurely.

But at the same time, he fired several transparent colored swords at me,

The swords that were guarding me were barely able to deflect the attacks at the right time.

Shhh—!

‘Dangerous…!’

At the moment when a gap appeared, it was aimed precisely at the empty space in the armor.

The colorless sword energy flew towards me as if it were accurately piercing,

For some reason, it disappeared in the air and its energy was dissipated.

‘…what…? Suddenly the drinking ceremony… was canceled or something…’

I looked at her for a moment as a sudden thought occurred to me,

The Inquisitor just glared at me without moving anything.

Even in that situation, I started to think of ways to get out of here to survive.

‘Okay… I don’t know if it will work… but let’s give it a try…’

I began twisting my wrists, slowly crossing my palms.

I recite spells out of my mouth and let my magic flow,

At the same time, I poured my concentration into blocking the incoming attack.

“Aphorism.“

Wood-dud-duk…!

The corners of her mouth became cold and the technique could no longer be used.

“Bondage.“

Numerous thorns shot up at once through the bottom of the black light.

“Sleep.“

Although it was already clattering, the area around where she was standing was dyed an even deeper black light.

It slowly grabbed her ankles and started pulling her down to the bottom.

“Surge.“

Finally, so that all darkness can hold her back.

The plan was to tie her ankles by amplifying numerous types of debuff skills.

‘Please… eat…’

Quad deud deuk—!

Her whole body was tied up and she didn’t even resist.

I felt like they were just watching me with interest.

An unknown, strong magical power was protecting her from being seen through her heart, but

For some reason, I was unable to swing my sword at the interrogator, who was easily bound by anxiety.

“Why are you hesitating? Isn’t it good timing?“

“…I guess it’s just intuition. There’s no way someone like you would be easily defeated by an amateur like me.“

“…Hehe….“

I just flicked my finger once, and that was indifferently.

“Smart.“

Clink—-!

The countless thorns that bound her were shattered as easily as glass,

The interrogator approached me at a slightly faster pace than before.

“…Damn…“

“This is what it feels like to be affected by this technique… I’ve seen it many times, but this is my first time experiencing it myself.“

Boom—!

Numerous intangible sword energies were scattered towards me at once.

Cradangtang…!

Evade the attack by quickly throwing your body toward the floor.

Ta-ta-tang—!

Numerous bullets pierced her body at once.

It’s as if the interrogator doesn’t even feel any pain.

It just ran towards me at a faster pace.

Sigh—!

“Pfft…!“

Dozens of tentacles stretched out from the floor,

As one, they moved their bodies quickly like a noose to tie me up.

Sigh—!

The skin is torn, and an unknown liquid flows into it.

My mind went blank, my vision turned bright red, and my heart began to beat faster and faster.

Suddenly—!

“Damn…!“

Even if one of her arms was cut off, her arm grew back.

Hundreds of tentacles glared at me, their eyes flashing.

Paaat—-!

“Ugh…!“

It felt like my whole body was stiff and I wasn’t listening,

I stuck my sword in the ground and barely managed to stand on my two legs.

“Why are you doing that? Are you staggering? “

“Damn…“

Sigh—!

I snapped my fingers as hard as I could, but there was no response.

Rather, a bizarre laughter echoed from the monster’s stomach wall.

“It’s no use. Because a barrier was set up to prevent escape to the outside.“

“You may have come in freely when you came in, but not when you leave.”

“…Hey, you.“

“Why are you doing that?“

click…

Kang—!

I quickly pulled out my sword and struck her with all my might.

She blocked my sword with her hand and didn’t move at all.

A beautiful pure white glove caught my eye,

On it, there was an engraving of a tentacle pattern that looked like it had already been worn for a long time.

Sigh—!

I pushed her with my feet as hard as I could and ripped off her gloves.

Then numerous tentacles stretched out all at once and began to bind my limbs.

Cluck…cluck…

“kk…“

“Do you have something to say before you die?“

I grinned and waved her gloves.

With the hand that was not yet tied to the tentacles, I took off the glove I was holding and put it on top of it.

Then the two began to slowly glow with a soft light, as if they were one pair.

“The reason why I didn’t intentionally kill her from earlier…and the reason why I solved Beatrice’s magic that way…I think I understand now.“

“…“

Kkkdeudeudeudeuk…!

“Ugh….!”

“Stop talking nonsense, pick up your sword.”

The green tentacles stretched out in all directions, completely binding my legs and wrists.

Hanging in the air, I smiled at her.

“I didn’t know you were a heresy interrogator.“

“Matriarch.“

“…“

She slowly took off her robe and looked into my eyes.

Beneath that pitch-black shadow, it was just as I expected.

The crack under the robe, which had been dark, gradually glowed white,

The hidden aspects gradually began to be revealed.

Underneath the robe, with the sound of lips being bitten tightly.

Hyejin Kim, the current head of the family, was looking at me with a sad expression.