episode_0157

[Huabei-Dongbei border, mass terrorist attack by necromancer]

[Emergency level 4 evacuation order issued for nearby areas, ‘Gray zone risk theory emerging’]

[Concerns over serial runaways in dungeons… association expresses ‘quick suppression’]

Old Chinese land.

It was the territory of a country that had disappeared into history, and is now an underdeveloped area with only a few branches of the association.

But even in such places, people live.

Although it is not a region that boasts a population in the hundreds of millions as in the past, there are still indigenous people who cannot move their homes for practical reasons.

Also, since it was underdeveloped and had an abundance of dungeons and monsters, there were a small number of hunters and heroes who stopped by to use it as a hunting ground.

A terrorist attack occurred in that area.

They say that a group of necromancers who have lost their heads are standing up and committing a massacre.

Even members of society who were scrolling through the Internet widened their eyes at the news that surfaced at the top.

The world was shaken by the sudden news.

[Is the nightmare of a ruined country coming again? Observation team observes object ‘Two-Headed Poisonous Dragon’

[Association ‘evacuation order upgraded’, evacuation order for nearby areas is level 4 → level 2, other border areas are declared level 3]

[Quick declaration of emergency, association ‘rapid subjugation plan in cooperation with surrounding forces’]

correction.

The world has turned upside down.

Economic indicators, which had already been on a downward trend due to the terrible situation that has continued in recent months, suddenly plummeted.

In China, the economic indicators of organizations that were promoting gray area redevelopment projects fell flat.

After the cataclysm, many countries collapsed during the period of chaos.

There were many high-ranking monsters that helped bring down the country.

The two-headed poisonous dragon is not one of the monsters that appeared at the end of the chaos period.

A period of turmoil was slowly coming to an end with the successive appearances of heroes. It was at that time when the word peace began to creep in from here and there.

The two-headed venomous dragon that rose up from the Chinese region where dragons were historically worshiped tightly shut the mouths of those who dared to hastily call for peace.

From one head comes a wave of extreme poison that kills both living and non-living things.

From one head poured the fog of a disease that spread over a thousand miles.

The liquid and smoke of death poured from its two heads, crushing the city indiscriminately with its massive body.

There were many people who survived but still complained of trauma.

Was only China affected?

The disease attack is a vicious monster that has devastated the Chinese continent and caused terrible damage to nearby areas.

Has your strength weakened because you became a commander? That could not reassure those who were still suffering from the aftereffects of the poison and disease.

It was not simply an issue that would become a hot topic, but an issue that would make a significant number of people foam at the mouth and faint.

The report continued.

[Breaking News] Observation team confirms disappearance of two-headed poisonous dragon]

[Confirmed disappearance of 80% of runaway spirits, subduing remaining monsters and spirits]

[Only an hour or so after the incident occurred…]

The world was shaken once more.

A two-headed poisonous dragon that became the commander. They say it was subdued in about an hour after it appeared.

A large-scale order that ran rampant throughout China. About 70% of them were blown away in one shot. The reason is? The reason is being investigated… But it was by no means despairing news.

Those who had collapsed with foam at the mouth opened their eyes and fixed their gaze on the media.

[Identification of Lee Ha-yul as a person who contributed to the subjugation of the object ‘Two-Headed Poisonous Dragon’]

And at the three letters of the name sticking out, his eyes, which should not have grown any wider, widened.

Lee Ha-yul. In this world, when you turn on the news, names and surnames sometimes appear.

He was a hot topic when he was admitted to Poetry Cradle, and during the Shipnaha incident, there was a lot of noise as the building collapsed.

It is said that such a person killed the two-headed poisonous dragon that crawled out again in one go.

Hopeful content that counters shocking and scary reports…

[Breaking News] Lee Ha-yul, a special admission student, is missing…]

[Immediate deployment of ‘secret search team’ under the association]

The association was overturned.

Higher-ups… The ‘absolute priority VIP’, who is more important than the state assemblyman, is missing after getting into a fight with a high-ranking monster.

[The Jiehua family dispatches a Zheng He unit to the Huabei-Dongbei border]

The Gyeophwa family was also overturned. In some ways, it is more serious than the association.

The founder’s beacon sword that Lee Ha-yul was unable to pull out and was dyed.

Even as they were discussing complexly what to do with him, the senators had smiles on their faces as they envisioned a future in which the Gyeophwa family would prosper even more.

Choi Ji-yeon, who was relieved to hear that her daughter had stamped her name and was handling the mountain of work, was turned upside down by the news that her son-in-law’s life or death was unknown.

Hong Yeon-hwa, who was grunting and continuing her successor duties, rolled her eyes and fainted.

[Changhae family, operation of troops on the front line. ‘Declaring the rescue of heroes’]

The Changhae family was also overturned.

The Changhae family, who had been very keen since it was a neighborhood next to an area where a two-headed poisonous dragon had appeared, even took the lead in the search for Ha-yul Lee.

[Taesan family “A great danger to the survival of mankind”Dispatch of troops to suppress the situation]

The Taesan family was also in crisis. Although there is no direct connection with Lee Ha-yul, this is a position where his precious successor and his combat unit are caught up.

Due to the troublemaker who escaped from the cradle, various forces gathered in China for their own reasons.

* * *

The way the power operates is different.

The power of observation consumes almost no magical power.

If you change the application method, magical power is consumed, but if you simply operate it as it is commonly used, mental power is mainly consumed instead of magical power.

The power of space consumes a lot of magical power.

The extent of opening subspace is not noticeable.

However, in the process of building, tearing, and connecting the walls of space, not only does it consume an inexhaustible amount of magical power, but it also takes away a ton of psychic power.

No matter what, the manifestation of power consumes mental power.

‘I can not see…’

In other words, if you lack mental power, you cannot manifest your power.

Thanks to this, the world is dyed black.

However, when you open your eyes, a hazy fog greets you, and when you close your eyes, you only see dull black.

There must be measures in place to prepare for times like this.

It is a technology called echolocation, which recognizes the surroundings through sharpened senses.

This is the method used at the Tower of Growth, but even that is not working well now.

The world seems bigger than before… or I feel smaller.

Suddenly, I tried to wiggle my hands. It seems to be thinner… and thinner than before.

The clothes I was wearing also got bigger. Because it had become a hideous creature soaked in poison, I roughly threw it away nearby and crawled away on the floor.

What is covering me now are the wings of the sky.

For some reason, the wings that are still attached to its back like wings are covering its body as if to protect it.

Those wings are very big. It felt like it could wrap around me several times.

‘…Have I become smaller? I don’t know…’

I’m confused as to whether what I’m feeling right now is true.

‘Ugh…’

I feel sick.

It throbs like I’ve been hit all day long, and stings like I’ve been cut by a blade.

Many other expressions came to mind, but in the end, my body hurt too much.

It hurt in many ways.

First of all… my body was hot.

It seems like he is swallowing the fire and putting it in his stomach.

The blood circulating through the blood vessels felt like boiling oil, and the small amount of magic circulating through the torn circuit felt like flames.

It feels like my body will burn and disappear at any moment.

and…

‘cold…’

Ironically, my body is cold.

My hands and feet were frozen and I curled up in fear, as if I was going to break.

Then, your body becomes so hot that it feels like it’s going to melt.

As I was complaining of pain, I became cold as if I would become a block of ice again.

Sometimes, my body stiffened and I felt like I was going to return to a pile of dirt.

At that point, I realized what this symptom was.

‘Four, three species…’

Three species. A technique that forcibly combines Gyeophwa, Changhae, and Taisan to explode. It must be a side effect of that.

‘…Ugh…’

Perhaps because of that, my emotions kept going back and forth.

Emotions were heightened, perhaps due to the influence of fear.

I hate the whole world. I was saddened by my situation, crawling in an unknown place like a rag, and even cried.

lonely. This situation, where I didn’t know if I would die alone and lonely, was so scary that I didn’t know when I would die even if I came back alive.

And… perhaps due to Changhae’s influence, my emotions subsided.

They are all strangers anyway, so there is nothing to hate. The pain doesn’t really matter since I feel like I’m going to die soon. It is a relationship that will disappear when you die. Wouldn’t it be easier to die rather than suffer like this?

My body was in complete disrepair, and my mind was just as messed up, thawing and freezing repeatedly.

Consciousness was interrupted and then resumed.

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.

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I don’t know how many days have passed.

Fortunately, he didn’t die during that time.

Although he was so hungry that his stomach was sticking to his back, he had not yet starved to death.

Even in the previous world, starving like this was something I was used to, and now that I have become a superhuman, I think I will be able to endure it even longer.

The water… I licked the damp floor as if there was any remaining water.

At times like this, the fact that my sense of taste was ruined was of little comfort.

Meanwhile, my mental strength was gradually recovering, and the side effects of the three types of medicine were gradually fading away.

If I wait a few more days like this, I think I will be able to shake off the side effects and even manifest my powers.

– Ugh!

It was then.

My senses tingled. Without any need to expend mental power or magical power, the echoes of space hit my skin again and again.

‘…what? Where is this space…’

I don’t understand.

A sense of crisis suddenly arose.

The situation is like this. If a monster or something finds me…

A chill ran over my whole body. The dizzying fear of death came to mind.

Whatever it is, if you keep quiet like this, you may be in trouble.

I moved my limbs. I didn’t have much strength.

It’s hard to crawl, let alone stand up.

‘Keuuuu…’

It wriggled and crawled slowly across the floor like a bug.

I was moving away from the place where the spatial signal sounded.

“Finally found it…?! …All?”

My body stiffened at the familiar sight.

A magical trait and a nostalgic voice…

It’s Professor Liana’s presence.

‘mistaken?’

The first thing I did was doubt my senses. Is this a dream? Are you dreaming of losing consciousness and being rescued?

That assumption came to mind.

I desperately hoped it wasn’t an illusion. That was such a cruel and sad thought.

“──, ───.”

As if to deny him, a figure presumed to be Professor Liana hurriedly approached.

Then, along with the chanting, a warm energy came down to my body.

It is healing magic.

The reality was recognized.

I don’t know how he got there, but there was no doubt that it was Professor Liana.

All of a sudden, the tension went away.

“Ah, ah! for a moment! Don’t lose consciousness just in case! Cadet Lee Ha-yul!”

When I fell limp, Professor Liana made a fuss and gently picked me up.

A gentle hand supports my body… standing?

‘what.’

The sense of discomfort grew in size. I felt a sensation that could not be dismissed as an illusion.

The hand that puts his hand between my armpits and lifts me up, and the hand that hugs my buttocks and back… is too big.

It’s like the hand of a giant. In comparison, my body felt very small.

It was held in my arms. The sensation is quite different from before. Buried deeper.

“What is this… uh, baby? Cadet Lee Ha-yul… Is that correct?”

Professor Liana asked curiously.

‘……’

At that question, my memories and sense of discomfort came together like a puzzle.

I dismissed it as a confusion of senses… The surroundings became bigger and my senses became smaller.

Professor Liana’s hand made me feel like a giant, and my body was held in her arms more easily than before.

‘…has it gotten smaller?’

My body became smaller. Should I say, more accurately, that I have become younger?

The moment I reached the conclusion I had been trying so hard to deny, my mind froze.

“Ugh… What is this… No, first, let’s start with nutritional supplements.”

Whether I had stiffened or not, Professor Liana looked at my left arm… the proof of Suho’s shrinkage to match his younger body, and looked at me with tears in his eyes, then took out something and placed it carefully in my mouth.

What appeared to be a bottle was gently tilted, and lukewarm liquid trickled into my mouth.

My body, which had been drenched in fatigue, began to relax little by little. It seems to be a potion for restoring energy.

I quietly took what was put in my mouth and ate it.

Something felt strange. Soon the potion in my mouth fell out. Suddenly, I felt regretful.

‘…?’

Suddenly, I became conscious of the feeling of my face being repeatedly rubbed.

[Soft and soft]

[Soft]

[Warmth]

soft. It’s so big and soft that you can sink your head into it. A warm feeling is felt.

Instinctively, I buried my face there. A happy feeling embraced the world’s face with kindness.

“It’s okay. Was it difficult to endure alone? Don’t worry. Since I came, everything is okay now…”

The petting continued as if approving my actions. I was filled with happiness as the hands came down to caress my head and back.

The place where I bury my face is a woman’s chest. It is an important body part that should not be touched carelessly.

But it’s so soft and cozy…

‘……’

The hand moved on its own.

“I endured it well. Now go outside─”

– Wow…

“─Seo, ha…?!”

A happy feeling filled my hands.

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[Player Correction System: Favorability]

Lee Ha-yul → Liana Bellus

●●●●●●●○○○(66▶71/100)

｢Goodwill｣ ｢Gratitude｣ ｢Kind Adult｣ ｢Soft｣ ｢Warmth｣

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[Player Correction System: Measurement]

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▶Mental state

“loneliness”

｢Warmth craving｣

｢Longing for affection｣

｢Mental breakdown｣

｢Heightened emotions｣

｢Emotional Fall｣

｢Emotional neutrality｣