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Frog in the well (10) ― Near the World Wall

As always, I couldn’t help but laugh at the look in his eyes that was fixed on the spot and looking at me motionlessly.

No matter how much protection is due to deficiency, it is too much protection.

“Just go alone. Our San doesn’t want to lose his seat on the bus.”

“… … .”

The old man, who hesitated at my command, eventually started leaping towards the castle alone.

Ignoring the old man who was anxiously looking back as he cut through the strong wind, he gestured at Seongju again.

Seongju, who received my chin gesture, tilted his head with a puzzled expression.

“En? Sir, did you just leave?”

“Can’t you beat Hell Dungeon if you’re missing even one inspiration?”

Anyway, the only leashes I have to hold are Kangsan and Seongju.

A person like you would never single-handedly commit an act that poses a threat to the Salvation Church.

“That’s not true… … .”

“Our Seongju is truly Bill Gates. Point: Rather than being Bill Gates, are you trying to spend time like Bill Gates?”

“… … Where does this drip come from again? It’s a drip that I learned that really pricks my heart! That’s right, you’ll never get 6000 points by digging the ground, so let’s do it!”

Seongju bravely points to a cave slightly further away than the one he just came out of.

Me following Seongju and Kang San following me silently.

The familiar party formation before the old man joined was completed.

“Seongju, was the Hell Dungeon you broke through the same way as before?”

“Yes? no! How many steroids was I on? Anyway, it was a hell dungeon where steroids kept appearing in the stadium like a tag match. I really rolled around like rice-”

It would be a bit difficult if every Hell Dungeon required more than a day’s investment of time.

My purpose in the world is to quickly counterattack the attacks of the ‘enemy of prophecy’.

But – that said, wasting time without doing anything didn’t suit my temperament.

The part from Ayoung’s prophecy.

The darkness that preceded the light recognized the light.

If I want to catch up with the guy ahead of me, there is absolutely no way that waiting would be the answer.

I had to prepare.

As Seongju said, I had to prepare steadily from now on to avoid instant fraud that I could not prevent.

An uncertain amount of time to be spent in the Hell Dungeon and the relics obtained from it.

High risk, high return.

As always, winning required a bit of adventure.

Just like when Yoon Ah-young’s prophecy was first made, I went to an unknown Lotte Mart without any worries, knowing nothing about it.

Now I just have to go to the unknown Hell Dungeon.

Of course, the two dogs that have the potential to run wild must be kept on leashes.

“Here. Teacher.”

I nodded to Seongju, who politely pointed to the dungeon, and entered the cave with familiar gestures.

[We are searching for adventurers trying to enter the dungeon!]

[Hell difficulty clear record holder has been confirmed! You can enter Hell difficulty without restrictions!]

[Would you like to enter World Hell Dungeon ‘World Cinema’?]

Cinema.

Is the mission to destroy the nests of sound stalkers like Lotte Cinema did back then?

[You have entered ‘World Cinema’!]

A system message that is updated as soon as you step deeper into the cave.

An environment more similar to a special mart than a botanical garden welcomed us.

A modern building structure bathed in darkness.

The lobby, reminiscent of a movie theater multiplex, was quietly waiting for us.

A concession stand filled with the smell of caramel popcorn and an old electronic display board playing a trailer for an unknown movie in pale light.

[Check the number of visitors to ‘World Cinema’!]

[Adventurer Lee Hye-seong, Adventurer Kang San, Awakened Han Gu-won.]

[Duplicate themes are not possible in Hell Dungeon!]

[Party ‘Spoken Language Course’ cannot carry out the theme of ‘World Cinema’!]

[Adventurer Lee Hye-seong has already performed the theme of ‘World Cinema’!]

[Adventurer Kang San has already performed the theme of ‘World Cinema’!]

[Entry into the dungeon will resume with the remaining people excluding those who applied for duplicate training!]

… … what?

Paaa!

A beam of light surrounds me like a spotlight suddenly shining down on the stage.

I quickly turned around and looked for them.

“… … .”

Seongju and Kangsan quietly look at me wrapped in light.

Purple pupils were watching me without a single flicker.

A posture of taking a step back and both hands clasped next to the waist.

It was a ready posture to cut something.

… … Embarrassment, embarrassment, self-blame, anger.

Of all the emotions that started swirling in my mind in an instant, the only one that shines the brightest.

worry.

I don’t know about strong acids, but-

Seongju was dangerous.

It must be stopped. You should reflect later and stop it first.

… … That bastard needs to be killed right now.

The hand that hurriedly reaches out towards him-

Paaa!

I was buried in the darker rays of light that surrounded my surroundings.

[The theme of ‘World Cinema’ is ‘return’!]

[You can change your life.]

I was astonished by the shimmering system message in the light that was so bright that I couldn’t even open my eyes.

As if I was being repatriated somewhere, feeling gradually disappeared from my toes.

The pain felt like something was splitting me into particles, and the feeling of helplessness that I could clearly feel as the mana I could control was disappearing.

I ignored the tears that naturally formed in my eyes that were forced open and kept my eyes on Seongju.

“… … .”

Those eyes that remained silent until the end and stared at me intently.

I bit my mouth tightly as I looked at those eyes that showed no trace of lethargy.

Executives are dangerous.

must be killed

I ignored the pain that felt like a blood vessel was bursting in my eye and stretched out my hand.

Paaa!

A right hand aimed at the guy through the beam of light.

Kiiing—!

Will is directly connected to mana and is expressed.

A huge, invisible hand that scrapes and gathers the disappearing mana.

Above all, a hand filled with white light reached towards the guy’s neck.

His purple eyes slowly followed my hand as if he could see the movement of my telekinesis.

Kiiing—!

The ‘rusty iron sword’ in his hand, along with the purple mana that appears with all its might, is held out as if welcoming an invisible hand.

Whoosh!

The sound of an iron sword cutting through the air.

The castle lord’s slash only cut through the air.

Seongju belatedly looks up in surprise.

There, a huge hand clinging to the ceiling like a snake was slapping down on the guy.

Seongju quickly tilts his iron sword upward from a frontal slash position.

Chaae-ae-!

The castle lord’s knees flinched along with a clear clashing sound that could not have been said of the telekinesis and the sword colliding.

Knock knock!

The elbow of the hand blocking the telekinesis gradually folds towards Seongju.

“Keuuuch―!”

Seongju’s left hand, which was holding the handle of the sword, quickly moved to the back of the sword.

Kiiing—!

Its whole body glows brightly, as if it has gathered all available resources.

Knock knock!

Seongju, who was overcoming the downward strike with his elbows slightly straightened again, looked straight ahead with widened eyes.

The front view with a brilliantly shining purple view.

A huge hand tightens as if covering the fixed body of the castle lord to block my downward strike with telekinetic power.

It was my real trick hidden behind two curtains.

Grumble!

He glared at the shocked Seongju and clenched his fist as if he was going to crush him.

I can feel the sensation of telekinesis covering Seongju’s immobile body.

I could clearly feel the body being slowly crushed by my telekinesis.

done.

Dead-

Paaa!

… … .

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[Regression begins.]

***

The beam of light that enveloped the cinema and the cult leader within it disappeared in an instant.

In the lobby, where only Seongju and Kangsan were left, the terrible silence continued for several minutes.

For those few minutes, Seongju was very quietly looking at his arm where the sword had disappeared.

His hands trembled as if he could not overcome the strong recoil.

His eyes, which had returned to black as if following the trembling of his hands, were also trembling.

Perfectly prepared.

The target of the cult leader who was trapped in such a trap was, of course, himself.

That’s why I prepared and prepared for just one moment every day.

however-

I saw the cult leader’s specialty, telekinesis, and tried to cut it down.

I could definitely cut down any mana.

Chae-ae-ae-!

The clear sound of the clash still rings loudly in the castle lord’s ears.

Clearly something other than mana was assisting his telekinesis.

and-

He recalled the first blow aimed at his neck and the telekinesis that struck him from the ceiling while stealing his attention.

finally-

gulp-

The horrifying sensation of using those two attacks as bait to tighten his body.

I wiggled my eyebrows at the pain in my arms that were still numb as if they were broken somewhere.

There was a time when I too entrusted myself to that beam of light.

Therefore, he knew better than anyone else what kind of situation the religious leader was in.

Sudden surprise attack, complicated hair, disappearing mana.

Even in those adverse conditions, he found a strategy against himself.

He used his strengths to set up not just a double, but a triple trap and tried to kill himself.

no-

If I had been caught up in his telekinetic powers for just one second longer, an unimaginable future would have awaited me.

With that lack of mana, he calmly and persistently created a trap that would surely kill him.

“… … Crazy guy.”

Seongju had nothing else to say but that.