episode_0334

“Kekekeke! Knock knock knock!”

The weather at [Goryongsan Crack Field] is cloudy.

There is no sunlight and the wind is cool…

I think it’s good weather for negotiating.

A spring breeze blowing in a world that has passed destruction.

On the way down to the ‘flower garden’ in the basin, Eunha looked at the green buds blooming here and there with a happy smile.

“Cough…! Huh… Huh…… Hey, this is…”

I can hear someone breathing heavily.

The test supervisor who almost passed away while drinking medicinal water from the ‘medicinal water source’, the top poisonous supervisor, gets up by vomiting out the ‘medicinal water’.

He didn’t seem to understand what was happening to him, and soon he saw the ‘medicinal spring’ in front of him and Eunha holding an old saw in her hand, and he clutched his pounding heart.

The clothes of the galaxy that became tattered after fighting monsters.

Did your heart flutter at the sight of her unique appearance?

Or did you feel terrified when you saw the bloody ‘thing’?

“Uh… How…! No, what the hell is that ‘medicinal spring’…”

It seemed that it was fear that made his heart beat.

The chief poisoner was talking nonsense and trying to move away from the ‘medicinal spring’.

Chief Inspector General.

Perhaps someone who came to the potion dispensary to find the galaxy.

The fact that she was placed alone in the uninhabited [Goryongsan Crack Field] might have been planned in advance by the potion dispensary.

I should talk to the cat boss after the exam.

‘I worked really hard with Kim Sa-rang to prepare for this promotion exam…’

Even if the kidnapping is prevented, it is still a problem.

If we get rid of the test supervisor, will we be able to conduct the test properly?

Who grades the scores?

That said, I really don’t want to retake the test… if possible.

I was already in a lot of pain.

‘So let’s negotiate. In exchange for being kidnapped, I’ll get a good grade on the test.’

The promotion test will proceed without any problems.

It’s good that they kidnapped the galaxy.

The galaxy is nice because we can invade their lair.

An ending that satisfies everyone.

I hope this incident will put an end to my ill-fated relationship with the potion dispensary.

Eunha gripped the nail tightly, thinking that it was annoying.

‘Negotiation… I’ve never done it before, but it’s okay. It’s probably their first time with someone like me.’

There were no worries.

Eunha approached the top poison, her claws soaked in the monster’s blood snapping.

… … .

… … .

‘What is this? What happened?’

It’s a terrible nightmare.

The chief poisoner thought so.

The rising breath is pressed by scissors, and the fingers tremble like aspen trees, struggling to wake up from the nightmare.

Shiver shiver…

I remember the ‘medicinal water’ that I drank without thinking.

I remember the red bowl with the hair chewed into it.

I remember the frustrating feeling of falling into a well.

The ‘medicinal water’ was really delicious.

I felt the urge to drink it again.

Am I possessed by a ghost?

‘It’s not a monster… This is…’

Indeed,

It’s a nightmare that seems real.

“Hoo… Hoo…”

Temporary Test Supervisor and Potion Preparation Lab [Material Supply Team] Staff Member, Chief Poison Researcher.

He desperately moved away from the ‘medicinal spring’ where sweet medicinal water gurgled.

I can’t understand.

While working in the potion dispensary, I encountered all kinds of monsters and strange phenomena that inhabit the [rift fields] in Korea.

But I’ve never heard of anything like a ‘medicinal spring’ that lures people and then makes them fall for it.

The play.

The sound of a saw scraping wood.

Leaning against the tree stump, he had to calm his pounding heart as he looked up at the woman approaching him with slow steps.

“I did pull it out from the well, but I won’t brag about it since I think I was the one who caused it.”

She is a beautiful woman.

The ‘original solution’ that the potion dispensary had captured and attempted to imprison in the [facility].

She approaches with a smiling face, possessing a strange resilience.

“Ahemhemㅡ.”

Gently raised corners of the lips.

But I bit my lower lip slightly, enduring the stinging pain.

Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.

My heart is pounding so hard it feels like it’s going to burst.

The best poison turns his back on the ‘medicinal water’ and blankly looks up at Eunha, who approaches with a smiling face.

“It’s turning yellow, yellow…”

“ㅁ, what are you trying to do?”

“Huh?… Ah. It’s so quiet, so I’m trying to lighten the mood. ”

Thud. Thud.

A woman covered in blood from a fight with a monster approaches.

The whole body is red.

She is a red lady.

Her chest, larger than her head, sways gracefully with every step,

Hum a nursery rhyme that children might sing.

“It’s dyed blue, blue~…”

A bloody woman is clicking an old saw.

One step like that.

One step at a time.

Little by little, as if being pressed by scissors.

Take a step,

He was able to move his right arm, which had been broken by a monster, without any problems.

With your always smiling face.

Crunch.

Stand before the Supreme Poison.

“… … .”

The nursery rhyme stopped.

The Supreme Commander was shaken.

Is this what it feels like to be overwhelmed by an atmosphere?

The gaze of the galaxy that was silently looking down at him did not seem human.

“… … .”

“Why… Why are you doing this? Thank you for helping me, but what the heck is going on…”

“… … .”

The best poison leaning against a tree.

The smiling face of the galaxy I looked up at was the same as usual.

Even though his entire body was covered in wounds from the fight with the monster, his smile was not distorted at all.

It gives me goosebumps.

“… … .”

yet.

Eunha was looking at the best poison with a smile.

“… … Are you from the potion lab? Are you trying to catch me? ”

“Uh, how did you…”

The gaffe of the highest poisoner, who had just come from the brink of death and was confused,

He raised the corners of his lips without saying a word.

… … .

What a disaster. You’re revealing your plans.

The chief poisoner, frowning at the ridiculous mistake, took out a thick needle from his bosom.

It is a needle containing anesthetic for large monsters.

The main ingredient of the potion is ‘the blood of a monster with excellent resilience’.

It’s an item that can subdue monsters with monstrous resilience, so it will work on the galaxy as well.

‘I was going to use it after dealing with the guys at the ambush site [Rare Hunter Protection – Killing]…!’

It’s spilt milk.

He thought it was better, so he stabbed the needle into Eunha’s thigh, who had approached him defenselessly.

Phew!

Sharp pain.

Galaxy, whose blind spot under her large chest was attacked, flinched and took a step back.

Hot.

But, whatever.

Even though she was injected with a large anesthetic needle, Eun-ha pulled out the needle stuck in her thigh without any problem.

With that smiling face, he grabbed the leg of the poisonous man and started dragging him to the ‘medicinal water spring’.

“Okay, wait a minute!”

“Even if you don’t try to show off, isn’t it too much to attack the person who saved you from falling into the ‘medicinal water’?”

Choaack!

The galaxy using ‘body strengthening’ drags the best poison.

His body was more than half as light as usual, perhaps because of the lightweight artifact ‘1++ sticker’ attached to his ankle, and his body, which had just come to his senses, felt weak.

‘Why? Why isn’t the anesthetic working?’

And what made the best poison most flustered was that Eun-ha was moving around normally despite being anesthetized.

I couldn’t understand.

Is that a person?

Wounds heal instantly and drugs do not work.

[Self-healing] Skill. A skill that returns the user to their ‘original form’.

It seemed like the concept itself was different from general recovery skills.

Choaak!

The ‘medicinal spring’ is approaching.

The terrified Supreme Poison scratches the floor with his claws.

The feel of hair caught in his teeth drove him crazy.

“Wait! Stop! Stop it!”

“As Mr. Banharin said, the beginning of negotiation is a deal to secure an advantageous position.”

It seems like there was a lot of stuff piling up in the potion lab without me knowing.

Eunha dragged the best poison to the ‘medicinal water’.

She woke up the struggling supervisor and placed his head on the well of the ‘medicine well’ as if it were a guillotine.

“Then, let’s solve it through dialogue.”

Kneel down and bow your head.

A transparent ‘medicinal water’ appears before your eyes.

But I know that it’s not ordinary water.

The chief poison that had been shouting to put it down became quiet as if it were a lie as the well with the ‘medicinal water’ flowing approached.

His face, reflected in the water, is frozen in fear.

“Uh… Uh… Uh…”

“I know how you feel. Trauma is not something that can be overcome with mental strength.”

A soft voice comes from the back of my head.

Galaxy’s hand presses the back of his head, and the old saw touches the nape of his neck.

I was scared.

I wasn’t supposed to be given this mission.

He’s a D-class hunter with good resilience.

“We have a lot to talk about, right?”

The play.

The sound of Eunha’s laughter pierced the back of my neck.

… … .

… … .

“Hmm… I don’t know why ‘Yaksu-teo’ appears.”

“Yes!! I just saw it! Sorry for showing it!!”

… … .

“Mr. Choi Go-dok. You know we’re in the middle of a promotion test, right? You’re the one grading my grades. ”

“Yes!! I will definitely make sure you pass!”

“No, please don’t do that. I worked hard, so just grade it properly.”

“Okay!! I will grade it without any shortcomings!”

… … .

“Since it’s a negotiation, there has to be some give and take. After you finish grading the test, let’s go together to a place called [facility] on the way back. I’ll kidnap you. ”

“No!! Sorry!!”

“No, I said you can kidnap me.”

… … .

negotiation.

Successful.

It’s so peaceful when things are resolved through dialogue.

A considerable amount of time has passed,

Galaxy, who had removed the claw from the nape of the Supreme Poison’s neck, stepped back.

I was able to hear many stories.

The potionist called her ‘original’,

There is also a plan to kidnap ‘Original’ during today’s promotion test.

“Ugh…! Ugh…!”

Only then did the top poisoner, who was released from the guillotine called ‘Yaksu-ter’, crawl on the floor and escape from ‘Yaksu-ter’, hugging a sturdy tree and catching his breath.

He nodded with a face filled with fear, having aged suddenly.

Brrr…

The ultimate poison that is excessively fearful.

Eunha, who was watching the scene, smiled complicatedly.

Maybe it’s normal for someone who encounters a monster to become like that.

An immortal being is rushing at you, trying to kill you.

‘Or… maybe I’ve been sawing too much. When I hold the saw, I always feel like cutting something.’

The nape of the neck of the top poisoner, cut off so much that the nail reached the cervical vertebrae.

He hugs the tree and sobs in fear.

Eunha wiped her bloody fingernails and licked her lips.

it’s a shame.

I could have broken my neck.

‘… … No, no, what are you thinking. Get out of here [Red Woman].’

If you hold a saw for too long, you lose your self-control.

Eunha took a short break, put the saw in her carrier, and approached the ‘medicinal water well’.

A well with ‘medicinal water’ gurgling beneath a wooden roof.

Let’s have a drink. You won’t die if you fall into the water.

Eunha scooped up some ‘medicinal water’ with a bright red ladle floating in the well.

Chook!

Inside the transparent ‘medicinal water’, a few strands of hair and someone’s eyeballs float.

“Who opened their eyes like that?”

First off.

The galaxy, which had returned the water it had scooped up to the well, scooped up the ladle again.

This time there is no foreign matter.

Gulp…

It wasn’t as tasty as I thought.

Did that nobleman fall into the well just to drink this?

Swish, swish.

He stirred the ‘medicinal water’ with a ladle and scooped it up.

A few strands of hair, an eyeball, and two molars are contained in the ‘medicinal water’.

Eunha took out the ‘Loot Bottle’ from her carrier and put the hair in the bowl.

A gold tooth left behind by the ‘shadow monster’ encountered during a night patrol.

Button 4 on the apartment elevator.

And this time, the hair of ‘Yaksu-ter’.

“Okay. It’s coming together little by little.”

It feels like collecting tourist stamps.

Galaxy, who had put the bright red bowl back into the ‘well’, left the ‘medicinal spring’ without any regrets.

Anyway, this concludes the negotiations.

I learned of the potion dispensary’s ‘original kidnapping plan’ and the existence of the [facility].

‘During the promotion test mission, there was a map-reading test to find the location marked on the map… The combat personnel of the potion dispensary are ambushing this destination… They’re taking me hostage to deal with Mr. Banharin and Mr. ‘Mouse’?’

I won’t leave you alone.

Eunha was excited to realize that she had a talent for negotiation.

Who said that negotiation is like tightrope walking?

It was a literal meaning. It was like tightrope walking, with your life on the line.

“Mr. Choi Go-dok. Then, after the test, please drive to [the facility]. What is that… Rare Hunter Protection Department? I’ll explain it to those people. ”

“Ah, I see…! But, do you really have to go? It’s dangerous because [the facility] has been out of contact recently…”

“It’s okay, just drive. If you keep doing that, I’ll negotiate.”

“Okay!!”

A level of politeness that makes you wonder if he’s the kind of person who puts anesthetic needles in someone else’s thigh.

The galaxy was happy.

I feel my self-esteem, which had been at rock bottom while suffering from monsters, being revived.

It’s a refreshing feeling to have other people fear your soft-fisted self.

That must mean she’s growing too, with [Self-Recovery].

It was good.

‘If we keep going like this, won’t we be able to negotiate with the monsters and win?’

Galaxy, who became slightly proud.

After all, people must live positively.

She passed the highest poison that could hardly get up and started walking towards the ‘flower field’ that was visible beyond the downhill road.

Immediate goal, C-class promotion exam.

And then, with the top poison supervisor at the forefront, we storm into [the facility].

Everything is going smoothly except that Banharin and ‘Mouse’ haven’t been seen since a while ago.

Eunha started the remaining work with light steps.

… … .

… … Hold on!

And, while I was going down the hill with an excited heart,

It’s like jumping into a hole in the floor,

It was exactly one minute after the galaxy started to flutter.

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2. Watch your step.

– Mountain paths where no one has walked are especially dangerous.

– We pray for your safe daily life.

– If you find a round hole big enough for an adult male to fit in,

– Getting closer might not be a good idea.

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She was stopped in the hole with her large chest and the carrier on her back like a backpack caught in it, thanks to which she did not fall out completely.

Galaxy, who had fallen into the hole up to her waist, covers her face with both hands and bites her lips.

“I’m sorry. I was being presumptuous. You won’t negotiate, right?”

I couldn’t see my feet.

I fall into this hole more often than I thought.

“Whew… Okay. Take a bite.”

Sigh.

Eunha inserted the anesthetic needle she had just removed from her thigh into her carotid artery.

I did it because I thought it wouldn’t hurt.

Kkwaduk!

No, it wasn’t.

… … .

… … .

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5. Listen to sounds coming from afar.

– Strange sounds are often heard in the mountains.

– Pay close attention to which direction the sound comes from.

– People think they’re hallucinating.

– If you don’t react to a hallucination, it remains a hallucination.

– But if you react and turn your head,

– That sound will no longer be an auditory hallucination.

5-1. Distinguish between hallucinations and truth.

– Another way is to ignore all sounds.

– No cries for help, no voices calling for help,

– It’s all probably an auditory hallucination. The easiest thing to do is to ignore it.

– As the day gets darker, strange noises will become more frequent and come closer.

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“Kiyaaang…!!”

Stop.

Meanwhile, at that time.

Banharin was running around [Goryongsan] to find the galaxy she had lost.

She wiped one hand from her cold face as she heard the screams of the galaxy coming from the downhill slope to the left.

‘The scream just now… I don’t know if it was a hallucination from the guide or the real scream of Eunha.’

How many screams is this already?

Banharin bit her lip at the occasional cries for help.

If you don’t react to a hallucination, it remains a hallucination.

So, if you turned your head to the scream and it was an auditory hallucination… the auditory hallucination will become real and you will see the dying galaxy.

Was the galaxy we encountered like that a real galaxy in the first place?

“Aaah! Mr. Banharin!! Please save me!”

The screams of a person in distress.

Turn your head and save the dying person, or ‘something’ that may be a monster.

Or should I just believe it’s a hallucination and let it pass?

It’s a personal choice.

‘It’s a vicious rule. It deliberately makes the castaways pass by…’

I thought about it a lot.

Soon, Banharin hurried her steps, ignoring the screams she heard, with a mind that she would regret someday.

Find the galaxy directly without reacting to the hallucination.

That’s the only way.

“Where are you going?”

“I took a quick look at the map that Eunha received from the test supervisor earlier. I will go to the destination indicated on it.”

“Hmm. Surely, if Eunha is crazy about promotion, she would definitely go there.”

“I will go straight to the destination, so ‘Mouse’, please continue searching around here.”

“What? Why are you going alone? Why don’t you stop? It’s dangerous, so come together…”

Squeaky.

“Nyaak…! No, I didn’t even tell you to step on it yet…!”

“Step over me, wasn’t it something like that?”

Banharin walks past the ‘mouse’ that tripped her and fell down.

She, with her expressionless face, heads towards the messy ‘flower field’…

I headed towards the ambush point in the potion lab alone.