episode_0382

I stared into the empty space.

Even though she knew Victor had collapsed, Shine did not show herself.

As if he had other thoughts.

I dragged the fallen Victor to a safe place.

The only safe places in this sub-area were buildings that were inaccessible.

I smashed the entrance to the building and the door leading to the rooftop so that it couldn’t open, then rolled Victor to the floor.

When you wake up, you’ll come find me, right?

I took out my notebook and left a small note next to Victor.

[Come find me when you wake up. Written by Jeff]

Looking at the note with its cute, round handwriting, I felt a sense of pride.

I was planning on showing this font to Shine when I met her, but everything fell apart.

I got up from my seat, patting the ball.

It was time to deal with the remaining towers.

Since I had entrusted Amy with the task of dealing with the towers starting from Area 10, it was obvious that I would meet Amy if I destroyed the remaining towers.

I kept moving.

Running through the sky, dropping thunder dragons.

An explosion accompanied by a flash of light shook the ground, causing the tower Shine was building to melt away in an instant.

I looked up at the sky, breathing heavily, and saw that the dark clouds that Rain had called out were disappearing.

The thunder dragon that had been sending me a massive amount of electricity from the sky also began to disappear.

I stepped down from the building, catching my breath.

The red-hot ground gave off black smoke.

One last thing.

With that thought in mind, I flew away.

Admire the elongated surrounding scenery, enveloped in blue flashes of light.

The moment I descended with the rough sound of thunder, I was able to encounter a white aura that colored my eyes.

A giant beast-like figure tramples the tower.

Amy, her power was evident.

I went straight down to the bottom of the building.

As I approached the White King’s aura, the electricity surrounding my body instantly disappeared.

“Mom!”

Amy, who had destroyed the building, turned around, catching her breath.

Luckily, Rain was right next to her.

“Jeff!”

As soon as Rain found me, he ran to me and hugged me.

I approached Amy, holding the soft rain in my arms.

“Did anything happen on your way here?”

“Yeah. There was no interruption.”

I frowned at Amy’s words.

There was no interference?

Does that mean Shine’s purpose wasn’t to build the tower?

But I guess I’m not wrong, seeing as you tried to stop me using Victor.

I stared blankly at the collapsing tower.

All the towers were destroyed.

But Shine didn’t show up.

Are you trying to hide from us again?

I held Amy’s hand next to me tightly.

As if sensing my anxiety, Amy gently touched my hand without saying a word.

What should I do now?

If Shine didn’t show up, there was nothing we could do.

Shine didn’t show herself in front of her mother.

It didn’t even show itself to me when I wasn’t with Rain.

I completely hide my true self from those who my abilities do not work on.

I bit my lip.

If Shine had shown up when I was alone, I would have subdued her and dragged her in front of Amy.

I wanted to put her on my lap and spank her butt.

thud-

At that moment, a very strange sound was heard.

A tearing sound? A crumbling sound?

I’m not sure, but something intangible was twisting.

I turned my gaze towards where the sound came from.

Jejejeok-

The empty space begins to tear apart.

The world shook with a harsh sound, as if someone was forcibly pulling it apart.

“Shumain…”

Amy muttered a name quietly.

Only then could I recall the woman’s face.

Shumain, a woman taller than Amy.

Her ability was a very heterogeneous one, the ability to distort space itself.

bang!

The space was torn apart with a loud bang.

Everything was gone, as if someone had ripped off just that part.

“Oh, it’s gone!”

I jumped up onto a tall building, hearing Rain’s scream-like voice.

Climb up quickly, stepping on the walls and checking beyond the gate.

does not exist.

There was nothing.

The area where the upper zone should have been was empty.

I stared at the place where it disappeared, unable to say anything.

Amy, who had followed me up late, also looked at the place where the upper area was as if she had lost her words.

There is nothing.

“What, what is it…?”

In a panic, he lets out a stupid sound.

What on earth happened?

Shumain, did she use her powers?

Really? Really?

Does that mean her power was strong enough to tear down the entire upper zone?

I looked at Amy in an incomprehensible situation.

She bit her fingernails with a serious expression, as if something was bothering her.

I quickly flew away.

A body engulfed in blue electricity passes through the gate and reaches an empty space.

The space where the city should have been built was empty and sunken in.

I slide down, kicking up dust, and examine the floor.

There is only a dirt floor.

Nothing, no trace, remained.

Amy, who followed me late, sits down next to me.

Rain, who had been in my arms, struggles and falls to the floor.

She also tapped the floor with an expression of disbelief.

The faintly rising dust blurs the vision.

“Is this really what Mr. Shumain did?”

Amy nodded silently.

But I couldn’t believe it.

Her power control was limited to the vast forest that hid the Resistance’s buildings.

In this way, it made no sense to devour an area hundreds of times the size of that forest.

I opened my mouth, wondering if it was true.

What if, really what if, Shine’s purpose wasn’t the tower?

What if it was to lure out people like me, Amy, and Lane who might interfere with his work?

Shine’s goal may have been the entire upper zone from the beginning.

As long as you can control the upper zone, it doesn’t matter what happens to the lower zones.

“Oh, what can’t you do with Mom’s ability?”

“That’s impossible. It’s not something that can be captured by Baekwang by moving through space itself…”

I sat down on the floor after hearing Amy’s answer.

There’s no stopping Shine now.

The entire upper area fell into Shine’s hands.

***

The absence of a higher zone brought about great confusion.

The communication network is down.

Everything went down, including the internet, cell phones, and television.

The value of money has fallen to rock bottom.

In just one week, everything changed.

I frowned as I looked out the window.

The gunshots coming from everywhere showed no sign of stopping.

Screams and shouts followed, and the road became stained with blood.

Now that control has disappeared, the lower zone has become a complete lawless zone.

I don’t even think about checking the mood.

What use is the law when the government is gone?

Shops everywhere were smashed to pieces and the helpless were driven out through the gate.

An ironic situation occurred.

All those who aspired to the upper zone are now forced into the place where the upper zone used to be.

People who were driven into a place with nothing but open spaces began to build small tents and live there.

Kwarrung!

A familiar man appeared from the sky with a large thunderbolt.

He landed on the ground, carrying a large bag on his back, and approached the building I was in.

He was Victor.

Victor, who had woken up, quickly joined us.

When asked what he had been doing for the past seven years, he replied that he could not remember a single thing.

Memories are cut off, what happened in the meantime?

With Victor’s appearance, the street fighting subsided.

A week may seem like a short time, but it was enough time for word to spread that we were living here.

Victor frowned and turned his head.

“It’s Victor!”

Rain jumped out of bed as if reacting to the sound of thunder.

A bitter smile appears on her face as she welcomes Victor, whom she hasn’t seen in seven years.

Victor opened the door and went upstairs, then put down his bag.

What was pouring out from inside were numerous cans of corn.

He looked at me and took a step back.

With a gap in his memory of seven years, he must have felt like I had grown up overnight.

I smiled and checked the cans Victor had brought.

But there was nothing I liked.

I muttered sullenly.

“There’s nothing but tasteless things…”

Victor let out a hollow laugh as if he found my words ridiculous.

“What about Amy?”

“I went out to investigate…”

Victor frowned at my answer and lay down on a nearby sofa.

Rain watched Victor closely and then approached him stealthily.

Victor turned away with a crumpled expression, as if he couldn’t adjust to the sudden distance from Rain.

Rain, who had approached with joy, had a sad expression on his face.

I called out to Rain with a small smile.

“Rain. Come here.”

“Ugh…”

Rain walked towards me weakly and hugged me.

I took out my dead cell phone and rubbed Lane’s soft legs.

Now that I couldn’t make a phone call, I had no way of contacting Amy.

I wonder if grandpa is doing well.

Today’s cell phones only have clock and camera functions.

I checked the time and frowned.

It was almost lunch time, but Amy was nowhere to be seen.

I put Rain down next to me and got up from my seat.

“Jeff, are you leaving?”

“Yeah, Mom isn’t coming.”

“Hmm. Now that I think about it, it’s lunch time.”

Victor had his eyes closed, as if he had no intention of going out.

I wrapped the coat hanging on the hanger around my body and left the room with Rain.

I went outside with Rain and looked up at the sky.

The sky was gloomy.

In weather that looked like it might rain soon, I hurried my steps.

There was only one place for Amy to go.

A place where the powerless are driven out, a place that used to be the upper class, now a lower class.

It was the land beyond the gate.

The condition of the streets was absolutely terrible.

The smell of rotting corpses, something I had never smelled before, stung my nose.

In the sky, large birds were flying, targeting corpses.