Episode 100. Unrecovered area (6)
“brother. Please stand behind me.”
Shin So-ra, who had just been trembling with fear, strode forward to me.
“I don’t see it moving.”
“Did you say we ran away quickly when we were driving?”
“Looking at the clothes, it’s not the undead I met back then.”
We cautiously approached the fallen undead. The boy was lying face down on the floor.
“brother. What now?”
“Will you turn him over? Look at your face.”
“Turn it off.”
“If you can’t do it, I will.”
“Oh no! What if you suddenly move? Leave this to me.”
Even if the fear was reduced with the power of nature, could it be that the primal fear could not be helped? So-ra Shin turned the body of the undead with a frown on her face using the power of her toes.
“Mmm.”
Blind-eyed corpse. Judging by the state of her face, it was unmistakable that it was a corpse.
‘It’s also the corpse of an adult, not the corpse of an ordinary person.’
The body of an adult has one characteristic. As Sung Hyuk-soo said, it does not rot well. It’s just that it literally doesn’t rot well, but it didn’t rot at all.
If someone really manipulated this undead, it would surely be the power of nature, and if that was the case, magical power had to be applied.
“Don’t worry, he won’t move.”
“How do you know?”
“Because if someone controlled it with natural power, you should feel the magic. That guy doesn’t feel that kind of energy at all.”
“ah! There was a way to find out! I forgot because I was so scared. I must be stupid… .”
“Don’t beat yourself up. Anyone with no real experience can do that.”
Shin So-ra looked at me gently and asked.
“You mean you have practical experience?”
“I can hypnotize myself and force myself to stay calm.”
While she nodded as if she understood, I took a closer look at the undead’s condition.
‘Dust on the first clothes I saw. And when I put together the dust on the floor where the corpse was lying.’
As expected, I was certain that it hadn’t been long since I fell here. In other words, it meant that these undead came here for some purpose and were devastated.
I could guess what this undead might have been.
‘It must be because of the soul persona.’
Their psychic attacks are a form of magical blows. It was also a penetrating type that directly interfered with the core where mana existed.
If these undead were beings that moved under the control of magic from the outside, the Soul Persona’s penetrating mental attack would have been quite lethal.
“This undead. It doesn’t mean that the dead person moves because they have an ego, right?”
“No way. It is highly likely that he was being manipulated by someone.”
“uh? Then, isn’t the purpose of the person who controlled the undead the same as your brother’s?”
When I heard that, my mind jumped.
‘thinking about it?’
I was just wondering why the undead were lying here.
Behind the undead is probably a project linked to the satellite project. There must be that Necromancer that was born as a result of the Requies Project. It must be the septagram that controls him.
There was one corner to point out in this regard.
‘There was a story about Septagram collecting artifacts from all over the world.’
From lost artifacts like the Silence Choir to expensive artifacts roaming the market. In particular, there was a story about trying to collect all the artifacts that are helpful in armed conflict.
The so-called Artifact Sweeping Episode.
Their purpose is to prepare war materials. This is because Septagram will challenge the world in earnest later.
‘But that’s a story that literally only happens later, right?’
Is the timing advanced?
Needless to say what the reason was. If the Septagrams were truly able to command an undead army, then no one would be foolish enough to let the fearsome labor of the undead rot.
The number of undead that stopped moving increased as they went inside. Shin So-ra was startled every time, but she didn’t seem to have any intention of stepping down from me.
“Look at that.”
“yes? Which one?”
“Can’t you see the shiny thing over there?”
I pointed to either side with my finger. Moonlight pouring down through a hole in the ceiling that was finely opened. Beneath it was a brilliantly shiny object.
The artifact I was looking for. It was the choir of silence.
“wow! very pretty! Does it look expensive? Why is it in a place like this?”
“It must have been dropped from the hole in the ceiling over there.”
I picked up the Silence Choir and looked around. When I poured mana into the vital chip and let it recognize it, I found that it was working normally.
Whoop!
While I was blowing the dust accumulated in the silence choir with my mouth to capture it. Suddenly, I could feel the magic from the body cam badge.
＜Kim Do-yoon. It’s been 30 minutes, but it’s coming back soon? Did you know that it is 10 minutes later than the 20 minutes I first said?＞
It was Jeong Gyu-min’s voice.
‘Has time already passed like that?’
I wiped the silence choir with my collar and kept it in my arms.
“Eh, eh… Etch!”
at that time. Shin So-ra made a cute sneezing sound, perhaps because of the dust that was scattered by the silence choir.
＜What did you just do? Is that Sora’s voice?＞
I heard Jeong Gyu-min’s frozen voice.
“You didn’t hear me wrong.”
＜Do you know where I heard her voice for a day or two?! Don’t be fooled, answer honestly. where are you now Are you with him?＞
I glanced at her. Shin So-ra heard Kyu-min’s voice and belatedly covered her mouth with her hand. Although it was already too late.
“It can’t be. That was what I said earlier.”
＜You sneeze like that with a charming female voice? Don’t you think it’s irrational even after you say that?＞
[‘Delusion Practice’ is activated.]
“What can I do? I can still make my voice heard.”
＜When you say something nice, say it in your original voice.＞
“anyway. Don’t worry, I’m going back now.”
＜Don’t be annoying and come back soon. and. If you imitate Shin So-ra’s voice in front of me one more time, then I won’t let you go.＞
pop.
After a while.
This time, Shin So-ra heard Kyu-min’s radio. just as expected. Unlike when he asked me to come back, it was a very kind and worry-filled request.
“let’s go.”
After confirming that the conversation was over, Sora and I went back the way we came and got out of the cave.
and.
“Uhhh… … .”
“Ugh.”
Dozens of undead surrounding the entrance welcomed us.
Somehow it seemed like this.
“brother. I will protect you.”
“are you okay?”
“Do not worry. I think it’s scary, but not to the point of panic. Thanks to my brother.”
I stood behind Shin So-ra and looked around at the undead.
‘Could they have come to take away the Silence Choir?’
If we talk, can we even communicate? That’s what I was thinking.
“seaweed… . Do-yoon… … .”
“Hick! brother. That monster knows your name!”
One of the undead hordes took a step forward, representing it. While Shin So-ra lowered her posture so that she could respond at any time, I decided that there was room for a conversation and opened my mouth.
“Could you A sorcerer who controls the undead, right?”
“The undead control the undead?”
“I didn’t ask in that sense. I asked because I thought maybe someone was controlling the undead and telling them to speak instead.”
Shin So-ra let out a small exclamation as if she understood.
“Yes… … .”
Meanwhile, the undead sent a positive message. Judging by the rattling of its chin uneasy, it seems that it is difficult to speak properly.
“Did you say “Necromancer”? I know a little about you.”
“My name is… . It’s not like that. I am Muerte. Cheeky. call me by name… .”
“OK. Muerte. There was an undead you controlled in the cave. Maybe you wanted to find something inside?”
“Give it to me… . Artifact… . I know the information that is in it.”
“Will you give it to me?”
“Then, all that remains is death… . You guys too… . I want to be my soldier… .”
Unlike his slurred and slow speech. The movements of the undead preparing for battle were as swift as they could be.
‘How strong do you want to be? Surely those corpses aren’t at the level of being able to demonstrate the nature they possessed in life?’
First, I decided to monitor the situation. If the power of the undead is more ruthless than expected, they planned to send a rescue signal at any time.
“Shin Sora. The front only believes in you.”
“Leave it to me!”
『Pornicor』
It was Shin So-ra’s natural name.
‘According to the setting book, it was said to mean idolatry.’
True to its meaning, she is able to copy and use some of the abilities of those who idolize her.
For example, one of Jeong Gyu-min’s abilities. As if imitating his strength when using a supersword, she created a sword that far exceeded her height by combining light particles made of mana.
“Huap!”
The moment Shin So-ra swung her extra-large sword. The wind pressure alone blew away some of the surrounding undead.
‘If you look at him like that, you’d think it would be more appropriate to be a dealer rather than a tanker.’
If she had the fighting talent, she would have been the best power as a damage dealer.
The only thing that couldn’t do that was to literally imitate certain skills. The ability to use it in combat with it was terribly bad.
“Oops! Hurry!”
I could see it with my own two eyes. All he had to do was to threaten the approaching undead by swinging the extra-large sword he had created as if threatening.
‘Even in the original game, the attack-related artificial intelligence was quite poor.’
Instead, he made use of the agility he had cultivated while dancing as an idol and became an evasive tank favored by the deceased. That was Shin So-ra’s identity that I knew.
“Annoying b*tch. get out of the way… I need the artifact he has… .”
“Whew! Look at the stuffy tone! It makes me want to hit you even more!”
I had no intention of just playing.
‘Although my mental interference doesn’t work against non-living things.’
Looking at the movements of the undead, he could see that his earlier worries were overestimated.
Caang! Caang!
The undead fell helplessly to the magic bullets fired by Astrolabos. There was a movement to avoid it, but even so, it was a little better than the average person.
I can even aim for gaps in the round and round Smile Deal. How much more can I not guess those guys?
‘Even if it’s a corpse, maybe it’s because it’s an adult’s body, so it’s quite hard, but it’s not to the point where it’s difficult.’
Even if they tried to attack with a stock attack, Shin So-ra stood in front of them.
Even if the attack wasn’t threatening, it was fine in the current situation. It would be difficult to approach him even if he swung a great sword like that.
“Ugh… . If you knew this… . Sending elite troops… .”
“Kim Do-yoon. tell me… .”
“There, what artifact… did you get it?”
This time, several undead started talking to each other as if passing the baton.
I thought while diligently erasing the undead with magic bullets.
‘Ohh. I guess he’s not good at psychological warfare. Does asking that mean you didn’t know what kind of performance the artifact was inside?’
hahahaha
When I inferred from the story of the elite soldiers. Artifact here. Had they known the value of the Silence Choir was high, they would have brought a strong force from the beginning.
“well. Do you have any reason for me to tell you?”
“cheeky… .”
Caang!
I shot the last remaining undead in the head and silenced it.
“brother. Shouldn’t we have left at least one so we could listen to the story?”
“I want to do that too, but the seats are at a disadvantage. I don’t know where the enemy will come again. Let’s not waste any more time here and go back to the safe camp. Lives are more important than information.”
On the way back to base camp. I fell into a complicated state of mind as I recalled what had happened just a moment ago.
There was a harvest, but in many ways it was uncomfortable. Gradually, I felt that the flow was trying to deviate from the orbit of the original story I knew.
‘Undead. Requies Project. Necromancer Muerte… … .’
If it is Bondi DLC, players often expect a new story that is not in the original. Maybe that is the story that came about when a character named Kim Do-yoon participated in the Psychic Age.
of course.
It’s just a hypothesis I’ve come up with. I didn’t say this was certain, but I felt like I should be prepared for some reason.
‘I’ll have to have a more in-depth talk with Seol Chae-hwa after this tournament. The last time I listened to it, it seemed that the shaky support base had been restored, so I must have been able to afford it.’
I had to keep moving.
Because I had no intention of being swayed by variables.
***
The next day after safely returning to the base camp.
Contrary to expectations that Muerte might do something, the test went smoothly. It was the same on the 9th day, one more day after that.
The long-awaited 10th day. When the final announcement day came, we demolished the base camp and returned to Signal.
All that remains is to gather at the training ground and wait for the results.
Ironically, the order of presentation was called from the third grade. The point to watch was that each of the students who had been accepted showed a variety of reactions.
‘It’s a name everyone knows.’
Days 7-9 were the most important. Although I don’t know the details of how the other groups performed, I was confident that I did the best and best I could.
“Next is the first year division. I will call the supporters first.”
I listened even more to the instructor’s continued words.
First, as expected, Seol Chae-hwa and Min Seo-eun were included in the selection of supporters. The tank selection members also heard familiar names, Eom Na-yeon and Shin So-ra.
“Is it the turn of the first-year dealer division next? okay. Participants with bright eyes and ears will know why this part is announced at the end. Because this is where the competition is fiercest.”
When the instructor smiled and said, those who had been selected showed sympathy. Conversely, those who had suffered the loss of elimination showed an atmosphere that was good no matter what.
“First, first. This student will have no room for disagreement. Pyoyurim student. It is the final pass.”
Unlike the other students, Pyo Yu-rim did not change his expression at all. It just seems natural. He was still waiting for the instructor’s next words with an expressionless face.
“second is… . Byun Jin-soo student. It is the final pass.”
When his name was called, Byeon Jin-soo shrugged his shoulders with a confident expression.
“Mum. Somehow I thought it would be me. Looking at the selected members, they lacked melee firepower, but it seemed like they needed me.”
Is this the last one now?
I looked at the other two leading candidates.
Kwon Young-tae, who was characterized by long-range attacks, and Woo Byeong-min, who was good at assassination. And I, Kim Do-yoon, who was called a dark horse with a Joker-like feel, although there were many evaluations that were ambiguous.
‘Kwon Young-tae and Woo Byeong-min. I heard that those guys did quite well in the 7th to 9th days. It’s too early to conclude the results.’
It was then.
The two of them happened to be standing next to each other while looking around. Jung Kyu-min and Kwak Min-ki caught my eye. Coincidentally, they were also looking in my direction.
The guys were laughing.
“The last person who finally passed the 1st year dealer position was… … .”
The instructor intentionally blurs the end of his speech. It was a pretty bad joke.
“Congratulations.”
After saying hello without saying who it is first. Once again, take a break.
There was a moment of silence that felt like eternity.
and.
“Kwon Young-tae. The last remaining first-year dealer position national team seat is yours.”
“Thank you for a good look. I will do my best not to disappoint you.”
“… … .”
end to end
I didn’t get picked