254 – Final Chapter (7)
I slowly opened my eyes.
Hazy gray sky.
Orange light is slowly rising from far away.
The sun was coming up.
I took a deep breath.
The scent of moist earth soaked with dew.
The smell of grass.
Birds flying around looking for food, and insects hiding in a hurry.
Visual, tactile, and refined five senses allow you to feel your surroundings more vividly.
It felt as if the resolution of the world had increased further.
“……”
This is the end of this training, which started with the closing of the building.
It was the longest training.
And it was also the most focused training.
I didn’t worry about anything else other than growing.
Even my colleagues were erasing it from my mind.
If I don’t become stronger, there will be nothing left.
“Whoa…”
I stood up with a deep breath.
Now it is time to return to the secular world.
Well, even in the secular world, it was still the home of Shaleam Bridge.
“Where should I go?”
When I finally finished my training, I had no place to go.
A period of several tens of days that is far from reality.
I think I need to figure out how the world works…
“There is only one place to go from here.”
The only place I can be is the blood woman’s residence.
I felt strangely gaslighted, but I still decided to go looking for the blood girl.
There was just one problem.
“Where was it?”
Unfortunately, I am not familiar with the geography of this place.
There was no way I was memorizing a blood woman’s house that wasn’t even mine.
Of course, there was no solution.
I spread my magic thinly.
Every single energy around you unfolds as vividly as you can see with your own eyes.
I looked at them one by one.
It was particularly bright red and had a fluttering energy.
It belonged to a blood woman.
“It’s fascinating.”
It was an energy I had never felt before.
How much enlightenment did you gain during this training period? I had no idea. The level would also have risen several levels.
The blood woman’s energy was well captured.
However, it was especially dark in one space.
It must be her accommodation.
I took a step.
Coming out of the forest, a well-paved street unfolded.
Now, in the morning, the sun has clearly risen.
For that reason, the streets were quiet.
It felt like there were fewer people overall than before.
People passing by occasionally also seemed a bit impatient.
I often saw people with dark undereyes, as if they were tired.
One of them came and stood in front of me.
This is a person with dark circles around the eyes.
The feeling of momentum is never weak.
But he bowed his head to me.
“Sazon is meeting the vice principal.”
“… Pontoon pontoon?”
I asked back without realizing it.
The narrow-eyed man who introduced himself as Sazon Wi nodded his head.
“The head leader said as he marched out. Since the assistant head leader has broken through the walls of ordinary people and achieved great success, there will be nothing lacking to become the assistant head leader.”
It is natural that the leader of Shaleam Cultivation is conspiring to do everything.
However, what I was curious about was the other side.
“So, I’m the vice president now?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Sajonwi bowed his head to me once again.
It was absurd.
How much pride do you have to have to bow your head to someone who just came in from outside as a candidate for leader?
Even though they were a bunch of pagans, it was difficult for them to understand with common sense.
“I can also feel that you are full of shale energy. Congratulations on your success.”
“…….”
“However, this energy is something I have never seen before. It resembles Shaleam’s energy, but it is not completely the same. I don’t know what kind of enlightenment you have gained, but I am curious.”
Only then did I realize my condition.
I guess I was losing momentum without even realizing it.
I quickly captured the energy flowing out of my body.
You won’t feel anything anymore.
The corner of Sahonwi’s eyes twitched.
“You are amazing.”
Only then did I realize.
Why can they bow their heads to me, who came here like this?
These people fear power.
If someone is stronger than you, you can always bow your head.
That was Shaleam Bridge.
Anyway, this Sazonwi seemed like the kind of person who could communicate a bit. Among executives, he probably holds the position of brains and common sense.
“Will anything change if I become the vice president?”
“Actually, it doesn’t have much meaning. However, you are qualified to succeed the religious leader.”
“Succession?”
“Yes. If the current Hwalam Cult Leader becomes a Demon God, he will take over the empty Cult Leader position.”
“…..”
The cult leader becomes a demon god.
There is still a human element to blood demons. If you ask me, he is half-human and half-god.
However, the ascension to the Demon God…
That’s probably the worst case scenario.
It is also possible.
Because there was no doubt about the current leader’s abilities.
That has to be prevented somehow.
If you ask too much, it will arouse suspicion.
I asked something else.
“Why are there so few people here?”
“Oh, that’s-“
Sajonwi looked down at the letter he was holding in his arms and continued speaking.
“A full-scale war has begun.”
“War?”
“Yes. Our school will dye the continent red.”
Full-scale movement of Shaleam Bridge.
I could feel the final scenario starting.
‘If I made a mistake, I would have been late.’
If the training had lasted just a little longer, Shale Bridge would have eaten up the entire continent.
Sazonwi, who was watching my expression, opened his mouth.
“Don’t worry. I told you to bring the assistant principal’s acquaintances.”
“Bring me here?”
“Yes. That’s…”
He hesitated.
I could guess what it meant.
‘I guess they ordered me to capture him alive.’
… Still, that’s enough to ease some of your worries.
Children at the Dessert Research Club.
Because people want to protect their colleagues in any way possible.
“I understand first.”
I ended the conversation and continued walking.
I have something to think about.
‘… War.’
The final scenario has begun in earnest.
The invasion of the Shale Bridge is a catastrophic scenario that is virtually impossible to defend against.
That was the level of difficulty of Panta x Akka in the first place.
A game that is impossible to clear.
No player prevented the invasion, but even if they did, the presence in the veil lurking behind it, the cult leader. No player could ever imagine being able to stop him.
But this is no longer a game for me.
This is an obvious reality.
If you don’t clear it, you die.
Losing colleagues.
Giving your all is not enough.
Absolutely, we have to find a way.
But how?
We are in a situation where we are trapped in the main base of Shaleam Bridge?
“Escape is not the answer.”
Escape from here right now?
I looked up at the sky.
Thanks to growing up, I felt a barrier that I had not felt before.
It was a barrier that seemed to have been built layer upon layer since the beginning of the shale bridge.
“……”
It is impossible to break through that.
You will be caught as soon as you try to escape.
I think I can try to respond to one or two things, but anything more than that is impossible.
Besides.
‘To put it bluntly, we are in the enemy’s base.’
An opportunity to greatly reduce their power.
This means that there are many elements that can be utilized effectively.
“You look like you’re planning something.”
A voice sounded as if metal was scraping.
When I turned my head, there was Lee Jonwi, who was giving off an unpleasant vibe.
He didn’t like me from the first day I came here.
‘..Why didn’t I notice?’
No matter how lost in thought he is, his momentum is strong.
After briefly wondering why I didn’t notice the momentum, I realized the reason.
This was because the momentum of Lee Jon-wi did not feel as threatening as before.
“What is it?”
Lee Jonwi frowned at my question.
“I can’t see anything since I got to the position of vice president.”
“It’s not a position I wanted.”
“I need to let you know that someone is targeting that position.”
A somewhat creepy feeling.
— Coo!
I immediately unleashed my magical powers and blocked my path.
My black, shimmering magic power was blocking Lee Jonwi’s huge axe.
His pupils dilate beyond the axe.
“What kind of energy is this?”
“I don’t know either.”
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I shrugged my shoulders.
This person worked hard to hold his weight, so there was no need for me to hold on to him.
“This bastard…”
Just as his eyebrows were about to frown again.
— Weeeing!
White threads fell from the sky like lightning.
This is the wave that we saw at the working-level summit before.
I quickly widened the distance.
The same was true for Lee Jonwi.
Naturally, our relationship became distant.
The ray of light disappeared, and a human figure appeared.
It was the Sazonwi that I saw a while ago.
He reprimanded Lee Jonwi.
“I knew this would happen, so I chased after him. Lee Jonwi. Didn’t the church leader also ask you to be loyal to the vice-church leader?”
“I can admit…”
“Do you still think that after seeing his skills just now?”
Surprisingly, Sajonwi had a decisive side.
“Tsk. It doesn’t seem like he doesn’t know the leader’s feelings. That’s not to say he admitted it, though.”
This person looked back at me and his wife, then clicked his tongue and walked away from his seat.
“I’m sorry for being rude.”
Sajonwi bowed his head towards me.
I was honestly a little afraid of this person.
Sajonwi.
Cool head, flexible thinking, and leadership. He seemed like he had it all.
If you meet an enemy, he will be quite scary.
I felt like I needed to figure out this guy’s weaknesses.
However, the Sazonwi was also watching me.
Squint your eyes.