55 – pseudo-1
At this point, I needed to revisit the past.
Why did I want to come to Daesamrim despite the opposition of my younger siblings?
Why did my instincts sound the alarm when I heard the word Great Forest?
Even now, when I think of the word great forest, my heart pounds.
But for some reason, even though they had entered the forest several times, there had been no danger.
Even after hearing that I was going to visit people hiding in the Great Forest right now, my heartbeat was the same as usual.
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No, to be precise, it was a little bit of a thrill, but compared to the tension I felt when I first remembered the Great Forest, it was nothing.
‘I’m hiding somewhere else.’
The group that younger siblings found is a group different from the one that gave me tension.
Even if there is a relationship, it would be a minor level.
‘Then where the hell are you?’
“Brother? What are you thinking?”
“Nothing.”
OK, let’s not think about it anymore. Isn’t it a good thing not to face danger? There’s nothing I can do anyway.
Whether or not I face that danger will be decided by my fate.
“Then are you leaving right away?”
“I’m going to do that. In the first place, the instructions given by the guild leader were to investigate the anomalies that occurred in the Great Forest, not root them out. Even if they run away, it doesn’t matter much.”
When I look in your eyes, I think you think you can’t run away?
“Then we move.”
Ha-yeon held my younger brother and I by the shoulders.
A sensation I was used to by now wrapped around my body, and when I came to my senses, I was in front of a small cave.
A white light emanated from the young man’s body.
“As expected, it seems that there is an Awakener who blocks mana. You are quite good at it? I forcibly blocked mana, but there is no awkwardness.”
“Can I just cut it off?”
– Ugh!
As soon as Hayeon’s words finished, the air was cut.
It was a spectacle in its own way to see the air parting. The appearance of solid white lines in an empty space was unrealistic.
Are they still split in that state? When I wanted to, incontinence began to go over the empty space that was cut.
– Clink
Once formed, gold quickly spread its momentum, and soon after, it was broken like a window.
“Wh… what?!”
A confused voice was heard.
Are you a guard? I saw two men looking at us, each holding a gun.
“From the surrounding city guards. Get out of the way to investigate inside.”
‘I haven’t heard this voice in a while?’
The tone was the same as when Ha-yeon and I met again after a long time. Both men sat down at Ha-yeon’s words filled with energy.
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Not caring about the fallen man, I followed Ha-yeon, who walked away, and when I went in, there was a fairly wide space.
It was a very neat place for a cave. The lights were well-studded, so the view was not obstructed, and many buildings were erected.
Even people moved around quite a bit, so it reminded me of a small city.
“Who are you?!”
As soon as we entered the cave, everyone inside looked out for us.
The approximate number of people I counted was about 20 people, so it wasn’t such a large group.
“That’s what we want to ask? Who are you doing this in the Great Forest?”
“We are the servants of the Great Goddess.”
“What? These guys aren’t idiots.”
My heartbeat started to quicken.
An unknown sense of danger came over me.
“Shoot! Kill!”
-bang!!
As soon as we entered, a blue light flashed from the muzzle of a man aiming a gun.
“what.”
It was an attack on Ha-yeon, but she was not hit at all.
That’s also true, because no matter how high the ammo for the awakened person was, the A-class was the maximum. Human firearms could not do any damage to S-class Awakeners.
‘But why do they have that?’
Ammunition for Awoken is illegal.
Making, using, possessing, everything is illegal.
Due to the strong sanctions imposed by the Sun Guild, not many people knew how to make bullets for the Awoken.
Perhaps there are only 10 people in Sol and our city who can make ammunition for awakening in an authentic way, rather than simply making it by a high-level Awakener in an ignorant way.
“You must have a lot to talk about?”
The gun the man was holding, to be precise, all the guns in this space were cut off.
“I’ll ask you again. Who are you?
“We are only servants acting according to the will of the Great Goddess!”
The man who seemed to be the leader shouted loudly.
Even if you look at it in the eyes, it looks like a high-level Awakener who looks beyond B-class, but why is he like that?
“Who is that goddess?”
“It’s not a light enough name to tell the likes of you!”
– Iron puck..
The man’s right arm was severed and he fell to the floor.
“Do you think I’ll succumb to this?!”
“Sister, I will do it.”
The man’s body glowed white.
I couldn’t tell what the younger man was doing to the man, but from the look on his face, he looked in great pain.
“How are you thinking about talking now?”
“Don’t give in just like this!!”
“Are you really crazy? Yes, I don’t have to listen to you.”
The bodies of everyone in the cave glowed white.
After about a minute, the light disappeared as if the younger sister had released her powers, but no one blew about the goddess.
“I think I’ve been brainwashed somehow? No matter how strong my mental powers are, it doesn’t make sense that so many people can withstand my ability.”
Brainwashing, my heart beat again at that one word.
He took a deep breath in and exhaled, feeling the pressure on his heart.
“Brother? Are you okay?”
“It’s okay. Seriously… First of all, if it’s being dominated by brainwashing powers, wouldn’t Wolha be able to do something about it? Let’s finish investigating the internal facilities and take these people to Wolha.”
“That’s a good idea.”
When the young man slaps his palm lightly, everyone collapses on the spot.
“Then, maybe we should go see the people who appear to have been kidnapped?”
When the young man snapped his fingers lightly, an entire building was destroyed.
To be precise, only the outer walls of the building were destroyed. After the dust that had been blowing for a short time disappeared, I saw about 5 people working in a place that looked like a blacksmith’s shop.
One of them was someone I knew really well.
“Boss? Why are you here?”
Everyone in the smithy was watching us, so the boss immediately recognized my presence.
“Ah… that’s right, I was kidnapped. The moment I close the store to enjoy a vacation after a while…”
So you’re saying that you’ve been here ever since I went on a date with Ha-yeon?
I should have realized when I felt you kept the door closed for too long.
There was a crackling sound in my mouth.
“What’s your relationship with my older brother?”
“I ran a gunsmith, and Suhyeon was the employee.”
Unlike me who couldn’t stand it because I was angry with myself, the boss’s voice was calm.
“May I ask what happened here?”
“No big deal. I was kidnapped first and these people came in later, and they made weapons or bullets.”
“Is that bullet for the Awoken?”
The boss nodded without speaking.
“You must not know that making bullets for the Awoken is a felony, right?”
“But you can’t just die. And I’ve never seen bullets made so far moved somewhere, so if you dispose of them here, there won’t be any problems.”
“… For now, I’ll let you go.”
After that, a barrage of passionate questions from younger people began. Questions such as where did everyone come from, how they were kidnapped, and whether they were all technicians, continued, and then one question came up that I couldn’t just pass by.
“Does anyone know the name of the goddess they follow?”
“I…”
A woman with a timid expression raised her hand.
“I didn’t hear it properly, but I think I heard you call me Goddess Lee Soo-ah.”