Chapter 109 – Erosion (2)
“aaagh! Crazy!”
Wooooong! Pew!
Fireballs that narrowly missed exploded with a bloody sound.
‘What kind of fireball power is that!’
Of course, even if it’s the same magic, it’s magic to have different power depending on who the caster is, but…….
Quaaang!
“Even an archmage wouldn’t fire a fireball like that, you bastards!”
In the first place, archmages know more efficient magic, so they don’t pay attention to Fireball.
Flutter. Fluff.
People who were forced to use their power do not chase after them, but collapse and die on the spot.
“Ha… ….”
Pak Se-rin, who glanced at her as she turned her head, frowned.
Puong! Pew!
As time passed, the power of magic decreased and the number of people who died increased.
However, those chasing them are being manipulated, not of their own will, so they can’t even stop and rest and run until they die.
“Until when… ….”
How long will I have to run away in this state?
Until they all die like that?
I can’t just watch it.
Then what should I do?
Even if we stop now, there is no way to do anything about it.
The purpose of the eroded people is only to kill us, and seeing that Park Se-rin, who seems to know something about erosion, cut her throat without thinking, it seems that there is no proper way to stop them.
‘What should I do… ….’
Then my bodily sensations began to change a little bizarrely.
No, not only me, but Park Se-rin as well.
How should I express this feeling?
‘Erased?’
Feeling like we are disappearing from the world.
And indeed, our bodies were disappearing.
‘What is this… ….’
However, even in the missing parts, there is definitely a sense.
As it shakes, the clothes shake and touch Pak Se-rin.
Feeling like being transparent.
Within a moment, the body was erased, but…….
My body was still supported by Pak Se-rin, and she was running without stopping.
However, since neither my body nor Park Se-rin’s body can be seen, it feels like a ghost.
Even with people who look just like us running next to us… Huh?
Surprised, I turned her head to see Se-Rin Pak, carrying me on her back, running hard beside her.
‘Are you really out of body?’
As I was dumbfounded at that thought, Park Se-rin, carrying me on my back, twisted her body and fell into the alley under her roof.
Looking up at the sky, Park Se-rin and my body through the gap in the roof… I saw people chasing ?.
Coming Soon! I hear an explosion.
Scrubbing.
Not long after, I saw people who had been eroded and dragging the bloody bodies of Park Se-rin and myself.
Meanwhile, I was still preoccupied with figuring out how things were going.
I am here, but my body is there.
But now, my bodily sensations are also here.
‘Am I finally crazy?’
When I started to worry about my mental state, Park Se-rin’s voice woke me up.
“You came at the right time… ….”
At that moment, with the sound of fingers snapping, Park Se-rin’s body returned to its original state.
A woman who had been hiding her body in the same way as we did, revealed her body.
A secret two-tone look with familiar brown hair and purple inside.
“… Senior Rukia?”
Why are you out there… ?
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Rukia.
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At the same time as being one of the few people who didn’t fall for Dina in [Oeyeongdo].
‘On the contrary, the only person who almost seduced Dina… ….’
She is portrayed as quite strong as well as him.
Her ability is [Illusion].
Her Although it is not her ‘truth’, it is her ability to control her world at will.
It is said that it is even possible to turn ‘false’ into ‘truth’ when the [Illusion] Ability reaches its peak… If Rukia had reached that realm.
‘The strongest person in [Oeyeongdae] Might not have been Dina, but Rukia.’
In the first place, before Dina, the person who was called a rare genius was Rukia.
Then it must be Rukia who tricked the people she just eroded.
‘It’s a problem because I cheated not only those people but also myself.’
Maybe it won’t take long for Rukia to reach the realm of turning her ‘Huh’ into a ‘Thread’.
Because even my [Sixth sense] Was deceived.
It is close to impossible to deceive my [Sixth sense] Unless it is close to the ‘truth’.
She was admiring her skills, so suddenly Rukia stretched out her hand and pointed at me.
“You!”
“Yes?”
“Isn’t that the boy Kamang was touching at the time?”
Now he has the name Kami.
“Yes.”
Then Rukia suddenly made a pitying face and put her hand on my shoulder.
“You must suffer now… ….”
“Yes?”
What the hell are you talking about…….
Why do you feel a subtle sense of kinship with yourself?
I glanced at her Pak Se-rin, and she, who was breathing heavily, opened her mouth.
“So… ….”
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“So… ….”
No matter how much I reflected on the explanation I heard from Park Se-rin, I couldn’t understand it.
“Those people are [Eroded bodies] That have been [Eroded] By someone.”
Pak Se-rin closes her eyes and nods her head with a hmmm.
“Senior noticed the existence of [Erosion] And was investigating the background, but there is no clue.”
“Certainly.”
“In the process, I saved senior Rukia from being attacked by corroding bodies.”
Rukia is right beside her. She does and she interrupts.
“How did the two of them break up to return to the academy after being bullied, but the corrosives relentlessly rushed to both sides?”
“Perfect!”
Se-rin Pak nodded her head in satisfaction.
“So… If you get involved with an erosion body even once, you become a target?”
This is an absurd situation.
I only came out to say hello to Park Se-rin, but I got involved in work like this?
“… When did erosive bodies first appear?”
When I asked while looking at her Pak Se-rin, she opened her closed eyes.
“I don’t know!”
“… Yes?”
“I only found it first, I don’t know when it appeared, junior.”
“… Then when did you find it?”
At that, Park Se-rin replied with a smile.
“From the day of the academy entrance ceremony.”
“… ….”
It seemed to be a problem that had been happening for a lot longer than I thought.
“Then, are there any other characteristics?”
“Can eroded people push their strength beyond their limit? Then you die!”
“I know that because I have already experienced it.”
“No way to get rid of erosion?”
“That was to some extent expected… ….”
At that time, Rukia-senpai thought for a moment before opening her mouth.
“I don’t know if this will be a clue… ….”
“What is it?”
“The number of eroded bodies affected by [Erosion] Is always exactly constant at 423.”
“… Under any circumstances?”
“Yes. When the former host dies, the erosion from that body transfers to the body of another person.”
At first glance, it seems like a very important clue…….
“Oh and.”
Rukia paused for a moment, then she continued.
“Erosion cannot be eroded by those who are stronger than a certain level…. No, it takes a long time to erode.”
Rukia gave Pak Se-rin a slight chin.
Park Se-rin glanced at Rukia with her disapproving eyes.
“Are you clueless? I didn’t say anything because I didn’t want to show it.”
“Still, it’s better than lying for a while, right? Seniors.”
Rukia also replied in disapproval.
“Haa… ….”
Pak Se-rin sighed deeply, and she suddenly turned around behind her.
Then she suddenly took off her top.
“Suddenly, what… ….”
She wanted to ask what she was doing, but she was speechless at the sight that followed.
[Erosion].
Clear traces of [Erosion] Were carved on her back like scars.
She didn’t bother to ask if it hurt.
I’ve already seen her frown in pain as she undresses.
“… Since when have you been like this?”
“Has it been about a month?”
“What happened?”
“When surrounded, she forced herself to break through….”
Park Se-rin said as she put on the top she took off again.
“I’m trying to block it as much as possible with her magic, but it keeps spreading little by little.”
“… ….”
“I think I can hold out for another month or so.”
Her head was pounding and she put her hand on her forehead.
It was only then that I realized that a person of Park Se-rin’s level hadn’t appeared in [Oeyoung-do].
‘Park Se-rin was probably fighting against [Erosion] Just like now….’
She closed her eyes tightly.
…… So you’re saying there’s only one month left?
We have to deal with the ringleader of this within that month to save Pak Se-rin and reduce her victims.
‘Can I do it?’
Probably more likely not to.
[Erosion] Is something that has never been mentioned in [Oeyeongdoe].
There is absolutely no information on how to deal with it.
Se-rin Park and Rukia have already said that they have been investigating for a long time, but judging from the fact that they have not obtained any information, it seems that nothing will change just because I joined.
“Can’t we ask for help from the Association?”
“I already did it, junior. However… ….”
Pak Se-rin let out a deep sigh, and Rukia continued.
“It seems that you are working hard as well, but there is no particular result.”
“It seems that quite a few people died from being [Eroded] While investigating.”
Every time I hear Park Se-rin and Rukia’s words, her head throbs more and more.
… How the hell was [Erosion] Not even mentioned in [Oeyeongdoe]?