Chapter 1738 – 1738. Savior of the Academy
I knew intuitively. All the voices I hear now are hallucinations. And that everything is related to Seongha-ri. It was a fact she couldn’t help but know, even if she didn’t like her, when she felt her hand tremble as it held her.
‘Just as I was unable to see due to a status abnormality, did Seongha-ri have a status abnormality and a vision appeared? Are all the voices you’ve heard coming from illusions?’
When that happens, you understand. However, it is a bit surprising that all of those visions are related to Seong Ha-ri’s past.
‘Realizing Seongha-ri’s past as an illusion… It means that artificial intelligence knows about Seong Ha-ri’s past. Does it have the ability to read the player’s past?’
My head gets complicated. I also have something to hide from Sung Hari. I want to refrain from hearing that as an illusion.
“You broke your promise. Traitor.”
Startle. Sung Ha-ri is surprised. Her agitation reaches me.
“Mom?”
“… Nothing. It’s just an ordinary welcome. A bit of a bad welcome.”
“Her mother, her hands are shaking?”
“It’s because I never thought I’d see an illusion here. It’s okay now. All illusions are gone.”
It seemed as if he didn’t want to talk about the illusion any more.
I chose my words quietly. Several questions pop into my mind. However, even if you ask these questions, they will not answer all of them. 1 or 2 at most. Not sure about that either. Seong Ha-ri is reluctant to talk about the past.
Therefore, I asked Seong Ha-ri the most plausible question among the questions that came to my mind.
“What’s your mother’s wish?”
“… Suddenly?”
“One of the visions said earlier. What is your mother’s wish? Who is she?”
“… It is a secret. ‘Cause I can’t see you anymore Oh, she asked what is your mother’s wish? Mom wants Eugene to be happy. That’s the wish I can do anything for that.”
There was a strong determination in her voice.
“Are all the people who came out as welcome people you know?”
“Welcome is just welcome. It doesn’t matter anymore.”
Seongha-ri said firmly. She was like drawing a line. Even if I ask about the welcome, she won’t answer in detail.
I walked forward as Sung Hari led me.
“Go back.”
Something appeared and said It sounded like scratching iron. It doesn’t matter if it’s male or female.
What is certain is that it is not welcome. Unlike the illusion, I can feel his presence vividly. The owner of the gaze that had been watching us from earlier was certain.
“I think I saw you somewhere. You know me?”
Sung Ha-ri asked. It contained hostility.
Suddenly, I noticed that he was talking in Korean.
‘In this world, the default language is Japanese. NPCs speak Japanese, but monsters speak Korean? What the hell is going on?’
No matter how wide I open my eyes, my vision is black. I can’t see anything. Not being able to see it was more frustrating than I thought.
“This is our grave. If you don’t go back, I’ll know that you mean to be with us.”
“I feel bad. You are not human Why are you pretending to be human? Do you want to be human?”
“I know what you mean.”
Their conversations did not mesh with each other.
Cuckold, cricked.
Something is happening. The sound of trees breaking, the sound of crawling, the sound of the floor shaking.
‘It’s not just the sound. The air is stuffy. Something huge is in front of us. I don’t think there is one….’
I can’t see even if I use the Spirit Eye.
The same goes for Cheonan. If you use Cheonan, you will see reality, not virtual reality. This virtual reality world had many restrictions towards me.
“Eugene! Enemies everywhere! Burn them all with the Salamander!”
“Salamander!!”
As Seongha-ri said, I summoned Salamander. Even if you couldn’t see it, you could feel Salamander’s presence.
Sensing my will, the fire lizard spews fire everywhere.
The effect was not great. Perhaps there is a peculiar power in the forest, but the trees themselves do not burn well. I could feel the enemies approaching through the flames.
“I’ll let go of your hand for a moment.”
Seongha-ri let go of my hand and ran forward.
Thud! Cooong! Thud!
Enemies are approaching. 10 dogs. No, I think it will be 13. All of them have massive bodies. I have no idea what kind of monster it is. They quietly radiate hostility and intent to kill.
“Bless!”
One of Priest’s skills, Bless, was used on Seongha-ri. It was a skill that slightly increased the target’s abilities for a certain period of time. It was possible because her presence was clear even when she couldn’t see.
“Thank you, Eugene!”
Kwawang!
A riot rings out.
I felt the presence of the enemy approaching me from behind. I pulled the sword from my waistband.
Quaang!
Not me Seong Ha-ri came to my side in an instant and slashed her enemy.
Quaang!
I figured out the identity of the roar. It wasn’t Seong Ha-ri’s attack, but the sound of her leaping off the ground. Each time Seongha-ri leaps, the presence of her enemies disappears one by one. It’s overwhelming. I don’t even have to do anything.
“Traitor. That power is not yours.”
“I cannot forgive.”
“We trusted you!”
Voices ring out. It was the voice of everyone criticizing and resenting Seongha-ri. I noticed that the vision I thought had disappeared had reappeared.
“Scary. That shouldn’t exist.”
Salamander. The fire lizard, who always gave short answers, spoke in a voice full of fear.
The fire lizard arbitrarily takes my mana and spits fire at Seongha-ri.
“What crazy! Salamander crazy?!”
She stretches out her hand towards the fire lizard. The fire lizard flew up and evaded my hand and spewed fire at Seongha-ri.
“This child… Why are you fucking again?! Stop right now!”
“Understand, Master. The traitor is over there. We must kill our nemesis. The Spirit King wants that.”
“I told you to stop!”
The fire lizard didn’t listen to my commands.
Gritted it Forcibly disconnected from the fire lizard. The aftermath came as a shock and hit me. A twisting pain overwhelms the body.
“Heel.”
Use heal on yourself to heal. The pain of twisting my body got better. I held the hilt in my hand. You can fight even without spirits.
“It’s okay, because it’s all over!”
Quarreung!
Thunder rang from Seongha-ri. Before I can do anything, the enemies quickly disappear.
When the thunder stopped, the enemy was gone.
“It’s over.”
Seongha-ri approached and patted my shoulder as if it was nothing.
“I have regained my sight.”
Finally, after 10 minutes, my sight returned.
The surroundings were devastated. The trees were all smashed to the ground, and the ground was dotted with small craters and holes. The corpses of the enemies were slowly turning gray and disappearing.
‘… Undead?’
It was an undead with a heavy body. A chunk of meat that looks like it’s made from corpses.
‘I didn’t know I was undead because I didn’t see the rotten me.’
There were burn marks. The blackened ground is the work of fire lizards.
“Did your mother say it was okay?”
“… Are you really okay? You sweat a lot.”
“It’s been a while since I worked so hard. Enemies were not normal.”
Sung Ha-ri laughs. Then staggered her body.
“Mom!”
“…… Oh sorry. All of a sudden, the strength went out of my body.”
“What the hell is going on? There’s no way my mother could ever be this tired. What is it?”
Seong Hari smiled wryly at my question.
“I think the alcohol has gotten stronger.”
Spirit King’s spell.
The curse that took away Seongha-ri’s power suddenly became stronger. It was incomprehensible.
‘This is virtual reality, not reality. But the curse has an effect?’
I grabbed the staggering Seong Ha-ri and pulled it toward me. Seongha-ri quietly leaned on my body.
“Don’t worry. Just rest a little and you’ll be fine.”
Seong Ha-ri smiles even though she is breaking out in a cold sweat. Her pitying look put her down on the floor so she could rest.
A chilly wind blew.
You could call it the wind that embraces death.
I looked at the source of the wind.
There was a man dressed in black. The face of the helpless man was pale. He said to Seongha-ri and me.
“It is unacceptable to defile our graves. You must pay the price.”
The ground shook slightly and the undead came up. It is different from the undead with the massive size of the previous one. His build was normal, but his arms and legs were stiff. A talisman was attached to the head.
‘Is it a Jiangshi?’
There are also several types of Jiangshi. Blood-gang poetry, steel poetry, ginger poetry, etc. There is a big difference in the strength of each type. Unfortunately, I don’t know how to tell Jiangshi apart.
“Eugene….”
Sung Ha-ri leans on her sword and tries to raise her body. I used her heel on her. It was useless. The curse that gripped her body could not be lifted in the slightest. Cure was also used. Cure also had no effect.
“I’ll kill time, so run away.”
“… In that state?”
“Mom is fine. That’s just about this.”
I sighed and shook my head.
“You talk a lot while trembling. Besides, this is the enchanted forest. It’s hard to run away. Let’s just fight and die together.”
Fortunately, even if you die, you are not completely dead. When you die, your level and secondary level go down one by one, and you respawn at a nearby location. There was no need to fear death in this world.
“Won’t you listen to your mother?”
Seongha-ri said in a stern voice. I looked at her with her briefly bewildered eyes.
“Mom. Did you forget that this is virtual reality?”
“Yes? Oh right. It did.”
“Even if I die, I will not die. It just drops in level.”
“…… That’s right. To die with your son…. I feel something strange.”
“Of course I don’t intend to just die.”
I grabbed my sword and got into a fighting stance. Spirits do not summon. Even if he summoned the spirit, there was a high possibility that he would attack Seongha-ri like before.
Paper weave.
The thunder qi moved and sparks flew on the blade. Complete all preparations for using the cerebral perforation.
The Jiangshi narrowed the distance whenever they bounced. Intuitively, I knew that these guys were formidable.
‘I’m really going to die here.’
It was the moment when I focused my mind on the tip of her knife.
A spear flew in from somewhere and got stuck between the Jiangshi, creating a shockwave.
Aaaaagh!
The Jiangshi, caught in the shockwave, could not stand it and were smashed at once.
