Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 167
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Episode 167 – Room 201, Room of the Curse – ‘The Cube’ (16)
– Kim Ari
… It’s a strange space. The space beyond the TV was a dazzlingly white and huge room.
As planned, the other colleagues all began walking with their eyes closed, believing through my blood that ‘this place is safe’.
I was the only one who began to pass through the space with a clear mind, protected by Songi’s bracelet.
Even though you figured out a way to pass safely, why do you pass by without sanity?
simple. I wanted to find out what this 0-dimensional eye was doing.
Eyes from dimension 0, probably the prisoner of room 201.
What role does he play in this scenario?
So far, virtually no role has been found other than setting the background of the scenario.
He is not in a confrontational relationship with the adversary like ‘the devourer’, nor is he given power to the adversary like ‘the director’, nor is he worshiped as a god by the adversary like ‘the Lord’.
To be more specific, it feels similar to the ‘Nebula Dragon’, which had no presence until the final battle.
The role of the zero-dimensional eye is still unknown.
Perhaps this is something that Ga-in, who will wake up from the seal, needs to dig into?
From a distance, I could see about 20 military personnel prepared by the headquarters.
According to Eunsol, there are about 30 military personnel in the entire facility, and the rest are researchers, and they brought in the majority.
In this space, there is a zero-dimensional eye.
They didn’t even dare to approach us and were just waiting for us to get to them.
…
Thanks to the protection of the bracelet, I seem to have avoided losing consciousness as soon as I entered.
Should we check it out now?
The moment I raised my head, I sat down.
The overwhelming gaze violently pierced me!
Even though I was not the owner of the bracelet, I felt it instinctively.
You can never last long.
It was something you shouldn’t try to see! It was an error in judgment on my part when I dared to satisfy my base curiosity.
It’s a mistake, it’s a mistake, it’s a mistake, it’s a mistake.
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‘I thought it would be fun from now on, so I watched it.’
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The gaze that had been disassembling me into pieces disappeared.
I lost half my mind, even the letters and numbers collapsed in my head, and I was only released right before I lost consciousness.
I don’t know. I don’t know what that being is.
One thing was clear to me.
That being is a being of a far-off rank that cannot be compared to anything like Beatrix.
How on earth did the chief researcher seal such a being?
What on earth is he doing?
“Ari?”
I was leading my colleagues who had their eyes closed like a girl playing the pipe.
When I suddenly stopped, Songi, who was waiting, looked puzzled.
Let’s go. If you delay any longer, there is a risk that the hint to your colleagues will be released.
I don’t know why, but the pressure from my zero-dimensional eyes disappeared.
The headquarters forces don’t seem to know this and are waiting far away.
Is this okay?
Because it’s always right to move earlier than your opponent predicts!
Ari Kim: Start!
At the same time, the eyes of all my colleagues opened.
After the seal was released, our ninth comrade, who was not making a sound on Song’s shoulder, flew into the sky.
“Go~! Biotic flashbang!”
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– Eunsol Lee
“Go~! Biotic flashbang!”
What does that mean again? Is this a gag from the 70s?
Well, Pero’s role is similar to that of a living flashbang.
In the meantime, Pero turned his head once to glare at Ahri, then flew forward and transformed.
— Kieeeeek! Kieeeeek!
At the same time as the ear-piercing scream, a fierce battle unfolded!
We blocked our ears and prepared our minds in advance, but we are not opponents.
The military unit at the raided headquarters began shooting at each other like maniacs.
Right at that moment! Cha Jin-cheol, who summoned a star, flew in like a cannonball.
With a loud noise, the soldiers at headquarters began to fly into the sky.
As Jincheol, wearing a high-performance bulletproof vest, ran wild holding a star, he seemed like a completely invincible superman.
Songi also arrived in the meantime, flashing her bracelet and causing the soldiers to fire among themselves, while Grandpa and Ari also pulled the trigger repeatedly.
…
Everyone fights well.
The three of us, Elena, me, and Seungyeop, are just watching from the back.
Has it been about 15 minutes? The fight slowly came to an end.
A significant number of soldiers died or fled, and loud noises rang out from headquarters.
Cha Jin-cheol ran towards me.
“Sister, are you almost done with everything?”
“There must be about 10 more people in headquarters? Even so, I don’t think it’s a big problem for you right now. By the way, Jincheol, you look like a superhuman from a hero movie. “When he lifted a soldier with each hand and threw him, he really looked like that green monster.”
“ha ha ha! “Strength is strength, and it’s thanks to these clothes.”
“Bullet armor? “It prevents bullets from penetrating, but it doesn’t completely prevent impact.”
Jincheol just grinned. After all, shock is only a problem for physically ordinary people like me and Songi.
“Is there any way to get these clothes from the hotel? “If I could wear these clothes in other cursed rooms, I would become 1.5 times stronger.”
It’s not an ordinary body armor, and it won’t be easy to get a special product from the management office.
Grandpa opened his mouth with a nervous expression.
“Beatrix didn’t come.”
I answered while looking slightly backwards.
“The distance has widened, but basically this place is like a place with zero-dimensional eyes. “It probably means I don’t want to fight here.”
— Snap!
Jincheol opened the door to headquarters.
Now it’s the next phase.
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Honestly, in the fight before that, I just sucked my fingers.
From now on, my role is important. Isn’t that why I wore the protective suit?
After gesturing to his colleagues for a moment, he slightly distanced himself from them and prepared to sneak into the surroundings.
— Bang! bang! bang!
Gunshots are heard from all directions.
— Paaaaa!
I could also feel the waves of stars penetrating my protective clothing and piercing my skin.
Meanwhile, I was wandering around looking for Patrick, concentrating all my attention on the monocular eyes.
…
…
found.
Eunsol Lee: Found Patrick. Noisily.
As instructed, the colleagues began to throw the room into chaos as loudly as possible.
Cha Jin-cheol suddenly jumped in as if telling me to shoot, and Pero continued to scream.
I turned invisible and approached Patrick while holding my breath.
Patrick was watching the situation next to a special passageway.
If you don’t think so, you’re probably thinking of running away somewhere through that passage, right? If that happens, we both get tired.
When I opened the brooch, a butterfly immediately took off –
no.
As you fly at a slow pace, it’s obvious that Patrick will run away in surprise when he sees your gorgeous appearance.
This time, just trust your master.
I grabbed the butterfly and approached Patrick directly.
It’s been so long since I held my breath to become invisible that I’m starting to feel out of breath.
A voice is heard.
“What the hell is that guy? “You got hit 10 times!”
“I don’t think I have an ordinary body!”
“I know that when I see it, you idiot! Where is Beatrix? “Is the escape passage ready?”
“He will be here soon! It’s only been a few minutes since they started rampaging. The escape passage will be ready within 10 minutes.”
“At least throw a bomb!”
“Patrick, that’s… .”
“There’s nothing you can do, right? If things continue like this, the facility will be turned over to those guys -”
“Hello~!”
I lightly stretched out my hand and planted the butterfly on Patrick’s body.
Immediately my appearance was revealed, and just as the security guard was about to grab me, Patrick let out a harsh groan and fell down!
The security guards were shocked and tried to move Patrick somewhere, but I just held on to him.
Yes, protective clothing~! I feel really strong when I wear this!
The bodyguards’ faces turn red and they make noise to catch me, but it’s no use!
Yes, wearing a protective suit is very heavy!
I felt like I was about 0.3 Cha Jin-cheol, so I was holding on with a happy heart, and eventually my colleagues who had cleaned up the venue joined us.
The end is in sight. Patrick was secured.
“Eunsol unni! Thanks for your efforts.”
“Now is the start. Now, catch this person.”
While Cha Jin-cheol was holding onto Patrick, he retrieved the Nightmare Butterfly.
In terms of time, it seems like it’s only been 5 minutes, but Patrick feels like he’s aged 10 years.
As soon as the butterfly came out, a moan full of pain came out.
“Ouch! “Fuck you!”
“Now we just have to drag him to the third floor. “Ari?”
Ari looked somewhat anxious.
“Ari?”
“I said it when I was making plans, but I’m a little anxious.”
“Do you think hypnosis won’t work?”
“huh. “Because I’m not an ordinary person.”
Meanwhile, Patrick woke up.
“Ugh… . It’s the 3rd floor. If it’s the 3rd floor… . The seal and the place where he is. Since they are from the Management Bureau, they probably didn’t come to destroy the seal. Did they come to rescue the chief?”
“You don’t have any sense at all, do you?”
“Ugh… . It’s not even funny. Are you really here to rescue him? Do you think the chief researcher is truly a hero who saved the world? Do you know why I betrayed him? Cogs like you are nothing -”
“Are you going to listen to this guy forever? Let’s do it quickly because we don’t have time. “Ari.”
Cha Jin-cheol is right. Because you never know when Beatrix will invade.
Ari also sighed and made eye contact with Patrick for a long time, just like he did with Elizabeth before.
Has it been about 3 minutes? Saliva was flowing from Patrick’s mouth and he began to move as instructed by Ari.
“Did it go well?”
“maybe.”
“That answer is unsettling.”
“I’ve said it many times, but I can’t guarantee because you’re not an ordinary person. “Everyone, stay alert and keep an eye on us.”
Most people were dead or had fled the headquarters, so we took Patrick with us and moved to the target location.
There were several doors that outsiders could not enter, but since we had secured Patrick, we were able to get through them without difficulty.
… As I walked, a question that I had not thought of before came to mind.
“Ari.”
“huh?”
“Why did Patrick betray in the first place?”
“…”
“If you think about it, this person was originally a high-ranking member of the management bureau. He was a high-ranking member of the Arizona branch. Would the management bureau have treated such a person so carelessly? He must have been given considerable wealth and fame. “That in itself is also a powerful anti-betrayal measure.”
“I guess so. “If he had that level of position in the management bureau, he would have accumulated enough wealth to support his grandchildren.”
“But why did you betray me? In return for your betrayal, you end up living in the shadows among monsters. “I can’t easily leave this stuffy headquarters.”
Seungyeop answered.
“Couldn’t Beatrix be threatening you?”
“That may be true, but looking at the content of the record and the tone of speech, it didn’t feel that way. “I felt that Patrick and Beatrix were closer to a partnership, a partnership, rather than a one-sided relationship.”
Ari expressed his opinion with a feeling of agreement.
“No matter how strong Beatrix was, she was ultimately an experiment that played into the hands of the chief researcher. Even if he was lucky enough to be released, would he have been able to manage this huge facility? From cube management to equipment for storing monsters underground. Managing a facility like this is not something a demon girl who has been experimented on all her life can do. “It is the domain of experts who have accumulated relevant knowledge for decades.”
While making the plan, there was a point where we continually had doubts.
Considering our guesses and the results of the owl’s advice, it is clear that the head researcher had the means to control Beatrix.
But why did it happen? Just because you let your guard down?
A great human being who is not a sloppy person and is said to have saved the world by sealing the eyes of the 0th dimension, was simply let down by his guard and was attacked by his own test subject?
It was difficult to accept easily.
…
perhaps.
Could it be that Patrick betrayed the head researcher and freed Beatrix in the process?
If you think about it that way, it is understandable what happened to the chief researcher.
They may have prepared a means of controlling Beatrix, but it would have been difficult to expect that the internal manager would betray her.
Why did you betray me?
Why did he abandon the wealth and honor provided by the Management Bureau and betray his superior who saved the world by borrowing the power of experimental subjects?
I recall what Patrick said before being influenced by Ari’s hint.
‘Do you think he is truly a hero who saved the world?’
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