Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 215
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Episode 215 – No. 104, Room of the Curse – ‘Prestigious Hotel High School for Entrance Exam’ Re (9)
– Eunsol Lee
As it got dark, I took my grandfather’s car and headed to the old school building. While browsing through my smartphone, I noticed something strange.
“The content of the news is completely fabricated. There is no talk of any supernatural phenomenon related to the collapse of the old temple. “It’s just a sudden collapse of an old building. Fortunately, there are no casualties, but building safety standards need to be checked. These are ridiculous articles like this.”
“It looks like they treated it like a building collapse caused by ordinary poor construction.”
“Can your church do something like this?”
Aurelia in the backseat just smiled awkwardly. The person who answered her question was her grandfather, who was driving.
“You call that a question? “Of course it was the Bureau that did it!”
Is it still a ‘management bureau’ on this stage? I tried to ask, but Aurelia was there so I just swallowed my words. Fortunately, seeing that she didn’t react much, it seems that the name of the organization that manages supernatural phenomena on this stage is the Management Bureau.
Familiar buildings began to appear ahead. Finally, we returned to Hotel Go, the place where all the secrets of Room 104 were hidden.
— Bang!
The welcome began.
*
Shortly after arriving at the hotel, bullets started flying from all directions! The fact that the cultists were a significant armed group was already realized through their deaths in the first attempt. However, when bullets started flying from all directions and the car quickly turned into a beehive, the absurdity of the incident became apparent.
Isn’t this set in the 21st century Korea?
Of course, this is a situation within the already calculated range. The moment the car window was first broken by a bullet flying from somewhere, everyone except the grandfather in the driver’s seat, who was wearing a protective suit, hid in the bottom of the car, and at the same time, Elena stood up.
A clear murderous intent from cult groups scattered all over the vast hotel grounds!
Recognizing the need for retribution, the scales of justice appeared out of thin air. Elena, shining golden, seemed to be shouting to everyone who saw her, ‘I am so amazing!’ Naturally, numerous bullets were aimed at Elena, and the others were freed.
Golden light spreads like waves. The dark Hotel High School area became bright as if it were early evening. Elena, floating in the air, flew at great speed and used her scales like a yoyo wielded by her giant to attack cultists everywhere.
The moment they hit the scale flying at an invisible speed, the cult members flew into the air like a scene from a cartoon movie. A scene of great destruction! Aurelia, who returned to her school now a ‘traitor’, could not bear to see the scene with her own eyes and could not even raise her head.
“Aurelia, come to your senses. “Didn’t you say you would take us to the old school?”
“… Sorry. “I’ll come to my senses.”
We started moving towards the old school building relatively slowly. Due to the nature of ‘justice’, Elena could not move very quickly as she punished all cultists within her range one by one without discrimination. It was too dangerous to escape Elena’s protection, so we had to move at her speed.
Aurelia, who continued to watch, now showed an appreciation that went beyond regret and was in the realm of admiration.
“That’s an absurd amount of power. Is this why my father gave a revelation to keep this woman in check? .”
“You’re not easy either.”
Aurelia snorted and looked at the ‘Apostle of God’, Pero Cain, behind her.
“But I feel like if this woman’s strength was all there was to it, it wouldn’t be enough. “Her father must have hidden something more.”
“It’s nothing for you to worry about.”
What is this force? Ga-in feels like he has become more capable since becoming a parrot?
“… Of course, you must have prepared a lot in your own way -”
Aurelia’s expression, which was about to retort, suddenly distorted and she grabbed me and rolled on the floor.
— Kwaaaang!
A huge explosion suddenly occurred! My ears were ringing and I couldn’t even come to my senses. Before she knew what was happening, Aurelia picked me up again and she jumped off somewhere. When I finally came to my senses, I realized that five huge craters had formed where we were standing.
“What is this-”
In the center of the crater, Elena, caught in the explosion and thrown to the ground, flies into the air as if nothing was a big deal, with only her clothes slightly scorched.
— Doo doo doo doo doo doo!
The tremendous mechanical sound of a huge motor running. In an instant, more than 10 helicopters began flying in the dark night sky, where there were not many light sources other than the light emitted by Elena!
Suddenly, I realized that Aurelia had disappeared before I knew it. As the situation at Hotel High took an unexpected turn, it seemed like they decided it was impossible to keep saving me and moved to the underground city.
“Ah, now it’s time to die.”
It wasn’t. A very large and strong protective clothing glove grabbed me with one hand and started running away at great speed. In the other hand, a small parrot was held in a posture like a crouching sparrow.
As I left the movement entirely to my grandfather and focused on my thoughts, I was able to quickly understand the situation. There is no way a cult group plotting under the guise of an entrance exam school could operate so many combat helicopters in such a remote area.
We are now starting to be chased by the management of this stage!
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– Kim Sang-hyun
The hotel suddenly fell into chaos, and I thought as I looked at the view. The last chance left for the group in Room 104 is tonight. Once the state regains its strength tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow at the latest, there will be no chance for the party.
What are the resolution conditions for this room? The collapse of the saint and the church. Since the saint has already left the church, all that remains of her are the remaining forces of the church. And most of the remaining forces could not leave the vicinity of the old temple where the Lord was buried. This is because this place is a sanctuary where God descended on them.
In other words, as soon as he wakes up, he shouts, ‘I’ll eat well!’ and bites the cult members like cake, and it’s over right away. Knowing that, I conveyed the message to my colleagues, ‘We have to compete today,’ and they arrived at this location in just a few hours.
The remnants of the cult cannot pose any threat to Elena who uses justice. Therefore, this situation must be a crisis for the Lord as well!
…
That’s what I thought.
One thing that was missed was that the Lord also read this plan as clearly as the palm of his hand. The first card used by the state that read the plan was none other than the Management Bureau!
I looked back at Hotel Go from the roof of the old school building.
More than 10 helicopters flew in the sky. About eight unidentified spider-like multipedal robots approached the ground. As if this was not enough, numerous drones equipped with unknown silver boxes covered the entire sky like a net.
What on earth did they do to make the Bureau’s military arrive at this exact moment? You never know. And now is not the time to study it!
In a moment, the group was in danger. Elderly Mukseong, who was running with Eunsol sheep, was soon surrounded by spider robots and was unable to move. Elena, who was spraying golden light, had already been shot by heavy weapons several times and hit the ground dozens of times, but was unable to properly fight back.
Why can’t I fight back properly? If the power of justice were true to what I had heard from my colleagues several times, I wouldn’t have been so helpless, right?
It was not difficult to see why. This is because of the nature of justice. Did you say that the target had to be an evil human being? Although the Management Bureau’s strike force is clearly human, it is difficult to see them as evil. Because they are essentially a group that protects the world.
Let’s first interpret the current situation from the management’s perspective.
Isn’t this a situation where a woman with unknown supernatural powers appears out of nowhere and is massacring civilians on the school grounds? Of course, these civilians are actually believers of an evil god who will destroy the world, but the management bureau cannot know all the circumstances.
This is the one card the Lord has prepared, the ‘army that protects the world.’
I once again realized why my colleagues were reluctant to share in room 104. Are you preparing a counter that can destroy the principle of ‘justice’ that punishes the evil? Doesn’t it feel like the state is analyzing and targeting hotel parties?
This is what it would feel like if a player who was playing a game where the boss mob’s patterns were analyzed and solved suddenly encountered a being that analyzed the player and attacked them.
A huge cage-like object that seemed to be made of a special metal appeared and trapped Elena. Is it some kind of sealing tool that suppresses the power of supernatural beings? It was seen that Elena’s power, trapped in the cage, was slowly fading.
…
Vague memories from the past came to mind. A long time ago, there was a person who received the same blessing as the girl in the cage. According to Lady Ari, Miro, who had become a child on the second floor, used justice completely as she wanted, but Miro, who was in a good state of mind, could not use that kind of reckless operation. She, too, had her own standards for judging good and evil, and she had to use her blessings in a way that punished those who violated those standards.
Naturally, Miro often experienced the same problems that Elena was experiencing now. NPCs that must be defeated to solve the room, but can hardly be considered evil beings. The blessing of justice that failed before him. How did Miro respond at that time?
…I remembered.
I just happened to have some strength left over from the Lord. It was originally a power given to deceive and harm comrades, but there is no need to use it for that purpose.
My body floated. In a fun experience that felt like riding a transparent taxi in the sky, my body crossed the night sky and approached the cage where Elena was kept. The girl trapped in the cage looked at me with startled eyes.
“Miss Elena, what are you doing? “You can tear down a cage like this as much as you want, right?”
She didn’t say anything.
“Is it impossible to have a conversation when you are writing a definition? “This is different from Miro.”
I channeled what little strength I had left into my arms and began to force open the cage. Elena’s eyes became round like a rabbit when she saw my actions.
“We will get it out soon. Please be patient.”
Isn’t it about time now? At first, I would have been shocked to see someone suddenly flying out of thin air, but now that I had taken action, it was time for a reaction.
— Bang!
Huge binge drinking. A tremendous pain that makes you lose your mind in an instant.
A heavy weapon, unknown whether it was a bullet or a shell, came from somewhere and pierced my upper body. Thanks to the remnants of the mysterious power granted by the Lord, I was able to avoid immediate death, but I would probably only be able to hold out for a few more seconds anyway. Elena’s eyes began to burn like flames as she recognized my death.
… That’s it now. My role ends here. Just before I lost consciousness, a conversation from long ago came to mind.
‘My power is originally meant to punish bad guys. but… .’
‘but?’
‘Sometimes you have to turn someone into a bad guy to punish them.’
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