Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 265
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Episode 265 – ???Ho, the cursed room – ‘????’ (3)
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– Han Ga-in
There was a time when endless glory was with the children of heaven.
A cruel fate has forced us into a treacherous field!
However, the important thing is an unbreakable heart.
One day I will return to paradise! I will return to the land flowing with milk and honey!
My ears are ringing. After catching the wriggling tooth, a feast was held in the tribe, just as Old Wolf Claw had promised. Of course, a feast doesn’t have great food or fancy decorations. There were just a few bonfires burning here and there and people dancing and singing.
However, the dancing and singing alone created an atmosphere of its own.
Endless glory to the children of heaven –
“Is this the only song you can sing?”
“haha… . “No, but it’s a song that a lot of people like.”
The lyrics of the song, which I expected to contain a secret, had less content than I expected. A great ancestor, a descendant of heaven, a paradise that will one day arrive. Honestly, isn’t this something that exists in every country’s mythology? Is the location of ‘paradise’ something worth seriously considering?
“Where is paradise? “You don’t know anything about this?”
“That’s right. I don’t know what Shinin’s inspiration was for this song, but… . It’s just a song. “When I was young, even people who were old people didn’t believe me when they told me that paradise actually exists somewhere.”
Old Claws seemed to think that the paradise mentioned in the song was just a fantasy dreamed up by tribesmen who were tired of their hard lives.
“Just tell me anything you know, not reliable information. Even if it’s nonsense, it’s okay. And didn’t you tell me to change the word ‘rookie’ because it’s a bit awkward?”
“Shin, I’m sorry, Master. Because it’s a word that sticks in my mouth. No matter how much I think about it, I don’t understand why you are interested in such nonsense. “You’re just wasting your precious time.”
“I had a dream.”
“yes?”
“While I was unconscious for a few days, I was very… . I had a long dream. I felt that my ancestors were leading me to a distant place. A red comet split the sky and swallowed up the darkness… .”
I picked up a horse that seemed to have something to it. If an ordinary college student said something like this, people would ask if he had taken drugs, but wouldn’t it be plausible for a descendant of a god who can perform miracles to have had a precognitive dream?
“that! sorry. “I guess, with my poor knowledge, I can help you -”
“No, it’s okay. Just bring someone you know.”
Only then did the old claw move, saying he would bring the oldest woman in the tribe. After a while, an old woman who appeared to be at least 70 appeared, her skin wrinkled. Of course, his actual age may be younger than 70. Because it is an environment that causes people to age faster than modern people.
“Rookie, that blue -”
“done. Did you hear the story? I think you know a little more about the story about paradise. “It’s okay even if it’s just a vain delusion or a rumor.”
As I spoke, a bitter smile came out.
Old Wolf Claw and this old man are two to three times older than me, and their lower limbs are already natural. Unless you’re going to live as the chief of this tribal society forever, it’s not a good idea to get used to such cheesy speaking habits.
“Umm… . “It may be a useless story, but it reminds me more of the content of that song sung outside.”
“What’s the song about?”
“When I was younger, the lyrics were longer. ‘I will return to paradise beyond the Crimson Mountains.’”
The Crimson Mountains.
“What on earth are the Crimson Mountains? “Is it nearby?”
As the old woman’s eyes widened as if wondering what she was talking about, the old wolf claw next to her quickly stepped forward.
“Young Master, you are good at telling jokes. Blue water eyes! “Let’s go now!”
“Oh, I understand. “I know it with honor -”
— Tak!
As soon as the old woman left, she asked Old Wolf Claw.
“I guess I just made a mistake, right?”
“no. Your memory is hazy, so you can forget it. However, I did not think it would be desirable for such a story to be spread to just anyone.”
“thank you. So where are the Crimson Mountains?”
“It would be faster to show you in person.”
When I came out of the tent, the people who were dancing and singing looked at me and bowed their heads and clapped their hands. Seeing that, I felt rewarded in my own way, so I shook her hand.
“It’s over there.”
It was only then that I realized why the old woman was embarrassed a moment ago. If you go out of the tent and turn your head, you can see the mountains. When I ask where they are, I can’t help but be confused.
“It’s not crimson? “It’s just blue, right?”
“If it gets colder than it is now, the entire mountain range will turn red.”
“How big is the mountain range?”
“I do not know. A long time ago, when my grandfather’s grandfather was a young boy, the tribe wandered the plains in search of food and water… . No matter how much I walked and walked, I could always see those mountains.”
If the mountain range was always visible even if a primitive tribe wandered for more than 100 years, I thought it would be large enough to span the entire continent.
“Is there paradise beyond those mountains?”
“young master… .”
“what’s the matter?”
“The Crimson Mountains are not a place you can cross.”
“Is it too high and too steep?”
“Geographically it is high and rugged, but the bigger problem is the monster. “It’s a place full of absurd monsters whose wriggling teeth make you feel a little like a vicious rabbit.”
“…”
Let’s assume that the lyrics of the song are true. Just as humanity’s distant ancestors were expelled from the Garden of Eden in the Bible, according to the song’s lyrics, humanity on this stage was expelled from ‘paradise’ beyond the mountains and driven out into the harsh plains.
Shouldn’t we go back to paradise? However, if it is a place overflowing with monsters so strong that their wriggling teeth can be thought of as rabbits… .
It seems like it would not be an easy place even for all the hotel parties to gather. This is not a place where I can take these tribesmen alone. In fact, if it were a place that dangerous, there was no way I, a ‘rookie’, would go there even if I asked.
My head started hurting more and more. I didn’t know if it was an aftereffect of relying on the weakened status window and using the grimoire, or because of the frustrating situation of not knowing what to do.
*
When I returned to the tent and sat down on the soft bed, I suddenly thought of my colleagues. Is everyone okay? It’s a luxury to even be able to live well in an environment like this.
Is he alive?
With the ruined status window, there was no way to even know whether my colleagues were alive or dead. I thought about the situation of my colleagues, considering the current environment where blessings are gone and only legacy and tools are intact.
There won’t be any problem with Arina Songi.
In the first place, Ari is the type of person who only fights with her inheritance inside the Chamber of Curse. I think they would have managed to deal with a monster like a wriggling tooth somehow. The monster opponent must have been dealing with it for much longer than me.
In the case of Songi, there is a high possibility that she is with Pero. Communication with Pero may have become difficult due to the weakened affinity, but if you use the bracelet and Pero’s power well, you can deal with quite a few monsters.
Grandfather Silence and the doctor have no inheritance, so it won’t be easier than the two above. However, they have the weapons of outstanding physical ability and experience.
The stage is set in primitive times, and just by looking at the food parcels brought to me as a ‘new man’, I can see how severe the food shortage is. Because of this, even the best warrior in the tribe barely exceeds 170 cm in height and has a small physique.
Among these people, the grandfather with the ‘arms of an Abras warrior’ could easily take on five or six warriors with just one arm. A doctor from the special forces is no different. I think I would have been able to deal with the monster somehow if I used my excellent judgment and long combat experience.
The problem starts after that. Jin-cheol and Eun-sol seemed to be able to endure, but there were elements of anxiety.
Jincheol is the safest person among us as long as he is blessed and healthy. I would be able to lead tribesmen with just my body, and the monsters with ‘wriggling teeth’ that I went through all the trouble to deal with would be people I could just punch to death.
The problem is my brother’s physical condition. Before entering the room, didn’t you spend your inheritance while the blessing was gone? I’m worried about what his physical condition is like. Maybe he is already dead.
Eunsol’s sister was also worried. He possesses a variety of tools, including a legacy, and above all, has the charisma of a top chef, so it would seem that controlling the tribesmen would be easy, but monsters are the problem. Can you fight a monster like ‘Wriggling Teeth’?
Seungyeop… . Let’s hope he isn’t dead yet. No matter how much I think about this, I have doubts about whether the tribesmen will believe and follow it.
Elena is worried in a different way. I used my ominous imagination to the limit without even being able to use the Mysterious Index, but am I still sane? He hasn’t become something similar to the devil, right? Could it be that he killed all the tribesmen with his own hands?
A Stone Age-level caveman like this can’t deal with Elena, who wields sinister imagination, no matter what they do! If another being like a moth is created, even if there are 100,000 primitive people, it will be annihilated.
“… Let’s just escape. Let’s try to solve it at the next opportunity. Beyond that, I don’t know who was sealed. “First of all, it would be better if Elena was sealed, not me.”
— Tuk!
“Who is it? Old Wolf Claws?”
“Uh… . may I come in?”
It is a voice with a lively tone that is completely different from the deep voice of old claws.
The next moment, the most shocking thing happened since I entered this room! An almost half-naked girl came into my tent smiling.
*
– Eunsol Lee
“Burn everything. “Let them know that anyone who is greedy for meat will be put to death.”
“All right!”
It was a tough time.
I suddenly woke up in the middle of the Stone Age, and all around me were primitive people who looked down on me as if they couldn’t trust a weak woman. It was absurd to recall the memory of a ridiculous war of nerves with a large caveman who was either a violent bear or a violent dog.
what? How about marrying yourself and giving birth to a ‘new heir’? A bear cub with a really big head!
“What are the details of the violent bear?”
“Huh! That is… . Finally, the ship was pierced… . “I couldn’t survive last night.”
“aha! That’s so sad. “The violent bear was well taken care of -”
“yes?”
Huh! Be careful what you say! Let’s not forget that he is considered a hero in this tribe.
“It is a great achievement that the violent bear searched the field well and found the ‘five-legged bull.’ This is the story. “His bravery will serve as an example to all of us!”
Yes~! Good search!
I wondered if my life would survive. If he survived, I would have to use my invisibility badge and go kill him in the night, but it would have been a more honorable death for him to be killed by the monster bull that was threatening the tribe.
Let’s calm down now.
Anyway, the violent bear was impaled to death by the horns of a bull larger than a truck, and the other tribesmen fell to their knees after seeing me use a transparent badge to approach the bull and then use a butterfly brooch to stun the bull, so the big crisis had passed.
Rather, we now have to think about where to go. According to a legend handed down to the tribe, there is a sacred land beyond the ‘Sunset Mountains’… . Should I go there?
However, as soon as the story of crossing the Noul Mountains was mentioned, the tribesmen were shocked and started saying that it was a hell where those who committed sins went to die. There’s no way a mountain range is the afterlife –
Now that I think about it, since this is a completely different place from Earth, isn’t it really possible that it’s the afterlife? In any case, it seems certain that the afterlife or not is full of terrible beings.
While walking around the field, I looked up at the blue morning sky and noticed a strange shape.
“What is that? hey! “Black hand!”
“yes?”
“What is that?”
The black hand that looked up at the sky with me was embarrassed.
“What are you talking about? “Is it a cloud?”
It’s invisible to this guy’s eyes. Little by little, he shifted the focus of his eyes to the distance.
A dark blue shape that cannot be observed with human eyesight even after death and awakening, its reality slowly began to appear in my eyes. But it’s still not enough. Let’s try a little harder. Just a little bit.
…I can feel the heat in my eyes. I felt an intense pain as if someone was sticking a needle into my head and flailing it around. The moment when a monocular bird’s eyes reach their limit.
I saw a god soaring through the sky.