Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 356
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Episode 356 – Room 205, Room of the Curse – ‘□□□□’ (5)
– Cha Jin-cheol
The moment the sister’s head fell, the remaining people reacted quickly.
Ari moved forward in the maze, drawing on the power of old blood, and I immediately pulled out my spear and stabbed it into the old man’s body.
I knew immediately who the other person was.
There are only three opponents in this room who can inflict this level of intimidation, and neither the sealed phantom demon nor the Baehwa cult leader who could not overcome the barrier can appear here.
Therefore, that old man is Lee Ja-seong!
The next moment, a whitish light seemed to flash from the old man’s waist, and a beam of light flew out at lightning speed.
Without having to do anything other than think about it, I had to use ‘Challa’ right away.
Time in the world slows down.
The beam of light that flew in like a flash seemed to slow down, and an entity called a ‘sword’ began to come into view.
By changing the angle of the spear he was throwing out to the right, he blocked Lee Ja-seong’s sword path in advance –
At that time, as if reading the changing angle of my spear, the opponent’s sword slowly retreated.
Since I had no intention of exposing the gap by poking my spear into the air, I also twisted my body and retracted my spear.
A voice was heard saying something interesting.
“It’s okay. Did you say he was the Great General of the North Star? “He deserves to be called a general.”
“…”
The meaning of the battle just now was clear.
That monster, Lee Ja-seong, is someone who can fully react and make judgments even in the world of super acceleration created by a ‘moment’.
“Also, it’s a shame. If I had free time, I could have had a good time with you… .”
I guess that means I don’t plan on doing that right now.
The sword of the Lord of Heaven once again emits a threatening force.
I also borrowed the power of a moment again.
And then something incomprehensible happened.
It would have been understandable if the Lord of Heaven was twice as fast as before.
By the standards of No. 205, he is a superhuman who may be the strongest in human history, so even if I mobilize the power and moments of blessing, I may not be able to keep up with his movements.
however… .
The old man’s sword was slow.
My mind, which accelerated in an instant, felt slow enough to make me yawn.
However, his sword was unhindered and unobstructed.
I obviously tried to block it with a spear, but no ‘collision’ occurred.
Just like a salmon swimming against a fast current, or a bird flying with a headwind as its driving force.
My spear seemed to be no obstacle to his sword.
Because my cognitive speed was infinitely faster due to the power of a split second, I had no choice but to look at the sight of the old man’s sword approaching my heart for a ‘long time’.
It was like a terrible nightmare.
But I still had one last resort left.
— Paaaa!
A wave that shakes the world spreads.
A force that cannot be understood must be countered with a force that cannot be understood.
The waves emitted by the ‘star of another world’ began to destroy the entire space in an instant.
“Ugh! “It’s really damn strong!”
Time began to flow normally again.
As I barely caught my breath and checked the condition of my upper body, I realized that a huge amount of blood was flowing in real time along with a gurgling sensation.
Lee Ja-seong, fearful of the power of the stars, twisted his sword and prevented his heart from being pierced, but he could not avoid being seriously injured.
In an instant, Ari appeared from behind and poured his own blood from the thermos onto my body.
“Ari, look, did you see it?”
“What you looking at? In my eyes, the two of you were whizzing around, and then suddenly you summoned a star.”
“Wow, that old man is so strong!”
“I take that as a compliment.”
When I belatedly turned my sights towards the Lord of Heavenly Arms, I realized that the attack and defense just now had caused considerable damage to him as well.
Could it be that the time the Lord of Heaven was exposed to the power of the stars was at most 0.5 seconds?
However, even though the location was close, it was too close, and more than anything, his body had no resistance at all to withstand the power of the star.
“It is truly a fearsome force… .”
The old man who said that didn’t really feel any fear.
Like a carpenter carving out a piece of wood, he began cutting away the grotesquely distorted skin and flesh with a knife.
Ari, who saw the scene, could not hide his bewilderment.
“It doesn’t even hurt?”
“It hurts.”
The moment Ari and Miro exchanged glances and were about to fight back, an old man’s voice was heard.
“You bastards of the phantom demon.”
“what?”
“It reminds me of a long time ago… .”
Flashback to the past out of nowhere?
This is honestly obvious nonsense.
Lee Ja-seong was also hit by the power of the star, so he must have needed time to take care of his wounds.
However, because I also needed time to heal my wounds, I had no choice but to get caught up in the shallow water.
“30 years ago, thousands of innocent people were cut down.”
“…”
“If they were guilty, it was simply that they were unlucky enough to be near a phantom demon.”
“…”
“I thought about it then. “We have killed so many in this cruel world that this stain on our hands will never be erased.”
Ari responded with interest.
“Why are you telling that story?”
“The phantom demon is the greatest evil of all time and should never stand on this earth again. But what on earth are you thinking about, plotting his resurrection?”
The moment I heard those words, something left me speechless.
If you think about it, didn’t that old man appear here for the ‘great cause’ of preventing the resurrection of the phantom demon?
On the contrary, for strange reasons that cannot be understood by those on this stage, we are attempting to resurrect the most evil being in human history.
Ari gave a simple answer to a question that, depending on one’s point of view, could make one feel guilty.
“just.”
“…”
At this moment, even Li Zaseong of the world seemed speechless.
“It’s fun. “It would be worth watching if three masters hit it off and run wild.”
Ah, Ari is probably saying things like that to shake Lee Ja-seong’s spirit, right?
Right?
At that time, the old man answered in a somewhat empty mood.
“You resemble a phantom demon.”
“what?”
“A long time ago, there was a force called Bigeommun and Geumgajang. “Both of them were enjoying success in their own way in Henan Province, and there was no particular conflict.”
“…”
“One day, suddenly, Bigeommunju’s third son captured Geumgajang’s eldest son, imprisoned him, and brutally murdered him. This kind of thing cannot be tolerated by the head of the household. In the end, blood flowed like a river in Henan Province, and as the Lord of Heaven, I moved to mediate the situation.”
“…Did the phantom demon do it?”
“At that time, the phantom demon that appeared in front of me was borrowing the body of a pretty girl. “Knowing that all this was a trick of her illusionist, she sat on the head of the despairing goldsmith.”
“…”
“Do you know what he said to me?”
“I don’t know.”
“He asked why it was so serious.”
“No, honestly, I don’t look like that guy… .”
“Perhaps that attitude may have made Hwanma an invincible superhuman.”
“what?”
What do you mean suddenly?
That crazy attitude turned the Hwanma into an invincible superhuman?
Just as everyone was taken aback by the incomprehensible words, the sharp voice of the girl who had been quiet until now was heard.
“Then you should ask the phantom demon directly!”
— Slam!
There was a small watch in the hand of a girl with shining silver hair.
The moment the needle rotated, a young man appeared out of thin air.
*
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 156
Current location: Tier 2, Room 205 – Curse Room ‘□□□□’
Sage Advice: 3]
– Han Ga-in
I suddenly came to my senses. The surrounding situation is… .
Am I being summoned by the power of the Time Zone?
“Cain!”
Without any time to think, Miro stretched out his hand and pointed to the old man in front.
I don’t know what it is, but this is some kind of ‘signal’ that I promised the other day.
A person summoned by the power of time zone excitation has no information about the current situation, and in an urgent situation, there is no time to worry about this.
Therefore, they promised to immediately attack the being pointed out by Miro.
“Let me tie him up!”
At the same time, Jincheol jumped up and rushed at the old man, and Ari ran next to him, spewing red mist everywhere.
Soon, the noise of cold weapons clashing with cold weapons filled the surroundings.
I summoned a grimoire and attempted to possess the opponent.
…
What is this?
The moment the floating consciousness took over the old man’s body, the old man’s eyes seemed to glow blue and he experienced a strange phenomenon that he had never experienced before.
If you think about it, the biggest factor that determines whether body snatching through possession works or not is the level of the opponent.
This ‘strength’ is a different concept from physical strength.
For example, even if you are weak at Seungyeop’s level in fighting, if you are a messenger or servant of a divine being, there is a high probability that possession will not even work.
On the other hand, even if it is a monster that can destroy a building with a single tail strike, it has no way of resisting possession if it is just an animal.
The old man was closer to the latter than the former.
Judging from Eunsol’s sister’s body seen around him, Jincheol’s blood soaking the floor in real time, and Ari’s tense expression, he seemed like an incredibly strong being.
So you must have called me.
However, it was not a being worthy of repelling possession.
In other words, it resisted the power of the grimoire with strange, incomprehensible technology that was not the equivalent of a soul.
The old man created a wall.
There was a strange wall between me and the old man that couldn’t be crossed with the power of the grimoire.
That wall was not something physically real, but a wall separating the mind and spirit.
The moment I understood the principle of the stunt he did, I was amazed without even realizing it.
I often watched documentaries featuring animals on TV.
The interesting animal that remains in my memory to this day was none other than the beaver. I used to marvel at how an animal that looked at best like a large rat created such a huge dam that it made me laugh.
It feels exactly like that.
No matter how genius he is, he is still only human, so how on earth did he create a technology that is so close to a feat?
I was amazed, but at the same time, I also laughed.
Because I thought it was okay.
If a mortal runs, he is a flea, and if he flies, he is a sparrow.
— Gooooo!
The moment the power of the incarnation was unleashed and magical power resembling a black thread rising from the grimoire flew in, the old man swung his sword out of nowhere this time.
Looking at that scene, I was truly amazed, but this time the old man performed a mysterious art of cutting the magic power of the grimoire with a sword.
He was even doing all of this while fighting Jincheol and Ari.
When I got to this stage, I even felt respect in a way.
This was because it was difficult to understand how humans could reach this level.
However, one hand cannot overcome three superhumans.
In the end, Cha Jin-cheol rushed in and caught the old man’s sword with his body, restricting his actions, and Ari covered the area with blood fog, disturbing the old man’s senses.
At that moment – the power of the incarnation snatched away the old man’s body.
*
Miro sniffled for a while as he explained the situation to me.
“An absolute expert?”
“Yes… .”
“It felt like he knew my strength somehow.”
“huh?”
“When I tried to possess Lee Ja-seong’s body, he was like… .”
“like?”
“It felt like I had split my own mind and created a wall inside. “You can’t prevent my possession, but should I say that you prevented me from losing control of your entire body at once?”
“What do you mean?”
Instead of explaining it to Miro, who didn’t understand, I thought.
It resisted possession by splitting the mind, a strange sword technique that cuts through the magic power of the power of the incarnation itself.
No matter how I looked at it, it felt like they knew in advance the power of my grimoire and created a technology to counter it, but given the setting of Room 205, it was said that a being similar to me called a ‘phantom demon’ ran rampant, so I could understand it.
Lee Ja-seong, the sword of the world, has created a technique that can confront the phantom demon that he may meet again someday.
“It’s ominous… .”
“huh?”
“If Lee Ja-seong created that kind of technology, I think Cho Won-hong would do the same.”
“to?”
“Miro, listen carefully from now on. “Eunsol, Jincheol, and Ari are all dead, so you are the only one who can convey the enlightenment I have gained.”
“Ah Okay! “I’m confident in my memory.”
“… no. “I’ll write it down somewhere so don’t forget it.”
Quite a number of my colleagues have already died. Will the remaining people be able to escape? .
As a life-limited person with less than 20 minutes left to exist, I had no choice but to pray.