Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 363
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Episode 363 – No. 205, Room of the Curse – ‘Absolute Master’ (12)
– Eunsol Lee
The first rotation ended in a victory for the Empire.
As if it was not yet time for him to step forward, the leader of the Baehwa cult did not come to the forefront until three of the 13 commanders, the core leaders of the cult, died.
Paradoxically, this is clear evidence that the opponent has a number left.
If turning was their last move, Cho Won-hong would have risked his life on the front line as well.
And three days later, a strange tower began to be built on the plain occupied by Baehwagyo.
Fortunately, there was someone among us who could tell us the identity of the tower. According to Elena, it is called the ‘Sky Tower’ within the church.
“It is said to be a tool for some kind of summoning ritual.”
Lee Ja-seong reacted to Elena’s words.
“Of what kind? As the First Apostle knows, there are more than one being that Baehwagyo can summon.”
“I can’t confirm, but… . In this situation, we have to assume that it is the strongest being that can be summoned.”
Cha Jin-cheol looked somewhat anxious.
“I wanted it to end in a fight with people if possible… . It looks like a monster is about to come out. “What is the strongest monster?”
“The eldest son of Asha’s eldest son. Cardamos, the prince of eternally burning blue flame… . “They say so.”
Kim Muk-seong: Since Lee Ja-seong is next to you, don’t show off that you’ve memorized it too much.
Elena: I’ll be careful.
“Kardamos? “I don’t know what kind of existence it is if I just hear about it like that.”
“Descendants of heaven, descendants of God, whose sacred blood flows. To put it more simply, it is a kind of phoenix.”
Cha Jin-cheol: Does it feel like the thunderbolt wolf from the cinema?
Elena: Maybe?
At that time, Lee Ja-seong lightly hit the table and said.
“It seems that Johwamunju has a unique talent. If possible, I would like you to tell me so that I can hear.”
“…”
“I was going to pretend not to notice, but you made it so obvious.”
“Be careful.”
I sighed.
There’s no way they saw a chat window, and since it was a stage with a tool similar to a chat window called ‘electric sound’, it seemed like they were quick to notice.
Lee Ja-seong is also difficult to deal with in many ways.
Although we were allies for now, there was no telling how long this precarious parallel line would remain.
— Tak!
Grandpa lightly hit the table, attracting everyone’s attention.
“Lord, the people of the imperial family will have their own difficulties, so there is no need to push them too hard.”
“…”
“More than that, First Apostle, how should we stop the summoning of Cardamos?”
“It’s simple. Destroying Skytower is enough.”
As soon as I heard those words, I thought of Sanghyun.
It would be very difficult to try to destroy a huge building that can be observed from the outside with a spear knife.
But isn’t the final flash just a flick of a finger from afar?
The chat window blinked again.
Kim Muk-seong: If it’s the final flash, it looks like it will be destroyed in one hit… .
Eunsol Lee: The problem comes after using the flash.
Considering the distance between the barrier and the Sky Tower, no matter how powerful the final flash is, it is difficult to guarantee its power if fired from the barrier.
In the end, everyone, at least Sang-hyeon, must abandon the defenses, advance to the plains occupied by Bae Hwa-gyo, and shoot the final flash.
However, the Last Flash is a legacy that takes a very long time to recharge after use.
Therefore, after destroying the Sky Tower with the final flash, there is a high possibility that we will be attacked by Jo Won-hong without being able to escape from the plains with one of our inheritances missing.
Is there any way for us to survive from Cho Won-hong in this situation?
there is.
Cha Jin-cheol: As long as Lee Ja-seong protects us.
Eunsol Lee: Honestly, he’s a hard person to trust.
Cha Jin-cheol: Didn’t you save your sister the other day?
In the end, it depends on what the absolute master in front of you, Lee Ja-seong, is really feeling.
The clear grudge that his daughter and student were murdered by the imperial family, and the ominous keyword of Simma, who may push away even this grudge.
I looked at Lee Ja-seong with complex emotions.
And Lee Ja-seong sighed deeply once again.
“Please say something to me too. “They’ve been blinking at each other without saying anything to me for 10 minutes now, and I wonder if this is some kind of weird prank.”
“… sorry.”
It’s so difficult to have a meeting with someone you don’t trust.
At that time, Cha Jin-cheol showed unexpected words and actions.
“Just be honest.”
“That’s a nice thing to hear.”
“We have a way to destroy the sky tower that Baehwagyo is building.”
“Hoo?”
Eunsol Lee: Wait!
Cha Jin-cheol: Sky Tower is still being built at this time. Taking time is a disadvantage.
“The problem is, to use this, you have to travel to the plains… .”
Lee Ja-seong, who heard this far, immediately realized the situation.
“Some of us have to stay in the imperial palace to protect the emperor, but is it dangerous to split our insufficient strength and go down under the wall? Because the Baehwa cult leader is going to attack you?”
“You understand right away.”
“That’s it, I – oh my. “It seems difficult to believe that I will protect you properly.”
“…”
Lee Ja-seong seemed to find the situation funny and suddenly pulled out a knife from his waist.
“what -”
Cha Jin-cheol lightly grabbed my shoulder and stopped me.
The old man spoke in a calm voice.
“It must be difficult to truly trust each other in a situation where lives are at stake. I understand.”
“…”
“However, keep one thing in mind. “I, Lee Ja-seong, have never been dishonest with this sword since I appeared in Gangho at the age of seventeen.”
“…”
“I have nothing more to say. Hwahwamunju, you decide. “Do you want to waste time at the Eoyongbuyeong Wall and get into a fight with the descendants of God? Otherwise, trust me and destroy the tower.”
A strong, inexplicable intuition flashed through my mind.
Isn’t this decision the most important moment in this episode?
*
– Yoosongi
About 20 minutes had passed since we started moving along the forest path.
Sweat slowly began to drip down my forehead, and it was still difficult to guess where I should search in this vast mountainous terrain to find Ga-in oppa.
At that time, Miro, wearing a protective suit and running wild like a kindergartener, approached the herbalist.
“Uncle, do we have to go much further?”
“Yes, that’s right. Still, it’s much faster than taking the main road. Even though the road is rough, it is a shortcut -”
“Haaam! mister.”
“yes?”
“Hang on to the tree over there for a moment.”
“yes?”
“Eight! “I need to pee!”
“Oh, I understand!”
When the topic of urine was mentioned out of nowhere, the herbalist was very embarrassed and turned around and clung to a tree.
And – the clock popped out.
what?
— Slam!
The needle seemed to spin once, and Ga-in oppa appeared out of thin air.
No, what kind of situation is this really?
Miro silently pointed at the herbalist, and Jem nodded and took out a grimoire.
After a while, the herbalist turned back and began to tilt his head.
“What, what, what, what -”
“Song, be quiet.”
“What the hell? “What’s happening all of a sudden?”
“Gain is possessed by that person.”
“why? why? why why why?”
Ari looked somewhat tired.
“Have you not felt it yet? “You’re leading us to a strange place?”
“Well, it’s a shortcut -”
At that time, Miro answered lightly.
“It was strange from the beginning of the castle. “Everyone was busy running away and crying, but you clung to me and pretended to be scared, right?”
“I was suspicious from then on. Song, it seems like a mystery why you are still alive in the hotel.”
Ari broke me down with his extremely serious tone.
The most shocking thing is that, aside from the quick-witted Ahri, even Miro noticed the herbalist’s strangeness before me!
Ari calmly approached the herbalist.
“Did you find out something?”
“…”
“Are you still reading the information? Please hurry-”
The next moment, Ari suddenly did a back tumble and dodged the opponent’s attack.
The moment Miro, who was leisurely teasing me, turns around in surprise –
The herbalist glared at Ga-in’s body lying down next to the maze with shining eyes.
“This power… . Although it seems to lack the realm, it resembles the power of a phantom demon. Moreover, the author’s body is very similar to the body inhabited by a phantom demon!”
“Rain, are you resisting possession? How on earth can you-”
“How many hundred years have passed since the phantom demon threw the world into chaos? It would be our laziness if we were to be left helpless forever. one… . “It’s hard to bear.”
The next moment, a sparkling raindrop erupted from the herbalist’s hand –
“Aaaah!”
He stuck that vido into his shoulder!
Are you fighting with Ga-in oppa over control of your body?
I was confused and had no idea what was going on, but at least I was certain that it was not the time to sit still.
With the power of various perspectives, he twisted the other person’s senses and threw them into the burning flames.
“Ugh!”
The moment the man was rolling around on the floor, not knowing what to do, Ari’s hand rushed in without taking advantage of the opportunity and cut off the man’s neck.
…
After the lull, Ga-in’s brother, who had collapsed next to the maze, woke up.
“Ugh!”
“brother! are you okay?”
“Why are there so many people who resist possession? There haven’t been many things like this in the meantime… .”
Ari sighed lightly.
“I heard the phantom demon has been running amok for hundreds of years. “It looks like he has learned martial arts to be able to respond as a warrior guarding the sealed area.”
“I understand now.”
“hmm?”
“Now I understand what I said I did for Miro in the first episode. Resist possession by splitting the mind. “This wasn’t some abstract expression, it was really literal.”
“… Double-righteousness-heart-strength?”
“what is that?”
“It was my own way of expressing the trick of splitting hearts. “I guess you’ll have to learn how to solve it, right?”
“how? “The understanding gained now will disappear over time.”
“I see. By the way, did you find out anything? “Is this person you just killed one of the two experts who warned you in the advice?”
“that’s right. “It would have been very difficult if we had used the regular attack method, but in any case, it was easily resolved through a surprise attack.”
“Who else?”
“There is no information about him.”
Ari, who heard this, immediately motioned to Miro to cancel the summoning of Ga-in’s brother.
Just before he disappeared, Ga-in’s brother disappeared with a somewhat regretful expression on his face.
“I killed one, so now there’s one left.”