Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 377
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Episode 377 – No. 205, Room of the Curse – ‘Absolute Master’ (26)
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 206
Current location: Room 205, Room of Curse – ‘Absolute Master’
Sage Advice: 3]
– Han Ga-in
I took a step back in surprise as I saw a devil-like being that came out of hell.
Then the opponent also took a step back.
When I grimaced, wondering if I was joking, the other person also crumpled.
When I extended my hand to tell him to go away, the other person also extended his hand.
…
The belated realization shocked me.
This is ‘me’.
The mysterious substances all around me were just reflecting my soul like a mirror.
It was clearly awakened from the seal, but I couldn’t understand why it had become such a hideous monster.
At that time, a snake appeared along with a pitch-black whirlpool.
Before I could react, the snake began to coil around my body and tighten.
At the same time, I heard a noise that felt like it was stabbing me in the head.
you are a bug
You are my servant who will serve me forever.
You are just dust in my long life.
You are a ghost and a shadow in my body!
Criticism and ridicule filled with all kinds of curses can be heard.
you… .
“Isn’t this feeling so boring?”
That snake was probably a phantom, but I didn’t feel that much tension.
I just knew it even though no one explained it to me.
It was a loud and loud creature and was even scared of me.
To put it more bluntly, it felt like a scared child crying loudly.
I remembered the senior researcher I met in room 201.
Regardless of his strength or weakness, he was a man of noble stature who could not even be compared to that ugly snake.
What did he say?
The relationship between the NPC who has been awakened from the seal and the participant is in the hands of the participant.
I naturally realized the meaning of those words.
Sensing that the curse did not work, the snake began to burrow into my body this time.
It is not a physical fight, but a ‘heart’ fight.
The kind of fight that Jincheol had with a witch in his head a long time ago.
Their minds mixed and divided.
I read the illusion, and the illusion read me.
The repeated battles of victory and defeat were surprisingly futile.
It was never his intention, but during the fight, the Hwanma found out shocking information and his heart immediately broke.
‘What is this!’
“…”
‘Everything… . Lie? This whole world? I? Well, it’s just inside a room called room 205?’
“…”
‘no! It can’t be like this… . You devil, you showed me a hallucination! ‘You tricked me!’
I never thought I would hear the phantom being called ‘the devil’.
I guess it’s good.
Now that we’ve been caught, it might be a good idea to take advantage of the situation.
“Do you really think so?”
‘…’
“Don’t fool yourself. “You would have known that all of this was true.”
‘iced coffee… . how how!’
The Hwanma cried.
It wasn’t a joke, I cried like a child.
He was completely distraught and didn’t even think about hiding his true feelings from me.
In the process of reading my memories, he realized something very frightening.
If you escape, room 205 will be reset and the ‘current episode’s phantom demon’ will disappear.
If solved, No. 205 will disappear and the phantom demon will also disappear forever.
If you fail, the entire hotel will be reset and the contents of the cursed room will change, so the ‘current episode’s phantom’ will disappear.
Yes.
Regardless of what outcome we get in the future, the illusion will disappear.
The immortal life he was so obsessed with was unreasonable from the beginning for the NPC in the hotel.
Endless despair.
Just a wish to live.
A scream full of fear.
A person who is simply tied down to life and is desperate for day-to-day survival.
“You are truly humble.”
‘…’
“Just survival. I just want to live. “I don’t know what’s different from a caterpillar wriggling in the dirt.”
‘You, you! Because you can achieve immortality, true immortality!’
“okay?”
‘Because I can go outside, because I can gain true eternal life, I can be so relaxed! I am… .’
He cleared his voice and changed his tone.
“You are death. It is limited in time and is nothing more than a mayfly. “The difference between you and other people is simply whether you know it is a ephemera or not.”
‘iced coffee… .’
“but… . “You also have a chance.”
‘what?’
“I will show you the way to gain eternal life.”
‘Well, what is that-‘
“Will you serve me as your heaven? Will you bow your head before me? Will you then cast off your temporary fate and gain eternal life?”
‘…’
“…”
‘… I am.’
“I am?”
‘I will listen to what you say. I am blind and deaf. Please teach me.’
Information I found out earlier when the phantom and spirit were mixed together.
An ancient memory that even the phantom demon himself vaguely remembers.
The first moment he gained mysterious powers.
He stretched his hand into the air and summoned the ‘Soul Chest’.
“Look.”
‘…’
“You were freed from the curse of the body by putting your soul in that box.”
The serpent’s eyes were nailed to the chest of the soul.
“Now you understand what I mean. “That box is the legacy of room 205.”
‘… no way!’
“Once I resolve this room, I will take the soul chest and leave. “The box also contains your tiny soul, so you too can escape mortality.”
‘Absurd! What-‘
“Why do you think it’s impossible? “If I had searched through my memories, I would have seen a glimpse of ‘Room 104’, right?”
‘That’s it!’
“When the cursed room disappears, everything inside disappears. However, only one object other than the participant can leave the room.”
‘Legacy… !’
“Serve me. Accept your weakness. “Then you will have eternal life.”
Eventually, the lamb, trembling with fear, was finally placed in the arms of the Lord.
*
When I escaped from the world of images and fully woke up, what appeared before my eyes were two black figures covered in stone debris.
It was so dirty that it looked uglier than the snake-shaped phantom demon I had seen so far.
“Dirty devil! “Get back!”
“…”
“…”
Ari and Miro looked at me with their mouths half-open.
“Are you awake?”
“Get rid of that ugly face right now -”
“Eight! Don’t talk nonsense. “You’re awake, right?”
“that’s right. First, get out -”
While analyzing the memories of the phantom that poured into my head in real time, I discovered incredible information.
I was so surprised that I was momentarily speechless.
“Gain?”
“I have to get out!”
“what?”
“We have to get out now! “Because there’s a primitive bomb planted in this place!”
Baehwagyo has prepared the means to destroy my body since it created the sealed area 30 years ago.
My body itself was a part of the phantom demon’s seal, so it was a means of liberating the phantom demon.
You prepared a bomb to trap and release the phantom demon at the same time?
What on earth are these bastards doing?
— Rumbling!
As if waiting, the entire vacant lot began to shake and the terrain began to collapse!
Ari was startled and hid under the maze wearing a protective suit, and Miro quickly stretched out his body and wrapped around Ari –
“hey! “Miro, what should I do?”
“uh? uh?”
[Advice: 3 -> 2]
[Take three steps to the right immediately!]
— Boom!
As soon as I rolled to the side, a rock bigger than my body fell.
It’s truly a moment of desperation when you don’t know when you’ll die!
In this situation, I came to my senses when I saw Miro surrounding Ahri with a dumbfounded expression.
I have to find my own way to live.
and –
“Take action now! “If I die here, you too!”
“What, what?”
“I didn’t tell you Miro!”
Someone who is not me, someone who can become as humble as he wants for life.
The illusionist twisted his hands around with my permission.
Soon, a strange wave occurred and a dark red shield surrounded everyone.
— Rumbling!
*
As soon as I came out of Heavenly Mountain using the power of the phantom demon, countless people came into view.
They were all pro-Chinese Christians, and no joke, they were about to surround the entire mountain with a human tent.
An elderly man came down from the sky, flapping his long gun.
He was Cho Won-hong.
“Hwanma, it’s been a while. “Has it been 30 years?”
“…”
“What is the outside air like after such a long time? “It’s probably more refreshing than the gloomy cave air.”
This person thinks I am a phantom demon.
It would be good to take advantage of that illusion.
“I vaguely realized this while I was falling asleep 30 years ago… . Jo Won-hong, why did you install explosives to trap me and free me at the same time?”
“It’s for this moment, now.”
There were already a lot of huge marbles installed around the area, but when Jo Won-hong lightly gestured, flames started to appear everywhere.
“Isn’t it beautiful? I call this the Fortune Demon God’s Pillar. “Try possessing me.”
“…”
There was no need to show the shame of trying and failing.
Jo Won-hong is not a fool, and the reason he proudly appears in front of me is probably because that bead can prevent ‘possession’.
Just like Lee Ja-seong, Jo Won-hong also prepared a means to prevent possession.
I wasn’t surprised because I expected this.
A frozen silence fell everywhere.
Finally, I realized Bae Hwa-gyo and Jo Won-hong’s plan.
That bead, the God of Fortune, did not exist 30 years ago.
It was probably in the development stage.
That’s why Baehwagyo couldn’t control the phantom demons 30 years ago and had to imprison them in Cheonjangsan Mountain.
However, Baehwagyo thought from that point on.
What if one day we develop an object that can suppress the power of illusions?
What if you could control the devil with that power?
The illusion can be the best weapon that Baehwagyo can wield.
At that time, Wonhong Cho broke the silence with a smile.
“Isn’t it too much for you too? “It looks like the divorce demon isn’t even budging?”
“…”
A fan appeared in the cult leader’s hand.
“How about this? “If I pass down the Red Flame’s judgment here, you will die without a move, right?”
“…”
“Hey~! “Hwanma, are your hands and feet shaking because you’re scared?”
“Cho Won-hong, I didn’t know you had such a childish personality.”
“Don’t be bluff. “I’ve only met you once or twice. Do you think I don’t know your personality?”
“Did you find some self-esteem by criticizing me?”
“what -”
“That doesn’t mean your crisis will go away. When was the Bokma Shinju made? It’s been over 10 years, right? But why did you come to wake me up now?”
“…”
“Won Hong. You’re in crisis. I’m in such a crisis that I have to take the risk and wake me up. “You said you would one day overthrow the empire, but it was destroyed?”
“You, you bastard!”
“Did you get it on? No, what happened that the great Baehwa cult leader couldn’t defeat a child emperor and that’s why he’s in such a mess?”
Jo Won-hong’s face began to turn red and green.
I found that a bit funny, so I added a few words.
“Oh~! I have to apologize for this. “Even though the emperor is just a kid, he can’t win. After three or four years, Yuan Hong won’t be able to catch his breath, so I guess we should try the game now, right?”
“Shut up!”
The moment Cho Won-hong hit the ground, a bloody force that made the skin tingle filled the entire area.
“Let’s end this war of nerves. “I guess I came because I had something to say.”
“… Illusion Demon. “I’m making you an offer you can’t refuse.”
Jo Won-hong suggested that they join forces with him to take down the empire.
In return, if Jo Won-hong becomes emperor, he will no longer oppress the phantom demons, so he can roam the world on his own, killing people or not.
I heard from my colleagues that Jo Won-hong is a man worthy of being an emperor… .
From his childish appearance from before to his current attitude of betraying humanity.
The defeat of the war is distorting Cho Won-hong’s character.
I guess it’s good.
Because during these ‘pointless’ conversations, there was only one topic I was actually interested in.
Can the God of Fortune really suppress me?
‘What do you think? ‘A phantom demon?’
‘…possession is not possible within the scope of the Fortune Demon God’s Spell. It will be the same for you as well as for me.’
‘okay? ‘If I win, you can go too, so try your best.’
‘A good plan has occurred to me.’