Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 456
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EP.456 Episode 456 – Room 206, The Cursed Room – ‘The Demon King Resurrects After 100 Days’ Re (18)
Episode 456 – Room 206, The Cursed Room – ‘The Demon King Resurrects After 100 Days’ Re (18)
– Cha Jin-cheol
— Boohoo!
‘This thing’ rotated its wings like a helicopter.
Judging by the fact that its body is half-floated, it is certain that it has the ability to fly, however limited it may be.
however….
“Failed again.”
As the black-haired girl sighing next to me said, ‘this’ too is a failure.
“Eww! Again, again!”
“You’re trying to eat Seungyeop. Why does Elena keep creating man-eating monsters?”
Because they were beings that viewed people as food.
Moreover, you can tell at a glance that its wings are too small compared to its size.
“I’ll handle it.”
I’m losing count of how many failures I’ve dealt with since yesterday.
Luckily this guy wasn’t that strong.
— Kieeeek!
As the other world’s star fragment was stuck in its beak, I turned away from the monster that was melting like butter and looked at Elena, the top star of paradise.
“Oh my…! Elena. You look like you’re having a hard time.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Let’s take a short break.”
“… yes.”
The key to progressing through all the rounds of the Cursed Room is to secure an escape route in advance.
In the case of Room 206, you can escape by obtaining the city control device located deep in Paradise.
The problem is that the flow of time in the depths is different from that on the surface.
An exact calculation is impossible, but one hour deep in the ocean equals more than a week on the surface.
Therefore, there is no time to fight each and every monster in the ghost stories that are spread throughout the depths.
Requires flying ability.
You should be able to reach your destination while ignoring monsters and various terrains.
So, the top star of Paradise is ignoring TV appearances and everything and coming out of the city to create flying monsters like crazy.
Of course, the broadcasting station people are contacting us like crazy, and the entertainment news in paradise seems to be covering the ‘disappearance of a top star’ every day… .
No one cares about such trivial matters.
As soon as Arido Sang-Hyeon, the leader of the Demon King’s cult, was sent to a place called ‘Sanctuary’, he immediately quit his cult work and joined us.
Given the passage of time, anyone who goes down to the depths is effectively a defector.
“It’s taking longer than I thought. I didn’t think it’d be blocked before we even set off.”
“Ugh… Originally, Miss Elena didn’t just slap together whatever monsters she wanted like a factory.”
“That’s true.”
It’s not that Elena’s ominous imagination lacks skill, but rather that her abilities themselves are limited.
Even Beatrix of Unit 201, the original owner of that power who had been handling it for a much longer period of time, was unable to create the monsters she wanted every time.
“That ability feels like gacha every time I see it.”
“Gacha?”
Ari tilted her head at the example Seungyeop gave and added a word.
“Inma, you have to come up with a word that ‘Sister’ can understand. Do you think there was gacha 50 years ago?”
“Ah, ah, that’s -”
—Whew!
As Ari waved her hand with an expression of bewilderment, a sharp energy stabbed my head.
“Do you think I don’t know the word gacha? I’m just worried about how long it will take Elena to get her SSR.”
“When does Sister Elena pull out her SSR? When you say that, I feel breathless.”
Every legacy has its weaknesses.
The stars of the other world are powerful and can be used for relatively long periods of time, but they are difficult to control.
The final flash is powerful and easy to control, but it is a one-shot.
Old Blood has a confusing variety of abilities, but its highs are low.
Any ominous thoughts?
It is versatile and has high viscosity, but is difficult to control.
That limitation is what is tiring us out now.
“This won’t work. I’ll have to help you.”
“Help? It’s up to Miss Elena to take care of it herself. Is there anything we can do for you from outside?”
“of course!”
At those words, Seungyeop and I both made anxious expressions.
“By the way, you need to help.”
“What? What? Me?”
What is this all of a sudden?
What do you want me to help you with?
Elena took a step back as she noticed Ari approaching her with great momentum.
“Eh! Ariya, what’s wrong?”
“Elena, I want to teach you the value of earnestness.”
“Huh? Huh?”
The value of earnestness?
“How many times have you created a believable monster in one fell swoop?”
“That, that -”
“A hellishly horrible situation, a sense of crisis where it wouldn’t be strange if you died at any moment. In such situations, your power tends to become stronger and more sophisticated.”
As horrible as hell?
Wouldn’t it be strange if I died at any time?
I’m already anxious!
“What are you saying all of a sudden -”
“‘Ari Land’ opens!”
“What? What land?”
“Gyro Drop Start!”
“???”
— Two bang!
With the ground shaking like a thud –
Ariga soared high into the sky with Elena!
“Gyaaaah – !”
Elena’s ear-piercing scream, and Ari’s cold voice.
“If you want to live, fly!”
And then – Ari, released Elena from the sky.
“Fly! Live by your own strength!”
“Gyaaaaah-! Ari, you’re really-!”
It was only at this point that I realized what Ari meant by ‘my help’.
“crazy!”
Elena’s body slowly shook
jin
all.
The flow of the world slowed down for a moment.
Would it be accurate to say that my train of thought has accelerated?
Considering the possibility that Elena might get hurt, Seungyeop summoned Yumi.
I ran towards her in a hurry and looked at Elena, who was falling as slowly as a feather.
After estimating exactly where you will fall, stand in that position in advance and stretch out your arms –
—Thud!
“Whoa! I’m alive! Mr. Jincheol? Thank you!”
“…”
“Ari, really! I want to see you make a monster to hunt Ari!”
“…”
Before we knew it, Ari, Seungyeop, and I had our gazes blankly turned to Elena.
More precisely, it was directed towards Elena and her back.
“Elena.”
“Ari! You really -”
“Look behind you. Jincheol isn’t holding you right now.”
“uh?”
If clouds were alive, would this be what they would look like?
A living cotton candy-like entity is suspended in midair, supporting Elena.
When Elena motioned absentmindedly, he followed suit and put Elena down.
The flying ability is solid, and it is neither so stupid nor so violent that it cannot understand instructions.
The best of the monsters Elena has created since yesterday.
However, there is just one problem.
“But it’s too small. It needs to be able to carry Jincheol and Seungyeop too.”
“…”
“It’s not SSR, but maybe SR? I guess I’ll have to do some more Gyro Drops until I succeed!”
…
After about 30 minutes, something magnified from the cloud from before appeared.
Elena, who was very angry because her personality had become violent due to excessive use of her powers, was busy hitting Ari with her shoes… .
“Let’s go! Let’s go. Elena, let’s go!”
“Don’t shut up!”
I thought to myself.
I’m sorry Elena, but I should have started Gyro Drop earlier!
In the Room of Curses, time is a precious resource.
“It should have been done in 30 minutes, but it took two days. Next time, let’s push him off a cliff. Then it might be a 10-minute cut!”
“Hey, Yumi. Don’t say bad things.”
“… okay.”
Now is the time to start.
*
[User: Kim Sang-hyun (Ji-hye)
Date: Day 488
Current Location: Room 206, The Cursed Room – ‘The Demon King Resurrects After 100 Days’
Command: 3]
It’s been three days since the Demon King’s cult dropped me into the ‘sanctuary’.
I’m surprisingly still alive.
“Yay!”
— Kieek!
I hammered at something that could only be described as a zombie, a monster that was rushing at me from all directions.
Each one is nothing special, but there are just too many of them!
“Come on!”
It’s subtly similar to the situation I experienced in Hell.
Maybe it was created based on that very place!
This is a city.
It’s a place like a model garden where the Demon King clumsily imitates paradise.
— Squeak!
Because it was a city, there were places that looked like apartments, and the iron gates looked quite sturdy.
Can’t we take a moment to catch our breath?
“Whew! This, this… .”
A pungent smell of rotting flesh wafts from behind.
Unfortunately, there was no such thing as a safe zone in this place.
“Kie-”
— Kwajik!
Each one of them was nothing special, so it wasn’t difficult to put them down.
The real problem is that this isn’t the end.
My heart is pounding wildly.
An indescribable fear slowly creeps into one corner of my heart.
“Huh… ha. I expected it, but it really isn’t easy.”
It comes to mind again, but at times like this, I’m glad I’m a former special forces soldier.
Because I can endure this much with just my physical ability.
— Ohhhhhhh!
A strange wave that has been shaking the atmosphere since a while ago.
It is extremely dangerous to see the source of the wave with my own eyes.
Luckily, I have the skills for this situation.
[Order: 3 -> 2]
‘Where on earth should I go?’
[Don’t stay in a stuffy place, there are enemies in the warehouse near the school outside the building -]
“…”
We were ordered to leave the apartment and check the school warehouse.
“Whew… I wonder if everyone is doing well.”
This time, Gain said he would gather followers with the help of the market.
Ari Yang sent me to the sanctuary, so she must have left for the depths by now.
Is Song-i doing a good job of trying to persuade the market without superpowers?
When I thought of my colleagues, my gloomy heart subsided a little.
Yes, in a hotel, this kind of thing is ultimately just a temporary pain.
Even if I die, if only one of my colleagues survives, there is a ‘next’ place.
“Let’s go out.”
The moment you open the door like that.
— Beep!
Intense tinnitus, as if a loudspeaker had been turned on next to my ears.
A heat that feels like it’s burning your retina.
A pain that feels like needles are pricking my whole body.
“Eww!”
I rolled around on the floor and rolled around again.
I screamed and cried endlessly, lamenting my weakness.
…
“ha….”
I would rather not have known anything!
No, such words are just a sign of weakness.
This place is a model city and hotel created by the Demon King.
That’s probably a ‘fake prisoner’ created by the Demon King.
If you think of it as a fake prisoner, you can see why it passed me by without killing me.
Because it’s not the 5th time yet.
Prisoners before the 5th round can only play a kind of ‘bad ending’ role with reduced initiative.
“Whew… .”
I leaned against the wall in pain and thought.
If there are fake prisoners, there will also be fake adversaries… .
“…”
What did the blessing and the command tell me?
Did you say there were enemies in the warehouse near the school?
“Let’s go.”
He wiped his eyes, which still felt the stinging pain, and wiped his bleeding ears with a cloth.
One for all, and all for one.
My suffering will become a stepping stone for my fellows.
*
— CLANG!
As soon as I entered the school gate that said □□ High School, I quickly leaned against the wall.
Red blood flows from the cheeks, shoulders, and abdomen.
How many blood clots have I had in a short period of time!
Fortunately or unfortunately, I was bitten several times but no infection occurred.
I wiped the blood away and took a deep breath.
If the order is followed, there will be a ‘fake adversary’ within the school.
We must be thoroughly prepared.
— Ting!
“Should I be grateful for even this much?”
I picked up a crowbar from the floor of the guardhouse.
Since the city background is Korea, you won’t be able to find a gun, but something like a crowbar has a much better range than the sledgehammer you just used.
“Let’s go in.”
I think as I enter the old, huge high school.
Perhaps, this place is a fake curse room created by the Demon King.
Since there are fake prisoners and fake adversaries, wouldn’t there also be fake legacies?
Perhaps the ‘fake reward’ is the secret behind the supernatural powers of the Demon King’s cult leaders.
So, are the leaders of the religious order the people who overcame the trials imposed by the Demon King in the ‘Sanctuary’?
Thinking this way, many of the church’s questions were answered, but at the same time, new questions arose.
“Demon King, you must be watching me right now. Why on earth did you imitate a hotel?”
No reply came back.
*
[Command: 2 -> 1]
‘Where exactly is the enemy?’
[There is an enemy when you enter the third room on the right on the second floor, so don’t let your guard down.]
“Third from the right on the second floor?”
After moving to the second floor hallway, I walked with dead steps as if I was a mouse.
2nd grade class 1, 2nd grade class 2, 2nd grade class 4 –
“…”
Did you change your nameplate?
It can’t be anything other than a childish idea.
That’s why the order was given to the third room from the right on the second floor, not the third class of the second year.
After taking a slow breath –
— Bam!
As soon as I opened the door, I swung the crowbar around the door.
An unavoidable attack if someone is hiding behind or to the side of the door.
But, it wasn’t visible.
“Where are you!”
According to the instructions, I should definitely be in this classroom!
[Command: 1 -> 0]
[Fall forward]
“What, what? From now on -”
— Boom!
The moment I was startled by the sudden command to roll forward, I felt a sharp pain and a heavy shock.
“Kwaaak!”
Someone hit me from behind.
“What the heck! Clearly -”
The moment I saw the man appearing from behind, I instinctively knew the answer.
This guy was inside the classroom when the order was given, but he moved when I went up to the second floor!
“… what the heck -”
“Are you curious? How did I ‘attack’ your abilities?”
“…”
“Because it’s not the first time. Most of the time, ‘you guys’ give advice at similar times.”
“… Advice?”
“That reaction is similar every time. Do you see it as a different word?”
“…”
It’s confusing.
Body, mind… .
It hurts so much.
At that moment, when the hand of the man wearing the raincoat ‘entered’ my chest and was about to grab my heart, an unknown memory told me.
“This is… this is my strength… sincerity… my strength!”
“It’s not your power, it’s ‘my’ power.”
— Kwajik!
Consciousness becomes blurred.
I wished this was all a dream.