Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 460
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EP.460 Episode 460 – Room 206, The Cursed Room – ‘The Demon King Resurrects After 100 Days’ Re (22)
Episode 460 – Room 206, The Cursed Room – ‘The Demon King Resurrects After 100 Days’ Re (22)
– Maze
It just stood there, not a single hair on its head moving.
Now that the immutability that protected my body has completely worn off, any hasty movements are very dangerous.
Are you moving at a speed that cracks the concrete like before?
Won’t my legs start to crumble?
Just thinking about it makes my heart feel like it’s going to burst.
In the first place, it’s a wonder I’m still alive.
If I look closely, isn’t my heart beating at about 100x speed right now?
If that’s the case, then it would be right for him to die as soon as his constancy is lost, but that’s not the case.
It’s a similar feeling, but the clothes are fine even though the owner moved at 100x speed.
Well, even Superman’s bodysuit was intact even when he flew at supersonic speeds to turn back time on Earth.
I think hotels just overlook these little things.
Or did the constancy even protect the clothes?
I don’t know.
The important thing here is that if I move rashly, my whole body will be ruined!
I think.
I think.
I think.
I’ve never thought as hard in my life as I do now.
…
When I think about it and when I am in a huge crisis, two people’s faces come to mind.
Of those two, the one who can save me now.
There was one.
— Clang!
Soon, a young man appeared before my eyes, shaking.
*
– Kim Ari
— Boom! Boom!
Everyone lost their minds in the thunderous crash that felt like the whole world was falling apart.
Jincheol, Seungyeop, and Elena all looked at each other with their mouths wide open.
The time of chaos was not long.
Does it feel like 10 seconds at most? Or less?
Suddenly the noise subsided.
“Ah, Sister Ari!”
When Seungyeop, who was still lying on the floor, pointed to my arm, I realized belatedly that my arm was broken.
—Thud!
“it’s okay.”
“Uh… Is that okay?”
My body is different from that of an average person, so it regenerates quickly.
At that moment, Cha Jin-cheol muttered.
“It was expected, but it’s a bit much.”
The fact that immutability can resist time dilation has already been told to Miro.
So I thought that it was possible for the maze to break free from the seal and move very quickly… .
“I thought it would be at most three to four times faster.”
“I know.”
It wasn’t an unfounded guess.
Medically speaking, any speed beyond that would be unmanageable for the human body.
Even if the hotel is full of mindless trash, the sealed comrade dies as soon as he wakes up?
The sign is that your heart is beating 200 times faster?
This is a bit off!
“Then, is Miro okay now?”
“…”
“Find the maze as fast as possible -”
“They’re coming. It looks like something has been resolved now.”
Soon a maze appeared along with the sound of footsteps.
“…”
It’s something, something.
I knew it the moment I saw it.
“… Gain?”
“Wow! How did you know as soon as you saw it?”
Something was evident in every action.
Soon, Gain gave a brief explanation.
I suddenly woke up in the basement of the lab, and Miro was still there with an expression on his face like he was about to cry.
It seemed as if he was unable to move due to an unknown curse.
“So you entered the labyrinth’s body?”
“I went in and the grimoire told me a little while ago.”
The temporary hyper-acceleration put a tremendous strain on Miro’s body.
I filled that load with the constancy I gained from strengthening the blessing, but all of my constancy was gone.
“Are you okay now?”
“That’s right.”
It seems that the blessings have also temporarily stopped as the unchanging master has lost his body.
“…”
“…”
“…”
After a moment of silence in the room, Elena opened her mouth.
“I think most of the soldiers are either unconscious or dead.”
“The maze wiped out the lab in 10 seconds.”
“Wow…! That’s amazing!”
When I heard Seungyeop’s pure admiration, I felt inexplicably happy.
That’s that, but the situation is a bit weird.
“I originally thought I would get a reward since I woke up the maze.”
“…”
“That maze ran wild and handed itself over to you.”
“I know.”
“Did you find out anything?”
When Miro Ga-in shook her head, Jin-cheol, who had been scratching his head, gave his opinion.
“Can’t you check the scenario? Oh, isn’t it too much because you’re not in your body right now? Go back to your body for a bit – could Miro die while you’re back?”
“Ugh, this is a tricky situation. Should I have looked at the scenario as soon as I woke up?”
That’s not it.
“No. It was a good thing that you went straight into Miro’s body. Even if you went straight in by your standards, you would have gone in very late by Miro’s standards. If you hadn’t gone straight in and just absentmindedly watched the scenario, Miro would have died in the meantime.”
“That’s right.”
Seungyeop asked a question.
“So what do we do now?”
“…”
“Bar, go straight to the city control unit?”
“no.”
There is clearly a reward for breaking the seal of the maze.
Must have.
We shouldn’t hastily terminate 206 before we get that.
We all put our heads together and thought about it.
There was time to think, since the lab soldiers were already destroyed by the maze.
Fortunately, every problem has its own answer.
*
– Maze
…
…
…
I woke up in the dark.
“Eww! Wake up, don’t wake up! I’m going to die!”
“…”
Not dead.
And in front of me was a girl who looked like me.
“Ariaang! I’m dying!”
He approached Ari carefully and tapped her hand –
“… How cute you play.”
At that moment, Ari’s words were heard at ‘normal speed’.
“Huh? Huh? How did you do that? Ari is not constant -”
A thin, white finger quickly approaches and presses her lips.
“Quiet. Words interrupt thoughts.”
“…”
“Think about it. You’ve already had a similar experience.”
Similar experience.
I woke up half-asleep, realizing that time was passing quickly in my body.
However, I was able to talk to Ari and exchange opinions without any major problems.
okay.
I had a similar experience a while ago.
“This isn’t reality.”
“It’s in your mind. Just like last time, I came here with the power of old blood.”
“…”
“While you were sleeping, I touched various devices in the lab with your body.”
“Did you find something?”
“No. It was nothing special. If there was anything special, I would have found it last time.”
“…”
This isn’t the first time that colleagues have arrived at the lab and secured the ‘Director’s body’.
“The hotel will reward you if you awaken the sealed being. It always has.”
Ga-in, who woke up in room 201, was practically alone in the room.
Elena, who woke up in room 202, knew many secrets about Lee Soo-ho and Hae-shin.
Ari, who woke up in Room 203, used her powers that surpassed AI to find out forgotten history.
Ga-in, who woke up in room 205, defeated the leader of the Baehwa cult, and this was the key to solving the problem.
Clearly there is something for me too.
Even if it’s not perfect, there has to be something that connects to the solution of the room, however crudely.
“Think about it. Doesn’t something come to mind? A secret piece of information that you’ve forgotten you even had? Or something incredible you can do right now?”
“…”
Secret information that even the owner had forgotten.
For a member of the group, forgetting is different from simply forgetting something for an ordinary human being.
Since it is information that you cannot handle, and you are not qualified to have it, there are cases where you are forced to forget it.
“… ah.”
“Did something come to mind?”
“‘Apocalypse Planning Meeting.’”
“What? Doomsday plan meeting?”
It’s a special memory.
Even for the director, who had encountered all sorts of mysterious things as a high-ranking member of the organization, it was an incomprehensible experience.
So I forgot.
I had to forget it.
The rank of the Major was one step below the ultimate, 9=2 Magus.
This information was only permitted to 10=1 Ipsissimus (the Ultimate).
However, the memory-binding spell that had been applied to the director meant nothing to me.
Because the immutable power that resists even time distortion could not be overcome by the ‘mere’ memory-binding technique of determination!
“Ah, ah, ah… .”
As if a tightly shut thread were suddenly released, as if a strong lock were melting into lava, terrible memories seeped into my head.
A memory from a very long time ago.
…
…
…
“Apocalypse Countermeasures Meeting
I see a masked figure sitting at the head of the conference room.
People gathered in the conference room, gripped with fear.
One of them was me, or rather, the ‘chief’.
The masked man opens his mouth.
“Dear Comrades of the Alliance, as you know, the fate of the world is at stake. Efforts to suppress the Demon King have failed.”
The old man screams hysterically.
“That, that can’t be! The indomitable reason and the ruler of time, that great power has put the Demon King to sleep -”
“Don’t say things you don’t believe yourself.”
“Ugh!”
The masked man continued speaking calmly as if nothing had happened.
“As the ruler of time, I amplify my indomitable reason and put the Demon King to sleep. During the time I gain, I build a city and suppress the Demon King with the spiritual mass of humanity. All of this is just a temporary measure.”
Everyone gathered in the conference room, even the director, shivered and cowered.
A rallying cry of reason against the demons, gods, cultists and monsters that have threatened humanity for a long time.
Even for the upper echelons of such organizations, the fear of the apocalypse is unbearable.
And, the truth revealed in the ultimate words.
The decision was known from the beginning.
The fact that the masters of time, unwavering reason, and city-building are all just stopgap measures.
It can buy time, but it cannot fundamentally solve the problem regarding the Demon King.
“So I made a decision.”
“What, decision? What are you talking about without even telling me in advance!”
and –
Ah, ah, ah!
My head hurts.
This man, this woman, no, this?
People falling down screaming in an instant.
I heard a voice.
“Everyone, I have already been saved. So pray.”
Beep—!」
*
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 538
Current Location: Room 206, The Cursed Room – ‘The Demon King Resurrects After 100 Days’
Wise Man’s Advice: 3
[Awakening the Labyrinth. Securing the City Control Device.]
– Han Ga-in
“How long has it been since then?”
My ‘brother’, who had been looking over the documents for a long time in my lofty mansion, asked.
“Is it 481 days? It’s been about 58 days since I came in.”
“So there are about 40 days left. When do you plan on closing this room?”
“… well.”
Exit the room.
It’s a somewhat strange expression.
It’s as if we can stop progress on Room 206 and leave whenever we want.
But that’s not wrong either.
Because a while ago, ‘someone’ messed with the status window and conveyed important information.
‘Awakening the labyrinth, securing the city control device.’
At this point, escape is secured.
If you activate the control device and pour all of the currently surviving humankind into the indomitable spirit, the Demon King’s rampage in progress in the depths will be stopped for quite a long time.
“I feel relieved that we have secured the city control device.”
“… That’s right.”
“It seems that the underground labyrinth has summoned Gain-kun. Is it possible to communicate in real time by manipulating the status window?”
“It’s inconvenient because the time flow is different, but it’s possible.”
“Then, Gain-kun, all you have to do is give the ‘let’s end it now’ signal.”
“Yes.”
“Is the Holy Sun almost fully charged?”
“… yes.”
“That’s fortunate.”
From some point on, my older brother Sang-Hyeon has been speaking to me indirectly.
I’ve figured out enough information and I’ve gotten a feel for how to solve it.
Besides, the sacred sun’s charge is almost finished, so let’s wrap it up and move on to the next episode.
“Just wait a moment. Oh, I have something to do, so I’ll go out and come back.”
“All right.”
Sang-Hyeon Hyung saw me off with a light bow.
*
As they arrived at the garden outside the mansion where Songi liked to live, they saw her grandfather.
“What’s going on all of a sudden? You pressed all the emergency contact buttons?”
“…I wanted to see my grandfather without anyone knowing.”
“People around you? Is there anyone around you that you think is suspicious? Is there a market spy among your employees?”
“no.”
These days, there is only one person around me.
“If you have any doubts, tell Sang-Hyeon. How diverse is that guy’s career? If Sang-Hyeon sees any guy, he’ll know right away -”
“That’s the guy.”
For a moment, the garden became quiet.
“Tell me more.”
“…”
weird.
I can’t say for sure, but something feels off.
therefore….
“I called Sang-Hyeon hyung ‘uncle’ recently, didn’t I?”
“…”
“He said he hated it so much, but he told me to call him teacher instead.”
“Is that weird?! Inma! Of course that’s annoying!”
“Oh, really? That’s why I called you hyung next time.”
“It’s much better. Is that why you suspected Sang-Hyeon?”
“uh….”
That’s not all.
There’s something more… .
“Do you want to finish the room soon?”
“Hmm. I’m starting to get tired. Isn’t room 206 too long?”
Hmm.
“You say things like, ‘I’ve already figured out a lot, I’ve done everything I can?’”
“Oh! That’s a bit odd. Normally, we refrain from saying things like ‘It’s all over now’ because it’s bad luck.”
“…”
“Have you tried the advice?”
“I first started thinking about it today. I’m writing it now.”
[Advice: 3 -> 2]
‘Is Kim Sang-hyun’s current condition normal?’