Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 528
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EP.528 Episode 528 – Room 207, The Gate Room – The Fourth Trial ‘The Fallen King’ (14)
Episode 528 – Room 207, The Gate Room – The Fourth Trial ‘The Fallen King’ (14)
– Vatican, Korean branch of the Inquisition
“Seven PA-192 attack drones were shot down!”
“TCS-911 Alpha Squad reported annihilation!”
“Asus ships attempt to approach, but Horus is moving too fast!”
An operational control room with constant reports coming in in real time.
At the front of the large conference room was a huge screen, reminiscent of a movie theater.
The images on the screen were also reminiscent of some kind of action movie.
The difference between movies and television is that what happens on the screen is real.
Yes, that’s right.
For the Inquisition staff, the sight of star-like, subsonic flying humanoid chaos entities emitting heat rays that could melt a fourth-generation tank was a stark reality.
It was also a reality that the devil, who dared to pretend to be God, destroyed more than 200 drones in real time.
The man in the center, Kim Hak-yeon, the head of the Korean branch of the Heresy Inquisition, could not hide his impatience.
“We can’t stop that monster with just our own forces! Need some backup?”
“I already did it….”
“Do more!”
As a branch manager, I couldn’t help but feel anxious.
A terrible prophecy that the ancient devil worshipped by the evil Horus cult will one day awaken in South Korea!
This is one of the oldest revelations handed down to the Vatican.
The Korean branch also prepared for a long time, but when the fateful day came, everything became useless.
When things get big, who will ultimately take responsibility?
Of course, Kim Hak-yeon also had his excuses.
Who knew that out of nowhere, part of Seoul’s ‘curtain’ would be lifted!
The demons that the Korean branch had suppressed all awakened and ran wild, so in effect, not only Seoul but the entire Korean branch was paralyzed.
By the time Seoul was finally taken care of, Horus had already begun flying to America with Pope Sophia.
The Korean branch manager thought that if there was going to be a showdown, it should be held in the Pacific.
Once Horus reaches land, in the United States, wouldn’t he have no choice but to limit his firepower, at least for the sake of the American government?
Of course, as he has learned from his many years of service, the Inquisition could very well drop a nuclear missile on New York if it so chooses!
“Drones alone are not enough! We need to form additional combat squadrons -”
“Chief! Ho, Horus has the power to captivate people! If the pilots are brainwashed -”
“Then let’s fire a missile from far away!”
At this point, the eyes of the operation control room staff were turning bloodshot.
— Zzuzuzuzu-!
Suddenly, all the surrounding speakers started making noises as if they were broken.
As bizarre as the phenomenon was, an even stranger change occurred among the staff in the operations control room.
— Thud!
Everyone opened their eyes wide, then immediately stopped what they were doing and knelt down in a respectful posture.
At this moment, not even Horus running wild on the screen could break their concentration.
“Please give me a revelation… .”
“Please give me a revelation… .”
“Revelation -”
The revelations of Our Lady of Aedea began.
The content was so simple.
“Just send it.”
For a moment, the operation control room, which did not understand the revelation, was in turmoil.
Soon, branch manager Kim Hak-yeon calmed the mood and asked a question.
“Everyone be quiet! Our Lady, are you telling us to just let Horus go?”
“yes.”
Now that the answer has been given, there is no room for any other interpretation.
“…”
Branch manager Kim Hak-yeon could not understand the Virgin Mary’s will.
In his opinion, no matter how you look at it, it seemed better to hold the match in the Pacific.
However, the branch manager soon realized that this attitude itself was disrespectful.
Unquestioning obedience is the greatest virtue.
“Retreat!”
“I will relay the order to retreat to the scene!”
Soon, the staff began issuing orders to evacuate the scene.
*
– Han Ga-in
After a rough flight, we arrived in Massachusetts, USA.
I was already the most famous person on Earth.
“…”
Looking at the crowd of people gathered like clouds from afar, I felt breathless.
“Did I really have to do this?”
“Your second coming is not something that can be hidden.”
Sophia’s calm answer implied several facts.
The 21st century is an era in which shocking news from Africa is known to the entire world within 30 minutes.
In this world, a ‘self-proclaimed god’ has returned, and as he is heading towards the headquarters of the religious order, the Vatican even wages a fierce air war.
Could such a fact be hidden?
Even if the Vatican grits its teeth and tries to hide it – no, it doesn’t seem like the Vatican has any intention of hiding it in the first place.
“Hey, what on earth is the title of this article?”
「The Ancient Devil Awakens.」
Articles with this kind of feel were all over the world.
“The ancient demon has awakened.”
“Why am I a devil?”
“They say the Vatican is the devil.”
“If the Vatican is the devil, then is it the devil?”
“Because there are more than 5 billion Catholics in the world.”
“No, what have you been doing all this time to have such a big difference in the number of believers?”
“If only Horus had given me just a little more power.”
“Both of you, stop talking nonsense and come here.”
Joking aside, it was a bit creepy.
Why is the Vatican, which censors and deletes any information related to the chaos, advertising my resurrection to the whole world?
It’s because of the public opinion war.
I need to make my ‘danger’ widely known so that the Vatican can move forward more easily!
“I feel anxious.”
“…”
“Those Vatican guys, they’re not really going to drop nukes on the entire United States, are they?”
“Then you can send the nuclear missile back into space.”
Fortunately, the church had been contacted by Sophia in advance and had prepared well, so they were able to avoid the crowd that had gathered like clouds without difficulty.
*
As they moved to the area where Grandpa and Miro were sleeping, Sophia muttered while looking out the window.
“Hey, do you see that?”
“It’s a university.”
“Ari and I went together.”
“I heard. That, you said Miskatonic University? Haha! So you two are alumni?”
“No.”
“huh?”
“I have graduated many times, but Ari has never graduated. Ari is a high school graduate.”
“I got my high school diploma about 30 times instead.”
“Are you bragging?”
“I have more diplomas.”
The subtle war of nerves between the two, like now, often starts out of nowhere.
Once I started, it wasn’t easy to finish.
“I see. That’s where it was, right? The place where Ari cowardly attacked Lucas, who was like family to her.”
“It was delicious.”
“Ugh!”
No, the taste was too strong!
“Is it still satisfying to kill someone with an invisible knife?”
“there is.”
“Well, I did feel a sense of accomplishment when I melted Fortuna’s skull.”
“…”
Oh my.
According to Ari, Seungyeop was also exposed to the ‘mirror’ and transformed into an alien being called Fortuna.
Ari awakened Seungyeop’s ego, which was trapped inside Fortuna, through a kind of hypnosis therapy, and together they attempted to assassinate Aidia.
…
The attempted assassination of Aidyia, an event later recorded as the ‘Spanish Disaster’, failed for a complex set of reasons.
First of all, it is obvious that the Virgin Mary has accumulated enormous power over thousands of years.
Secondly, Ari was unable to refute the Virgin Mary’s assertion that “Horus saved me, so you are trying to kill me?”
After the Spanish disaster, Ari and Seungyeop are said to have wandered around Europe for quite some time to recover ‘Ari’s fragments’.
Afterwards, when the two returned to the United States.
The Horus Cult, Sophia destroyed the Seungyeop.
“Sophia, my opinion remains the same. It was a huge mistake for you to use all of the church’s power to bring down Fortuna.”
“You have no idea what a monster he is.”
“I told you a hundred times. Fortuna was reminiscing about old memories next to me -”
“I hated humanity until the very end. Refute what I say.”
“no -”
“Enough, enough. Let’s both stop here. Sophia, are you almost to the cave?”
“There are about 30 minutes left.”
Could it be because I returned to a place that brought back memories of the past?
Ari and Sophia couldn’t hide their long-standing grudge.
In Ari’s eyes, Fortuna is a precious comrade who has only been temporarily distorted by the powerful being known as the ‘Practitioner’.
In Sophia’s eyes, Fortuna is the nemesis who killed her mother and teacher, the greatest enemy of the religious order, and a monster who hates humans.
This gap was one that could not be narrowed even if the sky split in two.
It was difficult for me to take anyone’s side.
Psychologically, I understood both sides, and it was all over before I even woke up.
However, I was curious about one thing.
“I’m asking you both just in case, are you sure Fortuna is dead?”
“…”
“…”
Surprisingly, neither of them could answer easily.
“… It is certain that it has not appeared for over 50 years.”
“According to our informants in the Vatican, there is none there either.”
“But, if you put your soul in the soul box, it would be close to immortality.”
Ariga added, glaring at Sophia with sharp eyes.
“As I said, Yumi also had a piece of the mirror. I used it once, and after I used it, I gave it back to Sophia.”
It is said that Sophia destroyed Fortuna by borrowing the power of the mirror fragment.
Certainly, a ‘mirror’ that penetrates all the secrets of Room 207 would be enough to destroy Fortuna’s immortality.
But is he really dead?
One thing is certain.
Even if he’s alive, he’s definitely not in normal condition.
Because, the ‘Kingdom of Dreams’ judged that Seungyeop did not exist.
*
“Ugh! Oh my…! My spine aches. It hurts! Ariya, what year is it?”
“Haaam! What time is it now? Hey, Ariyaang! Gain!”
The awakening of Grandpa Mute and Miro!
At that moment, Ari and I looked at the two people with truly emotional expressions.
How much preparation I have made to use the power of two people in the fourth trial!
Finally, One More Chance and the owner of Time Zone joined the fourth trial.
“Gain Ang! I have so many things I want to say, and so many things I want to ask -”
“I’ll do it later.”
“Oh my~! It’s already the 21st century? Oh my! It feels like I just woke up from a deep sleep, it’s amazing. I wish Yumi would provide this new technology to the management bureau as well.”
“Go out and tell Yumi about that.”
“Do you think Yumi might be outside?”
“… Stop talking nonsense and get up. Stop acting old.”
“Inma, not an old man -”
Soon, everyone shared the joy of reunion.
While we were chatting about this and that, Sophia came up to me from behind and tapped me on the shoulder.
“Excuse me~!”
“Do you have something to say?”
“I know it’s embarrassing, but it’s really noisy outside.”
“what?”
“At least a few thousand followers have gathered. They are still gathering in real time.”
I was a little embarrassed.
Security was well maintained until we arrived at Yumi’s Hibernation Labyrinth, but then suddenly rumors spread that I was here?
“Who leaked the information?”
“Well, the drivers and attendants are all trustworthy people….”
Sophia also tilted her head, not seeming to be sure where the information came from.
The grandfather, who was listening from the side, came to a simple conclusion.
“Well then, you go and give a short speech.”
“…”
“Why? This isn’t the first time this has happened. If you give a speech for even a minute, ordinary people will start crying, take off their pants, and dance -”
“Please stop talking nonsense.”
“That’s right, Ga-in. Muk-seong, when you go out, you shouldn’t treat Ga-in so casually like you do now. The believers might shoot you.”
“Oh my… Be careful.”
*
When we emerged from the cave, we realized that Sophia’s statement that at least a few thousand people had gathered was not an exaggeration.
So many people were screaming like crazy the moment they saw me that it sounded exactly like this.
“#$%&*@!”
“@#$%!&”
“*&%%$#@ #^%$#!”
therefore….
Is this how the Second Coming of Jesus, or rather, the Second Coming of Horus, should act?
He summons the divine sun by stretching his hands toward the sky, as if drawing upon its power.
Soon, the whole world became quiet.
Countless crowds gazed in amazement at the sacred sun, and soon a considerable amount of ‘religion’ began to build up.
It’s noisy, but it’s not a bad situation.
If you think that you will recharge your faith properly here as in Room 206 –
“It’s a miracle!”
“Ah, Horus…!”
“Oh, how did this happen!”
People suddenly start to shed tears and look up at the sky.
As if it had been waiting, the blue sky split apart, revealing the vast universe.
This is an incredible miracle that only a god from heaven could perform!
Before this mystery that transcended common sense, the believers knelt and shed tears.
And I.
“… what?”
I was so embarrassed!
What is that?
Why is the sky suddenly splitting apart?
— Gooooo!
Soon, starlight began to pour down from the distant starry sky, a great upper world that could not be reached by foot.
*
“Raise the curtain. Let the ancient demon know how dangerous this world is. With over 7,000 followers and over 200 cameras watching, he will never be able to escape.”