Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 529
Only Krnovel
EP.529 Episode 529 – Room 207, The Gate Room – The Fourth Trial ‘The Fallen King’ (15)
Episode 529 – Room 207, The Gate Room – The Fourth Trial ‘The Fallen King’ (15)
– Han Ga-in
I thought while looking at the opening of the world.
Is this the final problem we must stop, the light that will bring about the end?
The light that calls for the end is not just the trial of No. 207, but the end of reality that we will face one day.
Also, Ari and Grandpa are the biggest problems that the administration wants to solve.
It might be something waiting at the end of a long journey experienced at a hotel.
…
I don’t think so.
I actually saw the doomsday light once at a dinner party before, and it was nothing like that.
At that time, there were no flashy signs such as the heavens opening up.
So what on earth is this phenomenon?
Soon, the whole world answered my question.
Raindrops began to pour down from the sky.
Droplets of water fall from sharp nails!
“Eww!”
When the first victim, whose shoulder was pierced by a nail, appeared, the first to react was Ari, who was at the back.
“Haat!”
As she reached out to the sky, an invisible wall appeared in an instant and began to block the sharp object.
— Dadadak! Boom! Ting!
A large amount of nails piled up in the air in an instant!
Soon, terrified believers begin to rush towards me in a frenzy.
“Oh, Horus!”
“Whoa!”
“Hey, save me!”
In an instant, the order among the crowd collapsed, and it seemed as if they would crush each other to death before the nails were applied.
“I am here, what are you so afraid of? Maintain order.”
As he spoke, emitting the supernatural presence of the sun as intensely as possible, the terrified people began to follow the control once again.
But the crisis was just beginning.
Out of nowhere, the dirt floor started to shake and a marten the size of a car jumped out!
As he burned the fox with a lightning-like ray of heat, a three-headed hawk flew in and started pecking at the person’s head.
The believers are half-mad, and their colleagues are equally confused!
“Go, Gain-ah! What should I do? Go, the monsters keep coming out!”
The maze that was stuck next to Ari had already been summoned to the time zone, but the pocket watch could not stop her fear.
“…”
Ari, already sweating profusely.
It seems like it would be a challenge to stop the nails falling from the sky.
Grandfather instinctively called out One More Chance, but it was meaningless since he would have set the point of regression to right after waking up.
It’s only been about 10 minutes since I woke up, so what’s the point of going back to 10 minutes ago?
And Sophia, she had a determined look on her face.
“You have to leave!”
“…Sophia.”
“This phenomenon is not happening across the United States, but in a 30km radius around here.”
“…”
“If you leave, that’s it. Or, are you going to fight a war of attrition with the endless stream of monsters pouring out from here? If you do that -”
The power of the divine sun is consumable.
Sophia also knows this fact, which is why she says such things.
But, in my eyes, I saw thousands of people shivering on the other side of Sophia.
Frankly, I don’t have the lofty idea of sacrificing my whole body for these people.
However, there are quite a few people who bring cameras to take ‘Horus certification photos’ or ‘Horus fancams’ and upload them to the Internet in real time.
What would happen if God abandoned his followers and ran away?
In effect, the collapse of the church, and the sacred solar charging must now be abandoned!
“I made a decision.”
“I will give the order to retreat immediately -”
He looked down at the 8,000 believers who were trembling in fear and spoke calmly.
It may seem like I am the only one talking, but by borrowing the power of the sacred sun, these words will reach everyone’s ears.
“This entire land, where the sun’s rays reach, is our paradise. Where are you going? I will greet the sun of tomorrow together with the believers. This is the great destiny that has been foretold since the beginning of time…”
I tried my best to make it sound cool that I had no intention of running away and that I would stay with the believers.
How about Sophia, isn’t it great?
Originally, God had to know how to loudly prolong the four-letter words ‘don’t run away’, and that was a sermon.
The moment Horus’s sublime decision was made, Sophia’s brow furrowed.
“No, Horus – hey! Are you crazy!”
“Sophia, that’s not the kind of speech a pope would use to address God.”
“Are you crazy, you punk!”
This time I whispered softly so that only Sophia could hear.
“Do you have tea? Let’s go quickly together.”
“… yes?”
Sophia, who had become polite again, looked confused.
At first, he said he would stay with the believers until the end, but after a while, he said, “Let’s just run away together?”
It’s a strange command that I can’t understand even if I think about it.
But it was possible for me.
*
— Boohoo!
A massive off-road SUV chugs through the wet mud as if it were a solid road.
After running for over an hour, the sky finally started to clear.
“…It seems like I escaped.”
“It doesn’t rain nails here. There are no three-headed birds or flesh-eating monkeys.”
Everyone escaped from the cursed land filled with monsters, curses, and tragedy!
Of course, ‘everyone’ here refers to the very few, including the hotel party survivors and Sophia.
Thousands of people are crowded into a forest filled with monsters that look like something straight out of a horror movie, and it takes a long time to get to safety by car.
How are we going to get all those thousands of civilians out?
Well, if you use the power of the sacred sun ‘reservely’, it might not be impossible… .
I think there was a ‘better solution’ out there.
Unable to bear the gloomy atmosphere, Miro asked cautiously.
“Cain.”
“huh?”
“So… . Um, what’s the status of your ‘clue’? Is it still protecting the believers?”
“Soon, everyone will be with me.”
“…”
Miro hid behind Ari with a frightened expression on his face for some reason.
Ari asked in a calm tone.
“Are you operating two bodies at the same time? Your real body escaped in a car -”
“It’s not about running away, it’s a tactical decision.”
“… retreated tactically, and the clone using the sacred sun remained in the forest?”
“that’s right.”
“So, are you recognizing both your side and this side at the same time? Doesn’t it give you a headache or anything?”
“are you okay.”
“When do you plan on getting your clone back?”
“Soon – Huh? Ouch! Stop the car, stop the car!”
— Squeak!
My grandfather looked at me in surprise, stepping on the brakes.
At the same time, Ari and Miro, as well as Sophia who had been listening silently, opened their rabbit eyes.
“What, what is it?”
“…”
“Horus?”
“Cain?”
“Hey, you surprised me while I was driving!”
I told everyone the shocking truth.
“Aidia has now appeared in front of the clone.”
*
– Han Ga-in
If there is a hell where sinners go after death, it might be a place like this.
A forest filled with demons who were born with a hatred for life.
There I embraced the weak and the poor.
I guess not everyone here is my true believer.
Some are just foolish boys who came to see a celebrity.
Some are personal broadcasters who come to make a killing by filming things like ‘Horus and Direct Cam’.
Some pastors came to cast out demons.
It’s a truly diverse group of people.
But when the inevitable doom came upon them, they all became one.
“Children, come to me, for I have prepared paradise for you.”
At first, many people backed away in fear, feeling like I was really the devil.
Didn’t stop it.
Anyway, if you take even one step out of the sacred realm I created, it will be hell.
There is nowhere for them to run and abandon me.
“Come here. I truly wish to lead you to the Pure Land.”
“iced coffee…!”
Eventually, both the faithful and the unfaithful accept their fate and gather to me.
One, two, three.
Soon, 8,000 people are slowly placed into a single bowl.
Suddenly, I wondered how the world would perceive my current appearance through the ‘camera’.
I wish it looked like a scene of believers heading to heaven.
I saved them from the devil’s hand.
It is the law of the world that good deeds are rewarded.
The power of the sun becomes more abundant.
Just then, a pale figure appeared before me.
“That’s too bad. Is this the only answer you have?”
Even though it was clearly my first time meeting you, I knew you the moment I saw you.
Our Lady of Aidia!
“you?”
“My name is Aidya. As you may already know.”
“…”
“As I pulled back the curtain, I secretly hoped that there would be something in you that could end this suffering… . It was a vain hope. If you had driven away the demons and saved the people with your endless power, I would have acknowledged your power at least.”
“…”
“What is this now? Are you devouring the souls of the believers? Well, is it any better than being torn to pieces by demons?”
“…”
“If you treat it well, it might be euthanized. That’s about it.”
It’s not that it’s wrong, I just didn’t bother to refute it.
The deaths of believers by the chaos entity occur ceaselessly throughout the world.
To prevent this, I couldn’t just waste the consumable sacred sun, so I had no other option than ‘euthanasia’.
This was wise in many ways, as it could also strengthen the power of the legacy.
Of course, it is somewhat questionable whether the souls that entered the sacred sun are truly in a ‘comfortable’ state… .
“Are you here to be sarcastic? If that’s the case, then I have nothing to say. As you said, this is the limit for me right now.”
“Now? Then what about later?”
Was there another way?
I’m not sure, but I had a vague idea.
If I had wisdom now, if I had read my fate through insight, would I have made a different choice?
“It might be different after recovering ‘wisdom’.”
It’s an answer that doesn’t have much meaning.
Anyway, since it wasn’t a hotel party, there was no way Aidia would understand the word ‘wisdom’.
“Wisdom? Are you still unable to regain your power to see the future?”
I felt a bit puzzled.
Because Aidia’s attitude didn’t seem like it was meant to mock my situation or make fun of me.
“well.”
“This is an important question, so please answer.”
“…”
In some ways, Aidy is even polite.
Suddenly, Yumi’s memories of Aidia that Ari had told her about came to mind.
‘What a strange world we live in.’
‘To save 100, five were burned, twenty were drowned, and thirty were hung on poles.’
‘When I came to my senses, I realized that there was no one who had killed more people than me.’
‘What should I do?’
She is a being who has supported humanity for countless years, and in the process, has had blood on her hands endlessly.
I am not the one to argue about the fact that I ‘only’ swallowed 8,000 souls in this place.
‘The answer is to get out of the crossroads that is hell no matter where you go. We will create a completely new game.’
‘Look! This is the answer to all the world’s problems!’
When my train of thought reached this point, I finally realized why Aidia had come to me.
“You are trying to remake the world with some kind of power, believing that it will save the world.”
Aidya smiled brightly.
“But I’m not sure if that will work or not. That’s why you came to ask me. Because I am a being who can see the future, the possibilities.”
“If you have read my mind, please tell me the answer.”
I don’t know exactly what Our Lady is trying to do.
However, I know the ending.
Because we have already confirmed the existence of Room 207 and the ‘Light that Calls for the End’ waiting at the end of reality!
“Aidia.”
“I will listen.”
“What awaits you at the end of your choice is tragedy. The ‘Light that Calls for the End’ awaits you.”
“…Horus, is there another way for us?”
I didn’t want to lie, and I didn’t think it would work even if I did.
Although she may not have the insight, Aidia also has some power to read fate.
“I don’t know.”
Immediately afterwards, a light full of despair filled her eyes.
“Then, I will take a step forward. Even if there is a high probability of destruction waiting for me at the end of the choice! Because, because -”
It is visible.
I could feel what Aidia was thinking right now.
“You think that if you stay still, this world will be 100% ruined. So, even if there is a 90% or greater chance of your plan failing, you must do it.”
“…”
“It’s no use warning me that Horus will fail. Because you don’t think that Horus can read the future perfectly either. You think there’s a chance of success that I can’t read?”
Our Lady responded to my words with a smile.
She spoke for the last time in a slowly fading illusion.
“You say you haven’t recovered your ‘wisdom’? You are already wise.”
I was left alone in a hellish forest.
I look out into the vast expanse of space between the writhing monsters and think.
“…”
The great Virgin Mary, Aidia, who has supported the history of mankind for thousands of years.
What on earth is the ‘salvation of humanity’ that she discovered?
I know it has something to do with mirrors, but I don’t know more than that.
Even if that attempt ends in failure, even if the ‘light that calls for an end’ lurks at the end of all attempts… .
Once, I wanted to see the answer that the Virgin Mary had found.