Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 541
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EP.541 Episode 541 – Room 207, The Gate Room – The Fourth Trial ‘The Fallen King’ (27)
Episode 541 – Room 207, The Gate Room – The Fourth Trial ‘The Fallen King’ (27)
– Harrison
It’s been about four years since everything started.
I leaned against the table and felt the slow autumn mood.
Is it because we have achieved victory and are in a position to enjoy some leisure?
…
Unfortunately, the opposite is true.
I lost.
I lost to someone similar to me, but better.
— Rustle!
The sound of footsteps from afar.
Because the opponent was small, the sound wasn’t loud.
It would be a good idea to at least say hello.
Even if the opponent came to hunt me.
“Can you wait a moment?”
“…”
“Even if I go, wouldn’t it be okay to have a cup of black tea? Would you like one too?”
‘She’ tilted her head slightly in confusion, then answered simply.
“I like cola.”
“Haha! That’s so Yankee! Of course, there’s also cola.”
I reflected on my defeat one last time over a cup of warm black tea.
Why couldn’t I handle this American girl?
Because the opponent started out as a more powerful country?
Because there are a lot of people and a lot of debris, it’s easy to increase your power?
“Phew… .”
No, no.
The methodology itself of using force was subtly different.
If I spread my consciousness across hundreds of thousands of bodies and became a kind of hive mind, then this girl… .
“Don’t stare too much.”
“illustration.”
By concentrating consciousness on a single point, a strong absolute self was realized.
So to speak, I lost ‘me’ and she kept ‘her’.
“I didn’t know you could use your strength like that.”
“Is this the result of thinking about the future?”
“Worries about the future?”
“Prince. Have you ever thought about this? When all the pieces are gathered and the Great One awakens, will we be able to call him ‘one of us’?”
“… Well.”
“I want to leave behind ‘me’ even after the last moment. That’s all.”
It’s a strange dilemma.
On the one hand, I understood.
“You look young, but you are more thoughtful than you look.”
“Because I’m smarter than you!”
“Oh, this girl doesn’t know humility.”
“You haven’t seen anyone better than me yet?”
For a moment, I burst out laughing at the sight of such an arrogant figure.
“I drank all the cola.”
“I still have quite a bit of my tea left?”
“What does it matter? I drank it all. I’m busy, so let’s stop here.”
In a split second, a fierce fighting spirit boiled over.
If only I could somehow use my power to take over Serena’s body!
“… after.”
“Oh? Weren’t you trying to use your strength for the last time?”
“I am a member of the English royal family. When I leave, I must do so with dignity.”
At those words, Serena smiled broadly and clasped her hands together.
“Your Majesty, what you said just now was quite nice.”
Immediately afterwards, I looked at the hand approaching my forehead and had one last thought.
I lost, but I hope someone can teach this sassy girl some manners!
— Kwajik!
*
– Serena K. Wilde
About three months had passed since the fragments that Harrison had in England were recovered.
At what point did it start?
I felt it vaguely.
The bloody war of slaughter that has been going on around the world for nearly four to five years is finally coming to an end.
Looking back, ‘we’ were like pieces of magnets scattered on a sandy beach.
At first glance, you may wonder when all 348,000 fragments will ever come together, but since they are attracted to each other, the pieces will soon become a lump.
“…”
As I walked around Moscow, I felt like there were eyes watching me from all over the place.
Those who are not familiar with the matter may think that there are large fragments in Russia as well, but this is not the case.
The debris from this area has already been swept away by the Chinese General Secretary long ago.
Therefore, the watcher will also be the secretary-general’s right-hand man.
“…”
Although I was able to defeat and absorb most opponents without much difficulty, I was not confident in Jin Mok-gyeong.
A person who, unlike me, realized the power of ‘Seo’, gained the power of ‘Light’.
I heard that he had gathered the loyalty of hundreds of millions of Chinese people and was more like a phoenix than a human being.
At that level, I don’t think either possession or physical manipulation would work.
A moment when I felt a suffocating pressure.
Someone approached.
Could this be an assassination attempt?
This is ridiculous.
Even if an ordinary person just makes eye contact with me –
— Thud!
“… what?”
Before we even met, the opponent was lying flat on the ground.
“I, I am Mok Sung-jun. I, the Secretary of the People’s Republic of China -”
“Jin Mok-gyeong’s subordinate?”
“… I came to convey his message.”
“say it.”
“Read it yourself.”
“what?”
what’s this?
“Even if I were to babble about His will, you wouldn’t believe it easily, would you? So, get the information directly from my body.”
I was a little embarrassed.
I’ve encountered and fought countless fragments in the past, but this was a first.
For a moment, all sorts of thoughts crossed my mind.
“good.”
A quiet night in Moscow.
I received the other person’s intentions through the ‘living letter’ sent by Jin Mok-gyeong.
The content of the letter was truly unexpected, with this message at the end:
“‘Stay in Moscow and do not move. If you leave, it will be considered a refusal to negotiate.’?”
*
Three days passed.
I’ve been worried countless times until today.
The enemy told them to stay in Moscow, so what fool would sit there and do as they were told?
“…”
But I ended up waiting in Moscow.
Because the Secretary-General’s proposal was so attractive and persuasive.
Towards evening, the plane carrying the General Secretary arrived in Moscow.
I heard that you have the talent to fly yourself, but I wonder if you don’t want to waste your energy on something meaningless?
I guess that’s good.
What really makes me wonder is why the General Secretary wants to meet me in person.
“…”
When I saw the General Secretary approaching the airport waiting room, I felt overwhelmed without realizing it.
Maybe it’s because he came alone, even though he could have brought a huge security force if he wanted.
Of course, the other party also knows very well that ordinary humans are of no use in the fight between ‘us’.
As soon as he found me, he cut me off and said:
“You are Miss Serena. Let’s call a truce.”
‘Let’s call a ceasefire.’
“It’s a bit of a sudden story -”
“I already told you the reason. You must understand.”
“…”
About 4 and a half years ago, since receiving the ‘revelation’, I have been fighting and fighting without resting even for a single day.
This is because they believed that the only fate given to the fragments of God scattered throughout the world was ‘to die or be killed.’
When did it start?
An ominous thought sprouted deep in my mind.
Let’s say you absorb all the other fragments and become the ultimate winner.
Will the winner really be ‘me’?
Or is it some unknown demon that will swallow me up and be reborn?
I knew I had an ominous fate, so I used various methods to strengthen my mind, but my fear did not go away.
“There are only a few meaningful pieces left in the world. What will happen when they all come together?”
“…”
“Unification may mean our death. So, let’s stop fighting now and go our separate ways.”
He presented his proposal for a long time.
You stay in America, I’ll work in Asia.
Let’s make Europe or India a meeting point when negotiations arise.
— Bam!
He said, putting down the glass of water.
“I understand what you’re saying. I think the ceasefire proposal is reasonable. I’m willing to accept it.”
“okay?”
“But there’s just one thing I don’t know.”
“Speak.”
“Why did you come all the way here to see me?”
“…just in case.”
“what?”
At that very moment.
“illustration.”
— Boom!
Jin Mok-gyeong suddenly reached out and grabbed me, and we both lay flat on the floor!
I was momentarily taken aback by the lightning-like movement –
—Whoosh!
An incomprehensible force brought down the building in an instant!
He looked at the General Secretary with shining eyes, and he was already in a fighting stance.
“Serena. Get ready to fight. For now, we’ll be on the same side.”
In an instant, countless thoughts crossed my mind.
Why did the General Secretary come to Moscow to see me?
To fight with me!
There’s no way I’d go to China just because you called me, so you came yourself?
Why didn’t you fight within China, where you held absolute power?
You can’t trust your subordinates either?
—Whoosh!
The invisible offensive that flies in again.
This time, he protected me with a lightning-quick movement.
Of course, I didn’t stay still either.
“Haat!”
Suddenly, consciousness expands in all directions.
The consciousness scattered among the surrounding Muscovites began to respond, and a head-bobbing amount of information began to pour in.
“ah?”
The moment I discovered the identity of the monster, I was greatly embarrassed.
It’s not because I don’t know, it’s because I know too well.
Aren’t you the person who frequently appeared in the media and on TV with Jin Mok-kyung?
“What? You’re my secretary! You have this kind of talent?”
“Secretary. She’s a much scarier person than that.”
“Scary guy? No, more than that, why are you attacking us -”
The next moment, an opponent who seemed to be at least a few hundred meters away suddenly flew into the sky!
“… That woman! Th, her shoes -!”
As the General Secretary frowned and stretched out his hand, a crimson ray of light flashed and adorned the air.
However, the opponent’s movements were so clever that it was not easy to hit them.
Again, a moment to focus consciousness.
“Don’t take my body yourself!”
“what?”
“If you enter Ari’s body with the power of ‘Seo’, you will be consumed by an incomprehensible power. So it feels like it only hinders your movements -”
“What on earth is your secretary’s true identity?”
Fly through the sky and wield an invisible sword.
Its movements are so fast that it is difficult to even capture them with the human eye, and if you try to capture it directly, you will be eaten.
Is this a human?
Aren’t they bigger monsters than us?
Jin Mok-gyeong muttered as if he was lamenting.
“Yeah. What is that woman’s true identity?”
Moscow’s Domodedovo International Airport, which was reduced to ruins in an instant.
On one side, a girl with an unrealistic appearance that seemed to have jumped straight out of a comic landed.
“…”
Because she was such a beautiful woman, there were many rumors that she was the General Secretary’s lover.
I thought that was the case, but I just found out today.
Let alone a lover, there is no enemy like this one!
Her first words were simple.
“It’s disappointing. Jin Mok-gyeong.”
“…”
“A ceasefire? I’m really disappointed.”
“What are you so disappointed about?”
“I bet on you because you have the personality of a dictator.”
“…”
“I thought you would run wild like a tyrant until the end and collect all the fragments, but you suddenly decided to stop? Why are you doing that? Did you gain some insight after hearing strange things from Seo Il-do?”
“… So you weren’t my colleague after all.”
“That’s a misunderstanding. I’m still here for you.”
“under!”
Jin Mok-gyeong’s eyes lit up with an eerie glow.
“You, cunning one! I knew you had a clever plan. But do you think you can defeat us alone?”
“Us? Serena, you want to fight me too?”
“…”
Didn’t answer.
But, looking at the current situation, it seems like I have to deal with that woman first.
“Pfft! Gain is also disappointing. I thought you guys would figure it out on your own if I just watched, but you guys suddenly tried to stop fighting among yourself…”
‘Gain’?
A cell phone suddenly popped out from the arms of Ari, a girl known to the public as Jin Mok-kyung’s secretary.
“Does everyone have a cell phone?”
“what -”
“Take it out. You probably sneaked in to check both of them while you were guarding security, but I have some interesting news.”
The moment when Jin Mok-gyeong frowns.
I calmly took out my cell phone.
“Serena! That woman’s tricks -”
“I’ll check out some interesting news.”
“It’s good that you can communicate well.”
Sure enough, as soon as I clicked on the international news item, a shocking headline appeared.
“… I really have to see this.”
“General Secretary of the People’s Republic of China Chen Muqing Resigns!”
“Who is your successor, Li Huofeng?”
“Is this the beginning of a new era? Or the beginning of another chaos?”
The Secretary-General – no, the ‘former Secretary-General’ muttered as he looked over the article, seemingly embarrassed.
“What does this mean?”
“Mok-gyeong-ah. I told you before, didn’t I? You should accept the trust that you yourself have taken atheism as your scripture. However, you were satisfied with the ‘position of General Secretary’ until the end. The position can be taken away by someone else.”
“…”
“Now that the people’s loyalty is no longer with you, you cannot gain additional power.”
“Ha! You’ve pulled off a clever trick. Even so, it’s useless. I can easily kill you with just my remaining strength, and I can just return to the mainland and reclaim my position!”
“That’s true. If I go back, if I go back, then yes.”
and.
— Warm!
Footsteps were heard from behind.
Just as we were not one, Ari was not alone.
“…”
It’s strange.
‘The new girl’ really looked exactly like Ari.
*
– Third
Dim lighting.
An old, dark hospital room.
It is a truly miserable environment.
The weak will not last long and will die.
Fortunately, the person I found was of a physically healthy age, so there were no major problems.
“It took a long time to find.”
“…”
“I didn’t know you were in a place like this. If I had known in advance, I would have taken you to a better place.”
At that moment, news began to appear on the TV next door that the Chinese General Secretary had suddenly resigned.
“Wow… My colleagues are really hard working.”
“…”
“I told you to just stay still and do nothing, but you won’t listen. Well, either way, it’s okay.”
For a long time, I changed the dirty clothes he was wearing and cleaned the sickroom.
Yet, the man’s clouded eyes showed no sign of gratitude, let alone intelligence.
It must be because the bowl is empty.
“…”
The most stupid and foolish person in the world.
and….
The flesh of the great one.
“Okay, what should I do? At the end, should I swallow all the fragments and kill myself in front of you?”
“…”
“What if you don’t like it?”