Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 692
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EP.692 Episode 692 – Room 301, The Cursed Room – ‘The Origin of Species’ (30)
Episode 692 – Room 301, The Cursed Room – ‘The Origin of the Species’ (30)
– Kim Ari
— Gooooo…!
The moment a loud noise shook the whole world, everyone nearby looked up at the sky in shock.
Soon, a magnificent sight unfolded, with a huge light stretching from the ground and striking the sky.
When the blue sky finally parted and the distant darkness beyond the atmosphere spread out!
“ah…”
I just have nothing to say other than, ‘Ah!’
I feel like my mind has become more at peace because things have turned out this way.
Anyway, this attempt was a failure.
I just hope that my fellow escape party members will do well.
The only fortunate thing is that at least Songi realized her ‘first wish’.
Maybe Eunsol also didn’t realize her wish?
At a time when I was trying to achieve a kind of mental victory with this feeling.
“Eww! Aaaah!”
Songi’s annoyed scream was heard from behind.
I peeked inside the apartment, wondering what was going on, and saw Songi with an indignant expression on her face.
“what?”
“Just now, ‘Mom’ suddenly lost her mind!”
“What are you talking about?”
“I don’t know. It felt like my soul was ripped out and I was being dragged somewhere. – Huh? What, what is it?”
Songi’s eyes grew wide as she discovered the split sky.
Looking back, it seems like ‘the last time with mom’ was a really happy time.
So I thought this was the moment and said it slyly.
“Have you let out your anger?”
“how.”
“I feel like I’ll do it one more time, but then -”
My wish is that at that time, you would not be so obsessed with torturing the race of Iss.
Aside from the ethical issues, it’s a waste of time.
Songi nodded with a smile.
I was confused as to what exactly this nod meant, but decided not to ask.
“The chat window has been in chaos since a while ago, and now the sky is in chaos.”
“I have a feeling I’ll have to come back one more time.”
“I wish that could happen.”
To come back again, the post-apocalyptic party must successfully escape.
Don’t even think about failure.
— Gooooo…!
The loud noise erupts again.
This time, I also felt a distinct sensation of my skin being tickled, and the moment I opened my eyes wide, wondering what it was.
A notification popped up.
“The solution has failed. Therefore, the ‘post-apocalyptic world’ begins!”
Soon, just like the race of Iss, my soul too began to leave my body and be sucked into an unknown realm of the void.
This was my last memory from my second attempt.
*
“User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: 16th day
Current Location: Tier 3, Lobby
Wise Man’s Advice: 0”
– Han Ga-in
Is it because I used up all three pieces of advice?
Or maybe it’s because I asked for advice with such earnestness.
The answer was quite a bit longer than usual.
‘Remember that you don’t have a single chance. Don’t waste your energy on things that are impossible, but think about what you can do. Finally, know that you won’t die by biting your tongue right now.’
It was just so long!
“What the fuck!”
I asked you to speak in a way that was easier to understand!
Besides, why are you including nonsense like ‘Yeah~! Even if you bite your tongue, you won’t die~!’ in your answer!
Let’s calm down and think about it.
‘Never forget that opportunities are not limited to one time only.’
So, this round is over, so you’re saying we should aim for the next round?
I get it, but to get to the next round, you have to escape this round before that! How do you do that escape?
“Eww! Tongue, bro! What should I do?”
“Gain! What, what just happened?”
My colleagues came to me with extremely confused looks and asked for answers.
I too was breathless because I couldn’t come up with a satisfying answer!
“Excuse me, something appeared over there!”
—Whoosh!
A distant being appeared with a loud noise.
“Ugh…!”
“Eww! Whoa, my eyes -”
“Close your eyes! It’s dangerous to look!”
What Sang-Hyeon said makes sense, but someone has to look at that monster and understand the situation.
So, I forced myself to look at the status window, even using the power of the sacred sun.
…
The body itself seems to be exactly like Eunsol’s older sister’s body.
This may be because the ‘qualification of participants’ is affected by the identity of the physical body.
A five-colored light continuously emanated from his entire body, and an aura that made it difficult to breathe swept through all directions.
It was as if the supernova that illuminated the universe had transformed into a living creature.
Upon closer inspection, I saw countless tiny creatures floating in the air.
They swirled around her body like a living whirlpool, singing hymns that seemed like they would never end.
At some point, I realized the true identity of those countless ‘microorganisms’.
Each and every one of them is of the Is species!
“Ugh…!”
At this point, I started to feel a sharp headache, but the other person started to approach me as if he didn’t care about my situation.
My next action was more of an instinct to protect myself and my colleagues.
After summoning the Divine Sun that was already protecting me and even the Grimoire, I gritted my teeth and tried to stop my opponent!
As a result, the person who was walking nonchalantly glanced at me and stopped for about 3 seconds.
That was all.
…
At this moment, I had no choice but to accept the overwhelming gap between me and my opponent.
Some people consider me a ‘wizard who has reached the realm of the demigod’.
It may not be entirely wrong, but this is the gap between a demigod and a great man!
In my first attempt, I had a decent fight with the Duke of Iss.
The peacock is now an invisible microorganism floating around the king, singing hymns!
So it’s not logically strange that I can’t even be an obstacle to the King of Is…
It was vain.
I knew this would happen, but logically it makes sense…
Did I secretly think that if I made it to the third floor, something would be different?
At that moment, Sang-Hyeon, who had already closed his eyes, reached out his hand.
My brother seemed to instinctively sense that I, who was at the very front, was in danger.
“I am dead now -”
At that moment, I finally understood part of the advice the owl had given me earlier!
‘Don’t waste your energy on the impossible -‘
“stop!”
He immediately reached out and stopped Sang-Hyeon.
The pressure from the other person is so overwhelming that it’s hard to stay sane, but at times like these, you have to think rationally.
Let’s think about it in hotel terms. Trying to stop a prisoner by force is stupid!
Whether it’s the Divine Sun, the Book of Avatar, or the Final Flash – it must not be used.
It is a waste of energy to do something impossible and is just a waste of resources for the next round.
Above all, why are we still alive?
The enemy has no intention of killing us.
“Go back, go back. Hyungdo, Seungyeop, Miro!”
After biting the others, I put my hands together, hoping to look as polite as possible.
It’s like saying, ‘I apologize for being rude earlier!’
Soon, the opponent responded.
“You’re Eunsol’s comrades, right? So you were the one who warned me from heaven.”
Like the other prisoners, the other man seemed to know a lot about the hotel.
“Yes.”
“Why did you try to stop me?”
“To the Great One, I may seem like a small thing around you, but the body you occupy is the body of my precious comrade. I could not stand by and watch.”
The other person smiled broadly and shook his head.
“The children around me are not insignificant, and neither are you.”
“…”
“Your ancestors, though now fallen, reached a high realm. You seem to have half-recaptured that glory. You are no less than my most distinguished children.”
A somewhat exaggerated compliment.
It felt like the other person was showing that he had no hostility towards me.
The reason for this could also be vaguely guessed.
“You have no intention of fighting us.”
“Do you see it that way?”
“You are stronger than me, stronger than us, of course… but not as strong as the ‘hotel’.”
Not all great people are created equal.
The gap between the King of Is and the one who sheds tears for the three thousand worlds?
Perhaps even greater than the gap between me and the King of Is!
“so?”
“You are now trespassing in the hotel, in heaven. If you harm us indiscriminately, the hotel may take immediate action.”
“You’re quick-witted, so it’s fun to talk. Yes, my child. I didn’t come here to argue with you.”
The most important story that started naturally.
Why did the King of Iss commit such a crazy act as to barge into the ‘Why’ Hotel?
“I just want to see the highest authority here.”
At that moment, Sang-Hyeon, who had been lowering his head behind me, let out a surprised voice.
“Father, is that what you mean by wanting to see the Buddha?”
“Yes.”
“What do you plan to do when you meet… when you meet?”
The King of Iss stretched out his hand and pointed at the arrow, as if no further answer was needed.
? Heaven – Under construction.
And then, without paying any attention to us, he started walking in the direction of the arrow.
“If you wish, follow me. Aren’t you curious? What is the great One who crouched in the heavens doing?”
*
Heaven, a realm forming in the celestial realm.
When I first realized my wish, the ancient ascender spoke to me.
He who sheds tears for the three thousand worlds – Buddha’s ultimate goal is to create heaven.
This is all I know.
Because I have no idea what kind of place heaven is or how it is made.
However, today one line was added to my information about heaven.
The location of heaven was on the 3rd floor of the hotel, inside the heavenly level.
? Heaven – Under construction.
“…”
The king, who had taken over Eunsol’s body, walked along the road with a confident attitude.
I was starting to have a bad headache, so I walked while looking only at the king’s shadow, and the other colleagues followed after me as they saw me following the king.
The King of Iss began to explain to the hotel why he had come there, as if to tell them to listen.
“I have seen destiny… I have seen the fate of my children who have been born so far, and the terrible despair that awaits those who will be born in the future…”
The power of the King of Is to read fate.
I remembered what Ari had said to Songi before turning back time.
‘I think the King of Iss has cheated.’
The King of Iss, who knew before Eun-sol was born that she was destined to become a contestant.
Ari thought this was a trick.
Thinking back now, it seems like it wasn’t a complete trick.
It was a nuance that he had half truly read fate, and half of it was as if he had realized the fate he had read with his own hands.
Soon, the king wanted to ask why his children could not be saved.
“…”
As I listened, I became curious too.
It was revealed in issue 103 that not only humans but also alien races such as Athanasia can participate.
This is natural, considering that the object of salvation is ‘all things’ and not ‘humans’ or ‘Athanasius’.
Therefore, it is true that the race of Is is also included in the object of salvation.
The problem is that it’s an evil being that takes over human bodies?
I think this is a matter of perspective. From a chicken or cow’s perspective, wouldn’t there be no evil demons like humans?
and…
A golden gate shining faintly in the distance appeared.
It’s called ‘The Gates of Heaven’.
When I looked ahead, I was crushed by that overwhelming presence!
“Everyone, please stop.”
The manager’s rough, mechanical voice was heard.
He suddenly appeared between the King of Is and us.
“What about you?”
“This area is dangerous. According to hotel safety regulations, this is a place you cannot go yet.”
“…”
It doesn’t feel like you can never go.
Something about the feeling that I might go someday, but not now.
I had no choice but to take a step back and raise both hands.
The King of Iss walked towards the golden gate without even looking at us.
The manager didn’t care about the prisoners either.
Soon, the king stops in front of the golden gate and stretches out his hand!
“…”
I was curious. I was really, really curious.
Compared to this damned curiosity, all my worries up until now seem meaningless!
So, I avoided the manager’s body and stuck my head out slightly to look through the slowly opening golden door.
Although the manager thought that my behavior was like that of a curious cat, he didn’t really try to stop me.
.
..
…
?
There was nothing beyond the door.
Nothing – really, nothing.
Not even a single color like black or white could be seen.
Literally blank, empty space.
The realm of 0.
“What is this -”
But the king’s attitude was different.
What was invisible to me seemed visible to the king.
The king suddenly sat down on the floor…
“Ugh…”
He let out a painful groan.
He seemed to be gripped by an indescribable grief.
Or maybe he was trying to get revenge on someone he had hated his whole life, but right before he did, he realized that the reason for his hatred was meaningless.
At that very moment!
An unusual voice came from the manager.
The voice was directed not at me, but at the ‘King of Is’.
‘Your fear ends here.’
Now, who is saying this?
‘You’ve always resented me, and that hatred has driven you to where you are today.’