Old People Don’t Hold Hands - Chapter 130



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Episode 130, The Frost Queen’s Crown (2)

While my vision was turning white, strangely enough, I had no other thoughts.

If there was any sense of it at all.

I guess it felt so cold that it was freezing.

And if there was another sense… … .

It felt like I was dreaming.

***

When I opened my eyes for a moment, I was sitting in my seat.

The place I’m sitting is an old gaming chair that’s already worn out.

And what I see before me is… … .

Kagak, kagakak!

Old computer screen.

And inside there was a character who could spit out threatening ice thorns and kill monsters by impaling them whole.

Blonde, reasonably well-equipped.

On top of that, it has a variety of threatening powers.

… … What was his name?

okay.

“It was a gold belt, really.”

Have you been too engrossed in EndWorld lately?

I even forgot the name of the character I put so much effort into raising.

I stretched and stretched to collect my thoughts.

It was a habit of mine that I would do whenever I was playing a game without thinking about anything else.

When I stretched like that, my sore shoulders would start making noises without warning.

“……hmm?”

Something was strange.

His shoulders moved strangely smoothly.

As I used to use it frequently until recently.

And on top of that… … .

“I feel like I’ve gained some muscle.”

No matter how I think about it, it’s still strange.

Gu, guoo, oh, oh―!!

For a moment, I was massaging my forearm, which seemed to have hardened for some reason.

I looked back at my computer screen at the sudden roar.

There is a boss with a huge ice heart pierced by a golden belt.

He was lying down helplessly.

That is, the boss on the second floor, the Bloody Cradle.

Come to think of it, I think I encountered the Apparitionists in the Red Thorn Swamp.

What did you do back then?

It seems clear that he chose to join hands with them and help them… … .

“Oh, really, that’s nonsense.”

How could I have done that?

In the first place, if you are not a manifester like me, there is no reason to join hands with manifesters…

I couldn’t help but stop holding the mouse for a moment, laughing.

“for a moment.”

What did I just say?

“… … Didn’t you say that I was a manifestation like you?”

I had doubts for a moment.

I muttered, running my hand through my bushy hair.

“Whew, why are you like this today? Are you thinking about useless things?”

It was literally just a useless thought, so I tried to stop it.

For some reason, the uneasy feeling did not go away.

For example, I feel like I shouldn’t just sit there and play games like this.

I tried to ignore those thoughts and even tried to do EndWorld.

The uneasy feeling never went away.

And after thinking about this, questions began to arise little by little.

… … Wait, now that I think about it, I definitely had a family.

Why has my family never come here?

And I… … .

“Why were you playing this game so intently?”

As soon as I said that, my eyes met with the gold belt on the monitor I was looking at.

And the moment our eyes met.

I felt a little uneasy for some reason.

… … That kid definitely looked like he was laughing at me.

Before I could even sense something strange while looking at that sight.

Kugu, kugugu, kugugun!

The whole house started shaking.

I looked out the half-open window and saw the black floor rippling outside.

And this is… … .

“……hall?”

It was definitely a hole.

That very hall in EndWorld that connects to the labyrinth.

The black, rippling hall continued to emit something.

The things that crawled out of there were immediately attached to all kinds of buildings and destroying them.

The one who is doing all this is the one.

It was a spoder, a monster commonly seen in the underground caves on the first floor.

I hesitated for a moment at the sight of them.

Kki, kkihihihi―!

The strange female laughter pierced through my head again.

… … And I have definitely heard this laughter.

Because that’s what I heard when I first tried to touch the Frost Queen’s coffin.

“Ugh, chew… … .”

Now I understand.

This was inside the Frost Queen’s coffin.

That means… … .

This isn’t the real Republic of Korea, it’s an illusion.

I don’t know how the Frost Queen knew about this place and created it.

When I was almost done thinking.

Giggle, giggle giggle, giggle giggle.

A spore crawled up to the building I was in and tried to get in by breaking through a half-open window frame.

How strong is that power?

Knock knock, knock knock, boom!

… … Even the walls of a poorly furnished one-room apartment were torn down.

As soon as I broke the wall, I confidently extended my hand towards the guy who was trying to crawl inside.

And he shouted like this.

“Let it out!”

……but.

Phew, pusheeee… … .

The flames that were trying to spread out of the hand as vigorously as usual were unable to come out.

It was turned off and was just emitting smoke.

“… … What the heck?”

I was momentarily confused because even the emission wasn’t coming out properly.

The bastard didn’t miss a single opportunity to let out a roar and swing his sharp legs at me.

however.

Ugh.

I grabbed the leg he was trying to swing at and held it tightly.

Height, height?

Then the guy panicked and tried his best to pull his leg away from me… … .

It wasn’t easy to get away.

I tightened my grip on the guy, and I could feel my arm muscles twitching.

… … Oh my.

Looking at this, it seems like the passive effects of Steel Flame are the same.

With this level of strength, even a Spoda would be easy.

I held onto the other leg as he tried to swing it too.

I tried to push the guy over with my own hands through the hole he came in through.

Kagak, kagakak―!!

… … Of course, he was trying his best not to be pushed in that direction.

“How can a mere first-floor mob like that survive?”

As he said that, he pushed the guys away, almost throwing them away.

Kyaaaaaaaaa… …, Kuung!

The bastard threw his heavy body to the ground, leaving only a final roar behind.

I stood in front of the broken wall and shook my hands.

I quickly calculated what I had to do next.

Well, for now, we can deal with Spodars, so let’s look for Diana or someone else…

When I was about to finish thinking like that.

Boom, boom, boom, kuung!

I heard the ominous sound again near the broken wall.

I bent down and looked down at the bottom of the building again.

And there… … .

Boom, boom, wooooong!

As soon as I crawled out of the hall, I started climbing the building I was in like crazy.

There was a swarm of spores.

“What the heck… … !”

When I saw that sight, I was looking around in a hurry to find something to stop them.

The bastards were already swarming in and trying to get into the hole.

I tried to grab the ones pushing inward and push them away like before.

… …There is only one problem.

Kyaaaaaa!

Key, eek!

Kekeke, kueeee―!

The number of spores that had gathered was not as small as before.

“Ugh, fuck, get off me! Get off me!”

Since no powers worked when trying to use them against them, I was just blocking them with force for now.

“Hey, is that right-!!”

With a familiar voice.

The spores that had been holding back were forced into the hole as if they could not withstand the pressure.

I was pushed back into the room by a group of spores, and when I finally managed to raise my upper body…

Inogen, who had kicked the bastards with his own feet, was standing here proudly.

In addition, the Spoders who had been hit by Inogen’s kick were left in a state of near death, barely able to move their legs.

… … I wondered why the spoders couldn’t come to their senses after receiving a single kick.

Inogen had transformed both of his legs into dragons.

“… … Inozen?”

“Hey, human. What are you doing like an idiot? Can’t you handle one of these guys?”

… … Well, I’m not saying I want to be like this.

anyway.

“Why can you use your powers?”

“… … Kwon Nyu-hyeong? I told you, this isn’t some kind of authority! It’s a power I had.”

Inogen, who was speaking while picking his ears, had a rather calm expression on his face.

… … I guess they’re not really interested in the space we’re in right now.

Well, other than me, people might just think of it as one of the world lines in the labyrinth.

Still, there were some things that remained unclear.

When I first came here, I was acting like I was an Anshiken in the real world.

As if I was hallucinating, I had almost forgotten what I had experienced as DeClen… … .

Well, it was fortunate that I met Inogen at this point.

First of all, unlike me, Inogen doesn’t seem to suffer from hallucinations or anything like that.

Because I had enough strength to deal with them right away.

“Phew.”

I let out a short breath and stood up, dusting off my pants.

In the meantime, Inogen, who had been transformed again, was just standing there blankly, staring at me.

As soon as I stood up, I saw the wall that had been pierced even wider by Inogen’s kick.

There was a side of Seoul that was clearly different from what I knew.

The street lights that should have been bustling with people were completely taken over by spoiders.

“Huh, hhhhhhhhhh! Sa, save me… …!”

The few people who could be seen were busy running away from monsters they had never seen before.

“Fire!”

… … On the other hand, soldiers were seen aiming their guns to fight against the guys.

Kieeeek!

The blind bullets, not even knowing the weak points of the enemies, only caused mediocre damage.

And in return for causing them only vague damage.

“Keep, keep going!”

… … Their necks and heads had to be crushed by their sharp teeth.

It was a total mess.

After watching the scene for a while, Inozen, who had been waiting quietly behind me, asked me.

“… … Hey human, what are you going to do now?”

At those words, I was silent for a moment, and then answered like this.

“well.”

“… … Did I hear that correctly? Well, I guess not?”

Inogen looked embarrassed at my answer.

Well, I didn’t expect the hallucination to unfold like this in the first place.

As of now, there is no way to know about this space.

Of course, that doesn’t mean I don’t know what to do next.

For now.

“Let’s start by looking at my colleagues.”

I had to find people.

If, unlike Inogen, they too suffer from hallucinations like me… … .

Because I don’t know what will happen in the future.

After we sorted things out, we started to leave the building via the stairs.

Of course, when Inogen heard my story, he asked if he could just jump down from there.

… … Before I could really know what kind of space this was, there was no need to stand out.

Besides, it seemed like there were other people there, like citizens and soldiers.

For that reason, I went down the stairs silently, and during that time.

“Keep, keep, keep!”

Screams were heard all over the one-room village.

Even while going down the stairs, I ran into several spoiders who had already entered the building.

However, since the number of guys we encountered was only one or two, we were able to deal with them easily with Inogen.

When we came out of the building, what greeted us was… … .

“… … Cease fire!”

There were dozens of soldiers watching us with their guns aimed.