Episode 90. Path of choice (1)
Jinhyeok, who dealt with the players in an instant, retrieved the twin dragon swords.
‘The rest of the fanatics will take care of it.’
As long as Breaker is gone, there is nothing the fanatics can do.
At best, it would be all about fighting back with a chipped blade.
All that remains now is to deal with the cult leader.
‘Then I guess I only need one person to entrust the way.’
You can go there by yourself, but there are more than 10 hideouts of the leader, so there is a fear of delaying the time.
‘I don’t like that.’
The answer is to get out of this bloody place as soon as possible.
Jinhyeok moderately searched around.
oh!
There’s a guy who just catches my eye.
that guy From the point of view, it is a guide to life.
Not like a fanatic, he looked a little less(?) crazy.
He was a hard-to-find talent here.
‘Okay, I decided on you.’
Jinhyeok quickly threw his body and subdued the opponent in an instant.
Because he was so preoccupied with running away, the suppression was more restful than he had expected.
“Sorry! Help me. please save me I don’t want to… die.”
The girl with bobbed hair screamed.
‘This is true.’
I just lightly pressed my shoulder, but
if someone heard it, they would know that I cut off an arm.
“calm down. I won’t kill you if you keep calm.”
“Am I really?”
“If I was going to kill you, I wouldn’t have had this annoying conversation.”
Words spoken without emotion.
However, for the girl, these words have more persuasive power than any other things such as conciliation or threats.
Considering the skills Jinhyeok has shown so far, there was no reason to explain it in words.
“If you lie or do nonsense instead, that’s it.”
A guide only needs to guide you on the right path.
That’s all.
“yes. all right.”
The girl nodded.
“Do you know where the leader is now?”
“yes.”
At least it’s proven useful.
There were so many hiding places for the religious leaders that there was a fear of wasting time, but with this, that worry can be alleviated.
“name is?”
“Andria. Please call me Andrea.”
“good. Andrea. Guide me to the place where the leader is. Then I will guarantee your life. ah. Answer carefully.”
[Lv4 ‘Stigma of Beloved Marriage’ is activated.]
“I don’t like promises that are only words.”
Roaring!
Red flames flew from Jinhyuk’s fingertips.
Andrea shuddered. But it was only for a short while.
“I promise.”
A temporary contract was concluded with this.
An unfair contract where if you betray, your entire body will be burned alive.
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Jinhyeok followed Andrea’s guidance and crossed the dark aisle.
‘I’m going to the 12th stone chamber.’
I thought that maybe they were dragging the time or guiding me to a strange place, but it seems I was wrong.
Perhaps, without Andrea, he would have chosen the most secure 7th or 12th stone chamber.
at that time.
I had a sudden thought.
Why did such a timid girl end up with fanatics?
“Do you believe in that god or something?”
A demon king who wants blood and sacrifices.
And the fanatics on the 5th floor exist to resurrect him.
If there is no faith beyond blindness, we will never be able to be together.
However, the answer I heard was different from what I expected.
“no. I… I don’t think there is such a thing as a god. If there was a God, there would be no way he would leave a hell full of despair like this.”
“Then why do you follow the leader?”
“It’s not something I chose. I have been sold.”
“It was sold?”
“yes. It’s abandoned. From the most trusted family.”
Andrea muttered with dead eyes.
‘Is that why he was here?’
The places scattered on the 5th floor, such as the mine, the gladiator arena, and the psychiatric ward, all had poor environments.
Of course, it is inevitable to abandon the family for a few pennies.
Jinhyuk licked his lips bitterly.
‘Now I see, he had a rather sad story.’
the system said.
If you kill a bad guy, you’ll get 0.1 adaptive stat.
If so, is the bystander who was sold out of his will also belong to the wicked?
There is only one way to know the answer to that.
But…
Jinhyeok put aside the thought of finding the answer.
“It may not be comforting to say this, but I am just like you. As soon as I was born, I was abandoned in an orphanage and grew up alone.”
in solitude and despair.
I had to learn the reality at an early age.
“But nothing will change if you blame your parents, the world, and yourself.”
Instead, I tried to do what I could with that time.
Although I didn’t have much talent as a BJ.
At least, I didn’t force viewers to support me because of poverty.
It was enough for me to receive only as much as the viewers wanted and gave as much as I tried.
“Of course, your situation is much darker than mine. If I said something wrong, I wouldn’t be offered as a sacrifice.”
Know. That the two are never the same.
so.
“I will kill the leader and destroy the church. No one will ever try to kill you again. So stop making faces that look like you’ve bought the whole world. Because I am going to be depressed.”
“…”
An earthquake occurred in Andrea’s pupils.
It’s an expression that he didn’t know that he would tell me this far.
“What are you looking at?”
“no. Thank you so much for saying that. But, sir… No, the principal is much stronger than you think. It uses strange powers.”
“I know.”
“yes?”
“The power that the leader possesses. How can I knock it down? I know everything.”
Jinhyeok smiled.
It is a very light laugh that is far from serious.
Why?
pounding! pounding! pounding!
Andrea’s heart began to beat strangely.
As if a small light could be seen on the dark road I had walked my whole life.
A small spark arose in the heart of the girl who had struggled in despair.
There was no conversation between the two after that.
Hires and guides. He was faithful to only those two roles.
How many minutes did it take?
The place they arrived at was a place where the black iron gate was firmly closed.
“Here.”
Andrea cautiously opened her mouth.
“Yeah, it was hard.”
Jinhyuk nodded and looked at the door blocking the entrance.
The surface of the iron gate was full of runes written in blood.
‘It’s a technique to maintain the virtual barrier that spreads inside.’
If you want to come in, come in as much as you like, is this?
‘It’s fun.’
Jinhyuk immediately stretched out his hand toward the door.
Then right at that moment.
Cuckoo coo!
The thick iron door opened.
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[You have entered the ‘Choice Passage’.]
[There are 2 challengers.]
A room full of tons of rusty keys.
This is the first gateway to the passage of choice.
“W This is…”
Andrea looked around.
it would be embarrassing
Because all of a sudden, all the scenery you see has changed.
“Don’t worry, just stay still.”
Jinhyeok reassured Andrea.
It was then.
Chijijijik!
A doll wearing a white mask appeared on the screen along with static.
It is quite impressive to draw round and round patterns on both cheeks with red lipstick.
It seemed like the next line would be ‘I want to play game’?
[Welcome here. It’s a product. I am Balceter, who serves the headmaster. It is often called the ‘host’.]
“Huh? The smell of feet is at the level of terrorism?”
[Iiik! It’s not foot odor, it’s Balseter! Balseter!]
For some reason, the more I say it, the more misleading it seems.
“It is difficult to remember the name. I’ll just call it the smell of feet.”
Jinhyuk scratched his head as if he was annoyed.
[Kuh. You dare to make me regret having offended you. Do you know why this place is called ‘Passage of Choice’? It’s because you have to make a choice between life and death to go to the next one! But because of your cheeky behavior, I’ll say the least. I will definitely make you bury your bones here!]
“Hahaha.”
Jinhyuk let out a long yawn.
no seriously.
Why do guys in places like this keep spouting weird nonsense without asking?
Maybe they expect to hear even the smallest information while squealing like newbies when they come to an unfamiliar place.
But that was a story that was very far from Jinhyeok.
[done. That’s it! start the game now I hid the key in this room. The time limit is only 5 minutes. If you don’t find the key to open the door inside, you’ll be crushed by the walls coming from all sides!]
With a threatening sound of foot odor.
Cuckoo coo coo!
Suddenly, the walls on all sides began to move.
At the same time, a timer notifying the time limit was activated on the screen.
Walls that come down without hesitation.
If you don’t find the key, you’ll face a pretty gruesome death, as he said.
However, finding the real key among the pile of keys seemed no different from finding a needle in the desert.
[Puhaha! Get down and pray right now. If that’s the case, I can give you at least a hint to choose the real key.]
The smell of his feet exploded into madness.
however.
“Here it is.”
Jinhyeok picked one from among the pile of keys.
[Don’t be funny. I must have picked something…]
Click!
The door is open.
[Uh, how…?]
The smell of my feet, as if my eyes were about to explode, grabbed the screen.
Get Your Face Off The Cam
Seeing it up close, it’s brutal.
“I took it roughly.”
[What!? Did you take a picture of all these? Did I tell you to believe that?]
“Don’t disbelieve.”
While embarrassed by the unbelievable smell of feet, Jinhyeok and Andrea entered the second gate.
This time it was a room full of transparent glass syringes.
Right then.
Push!
White smoke billowed from a vent in the wall.
Smoke soon filled the room.
[Whoops. The smoke you just inhaled is extremely poisonous, causing all blood vessels to melt over time.]
The smell of feet, which had regained its composure, opened its mouth.
“Is it also poison?”
Andrea’s face went white.
“It does.”
On the other hand, Jinhyeok replied with a calm face.
[There are various medicines in the syringe. One of them will give you a chance to live a second life, but the other syringe contains a strong acid poison. Is it life or death It’s up to you to choose.]
Thirty syringes lying on the table.
Only one of these is the antidote that can detoxify the poison. The rest are poisons that will kill you as soon as you insert them.
[If I could give you a hint…]
“I don’t need it.”
Without hesitation, Jinhyeok picked a syringe and inserted it into his arm.
Keep going!
liquid entered the body.
[Hey you bastard. After listening to some hints, choose!]
Finally, the unbearable smell of feet spat out abusive words.
