207. Dystopia (4)
Psychic.
This was a nickname for a skill that was once called before the concepts of Awakener and Hunter were properly established.
Of course, as time passed, the system became known, and the names of the old generation, such as superpowers, disappeared…
but somehow this world didn’t seem to be like that.
‘that’s interesting.’
Is the flame in the hand of the woman in front of me a supernatural power in the true sense of the word without a system?
I’ve never seen a power like superpowers before, so I was unexpectedly interested.
I can’t believe that such a highly developed civilization has supernatural powers.
The corner of his mouth went up at the thought that he might be able to gain new strength.
‘If I activate skill extraction with Necromancy, I wonder if I can get superpowers too.’
But that was only for a moment.
“I can’t believe that there are still people with this level of manifestation-type abilities…”
The woman with a flame in her hand snarled with a shocked face.
“It wasn’t like a normal person, but a person with the powers of the Paranormal Union.”
A look of hatred crept up on her face.
‘It’s a portrait union.’
I don’t know why, but they probably think I belong to a certain group
.
Paaang!
In the blink of an eye, the flames swelled wildly and rushed in, but…
「The skill ‘Endless Spell Devour’ is activated.」
「All spells that touch the body are converted into pure
magical power.」 Thanks to my ability, I didn’t take any damage.
no.
It wasn’t that he didn’t take any damage, but rather his magic power increased.
‘Are psychic powers treated as a type of spell?’
I thought Infinite Spells only responded to magic-related powers, but it seemed to have a wide range of uses.
‘This is good.’
As I was feeling satisfied, the two people behind me jumped out.
The two skinny men unleashed a concerted attack with poisonous expressions without saying a word.
In a state where I even lived with me.
But…
“Did you say it was a superpower? Doesn’t sound like such a good ability.”
Both of them are at a level where their physical abilities have just entered the superhuman level.
If I had to question it, it should be said that I was in a physical condition close to when I just entered the 4th floor of the tower.
I didn’t feel the need to procrastinate the fight now because there was nothing more interesting.
I lightly waved my hand right away at the two people who were rushing at me and slammed them down to the floor with moderate force.
Kwaaang!
“Correo! Cuckold! Can’t breathe…”
“Quaaaaaagh! Huh waist…!”
“It’s harder to control your strength than you think.”
I had no intention of breaking a bone, but somehow I overpowered it violently.
‘I’ll have to control my strength more carefully next time.’
As I was reflecting on myself, the Blood Heaven Demon Sword hummed and I heard a voice.
―…That’s not good. Not only his strength, but also his skills are below the level. What a changeable people.
Damcheonwu continued speaking with feelings close to contempt as if he was pitiful.
―It would have been more interesting if we had fought by relying on advanced civilization technology.
It was then.
Knock…!
As if responding to Dam Chun-wu’s words, the woman stretched out her prosthetic hand and let out a furious sound.
“shit…! Throw it away as it is, you damn bastard!”
and.
Whoa-!
At the same time, a small hole opened in the center of the mechanical palm, and light gathered.
It’s also very intense.
-oh. at least this is better You finally brought out something interesting.
The light gathered in the muzzle-like hole soon became a single flash and was quickly fired.
To be honest, I was a little surprised.
It was worth it.
‘I never thought something like this would exist.’
Even with a body that transcends a human, this laser can miss its movement for a moment.
Of course, if you use the skill, you won’t miss the movement…
I didn’t feel the need to do that.
It’s enough to just roughly predict the path and hit it with your hands.
Actually…
Teeing!
When I put the back of my hand on the laser beam path, it bounced helplessly.
Of course, the skin on the back of my hand was a little scuffed from the laser, but it wasn’t too much to worry about.
Chiyi!
「The skill ‘Ashen Blood’ is activated.]
Most of the wounds disappear in less than a second anyway.
As I swiped the blood off the back of my hand, I heard a thin voice.
“Is that a lie…?”
Clink.
She lost sight of the dagger in her right hand and stared at me trembling.
“You crazy monster that said it was a laser cutting machine that could cut through even a tolerable person with enhanced abilities…”
Even that was completely swallowed up in despair.
「The skill ‘Absolute Charm’ is activated.」
「The psychic ‘Katia’ falls into [Fear], an abnormal state.」
「The abnormal [Fear] causes her judgment to deteriorate and she is highly aware of your existence.」
Previous She even sat down on the floor while activating the skills she had obtained.
“Do not worry.”
Seeing that, I smiled.
“If you will cooperate with me, I will try to live.”
Now that the other side seems to be in a position to talk…
“Isn’t that a good deal?”
Now is the time to achieve what you want.
「Accomplishment ‘Existence of Fear’ has been achieved.」
「All stats increase by 1.」
***
Time flies.
After sorting out the situation to some extent, I sat down on the ground of a roughly collapsed building and looked at Katia.
Except for her, there was no one left to gather information.
It was worth it.
Originally, I was going to suppress it lightly, but since I broke the bone, there was no way I could proceed with a proper Q&A.
Reluctantly, I spoke to Katia.
“You said you were Katya.”
“…yes yes.”
“The relationship isn’t very good, so let’s get straight to the point.”
“That’s right…”
Maybe it’s because he broke his spirit in a battle once, so there was little backlash.
I nodded in satisfaction and asked her a question.
The first thing I asked was about supernatural powers.
“Tell me about the criteria for the expression of superpowers and the system.”
During the battle, Katia mentioned superpowers such as manifestations and enhancements.
In other words….
The superpowers that exist in this world have a clear standard to divide the lineage.
When Katia was asked about this, she rolled her eyes as if she couldn’t understand the meaning.
“Can I know if there is any other intention behind the question…”
It was reasonable.
He must have felt a sense of difference because he asked me to explain knowledge that is accepted as common sense in this world.
But I had no other intentions.
“I’m asking because I really want to know about psychic powers.”
I do this because I don’t really know anything about the psychic powers that exist in this world.
Katia tilted her head as if puzzled, but answered immediately.
“…Psychic powers are powers that manifest randomly around the age of seven. There is no such thing as a standard for manifestation, and the awakening of superpowers is determined simply by luck.”
Surprisingly, there was no special standard for the manifestation of superpowers.
‘Is it a similar concept to awakening?’
It’s a method that relies purely on luck like the Awakener who blooms the system…
Except for the fact that most of them awaken their abilities around the age of 7, there was no big difference.
“Psychic powers are classified into 4 systems according to the type of power: reinforcement, expression, transformation, and construction.”
“You seem to know what an enhancement system and an expression system are, but what about a transformation system and a construction system?”
“…the strain system and the construct system are systems that deform the body and build external forces.”
“It’s not that complicated.”
Katia asked cautiously as she felt satisfied by solving her curiosity.
“…Excuse me, but didn’t you receive compulsory education about psychic powers?”
“That’s right.”
“…Ah yes.”
“Once you understand, let’s move on.”
Suddenly, Katia’s gaze at me seems to have changed a little.
I didn’t have to go through compulsory education, but I didn’t want to convince them that I didn’t know about psychic powers.
Moving on to the next one, I immediately asked the most curious question.
“Do you know anything about the gray orb floating in the sky?”
About the source from which the Godhead is to be born.
and.
“…yes. I know. It’s like some kind of terrorism device built by the Paranormal Union.”
An unexpected answer came back.
“The Paranormal Alliance is a terrorist device…”
I said with a deep smile.
“Tell me more about that too.”
It seemed that the clear strands of the 18th floor ordeal were being caught, albeit faintly.
***
Paranormal Association.
According to Katia, this group is a group that insists that supernatural powers rule the world.
It’s strange that superpowers are suppressed by highly developed technology.
All superpowers should be awakened.
He is said to have argued so.
Originally, the Portrait Alliance was not very influential and was perceived as a group of losers who were driven out of society
.
“The new leader of the Paranormal Alliance has appeared.”
usurper.
“It also has the ability to take away the psychic powers of others.”
Perceptions have changed with the appearance of a person with the ability to take away the psychic powers of others.
It was worth it.
It’s nothing else, it’s an existence that can rob others’ abilities…
The perception couldn’t help but change.
“But at first, I didn’t think too much of it, even though I was wary of the leader of the Paranormal Alliance.”
“…?”
“It is. One of the radar cutters cuts the torso of a person with enhanced abilities. Superpowers can’t be that important in this world.”
“ah.”
The psychic in this world was a being that was behind even things like laser cutters.
So, he must have thought that all he had to do was rely on advanced technology to deal with the usurper.
Contrary to what I thought, however, the situation became serious.
Just like right now.
“The paranormal association caused terrorism throughout the city.”
With that, she raised her hand and pointed at the gray orb floating in the air.
“After the gray orb appeared, most of the machinery in the destroyed area suddenly stopped working.”
“Most of the machinery is dead?”
“…very literally, most of the machinery has been broken since the gray spheres came into being.”
“Then the laser shot from that prosthetic arm…”
“It was a laser that was modified with supernatural powers, but only a few devices that were modified with supernatural powers were intact.”
“…”
I thought with my mouth shut.
‘I think I know roughly what the situation is like on the 18th floor stage.’
Even though the terror was caused by the Paranormal Alliance, the technology that had been built up until now could not be used.
I knew what was going to happen then, without having to listen.
Presumably, most of the large cities were destroyed by the Paranormal Union, and only a few surviving areas would have defended the area from the Paranormal Union.
For some reason, the refugees are not even accepted, and the situation has reached its worst.
―In a word, it’s a tragedy caused by massive disregard for psychic powers.
Dam Chun-wu laughed at him, and Katia immediately continued.
“…The areas destroyed by the Paranormal Alliance are not functioning at all. That’s why we did robbery. There’s no way to live.”
“Why don’t we accept refugees from other regions?”
“They say that the Paranormal Alliance can sneak in, but it’s probably because most of the affected areas are close to slums.”
“….”
Most of the big cities are close to slums…
‘Is this a dystopia?’
It didn’t feel too good, so I immediately changed my mind and kept my mouth shut.
“…”
Now I have a sense of what the hidden setting of the 18th floor stage is.
‘Is the villain, the leader of the Paranormal Alliance, trying to become a god?’
Originally, faith is created by worshiping those who have power.
The leader of the Paranormal Alliance is worshiped for this and tries to become a god.
‘Because if you cause terror and get fear, that’s also a kind of faith.’
I don’t know if the leader of the Paranormal Alliance was aiming for this,
but I don’t know.
In addition, the reason why the world is getting closer and closer to destruction so fast that it can’t get out of hand.
And at the same time, I was able to figure out the solution.
‘Then, in the end, we have to end the Paranormal Association and cut off the supply and demand of faith.’
The people in this city should change the object of worship to me.
Perhaps the reason why the tower gave a special task called ‘Savior’ is to use this as an opportunity to grow.
“…”
I then frowned.
I even knew the solution of changing the ‘object of worship’ to me from the leader of the Paranormal Alliance.
There were still many issues with this.
I don’t know where the Paranormal Union is.
Even if you want to change the object of worship to me, I can’t come up with a very efficient way.
Really, I couldn’t help but rot my head.
‘Is it inevitable that I have to collect more annoying information?’
It was then.
「The authority skill ‘Blessing of the Hero’ is strongly activated.」
「Luck temporarily and violently increases.」
I tilted my head at the message that came to my mind when I was deep in my thoughts.
“What is this again…?”
It was worth it.
Because the warrior’s protection is a power that is activated only when skill synthesis is performed.
I didn’t understand why luck would suddenly increase when it’s not currently used.
‘I don’t know why this power was activated.’
But that was only for a moment.
「The exclusive skill book (SSS+) has finished analyzing the character of challenger Sungyoon Han.」 「
Accordingly, a skill suitable for the character of Sungyoon Han is created.
」
It was only when I saw the message that popped up that I realized it.
‘Come to think of it, I bought a dedicated skill book in the giant tree labyrinth.’
It was a perk that I completely forgot after I bought it at that time…
「Creates a dedicated skill,
Steal Faith (SS+)」 I lose.」
I finally understood why the warrior’s protection had been activated.
“Is this the power of luck…?”
The power to forcibly rob the faith dedicated to another deity…
‘This is what happens.’
At that, I smiled and thought.
“You’re lucky.”
The world says luck is everything.
