– Volume 18, Chapter 9
434. The gray woman on the 85th floor. Society Gardenia (2)
Return to Earth.
It was already the seventh. As soon as the system window popped up, of course there was an uproar in the community. People from all over the world talked to each other.
[Oliver Kahn [Hard]: This time, all the players on Earth will come together.]
[Kim Hwi-yeon [Hard]: It’s very likely.]
[Daniel Darmont [Hard]: Um… what will happen. I can’t get a feel for it.]
In the sixth return, Europe, America, and Asia. They were divided into three groups. Then, with a high probability, all players on Earth will gather together.
Anxiety and trepidation accompanied the players. However, Asian players were not afraid.
they were sure that they will win
[Baek Sang-hoon [Normal]: Taesan is there!]
[Gulshan Deviah [Normal]: With Taesan, we can win! Don’t be defeated!]
They were crying out the name of Taishan. He sent full trust and faith toward Taishan.
[Oliver Kahn [Hard]: …We’ve actually seen your strength before, but even then you didn’t show full force. Will we worship you like them? I can’t get a sense of it.]
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: Believe me, it’s your will.]
Tae-san has never forced her to believe.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: But there’s nothing wrong with worshiping him. Rather, it will be a good thing for mankind.]
[Oliver Kahn [Hard]: Do you mean worshiping you?]
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: Yes.]
The world that was driven to the brink of destruction by the gods.
There, Taishan received the faith of all life and became the master of the world.
Even on Earth, there were plenty of possibilities.
But faith was not something that could be forced. There was nothing he could do about it because he
needed the faith that came from the depths of their hearts .
Taesan changed the topic.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: How far has everyone gone?] They
began to answer one by one. Hardmode players in Korea are halfway through the 70th floor. In the case of the United States, it reached the beginning of the 70th floor. Other countries were similar to the United States.
The hard mode reached exactly the level Taesan expected.
The most important thing was the freeze mode.
[Kang Jun-Hyuk [Alone]: Mid 50th floor.]
[Amelia Aerin [Alone]: It’s on the 64th floor.]
[Kamal Hassan [Alone]: I’m on the late 40th floor.]
Other than that, Alone isn’t very prominent. Mode players opened their mouths one by one.
Overall, Taesan was attacking deeper than expected. At this level,
other Alone mode players could also become a significant force.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: What happened? It’s much faster than I thought.]
[Kang Jun-hyeok [Alone]: Because we eagerly shared this and that information. And my sister helped me a lot.]
[Amelia Aerin [Alone]: I went down the labyrinth as well, but I knew the details better than I did. What did you do?]
[Lee Tae-yeon [alone]: It’s hard work. What.]
Lee Tae-yeon posted.
[Lee Tae-yeon [Alone]: Did you ask about the floor you reached? I’m on the 69th floor now.]
[Amelia Aerin [Alone]: …that’s damn fast.]
Amelia grumbled. She believed that there was no one comparable to her except Taesan. However, from a certain moment, Lee Tae-yeon
came up at a high speed and reached a deeper place than her.
However, there was no hurt feelings or jealousy. Her confidence was already smashed by Tae-san. And it was also because Lee Tae-yeon and I often talked about this and that and became quite close.
She was just curious.
[Amelia Aerin [Alone]: There must have been a change, but even if I asked, she wouldn’t answer.] [ Lee Tae-yeon [Alone]:
It’s just a difference in mindset .
Nothing special.]
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: In-depth. If it were you, it wouldn’t matter.]
If it were her now, she would be able to break through the depths without much difficulty without Taesan’s help.
There were many stories after that. Taesan gave them some information about the floor they had to attack and how to acquire his skills.
[Kang Jun-hyeok [Alone]: …
it makes no sense even if I listen to it again. You can get it, right?]
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: If you work hard, you’ll be able to get some things. Don’t be too obsessive.]
Actually, Lee Tae-yeon got Piljung and Plus. These were also possible.
Taesan, who answered their questions and explained in detail how to obtain them, ended the community.
Taesan Island was preparing a lot for the return. They could have brought
Beldencia and Diana to Earth right away .
Diana is a borderline strongman. Even though Beldencia was weakened, she was at the leadership level. If you have two, it will be of great help to the survival of many people.
and black magic.
Taishan has the realm of demons and is able to create his own black magic.
If so, can that black magic be passed on to the players on Earth?
There were plenty of possibilities, but
I hadn’t tried it myself, so it was hard to say. But if successful, it could definitely be a big help.
‘Come to think of it.’
The labyrinth was separated by Gosin.
Transcendental level was not affected by separation, but NPCs were not. Beldencia and Diana will still remain unfulfilled in the labyrinth of others.
‘I’ll have to ask Balbabamba.’
What happens to those separated NPCs? I thought I’d check it out later
.
Taishan clearly knew the purpose of the gods. They will know that too, so they won’t hide their desire anymore. Rather than Earth, I would aim for one mountain.
And Taishan will triumph over them.
Taesan headed to the 85th floor again. This time, the quest window announcing the 85th floor appeared.
And the ghost who saw the quest window was perplexed.
[Huh?]
[Starting the 85th floor quest.]
[Victory against Societ Gardenia.]
[Reward: A ferocious broken sword.]
[Secret reward: ???]
Sosiet Gardenia.
She, the guide of sin, was the target of the quest on the floor.
“Did Barbaba change?”
It seemed that the normal 85th floor could no longer stop Taesan, so the labyrinth quest was changed.
In other words, it meant that if it was So Siet,
it could be a quest on a floor suitable for Taesan now.
[…She was the princess of the kingdom.]
The ghost said quietly.
[One day, for no reason, I was hated by the planet god and the whole kingdom was cursed. Her father sacrificed himself to save his people, but nothing changed. Even a single dog was killed.]
Transcendentalists are capricious. Harmon actually tried to annihilate the demons of Beguesetta for no reason.
It seemed that something
similar had happened in the world of Society .
[She was the only one who survived with the help of people, but no one accepted her. Rather, I tried to kill him with a bounty. She barely lived and somehow entered the labyrinth. And met me there.]
The Ghost sighed.
[I felt sorry for her. And I felt a sense of unity. After all, we all lost everything and were the only surviving royal family. So I helped her, informed her a lot, and supported her. But…]
“She killed you.”
The first leader to insist on killing the ghosts within the Pathfinder.
That was Society Gardenia.
The ghost shut up.
Taesan moved on.
passed the aisle I opened the door and stepped inside.
And there was Society.
she was dancing
Wearing a white dress, she was dancing a waltz without a partner. There was a grace that could not be hidden in
that movement .
Taesan watched quietly. Before long, the waltz was over.
Societe smiled and stretched out her hand toward the ghost. It was a gentle and dignified smile, like a princess choosing her partner at a ball.
“hi. my prince Would you like to dance with me?”
[The gray woman. Societe Gardenia appeared.]
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[Sorry, but someone made me look like this so I can’t dance.]
“Really? It’s a pity.”
Societe said. There was a look of sadness on his face, as if he was really sorry.
‘It’s twisted.’
Taesan, who has the will of all things, could know. Societe’s emotions
were so jumbled that even he could not read them properly.
resentment.
longing.
regret.
and.
[I also had a knothole in my eyes. I never thought you would betray me.]
“It’s not just you. I hadn’t even thought of that myself.”
[Why did you betray me?]
said the ghost sharply.
[You weren’t a lunatic like the other guides. He was very human.]
The other leaders all had a twisted personality.
But it wasn’t a society. That is why the ghost was intimate with her.
[I don’t know what to say, but we seem to have gotten along quite well.]
“That’s right.”
Societe affirmed. She smiled sadly.
“We got along well. very me But that’s it. Bard Ray.”
Societe raised her finger and pointed at the ghost.
“You didn’t know anything about me.”
[…]
“You know. Bard Ray. Did you feel sympathy for me? But I never felt that way for you Rather, it felt far away.”
[What?]
“The reason you feel a sense of kinship with me
is because I am the prince and princess of a fallen kingdom. But aside from that one thing, we were so different.”
Societe bit her lip.
“You told me to save the fallen kingdom together. But I like the kingdom. I didn’t want to save you.”
[…why?]
“Because I was a cursed child.”
Societe said calmly.
“I’ve been an abandoned child in the kingdom since I was born. It was because I was born with a power unacceptable to the world .
My existence was erased from the kingdom’s records, and the mother who gave birth to me was executed just like that. I survived only because my powers had the potential to help in the war.”
The ghost’s body shook. Societ held back the accusation.
“Is this the first time you’ve heard of it? That’s right. I lied to you That I, like you, have been loved by the kingdom. Cursed, but everyone loved me.”
[That was a lie?]
“It wasn’t my father who asked for the people to be saved because he would sacrifice himself when the gods trampled on the kingdom. Father shouted as he dragged my hair and threw me off a cliff. I will sacrifice this child, so ask them to save themselves. I just dramatized the past appropriately.”
Societ hummed.
“The kingdom was destroyed and I survived. Nothing changed though. All humans in the world would not allow me to exist. After running, running, running, I finally arrived at the labyrinth. That much was true.”
[…why.]
After a moment of silence, the ghost asked in an incomprehensible tone.
[Why did you lie to me?]
“That’s simple.”
Societe smiled.
“Isn’t it human psychology that you don’t want to reveal your private parts to the person you like?”
The ghost’s body shook incomparably from before.
So Siet, who saw that, had a face that said she knew that.
“You really didn’t know? I knew it. Because at that time you were crazy about your own purpose.”
[You said you… liked me?]
“I love you.”
Societe’s voice was as excited as that of a girl in love for the first time.
“That still hasn’t changed. You were the only one who cared for me, worried about me, depended on me, and looked only at me.”
[Then why?]
The ghost barely spoke.
[Why did you kill me?]
“Because you weren’t looking at me.”
So Siet opened her mouth with an expressionless face.
“Your purpose is to save the destroyed world. And living with the fiancé you love. Do you know how terrifying it was for me to try to act next to you and listen to her talk?”
Societe gnashed her teeth.
“There was no place for me in your life. After you cleared the labyrinth, I
was a girl who just felt a sense of kinship with you. will be remembered as one I’m sure I’ll be so happy that I’ll forget about it someday.”
Her face was distorted.
“Bad Ray. you are everything to me.”
The girl who was hated by everyone who was not loved by anyone longed for the affection she received for the first time.
“I want to stay inside you. I don’t want to be forgotten in your memory. I want to become something that penetrates your heart, not just fragments of memories. What should I do to do that?”
“I know it’s twisted. I also know it’s not right.”
The girl laughed.
“But this is my love. Bard Ray.”
The ghost said nothing
.
I just kept my mouth shut and was quiet.
“Looking at the reaction, it seems that the goal has been achieved. you won’t forget me But… this isn’t enough.”
Societe smiled twistedly.
“I want you to be filled with me.”
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A black aura spreads from her. It wasn’t the energy of demons or old gods.
It was a deep and dark energy that was completely different from him.
Societe, dressed in a white dress, stood in the dark.
“I love you. More than anything in the world. This feeling is not a lie.”
Kurrureung!
And corpses rise from the black aura.
Numerous knights and wizards showed up.
Societe spoke in an unwavering tone
.
“So I will fill all of you with me.”
The bodies moved in unison.
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