Episode 149. Dialogue window
[Surprising quest occurs: Escape the shaman’s headwall training ground.]
[Reward 1: Strength increases by +10, Strength increases by +20, Agility increases by +20, Wisdom increases by +20, Charisma increases by +15]
[Reward 2: There is an unknown reward. ]
Oho.
It’s been a while since the system responded.
‘But… how? Even his hands are tied behind his back… damn it. Anyway, even if we have to go, let’s look for a reason first.’
Han Ibi approached the wall under the dim light of Ah Myeong Ju.
‘The actual wall was carved flat, probably because they were trying to make the head wall very well. Look at the wall and reflect on yourself? Well, that’s none of my business… Then, why don’t you read them one by one…’
He stuck his head out because of the dim lighting and began to observe the wall here and there.
Sure enough, there were all kinds of letters engraved on the cave walls.
‘If you look at the martial arts novels of Hagisa, he would have been on the verge of death because he had nothing to do because he would be punished by the head of the wall not for a day or two, but for several months or even years. ‘It’s understandable that there’s all kinds of graffiti.’
He began to eagerly read the graffiti on the wall.
But…
‘Damn it… what’s going on? I can’t find a single trace of the spirit of an independent faction leader. It just looks like kids scribbled on it.’
Yes.
Most of the walls of the shaman training center were covered with regrets about one’s mistakes.
‘Isn’t this a strategy? An attempt to shorten the date of the headwall….’
Of course, when I looked closely at the corners, I found that there was no resentment and swearing against the monks or the masters who imposed disciplinary action.
However, all of that is useless information…
Han Yi-bi, even though she was irritated, put in the effort to read them all…. Let alone
fables or mysterious secrets, she also found the martial arts character. It was almost impossible to see.
Han Ibi thought.
‘How on earth did these people manage to reach the two major mountain ranges of the martial arts world at this level?…’
Then a thought occurred to me.
‘yes. Chances are bound to appear in completely unexpected places. So, instead of just looking at it like this, you should tap or rub it.’
Even though I did hit a ball once in a hit song.
‘But how?’
Han Ibi sighed lightly.
Then he lifted the sole of his foot and started rubbing and tapping the graffiti.
However, there were places where feet could not reach.
‘No, it’s just the head wall. They’re graffitiing all the way up here, damn it.’
Although Han Ibi was fuming, in the end…
she was able to use her brain to solve the problem.
Yes.
He really used his head.
When it came to something so high, the only thing I could do was jump and hit it with my head.
But…
nothing happened.
Nothing had changed inside the cave.
The only thing that has changed is Han Ibi, who is exhausted.
He stuck out his tongue and panted.
I was so tired.
Because his arms were tied behind his back, he had difficulty moving.
Han Ibi flinched and sat down on the floor in displeasure.
I felt like I wanted to stretch out and rest, but I couldn’t lie down because my hands were tied.
‘What a piece of shit…’
A curse came out of my mouth.
Han Ibi had no choice but to sit there blankly for a while.
Then cool air passed by my collar.
‘Damn it, my body and mind are cold.’
At that time, Han Ibi realized that there was a sound constantly coming to her ears.
Just the sound of water flowing.
There was a hole the size of a pig’s loin on the side of the cave, and underground water was flowing down it.
The monotony of white noise.
It had the effect of alleviating his irritable mood to some extent.
Han Ibi closed her eyes and thought as she calmed her rough breathing.
‘They say that even if the sky falls, there is a hole that will rise up. I will definitely return home. To my poor mother… How can she live without me?’
My mother’s wrinkled face glimmers.
Han Ibi suddenly felt like crying.
He couldn’t stand it anymore, so he shook his head and opened his eyes.
“They said that even if the sky falls, there will be a hole to rise up from… That’s right! The system also gave us a quest to escape this place, so there must be a way! “If you pose a question without an answer, that’s trash.”
In an instant, Han Ibi felt better, as if she had made a great discovery.
He decided to put his skills to good use.
‘First, we need to check the surroundings. Well, that’s right. Don’t I have the design analysis skills that Frog gave me? Now that my mind has calmed down, my head is spinning a bit.’
Han E-bi opened the status window and activated the ‘Design Analysis’ skill.
Then, the shape of the cave was seen in the form of an example contour line.
But…
‘Huh?’
A very strange line shape is captured.
he thought.
‘It’s blurry because it’s a bit far away… but this wall is a bit strange… the shape and form of the contour lines overlap in a complex way.’
Even though it is a simple cave, it is so enormous.
‘What does this mean?’
Han Ibi thought about it for a moment and realized its meaning.
“I see. “It’s quite thick, but it means there’s some space behind the wall!”
It was impossible to break that iron bar at the entrance right now.
Besides…
unless the Murim Alliance inspectors were idiots, they would have set up an on-watch watch.
‘The best way is to go back into the space behind the wall.’
Let’s just hope it’s not a dead end….
That’s what Hanibi concluded.
But…
‘This is always the problem. Then how on earth?’
He closed his eyes again.
‘I have to think again.’
Han Ibi stayed like that for a while.
But here again, my thoughts are blocked.
Shit!
I can’t hear anything other than the sound of water…
‘Wait! water? ‘Water?’
Han Ibi suddenly had a thought and stuck her head into the hole where the underground water was flowing.
‘Design analysis!’
Han Ibi used her skills to look and found that it was as deep as a person’s waist.
He used his eyes to see if he could fit into the hole that had formed over a long period of time.
Then I came to a conclusion.
‘good. It’s close, but I can do it. In times like this, I can say that I am truly fortunate that I am not obese.’
Han Ibi somehow tried to feel better.
‘Now then, shall we try something?’
Han Ibi tried to go in without thinking, but suddenly realized that her arms were tied behind her back.
“Holy shit!”
Of course, it is fortunate if the groundwater continues to flow to waist depth.
But what if it goes deeper?
What if a situation arises where you have to dive?
Because I went to the swimming pool when I was young, swimming was as easy as possible.
However, swimming with both hands tied behind one’s back was unthinkable.
‘Damn it.’
It’s back to square one again.
He was desperate.
I collapsed on the floor again.
Should I just wait like this to be escorted to the Murim Alliance?…
‘No. no! Once you are branded as a Demonic Cult spy, it will be impossible to see a good situation.’
Moreover, thanks to Baek Mi-hu, wasn’t even his Hongmong Daebeop revealed?
“Phew…”
Han Ibi let out a long sigh, sat for a moment, and then opened the status window.
The expectation that something might happen.
At that time, a skill window that had never been opened before appeared in Hanibi’s eyes.
A thought suddenly crossed Han Ibi’s mind.
‘Now that I think about it, I thought I said I could talk to this tactical tactician… So, it seems like it’s a system or a dogin’ dog… But I still don’t know.’
Thinking like this, Han Yi Fei suddenly activated her tactical strategy. There was
a dull
sound like the sound of a futuristic computer booting up.
[The tactical strategy dialogue window is ready. Would you like to access the chat window? (Y/N)]
Oh. Was it something like this?
The moment when Han Ibi chose ‘yes’ without a second thought.
A warning comes out along with an all-too-familiar system sound effect.
Tiriring.
[Warning 1: While accessing the Tactical Strategy chat window, your power is consumed at three times the rate.]
[Warning 2: The waiting time from accessing the Tactical Strategy chat window to the next connection time takes 10080 minutes.]
[Warning 3: Tactics . When you access the chat window, your senses are completely blocked. We recommend that you check your surroundings before using it.]
‘Huh? Why are there so many restrictions… Let’s just be still. 10080 minutes is how many minutes…’
Han Ibi tried to calculate for a moment, but then gave up and muttered.
“ah! Dunno. “I look like I’m going to die right away, so what…”
He suddenly got up and shouted.
“yes! “Please access the tactical strategy chat window.”
It was then.
Once again, a dull tone filled my ears.
An unfamiliar feeling as if I had entered another space for a moment.
Dark.
Absolute darkness like a black hole.
This is like…
‘space… it resembles the universe seen on television.’
It was then.
A majestic voice was heard from outer space…
[Did you call me? [O infinitely weak human being.]
It was not a man, a woman, an old man, or a child, but it had a majesty that was incomparable to anything in the world.
I was wondering how on earth all those things could coexist.
Han Ibi said, unconsciously feeling the need to answer quickly.
[Yes.]
The voice said after a moment.
[Why did you call me? Human.]
[It may be a bit… childish, but… I’m trapped in a cave right now. So…]
[There is no need to say anything. Human.]
[Huh? Still, if you want to ask for help, you don’t have to explain the situation…]
[I exist everywhere and I know everything.]
‘It seems like some kind of prince’s disease… Isn’t the system playing a trick?’
Still, Han Ibi had no choice but to ask.
[I want to escape from the cave.]
[I can only help with the actions of this moment, human.]
Huh? What is this?…
Despite all the pretense of being cool, it’s actually not that big of a deal.
‘Then I think we need to lower our expectations significantly.’
[I want to free my bound arms.]
Then, after a moment of silence, a voice answered.
[Use your relative time advantage.]
Huh?
What is it? What is this?…
For a moment, my vision brightened and I was back inside the cave.
“Eh? what’s this! Tactical strategy, reconnect!”
[Chat window cannot be accessed.]
[There are 10079 minutes left until the next access time.]
‘No, what is this! Why do you cut it off on your own? Take advantage of your relative time advantage. What does this mean? ‘What kind of Zen question and answer system is this?’
Han Ibi was on the verge of bursting into anger.
As expected, it is a one-way system.
But what can you do?
Han Ibi was lost in thought to use the hint given by the voice.
‘Time… time… I wonder if there is anything related to time.’
Han Ibi opened the status window and looked at her skills.
A name that caught my eye at that time.
[Random reversal acceleration]
That’s right.
Contrary to its strange name, this is a skill that deals with the properties of time.
‘I think I’ve found this far… But what can I do with this? This is to subdue the opponent in a critical moment… Wait.’
Han Ibi opened her eyes.
Han Ibi stood up again and looked around.
‘You have to find the right rock.’
He wandered around inside the cave and finally said,
“I found it. This should be enough.”
Han Ibi stood with her back turned to the rock that jutted out.
His next action was to activate the ‘Random Reversal Acceleration’ skill.
As I entered deep silence, the slow and heavy sound of the water irritated my ears.
‘Let’s do it!’
(Continued in the next part)
