Children of the Holy Emperor Chapter 277

277. Yellow Zone (1)

Seongjin opened his eyes, feeling an unexpected sensation.

Just a moment ago, I was covering myself with bedding in a dark room, but now the surroundings were brightly lit, and my body felt empty.

‘… what?’

When I opened my eyes, lying on the lawn instead of the soft bed, the stinging sunlight was shining on my head.

Open green lawn and blue sky.

It was clearly an unfamiliar place, not his own room.

Seongjin sat on the floor blankly and looked around.

‘Is this the dream you said…? … .’

Even though I kept my eyes wide open, my vision was blurry and hazy. On the other hand, a strange state of awakening is maintained in my head.

It definitely feels vivid somewhere.

Booth.

Seongjin, who was getting up like that, suddenly felt empty in his head unlike usual and asked.

‘… Hey, devil?’

As expected, there was no answer from him.

‘Did I leave my body again and just my soul escape somewhere?’

If so, it might not be just a dream. There is no way to confirm as of now.

Anyway, I didn’t think the current situation was that dangerous. Well, if you were really in danger, your father would have come running right away.

It was right then.

[Who is it? It suddenly appeared over there?]

I could hear people muttering next to me. It was a clear conversation made not of voices, but of thoughts.

[I am a guest ID user. Seeing as he doesn’t even have any special equipment, he seems to be a newbie.]

[Newbie falls into the yellow zone? It’s unlucky.]

Seongjin stood up awkwardly and looked in the direction of the sound. And soon he was able to identify the shapes of the three people he thought were looking at him.

[But fortunately, we are by your side. I can’t say that that friend is unlucky either, right?]

Even though Seongjin sensed distinct gazes directed at him, there was a reason why he could only guess that they were looking. This is because it was impossible to distinguish distinct shapes, such as facial expressions or eyes, from them.

They were made of something like dark smoke and looked like shadows or ghosts.

[By the way, this is a guest ID that’s been a long time coming.]

Long, long, long.

A figure that was somewhat too slender to be human spoke.

[But is his connection somehow unstable? The graphics are broken.]

cave cave.

He spoke in a strange way, as if his chubby figure had been mistranslated, as if he were lumpy.

… But wait, does that guy have 5 arms now? Also, is it crooked? What on earth?

[Sometimes this happens. But it’s okay. The function was fine.]

Softly, softly.

Someone with what looked like long hair waving said.

Anyway, based on the appearance alone, I still get the feeling that this person is a proper human being.

Crackling, crackling.

And between all of their hazy shapes, sometimes something like a strange noise passed by.

‘Are my eyes strange, or are those guys strange…? … .’

However, Seongjin was not as scary or unpleasant as the evil spirit Haze.

Anyway, I could vividly feel my own two fists, and I could clearly feel the reality of those guys.

So that means you can swing this fist and knock them out when you need it.

‘what?’

Then Seongjin suddenly looked at his hand and was taken aback.

‘Why are my hands like this again?’

Just like those three people, Seongjin thought as he noticed that his hands also looked like black smoke.

Ah, it was my eyes that got the taste.

[Anyway, if we add newbies, will we barely be able to fill the necessary number of people? If you do well, you may be able to enter the dungeon with 4 or more people.]

[It is still too early to make such a judgment. We don’t know what kind of person he is.]

[You can judge it by taking it with you. Newbies will never be our match.]

“… what?”

I didn’t know what he was talking about, but I knew for sure that I was the center of the topic.

Seongjin frowned.

What on earth are you talking about? If you want to talk about me, first explain it so you can understand.

“What are they talking about now? Who are you? And where are we now?”

When Seongjin suddenly opened his mouth, one of them froze in surprise. He was the one who was considered the closest to human among the three.

Then, he immediately shouted out to Seongjin as if he was happy to see him.

“Now say that! That’s definitely the imperial language! Are you from Delcross?”

“… … ?”

Before Seongjin could respond, he strode forward.

Crackling, crackling.

Although there seemed to be noise in my vision at times, I could still make out his tall height and sturdy physique just by looking at his vague form.

“Wow, this is the first time I’ve seen someone log in with a guest ID in the main world of Delcross! “I couldn’t be happier!”

I couldn’t read his expression, but he looked very happy anyway.

[Hey guys! It turns out that this newbie is from my hometown!]

[People from Donghyang?]

[Then you must be careful. He may be the one who can influence your reality, Owen.]

[don’t worry. Just like you did, this time I will help this friend adjust.]

However, the reaction of those around him to his confident declaration was not very pleasant.

[well. How about thinking about that again?]

[Owen, you are not good at it yet either.]

[What about the quest? I understand that you haven’t been able to get the job change item yet. The status window leading you didn’t seem to have a very formidable temperament.]

[It’s okay, it’s okay. Even though his temper is a little off, our Mr. Sang Tae-chang is not stuck in the back and forth. Besides, I don’t even know if the former items are available now. The previous server said the seeds were dry.]

I couldn’t understand what they were saying.

When Seongjin looked up with wide eyes, a cool laugh was heard from him.

“haha. hey. You may still be confused, but don’t worry. “I will help you.”

Crackling. Chick.

Beyond the noise, the faintly curved mouth is visible. Somehow, he was a person who gave the impression of cheerfulness just by his atmosphere.

“Take care of yourself, newbie. Shall we make a statement first? My name is Owen. “It’s Owen Lockwood.”

Owen Lockwood.

“… “Isn’t this a familiar name?”

We have a guy with that name in our house too. He is the eldest son who left home.

Since he never came home, I thought I should go and see his face sometime soon.

“Well, maybe so. My name is a fairly common name on the continent. you?”

“This is Seongjin Lee.”

Seongjin answered without thinking and thought it was a mistake. This is not a Delcross-style name.

As expected, the head made of shadows tilts to one side.

“What a unique name. It’s not a style commonly heard on the continent. Are you by any chance a member of Barça’s minority tribe?”

Man, are you wondering if I’m a southern heretic?

Seongjin thought for a moment and then answered. In any case, if he speaks the imperial language, on the surface he probably believes in the Delcross Orthodox Church.

“I am a person born and raised in the grace of the Lord. Are you asking me if he is now an enemy of the empire?”

“what? haha. No, I asked because it was unusual, so don’t set me up like that. Besides, not all Barsha tribes are enemies of the empire.”

There didn’t seem to be any malice in the way he was waving his hands urgently.

By the way, for someone from the Empire to take Barça’s side, everyone will look at him as strange.

Anyway, after a brief argument, it was decided that a man named Owen would guide Seongjin in this world. And Seongjin readily accepted his offer.

First of all, Seongjin alone will have limitations in understanding this world.

Also, regardless of being favorable to Seongjin from the beginning, I thought it would be better than dealing with three unknown people in a situation where visibility was not clear.

“It’s not just you, you look strange to us too. “It may be because the terminal you are using is not intact, or another problem has occurred.”

A man named Owen led Seongjin and diligently headed somewhere and explained.

“Terminal?”

“okay. “Don’t you have something you used to access this place?”

At that moment, a broken milestone appeared in Seongjin’s mind.

Was it really the ancestral Oracle’s gem that brought him to this place?

“As you might have guessed, the same goes for the guys who were there earlier. They are all people who used a terminal to get a guest ID and connect. “I’m not an official user.”

And Owen gave Seongjin a lengthy explanation about this world.

This is a kind of normal world, and it is like a kind of resting place where people from different worlds come, connect temporarily, and then disappear. Each of these players has their own identity, or account, which is represented by their ID.

And all of this is accomplished in a very mysterious way where thoughts reach reality.

‘I don’t think this guy knows either… … .’

After listening to the rambling explanation for a while, Seongjin came to a conclusion. There was a reason why the two shadows distrusted Owen earlier.

Anyway, Seongjin thought simply based on Earth’s common sense.

This is a kind of game world, and Seongjin and Owen are not users with official accounts.

“Well, take this at least for now. I don’t know if you’ll have anything to write about today, but you have to be careful about everything in the yellow zone. “It would be a good beginner’s weapon.”

Owen, who was talking intently, took something out of his pocket and handed it to Seongjin.

Of course, Seongjin couldn’t see what it was. I could only guess that there was some kind of weapon there because something like a short shadow appeared in Owen’s hand.

However, if something is said to be free, it is natural to receive it. Before Owen could change his mind, Seongjin reached out her hand and grabbed it.

For a moment, Owen was shocked.

“Hey, hey! for a moment! sleep… … !”

But it was already too late.

Suddenly.

Although I couldn’t see it, I felt something sharp cutting into my hand, and something warm flowed down my hand.

Maybe it’s blood flowing. Of course, it wasn’t visible to Seongjin’s eyes.

Tangrang!

The stick that fell to the ground made a dull metallic sound.

“OMG! “Even though it’s a yellow zone, even party members get injured!”

Owen hurriedly took off the things he was carrying and started looking for something.

Bandages, bandages! HP, HP!

He eventually found what looked like a blurry piece of cloth, wrapped it around Seongjin’s hand and grumbled.

“Are you crazy? What are you going to do if you hold the blade like that? “Even though it’s for beginners, it’s still quite sharp after being strengthened!”

Oh, I thought it was a club, but it turned out to be a sword.

“Uh, sorry. “Because I can’t see it.”

“… … .”

Then Owen paused for a moment and scratched his head.

“Well, I thought it would work somehow, but as expected, broken vision is more problematic than I thought. “It’s very uncomfortable, isn’t it?”

Are you saying that now?

Even if we meet again next time, I don’t have the confidence to recognize you.

“okay? okay. “Just wait a moment.”

Ugh. My cash is almost depleted because I scraped everything up to send gifts the other day.

Owen muttered something incomprehensible and diligently manipulated something.

“First of all, I sent you a gift. “Say acceptance.”

And just as he said, a small window appeared in front of Seongjin’s eyes.

〚Qr#^^E& sent a gift of ‘Gather Friends – Skin’ to □□□ □□. Do you want to accept it?〛

〚Accept/Reject〛

I saw a text window pop up. This is definitely the normal world.

“But your name isn’t Owen? “It’s all broken.”

“I told you earlier, right? “We all have guest IDs?”

“hmm.”

Seongjin, who was roughly convinced, nodded.

“accept.”

At that moment, Seongjin’s vision became brighter. The boundaries of the ambiguous landscape find clear lines, and faded objects instantly regain their bright colors.

However, it was not a very normal world. Yellow sidewalk blocks and spotless blue sky. Clouds floating round like cotton candy.

It felt like I was in a colorful, simple children’s game.

“… … .”

“Oh wow, the avatar has become cute. how is it? “Is your vision okay now?”

Seongjin looked at Owen’s changed appearance blankly and asked.

“It’s much better than before. Do you know what your vision will be like if you apply that?”

“no? I have never used a skin myself. I just picked the cheapest one, why? “Is there something wrong?”

“… … .”

“Wow, don’t get me wrong. I didn’t do that to save cash! “It’s just that the cheaper it is, the simpler the graphics are, so it’s not a big problem for someone with an unstable connection like you to use it!”

In front of Seongjin, a tall red fox asks worriedly. Waving her richly long tail.

“why? What’s going on? “Why are you looking at me like that?”

Ugh, it’s so cringe-inducingly cute that I can’t even tell you about it.

fantasy,