How to Survive as a Player Chapter 140

#140

Magic guns were still the exclusive preserve of engineers. Of course, for Sehyun, manufacturing was possible based on the drawings he had previously received from Fan. If there was one drawback, it was that making a magic gun required an understanding of modern culture.

Because of this, Keppel, who had zero understanding of it, was unable to create a magic gun. However, for Yoon Je-ha, who was exposed to a lot of modern culture, it might be possible.

“Jeha, do you have any experience handling a gun?”

“yes? yes… . I left the military early. But making it is different from touching it… .”

Yoon Je-ha’s long ears dropped down as if he was not confident. Her sturdy shoulders were also very narrow. Sehyun patted his shoulder with encouragement.

“It’s okay if you can’t do it. I’ll even give you a design, so you can give it a try with a light heart. “Okay?”

“yes? yes!”

Of course, the magic gun is not a weapon for Sehyun to use. Sehyeon planned to make it and distribute it to the Celestials. So that he can protect himself.

Unfortunately, based on the blueprint for Se-hyeon’s magic gun, even if the magic gun were made, it would have less power than Se-hyeon’s bow, so although it may be practical, it was not a good weapon for Se-hyun to use.

Hmm, or should I rip the fan off one more time?

“I… Mr. Sehyun. I am… Manufacturing weapons other than those specified requires permission from Keppel… . “Can I tell you once I get permission?”

“Oh, it just happened to be over there. “I will go and talk to you while I’m here.”

Sehyeon quickly got up and headed toward Keppel who was coming out the door. However, his casually extended steps gradually became slower. This was because behind Keppel, a group of his retainers put down what they were doing and came out and started staring somewhere.

Keppel was no different. It looked familiar.

“… … .”

Sehyun had seen this before. When he succeeded in conquering a new floor of the tower, he would always make his vassals stop what they were doing and come out and look towards the portal. Sehyeon thought it was an act of waiting for the retainers who attacked the tower.

However, something was different this time. Everyone was so focused on something that they didn’t even notice Sehyun’s presence. At first glance, the gaze looking into space seemed bewildered. There wasn’t even a flicker.

The meaning of that action soon returned as a strange situation. With white letters that look cold before your eyes.

[You have successfully conquered the 85th floor of ‘Tower of Tests.’]

Before I could finish reading, my vision wavered. Perhaps it was an illusion, but even the letters looked shaky. It was different from noise. It felt like something heavy was pressing down on her entire body. The moment she stumbled under the unknown pressure, a strange cry shook the world.

Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk-

“road!”

A terrible voice penetrated my head. My eyes turned white with fear, and a chill that made me tremble ran through my whole body. I felt like my eardrums were about to explode, and the air became so thin that I couldn’t breathe.

As Sehyun fell to her knees, someone’s firm hands were placed on both ears. Even though huge hands were covering my ears, the strange sound was still clear.

“Rod, come to your senses. We can overcome this… . “Breathe slowly.”

In my blurred vision, I saw Keppel’s distorted face. Sehyeon swallowed hard and nodded his head.

As I gritted my teeth and held on for a long time, the feeling that was weighing down my body as if I was going to die gradually disappeared. At some point, the bizarre crying that spread like tinnitus disappeared like a lie.

All around, only the faint sound of heavy breathing could be heard. Se-hyeon, who had been blinking, turned his head and looked towards where Yoon Je-ha was.

Yoon Je-ha was also sitting down, clutching his ears, looking no different from Se-hyeon. His trembling eyes were filled with fear.

“are you okay. “It’s okay because it’s my first time.”

The nuance of those words gave me chills. Looking around, there were no people who had fallen except Sehyeon and Yoon Jeha. The expression itself was stiff, but not all of the retainers looked tired.

“After this… “I guess I’ll have to leave it to the Archduke.”

Keppel’s gaze turned into space. Sehyeon also followed suit and shifted his gaze. I saw long, spread black wings coming here. Even though it was far away, the feeling of intimidation was quite different.

When Sehyun blinked deeply, a wing so large that it blocked his vision had arrived in front of his nose. A fierce wind passed by my cheek. What came right after that was a firm fingertip.

The hand that passed by as if caressing my ear grabbed my neck and pulled me close. Her cool scent pierced the tip of her nose. She let out a deep breath.

“… Okay. “This is something that happens regularly, so there’s nothing to panic about.”

There were a lot of questions floating around in my head, but no words came out. It was the first time that everyone’s seemingly familiar appearances were so unfamiliar.

Ellix was hiding more from users than expected. Now I couldn’t even guess what else was in front of me.

“every time… Every time you conquer a new floor… “You heard?”

Ruhak nodded instead of answering. If this were true, this sound would have been heard by Jaeyoung Lee and Dohyeon Baek, as well as all the empires in Elix. And empires that knew of the existence of monsters would have recognized what this sound was.

One by one, the eyes of the vassals turned to the gatehouse. Ruhak was no different. Sehyun turned her head towards where everyone’s eyes were.

I saw the gateway slowly opening under the red sun. And beyond, over the barren land, twelve heroes emerged from the dust.

Everyone didn’t take their eyes off them. For the first time, I keenly felt that time was running out. The remaining floor is the 15th floor.

There was no time to delay any longer.

I could see the red sun setting beyond the window. It was my first time lying on the bed and looking at the sky at this time. I was just staring at it for a moment, and when I realized, the surroundings had become dark.

Sehyun got off the bed and walked towards the door. By now, it was time for everyone to finish their work and return to their dorm. I’m not sure if Ruhak will do the same.

The heroes returned without any serious injuries except for stab wounds. Although the situation should be rejoicing, the atmosphere greeting the heroes was somewhat heavy. Even heroes did that. Their faces were more concerned than happy.

Squeak-

Since all the heroes were resting in the recovery room, the front door was empty. Sehyun walked towards Ruhak’s office, following the blue darkness.

Since it was close by, I went there dressed lightly, but when I arrived, the office was empty. Sehyun, who was looking at the dark office, turned and headed towards Ruhak’s residence.

Come to think of it, this was the first time Sehyun came here and visited Ruhak’s residence in person.

The only time I entered his residence was when I encountered it through a game and checked its reliability. To be exact, he didn’t allow it.

Not long after, we arrived in front of Ruhak’s residence on the same floor. Sehyun, who saw the door tightly closed, put her hand in front of the door to knock. However, before I could knock, my wrist was caught by his hand sticking out from between the wide open door and I was dragged in.

“!”

Sehyeon’s surprised gaze went straight upward. Where my gaze landed, Ruhak, with his wet hair down as if he had just washed up, was looking down at Sehyun with rather cold eyes.

However, the words actually spoken were indifferent.

“What happened?”

The moisture on the ends of my hair dripped down. Sehyun, who was looking at Ruhak with startled eyes, lowered her eyes and slowly scanned his body. Ruhak was wearing only a gown and outerwear.

As soon as Sehyeon saw this, he frowned slightly.

“Wear your clothes properly, you’ll catch a cold.”

“I don’t think there’s a need to consider your point of view.”

“I’m saying this because it could spread.”

“In the first place, the Black Heavenly Clan doesn’t get sick, so there’s no need to worry.”

Sehyun was wiping away the moisture on the back of her hand and looked up at Ruhak. Come to think of it, the time when Se-hyeon caught a cold was before he became a member of the Black Heaven clan.

“Then me too… .”

“Do you think you are like us?”

The downcast gaze cut off any foolish thoughts in advance. Se-hyeon was about to say something when his gaze was crooked, but he quietly closed his mouth. Instead, he grabbed the hem of his clothes and fastened Ruhak’s clothes tightly.

“But dress properly. “I’m cold.”

“okay… “It’s cold.”

A low voice fell on Sehyun’s head. When he felt a hand grazing his ear, his body was stuck against the wall, blocked back and forth. When I glanced up, there was Ruhak with his head tilted.

“So you came here dressed?”

Ruhak’s hand moved to the cool dents on the back of his neck. I now remember that I was stretching the back of my neck out of frustration. He quickly tried to tie it up, but his hands were faster as they dug into his collar.

“You showed this to Iobel too, right?”

“You know what… ah… . don’t do it.”

The hand gently pressing my cervical spine gave me chills. The moisture that had been dripping down my cheeks had dried up. Ruhak’s appearance seemed different from usual, perhaps because of his curly hair. He was more languid and more decadent.

“like… “You’re acting like you forgot my answer.”

It was like a whisper. Her shoulders naturally bent at the sound of her breathing close to her ear. A firm hand came under her bowed chin and lifted it up. And just like that, our eyes met.