How to Survive as a Player Chapter 188

#188

‘<Purification’s Fall LV.8>’

A brilliant light began to form at the tip of the arrow aimed at the target. The light of dawn dyed one side of the training hall pure white.

<Purification’s Fall> was a ‘growth weakening’ skill. As the level of the skill increases, its power decreases sharply, and its attack power is significantly lower than that of skills or monsters of the same level, so it was a skill that should have been discarded by now. That was the way it was originally.

‘<Depth of Love LV.7>’

[‘Allies’ cast the wide area buff ‘Depth of Love LV.7’.]

[The current buff increase value for ‘Depth of Grace’ is 84%.]

Sehyeon filled the gap with <Depth of Love> and has been using it ever since. The buff increase figure of 84% was greater than expected. And Sehyun was also included in the ‘ally’ category of <Depth of Love>.

Taang-!

The arrow flew with a flash of light and hit exactly the center of the target. A loud cracking sound was followed by a huge explosion.

Quang-!!

The smoke that swept in instantly turned pitch black. There was no sound other than the sound of the building pile falling. The black smoke that obscured the view for a while gradually cleared up only when a cool breeze swept across the training ground.

The two mercenaries who were examining them looked somewhat blank. Sehyeon handed the bow to the employee who was standing stiffly, then approached the two mercenaries and asked.

“Do you pass or fail?”

“… “Take this and leave.”

“Just go out and turn left… .”

“And from next time… “Tell me in advance that you are a magic archer.”

The men’s blank expressions later turned irritated. The document handed over had a red stamp with unknown characters on it. Perhaps it is a certification of passing. Sehyun nodded roughly, took the documents, and entered the building again.

And that day, unfortunately, Sehyun’s words of ‘moderately’ were meaningless as four more explosions were heard in the training hall. Later, the judges’ shouts that they would charge for repairs were loud enough to make people cry.

Anyway, everyone, including Sehyun, passed the test and was eligible to apply for the subjugation force.

It will be another four days until the teleport to the Imperial Castle opens. At least by then, we had to find out whether the other party members were alive or dead, or whether they were actually here.

When I looked at the sky, I saw that the hand of the giant monster that had been moving in the meantime was curled up even more than in the morning. The time given for the attack was one month, but that’s what I thought when I saw that hand gradually becoming darker in shape.

I am confident that I will not have much time.

It wasn’t just Sehyun’s thoughts, everyone was already looking up at the sky. It was a while later that Sehyun took his feet from where he was standing and moved.

***

Chambang-

Sehyun looked at the darkened scenery outside through the window. There was a faint fog on the window from the steam rising from the hot water. Sehyun, who was quietly leaning in the bathtub and looking at the view beyond the fogged glass, recalled Ruhak’s words during the day.

‘The destruction that must be prevented within the tower is called ‘the destruction of dreams’ by the princes. But even this is real.’

A world that is real even though it is not real.

Sehyeon defined this place like that. This is the world where Ruhak, Euncheong, and all the heroes and vassals lived. It was their forgotten hometown, a world that had already been destroyed and disappeared with death.

“And yet what happens here is real… .”

‘Renshis’ is said to have never existed in Ruhak’s world. Nevertheless, he became real, came over to Elix, and is now living as a hero.

The letter that Renshis always carried around with him was like a keepsake he brought with him when he died. Until he met Sehyeon, he had said that no king could read the words of the letter. I didn’t understand it at the time.

All of Elix’s writings were automatically translated, and the entire empire was able to communicate in a unified manner despite their different nationalities and races.

However, Sehyeon, who is currently here, can communicate, but cannot read. It was a contradictory situation.

All that could be guessed was that it was a phenomenon that occurred when the tower blocked or impeded some of Elix’s positive functions. If so, it was possible to explain the weakening of Ruhak’s restrictions and the loss of communication ring.

‘If the letter was also influenced by the tower… Wouldn’t it be possible?’

If Renshis is a being derived from within the tower, and if the letter was released outside of the tower’s influence, and thus Elix’s positive function was not applied to the letter, then the kings of the past have not read the letter. Even what was not done had some credibility.

However, in that case, the text written in the letter had to be in a unique language that only Se-hyeon could read. And here, the only thing Sehyun could literally read was Korean.

Ultimately, this would mean that the letter was written by Sehyeon himself.

How is that possible?

“… Oh, I don’t know.”

Sehyeon gave up his thoughts and leaned against the bathtub. The warm water that reached the tip of his neck made him forget about the fatigue that had accumulated over the past few days.

“everyone… “He must be as young as Pen.”

The image of young Fen, who was in a group of vagabonds, overlapped with the images of other heroes. Are they all as young as Pen? I constantly wondered if Ruhak was that young too.

For a while, my thoughts continued to wander, and at some point, my eyes began to close. The blurry vision soon subsided to pitch black.

Even the cooling temperature of the water could not prevent me from drowsiness. Instead of the sound of rushing water, what filled the bathroom was the sound of heavy breathing.

When Sehyeon woke up from a short dream, he heard the sound of water flowing in his ears. When he opened his trembling eyes, someone was holding Sehyun’s hand and washing it.

The back of the hand is large and strong with neat fingertips. It was a familiar hand. Below, I could see pure white wings drenched in water. The water was still hot.

As soon as I realized it, all my senses came back to me. The texture of wet clothes on your back or the faint breath on the back of your neck. Sehyeon was trapped in the wide embrace and leaning forward.

“… When did you come… ?”

“He even snored and slept soundly.”

“… Do not lie.”

“Does this sound like a lie?”

A voice that sounded like a smile reached my ears. The breath slowly came down and began to roam the straight nape of her neck again. As I held Ruhak’s hand tightly, feeling a surge of sensitivity, a thick finger slowly dug between the fingers he held. The act of gently rubbing the soft flesh aroused a certain unbearable sensation.

When Sehyun couldn’t bear the tickling and curled her fingertips, she felt a sharp pain on the back of her neck.

“ah… !”

In an instant, my vision shook and my body bent forward. But even so, his mouth did not move from biting her neck. The water-soaked clothes were pressing so hard on her back and wings that she couldn’t breathe. His strong arms hugged Sehyeon’s waist tightly.

“a little… Gently… . Ha, be gentle… .”

The wing feathers submerged in water were shaking. My vision also blinked. Se-hyeon, gasping for moisture, held Ruhak’s hand tightly.

“More than this… “You mean?”

I could feel the patience he endured by pushing himself to his limits in his words. It was a low voice. A thin boundary that was not strange no matter when it exploded remained within the gap.

When I turned my head back, at the end of my gaze was Ruhak, who was squinting his nose in a scary way. She also gave a glimpse of the emotions she was barely holding on to.

I realized it only after seeing that. That he had been having a hard time suppressing his desires. Now I finally understand how harsh my actions were sometimes.

“… Nell… Ha, look at me… .”

Eyes of different colors quickly made eye contact. Sehyeon stretched out her wet hand and brushed Ruhak’s cheek, tilted her head, and kissed his lips.

It was a light kiss so that our breaths barely overlapped. Still, I felt a different emotion than before.

“now… degree. It’s okay for now… . No, you can do a little more, it’s okay.”

It was very slow, but the pain was fading little by little each time the back of my neck was chewed. Yes, it will get better as you go through it. Even if it doesn’t, it’s okay. There was no reason why I couldn’t tolerate this much.

From the moment I encountered Ruhak’s patience, the memories of flinching in pain were being erased.

Their lips touched lightly for a moment, but the kiss quickly deepened as Ruhak tilted his head fiercely. The tip of Sehyun’s chin, which was stiff, trembled.

Ruhak’s hand, which was hugging her skinny waist, gently brushed away the water-soaked wing feathers. And when the fingertip penetrated between the delicate feathers and settled at the tip of the root, with a crackling sound, black wings began to sprout from Ruhak’s back, filling the surroundings.

My peripheral vision went black. All that could be heard was Ruhak’s growling breathing. His thick tongue filled the mouth tightly and entered between the lips that were rubbing as if they were being crushed. Because his mouth was sore, Sehyeon reflexively pushed Ruhak’s shoulder away.

Even then, he was grabbed tightly and the inside of my wrist was bitten hard. He couldn’t even moan.

“haha… .”

Everything was dizzy and cloudy.