Episode 87
Instructor building, conference room.
Also called the surveillance room, a total of 128 communication crystals are placed here.
Not only will they monitor Yeongdo’s every move, but they will also be able to respond at any time if a powerful monster invades the retreat camp.
Normally, only three or four monitoring personnel are on standby here, but during special exams, most of the instructors stay.
Since some people even slept on bedding, the conference room became a place full of life.
The total number of instructors in the conference room is twenty.
‘… hmm?’
Among them, the first to sense a sense of discomfort was Soymond, a survival teacher.
Of the 128 communication crystals, only 28 illuminate the retreat camp.
The remaining 100 are located in every nook and corner of an area with a radius of 10 kilometers around the camp.
In order to prepare for ‘an unlikely situation’.
“That… … .”
One of them was in poor condition.
The screen turns black after intermittent flickering.
Because the crystal was located in a corner, the other instructors did not notice.
Soymond also didn’t think much about it.
The Butterfly Forest is a mysterious place.
The mana flowing in this area itself is special.
As various relics and magic tools were placed on this land, its nature became more complex.
Because of this, accidents causing confusion in corrections were surprisingly frequent.
So Soymond felt puzzled when more than five communication fixes stopped working.
Around that time, other instructors also expressed their doubts.
“Why is Sujeong like this?”
“Isn’t it a full moon today? In times like this, magic tools sometimes malfunction.”
“No matter what, there are still too many?”
“It won’t be a big deal.”
When more than 20 modifications lost their function, such words disappeared.
Even optimistic instructors felt that the situation was unusual.
“… “It doesn’t feel right.”
“Is someone among the spirits destroying the crystal?”
“It would be difficult to detect hidden crystals at their level… … .”
“But this can only be seen as someone else’s doing.”
At that time, the knights came out.
“We will patrol the surrounding area. “Where is the nearest place?”
“It’s area A-3… “Are you okay?”
“of course. “I’ll be back in 30 minutes.”
The knights who left did not return for over an hour.
By then, more than half of the communication crystals were broken.
‘I don’t feel good.’
Soymond felt a sense of discomfort, apart from the still unknown ominousness.
In an emergency situation like this, there was no one who would speak out the loudest.
“… Has anyone seen where Mr. Juan has gone?”
“A martial arts teacher? “I didn’t see it.”
“me too.”
“I saw you leaving the conference room earlier.”
Soymond asked, looking in that direction.
“When was that?”
“That’s fine… … .”
For some reason, it didn’t feel right.
When I looked closely, I saw that there were no other people in the conference room other than the martial arts teacher.
These days, people have been giving more and more weight to the martial arts teacher’s remarks.
‘… … .’
Soymond left the conference room, feeling a rising sense of ominousness.
To be precise, I was trying to step forward.
“I am here.”
Juan appeared at the entrance to the conference room.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Normally, several people would have gathered around Juan, who appeared at this moment, but there was no sign of it now.
Rather, silence fell.
Juan’s whole body was covered in blood.
If you have a sharp eye, you will be able to tell that the blood is not Juan’s.
“… “Mr. Juan, where did you come from and what did you do?”
Juan answered, taking off his blood-soaked clothes.
“You just sent the knights to the forest, right?”
“I see.”
“I’m on my way to kill them.”
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“What… … ?”
At that moment, someone jumped out from among the instructors like a spring.
It was a fast, threatening movement reminiscent of a wild animal.
‘Tanko… … !’
However, the moment Hunting Teacher Tanko’s new body reached Juan’s very close proximity, its body stopped in midair.
“… … !”
It looks like it was caught by something invisible.
Tanko seemed to be swinging his fist and trying to attack something, but his hands and feet only grazed the air.
“Stay still, Master Hunting. “You don’t want to die yet, do you?”
“… “What did you do?”
“I haven’t done anything yet. Because you too are a precious sacrifice. Of course, if you bother me any longer, I can’t just sit by and watch.”
Tanko threw a kick.
However, just before the tip of his foot hit Juan’s face, Tanko’s body flew to the wall with a loud sound and crashed down.
“I told you to stay still.”
“Tanko-sensei!”
Soymond quickly ran to Tanko.
And his expression became frighteningly stiff.
It was desperate.
“Oh, this can’t be right…” … .”
Tanko, the great warrior and great criminal of the grasslands, died with a single blow.
“What on earth is this?”
“Teacher, do you know that? Just a century ago, didn’t lawmakers know that there were different types of human blood? They carried out blood transfusions indiscriminately, not knowing that when different types of blood were mixed, the blood would coagulate and the patient would die. “How many patients died because of that ignorance?”
Soymond spoke to Juan with fear.
“how… “What on earth are you talking about?”
“Ignorance is tragedy. That’s why Teacher Tanko died. “I didn’t know the natural truth that if you attack a priest during a ceremony, you will be punished.”
“Ritual?”
Some people forced the corners of their mouths up and spoke.
“Now, you’re joking too much, martial arts teacher…” … .”
“haha. “I guess you still feel like it’s a joke.”
“What is this if not a joke! Wow, I can’t believe Teacher Tanko died like this… “Isn’t it strange!”
Juan laughed quietly.
“There is nothing strange. “Everyone, isn’t this an extremely bad-nickety thing to do?”
Soymond now understood the situation.
The being in front of you is a clear enemy.
“How dare you say Badniker’s name with that dirty mouth… … .”
“Is there any reason you can’t tell me? “I’m talking about one of Badniker’s iron rules.”
“An iron rule?”
“Strong self-respect.”
This is the moment when Juan stretched out his arms.
Black slime rose from the floor and began to devour the instructors and knights.
“What the hell is this… … !”
“Don’t panic! Get into formation!”
“Well, the attack doesn’t work!”
Not only blades but also protection and magic did not work on the slime that moved organically like a living thing.
The slime approached the instructors, ignoring all attacks, and swallowed them up in an instant.
They didn’t give up even when their entire body was covered in slime.
It looked as pitiful as a struggling animal caught in a net.
The slime soon subsided, surrounding all the instructors in the conference room.
“… An angel will soon appear here. He is much stronger than Badniker’s matriarch, Sanghyeolgong. So it is right for us to submit to Him.”
… … .
“So far, is there anything strange?”
There was no one left to answer Juan’s words.
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“… … .”
“… … .”
Playback has ended.
We stood there in silence for a while.
The video contained the identity of the priest in a ridiculously simple way.
“Was the martial arts teacher in the dark…? … . “It’s far beyond what I expected.”
Charon muttered to himself.
By this guy’s standards, it looks like that.
I didn’t think it was particularly surprising.
For some reason, from the beginning, the martial arts teacher Juan felt uncomfortable to me.
My theory is that people who laugh without being funny have a high probability of being upset.
“Does the video end here?”
“I guess so.”
Where did Juan go after this?
It is unknown what happened to the remaining living instructors.
So, Karon and I naturally headed upstairs.
“… wait for a sec.”
Then Charon spoke.
“… “The castle above is moving.”
“what? Are you trying to run away?”
“no. It’s coming this way. It’s ridiculously fast… … . “It’s already here-.”
Jeopuk-.
Footsteps were heard outside the door.
I wrapped my fist around a firearm, and Charon quietly lowered his posture.
Sigh-.
And the conference room door opened.
“… what. “Are you still alive?”
A woman with a bored face.
The woman dressed as a religious nun had a familiar face.
One of the Daesapbeoms.
Doctrine teacher Junian.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Of course, Charon and I did not relax.
Is this woman an enemy or an ally?
While contemplating, Junian spoke in a feeble voice.
“I thought Badniker’s support came… … .”
“… … .”
I nodded to Charon, who glanced at me.
We said as we relaxed our battle stance.
“Instructor Junian, what happened?”
“What is the instructor doing in this yard…?” Junian is fine. “More than that, do you guys have New Year’s Eve?”
“… … .”
Is it okay for a priest to smoke tobacco?
I don’t know much about the doctrines of the Sun Church.
Anyway, seeing him looking for cigarettes from Youngdo, it seems like this guy has gotten tired of it too.
“I don’t have any.”
“okay? “It’s a shame.”
“What exactly happened here? “I saw Juan show his magic and turn the hunting teacher into something like that.”
“I saw? ah. Did you use communication modification? “You’re smart.”
Junian nodded to himself in a low voice and sat down on a blood-covered chair nearby.
“Everyone has already left. “I was out in the forest for a while because of work, and thanks to that, my life was saved.”
“Did the priest not realize the instructor’s existence?”
“My specialty is avoiding the attention of demons.”
“… … .”
I have heard that Junien is an inquisitor for the church.
When it comes to fighting demons, he’s probably a better expert than Tanko.
“Do you know where the priest has gone?”
“I’m going to go to where the altar is. “It’s one of the tools you need to summon the Demon King.”
altar.
Those words reminded me of Seren.
If Juan knew the location of the Altar of the Forgotten God… A ceremony for the descent of the Demon King could be held there.
“But are you two the only ones in the group?”
Charon responded to Junian’s words.
“There are a few more outside.”
“okay? “Is Evan Helvin by any chance?”
“yes.”
At those words, I looked at Junian again.
It’s still a bored face that doesn’t even have the slightest hint of faith… … .
“Instructor.”
“I told you to call me Junian.”
“Could I please ask you a few verses from the religious scriptures?”
“suddenly? “You mean now?”
While Charon was looking at me like I was crazy, I nodded.
“yes.”
“why?”
“I saw a devil on my way here and I was so scared. As a Youngdo, I was embarrassed, but the fear was eating away at my whole body. “I think it would give me courage if I could listen to a few verses of the scriptures from the instructor, who is a faithful priest.”
Junian said to me with an annoyed look on his face.
“hmm… It’s a bit weird to do it suddenly. “The place is a bit different.”
As he said that while looking at the conference room covered in blood, I said, putting my hands together in prayer.
“We need to do more because it’s a place like this. “It looks like you haven’t comforted the lion’s soul yet.”
“Hmm… … .”
“Or maybe the instructor who was a heresy inquisitor doesn’t know the scriptures?”
“… … .”
Only then did Charon look at Junian with a stern expression, as if he felt something.
fantasy,
