The shadow’s finger was seen pulling the trigger once again.
“Lini! Magnet horn!”
“yes!”
If it was a ‘magnetic horn’ that could change the trajectory of a metal attack, stopping the bullet would have been easy.
A second shot was fired as Liny’s horn trembled.
[The ability ‘Magnet Horn’ is activated!]
The bullet was flying in a straight line, but its trajectory began to distort due to Liny’s magnetic cone.
The bullet would hit the ceiling along a twisted trajectory.
But soon blood spurted out from Seo Kang-rim’s shoulder.
-Pfft!
The bullet that had been heading towards the ceiling suddenly fell to the floor as if possessed by something, and pierced Seo Kang-rim’s shoulder.
Seo Kang-rim grabbed my shoulder and glared at the shadow.
‘I’m used to this feeling.’
As the shadow tried to aim his gun again, Seo Kang-rim immediately put on ‘Hermit’ and evaded.
As he disappeared, the shadow’s gun’s beak shook.
Seo Kang-rim turned back at the speed of light and cut off the shadow’s neck.
-Th, tho… … .
The shadow rebelled, then soon fell to his knees and collapsed.
But that wasn’t the end of it.
Feeling alive, he looked back and saw another shadow aiming an arrow at Seo Kang-rim.
He quickly picked up a low table nearby.
-Crack!
He blocked the arrow by a hair’s breadth.
Before pulling the second protest, Seo Kang-rim lifted the sword he was holding and threw it like a spear.
-puck!
The sword was stuck right in the center of Shadow’s chest.
The shadow that had been hit in a vital spot soon lost its shape and began to fade away.
Seo Kang-rim ran out, picked up the sword, and looked back.
There were still many shadows remaining.
-Gagagak!
Seo Kang-rim ran forward, blocking the shadows that were covering him with his whole body.
There were so many of them, and many shadows that looked strong at first glance, that it seemed better to run away.
However, it was not easy to break through because shadows were blocking the way.
The moment he gritted his teeth and tried to pierce through the shadows.
“older brother!”
Jang Tae-heon’s voice was heard from the ceiling.
Looking up, I saw Jang Tae-heon and Yoon Bom’s faces through the open door.
As Yun Bom jumped down and fired, the shadows began to fall over after being shot.
“Brother! Come up here! Quickly!”
“Lini! Go up first!”
Even with his limbs cut off, the shadows continued to hang on to Seo Kang-rim.
He kicked away the shadows that clung to him and ran towards the passage in the ceiling.
Jang Tae-heon reached out his hand towards him.
As he held onto that hand tightly, he pulled Seo Kang-rim up with incredible strength.
“Okay! Yoon Bom, come up!”
“I’ll close the door!”
As soon as Yun Bom came up, the door closed.
Seo Kang-rim let out a rough breath and focused his senses downwards.
I could still feel the shadows lingering below.
“Master! Are you okay?”
Yoon Bom checked Seo Kang Rim’s condition in a flustered manner.
There were no major injuries, but blood was oozing from the gunshot wounds to his shoulder and side.
“Just wait a minute! Father John isn’t here right now… … .”
“It’s okay. It’s nothing.”
Everyone just passed by, avoiding the vital points.
As I chewed and swallowed the remaining pills and looked around, I saw that this was a prison.
There were no windows to let in light, and the only lighting was the lanterns hanging here and there.
The stone walls and floors somehow gave off an even more sinister vibe.
And that atmosphere remained on people’s faces.
In the past few days, everyone’s face was badly injured.
Jang Tae-heon said with a sigh of relief.
“Thank goodness I opened it. Bomi said she heard her brother’s voice from below, so I opened it just in case… …”
“Master, you’ve finally come. Nice to meet you… … No, shouldn’t I say nice to meet you?”
Yoon Bom said with a slightly bitter smile.
Seo Kang-rim also didn’t know whether to be happy or worried about meeting them.
It was because I secretly hoped that everyone except Shin Soo-ah would escape from this place.
He asked, hiding his true feelings.
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“What about other people?”
“Yoon Gyul-wool, Father Yohan, and Dokgo Jun-oppa went to another room for a moment. And Soo-ah-unni… … .”
As soon as Shin Soo-ah’s name came to mind, a strange atmosphere flowed between the two.
They seemed to be struggling to figure out what to say.
“Did Shin Soo-ah go to another room too?”
“No. It’s in this room… … Umm, I’ll show you around… … .”
Seo Kang-rim nodded and then staggered up from his seat.
The place Yoon Bom took him to was inside the prison.
As I headed inside, I felt the air getting colder.
The musty smell of dust and bloody iron.
A single light was seen hanging in the innermost part of the prison.
And there was someone beyond those bars.
“I, that’s… … .”
Seo Kang-rim approached the prison, leaving Yoon Bom’s explanation behind.
Shin Soo Ah was there.
As you can see in the picture, his whole body is covered in blood.
【What, what?? Shin Soo Ah is dead?】
【No, I don’t think he’s dead.】
【Then why aren’t you getting treatment and are you in prison?】
【Didn’t the other guys betray you?】
The gods were perplexed upon seeing Shinsua’s condition.
That’s understandable, because her condition was so serious that she looked like she was dead.
His entire body was slashed with knives, making it harder to find a spot that wasn’t injured.
Seo Kang-rim simply looked at Shin Soo-ah with cold eyes without showing any sign of surprise.
Yoon Bom said hesitantly.
“Where should I start explaining… … Master, what do you think the demonic powers that appear here are?”
“Ability replication.”
Seo Kang-rim said that and looked back at Yoon Bom.
Her eyes were wide in surprise.
“It seems like the demons here copy the abilities of their students.”
“Oh, how did you know?”
“I saw a shadow that resembled you and Yun Gyul-woo.”
I knew it thanks to my past life experience, but there were other hints as well.
Just now, I was fighting the shadows downstairs.
Although Liny changed the trajectory of the incoming bullet, the bullet pierced Seo Kang-rim as if possessed by something.
That was clearly Yoon Bom’s ‘100% accurate’.
It could also be recognized from the characteristics of the shadows.
Each shadow had a faint red line.
What was presumed to be Yoon Bom’s shadow had a faint red line drawn on its right ear.
And now, a giant’s band was hanging on Yoon Bom’s right ear.
“Just as Master said, these shadows seem to have copied our abilities. And even if we kill them, they will regenerate when the next drumbeat is heard… .”
When Joo Hye-ryeong called the demon a ‘shadow’.
Seo Kang-rim thought that they had named it well even though they couldn’t even see the Sajuchang.
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[Name] Shadow Thief
[Rank] Inilpum (One of a Kind)
[Description] He has the ability to replicate human abilities. If he leaves the Shadow Thief’s territory, the replication is canceled.
It shows the characteristic of copying the abilities of a target that enters the area and then trying to replace the main body.
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This magical realm was the domain of shadow thieves.
Because before you leave this place, even if the Shadow Thief disappears, another demon will replicate the ability again.
They are weak, but they can be quite a headache if you encounter them in a closed space.
‘Stealing my powers. You guys are like insects.’
As he thought about that, Seo Kang-rim laughed at himself inwardly.
It’s like something I’m saying to myself.
Seo Kang-rim looked down at Shin Soo-ah silently and asked.
“So why did Ms. Shin Soo-ah attack herself?”
“That’s… … I found out that when the main body is attacked, the shadow also takes damage.”
Because of that characteristic, even in his previous life, Geohae’s room had become a hell.
At first, those who cooperated with the Shadows changed their minds when they began to see the Shadows continue to attack and learned of their nature.
If the body is strong, the shadow is also strong.
When the main body dies, the shadow also dies.
But even if a shadow dies, it comes back to life.
In that case, all you have to do is kill the main body.
Because of this, those with strong abilities quickly became targets.
The reason Joo Hye-ryeong tried to poison Seo Kang-rim was also for a similar reason.
Seo Kang-rim’s shadow appeared and he was trying to kill the main body before it was in danger.
‘That’s why I tried to come in as late as possible.’
Seo Kang-rim also knew that his shadow was dangerous.
That’s why he wanted to enter this magical realm alone after everyone had left.
And Shin Soo-ah would have attacked herself for similar reasons.
“Strangely enough, Su-ah’s shadow became stronger as time passed. Even stronger than Su-ah.”
“So, did Shin Soo-ah attack herself to weaken the shadow?”
“Yes. After everyone leaves, I’ll take care of it myself… … My sister is too kind, it’s annoying.”
kind?
Seo Kang-rim wanted to refute that expression.
At first, he simply thought that Shin Soo-ah was a good person, but he shouldn’t have expressed that as good.
Shin Soo Ah is crazy.
There is a limit to goodness.
When anything goes beyond a certain point, the act loses its original intention and approaches madness.
If you don’t call a person who sacrifices his whole body for others crazy, then what do you call it?
Dokgo Jun isn’t the only one who is honestly crazy.
Shin Soo-ah was also a sincere madman.
The direction of madness is just a little different.
I know why she works herself so hard, but it doesn’t look good.
Seo Kang-rim swallowed his dissatisfaction and changed the subject.
“Did you find the badge?”
“Oh, yes. We found a few of our own. We couldn’t find Yun Gyul-wool and Father Yohan’s badges.”
It’s a shame that it wasn’t all there, but I’m glad I found at least some of it.
It was for Shin Soo Ah and Seo Kang Rim’s sake that they got out as quickly as possible.
“Okay. And could you please step aside? I need to talk to Shin Soo Ah.”
“Sister, I’m unconscious right now… … .”
“There is a recovery potion.”
Yoon Bom nodded and left the prison.
Seo Kang-rim took out a healing potion from the sink and poured it into Shin Soo-ah’s mouth and wounds.
She looked more like a plaster doll than a person.
His face was that pale.
As he was almost done pouring the entire bottle, his blood started to slowly return and Shin Soo Ah’s hand grabbed his wrist.
“……don’t do it.”
The hand holding Seo Kang-rim was surprisingly weak.
It’s hard to believe that he was the one who carried him and flew through the sky.
She opened her eyes with difficulty and looked at Seo Kang-rim.
“Let’s talk.”
“Get rid of the medicine first… … . You can’t recover. People will be in danger… … .”
Shin Soo-ah said that and picked up the dagger lying next to her.
Then she tried to stab her thigh again, but Seo Kang-rim was faster than her.
Seo Kang-rim said, holding the dagger in his hand tightly.
“Let’s talk.”
There was anger in his voice.
