Even at this very moment, the belt of the giant sea was in operation.
Thanks to arriving late, Seo Kang-rim had some time to spare.
Seo Kang-rim stood up from his seat while watching Jang Tae-heon and Yoon Bom.
“Just rest here for a bit. I’ll check the next rooms and come back.”
“No, Master. It’s nothing… … .”
“That’s right. Let’s go together, hyung.”
Despite their injuries, the two men jumped up from their seats.
There was blood all over his body.
“You both look terrible. Don’t overdo it and cause more trouble later. Just rest now.”
The two hesitated at the firm voice, but eventually nodded.
Seo Kang-rim turned his gaze towards Rini.
“Lini, you should rest here too.”
“Huh? Huh huh!”
“You too, don’t be so stubborn.”
I did intend to let Linnie rest, but my intention was more to leave them behind to protect them.
As he headed to the next room to search alone, the gods began to chatter.
【Oh my, this is really tsundere.】
【That’s right. You should rest a bit while you’re at it.】
【Kangrim-ah, haven’t you been sleeping much lately?】
“There is no time.”
There was no reason or leisure to rest.
The difference between a single second and a single minute could make the difference between the two.
His steps became quicker.
-Gi, gigigig… … !
As we moved into the next room, the storage room, there were already shadows waiting there.
The positions of the belts are ears, fingers, etc.
They were shadows that didn’t have that much karma accumulated.
-Crack!
Seo Kang-rim advanced, cutting through the shadows.
From the shadow split in half, a black liquid like ink spurted out, then soon lost its shape and collapsed.
The gods also looked quite surprised as he dealt with the shadows like crazy.
【Wow, Seo Kang-rim has gotten a lot stronger?】
【He’s doing it all by himself. It’s scary. I wonder how strong his shadow is.】
Seo Kang-rim was also wary of his own shadow.
Fortunately, we haven’t met yet, but who knows when we might.
‘I have no choice but to sort this out as quickly as possible and move on.’
As he was quickly looking around, cutting through the shadows.
A signboard placed between books on the bookshelf caught my eye.
【Huh? Hey, there’s a badge between the bookshelves over there!】
【Isn’t that Shin Soo Ah’s?】
【I think it’s about time I came out!】
-Crack!
Seo Kang-rim quickly dealt with the last shadow and then approached the bookshelf.
The moment I flipped over the badge that was stuck between the books.
Seo Kang-rim, who checked the name written there, ended up smiling bitterly.
[You have obtained the ‘Seo Gangrim’ badge!]
[The attack conditions have been met!]
[If you return to the lobby with the badge, the training will end.]
Finding your own badge was something you couldn’t tell if you were lucky or unlucky.
If possible, I wanted to find Shin Soo-ah’s family register.
‘I’m usually unlucky, but I’m lucky at times like this.’
Still, it was better than finding someone else’s badge.
After he took his badge, he looked around the room further, but there was no other badge in sight.
‘It’s unfortunate, but there’s nothing I can do. Does this mean that everyone else’s cards, including mine, have been found?’
Except for Shin Soo-ah, the rest could now escape at any time.
Now I was checking for signs of movement to move to another room.
I felt a presence in the room on the right.
‘Looks like someone’s on the other side.’
Thanks to my ‘sense’, I could faintly hear the other person’s voice.
As Seo Kang-rim opened the door and entered, he saw a place that appeared to be the soldiers’ quarters.
Several people lying in bed jumped up in surprise.
“Who, who are you!”
A sharp voice was heard, and soon the other person opened his eyes wide and asked.
“Mr. Kangrim… …? Are you Mr. Kangrim?”
“Mr. Kangrim came in too! I thought he wouldn’t come since he was the last to come in… … .”
“It’s nice to meet you like this!”
There was joy in his voice.
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The people in the room were members of District 2.
I had originally confirmed by voice that it was Zone 2 before entering.
‘Other areas may not be very good, but there is a high possibility of obtaining information from people in Area 2.’
The majority of District 2 was sympathetic to Seo Kang-rim.
There were some people who were reluctant to take him on, like Choi Sang-won.
One of the people in District 2 breathed a sigh of relief.
“I was wondering if someone was coming in and if another area was raiding… … .”
“Really. If it had been another area, we might have been wiped out.”
Everyone was in a tattered state, as if there had been a big fight.
Everyone was suffering from injuries, big and small.
In the midst of all this, Seo Kang-rim came, so they couldn’t help but be happy.
However, Seo Kang-rim did not have the luxury of that.
He got straight to the point.
“Has anyone among you found Shin Su-ah’s house number?”
It was a question I asked just in case.
A situation where it is not very disappointing even if you do not get the information.
But then one person suddenly raised his hand.
“Oh, me! I didn’t see it myself, but I heard that someone saw Shin Soo-ah’s badge.”
“Who found it?”
Seo Kang-rim approached the other person.
At first glance, it felt a bit intimidating.
The opponent seemed startled by the momentum.
“That, that… … . The person who found the badge has already escaped… … .”
“Don’t you know the location?”
“I just said there was a flower garden a little bit away from here… … .”
“I want to know the exact location.”
“That person was Mr. Choi Sang-won and his party… … Mr. Sang-won! Do you have a map?”
Choi Sang-won, who was resting with his back against the wall, turned his gaze towards Seo Kang-rim.
He had an uneasy look on his face.
After paying off the debt to Yeong-ok in the snake room, he was avoiding Seo Kang-rim.
But eventually, he took out the map and handed it over.
“Okay. Take it and check it out.”
It was a crude map, but I was able to confirm the location.
The flower garden was a place that could be reached by passing through three or four rooms from here.
【Wow, you did a good job coming in!】
【Now I just need to take Shin Soo Ah with me!】
It was the first clue I got when I came here.
Seo Kang-rim checked the map again and asked the people.
“By the way, everyone was badly injured. What happened? Did you encounter another area?”
There may still be some risk factors in this area.
If there was a devil, it would have been better to take a detour to that room.
One person spoke hesitantly.
“It wasn’t another area… … I ran into a shadow.”
The moment the shadow was mentioned, people’s faces darkened again.
Someone was shaking with fear.
Seo Kang-rim asked while observing their complexions.
“It looks like there were several shadows.”
“No. There was only one. But that shadow was too strong. It was a shadow that stole other people’s abilities… … .”
“… … You stole it?”
Seo Kang-rim felt as if something cool had touched the back of his neck.
A cold sense of foreboding approached me.
The other person nodded and continued speaking.
“Yes. When one person died, a shadow approached that person… … After a while, the shadow also started using the powers that the person had been using.”
“It was different from the other shadows. It was clearly some kind of different demon.”
“Even when they attack us, if they find a corpse, they go towards it. It’s like they’ve found prey.”
“It was disgusting just to look at. There was a strange red band drawn on its neck and limbs.”
As people’s testimonies continued, Seo Kang-rim was unable to say anything.
Their faces were filled with contempt, hatred and fear.
At that moment, Choi Sang-won opened his mouth.
“That shadow… … wasn’t there at first. I started seeing it two or three days ago. When I encountered it, it was incredibly strong.”
Choi Sang-won’s eyes were shining unusually.
He looked at Seo Kang-rim and asked.
“Seo Kang-rim. When did you get here?”
A look of bewilderment crossed the faces of the members of District 2 at that question.
One person shouted urgently.
“Sir, what does that mean? Why are you asking that?”
“That means the trainee connected to that shadow is Seo Kang-rim. At least their wrists match.”
I was able to cover my neck and ankles, but the band on my wrists was too bulky to cover them.
Choi Sang-won glanced at his wrist and opened his mouth.
“Your neck is covered by clothes, but there might be a belt hanging there too.”
Some people looked as if they had realized something belatedly after hearing Choi Sang-won’s words.
I could hear people’s voices in confusion.
“Sir, no way. No way… … !”
“But the timing of his appearance and his strength… …. It seems like it could be Kang Rim.”
“Then does Seo Kang-rim have that kind of power too? The power to steal powers…?”
A commotion began to spread among the people.
Choi Sang-won stood in the center and glared at Seo Kang-rim.
“Is that your shadow? Show me your neck.”
Seo Kang-rim was staring at Choi Sang-won without saying a word.
A few people spoke urgently.
“Mr. Kangrim, do you really have a belt around your neck?”
“I don’t think so… … but just in case, let me check just once, Mr. Kangrim.”
It was as if he was asking for proof of his innocence.
In silence, many words were exchanged through just glances.
“Even if there is a belt, there is no guarantee that it is my shadow. It could be someone else’s.”
“Just shut up and show us! We’ll be the judge.”
Choi Sang-won shouted.
Before he knew it, he was looking at Seo Kang-rim with an expression like he was looking at a brutal murderer.
Other people had confused looks on their faces.
“You just have to show your neck, so why aren’t you saying anything?”
Several people, including Choi Sang-won, stood up with their weapons in hand.
The room was filled with an uneasy atmosphere.
Seo Kang-rim glanced at the people.
‘Some people agreed with Choi Sang-won, and some… … were silent.’
There were people who half believed Choi Sang-won’s words, but no one actively defended Seo Kang-rim.
Seo Kang-rim opened his mouth after checking the distance to the exit.
“Even if I had a zodiac sign, as I said before, that doesn’t prove that the shadow is mine.”
“Yeah, I guess so.”
Choi Sang-won said that, but he showed no sign of giving up.
The gaze directed at Seo Kang-rim was filled with hostility that was incomparable to that of usual.
“Then prove that you are not that shadow.”
“How so?”
“Just come with us. And if you ever encounter that shadow again, we’ll break one of your limbs. If it’s your shadow, it’ll affect you too, right?”
