Episode 282. Release
“Honestly, Hunter Kang is really strong.”
“what….”
“And you seem to be more passionate about world peace than I thought, to the point of arresting the same person and torturing him. That’s enough. That’s enough.”
A bad relationship that started last summer and lasted for a whole year.
Now that we have a chance to get rid of this easily, shouldn’t we take this opportunity to vent our pent-up frustrations?
“Ha… Really. Anyway, why were you so suspicious of people outside?”
“what?”
“Anyway, I really have nothing to do with monsters. I didn’t know that I would prove it with something like a gate.”
Heh heh.
I barely held back the laughter that was about to burst out and gave it my all.
While pretending to sacrifice himself for the loser who was caught in the trap, he was going to mercilessly choose the pillar that would take his life. This is how you experience the torture of hope.
“But after thinking about it a few times, I still think this is right. Unlike some crazy person, I don’t have a life where I can achieve anything by killing others.”
Okay, so now that I’ve gently told you that you have a trash personality, let’s stop dragging it out and just finish it off neatly.
“If you survive that, apologize to the association staff. It was definitely a mistake to question me when I was innocent, so take this opportunity to reflect on it.”
Damn.
He was about to turn his head to the right side of the room to choose a pillar.
There was a sound of something tearing coming from the direction where Kang Chang-ho was.
‘Oh.’
Did you even intuitively know what would happen if the winner chose the blue pillar?
Kang Chang-ho’s escape attempt was so intense that it made me think that way.
It seemed as if he would regain his freedom even if it meant giving up some of his skin and bones.
‘That won’t work.’
But it was quicker for a person to touch the pillar in front of his nose than for such a sturdy prison to release the loser.
It was finished within a short time.
‘Haha! Goodbye. Kang Chang-ho!’
bang.
I struck the blue pillar in the last room, which was only a few steps away, with my arm.
Then, the device that recognized the shock increased the saturation of my body, indicating that the winner’s authority had been safely exercised.
-Bam!
It happened a few seconds later.
On one side of the dungeon, human flesh was scattered.
Blood and bits of blood vessels spread out as if sprayed with a sprayer, etc.
This was an execution platform that suddenly appeared between two yellow and blue pillars. It was a disaster caused by a magic cannon shooting a challenger.
An Earthling who was directly hit by powerful magic as a result of the victor’s exercise of his authority.
The subject soon suffers massive damage to his body.
The chest was pierced by a large magic bullet, so the body had no choice but to collapse to the ground.
‘uh?’
But this is crazy.
Why was the attack directed at this side and not Kang Chang-ho… … .
Tilting.
Just before my insignificant body collapsed to the floor, I thought for a very brief moment.
‘No, wait a minute!’
My mind was confused for a while as I couldn’t adapt to the sudden change, but it wasn’t difficult to figure out what was going on thanks to the gun muzzle I found in the dungeon as I fell.
‘I was really chosen as the target for execution. My body!’
How, how on earth could the very design of the dungeon dare to betray me?
Even without the physical puncture to my chest, I was speechless for a while due to embarrassment.
This feeding box is located at the end, and if you choose the option to become a sacrifice… .
The original ending was to reverse the winner’s choice and say that he would rather spare you, as if he was moved by the selfless sacrifice of the creature.
‘why?’
The crazy dungeon is finally betraying faith.
Up until now, all the strategies have been the same, but the final, important result has changed.
And this wicked unity also includes the power of the trap used to open the offering.
“omg……!”
Then came a blow that was almost instantaneous.
An attack magic that would be unbearable even for an innocent S-class, tracked down and destroyed the wizard’s vital points.
Fluffy.
The lungs were shattered, and it was not long before this side collapsed miserably to the ground.
But the reason why the mortality rate of this dungeon was an ambiguous 48%, slightly less than 50%, was revealed here.
‘evil……!’
It is usually difficult for a wizard to construct magic even if he is conscious when his lungs are completely destroyed.
If the Restoration Technique was a capable operator who could delicately reach into even the smallest units of body tissue, it could have caught the organ and fixed it before it was completely scattered.
So I held the lung that had exploded in my hands in my spurt of action back in its original shape and cast a recovery spell as quickly as I could.
But if you look at the results, they are barely holding on to their breath and are currently completely unable to act.
‘No, how.’
What in the world is going on?
‘It’s unfair.’
The original design of this place wasn’t like this.
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The current situation felt to me like the mountain spirit in the story of the golden and silver axe, striking down the woodcutter in anger for daring to wake him from his deep sleep by throwing an axe at him.
It means that it was overly difficult to predict.
If this had been inhabited by an ordinary S-class hunter, would it have been able to detect all the buried traps that had not yet properly appeared in the dungeon space and recognize the misfortune that had occurred?
I don’t know.
Looking back on the situation just now, it seems like it wasn’t just because I lacked magical power or was exhausted during the previous attack.
Even a stone bridge can only be tested when the weather is clear.
How can one remain cautious when the muddy water from behind is overflowing and threatens to destroy everything?
Kang Chang-ho was clearly planning to break free from the restraints and rush at me, even if it meant twisting and breaking my limbs one by one.
‘One mistake ruined everything.’
But when I think about it carefully.
At some point, I began to suspect that this might also be the karma of the Alpha Uri people.
The core entities had already concluded some kind of discussion among themselves before coming to our planet.
Fragile.
How can intelligent beings that are so fragile and fight with each other survive through the generations?
Because they often seemed to conclude that the answer to this in various dungeons was ‘consideration and sacrifice’.
But perhaps my hometown Alphauri may have trampled on this beautiful and pure heart of Gisimche.
It just so happened that the gisimche started to sprout in earnest around the time my hometown entered the modern era.
‘A time when reproduction was completely analyzed by magic, and life could be taken out as often as needed… … .’
Come to think of it, the blue pillars are rarely chosen on our planet, so the hidden conditions of this food box were quickly revealed.
‘If both players are tied, the one who chose the pillars first the most times wins… … .’
Blood gushed from the shattered torso.
I watched as a pool of blood formed beneath the prone body, similar to when I had attempted the body swap.
And then after a few seconds, I looked up, and by then someone was already right in front of me.
“…….”
“…….”
Kang Chang-ho is looking down at me.
The gate was cleared, an exit was created, and at the same time, the defeated challenger was released from his restraints.
‘Ugh!’
In this composition, it is difficult to see the overall appearance of the large figure.
But just finding the other person’s trouser leg made all the color drain from my face.
‘Hey, don’t come near me!’
If it were before, I would have threatened to hurt you if you came any closer.
But now, the situation was not easy in many ways.
As a victim of kidnapping, I lost all my belongings. Now, I can’t even ask for the Pyromancer Necklace’s help.
Come to think of it, it’s been a long time since I’ve felt so numb at the back of my neck.
Honestly, I’ve never felt more sorry about the 37.5g weight of the necklace than I did today.
But, what’s the use of missing a necklace that’s already been broken? Nothing will change.
“…….”
Thud, thud, thud.
The front of the body, which is attempting slow regeneration in time with the pumping of the heart, continuously drips red-hot water.
‘This day will finally come.’
So, I felt my body temperature drop and closed my eyes in resignation.
I’ve put some healing magic on the damaged lungs to make sure they don’t get damaged, but by the time the hole is filled, someone will probably already be dead.
‘f*ck… … .’
Yeah, lemmings. I’ve enjoyed traveling the Earth for a long time now.
Because there was not enough blood going to the brain.
Soon, my blood pressure dropped to the edge of a cliff, and my hazy consciousness fell into deep darkness.
.
.
.
Some time later.
“…….”
A landscape of some kind, made of a pure white color, not much different from the white of the dungeon.
“…….”
I lifted my thick eyelids and stared at the ceiling for a long time.
And by discovering an unknown pattern drawn there, he realized that what he was looking at was a plaster ceiling.
The place I am currently located is not inside the dungeon.
“…….”
Moreover, when I woke up late, I realized that this was a luxurious place with freshly laundered blankets and air-purifying plants with a subtle scent.
“Huh?”
Euroshow.
As soon as I regained consciousness, I instinctively started to feel my body.
Contrary to my worries, my physical condition was overall fine. Above all, my chest, which had been completely pierced, was almost perfectly restored.
I just blinked blankly, wondering what on earth was going on.
It was at that moment. Suddenly, I felt a presence nearby.
“uh.”
“uh?”
A style that is hard to find on the streets.
An Earthling wearing clothes of matching colors from top to bottom.
As our eyes met outside the transparent door, she ran down the hallway with her eyes wide open without saying a word.
I’m really confused as to what’s going on.
Anyway, if there’s an alien walking around in ‘that’ outfit, it means this is most likely that place.
“her.”
I was mistaken because it was a different scene from the hospitalization experience in Kim Ki-ryeo’s head.
As I slowly looked around, I found these instructions in the locker next to the bed I was sitting on.
[Neo Seoul Hospital]
[Guide to building facilities]
[Basement 1st floor ｜ Bakery. Coffee shop. Restaurant. Porridge shop.]
[1st floor ｜ Book cafe. ATM… … .]
It was around the time I was trying to read the second floor directions written on the board.
“Patient. You have regained consciousness!”
The doctor showed up.
As I waited in silence, a new Earthling appeared in the hallway with a bright expression and began to say something to me.
‘There are many types.’
Hemoperitoneum, fracture of thoracic spine.
After listing off a string of words that the aliens still can’t quite distinguish, he explains that he wasn’t in good condition when he was brought in, but he’s doing very well now.
“The trauma treatment liquid, especially the one that included magic power, was very effective. I guess you have a constitution that responds well to medicine.”
“Include format… what is it?”
“Ah, a potion. That’s what hunters usually call it.”
There was silence for a moment.
“Just do another simple checkup later. In my opinion, it seems like it would be best to focus on recovery for a few days without any major rehabilitation.”
The doctor in the white coat continued to say a few more sentences, but I couldn’t hear them clearly.
But then.
I had already finished the medical notification a long time ago, but for some reason the doctor next to me hesitated for a long time and did not leave the room.
“Why are you doing that?”
It was about the time when I sent a questioning voice to the medical staff who were mumbling.
“excuse me…….”
The doctor wearing glasses speaks hesitantly.
“But… I’m really sorry to say this to you so soon after you wake up, but… “
“hmm?”
“Actually, there is something I need to personally apologize for right now….”
If I had been thanked, I would have received it.
When would someone who saves lives have to bow their head to others?
“Apologize?”
I remained silent because I didn’t understand what the doctor was saying.
But after that, when the other person took out some crumpled documents from my bag and handed them to me… … .
‘It’s a diagnosis.’
The bespectacled doctor handed me a piece of paper with some words written at the top.
“When the patient was still unconscious, I performed a CT scan separately in addition to the examination for trauma.”
“filming?”
“The hunter who transported the patient told me to make sure to check the lungs carefully……”
Stop.
My shoulders stiffened for a moment when I heard the mention of my companion, which I had expected.
“I don’t know the exact circumstances, but I heard that he saw something strange about the patient’s lungs.”
But the doctor didn’t stop talking.
He continued his confession with his eyes tightly shut, like a child being beaten.
“Because my fellow hunter insisted so strongly, I had no choice but to conduct a few more tests……”
“Wait a minute, so this is a diagnosis for my body?”
The gray-haired doctor suddenly lowers his head and says this.
“sorry.”
It’s another expression of a fallen apple, but now that there’s a lot of additional explanation, I can understand the context to some extent.
“Yes. All of the patient’s diagnoses are correct. I conducted all of the tests without permission, and even gave a copy to Mr. Kang Chang-ho.”
“…!”
“I was threatened by that S-class hunter.”
This is something I found out by chance while reading a law book.
Because on Earth, it seems like it’s against the law for medical professionals to reveal patient information to others.
“Since personal information has been leaked, I personally feel that the person involved should be made aware of this fact.”
“…….”
“Well, of course, it was wrong to share a patient’s chart without consent, no matter what the reason. I sincerely apologize once again. So even if you proceed with a lawsuit, I don’t plan on raising an objection……”
The doctor is saying something next to me.
But I didn’t take my eyes off the white paper in my hand.
There are some sentences that are difficult no matter how many times I read them.
“wait a minute.”
“yes?”
“What does this mean?”
Malignant neoplasm of the bronchial tube or lung, unspecified.
I asked, pointing to the expression written in the center of the document.
“Ah, that’s…….”
But, contrary to my expectation that this meant microorganisms coexisting with mammals, the sentence the doctor eventually explained was:
“It’s cancer.”
This is a word that Kim Ki-ryeo knows.
“What exactly is the disease?”
“Huh? Oh… That’s. Uh, then let me explain briefly….”
But the story that started to flow out a few seconds later was information that this body’s brain had no knowledge of.
As the other person said.
Since the pre-Dungeon Shock era, many medical professionals and scholars have been working to conquer cancer in this world.
In fact, the disease almost defeated mankind.
Aside from the new technologies that are constantly being developed, the recent Dungeon Shock has led to a large number of parallel treatments (recovery drugs) that can be applied to patients.
But at a time when malignant neoplasms were almost eliminated from the statistics on causes of death for Koreans.
“What? If I awaken, this suddenly becomes an incurable disease?”
Soon, research results will be revealed that will send all doctors into despair.
In these Awakened individuals, where cell mutations have progressed to an excessive degree, no treatment is applicable any more.
“The patient is already a S-class patient. First of all, it becomes very difficult for ordinary doctors like me to remove the tissue with the tools we usually use……”
“Hmm.”
“First of all, chemotherapy and radiation therapy are not effective. For now, the only way to prolong life is to use [Dragon Lung] or similar methods to increase organ function, like Hunter did. Yes.”
That’s right.
I listened to the doctor’s explanation with considerable interest.
As can be seen from this attitude, the proliferation of abnormal cells was not actually a big problem for the Archmage.
That’s understandable, since this body was practically half a corpse.
‘There are many differences in detail compared to ordinary Earthlings.’
For this reason, I wanted to avoid a detailed examination by a local council member if possible.
But, from the perspective of a great wizard, it was a minor illness, so why hasn’t this problem been solved yet?
“hmm.”
The reason, ironically, was that this was a very minor issue.
This is a secret.
Because the Alpha Uranians’ healing magic is actually quite influenced by genetic information.
‘Who would remember the original form of the Alpha Urin with all its tentacles blown off? Of course, that’s the only physical storage area.’
It’s only now that I reveal it, but Kim Ki-ryeo was a young lung cancer patient while he was alive.
But after looking through it briefly, it seems like this symptom is related to genetic damage.
‘How much study would it take to analyze the DNA of an alien species to find problems? … . . . ‘
If you really put your mind to it and study it, there is actually an answer, but I just ignored it because it was annoying for one reason or another.
“……I really don’t know what to say.”
But now the body owner’s minor traits are manifesting as fear.
As we just heard, this phenomenon is almost like a time bomb to the Awakened.
“Ugh. If you were an ordinary person, there wouldn’t have been a problem. You’re young too…”
The Earth’s healing potion is not much different in mechanism from any other low-level magic.
It doesn’t know how to delicately select slightly flavored cells, so drinking it will just restore the tumor along with it.
Therefore, diseases that cause problems with one’s immune system are very fatal to the awakened people.
So here’s the question.
What did the doctor say when he showed me the diagnosis earlier?
‘This kid handed the documents over to Kang Chang-ho too!’
True or not.
Information was received from the owner of the enhancement spirit that the original shelf life of this body was not long.
My blood runs cold from the tension for a moment.
I rolled my eyes busily, sweating profusely.
“uh?”
“Oh, patient. What’s wrong?”
But at this time.
I sat down and thought about it calmly. As time went by, the situation seemed to get stranger and stranger.
‘wait for a sec.’
By the way, I’m alive now, right?
