Episode 90
There was a reason why Choi Hyun-seok did the crazy thing of drinking the Magi Ampoule.
To utilize the only weapon he has.
That weapon is life itself.
Rotak wanted to conduct an experiment on Choi Hyun-seok, and on top of that, they were bound by a devil’s oath.
That means, no matter what Choi Hyun-seok does now, he cannot be killed.
In this situation, Choi Hyun-seok and Rachel made a choice.
“Let’s hit the player first before we get hit.”
Swallow the Magi Ampoule, a key material needed for Rotak’s research.
So, not only does it interfere with research, it also increases the value of one’s own life.
Because if Rotak doesn’t go crazy, he won’t kill Choi Hyun-seok, who digested the precious ampoule.
There was also an underlying calculation that if you do well, you might be able to become much stronger than you are now.
Of course, this requires one prerequisite.
Can you survive after drinking the Magi Ampoule?
When you die, everything is in vain.
He believed in his own experience and abilities, and in Rotak’s surgical skills, but he couldn’t be completely sure.
It was half a gamble.
“I don’t know! Isn’t it just a matter of succeeding!?”
Choi Hyun-seok shouted confidently and began the operation.
And now, at this moment.
Choi Hyun-seok regretted that choice a little.
“Turn it off, turn it off…!”
My whole body is twisted.
It feels like my bones are breaking into pieces.
It feels like your skin is being torn apart and your organs are burning from the inside.
Is this what it would feel like if someone opened your head and fiddled with your brain?
Although Choi Hyun-seok was the type of person who wouldn’t open his mouth to even the slightest pain, this was on a whole other level.
A level of excruciating pain beyond anything I’ve ever experienced before.
‘If you lose your mind, it’s over. Control your magic somehow…!’
Even in these circumstances, Choi Hyun-seok tried desperately.
I really tried my best to suppress the rampaging magic.
The magical control he has mastered so far.
In addition, a method to fuse and control magic and magical energy.
Anything would be fine.
I’ll do everything I can.
Even as my mind began to wander, I instinctively moved to survive.
‘Are you feeling better…?’
Then, at some point, my body suddenly began to feel comfortable.
The long, long suffering is over.
How much time has passed?
It felt like a few minutes, or maybe a few hours.
Choi Hyun-seok carefully opened his eyes.
“Here is…”
A cracked and muddy voice came out.
My throat is completely dry.
‘It’s a place I’ve never seen before.’
All I could see were unfamiliar things.
There were a lot of unknown devices implanted in his body.
On the floor, a strange magic circle was glowing.
“Hero…!”
A familiar voice was heard from next to me.
When I turned my head, I saw Rachel.
“Rachel?”
“Shhhhh…!”
Rachel put her index finger in front of his nose.
She whispers softly.
“There are rats running around outside the door… I don’t think they know the hero is awake yet.”
“ah…”
There were many things I wanted to ask.
Where is this?
How much time has passed.
Is your body okay?
Rachel understood Choi Hyun-seok’s feelings and explained before Rachel could even ask.
“This is a special treatment room on top of the Magic Tower. I heard that it’s a place only for very high-ranking officials.” “Oh… I’ve been promoted…” “That’s right. You’ve been lying in this precious place for three whole days.”
“Three days…?”
Choi Hyun-seok’s eyebrows twitch.
More time has passed than I thought.
Three days have passed.
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I thought I was holding on and not letting my guard down, but I guess that wasn’t the case.
“It seems that the warrior continued to control his magic even while he was unconscious. These guys kept talking amongst themselves, saying that it was amazing.”
“ah…”
“When I saw that, even the lab rat that was running wild started laughing. It was like I was looking forward to the future or something.”
Lab rat was what Rachel called Rotak.
They say that the one that is pure white looks just like a lab rat.
Anyway, it’s good news that Rotak, who was so angry and wild, has calmed down.
Because it meant that the plan was almost successful.
“By the way, warrior. How are you feeling? Are you okay?” “So-so. I can bear it.”
“thank god.”
“To this extent, I think the operation was somewhat successful….”
“fizzle!”
Suddenly Rachel covered Choi Hyun-seok’s mouth.
“Who is coming? This is…”
She, who was looking at the entrance, suddenly disappeared.
At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok had a puzzled expression on his face.
The door opened and someone came in.
“Hmm, Commander?”
The one who appeared was the 2nd Corps Commander, Rotak.
And what follows after that is…
“Commander!?”
It was the 3rd Corps commander, Hemis.
***
“Long time no see~ Choi Hyun-seok. Are you familiar with Shin Soo?”
“thank you…”
Hemis said as he approached.
Choi Hyun-seok nodded his head sheepishly.
I couldn’t figure out how things were going to turn out.
‘Why is the lip monster here…’
Why would Hemis come here?
Are you worried about yourself?
No, in the first place, Hemis doesn’t know what’s going on in the magic tower.
It is highly likely that they did not even know that Choi Hyun-seok had collapsed.
‘There’s no reason to go and talk to Hemis unless I’m dead.’
Unless Rotak was an idiot, he wouldn’t have reported everything about Choi Hyun-seok so regularly.
I wonder if it would have been better if they had tried to hide it.
So why is Hemis here?
‘Am I dreaming?’
The questions continue one after another.
But I couldn’t continue thinking any further.
“What were you thinking when you did something like this?”
Hemis chuckled.
He seems angry and also amused.
“that is…”
Choi Hyun-seok trailed off.
I don’t know how to explain it.
Now, behind Hemis stood Rotak.
His expression is so dark that I feel like I’m going to be in big trouble if I say the wrong thing.
‘Rotak probably hasn’t taken any direct action yet.’
It would be a bad idea to talk about Rotak’s plans to attack Hemis here.
I couldn’t just babble on and on without any evidence.
Anyway, the opponent is the legion commander.
Hemis’s toy, himself, and Rotak, the commander of the Demon King’s army.
It’s stupid to even ask whose hand to raise.
So how should we respond?
Choi Hyun-seok simply pushed ahead with his ignorant assault operation.
“I felt like I could become stronger!”
“Get stronger?”
“Yes! Since Commander Rotak will heal me no matter what happens while I’m bound by the devil’s oath anyway… I thought I’d take advantage of it for good!”
Choi Hyun-seok swallowed hard.
I did it anyway, but I wonder what kind of reaction I’ll get.
Fortunately, I passed.
“Ohhohoho!”
Hemis laughs high-toned.
The expression on Lotak’s face, standing behind him, became even more crumpled.
‘Your expression is really fierce…’
It seemed as if lasers were shooting out of Rotak’s bloodshot eyes.
If a look could kill someone, Choi Hyun-seok would have died dozens of times already.
“What are you going to do about the aftermath after the oath ends?” “Well… We don’t know what will happen today or tomorrow, so I didn’t think about it that much!” “Yeah. That’s right.”
Hemis nods.
Her lips were torn apart.
Her parted lips almost reached her ears.
“It’s definitely fun.”
Hemis tapped Choi Hyun-seok on the shoulder.
Then, a huge blade-like thing sprouted from the spot where Hemis’ hand had touched.
“Ugh…!?”
Choi Hyun-seok was startled as he saw the blade rising before his eyes.
“I guess you still can’t tell what your condition is like?”
“…”
“Hmm~ I guess I can tell you that later.”
Hemis struck again.
Then the blade disappeared as if it had never appeared.
‘What happened…’
A lump of metal grew out of his body and then disappeared.
This was a problem on a completely different level from any physical changes I had experienced before.
Choi Hyun-seok was confused, but had no time to think.
“Should we go back soon?”
“yes?”
“We should go to the Black Giant. Do you plan on staying here?” “Commander. The treatment is still…” “Don’t worry about that. I think we’ve settled in.”
Hemis said it wouldn’t be a problem.
Oh my god!
Her lips parted and she put her hand into her mouth.
“Okay, here.”
What came out of his mouth was the devil’s oath.
He threw the pledge at Rotak.
Rotak received the oath with a trembling face.
“You figure it out.”
“yes…”
“Then let’s go.”
That was the end of it.
Hemis left the treatment room without looking back, and Choi Hyun-seok followed after him.
“…”
Left alone, Rotak stood there blankly for a while.
He holds up the pledge and stares at it intently.
In an instant, a bloodshot light burst out of his eyes.
Booooosh! Booosh! Choo choo choo choo!
The pledge is torn to shreds.
The pledge, torn into dozens and hundreds of pieces, fluttered in the air.
Rotak let out a demonic howl.
“Kyaaaaah! Hemis!!!”
I was angry.
I was so upset.
I took care of it all this time, fed it precious ingredients, and put all my effort into keeping it alive until it was on the verge of death!
He came quickly and took Choi Hyun-seok away.
As if they had been waiting for this.
“There’s a baby bat inside.”
It was clear that a spy had been planted.
If not for that, there would be no reason for Hemis to suddenly come to the Magic Tower.
Rotak kicked the door open in annoyance.
“It doesn’t matter. It will all come back to me anyway…”
It’s impossible to track down a spy now.
Not only does it take time, but you also have no idea who the spy could be.
In this situation, there is only one thing he can do.
“Wait a minute. I’ll rip those lips off.”
Cut off Hemis’ neck.
There is no need for the Demon King’s permission.
Rather, the moment you contact the Demon King, information may leak out.
So, let’s start with the uprising.
I decided to think about the aftermath when the time comes.
“I will weave your bodies together to create the ultimate chimera!”
There was no longer any reason to be found in Rotak’s red eyes.
***
Choi Hyun-seok followed Hemis.
It didn’t take long to get back to the black giant.
With the teleportation gate restored, Choi Hyun-seok was able to stand in the Black Giant Square in less than 30 minutes.
“Then go. You probably still need some rest.”
Hemis waved his hand.
It seemed like he was going straight back to his office.
Choi Hyun-seok hesitated for a moment and then opened his mouth.
“I… Hemis. I have something to tell you.”
“What is it?”
“Isn’t there a commander for the Rotak legion?”
Hemis chuckled when the name ‘Rotak’ came out of Choi Hyun-seok’s mouth.
“Why Rotak?”
“I think you’d better be careful.” “Oh~ You noticed?”
“yes?”
“That’s pretty good. I don’t know how you knew.”
Hemis’s reaction seemed like he knew what Lotak was going to do.
She stopped and looked up at the sky.
“…”
After standing there for a while, she finally opened her mouth.
“Time is so cruel, isn’t it? As we get older, we become more cunning and make choices we’ll regret.”
“…”
“Don’t worry about Rotak. I already know. I’m just looking forward to how it turns out.”
Hemis was genuinely curious.
And it was fun.
“I heard that a lot of fun things have been happening lately! It’s all thanks to you, Choi Hyun-seok.” “Hahaha… Is that so?” “Of course. So please take care of me in the future.”
Hemis held out his hand.
I asked for a handshake.
Choi Hyun-seok looked at her hand.
Long, pure white fingers.
Just looking at her hands, they were no different from those of a peerless beauty.
Choi Hyun-seok carefully held her hand.
‘I feel like I made a deal with the devil…’
We’ve come too far to turn back.
