Episode 198 < Erosion. (3) >
3.
A land where new routes have been pioneered.
Naturally, indigenous people lived in the so-called New World.
However, that race was extraordinary.
“A dream demon?”
It was a bit too unusual.
-Yes, Death King… That’s right… .
Immediately after hitting me exactly 59 times, Mongma raised both hands. Incubus. Succubus. The Hmongma people, whose names often end in bus, were the home of the New World.
I cracked my fists left and right.
“What? I’m asking, but there is no spirit in what you say? When you ask me a question, do you feel weak and lose energy? Shall I take care of your energy?”
-No, Death King! Our energy is endless!
“From now on, only answer politely when I ask you questions. “If your speech is not polite, your facial expression will be fair instead.”
-yes! Death King!
“good.”
I nodded in satisfaction.
Bae Hu-ryeong showed an expression of great emotion.
-Kim Zombie, this guy… . You’ve really learned how to be a human!
When I look into the abyss, the abyss also stares at me. Having been trained by Bae Hu-ryeong and trained by my teacher, I had already specialized in beating up people without even realizing it.
“The entire crew fell asleep on this ship. “Is this what you did?”
-yes! That’s exactly what we did!
“By what means?”
-Originally, our species lives as a parasite on the dreams of other beasts!
Mongma confessed.
-Actually, from our perspective, the dream is reality. What you call reality is, on the contrary, a dream. We thought we were the only life forms that had developed intelligence, but after you crossed the sea, we were really shocked… .
“Hey.”
They are a race that made dreams their present life.
“Do you not have a material body?”
-If it is the body you are talking about… Yes, no. Our common sense and yours are so different that it’s hard to even talk about it.
“After going through that, we communicate very well.”
-ah. Because we are now occupying the mind of this beast.
The beast that Mongma was talking about was the Sanwa captain of this ship. From their habit of calling people beasts, I guessed the single-minded habits of the dream demons.
-After we eat the dreams of other beasts, we share their memories. Thanks to this, we get to know you in great detail. Over the past 24 years, we have made a plan step by step while trying to get over the shock of meeting you.
“plan?”
-This is our first time seeing a beast with overflowing memories like you. From our perspective, would you say it is a good restaurant? Should I call it a banquet hall? . Anyway, this wasn’t the only shock.
Hmm.
“My children don’t know anything about you.”
-Well, we are completely parasitic in dreams… . We don’t have anything to see. Choose a person from your memory that seems appropriate. You have never seen us, you cannot see us, and even if you did, we will pass it off as a dream.
For reference, the dream demon is currently taking the form of a flame emperor.
I ordered it.
No matter how fake it is, you can’t hit Raviel in the face. Before she was my love, Raviel was a cosmic treasure just because of her beauty. As a cultured citizen, how could I treat that treasure carelessly?
-I… Death King is the first person who remains unharmed even after his dream is eaten.
Mongma quietly confessed.
-So it’s really interesting. How did you know it was a dream just by looking at it? How did you come into our dream in the first place?
“If you read my memories, you’ll figure it out automatically.”
-Well, it’s strange, but Death King’s memories are hard to read. Should I say that it is only skimmed piecemeal? This. It’s really unique in many ways.
The monster kept glancing at me with curious eyes.
I roughly knew how things were going.
‘It must be because I used the item [appeared in the dream].’
This is not my dream right now. This is the ritual of the Sanwa tribe captain.
I just used an item to enter someone else’s mental world.
Therefore, my consciousness is read fragmentarily by the dreamer.
‘A species that lives only in the world of dreams.’
It’s mysterious.
“Well, I guess the illusion doesn’t work because I have such strong mental power.”
-That’s strange. I guess it’s not that kind of problem… … .
“I know you are a strange species.”
I turned around.
“So why did you capture the innocent crew and put them to sleep? Because of you, this ship has become a ghost ship. They will die from dehydration like this.”
Mongma hesitated cautiously.
When the guy with the face of a flame emperor made such a gesture, it seemed like the gastric juices would flow back and synchronize with the phlegm.
Even, as if he was an incubus for no reason, his muscles were patched upward compared to the original Flame Emperor. The shoulders became wider and the chest became firmer. Perhaps due to his mood, a sparkling halo appeared on his face.
Unlucky.
-Huh!?
“ah.”
When I came to my senses, I realized that my palm was lightly touching the monster’s cheek.
-No, why are you hitting me again!?
“It’s just that it’s a face that causes a bit of a beating… .”
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-Didn’t Death King order you to take on the face of this beast?
“sorry. Anyway, why did you capture an intact ship?”
Mongma stopped getting angry and started to hesitate.
-that… Is it okay for us to post something like this? This story is probably confidential to our species.
“maybe?”
-Yes. We’ve never imagined that animals live beyond the sea. I never thought there would be such delicious animals. so… After contemplating and discussing what to do for the past 24 years, a conclusion was reached just recently.
Mongma opened his mouth.
-We have decided to invade the land you live in.
Invasion.
-This is not the only ship whose dreams have been eaten up by us. All 33 ships crossing the sea are under our control.
-We also put all the animals that arbitrarily invaded our territory to sleep. The vanguard had already set sail ten days ago. We are among the latecomers.
Only then did I realize something strange.
‘Quest window.’
A hologram appeared before my eyes.
There was a mission written on it that had to be solved on the 35th floor.
I paid attention to the part written in the paragraph below.
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…The New Continent is a new world only for the seven races.
Other people are already living on that land. Currently, discord is about to explode between adventurers and natives! Perhaps a one-sided massacre may occur.
Is it an invasion? Is it coexistence? Either that or deportation?
Seven races are in danger of annihilation. You guide them!
※However, if delivery fails, one or more races may be destroyed.
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‘I see.’
I realized.
‘The [indigenous peoples] living in the New World are not in danger.’
The quest window clearly states [Seven races are in danger of annihilation].
‘It’s our children who might be slaughtered!’
The indigenous people’s counterattack.
That was the crisis of this era.
4.
As soon as I woke up, I immediately told my colleagues the truth.
The longer the story went on, the more serious the Black Dragon Master and Uburka’s expressions became.
“……Indeed. It is completely opposite to the history of our world.”
The Black Dragon Master muttered.
“I’m obsessed with prejudice. I thought it would be the New World that would be invaded, and the natives would be massacred… . I know. “If the natives were stronger, the course of the invasion would be reversed.”
“It’s not a question of strength. Ugh.”
Uburka frowned.
“There are things in this world that no matter how strong a warrior he is, he cannot resist. It is [sleep]. Everyone needs to sleep. Did you say they were dreamers? . This is a difficult race to deal with… .”
“Death King. “You said the invasion has already begun, right?”
“Yes, senior.”
I nodded.
“They said it was parasitic on the crew of a ship that sailed 10 days ago.”
“Is there any way to wake up voluntarily from a dream?”
“It is said that the dreamers decide that.”
I recalled the story I had just heard.
“They deliberately give me the happiest dream and make it not happen. Conversely, it can cause nightmares and wake you up early. hmm. In my case, the dream demon appeared in the form of Raviel.”
“… … “It’s dangerous.”
Saaaaa, the waves were rippling. The ship rocked with the movement of the waves.
In the middle of a deep, vast ocean.
None of the dozens of sailors opened their eyes.
“Even people who resist unhappiness find it difficult to resist happiness. Even more so, if you literally fall into the dream that made your [dream] come true… “You won’t want to escape until your body dies.”
“yes. “It will be the quietest massacre in history.”
The Black Dragon Master clicked his tongue.
“I can’t do it. “Let’s move quickly.”
“What about these sailors?”
“You can’t pretend you didn’t see it… . “What should I do to save him?”
We tied up as many as 32 sailors with rope. From a distance, it looked like dried oysters woven together.
Uburka was at the end of the rope, and the Black Dragon Master squeezed Uburka’s hand.
“…….”
Uburka stared at the Black Dragon Master’s face.
“huh? What is it, junior son?”
“It is nothing. Ugor.”
Uburka muttered in a low voice and turned his head.
what?
This guy, by any chance.
“It’s bland. transition!”
When the Black Dragon Master activated the skill, a total of 35 people were transferred simultaneously.
Originally, we were mental bodies, so we couldn’t apply skills directly like now unless we possessed someone else’s body.
However, Uburka, the constellation of this world, served as a bridge. As the Black Dragon Master contacted Uburka and Uburka contacted the crew, all of us experienced the effect of the skill.
“good!”
When the instantaneous transfer was successful, the Black Dragon Master’s expression became much brighter.
The sea breeze blew, blowing her dark black hair.
“I’ll move to the new continent like this. Everyone, hold on tight so you don’t fall!”
“…….”
Uburka kept glancing at the Black Dragon Master’s face. The Black Dragon Master himself was so busy using instantaneous transfer that he didn’t notice at all. No, the Black Dragon Master probably can’t even read the Hobgoblin’s facial expression. Because it is difficult for him to judge the emotions of his own and other races just by looking at their faces.
‘Huh?’
But it is very clear to my eyes.
I feel it.
My sense of touch, developed while sharing the romance of the century with Raviel, is slowly shaking.
‘Is this really… ?’
While my romantic antenna was busy picking up radio waves, we quickly arrived at the shore. A port was built on the coast.
Pioneer village.
A place visited at least once by explorers, merchants, and soldiers who crossed the ocean dreaming of a new continent.
We sat down lightly in the village square and looked around.
“… … “It’s quiet.”
It was too quiet.
“I don’t feel alive at all.”
Even though it was a fairly large village, I couldn’t hear any people.
Not only was there no sound, but I couldn’t even see a shadow passing on the street.
A cold silence oppressed the air.
It really felt like a ghost town.
“Have we already been attacked by dream demons?”
Anxiety appeared on the Black Dragon Master’s face.
“Maybe. “Let’s explore it first.”
I entered a nearby building.
Sure enough, people were asleep in the bedroom.
“It seems like the invasion occurred while most of the residents were sleeping.”
The situation was similar for other buildings.
At least five hundred residents all fell to the ground.
“Most people are in bed, only a few are hanging out in bars or on the streets. “They probably targeted the time when humans were at their weakest.”
“Other pioneer villages… … .”
“It won’t be much different. Mongma said he had launched a major invasion. “Unfortunately, quite a few people have already died from malnutrition.”
“If the monsters board the ship’s crew and come to our continent, the situation will spiral out of control.”
Like a contagious disease spreading.
Children on the continent will fall into an eternal sleep overnight without knowing what is happening.
“… … There might be some survivors who didn’t get hit by the nightmare. Wait a minute, I’ll go look around other villages as well. wait here.”
The Black Dragon Master used instantaneous transfer and disappeared without waiting for an answer.
Her muted aura remained like a reverberation, hovering in the empty space.
Uburka and I were left alone in the square. And Uburka looked blankly at the place where the Black Dragon Master was standing just moments ago.
‘hmm.’
No matter how you look at it, it seems right, right?
“hey. Uburka.”
“Ugor. “What is it, Abby?”
I asked directly.
“Have you fallen in love with the Black Dragon Lord?”
Uburka fell silent.
The strongest warrior in Hobgoblin history, the child who had finally become a constellation, frowned and twitched the corner of his mouth.
“Abby… … .”
Finally, a blush appeared.
“I think I fell in love for the first time.”
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