Gulp.
I took my hand off when I saw Jeong So-hwa's throat drop.
Jeong So-hwa was the last to go.
As I dropped the hand that had been holding Jeong So-hwa's collar, her body fell limply to the floor.
I shook my hand off and looked around.
"Keuk... ... Souk... ... ."
"Please... ... Please save ... ... ."
And the other humans who were sobbing and crying in pain as if they were so sad clenched their teeth when they made eye contact with .
They seed afraid of even making eye contact.
I had just fed blood to the guys who had claid to be the city's administrators, who had co to capture .
'Even if I can't use magic, I can apply this level of catching technique.'
It's just that I can't materialize the magic circle into reality because I'm uncomfortable controlling my magic, but I don't mind using my pure magic and blood.
Moreover, most of the people who saw tear out Jeong So-hwa’s tongue rolled their eyes and begged for their lives, so it was easy to ntally subdue them.
I waited for the blood to settle on the bodies of the fallen for a while.
Because there was such a huge commotion, people didn’t even co near this alley.
‘Honestly, I didn’t want to waste blood on these guys... ... .’
With Yoo Han-ul and Han Jae-young separated and unable to use magic, I needed people to use as at shields.
In addition, since I had to get more information from them, I had to check if Orbis had planted another ti bomb.
However... ... .
‘It’s surprising that Mr. Hyun-am didn’t plant anything on their bodies.’
After examining them while settling the blood, surprisingly, there were no gold items on their bodies.
It was strange to think that Orbis had planted ti bombs in the bodies of humans who knew about him.
‘There’s no way he would suddenly do sothing humane... ... There must be a reason, but why?’
I tapped my lips with the fan I had taken from Jas Chen and thought.
In fact, that wasn’t the only thing that made feel uneasy.
‘In order to avoid tracking the system, shouldn’t I live as an ordinary person like Theo Yovanovitch?’
It was contradictory in many ways.
According to what his disciples, including Jeong So-hwa, said, Mr. Hyunam was a swordsman.
When this Soju was attacked by monsters, he appeared swinging his sword and cut down dozens of monsters in one blow... ... .
“Then the system couldn’t not know. No matter how stupid the opponent was, it wouldn’t be like that... ... .”
As I said that, I glanced up at the system.
- The system is thinking about the matter.
-The current system is tracking all users on Earth.
-There are no missing users (0)
However, even though I made a provocation, the system doesn't seem to have any clues.
"What are you going to do if you're so sure? My dear enemy actually fooled you."
-The system is silent.
Of course, cursing this stupid swarm intelligence won't change anything.
In any case, it was clear that Orbis had accumulated considerable knowledge in the study of souls.
To be honest, this is amazing for a fellow magician.
Originally, Orbis was a great magician comparable to , but honestly, after ascending to the throne of the emperor, I thought I was far superior.
That's because I didn't have ti to physically study magic.
Compared to him, I had relatively more ti to study magic, and I participated in many battles where I could apply the magic I studied, so naturally I continued to develop.
Of course, I had shared all my research with Orbis, but considering what Orbis had done so far... ... .
‘It’s amazing that he maintained his identity as Orbis even after destroying both the spirit and flesh that make up a human.’
That obsession that tore apart his soul, created a new body, and even tore apart the dinsion was like a monster.
And that obsession wasn’t a personal desire, but rather an attempt to sohow save the world he once ruled... ...
It was really disgusting.
It would have been better if that woman had just been a petty villain.
“Keuk... ... Keuk... ... !”
anwhile, I was waiting for my bloodline to fully settle down.
Jeong So-hwa, who had just passed out, grabbed my neck, spit out a clump of blood, and regained consciousness.
Jeong So-hwa looked up at with eyes full of resentnt.
It seed that he was quite resentful that his tongue was pulled out.
It was ridiculous that he glared at as if he had encountered unjust violence.
How many outsiders had that human nad Jeong So-hwa sacrificed in the na of saving this city?
And it wasn’t just , it seed that the system, no, the collective intelligence of humans, thought the sa thing.
- The ‘Doing Good Will Bring Blessings¿’ quest is in progress.
- The majority of society mbers judge your actions to be appropriate.
- However, if so of the society mbers judge your actions to be excessive, the ability restrictions will not be lifted.
Well, I didn’t necessarily want ability restrictions.
Anyway, my current stats aren’t that lacking, and if I accumulate good deeds, I can hunt automatically, so even if they’re reduced a little, they’ll be filled in no ti.
That’s how much I didn’t like the ecology of this city right now.
‘That’s what I hate the most.’
People who pretend to be righteous and to care for others, but in reality, they sacrifice the weakest and protect themselves.
If you’re going to do sothing like that, shouldn’t you at least have so sha?
‘Besides, it’s definitely not just outsiders that you’re using.’
According to Somun-yeong, there’s a patient living next door who has a chronic illness that hasn’t co back for a long ti, so I think he must have been thrown as food for the zombies as well.
You can just tell people that you’ve fallen victim to a monster outside, and if you say that, the city administrators’ control will only get stronger.
‘I told you, it’s such an obvious trick.’
Honestly, the situation is so obvious that I don’t even want to ask.
I kicked Jeong So-hwa’s chin with my foot.
“There must be a place in this city to create zombies. Where is it?”
“... ... ”
Jeong So-hwa looked up at with a look of disbelief.
I pulled out my own tongue, and you’re asking for an answer? Is that absurd?
I tapped my lips toward Jeong So-hwa.
Jeong So-hwa seed not to understand what I ant for a while, but then she brought her trembling hand to my mouth as if she realized sothing.
[Ah... ... my tongue... ... !]
She seed surprised to realize that the tongue I pulled out had regenerated.
[How on earth did this... ... I can’t use magic here.]
“I don’t feel the need to tell you.”
If I inject the blood blood created by my magic power, this level of physical regeneration is nothing.
Right now, isn’t Jas Chen acting like he’s completely addicted to the developnt of the magic circuit?
Of course, using the regenerative power like this will eat away at the vitality of the body, shortening its lifespan, but that’s none of my business.
“So, answer . Where is it?”
Humiliation flashed through Jeong So-hwa’s eyes, but perhaps she thought she couldn’t resist anymore.
Jeong So-hwa opened her mouth obediently.
[The jiangshi... ... When we gathered the candidates, we took them to Hogusan.]
[Hey, Jeong So-hwa!]
[What if I tell you that!]
It seems that this was a considerable secret in this city.
When Jeong So-hwa opened her mouth, the guys who had been trying to stop her all shut their mouths when I looked at them again.
[Hapryeo’s grave was discovered in Hogusan. The general public was reluctant to approach it because it was creepy, so it was perfect for the experint.]
“Candidates... ... Only the Awakened can be turned into jiangshi?”
[... ... That’s right.]
Jeong So-hwa looked at as if she knew how, but it was actually an easy guess.
Everyone in the empty house was an Awakened.
They probably treated because they needed an Awakened person to make a jiangshi.
My guess is that if they were ordinary people, they wouldn’t have let them into the city in the first place because they were judged by their items. In this situation, it wouldn’t be easy to accept an unlimited number of people.
Of course, I still wonder why I was the only one with a different color than the other Awakened people.
[They said that ordinary people can make jiangshi, but it’s not very effective. So they fed ordinary people to the jiangshi, and made the Awakened people into jiangshi to use for the city’s defense.]
“Then was Master Hyeonam’s seclusion because he was making jiangshi?”
[Yes. There are many dungeon breaks around this city, so the defense is limited by the formation alone. We have to keep supplying jiangshi.]
Jeong Sohwa looked quite gloomy as she said that.
And the other disciples who heard the story were the sa.
[Sob... ... It was an inevitable choice.]
[That’s right, Sohwa, you didn’t do anything wrong. We are responsible for everything!]
[Mr. Hyunam also respected our choice. We made a noble choice... ... bang!]
I kicked the jaw of the person who was still talking nonsense.
“You’re so stupid, really.”
I understand why Mr. Hyunam chose this city.
“You were used so well.”
First of all, the central governnt has almost completely taken over, so it’s not easy for other powerful people to intervene in this city.
On top of that, since they’ve even surrounded the formation, the people in this city have no choice but to beco more closed off.
They even gave authority and secrets to a group called the administrators for the purpose of sacrificing soone to create zombies and defend the city, so their solidarity becos stronger, and their obedience to Mr. Hyunam naturally becos more intense.
This is Orbis-like skill.
I shook my head.
“Instead of talking to these guys, let’s just talk to the system. That’s enough, and guide to that place called Hogusan.”
[Wow... ... Are you planning on dragging us all away?]
“Of course.”
If anything, I’ll throw them at them with a at shield.
So, I led the group that was covered in blood after being beaten for a long ti towards Hogusan.
To be honest, it probably wasn’t a pretty sight.
People passing by on the way to Hogusan flinched at the sight of this clearly beaten group, but because of their high status as administrators, no one dared interfere.
[Soone... ... bang!]
Of course, those who asked for help or tried to run away on the road would activate the blood sac implanted in their bodies and experience deathly pain.
After repeating this two or three tis, no one resisted anymore.
That was when we finally left the street and the noise beca quiet.
Kukukung!
Since the city was mostly flat, the only mountain that stood out was clearly visible from a considerable distance.
However, that mountain was making an ominous sound.
I squinted my eyes.
[Oh, no!]
The one who shouted that was Jeong Sohwa.
Jeong So-hwa ran forward with a pale face and fell backwards like a beast on a leash.
Of course, I had controlled it with my blood.
[Teacher Hyun-am!]
I heard Jeong So-hwa crying. And besides Jeong So-hwa, all the other students looked shaken.
[Th-the mountain has collapsed... ...!]
[Oh my god. Teacher Hyun-am... ...!]
It was no wonder everyone was making such a fuss.
Because, even from this far away, you could tell... ... that the mountain was collapsing.
‘Let’s get a little closer.’
I quickly moved to the vicinity of Hogusan, leading the guys who were making a fuss as if the world had collapsed.
And... ... .
“Was it here?”
[T, that’s right!]
The entrance to the place where the cave might have been had completely collapsed.
[No, teacher! teacher!]
And Jeong So-hwa saw that and ran desperately, desperately trying to dig through the collapsed ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) cave entrance.
However, even though she dug so hard that her fingernails broke and her hands were damaged, the collapsed entrance did not return.
If you are reading this translation anywhere other than Novelight or SilkRoadTL, it has been stolen.
At this point, even the cave that had been dug inside must have completely collapsed.
I looked back at the other disciples who were standing there blankly.
“Is this where they made corpses?”
[That, that’s right... ... and inside here... ... .]
One of the disciples said in a trembling voice.
[Hyeonam Seonsaeng’s residence is... ... !]
“Oh.”
Did he die?
If that’s the case, my hard work would be reduced... ... But I soon gave up my expectations.
A woman who would die from sothing like that wouldn’t have suffered like this.
One of the disciples ground his teeth.
[Who on earth... ... This tomb is inaccessible because Master Hyeonam has laid out his formation! And inside, there are piles of zombies being experinted on, so how on earth did they... ... !]
“Hmm.”
Of course, these guys don’t know the answer, but I had a guess.
A warrior with a body beyond common sense who has been out of contact since just two days ago.
Yoo Han-ul.
I glanced up at the system.
Based on the circumstances, I wondered if this guy had done sothing in there that caused the dwelling to collapse.
- The system was silent.
He should have given so information, but he was keeping his mouth shut, so it must have been Yoo Han-ul’s breath that touched him.
Even though I was a mber of the sa party, the system was still very clear about who the main character of this quest was.
‘Well, do it yourself.’
If he needed help, he would have used the call function a long ti ago.
If he didn’t, that ans he could solve it on his own.
I decided to ignore it.
Well, if Yoo Han-ul would take care of the skeletons inside, I would be grateful.
Even if he had obtained the at shields, it would be difficult to deal with hundreds, or maybe even more, of skeletons if he couldn’t use magic.
I asked Jeong So-hwa, who was digging the ground with his bare hands.
“There must be a secret passage in this place called the dwelling? Where does it lead?”
[What, what?]
“Don’t act naive. You don’t think the dark author inside was trapped in this cave and crushed to death, do you?”
The author was a little smarter than my daughter.
“If it was Master Hyeon-am, he would have definitely made a path leading to another place in this cave. He’s not soone who gets stuck sowhere without a way out.’
Orbis doesn’t know how to give up. He’s a person who always prepares another way.
And I could have bet 500 won that he had deliberately lured Yuhanul into this cave and locked him up in case he ca.
Jeong Sohwa shook her head with a pale face.
[There’s nothing like that in this cave. I always clean up the teacher’s quarters, but I’ve never seen a secret passage like that.]
“Hmm, maybe he didn’t tell on purpose. After all, I’m not the type of person to tell my secrets to you rascals.”
Jeong Sohwa made a shocked expression, but I didn’t care.
After all, it wouldn’t be appropriate to ask them about the existence of an escape route.
Orbis would have escaped anyway... ... In that case, I should read how that person would deal with Yuhanul after luring him here and locking him up.
Is it a simple escape?
No, this city is a fortress that Mr. Hyunam had built for a long ti. It would be a sha to just abandon it and run away.
But I can’t fight Yuhanul directly. Honestly, fighting and defeating such a human weapon is suicidal, so I need to use another thod... ... .
“... ... Ah.”
At that point, I suddenly felt a headache.
“I should have thought about it sooner!”
But regretting it later was useless.
I had no choice but to move quickly, even now.
“System, activate the function to contact party mbers.”
- The system activates the ssage function that allows you to send ssages to party mbers in the sa party.
It’s one of the functions I received while participating in this damned quest.
A translucent monitor and the keyboard I requested appeared in the air.
I quickly moved my fingers to send a ssage.
[Han Jae-young, where are you now?]
I was worried that the reply might be late, but fortunately, the reply ca right away.
[I just flew out of formation.]
It must have taken quite a while to get out of formation, so it seems like I just left the city.
But it just happened.
[What's wrong?]
[Tell what you see now. Is everything okay?]
[Huh? It's really desolate, like we were attacked by monsters, but nothing special happened... ... Wait.]
The ssages seed to be silent for a mont, and then Han Jae-young's replies ca back one after another.
[Mr. Daon, are you a shaman?]
[I got a dungeon break notification. And more than five of them.]
[This is sothing serious, right?]
As expected.
"Oh, this crazy person."
I gritted my teeth.
It's not my place to say this, but this woman is truly a great villain!
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