Ch 140

Episode 140

difference in power

“Uh, huh?”

Someone let out a muffled noise.

It was also a voice representing the feelings of the 2,000 people who gathered to kill a newbie who had just come up on the 30th floor.

[Night of Shadows]

Black waves rolled over and obscured the sun.

“Stop, stop!”

The man who was watching the situation right in front of his eyes.

Jin Soo-hyeok, the head of the 3rd Hippocratic clan, clenched his teeth.

“How do you… … .”

I never thought of approaching anyone.

Kim Jae-joo, the target they had to kill, was obscured by a shadow that rose like a fountain, and could not even be seen.

“Do anything, kids! Throw all the oil bottles you have!”

The assassins squeezed the knights in the row.

He grabbed the thin glass bottle hanging from his waist and threw it with all his might.

Dozens of bottles that flew in a parabola were swallowed by the shadows without even making a faint cry.

clink.

After a while, the oil bottles spit out as if tasteless were broken and wet the floor.

“Kill, kill!”

Jin Soo-hyuk’s neck shook.

It was hard to breathe. The shadow that covered everything seemed to block even the air.

It was not enough to feel threatened.

“Dude, what… … .”

The small clan leaders’ eyes trembled like crazy.

He barely gave strength to his neck and raised his voice crawling down endlessly.

“I think I can’t kill you now or not! Run, you bastards!”

The knights in the front row raised their shields.

As if it were his lifeline, he grabbed hold of it and ran forward.

The shards of shattered glass in front of him stimulated nerves throughout his body.

Because it seemed that their fate would soon be no different from that one.

ji-ing.

The shields resonated and started to glow blue.

“… … ah.”

Among the knights running in the second row, the one behind thought.

They say that the moths running into the hot fire are better than you.

Because they were like demons being dragged to hell.

“Suck!”

That dream soon became a reality.

The front row that had hit the shield in the waves of strong shadows, the shield was bounced off by the strong repulsive force.

My hands were numb at the pain of being pinched and ripped off.

before the pain could be alleviated.

“Aww!”

Everyone in the front row fell to the floor, crushed by the shadows that came out, and literally began to collapse.

“Live, live… … .”

The knights who were gradually flattening their voices became flatter, and it was difficult to even recognize their shape.

“Ahhh… … .”

No one in the back row could help them.

I was afraid that the shadow might move, so I took a step back.

“… … Hey, this is crazy.”

bang.

Throwing the heavy shield on the floor, he turned and ran away.

As if the fear had been contagious, the surviving Knights hurriedly retreated just because they were behind them.

But the choice to run away was too late.

One by one, the fleeing knights stopped their footsteps.

“Uh, where… … .”

It wasn’t because of the clan members who were staring at them because they couldn’t do their part.

It was a very simple reason.

The room was already pitch-black darkness, not even an inch ahead.

He wanted to run away, but there was no way to escape.

“Prepare for fire magic!”

“Lantern! Where’s the lantern!”

Shouts of confusion erupted from everywhere.

Even the Fountain of Shadows, which had been creeping ominously, was now silent, filled with their own cries.

Jinsu-hyeok grabbed Knight’s backpack and quickly took out his lantern.

“No no… … I cannot die here.”

Jin Soo-hyuk’s voice trembled as if sobbing.

The rumors were not exaggerated.

No, on the contrary, it was thought to have been reduced.

Pa-ah!

Fire magic or lanterns were lit everywhere.

“What is this… … .”

The floor, the ceiling, and the walls that have no end in sight.

Everything was black.

“Uh, how are you, clan leader?”

Jinsoo didn’t say anything.

I didn’t order a retreat, or even told them to fight.

nothing could be done

I realized that that wasn’t possible.

“I, I don’t want to die!”

“Wrong. Please forgive me… … .”

Shouts mixed with weeping and voices filled with belated regrets erupted from everywhere.

No one thought of approaching the wall.

Because I saw clearly with my own two eyes what the knights who ran a while ago had turned out to be.

‘Live, you have to live.’

Jin Soo-hyeok looked around with red, bloodshot eyes, and remembered the night he asked him stupidly.

‘If I throw it, will there be a gap?’

It may be. maybe live

If you sacrifice one person and join forces with the other Awoken, you will be able to break the wall.

Obviously it should be.

He quickly turned his head to the right.

“you you!”

Before he could turn his head, he opened his mouth and raised his voice to squeal.

“… … you?”

there was no

didn’t run away

Obviously, everyone was trembling in fear, unable to move even a single step.

Jinsu-hyuk swallowed his saliva without realizing it, and slowly turned his poodle head to the left to check the surroundings again.

In the densely packed crowd, a hole was forming little by little.

“… … What.”

The words didn’t come out right.

He was nowhere to be seen, as if he was being dragged by something.

Jin Soo-hyuk was not the only one who noticed that fact.

Desperate voices echoed everywhere.

“Where did you go!”

“I, please. Oh God… … .”

The flames dimly illuminating the darkness and the lights of the lantern flickered anxiously, illuminating the surroundings.

Those who disappeared did not appear.

“Live, live… … .”

Su-su.

Jinsu-hyuk was startled and turned his head back.

“… … Did you touch it?”

Obviously, behind him was Gu Man-jin, a senior head.

He hurriedly stretched out his hand holding the lantern, and only then did he realize what had happened to the people who had disappeared.

Ta-Ang.

Jin Soo-hyuk lost his strength and dropped the lantern without realizing it.

From the floor at the end of the wall illuminated by a dim lantern.

I could see the hand being swallowed little by little.

The hand wriggling as if begging for life was definitely there.

“I have to live… … .”

Jin Soo-hyuk couldn’t control his trembling voice and eventually burst into tears.

“Sal, please save me.”

There was no response.

Jin Ki-sun felt the sensation of his body floating after a long time.

No, not really.

This is because the strange black masses created by Jaejoo Kim pushed him away.

‘Is it a barrier?’

The black mass suddenly formed a round film like a dome-shaped building.

Giseon Jin, who flew away and landed three blocks away from the new building, burst out laughing.

‘Shakneil?’

For a moment, I thought it was Shakneil, but I shook my head.

Because I hadn’t even heard of Shakneil having such a feature.

The items on the 30th floor were the one who saw even a tiny bunch of grass.

‘What is he really doing?’

On the contrary, it was more confusing.

The truth is that there are things you don’t know.

In the 30th floor, it couldn’t have happened, and it’s impossible.

sa-ah.

Focusing the Auror on his fist.

bang!

He swept away the shimmering shadow in front of him.

‘He’s fine.’

The shadow didn’t even blink.

“… … ha.”

A sigh came out.

It was because the curiosity that led me intensely made me contemplate whether to turn on the broadcast.

‘Even so, I’m not dealing with those damned kids. no. Let’s turn it off.’

I decided that it would be better to ask Jaejoo Kim directly, and Kiseon Jin sent a message.

A request for support from the Hanshin side.

All of the clan members who are capable of fighting must run.

“I hope I won’t die.”

At first glance, it seemed that there were several hundred people.

I was about to go out and help, but I was unexpectedly kicked out.

It’s as if they don’t need any help.

If Jaejoo Kim casually subdues those people, I thought it would be a real loss of face.

‘this… … This will really work.’

Ki-sun Jin sighed in a strange sense of crisis.

“ha ha ha!”

A woman rolled over the floor and burst into laughter.

“Do people laugh when they die?”

Whether or not the man next to him made an expression of boredom.

“No, it’s really great. is not it?”

The woman got up and pulled her long hair back roughly.

“That’s great, asshole.”

“If it were you, would you be able to deal with it all alone over there?”

The man’s mouth was shut.

“Now that I grow up, there is nothing to say?”

“okay. do what you like Ugh.”

The woman grinned as if she was satisfied and jumped up.

“Where are you going?”

“It’s been a while since I reached the 50th floor.”

“What? why.”

“Why? Just looking at that, the Hippocrites incited it.”

The man was startled and jumped up from his seat.

“I will go.”

The woman smiled and disappeared like smoke.

50th floor.

Hippocratic Clan Headquarters.

“Big, uh, huh.”

Park Si-woo fixed the tie of the awkward suit and coughed in vain.

The thin ice-covered door perfectly expressed the feelings of a person who had to look out for him, so he felt nervous.

“Clan Chief. This is Si-Woo Park.”

No answer means come in.

Otherwise, the door would have been frozen even more.

He carefully grabbed the cold doorknob.

hey-enemy.

He forced the door open and pushed his head out first.

“Come in without noticing.”

Clan Chief was deeply buried in the chair, watching the scenery outside through the glass.

“Yes, yes!”

“This quarter’s report, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Leave it there.”

Park Si-woo breathed a sigh of relief at the little words, and carefully placed the report on the table.

If he had been digging through the contents of the report, Si-Woo Park would have been so stressed that he could not sleep well today.

Because the report was full of bad things.

‘You seem to have recovered your energy though.’

Previously, it was all about giving simple instructions through messages without opening the door at all, but now it has improved to the point where you can receive the report directly.

“Park Si-woo.”

Park Si-woo was startled by the cold voice of the clan leader and straightened his bent waist.

“yes!”

“How is Kang So-ah?”

“Uh, that’s… … .”

“It’s okay, so just tell me.”

“… … It’s just stuck.”

“Are you not going out at all?”

“Well, it does go out sometimes… … .”

Park Si-woo opened his mouth involuntarily, and doubt came in.

‘Why are you asking so tenaciously?’

That’s weird.

He was asking too much detail about things that a normal person wouldn’t even care about.

“But?”

“ah! Well, even if I went to stop the surprise attack, it didn’t work. It always disappears when you arrive… … .”

“… … Yes. I’m worried. Were there any injuries?”

Turning the chair round and round, the clan leader met his gaze with Park Si-woo.

His sharp eyes were like a wild beast hunting for its prey.

“Yes Yes. Because he is so strong.”

The clan chief raised an eyebrow.

“okay?”

Park Si-woo’s eyes widened.

“Why?”

The clan chief asked, pulling his body forward with his eyes twinkling, but Park Si-woo raised his finger blankly.

“I, there… … .”

“yes?”

Park Si-woo’s fingertips were pointing precisely at the window.

“Even if it’s a surprise attack… … .”

The clan leader, who turned the chair outside with a grim expression on his face, immediately hardened his expression.

“… … this.”

Something was flying through the sky.

With each blink of an eye, the distance narrowed in an instant, and before I knew it, it was right in front of my nose.

Kwa-ang!

Shaking the barrier itself, he smashed all the glass windows containing various top-notch magic engineering materials.

Broken glass shards rained down into the room.

The clan leader hurriedly jumped over the desk and stuck to Park Si-woo’s side.

“hi. I’m here!”

The clan chief bit his lip and slowly opened his mouth.

“… … What are you doing here?”

“you? Our Jaejoon has grown a lot. Are you just calling me?”

The clan chief did not dare to resist despite his teasing attitude, and forced a smile.

“… … did you come Master.”

“okay!”

Park Si-woo opened his mouth wide at this chaotic situation and shocking facts.

The person the clan leader called ‘master’ was obviously familiar with himself.

“… … Ice missionary?”