Episode 298
“Ugh… … .”
“Where am I… … .”
“Okay, my body… … .”
Climbers caught up in the wave of spiritual power groaned and stood up from their seats.
No matter how strong Jinhyeok is, it would be even more strange for them to die from an attack that simply vomited out energy and swept away the opponent.
One by one, those who had fallen, led by a priest who could wield divine power, rose to their feet.
And only then were they able to stand up and look around.
“… … West?”
“Hah, what is this all of a sudden…”… .”
Western frontier.
A small town built on a wasteland where cowboys and sheriffs appear at any moment.
They were dumbfounded that they were standing there.
This would be even more absurd if you consider that the place they were just a moment ago was Lightning Canyon, not the Western Frontier.
“He just said it was territory.”
“… … “How can he do something we couldn’t even get our hands on?”
“The important thing now is that we are now trapped in his territory.”
However, they are also climbers who have surpassed the 300th floor.
It was a being that had no vague knowledge of the territory and was trying hard to gain control of it.
Naturally, before being swallowed up by the territory.
The ‘territory, puppet madness’ mentioned by Puppet is clearly engraved in their minds.
One by one, the climbers figured out the current situation and began to gather in one place.
“first… … “Let’s first check what area it is.”
“Okay, let’s first find out if it’s a combat type or a space type.”
“I can’t see where he’s gone, so it’s the perfect time to write this down.”
Territory refers to the inner self of a person.
A space that brings out the inner self and traps the enemy.
That’s the area.
Naturally, there were so many such areas that it was impossible to specify them.
However, it only differentiates a little whether it is a combat series, an auxiliary series, or even a space series.
Of course, it was meaningless.
Domain is an ability that can be said to be everything to a climber.
Whether it’s combat, assistance, or space –
Even if it was a territory I had never seen before, the one who entered it was the weak, and the one who allowed it in was the strong.
Ding~
Dozens of climbers knew this, so they cautiously opened the door of a shabby bar located in a western frontier town.
Their appearance, filled with fear and wariness as if there was something inside, clearly showed their current situation.
It was ridiculous for dozens of mid-level climbers above the 300th floor to be so nervous about entering a shabby bar.
-Jumo~ Here, have a drink!
-Where is Joo-mo, you idiot! Bartender, give me two more beers!
-So you said that? Kyahahaha! They seem like crazy people.
The inside of the shabby bar was quite spacious.
And the climbers looked at the scene with dumbfounded faces as they saw the men filling the bar and creating a noisy scene.
“… … “What is this?”
“her?”
“Space series? No, it wasn’t an area, but was it possible to be teleported as a group? No, that would be impossible even for the dragon race… … ?”
They clearly entered the territory.
Themselves and the puppets.
In an area where only two groups should exist, the bar is filled with men they’ve never seen before, making a fuss, so it’s natural for them to be embarrassed.
It was right then.
“Hey guys! “I think this is my first time in the West. Why don’t we sit together?”
“Yes, yes, there are plenty of drinks and snacks~”
“Oh, bring me a drink~”
The climbers exchanged looks with puzzled faces when they heard the furry men calling out to them in a friendly manner.
“… … “Is this a real person?”
“It could have been poisoned.”
“I can check for poison.”
“We have to gather information anyway, so why not go and check to see if it’s poisoned and get some information?”
“Hmm, that’s right.”
A favor sent to them by the people filling the bar.
The moment when a conversation took place that rather than rejecting it, it would be better to blend in with it and dig up information about the current situation.
“Here, give me a drink.”
The climbers sat down next to the hairy man and placed a table next to him.
Naturally, ordering beer was a bonus. * * *
“Ugh… … .”
“Ugh, how much time has passed?”
“Tsk, there’s no such thing as information.”
Climbers wandered around the western frontier village with drunken faces, looking at the darkening night sky.
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It wasn’t enough to go to the second round with the hairy guys they met at the bar they first went to, so they went to inns and fruit shops around the village to get information.
But all they found out was that this was an ordinary village built in a place called the Western Frontier.
I couldn’t tell how many hours had passed, and the only thing that could tell the time was the darkened sky and the rising moon.
“… … “What can I do? I can’t even see my nose.”
“If this much time had passed, the battle outside would have been almost over… … .”
“Damn it, the giants won’t leave us alone.”
Giant Zag.
Although he didn’t show any particular force, the climbers weren’t stupid enough to not know that he was monstrously strong.
While they were struggling in the area, Zag outside would kill all the other enemies, and then they would be next.
One of the climbers, shivering at the thought, realized something was strange.
“… … line?”
A thread that was hung invisibly throughout the village.
It continued in the night sky and the rising moon.
It was unbelievable, but that was the truth I could see before my eyes.
Right at that moment.
Coo coo coo coo-
“… … Prepare for enemy attacks!”
“It’s an attack!”
The sudden vibration drove them out of their intoxication at once and prepared for the attack.
They could be seen as their intoxicated appearance disappeared and they instantly returned to the appearance of refined climbers.
“… … “The sky-”
“afternoon? night? sun? “Where is the moon?”
The night sky turns into day.
The moon turns into the sun.
Like the night sky on the stage in a play, which does not change like a video, it moves sideways like the moon and disappears, and its place is taken by the daytime sky and the hot sun.
“ah… … iced coffee… … .”
“okay… … That was it. It’s not just how many hours have passed… … “It was just that day and night changed randomly while we were in the building!”
Something was strange.
It is clear that quite a bit of time passed while gathering information at the bar, but regardless of the fact that he first appeared during the day, time passed too quickly.
When they realized why.
Plilly~
“… … “Flute sound?”
“It’s a bastard! “It must be him!”
“There’s a guy around! Search everywhere!”
The familiar sound of a flute rang in their ears.
puppet.
The sound of his flute was clear, so they immediately spread the spirit around them.
Wizards use detection magic, and beings with excellent energy sense use energy sense.
After exploring the surroundings for a while, they realized something was strange.
“uh… … .”
“Why is everything stopped?”
The bar where the hairy men who had been laughing and chatting with them just moments ago was quiet.
Also, they stood still, like dolls whose clockwork had stopped.
The fruit shop, the second bar I went to, and the children playing on the streets.
Everyone stood still as if the world had stopped.
A strange sight.
When goosebumps appear all over your body and you feel chills.
“Did you enjoy the stage? “I’m glad to see that you’re having a good time.”
They noticed a purple-haired man humming as he sat on the railing of the clock tower, the tallest building in town.
He had a flute in his hand, and the figure, half dressed like a clown and half like a suit, was a strange sight that was both comical and classy.
“… … “Kill me!”
“All you have to do is kill that guy!”
The being they were looking for is right in front of them.
The fear of seeing a western frontier town where the world seemed to have stopped has long since been washed away.
When the thought of just killing the puppet in front of them fills their minds.
Coo coo coo coo-
There was a vibration once again.
The entire earth shook and the western frontier town collapsed.
The shabby bar collapsed.
The fruit shop collapsed.
The land where the children played collapsed.
The night sky, the day sky, the moon, and the sun collapsed.
And what was revealed was-
“… … stage?”
It was a huge stage.
A stage for a ‘play’ called a western frontier town.
And at the end of the play, the hosts of the play for the invited guests who entered their area began to stand up.
Clatter-clatter-clatter-clatter-clatter-
A terrible sound, like bugs crawling in your ears, echoes from the stage.
When the sound coming from the collapsed set gave me goosebumps again.
The puppet sitting on the railing of the only intact clock tower looked down at them with an emotionless expression and put its mouth to the flute.
“Puppet madness. “Please watch the crazy dance moves of the crazy dolls.”
“… … !”
Plili- Plili- Plili-
The sound of the flute fills the dark yet huge stage.
At the same time as I got goosebumps, the people, no, dolls, who were trapped in the collapsed set, appeared.
“Ah~ Bring me a drink~”
“Jumo~ Here’s a glass of beer~”
“Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah!”
Those who were repeating what they had heard with emotionless faces stopped speaking, became strange, and eventually spewed out one word.
“die! die! die!”
“Kill! Kill it! “Kill me!”
“… … eww… … OMG… … Aaaah!!!!”
A hairy man, a woman at a fruit store, children running around.
He tells himself to die with an emotionless face.
He tells me to kill him with an emotionless face.
scary.
afraid.
When the climbers’ minds turn completely white in this situation that makes their spine tingle.
“Kill me.”
The moment when the puppet, which gave a command in a monotonous voice, placed its mouth on the flute again.
Illiri-
To the tune of the flute, hundreds of dolls that filled the village began to move frantically and attack dozens of climbers.
The sight of them running towards each other with various weapons in their hands was like a scene from a horror movie.
Watching the crazy dance moves of the dolls rushing towards them, the climbers could not help but panic even though they clearly had the upper hand.
Scattered all over a board that can’t even be gathered together?
The outcome was decided.
Sigh! Quack! Kwasik! Phew!
“Kwaaaak!”
“Aaaah!”
“buy… … help me!”
“go away! “Go away!”
The sound of slaughter coming from a dark stage fills the quiet stage.
Tuk-
“Thank you for watching.”
The puppet lightly jumped from the clock tower and landed on the stage, bowing gracefully to the unseen guests.
Grumble-
curtain call.
The moment the play ends and the red curtain hides the stage.
Rumbling-
On stage, red blood soaks the edge of the red curtain.
-Quaaaagh!
The screams coming from beyond the curtain echo through the surround towards the audience.
“I hope you enjoy it again next time.”
After the puppet’s laughter, their screams were never heard again.
Territory, puppet madness.
no. It was the moment when the curtain came down on the play and the puppet madness.
