Episode 146
Episode 146: Trap
Colorful light blooms in a completely sealed basement.
Intentionally, a complete magic circle is not constructed. For maximum effect at minimum cost.
‘The target is that box.’
It is a box that can never be opened in any way other than a designated event.
This cannot be opened using the magic, spells, and spells that exist under the game’s system.
Give up automatically calculated spells and magic, and calculate and move everything manually.
“Well, it’s always been like this.”
It feels like dozens of masks covering the basement walls are staring at me.
There are already various types of masks.
Those masks were now bathed in all kinds of colors of light and shadow, creating a truly bizarre scene.
Giiiiiiing… … .
A magical line that creates a geometric trajectory according to my will.
Rune words that are recombined in a way that would make other wizards call them frauds if they saw them.
It was a slightly more difficult task before, but the [recognition] that is now in my eyes is making a huge correction to this complex and endless task.
‘but. ‘I can’t use this in real life.’
A surge of dizziness.
[Recognition] is not a simple magic.
The information contained in just one box seems like it would burn my eyes and brain. If you were an ordinary person, your brain would have already melted.
‘It was activated because it was a place where the best safety measures were taken. It would be too defenseless to use this in other places.’
Let’s stop wasting time now. It’s okay to think about it after work is done.
I moved what I could handle.
[The unique function of the L-class accessory ‘Carcosa’s Mask’, ‘Madman’s Dexterity’, is activated.
// Madman’s Dexterity: You can unlock the artifact’s hidden abilities or attempt modifications to give it other abilities.]
Wow!!
Bright yellow tentacles extending in all directions.
Kick, kick, kick… … .
Is the sound of laughter coming from somewhere, an auditory hallucination?
Clutter, rattle, rattle, rattle… … .
Dozens of masks placed on each wall wriggle, stir, and shake in their own way.
Plop, plop.
An unpleasant noise made by tentacles scratching the box.
I raise my magic power.
Dig into the softest part of the box.
Phew.
Okay, let’s go in.
The will contained in the box is transmitted through golden tentacles.
– Blood, more blood. More chaos.
A box with a funny design speaks of one’s eerie wish.
– More death, more destruction, more despair.
No matter what the box said, I continued to pour my will into it.
What you want cannot come true. No more chaos. Spit out what you are holding in. That’s my mask.
Gugugugugugu!!
The entire dark basement is shaking.
A box that could not be opened was opened.
Twisting the game’s setting and ignoring the laws of this world. I opened this box.
“Okay… … .”
I’m tired. If I hold on any longer, I feel like my brain will really explode.
I canceled the [recognition] given to my eyes.
Fishy blood flows down my cheek. Are you bleeding from your eyes? There is no time to wipe it off.
I see something amazing in my bright red vision.
Patchouli, pajijik! Pazzu that is!
unrealistic noise.
Clearly, the box was an object that could be touched with hands. But now the box is no longer an object.
Squeeze! Squeeze! Kigigigigging!!
What I just did was not simply the act of opening a box.
It forcibly shook the reason why the box had to exist in this world, in [Cthulhu World], in this form.
The box, which has lost its meaning of existence, has now lost its identity as a material.
Therefore, the box now blinked violently and became a sharp spark emitting flashing light.
Patchoux! Pajik! Squeeze!
‘This… … .’
Is it a graphics error?
It looks like a glitch (a phenomenon in which graphics are broken due to an error in the physics engine).
I spoke in a plausible direction.
“how is it? “I somehow ignored the forced event and opened it.”
Right now, there is nothing in the air.
“Now, say what you want to say.”
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No, after waiting for a moment, a message window appeared out of thin air.
What the message window said… … .
[Achievement achieved! /Null was /Nulled.
「Unexpected command」
「Unknown command」
「?It cannot refer to the line design.」
system?
Recover?
N% until recovery]
“Looking at it, it doesn’t look very good, does it?”
The corners of my mouth rise slightly. From the looks of it, it looks like he took a hit.
This was probably the second trap prepared by the message window.
The first trap is the Masquerade itself.
And the second trap is.
‘You probably expected me to do a blood ritual or something to open this box, right?’
There’s no way you would do something like that, right? Same words have no meaning.
If I had truly succumbed to madness, I might have done such a thing against my will or common sense.
[Recovering]
[「Event path has been reset.」
Initializes abnormal objects.]
The box is like a violent tangle of vivid green and purple for just a moment? I can’t possibly put it into words.
Anyway, it emitted such light and then disappeared.
And what was left in its place was… … .
“Ugh, what is that?”
that… … It was a very strange item.
At first, it looked like a pure white mask emitting a blue eye light of its own for a moment, but at other moments it was the shape of a hyper cube projected into a three-dimensional space, at other moments it was some kind of violently fluctuating wave, and at other moments it was visible to the naked eye. It was a particle of an unobservable size, at other times it was an excessively bright light, at other times it was a crown of death created by gathering some terrible death… … .
[System: The exclusive attribute ‘Abyss Madness’ is activated. Nullifies the effect of ■■■.]
It’s a joke!!
“Ugh,”
I did something, damn it.
It is a mask so powerful that if you look at it for too long, your mind will be broken. It is a crazier item than the L-rated [Carcosa’s Mask].
That mask pulses with the raw power of the most capricious of the abyssal beings.
If the person who created this mask had intended it, it may have become an incarnation of an artifact like the [Book of Greed and Destruction].
“So how long are you going to be squirming? “Skip over and show me the image and information.”
I said this because I didn’t have the strength to stand any longer, but the thing that had been shaking in a surreal way slowly began to stabilize as if responding to my words.
‘It looks like it really skipped it somehow.’
Soon the mask took shape.
It is a plain mask with a drawing of a mouth with a tangled, groaning expression. A sloppy mask with the wood grain intact.
It has a crude, primitive, and bizarre appearance.
The mask is floating in the air like that.
[Mask of the Faceless One (L-class accessory): Sparkling darkness. A void filled with endless emptiness. Those who wear this mask receive the blessings of the faceless.
Wear your mask: Blessings!
Research is needed to determine more detailed information.]
“Hey, if I write it down like this, who won’t know it’s a trap?”
Perhaps this is the third pitfall.
300 cult members came together to obtain this, but the person wearing this mask was promoted to a high-level monster named [Faceless Acolyte].
If I hadn’t intervened and stolen it, the next event that would have occurred would have been a fight with the [Faceless Acolyte].
And this is a blessing granted by the existence of the abyss. Even I cannot be an exception. If I wear this mask, I too will become a monster. In short, it is a mask that I cannot and should not wear.
‘It doesn’t matter, I didn’t go through that trouble just to use it on my face.’
[Mask of the Faceless One].
[The Faceless One] is the incarnation of Nyarlathotep, a being of the abyss.
in other words.
It is the most certain clue to understanding Nyarlathotep’s power.
‘And that message window is probably related to Nyarlathotep.’
In the end, this mask is the first clue to track down the guy who is having fun trapping me.
It may be difficult right now, but I will track you until the end.
“Now if I seal this again… … .”
It’s over.
But at that moment.
It’s a joke!
A spark that emits light so intense that it burns the optic nerves.
“Tsk, what is it?”
The eye was already bleeding. I hastily concentrated my magic power to protect my eyes.
[Research has been completed!]
The study of the mask was completed without permission.
With sparks, the information in the message window was destroyed, and new information on the mask was output at an incredible speed.
[Wear a mask: Blissful happiness and pleasure will be with you.
Wear a mask: you will become stronger and wiser.
Put on your mask: I will give you the strength to escape this world.
Wear a mask: your wish will come true.
Wear a Mask: Actually, you were planning on doing that from the beginning, right?
Wear a mask: Wear a mask.
Wear a mask: You don’t really need a face.]
Wear a mask. The heart beats faster.
It is not that madness has manifested itself. But I want to wear a mask.
I know this is a trap. But I want to wear a mask.
You must not wear a mask. But you have to wear a mask.
calm down. After all, my mask has a mask, right? I see masks everywhere. You mean the mask?
[Wear a mask.
Wear a mask.
Wear a mask.
Wear a mask.
Wear a mask.
Wear a mask.
Wear a mask.
Wear a mask.
Wear a mask.
Please wear a mask.]
There is no need to think about anything else.
‘I want to wear a mask.’
The sound of my heart beating so loudly that I feel like I’m going deaf.
[You eventually overcame all difficulties and adversities to reach this point. Moreover, a chest that can only be opened through a blood ritual was opened in a completely different way. You have proven your specialness once again.]
I slowly reach for the mask.
I see my hands shaking.
[is it so. This is compensation. Wear this mask. With this, you don’t have to suffer any more.]
“Ah really… … .”
Is this really my voice? It feels strange.
[What are you thinking? Wear a mask. No need to think more. There is no need to suffer any more. True freedom is waiting for you.]
The moment the mask touches your hand.
A terrible laugh is heard from somewhere.
『Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!”
The effect prepared in advance is activated along with the sound of laughter.
rattle-
[The unique function of the S-class magic tool ‘Silver Bell of the Underworld’, ‘Dominance of Pure Silver’, is activated.
// Pure Silver’s Dominance: Automatically casts the ‘Voice of Power’ spell on the designated target and increases the ‘Mental System’ spell effect by 100%.]
[The unique function of the Class A magic tool ‘Keystone’, ‘Spiritual Keystone’, is activated.
// Mental Spike: When used, there is a random chance to restore the state of a confused target. However, if the judgment fails, the confusion worsens.]
Artifacts set up to act directly on my mind.
My mind becomes clear in an instant.
‘I can move.’
okay. There was no confusion.
The magic of the mask simply stimulated the obsession with masks that had become entrenched in my head. This level can be ignored.
Dozens of masks arranged along the walls of the basement come into view.
Plus, the mask I already have on my face.
Yes, I already have more than enough masks.
“therefore!”
I raise my magical power and create a powerful binding force.
“It’s okay if I don’t have to use something like this again!”
Giiiiiiing!!
A pentagram of bright red light blooming on the floor.
And runes with clear meanings popping up everywhere.
Sealed, bound, suppressed, oppressed, restrained, weakened, silenced.
Crackle!
Multiple barriers made up of dozens of layers surround the [Mask of the Faceless One].
but.
Pachijijijik!
A tremendous amount of sparks erupt from the [Mask of the Faceless One] along with tremendous repulsive force.
[You tried to seal the ‘Mask of the Faceless One’ with an unexpected action, but it was not an easy task. Your level is insufficient to seal the artifact that was directly consecrated by the being of the abyss.]
The content of the message window displayed as if mocking me. The magic circle suddenly collapsed with a crashing sound, and the rune words lost their meaning and drifted away.
I couldn’t control my anger and screamed.
“Help me quickly! “This bastard is talking bullshit!”
Good!
The sound of a door opening. The barrier where [The Book of Greed and Destruction] is trapped opens up.
A large door opening like the maw of a hungry monster.
『Khehehehe, kehahahaha!!』
A terrible laugh.
The pitch-black fog and the illusion of bones spewing out from the barrier neutralize the power emitted by the [Mask of the Faceless One].
Giiiiiiing!!
At the same time, I change the meaning of the collapsing magic circle and rune words.
Transition, Strengthen, Fly, Move, Accelerate, Rush, Throw.
An incredible density of formulas and calculations packed into one comma second. I felt like my brain was going to explode, but it all worked out.
[Stop, wait… … .]
Something tried to appear in the message window, but I ignored it and screamed.
“Shut up and stay there!”
The [Mask of the Faceless One] flies helplessly.
『Kkekeke, wahahahaha!!』
Crackle, clatter, clatter!
Bones and black fog extending from the barrier engulf the [Mask of the Faceless One].
Did you hear the gulp sound effect? Didn’t you hear it? I do not know.
It is certain that Cheongho’s voice was heard from inside the barrier. therefore… … .
“Kkeukkeukkuk, your cellmate came in.”
Yes, this is what it said.
[The Book of Greed and Destruction] spoke to me using Cheongho’s voice.
“I kept my promise. Keep your promise too. Shinhwa Kim.”
Quaaaaaaaaa!
The barrier door closes with a tremendous noise.
Now everything is quiet.
“ha.”
You used too much force. Eventually, my legs gave out and I collapsed on the basement floor.
“Ugh. “Really.”
If I had come down right away yesterday, I would have been in big trouble.
If I hadn’t prepared for this and that in one day, I would have been hit with my eyes open.
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