Chapter 153
Episode 153: Shadow of Insu Village (2)
A huge amount of magical power rushes into my eyes.
Countless amounts of information press on the brain, and heat that seems to melt the flesh is concentrated in the eyeballs.
Vision turning red.
The blood vessels in my eyes burst, turning into bloody tears and flowing down.
‘If I keep using this, my eyesight will worsen.’
It’s a useless thought.
The target is the safe in front of you.
As expected, the safe is much softer and more sparse than the treasure chest we had to deal with last time.
‘If I touch it well, I might be able to open it without destroying it this time.’
I raise both hands and concentrate my magical power.
Although there is no [Carcosa’s Mask], it is not difficult to recreate the form of magic that the mask created.
‘Is it roughly like this?’
A golden aura blooms at the tips of the ten fingers. The ten strands of aura take on different forms depending on my will.
To other people, you might look like a crazy doctor with scalpels, scissors, saw blades, and drills implanted in his ten fingers.
I push ten fingers into the most delicate and vulnerable part of the safe.
Tsutsutsutsu!!
The will within the safe creates a repulsive force to push away the hand of a stranger who penetrates without permission.
– You are not my master. The will of the abyss protects me.
Unlike the treasure chest that wanted slaughter and blood, it is a calm, honest, and uncharacteristic will.
“Don’t be so picky, I have friends too.”
It awakens the ‘echo of suffocation’ residing in my mana core. It is a fragment of the Abyss that the Being of the Abyss gifted to his illegitimate son.
[System: The hidden attribute ‘Heir of the Corpse Pile’ is activated. Heterogeneous beings who submit to you become your subordinates.]
륵-
In fact, it is a characteristic that does not fit the situation. But I just need the magic power granted by the being of the abyss. I transformed the power of the [Heir of the Corpse Pile] trait and slammed it into the safe.
I’m sorry!!
Tremendous sparks scattering in all directions.
coo coo coo coo!!
The entire building shakes as if an earthquake has occurred. Although it was hidden with a barrier, it couldn’t be completely hidden, right?
[‘Magical Cache – Vault of the Deep’ resists your traits.]
[Determining surrender… … .]
[Judgment successful! ‘The Magic Vault – Vault of the Deep Sea’ recognizes the ‘Echo of Asphyxiation’ in your body and surrenders to your power.]
purr-
A sound like grinding metal is heard from the safe.
‘It somehow feels like the sound of teeth grinding.’
It is in a similar state to the Doldol that was defeated before.
Is Doldori doing well? My last memory of Doldori was of him sleeping like a stone in the corner of the living room.
Ugh, stop wasting time.
I can’t bear the pressure I feel on my brain any longer. When I started to get the horrible feeling that I was going to spit out my brain through my mouth, I hurriedly turned off [Recognition].
“Ugh… … .”
At the same time, blood gushes out from under the eyeball. This is the most difficult situation if you live wearing a mask.
I used my magic power to pull in the blood and gore that was flowing down my face and harden it. If you go around shedding blood in a place like this, you could run into absurd problems later. The blood, which had turned into glass beads, was stored in my arms.
“phew.”
This is the second time [Recognition] has been used. I feel awkward every time. It feels completely different from when I used it in the game.
Coincidentally, I ended up using it both times to open the box.
‘If I could simplify and schematize the information this magic provides… … .’
Ah, how should I refine this?
This magic is not just about opening a box, but it is the power to achieve greater miracles. Able to reach a special level to reach the true abyss… … .
“Um, but.”
Things like prerequisites for achieving a miracle or a special magical state to reach the true abyss are actually sentiments incorporated into the setting of this world… … .
‘Is this not debug or developer mode?’
When I think about it like that, I feel deeply moved.
“… … .”
No, it might be a pretty reasonable approach, right? Then, using this ability… … .
But it’s a bit difficult to think more deeply about that now. In order not to forget the inspiration that came to me, I thought about it and checked the safe.
The first thing I noticed inside the safe was gold bars.
‘That’s an amazing amount.’
Because of the gold bars, the brightness of the room feels twice as bright.
Shoot… … .
The sound of waves that comes with it. No, it’s an auditory hallucination. I didn’t actually hear the sound of waves.
And the unpleasant fishy smell that comes with auditory hallucinations.
It is not an image of a clear and clean sea. It is the terrible and insidious smell of the sea that preys on sailors and ships, dragging them into endless darkness.
“It’s cursed gold.”
This was the magical power of the water ghost that was felt in the village head’s body.
Is it something that came up from the sea? It contains terrible curses and resentment.
“If you leave something like this at home, you won’t live long.”
It is an object that will suck the life out of its owner, cause jealousy in others, and create strife and hatred.
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“It doesn’t mean you should bring this to Cheongeumdang and exchange it for taffy.”
The top compartment of the safe contains items other than gold bars.
A small box the size of a fist… … . Is this piece of gold sitting next to you a crown?
It was a Western-style crown. Made of strangely shiny gold.
“Ugh… … .”
I stepped back, overcome with terrible fear.
I want to turn my head, but I can’t look away from the crown, as if my neck is fixed.
It was truly a bewilderingly beautiful object.
golden crown.
No, it’s not completely golden. Minerals such as gold cannot create such beautiful brilliance. It is an object made by mixing brilliantly shining metals from another world.
Although it had a perfectly symmetrical structure, it was too large for a human to wear. The surface of the crown is engraved with patterns and icons symbolizing the deep sea.
Those are waves. The deep sea carved beneath it, and a place deeper than the deep sea.
A great city sleeping in a place that humans can never reach.
Pillars erected endlessly. The inhabitants of the deep sea standing in the center of the pillar.
A huge, gigantic monster that commands its inhabitants.
Huge beasts, primitive movements, deformed inhabitants, bizarre creatures that are neither frogs nor humans. And a great priest who rules over them.
This is not something made for humans.
[This crown is an item blessed by the being of the abyss. You have come to understand the ugly and profane will engraved on the surface of this crown. This pattern itself has the power to scratch and humiliate the human spirit.
I’m trying to overcome this fear using my sanity stat. Mental strength test… … . success.]
I stepped back for a moment, wiping away the cold sweat running down the back of my neck.
“Damn, what the hell is this?”
Oh, was it a gift from the being of the abyss himself?
Although there are many deformations, the icon engraved on this crown represents some creatures that have adapted to the underwater world, a hideous race mixed with humans.
And the monsters have terrible shapes that tickle my phobia. It’s hard to look at it for too long.
I raised my trembling hand and cast a spell.
[Dark Curtain]
The shadow that bloomed from my hand hid the crown.
“Phew.”
A heavy sigh flows from deep in the lungs.
It may not have been a story about bringing this crown.
The message that Kim Shin-hwa delivered to me in the past was… … .
Safes, small boxes, objects associated with the presence of the Abyss.
“Then is this it?”
A small box placed next to the crown. This one also has a keyhole. However, this box is just an ordinary metal box.
[Unlock]
click.
good. Let’s go easy, easy, easy.
The items in the box were small pieces of gold, rubies, and emeralds.
“No, rather than a sculpture.”
A geometrically curved streamlined fuselage with large and small holes here and there.
“Is it an ocarina?”
Interesting. There are a lot more holes than the ocarina I remember.
It looks like an instrument made for people with a total of twelve fingers, six on each hand.
Even if you have no other memories, there are many ways to confirm the origin or use of this item.
[Ocarina of the Deep Sea (S-class magic tool): A musical instrument that originated from the deep sea. It can only be used by those who inherit the lineage of the people living in the deep sea.
This item is an accessory to another magic tool. It seems that other magic tools can be activated through playing.
Melody of the Deep Sea: All magical effects in the water current system increase by 100%.
Research is needed to determine more detailed information.]
If you just look at the information in the tooltip window, it looks like a pretty decent product.
But this is an object made of the same material as the gold bars in the safe. The curse contained in the gold ingot is stronger.
It is a powerful curse with malicious intent to destroy its owner.
“Well, even until now, I’ve been carrying a lot of cursed items.”
Does not matter. Ah, if it means changing like the village head, that’s a bit much. Well, that part can probably be resolved somehow.
I put [Ocarina of the Deep Sea] in my arms and activated some magic to hide the presence and presence of the ocarina.
I’m glad I don’t have to take the crown. Even if we exclude the horrific images and madness, how can we hide something so big?
[System: Enhanced vigilance is activated.]
“what?”
Jjiiing… … .
At that moment, the alarm magic placed outside activates.
slip? No, not the village head.
It is about the size of a human, but it is not one. Several people. It’s not the main gate, but it’s going over the back wall of this building.
“Ugh, you were too relaxed.”
I put the box I was holding in the safe and hurried to the living room.
I didn’t close the safe, but the safe is now on my side.
Kkeikkeok – Cheolkkeok. Between each other-
The safe closes quietly, making the sound of being locked alone.
I used telekinesis to close the closet and the bedroom door, while lowering my presence and sitting on the sofa.
“… … .”
And then he slowly lowered his head. Like dozing off from exhaustion while waiting for a meal.
If my prediction is correct, this is not an assassination or an attack. If you keep calm and keep quiet, nothing will happen.
I kept my head down and looked at the TV screen.
The scene of the living room can be seen through the pitch-black screen of the TV, which has just turned off.
The first thing I see is me sitting on the sofa wearing a strangely shaped wooden mask.
It is a mask that covers the upper part of the face. The eyes and nose are covered, but the mouth and chin are exposed.
Large, developed eyeballs and bizarrely wrinkled skin. It is a mask that resembles a frog.
I can see a large window behind me as I pretend to sleep wearing that mask.
And the black shadow cast on the window.
‘Are those the nice village people?’
You look really nice.
It is a shadow reflected on the surface of the TV. Although we cannot confirm their specific appearance, we can confirm that they have a very strange and ominous silhouette.
Slouched posture. Massive body type. Like a lump on the face… … What is that? tumor? spin? Maybe it’s the two abnormally developed, protruding eyes.
‘Are they wearing the same type of mask as me?’
No, probably not. I am reminded of the strange appearance of the village chief.
It was a bizarre shadow. It looked as if human skin had been forced onto something that made no sense.
quiet.
My senses, which have become more sensitive due to tension, catch the breathing sounds of the bizarre shadows lined up outside the window.
“Okay… … . Well… … .”
“Okay, okay… … .”
“Grrrr, grur, grur.”
The village chief made a similar noise, but what he hears now is even more terrifying.
They are watching me, making noises in their throats like frogs. Do nothing, just watch.
‘As expected, I didn’t come to attack you.’
They want a living sacrifice.
In addition, the offering would be part of the ritual, including walking around the village on its own feet and entering the shrine.
In order to carry out such a complex and irrational ceremony without any problems, one cannot hastily reveal one’s true colors.
‘Anyway, Kim Shin-hwa of the past seems to want to follow the ritual up to the point of going to the shrine.’
I don’t know what’s waiting for me, but I have no choice but to join in.
As I waited for a while, the grunting sound coming from behind me began to gradually decrease.
I can sense that they have lost interest. One by one, the villagers slowly climbed over the wall and disappeared.
I waited for a long time even after their presence disappeared and then sighed.
“Phew… … . damn. “You end up imitating everything.”
He probably sensed the magic reaction that occurred when the safe was opened and came to monitor what was going on.
“Okay, what should we do now?”
The village head told us to stay home, but there was no need to obey that.
It would be a good idea to go outside and check out the village.
“good. “So now is it a village tour?”
In the past, Kim Shin-hwa told us to find a boat. Let’s check where the ship is.
fantasy,
