I Became a Genius Mage in the Cthulhu Game Chapter 159

Chapter 159

Episode 159: Shadow of Insu Village (8)

『H- ㅇㅇㅇ- ㅇ- ㅇㅇ- H- ㅇㅇ- ㅇㅇㅇ-』

A vague song heard through Red’s mind. It’s definitely beautiful, but it’s so creepy and strange that it feels uncomfortable to me as a human being.

But it seems to sound a little different to the people of the sea.

Something strange happens to the deep-sea mixed race people gathered in the warehouse.

A short silence.

『H- ㅇㅇㅇ- H- ㅇㅇ- ㅇㅇㅇ-』

“Grrrrrrrr, I can hear the sound of the waves.”

“Okay, okay. This nostalgic feeling… … .”

And the commotion that followed.

“Goes. Grrrr, grrrr. “I have to leave.”

“Grrrrrr, to the sea where the great Dragon King resides… … .”

“Oh oh… … . Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr … .”

“Grrrr, grur, grurrr…” … .”

The tone that stimulates the instincts of deep sea people leads them.

“Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr easily either.”

“Okay, okay. “Grrr.”

Now, no words that humans can understand are heard. They just walk with a bewildered expression, making strange noises that make their throats ring, as if they have forgotten human speech.

They move slowly, following the song of the waves calling to them and following the red beast wielding Dagon’s magic.

“Someone needs to open the door.”

They probably even forgot how to open the door. There is no need to hide now. I walked over to the warehouse and opened the door.

Rumbling

『ㅇㅇㅇ- ㅇㅇ- heh- 』

“Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr’’

“Grrr- Grrr- Grrr-”

“Gru-Geu-Geu-Geu-”

There is no such thing as a group of frogs in midsummer. They continue walking along the open door.

“Yes, red. “Just throw it away somewhere like a garbage dump.”

No, that’s too difficult an expression.

“Red, fly after the moon.”

Although the moon is not visible to my eyes, Red instinctively senses the energy of the lunar yin.

Food deuk-

The deep-sea hybrids who walk making frog sounds and the red ones who fly along the moon.

I disconnected from Red after making sure they disappeared beyond the fog.

“It won’t last that long.”

I blinked my left eye a few times to adjust to the returned vision and entered the warehouse.

“Hmm, that sounds plausible.”

A huge sailing ship.

The force is different from when seen from Red’s perspective. They created something truly absurd.

This is a ship built for magical purposes based on the knowledge of the people of the deep sea.

“Looking at it, it’s connected to a ley line nearby.”

This is why the natural environment around here is polluted. This may be due to the putrid moisture and Dagon’s magic, but this ship is absorbing all the intellectual power in this area. Is this why the water on the outskirts of the village dried up?

When I expanded my perception and looked, I saw that there was a huge amount of magic stones inside the ship. Is it the power source of the ship? This ship itself is of great value, but if you just take out the magicite inside, you can make a fortune.

“I have a lot of magic stones, too.”

All the magic stones I have collected so far are kept inside the stone jar. The magic stone taken out of Cheongho’s bomb shelter… … These are things I stole from the bone man.

The bones in the starving mansion. What was your name? shit.

The positions of forgotten and unforgotten memories are changing.

Since when did this happen? Can these symptoms occur just by saying Dagon’s name?

No, not there. A little further ahead.

‘Is it because of the seizure you had when you saw that on the outskirts of the village?’

okay. From there, the symptoms of amnesia began to change.

The black and greedy sea water filled my head.

This is the image that came to mind when I first became aware of amnesia.

To continue that analogy, what’s in my head right now… … .

‘Sea water boiling and churning with chaos.’

A newly unleashed confusion wreaked havoc on the quiet sea.

In that wind, memories that had sunk beneath the pitch-black water and become invisible rose to the surface and mixed with current memories.

Instead, the swirling sea water swallowed up other memories.

‘If these symptoms continue to worsen, what kind of condition will it be?’

Kim Shin-hwa, who forgot everything except Insu Village? Or something even more terrible?

Anyway, I don’t have time.

I need to solve this problem before I forget something more important.

“I don’t have time to think about anything else.”

Memories are fading faster and faster. Of course, there are also things that are emerging instead.

‘The worst thing that can happen during a ancestral rite is… … ‘I guess?’

‘That problem can be overcome by using Dagon’s ship built by the deep sea people.’

‘But in order to use that ship, there are things you need to prepare in advance… … .’

‘Hmm, I’m sure Kim Shin-hwa of the future will overcome it with new content.’

It reminds me of what Kim Shin-hwa wanted to do in the past.

“Well, what if I make a rough plan like this?”

What if the lost memory didn’t come to mind at the right time?

Or, if it’s too late and I’ve forgotten other memories, it’s a plan that can’t be realized.

I am in a situation where I can even forget that I am a wizard.

Well, I guess there was nothing else to do.

Kim Shin-hwa in the past would have been in a similar situation to me now.

While barely holding on to the fading memories, he prepared as best as he could.

“I guess I should do the same.”

I cast a spell towards the ship.

[recognize]

This is the third time it has been triggered.

While activating this, you become defenseless. Even at this moment, my memories are fading away little by little.

First, I pour all my magical energy into that huge sailing ship built for Dagon.

Pachijijijijik!!

Crrrrrrrrrrrrr!!

What a great response. The fog will obscure it to some extent, but it will be impossible to hide.

‘The unexpected and wrong parts of Kim Shin-hwa’s past… … .’

In the end, it’s my job, so I guess I’ll have to fix it. I revised the plan made by Shinhwa Kim in the past and added a new strategy.

Honestly, this is a more unstable plan than Kim Shin-hwa’s plan in the past… … .

“Well, the future Kim Shin-hwa will overcome it with new content.”

Just as Kim Shin-hwa of the past left a note for me, I have no choice but to leave a message for Kim Shin-hwa of the future.

Pachijijijik!!

good. Preparations for the ship have been completed.

‘You used your power on something that was too big. ‘I’ve almost used up all my magic power.’

[System: Enhanced vigilance is activated.]

‘Damn, someone is coming.’

I quickly turned around and looked at the door of the warehouse. Someone is approaching from beyond the undulating gray fog.

Is there a better way?

Even with the things I have… … . Ah, I will never lose this.

I mustered up all my remaining mana and began to carry out a very complicated action.

“Okay, bachelor. “You’re doing it too much.”

An unpleasant voice mixed with deep-sea people’s unique throat roar and screeching sounds.

It’s the worst. It’s the village head. No, in some sense it can be said to be the best.

“I told you not to leave the house, right?”

“Wow, that’s a great ship.”

I turned and looked at him.

The village chief rolled his eyes as much as possible for a moment and then spoke dissatisfied.

“Gurreuk- While I was there to get food, the village was turned upside down.”

“Ugh, there was a misunderstanding.”

For a moment, I even twisted the corner of my mouth that was exposed under the mask into a smile.

Not ready yet.

You have to take your time. In that respect, the village head is the best opponent. He’s probably the person I can communicate with the most out of all the deep sea people in this village.

“You’re mistaken. “You from outside the country may not understand, but this is an important faith for the people of our village.”

“It’s faith. “It doesn’t seem like everyone in the village agrees with the village head’s opinion?”

“villager? Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk… … You sound funny. “Just as you use cows and pigs as livestock, you are no different from livestock to us.”

What is this guy talking about? I can’t stand hearing things like that.

“Chief, if you use the analogy that way, you become a person born from the stomach of a cow or a pig.”

“Shut up! “I have escaped Homo sapiens and been reborn as a great deep-sea people who will rule this Earth!”

Ah, I’m angry, I’m angry. Finally, I was ready too.

It would be better to get to the point at this point.

“Well, regardless of my dislike of the village leader’s faith, carrying out the contract is a different story. How about this? “Do you have a good business relationship with cows and pigs?”

The village chief gritted his teeth and glared at me. What if I glare at you? The village chief can’t attack me anyway.

Are you saying I need to be there to do the Dragon King Festival tomorrow? Are you not going to do the Dragon King Festival?

“bachelor.”

“yes.”

“You said you came here at the request and introduction of Yongsu, who went beyond the barrier, right?”

Is it that kind of setting? I don’t know who Yongsu is, but I remember something.

“That’s right. “I heard that anyone who helps with the ancestral rites here will be given the right to make a wish to the Dragon King?”

“Because of a wish. That’s right. “In the past, there were people like bachelors who crossed the barrier several times carrying sacrifices.”

There doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with what I said, but the village chief smiles and says something strange.

‘I think there was someone who spoke to me like that before?’

I don’t remember who it was, but I vaguely remember that I wasn’t in a very good mood at the time.

“Hmm, are you preparing to say something meaningful and wonderful? “What’s the point?”

“Meaningful and cool words? Heck, yeah, that’s a good phrase. Yes, I will say something meaningful and wonderful.”

The village chief paused for a moment and then continued.

“Do you know what happened to the outsiders who had the right to make a wish in Insu Village before you?”

I don’t remember that. But it’s a classic story.

“Aha, I understand. In the end, they all died. You too must die! Will it lead to a development like this?”

The old man looked disgusted for a moment at my words, then gave me the answer.

“No, they all got their wish. “They all came with different wishes, but the last wish they made was one.”

“What is it?”

“I will become a member of this village and live eternal life.”

Deep sea people have no concept of lifespan.

Unless someone beats it to death, it continues to grow. The more it grows, the more it eats, and the more it eats, the bigger it becomes.

It also means that if you become a deep sea person, you can receive the blessing of immortality.

“Hmm. “I think it’s a little different.”

Become a frog instead of living forever. This is not an option that any sane person would choose.

But the village chief spoke firmly.

“No, it’s no different at all. Now that I think about it, that mask you’re wearing. It was written very steadily and well. good job. “You did very well.”

What mask am I wearing now? Suddenly, a message left by Kim Shin-hwa in the past comes to mind.

‘6. Masks must be worn continuously. It is said to be an important ritual for those from other places to assimilate with the people of this village.’

And Kim Shin-hwa 6 didn’t understand the game’s system, so he went crazy and died while running around the same place.

The moment I was about to come to some kind of realization, strange language flowed from the village chief’s mouth.

“E Khomo mhai, cka po’e hiruru hriu o kawa! Iä! Iä! Dagon! Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!”

Damn, are they using witchcraft? But I have neither the stamina nor the magic power left to respond to that spell.

[System: The penalty characteristic ‘Feast Offering’ effect has been activated.]

[The mask you wear is imbued with the blessings of the deep sea.]

“Ah, now I know what it is.”

At the same time, a long piece of nonsense was printed in front of my eyes.

[A new power resides in a mask modeled after the image of a deep-sea man. You can’t take off this mask. I don’t want to take it off. The desire to become one with the village’s residents and become a part of the deep sea begins to take hold in your head. Your spirit is the beautiful deep sea, the sea. I’m sinking into the deep waters below. Deeper, deeper. You can become a people of the deep sea and live eternal life.]

I start to feel like I’m being sucked into a cloudy, dark sea.

This was also prepared by Kim Shin-hwa in the past… … .

* * *

Kim Shin-hwa fell to the floor without any resistance.

“I’m having a hard time talking about the kid from beyond the wall.”

The village chief approached Kim Shin-hwa, who had fallen on the floor making a growling sound.

That moment.

Pachijijik!

Blue sparks bounced around Kim Shin-hwa’s temples.

“Ugh!?”

This is the first time I’ve seen this kind of reaction. Has the brainwashing spell that has never failed failed?

“Grrr… … . “What was it?”

As expected, he is the most elusive guy I’ve ever seen. The village chief did not let down his guard and watched Kim Shin-hwa, who had fallen on the floor, for a moment.

But that’s it.

No more special signs could be found in Kim Shin-hwa.

“but. “How can a human wizard stop the Dragon King’s power?”

I have never heard of such magic or ability. The village chief made a purring sound and smiled in remorse.

fantasy,