Chapter 171
Episode 171: Request for nomination
Sweet cocoa in a warm mug.
It feels like warmth returning to my cold fingertips.
‘Ah, I’m taking a break today… … . ‘I have to start moving tomorrow.’
Rumbling-
Anyway, the heavy rain outside still hasn’t subsided. There won’t be a lot of damage because the special officials who manage the defense wall will do a good job blocking it, but I’m worried in many ways.
There will probably be a huge influx of requests and incidents starting tomorrow.
‘Already, while the Foreigners Management Office was slowing down, people of different races flocked in.’
The seawater of the deep sea, imbued with the curse of the abyss, rushed into Paju. Normal humans can also be affected and become crazy, so this is especially true for other races that are sensitive to the influence of the Abyss.
“The Alien Service is coming back.”
“Is that so?”
Heo Sang-hyeon’s pale face became even paler at my words.
“It was still well hidden during Sejong City, but you can visit this house once.”
“… … okay.”
Under Heo Sang-hyeon’s big eyes, a dreary shadow unique to the dead lingers. Although he is an undead who was magically resurrected, his legal status remains intact.
This house is still legally owned by Heo Sang-hyeon. In the end, Heo Sang-hyun may end up having a hard time one way or another.
“Well, I’ll prepare for that in advance, so don’t worry too much.”
There are many ways that come to mind. Which of them should I do? With that in mind, I spoke again.
“You said it’s been three weeks, right? “Were there any other intruders in the meantime?”
“Troubleshooters attempted to break in a few times, but it was cleared without issue. but… … .”
“but?”
“Yesterday, a person named Jang Hyeon-deok came to visit.”
“Hyeondeok?”
There is a barrier around the mansion, but it is not installed to block all types of intruders.
It is designed to only work on those with murderous intent and aggressive intent, or those with magical power above a certain level, so Jang Hyeon-deok and other delivery men can approach it without any problem.
But why did Jang Hyeon-deok come?
“What brings you here?”
“Uhm… … .”
Heo Sang-hyeon traces his lifeless lips with his bony, pale fingers and falls into thought.
“I didn’t quite understand what you were saying, but lover? No, did you say she was a hot girl? “She kept saying those things and then left.”
huh? Some absurd words appeared from Heo Sang-hyun’s mouth. Some girl? What does this mean?
“You went away bragging that you had a girlfriend?”
“I do not know. “I couldn’t have a long conversation with him because he was so scared of me.”
“hmm. “What on earth is this idiot doing around?”
I felt something strange, but now was not the time to pay attention to Jang Hyeon-deok’s exciting love event.
“Other than that, nothing special happened.”
“okay. All right.”
At this point, I asked for Heo Sang-hyeon’s understanding and went up to the attic.
‘I need to check the progress of the game soon.’
Sigh-
A clean attic with no dust.
And the sarcophagus placed in the center of the room.
I lay down in the sarcophagus and looked up at the window in the ceiling.
Device Device-
As the mechanical devices hidden in the attic are revealed, the window opening towards the sky is transformed.
T’s watch.
It is an indicator that tells you the progress of the game.
“In the game, it was a screen that could be viewed immediately by just pressing a shortcut key.”
There are no shortcut keys here, and no such screen is provided.
But it is clear that this indicator is important.
The moment all nine slots shown here light up, this world will be destroyed.
“This is the time when the stars fall into place.”
It is not clear why this device was placed in Heo Joo’s house, but other cult members must have had their own way of checking T’s watch.
What the deep-sea people of Insu Village were waiting for was the moment when the star found its rightful place.
‘Maybe it was at the shrine?’
It is impossible to confirm now. The shrine was destroyed when the sea well was destroyed.
Clap-
T’s watch is ready.
The number of stars displayed on the screen in front of you is 4.
The stars that had previously been three became four.
‘There’s nothing we can do because the Great Wall has collapsed.’
Perhaps, if the deep-sea people had been left to do whatever they wanted, the number of stars would have grown helplessly, and six stars would have been shining by now.
Moreover, these stars even automatically fill up one by one over time.
“are you okay. “My grades aren’t bad yet.”
It may be impossible to completely block other routes of destruction, but if you move in the direction of organizing urgent matters in advance, you can prolong the remaining time as much as possible.
What is the destruction route that has been blocked so far?
‘First of all, it concerns the descendants of Fomalhaut.’
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The descendants of Fomalhaut are almost annihilated.
If left alone, their cult would have spread across the country, causing nationwide arson, serial explosions, and shocking human combustion incidents.
‘The parasitic war route was blocked next.’
This is a route where the main characters are Yang Seo-ho and the alien parasites that the Foreigners Management Office loves.
These guys are difficult to encounter if you set out to find them, but thanks to them appearing as Jeong Hyun-ah’s kidnapper, they were able to be stopped early.
‘And the Triad-related route.’
Regarding the Triad, it seems like there is still a lot left, but the most dangerous route has also disappeared.
There is a possible route where the three heads of the Triad become corrupted at the same time and become Nyarlathotep’s minions.
But this is because the power of the Red Head has shrunk and Cheongho has died. It cannot be established.
I heard that Jeong Hyeon-ah has become the head of the Cheongho faction and is beating up the Jeokdu faction… … . I have never seen such a strange development. Park Gwang-rim was asked to monitor the situation.
‘Next is the Judges route.’
This ended well with Masquerade and Sejong City exploding. Since Dok Go-Gyeom, the leader of Masquerade, is still a wanted criminal, most routes related to Dok Go-Gyeom would have been blocked.
‘The last thing that was prevented this time was [major flooding].’
This too is over.
There are only a few important events left to consider. If you interrupt those things whenever you have free time, you can save a lot of time.
“then. “The time I have left is approximately-.”
About a year and a half?
There are other routes with special conditions, but it is impossible to prevent them in advance.
“It’s almost time to find a concrete way to escape.”
The most intuitive way is to ask [The Laughing One]. But he demands a price. Right now, it is difficult to prepare a satisfactory price for him.
As expected, I need to raise my level a little more first.
Just as the position of Heavenly Geumdang is unlocked, there are places and forces that are unlocked when you reach level 50.
“A great race.”
It’s worth touching.
Yithian.
They are aliens from a world called Yith and wanderers of time and space who have lost their home. They are the only ones in this universe who have discovered the secrets of space and time, so they have earned the title of ‘great race’.
Those who can freely travel across millions of years of time and hundreds of millions of light-years of space would probably know some answer.
‘There may not be an answer for these guys either.’
Help is available. At the very least, you may be able to gain the strength to fight other beings of the abyss.
“And Mi-go.”
Although they are not as strong as the great races, they know many of the secrets of this world. However, in order to access Migo or any of the great races, you must clear annoying prerequisite quests.
“Then, is it helitic after all?”
It may feel like their status is suddenly lowered, but they are the ones who capture things related to the existence of the abyss and carry out human experiments. After a certain point, you start researching time and dimensions – in the game, you accidentally attract beings from another dimension, leading to a route that causes destruction.
Gigi Geek-
After organizing my thoughts, I stood up and stretched.
Well, it was complicated and I thought about it for a long time, but it’s simple to summarize.
“First of all, in order to raise my level, I need to clean up my surroundings first.”
Requests will skyrocket due to the aftereffects of the Paju flooding.
Among the incoming requests, we select the most cost-effective ones and collect funds, levels, and artifacts.
‘And as soon as preparations are complete, we can touch the helistick.’
It also blocks the route of destruction related to these guys, and Migo appears when you dig up Helicistic, so it’s a good idea.
Turrrrr-
what?
The smartphone rings. It’s Tudor.
– Oh, honey. After all, what did he do?
“What do you mean by that?”
– So, you haven’t been able to contact me for a long time, and now you’ve finally gotten a call, right? But right after this big incident happened? Then it’s obvious.
“Hmm, that’s right.”
– Did you commit it? Or did you block it?
That’s a strange expression.
“It was blocked.”
– Kkkkal, you are Kim Shin-hwa, the warrior of justice, right? But the sea god is persistent, so you better be careful.
Even so, Dagon’s deep sea people are definitely persistent. Other than those who ruled Insu Village, deep sea people from other factions may attack, claiming that it is revenge for their own people.
“Just be careful about that. So what are you calling about? “You haven’t been contacting me periodically to see when you’ll be back, right?”
– Hey, do I seem like such a leisurely person? Just then, a request came in naming him, so I called just in case.
“Request for nomination? Do I have to work while it’s raining like this? “If it’s not urgent, I think I’ll do it later when the rain stops.”
– Hehe, actually, it’s not a very nutritious request, so I’m fine if he refuses. Because I want to entrust you with a more important request than that.
“Then you refuse-”
No, wait. It’s somehow strange? Why did you bother to ask for a request that I was sure I would refuse?
“-No, let’s listen to the content first. “Why did you bother to call and ask?”
– This is a request for personal protection. Urgently protect yourself. The period is until safety is secured. It looks like someone’s life is being threatened?
“Aha, so?”
– The request fee is only 10 million won. Are you really going to do it?
“Ten million won? It’s definitely something I don’t want to do. But seeing you talk about it this way, I guess the most important part will come out soon, right? maybe-”
Is the client a special person? Or is the attacker special?
– This is the security taxi driver he always took with him.
“huh? Jang Hyeon-deok?”
– huh. That person is the client.
Rumbling!
Just then, the sound of thunder is heard outside the window.
“What happened to Jang Hyeon-deok?”
– It seems like there’s something strange attached to it? But he happened to sprinkle seawater filled with resentment on Paju… … . No matter how great your talent is, it must be hard to last long, right?
Heavy rain pouring down like a downpour.
Rain mixed with the curse of the abyss covers Paju.
Just as missing pieces of a puzzle are put together, information obtained from different directions a little while ago is combined.
‘Now that I think about it, I heard that Jang Hyeon-deok came and went.’
Jang Hyeon-deok is afraid of this house.
But he came and said something strange.
‘lover? No, did you say she was a hot girl? She said those words and then went away.
‘You went away bragging that you had a girlfriend?’
‘I do not know. ‘I couldn’t have a long conversation with him because he was so scared of me.’
A conversation I had with Heo Sang-hyun.
Heo Sang-hyun thought he was afraid of him, but wasn’t it the opposite?
Jang Hyeon-deok returned home after telling a story about his girlfriend, gripped by a terrible fear.
[Do you want to accept the quest?
! Time limit: Jang Hyeon-deok will taste true love after (8) hours. !
Reward: 950,000XP + Jang Hyeon-deok’s trust + Bonuses based on mission performance (+ money promised by the broker is separate.) In case of failure: A new life begins for Jang Hyeon-deok, who has tasted true love.]
Yes, this is Cthulhu World.
In this world, there is no such thing as an exciting love event.
If something similar were to happen, it would definitely be just preliminary work for the Cthulhu Mythos disaster.
fantasy,
