I Became a Genius Mage in the Cthulhu Game Chapter 180

Chapter 180

Episode 180: Red

Quiet basement.

After taking a long, deep breath, I was able to speak.

“blood.”

“blood.”

“… … bleeding.”

It’s definitely different from last time.

Mania does not manifest itself simply by saying words or making associations.

That’s not all.

I recalled the things I saw in the process of rescuing Jang Hyeon-deok.

‘I thought it was a fatal accident, but it doesn’t mean there were no injuries or bleeding.’

No matter how careful I am, I can’t prevent it from slipping, getting scratched, and leaking on my own.

However, the amount of bleeding was not large, and most of it was washed away by the rain and disappeared quickly.

‘Maybe just looking at a small amount for a moment won’t cause a seizure.’

I guess it’s because my mental strength stat is around 20?

In the original game, resistance to phobias was provided when sanity exceeds 20. That must be the effect.

However, this does not mean it is completely resistant. If it can be prevented just because the stats have increased, it is not a penalty.

I still hate blood.

It’s scary, ominous, and terrible.

As I kept thinking about the blood, I felt mildly dizzy, itchy, and irritated.

‘It tickles.’

I unconsciously scratched my head and thought.

It itches under the skin. My fingertips sting and my eyes feel sore. I want to scratch the inside of the forehead, the back of the eyeball, about 10 centimeters inside the ear, and the inside of the ribs.

‘I think I can scratch it if I put my finger in it with magical power.’

You can scratch it, but then you’ll die.

Let’s calm down.

Although mild symptoms occur in the body and mind, it is somewhat different from the irrational mania enforced by the [Cthulhu World] system. I can tolerate this much.

“Anyway, I guess I’ll be able to act as a problem solver for the time being.”

I think I can survive as long as I don’t get ripped off by someone or get thrown into a scene like a B-grade slasher movie.

‘The problem is that this world is a game where such situations occur too often.’

But I can’t help it.

Right now, we are not in a position where we can afford to stop activities for a long period of time.

I don’t have the confidence to do a more serious test, but up to a certain point, I think I can pass off the attitude of a pitiful male protagonist who often appeared in old comics.

Vomiting, fainting or something like that?

However, the moment you cross that line, the madman behind the message window running the game will pull out a gift prepared for you.

“What symptoms will occur this time?”

We know that real-life mental illnesses and phobias do not work this way.

‘Reality is reality, and the situation I find myself in is an unreasonable game created by a narrow-minded developer.’

In [Cthulhu World], phobias are just triggers.

We try to fear, exclude, and forget certain elements, but when we reach a situation where we cannot avoid them.

Confusion ensues.

You may have auditory hallucinations, suffer from amnesia, become violent, or even have your mind split into two or three.

13 Just as phobias cause random hallucinations and violence, and fish phobias cause confusion in the form of amnesia.

If the pattern so far continues, blood phobia will increase the fear of blood and cause new symptoms.

“Well, I guess I can do it anyway.”

I placed a large red sphere on the table.

“This guy, Red, ate too much… … .”

At first, it was made by injecting magical power into the blood spurted out as a side effect of magic, but Red consumed too much in just a few days.

He ate an entire artifact, ate something that came out of a sea well, and even saved what was left after defeating Dagon’s incarnation.

“It’s already more like a lump of Dagon’s magic power than blood.”

It is in a very unstable state.

The surface of the bead vibrates slightly. Sometimes you can even see two or four beads.

A tremendous amount of magical energy is trapped within this small bead.

“The problem is not that this is red, but if I touch it incorrectly, it might just explode.”

When it explodes, a lake of enormous size will be created in this place. And in that lake, a huge number of deep-sea people who resemble me will be created.

“Let’s take a look first.”

I stretched out my hand and released magical power.

First, contact the object, understanding and recognizing its components.

The terrifyingly turbulent magic of the waves, the magic of the sea, the magic of the deep sea, the muddy, churning fury. Singing sound. Chaos, chaos, chaos.

Meanwhile, the part I can handle is that small, thin, red-

“Wow-”

I feel like throwing up.

I held the corner of my mouth (more accurately, the mask) with one hand and waved the other hand.

Rumbling-

The items arranged on the table spill out making a loud noise.

‘I can’t do this. ‘I can’t do it this way.’

Being able to see blood, coming into contact with blood, perceiving its composition, and implementing magic through it are problems on different levels.

Now I see that this isn’t about blood.

It is impossible to control this.

If I were to control this, I would have to have the strength of an incarnation of Dagon.

‘On the other hand, if Dagon’s magic power was lost somewhere, the blood density would become too high.’

It forces the ultimate dilemma.

Has it become an unusable item?

I closed my eyes for a moment and lost in thought.

Where and how do I use this?

Fortunately, thanks to my intelligence stat of 30 points, I was able to think of a few ways.

‘First method. I eat.’

It will truly be a healthy meal containing the entire ocean. I already have a history of eating something similar-

‘There is no other way… … .’

I took out a high-purity magicite that was stored in a drawer and carved a complicated spell.

‘This should be enough.’

Turn your body and reach out in a different direction.

A huge magic circle placed in the corner of the basement and a metal coffin surrounded by all kinds of seals from all over the world. It is a barrier that sealed the high-ranking intelligence [The Laughing One].

I summoned my magic power and opened the gate to the barrier.

Mei profit-

“Help me, Dora

In the darkness inside the barrier, the illusion of Cheongho wearing the [Mask of the Faceless One] appears.

“What are you going to give me?”

Although it is said through the appearance of a blue tiger, that is not a blue tiger. It even looks a lot different than before.

Complex magic spells are engraved on Cheongho’s entire body like a tattoo.

‘I’m getting stronger by drinking Nyarlathotep’s magic contained in the [Mask of the Faceless One].’

“I will share Dagon’s magic power with you.”

“If you mix it, you’ll have a headache later.”

“I’ll roll it up deliciously.”

I used my telekinesis to lift the red sphere.

Cheongho, wearing a mask, is seen flinching.

‘Second method. Use it to make a deal with the devil.’

“What do you want to know?”

“Guess what I want.”

Cheongho raised one hand and answered by scratching his chin.

“It’s as if you’re testing a fortune teller. The future is chaos made up of hundreds of billions of possibilities. I’m just whispering to you so you can reach one of those possibilities. Even you come from outside the realm of possibility. “It is impossible for me to predict your future.”

“I understand what you mean. “Then I don’t know how to escape this world.”

“I don’t know.”

Damn, you’re useless.

I asked something else just in case.

“Do you know about the great race?”

“Yithian, they don’t even know.”

They can know that even the [Laughing One], a high intelligence being who will soon be able to reach the existence of the abyss, cannot foresee?

“How do they know?”

“Because they also come from outside this world.”

“How can we meet?”

“I don’t know.”

“why?”

“It’s the same reason why I can’t predict you.”

“I understand.”

“Are you going to give it to me now?”

“I didn’t tell you anything, so what can I give you?”

“You naughty bastard, I knew that. “Aren’t you curious about something else?”

“I have no questions right now.”

“No, you have a question. You know many things, but you do not have omniscience. Different from the ignorant. “The glass is half full – you can desire what someone with an empty glass cannot.”

This guy is talking nonsense again.

“Then guess what I desire.”

“Even if you can’t predict, you can predict. I can also tell you what the dinner offering means. What the beings of the abyss want. They can also tell you what they want to achieve through you.”

“I’m definitely curious about that.”

“And one more thing. “If I tell you this, it will create new questions for you.”

“What?”

“Are you the first to be the dinner offering?”

“Hmm, interesting.”

“Furthermore, if you really want to know the future, I can make an even more special offer.”

Yes, in fact, there is no way for [The One Who Laughs] to predict my future. I have already received such an offer.

“I can guess that. “You mean to eat you and become one with you?”

“that’s right. The moment you become part of my family, you can truly become a member of this world. From being a lonely drifter on a cosmic level, you have a place where you can sit, rest, lie down and sleep. “It’s really simple.”

And that means my own destruction. I answered with a shrug.

“I thought it would be better to discuss such an important contract with my parents. “Can’t we think about it for a few more days and come back?”

‘Third way. ‘Fake it as if you’ll give it to them and then don’t give it to them.’

“You’re trying to tease me with unpleasant jokes again!”

“No, I’ll really think about it seriously. And I’m not completely trash. “You pay for the information you give.”

I took out the magic stone I had prepared in advance and showed it to him. It is a high purity magic stone. For a single-sized magic stone, it can be said to be of the highest quality. However, for [The One Who Laughs], a high-ranking intelligence, it is a trivial amount.

“That’s all-”

“Wait a minute, I’m not saying I’m giving you this.”

I separated some of Dagon’s magic power from the red bead and transferred it to the magic stone.

Considering the amount contained in the beads, it is still a ‘mere’ amount, but it still moved quite a lot.

“But it’s still not enough.”

“Don’t talk nonsense. “I haven’t received anything officially.”

“If you want, I-”

I said, throwing the magic stone.

“Then let’s meet again tomorrow, bye!”

bang!

I closed the barrier door.

“Hmm, I guess we won’t be able to do it this way next time.”

Did I take it too seriously?

Anyway, this is the fourth method.

If too much horsepower is the problem, wouldn’t it be okay to reduce it a little?

Besides, it’s not just wasted. I sent magical energy towards the inside of the barrier.

[System: The gateway medium has been placed. You can use the Create Gate spell to open a gate to the location of the medium at any time.]

‘The poison from [Mask of the Faceless One] has almost disappeared.’

I didn’t entrust the mask to [The One Who Laughs] for nothing.

It’s like boiling a fern to remove its poison. Now you can change your mask whenever you need it.

“This is done. Where should I look?”

I looked at the beads again. Now it has reached a size that is worth handling.

“good.”

I reached out to another part of the basement.

“Now it’s your turn. “Come this way.”

Grumble- Grumble-

Squishy lumps of flesh crawl out from the darkness of the basement. By-products born during the process of creating a child of darkness.

It moves like a plain slime that resembles the color of human skin, but sometimes you can see things like eyeballs, teeth, or hair sprouting out of it.

There is no name.

They are just lumps of flesh.

Beings that can change into anything and contain anything. In some ways, they are children who are no different from the clay of the beginning.

Some of them became contract enforcers and were implanted into the bodies of cultists, while others simply became mindless tentacle monsters and became guardians to block intruders.

These children who remain here are waiting children who have not yet decided on their purpose and direction of growth.

“You’ve been neglecting it for too long. Sorry.”

I kissed them one by one and breathed my breath into them.

“All become one. “I will turn you into a bird and let you fly in the sky.”

I threw a bead containing red to the flesh lumps.

Grumble- Grumble-

The lumps of flesh merge into one around the bead.

‘This is the fifth method.’

It is absolutely impossible to control magical power through blood.

‘In that case, just wrap it the other way and reorganize it.’

I activated the magic towards the tangled chunks of flesh as one.

[recognize]

A huge amount of magical power fluctuates.

Wouldn’t it be better to have a larger body to contain the current redness?

If I were to become a body like this, I would probably become a bird larger than a person.

I want the wings to be feathers, not skin like a reptile.

As I think that, two pairs of wings grow from the writhing lump of flesh.

Pure white feathers blooming delicately.

A long, forked tail like mimosa.

And three legs.

Red, who was reborn in a new body, slowly opened his eyes.

A pair of eyes, emitting a captivating red light like rubies, look at me.

“Okay, how do you feel?”

“Kkii-”

The crying sound is still the same.

fantasy,