Chapter 264
Episode 264: Quest Route
“eww… … this… … .”
Choi Mina clutches her nose and mouth with a pale expression. Although there are differences in degree, everyone shows similar reactions.
The smell of rotting food, rotting meat, no, the disgusting smell of death emanating from rotting corpses.
“Damn… … .”
“ah… … .”
Sighs coming from all over the place. A sigh of despair. A moan escaping to hold back nausea.
Everyone could already guess what happened in this place.
A temporary building installed for the living and office work of workers.
Huge heavy equipment brought in for construction.
Construction materials piled up like a mountain.
And the workers and managers who gathered for this construction.
Solvers and security experts gathered to protect them.
All of them are completely shattered, crushed, crushed, torn, and scattered everywhere, as if they had been chewed up and spat out by a fierce animal.
And the corpses that come into view only later.
blood.
piece of meat.
The sound of flies buzzing.
The movement of maggots wriggling silently.
The deep pit dug to build the foundation of the building had turned into a deadly swamp of thick blood and chunks of meat.
Even Kwak Dae-yong, who had an easy-going personality, spoke with an expression of intimidation due to this terrible sight and, above all, the unpleasant smell that was emanating to the point where it was difficult to breathe.
“Everything, everything… … Is he dead? “What happened to the team that came in yesterday?”
The answer to Kwak Dae-yong’s question was Ahn Hyeong-gu, who approached with the sound of an endoscope clicking together.
“H-I checked their truck over there. The cereal matched- uh, looking at the condition of the bodies, it looks like it was done last night.”
It looks like the team’s vehicle that left yesterday is among the armored trucks that have become a pile of scrap metal.
We are a latecomer.
Yeonam Construction was yesterday and today.
A total of two personnel transports were carried out, once each.
“Then what about the director? I heard that Director Kyungnam Moon came here yesterday? “Is the director dead too?”
“Hmm, I don’t think I should give a definite answer, but… … . Hmm, it seems difficult to think of being alive in a place like this.”
One team is not divided into two.
The team that arrived here yesterday is a completely separate team from Daeyong Kwak and I.
Suddenly, a high-ranking person from Yeonam Construction came out to inspect the dangerous Seoraksan Mountain construction site?
‘Why did that stupid guy get involved?’
Director Kyungnam Moon.
It may be said to be a minor change, but it is a change that would not have occurred originally.
Why did Director Kyungnam Moon suddenly act on such a whim and get caught up in this disaster?
Actually, this devastation may have occurred because he appeared here.
and… … .
If I could have moved yesterday, I would have moved with the move.
And if you did-
“Then we too… … If you had left yesterday… … .”
Kwak Dae-yong must have been thinking the same thing as me as he mumbled lowly.
If we had moved with the team that left yesterday, we would have encountered a supernatural disaster on this site.
Are you glad that you were able to avoid the risk of becoming a miserable corpse rolling around on the floor?
Could it have been a disaster that could have been prevented if there had been more people?
“Damn, how can so many people get hit without even being able to contact me?”
“Captain, something is strange.”
Yeom Cheol-min, who had been looking around the damaged temporary building, intervenes.
“You also contacted this site when you left, right?”
“what? Oh, yes, that’s right. It did. Come to think of it… … “There was a reply back then, right?”
“you’re right. After all, that was only 6 hours ago, right? If this is what happened last night, then the bastard who responded to my call… … .”
Yeom Cheol-min continued speaking with a reluctant expression.
“Damn, I’m sure I’m not communicating with a dead person, am I?”
“Okay… … . “At headquarters?”
“First, check the site and see the situation.”
“Look at the situation? “Are you telling me to just stay here?”
Kwak Dae-yong loosens his suit tie with an expression of bewilderment.
However, Yeom Cheol-min raises his hand as if he is not finished speaking and continues.
“Rather, I am curious about whether Director Kyungnam Moon is alive or not.”
“Ha-really, aren’t you all crazy?”
“Hehe, it’s important, right?”
Ahn Hyeong-gu responds to Kwak Dae-yong’s words with a self-deprecating laugh.
For reference, Director Gyeongnam Moon is the parent of Yonam Construction and the conglomerate [Yeonam]… … A person who is about 3rd in line of succession.
If you follow the line of succession, Moon Seung-hee’s name should also be mentioned, but her name is so far behind that it is meaningless to discuss the line of succession.
In any case, whether or not Moon Gyeong-nam survives is an important matter that not only [Yeonam] but the entire securities industry in [Cthulhu World] are interested in.
“I heard they’ll send an additional support team tomorrow… … . Anyway, I’ll have to find a way to get through tonight.”
——————
faqwiki.us
Join our Discord for new chapter updates!
https://discord.com/invite/xr7SxG5T6V
——————
“Hey, Mina Choi. “What does he do?”
“That guy? “You mean a wizard?”
“okay. “Where have you gone?”
“I don’t know. “I heard you’ve been waking up in that hole since a while ago?”
“I told you to keep an eye on that wizard, but what the heck – no, I just asked. Everyone has released the kids and is on guard outside. hey! Pro Kim! Professional Kim!”
Finally it comes to me.
I am quite far away from them.
This is even the bottom of the huge pit that Yeonam Construction dug out to lay the foundation for the new building.
It’s a place where you can’t even see their faces, let alone hear their voices.
‘Is it because [Enhanced Vigilance] activated earlier? My senses are a little too sensitive.’
This is definitely a bit excessive.
My senses and magical power perception are overly sensitive, feeding me information about everything that is happening around me.
The texture of the sand that Daeyong Kwak just stepped on.
The wriggling maggots crawling on the corpse, the number of flies buzzing and peeling the eggs, and Choi Mina’s expression as she wipes her head with a tired expression.
Like them, I wonder what happened yesterday, but at the same time, I wonder what is happening to me now.
Kwak Dae-yong jumps down the pit with a swish.
His footsteps sound like thunder. No, that’s what it sounded like to me.
“Grunt.”
I reflexively covered my ears, but it was no use. Just as I didn’t see their expressions with my own eyes, I didn’t hear this sound with my ears.
“Professor Kim! “Have you found out anything else?”
“Speak softly. “Don’t come any closer.”
“Tsk, what do you have?”
Kwak Dae-yong, who misunderstood my words, reflexively raised his battle hammer. No, it’s not a completely wrong misunderstanding. Does it matter?
“How many people should be here in total?”
“Even the workers?”
“okay. Total.”
“I don’t know how many people Director Moon brought, but there must be 150.”
“Then we don’t have enough numbers. “The total number of corpses here is about 70.”
“what? then… … .”
Kwak Dae-yong’s eyes naturally turn to the cave opened in front of me.
The large entrance to the cave.
Even if you look from here, all you can see is pitch-black darkness that makes it difficult to tell how deep it is.
Weeeeeee-
Suddenly, a strange noise came from the cave.
An ominous resonance sound that seems to be produced by a poorly made instrument. It’s such an unpleasant sound that it makes me feel like my hair is burning just by hearing it.
“I think so. “Looking at the traces left, it looks like quite a few people walked in on their own.”
“self… … You walked? That way?”
Kwak Dae-yong makes an expression filled with vague fear, as if imagining a certain scene.
Perhaps what he is imagining is people walking into a cave where a monster that has slaughtered half of their colleagues has emerged.
The whistling sound is heard once again.
The sight of people walking haphazardly, with blank expressions on their faces, as if they were mesmerized by an ominous sound that did not know whether it was the sound of the wind or the howl of a monster trying to lure a new victim.
“No, Team Leader Kwak Dae-yong.”
“Oh, no?”
“The order is reversed. “There are traces of people going in and something crawling out behind them.”
“then… … .”
“Maybe something was touched inside. “Let’s block this for a moment.”
Originally, I would have created a simple barrier, but I can’t do that now.
I called in two command golems and stationed them at the entrance, and with Daeyong Kwak’s help, I built an improvised barricade by stacking some scrap metal that was lying around on site.
‘We also have to defend against external invasions.’
By deploying Achilles and other command golems to the elements, we prepared as much defense as possible.
“Is this okay? “What if something else comes up?”
“We have to go and deal with that again. It’s a temporary solution anyway. “Just hold on a little longer until I come back.”
“uh? Come back? “No, where are you going?”
“I have something to investigate. And while we’re on the move, we’ll also have to see the reaction of the Sangnok Mountaineering Club. And follow these traces.”
I pointed to the clear marks on the floor.
A mark that looks like something like an elephant was moving while rubbing its belly against the floor. The trail suddenly changes into a trail of dozens of horses running together.
The trace ended there… … Did you make a leap? Because of his location, he must have jumped over there and knocked down that crane. From there, you can see traces of it shaking and struggling like a great white shark that suddenly landed on land.
The messy traces are connected to hundreds of rake marks on the floor. Traces of someone going crazy and spinning at high speed. Next to that, hmm – this completely distorted halberd (axe spear) is something that Curtain Call carries around these days.
We can’t see Curtain Call’s body, but since the weapon has been shattered, it’s hard to think it’s safe.
“It weighs about 10 tons.”
“10 tons? what?”
“The monster that brought this place to this point.”
Kwak Dae-yong said, “Ah.” makes a sound It seems he wanted to be told that he was a human and not a monster, but these are not traces that a person can make.
“A monster with sharp teeth, wings, hoofed feet, limbs with claw-like claws, dozens of tentacles, and the ability to run faster than a train – and jump about 13 meters in a single jump. “Do you know what this is?”
“Well, I don’t know such strange things.”
I know.
Among the monsters that appear in [Cthulhu World], or rather, [Cthulhu Mythology], it is probably the most famous monster after the Deep Sea Man.
“I’m keeping it safe because it might come out. And I need to contact you, so give me a walkie-talkie.”
* * *
A place about 10km away in the direction of Sokcho from the construction site that was turned into a miserable ruin.
Riding down a side road that only animals could travel on, or just pushing rocks and trees – Kwaaaaang!
“Turn around – please. “Slow down a little – I’m not feeling very well.”
Gurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I begged, but Doldol, who was excited about his first walk for the first time in a while, said, ‘Why are you doing this when you’re so excited?’ I only showed a moderate reaction and kept running. Ugh… … Turn around. I’m dying… … .
Guwagwagwagwagwang!
Perhaps, if his defense power had not increased due to the effect of [Blood Volcano], he might have really died.
“Kkiiiii-”
Red’s cry is heard from overhead.
“Are they all there? Turn around, really slow down now!”
I stretched out my magic power and pulled on the edge of the Doldori’s lid, and the Doldori grunted for a moment, twisted its body (this is a metaphor), and then slowed down.
“Ugh… … . it’s tough. No, you did a good job. But when you go back, let’s take it a little slower.”
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrpp
Since the situation wasn’t easy, I can’t say it’s a bad thing that I came quickly.
The sky is now dark.
It’s still supposed to be around sunset, but strangely thick dark clouds are covering the sky, so it feels like I’m trapped in a dark night.
And what I see from the place I reach is an old, old building.
It feels similar to the [Starving Mansion] where I live in that it has a gloomy appearance between the forest and trees, but it is a single-story Hanok with a traditional structure.
Plus, the bamboo stuck to the front door.
That bamboo with white and red cloth wrapped around it is a kind of signboard to let people know that this is a place where shamans live.
“hmm… … . “I feel bad for some reason.”
It’s not like they suddenly left the ranks.
The normal quest route is to reach this location through conversations with people who would have remained at the construction site and clues found here and there.
However, all those who would testify were dead or missing, and all objects that could have been used as clues were destroyed.
‘What happened?’
Anyway, in order to clear this quest, the help of the shaman who will be living in this house is essential.
but… … .
Kkeijik- rattle-
thud!
I only touched it gently, but the gate came off and fell backwards.
“Someone has already come and gone.”
Was it yesterday?
I slowly walked into the temple, being wary of my surroundings.
But the shaman who must be waiting for me is… … .
It was already dead.
fantasy,
