I Became a Genius Mage in the Cthulhu Game Chapter 268

Chapter 268

Episode 268: Destruction Trigger (1)

The feel of the mask against your fingertips.

I guess I was fumbling with the mask covering my face at some point.

‘Maybe I’m not crazy?’

This is nonsense that I have been hearing through smartphones until now.

Is this really what my ears are hearing?

Isn’t this just a delusion of grandeur on my part? Is this what Park Gwang-rim actually said?

‘No, if I doubt my cognitive and perceptual abilities, I won’t be able to do anything.’

Okay, I’m not the crazy one.

“Park Gwang-rim! Wake!”

A word that was shouted over and over again. Since I couldn’t say anything else, I said it again.

But this time, Park Gwang-rim’s answer did not come back. It would have been nice if there was an answer, even if it sounds crazy.

Instead, the sound coming from beyond the smartphone was-

Boom! Boom! Wow!

Disturbing noise hitting your eardrums.

“Hahaha- Uhhhh- Hahahaha!”

Laughter continues without meaning. Are you in a state of confusion? Even the sound of laughter quickly fades away. Dammit, where are you going?

I screamed a few more times, but there was no answer.

It looks like he threw away his smartphone and walked somewhere.

‘Wrong.’

A loud roaring sound can be heard from beyond the smartphone. Someone’s scream. An unpleasant sound like something melting. belch. Scream again.

“At least it appears that the appearance of the Shogus was real… … .”

It may be difficult to trust everything Park Gwang-rim says, but it seems to be true that something terrible happened in Buyeo.

That means there is a high possibility that Yang Seo-ho’s death is also true.

Yang Seo-ho is clearly a superman who can bounce off even if you throw molten iron on him.

That might be enough in a different genre, a different work, or a different world – but this is [Cthulhu World], which is made up of absurdity and illogic.

Anyway, Yang Seo-ho is also human. Since she is a resident of a world where monsters that transcend the human category exist, she can of course die.

“If Park Gwang-rim’s explanation is correct, is it because of the unique ability of [Soul Chain]?”

The unique ability of [Soul Chain], [Two Graves].

If you pay for a grave, they will create a grave for you.

The owner of [Soul Chain] can use a defenseless instant kill at the cost of his or her own life.

“Wow- I- really! I’m sure you can find it if you ask Park Gwang-rim to find it after you become friends with the cult member! That was a strategy! “Damn, this is how I find tricks that I couldn’t find even after playing so many times!”

It’s certainly an artifact of a fraudulent ability, but that’s not the real problem.

“ha… … . “Is that why it ended up in Dok-go-gyeom’s hands?”

If the item they found is really the [Soul Binding], it means that a unique event that can be triggered using that artifact will occur soon.

[System: The stars are finding their place.]

A message window is displayed in front of you.

At the same time, a strange and ominous feeling is felt.

“Ugh-ah! iced coffee! It’s finally time! “It’s time!”

Cultist who longed for the advent of the [Great Source] – Kim Seong-hwan’s cry.

“Well, I guess that would be good.”

Seonghwan Kim looks up at the sky with his arms wide open with an expression full of joy.

I looked at him for a moment, then slowly raised my head toward the sky, following his gaze.

The dark clouds that had been covering the night sky until now, tangled like the intestines of a dead animal, are dispersing.

It’s about getting out of your way for a surreal sign happening in the sky.

Rumbling-

Rumbling rumbling-

An ominous sound coming from the sky. A cosmic harmony created by stars that have found their place.

“Yes, the star is finding its place.”

The stars are moving.

A bizarre sight that makes you feel strange just looking at it. The stars are moving and changing positions.

Finding their true place where they belong.

“Why, why – is this happening? what? What is that? ruin? Why did this happen? “It’s amazing, it’s beautiful.”

It looks like your Sanity score is dropping rapidly.

It seems like all the people in my head who had been sinking to the bottom of my mind for a while came out to the surface and started talking.

[The abyssal being ‘source of pollution’ has descended.]

[‘Destruction Trigger: Soul Pollution’ has been activated.]

[The defense conditions for ‘Destruction Trigger: Soul Pollution’ that you have found out so far are as follows.

Defense Condition 1: Unknown

Defense Condition 2: Unknown

Defense Condition 3: Unknown

!Time limit: In the next 2 hours, this world will be destroyed!

Collect clues to decipher defense conditions and prevent the coming destruction!]

Damn, I made a bad choice.

* * *

“What is happening?”

Strange words flowing out of my mouth.

These are probably the words of one of the personalities created in my head. Once I opened it, it kept talking.

I thought about ignoring it, but I can’t do anything when my mind is scattered at a moment like this.

“The [Source of Pollution], one of the incarnations of the [Great Source], has descended. According to the flow, it must have descended from Buyeo.”

I don’t even know what or how, but even the destruction trigger that only activates right before the ending worked.

In two hours, this world will be destroyed.

I can feel other personalities bubbling and causing commotion in my head. what? what? why? suddenly? Why does that happen!?

[Soul Chain] is an artifact that contains the soul of [Great Source], a being of the abyss.

If it has one, it can replace the ritual, which is one of the sacrifices, mediums, and rituals required for his advent.

And Yang Seo-ho made sacrifices by brutally killing the cultists who stood in his way –

“Among the cultists who gathered to fight Yang Seo-ho, there must have been one with psychic traits.”

Is this world now doomed? Is it over? Ruined? Like this? What is this absurd development? It’s unreasonable! It’s improbable, right? Why are there all these games? Why on earth did you come to Sokcho!? Should I have gone to Buyeo?

“Oh, it’s noisy! “Everyone go downstairs because you’re crazy!”

This is the original game.

While playing [Cthulhu World], I experienced similar incidents several times.

An unfair development and an irreversible choice. Ruthless difficulty and unreasonable traps. False promises, tricks, deception.

And catastrophic events that occur in locations unrelated to the player’s actions.

“Yes, the one who was fooled is a fool.”

I was deceived.

To the son of a bitch beyond that message window.

Rest? damn.

I told you to rest – so you obeyed and rested, Kim Shin-hwa, you stupid bastard.

Who do you trust now? Believing in the existence of the abyss, in a monster that destroys this world and takes pleasure in mocking, teasing, and tormenting me – I foolishly wasted a week of precious time.

So what are you going to do now? What do you mean it’s not over? Isn’t it the end when it comes down? Fuck it! Let’s just pet something red and die!

“Only one incarnation has descended. Seeing that the destruction trigger has been activated, it appears that it has descended properly – but sending it back as before is enough.”

How from here? Should I move to Buyeo right now? hey! Kim Shin-hwa, it takes 4 hours to get to Buyeo! It’s over now! It’s impossible to solve! Besides, look over there!

excuse me?

Rumbling!!

earthquake.

“Tekeli-li!”

This time, it is not a sound coming from beyond the smartphone.

The Shogus are coming this way again.

“Oh, I don’t know that kid’s behavior patterns.”

Are you coming to attack me to prevent me from interfering with anything else?

Or is it just roaming around here at regular intervals?

I can’t beat it in its current state. It’s really over now. Let’s just die comfortably. Even if I could beat that one, two hours would have passed in between. It’s a cheat! 2 hours left! There is no point in struggling any further.

“Tekeli-li!”

Card sound- Wood sound- Warrrrrrr-

A huge wave of flesh approaching with the momentum to cover the sky. Even if they were fully prepared, it would have been a tough opponent.

I can’t even use magic right now.

It would definitely be a waste of time to fight that guy now.

“No, wait.”

Now that I think about it, how did they summon such a big guy?

“Because of the nature of [the dinner offering]?”

What are you talking about? Does it matter now?

The events that occur in this place are not something that can be overlooked simply because it was consumed as a trap.

To say it was just a trap, the events that occur in this place are not something that can be overlooked.

[!Time limit: This world will be destroyed in the next 2 hours!]

“Okay, two hours left, right?”

Wood-duk-

I mumbled, twisting the joints of my neck and wrist.

What are you doing?

“Struggling.”

what?

“I’m not going to answer anymore. “Everyone, shut up.”

Those ignorantly large Shogus aren’t the only ones who don’t know their behavior patterns.

Why on earth did Moon Kyung-nam appear?

And where did Moon Seung-hee go?

Why did the [Guardian of Bongamdang] become like that, and what is the relationship between that old lady and the [Sangnok Mountaineering Club]? Why did the [Sangnok Mountaineering Club] lose their minds like that?

I’ve come this far, and I can’t die without knowing anything.

There’s so much rice cake!

I’ll have to die to see what happens.

“Turn around!”

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrpp

“Take out everything in the fourth and fifth compartments.”

Rumbling rumbling-

What Doldori poured out were the magic stones he had collected, magic stone bombs made by processing them, and weaponized miscellaneous items.

After checking it, I immediately got on top of the stone.

“And red! Achilles!”

“Kiiiiii!”

Between each other-

“It’s going to be really dangerous this time. Will you follow me?”

These guys are summons. The concept of refusing orders doesn’t exist in the first place.

So, I felt that asking this question itself was a deceptive act… … . Actually, this was a question asked to me as well.

Let’s go together!

Achilles jumps up onto the stone and settles down next to me in a dignified posture.

“Kiiiiii!”

“Ugh, there’s no need to hug me!”

Red suddenly grew huge and tried to hug me, so I almost fell off the rock.

“Now, now, get out of the way, get out of the way!”

Still, thanks to you, I was able to relax.

“good. “Let’s give it a try.”

I raised the magic power of my entire body.

Giiiiiiing!!

Magic cannot be used.

There is no helper and no suitable solution.

To be honest, even now I don’t know what’s happening or what exactly can be done to prevent the destruction.

“It’s the first time I’ve experienced such a frustrating development.”

Pajik, Pajik- Pajijik!

A spark that bounces due to repulsive force.

“I feel like there might be something down here.”

Weeeeeeeeeee-

By forcibly converting magical power into physical power, all the magic stones and magic stone bombs that had fallen on the floor were lifted up.

Whirling- Whirring- Whirring-

Magic stones and magic stone bombs orbiting around me as if I were a miniature version of the solar system.

I flew a few of them in the direction of the Shogus.

“you idiot! “Let’s stick together!”

Quaaaang! bang! Kwaaaaang!

A massive explosion occurs around Shogus.

It’s not just a flashy explosion. The explosion, amplified by magic, created double or triple chain damage, but Shoggus did not seem to take any significant damage, only shrinking his body for a moment.

“Was it [half fire and lightning damage], [half all magic damage], and [ignore all physical damage]?”

Since it’s a magic-made flame, only half of it will go in.

How did you make something like that to catch it?

“Tekeli-li!”

Fortunately, it succeeded in attracting attention.

“Okay, it’s coming.”

“What are you doing! “What are you doing?”

Seonghwan Kim is going crazy and trying to run towards me.

“Oh yeah. “I need you too, so come here.”

“what?”

Giiiing!

I used my telekinetic powers to tie Kim Seong-hwan to the lid of the stone and shouted to the stone.

“Turn around! We’re going underground now! Achilles! Red! And everything else! Follow me carefully!”

Grrrrrrrrrrr!

Geek!

“Kiiiiii!”

But the direction I pointed is not the cave entrance.

The cave with its mouth wide open in front of you has the same structure as the ruins in Buyeo.

It consists of a complex maze.

“Because there is no time to break through something like that!”

I threw the magicite bomb towards the spot I remembered. It seems like a completely strange place that has nothing to do with the entrance to the cave.

Kwaaaaang!

A large hole in the floor.

And the passage visible underneath the hole.

Okay, as I remember.

“let’s go! “It’s right there!”

give up? despair? Can’t you shut up?

Do you think I’ll give up? I’ll show you how persistent and horrible I am!

fantasy,