Capítulo 24: 122 birds and 6 people
[System: The 'Enhanced Vigilance' trait is activated.]
"what?"
As soon as the trait was activated, I instinctively raised my magic power.
[Guest of the Underworld] is a quest that I have cleared several times before.
At that time, nothing so ominous had occurred.
There was an adjustment to the extent that the number of ghouls that appear varies slightly depending on the difficulty setting or advance branch.
But now it's completely different.
This sinister spirit and magic filled the construction site.
This is not the level of pressure that a few ghouls can create.
It's like... … .
[System: The penalty characteristic 'Feast Offering' effect has been activated.]
[The beings of the abyss are showing interest in you.]
'Oh, is it this again?'
It seems that one of the beings of the abyss is showing unnecessary interest.
I felt mildly nauseous due to the irritation, discomfort, and overly sensitive senses.
"Whoa… … ha… … Write… … ."
Stop for a moment and take a deep breath.
"Phew… … ."
It's annoying.
Now that this has happened, a completely different situation will occur than the quest I remember.
I came right away thinking it would be simple, but do I wish I had prepared a little more?
The quest hasn't started yet.
You can prepare now.
I took deep breaths, maintained my posture, and concentrated my mind.
A comfortable posture with both arms loosely hanging.
To someone who doesn't know you, it might just look like you're lost in thought for a moment while taking a walk... … .
My gaze is looking beyond physical limitations and into a completely different space.
The place where the ghoul appeared was an underground parking lot located underneath an apartment complex.
This means that there may be monsters lurking right under the ground where I am stepping on.
'Let's take a look where and how many people are gathered together.'
[Remote Detection]
[Curse Detection]
[Vitality detection]
[Magic power detection]
[Trap detection]
Papa, pat!
The tips of both hands hang down toward the floor, and sparkling fluorescent magic lines emanate from beneath my feet.
Magical power containing the power of detection, analysis, and observation seeps into the ground and detects, analyzes, and observes the conditions of things that have permeated into the darkness underground.
[Detection complete]
'The number of ghouls that appeared was usually about 10 to 30, which were randomly generated.'
[The number of curses that meet the conditions is 2.]
[The number of traps that meet the conditions is 5.]
[The number of creatures that meet the conditions is 129.]
"Oh, shit."
129? are you kidding?
For a moment, I seriously thought about giving up the quest and going back to the motel.
After completing this quest, you will be able to receive the achievement of killing 100 ghouls.
"huh? however… … wait for a sec?"
This was the end of the information provided by the system, but my magical senses, which had developed beyond that, detected some unexpected information.
that… … It was a special feeling that I had never experienced before while playing the game.
human.
A being with magical power of a clearly different nature among the ghouls moving underground.
therefore… … There are humans among the underground ghouls.
Four humans, five, and one more.
There are six people in total.
[The number of creatures that meet the conditions is 128.]
One died.
One of the perceived magical powers disappeared.
[The number of creatures that meet the conditions is 127.]
There are now five humans left.
"Ugh, wait wait wait… … !"
[The number of creatures that meet the conditions is 125.]
Another person, no, two people died at once.
There are a total of three remaining survivors.
"Stop, man!"
I hastily reached out to the floor.
Although magical power was poured into the basement, there was no time to create a new, complex form of magic.
Transforms and strengthens the properties of the magic lines sent down for detection.
The form is… … .
[Chain of Domination]
[Spell Enhancement: Increased range]
Papa pa pa pa pa!!
The intangible magic lines were gathered together and converted into several chains with physical power.
And then move the chain... … .
"Euchachachacha!"
It was difficult to understand what was going on, but in any case, they beat up all the ghouls gathered around the magic source, which was presumed to be human.
- Hehehehe!!!
- Giggle!!!
The cries of ghouls echoing from beneath the ground.
I can feel the ghouls being hit by the magical chains with physical force scattering in all directions.
"I did it! Wow, X bar!"
Wow, does this work? Does this give you an achievement?
I still stayed in the crawling position on all fours and waited for a while, but the message window did not pop up.
I guess it wasn't the kind of action that gave an achievement.
Instead of a message window popping up, a human voice came from the wrong direction.
"Wizard… … sir… … ?"
A woman's voice filled with embarrassment. It seems that someone heard my cheers and came close.
But this is so... … It's time to hit the goal.
It is difficult for this person, who is still hiding underground, to completely change his posture.
I had no choice but to speak to that woman.
"Wait a minute, just a little more, just wait a little longer!"
[Improved Vigilance] is not sending any signals in that direction, so he is probably not a hostile person.
And since I can roughly guess who the female voice is in this place at this point... … Okay.
I again brought up a large amount of magical energy and began pouring it into the basement.
The magical power emanating from both hands and the soles of both feet begins to draw a huge magic circle under the ground according to my will and command.
Dazzlingly shining magic lines and high-density magic circles emit tremendous light in all directions.
The world around me turned into a very colorful and mysterious scene, except that I, the spell caster, was in a pretty awkward posture.
Anyway, I received assistance from the magic circle to increase the range... … The magic was activated at a level that was almost like remote activation.
[Flame spurt]
[Spell Enhancement: Increased range]
The ghouls who did not retreat even after being beaten by magical chains were suddenly swept away by flames pouring down from the ceiling.
The humans I saved... … A total of three people. Fortunately, it looks like he's still alive.
It's still stuck in one place and not moving, but it doesn't look like it's going to die any time soon.
[protection team]
[Spell Enhancement: Increased range]
This should be enough.
I stood up, shaking off my muddy knees and palms.
"what… … "Did you do it?"
I turned my head and looked at the woman who was talking to me.
That voice and that look.
He doesn't know me, but he's a very nice person to me, as I've met him often through playing games.
"hello. "This is Kim Shin-hwa, who contacted me through Cafe Vasilisa."
"ah… … yes."
She hesitated for a moment and could not speak properly.
It looks like he was embarrassed when he faced my face, or rather, my mask.
But the embarrassment didn't last long, and she received my greeting again.
"… … hello. "I am Seunghee Moon, the manager of Yonam Construction."
This is Seunghee Moon, one of the main NPCs in [Cthulhu World].
My first impression of Seunghee Moon, not as an image on the other side of a monitor, but as a real, living human being... … It looked like a statue.
This is not a compliment or evaluation simply because she has a beautiful appearance.
Of course, no one can disparage her appearance.
Her face is made up of neat and fine lines, as if it was literally carved and polished.
However, its eyes and expression were not like a living thing, but cold and hard like a stone or doll.
An unnatural and awkward beauty that seems to have been artificially created by someone.
That's the impression I got from her appearance.
She couldn't stand it anymore and spanked me again.
"just now… … "May I ask what you were doing?"
Since you can't chew the same question three times, I explained what I had done.
"There are people still alive. "I saved those people."
"I beg your pardon?"
An expression of embarrassment or bewilderment appeared on her face.
"therefore… … Using magic... … ."
"No, not that one. person? "Did you say there was someone alive?"
"hmm. That's right."
"And you saved him?"
"yes."
A new emotion appeared on her face. It is a feeling that can roughly be called hope.
"Who was that? female? "Are you a woman?"
At the same time, he showed excessive excitement and approached me. Wait, you're too close. Why is this woman like this?
"No, wait a minute. "Could you please step away a little bit?"
"ah… … yes."
At my point, she took a few steps back. But she still feels restless.
"I… … "Wizard?"
"No, I don't know."
It looks like he would be happy if I told him that I found a girl, but I don't know that much.
"… … "You don't know?"
"yes. The distance is too far and there are obstacles. "He can only figure out if he's alive or dead."
It would have been better if it had been on the first basement floor, but the person was just on the second basement floor.
too far.
Moreover, the accuracy and influence are very low due to the underground fraud.
"however… … "What do you mean by saved?"
Distrust, doubt, anticipation, confusion.
"I can magically reach it. "We pushed out the ghouls around him and put up a barrier."
"Absurd… … "It may sound like it, but I have no choice but to believe it."
"Does this sound absurd?"
"Our magical advisor said that due to underground fraud and the influence of otherworldly beings, we can't confirm anything unless we go down in person. "I couldn't actually do anything."
Moon Seung-hee's expression suddenly darkened when the magic advisor said that he could not do anything.
At the time I played the game, the position of Moon Seung-hee's magic advisor was vacant.
'It looks like he was attacked by a ghoul.'
"But you checked for survivors or used magic without even going in… … "That's amazing."
Although he says this, the distrust and suspicion on Moon Seung-hee's expression have not completely disappeared.
Well, it would be unreasonable to ask you to unconditionally believe what I say. Not only is this our first meeting, but we haven't even shown any evidence yet.
Whether Seunghee Moon believes me or not, my magic is still working.
I checked too late and was only able to save three people, but they will still be alive as long as my magic lasts.
When I roughly explained the situation, Seunghee Moon looked thoughtful for a moment and then continued.
"How much longer can you maintain that magic?"
"Maintaining the magic itself can be done as much as you want."
"hmm… … ."
It's not a lie, but Moon Seung-hee's distrust seems to have grown even more.
Additionally, there is a bit of skepticism. How much should I believe this braggart? It looks like you're thinking about it.
"Well, regardless of the maintenance of magic, people's magic power and vitality are low. You won't be able to hold out indefinitely. "How long have people been down there?"
"It has been 24 hours since the ghoul was first discovered. "It's been about 14 hours since people went in to rescue the people who were dragged away at the beginning of the incident."
"Then it would be difficult to ask you to hold out for long."
Moon Seung-hee's expression becomes even darker.
Whether you believe me or not, it does not change the poor condition of the people underground.
There may be injuries, and it may not be a good environment.
Moreover, although we can somehow protect the body, we cannot protect the mind.
"You did a great job as soon as you arrived, but I'm sorry to tell you this… … "Can you start right away?"
"Of course."
As I said that, I thought about who Moon Seung-hee was doing this for.
'Even in the game, several people were caught up in the ghoul infestation and died, and several were kidnapped.'
No matter how hard I pushed the point of entry, I couldn't save the kidnapped people, so I thought there was no route to save them.
But I never would have guessed that the ridiculous condition was, 'You can only be saved by using magic remotely before charging in.'
'No, that's not it, is it?'
I realized that I had been thinking about something wrong.
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