Chapter 946 – Equivalent Exchange (1)
I was fully prepared.
There is no way to figure out Lee Si-heon and Wiki’s intentions, but in times like this, it was necessary to keep a lighter attitude. In the end, what Lee Si-heon was targeting in this situation was Bam and the bank himself.
The bank, who had prepared an entrance by twisting the dimension, spoke heavy words over the radio.
“… Please rush in.”
Condemn heresy, the World Tree of Resentment, her children and believers, and reclaim the precious chestnut.
A short, crackling radio sound came back from the other side of the building, and the answer was, ‘I understand.’ The bank turned its head once again and read Shiva’s anxious expression.
His lips have turned blue, and his face is dry and unsmiling. Is it because of the argument with her half-brother? He seemed to be breaking into a cold sweat, holding on to the neck of the combat uniform he was wearing and shaking it aimlessly.
“…”
I might fight with her dad again.
Putting aside whether you can win or not… Will I be able to easily ignore my father’s face that has lost his affection for me?
I know that Wiki’s words can’t be trusted, but I wonder if there are one or two things that Shiva did.
It’s not strange to be hated. You idiot. It’s a painful title, but it might not be wrong. Shiva may have been selfishly demanding her parents’ affection until the moment she died.
Please recognize my sacrifice.
Although I have no intention of making fun of her snout in such a shameless way. I hope you understand my feelings and feel sad even just a little bit.
Of course, it’s not something to worry about right away.
“Shall we go too? “Sister.”
“Ah… Yes.”
“They say you shouldn’t be polite.”
Lol. With a forced smile on her face, Shiva took the lead ahead of her bank and entered the altar that opened her warp.
-Quick, I’m a geek!
As she passed through the old stone gate, several of her personal guards followed her. It is an elite corps that has sworn allegiance to the imperial family, and at least… These are the few fighters that banks can trust right now.
It is unknown whether the influence of the World Tree may have been felt by these people at the time when Oriental medicine was completely taken away by Lee Si-heon. Even if you doubted this, you couldn’t do otherwise.
“Everyone entered safely. Princess. “I see that the normal signal is coming back, so there doesn’t seem to be any danger in front of here.”
“I’ll go right in. There will be a Mokryeong King ahead, so don’t let your guard down. Even the moment we leave the dimension after the mission is over.”
“Yep.”
Lee Si-heon is no different from a disaster that cannot be overcome, but fortunately this time, the situation is competitive rather than hostile.
She approached the bank and informed him, and even his daughter, Wiki, showed favor to her.
It may be a sincere gesture to your noble family. The momentary joining of forces against the same enemy was temporary even in the Ancient Tower.
‘Should I call it a good thing or a big deal?’
My mouth was very sore because I felt confident that I could control all situations.
Now, the bank had no choice but to entrust its delicate neck to King Mokryeong’s residence.
-Jeobbuk.
In front of the warp where pitch black darkness glows.
Ginkgo glanced at Shiva once, then stretched out his hand into the dimension, refining his magic power as if to demonstrate.
“Relax your body. Slowly. It’s different from ordinary space magic. If you make a mistake while traveling between dimensions, you will be caught up in the torrent of mana.”
No one has fallen into a dimensional gap and returned alive.
It’s that dangerous, though. Shiva was a genius among geniuses in the field of mana and vitality.
“Well, I think it will work.”
Shiva, who read the flow of magical power in the bank’s Danjeon, instantly changed his body to be suitable for dimensional movement without any effort. After a light check, he threw himself into the dimension along with the bank.
-Boo!
The feeling of your body floating like a jellyfish in the deep sea.
The heart and lungs slightly swell, accompanied by slight dizziness.
Inverted vision. A long hallway filled with black lead unfolded before my eyes.
Shiva and Ginkgo, who fell at what appeared to be the entrance to the altar, frowned and let out the breath they had been holding while traveling through dimensions.
“… “The smell of blood.”
The scent of blood seeping into the rust-covered scrap metal was thick beyond the door.
Shiva and Ginkgo, who were accustomed to fighting, instinctively poured magical energy into their stiff muscles. One of the SS soldiers waiting in front of the door reported to the bank that approached.
“Ah, princess. “I will explain quickly.”
“Is there any damage? How long did we fight?”
“That is…”
The guard hesitates for a moment and then speaks as if he doesn’t understand.
“Starting from the entrance, the penitence room, and what appears to be the inner quarters… There are no living humans left. I guess it was probably the king who came in first and was swept away.”
No one alive?
“We’re still figuring it out. This is because the size of the altar here is so large. At least the first layer does.”
The structure of the tower extending underground.
It was larger and more secretive than the building where Flower’s experiments were conducted in the past.
But what about annihilation?
The direction is quite different from Lee Si-heon’s work reported so far.
I couldn’t believe what the bank was listening to. Shiva had the same reaction.
‘Wasn’t the reason you told us the coordinates to encourage us to take care of miscellaneous matters?’
The bank expected that Lee Si-heon would not get his hands dirty lightly.
I may have changed my mind, but the conversation I had with Lee Si-heon at that time clearly contained the intention that the bank had guessed.
Damage to the civilian population that inevitably occurs in the process of targeting the heart of the opposing force.
I felt like I was unilaterally entrusted with the problem of having a sore mouth. Not only that, but annihilation?
“For now, get out of the way.”
“Ah… Yes!”
Without hesitation, the bank walked forward and opened the rusty door.
-Boom!
Dark room. Shiva took her breath.
It was only after seeing the bizarre corpses lying on the floor that I understood Lee Si-heon’s true feelings.
“… It’s severe.”
It appears to be a scene from a deleted snuff film. The scenery of the small square beyond the entrance was so cruel that I couldn’t hide my astonishment.
From corpses hanging on the edge of a fountain to people hanging like sparrows on tree branches that look like high-voltage wires hanging in the air.
Bright red, pulsating tentacles crawled across the floor, and the stench of putrid corpses stung my nose.
If there is anything in common here…
The head of a dead person disappeared without a trace.
There were no traces of the head, such as fragments of the skull, split brains, or teeth, anywhere. Inexplicable tentacles that replaced the place were revealing the strangeness of the situation.
“… “Dad, there’s no way he would have done something like this.”
Shiva spoke as if making excuses to her banker.
The corpses hanging around were all civilians in casual clothes. There were a wide range of ordinary believers, including nuns, pastors, and priests.
Even though my father doesn’t care about good or evil.
I don’t cross the line in this direction.
Secondly, if you ask about sexual sin, the story changes. Considering the direction of the fighting that Lee Si-heon has initiated so far, it was difficult to deny Shiva’s words.
“I know. Maybe this is… “I think I’ve seen something similar.”
A rumored creature that has created a clutter in the shadows these days.
Anyone who knows the news that the Pope was brainwashed by the World Tree would have noticed. The World Tree wanted an army that would absolutely obey.
‘When Flower’s human experiments were leaked, it was born in the hands of Sephiroth, who handled the knowledge.’
Bio-strategic weapon.
The church’s army that Lee Si-heon saw when he rescued Drago and Pitaya.
It turns a small child who has never had a fistfight in his life into a monster that is worse than an Ent and can overwhelm even an ordinary hunter.
‘…’
Did the World Tree of Resentment neglect its believers even though it knew that this would happen?
No, leave it… Why is the Sephiroth tree here?
They were beings that could only be born through the power of Sephiroth. The World Tree of Resentment could not have created this, so there is only one answer.
‘Sephirot.’
The child was here.
A monster disguised as a child, who told Shiva and Ginkgo the location of the night.
‘… It’s dangerous.’
Banks gathered his thoughts and touched the corner of his frozen mouth.
The world tree of knowledge is a mass of variables that cannot be controlled.
The moment you get caught up in that curiosity, all your plans go to waste. All we can do is hope that the knowledge Sephiroth desires does not involve his life.
“Sister?”
“… It’s not good. Shiba. “Listen to me carefully.”
Banks with a pale complexion called to Shiva and gave orders to her personal guard.
“… SS.”
“Yes.”
“Let everyone know. This is not an environment we can control from now on. Don’t trust places, things, or people. Even if people around you suddenly disappear, don’t panic and try to survive.”
Although I have a lot of experience meeting Sephiroth. The Sephiroth is different when met as an enemy.
There weren’t many ways to respond when faced with a being that couldn’t resist.
-Rattle.
The sound of a door closing. The three heads turned back. The exit that was supposed to be there was gone. The bank continued speaking with an indifferent expression.
“There are Sephiroth whose purpose is unknown, so the only thing that should be prioritized is one’s own life.”
-Crackling. Chijijik.
“… Princess. Radio transmission!”
Banks, who stopped talking, lightly gestured with his chin. When the SS carefully pressed the button on the radio, the voice of a man trembling in fear came out.
【Rain, emergency… Please support me. Please apply to the 3rd floor. Emergency. P52. P52!!】
The meaning of unknown English letters indicates an emergency situation in which the content cannot be conveyed.
After seeing the radio cut off after leaving a short message, the bank spoke to Shiva for the last time.
“Shiba. If things don’t go well. “If you judge yourself to be in danger.”
-Flash!
The vision reverses at bad timing.
“-Run away without hesitation.”
After delivering the last words, the bank felt briefly dizzy. I looked around.
-Knock, knock.
A room filled with an unidentified gray gas.
There was no one around her, and the princess clicked her tongue and bit her lip.
“… Damn it.”
* * * * * * * *
What would it feel like to hit your daughter with a tentacle?
With such trivial thoughts in mind, she unleashed the magic she had gathered in her hands.
-Boo!
The corpses that sprang up in droves were massacred all at once, and loud applause rang out from behind.
“Wow. “I love exploring with my dad.”
“… “Isn’t this a scene where you can say something like that?”
It’s a bit difficult to explore or anything with a scenery that looks like a scene from a gore game.
It is also not the right policy for children’s emotional education. I also wondered if it was a mistake to bring Wiki here.
-Kkook.
Wicky, riding the wooden horse, tapped my chest with his heel, hugged my head tightly with his thighs and arms, and tilted his head.
Wiki’s black hair fluttering at the top of the field of vision.
Wiki suddenly popped out and caught his gaze as if kissing her and smiled.
“Lol. “I like every place I’m with my dad.”
“I see. “Our wiki is kind.”
Dad, the corpse is disgusting. Why is my daughter so fine?
No matter how much I do, I don’t want Wiki to experience this. Originally, the moment I set foot here, I would have sent the wiki and spent the night alone. This time the situation was very special.
“Have you done the analysis?”
“… Hmm. There are a lot of samples. There is a lot of individual difference, so I think it will be around 30 from now on.”
One of the reasons is that the wiki can normalize this creature.
Assembly is the reverse order of disassembly. The powers of Wiki and Sephiroth are in line.
It may be impossible to restore people whose heads have been completely destroyed. What the wiki means is that anything can happen up to that stage.
Even if it was a no-brainer, there was a big difference between knowing the principle and not knowing it.
Even if you can’t revive a person, filling the wiki’s knowledge pocket is a huge plus.
“Don’t relax too much.”
“Hey, this isn’t even a thing.”
Of course, there is another main reason for bringing in Wiki. This was to deal with Sephiroth.
‘Devouring Sephiroth’s cloned body.’
To overcome the time difference between Wiki and Sephiroth. He captures the replica Sephiroth, a portable storage device, and steals its knowledge.
There is a risk that the wiki’s identity will be revealed, but even taking that into account, it seems worth the attempt.
No matter how old you are. It was a part-time plan for me who couldn’t show my big dick in front of an extroverted kid younger than Wiki.
“Still, you have to be nervous.”
“I have a dad?”
The opponent is Sephiroth. You never know what might happen.
Sometimes, it seems like I’m living without any worries, but looking at my face, I’m quite stressed.
I said as I gently hugged Wiki, who was riding the wooden horse, by her thin waist and held her in my arms.
Don’t be in danger, rely on me.
“Aaaaah! Dad~ hehe. “Dad, my hands are so big and hard that I feel good.”
… She was a very carefree daughter.
