Chapter 115 – Unusual
I was guided by No. 1 and headed to the outskirts of town.
After chasing No. 1, who said he would go out to smoke one, I asked for it, and he nodded happily.
No. 1 smoked a cigarette and shouted into the house that he would go for a short walk.
The cool night breeze blew away the lingering spirit of alcohol.
Perhaps because it was night without a single light, not even a shadow of a person could be found in the previously quiet village.
The moment I thought…
-Dump!
“What, who is that?”
Hearing the sound of someone collapsing in a dark alley, No. 1 raised his voice.
The moan of a man grunting in the darkness returned.
When I looked closely at the dark alley, I saw an old man sitting down.
“Ghmm… What kind of stone is there in a place like this?
Anyway, I’m not lucky.”
“You’re Boyle. Are you hurt? Can I help you?”
“Who is it? Is it Mr. Kwon?
That’s it. It just fell over.”
As the old man grunted briskly, No. 1 shrugged his shoulders.
Come to think of it, the number 1 name was Kwon Si-woo.
For a moment, Mr. Kwon thought of someone.
“You look really good.”
“That’s because it’s okay. Go on your way.”
Judging by the old man’s obstinate attitude, there seemed to be no real discomfort.
I will buy it for a long time.
Number 1 and I continued to move.
Surprisingly, the place where the ancient beast was sealed was the center of New York.
To be precise, a building that looked like a temple was built in a spacious plaza, and there was a sign of miasma in it.
Other people might not know, but there’s no way I could be mistaken at such a close distance.
The temple was not very wide.
It doesn’t seem to be made with a special material or method.
Given its size, only a fraction of the ancient beast’s corpse would have been enshrined.
As in the south of Daejeon, there are cases where only miasma was left without a body, so it could be.
I approached the door, which was piled high with coins, apparently thrown by the villagers.
“Captain, be careful not to go in too deep.”
“Why? I heard you’re a guardian deity.
Judging by the pile of coins here, isn’t it a god who brings good fortune?”
“Isn’t a good god also a god?
There is a legend that on the day the seal of the guardian deity is broken, an unimaginable disaster will come.
Well, I don’t really believe it, but it’s unpleasant to think that something bad will happen if you go in.”
“That’s right.”
I answered calmly and stretched out my hand.
That’s right, if the seal is broken, there will be an uproar. I’m going to end up like the south of Daejeon.
But don’t worry, number one.
I will root out the source of that calamity.
It was the same as what had happened in the land of the dead.
There was no sound or sign.
The miasma that had been sealed for hundreds of years was sucked into my body in an instant.
This feeling of being filled with poison all over the body.
I’m used to it because I’ve already experienced it twice.
I took a deep breath in satisfaction.
And I became obliged to observe the same obscure vision as in the land of the dead.
A feeling as if all senses had been pulled out of the body and were flying somewhere.
The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was the face of a blonde beauty.
‘Are you here again? A place that looks like a laboratory for a rogue organization.’
I experienced weeks and months in the lab in a brief moment of fantasy.
Facts learned along the way.
I don’t know who that blonde woman is, but she must have lost her head.
She was dressed in a neat white coat, as is the standard for scientists.
It is an appearance that adds to a very beautiful appearance and makes you feel mysterious.
But what I saw of her was the exact opposite of what she looked like.
In a word, it was very disgusting.
To the point where I don’t even want to explain it.
What can be said for sure is that the theme of her experiments was humans and beasts, and her sense of ethics as a scientist was nowhere to be found.
“Captain, why are you like this?
Are you feeling unwell?”
“No. 1, if you haven’t stretched out, there’s no way I can get drunk.
Stop laughing.”
“Sir…”
While watching the illusion, my expression must have been quite rotten.
Get all the worries
Well, it was a sight that would cause trauma to anyone.
Besides, it was a needlessly vivid high-definition and high-quality experience.
What are you showing me?
Anyway, No. 1 didn’t seem to notice what was happening right in front of his eyes.
In fact, no one would have noticed, except for a few like Jia.
“Did you see everything?
I said that it is no different from temples scattered all over the place.
From long ago, the captain used to get stuck in strange places.”
“I’ve seen everything, but don’t you hear something strange?
There is no one as rational as me.”
When I said one word, No. 1 laughed haha.
“If you hear me, I’ll laugh.
Well, you can usually see it rationally, but in essence, it’s not like that.
Aren’t you secretly furious and often have sudden rashes?”
This child…
“If anyone hears it, it will misunderstand.
Let’s stop talking nonsense and go back.”
“I’m not saying it’s strange, but I’m saying it with a basis as someone I’ve spent years with.
I’m sure I have one eye for people.”
I overcame No. 1’s slander in moderation and began to return the way I came, but deep inside I was agonizing over the newly acquired power.
‘Is there anything I can use this for?’
The moment I accepted the miasma, I felt a new magic waking up again.
It’s good to feel…
Actually, the magic seemed so useless that it made me think like this.
Although it is unconventional, it is unconventional.
It is difficult to find usefulness by moderately testing.
It was because he was convinced that once activated, he had to consume all remaining miasma.
It’s a devastating side effect.
No, the magic to return to the past is also very good value for money, but what is there to do?
‘Someday the time will come.
…Maybe.’
I muttered to myself, but Number 1 suddenly stopped walking.
It was the alley where the old man was sitting earlier.
When I looked at the place where No. 1’s gaze was heading, I saw that the old man was still sitting on the street.
“Brother Boyle, why are you still there?
You’re old, but you shouldn’t catch a cold.”
“No. 1, something is strange.
That old man has the same attitude as before.
Not even 1mm has changed.”
“Yes? Does that make sense?
It’s not even a humanoid doll…”
“Didn’t you get hit by the wind?
He may be paralyzed, so I need to check his condition quickly.”
Only then did Number 1’s complexion change.
We hurriedly approached the old man.
“Old man! Old man Boyle! Are you all right?!”
The old man was sitting in a posture as stiff as a stone, as if he had indeed been paralyzed.
When No. 1 grabbed his shoulder and shook it, his entire torso shook like a paper box.
“This looks serious.
Let’s call the doctor.”
“I guess so. It’s late, but if you tell me the circumstances, I’ll make a house visit.”
“Turn it off…”
Right before No. 1 left, the old man groaned.
The trembling of the eyelids seemed to open the eyes.
“Old man, are you out of your mind?!”
“Ugh… I thought the goal was broken.”
Unexpectedly, the old man, who had risen with great strength, touched his forehead and distorted his expression.
“I’ll call the doctor, so stay still.
Is it a bigger problem if I just move at a time like this?”
“Who are you? Thank you for your concern, but it’s nothing.
This is my chronic disease Just take the medicine you always have with you and go to sleep and you’ll be fine.”
He’s a very stubborn old man.
Still, I think it’s really good that you look so energetic…
However, Number 1’s thoughts were different.
“No, old man. You live alone, right?
What are you going to do if something happens?
Sleep at my house tonight and see a doctor tomorrow.”
“What kind of doctor is a doctor?
What about those who can’t cure a disease anyway…”
The old man stubbornly clicked his tongue and refused.
No. 1 lifted the old man on his back as if carrying luggage and began to move his steps.
I watched the startled old man burst into anger and suppressed his laughter.
“Hey, you bastard! Can’t you let go of this!”
“Give it up, old man. I’m afraid he’s not a fire wizard, because he’s quite stubborn.”
Like that, I and No. 1 went out as two and returned home as three.
The old man who was carried on his back like a piece of luggage continued to click his tongue, but until then, no one had noticed that things would get so serious after a few hours.
…
After arriving at No. 1’s house, we laid the old man down in the spare room and brought him easy-to-eat food.
Have the old man take the medicine he had and move away so he can be alone.
Even if there are a lot of people, it’s just going to be crazy.
Since Jia is also there, you will be able to notice immediately if anything happens.
No. 1 and I continued to leisurely drink and chat after that.
It’s already late at night, but I don’t care about that and tilt my glass.
We were planning to leave for New York tomorrow morning, so we only had time to talk.
I also knew that No. 1 was safe, and he had to move quickly since he got the poison sword in his hand more easily than I thought.
If you stay for a long time and get caught by the government, you will cause trouble to No. 1.
This is not possible for someone with a family.
When it comes to stories where time melts away, we cannot leave out the story of the military.
There is no such thing as a time thief when it comes to military stories shared between comrades who risked their lives together.
As I was chatting with No. 1, time literally flew by.
It must have been around two o’clock in the morning.
Suddenly, Jia came to the kitchen.
No, the expression that came is not accurate.
She almost flew by.
I looked at her Gia’s dark expression on her face and realized that something out of the ordinary had happened.
No. 1, who was dozing off and sleepy, woke up in surprise.
“Master, I think we should go see the old man you brought earlier.”
“What’s going on?”
“I can’t hear his heart beating.”
– Boom!
“I go first.”
Hearing Jia’s words, I ran behind No. 1, who almost stumbled and fell.
I followed Jia and ran as swiftly as a wild beast, and within seconds I arrived at the room where the old man was sleeping.
Marie was standing in front of the door.
Did Jia tell you when she came?
“Old man, old man! What should I do? My heart is not beating…!
Oh, Mr. Jia!”
“!!”
Marie, who was checking the old man’s pulse, turned her head toward us.
That was the moment.
What happened at that moment made her body freeze for a moment, even for me.
“Kreurreuk!”
The old man, who was said to have stopped his heart, raised his upper body from the bed and let out a bizarre and horrifying moan.
It was a lightning fast action.
The old man, twitching his limbs, looked at his birds, snapping his neck like a bird of prey.
Into the darkness, the veins in the eyes were bursting.
He opened his mouth dripping with saliva and lunged at his horse.
It reminds me of ‘Zombie’ from a movie I watched with Jia one day.
“Kyaaaaagh!”
I grabbed her by the back and tossed her tossing her, and Marie tumbled screaming.
There are a few bruises, but it’s better than being attacked by that old man.
Fortunately, the old man’s attack had only grazed her skin.
‘I was aiming for the nape. He must have tried to kill me.’
Why?
What’s the use of trying to find out why?
All that matters now is that the old man is insane.
“Grureuk!”
The old man screamed
Until a few hours ago, I was a nobleman who had been arguing with No. 1…
“Grandpa, this is a warning. We cannot guarantee safety if we come any further.”
“Keuouk!”
The old man rushed at me with lightning speed.
It seemed that the warnings did not go into the back of his ears.
No, I don’t know if I can understand what you’re saying.
Have you been disturbed by illness?
But for a dwarf old man, the speed at which he ran was too fast.
It is fast and fierce, like a tiger attacking a deer.
Apparently, it’s not just that I lost my reason.
-Thud!
“Ah! Old man!!”
It was great strength for an old man, but of course it was nothing compared to me.
Rather than strength, I was surprised by the cold body temperature like a piece of wood.
Marie screams as she easily grabs the old man by the wrist and throws her to the floor.
“Calm down, sister-in-law. I threw it with utmost care not to break it anywhere.”
Still, I couldn’t move for a few days, but since I tried to attack people, I couldn’t help it.
“Oh, no. He attacked first, so I know it can’t be helped…”
Marie, unexpectedly, calmed her excitement and calmed down in an instant.
Come to think of it, did she say that she used to live as a hunter?
Pretty bold.
“Should I tie it up, master?”
Jia, who had been watching me in the narrow hallway for fear of interfering with my movements, opened her mouth.
I shook my head.
“Leave me alone, won’t it happen anyway…?”
“Aaaaa!!”
A booming sound.
It hurts my ears.
I would believe it even if it was not an old man, but a lively beast.
The old man, who had been convulsing from the impact of being hit by the floor, stood up like a spring.
What kind of old friend is so exuberant?
“It’s not unusual at all. Puppy, call the kids.”
“Yes, master. Be careful.”
As I sighed and spoke softly, the old man rushed at me.
The next moment, the old man fell to the floor in the same position as before.
A little harder this time.
There was the sound of bones breaking.
“Grrrr…”
Even so, the old man seems to be getting up again.
He struggled with his limbs and forced his trembling body to stand up.
I hear Mary gasping for air behind her.
But it was a weaker sound than before.
It seems to be gradually losing power.
I have to suppress it by making it impossible to move like this.
Hearing the sound of Jia running up the wooden stairs, she frowned as Marie slowly approached her.
“I can’t believe it… Old man, why did you do that? You’re blunt, but you weren’t the kind of person who would do this…! Please don’t get hurt more and lie still, please!”
“Sister-in-law, don’t approach me. I’m not in a state where I can communicate right now. It’s dangerous, so stay there…”
Before he could finish speaking, the old man straightened up completely.
Bloodshot eyes rolled out and looked at Marie.
The old man came rushing in like a beast with his eyes shining brightly, and this time I was caught and thrown at me in the same way.
-Thud!
“Kyaaaaagh!”
The sound of Marie’s screams approached me before I knew it.
As soon as she heard the sound, she felt a cold touch on her side.
– Pook
This feeling of a cold, sharp lump of metal cutting through your muscles and flesh.
The cold is for a moment.
Soon a hot pain came and her side started to burn.
It happened suddenly.
“…Why not?”
But what came out of my mouth was neither a scream nor a cry of rage.
A very strange voice.
I threw a pure question at Marie, the person who stabbed me in the side with a cleaver.
“…”
Marie made no reply.
A chilly expression?
No. That is a completely flawless expressionless face.
It’s like a well-made mask.
A human cannot make such a face.
“…A princess?”
The voice of ‘Wolf’s Dance’.
Her silver-haired gunman was standing on the landing of her stairway, as if her Jia had woken her up first.
Her gaze fell on Marie, who stabbed me.
‘Dancing with the Wolves’ saw red blood leaking from a deep stab wound and flowing down the blade.
I clearly saw sparks in her eyes.
“Wait, stop!”
Even at my cry, she didn’t hesitate.
Without hesitation, without mercy, she drew her pistol and fired at a speed that even I could not stop.
Bang.
Marie missed her cleaver and rolled behind her.
‘Dances with Wolves’ shot right through the heart.
Her red eyes radiated cold blood.
Marie couldn’t breathe anymore.
It was an instant death.
‘…What the fuck…’
The image of Marie, her number one wife, cooling off as her blood oozes from the hole in her chest.
What kind of situation is this?
The wound hurts like burning.
The cleaver reached his intestines.
Even if you were a former hunter, how did you pierce my body with brute force?
No, that’s not what’s important.
Why the hell did she attack me?
Why?
I was confused, but I didn’t have time to think calmly.
I had expected it, but the thrown old man was wriggling and preparing to get up again.
At this point, you can believe it’s a real zombie.
Above all…
“Chief, old man, what do you mean by this? It’s okay…”
Number 1 came into the hallway staggering drunk.
He found his wife collapsed, bleeding.
Number 1’s eyes widened.
Damn.
